p data-p-id="38d70084147c8ef00199acd1beebc8be"A mutant called Mastermind is roaming the streets of what appears to be Venice, Italy making illusions to people that he walks by to change himself into other people to hide his appearance. He walks by a light post that starts to trimmer, the mutant looks, up shocked. "Magneto!" He said, realizing that he has found him. Mastermind runs down the street, to try and get away from him. He was breathing heavily as he ran down the streets, hiding in the shadows. Another Magnetic hum filled the air and all the street lights busted, leaving the man in complete darkness. Mastermind gasped as he tried to see through the darkness. He was running until he felt something catch his legs, he fell face first to the ground and cried out as he was suddenly stopped. He looked down to see that two bubble looking circles had caught him by the feet and were holding him down. "Shields? uh no, Twenty five! Where are you?!" Mastermind shouted, turning to looked around from his place on the ground. "Don't bother looking. You know your illusions can't work on me Mastermind. Not when you can't make eye contact with me." the girl said standing invisibly beside him. Mastermind whimpered as he saw Magneto fly down from a rooftop, making himself seen by the man. "I had heard the rumors that twenty five was awake again.I had hoped they were just rumors...What do you want with me?" the man asked, sounding scared. The shields were released from the mans feet, but before he could scramble back up Magneto grabbed his shirt and hauled the man up. "I have a job for you." He said. "Twenty five, lets get out of here." Magneto said to the girl. She nodded and touched both men, turning them all invisible before Magneto flew into the air. /p
p data-p-id="58f8e6e4aa5ac514aed84a2e12b2843b"u- Professor's Pov / Xavier Institute- /u/p
p data-p-id="131de0a026bf0dcee1fff65df2d949a4""Say's here the deactivation word for the Winter Soldier program is 'emSusan./em' If we say that to Marigold the winter solider shuts down." Logan said reading over the files that Mr,Wade had given them. "Yes, but this is only a temporary solution, you see Bucky tells us that the winter soldier program will always be inside Marigold's head. In order for us to get Marigold back we will have to weaken the winter solder from inside her mind, giving Marigold a chance to take over her body again." The Professor explained. "So what's the plan Charles?" Hank asked. "We will have to wait for the right time, I will have to try and dive into the girls mind and pull Marigold out so she can take control of her body..." The Professor said with a frown. The room was silent as everyone tried to think of a better idea. "I wonder why the deactivation word is Susan." Ororo said looking over a few files on the girl. "Susan...I wonder." Charles said looking over the files. /p
p data-p-id="941b7829ad4eb2e68dca8d7d9d18f8af"u-Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="e19650e6b7cff44ad7c35f2bcba83974""Hey! Come on! I ain't got all day here!" The taxi driver shouted as he blew his car horn. Wanda was in the taxi in New York on the bridge, the traffic was terrible. Wanda looked out the window, her thoughts running with her until she heard an explosion from behind her. The top of the bridge bursts into flames and people ask what's going on as they get out of their cars. People start to panic and gaze upon a giant flame on top of the bridge that is shaped like a hand. Wanda get out of her taxi, frowning at the fire that could only be started by a mutant. Someone notices a flame on top of an oil tanker that was on the bridge and says it's going to blow. People start to run and scream. Wanda dodges people running by her, walking forward to get a closer look. She gasped when she noticed Pyro in the midst of the flames, hearing him laughing. /p
p data-p-id="13ca3c0cbdc8f3a62041ff52f6827cf4"u- Scott Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="7d130feb051f9f11d3f665fa73ede987""Whoa! See that!?" Jean said pointing to the bridge. The whole thing was in flames by this point, and it was easy for everyone to see in New York. Scott was driving by on the free way when Jean noticed it. "Let's go! And call the other X-men." Scott said, stepping down on the gas and speeding down the road towards the fire. /p
