Am I on the right side?
Chapter 2
Magneto moved a hard metal chair behind John and motioned for him to sit down. John folded his hands as he did and waited for Magneto to speak first. "I'm glad you finally decided to join me for this little chat." Magneto said pleasantly. "I just want to know why I'm here and when I'm leaving." John said. Magneto's smile never faltered. "Why you are here? You haven't figured it out yet? Well, I guess I can help you. Here at the brotherhood, we try to get our point across in many different ways." Magneto said. "Yah, like death, destruction, or suffering?" John asked sarcastically. "Sometimes, but usually we go with destruction or threats. We threaten someone important and we often get results. But sometimes you just have to prove your point and follow through with those threats of death or destruction." Magneto paused to see if John had anything to say, but he remained silent. "We only have the best mutants here at the brotherhood, the ones that can really show their colors. We could use your help. You could go along with me on missions and help me. You could be a full partner and actually get to use your powers. None of this control and restrain your powers nonsense that Charles fed you at his school." Magneto said. "So, what your saying is, I could go with you places and use my powers to hurt people and destroy things for your benefit? Hmm, nice offer but it just doesn't sound like something I wanna do. So, I'm gonna go with no on this one." John said. He wasn't going to be Magneto's tool of destruction. Magneto sighed. "I was afraid you'd say that. But of coarse, I have other measures of persuasion. I've had Toad in the science lab for the past two years developing things for me. I think I've got something you want." Magneto said. "What's that? A trip home?" John said blankly. "No, a machine that evolves your powers. You would be able to create fire! Create and control it! You would be the ultimate power." Magneto said. John could feel the desire for that in his heart. He had always hoped that his power would evolve some how, he had always wanted to create fire. He felt controllable because he couldn't. But something wasn't right about this offer. "And what would you want in return?" John asked. Magneto smiled again. "Your services with the Brotherhood, a chance to put those powers to go use." Magneto said. John shook his head. "I can't. I won't be your tool of destruction. I won't take your offer." John said, sounding completely confident. Magneto sighed again. "You will never learn will you? I always get what I want. Why would I have brought you here if there was a chance you would resist and say no?" Magneto asked. He turned his hand, and on a shelf behind John, a needle rose into the air. It shot forward and hit John in the back of the neck. John's eyes shut and he fell to the floor. Magneto just shook his head. He grabbed a collar from behind him. He knelt down and clasped it around John's neck. "Thank you for your cooperation. Mystique, Toad! Come take our new guest downstairs to the lab. He's been kind enough to volunteer to test our evolution project." Magneto said. Toad and Mystique came in smiling and Toad grabbed John and hoisted him over his shoulder. Mystique grabbed Magneto's arm and they both started heading downstairs for the lab.
Marie and Bobby walked down to the kitchen for breakfast. They got in there and Bobby poured both of them a bowl of cereal. As soon as they both sat down, they heard the speakers come. "Will the X-Men please report to the war room immediately. Thank you." Professor Xavier's voice came over the speakers. Rouge looked at Bobby. "Are we X-Men?" she asked. "We were on that last mission, so I'd say so." Bobby said and they both got up and started for the war room. They ran into Scott Summers, Cyclops, on the way there. "Where are you two going?" he asked. "The war room." Bobby answered. "You think your ready to be full time X-Men?" Cyclops asked, giving them both sidelong glances. "Sure, we were last time!" Marie said excitedly. "Yes, but do you want to be one of the full time, go on a lot more missions X-Men?" Scott asked. Bobby and Marie looked at each other and nodded. "Yes, we do." Bobby said. Scott nodded. "Okay, we'll see. If you change your mind later, don't mind saying something." Scott told them right as they reached the war room.
