Shawn and Tyler sat in the rec room, in front of the TV, eating chips and watching SpongeBob Square Pants on TV as Logan walked into the room holding a beer. "What are you two doing?" he asked, taking a drink of the beer.

"Nothing dad, just eating and watching TV." Shawn said, not looking up from the TV.

"I can see that, and while your doing this, what are you two planning?" Shawn and Tyler looked up at Logan.

"You think we would plan something against the girls?" Shawn looked shocked.

"Yeah I do, since you just told me what you were doing, I never said you were planning against the girls." Logan left the room as Tyler and Shawn looked at each other, then back to the TV.

Shawn and Tyler went back to watching SpongeBob as Marie and Becky walked in a half hour later, sitting on the couch. "Why are you watching this?"

"It's a marathon, why not?" Tyler asked, eyes almost glued to the TV as plankton angrily walked back to the Chum Bucket and Logan walked back into the room, watching the teens for a bit.

"The Chum Bucket, not to be confused with the Chump Bucket, which happens to be Scott's favorite restaurant." Marie boredly said as Logan chuckled.

"Shhh!" Shawn glared at Marie then went back to the TV.

"Come on Becky, they're way too far gone now, we'll never save them." Marie stood up as Becky watched Shawn. "Becky?" Marie ran her hand in front of Becky's face until her friend fell out of her daze and looked up.

"What?"

"I said come on, they're too far gone for us to save them." Marie left the room as Logan and Becky walked out too.

"Uh…ok." Becky watched Logan go outside as Marie stood in the hall. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm just trying to think of a way to get dad's tags."

"MARIE! SHAWN! TYLER! BECKY! GET OVER HERE!" Scott's voice could be heard at least a few miles away as the four teens ran to the front door as fast as mutantly possible.

"What?" Shawn asked, craving to get back to the TV.

"What happened to my car?" Becky and Tyler looked away as Shawn and Marie looked Scott in the eyes. "Ok, Marie, Shawn, go away, I'm gonna have a talk with Tyler and Becky."

"See ya guys." Marie and Shawn said as they went to the rec room. "No way, no way am I going to take dad's tags. If that's what happens with Scott after a small little car thing, I cant imagine what would happen if dad found out I took his tags."

"You only need them for a second, just enough time to show us, then you can take them wherever you want." Shawn looked at Marie as a commercial came on.

"I cant, I want to actually live." Marie crossed her arms.

"You act like you're a human, all scared and crap."

"What? I would never sink so low to act that way, it's not true, I'll do it!" Marie stomped out of the room and went outside to find Tyler and Becky looking scared.

"What happened?"

"We told him we were playing truth or dare and that I had to put a charged card in the backseat." Tyler explained.

"Then why do you looked so scared?"

"Well, we have to pay to fix the car, which is like $1000, plus a new paint job for $300."

"And that scares you?" Marie looked puzzled.

"No, we weren't scared, we were just shocked that Scott let us off so lightly, what I'm scared about is that he'll think of something else for us." Tyler shuddered, thinking of what Scott could think of.

"Don't worry Ty, just come up with $650 each and your done." Marie put an arm around Tyler's shoulders and kissed his cheek. "It's easy, I'll even help you guys."

"Thanks Marie." 

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A boy ran through the trees on the institute grounds until he came upon three teenagers. "Hi, I'm James." The boy smiled to the teens, he was incredibly cute and about 14 or so with silver hair.

"I'm Marie, aren't you scared of us?" Marie looked at James oddly.

"Nope, mutants are cool." James smiled again.

"Cool, I'm Tyler and this is Becky." Tyler finished the intros as Rita came around the corner holding a piece of paper with an order on it, then promptly dropped it when she saw James.

"Who are you?" Rita walked over to James.

"I'm James, hi."

"You, you look just like Pietro." Rita thought back to when she and Pietro were teens.

"I'm his son." James said as he quickly ran a lap around everyone.

"I can believe it, it cant be true." Rita stumbled back into the outside wall of the institute, putting a hand over her heart.

"James! What are you doing?" Pietro walked (yes, walked, not ran) out from behind the trees.

"You have a son?" Rita asked, trying to make herself believe it.

"Uh, yeah, what do you think happened when we didn't talk for 13 years?" Pietro went to grab his son as James ran out of his father's grip.

"Don't touch me, I don't want to rule the fucking world, I just want friends my age." James looked at his father as Pietro started looking pissed.

"Magneto is waiting for me, I don't have time for this, and there is someone your age there, her name is Lynx, she's real cute." Pietro tried to get James again as James ran away.

"Who's Magneto? And I don't care about that girl, she sounds just like you, power crazed." James was about to run out of Pietro's way again as Rita stepped between them.

"You didn't tell him about his own grandfather? Does Erik even know about James?" Rita glared at Pietro, she knew he wouldn't run away from her.

"No, they don't know about each other, that's why I'm taking him to Magneto."

"They don't know about each other? Pietro Maximoff! I cant believe how inconsiderate you are! You just want James to fight against us, he's just a pawn in your father's game!" Rita crossed her arms, still glaring at Pietro.

"Is that true dad?" James asked.

"Look Ri, there's nothing I can do about it, dad asks, I deliver." Pietro tried to get around Rita as she grabbed his shirt.

"Yes there is, tell Erik you couldn't find him, or better yet, tell Erik that Rita said 'no'."