p data-p-id="5ee3cdda5b5319e11e2494427b23606f"u-Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="ad0218b2d1b8fc35830ec4f3c41e69ad"Wanda keeps an eye on Pyro, pushing her way through the screaming crowd, getting closer to him. She fires one of her energy beam at Pyro who falls off the bridge but before he can fall too far a shield forms around him, catching him and lowering him safely to the ground. Wanda frowned, so the assassin was here as well, just hiding. Pyro jumps over Wanda and drops something on the ground, which Wanda picks up. She didn't have any time to examine what Pyro had dropped before he fires his flame throwers from the railing of the bridge at the Oil Tanker, which Wanda is standing next to. It blows up sending Wanda flying through the air. She catches herself on the edge of the bridge with one hand, eventually getting her 2nd hand on the ledge too. The rods are on fire and start to break due to the heat. The bridge starts to corkscrew without the support of the rods on one side, the side Wanda is hanging from! Some cars fall into the river. A SUV begins to fall right next to Wanda causing her to loose grip with one hand, but she is able to regain that grip. /p
p data-p-id="c25a4396e3dbb3f5c113631472b88b40"u-Cyclopes Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="06b87cd24b13f407daf00be167a27cbd"The top of the bridge is completely in flames and begins to crumble on the cars and people by the time Cyclopes and Jean make it to the bridge. Cyclops blasts a piece that is about to fall on top of a person who was trying to run off the bridge. Jean uses her powers to stop another piece from landing on someone else. It begins rain. Jean and Scott both look confused, until they see Storm flying overhead. Wanda pulls herself back onto the bridge. Jean and Cyclopes run over to check on her. "I think Pyro is gone...are you okay?" Jean asked Wanda as the storm clouds cleared, the fire dying. "I'll live. I'm pretty sure Pyro wasn't working alone. Your ex-x-man was here too. Twenty five." Wanda said. "Marigold?! She was here?" Cyclopes asked. "Was, if Pyro is gone then so is she...I'm sorry." Wanda said. "Were they after you?" Cyclopes asked. "Yea, they were delivering a little message...from my father." Wanda said, looking shameful as she looked over the damage of the bridge. "Magneto? What kind of message?" Jean asked. "He wants me to stop looking for him, and his little errand boy, my brother." Wanda said with a frown. "But, Pietro isn't hiding. He's back with the Brotherhood." Jean said. "huh?!" Wanda said, shocked by the news. Wanda stormed off furious. "I guess she isn't helping with the clean up then huh?" Cyclopes asked sarcastically. Jean didn't answer, only frowned as she looked over the destruction of the bridge. "She-she was right here Cyclopes. It's like Magneto is taunting us with her presence." Jean said, tears gathering in her eyes. "Hey, it will be okay Jean." The boy said, pulling Jean into his arms to comfort her as Storm joined them on the bridge. "What did I miss?" Storm asked. "Quite a bit." Cyclopes said as Jean cleaned her tears from her face. /p
p data-p-id="68d54f1fb6dd8f1142872d86fa0421cc"u- Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="c10ee282b39e6318be6fac76c8ea2aef"Wanda looked down at the pendant that Pyro had dropped in front of her on the bridge, it was broken, but the part she could see said " - estern Mountain Trolley" She looked up to see the beautiful snow covered mountains of The Western Mountain Trolley and smirked, she was one step closer to her dad. She had a snow board in her hands, and was looking around for clues when she noticed Pyro getting on a Ski Lift. She puts her snowboard on and gets on another lift, following him. The man jumped off of his lift half way up the mountain and Wanda follows, skiing after him through the trees and snow. Pyro was way off the skiing paths, Wanda smirked again as he led her closer to her father. Pyro is skiing through some trees with Wanda following closely to him. He jumps off a cliff, and Wanda doesn't pursue. She watches as Pyro approaches towards a large metal sphere in the middle of the woods. An opening appears and Wanda says "Magneto!" Pyro goes through a door that opens in the spere and it closes behind him. Wanda starts to follow, when a floating ball comes in front of Wanda starling her, and gasses her with some kind of gas. Wanda feels weak as she lays in the snow. She can hear foot steps coming towards her and she coughs as the gas starts to make her pass out. She gasps when she sees Twenty Five standing over her. The girl is holding a walkie-talkie in her hand and is smirking at Wanda. "strongGood job Pyro, she's almost knocked out. I'm bringing her in. Magneto will be very happy./strong" The girl says into the walkie-talkie, before Wanda passes out in the snow. /p
