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A New Beginning Part 2
Magneto was sitting in his chiar at his new hideout. One could not keep the same hideout as you had when things go bad. Magneto was wondering about Charles Xavier and his X-men. They had defeated him and yet they were mutants. Why could they not see what he was trying to do he wondered. He was just trying to make the world a land of tolerance instead of being filled with hate filled people.
Yes they had defeated him but only because of the one called Wolverine. He had destroyed Magneto's machine. His beautiful machine that had taken years to make and design. Now all his work was for naught since his machine was nothing more than scrap metal laying at the bottom of the ocean near Ellis Island.
The room Magneto was in held little in the way of furnishings. There was a metal table with metal chairs spaced evenly around the table. Upon the table were little metal chess men as well as a board. Everything was metal so that he could control it without having to really move to do anything.
Magneto was sitting at the head of the table looking across the room to where stood the newest member of his brotherhood. The man was dressed from head to toe in blood red leather and was quite built. He was taller than average with a muscular build and eyes that held a hardness brought on by the hatred of humans that the brotherhood possesed. Of course Magneto didn't really hate humans he pitied them more than anything for their hatred of his kind.
The man's power was that he was able to create balls of concussive force and throw them great distances. He could also use his force in other ways but that was his main attack mode. The balls that he could form were quite devastating since they could break bones. The man could probably put enough power into them to kill if he had the energy.
Magneto was trying to recruit more members for the brotherhood since it seemed a bit weak. He needed a powerful force at his command if he was to defeat Charles and his X-men. This new man was just the first of many who would join and become his brothers and sisters.
"You may go Bomber," Magneto said distractedly.
Bomber turned and left at the behest of Magneto the man who would be his leader. Magneto shook his head then wondering. Why won't my brothers and sisters in mutanthood step forward and join me he wondered not for the first time. Of course he already knew the answer, it was because they were scared of the world and of the war that was coming. No matter though I will fight this war for all of you who are scared and frightened.
Next he considered Bomber. He would make a good addition to the ranks. His power was a good one and could be used for many things. That power of his would come in handy against the X-Men who Magneto knew he would end up battling again sometime. He knew the X-Men would battle him until either his group or they were dead to a man.
Also with this new member he had enough members that he could send his brotherhood out and battle the X-Men one on one so that he was left to do something without worrying about having to be in the battle himself. He knew that the only member that he had besides himself that could beat this Wolverine was Sabretooth. Bomber though could battle any of the other X-Men and hold his own.
"I need more of my brothers and sisters here with me," Magneto said out loud sighing.
"In time they will come," a female voice that he recognized as Mystique said from behind him.
"Ah Mystique do you have any news," Magneto asked while turning around to face her.
"Yes I do have some news for you. You want more of our brothers and sisters to join well I was thinking and I believe that I have come up with someone who would join if I asked him. He was a child when I last saw him six years ago, when I saved him from a pack of bloodthirsty humans. I took this child under my tutalage and trained him in the martial arts as well as in espionage tactics and gun usage. I remember that his power was amazing." Mystique was relating to Magneto when he interrupted her.
"This is all very fascinating Mystique but will he join, and do you know where he is at now days. You claim he will join but you don't know that until you ask." Magneto didn't want to be harsh to her since she was his most valuable asset but he really wanted to know who this kid was and who he was now.
Mystique was almost annoyed but she didn't let it show. Not to Magneto the man who would make the world a great place for mutants to live. She continued with what he wanted to know, "I saw him in New York City a while ago while I was there doing recon. It shall take me a couple days to find out where he is in the city but I will find him Magneto." Mystique said in her business tone. With those departing words to Magneto she strode from the room. While she was leaving Magneto thought again how glad he was that she was on his side and not against him.
* * * *
Jarek was on his way to the tactical room of the mansion. Xavier said that he wanted to show Jarek some things and to meet him there. Jarek had no idea what it was that Xavier wanted to show him, but he figured that it would not hurt him to go there and see.
