Once, there is darkness, surrounding a lone figure in a fetal position. She is unconscious, naked and cold. As she opens her eyes, a bright light is shone around her. In a confused state of manner, she tries to compose her as flames begin to surround her. For a moment, she felt alive and free. She suddenly flies throughout an endless road in space like a bird spreading its wings in full action. She stops for a moment to take a view of her surroundings. To her, it was beautiful and spacious. Then, a bright light is shining at her and she covers her eyes. She looks at what's in front of her and sees a place. The only thing that registers in her mind right now is beautiful.

Just as she approaches it, her breath suddenly stops. She clutches on her chest when her heart stops beating. She grimaces at the pain as she kneels to the ground while at the same time, experiencing her head throbbing in pain. Tears have flowed from her eyes and through her cheeks. She screams painfully as her body is pulled away from the beautiful place by an unknown force. As she goes farther and farther from it, she continues to scream, begging to stop the pain. The last thing she knows that she didn't see it coming as she screams.

Xavier suddenly wakes up from a nightmare he has been experiencing just now. He wipes off the sweat from his forehead. He is confused on what the dream meant. Was it a warning of some sort or a symbolism of a change of personality? He looks at his clock. It's now 3:47 in the morning. He would expect a full report from Forge at 7:00 a.m. about Hart's murder. He also decides to pay a surprise visit to the X-Men, knowing that he will not be welcomed in open arms, most especially Wolverine.

Cyclops looks at the time on his desk. It's 7:45 p.m. and the party for Peter's return has just begun. Hours ago, Havok's team came back froma very successful, if not tension-filled, mission in Antartica and Storm's team went to Valencia, Spain. He reminded himself to ask Storm for a report on the details of that mission. Doors were opened and Emma enters the office nonchalantly to him.

"Scott, what are you doing cooped up in your office? We have a party to attend to", said an incredulous Emma. "Everything's tense, but at least we need to relax a little bit before we charge ourselves to the battle ground, again."

Scott shifts his head and looks at Emma's eyes. "Sorry. I'm just dealing with the reports and papers and stuff. I'll be down there in a minute."

Emma tosses the papers away and sits on her boyfriend's lap. Scott isn't pleased at this. "Emma! What are you doing?"

"Scott, you need to relax!" said an impatient Emma. "Things are rough but they'll be away like useless dirt once it's over." She proceeds to lick his right ear as she then caresses his neck with her tongue. Scott moaned softly while she continues to pleasure him. His mind came back to its normal state when Emma begins to touch his crotch.

"Emma!" Scott yelps softly. "Stop! What if someone sees us?"

Emma frowns at him and said, "Oh c'mon, dear. Don't be a party pooper". Scott didn't react and this pleases her. They continue their make out session. Both of them moaned out but not in the level of everyone hearing them. Emma decides to take this session to the next level by kneeling on the ground and unzips his pants. From then on, Scott feels the pleasure of his lover's action as he moans. He's so caught up in the moment that all of his problems begin to melt away, even for a moment. Emma, on the other hand, gives herself two thumbs up as she successfully pleasures her man. Scott continues to moan, but it wasn't until he utters the one name he shouldn't have said with Emma.

"Jean…"

Hearing that name, Emma stops whatever she was doing and stands up. Scott fixes himself and kicks himself mentally for saying his late wife's name during sex. Emma couldn't look at him face to face, but it's easy to say that she's upset.

"Emma, I…"

Emma begins to bolt out of Scott's office and proceeds to her room. Scott tries to chase her but when he's outside, he decides to talk to her later. He reenters his office and sits on his chair, doing some thinking. No matter who he's dating, Jean will always be a part of him. His best friend, his wife, his confidant, his rock, his girl.

"That's not a happy face I'm seeing."

Scott looks at Beast, who is approaching him. "Hey Hank. Any luck?"

"No", Beast confirms while shaking his head. "I'll continue the investigation tomorrow with Emma. By the way, Alex and the rest are here but Ororo and her team haven't arrived yet. She told me that they'll be arriving an hour late. Strange thing is, they claim that she has a surprise for us."

"That's nice, Hank", said an uninterested Cyclops. Hank can tell something is wrong with his dearest friend.

