-1Author's note

You know what if I owned Marvel ,I'd sue the shit outta everybody on this website, but I don't so let's get back to the story

Chapter 8 House of M

"Father?! Just what the hell kinda game are you playin' Magneto!?" snarled a confused and irate Logan, they had just arrived at Magneto's Sanctuary, where it was revealed that the young mutant Logan had been struggling to catch ,was in fact Magneto's own son.

"There is no game Logan. This is my son, Pietro." Magneto said gesturing towards the boy, and as he did the heavy metal chains snapped and fell to the floor releasing Pietro.

"You've-got-no-right-to-call-me-son-you-pompous-son-of-a-bitch!" ejaculated Pietro pointing directly at his father. "After, you left me-"

"Hold your tongue Pietro." Magneto interjected dangerously his eyes glowing yellow behind his helmet. At his fathers admonishment Pietro fell silent, but his face still looked mutinous and he was shaking. "I shall deal with you later."

Logan took a step forward until he was almost face-to-face with Magneto, before addressing him directly. "You mean to tell me, that's I've been runnin' around New York chasin' your son?" he whispered viciously, when Magneto failed to respond he continued louder, "What the hell is wrong with you! I could killed that kid!"

For a moment they both stood there eyeing each other before Magneto said coldly, "Sometimes sacrifices must be made." At this a choking silence filled the room, and even Mystique gave Magneto a quizzical look as if she were seeing him for the first time.

"That's it, I want outta this." said Logan taking a step backwards from his employer, eyeing him with disgust.

"Yeah, me too." Pietro said bitterly his hands shaking in rage, "Did'ya-hear-me-behind-that-bucket-I-want-out!"

The whole time Scott Summers had been listening, he began to think about what kind of man would sell out their own son? And what was Alex doing with this kind of person.

"Silence! The both of you!" Magneto shouted instantly quelling all talk. "I am offering you both salvation, and yet you treat me in this manner! Do you think the humans will treat you any better!? I did this to test you both, and it saddens me to say you've failed." he finished coldly.

He then floated closer to Mystique and Scott, "Only Mystique has passed the test." he said gesturing towards Scott. "She alone is guaranteed, Sanctuary."

"Naturally." she said with a smirk ,switching her surprised expression at Magneto's indifference towards his son, to one of gentle appraisal. However when he turned back towards Logan, and Pietro her face displayed an element of unease.

"Listen bub, I don't care how much of a god-complex you've got, I want out!" Logan said savagely pointing towards himself on the last word.

Instead of answering him Magneto floated slightly higher. He then turned his head left and right, surveying the walls which were adorned with large windows, that currently were hidden behind metal blockers.

"Behold, my ambition." he said dramatically raising his hands toward the windows and slowly the blockers lifted.

What they saw made them gasp for breath, for as the blinds were removed the image of a rotating earth came into view surrounded by the vastness of space. Pietro ran up to the window, while Logan simply stood with his mouth wide open. Unbelievable, he thought as the windows were fully revealed.

"Welcome to the future home of mutantkind, welcome to Asteroid M." said Magneto.

Snapping himself out of his reverie Logan faced Magneto again. "What is all this?'

Ignoring his subordinate once more, Magneto gestured towards a small silver briefcase laying on the wall. The briefcase hovered towards Logan, where upon catching it he popped the clasps, and saw several documents labeled Weapons Plus. Perusing these files, his eyes grew wider and his scowl more pronounced.

"That is only a taste Logan, or as I shall now call you Wolverine." said Magneto, and as he did a pair of dog tags floated lazily from the briefcase into Logan's hands.

He then floated over to the window and hovered next to Pietro, who turned to face his father. Whispering something to his son in Polish, the boys eyes grew wide momentarily and then contracted again. For a moment they just stood there framed by heavenly bodies behind them, but then Pietro nodded slowly, before turning back around towards the window.