He walked into the room and saw a table with Storm, Cyclops, Jean, and the professor all sitting around it. They had a large TV screen with a picture of a man on it. The man was old with white hair and he was wearing a cape and helmet.
Scott gestured to a empty chair and said, "have a seat."
Jarek did just that sitting next to Storm at the back of the room. "What is going on," he asked.
"We are thinking about making you a member of the X-Men team. That reason and also since you are now a student of the school we have decided that it is best to show you the enemies that we have to fight," Xavier explained to Jarek.
"Ok then tell me if you wish. Enemies are always easier to defeat if you know about them. Also this way I know the face of those who would attack any friends that I may one day have here," Jarek replied.
They were all worried about that last statement from Jarek. They didn't like that he had no friends. He had been at the mansion for a while now and had no friends. All of the new students had always made friends fast and yet here was Jarek with none but perhaps Kitty, Jubliee, and Rogue. They didn't let it bother them too much though for that was not the reason he was there.
Xavier gestured to the screen where the man was. As Jarek watched it started to play and he saw the man control metal and such. While he was watching Xavier started to speak, "This first man is Magneto. He has the power to control and create magnetic forces. He is also the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants. With his power he is nearly unbeatable since there is so much metal wherever he goes."
"Next is Toad," here the screen changed from the destruction of cars and such to a small muscular man who was hunched over much like a toad. His skin also held a slight greenish tint to it. "This mutant has the ability to jump extreme distances as well as jump extremely high. His legs have the strength to break bones if he kicks with them. Also at his disposal is his tongue which is very long and strong. Lastly he can spit a type of saliva that hardens on contact with whatever surface it hits. He used it against Jean and it nearly killed her since she couldn't breathe through it."
The screen changed once again to show a very large man dressed in animal skins. He had long blonde hair and his fingernails were like claws. His teeth were like fangs. The screen showed him picking up cars and trees and throwing them around with ease. Jarek didn't relish the idea of ever having to face that man. Xavier gave Jarek the rundown on the man on the screen next. "This man is known as Sabretooth. He has a healing factor that can heal most any wound that he sustains in mere minutes. His fingernails as you can see are very deadly weapons themselves, and that coupled with his strength which is amazing makes him a very deadly foe. Lastly he has good senses."
All through this Jarek watched and noted how they fought and how their powers worked so that he knew what it would be like to fight them. He didn't really care about them or what they did as long as they did not fight him yet he knew that he would fight them many times if necessary. His interest was not held very well until the screen showed the next person.
The screen showed a woman with blue skin who was beautiful, at least to Jarek's eyes. She had yellow eyes and dark red hair. He couldn't believe who he was seeing on the screen. He didn't want to believe it yet he knew that it was true. She was an enemy of the X-Men. Mystique. He owed her much and his friendship was something that he had given her and would not take back from her no matter what. Xavier started to tell him about her, "This is . . ." when Jarek interrupted him.
"Mystique is her name. Her power is the ability known as shapeshifting. It allows her to assume the form of just about anything that is near her size. She is also a master of many forms of martial arts and an expert at infiltration." Jarek told them what he knew of her. His voice held warmth for her they all noted.
"How do you know all that about her Jarek," Jean asked curiously.
"I know all that because I know her. I also know that she is not my enemy. There is no way that she is. She was kind to me when no one else was," Jarek argued to them.
"Where do you know her from," Scott wanted to know.
"I know her from six years ago. She saved my life beck then when I was going to be publicly executed in a town for being a mutant. You see I accidentally used my power and some of them saw. She saved me that day and then took me in and trained me for two years," Jarek said sadly for he remembered that day well and the day she left him.
He looked at them then and saw that they wanted to know more and so he told them all that he was willing to tell. "She is not my enemy nor will she ever be. If the Brotherhood fights us then I shall fight until it comes to her. I will not harm her and I will not let any of you harm her either. I owe her my life and so I shall use it to protect her." Jarek fiercely spoke.