"Uh, Storm said that they brought a stripper for Peter. Although, Kitty wouldn't be pleased by that", Hank chuckles. No response from Scott. Hank sighs.

"Mind telling me what's going on?" asked a curious Hank. This time, Scott decides to confide with him.

"I miss her."

Hank raises his eyebrow. "Emma? Makes sense since she was kind of in a hurry and…"

Scott looks at him without an expression. Then it hit Hank. "Oh", he gasped. "Jean."

The headmaster of the Xavier Institute sighs in a frustrating manner. "I MISS her, Hank. I still miss her."

The Beast understands his problem. "I understand, Scott. We all miss her. Rachel really misses her and so does Logan. But I'm sure she wants you to move on."

"Easier said than done", Scott cuts him off. "Moving on is just a word."

"Emma is a part of the moving on package."

"You don't know how I feel. Even up to now, I admit that I am guilty of hurting Jean's feelings before she died. One of her last words was that she forgave me, but I'm not sure if I deserve it."

Hank pats on Scott's shoulder. "I have to admit", Hank speaks up, "You are guilty of having an affair with Emma back then."

"But I didn't even touch her physically!" Scott protests.

"An affair is still an affair, Scott. If you have problems, why couldn't you just talk to Jean? She IS…or was your wife. Look, I'm not berating you for your actions, although everyone else is. All I'm trying to say is that let your guilt go and move on. There's Emma, although I have to admit she's not the moving on package I had in mind."

"But that's not…"

Now, Hank looks at him in the eyes. "Move on Scott. Don't drag yourself badly. There are people who still need you. But right now, I am proud of you for pulling yourself as the headmaster of the school and as one of my dearest friends."

Scott grins and tries to hug him, but the latter moves away. "Heh, heh, sorry Scott. Times like this I decided to implement myself to a "no hugging" policy at awkward one. Besides, we're too manly", Hank tells him.

"Yeah", Scott agrees. "Although I'm really not sure what the rest of the public thinks of your "manliness"".

Hank frowns. He knows what Scott is talking about. "Please. Can we not talk about THAT?"

Scott nods. Both left the office for the party. "Oh by the way," Scott informs him, "we ran out of Twinkies."

Everyone in New York can hear the anguish scream of a blue-haired mutant.

Piotr Rasputin, along with Kitty Pryde, are having a good time when they saw Havok, Polaris, Iceman, Gambit and Rogue staring at the recently resurrected mutant. The team couldn't believe they are looking at Colossus. They tried to utter any word but nothing came out. Kitty notices this and tells them, "Uh, guys, this is Peter Rasputin, the one and only. Not a clone, not from an alternative world, just plain old Pete."

Iceman is the first one to speak up. "H-how do y-you g-guys know it's r-really him?" On cue, Wolverine, Beast and Emma Frost enter the scene.

"I read his mind", Emma states.

"I matched his DNA", Hank tells them.

"I smelled him", Logan adds. "Me too", says Hank.

Even though they're not sure of their claims, Rogue rushes to Piotr and hugs him. "Hey Pete, welcome back! Ah am glad you're here!" Then she looks at Kitty and asks Kitty in a whisper if this is really him. Kitty rolls her eyes and nods her head. As for the others, they're not sure how to react.

"What?" Colossus asks them. "Is there something wrong?"

"Not that Pete", Bobby tells him. "It's just that…"

Alex cuts in. "Y-you're here…they told me what happened to you…"

"Would you guys stop treating him as if he was the Mother Alien?" Kitty sternly tells them.

"We're not!" Rouge calmly tells her. "It's just that we're used to seeing Jean being Ms. Dead and Alive, but not Peter. Ah believe ya, Kitty. But…how?"

Kitty and Piotr are about to tell them the full details when Gambit decides to interrupt. "Chere, who cares? Remy pleased Colossus is here. Like old times. But Remy says we should welcome him with open arms…unless he's a zombie."

Kitty glares at Gambit. "He's not a zombie!"

"Okay, okay! Enough", Logan warns them. "It's a long story but I'm not interested in tellin' right now. We, people, have a party and we enjoy them. End of story." Then Logan leaves the scene, leaving the rest behind.

"Sorry", Gambit, Havok and Iceman apologize to Colossus.

