Fixing the Past
Ch14

A/N: Only two days have passed since I released chapter13 and now here comes chapter14! I feel so proud of myself! But I only got one reviewer for ch13, felinefairy100 (thank you!). I wonder if anyone is still keeping tabs on this fic? Tehe I wouldn't be surprised if no one was since I didn't update for the longest time. Once again; sorry about that.

Alright, on with the show.

August 23rd; 9:50am.

"So what's the plan fellas?" Gambit asked, leaning against the wall surrounding the Xavier Institute, looking positively bored. Pietro looked over at him and gave him a confused look. And he opened his mouth to say something, but the figure next to him replied in his stead with an equally confused look on his face. "We need a plan for this?"

Gambit pushed himself off the wall and caught a leaf as it fell from one of the many trees surrounding them, shielding them from view. "Ya see, I don't really know what it is we're waitin' for…" His red beady eyes flashed dangerously as the leaf in his hand burst with energy. "I don't like bein' kept in the dark."

Pietro and the figure exchanged looks but the figure quickly composed himself and smiled. He took a couple steps forward and opened his mouth as words tumbled out in a hurry.

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August 23rd; 10am.

Kitty Pryde jumped when the clock struck ten exact. She looked around nervously at the gathered X-men and Brotherhood members (who had joined them shortly before). They shot her looks of puzzlement and she returned it. But their answer came almost immediately when they heard screams and shouts outside. The mutants rushed to the door. Kitty reached the door first and ran straight into the hard surface, feeling a burning pain in her forehead from the collision. Regaining her head, she pulled open the door and they all piled out. The scene in front of them made them gape in wonder.

Right by the gates (that were now broken down) there was a huge tornado. If there was a anti-mutant mob before, they weren't there now. The tornado sucked each and every one of them and twirled them around in its belly before tossing them far far away. Once all of them were gone, the tornado stopped to reveal the source of the gigantic whirl that stood there just a minute ago.

"Pietro?!" Kitty gaped loudly. She jogged over to him and stood directly in front of him, not daring to touch him for fear he wasn't real. "H-How?" she managed to sputter out. The other Acolytes gathered slightly behind him while the X-men and BoM walked over to them slightly cautious. The figure was not in sight. He was leaning on the wall where the group was only 10 minutes earlier. He wasn't sure if he wanted to be seen just yet.

Once the two groups were closer to one another, Lance spoke up, unsure if he liked the familiarity between Kitty and Pietro but ignoring it for the time being. "You still have your powers." He said in a tone that was almost accusatory. Pietro nodded, not elaborating. Scott furrowed his brows and opened his mouth to comment on Pietro's lack of words but he never got a chance to say anything because in that next second, Scott's whole body rose into the air and he was flung to the side, crashing into the inside wall, the force so strong, some of the bricks he crashed into, breaking into rubble.

Rogue and Kurt rushed to where Scott landed in a moments beat. Dropping to their knees, they tried to check Scott's condition. Suddenly, the bricks around them starting coming down on them as if there was an enormous pressure on them. Thinking quickly, Rogue jumped to her feet and grabbed handfuls of Scott's and Kurt's shirts and pulled them out of the way of the falling bricks. Landing on the ground away from the rubble, Rogue and Kurt's heads sharply looked up, as the others did. Above their heads stood Jean Grey; her face expressionless. She looked down at them as if daring them to try something.

"What the hell do ya think ya're doin'!" Rogue growled.

Jean didn't show any signs of hearing Rogue's words. Then suddenly, the clear sky turned dark and rain began pouring down by the gallons and lightning roaring across the sky. A big bolt of lightning struck the ground near the X-men and they scattered around, unsure of what to do without their powers and confused. Storm appeared next to Jean and hovered next to her. She looked at them with the blank face Jean had on her own face. Then her eyes sharply met Pietro's. His eyes widened as if in understanding and quickly pulled Kitty to his chest, just as a bolt of lightning struck the ground she was on just a second before.

But in his haste to save her from the lightning, Pietro hadn't noticed Wolverine right behind him. "PIETRO!" Kitty screamed, spotting Wolverine behind him. Before any of the gathered mutants could react in any way, Wolverine plunged his claws through Pietro's back, and since he was holding Kitty so tightly, through Kitty as well.

Pietro shut his eyes tightly and didn't breathe, waiting for the pain. When he didn't feel anything, his eyes fluttered open. Kitty's eyes were wide and she gave him a frightened look. Wolverine's claws were indeed inside Pietro and Kitty. In fact, his whole arm was. But somehow they had phased through the attack. Realizing they weren't harmed, Pietro jumped back into action and sped them away from Wolverine next to Gambit who had a handful of cards between his fingers.

Kitty jumped away from Pietro in amazement and slight happiness because she had her powers again! She backed towards the wall near her and made to go through it slowly, just to make sure. But all she felt was hard rock. Unable to phase through it, her eyebrows creased into a frown. She didn't have much time to dwell though because at that moment, the wall behind her began to crumble at Jean's telekinetic force. Jumping away from it, she missed the rock tumble by just a second. That broke the silence and suddenly charged cards were blowing up all over the place and fire horses had appeared. "Ah, damn it all!" Pietro's words were drowned out by the sounds of battle.

Every one of the X-men and Brotherhood members were scrambling around, trying to get to safety while the Acolytes tried their best to hold off against Jean, Storm, and Wolverine. Rogue called out to Kitty from behind Hank McCoy who was holding an unconscious Scott around his shoulders. Kitty started to rush over to where she was when she heard a scream full of pain. A scream coming from Pietro. She quickly whipped around to see what was going on. Pietro was on the ground, pinned down by Wolverine, a long gash dripping blood on his cheek. Wolverine drew his right hand back as his left hand held onto Pietro tightly. His clawed hand plunged for Pietro's chest when there was suddenly another flash of white and Pietro was away from Wolverine's grasp, being supported by another, more mature and older, Pietro.

In her shock, Kitty gaped at the two until Kurt's voice broke her daze. "KEETY! WATCH OUT!" Eyes wide open, she turned but was much too slow and she felt Wolverine's claws sink deep into her stomach. Nothing was heard to her at that moment. Pietro shouted out her name, but even that was lost to her as she fell to the ground.

Suddenly, all was quiet again. Everything was still. It was as if time had frozen in place. Pietro moved away from his older counterpart and looked around frantically. This had happened only once before.

"Pietro Maximoff. Do you think you're God?" came a loud booming voice from behind him. Both Pietro's whipped quickly to face the source of the voice. Pietro staggered and fell on the ground in shock and the older Pietro stood his ground, looking straight ahead. It was not a surprise to him.

"ANSWER ME!" the voice bellowed.

Pietro gaped for a moment longer then he opened his mouth to say something……..

TBC!

A/N: I know the figure being Pietro's other self has been guessed before! Kudos for you were right! What did you think of this chapter? Reviews please!