With that said he turned and left the room.
When he was out of hearing range Storm spoke up, "Professor it would appear that Mystique holds a special place in our friend Jarek's heart. Though I doubt he loves her like a man but more like a older sister."
"It would appear so Storm. Jean I would like you to speak to Rogue and Jubilee. See if they will speak to Jarek so that we know how he feels about Mystique. Also see if they will try to learn his past for us since he seems to not want to tell any of us. We need to know about Jarek if we are to help him with anything." The professor said.
Jean agreed that she would and left the room to go speak to the girls. Jean knew that the girls would be in Jubilee's and Kitty's room because that is where they always were. Those three girls spent more time together than any of the other students except the boys who were always doing things together but that was the nature of boys Jean mused.
Jean stood in front of Jubliee's door then and knocked. It was Jubliee who answered the door after about a minute of waiting. Jean noticed that Jubliee had on her yellow jacket and some faint traces of make-up. Jean smiled at her and asked sweetly, "May I come in Jubliee?"
"Of course Ms. Grey come on in. We were just studying," Jubliee replied as she opened the door wider then and stepped aside.
Jean stepped into the room and saw that indeed they were studying which was good. They were studying their history, the time of the Roman Empire to be exact. They had a paper to write for Storm who would be very happy to hear that they were studying for that paper. Jean frowned for she wished that they had more teachers who could take some of the load of them. All of the X-Men were having to teach at least two classes and it was a bit difficult. Checking up on the girls and their homework nor whising about more teachers were why she was there though.
"What do you need Ms. Grey," Kitty inquired.
"I need to ask all of you to do a favor for the professor and the rest of the teachers," Jean started.
"What is it," Rogue prompted.
"Yeah what do you need us for," Jubliee followed Rogue.
Jean smiled at them then because she couldn't help it. The girls were so enthusiastic for now but they might change once they found out what it was that she wanted them to do. Jean took a deep breath then and decided to just ask them. It would be no good to beat around the bush so she asked, "We would like you to speak to Jarek."
"No problem we would be glad to. After all he is an interesting guy to talk to," Jubliee answered.
"You may change your mind once you hear what it is we want you to talk to him about," Jean persisted.
"Well Ms. Grey please tell us what you need us to discuss with him," Kitty prompted Jean.
Jean couldn't believe these girls. They would talk to Jarek she knew no matter what it was that Xavier wanted them to talk to him about. "Well we need to talk to him about his relationship with the mutant Mystique and his history with her."
"Mystique, but she is the enemy," Rogue harshly replied questioningly.
"Yes it seems that he knows her from his past. He told us he would not fight her and he wouldn't let any of us harm her in any way. Along with asking him about that we would be appreciative if you could ask him about when his powers first manifested. See if you can get him to speak of his past to you please," Jean almost pleaded it was so important that they know these things.
"We'll talk to him Jean you don't need to worry. We'll get him to talk to us about that stuff if we have to throw him down and tickle him until he gives up and talks. We know how to torture him like that," Jubliee answered for the girls trying to be serious.
Jean rolled her eyes at the girls. She believed that they might just try to do just that to get him to talk. "OK then, if you find anything out please tell me or the professor. If you can't find either of us tell Ms. Munroe or Mr. Summers. If it is really important don't be afraid to use the intercom to get our attention," Jean told them as she headed for the door.
"Um, Ms. Grey," Kitty asked to stop Jean at the door. "Why are you having us ask talk to Jarek instead of you or one of the other X-Men?"
"Because Jarek will not tell us anything of his past. He doesn't want us to know or he wants to spare us pain from his past or something. He won't speak to most people. You three girls on the other hand he does speak to quite often. He seems to trust you and tell you things that he wouldn't tell anyone else he opens up to you girls," Jean replied.
Jean then left the three girls to wonder how they would get Jarek to speak of the things that he had kept hidden for years. She left them to figure out on their own how to convice him to open up to them though Jean figured that it wouldn't take much on their part. Jean truly wondered what it was that Jarek didn't want them to know.
