A/N: Let me just say, WOW! I saw X2 Saturday and it was amazing! Even better than the first! But one thing bugged me. The fact that John left with Magneto and Mystique. What bugged me even more was what happened after that. What became of John? I have heard rumors of an X3 and if they do have one they will probably tell what happened to John in it, but I can't wait that long so.... I'm makin up my own version of what happened. This takes place a little less than a year after X2.
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own X-Men or anything to do with it. I'm just borrowing characters and info from the movies for my pleasure and the pleasure of my readers. I do however own my character Haley Sorona, but she won't appear until later chapters. Please don't sue! I don't have a lot of cash anyway! I'm not worth your lawyer's time!
Well, enough of my endless babble...on with the story!
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Welcome Back
Chapter1: Going Home
John Allerdyce, a.k.a. Pyro stood in the thick woods, Mystique by his side, watching as Magneto studied over the body of a dead man. A slight chill ran through him. It wasn't the fact that the guy was dead that unnerved him, it was the fact that it was because of them he was dead. Magneto had gone too far once again, and the guy ended up here in the woods, cold and stiff. It looked like an accident, but John couldn't be sure. Magneto hadn't gotten what he wanted and decided to teach the guy a lesson. John shivered again and brushed a strand of his now mostly blonde hair out of his eyes as he continued to watch Magneto study over the man. It was getting cold now that the sun was setting, and John didn't like cold. He got out his lighter and placed the small flame in his hand. With a slight thought, he had the flame large enough to keep him warm, but small enough he could still hold it in his hand.
"If you want a fire, then burn him." Magneto stated simply.
"What!" John practically screamed, a look of shock on his face.
"You heard me, burn him." Magneto said, standing up.
"I'm not going to burn him! After all, we already killed him. Don't you think we've done enough?" John was almost in hysterics. He wasn't just going to burn a person to nothing but ashes, even if the guy was dead.
"What you don't seem to understand, Pyro, is that all three of us have touched him at one point or another, so our fingerprints are on him. His family will realize he is missing and they will come looking for him. When they find him dead they will do an autopsy, and they will find our fingerprints. Seeing as how both of us have police records, they can match the fingerprints and they'll know we did it, and we'll get caught. Do you want that?" Magneto smiled slyly, seeing he had made his point.
John sighed and looked down at the fireball in his hand. With one last look at the man, he made it ten times bigger and threw it at him.
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John stared at the ceiling of his room in Magneto's base, thinking of today's events. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. Magneto had killed several people and then covered it up, and each time he had been an accomplice. When he first left his friends behind and went with Magneto a month shy of a year ago, he didn't expect things to go this way. He didn't want to be a member of the Brotherhood anymore. He wanted out. John closed his eyes and started sorting trough minds. That was something else Magneto did. He had given each member of the Brotherhood a small implant the size of the tip of an ink pin. The implant kind of gave the owner telepathic powers. It allowed the person to communicate with and locate any other person with the chip within a ten-mile radius telepathically. Magneto himself even got the chip implanted. John searched through the minds of every person in the building until he located Magneto, who was in a small lab in the back of the building. Satisfied with himself, John opened his eyes and smiled, impressed that he could work the chip so well. He stood up and made his way out of the room and toward Magneto.
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Meanwhile, at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Professor Xavier was connected to Cerebro, focused on one person in particular. Professor X watched as John made his way to Magneto, and he knew exactly what he was going to say. Professor X turned off Cerebro and smiled.
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John walked down the long hallways, thinking of more reasons to leave the Brotherhood. Another main one was the fact that Magneto had used him as a test subject for some of his new magnetically charged contraptions. That was one of the reasons why blonde was now his dominant hair color. (A/N: Think Rogue in the first movie!) There were still a few strands of brown though. John approached the room and knocked before going in cautiously. Magneto was working on something and had a holographic image floating in front of him. John didn't get a chance to see what it was, however, because Magneto quickly turned it off when he heard John approach.
"Is there something I can do for you, Pyro?" Magneto asked, gesturing for John to come all the way in.
"Ugh...yeah," John said quietly, " I want out."
"You want out?" Magneto repeated, raising an eyebrow. "And where, exactly, are you going to go?"
"I don't know. Anywhere I want." John answered. He actually knew exactly where he was going, but he didn't want to tell Magneto, in case he would follow him. That would put the others in danger.
"Fine," Magneto gave in, "but if you have nowhere to go, don't come crying back to me. Understood?"
"Yes sir." John agreed.
"It's a shame, losing someone as valuable as you." Magneto continued.
John stared at him for a few moments before turning around and going out the door. Once out of hearing range, John smiled to himself and whispered,
"I'm goin home!"