"It's okay", Piotr tells them.

Logan goes outside of the mansion and grabs his cell phone. He presses a speed dial button and waits. Then he hears a voice.

"Hello?"

"Hey, kid."

"Wolvie! Nice to hear ya!"

Logan grins. "Same here, Jubes. Same here. How's good ol' L.A.?"

"Fine, same thing, same thing…"

He notices Jubilee's bored tone. "You know, you could always come back here and…"

Jubilee interrupts him. "Sorry, Wolvie. Love to but, my aunt wants me to finish high school and besides, I was taken off in the active list so what can I contribute?"

"Yer soundin' as if yer useless. But you're not. You're an X-Man always and forever…unless you join the Avengers."

"As if they'll accept me!" Jubilee snorts. "How are you?"

"Stressed and tired. As if being in 3 teams wasn't tirin' enough, I've got someone to take care off."

"X-23", said Jubilee. "How is she? Does she have a real name?"

"Fine, despite damagin' enough equipment. I ain't too sure if she has a real name to begin with. Last week, Kitty and Rachel were thinkin' of naming her Mary Sue. Crappy name if ya ask me."

"Tough. Oh well, gotta go. I'm in the stage where I'm thinking of my college future."

This got Logan interested. "College eh? See ya, Jubes, take care of yerself."

"Same here. Thanks for calling."

Jubilee closes her phone as Logan does his. He walks to the graveyard and approaches Jean's grave.

"Hey Jeanie, how's it hangin'?"

Logan looks at her grave. "Jubes goin' to college soon. Little girl has grown up. I'll bet you'd be proud."

Like Scott, he misses her. He has dealt with a lot of women, but only a few can tame his wild side. Jean was one of them. Logan looks up in the sky as he sees Storm's plane has just arrived.

"Gotta go Jeanie. You better rise again, red."

The party wasn't as grand as Emma hopes to be, but more of a reunion of a long-lost friend, "brother" and teammate. Plus, most or some of the students are either studying or sleeping so disturbing them would be very bad. Although some of the students sneaked in to the party only to be kicked out by Cyclops or Emma.

Logan is observing everyone at the moment while lying on the chair with his legs on the table. He noticed that Cyclops and Emma purposely stayed away from each other as the latter is talking to the three former New Mutants members, Wolfsbane, Mirage and Karma while the latter is with Northstar. Lorna had disappeared after their arrival. Beast and Kitty are in the kitchen while Alex is making a phone call, possibly his girlfriend Nurse Annie. Storm and the X.S.E. have just arrived but they haven't been here yet.

"Logan."

He looks at Colossus as the latter sits down with him.

"How ya doin' Pete?," Logan sincerely asks him.

"Overwhelmed, to say the least. I never expected this", said Piotr.

Logan grunts. "Frosty needs an excuse for a party. Bet she's disappointed that she didn't expect this instead of the usual Dynasty-style. Besides, we're all happy to see you, even if some of us are still wary about you."

"Katya told me that some of them think that I'm a clone. Sometimes I wondered if I really am one", pondered Colossus.

"Let 'em think, big guy", Logan tells him. "We've been through a lot."

"Don't worry. I still think you're the big we all used to love and tease a lot."

Wolverine and Colossus looks at Iceman grabbing a chair and sits beside them.

"Bobby", said Colossus. "How are you?"

Iceman shrugs. "Fine, I guess. Just a little bit tired."

"I heard what happened to you. Is it true that you can't change back into your human form?"

If some had asked Bobby Drake that question, he would just ignore or glare at them. But it was Colossus who asked him that one and he has no idea what had happened to him. Plus, the way he asked is very sincere.

"Yeah", Iceman answers. "It's all because of the secondary mutation thing." Then he didn't dare to look at his two teammates eye to eye as he looks at the table. Piotr felt pity for him.

"I'm sor-

"No, no", Iceman cuts him off. "It's okay. It's no one's fault."

Piotr decides to be quiet for a while. Logan decides to brighten up the already boring party. All it needs is some super villain to get this party started, he thought.

"So, Drake", Logan looks at him. "How's the mission? Sorry couldn't join you guys. Heard from Cajun that it was a real blast or some word that would describe your party."