* * * *
The girls looked at each other with grins on their faces. They had just been given permission to hound and interrogate Jarek which was something that they had wanted to do but they had held back. They hadn't wanted to anger him or the professor but now they had permission! Interrogation was something that had wanted to do since Jarek had first arrived, and especially since he had opened up a little out in the woods when they went and found him.
"Well I think that we need to pay Jarek a visit, after all I am getting bored with our homework," Jubliee said quite happily.
"I agree with the homework part and with the Jarek part. He is so cold all the time. Maybe we can bring him out of the cold," Kitty said.
"OK but we need to come up with whether we want to be direct or discreet," Rogue said.
"I think we should be direct," Rogue answered her own question.
"Really," Kitty prompted Rogue to continue so she did.
"Yeah I mean he seems to be direct with everything that he does. Anyways I don't see how we can be discreet about this do you," Rogue said.
"How about we just go to his room and tell him our stories about how we came to be here. You know what made us run, everyone already knows. Then we can make him tell us his past since it wouldn't be fair if he didn't tell us. You know we can use the guilt trip thing. It works on all guys because they are suckers for tears and girls who have them," Jubliee reasoned.
"You know that is good I like that. It is devious but hey guys deserve it that is why women are the smarter sex," Rogue said smiling.
"Excellent idea by George," Kitty said in her best British accent.
"Why thank you chap," Jubliee replied haughtingly though with a smile on her face. They all started laughing then as they headed down towards his room.
* * * *
Jarek was in his room when he heard people nearing his door. He knew they were coming to his door simply because his was the only room in this wing of the mansion. He shook his head as their scents wafted to him just before the knock at the door was heard.
"Come in ladies," he said as he stood up from his bed. A gentleman always stood in the prescence of ladies.
"Heya Jarek, how are ya doing," Jubliee wanted to know as she led Rogue and Kitty into his room like she was general or something.
"I am fine and you," he replied.
"Oh we are great thanks for asking," Rogue answered.
"Excuse me but where can we sit," Kitty asked. "There are not enough chairs."
"You can all sit on the bed and I will sit in the chair or stand," he replied.
They sat on the bed then and looked around the room. They couldn't help it since it was habit. What they saw surprised them. All they saw were the furnishings that were in the room when Jarek moved in. There was the bed they were sitting on as well as a desk and chair. There was a dresser and mirror as well but that was the extent of the room's furnishings. There were no posters on the walls, no pictures on the desk, no computer, no anything else. The room was bare.
"Why don't you have anything in your room to make it homey," Kitty asked frowning.
"Because I don't have a home. To put anything in one's room is to give the impression that you want to stay there for a very long time. I have never had a home in seven years, and to have one now would bee foolish. I am staying here to learn things and that is all. Also I don't need a home for the reason it causes a weakness in you. When you have a home it gives your enemies something to attack, to use against you.," Jarek told them matter of factly.
"That is a cold outlook," Kitty said sadly.
"Perhaps it is Kitty but it is what I think. Perhaps this place can change the way I think who knows? Now why are you really here ladies," Jarek asked.
"Well we thought that in order to further tradition here at the school we would tell you what incident in our past caused us to run and eventually end up here at the mansion," Jubliee excitedly stated.
"Oh really," Jarek inquired raising one of his eyebrows and giving them his half-smile.
"Yeah that is the tradition and so I will go first," Jubliee stated happily. My incident is simple. I was at home and blew up our TV and VCR. I didn't know what I had done so I left home and went to the mall before my parents got home. At the mall I met a guy who just would not take no for an answer. He insisted on trying to kiss me and make me go home with him, so I used my power. I blinded him and burned his face with my power. I ran after that and kept running until I ended up here thanks to professor Xavier," Jubliee finished her story with a flourish of her powers in the air above them and a grin on her face.
