Ch34: A guardian
-Two weeks later-
"I... I have to... get out of here." Kitty whispers, it's the first thing that she has said since the brutal murder of her parents two weeks ago, it only catches Rogue's attention since Logan is out of the cell.
"Kitty!" Rogue says going over to her. "Are ya ok now? Ah've been worried."
"No, I won't be ok for a long time." Kitty says touching Rogue's cheek.
"Oh God, Kit!" Rogue says as Kitty starts crying again. "We'll get ya out of here. Do ya think ya can phase out if Ah can get Pietro ta get ya back? His specialty is runnin ta his father anyway."
"Yes. My power finished changing yesterday I can use it whenever now. This collar doesn't work anymore."
"Good, Ah'll get him. You two just get to the Acolytes. Kit, when you're there don't wash up or change, yer gonna have ta come back. Ok?"
"Ok. I won't clean up, but I'll come back."
Rogue walks over to Pietro. "Pietro Maximoff, Ah have a job fer ya."
"What is it now? Can't you see I'm trying to wallow in my own self pity now?"
"Yeah, Ah see that. Ya need ta get over tha fact that they shaved yer head again. It happens every two days."
"But look at how cut up my head is! They do such a bad job at it! Get on with telling me what you need so I can get on with telling you no and being alone again."
"Kit needs out of here. Ah found out what they did ta her. The two of ya need ta run ta tha Acolytes and tell Mags what's goin on. He'll know what ta do. Make sure ya come back though and tell us. Kit needs out of here Pietro, and she needs out of here badly. Will ya do it?"
"She can get me out?"
"Yeah, she can get us all out, but we don't need that right now. We need ta know what Magneto wants us ta do."
"Fine, but those X-Men won't let my dad help them."
"Yeah they will. Trust meh. Ah'm gonna work on that while ya'll are gone."
"Ok."
"Don't clean yourself up, don't change your clothes, don't do anything!" Rogue warns. "Ah'm gonna make yer excuse fer them not seein ya, but ya need ta make it quick."
"Ok."
"30 minutes at tha most."
"Ok."
"Come on, yer goin ta her." Rogue says walking over to Kitty. "Hey Kit, he's gonna take ya ta Mags. Just make sure ya'll come back. He can get us out of here. Ya only have about half an hour. They shouldn't bring Logan back fer at least an hour, but if ya are gone one time they're in here and back the next, they'll get suspicious, and we don't need that, so be here before they get in here."
"Ok." They both say nodding. Pietro picks Kitty up and places her on his back. "On the count of three phase. 1... 2... 3." And they were gone.
-Acolytes-
"5 minutes, not too bad." Pietro says. "That sand was terrible."
"I could tell you little whiner." Kitty says half-heartedly.
"Kitty? Pietro?" Melinda asks running in and throwing her arms around Kitty. "Oh my God! Everyone has been so worried! Pietro? What happened to your hair?"
"Don't remind me. They had to shave it."
"It'll grow back thicker." Melinda says.
"Hey, maybe this is a good thing for my look, thicker hair. I have to think about that."
"How are my cousins?"
"Remy brought them here two weeks ago. They're fine."
"Thank God!" Kitty says sighing in relief. "I hope that you like them. They can't go back to my mother." She says tearing up.
"Kitty-"
"You're home! Are you the only two remaining?"
"No. Father we need your help to free everyone."
"How many mutants have survived thus far?"
"The only deaths were Lance Alvers, Jean Gray and Scott Summers." Kitty says looking from Melinda to Magneto.
"Ah, I see. What do you need me to do?"
"I can phase everyone out of their collars, but I can't guarantee that they will all come it out alive. So I need you all to help me get them out."
"Maybe we should leave Remy out of this one." Melinda says. "With how he talks about what he'll do I'm not sure that we want him there."
"But we will need him there." Magneto says. "Anything else?"