Magneto then floated wordlessly towards Mystique and Scott before stopping right in front of them.

"My house is almost in order." he said to Mystique to which she nodded, taking a step back so that Scott and Magneto stood face to face.

"Scott, you and your brother have wonderful gifts, that in time will lead our race to greater prosperity." he said kindly placing a hand on Scott's shoulder as if he were a parent.

"So I've been told." he said cautiously not forgetting Magneto's earlier remarks, "When will I get to see him?"

"Right now. I need you to know that I will come threw on my promises. In other words I need you to trust me Scott." he said placing his other hand on Scott's other shoulder.

"Just let me see my brother and you'll have my trust." Scott lied.

"Of course." Magneto said removing his hands from the boys shoulders and beginning to float away. "Mystique?"

"Right," she nodded "Come along Scott, it's time for a little family reunion." and as she said this she led Scott, in Magneto's wake exiting the room and entering a long hallway, with many doors. As they trailed along Scott began to ask questions of Magneto.

"Where did you find Alex anyway? And how?" he asked eagerly holding on to Mystiques arm for support and guidance.

Laughing softly he replied, "He was not hard to find. I spotted him in a shop in Hawaii. While there, a few fools thought that they would make sport of what they perceived as a helpless old man." Scott walked along contemplating what a guy like Magneto would be doing in the vacation capital of the world, but his thoughts were interrupted when Magneto continued the story.

"Before I could show them the error of their ways." he said making a fist, "Young Alex, intervened," at Alex's name Scott's stomach clenched up hoping his little brother hadn't gotten in serious trouble. "I believe it was the first time he had used his powers. By the time he was through the scene was one of complete havoc. Afterwards the boy was distraught, until I offered him a place in my haven, along with a knowledge and understanding of what he is, and what he was meant to do." he finished prophetically.

At the end of the story Scott felt even more weary about this Magneto. What kind of a man encourages destruction? He thought.

"And you just gave him this, out of the goodness in your heart?" Scott asked critically, which garnered a brief unseen glance from Mystique.

"No, not exactly." Magneto said truthfully which threw Scott off slightly, he had been expecting some long winded speech about how his motives were purely altruistic.

Instead Magneto continued on in a quiet yet powerful voice. "In this world, humans outnumber us by odds more than 20 to 1. We have no choice but to stick together for our survival." This surprised Scott more than anything else that had happened, because it was almost exactly what the Professor had said.

After he said this Scott merely walked on and listened to what he had to say.

"I will admit, my methods could be considered extreme but, I realize that we are on the cusp of a new era in history, and I intend to make sure mutantkind makes it threw unscathed. No matter what." he said forcibly. Scott didn't exactly buy everything he had to say, but he had to admit that he did respect it.

"We're here." Magneto said stopping in front of one of the doors, which opened automatically, revealing a large bedroom. At the window stood a handsome boy about a head shorter than Scott. His yellow head was currently facing the window, and one of his tan hands lay on the surface.

"Go to him Scott." Magneto said gesturing towards the door, evidently the boy hadn't notice the crowd at his door yet. And so stepping blindly past Magneto and Mystique Scott entered his little brothers room unnoticed. Unaware of what he should say or do he soon opened his mouth and said the name he had wanted to say for the past ten years.

"Alex?..."

As he heard his name being spoken by a curiously familiar voice he turned around a spotted a boy that looked vaguely like someone he once knew. It then dawned on him, and as if he had been struck with lightning he yelled out his brothers name and ran towards his open arms.

"Scott!"

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Meanwhile Logan was avidly poring over the documents Magneto had left him. For the most part, all the sensitive information had been covered by black ink. However, some information had remained. For example the name "John Wraith" appeared on nearly every page, and this wasn't the only names that seemed to pique Logan's interest. On the first page labeled "Weapon I" the name Steve Rogers stuck in Logan's mind. Unable to match a face with the name, he flipped several more censored pages until he stopped at one labeled "Weapon X."