Next Rogue spoke up. "My story is simple and a bit more tragic than Jubliee's. The first boy I ever kissed was put into a coma for three weeks. I knew I was different then and so I ran. A man helped me by the name of Logan and we ended up here," Rogue finished sadly.
Kitty looked from Rogue to Jubliee and then to Jarek. "My turn huh," Jarek nodded. "Mine is a bit different than theirs. I was in bed one night at home when my brother had brought his date back to our house. He was making out with her in the room below mine. The next thing I hear is cloths being torn off."
"Kitty this is not a stinking book of hot scenes. Get to the point," Jubliee said.
"Fine," Kitty said sticking her tongue out at Jubliee. "Well like I said the next thing I know is I am falling through my bed and the floor. I hit the floor in the room that my brother is in and just lay there for a second. My brother and his girlfriend freaked out and so I ran from the house. I kept running until I ended up here since I didn't want to talk to my family. Of course later I went back and we worked everything out and they accepted me for what I am."
"Interesting stories ladies. I'm glad that none of you had fatal accidents with your first power using. I am also glad your family decided to still love you and accept you Kitty," Jarek said.
"You don't believe our stories," Jubliee accused.
"I do believe your stories that is the point. I meant what I said," Jarek argued.
"Well then it is now your turn Jarek," Kitty prompted at the same time Rogue said the exact same thing.
"Very well ladies I shall tell you my story. I was a child who was always the one who was made fun of by the other kids. It didn't bother me that they got their fun at my expense. Their names didn't bother me because I was impervious to their taunts. If it was directed at someone who didn't deserve to be made fun of though I stuck up for them which made me a great deal of enemies at a very young age. That is not part of the story though so I shall not elaborate. Since I never fought back to the kids I became their favorite target. When I was thirteen a kid attacked me on my home from a fishing trip. He was fifteen and so took my fishing pole away from me." Jarek frowned at the memory and his voice became cold. "He beat me down. He punched me and kicked me repeatedly. I was a bloody mess. It was cold there since it was snowing and I was becoming cold. I wanted him to feel the same way so I unleashed my power for the very first time. I froze the kids blood in his veins killing him instantly. That is when I ran rather than have my parents persecuted for what I was."
The girls were silent as they digested this then Jubliee spoke thinking that he was kidding. "Ok come on now tell us the real story of why you ran. That one you just told us can't be true."
Jarek's eyes blazed then as he harshly replied, "You don't believe that then I guess I will have to show you the truth of it."
He turned to Kitty, "Your computer is hooked up to the internet isn't it, the one in your room."
"Y. . .y. . yes it is," Kitty stammered out in fear of Jarek at that moment.
"Follow me then ladies," Jarek spat out to them as he headed towards Jubliee's and Kitty's room.
He walked right into their room without their permission. He went right to Kitty's computer that was already on and upon the screen was information on the Roman Empire. He brought up a search engine then typed in Mutant Attacks in the Midwest. He remembered that he had made front page news in many of the major papers across the Midwest. He also knew that his incident would be up on the internet due to Kelly and his former attack on Mutants, though the good senator was now dead he was told.
He saw the screen bring up a bunch of matches and he saw the one that he wanted. He clicked on it and up came a newspaper article on what he had just told the girls. The headline of it was Jarek The Son of a Good Family Kills Kid. It went on to totally shred his life but at least it didn't say anything bad about his family.
He gestured at the computer. "There are you happy ladies. You might want to print that off and give it to the professor. I know that is why you came to me today. If he wants to know something he should come and ask me." Jarek coldly said.
He then left the girls room and them to ponder over what he had told them of his past. They didn't know what to think. They couldn't understand how he felt because they had never killed anyone and he had done it the first time he had used his power. They were sorry they ever asked but they couldn't take it back. They resolved to make it up to him some time. They did print the article off and they did take it to the professor and Jean.
* * * *
The professor and the X-Men were looking at the article that the girls had brought in. "How could he live with what he did for all these years without telling anyone," Scott wondered.