"Yeah, everyone is injured, except Logan, and we are going to need some kind of medical help. All of us have things like cracked ribs and stuff, but the only place I can think of is at the institute. They have a doctor there now and he's a mutant, so it's not like we have to keep anything secret, so there won't be the hassle of a human doctor or hospital for that matter."
"Yes, but I want to make sure that they will not come back after any of us." Magneto says. "They must learn that mutants cannot be toyed with."
"I know my way around so I'll just destroy all of their computers while you all are dealing with everyone else, but I want to kill their boss personally."
"If you can give me a proper reason right now why I shouldn't kill him myself for messing with my team."
"He... he killed... my parents." Kitty looks Magneto in the eyes. "He shot them... while he made me watch."
"You're not going alone." Magneto says. "He could do the same to you."
"Fine, then I'll take someone with me. I'll just have to decide who."
"Kitty why don't you call the Xavier Institute while you're deciding since we have to get back in 10 minutes." Pietro says.
"Ok"... "Hi Storm." ... "Yeah, it's really me." ... "I know that I have worried you." ... "Listen I need you to get the med lab ready." ... "Eleven." ... "Logan needing any medical anything would be a funny day." ... "OK, are you sure that he doesn't mind?"... "Ok, I'll see you soon." ... "Bye!" Kitty hangs up the phone. "Needless to say they were shocked to hear from me. They've agreed to have the med lab ready as long as I explain what happened."
"Are you sure that you are ready for that?" Melinda asks.
"Yeah. It's only been two weeks... but they would want me to be strong. They wouldn't want me to mope around and not live my life."
"Are you sure?" Magneto asks.
"Yes. I can do this. Pietro can tell you where it is exactly. I'd just say meet us there after nightfall. They never come in to check on us at night. If you give me a time I can have all of the collars off, since that stupid clock rings the stupid hours!"
"How about 10:30? It'll be really dark then and that will give us time to find somewhere to take Kitty's cousins." Melinda suggests.
"Yes, we must find a place to put them out of harms way." Magneto says.
"Are you going to have the X-Men help you?" Pietro asks.
"I doubt it. Since Charles died I have had no reason to speak to any of them, I do not know how they will react to my presence."
"But they still trust me."
"That could be our most valuable asset, but I want you back. Pretending pacifism when it is impossible is idiocy."
"That's true, I was going to demand to come back anyway."
"At least we agree on something."
"But I have a question, and I need an answer."
"What is it?"
"As you already know my parents are dead... which technically makes me an orphan... which means I have to have a guardian to stay here. Who is going to be my guardian? I am only a few months from being 18, so it won't be for long, just don't say Remy, that would be awkward."
"Him a guardian of anything? I don't trust him enough to even joke about that. Maybe Mags will become your guardian." Melinda says looking up at him.
"I have no family left that would take me. My father was disowned when he married my mother. And my mother has no family left, it was only Angie and the kids, and Angie is dead and it's laughable to say they can be my guardian, but they need one too, I can do that once my birthday comes around."
"Yeah, and I would say to rule Sabertooth out." Melinda says shrugging.
"Which leaves myself or Piotr."
"It's your call." Kitty says.
"Ewww! Don't do it father! That would make her... Ewwww!" Pietro says causing Melinda to laugh and Kitty to sigh.
-Xavier Institute-
"It was really her?" Amara asks jumping out of her seat.
"Sit down. She wouldn't tell us where they were holding everyone, all she said was that the med lab would be needed. She said that there were 11 mutants." Mr. McCoy explains.
"Are we expected to take in the Brotherhood and the Acolytes?" Tabby asks.
"Possibly, but just for a few hours."
"Why?" Amara asks.
"Because this is the only place where Mutants can receive medical attention without everyone making a big deal about it. It's hard to get a doctor for mutants, so we must. But the stories that they come back telling may shock and appall you."
"Why?" Ray asks.
"I can see this is going to be difficult to explain when we ourselves have no answers." Hank says.
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Yeah, I know it sucked, but if you think about it Kitty and the kids would need a guardian since her parents are dead! Ah! Anyway, I know that that was unneeded and stupid, but I just liked Pietro's reaction.
