Sam's POV:
Douglas. The name made me shiver. My best friend for three years, until he tried to murder Logan. He had left two days ago, and none of us knew where he had gone. If the Professor knew, he wasn't telling.
And now he was here. Where we knew Magneto was. I hated to think that Douglas had betrayed us, but after what he had done, I didn't doubt it.
"Sam?" Logan's voice shook me out of my thoughts.
"It doesn't change anything." I said firmly, "We continue on with the plan."
Logan nodded, but as Warren and Spiro went on down the passage way, he stopped and waited for me. When I reached him, he pulled me close, and kissed me. I kissed him back, but only for a moment. We had to keep going.
Hand in hand, we went on. The passageway ended, and I found myself in a large room. Warren, Spiro, and Cyclops stood to my right. Logan stood on my left, his hand still laced with mine.
Across from us stood five mutants.
Mystique, the shape-shifting sidekick of Magneto.
Sabretooth, the golden-haired lion mutant.
Toad, the green slimy… toad.
Douglas. The sight of him made my stomach churn, and I tightened my grip on Logan's hand.
And there, standing regally like a king, was Magneto himself.