With his brow knitted Wolverine gazed at the document. Like the rest, it was mostly censored however a few names remained under the header. David North, James Howlett, Victor Creed, and Silver Fox. At the name Silver Fox something stirred vaguely in Logan's memory.

Flash! He was standing outside an old-fashioned log cabin with the letters SF+L with a heart around them etched into the door. Inside he heard the sounds of sobbing and heavy breathing. As if he were in a dream the door slowly opened, and he was greeted with the horrible sight of a beautiful Indian woman with silver hair, cowering in the corner covered in blood, her clothes tattered, and her voice which was filled with weak sobs . Standing in front of her was a hulking beastly figure staring hungrily at her body, at the sound of Logan coming in the figure turned around.

"Welcome home runt, hope you're as hospitable as her." he said with a sadistic laugh that rang through Logan's soul and awakened him violently from his memory.

"Damnit! What did they do to me!?" he shouted plunging his claws into the desk he was sitting at. Breathing heavily, he turned to see a smug looking Pietro laughing at him.

"What's-the-matter-midget-maniac? Boogeyman-scare-ya?" he said mockingly zipping out of the way as Logan lunged at him.

Growling Logan said, "I don't care whose kid you are, I'm gonna rip you apart!"

"Gotta-catch-me-first!"

And for the next few minutes Logan chased the speedster around the compound relentlessly, until Mystique walked in and commanded them to stop.

"Hey, I don't take orders from you!" Logan said pointing a clawed hand at her.

"No, of course you don't. Be my guest continue to wreak havoc here, and when one of you dolts accidentally breaks a window and goes flying off into to space I'm sure it will be worth it!" she said sarcastically. Reluctantly Logan retracted his claws and Pietro slowed down.

"He-started-it."

"What're you doin' back here anyway? By now I thought Magneto woulda' had you busy with other things." Wolverine said with a smirk.

"What do you mean by other things.?" Mystique said dangerously her eyes flashing.

Walking slowly around her and looking at her up and down as if he were appraising furniture he finally said, " I mean come on, it's gotta be nice havin' a woman that can turn into anybody. I bet you take some interestin shapes for him." he finished walking past her.

"How...DARE...you!!" she screamed shaking with fury, as the Canadian laughed all the way down the hall.

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"I can't believe this is happening!" Scott exclaimed his arms around his brother.

"Believe it Bro," answered Alex into the shoulder of his older brother.

As the two Summers brothers embraced, Magneto watched them with great interest. It would be interesting to see which is superior. He thought.

"I've got alot to tell you Scott." said Alex breaking the hug. 'It's been a wild ride man."

"I wanna hear it all, start from the beginning."

And for the next half hour Alex explained everything to Scott, how he had bee adopted by the Masters family, how Magneto had found him, and then the conversation turned lighter as the two brothers began to get to know each other again. The bonding was only interrupted when Magneto decided to glide over.

"I'm sorry to cut this short, but time is a luxury we don't have. All the preparations are ready Alex."

Alex nodded as if he understood and got up from the bed. Scott merely sat there looking unsure of what to do.

"Right, I'll be there in a sec."

"Good, I 'll be waiting." and as he said this Magneto left the room.

Once Magneto had left Scott turned to the sound of his brothers voice.

"Preparations for what Alex?" he asked confusedly.

Hesitating for a second Alex looked at his brother and said.

"Magneto's got this machine. He calls it the cauldron, it's sposed to advance your mutation to it's greatest level."

"Does it work?" Scott asked curiously.

"Yeah, ...I mean it should ...he's never tested it before." Alex finished somewhat lamely. At this point Scott stood up.

"If he hasn't tested it before, how do we know it won't hurt you or worse!" Scott said panicking slightly, the thought of losing his brother so soon after he'd found him was unbearable.