p data-p-id="0265c70e79dcb995dcebfed2b4cc037a"Toad was watching over the hill, as Twenty Five took Wanda into the sphere. "Oh, this isn't good." He said, before hopping off. He was glad that he had decided to follow Wanda after all. /p
p data-p-id="b6cb1bf1c9081c076b8aa77f3ad70691"u- Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="99c403eda6a7d322d5327f9b1d6c6877""I had expected that Pyro's clues would lead you here. It's time that we talked. Father to daughter." Magneto said to Wanda, the girl was strapped to a chair, trying to tug her way out as her father talked to her. The other people who were working for Magneto stood off to the side. Colossus standing beside Twenty Five, he looked down at the girl to see her standing like a soldier. He frowned. The same guilt that had been eating at him since his fight with the Wolverine coming up again. "emYou have a choice! Marigold is the one who is being controlled against her will! NOT YOU!/em" Wolverine had shouted at him. "Wanda, leaving you in that hospital was one of the most difficult things I had to do. I know it must have been hard on you." Magneto said, pulling Colossus out of his thoughts. "Save it," Wanda spat at her father. "Please understand. It was for your own good. I -" Magneto was interrupted by Wanda shouting, "You never cared about me! Only about yourself! I was just something else in your way." She said looking away from the man, "Wanda, I had hoped that we could start a new relationship." Magneto said. "Not in this lifetime." Wanda said, tugging at the restraints again. "I see. Unfortunate. The fact is Wanda, your single minded quest to eliminate me has become a serious liability." Magneto said, pulling his helmet on his head and stepping away from her. "Since I can't get your cooperation voluntarily, I will do it by other means." He said walking over to the others. A magnetic hum filled the air and two large doors opened, Mastermind walking through them. "Mastermind here will delve into your memories and alter them. Hopefully your mind wont be too damaged by the process." Mastermind walked over to her, his eyes glowing. Wanda shuddered with fear as the man entered her mind. "Twenty Five, you keep guard over the two while we go get ready for the next phase of our plan." Magneto ordered. The others left as Mastermind worked. Twenty Five stood guard over the two as they worked. /p
p data-p-id="cb227ef5ae3890465c7972b132551396"Mastermind paused in his work, sensing new people in the room. "Twenty Five, we have intruders." He said turning to her. The girl nodded, putting a shield over the two for protection before pulling out her walkie-talkie and alerting the others. As she updated the others on an intruder alert she walked around the large room, looking for whoever had invaded. She sniffed the air and cringed. "Come on out Toad, I can smell ya fro a mile away." She said, using her nose to find him and Night-crawler both hiding in the shadows. Before she could capture them Night-crawler teleported away. "strongWe've been spotted! V'e need backup!/strong" Night-crawler said into his communicator. "strongThe X-men's jet is flying over the base! How much more time do you need Mastermind?/strong" Magneto asked over the walkie-talkie. "Only a few more moments and the girls memories will be completely altered." the man said from under Twenty Five's shield. "strongTwenty Five, stall for time. The others are on their way./strong" Magneto said, right before something above them all exploded. the roof caved in and Twenty five covered herself in a shield to protect from any debris falling. Once the dust cleared she looked up to see Wolverine, Cyclopes, Jean, and Storm all coming out of the jet. Twenty five formed four shields, thrusting them at the intruders. Wolverine and Jean were able to dodge to shields, but Cyclopes and Storm were both taken out by them. "Two down, two to go." the girl said smirking at Wolverine and Jean as they stood in front of her. "Come on baby bird. We don't wanna do this." Wolverine said, Twenty five didn't even acknowledge him. Taking a shield and throwing it at him, he dodged and Jean used her telepathy to lift the girl into the air. The girl kicked the air, trying to escape from Jean's telepathic hold. Cyclopes and Storm joined the group as Magneto and the others burst into the room, Colossus tackling Cyclopes to the ground, and Storm taking on Pyro. Wolverine growled as he went against Gambit. Kurt and Toad teleported inside of the shield that Twenty Five had made around Mastermind and Wanda. Toad started fighting Mastermind while Kurt picked up Wanda, she was unconscious, "strongI have Wanda!/strong" Kurt said into his communicator. "strongTeleport her onto the X-jet./strong" Charles Xavier said, watching over the fight from inside the X-Jet. Kurt did as told, and once he was inside with Wanda Charles focused his attention on Jean and Twenty Five. The Professor extended his hands out, while Jean had her caught, he was going to try and reach inside the girls mind and find Marigold. In the sphere below the jet everyone was fighting, Twenty one cried out as she felt The Professor enter her mind, her body slumped. She was knocked out by the Professor as he looked inside the girls mind for Marigold. /p
