Aftermath

It didn't take long for the Joes to secure the area around what was left of the base. "We're going to have the boys at the lab go over what's left of Asteroid M," Hawk told Xavier. The X-Men had landed and were standing and watching what was going on. "We may learn something about where Magneto went."

"I doubt you will find anything," Xavier said. "Good luck."

"You're not coming back are you?" Hawk asked.

"No," Xavier told him. "I think it's time we went back home."

"What about the Brotherhood?" Logan asked. "Find any of them?"

"Gone," Hawk told him. "They all took off."

"Not all of them," Beach Head said, pointing to Mystique. She was unconscious. "Got her trying to escape. We're sending her to a nice high security penitentiary right away!"

"Good," Rogue grumbled, not wanting to look at her as she was taken away.

"General," Xavier looked at Hawk. "It's been, interesting."

They looked at each other. Neither friends nor enemies. Merely allies. They nodded and went their separate ways.

"So we're going home?" Evan asked as they walked away.

"Finally," Bobby sighed.

"Yeah I've had enough of army life to last me a long time," Kitty said. "Like forever!"

"What about our stuff at the base?" Amara asked.

"They'll mail it to us," Scott said.

"Who cares as long as we go home!" Rogue groaned.

"Are you okay?" Jean asked.

"Okay?" Rogue looked at her. "I've got super strength and invulnerable skin now. I can even fly. I'm better than okay!"

"What about…what happened?" Jean asked. "How you got your new powers?"

"Magneto my…" She looked at her. "That maniac injected me with the stuff that gave me the powers. That's what happened. I'll deal with it."

"Why do I have the feeling there's more to this than you're willing to tell me?" Jean frowned.

"Why don't you just mind your own business Jean?" She snapped and stormed off.

Jean made a motion to go after her, but Scott stopped her. "Don't," He told her. "You know how private Rogue is. She'll tell us when she's ready."

"He's right," Xavier said. "For now, let's just go home and rest."

They went into the Blackbird and the X-Copter and went home. The Joes watched them leave. "Okay they're gone," Hawk said. From the shadows Fred and Lance carried out Pietro and Wanda.

"You think that was a good idea lying to Xavier like that?" Beach Head asked.

"I didn't exactly lie," Hawk said, looking at the four figures huddled together. "Technically these four aren't part of the Brotherhood anymore."