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Okay, lot's of Mystique in this chap. Also, X-Men and Brotherhood stuff, but I can't tell you what because then you'd know and that'd be bad. Anyway, enjoy. **************************************************************************** **** I bet you thought I wasn't going to tell you to review! **************************************************************************** ****
Pietro did not come back that night, but everyone assumed that he was "figuring out how to make out with a broken arm." However, he was not back by that morning, or by that afternoon. And at four o'clock, Lance was eager for his five dollars. He found Todd and Fred in the living room and said:
"Okay, even a pimp like Pietro knows when to stop. He's not still trying to make out with someone"
"So then where is he?" Todd asked.
"How should I know?" Fred looked up.
"Do you think we should look for him?"
"Yes, he owes me money"
"Really? How much?"
"Five" Todd rolled his eyes.
"Big deal"
"I know, but I saw these earrings the other day that I really think Kitty would like." There was a pause, and a devious gleam in Todd's eye.
"Don't" Lance warned.
"So then, what do we do?"
"Uh, look for him I guess."
"Okay, so, let's go." The three boys left the house and climbed into Lance's jeep. The car rolled out of the driveway and they set out on their search.
About an hour and a half later, the jeep returned. The three got out and went into the house.
"Mystique?" Lance called.
"What?" her voice answered. She appeared on the stairway, looking slightly annoyed.
"Remember when there was that report about that castle near the ski resort that got destroyed?"
"Yes"
"Well, ya know how they described it in detail, and they said that it was very weird?"
"Yes?" she probed impatiently
"We found a building that was wrecked just like it." There was a pause.
"Scarlet Witch"
"Yeah, that's what we thought too, but we weren't sure. And that means that she's in Bayville again!"
"So? Weren't you looking for Pietro?" No one answered.
"If you think" Mystique said "that Wanda killed him and then threw his body in a ditch, she wouldn't" Everyone looked at her quizzically.
"She wouldn't kill him?" Todd asked.
"She wouldn't bother to throw his body in a ditch"
"So what happened to Pietro?"
"I don't know. Perhaps we ought to find out"
***
Scott overlooked the ruins. He had seen the building once before, his first day in Bayville he had gotten lost. Someone had told him that it had once been a factory. But whatever it had been it was not anymore.
"You really think it was Scarlet Witch?" Jean asked.
"Almost positive, I mean, who else could it be?"
*BAMF* With a puff of brimstone-smelling smoke Kurt appeared.
"Sorry Cyclops" he reported "I couldn't find anything"
"Ditto for me" Shadowcat said, walking up to the group. Scott nodded, about to give new orders when:
"Hey Scott!" Rogue called as she approached the others. She did not say anything else, but instead gestured to the road.
And old green jeep drove along and stopped in front of them. All of the X-Men tensed as the Brotherhood stepped out. Well, the Brotherhood minus two. The first thing that everyone noticed was the Pietro and Wanda were not with them.
"So this is the building you found?" Mystique asked the three boys. They nodded and she turned to Scott.
"I see you've taken an interest too." Scott put a hand to his visor.
"What do you want Mystique?"
"Now, now, no need to get touchy!" she said as if she had never done anything wrong to him. "Anyway, we just wanted to know if you've seen Quicksilver or Scarlet Witch around anywhere."
"No" Scott answered edgily. He feared a surprise attack, perhaps Mystique knew precisely where Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were, and she was just distracting the X-Men.
"Why do you want to know? They're on your team, aren't they?" Rogue spoke up in a hostile tone.
"Yes" Mystique answered "but Pietro left without a note, and if you haven't realized it already, Wanda is not mentally well"
"Did Wanda do this?" Scott asked, gesturing to the wreck.
"That's the prevailing theory." Scott gave her a quizzical look. He was good at reading people, how they felt, what they were thinking, but Mystique had beaten him.
"Well, if it is Scarlet Witch, we should find her before she does anymore damage" he said more to his teammates than her.
"Exactly" the Brotherhood's leader said. All of the X-Men looked at her in surprise.
"Yeah" Lance spoke up "and we need to find Pietro too." Scott looked at his teammates; they all had the same expression of surprise and suspicion.
"You see Summers" Mystique said with a more serious tone "Wanda, must I remind you, is very powerful, and very set on the destruction of Magneto. Our teams alone will only be committing suicide to go after her."
"So" Scott paused "you're proposing that we join together?" the shape- shifter nodded.
"Ah don't like it" Rogue whispered.
"Niezer do I" Kurt replied. Kitty nodded but then said:
"Well she's right about one thing- we can't go after Scarlet Witch alone"
"Yeah, but since when is Mystique so concerned with anyone causin' damage? Ah don't think she's doin' this 'cause it's ethical"
"The rest of the Brotherhood seemed sincere about it" Scott said.
"They never said anythin'!"
"I was watching their faces" Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Well, what do we have to loose?" Jean asked.
"A lot"
"But we need to find Scarlet Witch, and the Brotherhood could be very helpful" Scott said "I'll keep my eyes on Mystique, if she's planning something we can know ahead of time." Everyone paused to think about this.
"Vell, okay"
"Fine with me"
"Okay"
"Yeah, alright" Scott turned to Mystique again.
"Okay" he said and she grinned.
"Good, we can take our car" she gestured to the jeep.
"Right." Scott said "I'll drive" Lance was about to protest, but Mystique stopped him. **************************************************************************** **** DemonRouge13- Secrets shall be reveled later... probably in 2 chaps or so...