A/N: That's it for this chappie. Having trouble picturing John with blonde hair? Me too! I got the idea from the first movie. If you can remember, he was in the movie for like 5 seconds, and he had blonde hair. But if you can't picture it, don't feel bad. You're not the only one! Please review. I live for reviews!
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own X-Men or anything to do with it. I'm just borrowing characters and info from the movies for my pleasure and the pleasure of my readers. I do however own my character Haley Sorona, but she won't appear until later chapters. Please don't sue! I don't have a lot of cash anyway! I'm not worth your lawyer's time!
Well, enough of my endless babble...on with the story!
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Welcome Back
Chapter1: Going Home
John Allerdyce, a.k.a. Pyro stood in the thick woods, Mystique by his side, watching as Magneto studied over the body of a dead man. A slight chill ran through him. It wasn't the fact that the guy was dead that unnerved him, it was the fact that it was because of them he was dead. Magneto had gone too far once again, and the guy ended up here in the woods, cold and stiff. It looked like an accident, but John couldn't be sure. Magneto hadn't gotten what he wanted and decided to teach the guy a lesson. John shivered again and brushed a strand of his now mostly blonde hair out of his eyes as he continued to watch Magneto study over the man. It was getting cold now that the sun was setting, and John didn't like cold. He got out his lighter and placed the small flame in his hand. With a slight thought, he had the flame large enough to keep him warm, but small enough he could still hold it in his hand.
"If you want a fire, then burn him." Magneto stated simply.
"What!" John practically screamed, a look of shock on his face.
"You heard me, burn him." Magneto said, standing up.
"I'm not going to burn him! After all, we already killed him. Don't you think we've done enough?" John was almost in hysterics. He wasn't just going to burn a person to nothing but ashes, even if the guy was dead.
"What you don't seem to understand, Pyro, is that all three of us have touched him at one point or another, so our fingerprints are on him. His family will realize he is missing and they will come looking for him. When they find him dead they will do an autopsy, and they will find our fingerprints. Seeing as how both of us have police records, they can match the fingerprints and they'll know we did it, and we'll get caught. Do you want that?" Magneto smiled slyly, seeing he had made his point.
John sighed and looked down at the fireball in his hand. With one last look at the man, he made it ten times bigger and threw it at him.
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John stared at the ceiling of his room in Magneto's base, thinking of today's events. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. Magneto had killed several people and then covered it up, and each time he had been an accomplice. When he first left his friends behind and went with Magneto a month shy of a year ago, he didn't expect things to go this way. He didn't want to be a member of the Brotherhood anymore. He wanted out. John closed his eyes and started sorting trough minds. That was something else Magneto did. He had given each member of the Brotherhood a small implant the size of the tip of an ink pin. The implant kind of gave the owner telepathic powers. It allowed the person to communicate with and locate any other person with the chip within a ten-mile radius telepathically. Magneto himself even got the chip implanted. John searched through the minds of every person in the building until he located Magneto, who was in a small lab in the back of the building. Satisfied with himself, John opened his eyes and smiled, impressed that he could work the chip so well. He stood up and made his way out of the room and toward Magneto.
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Meanwhile, at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Professor Xavier was connected to Cerebro, focused on one person in particular. Professor X watched as John made his way to Magneto, and he knew exactly what he was going to say. Professor X turned off Cerebro and smiled.
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John walked down the long hallways, thinking of more reasons to leave the Brotherhood. Another main one was the fact that Magneto had used him as a test subject for some of his new magnetically charged contraptions. That was one of the reasons why blonde was now his dominant hair color. (A/N: Think Rogue in the first movie!) There were still a few strands of brown though. John approached the room and knocked before going in cautiously. Magneto was working on something and had a holographic image floating in front of him. John didn't get a chance to see what it was, however, because Magneto quickly turned it off when he heard John approach.
"Is there something I can do for you, Pyro?" Magneto asked, gesturing for John to come all the way in.
"Ugh...yeah," John said quietly, " I want out."
"You want out?" Magneto repeated, raising an eyebrow. "And where, exactly, are you going to go?"
"I don't know. Anywhere I want." John answered. He actually knew exactly where he was going, but he didn't want to tell Magneto, in case he would follow him. That would put the others in danger.
"Fine," Magneto gave in, "but if you have nowhere to go, don't come crying back to me. Understood?"
"Yes sir." John agreed.
"It's a shame, losing someone as valuable as you." Magneto continued.
John stared at him for a few moments before turning around and going out the door. Once out of hearing range, John smiled to himself and whispered,
"I'm goin home!"
A/N: That's it for this chappie. Having trouble picturing John with blonde hair? Me too! I got the idea from the first movie. If you can remember, he was in the movie for like 5 seconds, and he had blonde hair. But if you can't picture it, don't feel bad. You're not the only one! Please review. I live for reviews!