A/N: Sorry this took a while. I wasn't sure where I was going with this. Oh I had an ending or two, but I just didn't how I was gonna get there. But I sorta do now. But plz be patient if I disappear and write songfics for a while. They kickstart my imagination so I can think of something to write. Okies? Good. Now, Stand Friend, and Enter! (Sorry, I just saw Lord Of The Rings.)


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Mystique left, to resume her "role" as Magneto's scout. The others stood there for a while, then finally filed upstairs to get ready for the coming battle. I had secretly been working on a costume of my own, for although the standard ones issued by the Professor were alright, they were not me. And so I made my own. I shimmered to my room to put it on.


It was a relatively simple outfit. It was black, of course, but had no X insignia or anything yellow. The head piece fit over me perfectly, leaving only three openings-- one for each eye, and one on the top that let my hair fall around me. I would not wear it back in a ponytail as I usually did. There were two silver slash marks running down the outside of my arms, starting at the base of my neck and going down to my hands, which were gloved in black. They each had rune markings, courage and protection, in the same silver color. There were also silver slits that went down each leg, beginning at my waist and ending at my boots, that of course were black. On each boot were more rune markings, speed and stealth.


What was so special about this, you may be wondering. In making this, in sewing it, I placed small spells upon it, the spells of the afore mentioned runes. There were also slits of silver upon my mask, two starting below my eyes and going sideways until reaching my jawline. I looked at myself in the mirror. I the night upon which shafts of moonlight shone down on. I was my namesake in one of it's truest forms.


I was the last to come downstairs. As I did, everyone looked at me and stopped. Either they were dumbfounded, or perhaps confused. I smiled lightly, but they could not see it. I looked at them with my eyes that could only be called silver.


"Jeriko." The Professor said, either amused or slightly mad.


"Call me NightShade." I told him. His eyes grew a little wider. NightShade was extremely deadly, and both feared and highly regarded in the Wiccan world, at least from I was from.


"Very well, NightShade." He said. He started to speak again, but I interrupted him.


"I not fight with you. I cannot. I stop him."


"Him? Do you mean Kiro guy?" Rogue asked.


"Yes. Sunfire be his name." How I knew that, I had no idea.


"How do you know that?" The question I had hoped that would not be asked, was indeed asked by Jean.


"All in time. I go now. Come back later perhaps." Before another word could be said I shimmered out of there and to the Brotherhood house. I knocked on the front door. It was opened by Tabitha.


"Who are you?" She asked. Lance appeared beside her.


"It be me. Jeriko." I told him. "Now called NightShade."


"What's with the get-up? What's going on?" He asked, as he ushered me inside. I told him to gather everyone together. When they were, I told them everything.


"Will ye help?" I asked them.


"Are ya kiddin' me?" Pietro said, he disappeared and reappeared in what I assumed was his battle outfit. "I'm already ready."


"And all of ye?" I asked. They piled upstairs and were back down in five minutes. I was curious about Lance's outfit, but I said nothing. "Ye go to mansion."


"Woah, hold on there, yo. Where are you goin'?" Todd asked.


"To fight him. Sunfire. My brother." I shimmered away, once again.


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I stood upon the highest place in Bayville, a cliff overlooking the town. I cast out my senses, and picked up Kiro immediately. He no longer hid from me. I could sense him, and he could sense me. I let him perceive me, but did not let him find out just who I was. That would be for later, at our confrontation. I sent him a witch message*.


/I'm coming for you Kiro Etu Rowen, Grian, Sunfire. I'm coming./



A/N2: Okay, sorry it's short. *A witch message is kinda like telepathy, only it's not as receptive. So.... whatcha think about "Sunfire" and "NightShade"? Not the greatest, I know, but I could think of on short notice.