Pietro's story: Part 1
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~Get out of the car~
~Don't say a word~
~Stand next to me~
~Don't look at her~
~Get in the car~
Pietro wearily opened his eyes. God I feel like I've been asleep for ever, Wanda's so gunna be mad at me for sleeping in so late. I wonder where she is anyway, she usually wakes me up? Oh my head, feels like it's full of cotton wool, everything's so hazy. We all went out yesterday? We never go out, all together, father avoids us unless necessary, so why would we.
Now I remember.
'I'm so glad Wanda liked the institution; I only want her to be happy. But I'll still miss her' Pietro muttered to the now seemingly much more empty room than before.
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"Hey Pietro," Vertigo, Magneto's helper called to me. I like Vertigo, she's so nice and she's got hair the same colour as me, not like Ruckus, he's just mean and what kind of a man has baby pink hair, honestly?
"I got a letter from Wanda for you" Oh, she has a letter from.WANDA! "Really vertigo?" Did I just see her flinch then? Nah, she's smiling and nodding, I can't believe it, a letter from Wanda, it's been a whole week since she left.
Dear Pietro,
Hey shortie (Must she always call me that?) how are you? I'm great, the people here are really nice and I've made a heap of new friends. I still accidentally light things on fire and cause strange things to happen, but other than that, everything's great. Can't write anymore, we have art time now and I like it better than you ;p!
Love Wanda
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I am sooooo bored. There is nothing to do in this castle. Magneto won't mind if I go for a bit of a walk, I mean I know he said to stay inside, but since when does he care what I do. Hmmm, what was that pass code for the main gate again. oh that's right 6468. Uh, loud noise, he must have the door bugged, I'd better get away.Now where am I? I must be the only 10 year-old who can get lost in under a second. I'd better ask directions from someone. Oh there's someone, what a coincidence.
"Excuse me?"
"AAHHHH" Right, I wonder if this kid acts this way around all people. He looks the same age as me, I wonder why I haven't seen him before?
"Sorry if I frightened you? My name is Pietro and I'm lost, can you tell me where I am?" It doesn't look like he understood me, mustn't speak English. Typical, why Magneto chose Germany to build a giant castle I'll never know.
"I'm Pietro, where am I?" I suppose learning German wasn't a complete waste of time. And here I thought Magneto was the only one who spoke it.
"Don't hurt me"
"Hurt you, why would I do that? And will you come out of that bush, I don't like talking to plants" What's with this kid? I can just see his head poking out of a nearby bush, frowning at me.
"Most people want to hurt me when they see me, or they want to take me away"
"Why?" Now he emerges from the bush head tilted to the side and tail curled around his waist.
"Cause I don't look like other people. Most people aren't blue and furry," Now I'm confused.
"What? You don't look that weird to me. You look a lot more normal than some of the other people I've seen, and you seem a lot nicer than them too" That's an understatement, Mystique's practically a minion from hell and Leech, well, he's not mean, just odd. Now the other kids staring at me critically. He smiles and.whoa, he's got fangs, cool, I want fangs!
"So you're really not afraid of me?" I shake my head again, "Wonderful, I'm Kurt by the way, Kurt Wagner,"
"Pietro Maximoff"
"What are you doing here, I didn't know any other children lived around here?"
"Well, I don't live around here," Kurt's face fell, "At least I don't think I do, I'm lost, is there a giant castle around here?" I follow Kurt's finger and spot a castle off a bit in the distance, "I live there, well now I know how to get back home, do you want to play with me, I'm bored" He nodded enthusiastically.
"I'd love too, I'm always bored, there's no-one around here, so what do you want to do?"
"I think we should play tag, I'm good at that" He doesn't know I can run really fast, this ought to be fun.
"Ok, I think that's a good idea" Kurt smirked. I wonder why, it's not like he has powers like me.
"I think Pietro should get back to the castle before anyone finds out he's gone. Uh oh, too late" I know that voice, Ruckus. I fly backwards into a tree and sit dazed for a second before he grabs my collar and begins to drag me back to the castle. Kurt makes like he's going to come after us. I'd better motion him back, or he's gunna get hurt. He frowns before waving goodbye. I wave back as I watch him stand there and then.disappear??
