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Chapter 5

Logan grunted as he woke up. He had a serious headache. "Whoever hit me is going to pay" he moaned and looked around. He was in some sort of metal labyrinth. "As soon as I figure out where the hell I am" he frowned.

"Hello Logan it is nice to see you again" a voice bellowed over an intercom.

"Who are you?" he demanded.

"Someone you have wronged" the voice snarled. "You are here for punishment for what you have done to me" the voice snarled.

"Well that narrows it down" he said.

"If you wish to see your beloved Yuriko, you will have to find me" he snarled. "Have fun" he grinned as the voice dissipated leaving Logan alone in the maze.

"Damn it, I really don't need this right now" he said entering the maze turning to hear noises in the shadows.

Scott Summers felt the warm sheets as he rolled around in bed. He didn't want to get up. "Oh this is so comfortable" he felt as he rolled around on a double bed then realized that he didn't have one. "Wait a minute" he said this isn't my bed" he declared and felt around for my glasses. "My glasses, where are they" he yelled as he heard someone enter. "Whose there."

"Scott it's just me, Jean" the voice said with a smile.

"Oh thank god, Jean where are we" he asked. "Where are my glasses" he said.

The girl gave a sinister smile as she walked over to him with his glasses putting them on his face. "Why Scott we're in our room" she said as he could now see, and saw she was wearing some very revealing lingerie.

"Our room" he asked.

"Why of course Scott" she sighed. "Oh my, your memory lapses must be coming back" she said.

"Memory lapses, Jean what's going on, the last thing I remember was going to my childhood orphanage" he said.

"But Scott that was over two years ago" she sighed. "You see ever since that last battle with Magneto where the X-Men were killed or disappeared you can't seem to remember anything not even our marriage" she sighed.

"Wait Marriage, the X-Men killed" he exclaimed.

She nodded. "We've been married about a year" she sighed. "It's gets harder to tell you this every time" she said. "I still feel it hard every time I have to tell you this story, it all began a few months ago, when Magneto was up to something again. The Professor sent us to stop him but it was a trap, then" she stopped. "Oh it's so hard" she sighed.

"What tell me" he told her.

"There was the betrayal" she sighed. "Two of our own turned on us and led us into a trap, allowing for Magneto's men to surround us and. it's just so sick" she said.

"Wait who betrayed us" he sighed. "Jean I know it's hard but tell me" he said.

"Why Iceman and Shadowcat of course" she said. "I can't even bear to say their names anymore" she snarled. "They were seduced by Magneto's promises and led us into a trap, they were even responsible for your concussion. They beat us down and left us in a building about to blow. Logan tried to stop them and Magneto tore his skeleton from his body. Kurt tried to reason with the two of them, and they beat him down. After they left I was able to TK a shield for you and me but it wasn't strong enough to save the others, I'm not sure what even happened to them" she sighed. "Sometimes I even blame myself."

Scott's face became saddened. "So were they all in there, Kurt, Rogue." he began.

"Yes Kurt Rogue, Logan, Amara, Ororo, even the Professor all of them" she sighed. "We were just able to survive the two of us, and then Dr. Essex found us and took us in and has been helping you recover" she sighed. "Though, there is still hope we'll find the others, then we can be the X-Men again.

Scott held back tears and became angry. "What happened to them" he said referring to the two.

"They joined up with Magneto, manipulated information so that it looked like the X-Men were involved in a bombing, but it turned on us, and then the two forged the professor's will leaving everything to Magneto, even the mansion. Now they handle all his operations from there," she sighed. "But we hope with Dr. Essex to continue the Professor's dream" she said.

Scott sat back and sighed. "This is a lot to take in," he said. "All our friends gone, the Professor gone, he was like a father to me, and even worse two of our closest friends betrayed us" he moaned.

"I'm sorry" she sighed. "Just wait here and I'll get you something to eat and then we can go talk to Dr. Essex" she said as she got up and walked away with a sinister grin. She entered the hallway where a figure sat in the shadows.

"Do you think he believes it" he asked.

"If not he will soon" she smirked back at him.

Meanwhile in the wilderness outside a New York ski resort a group of mutants sit outside a large silver dome. Gambit sits and plays solitaire, Pyro's plays with some fire, Piotr simply stares into nothing, and Kitty sleeps resting her head in Bobby's lap who spends half of his time watching over like a sacred guardian, and the other half looking toward the dome entrance.

"What's taking him so long?" Bobby asked.

"Get used to it mon ami" Gambit looked up. As an Acolyte it comes wit the territory. He be strategizing on what to do next, and I doubt he be wanting us to stay here now no" he said.