-Two weeks later-
"I... I have to... get out of here." Kitty whispers, it's the first thing that she has said since the brutal murder of her parents two weeks ago, it only catches Rogue's attention since Logan is out of the cell.
"Kitty!" Rogue says going over to her. "Are ya ok now? Ah've been worried."
"No, I won't be ok for a long time." Kitty says touching Rogue's cheek.
"Oh God, Kit!" Rogue says as Kitty starts crying again. "We'll get ya out of here. Do ya think ya can phase out if Ah can get Pietro ta get ya back? His specialty is runnin ta his father anyway."
"Yes. My power finished changing yesterday I can use it whenever now. This collar doesn't work anymore."
"Good, Ah'll get him. You two just get to the Acolytes. Kit, when you're there don't wash up or change, yer gonna have ta come back. Ok?"
"Ok. I won't clean up, but I'll come back."
Rogue walks over to Pietro. "Pietro Maximoff, Ah have a job fer ya."
"What is it now? Can't you see I'm trying to wallow in my own self pity now?"
"Yeah, Ah see that. Ya need ta get over tha fact that they shaved yer head again. It happens every two days."
"But look at how cut up my head is! They do such a bad job at it! Get on with telling me what you need so I can get on with telling you no and being alone again."
"Kit needs out of here. Ah found out what they did ta her. The two of ya need ta run ta tha Acolytes and tell Mags what's goin on. He'll know what ta do. Make sure ya come back though and tell us. Kit needs out of here Pietro, and she needs out of here badly. Will ya do it?"
"She can get me out?"
"Yeah, she can get us all out, but we don't need that right now. We need ta know what Magneto wants us ta do."
"Fine, but those X-Men won't let my dad help them."
"Yeah they will. Trust meh. Ah'm gonna work on that while ya'll are gone."
"Ok."
"Don't clean yourself up, don't change your clothes, don't do anything!" Rogue warns. "Ah'm gonna make yer excuse fer them not seein ya, but ya need ta make it quick."
"Ok."
"30 minutes at tha most."
"Ok."
"Come on, yer goin ta her." Rogue says walking over to Kitty. "Hey Kit, he's gonna take ya ta Mags. Just make sure ya'll come back. He can get us out of here. Ya only have about half an hour. They shouldn't bring Logan back fer at least an hour, but if ya are gone one time they're in here and back the next, they'll get suspicious, and we don't need that, so be here before they get in here."
"Ok." They both say nodding. Pietro picks Kitty up and places her on his back. "On the count of three phase. 1... 2... 3." And they were gone.
-Acolytes-
"5 minutes, not too bad." Pietro says. "That sand was terrible."
"I could tell you little whiner." Kitty says half-heartedly.
"Kitty? Pietro?" Melinda asks running in and throwing her arms around Kitty. "Oh my God! Everyone has been so worried! Pietro? What happened to your hair?"
"Don't remind me. They had to shave it."
"It'll grow back thicker." Melinda says.
"Hey, maybe this is a good thing for my look, thicker hair. I have to think about that."
"How are my cousins?"
"Remy brought them here two weeks ago. They're fine."
"Thank God!" Kitty says sighing in relief. "I hope that you like them. They can't go back to my mother." She says tearing up.
"Kitty-"
"You're home! Are you the only two remaining?"
"No. Father we need your help to free everyone."
"How many mutants have survived thus far?"
"The only deaths were Lance Alvers, Jean Gray and Scott Summers." Kitty says looking from Melinda to Magneto.
"Ah, I see. What do you need me to do?"
"I can phase everyone out of their collars, but I can't guarantee that they will all come it out alive. So I need you all to help me get them out."
"Maybe we should leave Remy out of this one." Melinda says. "With how he talks about what he'll do I'm not sure that we want him there."
"But we will need him there." Magneto says. "Anything else?"
"Yeah, everyone is injured, except Logan, and we are going to need some kind of medical help. All of us have things like cracked ribs and stuff, but the only place I can think of is at the institute. They have a doctor there now and he's a mutant, so it's not like we have to keep anything secret, so there won't be the hassle of a human doctor or hospital for that matter."