"Whoa! Take it easy Scott. Magneto's a good guy, he'd never do anything to hurt any of us, man." Alex answered slightly defensively.

Shaking his head slightly Scott said, " I don't know bro, it looks to me like Magneto would do anything to get what he wants. I just wanna make sure you don't get hurt."

Angrily pushing away from Scott and walking towards the door Alex said.

"I'll be fine man! Don't talk about what you don't understand!" he yelled harshly.

Shocked by his brothers sudden outburst, Scott tried to apologize.

"Alex I..."

"Ah, forget it man it's my fault. I'm just a little nervous about this you know? I mean he says that this machine'll a give me better control over my powers but I-"

"It's okay bro," Scott said walking over to Alex, "You won't be there alone, I'll go in with you."

"R-Really?" Alex said looking extremely relieved.

"Sure thing." Scott answered flashing a smile. "It'll be like a Summers family reunion."

"Yeah, cept' no drunk Uncle Rob." Alex said with a smile.

"Yeah let's hope so." Scott said with a laugh.

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Though she often represented the powerful ,terrifying , disastrous side of nature, Ororo Munroe was more than capable of exhibiting it's tender nurturing side as well. Case in point her lavish garden. Set atop of the X mansion it was her sanctuary from a world that often looked upon her with fear and hatred. But, up here the flowers and ferns didn't care that she was a mutant, nor did they seek to use her gifts for their own advantages, as long as she provided them with plentiful sunlight and water they loved her. Even now she was producing miniature rain clouds over each of them. Yes it was paradise, her own private garden of Eden, serene, peaceful, and most of all quie-

"HEADS UP!"

Storm turned around just in time to dodge a small fast moving white ball. Unfortunately for her the grace that allowed her to avoid a broken nose shattered the vase of one of her most prized flowers. Shaking with anger, with the skies darkening overhead she stalked to the edge of the roof looking for the culprit, though she already had a good idea of who it was. When she looked down she spotted a sheepish and very afraid Bobby Drake, trying to hide a bat behind his back as innocently as possible.

"H-Hey Storm, nice day for some ole;' fashioned baseball right?" he said timidly noticing how the clouds were beginning to circle above him.

"I don't she's buyin it frosty!" said his companion Jubilee holding a catcher's glove.

"Why'd you have to aim for the roof anyway!?" she screamed at him.

At this Bobby turned oddly sheepish and began muttering something about wanting too see how far he could make it go.

But before they could start arguing Storm had begun to float down towards them. She landed daintily a few feet away from while the wind began to pick up dangerously.

"Does this belong to you?" she said testily holding the ball in her slender hands.

"Uhhh..." Bobby began turning towards Jubilee with a look that said Man she is gonna kill us! But to his surprise Jubilee had retreated several paces. Traitor! he thought.

"Do be more careful Robert, this is the second time this week." she said impatiently.

"Yeah. Sure. No problem-o!" Bobby replied, and now that it looked like Storm wasn't going to kill them Jubilee stepped back forward and with an apologetic glance towards her friend, joined in the soothing of Storm.

Amused at their slightly fearful expressions Storm couldn't help but smile at them. It's only been a week since they've moved in, but it already feels like we're family. She thought.

X-Men assemble now, in the conference room. Came the Professor's voice in their heads.

"You heard him, let's go." Storm said.

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A few minutes later they had all assembled in the large conference room, where the Professor wasted little time in briefing them.

"Cerebro has picked up a mutant signature near here."

"Alright, new roommate!" Bobby said reclining in his chair.

"Hey, what's wrong with your old one?" Forge said indignantly looking at Bobby over the Professor's shoulder.

Letting all four legs of his chair hit the ground Bobby said, "No offense Forge but you're kind of a geek."

"I'll take that as a compliment comin' from a guy that's gonna end up as a refrigerator after high school."

Jean, and Jubilee laughed while Bobby covertly gave Forge the finger.

