Pyro's head spun. In truth, when he had decided to join Magneto, he sort of
regretted it after. Magneto didn't really let him do anything for a while
anyway, because apparently he didn't trust him enough. Well, if he went to
Magneto now, he would be trusted and will probably actually do something
for once. But . . . he couldn't betray Aqua. She had helped him get out of
that tight spot of trouble, but even if he went back, would they even
accept him again? He'd run out on them, and he was sure there was some
bitter feelings between his old friends and him.
"But despite all that, Bobby still kept your bed empty because he believed in you, that'd you'd come back." A voice in Pyro's head said. Yeah, but still.
He looked back and forth between his friends on one side, and Magneto on the other. His friends still believed in him, and he realized that Professor Xavier was the kind of guy who would forgive someone if they came back. Magneto could never do that. He'd hold a life-long grudge against you.
Memories flashed in Pyro's head. Meeting Bobby for the first time-Pyro had accidentally set a plant on fire when he was the new kid at school. He panicked and at the time didn't know how to put out his fires. All of a sudden the plant-on-fire turned into a ice sculpture. Pyro turned around to meet his rescuer and found Bobby.
"Hi, I'm Bobby." He said. He had a friendly air, and Pyro knew that they'd be great friends.
When they first met Rogue, they both tried to impress her. Pyro knew that Bobby liked her-they caught a glimpse of her when she first came. Pyro thought she was pretty, but didn't really have any feelings for her like Bobby did. The only reason he had shown off to her was to annoy Bobby and give him a chance to impress Rogue. And it worked.
Back to the present. He saw those eyes looking up at him, waiting for his decision with no expression on her face. Aqua helped turn the tide to the Professor's way, because he really did enjoy kissing her. He knew that if he did join Magneto's side and try to bring her to him, she'd kick his butt and slice him up 8 ways because of her elemental advantage. Then she'd probably drag him back to the Professor anyway, this time as a prisoner. He decided that the best way to go-to be with his friends and the first girl he kissed, and not get bruises all over his body and be embarrassed because he got beat up by a girl-was to rejoin the Professor's side.
Pyro pointed to Aqua. "I'm with her."
For the first time in a long while, Aqua truly smiled. She grabbed Pyro's hand and he followed her back to the Professor, who was smiling also.
"Good to have you back, John." He said.
"Good to be back." Pyro replied.
"So, not going to run out on us anytime soon, are you, John?" Bobby said.
"Not this time, Iceman." Pyro replied. He could see the small smile twitching on Bobby's face. Sure he had his doubts, but in the end he was happy to see his best friend back.
"YOU DARE BETRAY MAGNETO?"
"Dude, you know you have a really big ego? You'd have to if you talk about yourself in third person like that!" Pyro jeered.
"Pyro?" Aqua said.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"I really don't think that was a good idea." She pointed out.
"Well, now that you mention it . . . I don't think it's a good idea anymore either!" Pyro said, once he saw the murderous look in Magneto's eyes.
"Fool. You think I don't know how to punish traitors?" Magneto boomed. "You have metal on your body."
Suddenly, Pyro's left arm twisted. Aqua saw a watch: A sports watch, with metal on it. This will not turn out good.
Pyro yelped in pain. The arm twisted hideously, causing extreme pain for Pyro. He was yanking at the watch, trying to get it off, but it the pain froze him.
Suddenly, his entire body was on fire! The pain caused his powers to increase tremendously! Bobby covered Rogue protectively, while the Professor, Wolverine, and Storm winced at the intense heat. Only Aqua stood where she was, unaffected by the heat, even though she was the closest to him. Her water powers canceled out the heat.
"Attack them!" Magneto ordered, pulling Pyro's flaming arm straight toward the closest person-Aqua.
Aqua though for a split second, and turned her body into water again. She had never tried this before, but it was the only thing she could think of.
Pyro passed right through her, and she focused all of her energies on rusting the metal parts of the watch and dousing his fire.
But once he passed through her, Aqua collapsed, breathing heavily. She was a puddle again, and some of the water was evaporated by Pyro's intense heat. Some parts of her were missing, splashed somewhere around her. Aqua called out to all the water around her, and got most of it. But when she reformed, some pieces of clothing were ripped, torn, or not there at all. And she laid on the floor, sucking in the pain. It's not a piece of cake to have someone pass right through you. (Unless you were Kitty)
The rusting weakened Magneto's grasp on the metal, and gave Bobby and Rogue enough time to snap it off his wrists.
Pyro gasped out his thanks, and he got up, his eyes flaming with anger.
"You know what, Magneto? When I joined you, I didn't think. I was a stupid kid who just wanted people to leave mutants alone and let me use my powers publicly without fear. I thought I could get that with you. But you know, going with you was the must stupidest thing I've ever done in my life, and I regret it. So, DAMN YOU!" Pyro yelled, and he hurled the hugest fire ball Aqua had ever seen in her entire life. It was so huge and overwhelming, not even Aqua's natural water defenses could shield her from feeling a little of that heat. But if she could feel it, that means the others were going through hell.
Magneto screamed as he was hurled backwards. He crashed into the wall and went limp. He fell down and was immediately covered by ceiling debris, but he was still squirming, which meant that he was still alive.
"Come everyone, that blast will hold Magneto, but not for long. Everyone on the Blackbird!" Professor Xavier ordered. "You too, John." He added after Pyro hesitated. Pyro smiled a bit and got on second to last. Professor Xavier looked at Magneto's buried figure for a little. He sighed.
