Professor Xavier's University, Monday, February 7th, 9:45 AM

It was a beautiful morning at upstate New York. Ororo (Storm) was teaching her class of young students. Scott Summers (Cyclops) was watching the news on TV. Logan (Wolverine) was just smoking a cigar; not thinking much except wondering what Magneto been doing with Pyro.

Logan said to Scott, "It has been five months now, and you still can't keep your mind off of that incident with, Jean." Scott replied, "Because it wasn't meant to happen." Logan said, "I think the same way, but it happens. Even if we don't accept it. We just have to go with it." Scott said, "Easy for you to say. Jean and I had passion with each other. And now it's gone." Logan said, "Yeah, and you had to hear her final words through an old guy."

On the news there was an anchorwoman saying her headlines. The anchorwoman said, "For the headlines across the nation, we have breaking news coverage in New Orleans, Louisiana. Where five members and one man that is found dead of the notorious gang the Guild of Assassins has been capture and now arrested for their past crimes and their most recently, trespassing into private property. And we now have a report that one of the members claims they were beaten by a man known as Gambit which he came from the Guild of Thieves another notorious gang in New Orleans. The five men are placed into custody until their punishment will be announced by Thursday."

Logan was also watching, "There's always something happening in New Orleans." Scott replied, "There's something about them." Logan replied, "What are you saying?" Scott said, "I'm talking about the Guild of Assassins. There's something about them." Logan said, "Well, you can make friends with the TV while I see how's Chuck is doing." Chuck is referring to Charles Xavier

Logan knew where Xavier is. Xavier is working with Kurt Wagner (Night Crawler) in the Danger Room. Logan went through the hallway. He went through the bottom hallway, the down to the subbasement and he opened the door to the Danger Room and saw the bald man in the wheelchair monitoring Kurt.

Xavier knew Logan was in the room, with out turning he spoken to him, "Me and Kurt are now working on fencing lessons. He's doing fine overall if that answers your question." Logan replied, "You know, you should learn how to have a real conversation than reading other people's minds." Xavier replied, "Well that is true but I tend to use my telepathy under situations where I'm training with a young mutant. It keeps the talking to a minimum. So, Scott is still suffering in his grief I see."

Logan replied, "He's a sad man, Chuck. I miss Jean as well but that man have to learn to let it go sometimes." Xavier replied, "I notice you rarely refer Scott by his first name. Maybe you are just as sad as Scott because you also had a special bond with Jean." Logan replied, "Or maybe you're using too much of that telepathy crap."

Professor Xavier turned his wheelchair around, facing Logan. Xavier replied, "Logan, I strongly believe that the past can still affect our lives today. Only the present can choose our deciding fate. In away the past is always renewing itself. Sometimes it can be good, sometimes it can be corrupted. But what ever it is it will make our vary destiny."

Logan replied, "You're a man with words." Xavier replied, "And you're a man of denial. Logan I want you to see something."

Logan approached to the window shield covering the Danger Room. Logan just saw Kurt impressively fencing on virtual thugs in the Danger Room. Xavier said, "It's amazing really. After a few courses he's already in Masters Level. His powers are significant and his emotional life is astonishing as well. He will do great in the X-Men league. That's why I suspect you to be as good and caring in the X-men league as Kurt will be soon."

Logan replied, "Who said he would be good in the league, but I'll give it a shot but no guarantees, old man." Xavier replied, "Of course." Logan turned over to the exit. Logan decided to keep an eye out for Scott to see if he's doing all right.