"Ahem, all jokes aside I doubt that this mutant will be a suitable roommate for you Robert. You see this mutant is a girl." said the Professor.

"A girl huh, alright even better." said Bobby as Jubilee gave him a look colder than his powers.

"What's this girls name Professor?' asked Jean as Jubilee defiantly ignored a bewildered Bobby.

"Ah yes, her name is Lorna Dane. And she lives about four hours away from here." he said pointing towards her position on their holo-map.

"That's quite a drive Charles." Storm said to the Professor.

"Yes, well I thought we could make it a sort of..road trip." he replied, "You, Jean, Bobby, and Jubilee."

"What about you Forge? Why aren't you going?" Jean asked him.

"I'm gonna stay behind and help the Professor, with some modifications to Cerebro." he replied.

At this Storm eyed Charles, as if trying to see what he was thinking.

"Indeed he is, now you've all got a big trip ahead, you'd best get ready.'" he said as he folded his hands on his lap.

"You all go ahead, I want a word with the Professor." Strom said as the rest of the team left, Jubilee still ignoring Bobby.

"What's on your mind Storm?" he asked as if he already didn't know.

"You know what's on my mind Charles. These sudden recruitments, these unexplained modifications to Cerebro. Does this all have something to do with that boy?" she said frankly.

Xavier had to admire her toughness even when she was grilling him.

"Partly. His disappearance has troubled me, almost as much as his appearance." he replied.

"Your talking about, that interference you told me about right? " she said taking a seat on the edge of the table.

"Yes, Moira told me that the interference was magnetic in nature, which could mean only one thing..."

"Magneto." she answered for him, standing up.

"I'm afraid so."

Pausing for a moment Storm said, "You don't think that the boy is with Magneto do you?'

Sighing and wheeling towards the door he replied, "It's too early to tell, but if he is ,that only spells trouble for us." After he said this he quietly wheeled out of the room.

Storm stood there for a few moment mulling over what had just happened.

"And today started out so good." she said before exiting the room as well.

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Scott shivered as the cold metal met his bare skin. He and his brother Alex were inside two transparent tubes strapped to metallic slabs. He had agreed to go through with this experiment only so his brother wouldn't have to do it alone, but now he was having second thoughts.

Beside him Alex was having similar doubts but before he could open his mouth Magneto spoke.

"Are you both ready?"

Looking over to Scott, Alex nodded his head yes.

"Good. Mystique?" Magneto said looking over at Mystique who was seated at one of the many consoles, at his command she flipped the switched, and a pearly white gas enveloped both Alex and Scott. They coughed and sputtered as the gas choked them, suffocated them, but soon they grew silent. Logan and Pietro only stared quietly amazed at what they were seeing.

"What's happening to them?" asked Pietro his face inches away from the glass of Scott's tube.

"They are reaching their full potential." was his reply, turning towards Mystique again, she flipped the second switch.

And to everyone's shock and wonder a blinding light filled both tubes for a few seconds, causing all save for Magneto to shield their eyes. When the light dissipated Magneto pointed towards the tubes.

"There" he said his voice filled with an excitement that was rarely heard.

With a yelp Pietro dashed away from the tubes as they began to open.

"Come to me my children."

And as Magneto said this smoke billowed out of the devices shrouding everything in hazy mystery. But even through the smoke, Logan with his enhanced sights could vaguely make out two figures moving towards them...

To be Continued...

Well there goes Chapter 8, wow that was fast, anyway fattywantapoptart asks how long will this story be? And to that I say that is a good question, honestly I don't know, not longer than 15 chapters(at least I don't think...) but you never know most of the time when I write it rarely comes out how I planned. For example Scott Summers aka Cyclops was sposed to be introduced in Chapter 3, instead he didn;t make it in till Chapter 6. So my point is I don't know exactly how long this is going to last, but I do know that it won't be some huge epic of Biblical proportions, that's what sequels are for. Till next time see'ya.