"I'm not an Acolyte" Bobby began but Remy simply smirked at him. "But I understand since this area has been compromised, I guess he's trying to figure out what the next move is" he wondered

"Ehh I don't see what the big idea is" Pyro said simply. "I say we got you and the Sheila with us now, why don't we go in that big ole house you have" he smirked.

Bobby gave an uneasy look at this situation. "Well I suppose" he began but was interrupted by Remy.

"Maybe he don't know if you'd be willing no" Remy smirked. "He not sure you'd be willing to" he said.

"Hardly" Piotr said bluntly breaking his silence. "Magneto takes what he wants, when he wants" he said simply.

"Oh ignore Ruskie over there" Pyro said. "He's a reluctant servant." he began but suddenly Magneto came out flanked by Mastermind and Sabretooth.

"My Acolytes" he said as Kitty got up and started to yawn.

"Oh I like needed that" she sighed not wanting to get up.

"Get up Kitty" Bobby nudged her. "He's coming" he nudged her.

"Whoever it is can wait" she sighed, she felt comfortable lying in his lap.

"It's a guy in red and purple with a tolerance problem" he whispered to her.

"Okay I'm up" she said standing up but leaning on Bobby.

"I have observed the situation and realize we must move our base of operations, that means this base must first be destroyed" he said simply. "That task I shall entrust to the Brotherhood."

"Good, they should start pulling their weight" Sabretooth grunted.

Magneto ignored the comment. "I have just called Quicksilver, he should be here any second" he said when suddenly a gust of wind past by to reveal the speedster. "Hello father" he said excitedly not yet noticing the additions to the Acolytes. "What can I do for you, a dangerous mission, reconnaissance perhaps" he began.

"No" Magneto said bluntly. "We were attacked by the sentinels, this base has been compromised, I need you to bring Avalanche to bury the evidence, after the rest of you salvage what you can" he said. "Forget the computers, I have already had Mastermind download all-important data" he said. "After your task is done I expect you, and all your Brotherhood to report to the X-mansion" he said. "After our two newest Acolytes gain us access, that will be our new base of operations, and after this attack, I feel it safer if all those who serve me to take residence here" he said.

Quicksilver shrugged. "Two newest Acolytes" he said then looked and saw Kitty and Bobby. "Them" he began but one glare from his father and he was silenced. "Yes father, I'll get right on it," he said while glaring at Kitty and Bobby before speeding off. Kitty simply stuck her tongue out at him. Bobby grinned.

Bobby and Kitty just looked at each other then back at Magneto.

"I assume that access to the mansion won't be a problem" he said looking at them. "We will need to use your computers to track down who has taken the other X-Men, and I believe they were also responsible

"Uhh I guess not" Kitty said looking nervously at Bobby holding his hand.

"Yes sir" Bobby said but really sure why he said it.

"Excellent, we shall head off immediately" he said. "While we do this, Sabretooth, Mastermind, Gambit" I need you to track down Mystique" he said. "Pyro, Colossus wait here till my son and his people return, then help them with the demolition" he told them and they nodded. Gambit, Mastermind and Sabretooth walked off to a garage got into a jeep and drove off. Magneto waved his hand as a sphere came over and landed next to him then opened. "We will be going to the mansion" he said.

Kitty gave Bobby a look as she entered the sphere and he followed. "Like this better not make me sick" she said as they climbed in and Magneto sealed it. "Talk about close quarters" she sighed she was sitting on his lap.

"Yeah your telling me" he said as he felt them being lifted off the ground. "But at least we're alone for once" he said.

"Yeah now we can at least talk," she said. "I mean Bobby what are we doing, working with the Acolytes" she sighed.

"We really had no choice," he said as he brushed the hair in front of her face. "He did save us, and right now who else do we have to go to."

"Yeah like I know. I just really miss the others," she said. "I just really hope Mr. Logan comes back soon, heck I'd settle for 24 hour training sessions, if Scott came back" she sighed.

"Yeah me too" he chuckled and sighed. "Kitty just promise me we'll stick together on this" he said. "I mean for better or worse we're still X-Men" he said.

"Right" she nodded. "Besides we'd look pretty stupid in this X spandex if we weren't" she joked and he laughed as well as they reached ground and the sphere opened to see Magneto outside the main wall.

"As you know we need you to enter your fingerprint to access the property without the alarm system going off" he said.

"Right" Bobby nodded and walked over to the main gate and putting his hand on it. "Welcome home Robert Drake" an electronic voice said as the door opened and the three mutants proceeded up the walk to the main door, which recognizing the two let them in without a problem

Magneto sighed as he looked around; it had been quite some time since he had been here. "You shall now lead the way to the main control room" he commanded. "We must get to work immediately" he said.