When they got inside, all the other X-Men were there. Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Bobby, and Rouge all sat down while Nightcrawler stood. Xavier cleared his throat and started. "I've got some news concerning Magneto." Xavier said. Bobby and Marie started paying even closer attention. If there was news on Magneto, it may have something to do with John. "One week ago, he was sited in New York City, floating above Time Square. When police arrived, he threw the police cars around, causing traffic jams and destroying things. You were all with me when we watched it on the television. We knew he was up to something, but we couldn't tell what. We'll I've discovered what he was doing." Xavier paused and got affirming nods from everyone. "He was distracting the police from the science research center in New York City. The police were to busy there to pay any mind to the threat at the science center. Turns out, that something was stolen that day. A laser tool that's used for removing tumors, stones, and other things like that inside a person's body. But a refracting tool of some kind was stolen as well. If the refracting tool is used just right, you can make genetic alterations within a person's genetic make-up." Xavier told them. The X-Men looked at each other, trying to understand exactly what the professor was getting at. "So you mean Magneto can operate on someone and make them a mutant?" Logan asked. They all looked from Wolverine to Xavier. "I'm not sure what you can do with it exactly. They wouldn't tell me at the science center, but that seems the logical guess. I don't know exactly what he's got planned." Xavier said. "Do we have any leads to follow or anything yet?" Scott asked, eager to solve this one. "Not yet, but I wanted you to know what was going on if I did find something. I just wanted to prepare you." Xavier said. They all nodded. "Any questions?" Xavier asked. No one said anything. "Okay, you can go back to what you were doing." Xavier said. Everyone got up and started filing out, discussing with each other what they thought might happen. Bobby and Marie walked in silence next to each other, on their way to Storm's English history class, both in deep thought, afraid of what this could mean.
Magneto stood next to Toad and Mystique while they were working. Toad was busy making adjustments and Mystique was welding a type of laser tool. Toad was about to attach a light-refracting tool to the end of it. When they did so, Mystique activated the laser tool. A small beam of laser came from the gun and landed on a boy in a white hospital type gown on. The boy didn't move, he was unconscious. Magneto stepped back and let Toad and Mystique work their magic on the boy in front of him. Within an hour, the boy's life would change.
John woke up in his room on his metal bed. He was in a white hospital type gown. He sat up and felt an odd tingling sensation inside him. He felt different. He felt as though the fire that was always burning inside him had just grown larger. He looked around. Maybe they poisoned me and will only give me the cure if I join them he thought to himself. He looked around and no one was outside his cell at the moment. He got up and walked over to the bars. He still felt odd, when he walked he felt as though he might just fall over. Or maybe they just drugged me. He looked out and around for someone to yell at. But no one was in sight. He went back to his bed and sat down. Then he lay down and stared at the ceiling. He nearly fell asleep before he heard footsteps coming his way. It was Magneto.
He sat up and felt woozy again. "Careful, wouldn't want you to fall over and get hurt now would we?" Magneto asked, holding the bars. "What did you do to me?" John asked angrily. "Oh, nothing you need to worry about." Magneto said, emphasizing the word worry. "What did you do?" John yelled again. "Don't you remember our little chat? And my generous offer?" Magneto asked him. John searched him memory trying to remember what Magneto had said. His mind was clouded at the moment and he couldn't recall. John just stared at Magneto. "You don't remember? Don't worry, your full memory will return in just a few minutes." Magneto said. John was happy about that, but wanted to know what Magneto had done to him. "Remember my offer about bettering your mutant powers?" Magneto asked him with a smile. Images flashed in front of his eyes, he did remember the talk and the offer. He could here Magneto's and his conversation. John's eyes grew wider as it all came back to him. "You do remember. You remember turning down my offer? Well, as I've told you before, I get what I want and won't take no for an answer." Magneto said. John looked at him. "Did you evolve my powers?" John asked, now staring at his hands. "Why don't you find out?" Magneto asked him. John looked at his hands. He thought about a fire just flowing out of his hands. It did. A bright yellow/red flame just burst from his hand. He held it and felt his new power flow through him. He could now create and control fire. It felt wonderful, he felt complete. But now what would Magneto be able to pull him into? Magneto wouldn't have given him this power if he didn't think he could control John. His joy at his new power clashed with his worry about where he was going, and what he would have to do next.
