Dark History
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "Ooooooh smug mode".
*Gives reviewers a HUGE hug* I love you guys!. As for your questions: No, Agatha's death hasn't got anything to do with the story, i just killed her off to make Wanda vunerable and so easier to pacify. No, Ebony can't be a person, like Sidney, but he is going to cause the Brotherhood boys a whole heap of trouble, no doubt.
Chapter 10 - Confessions.
Todd paced the floor of the living room of the boarding house worriedly. He knew he had to tell Wanda about her past, about what Magneto had done to her..he just hoped she wouldn't try to kill him for keeping it from her for as long as he did. He sighed, just as he was actually getting closer to her, he had to throw it all away.
"That's it, all reports are in, life is now officially unfair", he said to himself with a sigh.
He walked out of the living room and started up the stairs. He passed Pietro on the way up. The silver-haired mutant had his hands wrapped up in bandages.
"What happened to you"?, asked Todd, raising an eyebrow.
"Ebony happened to me!", said Pietro, "I was just trying to get him to play with a piece of string and he..he just flipped out and scratched the hell outta me!".
"That cat really doesn't like you man", said Todd, shaking his head and chuckling.
"I've said it once and i'll say it again", said Pietro, "that..that....demonic creature is not a cat".
Pietro stopped and cocked his head to the side.
"What are you up to anyway?", he asked, "you look like you're going to your own funeral".
"In a way, i am", said Todd with a sigh, "i need ta go an' talk ta Wanda".
He carried on with his way up the stairs. Pietro blinked for a second, taking this in. It took a unnaturaly long period of time for Todd's words to sink in..maybe it was because of the blood loss. He raced ahead of Todd, stopping dead in front of the frog-like teen.
"Whoah whoah whoa, hold the phone!", he said, "you're not going to tell her about...you know.. are you?".
"I've just been on the receiving end of this myself", said Todd with a frown, "and it 'aint nice. She deserves ta know the truth, no matter how painfull it is".
"You do realise that she'll go after father. All this time she's actually been decent towards you will go", said Pietro, crossing his arms, "She'll leave, and you won't see her again for a long time..if ever".
"It's worth the risk", said Todd, "i care about her too much ta see her have these nightmares an' flashbacks an' not know what they mean. Even if it means i risk losing her".
With that, Todd pushed past Pietro and headed towards Wanda's room. Pietro frowned and dashed to the phone, quickly punching in a number. It wasn't long before someone picked up.
"Hi", said Pietro, "we got a problem".
Todd got to Wanda's door and sighed. This wasn't going to be easy....why couldn't he just have a nice, calm, normal life?. 'Because mutants can't lead 'normal' lives' he thought to himself. He took a deep breath and knocked on her door.
"Yeah?", came Wanda's voice on the other side.
"Hey Wanda..can i talk ta ya?", he asked.
He heared Wanda give a sigh. After a short time of silence, she replied.
"Yeah, come in".
Todd walked in and shut the door after him. Wanda was curled up on a chair, a book in her lap. Ebony was taking up residence on the bed. Todd noticed a bit of what looked like Lance's vest stuck to the cats' claws. Any other time, he would have found this hilarious, but..not now. Todd decided it best not to beat around the bush, Wanda hated that and he wanted to get this off his chest as quickly as possible. Come what may afterwards.
"I...i know why ya've been havin' those flashbacks", he said with a sigh, looking down to the ground, "why ya have those weird dreams, why ya can't figure out why ya were mad at ya father".
Wanda blinked. She remembered Agatha's words, she had said Todd would be the one to give the answers, she didn't even have to go to the trouble of asking him. He was going to tell her anyway.
"Go on", she said, narrowing her eyes and cocking her head to the side.
"Magneto...he got a mutant called Mastermind ta cover up ya real memories wit' fake ones. Ya didn't exactly have a decent upbringing", said Todd with a sigh, "Magneto...he..he put ya in an assylum when ya were a kid".
Wanda blinked and then grimaced. Todd hadn't said much, but it was enough to trigger a flashback of painfull memories. She frowned as she remembered everything that had happened to her. How could Magneto do this to her?. How could Pietro lie..how could Todd?. She narrowed her eyes and looked at him.
"You knew this all this time and you didn't tell me?!", she snapped, "why bother now huh?".
Todd sighed and hung his head low, he'd been expecting this.
"Look, i made a mistake okay?", he said with a sigh, "i told ya because...because i care too much about ya ta see ya suffer the way you were".
"So you told me so you could feel better?", said Wanda, crossing her arms, a lightbulb starting to blink.
"No", said Todd quietly, "i told ya fer YOU. I don't care what happens ta me but i thought ya deserved and needed ta know..even if it ment ya walking off an' hunting down Magneto. Even if i never see you again in my life. I...i couldn't let you not know".
Wanda narrowed her eyes then sighed. The lightbulb stoped blinking.
"Thank you for telling me the truth", she said quietly walking towards the door, "but you're right, i AM going to find my father. I can't let him get away with this!".
"I kinda figured", muttered Todd as he watched Wanda storm out of the door.
He sighed and ploped down on her bed. Ebony mewed and trotted over to him, nudging his elbow. Todd sighed and gave the cat a pat on the head. He heard laughing. He blinked and looked up, trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. He looked to the window in time to see a tenticle sweep in and grab him, tanking him through it. I a secodn he found himself eye to eye with Vivian, wrapped in one of her coils.
"I told you i'd be back for you", she said with a chuckle.
Before Todd could reply, something smaked him over the back of his head and he blacked out.
Another cliffhanger. Sorry, this fic requires alot of them :D. Please review, until next time...