p data-p-id="3b2b4ed9f7d4dfb9b09e4aa04eb5ce9c"emThe Professor was inside a white room. It looked like a prison cell, the walls all glass, doctors and HYDRA Soldiers standing outside of them. Doctors were taking notes, while soldiers stood around, guarding. The Professor looked around, confused on where he was exactly until he saw a small girl in the corner of the room, she was sniffling as she hid her face in her knees. The Professor opened his mouth to call her, but the doors to her room opened and Julie walked through before he could get her attention. The Professor was in Marigold's mind, he could feel how deep he was in her conscious. "Number Twenty Five, it's time for your training." Julie said. The girl looked up, the Professor gasped as the bruising along her neck and face that he saw. "I - don't want to do that training again." Marigold said, tears in her eyes. "But you must, you are destined to great things Marigold. You will be the strongest weapon we have ever created." Julie said kneeling down to the girl. The Professor wheeled up to the other side of her. "Marigold, please listen to me. I am here." The Professor said. "Did-did you hear someone Julie?" Marigold asked, looking around her cell. "No, it's just us in here. No more games Marigold. We need to go to the next training. That's an order." Marigold stood up and went to follow Julie, but the Professor grabbed her hand. The young girl stopped and turned around, seeing the man. "Who...who are you?" Marigold asked. The Professor frowned, seeing the girl before they had found her. The scared and hopeless girl who's only future was a weapon to be used by others. "Marigold. You know me. Focus on my voice, I can feel that you trust me." The Professor said, using his telepathic powers to pull Marigold to the surface. The cell went away, as the the doctors, soldiers, and Julie. "I do know you, don't I?" Marigold asked. "Yes, I know you are scared. But just hold onto me, and soon you will be free." The Professor said, feeling the girls mind waking up. "Free? From where?" Marigold asked. Suddenly darkness flooded The Professors vision and he felt himself falling. He heard Marigold screaming, it was loud, ringing his ears, but then it faded. br /em/p
p data-p-id="9717402a2c78288a05dd501dbe2b0442"Jean cried out as she was attacked by Gambit, the girl was hit hard enough for her telepathic hold on Twenty Five to break. Colossus was below the girl, catching her in his arms as the girl fell. Magneto flew over the Mastermind. "Did you finish the job on Wanda?" Magneto asked him. "Yes," the man said. "Then this fight is over. We need to get out of here before the Professor can mentally retrieve Marigold. Retreat!" Magneto called to his men. The men started to retreat, Wolverine growled chasing after Colossus who was holding Twenty Five. Gambit covered the man, throwing a few playing cards that exploded in front of Wolverine, knocking the man off his feet long enough for Magneto and his men to escape. "Mastermind, get the Professor out of her mind." Magneto said as the men ran to their pwn plane to escape. The men got on, and Colossus lay Twenty Five on the ground of the plane as Gambit and Pyro started flying it. Mastermind rested his hands on the girls forehead, his eyes glowed. A few moments passed before the girl cried out in pain, before sitting up and gasping. "Twenty Five, report." Magneto said. The girl stood up and turned to him. "It is still me sir, The Professor failed to get to Marigold on time." She said. Magneto smiled. "Good, very good." embr /em/p