That night, Bobby awakened Rouge. "Xavier called us all, we've gotta go see what he wants." Bobby said. Rouge jumped up and grabbed her robe and she and Bobby headed for the war room. They got there and all the X-Men were still in their pajamas. "I'm sorry to call you all so late at night. I've finally found something. When Magneto fled from New York City, a piece of the soil from where ever he came from fell of his boot. It was sent to me and I know where it came from. I know where Magneto's hideout is." Xavier said. All the X-Men stared wide eyed at him. "You need to leave immediately. Please go and get ready. Scott, please prepare the Blackbird for take off." Xavier said. The X-Men all quickly went back to their rooms and got ready. They were off the ground and in the air within twenty minutes. Storm and Cyclops flew the jet and the other X-Men decided to catch up on some sleep.
John stared at the ceiling. It was near 3:30 in the morning and he hadn't even thought about sleeping. He just kept lifting his hands and producing a bright flame. He was almost afraid that he'd go to sleep and wake up and have this all have been a dream. He loved his new power. But a worse thought kept creeping up on his mind. Before Magneto had left earlier that night, he had told John a little bit about his plans. * Flashback *
"You now of coarse will help me." Magneto said. "No I won't." John had replied. "I've followed through with what I said I would. You've got to return the favor." Magneto said. "I didn't ask you to evolve my power! I told you I wouldn't help you and I stand by that." John yelled. "Very well, I was most afraid it would come to this. I'm sorry my boy, but you've left me no choice." Magneto said. Before John could even blink a metal collar flew around his next. He tried to grab at it but his arms didn't move. "You are completely under my control. When it's on, you can't talk or even think if I don't want you to. When it's off you'll be normal. But all I have to do is turn it on and say 'you will destroy the X-Men' and you'll do it." Magneto said. John was screaming inside his head, but he didn't move, didn't even blink. "And that is exactly what I plan to do. You will help me destroy the X-Men! And," he paused giving John a look of pure control; "They are coming today."
That's the end of this chapter. Hope ya liked it, I left you a nice cliffhanger. More will be up as soon as I can. Thanks,
Obiwanfan
Chapter 2
Magneto moved a hard metal chair behind John and motioned for him to sit down. John folded his hands as he did and waited for Magneto to speak first. "I'm glad you finally decided to join me for this little chat." Magneto said pleasantly. "I just want to know why I'm here and when I'm leaving." John said. Magneto's smile never faltered. "Why you are here? You haven't figured it out yet? Well, I guess I can help you. Here at the brotherhood, we try to get our point across in many different ways." Magneto said. "Yah, like death, destruction, or suffering?" John asked sarcastically. "Sometimes, but usually we go with destruction or threats. We threaten someone important and we often get results. But sometimes you just have to prove your point and follow through with those threats of death or destruction." Magneto paused to see if John had anything to say, but he remained silent. "We only have the best mutants here at the brotherhood, the ones that can really show their colors. We could use your help. You could go along with me on missions and help me. You could be a full partner and actually get to use your powers. None of this control and restrain your powers nonsense that Charles fed you at his school." Magneto said. "So, what your saying is, I could go with you places and use my powers to hurt people and destroy things for your benefit? Hmm, nice offer but it just doesn't sound like something I wanna do. So, I'm gonna go with no on this one." John said. He wasn't going to be Magneto's tool of destruction. Magneto sighed. "I was afraid you'd say that. But of coarse, I have other measures of persuasion. I've had Toad in the science lab for the past two years developing things for me. I think I've got something you want." Magneto said. "What's that? A trip home?" John said blankly. "No, a machine that evolves your powers. You would be able to create fire! Create and control it! You would be the ultimate power." Magneto said. John could feel the desire for that in his heart. He had always hoped that his power would evolve some how, he had always wanted to create fire. He felt controllable because he couldn't. But something wasn't right about this offer. "And what would you want in return?" John asked. Magneto smiled again. "Your services with the Brotherhood, a chance to put those powers to go use." Magneto said. John shook his head. "I can't. I won't be your tool of destruction. I won't take your offer." John said, sounding completely confident. Magneto sighed again. "You will never learn will you? I always get what I want. Why would I have brought you here if there was a chance you would resist and say no?" Magneto asked. He turned his hand, and on a shelf behind John, a needle rose into the air. It shot forward and hit John in the back of the neck. John's eyes shut and he fell to the floor. Magneto just shook his head. He grabbed a collar from behind him. He knelt down and clasped it around John's neck. "Thank you for your cooperation. Mystique, Toad! Come take our new guest downstairs to the lab. He's been kind enough to volunteer to test our evolution project." Magneto said. Toad and Mystique came in smiling and Toad grabbed John and hoisted him over his shoulder. Mystique grabbed Magneto's arm and they both started heading downstairs for the lab.