"He is a person who seems to deal with his pain by keeping others from sharing it. He holds it inside which will one day be the ruin of him I believe," Xavier mused.
At that time Jarek came barging into the room. "Why don't you ask me yourself instead of having girls come and ask me. What is in my past is better not said to them since they have no idea what killing is like. It will do nothing but hurt them," Jarek demanded.
"Well first please calm down," Jean said.
"I am as calm as I am going to get. Now what do you really want to know professor," Jarek asked calming down a little.
"I would like to know about you and Mystique. That is all along with your fist usage of your power," the professor confessed.
"Fine then you can use your power and find what you are looking for. All you are allowed to look at though is those memories of mine," Jarek said.
"Very well but I must ask if I can broadcast your thoughts onto the screen so that the X-Men can see it as well," Xavier asked.
"Fine just do it."
They hooked a machine up to Xavier's head then so that what he saw was put onto the screen. Next they put a CD into the machine so that they could record what was put on the machine. They would show this to the girls since they had started this with them. They all sat back except for the professor who put his hands on either side of Jarek's head.
"Try to relax," the professor said.
Jarek just sat there as he thought of his meeting with Mystique so that the professor did not have to worry about hunting for it. He was not really wanting to do this but he had to trust these people if he was going to live there.
FLASHBACK
Jarek was breathing hard as he ran from the mob of people who were hunting him. They all had baseball bats or guns or some sort of weapon.
"Come back mutie," one man yelled after Jarek as he rounded a corner and ran into another mob of people.
He tried to use his power to frighten them away but it wouldn't work when he wanted it to. He tried to run from them but it was too late he was boxed in. One man grabbed him from behind and held his arms at his sides. "Come on mutie scum we are gonna have us a nice public killing of you so that others of your kind don't come here to our nice town."
They drug him to the center of the town down on main street. All the while they were dragging him they kept kicking him and punching him. He knew he had broken bones but the pain was so great that he couldn't feel it. He learned that day how to block out pain.
They strung him up to a light post. His hands were tied behind his back as a noose was put around his neck. They were going to hang him for the whole town to see. He was hunted and now he was going to be killed because a girl had used her power near him and someone had seen. They figured that it was him since he was an outsider and not a member of their town.
"Ok people of Gray," the mayor bellowed out to the crowd. Gray was the name of the town and Jarek vowed he would return and take vengeance on them. But he knew that he couldn't do that even if he did survive. He couldn't fault the people for wanting to protect their families.
"We have here a mutant. Now before we hang him we need to have a vote. How many of you think that we should kill him," The mayor bellowed out again.
The roar of aproval at the statement of killing him was near deafening. He heard "kill the mutie," and "gut the little bastard," among other statements flung his way along with fruit and other articles. A rock hit him in the temple and split his skull. The blood was now covering his face.
"Now who thinks we should let this little mutie live," the mayor asked the crowd though not near so loud as before. At that point Jarek knew what real hate was since he could almost feel it radiating off the people gathered before him. It made him sick to see that people could be so cold and cruel to someone for being different. He felt like crying but he would not give these people the satisfaction of seeing him cry for his life like a child even though that is just what he was. They were going to kill a kid that was only fourteen years old and they held no remorse.
No one had spoken up the whole time these thoughts were going through his head. It had been deathly silent. They all wanted to see him hang. They wanted to see his death. Well they might as well he thought. They had already seen his blood the natural course of things was now his death.
"Just kill me and get it overwith," Jarek choked out through swollen lips as he spat a gobbet of blood to the ground.
"Shut up mutie," the mayor said as he hit Jarek in the face.
"Now do you have any last words mutie," the mayor demanded angriliy.
The had just told him to shut up now they want last words. Well he could give them some last words. "Just kill me so that I don't have to be here in this worthless prejudice town for another second."
That was the wrong thing to say since they kicked the barrel out from underneath him. The rope tightened around his throat and cut off his air. He couldn't breathe and he was starting to panic. His vision started to blur as he saw and heard the people cheering.
