A/N: Bet ya'll didn't see that one coming! Heh heh, this is where it gets good.


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"Ah, my young Avalanche." He said. He always referred to us using our codenames. Even his own son, Pietro. "How is everyone?"


I glanced around at the others. "Perhaps there is some tension, but we are fine, boss." I spoke softly, but firmly. It was the way Mystique taught us to speak to him.


"Good. Because tonight.... Tonight we take what should be, and will be, ours. Tonight, we attack the mansion." He said, laughing lightly.


"But, boss, how? They out number us!" Todd said. I gave him a surprised look. He never spoke to Magneto if he could help it.


"Ah, yes, Toad. Well, that may be true, but we have the advantage. Suit up and be back down here in five minutes." He turned and walked back out the door. I started up the stairs, but Pietro was still in front of me.


"Lance, what are you doing?" He asked.


"Giving leadership back to who it belongs. Tabitha is lucky she isn't here." I pushed by him. "C'mon, you heard him. Suit up."


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We were lined up outside the mansion. Mystique had joined us outside our house. She said nothing, just did what she was told. It seemed that these past months Magneto had been either beating sense into her or brainwashing her. If I knew him, he had been doing both.


"I spoke of an advantage, and here it is." Using his powers, he picked up a large crate and set it in front of us. "Xavier will be expecting us to attack using only our powers. And it will be that conclusion that will destroy him." The top flew off the crate, revealing some serious power. With that, I mean there lay Uzis, magnums, and APs. "Come on, take your pick my soldiers."


I walked up and took an Uzi and loaded it. I had a strange feeling inside, but I ignored it. This was right, wasn't it? This was what had to be done. It's not fair that they had everything, and we had nothing. Life ain't fair, a voice in me argued. I surpressed it. This was right. This is what I worked so hard for. For our survival. This is the only way to survive. A mental picture of Kitty crossed my mind. I shook my head to rid myself of it.


"Is something wrong, Avalanche?" Magneto asked me.


"No, boss. Nothing's wrong." I looked at the others. "Well? What are you waiting for? Get up here and arm yourself."


They glared at me, but did so. Pietro kept giving me looks of disappointment. I showed no emotion on my face. Or tried to. I had to believe that this was the right way. This was the only way. Xavier wanted us? Well, he was going to get us.


"Ready when you are." I told Magneto. I knew he was smiling. It made me sick to my stomach. I was having doubts! Not now, not now! I screamed at myself. This is for the best! Magneto wouldn't be doing it otherwise, right? I had no answer to that. I pushed all and every thought away from my mind. I didn't need to worry about that right now. I wasn't in the lead. It wasn't my place to question the leader.


"Quicksilver! Get inside, find the control room, and disable the alarms." Magneto ordered. Pietro nodded, and with a quick glance to me, disappeared in blur.


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Pietro had been successful. We were currently advancing across the front lawn. I led the way inside, and up the stairs. I signaled for Pietro and Fred to go left. Mystique would wait in the middle if there was any trouble. Todd and I would go to the left. As I crept up to the first door, I listened for any signs of anyone being awake. I opened the door, and looked in. Hmm.... Summers.


I nodded to Todd, signaling him to get ready to slime. I kicked the end of his bed, waking him up. I saw him sit straight up, and look at me, fear etched on his face. I can't remember if I felt good or bad about that. Or if I felt anything at all. All I know is that I told Todd to attack, and he slimed Summers. I took out some rope I had with me and tied him up. We took him out to where Mystique was, then went back and repeated the process til everyone on that side of the hall was done. Pietro and Fred finished at the same time we did. Mystique had to hold a gun to Logan's head to keep him from doing anything.


"Now that you are all awake, I think it is time to proclaim you defeated, and myself the victor." Magneto stated. He turned all of the lights on, so they could see who defeated them.


"Magnus, what are you doing?" The Professor asked from his wheelchair.


"Isn't it obvious Charles? I am gaining revenge. My revenge on you." Wait, is this all he wanted. His revenge? I thought.... I thought there was a reason behind this. I thought we were showing them that we were dominant. But... revenge? "Now, my soldiers, let's finish this. Kill them."



"WHAT?!" I heard a voice cry out. It had been Kitty. She looked at me. I was bound to Magneto to do what he ordered. And yet.... I knew it was wrong. All of this.... it was wrong. Had I been so relieved to pass the responsibility off to him that I was blind to what he was doing? To what we were doing?


"You heard me, kill them. Now!" He shouted. I looked at him, then at the gun in my hand. Glancing at the others, I could see them waiting for me to do something. Why? I wasn't the leader. ~Avalanche, listen to yourself. You know the answer.~


"GET FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!" I shouted at the Prof. I pointed the gun at him. I started to squeeze the trigger...


"KILL THEM! THEY ARE NOTHING! PUT THEM OUT OF THEIR MISERY!" Magneto screamed at us.


I tried to pull the trigger, but I couldn't. The Prof. came to me again. ~Avalanche. Lance. Trust yourself. Only you can decide. Look at the others. They are trusting you to do the right thing. Will you?~ I didn't know. What was the right thing? WHAT?!


Then I knew. I lowered the gun. Turning, I threw the gun down the stairs. "Fight your own damn war Magneto." The Prof. nodded his approval. I saw as Todd, Fred, and Pietro threw their own guns down. I began to untie everyone, starting with Kitty, who was the closest to me.


I felt the mansion rumble and shake as Magneto took control of everything that was metal. I looked up in time to see the ceiling come crashing down.