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Pietro ran, well it was actually jogging by his standards, but would look like running to any Normal.
I have to find Magneto, Wanda's last letter said she's being released in a month, I hope we can go meet her when she get's out, I've missed her so much. It's been 3 years since I last saw her. I bet Magneto's in his lab. I know I'm not supposed to go in there, but this is important. Gosh those doors are heavy, anyone would think this was a dungeon, hey probably could have been for the last owners. And what's with all the stairs in this place, I mean who was the designer of this place, that American goof Richard Symmons or something, a fitness freak. No normal person needs this many stairs in a castle. Wow, this must be where Magneto makes all those 'treatments' he keeps jabbing me with. I should trash this place, that'd teach him, but then he probably wouldn't take me to see Wanda and make her stay there in spite of me, so better not. Hey wow what's that? It's so.oops, oh no what a mess. Huh? Voices? Uh oh. Gotta hide.
There behind the bookcase, I'll be safe here.I hope. Huh, what's this button doing here? Only one way to find out. WOW the wall opened, just like in all those spy movies. How can I not go and check it out. Uh oh, the wall closed behind me, how will I get ou.Wow, checkout the giant TV. It looks so familiar.
~flash~
"No put me down, put me down, we have to go back, we can't leave here there" "Shuddup kid" ~flash~
.that chair.
~flash~ "Quit squirming" "No, let me go, untie me now, I have to rescue Wanda" "In case you haven't noticed, you yourself are in need of rescuing Pietro" ~flash~
.familiar faces.
"Ruckus, untie me now, or my father will be hearing about this" "Why Pietro my dear boy, I already know" "Father? Father, I have to go back, you shouldn't have left Wanda there, she didn't want to stay, I made a promise" "Ruckus, go ready the machine"
.a machine.
"Father, listen to me, I can't leave Wanda there, and neither should you be able to, she's your daughter, you shouldn't make her stay places she doesn't want to. Untie me!" "But Pietro this is for her own good, she's happy there" "How can you say that? You're messed up do you know that? You can't watch me all day, I'll escape and go save her and we're gunna go somewhere far away from you" "If you remember." "What do you mean if I remember? I'm not likely to.what's that? Oh no, you're not strapping me to that thi." ~flash~
.waking up.
~flash~ "Huh, Ow my head, I can't believe you hit me.why can't I blink? This is really uncomfortable" "Do stop complaining Pietro. We are simple going to watch a video and I don't want you missing any of it. Ruckus, is it ready?" "Yes sir" "We're watching a video so you've wired my eyes open? GET ME OUT OF HERE! Where are you going? Don't leave.Wow, the telly's gone all swirly.pretty colours.twirling." ~flash~
What was that about? Wanda.isn't happy at the institution place? But she said in her letter.more voices, coming down the stairs.
"But sir, don't you think what you're doing is more on the cruel side, than kind?" Vertigo, but what's she talking about?
"Vertigo, are you wimping out on us?"" Ruckus, god I hate him.
"No, I don't think it's right to get the kids hopes up that's all, I mean, Pietro's gunna really believe Wanda's coming home next month" What? What are they talking about?
"Vertigo, you were aware of the full plan before we began and you decided to commit to it." Magneto's voice, but what plan?
"Yes Sir, I understand, I wasn't trying to back out, it's just that, well, he's always so happy when her receives what he thinks is a letter from his sister so I was just considering how the child will react when he finds out they're all a hoax"
WHAT??? The letters aren't really from Wanda, but no it can't be. It's Wanda's handwriting and.and.and.NO I WON'T ACCEPT IT!
Magneto stopped cold in the stairwell, staring at Pietro.
"PIETRO! What are you doing down here?" He demanded. I can't think, I'm numb, Wanda's not happy, and Magneto.he, he tricked me.
"You know you're not supposed to be down here," How did he get down here so fast? I thought I was the one with super speed.
"You lied to me, Wanda's not happy where she is, she begged you not to leave her there, they had to drag her in and.and YOU LET THEM!" I don't care he's at least five times the size of me, nor that he can break every bone in my body just like that. HE LIED TO ME! I have to go get Wanda. I have to rescue her." I think Magneto has figured out what I'm going to do.
"SEAL THE DOORS"
But he's too late, I'm already out of the castle.
