The Brotherhood mutants slowly emerged from the torn up building, wide-
eyed.
Mystique came forward, smiling, "Well done, Angela! I see you have learned from me well. I just knew you could do it!"
She drew in a shaky breath, "Whoa." That was all she could manage.
Toad came forward and put an arm around her shoulders to steady her uncontrollable shivers.
The truth was, she wasn't shivering from the cold or even treating her friend like that , it came from the sheer thrill of the unlimited power surging through her body at one time.
"So" Toad prompted, "How do you feel?"
She exhaled loudly, "I feel great. Tired, but great."
Fred clapped her back heavily, "Good job, new girl." His congratulations nearly drove her into the ground.
Lance extended his hand, "Not bad. You nearly roasted us with your little fire stunt, though."
"Sorry. Accuracy is my next goal."
The senior members simply nodded and headed back to the vehicles.
Angela let Wanda drive while she sat in the back seat. In no time, she was asleep, resting her head on the side door. The sudden lack on engine noise awoke Angela. Groggily, she followed Wanda upstairs and collapsed on her bed, sleeping like the dead until morning.
She could dimly hear Lance chasing Toad around, insisting that his name was Lance, not Rocky or even Avalanche. She walked stiffly downstairs, and noticed that all of the senior members of the Brotherhood were huddled at the foot of the stairway, conversing in whispered words.
Mindbender looked up and noticed that Angela was descending the stairs, he nudged Magneto sharply. "Angela, come here. We would like to talk to you for a few minutes."
Apprehensively, she joined the huddle, not sure what to expect.
"You're whiter than a sheet, " commented Pyro, "Relax, it's not the end of the world."
She nodded and forced a smile, these circumstances were suspiciously like those when she had been accused at the Institute.
"My people here have filled me in on your display of power, yesterday."
She nodded.
"They also informed me of your apparent lack of target discretion."
She raised her eyebrows, "English?"
Lance butted in, yelling from the other room, "What he means is you nearly turned us into crispy barbecue because you didn't aim."
"Okay. What do you want me to do about it?"
He stood up straighter, attempting an air of superiority, "I think.We think," Mind-bender scowled at this, "That you should join our higher ranks because of your need for more intensive training and the level of your powers. You would still be here of course, but, you would come to our cabin retreat, on the weekends, for a more.advanced level of training."
She shrugged, "Whatever." \ Mind-bender's glare deepened, "I really don't think this is a good idea, Magneto."
Magneto waved the comment away like a gnat, "Nonsense. You're simply too paranoid."
"Is it too paranoid to wonder if the new recruit is completely on our side? Or perhaps wondering if she may be a cleverly planted spy?"
Angela's near to the surface temper flared, "I came here because the other team lacked trust in me. It is an insult to be suspected here as well."
She resisted a brief urge to strangle Mind-bender telepathically.
Magneto seemed to notice this, for he quickly intervened, "Now, now, I will have no dissension among my team. I would prefer that you two became friends, but, seeing your dislike for each other, I will settle for a temporary truce."
"Fine.temporary truce."
Mind-bender agreed, "Yes.temporary."
Mystique came forward, smiling, "Well done, Angela! I see you have learned from me well. I just knew you could do it!"
She drew in a shaky breath, "Whoa." That was all she could manage.
Toad came forward and put an arm around her shoulders to steady her uncontrollable shivers.
The truth was, she wasn't shivering from the cold or even treating her friend like that , it came from the sheer thrill of the unlimited power surging through her body at one time.
"So" Toad prompted, "How do you feel?"
She exhaled loudly, "I feel great. Tired, but great."
Fred clapped her back heavily, "Good job, new girl." His congratulations nearly drove her into the ground.
Lance extended his hand, "Not bad. You nearly roasted us with your little fire stunt, though."
"Sorry. Accuracy is my next goal."
The senior members simply nodded and headed back to the vehicles.
Angela let Wanda drive while she sat in the back seat. In no time, she was asleep, resting her head on the side door. The sudden lack on engine noise awoke Angela. Groggily, she followed Wanda upstairs and collapsed on her bed, sleeping like the dead until morning.
She could dimly hear Lance chasing Toad around, insisting that his name was Lance, not Rocky or even Avalanche. She walked stiffly downstairs, and noticed that all of the senior members of the Brotherhood were huddled at the foot of the stairway, conversing in whispered words.
Mindbender looked up and noticed that Angela was descending the stairs, he nudged Magneto sharply. "Angela, come here. We would like to talk to you for a few minutes."
Apprehensively, she joined the huddle, not sure what to expect.
"You're whiter than a sheet, " commented Pyro, "Relax, it's not the end of the world."
She nodded and forced a smile, these circumstances were suspiciously like those when she had been accused at the Institute.
"My people here have filled me in on your display of power, yesterday."
She nodded.
"They also informed me of your apparent lack of target discretion."
She raised her eyebrows, "English?"
Lance butted in, yelling from the other room, "What he means is you nearly turned us into crispy barbecue because you didn't aim."
"Okay. What do you want me to do about it?"
He stood up straighter, attempting an air of superiority, "I think.We think," Mind-bender scowled at this, "That you should join our higher ranks because of your need for more intensive training and the level of your powers. You would still be here of course, but, you would come to our cabin retreat, on the weekends, for a more.advanced level of training."
She shrugged, "Whatever." \ Mind-bender's glare deepened, "I really don't think this is a good idea, Magneto."
Magneto waved the comment away like a gnat, "Nonsense. You're simply too paranoid."
"Is it too paranoid to wonder if the new recruit is completely on our side? Or perhaps wondering if she may be a cleverly planted spy?"
Angela's near to the surface temper flared, "I came here because the other team lacked trust in me. It is an insult to be suspected here as well."
She resisted a brief urge to strangle Mind-bender telepathically.
Magneto seemed to notice this, for he quickly intervened, "Now, now, I will have no dissension among my team. I would prefer that you two became friends, but, seeing your dislike for each other, I will settle for a temporary truce."
"Fine.temporary truce."
Mind-bender agreed, "Yes.temporary."