Brotherhood Evolution: Through Hell-Fire, Part II: Quite the Ball Indeed
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the ideas behind this saga and the character of Mike Nagrite
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Bayville Square
"I don't like this." Pietro said as he and Betsy stood by the fountain. "What if the X-geeks see us?"
"Don't worry. Forge is keeping them busy." Betsy said as Fire trucks blazed in the distance. "See."
"Lance, you there?" Pietro asked as he touched his ear.
"Right across from you." Lance said into his communicator as he sat in the shadows, chewing on a toothpick.
"Lance, how do we know that we'll make contact with the club?" Betsy asked.
"Toad sent Emma Frost an E-mail, claiming to be from you and Pietro. Basically, you guys have heard from the grapevine that rich socialites are in town and you want to hobnob. And both of you have the wealthy background to back it up. Emma said to meet her here in person." Lance said quietly.
"Yea. But they also know that we're mutants. And most likely this will somehow get back to the X-Geeks." Pietro said simply.
"We'll burn that bridge when we get to it." Lance said simply.
"Hello there." Pietro and Betsy turned to see a tall blond girl with red streaks in her hair. She was wearing a black halter-top and shorts with black knee boots. Next to her was a short, fat man dressed in all white with a bunchy over coat. "My name is Allison Blair." The female said simply. "And this is my friend, James LeGrand."
"Hello." Pietro crowed as he kissed Allison's hand "I'm Pietro Maximoff and this is my associate; Elisabeth Braddock." Pietro said as Betsy shook their hands.
"What can we do for you?" Betsy asked.
"Well, from what we understand, both of you parents hold membership in the prestigious Hellfire Club." LeGrand said with a smile. "That and the E-mail you sent our associate Miss Frost perked up our interest quite a bit."
"We try. I am surprised that you responded though." Betsy said simply. "I mean, you do know that we're mutants, right?"
"Of course." Allison said with a fake smile. "But as long as your rich, the "Hell-fire Club doesn't care what you are."
"Really?" Pietro asked. "And what is this Hell-fire Club that I keep hearing about?"
"Think of it as a personal playground for the rich." Allison said as she rubbed Pietro's hand. "If you get my drift."
"I think i do." Pietro purred.
"We would like to invite you to join out more modern version of the Hellfire Club." James said simply. "We're offering this opportunity only to the best and brightest of Bayville, and you two certainly qualify."
"Great. Pietro's ego is going to be inflated big time now." Betsy muttered to Lance, who was hanging around against the wall on the other side in the shadows. Lance smirked through his toothpick and nodded at her. "That sounds wonderful." Betsy said. "So what do we do?"
"There's a very formal ball tonight at the Mansion of Hillton Street. It starts at nine." LeGrand said.
"We'll be there." Pietro said as he shook their hands again.
"Excellent, we will look for you there." Allison said as she and LeGrand walked away.
"Man, this is too easy." Lance said as he walked over to them.
"You're telling me. What a fox..." Pietro muttered.
"It begins." Betsy and Lance muttered at the same time.
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Some seedy Bayville Motel
"You get in, find out what you can, and get out." Forge said as Pietro tried tying a bowtie. "And be careful. They know that you're both mutants. So try not to stand out too much."
"Sure-whatever. Just-as-soon-as-I-can-figure-this-damn-thing-out…" Pietro muttered as he tried fiddling with the piece of cloth. Mike then grabbed it and tried to tie it.
"Great…" Mike said as he tried tying it. "We can face Giant Robots, human oppression, the X-Geeks, solders, psychotic siblings, being backstabbed more times then Italy, the evolution of our powers, Aliens, the near death of our comrades, homicidal parents, and the government, but we can't figure out how to tie a damn bowtie…" Mike muttered as he handed it to Blob. "Oh, and Petey, keep your hands off my girl."
"No worries. I know she's taken." Pietro said with a sly smile.
"God damn thing…" Blob muttered as he tried it.
"Men." X-23 said as she grabbed it from Blob and tied it for them.
"How…" Mike asked as his jaw hit the floor.
"I'm good with knots." X said as she raised an eyebrow.