Jarek then heard a gun shot and a woman's voice. "Release the boy and bring him to me mayor. If you don't you shall be killed with my next shot," the woman cooly said.
Jarek couldn't see or hear much he was nearing death. His heart was beating faster and faster to try to get oxygen to his body yet there was none to give. His face was starting to turn blue and he knew that he was about to die when he felt his feet hit the ground. Next the noose was removed from around his neck. He couldn't really feel any of this it was all very distant.
"What makes you think that we will give him to you woman and not just kill you instead," the mayor yelled at her then.
"Because I can gaurantee that you will be the very first to die if you think about killing me. Next will be anyone with a gun and I don't see but two in the crowd. Believe me I will kill them before they get me and that means the rest of you will be easy targets," the woman said.
Jarek blacked out then. When he awoke some time later he was sitting across from a woman with blue skin. She had yellow eyes and red hair. In her lap was a pistol, a 9mm if Jarek was correct.
She looked up and smiled at him then. "I see that you are alive. That is good because I want you to live with me and I shall teach you many things."
"Ok my lady but why did you help me in the first place. You don't know me."
"You are a fellow mutant that was all I needed to know. Now what is your name kid," she asked almost purring.
"I am Jarek," he replied.
"What no last name," she inquired.
"No because to have a last name means that you have a family and I no longer have a family, but may I ask what your name is so that I can thank you," Jarek asked.
"I am Mystique."
"Thank you Mystique I am forever in your debt."
END FLASHBACK
Jarek looked at the professor then and the rest of the X-Men. They all wore horrified expressions on their faces. "My god how could anyone do that to a child," Storm asked horrified.
"I don't know Storm but they did and now I see why you feel you owe her so much Jarek," the professor said.
"I do owe her. As you saw she was not always the person she is now. She raised me like her brother and I in turn treated her like the sister I never had," Jarek said.
"How could you not hold a grudge against those people for what they did to you, I know that I would," Scott asked.
"I can't hold it against them. They were only protecting their families. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time is all. They were foolish and it is wrong to hold it against people who are foolish," Jarek answered.
"Jarek do you feel up to showing us your memory of the first time you used your power or would you rather wait for a while," the professor asked gently.
"It is alright to do it now. The memories hold no pain for me but they do for other people. That is why I try to keep them hidden from people so that they don't have to suffer pain like you all just did," Jarek explained.
Jarek thought of his memory of when he killed that kid all those years ago. He showed it to the professor so that he could see it like he wanted. He didn't hold nothing back and when they were done once again they couldn't believe what they had seen.
"You see that is pretty much my life what you have seen already," Jarek said.
"You can go now Jarek we need to discuss what we have seen," the professor said.
Jarek left the room then but the people left in the room did not speak they just sat there thinking. Jean and Scott sat close to each other taking comfort in each other and being glad that they hadn't had to deal with what Jarek did.
* * * *
When Jarek reached his room he saw a note sitting on his bed. He opened the note and read:
Dear Jarek,
I am sending this to you in hopes that you will come and see me so that we can talk. I really need to talk to you so that I can explain why I left all those years ago. I had my reasons and if you show up at the indicated place then I shall tell you all. Please come and talk to me Jarek. I miss you and would like to catch up with you. Meet me at Tonberry's donut shop. We will be safe since it is out of the way and is owned by a mutant.
Love your adopted sister,
Mystique
Jarek took the note and folded it. He knew that he would go but he was not foolish enough to go without telling anyone. He grabbed his knives and put them on. Next he headed down to Jubliee's room and slid the note under the door when no one answered his knock. He knew they were with the professor and he didn't care. They might as well know he thought.
Jarek after sliding the note under their door headed to the garage and got a motorcycle. He hopped on and left the mansion for the indicated store. He knew he was going into a ambush but he owed Mystique and so he would show up and listen to her. He would deal with the ambush when it happened. They would be in for a surprise if they thought they were going to take him without losing someone. The mansion faded into the night behind him.