p data-p-id="b1a9e7735ad8e844271a29bbad343cb8"The Professor cried out in pain on the jet as he opened his eyes. "Professor! Are v'ou alright?" Night-crawler asked. "I am, but the winter soldier program is very strong in Marigold's mind. And Magneto's new friend also had mental mutant abilities of some kind. He was able to pull me out of Marigold's mind." He explained. "Your telling me, who knows what he did to Wanda." Toad said looking over the unconscious girl. "strongProfessor, we've lost them. Magneto and his men are gone./strong" Cyclopes reported via the communicator. "There is nothing we can do now. We were able to rescue Wanda, get back to the jet now so our hurt comrades can recover." "strongYes sir./strong" Cyclopes said. The Professor sighed as he looked out the window of the x-jet. The X-men has succeeded to rescuing Wanda, but not Marigold. "V'e lost Marigold...again. And now Evan is gone v'ith the mutants under ground, I feel v'ike our team is falling apart." Kurt said with a frown. "I can still feel a mental connection with Marigold. I may not have been able to help her gain control of her body again, but I can feel Marigold. This is good news." The Professor said to Kurt. "We did all that we could today. One day, we will have Marigold back with us, and Evan too. We can't give up." The Professor said. "We are X-men, we never give up." embr /em/p
p data-p-id="58f8e6e4aa5ac514aed84a2e12b2843b"u- Professor's Pov / Xavier Institute- /u/p
p data-p-id="131de0a026bf0dcee1fff65df2d949a4""Say's here the deactivation word for the Winter Soldier program is 'emSusan./em' If we say that to Marigold the winter solider shuts down." Logan said reading over the files that Mr,Wade had given them. "Yes, but this is only a temporary solution, you see Bucky tells us that the winter soldier program will always be inside Marigold's head. In order for us to get Marigold back we will have to weaken the winter solder from inside her mind, giving Marigold a chance to take over her body again." The Professor explained. "So what's the plan Charles?" Hank asked. "We will have to wait for the right time, I will have to try and dive into the girls mind and pull Marigold out so she can take control of her body..." The Professor said with a frown. The room was silent as everyone tried to think of a better idea. "I wonder why the deactivation word is Susan." Ororo said looking over a few files on the girl. "Susan...I wonder." Charles said looking over the files. /p
p data-p-id="941b7829ad4eb2e68dca8d7d9d18f8af"u-Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="e19650e6b7cff44ad7c35f2bcba83974""Hey! Come on! I ain't got all day here!" The taxi driver shouted as he blew his car horn. Wanda was in the taxi in New York on the bridge, the traffic was terrible. Wanda looked out the window, her thoughts running with her until she heard an explosion from behind her. The top of the bridge bursts into flames and people ask what's going on as they get out of their cars. People start to panic and gaze upon a giant flame on top of the bridge that is shaped like a hand. Wanda get out of her taxi, frowning at the fire that could only be started by a mutant. Someone notices a flame on top of an oil tanker that was on the bridge and says it's going to blow. People start to run and scream. Wanda dodges people running by her, walking forward to get a closer look. She gasped when she noticed Pyro in the midst of the flames, hearing him laughing. /p
p data-p-id="13ca3c0cbdc8f3a62041ff52f6827cf4"u- Scott Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="7d130feb051f9f11d3f665fa73ede987""Whoa! See that!?" Jean said pointing to the bridge. The whole thing was in flames by this point, and it was easy for everyone to see in New York. Scott was driving by on the free way when Jean noticed it. "Let's go! And call the other X-men." Scott said, stepping down on the gas and speeding down the road towards the fire. /p
p data-p-id="5ee3cdda5b5319e11e2494427b23606f"u-Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="ad0218b2d1b8fc35830ec4f3c41e69ad"Wanda keeps an eye on Pyro, pushing her way through the screaming crowd, getting closer to him. She fires one of her energy beam at Pyro who falls off the bridge but before he can fall too far a shield forms around him, catching him and lowering him safely to the ground. Wanda frowned, so the assassin was here as well, just hiding. Pyro jumps over Wanda and drops something on the ground, which Wanda picks up. She didn't have any time to examine what Pyro had dropped before he fires his flame throwers from the railing of the bridge at the Oil Tanker, which Wanda is standing next to. It blows up sending Wanda flying through the air. She catches herself on the edge of the bridge with one hand, eventually getting her 2nd hand on the ledge too. The rods are on fire and start to break due to the heat. The bridge starts to corkscrew without the support of the rods on one side, the side Wanda is hanging from! Some cars fall into the river. A SUV begins to fall right next to Wanda causing her to loose grip with one hand, but she is able to regain that grip. /p