"Impressive…" Toad said simply as he walked away, not noticing Wanda glaring at X-23.
"Here we go again…" Blob muttered to Mike as Lance talked with Pietro.
"Val gave us these ear communicators and video glasses." Lance said as he handed a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and an earpiece to Quicksilver. "With these, we can see and hear everything that you and Betsy see and hear."
"Big Brother is watching…" Mike said with a smile as Betsy came in the room wearing a gown similar to the one she wore for the Sadie Hawkins Dance awhile back. Except this one was a bit more streamline and had a longer slit in the back. "Damn I wish I was going now…" Mike said as he saw his girlfriend.
"You always say that." Betsy said as she pecked his cheek and turned to face Lance. "No offense Lance, but I wear glasses for reading, nothing else." Betsy said as she put the earpiece in.
"Fine. We'll get the visuals from Pietro." Lance said. "Blob did you rent the limo?"
"Yep. Now we just have to wait for our organ grinder." Blob said with a smile. "Oh, there he is." Fred said as he pointed at Toad, who entered the room wearing a driver's uniform.
"Why do I have to do this again?" Toad whined.
"Because you drew the short straw." Forge stated.
"I hate my life."
"Deal with it." Forge said simply.
"How do we look?" Pietro asked as he put his arm around Betsy.
"Adorable. It's a friggin' Kodak moment. Now get the hell out of here." Mike said with a smile as the three of them left the Motel.
"X do we have visuals?" Forge asked as Wanda and Mike walked over to X-23, who was typing at a computer.
"Yep. The Camera's that Pietro installed earlier haven't been discovered yet and are up and running. we got full visuals of the entire ball."
"Good. Omega, Avalanche, Scarlet Witch, and Blob, I want you guys suited up and ready to move if this thing goes to hell." Forge said simply.
"Aye, aye captain." Lance mock saluted as he and Mike walked out of the room with Blob laughing.
"Men." Wanda muttered to herself.
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Hillton Street
"Wow." Pietro said as he and Betsy stepped out of the limo. "This place is ritzier than the X-Geeks place..."
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"Wow." Cyclops muttered. "This place is ritzier than the mansion..."
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Inside
"I would like to welcome all of you to the first meeting of the new Hellfire club." Sabastian Shaw stated with a smile as he stood on the foay, overlooking his guests.
"Nice speech." Marius ST. Croix muttered as he straitened his gloves.
"Thats all it was Brother." Monet said as she walked out wearing a satin dress.
"Look, our real targets are those four." Emma frost stated as she pointed at the mutants. "We take them out and we shouldn't have trouble getting the rest of the gems of Cyytorak."
"Good plan." Lorna Dane said as the green haired girl walked down the stairs.
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Seedy Motel
"Woah, is that what I think it is?" Mike said as he pointed at the videofeed of Emma Frost.
"If you think its a Cyytorak Gem, you're right." X said as she typed a few keys. "And according to our files, thats one out of five known gems, the other four are at Bayville's museum."
"Is there anything the goverment doesn't have a file on?" Mike asked.
"Let me check." X muttered as she made a few key strokes. "Nope. No there is not."
"Be on your toes guys." Forge said into the comlink.
"What could happen Pietro stated as he and Betsy danced around on the ballroom floor.
"Hello there." Marius stated as he walked up to Scott, who was playing wallflower.
"Hi." Scott said. "Scott Summers."
"Maruis St. Croix, but my friends call me Emplate."
"Why's that?" Scott asked.
"Because of this." Marius stated as he pulled off a glove to reveal his had to Scott. To Cyclops's horro, there was a mouth with lots of sharp teeth on it. "Yummy." Maruis stated with a smile as he grabbed Cyclops and began to feed on his mutant energy.
"You spoke to soon Petey." Betsy muttered as she got ready for battle. But before anyone could react, a explosion rocked the building as it blew a hole in the wall. A figure in dark leather bindings walked in through the hole.
"CHAMBER!" Emma Frost screamed.
~ Ello, luv. Miss me. ~ Chamber projected to everyone.
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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Through Hellfire, Part II. A three way battle betwwen X-Factor, X-Men and the Hellfire club ensues. But what side does Chamber take?