Outside where the students were having their lunches, Rogue was sitting on a bench eating her sandwich alone, when Bobby (Iceman) came to sit by her. Bobby was holding a small pink box, "Hey, Happy Pre-Valentines Day." Bobby handover the box to Rogue, Rogue giggled a bit. Rogue open the box, inside the box was velvet gloves. Rouge said, "Oh my god. Thanks, thanks a lot, Bobby." Bobby said back, "It's a week away from Valentines Day and well, you are my valentine. And it's good to get ahead of things." Rogue smiled. Scott was watching the news in interest, when they talk more about the headlines in New Orleans. The anchorwoman said, "We have new information that the Guild of Assassins were also working with the Marauders which on the day there was a massacre, just 160 miles away from New Orleans, on underground dwelling mutants known as the Morlocks which many of them died during the massacre. The state department believes that either the guilds or the Marauders " Logan walked into the room and said to Scott, "So found out anything?" Scott replied, "Well this is beguiling as the assassination attempt on the president. It seems that Guild been working with the Marauders all the long." Logan asked, "The who?" Scott replied, "The Marauders, they are a team of assassins as the Guild of Assassins. They started a massacre in Morlock underground tunnels up north in Louisiana." Logan asked, "Is that something to worry about?" Scott replied, "I wouldn't say worry. Is just that the Morlocks are isolated mutants from the outside world. And so far these guys killed over 25 percent the total of Morlocks across the world. Xaiver tried making connections with them but they like to keep their serenity alone. Do you think Xavier should know about this?" Xavier already came in the room and he said, "That's okay Scott, I already heard. I saw the same thing as well. Maybe when Storm finishes her class we can meet up in the War Room." Logan said, "Okay by me. I'm already kind of bored." Xavier replied, "Glad to hear that Logan."

Later at Magneto's new headquarters along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean, Magneto was introducing a surprise for John (Pyro); Magneto said to Pyro "Pyro, it has been almost year now since you join into the Brotherhood. This is why I made you a little gift." Pyro said, "A gift, Magneto?"

Magneto opened a metal door which in it revealed a suit which had a flamethrower. Magneto said, "Remember when you said to me you cannot create fire but manipulate it well now you can do both. I design a suit which is equipped with a flamethrower. It can cause a harmful third degree burn and easily manipulated as you did with your lighter." Pyro said, "I like it. I like it very much." Magneto replied, "And here is another surprise for both of us. Just follow me."

As Pyro followed they came to a larger dome Magneto said, "As I was searching for a new headquarters I was also recruiting now we have new members for the Brotherhood."

There was a huge muscular man with big armor, an average looking guy in a gray jumpsuit, and a big tall bearded man with black eyes. Magneto said, "Here we have is Juggernaut which as you already see his abilities are primarily strength, here we have is Avalanche which his abilities is to manipulate rocks and even the earth itself, and here is an old member which I thought he was dead. Meet Sabretooth. He has the powers similar to Wolverine's but a tad better. But together we are the Brotherhood." Sabretooth said, "Who's this twig boy?" Sabretooth was referring towards John. Magneto said to Sabretooth, "For your information, Sabretooth. He is very gifted. He could burn you alive if he got the chance." Sabretooth said, "I can break him like a toothpick." Magneto said, "And I can throw you back into the harbor."

John asks, "Why do we need to recruit now? I thought we were powerful already, Magneto." Magneto came over by John and said to him, "John, you're forgetting the meaning to the Brotherhood. It does not matter which is stronger or not. What matters is salvation, to get enough mutants to join us who've been rejected by the public. We are now higher than the forces of all humanity. There is a war coming and we need enough mutants for our allegiance. So never question the Brotherhood, Pyro. The Brotherhood is the answer." John replied, "I understand." Magneto said, "You better." Magneto then turned over slowly.

Back at the X-Mansion, it was now 8:45 PM, which must students are now heading for the dormitories for rest. Rogue, Jubilee, and some other girls were walking down the hallway to their rooms. But then Rogue notice that all four of the remaining X-men were urgently walking down the hallway which Rogue suspected that they're on a mission.

So Rogue told to the girls that she'll be somewhere and then she secretly followed the X-men. As Rogue went walking down from the dormitories Bobby spotted her. Bobby yelled out to her, "Rogue!". Rogue heard him. She turned around facing him. Bobby said to her, "Where are you going. I'm not trying sound like a dead mother but there is a curfew." Rogue said, "I know there is, but I think I left my textbook Ororo's classroom. So I'll go get that now." Bobby bought her lie and said, "Just be careful. If anything happens to you I'll blame myself." Rogue replied, "Sure." Still with suspicion, Bobby turned back to the dormitories." Rogue did as she planned, by following the X-men to the subbasement.