"Oh you know the usual. Walk into an empty place filled with dead bodies only to find out it was a trap and some guys tried to attack us and we kicked their butts. Ooh, did I mention they went all Resident Evil at us? How was your day?"

Logan grins and raise an eyebrow. "Went recon at lab trying to find out about the cure, find out Pete's alive and became their guinea pig, rescued by Kitty, kick our big bad's ass all the way to kingdom come. Plus, Pete and I did the good ol' "fastball special". Good times."

Piotr and Logan give each other some high fives while Bobby feels he's the odd man out in this conversation. Just then, Kitty and Rogue approaches them.

"Hey boys, mind if we join the Ya Ya Brotherhood?" Kitty teases them.

"Ya guys sure look sweet when y'all not grumpy and damn broody", Rogue smirks at them.

"Who you calling grumpy and broody?," Logan mockingly sneers at Rogue.

"Did ah mention you, shorty?" Rogue sticks her tongue out.

Kitty decides to intervene before a tussle would start, not that everyone would mind. "Easy guys. We're here for Peter. There's always another time for a duel, provided that we don't die on the next mission."

"Very Zen-like of ya, Kitty", comments Rogue. "Besides, what's the worst thing that could happen?"

Logan eerily grins at her. "Me stabbing you." Rogue smirks at him. She knows that he wouldn't do that. Kitty chuckles, while Peter finds it very amusing and realizes how much he misses them. Bobby, on the other hand, rolls his eyes. Piotr quickly notices this.

"Is there something wrong? You don't look like your enjoying yourself."

Bobby gives him his perfect smiley face. "Nah, I'm just tired, that's all." Everyone in the table knows what his problem is but decided not to rub it in his face. A few meters apart, Northstar notices Bobby's troubled attitude and ponders whether he should comfort him or not. He secretly wished Bobby would return his affections to him. But for that to happen would mean Galactus eating them, literally.

Gambit approaches Rogue behind as he tries to hug her, but Rogue pushes him away. Gambit finds this shocking (to him at least).

"Chere, what is the meaning of dis?"

"Dammit Remy! What have we talked about P.D.A?" Rogue scolds him.

Gambit finds this amusing. "Aww, Chere thinks it's revolting. Remy's not going to embarrass you."

Rogue glares at him. "Uh huh? Last time ya did that ya grabbed mah breasts…in front of other people!"

Gambit pouts. "Aww, Chere. Remy didn't mean it. It's showing how Remy loves you."

"Cajun", Logan interrupts the lovers quarrel. "If you want to show your love to Rogue, please not in front of us."

"Remind me never to watch you guys make out. Ever", Kitty reminds them.

Rogue rolls her eyes. "Pfft. Knowing Remy, he'll do any-

The southern belle notices Storm, Marvel Girl and Bishop arriving at the party. Emma also notices them.

"Well, nice of you guys to make a grand entrance", Emma quips. "Not that it matters."

"Nice of you to spoil this party for us", Rachel snaps back. "Not that it matters."

"Emma, Rachel enough please. Both of you are grown-ups and I expect that from you two", Storm scolds them. Truthfully, she was tired of their bickering that she secretly wished she would just zap them in ashes. Problem is, Scott will get angry at her for Emma's part and Jean will haunt her Exorcist-style for Rachel. Logan approaches Storm.

"Hey babe", said Logan smiling.

"Hello Logan", Ororo replies as she kisses Logan lip to lip. Emma groaned in disgust.

"Please", Emma said in disgust, "get a room."

Rachel glares at her. "Don't it in MY room, Emma dear!"

"Rachel", Storm warns her teammate as she regrettably breaks her kiss from Logan. Rachel frowns.

"Hey Logan. Did we miss anything?" Bishop asks them. Logan smirks at them.

"Not yet", he tells them. "We've got a surprise for ya, kiddies."

Storm raises her eyebrow. "Surprise?"

"Yup. And Red, don't try readin' my mind."

"I'm not", Rachel said dejectedly. Logan looks around for Nightcrawler. "Hey, where's Kurt?"

"He's, um, preparing stuff", Rachel tells him. Logan can tell she's lying. "But anyway, what's this surprise you've got from us?"