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You all know the drill,
Peace out,
Descendent
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the ideas behind this saga and the character of Mike Nagrite
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Bayville Square
"I don't like this." Pietro said as he and Betsy stood by the fountain. "What if the X-geeks see us?"
"Don't worry. Forge is keeping them busy." Betsy said as Fire trucks blazed in the distance. "See."
"Lance, you there?" Pietro asked as he touched his ear.
"Right across from you." Lance said into his communicator as he sat in the shadows, chewing on a toothpick.
"Lance, how do we know that we'll make contact with the club?" Betsy asked.
"Toad sent Emma Frost an E-mail, claiming to be from you and Pietro. Basically, you guys have heard from the grapevine that rich socialites are in town and you want to hobnob. And both of you have the wealthy background to back it up. Emma said to meet her here in person." Lance said quietly.
"Yea. But they also know that we're mutants. And most likely this will somehow get back to the X-Geeks." Pietro said simply.
"We'll burn that bridge when we get to it." Lance said simply.
"Hello there." Pietro and Betsy turned to see a tall blond girl with red streaks in her hair. She was wearing a black halter-top and shorts with black knee boots. Next to her was a short, fat man dressed in all white with a bunchy over coat. "My name is Allison Blair." The female said simply. "And this is my friend, James LeGrand."
"Hello." Pietro crowed as he kissed Allison's hand "I'm Pietro Maximoff and this is my associate; Elisabeth Braddock." Pietro said as Betsy shook their hands.
"What can we do for you?" Betsy asked.
"Well, from what we understand, both of you parents hold membership in the prestigious Hellfire Club." LeGrand said with a smile. "That and the E-mail you sent our associate Miss Frost perked up our interest quite a bit."
"We try. I am surprised that you responded though." Betsy said simply. "I mean, you do know that we're mutants, right?"
"Of course." Allison said with a fake smile. "But as long as your rich, the "Hell-fire Club doesn't care what you are."
"Really?" Pietro asked. "And what is this Hell-fire Club that I keep hearing about?"
"Think of it as a personal playground for the rich." Allison said as she rubbed Pietro's hand. "If you get my drift."
"I think i do." Pietro purred.
"We would like to invite you to join out more modern version of the Hellfire Club." James said simply. "We're offering this opportunity only to the best and brightest of Bayville, and you two certainly qualify."
"Great. Pietro's ego is going to be inflated big time now." Betsy muttered to Lance, who was hanging around against the wall on the other side in the shadows. Lance smirked through his toothpick and nodded at her. "That sounds wonderful." Betsy said. "So what do we do?"
"There's a very formal ball tonight at the Mansion of Hillton Street. It starts at nine." LeGrand said.
"We'll be there." Pietro said as he shook their hands again.
"Excellent, we will look for you there." Allison said as she and LeGrand walked away.
"Man, this is too easy." Lance said as he walked over to them.
"You're telling me. What a fox..." Pietro muttered.
"It begins." Betsy and Lance muttered at the same time.
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Some seedy Bayville Motel
"You get in, find out what you can, and get out." Forge said as Pietro tried tying a bowtie. "And be careful. They know that you're both mutants. So try not to stand out too much."
"Sure-whatever. Just-as-soon-as-I-can-figure-this-damn-thing-out…" Pietro muttered as he tried fiddling with the piece of cloth. Mike then grabbed it and tried to tie it.
"Great…" Mike said as he tried tying it. "We can face Giant Robots, human oppression, the X-Geeks, solders, psychotic siblings, being backstabbed more times then Italy, the evolution of our powers, Aliens, the near death of our comrades, homicidal parents, and the government, but we can't figure out how to tie a damn bowtie…" Mike muttered as he handed it to Blob. "Oh, and Petey, keep your hands off my girl."
"No worries. I know she's taken." Pietro said with a sly smile.
"God damn thing…" Blob muttered as he tried it.
"Men." X-23 said as she grabbed it from Blob and tied it for them.
"How…" Mike asked as his jaw hit the floor.
"I'm good with knots." X said as she raised an eyebrow.
"Impressive…" Toad said simply as he walked away, not noticing Wanda glaring at X-23.
