(Back Home)

"Home sweet home!" Todd yelled running up to his room to put away his stuff.

"They could have at least changed it a little," Lance said looking around. "it looks like it did the first time I moved in,"

Todd jumped back down the stairs and into the living room. "All new furniture!" he yelled with glee. "and a new TV."

"Wonder how long that will last," Fred mumbled while walking into the living room too.

"I have something to tell you guys,"

They all turned to look at Pietro who had been strangely quiet the whole way back.

"What's up?" Lance asked.

"I overheard Mystique and Gambit talking," he said staring at the floor. "Gambit asked her about all our new abilities,"

The room got quiet.

"Yeah, and?" Todd asked finally sitting down.

"My father injected us with some sort of serum while we were all sleeping a couple months ago," he stopped as Toad started to freak out, but he ignored him and started again. "It was so our powers would grow, but they learned it has one side effect,"

"Yeah? And what's that?" Lance asked crossing his arms and frowning. The thought of anyone coming into his room at night and stabbing him with some needle, was not making him happy.

"Our powers aren't ever going to stop growing," Pietro said quietly. "and their going to keep growing at tremendous speeds,"

"And that's a bad thing?" Todd asked.

"It is when our bodies can't keep up,"

"That's why Mystique has been pushing us so hard," Lance said connecting two and two together. "so we'll be strong enough for our new powers,"

Pietro nodded. "Their worried that if we stop training, our powers will grow too strong for us to handle,"

"And what happens then?" Fred asked.

Pietro face fell dark as he continued to stare at the floor. "we die."

"Damn it," Lance mumbled putting his face in his hands as he sat down.

"I'm too young to die!" Todd yelled.

"So what's going to happen to use?" Fred asked.

"Mystique is going to keep training us," Pietro told him. "while, my wonderful father goes out to find a cure,"

"You think he feels guilty?"

"He never feels guilty about anything he does," Pietro frowned.

"Looks like we'll have to put the X-Men on hold guys," Lance said looking up. "we've got bigger things to worry about,"

(One Month Later)

"So we're finally kicked out?" Pietro asked looking over Lance's shoulder at the mail in his hands.

"Yep, too many absents,"

"Who needs a education anyways?" Fred puffed crossing his arms and frowning.

"I agree!" Todd yelled from upstairs.

"What's he doing up their?" Pietro asked.

"Staring at himself in the mirror," Fred told him. "he loves the fact that he has biceps now,"

"So do I!" Pietro smiled flexing his muscles. "just look at these guns!"

Lance rolled his eyes and walked to the kitchen just as the doorbell rang.

"Could you get that Blob?" Pietro asked still flexing.

"Well since you're so busy..." Fred frowned walking towards the door. Fred opened the door and his eyes grew wide. "oh shit," he whispered.

"Can we come in Fred?" the Professor asked.

Fred shook his head violently and slammed the door shut. "LANCE!"