Okay, lot's of Mystique in this chap. Also, X-Men and Brotherhood stuff, but I can't tell you what because then you'd know and that'd be bad. Anyway, enjoy. **************************************************************************** **** I bet you thought I wasn't going to tell you to review! **************************************************************************** ****
Pietro did not come back that night, but everyone assumed that he was "figuring out how to make out with a broken arm." However, he was not back by that morning, or by that afternoon. And at four o'clock, Lance was eager for his five dollars. He found Todd and Fred in the living room and said:
"Okay, even a pimp like Pietro knows when to stop. He's not still trying to make out with someone"
"So then where is he?" Todd asked.
"How should I know?" Fred looked up.
"Do you think we should look for him?"
"Yes, he owes me money"
"Really? How much?"
"Five" Todd rolled his eyes.
"Big deal"
"I know, but I saw these earrings the other day that I really think Kitty would like." There was a pause, and a devious gleam in Todd's eye.
"Don't" Lance warned.
"So then, what do we do?"
"Uh, look for him I guess."
"Okay, so, let's go." The three boys left the house and climbed into Lance's jeep. The car rolled out of the driveway and they set out on their search.
About an hour and a half later, the jeep returned. The three got out and went into the house.
"Mystique?" Lance called.
"What?" her voice answered. She appeared on the stairway, looking slightly annoyed.
"Remember when there was that report about that castle near the ski resort that got destroyed?"
"Yes"
"Well, ya know how they described it in detail, and they said that it was very weird?"
"Yes?" she probed impatiently
"We found a building that was wrecked just like it." There was a pause.
"Scarlet Witch"
"Yeah, that's what we thought too, but we weren't sure. And that means that she's in Bayville again!"
"So? Weren't you looking for Pietro?" No one answered.
"If you think" Mystique said "that Wanda killed him and then threw his body in a ditch, she wouldn't" Everyone looked at her quizzically.
"She wouldn't kill him?" Todd asked.
"She wouldn't bother to throw his body in a ditch"
"So what happened to Pietro?"
"I don't know. Perhaps we ought to find out"
***
Scott overlooked the ruins. He had seen the building once before, his first day in Bayville he had gotten lost. Someone had told him that it had once been a factory. But whatever it had been it was not anymore.
"You really think it was Scarlet Witch?" Jean asked.
"Almost positive, I mean, who else could it be?"
*BAMF* With a puff of brimstone-smelling smoke Kurt appeared.
"Sorry Cyclops" he reported "I couldn't find anything"
"Ditto for me" Shadowcat said, walking up to the group. Scott nodded, about to give new orders when:
"Hey Scott!" Rogue called as she approached the others. She did not say anything else, but instead gestured to the road.
And old green jeep drove along and stopped in front of them. All of the X-Men tensed as the Brotherhood stepped out. Well, the Brotherhood minus two. The first thing that everyone noticed was the Pietro and Wanda were not with them.
"So this is the building you found?" Mystique asked the three boys. They nodded and she turned to Scott.
"I see you've taken an interest too." Scott put a hand to his visor.
"What do you want Mystique?"
"Now, now, no need to get touchy!" she said as if she had never done anything wrong to him. "Anyway, we just wanted to know if you've seen Quicksilver or Scarlet Witch around anywhere."
"No" Scott answered edgily. He feared a surprise attack, perhaps Mystique knew precisely where Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were, and she was just distracting the X-Men.
"Why do you want to know? They're on your team, aren't they?" Rogue spoke up in a hostile tone.
"Yes" Mystique answered "but Pietro left without a note, and if you haven't realized it already, Wanda is not mentally well"
"Did Wanda do this?" Scott asked, gesturing to the wreck.
"That's the prevailing theory." Scott gave her a quizzical look. He was good at reading people, how they felt, what they were thinking, but Mystique had beaten him.
"Well, if it is Scarlet Witch, we should find her before she does anymore damage" he said more to his teammates than her.
"Exactly" the Brotherhood's leader said. All of the X-Men looked at her in surprise.
"Yeah" Lance spoke up "and we need to find Pietro too." Scott looked at his teammates; they all had the same expression of surprise and suspicion.
"You see Summers" Mystique said with a more serious tone "Wanda, must I remind you, is very powerful, and very set on the destruction of Magneto. Our teams alone will only be committing suicide to go after her."
"So" Scott paused "you're proposing that we join together?" the shape- shifter nodded.
"Ah don't like it" Rogue whispered.
"Niezer do I" Kurt replied. Kitty nodded but then said:
"Well she's right about one thing- we can't go after Scarlet Witch alone"
"Yeah, but since when is Mystique so concerned with anyone causin' damage? Ah don't think she's doin' this 'cause it's ethical"
"The rest of the Brotherhood seemed sincere about it" Scott said.
"They never said anythin'!"
"I was watching their faces" Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Well, what do we have to loose?" Jean asked.
"A lot"
"But we need to find Scarlet Witch, and the Brotherhood could be very helpful" Scott said "I'll keep my eyes on Mystique, if she's planning something we can know ahead of time." Everyone paused to think about this.
"Vell, okay"
"Fine with me"
"Okay"
"Yeah, alright" Scott turned to Mystique again.
"Okay" he said and she grinned.
"Good, we can take our car" she gestured to the jeep.
"Right." Scott said "I'll drive" Lance was about to protest, but Mystique stopped him. **************************************************************************** **** DemonRouge13- Secrets shall be reveled later... probably in 2 chaps or so...