p data-p-id="c25a4396e3dbb3f5c113631472b88b40"u-Cyclopes Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="06b87cd24b13f407daf00be167a27cbd"The top of the bridge is completely in flames and begins to crumble on the cars and people by the time Cyclopes and Jean make it to the bridge. Cyclops blasts a piece that is about to fall on top of a person who was trying to run off the bridge. Jean uses her powers to stop another piece from landing on someone else. It begins rain. Jean and Scott both look confused, until they see Storm flying overhead. Wanda pulls herself back onto the bridge. Jean and Cyclopes run over to check on her. "I think Pyro is gone...are you okay?" Jean asked Wanda as the storm clouds cleared, the fire dying. "I'll live. I'm pretty sure Pyro wasn't working alone. Your ex-x-man was here too. Twenty five." Wanda said. "Marigold?! She was here?" Cyclopes asked. "Was, if Pyro is gone then so is she...I'm sorry." Wanda said. "Were they after you?" Cyclopes asked. "Yea, they were delivering a little message...from my father." Wanda said, looking shameful as she looked over the damage of the bridge. "Magneto? What kind of message?" Jean asked. "He wants me to stop looking for him, and his little errand boy, my brother." Wanda said with a frown. "But, Pietro isn't hiding. He's back with the Brotherhood." Jean said. "huh?!" Wanda said, shocked by the news. Wanda stormed off furious. "I guess she isn't helping with the clean up then huh?" Cyclopes asked sarcastically. Jean didn't answer, only frowned as she looked over the destruction of the bridge. "She-she was right here Cyclopes. It's like Magneto is taunting us with her presence." Jean said, tears gathering in her eyes. "Hey, it will be okay Jean." The boy said, pulling Jean into his arms to comfort her as Storm joined them on the bridge. "What did I miss?" Storm asked. "Quite a bit." Cyclopes said as Jean cleaned her tears from her face. /p
p data-p-id="68d54f1fb6dd8f1142872d86fa0421cc"u- Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="c10ee282b39e6318be6fac76c8ea2aef"Wanda looked down at the pendant that Pyro had dropped in front of her on the bridge, it was broken, but the part she could see said " - estern Mountain Trolley" She looked up to see the beautiful snow covered mountains of The Western Mountain Trolley and smirked, she was one step closer to her dad. She had a snow board in her hands, and was looking around for clues when she noticed Pyro getting on a Ski Lift. She puts her snowboard on and gets on another lift, following him. The man jumped off of his lift half way up the mountain and Wanda follows, skiing after him through the trees and snow. Pyro was way off the skiing paths, Wanda smirked again as he led her closer to her father. Pyro is skiing through some trees with Wanda following closely to him. He jumps off a cliff, and Wanda doesn't pursue. She watches as Pyro approaches towards a large metal sphere in the middle of the woods. An opening appears and Wanda says "Magneto!" Pyro goes through a door that opens in the spere and it closes behind him. Wanda starts to follow, when a floating ball comes in front of Wanda starling her, and gasses her with some kind of gas. Wanda feels weak as she lays in the snow. She can hear foot steps coming towards her and she coughs as the gas starts to make her pass out. She gasps when she sees Twenty Five standing over her. The girl is holding a walkie-talkie in her hand and is smirking at Wanda. "strongGood job Pyro, she's almost knocked out. I'm bringing her in. Magneto will be very happy./strong" The girl says into the walkie-talkie, before Wanda passes out in the snow. /p
p data-p-id="0265c70e79dcb995dcebfed2b4cc037a"Toad was watching over the hill, as Twenty Five took Wanda into the sphere. "Oh, this isn't good." He said, before hopping off. He was glad that he had decided to follow Wanda after all. /p
p data-p-id="b6cb1bf1c9081c076b8aa77f3ad70691"u- Wanda Pov- /u/p