The two gave each other uneasy looks but sighed and led the way to the elevator, taking it down to the main computer room. Bobby and Kitty quickly took the two seats at the console.

Bobby started typing in commands. "Wow so many directions to start, I was thinking maybe we look in the Professor's files, to see if he knows any other telepaths so.." he began.

"So they can operate Cerebro and locate the others" Kitty smirked finishing his sentence.

Magneto standing behind them nodded. "Yes Cerebro will be needed, look up the name Emma Frost" he told them they shrugged and did so, popping up a file of a young woman, about 24 with blond hair. "She was a former student and associate of Charles and mine" he sighed. "She is quite difficult to work with at times, but she has the ability to operate Cerebro" he told them.

Bobby looked over her file. "Says here she's in New York as last time the Professor checked, with some group called the Hellfire Club" he shrugged. "Wonder what that is" he said.

"Let's find out" Kitty smirked and quickly typed in the information to access the file on the club, the two quickly sped read it and gave confused looks. "So they use mutants for their own goals it seems" Bobby shrugged.

"Yes the Hellfire Club" Magneto's voice said in distain. "It seems that getting access to her means getting access to the club" he frowned. "Which is impossible for me, all I will say is that we have a less then pleasant history" he said.

"Well we'll just have to see if we can find a beneficial time to gain access" she smirked as she started pressing the key boards at a rapid pace.

"Hey wait what are you doing Kitty" Bobby asked with a confused look on his face.

"Why hacking into their system" she said casually and then focused on the computer till she said "Bingo."

"What?" Bobby asked.

"It seems that this evening they are having a little gala for new members" she as she continued typing. "And I just obtained access to the guest list."

"Impressive" Magneto nodded. "Then it is settled, you two shall go, while some of the others support backup from the outside" he said. "Now for the time being I have business to attend to" he said as he began to walk away. "Please be kind enough to allow the others in" he said simply as he walked off.

"Wait a min" Bobby began but Kitty covered his mouth.

"Of course" she told Magneto as he walked away. She was so excited, a formal ball sounded like so much fun, and Bobby would look cute in a tux.

"Why'd you do that for" He looked at her.

"Because the last thing you need to be doing is getting on his bad side" she lied. "Anyway it will be like so much fun," she said.

"Fine, fine" he sighed as he saw her revise the guest book then leave the Hellfire computer system. "Well I guess we'll be needing to look good" he said. "I mean this is all ritz and all" he told her. "Maybe a limo" he said as he started making another web search as she smiled back at him.

"Now your talking" she grinned.

Meanwhile back at the Dome, Colossus and Blob carry the last important piece of equipment and put into the back of a loading truck.

"I knew we were going to need one of those" Pietro smirked.

Well ain't ya bloody brilliant mate" Pyro said sitting to the side. "Maybe ya make Acolyte one day" he grinned.

"Oh just shut up" he snapped back.

"Someone still sore about being passed over me think" Pyro chuckled.

"What you mean yo" Todd asked as he hopped over.

"Well it seems little daddy's boy here is upset to see that two X-men could make it to the Acolytes before he could" Pyro grinned and also grabbed the attention of Toad, Lance, Tabs and Wanda, Fred nearly dropped the equipment.

"Pay attention Blob" Colossus told him.

"Oh sorry" Blob apologized.

"Wait a minute, your saying two of the X-Men joined Magneto" Lance interjected. "That's nuts."

"Yeah those X-Geeks are super loyal to Baldy yo" Todd said.

"You have no idea" Tabs groaned. "Besides the boss man is so opposite them, they actually protect humans" she chuckled.

"He's not lying" Pietro muttered.

"Straight from the mouth of all mouths it must be true then" Lance chuckled. "So which two X-Geeks did he snag, Wolverine, Rogue, Berzerker, or did Summers finally snap" he grinned.

"Heck no it be that Frozen kid, and the girl who can go through things" Pyro said a loss at what their names were at the time.

"Yo Pryde and Drake" Todd exclaimed. "Your kidding right."

"Kitty and Bobby" Tabs grinned. "No wonder Pietro was pissed, those two preps, they are so far up Poppa X's butt it's not even funny. Not to mention I don't think either has gotten detention like ever."

"Detention, heck neither of them has ever had a cavity I bet" Wanda said simply.

Lance gave a pissed off look. "You're not playing us Pietro?" he demanded and Pietro simply shook his head as he groaned. "I can't believe it, that little hypocritical bimbo, she calls me a hood, then joins up with Magneto" he growled.

"Ooh love tension" Tabby grinned.

"Hardly I am so done with the tramp it's not even funny" Lance growled. "Heck I see how she's been looking at Drake anyway, not that it bothers me anymore" he said.

