Chapter Two: Unlikely and uneasy: the alliance
Disclaimer: I own nothing. But please don't steal me. Or Chu. I'm sure you're more creative than that.
Notes: No, I don't hate Toad... He just happens to be an easy target for lame jokes. So, nothing personal...
Oh, and Chu is also doing this story. She titled it "Self insertion" (or so she thinks) and to find it, do a search for the author "Pistachio Torte"... Good hunting! ^_^ \/
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I was completely surprised when Magneto took me in to a helicopter that was parked in a near by park.
"Uhmm..." I slowed my pace. "Not to be critical, sir, but..."
Magneto turned and looked at me, waiting for my answer.
"Well, for one, can't you fly? Two, do you think you could have found a less legal place to park that thing? Three, is it really such a great idea for me, the Walking Static Charge, to be in the air, depending on something technological to support me?"
"Do not concern yourself with such things." He said simply, and I allowed him to help me step up in to the helicopter.
"I've never ridden in one of these before." I commented, settling in to one of the seats and strapping on a seatbelt. I looked to the pilots seat, and saw a man wearing an official-looking uniform sitting there. "Hi, Mystique." I said with a big smile.
She looked back at me with surprise, dropping the disguise. She had been about to ask me something, when Magneto silenced her with a gesture. With a nod, she turned back to the controls.
The engine started, and we began to lift off the ground. I was indeed, very nervous about this. As stated, I had never ridden in one of these before, and besides that, I was concerned about my powers short-circuiting the machinery.
I glanced worriedly over to Magneto, who seemed to be completely relaxed, with his eyes closed.
Oh yeah. He's MAGNETO. If I wreck the helicopter, he can stop it before we crash and die, right? I thought to myself. I felt much more reassured now, and I leaned my head back, closing my eyes as well.
Chi? Chi, are you there? I heard Xavier's voice in my head. Needless to say, I was startled.
Of course I'm here. I'm obviously not at YOUR place. I snapped mentally.
Have you truly decided to join with Magneto? He asked quietly.
Well DUH! I exclaimed. You losers treated me like dirt. Think about it for a minute! Even YOU, the guy in charge, avoided me like the plague. What kind of example do you think that set for your minions?! I was really getting angry now. And I am absolutely thrilled to be leaving you losers. Wait, I need a better word to call you. ....... Hypocrites. Yeah. You say you're all so great for the poor mutants who can't fit in anywhere, but when one who happens to have an uncontrollable power comes along, you treat her the same as humans would react!!! As stated, I was getting really upset, and expecting my powers to start frying things randomly. Which would be bad.
Chi, no, that is not— He tried to speak, but I interrupted him.
As stated, sir, put a sock in it. I opened my eyes again, turning to Magneto.
"Ne, Magneto-sama, may I barrow your helmet?" I asked, not even pausing to think that it may not be on the helicopter. He looked at me with an expressionless face. "Please? I'm tired of listening to Xavier nag me."
A look of understanding came across his face, and a soda can floated up from the cockpit.
Oh. I guess he left his at home. I thought to myself as the can stretched itself out over my skull, pressing my hair down.
"Hahaha! Now you can't get me, Xavier!" I exclaimed. "Thank you Magneto-sama! You're the best!" I grinned hugely.
Why in the WORLD does this work to keep psychics out? I wondered as the ride progressed. I mean, think about it, it's just foil, pretty much. Come to think of it, it's sticky from the pop. I'll have to wash my hair. Was this Mystique's pop can? I wondered, perfectly content to keep my thoughts to myself. After all, now that Xavier couldn't hear them, I didn't have to worry about getting in trouble.
Ahh, I knew I was going to like this.
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After a while (I really had NO idea how long it took), we reached an island that appeared to be entirely constructed of a rocky crag.
"Oh, Genosha." I smiled to myself on the in-joke. As stated, I had no idea where in the world we were. We landed, and Magneto led me in to the fortress.
I really wanted to exclaim how cool it was, but Magneto had the aura of someone who was immensely superior to anything, and I didn't want to upset that. We met Sabertooth in hallway. As he walked by, he kept looking at me funny. I made a face at him, until I realized that he was staring because of the pop can on my head. I imagined how it must look, with the "coke" logo stretched out across the surface. I was trying really hard not to laugh, so instead, I choked and started coughing. We had stopped walking, and Magneto was looking at me with a slightly perplexed expression. A moment later, the pop can removed itself from my head. I looked up at Magneto, who was crumpling it up. I was trying to catch my breath, looking up to him for an explanation.
"It is no longer needed." He stated.
"Oh." I stood up, having recovered from my choking. "Hi, Sabertooth! How goes it?" I greeted him casually.
He growled at me, and began to leave, but was stopped by a pair of dogtags that hung around his neck. I recognized them to be Wolverine's.