"Watch", he said. Then he shouts across the room, "Hey Pete, look who's here!"

Storm wonders what the heck Wolverine is trying to pull as she watches a very familiar person approaching them. Ororo, Bishop and Rachel look at the man carefully until they finally found out who this is.

"Hello, Ororo, Bishop, Rachel. It's me, Piotr", Colossus kindly tells them. Like the others before them, they widen their eyes in surprise and jaws drop on the ground. They looked at Colossus like children watching something magnificent for the first time.

"This is going to be the reaction from now on, isn't it?" Piotr asks Logan. Logan shrugs.

It took a few seconds for Storm to register her mind before she could speak. "Oh my goddess…"

"More like oh my God", comments a bewildered Bishop while Rachel said nothing due to the shock.

Ororo looks at her lover. "Logan…what's going on?"

"Relax, he's the real thing. Not a shape shifter, not a clone, not anythin' fake", Logan points out. Then he looks at Rachel. "Rach, try readin' his mind. That should give you guys answers."

Rachel nods and uses her telepathy. Then…

"It's him", Rachel realizes. "It's really him".

Hearing from Rachel was enough for Ororo as both women began to hug Piotr as the man grins. "I get a lot of huggings from the ladies", Piotr grins.

Logan frowns. "Yeah, yeah. But don't touch Ororo inappropriately or you'll get the royal rumble smackdown from me and Kitty."

Colossus finds this amusing. "Logan, never knew you finally found someone." He then looks Ororo. "Tell me, Ororo, how did you tame the wild animal?"

"I have ways", said a dirty-minded Ororo.

Logan is annoyed and embarrassed at this. "Don't tell them, please."

"Buttwhipped, buttwhipped, buttwhipped", Rachels taunts that earns her and Bishop some chuckles.

"Shut up!", Logan growls.

Nightcrawler poofs in front of them and quickly sees Colossus. He looks at him in awe and shock. Rachel notices his reaction.

"Kurt, it's really him…I think."

"Peter…", was the only thing Kurt could say at this moment as he stares at his newly resurrected friend. "H-how?"

"Long story, Kurt. Long story", Piotr tells him. "I'll tell you everything in the morning."

Kurt dumbly nods at him and proceeds to sit down. "I need to sit down."

"You are sitting down", Rachel points out to him.

"Oh". And from there, Kurt remained quiet until remembered something. "Oh Ororo, I forgot!"

"What?" asked Ororo. Then, it dawned on her. "Wait, Kurt, where is she?"

"Where is who?" Logan looks at the two of them. Something's not right.

"Well", Kurt continued, "She wanted to tour the place since I told her the mansion was destroyed. I think she got lost."

Logan is getting annoyed. "She who?"

"Logan", said Storm. "This is our surprise."

"You're buyin' Pete a stripper?"

Ororo looks disgusted. "No! It's not that. Actually…does everyone know Peter is alive and well?"

"'Ro, cut the crap-

"Logan please, just answer my question. Does everyone know Peter is alive?"

Logan lets out a frustrated sigh. "Yes, everyone in THIS place. Not too sure with the Professor."

Ororo looks please. "Good. Because-

Rachel suddenly interrupts them. "Guys, I'm sensing her presence approaching in this room. You sure about this "holier than thou" announcement Ororo?"

Ororo nods at her as she calls everyone's attention in the room. "Everyone, if I may have your attention please."

Now everyone looks at Ororo. Some are murmuring on what she's about to tell them.

"Ororo", said an incredulous Emma. "What's the meaning of this?"

"I have great news for all of you."

"We're going to die?" replies a sarcastic Emma.

"Emma please, let her finish", Scott scolds his girlfriend. "Ororo, continue."

"Sugah, what's going on?" asks Rogue.

"If you let me finish Rogue, then you'll know", Storm answers her. "With Peter alive and well again, we might have a theme in this party."

"Theme? What theme? There's a theme?"

"Guys, I am surprised to see Peter alive but I have something to tell you as well, I…"

Just as Storm finishes her speech, a very familiar figure enters the room, alive and upset, much to everyone's shock.