Later on Ororo, Kurt, Scott, and Logan were at the War Room with Professor Xavier, while Rogue was out of the War Room but she was still able to hear everything what was going on in there.

Xavier said to them, "Now as you all know, there was a massacre that occurred in the underground tunnels of the so called Morlocks up in the northeastern region away from New Orleans, Louisiana. What I want you all to do are to go there and investigate what could have happen during the massacre. We need to know what the main cause was. And the prevention from this happening from other mutant societies."

Storm asks, "But what if the officials are still investigating in the tunnels?" Xavier said, "They ended the investigation nine hours ago, since they believe that there is better things to do than investigating the deaths of mutants. This is a good chance for us to find out something this catastrophic."

Cyclops asks, "Will Kurt be joining us?" Xavier said, "Yes Scott, he will. This will also put Kurt's skills to the test. We can all learn a lot from this mission. So I suggest to you all to get everything ready for the mission, and I want you all to come back by noon tomorrow."

Xavier turns his wheelchair over and left the room. Rogue was hiding from Xavier in the hallway; Rogue decided to secretly be in the mission. So Rogue went into the Hangar and then she hide in the X-Jet. She was now hiding in the Supply Cabin.

As the X-Men got into their uniforms, even Kurt was in his new uniform, they went into the Hangar then into the X-Jet. As they were in the X-Jet they were all in their seats. Kurt said, "Z'oes this'z suits have to feel this'z tight?" Logan said, "You'll get use to it over a year." Storm was in the pilot seat. She said, "Is everyone ready?" Logan said, "It looks like it." Storm said, "Okay then, the airway gate is now opening. We will be airborne in five, four, three, two, one." The X-Jet came out of the Hangar and then into the skies.

Back at Magneto's headquarters he was now introducing a sinister project that could affect humanity itself as he would say. Magneto led his new men including Mystique to another dome with a large structure which appears to be a very large machine.

Magneto said to his men as he walks forward to the machine, "Brothers, we are heading to a new day where soon mutants will take a stand into higher limits. This is why I created this machine. This machine is the Conductor Chamber. The use for it is to generate a powerful mutant's energy to be so catastrophic in full power it can destroy the universe. But I design the machine to only use full power when is necessary, what we want to do with machine is to specifically destroy major cities one by one until we make an agreement with our fellow homo-sapiens. The only problem with this machine is that it doesn't come with batteries. We must find a mutant so powerful that we can use this machine as a threat around the world. We can order demands from presidents, kings, rulers, dictators for what we want to make this world perfect for all of mutants. And better yet the Brotherhood could be ruler of this planet. But until that very mutant comes and saves us we will just hide from society, not in fear but in redemption. Brothers, we are the revolt to mutant freedom."

The mutants all agreed with Magneto. Magneto said the mutants, "Then it's settled. I suggest to you all to go to the bunker and have a pleasant rest. Mystique I want you for a minute." Mystique was like the assistant leader of the Brotherhood. It didn't surprise her that Magneto needed her since they are just two leaders alike.

Magneto walked out of the hallway while Mystique was walking besides him. Magneto told to her, "Mystique, this facility use to been the possession of the late Robert Kelly. He was being funded by governmental intelligence in order to obtain this establishment. It was known for the Alt-Cog Computer. The Alt-Cog Computer is a special computer because it has virtually every human including mutant's information on this very Earth. That's how the late Kelly obtain that kind of information. Now since you're the Senator Kelly we can take hold of this facility. But about the computer, you have to figure out how to work the machine. You must find a mutant that is powerful enough to be in the conductor chamber. Do I make myself clear?"

Mystique understood. Magneto replied, "I have a very strong feeling that this world will be renewed to where we rule everything. So make that possible, Mystique. For our sake." Mystique understood that as well.

Disclaimer: The next chapter will be here tomorrow.