Marie and Bobby walked down to the kitchen for breakfast. They got in there and Bobby poured both of them a bowl of cereal. As soon as they both sat down, they heard the speakers come. "Will the X-Men please report to the war room immediately. Thank you." Professor Xavier's voice came over the speakers. Rouge looked at Bobby. "Are we X-Men?" she asked. "We were on that last mission, so I'd say so." Bobby said and they both got up and started for the war room. They ran into Scott Summers, Cyclops, on the way there. "Where are you two going?" he asked. "The war room." Bobby answered. "You think your ready to be full time X-Men?" Cyclops asked, giving them both sidelong glances. "Sure, we were last time!" Marie said excitedly. "Yes, but do you want to be one of the full time, go on a lot more missions X-Men?" Scott asked. Bobby and Marie looked at each other and nodded. "Yes, we do." Bobby said. Scott nodded. "Okay, we'll see. If you change your mind later, don't mind saying something." Scott told them right as they reached the war room.
When they got inside, all the other X-Men were there. Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Bobby, and Rouge all sat down while Nightcrawler stood. Xavier cleared his throat and started. "I've got some news concerning Magneto." Xavier said. Bobby and Marie started paying even closer attention. If there was news on Magneto, it may have something to do with John. "One week ago, he was sited in New York City, floating above Time Square. When police arrived, he threw the police cars around, causing traffic jams and destroying things. You were all with me when we watched it on the television. We knew he was up to something, but we couldn't tell what. We'll I've discovered what he was doing." Xavier paused and got affirming nods from everyone. "He was distracting the police from the science research center in New York City. The police were to busy there to pay any mind to the threat at the science center. Turns out, that something was stolen that day. A laser tool that's used for removing tumors, stones, and other things like that inside a person's body. But a refracting tool of some kind was stolen as well. If the refracting tool is used just right, you can make genetic alterations within a person's genetic make-up." Xavier told them. The X-Men looked at each other, trying to understand exactly what the professor was getting at. "So you mean Magneto can operate on someone and make them a mutant?" Logan asked. They all looked from Wolverine to Xavier. "I'm not sure what you can do with it exactly. They wouldn't tell me at the science center, but that seems the logical guess. I don't know exactly what he's got planned." Xavier said. "Do we have any leads to follow or anything yet?" Scott asked, eager to solve this one. "Not yet, but I wanted you to know what was going on if I did find something. I just wanted to prepare you." Xavier said. They all nodded. "Any questions?" Xavier asked. No one said anything. "Okay, you can go back to what you were doing." Xavier said. Everyone got up and started filing out, discussing with each other what they thought might happen. Bobby and Marie walked in silence next to each other, on their way to Storm's English history class, both in deep thought, afraid of what this could mean.
Magneto stood next to Toad and Mystique while they were working. Toad was busy making adjustments and Mystique was welding a type of laser tool. Toad was about to attach a light-refracting tool to the end of it. When they did so, Mystique activated the laser tool. A small beam of laser came from the gun and landed on a boy in a white hospital type gown on. The boy didn't move, he was unconscious. Magneto stepped back and let Toad and Mystique work their magic on the boy in front of him. Within an hour, the boy's life would change.
