Same disclaimers apply as in the prologue. I don't own 'em.
It wasn't much later when he was awakened. He heard knocking at his door, turned onto his side with his back to it and didn't say a word. They would figure out that he just wanted to be alone.
"Bobby, open the door," Logan growled, pounding hard against the sturdy wood.
"Go away," Bobby replied.
"We don't have time for this. Bobby, just get out here," Logan ordered.
"Please," he heard Rogue add.
Bobby slowly got up, relenting more to Logan than to Rogue. He knew that if Logan wanted to, he'd break the door down. Or pick the lock. Bobby slowly unlocked the door, cracking it open.
"We have a problem," Rogue said, coming into the room followed by Logan.
Bobby stifled the sarcastic response that crossed his mind and sat on John's bed. Rogue sat on his while Logan stood behind her.
"The professor just received some intel about the Brotherhood's latest movements. Magneto wants to use Pyro's power to create a forest fire so large that it will wipe out the entire western part of the country," Rogue explained.
"He doesn't have the power," Bobby whispered.
"What?" Logan asked, stepping towards him.
"He isn't strong enough," Bobby said.
"The professor thinks enough of the threat to send us out there," Logan replied.
"He doesn't know John as well as I do. Yeah, John can start a good fire, but not one that large. It would kill him," Bobby stated.
"We can't take that chance. Magneto could've found a way to strengthen his power, or a way to spread the fire quickly. Anyway, we have to go…now," Rogue said, standing.
"You coming?" Logan asked.
Bobby only needed one glance at the photograph on the table to decide. "Yeah." Someone had to keep the X-Men from killing John. Logan and Rogue had turned to leave the room, and Bobby pocketed the lighter and then followed them out.
In the jet, Bobby sat silently, wondering what this meeting would bring. He knew it would be a showdown, the first since the X-Men and the Brotherhood formed an uncomfortable alliance. He was more worried about what would happen when he and John faced off. He silently hoped that they could avoid fighting each other.
The jet soon landed and Bobby had a heavy heart. He was nervous, unconsciously dipping the temperature. Rogue, who was walking next to him, tapped his arm.
"You ok? It just got colder, suddenly," she said quietly.
"Sorry," he mumbled, reversing what he had done.
The team searched, finding Magneto's hideout within a few hours. Wolverine took care of the two guards outside and the team slipped into the building unseen. But once in, they were quickly found.
"You're here a little quicker than I expected. But that isn't such a problem," Magneto said, stepping out into the open room that the X-Men were in.
Mystique was a few feet behind him, off to the left. Bobby saw the pair enter the room, then scanned around for John, but didn't see him. He racked his brain, trying to figure out where John could do the most damage. Then he realized…
"I have to stop John," Bobby whispered to Storm, who stood next to him.