Pietro kicked open the front door. The entry way was dark and silent as he
and the rest of the brotherhood made their into the living room. The only
source of light in the room was the fire raging in the hearth.
"I hope your happy!!! The X-Men wiped the floor with us, and they got Jean back too." he exclaimed at the large wing back chair that sat facing the fireplace. His eyes grew wide as the figure in the chair rose to it's feet and turned to face them.
"Actually I'm rather upset at the lot of you. You ruined my house." She said, her yellow eyes narrowing.
"Mystique" Pietro breathed at the sight of his former instructor.
"Surprise." Mystique purred as she stepped toward the brotherhood.
"Where's Ms. Frost?" Pietro asked.
"She's helping your new teammate settle in." Mystique answered.
"What new teammate?" Lance asked from behind Pietro.
"Wanda Maximoff" Mystique answered, her blue lips curling into a smile as she watch Pietro's face fall.
"Are you insane? You brought Wanda here?" Pietro asked as the color drained from his face.
"Wanda will give you the edge you need to defeat the X-Men once and for all." Mystique replied.
"If she doesn't kill us all first, she's unstable and has no control over her powers, or her temper." Pietro said.
"I've enlisted the help of a very powerful witch, between her and Emma, Wanda will learn to control herself in no time." Mystique said.
"So this means your back for good?" Fred asked.
"That it does." She answered.
* * *
The bell rang and lunch ended. Scott rushed into his English class and sat down next to Rogue.
"So did ya talk to 'er?" Rogue asked him as he rummaged through his backpack.
"Yeah." He replied.
"And?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"She's gonna come by the Mansion after school and talk to the professor." He replied.
"Cool." Rogue replied.
* * *
Betsy walked into the science lab. The classroom was half full and Jean was already at there lab table. She sighed and walked over. She dropped her backpack to the floor and sat down. Jean looked over and smiled at her.
"Did Scott talk to you at lunch?" Jean asked.
"Yes." Betsy replied.
"So are you going to join the team?" Jean asked.
"I'm considering it." Betsy answered.
"Good." Jean said. The door to the classroom swung open and Emma walked in, her heels clicking across the linoleum as she went.
"She looks like hell." Betsy muttered.
"She looks like she hasn't slept in days." Jean said. Emma stood in front of the chalk board writing down numbers, she turned to the class.
"Open your books to page forty. Read the next 10 chapters and answer the questions at the end of each chapter. I expect this done by the end of class, and there will be no talking." Emma commanded as she sat down behind her desk.
"Gee she even sounds tired." Jean muttered.
"Ms. Grey that includes you, shut your mouth or go to the principle's office." Emma said flatly.
"Sorry Ma'am." Jean said as she flipped her book open.
* * *
The school day ended and Betsy hurried out to the parking lot to meet Scott and the others.
"You ready to go?" Scott asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She replied.
"I hope your happy!!! The X-Men wiped the floor with us, and they got Jean back too." he exclaimed at the large wing back chair that sat facing the fireplace. His eyes grew wide as the figure in the chair rose to it's feet and turned to face them.
"Actually I'm rather upset at the lot of you. You ruined my house." She said, her yellow eyes narrowing.
"Mystique" Pietro breathed at the sight of his former instructor.
"Surprise." Mystique purred as she stepped toward the brotherhood.
"Where's Ms. Frost?" Pietro asked.
"She's helping your new teammate settle in." Mystique answered.
"What new teammate?" Lance asked from behind Pietro.
"Wanda Maximoff" Mystique answered, her blue lips curling into a smile as she watch Pietro's face fall.
"Are you insane? You brought Wanda here?" Pietro asked as the color drained from his face.
"Wanda will give you the edge you need to defeat the X-Men once and for all." Mystique replied.
"If she doesn't kill us all first, she's unstable and has no control over her powers, or her temper." Pietro said.
"I've enlisted the help of a very powerful witch, between her and Emma, Wanda will learn to control herself in no time." Mystique said.
"So this means your back for good?" Fred asked.
"That it does." She answered.
* * *
The bell rang and lunch ended. Scott rushed into his English class and sat down next to Rogue.
"So did ya talk to 'er?" Rogue asked him as he rummaged through his backpack.
"Yeah." He replied.
"And?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"She's gonna come by the Mansion after school and talk to the professor." He replied.
"Cool." Rogue replied.
* * *
Betsy walked into the science lab. The classroom was half full and Jean was already at there lab table. She sighed and walked over. She dropped her backpack to the floor and sat down. Jean looked over and smiled at her.
"Did Scott talk to you at lunch?" Jean asked.
"Yes." Betsy replied.
"So are you going to join the team?" Jean asked.
"I'm considering it." Betsy answered.
"Good." Jean said. The door to the classroom swung open and Emma walked in, her heels clicking across the linoleum as she went.
"She looks like hell." Betsy muttered.
"She looks like she hasn't slept in days." Jean said. Emma stood in front of the chalk board writing down numbers, she turned to the class.
"Open your books to page forty. Read the next 10 chapters and answer the questions at the end of each chapter. I expect this done by the end of class, and there will be no talking." Emma commanded as she sat down behind her desk.
"Gee she even sounds tired." Jean muttered.
"Ms. Grey that includes you, shut your mouth or go to the principle's office." Emma said flatly.
"Sorry Ma'am." Jean said as she flipped her book open.
* * *
The school day ended and Betsy hurried out to the parking lot to meet Scott and the others.
"You ready to go?" Scott asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She replied.