"Yes, but I want to make sure that they will not come back after any of us." Magneto says. "They must learn that mutants cannot be toyed with."
"I know my way around so I'll just destroy all of their computers while you all are dealing with everyone else, but I want to kill their boss personally."
"If you can give me a proper reason right now why I shouldn't kill him myself for messing with my team."
"He... he killed... my parents." Kitty looks Magneto in the eyes. "He shot them... while he made me watch."
"You're not going alone." Magneto says. "He could do the same to you."
"Fine, then I'll take someone with me. I'll just have to decide who."
"Kitty why don't you call the Xavier Institute while you're deciding since we have to get back in 10 minutes." Pietro says.
"Ok"... "Hi Storm." ... "Yeah, it's really me." ... "I know that I have worried you." ... "Listen I need you to get the med lab ready." ... "Eleven." ... "Logan needing any medical anything would be a funny day." ... "OK, are you sure that he doesn't mind?"... "Ok, I'll see you soon." ... "Bye!" Kitty hangs up the phone. "Needless to say they were shocked to hear from me. They've agreed to have the med lab ready as long as I explain what happened."
"Are you sure that you are ready for that?" Melinda asks.
"Yeah. It's only been two weeks... but they would want me to be strong. They wouldn't want me to mope around and not live my life."
"Are you sure?" Magneto asks.
"Yes. I can do this. Pietro can tell you where it is exactly. I'd just say meet us there after nightfall. They never come in to check on us at night. If you give me a time I can have all of the collars off, since that stupid clock rings the stupid hours!"
"How about 10:30? It'll be really dark then and that will give us time to find somewhere to take Kitty's cousins." Melinda suggests.
"Yes, we must find a place to put them out of harms way." Magneto says.
"Are you going to have the X-Men help you?" Pietro asks.
"I doubt it. Since Charles died I have had no reason to speak to any of them, I do not know how they will react to my presence."
"But they still trust me."
"That could be our most valuable asset, but I want you back. Pretending pacifism when it is impossible is idiocy."
"That's true, I was going to demand to come back anyway."
"At least we agree on something."
"But I have a question, and I need an answer."
"What is it?"
"As you already know my parents are dead... which technically makes me an orphan... which means I have to have a guardian to stay here. Who is going to be my guardian? I am only a few months from being 18, so it won't be for long, just don't say Remy, that would be awkward."
"Him a guardian of anything? I don't trust him enough to even joke about that. Maybe Mags will become your guardian." Melinda says looking up at him.
"I have no family left that would take me. My father was disowned when he married my mother. And my mother has no family left, it was only Angie and the kids, and Angie is dead and it's laughable to say they can be my guardian, but they need one too, I can do that once my birthday comes around."
"Yeah, and I would say to rule Sabertooth out." Melinda says shrugging.
"Which leaves myself or Piotr."
"It's your call." Kitty says.
"Ewww! Don't do it father! That would make her... Ewwww!" Pietro says causing Melinda to laugh and Kitty to sigh.
-Xavier Institute-
"It was really her?" Amara asks jumping out of her seat.
"Sit down. She wouldn't tell us where they were holding everyone, all she said was that the med lab would be needed. She said that there were 11 mutants." Mr. McCoy explains.
"Are we expected to take in the Brotherhood and the Acolytes?" Tabby asks.
"Possibly, but just for a few hours."
"Why?" Amara asks.
"Because this is the only place where Mutants can receive medical attention without everyone making a big deal about it. It's hard to get a doctor for mutants, so we must. But the stories that they come back telling may shock and appall you."
"Why?" Ray asks.
"I can see this is going to be difficult to explain when we ourselves have no answers." Hank says.
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Yeah, I know it sucked, but if you think about it Kitty and the kids would need a guardian since her parents are dead! Ah! Anyway, I know that that was unneeded and stupid, but I just liked Pietro's reaction.