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~Get out of the car~
~Don't say a word~
~Stand next to me~
~Don't look at her~
~Get in the car~
Pietro wearily opened his eyes. God I feel like I've been asleep for ever, Wanda's so gunna be mad at me for sleeping in so late. I wonder where she is anyway, she usually wakes me up? Oh my head, feels like it's full of cotton wool, everything's so hazy. We all went out yesterday? We never go out, all together, father avoids us unless necessary, so why would we.
Now I remember.
'I'm so glad Wanda liked the institution; I only want her to be happy. But I'll still miss her' Pietro muttered to the now seemingly much more empty room than before.
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"Hey Pietro," Vertigo, Magneto's helper called to me. I like Vertigo, she's so nice and she's got hair the same colour as me, not like Ruckus, he's just mean and what kind of a man has baby pink hair, honestly?
"I got a letter from Wanda for you" Oh, she has a letter from.WANDA! "Really vertigo?" Did I just see her flinch then? Nah, she's smiling and nodding, I can't believe it, a letter from Wanda, it's been a whole week since she left.
Dear Pietro,
Hey shortie (Must she always call me that?) how are you? I'm great, the people here are really nice and I've made a heap of new friends. I still accidentally light things on fire and cause strange things to happen, but other than that, everything's great. Can't write anymore, we have art time now and I like it better than you ;p!
Love Wanda
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I am sooooo bored. There is nothing to do in this castle. Magneto won't mind if I go for a bit of a walk, I mean I know he said to stay inside, but since when does he care what I do. Hmmm, what was that pass code for the main gate again. oh that's right 6468. Uh, loud noise, he must have the door bugged, I'd better get away.Now where am I? I must be the only 10 year-old who can get lost in under a second. I'd better ask directions from someone. Oh there's someone, what a coincidence.
"Excuse me?"
"AAHHHH" Right, I wonder if this kid acts this way around all people. He looks the same age as me, I wonder why I haven't seen him before?
"Sorry if I frightened you? My name is Pietro and I'm lost, can you tell me where I am?" It doesn't look like he understood me, mustn't speak English. Typical, why Magneto chose Germany to build a giant castle I'll never know.
"I'm Pietro, where am I?" I suppose learning German wasn't a complete waste of time. And here I thought Magneto was the only one who spoke it.
"Don't hurt me"
"Hurt you, why would I do that? And will you come out of that bush, I don't like talking to plants" What's with this kid? I can just see his head poking out of a nearby bush, frowning at me.
"Most people want to hurt me when they see me, or they want to take me away"
"Why?" Now he emerges from the bush head tilted to the side and tail curled around his waist.
"Cause I don't look like other people. Most people aren't blue and furry," Now I'm confused.
"What? You don't look that weird to me. You look a lot more normal than some of the other people I've seen, and you seem a lot nicer than them too" That's an understatement, Mystique's practically a minion from hell and Leech, well, he's not mean, just odd. Now the other kids staring at me critically. He smiles and.whoa, he's got fangs, cool, I want fangs!
"So you're really not afraid of me?" I shake my head again, "Wonderful, I'm Kurt by the way, Kurt Wagner,"
"Pietro Maximoff"
"What are you doing here, I didn't know any other children lived around here?"
"Well, I don't live around here," Kurt's face fell, "At least I don't think I do, I'm lost, is there a giant castle around here?" I follow Kurt's finger and spot a castle off a bit in the distance, "I live there, well now I know how to get back home, do you want to play with me, I'm bored" He nodded enthusiastically.
"I'd love too, I'm always bored, there's no-one around here, so what do you want to do?"
"I think we should play tag, I'm good at that" He doesn't know I can run really fast, this ought to be fun.
"Ok, I think that's a good idea" Kurt smirked. I wonder why, it's not like he has powers like me.
"I think Pietro should get back to the castle before anyone finds out he's gone. Uh oh, too late" I know that voice, Ruckus. I fly backwards into a tree and sit dazed for a second before he grabs my collar and begins to drag me back to the castle. Kurt makes like he's going to come after us. I'd better motion him back, or he's gunna get hurt. He frowns before waving goodbye. I wave back as I watch him stand there and then.disappear??