"I'll get him Ri, he's my son." Pietro said as he ran off.

"Thanks, my dad never was the nicest person, I barely even know him." James explained as Charles came over to them.

"Who is this?"

"This is James Maximoff, Pietro's son." Charles extended a hand as James shook it.

"What is this place?" James looked around the mansion.

"This is a school for mutants, where mutants live and learn to control their 'gifts'. Ordinarily the children will go to a public school, but since the public has exiled mutants to a special school, I believe it's easier to just teach them here. I am the history Professor, and Rita here is the English Professor. There are three more teachers, Hank teaches science and physics, while Logan teaches self defense and training, and Ororo teaches math. On occasion a woman named Rogue will teach music and art to the students. Though for the time being, the children here still need at attend a public school until I can get the permission form their parents to home school them."

"What kind of training?" James inquired.

"A group called the X-Men, in a sense, we are the good guys." Charles said.

"And my dad is the bad guy?"

"Yes he is, he works for your grandfather, Magneto, who works for my daughter, Lynx." Rita told him.

"I see, this place seems cool."

"And you'll always have friends here." Marie piped up as James smiled to her again.

"Come on Marie." Tyler said, putting an arm around Marie's waist and pushing her inside, away from James.

"Tyler! What is your problem? I was talking to James, your just jealous." Marie rolled her eyes and walked upstairs, leaving Tyler in the entrance hall.

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"Your late, again." Lynx sat in a chair, her back to the door as Pietro came in the front door, jumping when he heard her.

"Stop that! You'll scare someone to death doing that."

"Good, maybe I'll kill you. This is the third time you've bee late this month! Tell me what you've been doing god dammit, I swear, if you don't I'll kick you out to live with Mystique." Lynx never left her chair as Pietro came around to face her.

"I was just visiting someone I haven't seen for a while."

"Who?"

"I don't have to answer to you Lynx, your not my father."

"But I am." Erik walked out from the shadows behind them. "Who were you with?"

"I was trying to get to a mutant before Xavier did, but Rita got in the way." Pietro scowled, his best friend screwed up his plans and got him in a lot of trouble.

"How do you know this was a mutant?" Erik watched Pietro go pale. "Well?"

"His name is James, he's my…son"

"What?" Erik yelled as the metal walls shook violently.

"I said he was my son, bye." Pietro zipped off and out of sight.

"I'll kill him." Erik silently told himself as Lynx heard.

"Takes a number Erik, everyone hates him." Lynx growled, getting up as Piotr walked into the room and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Where are you going Lynx?" Piotr asked as she turned to face him.

"No where important, just my room."

"I'll take you." Piotr put an arm around Lynx and guided her back to her room as St. John walked in with a basin.

"Mags says this should help Lynx." Pyro put the basin of clear liquid and clothe down, then walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. Piotr bent down and took the clothe out of the water, wringing out the extra water and putting the clothe on Lynx's eyes as she laid down.

"Think I'll ever get my sight back?" Lynx asked.

"Maybe." Piotr leaned close to Lynx and kissed her as she leaned into him, kissing him back.

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Marie silently flew down the hall at 3 in the morning, stopping at her parent's room, opening the door quietly and looking in, they were both asleep. "Please stay asleep." Marie prayed as she flew into the room, looking down on Logan. Marie put her hands to her mouth as Logan stirred, extending then retracting his claws very quickly, not waking up. Marie gently slid Logan's tags around his neck so the part that held them together was facing her.

Marie put a nail on the thin piece of metal between a ball and the clasp as the metal easily broke between her nails. Lightly Marie slid the chain and tags off Logan's neck, leaving the room and closing the door as fast and silent as she could, running to Shawn and Tyler's room, opening the door. "Here." Marie said as she tossed the tags to her sleeping brother, watching them hit him in a head as he woke up.

"Marie, do you know how much trouble you'll be in?" Shawn's eyes almost popped out of his head as he held up the now broken chain. "You broke it!"

"It's easy to fix, it'll just be one ball shorter, nothing big, dad wont even notice."

"Yes he will, he's Wolverine, he knows everything." Shawn put the tags under his pillow as he fell back on it, trying to fall asleep.

"Why did you put those there?" Marie asked as Tyler finally woke up, looking at Marie.

"Why is she in our room?" Tyler looked at Shawn.

"She came for you." Shawn sarcastically said,

"Really?" Tyler faced Marie again and smiled.

"No, she brought me dad's dog tags, now go back to your room Marie, we're tired." Shawn whined as Marie turned around and walked back to her room, lying in her bed and falling asleep.

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Lynx sat in the common room leaning against Piotr as he and Pyro watched TV and Erik read the newspaper. "Where's Victor?" Lynx randomly asked.

"I'm right here, and it's dad to you, not Victor." Victor growled, walking into the room.

"Eh mate, ain't we supposed to hear your theme song?" Pyro asked Sabretooth.

"Yeah, doesn't everyone have a song that plays when they walk into a room?" Piotr glanced at Sabretooth for a second.

"Like what?" Victor snapped at them, it was too early in the morning for him.

"I got one." Lynx grinned as she cleared her throat, Pyro turning the TV off to listen.

"I want chicken,

I want liver,

Meow mix, meow mix, please deliver,

Meow, meow, meow." Lynx sang as the guys burst out in laughter, only getting another growl from Victor.