John woke up in his room on his metal bed. He was in a white hospital type gown. He sat up and felt an odd tingling sensation inside him. He felt different. He felt as though the fire that was always burning inside him had just grown larger. He looked around. Maybe they poisoned me and will only give me the cure if I join them he thought to himself. He looked around and no one was outside his cell at the moment. He got up and walked over to the bars. He still felt odd, when he walked he felt as though he might just fall over. Or maybe they just drugged me. He looked out and around for someone to yell at. But no one was in sight. He went back to his bed and sat down. Then he lay down and stared at the ceiling. He nearly fell asleep before he heard footsteps coming his way. It was Magneto.
He sat up and felt woozy again. "Careful, wouldn't want you to fall over and get hurt now would we?" Magneto asked, holding the bars. "What did you do to me?" John asked angrily. "Oh, nothing you need to worry about." Magneto said, emphasizing the word worry. "What did you do?" John yelled again. "Don't you remember our little chat? And my generous offer?" Magneto asked him. John searched him memory trying to remember what Magneto had said. His mind was clouded at the moment and he couldn't recall. John just stared at Magneto. "You don't remember? Don't worry, your full memory will return in just a few minutes." Magneto said. John was happy about that, but wanted to know what Magneto had done to him. "Remember my offer about bettering your mutant powers?" Magneto asked him with a smile. Images flashed in front of his eyes, he did remember the talk and the offer. He could here Magneto's and his conversation. John's eyes grew wider as it all came back to him. "You do remember. You remember turning down my offer? Well, as I've told you before, I get what I want and won't take no for an answer." Magneto said. John looked at him. "Did you evolve my powers?" John asked, now staring at his hands. "Why don't you find out?" Magneto asked him. John looked at his hands. He thought about a fire just flowing out of his hands. It did. A bright yellow/red flame just burst from his hand. He held it and felt his new power flow through him. He could now create and control fire. It felt wonderful, he felt complete. But now what would Magneto be able to pull him into? Magneto wouldn't have given him this power if he didn't think he could control John. His joy at his new power clashed with his worry about where he was going, and what he would have to do next.
That night, Bobby awakened Rouge. "Xavier called us all, we've gotta go see what he wants." Bobby said. Rouge jumped up and grabbed her robe and she and Bobby headed for the war room. They got there and all the X-Men were still in their pajamas. "I'm sorry to call you all so late at night. I've finally found something. When Magneto fled from New York City, a piece of the soil from where ever he came from fell of his boot. It was sent to me and I know where it came from. I know where Magneto's hideout is." Xavier said. All the X-Men stared wide eyed at him. "You need to leave immediately. Please go and get ready. Scott, please prepare the Blackbird for take off." Xavier said. The X-Men all quickly went back to their rooms and got ready. They were off the ground and in the air within twenty minutes. Storm and Cyclops flew the jet and the other X-Men decided to catch up on some sleep.
John stared at the ceiling. It was near 3:30 in the morning and he hadn't even thought about sleeping. He just kept lifting his hands and producing a bright flame. He was almost afraid that he'd go to sleep and wake up and have this all have been a dream. He loved his new power. But a worse thought kept creeping up on his mind. Before Magneto had left earlier that night, he had told John a little bit about his plans. * Flashback *
"You now of coarse will help me." Magneto said. "No I won't." John had replied. "I've followed through with what I said I would. You've got to return the favor." Magneto said. "I didn't ask you to evolve my power! I told you I wouldn't help you and I stand by that." John yelled. "Very well, I was most afraid it would come to this. I'm sorry my boy, but you've left me no choice." Magneto said. Before John could even blink a metal collar flew around his next. He tried to grab at it but his arms didn't move. "You are completely under my control. When it's on, you can't talk or even think if I don't want you to. When it's off you'll be normal. But all I have to do is turn it on and say 'you will destroy the X-Men' and you'll do it." Magneto said. John was screaming inside his head, but he didn't move, didn't even blink. "And that is exactly what I plan to do. You will help me destroy the X-Men! And," he paused giving John a look of pure control; "They are coming today."
That's the end of this chapter. Hope ya liked it, I left you a nice cliffhanger. More will be up as soon as I can. Thanks,
Obiwanfan