p data-p-id="99c403eda6a7d322d5327f9b1d6c6877""I had expected that Pyro's clues would lead you here. It's time that we talked. Father to daughter." Magneto said to Wanda, the girl was strapped to a chair, trying to tug her way out as her father talked to her. The other people who were working for Magneto stood off to the side. Colossus standing beside Twenty Five, he looked down at the girl to see her standing like a soldier. He frowned. The same guilt that had been eating at him since his fight with the Wolverine coming up again. "emYou have a choice! Marigold is the one who is being controlled against her will! NOT YOU!/em" Wolverine had shouted at him. "Wanda, leaving you in that hospital was one of the most difficult things I had to do. I know it must have been hard on you." Magneto said, pulling Colossus out of his thoughts. "Save it," Wanda spat at her father. "Please understand. It was for your own good. I -" Magneto was interrupted by Wanda shouting, "You never cared about me! Only about yourself! I was just something else in your way." She said looking away from the man, "Wanda, I had hoped that we could start a new relationship." Magneto said. "Not in this lifetime." Wanda said, tugging at the restraints again. "I see. Unfortunate. The fact is Wanda, your single minded quest to eliminate me has become a serious liability." Magneto said, pulling his helmet on his head and stepping away from her. "Since I can't get your cooperation voluntarily, I will do it by other means." He said walking over to the others. A magnetic hum filled the air and two large doors opened, Mastermind walking through them. "Mastermind here will delve into your memories and alter them. Hopefully your mind wont be too damaged by the process." Mastermind walked over to her, his eyes glowing. Wanda shuddered with fear as the man entered her mind. "Twenty Five, you keep guard over the two while we go get ready for the next phase of our plan." Magneto ordered. The others left as Mastermind worked. Twenty Five stood guard over the two as they worked. /p
p data-p-id="cb227ef5ae3890465c7972b132551396"Mastermind paused in his work, sensing new people in the room. "Twenty Five, we have intruders." He said turning to her. The girl nodded, putting a shield over the two for protection before pulling out her walkie-talkie and alerting the others. As she updated the others on an intruder alert she walked around the large room, looking for whoever had invaded. She sniffed the air and cringed. "Come on out Toad, I can smell ya fro a mile away." She said, using her nose to find him and Night-crawler both hiding in the shadows. Before she could capture them Night-crawler teleported away. "strongWe've been spotted! V'e need backup!/strong" Night-crawler said into his communicator. "strongThe X-men's jet is flying over the base! How much more time do you need Mastermind?/strong" Magneto asked over the walkie-talkie. "Only a few more moments and the girls memories will be completely altered." the man said from under Twenty Five's shield. "strongTwenty Five, stall for time. The others are on their way./strong" Magneto said, right before something above them all exploded. the roof caved in and Twenty five covered herself in a shield to protect from any debris falling. Once the dust cleared she looked up to see Wolverine, Cyclopes, Jean, and Storm all coming out of the jet. Twenty five formed four shields, thrusting them at the intruders. Wolverine and Jean were able to dodge to shields, but Cyclopes and Storm were both taken out by them. "Two down, two to go." the girl said smirking at Wolverine and Jean as they stood in front of her. "Come on baby bird. We don't wanna do this." Wolverine said, Twenty five didn't even acknowledge him. Taking a shield and throwing it at him, he dodged and Jean used her telepathy to lift the girl into the air. The girl kicked the air, trying to escape from Jean's telepathic hold. Cyclopes and Storm joined the group as Magneto and the others burst into the room, Colossus tackling Cyclopes to the ground, and Storm taking on Pyro. Wolverine growled as he went against Gambit. Kurt and Toad teleported inside of the shield that Twenty Five had made around Mastermind and Wanda. Toad started fighting Mastermind while Kurt picked up Wanda, she was unconscious, "strongI have Wanda!/strong" Kurt said into his communicator. "strongTeleport her onto the X-jet./strong" Charles Xavier said, watching over the fight from inside the X-Jet. Kurt did as told, and once he was inside with Wanda Charles focused his attention on Jean and Twenty Five. The Professor extended his hands out, while Jean had her caught, he was going to try and reach inside the girls mind and find Marigold. In the sphere below the jet everyone was fighting, Twenty one cried out as she felt The Professor enter her mind, her body slumped. She was knocked out by the Professor as he looked inside the girls mind for Marigold. /p
