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And onward we go, to chapter 14!

Chapter 14

The Master of Magnetism Part I

It had been three weeks since the Ultron invasion. The United States, especially California, had taken a lot of steps to repair all the damage caused by the androids and the country was very close to being back to its normal the battle, Mystique had taken Magneto away from the Avengers and since then nobody had seen or heard from the Brotherhood, despite S.H.I.E.L.D's constant scanning for the mutant villains. Experience with these bad guys had shown the top secret spy organization, that it was only a matter of time before the Brotherhood tried something terrible with their mutant leader's return.

In New York City, at the main headquarters for the Avengers, their grand mansion (and the first location the team had originally gathered in, before Captain America started the West Coast Avengers) the heroes had gathered to welcome their newest member to the super hero squad. Quicksilver, having recently recovered from his injuries greatly protested to this new addition, as the instrument responsible for almost killing the speedster was the very same figure that the Avengers hoped to add to their team.

"You all can't be serious!" Quicksilver argued as Ironman and Ant-Man ran final scans on the currently offline Vision before attempting to turn him on. "This thing almost took out almost all the Avengers, single handedly, was created by Ultron to be our own personal assassin, oh…and did I mention he almost killed me!?"

"Yes…" Ironman muttered with an annoyed tone, as he tinkered with Vision's programming. "Twice in fact."

"And you guys want to bring this thing back, and add him to the roster of the good guys?" Quicksilver asked rhetorically. "I can't see how this is possibly a good idea. Ultron's creations, like himself, usually have a pretty one tracked mind…and for Vision it's one track may be killing us…"

"Relax, Pietro." Henry Pym, the Ant-Man, reassured his ally as he looked at a computer screen monitoring Vision's internal cognitive programming. "We've reprogrammed a lot of Vision's internal processors. Any cybernetic "thought" programmed in him involving the destruction of the Avengers has been removed. Since Ultron incorporated a small portion of bio-organic technology in Vision's creation, one can't deny the incredible scientific achievement in his existence. This android literally changed his programming by being moved by actions from you all in the battle with Ultron…for any kind of computer that is completely unheard of!

"Did you ever think it was all a ploy to get us right where he wanted us so that Vision could kill us in a more effective way?" Quicksilver asked, glaring at the lifeless robot.

"Not likely." Captain America spoke as he, Hawkeye, and Scarlet Witch entered the room just in time to hear the conversation between Pietro and the super hero scientists. "I really don't think Vision would have had a better chance of killing us then when Ultron and Harbinger had us on the ropes in California. Besides, you of all people should know how it works with the Avengers…everyone deserves a second chance."

"You're stupid self-righteous virtues is going to get us all killed." Quicksilver said angrily as he walked over to a wall and watch as Stark was about to reboot Vision."

"Here it goes…" Ironman said as he pressed a button in the back of Vision's head.

Vision's eyes began to glow with a yellow tint as the android became functional. The arm and leg restraints on the vertical platform he was held on opened, giving the robot full freedom from his captivity. Vision looked around the room, his sensors analyzing everything around him.

"Vision…do you know where you are?" Ant-Man asked.

"Avenger's Headquarters…New York City." The Android responded. "I take it that Harbinger and Ultron have been neutralized and the world is not destroyed…I feel a sense of relief that all of humanity is not extinct."

"Do you remember what happened after Ultron sent you to eliminate us?" Ironman asked.

"We battled and my programming evolved during combat. I was programmed to see the Avengers as targets to be eliminated and in the duration of our combat I was moved by something within the fight…I believe what humans call it is, heroism? "

"At the end of that day it was your heroism that saved us." Captain America said, as he put his hand on Vision's green clothed shoulder. "Which is why we brought you back online. But we have to know, do you feel the need to eliminate either the Avengers or the human race?"

"Negative." Vision replied looking directly at Captain America. "Humanity is a puzzling concept that I desire to better understand. Ultron believed that the existence of humans was what would cause the downfall of your society…I believe that the exact opposite is true…humans are what will keep your society alive."

"Go figure…" Quicksilver remarked sarcastically from the background, "To maintain humanity, humans need to stay alive…what a novel concept."

"For an android of my nature," Vision replied to Pietro, unable to pick up the sarcasm, "this is indeed a very new and intriguing concept."

"Whatever." Quicksilver disregarded the revolting idea of conversing with the machine that almost killed him and his friends.

"We are alive today because of you Vision." Scarlet Witch said with a warm smile as she stroked the android's face gently. "You're programming "upgraded" just in time to save us from Ultron. At the end of that horrible day, a creation designed to destroy us became our hero."