"Here we go again…" Blob muttered to Mike as Lance talked with Pietro.
"Val gave us these ear communicators and video glasses." Lance said as he handed a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and an earpiece to Quicksilver. "With these, we can see and hear everything that you and Betsy see and hear."
"Big Brother is watching…" Mike said with a smile as Betsy came in the room wearing a gown similar to the one she wore for the Sadie Hawkins Dance awhile back. Except this one was a bit more streamline and had a longer slit in the back. "Damn I wish I was going now…" Mike said as he saw his girlfriend.
"You always say that." Betsy said as she pecked his cheek and turned to face Lance. "No offense Lance, but I wear glasses for reading, nothing else." Betsy said as she put the earpiece in.
"Fine. We'll get the visuals from Pietro." Lance said. "Blob did you rent the limo?"
"Yep. Now we just have to wait for our organ grinder." Blob said with a smile. "Oh, there he is." Fred said as he pointed at Toad, who entered the room wearing a driver's uniform.
"Why do I have to do this again?" Toad whined.
"Because you drew the short straw." Forge stated.
"I hate my life."
"Deal with it." Forge said simply.
"How do we look?" Pietro asked as he put his arm around Betsy.
"Adorable. It's a friggin' Kodak moment. Now get the hell out of here." Mike said with a smile as the three of them left the Motel.
"X do we have visuals?" Forge asked as Wanda and Mike walked over to X-23, who was typing at a computer.
"Yep. The Camera's that Pietro installed earlier haven't been discovered yet and are up and running. we got full visuals of the entire ball."
"Good. Omega, Avalanche, Scarlet Witch, and Blob, I want you guys suited up and ready to move if this thing goes to hell." Forge said simply.
"Aye, aye captain." Lance mock saluted as he and Mike walked out of the room with Blob laughing.
"Men." Wanda muttered to herself.
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Hillton Street
"Wow." Pietro said as he and Betsy stepped out of the limo. "This place is ritzier than the X-Geeks place..."
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"Wow." Cyclops muttered. "This place is ritzier than the mansion..."
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Inside
"I would like to welcome all of you to the first meeting of the new Hellfire club." Sabastian Shaw stated with a smile as he stood on the foay, overlooking his guests.
"Nice speech." Marius ST. Croix muttered as he straitened his gloves.
"Thats all it was Brother." Monet said as she walked out wearing a satin dress.
"Look, our real targets are those four." Emma frost stated as she pointed at the mutants. "We take them out and we shouldn't have trouble getting the rest of the gems of Cyytorak."
"Good plan." Lorna Dane said as the green haired girl walked down the stairs.
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Seedy Motel
"Woah, is that what I think it is?" Mike said as he pointed at the videofeed of Emma Frost.
"If you think its a Cyytorak Gem, you're right." X said as she typed a few keys. "And according to our files, thats one out of five known gems, the other four are at Bayville's museum."
"Is there anything the goverment doesn't have a file on?" Mike asked.
"Let me check." X muttered as she made a few key strokes. "Nope. No there is not."
"Be on your toes guys." Forge said into the comlink.
"What could happen Pietro stated as he and Betsy danced around on the ballroom floor.
"Hello there." Marius stated as he walked up to Scott, who was playing wallflower.
"Hi." Scott said. "Scott Summers."
"Maruis St. Croix, but my friends call me Emplate."
"Why's that?" Scott asked.
"Because of this." Marius stated as he pulled off a glove to reveal his had to Scott. To Cyclops's horro, there was a mouth with lots of sharp teeth on it. "Yummy." Maruis stated with a smile as he grabbed Cyclops and began to feed on his mutant energy.
"You spoke to soon Petey." Betsy muttered as she got ready for battle. But before anyone could react, a explosion rocked the building as it blew a hole in the wall. A figure in dark leather bindings walked in through the hole.
"CHAMBER!" Emma Frost screamed.
~ Ello, luv. Miss me. ~ Chamber projected to everyone.
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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Through Hellfire, Part II. A three way battle betwwen X-Factor, X-Men and the Hellfire club ensues. But what side does Chamber take?
*******************
You all know the drill,
Peace out,
Descendent