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Pietro ran, well it was actually jogging by his standards, but would look like running to any Normal.
I have to find Magneto, Wanda's last letter said she's being released in a month, I hope we can go meet her when she get's out, I've missed her so much. It's been 3 years since I last saw her. I bet Magneto's in his lab. I know I'm not supposed to go in there, but this is important. Gosh those doors are heavy, anyone would think this was a dungeon, hey probably could have been for the last owners. And what's with all the stairs in this place, I mean who was the designer of this place, that American goof Richard Symmons or something, a fitness freak. No normal person needs this many stairs in a castle. Wow, this must be where Magneto makes all those 'treatments' he keeps jabbing me with. I should trash this place, that'd teach him, but then he probably wouldn't take me to see Wanda and make her stay there in spite of me, so better not. Hey wow what's that? It's so.oops, oh no what a mess. Huh? Voices? Uh oh. Gotta hide.
There behind the bookcase, I'll be safe here.I hope. Huh, what's this button doing here? Only one way to find out. WOW the wall opened, just like in all those spy movies. How can I not go and check it out. Uh oh, the wall closed behind me, how will I get ou.Wow, checkout the giant TV. It looks so familiar.
~flash~
"No put me down, put me down, we have to go back, we can't leave here there" "Shuddup kid" ~flash~
.that chair.
~flash~ "Quit squirming" "No, let me go, untie me now, I have to rescue Wanda" "In case you haven't noticed, you yourself are in need of rescuing Pietro" ~flash~
.familiar faces.
"Ruckus, untie me now, or my father will be hearing about this" "Why Pietro my dear boy, I already know" "Father? Father, I have to go back, you shouldn't have left Wanda there, she didn't want to stay, I made a promise" "Ruckus, go ready the machine"
.a machine.
"Father, listen to me, I can't leave Wanda there, and neither should you be able to, she's your daughter, you shouldn't make her stay places she doesn't want to. Untie me!" "But Pietro this is for her own good, she's happy there" "How can you say that? You're messed up do you know that? You can't watch me all day, I'll escape and go save her and we're gunna go somewhere far away from you" "If you remember." "What do you mean if I remember? I'm not likely to.what's that? Oh no, you're not strapping me to that thi." ~flash~
.waking up.
~flash~ "Huh, Ow my head, I can't believe you hit me.why can't I blink? This is really uncomfortable" "Do stop complaining Pietro. We are simple going to watch a video and I don't want you missing any of it. Ruckus, is it ready?" "Yes sir" "We're watching a video so you've wired my eyes open? GET ME OUT OF HERE! Where are you going? Don't leave.Wow, the telly's gone all swirly.pretty colours.twirling." ~flash~
What was that about? Wanda.isn't happy at the institution place? But she said in her letter.more voices, coming down the stairs.
"But sir, don't you think what you're doing is more on the cruel side, than kind?" Vertigo, but what's she talking about?
"Vertigo, are you wimping out on us?"" Ruckus, god I hate him.
"No, I don't think it's right to get the kids hopes up that's all, I mean, Pietro's gunna really believe Wanda's coming home next month" What? What are they talking about?
"Vertigo, you were aware of the full plan before we began and you decided to commit to it." Magneto's voice, but what plan?
"Yes Sir, I understand, I wasn't trying to back out, it's just that, well, he's always so happy when her receives what he thinks is a letter from his sister so I was just considering how the child will react when he finds out they're all a hoax"
WHAT??? The letters aren't really from Wanda, but no it can't be. It's Wanda's handwriting and.and.and.NO I WON'T ACCEPT IT!
Magneto stopped cold in the stairwell, staring at Pietro.
"PIETRO! What are you doing down here?" He demanded. I can't think, I'm numb, Wanda's not happy, and Magneto.he, he tricked me.
"You know you're not supposed to be down here," How did he get down here so fast? I thought I was the one with super speed.
"You lied to me, Wanda's not happy where she is, she begged you not to leave her there, they had to drag her in and.and YOU LET THEM!" I don't care he's at least five times the size of me, nor that he can break every bone in my body just like that. HE LIED TO ME! I have to go get Wanda. I have to rescue her." I think Magneto has figured out what I'm going to do.
"SEAL THE DOORS"
But he's too late, I'm already out of the castle.
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