"Oh, Erik . . . my old friend, what are we to do?" Professor Xavier sighed as he wheeled himself onto the Blackbird. Now the only thing left on the agenda is to ask Ling about the weapon, and have a little talk with John . . .
"But despite all that, Bobby still kept your bed empty because he believed in you, that'd you'd come back." A voice in Pyro's head said. Yeah, but still.
He looked back and forth between his friends on one side, and Magneto on the other. His friends still believed in him, and he realized that Professor Xavier was the kind of guy who would forgive someone if they came back. Magneto could never do that. He'd hold a life-long grudge against you.
Memories flashed in Pyro's head. Meeting Bobby for the first time-Pyro had accidentally set a plant on fire when he was the new kid at school. He panicked and at the time didn't know how to put out his fires. All of a sudden the plant-on-fire turned into a ice sculpture. Pyro turned around to meet his rescuer and found Bobby.
"Hi, I'm Bobby." He said. He had a friendly air, and Pyro knew that they'd be great friends.
When they first met Rogue, they both tried to impress her. Pyro knew that Bobby liked her-they caught a glimpse of her when she first came. Pyro thought she was pretty, but didn't really have any feelings for her like Bobby did. The only reason he had shown off to her was to annoy Bobby and give him a chance to impress Rogue. And it worked.
Back to the present. He saw those eyes looking up at him, waiting for his decision with no expression on her face. Aqua helped turn the tide to the Professor's way, because he really did enjoy kissing her. He knew that if he did join Magneto's side and try to bring her to him, she'd kick his butt and slice him up 8 ways because of her elemental advantage. Then she'd probably drag him back to the Professor anyway, this time as a prisoner. He decided that the best way to go-to be with his friends and the first girl he kissed, and not get bruises all over his body and be embarrassed because he got beat up by a girl-was to rejoin the Professor's side.
Pyro pointed to Aqua. "I'm with her."
For the first time in a long while, Aqua truly smiled. She grabbed Pyro's hand and he followed her back to the Professor, who was smiling also.
"Good to have you back, John." He said.
"Good to be back." Pyro replied.
"So, not going to run out on us anytime soon, are you, John?" Bobby said.
"Not this time, Iceman." Pyro replied. He could see the small smile twitching on Bobby's face. Sure he had his doubts, but in the end he was happy to see his best friend back.
"YOU DARE BETRAY MAGNETO?"
"Dude, you know you have a really big ego? You'd have to if you talk about yourself in third person like that!" Pyro jeered.
"Pyro?" Aqua said.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"I really don't think that was a good idea." She pointed out.
"Well, now that you mention it . . . I don't think it's a good idea anymore either!" Pyro said, once he saw the murderous look in Magneto's eyes.
"Fool. You think I don't know how to punish traitors?" Magneto boomed. "You have metal on your body."
Suddenly, Pyro's left arm twisted. Aqua saw a watch: A sports watch, with metal on it. This will not turn out good.
Pyro yelped in pain. The arm twisted hideously, causing extreme pain for Pyro. He was yanking at the watch, trying to get it off, but it the pain froze him.
Suddenly, his entire body was on fire! The pain caused his powers to increase tremendously! Bobby covered Rogue protectively, while the Professor, Wolverine, and Storm winced at the intense heat. Only Aqua stood where she was, unaffected by the heat, even though she was the closest to him. Her water powers canceled out the heat.
"Attack them!" Magneto ordered, pulling Pyro's flaming arm straight toward the closest person-Aqua.
Aqua though for a split second, and turned her body into water again. She had never tried this before, but it was the only thing she could think of.
Pyro passed right through her, and she focused all of her energies on rusting the metal parts of the watch and dousing his fire.
But once he passed through her, Aqua collapsed, breathing heavily. She was a puddle again, and some of the water was evaporated by Pyro's intense heat. Some parts of her were missing, splashed somewhere around her. Aqua called out to all the water around her, and got most of it. But when she reformed, some pieces of clothing were ripped, torn, or not there at all. And she laid on the floor, sucking in the pain. It's not a piece of cake to have someone pass right through you. (Unless you were Kitty)
The rusting weakened Magneto's grasp on the metal, and gave Bobby and Rogue enough time to snap it off his wrists.
Pyro gasped out his thanks, and he got up, his eyes flaming with anger.
"You know what, Magneto? When I joined you, I didn't think. I was a stupid kid who just wanted people to leave mutants alone and let me use my powers publicly without fear. I thought I could get that with you. But you know, going with you was the must stupidest thing I've ever done in my life, and I regret it. So, DAMN YOU!" Pyro yelled, and he hurled the hugest fire ball Aqua had ever seen in her entire life. It was so huge and overwhelming, not even Aqua's natural water defenses could shield her from feeling a little of that heat. But if she could feel it, that means the others were going through hell.
Magneto screamed as he was hurled backwards. He crashed into the wall and went limp. He fell down and was immediately covered by ceiling debris, but he was still squirming, which meant that he was still alive.
"Come everyone, that blast will hold Magneto, but not for long. Everyone on the Blackbird!" Professor Xavier ordered. "You too, John." He added after Pyro hesitated. Pyro smiled a bit and got on second to last. Professor Xavier looked at Magneto's buried figure for a little. He sighed.
"Oh, Erik . . . my old friend, what are we to do?" Professor Xavier sighed as he wheeled himself onto the Blackbird. Now the only thing left on the agenda is to ask Ling about the weapon, and have a little talk with John . . .