p data-p-id="3b2b4ed9f7d4dfb9b09e4aa04eb5ce9c"emThe Professor was inside a white room. It looked like a prison cell, the walls all glass, doctors and HYDRA Soldiers standing outside of them. Doctors were taking notes, while soldiers stood around, guarding. The Professor looked around, confused on where he was exactly until he saw a small girl in the corner of the room, she was sniffling as she hid her face in her knees. The Professor opened his mouth to call her, but the doors to her room opened and Julie walked through before he could get her attention. The Professor was in Marigold's mind, he could feel how deep he was in her conscious. "Number Twenty Five, it's time for your training." Julie said. The girl looked up, the Professor gasped as the bruising along her neck and face that he saw. "I - don't want to do that training again." Marigold said, tears in her eyes. "But you must, you are destined to great things Marigold. You will be the strongest weapon we have ever created." Julie said kneeling down to the girl. The Professor wheeled up to the other side of her. "Marigold, please listen to me. I am here." The Professor said. "Did-did you hear someone Julie?" Marigold asked, looking around her cell. "No, it's just us in here. No more games Marigold. We need to go to the next training. That's an order." Marigold stood up and went to follow Julie, but the Professor grabbed her hand. The young girl stopped and turned around, seeing the man. "Who...who are you?" Marigold asked. The Professor frowned, seeing the girl before they had found her. The scared and hopeless girl who's only future was a weapon to be used by others. "Marigold. You know me. Focus on my voice, I can feel that you trust me." The Professor said, using his telepathic powers to pull Marigold to the surface. The cell went away, as the the doctors, soldiers, and Julie. "I do know you, don't I?" Marigold asked. "Yes, I know you are scared. But just hold onto me, and soon you will be free." The Professor said, feeling the girls mind waking up. "Free? From where?" Marigold asked. Suddenly darkness flooded The Professors vision and he felt himself falling. He heard Marigold screaming, it was loud, ringing his ears, but then it faded. br /em/p
p data-p-id="9717402a2c78288a05dd501dbe2b0442"Jean cried out as she was attacked by Gambit, the girl was hit hard enough for her telepathic hold on Twenty Five to break. Colossus was below the girl, catching her in his arms as the girl fell. Magneto flew over the Mastermind. "Did you finish the job on Wanda?" Magneto asked him. "Yes," the man said. "Then this fight is over. We need to get out of here before the Professor can mentally retrieve Marigold. Retreat!" Magneto called to his men. The men started to retreat, Wolverine growled chasing after Colossus who was holding Twenty Five. Gambit covered the man, throwing a few playing cards that exploded in front of Wolverine, knocking the man off his feet long enough for Magneto and his men to escape. "Mastermind, get the Professor out of her mind." Magneto said as the men ran to their pwn plane to escape. The men got on, and Colossus lay Twenty Five on the ground of the plane as Gambit and Pyro started flying it. Mastermind rested his hands on the girls forehead, his eyes glowed. A few moments passed before the girl cried out in pain, before sitting up and gasping. "Twenty Five, report." Magneto said. The girl stood up and turned to him. "It is still me sir, The Professor failed to get to Marigold on time." She said. Magneto smiled. "Good, very good." embr /em/p
p data-p-id="b1a9e7735ad8e844271a29bbad343cb8"The Professor cried out in pain on the jet as he opened his eyes. "Professor! Are v'ou alright?" Night-crawler asked. "I am, but the winter soldier program is very strong in Marigold's mind. And Magneto's new friend also had mental mutant abilities of some kind. He was able to pull me out of Marigold's mind." He explained. "Your telling me, who knows what he did to Wanda." Toad said looking over the unconscious girl. "strongProfessor, we've lost them. Magneto and his men are gone./strong" Cyclopes reported via the communicator. "There is nothing we can do now. We were able to rescue Wanda, get back to the jet now so our hurt comrades can recover." "strongYes sir./strong" Cyclopes said. The Professor sighed as he looked out the window of the x-jet. The X-men has succeeded to rescuing Wanda, but not Marigold. "V'e lost Marigold...again. And now Evan is gone v'ith the mutants under ground, I feel v'ike our team is falling apart." Kurt said with a frown. "I can still feel a mental connection with Marigold. I may not have been able to help her gain control of her body again, but I can feel Marigold. This is good news." The Professor said to Kurt. "We did all that we could today. One day, we will have Marigold back with us, and Evan too. We can't give up." The Professor said. "We are X-men, we never give up." embr /em/p