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "Ooooooh smug mode".
*Gives reviewers a HUGE hug* I love you guys!. As for your questions: No, Agatha's death hasn't got anything to do with the story, i just killed her off to make Wanda vunerable and so easier to pacify. No, Ebony can't be a person, like Sidney, but he is going to cause the Brotherhood boys a whole heap of trouble, no doubt.
Chapter 10 - Confessions.
Todd paced the floor of the living room of the boarding house worriedly. He knew he had to tell Wanda about her past, about what Magneto had done to her..he just hoped she wouldn't try to kill him for keeping it from her for as long as he did. He sighed, just as he was actually getting closer to her, he had to throw it all away.
"That's it, all reports are in, life is now officially unfair", he said to himself with a sigh.
He walked out of the living room and started up the stairs. He passed Pietro on the way up. The silver-haired mutant had his hands wrapped up in bandages.
"What happened to you"?, asked Todd, raising an eyebrow.
"Ebony happened to me!", said Pietro, "I was just trying to get him to play with a piece of string and he..he just flipped out and scratched the hell outta me!".
"That cat really doesn't like you man", said Todd, shaking his head and chuckling.
"I've said it once and i'll say it again", said Pietro, "that..that....demonic creature is not a cat".
Pietro stopped and cocked his head to the side.
"What are you up to anyway?", he asked, "you look like you're going to your own funeral".
"In a way, i am", said Todd with a sigh, "i need ta go an' talk ta Wanda".
He carried on with his way up the stairs. Pietro blinked for a second, taking this in. It took a unnaturaly long period of time for Todd's words to sink in..maybe it was because of the blood loss. He raced ahead of Todd, stopping dead in front of the frog-like teen.
"Whoah whoah whoa, hold the phone!", he said, "you're not going to tell her about...you know.. are you?".
"I've just been on the receiving end of this myself", said Todd with a frown, "and it 'aint nice. She deserves ta know the truth, no matter how painfull it is".
"You do realise that she'll go after father. All this time she's actually been decent towards you will go", said Pietro, crossing his arms, "She'll leave, and you won't see her again for a long time..if ever".
"It's worth the risk", said Todd, "i care about her too much ta see her have these nightmares an' flashbacks an' not know what they mean. Even if it means i risk losing her".
With that, Todd pushed past Pietro and headed towards Wanda's room. Pietro frowned and dashed to the phone, quickly punching in a number. It wasn't long before someone picked up.
"Hi", said Pietro, "we got a problem".
Todd got to Wanda's door and sighed. This wasn't going to be easy....why couldn't he just have a nice, calm, normal life?. 'Because mutants can't lead 'normal' lives' he thought to himself. He took a deep breath and knocked on her door.
"Yeah?", came Wanda's voice on the other side.
"Hey Wanda..can i talk ta ya?", he asked.
He heared Wanda give a sigh. After a short time of silence, she replied.
"Yeah, come in".
Todd walked in and shut the door after him. Wanda was curled up on a chair, a book in her lap. Ebony was taking up residence on the bed. Todd noticed a bit of what looked like Lance's vest stuck to the cats' claws. Any other time, he would have found this hilarious, but..not now. Todd decided it best not to beat around the bush, Wanda hated that and he wanted to get this off his chest as quickly as possible. Come what may afterwards.
"I...i know why ya've been havin' those flashbacks", he said with a sigh, looking down to the ground, "why ya have those weird dreams, why ya can't figure out why ya were mad at ya father".
Wanda blinked. She remembered Agatha's words, she had said Todd would be the one to give the answers, she didn't even have to go to the trouble of asking him. He was going to tell her anyway.
"Go on", she said, narrowing her eyes and cocking her head to the side.
"Magneto...he got a mutant called Mastermind ta cover up ya real memories wit' fake ones. Ya didn't exactly have a decent upbringing", said Todd with a sigh, "Magneto...he..he put ya in an assylum when ya were a kid".
Wanda blinked and then grimaced. Todd hadn't said much, but it was enough to trigger a flashback of painfull memories. She frowned as she remembered everything that had happened to her. How could Magneto do this to her?. How could Pietro lie..how could Todd?. She narrowed her eyes and looked at him.
"You knew this all this time and you didn't tell me?!", she snapped, "why bother now huh?".
Todd sighed and hung his head low, he'd been expecting this.
"Look, i made a mistake okay?", he said with a sigh, "i told ya because...because i care too much about ya ta see ya suffer the way you were".
"So you told me so you could feel better?", said Wanda, crossing her arms, a lightbulb starting to blink.
"No", said Todd quietly, "i told ya fer YOU. I don't care what happens ta me but i thought ya deserved and needed ta know..even if it ment ya walking off an' hunting down Magneto. Even if i never see you again in my life. I...i couldn't let you not know".
Wanda narrowed her eyes then sighed. The lightbulb stoped blinking.
"Thank you for telling me the truth", she said quietly walking towards the door, "but you're right, i AM going to find my father. I can't let him get away with this!".
"I kinda figured", muttered Todd as he watched Wanda storm out of the door.
He sighed and ploped down on her bed. Ebony mewed and trotted over to him, nudging his elbow. Todd sighed and gave the cat a pat on the head. He heard laughing. He blinked and looked up, trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. He looked to the window in time to see a tenticle sweep in and grab him, tanking him through it. I a secodn he found himself eye to eye with Vivian, wrapped in one of her coils.
"I told you i'd be back for you", she said with a chuckle.
Before Todd could reply, something smaked him over the back of his head and he blacked out.
Another cliffhanger. Sorry, this fic requires alot of them :D. Please review, until next time...