"Yeah whatever Lance" Pietro snarled. "What really gets to me is that he says we're not trained enough, and he takes those two X-Geeks, I mean how well trained are they. I bet ya I could whip the two of them by myself."

"Arrogant child" Piotr grunted. "If you haven't noticed the remains of the Sentinels around, you would of seen that we destroyed them. Why do you think your father offered them membership? It is because they were key in aiding us, they're training far surpasses yours by miles" he said then became silent again.

"So big guy finally opens his mouth huh" Pietro said. "Just remember whom your talking too" he snarled. "You know the consequences for disobedience."

Piotr gave him a dark look but then relented.

"Yeah I thought so" Pietro said arrogantly. "Well whatever, soon enough father will see him mistake. And why are you all standing there, if everything is taken care of then we can go" he said.

"Yes my brother that is everything" Wanda nodded and turned to Lance. "Lance if you would" she smiled at him.

He smirked. "No problem, let's rock" He said as he started making the ground shake underneath the Dome and within a few minutes it was covered in earth, as Lance fell feeling a bit strained, Wanda helped him up. "You okay" she asked.

"Yeah just fine" He smiled. "Just it was a big job" he said.

"Yeah hurry up you too, we have places to go," he said. The two nodded and soon all of the mutants had driven away from what was left of Magneto's old headquarters. Unaware that they were being watched the whole time, on camera

"Hmm" said a man in the shadows. "So that's their attitude is it, maybe I can use that to my advantage" he chuckled.

Later in the Early Evening, Bobby Drake quickly rushed to get dressed. "Damn it I'm going to be late, Kitty's going to kill me," he said to himself as he started tying his bowtie. "I can't believe she said I couldn't use a clip on" he frowned as he fiddle with it. He heard a knock on the door.

"You so better be decent" Kitty's voice said through the door.

"Yeah" he nodded and saw her phase through. He looked at her she looked gorgeous. She was wearing a nice blue formal dress and her hair was done all nice and she was just breathtaking, he just stood there and stared for a second.

"Like Bobby what's wrong, you're like spacing out again" she smirked.

"You look beautiful" he was able to muster out

She blushed. "Oh thanks" she said quietly. "Wow that was unexpected" she thought to herself. "But got to stay focused" She shook her head. "Oh well yeah your looking good too, but what's taking so long."

"Don't laugh but I can't tie my tie" he said.

"Like oh my god" she rolled her eyes and walked over grabbed the tie, tied it and phased it on him.

"Thanks I think," he said since it felt weird that she just put her hand into his neck.

"No problem, now let's go," she said grabbing him and phasing him through the floor down to the main foyer where Magneto was waiting with the Brotherhood and remaining Acolytes.

"You shall go in and find a way of getting alone with Frost" he told them. "You can try talking to her, but if that fails, let us know and we'll be ready" he said.

The two nodded and headed out to the limo getting into the back and headed into the city. "Oh this is the life" Kitty marveled as they sat in the back together.

"Yep, whoever thought we'd be going to some fancy New York City ball" he grinned. "Well I guess we both know who to thank for that" he said looking at her. "Your truly a genius you know that" he said.

She looked at him and smirked. "Robert Drake, what is with all the compliments today" she smiled at him moving closer to him.

"Can't a friend compliment you anymore" he asked simply.

"Well of course silly" she smiled at him and he was overwhelmed by her beauty and leaned in and kissed her, but quickly turned back.

"Sorry" he sighed turning away.

"It's okay" she said still getting over the surprise and saw him turn away, she realized he was embarrassed. She went and looked at the mirror and smiled to herself. It wasn't just okay, she had liked it. "You know Bobby, don't be sorry" she said simply and he smiled slightly.

Soon after they arrived in New York and the two got out at the entrance. Getting into the party wasn't hard, it was trying not to be too noticeable.

"Low profile" she suggested.

"Right" he nodded as they walked in arm and arm. The ballroom was amazing, and full of both young and old dancing and socializing in their best. It was obviously a rich crowd. The two headed to the corner when they felt someone grab them from behind.

"I don't think you belong here" the voice said as the two froze.

Okay this chapter is done. Sorry for not updating recently but I have a lot of work, I'll try to update again over the weekend or within the next two weeks. Okay I guess I lied, the fic is kind of romantic now. But there will be obstacles, since I going to have Bobby and Kitty as really good friends who are confused about their feelings, not to mention later with Amara, Kitty will mis-interpret Bobby's concern. Also yes Tabs is back with the Hood. I like her in the Hood, and I felt they needed more people, and there are hints of Lance/Wanda, and no Lance/Kitty really, since he is bitter at her and such. This timeframe is after Under Lock and Key but nothing after that. Please Read and Review, I need feed back.