"And I believe this is what you humans consider irony." Vision replied, unable to analyze the sensations he was receiving as he scanned Wanda. "It is because of your actions today that I am able to have a second chance at life. I am truly grateful."

"I think I'm going to be sick…" Quicksilver grumbled after watching how his sister interacted with Vision. The speedster walked out of the room in a rotten mood. "I need some air."

Meanwhile, at an undisclosed location somewhat far from where the Avengers were, Mystique along with a few Acolyte scientists analyzed data from a computer that monitored the vital signs of Magneto, who was being examined in a medical containment unit. Since the Brotherhood leader had returned, he hadn't quite felt himself, nor had he been acting normally. To answer the question, "Why?". the blue shapeshifter had hoped to pick up abnormal readings from this scan but sadly, everything about Magneto's readings were normal.

The master of magnetism's body was released from the machine and Eric Magnus slowly moved away from the unit expecting new information from his lead subordinate, Mystique. The mutant villain closed the metal door to the scanning unit as he left it with his mind, and moved a large titanium chair behind him and sat down.

"Magneto, your vitals are completely normal." Mystique spoke as she showed her leader the charts on paper. "The readings show absolutely no signs of any kind of alteration."

"That's impossible!" Magneto yelled as he threw the clipboard with information down on the ground. "There has to be something to account for my massive power surge, blackouts, and massive headaches."

"Not to mention mood swings." Mystique muttered as she picked up the clipboard.

"Your sass is not now or ever charming to me, Raven." Magneto's voice was intimidating and passively raging. "Now is possibly the worst time ever in all the years we have been partners to test my patience."

As Magneto began to walk away, he fell to his knees grabbing his head in agony. The room spun around quickly and Magneto felt massive surges of heat all over his body. Within his head he heard a loud and high ringing that caused him great pain. Within a matter of seconds, everything returned to normal. The super villain, desiring to be seen without weakness slowly rose to his feet and silently continued to walk away.

"There is one more thing…" Mystique spoke, unsure how her boss would take the next matter of business.

Magneto paused and barely looked backward.

"Those of us who are still part of the Brotherhood…" Mystique spoke slowly, "We're wondering what our next move is, now that you're back in charge. You've always had a plan to bring salvation to the homo-superiors…and we anxiously await your next orders. With that said…it has been three weeks, and there has been some degree of restlessness from the others. We don't have a large force at the moment, Magneto…might I suggest increasing our ranks? Ever since Pyro's absence our team is at a small loss…we could always search out Sabertooth or Juggernaut…maybe there are younger mutants that could be…"

"Do whatever you want…" Magneto cut off Mystique's speech, "I could really care less right now. I am retiring to my quarters; don't disturb me for the rest of the night."

Leaving a very puzzled shapeshifter, Magneto returned to his room and went into the bathroom and begun to wash his face. The villain concentrated hard on trying to remember what it was that happened to him in the past several months. In Eric's memory, everything came in bits of pieces. He reminisced and saw a battle with the MRD in the Brotherhood's attempt to free Juggernaut, that was interrupted by some kind of cross dimensional being named Stanger…from there Magneto begun remembering that this Stranger had been the one who had taken him away from Earth. From there, Magneto begun to get quick flashes of nothing clear…a large cage, purple flashes of light, pain, running away on stairs of lights, Toad laying on a floor dead with blood seeping from his body…and then nothing again. Magneto's head ached more upon trying to recount the past. The magnetic master looked up at his face in the mirror and was horrified at what he saw.

Half of Magneto's face was normal, and the other half looked like some form of demon that was grinning back at him with an incredibly evil look that scared even this super villain. It's teeth were sharp and numerous, like a shark, it's face was pure purple light, it's eyes red as blood, and there was a kind of lavender electricity that radiated around that side of Magneto's face. Within an instant of terror, Magneto returned to normal with no recollection of what had just happened.

After washing his face and feeling refreshed, Magneto left his quarters with a rejuvenated body and a new plan to initiate with his Brotherhood. Unknown to the mutant, his mysterious condition had worsened considerably. Magneto called forward Mystique, Avalanche, and Blob and began giving his orders.

"Fellow Acolytes and brothers…" Magneto spoke in his usual inspirational style. "We have a new goal to work towards involving the salvation of the homo superiors. Mystique, I do believe you're right…it's time we get ourselves some new members…or in this case, to be more precise…we need to bring certain members back into the fold."

"Surely you can't be talking about…"Mystique worked hard to understand Magneto, and frowned when he acknowledged the validity of her theory with one look. "Oh hell…you want to retrieve those fools, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch."