Dark history
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "Go web go!.....fly.....go?".
Thanks to all my lovely reviewers, i'm surprised no one gussed in their reviews where Todd would go...unless it was THAT obvious. As for Evan, i don't know..maybe he'll appear, i'm a few chapters ahead of this one, so i'm not yet finnished. He might make an appearence.
Just a note, Snowdon is a real place. It's here, well i say here, but...you know what i mean, in Wales. A beautifull little moutain place that i adore to visit. Any places mentioned forthwith are real....except for Avalon, of course.
Chapter 7 - A friend in need.
"What do you mean 'he's not here'?".
Xavier sighed at the assembeld group of the Brotherhood, who had arrived to take Todd home.
"If you've done something to him....", threatened Wanda.
"Calm down Wanda", said Xavier, "he's just gone to Avalon for a few days to get his head together".
"With....Sidney?", asked Wanda, the slightest tint of jealously in her voice.
"He has known her for almost all of his life, if anyone can help him piece his life back together, it's her", said Xavier, then gave a slight smile, "there is no reason to get upset or worred Wanda".
"I'm NOT!", said Wanda crossing her arms, "how many times do i have to say it?!".
"Well it's no good us hanging around here all day", said Pietro, tapping his foot impatiently, "come on, lets go home. Frog-boy'll come home when he's ready".
Todd meanwhile had managed to find Avalon with ease. He was greatfull for the fact that Logan and flown him over in the Blackbird, he doubted he could have coped with an airport right now. He had walked through a peacefull little village called Beddgelert (A/N: Translated for you non- Welsh speaking types - Gelert's Grave), and had navigated himself to Snowdon mountain. He knew this was where Sidney had told him he could find Avalon, the trouble now was finding the place. Todd was looking around the various pathways when he felt a hand drop on his shoulder. He gave a scream of fright and jumped up, spinning around at the same time to face the person. Draco was looking at him with a puzzled expression.
"Jumpy aren't we?", the dragon shift-shaper said.
"Draco..it's only you", said Todd with a sigh of relief, "trust me, i've had a hard week. I really need ta speak ta Sidney".
"No problem", said Darco with a smile, "follow me"
Todd followed the tall mutant down a few paths on the mountain, then Draco moved away form the public path and started across the mountain. Todd sighed and followed him, greatfull for the fact he could stick to walls, plus the fact, if he fell, chances were he wouldn't get badly hurt, as long as he landed on his hands and feet. After what seemed an eternity of walking, the pair stoped in front of a huge piece of rock. Draco pressed a bit in and a metalic humming could be heard, then the rock slid open, revealing intself to actually be part of a metal door, with rock stuck on the outside. Todd enetered after Draco in awe, even with all Sidney had told him about this place, it was nothing on actually BEING there. Draco cloased the door and walked with Todd out through and archway, nodding his head to a guard who had puruple eyes. Todd looked in shock at the sight before him, Avalon was...amazing. A waterfall ran in one corner, filling a crystal-clear lake where beautifull coloured fish smam. The village itself looked very old fashioned, most being huts. There was not a hint of concrete at all, everything seemed so...natural, it was like the paradise of it's namesake.
"Sidney's hut is this way", said Draco, pulling Todd out of his trance.
Todd nodded and followed Draco to one of the huts, it didn't look any more glamorous of any larger than any of the others, despite the fact it housed their leader. Draco motioned for Todd to wait while he entered. In a few moments, Sidney appeared, she looked the same but...different somehow. She carried with her an air of dignity, grace and maturity that Todd had never seen before in all the years he had known her. She saw Todd and broke into a smile, running over to him and giving him a hug.
"Todd!", she said happily, "i can't belive you're here. I missed you so much. How have you...man, you look terrible!".
"Tactless as ever", said Todd with a smile, "let just say i've been through..a rough patch. Look..i really need ya help Sid".
"Anything!", said Sidney directing him to her hut.
A few hours later, Todd had told Sidney everything. His messed up memories, the black womb, what Mastermind did to both himself and Wanda. When he finished he looked to his friend as she processed this information. Sidney had been one of the very few people Todd felt comfortable opening up to, he desperately needed her thoughts on this, he was all out of ideas.
"Wow", she fianlly said, "and i thought you had it tough before. What..what does your grandmother and cousin think about it?".
"They..don't know", said Todd with a sigh, "Nonna hates my father as it is, i wouldn't want to get worried about me. You know what she's like, she'd probably hunt him down and kill him for somethin' like this".
"Yeah, i guess you're right", said Sidney, flicking her tail from side to side.
"So..should i tell Wanda about what her father did to her?", asked Todd.
Sidney frowned slightly.
"I don't know Todd", she said, slightly coldly, "i don't think i'm the person you should ask".
"Oh, don't be like that Sid, please", said Todd with a sigh, "When we were kids, i could come ta talk about anythin' to ya, we were best friends. I thought we still were".
"We are Todd it's just....different now", said Sidney with a sigh.
"Sidney", said Todd, closing his eyes and looking down to the ground, "i never ever regreted the time we had, not fer one second, and i never will. But you said it yourself, we had to move on. Please, you're the only person on this planet i can turn to. Your my best friend, your my soulmate. I've had a tough week, i didn't even know who i was half the time, heck, i'm still not sure now".
Sidney sighed, then smiled.
"Your Todd Tolensky", she said, "You're quietly clever, you're kind and caring, humerous to a fault, you're persitent to the point of being stubborn, and....you're the best friend i have ever had".
She sighed and took a deep breath.
"You've got a good heart Todd, if you want to know what you should do with Wanda, listen to it. It hasn't steered you wrong before", she said, then paused, "but if you want to know what i think....i think you should tell her. You know the pain and anger of having your own memories cheat on you. If you care about her as much as you say you do...could you let it go on?. Let her live a lie?. Even if it keeps her in the Brotherhood?. Even if you telling her means the likelyhood of you losing her?".
"Okay okay, don't rub it in", said Todd, then smiled, "thanks Sid. I knew i could count on you".
"Yeah", said Sidney with a grin, "come on, let me show you my wonderfull little hideaway".
"About time i took a tour", said Todd with a grin, following Sidney out.
Zooom!. I tell you, i'm flying through these things. See, i TOLD you Sidney would be in it, didn't i?. Please review, until next time...
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "Go web go!.....fly.....go?".
Thanks to all my lovely reviewers, i'm surprised no one gussed in their reviews where Todd would go...unless it was THAT obvious. As for Evan, i don't know..maybe he'll appear, i'm a few chapters ahead of this one, so i'm not yet finnished. He might make an appearence.
Just a note, Snowdon is a real place. It's here, well i say here, but...you know what i mean, in Wales. A beautifull little moutain place that i adore to visit. Any places mentioned forthwith are real....except for Avalon, of course.
Chapter 7 - A friend in need.
"What do you mean 'he's not here'?".
Xavier sighed at the assembeld group of the Brotherhood, who had arrived to take Todd home.
"If you've done something to him....", threatened Wanda.
"Calm down Wanda", said Xavier, "he's just gone to Avalon for a few days to get his head together".
"With....Sidney?", asked Wanda, the slightest tint of jealously in her voice.
"He has known her for almost all of his life, if anyone can help him piece his life back together, it's her", said Xavier, then gave a slight smile, "there is no reason to get upset or worred Wanda".
"I'm NOT!", said Wanda crossing her arms, "how many times do i have to say it?!".
"Well it's no good us hanging around here all day", said Pietro, tapping his foot impatiently, "come on, lets go home. Frog-boy'll come home when he's ready".
Todd meanwhile had managed to find Avalon with ease. He was greatfull for the fact that Logan and flown him over in the Blackbird, he doubted he could have coped with an airport right now. He had walked through a peacefull little village called Beddgelert (A/N: Translated for you non- Welsh speaking types - Gelert's Grave), and had navigated himself to Snowdon mountain. He knew this was where Sidney had told him he could find Avalon, the trouble now was finding the place. Todd was looking around the various pathways when he felt a hand drop on his shoulder. He gave a scream of fright and jumped up, spinning around at the same time to face the person. Draco was looking at him with a puzzled expression.
"Jumpy aren't we?", the dragon shift-shaper said.
"Draco..it's only you", said Todd with a sigh of relief, "trust me, i've had a hard week. I really need ta speak ta Sidney".
"No problem", said Darco with a smile, "follow me"
Todd followed the tall mutant down a few paths on the mountain, then Draco moved away form the public path and started across the mountain. Todd sighed and followed him, greatfull for the fact he could stick to walls, plus the fact, if he fell, chances were he wouldn't get badly hurt, as long as he landed on his hands and feet. After what seemed an eternity of walking, the pair stoped in front of a huge piece of rock. Draco pressed a bit in and a metalic humming could be heard, then the rock slid open, revealing intself to actually be part of a metal door, with rock stuck on the outside. Todd enetered after Draco in awe, even with all Sidney had told him about this place, it was nothing on actually BEING there. Draco cloased the door and walked with Todd out through and archway, nodding his head to a guard who had puruple eyes. Todd looked in shock at the sight before him, Avalon was...amazing. A waterfall ran in one corner, filling a crystal-clear lake where beautifull coloured fish smam. The village itself looked very old fashioned, most being huts. There was not a hint of concrete at all, everything seemed so...natural, it was like the paradise of it's namesake.
"Sidney's hut is this way", said Draco, pulling Todd out of his trance.
Todd nodded and followed Draco to one of the huts, it didn't look any more glamorous of any larger than any of the others, despite the fact it housed their leader. Draco motioned for Todd to wait while he entered. In a few moments, Sidney appeared, she looked the same but...different somehow. She carried with her an air of dignity, grace and maturity that Todd had never seen before in all the years he had known her. She saw Todd and broke into a smile, running over to him and giving him a hug.
"Todd!", she said happily, "i can't belive you're here. I missed you so much. How have you...man, you look terrible!".
"Tactless as ever", said Todd with a smile, "let just say i've been through..a rough patch. Look..i really need ya help Sid".
"Anything!", said Sidney directing him to her hut.
A few hours later, Todd had told Sidney everything. His messed up memories, the black womb, what Mastermind did to both himself and Wanda. When he finished he looked to his friend as she processed this information. Sidney had been one of the very few people Todd felt comfortable opening up to, he desperately needed her thoughts on this, he was all out of ideas.
"Wow", she fianlly said, "and i thought you had it tough before. What..what does your grandmother and cousin think about it?".
"They..don't know", said Todd with a sigh, "Nonna hates my father as it is, i wouldn't want to get worried about me. You know what she's like, she'd probably hunt him down and kill him for somethin' like this".
"Yeah, i guess you're right", said Sidney, flicking her tail from side to side.
"So..should i tell Wanda about what her father did to her?", asked Todd.
Sidney frowned slightly.
"I don't know Todd", she said, slightly coldly, "i don't think i'm the person you should ask".
"Oh, don't be like that Sid, please", said Todd with a sigh, "When we were kids, i could come ta talk about anythin' to ya, we were best friends. I thought we still were".
"We are Todd it's just....different now", said Sidney with a sigh.
"Sidney", said Todd, closing his eyes and looking down to the ground, "i never ever regreted the time we had, not fer one second, and i never will. But you said it yourself, we had to move on. Please, you're the only person on this planet i can turn to. Your my best friend, your my soulmate. I've had a tough week, i didn't even know who i was half the time, heck, i'm still not sure now".
Sidney sighed, then smiled.
"Your Todd Tolensky", she said, "You're quietly clever, you're kind and caring, humerous to a fault, you're persitent to the point of being stubborn, and....you're the best friend i have ever had".
She sighed and took a deep breath.
"You've got a good heart Todd, if you want to know what you should do with Wanda, listen to it. It hasn't steered you wrong before", she said, then paused, "but if you want to know what i think....i think you should tell her. You know the pain and anger of having your own memories cheat on you. If you care about her as much as you say you do...could you let it go on?. Let her live a lie?. Even if it keeps her in the Brotherhood?. Even if you telling her means the likelyhood of you losing her?".
"Okay okay, don't rub it in", said Todd, then smiled, "thanks Sid. I knew i could count on you".
"Yeah", said Sidney with a grin, "come on, let me show you my wonderfull little hideaway".
"About time i took a tour", said Todd with a grin, following Sidney out.
Zooom!. I tell you, i'm flying through these things. See, i TOLD you Sidney would be in it, didn't i?. Please review, until next time...