"I shall speak with you later." Magneto said to Sabertooth, then released him. Sabertooth didn't make a noise; he just left.
"No infighting, huh?" I asked as we continued down the hall.
"I will not tolerate poor behavior toward you." He stated. At that point, I should have figured out that I as only valuable for my powers, but I was too busy being pleased that he seemed to actually want me to be on his team.
A short while later, we came across Toad in the hallway.
"Toad, would you take Chi to her room?" Magneto asked, though it was not a question; it was a command. Of that, there was no question. Toad nodded, and turned down a different corridor.
"But—" I protested.
"Go with him. I have business to attend to." Magneto said gently, but there was still no mistaking that it was a command.
"Okay..." I sighed, and took off after Toad.
"Yo, MORTIMER! Wait up!" I yelled, rushing down the hall after him. He looked back at me as though I were completely insane.
"Oh, it is Todd then?" I asked, catching up.
"Is what Todd?" He asked as he started walking again.
"Your name." I smiled. Anyone who had watch X-Men: Evolution thought that his name was Todd, which seemed to me to be only a strange rendition of "TOAD" anyways, but according to the comics, his real name was Mortimer.
"You don't need to know my name!" He snapped.
I laughed out loud once that sunk it. He had snapped at me, but it didn't involve eating a fly.
There was a long time of silence as we walked around, and I suspected that Toad really didn't know where we were going either.
"So, why are you here?" He asked, deciding to break the silence.
"Oh, that?"
Bzzt!
"That's why." I explained. "I used to be a student of Xavier's, but they all hated me. So, I came here."
He seemed to be a little bit dizzy from the shock, but didn't seem to mind too much.
"Well yeah, In Evolution, he likes Wanda, for crying out loud. He must like pain." I mumbled to myself.
"Here it is." Toad stopped suddenly in front of a doorway.
"Oh. So this is my room?" I asked. He nodded. "Okay. Thanks for bringing me here." I smiled.
He nodded again, and hopped off. I guessed that the actually walking with me had been too much for him. I inspected the door. It was made out of a plain, dark wood, set in the stone in such a way that I wondered how in the world it was attached.
Taking a gulp of air, I bravely opened the door, and stepped in to the room.
I was actually surprised to see the room. I had somehow been expecting something like a dungeon, but I was quite pleased by what I saw.
The wall was a smooth concrete that had been covered with a pale blue paint, reminding me of the home I had left to go to the Xavier institute. The floor was covered in a fuzzy black white carpet, on which I was most pleased to take off my shoes and run my toes through the fuzzy feeling.
There was a full-sized bed in one corner that had a set of lovely dark blue bedding spread across it. The blankets had a pattern of stars in the sky on it, and the pillows had different phases of the moon decorating them. Beside the bed was bookshelf that was huge, but empty. I could remedy that quickly enough, if Magneto would let me buy manga too... In another corner, there was a desk and chair with a florescent light above it.
On the wall opposite the door, there was a window that had dark blue curtains draped over it. I walked over to the window, and pulled the curtains open, to see a remarkable view of the ocean.
"Hmm, it sure would hurt to fall from here." I mumbled to myself, glancing down to the rocks outside the round window. Next to the window, there was a dresser made out of dark oak wood, just as the desk had been. I opened it to see some black uniforms in the top drawer, but nothing in the other three drawers. Well, I could remedy that too.
I moved to investigate the desk, which also had empty drawers.
"I need to go shopping. And get some of my things back." I muttered, moving to investigate the door that was between the bookshelf and bed. I cautiously opened it, and found a bathroom. It was on the small side, having no bathtub, but it still had all the needed things; toilet, sink, cupboard with towels, shower, ect. This room was decorated with gold and white being the primary colors.
"Yep, I'm definitely happy." I smiled, coming back to my room to flop out on the bed.
There was a hesitant knock on the door.
"NaaA?" I asked, as that had been my normal way to reply to people.
The door creaked open, and Toad stuck his head in. He was obviously wondering why I got such a fancy room, but shook the thought off and came over to me. I had sat up by this point, wondering why he was here. He held out a handful of tissue paper, which I took.
"Magneto said to give this to you." He stated, and watched while I opened it. There was a pair of bracelets that appeared to be made out of gold. I held them, wondering why he had given these to me.
"He said it was to help with your powers." Toad explained. Nodding, I slipped them on to my wrists, one on each hand. Toad turned around to leave.
"Hey Toad!" I exclaimed. He turned back to look at me. "Let's go shopping!"
There was a moment of silence before I revised my thought. "No, I want to go get some of my stuff back from Xavier's place. Then we can go shopping."
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Coke can on my head! Fancy bedroom! Though I'm sure my room at Xavier's was nice too... Anyhoo, yep! Next time, look forward to Toad and I sneaking in to my room! ^_^
