Chapter 7

Awkward Pending Disasters

Day 4 Part 1

Wanda stared out the window in wonder, it was very early yet, the sun just starting to rise. She heard Tabitha mutter something, but when she looked, the bomb shell let out a light snore. Wanda sighed, and looked at the book Tabitha had been staring at the night before. The Brotherhood Scrap Book. It had originally been notebook paper, tape, and glue. But Mystique had bought them a new one for what she said was Christmas, despite the fact it was July when they'd gotten it a year ago. The cover itself made her stare, they'd all tried to balance as Todd as he held them, well Blob had his leg. It was hilarious, Lance sitting on his shoulders, as Pietro and herself balanced on his arms. Tabitha on his back, pulling Lance's belt, causing them all to eventually fall. She put down the book and headed down to the hotel's all night coffee/bar area.

Logan sat at the bar, drinking coffee and reading an Hawaiian newspaper, he sniffed the air, a familiar scent causing him to look around, but he saw nothing besides the bar keep, he sighed and turned the page. Wanda sat at the bar with a sigh, eager to get a latte, her head was in deep thought when she looked down the long bar and froze. Logan turned the page of the newspaper, just as a familiar weather witch sat next to him. She grabbed her coffee and booked it back towards her room, only to run into Pyro in mid stair climb.

"Er, Wanda, can I ask you a question?" asked Pyro.

"Not now Pyro, I need to tell the others something," said Wanda, brushing him off.

"It's kinda important, and Remy wont listen, come on, be a pal?" asked Pyro with a hopeful smile.

"I am not your... fine, what is it?" asked Wanda, tapping her toe.

"This sheila I've been seein', now I like her and all, but she's a human and I.... wanna tell her I'm not. How do I go about doing that?" asked Pyro.

"Just tell her," Wanda rolled her eyes.

"Oh I can hear this conversation. Ello 'Mara, listen... I'm a mutant, they call me Pyro... also I'm your favorite author, my last names not really Smith, it's Alldercye. I also don't like humans, but I'll make an exception for you... Oh that'll go over well," said Pyro sarcasticly.

"Start with telling her your actual name..... 'Mara?" asked Wanda.

"Amara, but I like 'Mara..." said Pyro with a dreamy look, "She understands me, you know... what?"

"What does she look like?" asked Wanda, brow raised.

"Perfect," Pyro went off smiling.

"I meant... nevermind, what would be the chances..." said Wanda, heading up the stairs and down the hall.

"Mornin' sis," yawned Pietro as he opened his hotel room, "How are.... who's that?"

"What?" Wanda looked behind her as a young girl with dark hair knocked on Fred and Todd's room.

"She's kinda cute," said Pietro, walking passed Wanda.

"Pietro, I have to tell you..." Wanda was cut off.

"Tell me later," said Pietro, heading over to the girl, "Hey there..."

"Uh," she sniffed the air, as the door opened.

"Hey, Exey!" said Todd, closing the door and then looking at Pietro, "Hey Pie..."

"Pie? Isn't that a food?" asked the X23, brow raised.

"Yes, and the names Pietro, and you are...?" asked Pietro, putting on the charm.

"A friend of mine," said Todd, pushing Pietro aside.

"So we are friends?" asked X23, tilting her head with a slight smile.

"Yeah, I thought so, yo?" asked Todd.

"Good then. But I do believe you were going to tell me about stingrays, today?" asked X23.

"Yeah, so let's..." Pietro cut in.

"Forget stingrays, ever hear of sea-lions?" asked Pietro, putting an arm around her.

"No," she said looking slightly angry at this intrusion.

Wanda sighed and headed into her room to talk to Tabitha, who wasn't there. She rolled her eyes and looked out the window, Tabitha and Lance were headed down the beach, most likely headed to town to grab a bite. She huffed and headed to talk to Fred about her new discovery, this vacation was giving her a headache. Meanwhile Kitty had gotten Rogue to get up and go shopping, in which now the valley girl had been ditched. Kitty's phone went off as she sat beneath a statue, it was Lance. She let out a small growl and began to reply. The fight continued for ten minutes straight. She sent another text and heard a ring sound on the other side of the statue. She grumbled, and her phone charmed again. Lance looked at his phone and looked up as he heard a tinkering sound. Kitty sent hers and heard a tinkling. She froze and texted again.

'R U under a statue?' she wrote and sent to another charm.

'R U?' the reply was sent.

Lance and Kitty both got up and walked around the statue, their faces peaked the same level around the corner. Causing their noses to touch, it was silent for a moment before Kitty let out a yell and dove on Lance, fight forgotten. Scott and Jean walked along the beach by another resort not too far from the same area, when a strange sight caught their eye.

"Scott... why isn't that cruise ship stopping?" asked Jean, letting go of his hand and pointing towards the giant cruise ship headed towards the resort.

"Crap..." said Scott as the horn blew on the ship, and its speed didn't slow one bit.

At the mansion, Magneto sat on the hallway cerebro chair... thinking. Charles looked at him, it was fairly silent. They'd been like this for a good two hours, in complete silence. Magneto looked at his feet, as Sabertooth walked by with a freshly killed chicken, followed by Warren, who was telling him a story about a girl with claws like Wolverine who once beat him up. Charles looked at his watch and coughed, looking at Magneto.

"So... Magnus, ready to talk about the Mystique Incident this morning?" asked Charles.

"Not really.... in my defense she should lock the door.... and she didn't have to dent my helmet either..." said Magneto, looking at his hand as if it was the most fascinating thing in the world.

"So it was an accident?" asked Charles.

"..... I plead the fifth..." said Magneto, getting up and heading to the kitchen.

TBC