"Ororo! You never told me someone had sex at exact spot where my old room used to be! Then, I accidentally stepped on to something disgusting that I couldn't bloody tell! Then I accidentally stumbled in to the video surveillance where I actually saw Scott bloody Summers banging someone while shrieking like a drugged addicted hyena, the high pitch version! God, that was more traumatic than the time my brother Brian put a frog on my pants!"

Ororo looks freaked out at her guest's sudden outburst. "Betsy please! This is a school, not a whore house!"

Elizabeth Braddock, a.k.a. Psylocke, stares at her. "Wait a bloody minute. You're not kidding about the mansion turning into a school? That Professor Xavier left and let Cyclops to be the headmaster and Emma Frost, of all people, to be the headmistress? That Jean Grey died? What bloody, freaking bizarro world did I wake up in?"

Storm, Bishop, Nightcrawler and Marvel Girl notice that Psylocke is still disoriented about this thinking that she woke up in the world that wasn't used to be. For Rachel's part, she can share Psylocke's complains since she has been wondering how on earth did Emma became the head mistress aside from the millions she has.

As for everyone else, their faces were in complete bewilderment with their eyes wide and open. Like their reaction to Colossus, they couldn't bother talk or to comment about the recent development of events. As for Scott, he was embarrassed about Betsy's reaction about him while Emma felt insulted. While the rest are engaging looking at Betsy, who is now annoyed at them, Hank comes in the room with a bag of Twinkies on his hands singing "I've got Twinkies, I've got Twinkies". When he notices that everyone is quiet, he is about to ask what was going on when he, to his shock, sees Psylocke in the flesh. Hank suddenly drops his Twinkies on the ground and says his usual "oh my stars and garters".

Betsy has finally had it with the stares. "Hey, what are you mooks looking at me for?"

Ord of the Breakworld hated this planet. Back at Breakworld, he was deemed as the champion of his people, the chosen one to save his world from an impending apocalypse from a mutant. Now, he's chained up in a super high security prison courtesy of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the X-Men. Then he recalled the X-Men. He often fantasizes ripping their heads off and used them for target practice and displays. But the worse thing he is facing right now is that he's beyond hungry and deems this planet's foods as "craptacular", except that he has a thing for raw meat. He directs his attention to the conversation of two guards, even though he doesn't want to. Still, this beats boredom.

"Hey Mac, did you hear? Col. Fury's away for a week!"

"Really? Thank God. I thought I couldn't handle that freaking Nazi!"

"Hey! Say that in front of his face and he'll be gladly to execute you one way or another."

"Please! You're afraid of him!"

"Look who's talking!"

Ord rolled his eyes. His people were way more mature than the humans of this world, plus mutants.

"Yo, Joe, that cell (the one where Ord is being held at), is that where the freak is staying?"

Now Ord is pissed off. He does get sensitive when someone calls him a "freak". That was before he kills them.

"Yeah. You know, the one who hates mutants? Maybe he's a mutant himself, only he's on denial."

Ord also hates being compared to mutants.

"I heard he pretty much funded that cure before the X-Men fked that up."

"Whoa, you a mutie-hater?"

"Actually, I kinda felt sorry for them. Only that I prefer Spiderman to them. And he's not a mutant!"

"Maybe he is one of them…"

"Yeah, you go do that on Captain America. Hey have you heard about the Avengers?"

"I heard about that. The one where the Scarlet Witch went nuts and killed some of her teammates? Tough life for a babe."

"I heard that the Scarlet Witch is actually Magneto's daughter!"

"Whoa, she's his daughter? The same guy who destroyed Manhattan? Guess it goes with the genes."

"That freaked out, dude! I would never-

Their conversation is interrupted when they suddenly hear a loud alarm. Both men quickly left the scene to investigate what was going on. Ord is also wondering what exactly is happening. An hour later, the door to Ord's cell is being blasted away. Now, Ord is now curious on who would such a thing. He could only he a huge figure being covered by darkness.

"Ord of the Breakworld, I assume?"

"Who the hell are you?" asked Ord.

"Your rescuer. Plus I can help you."

"Yeah. You do that. Now talk. Who are you?"

"Temper, temper, temper, my dear ally."

Ord smirks. "Pushy, pushy, pushy. I don't align myself with the people of this world. Last time, they double-crossed me."

"I'm NOT like other people."

The man approaches Ord and uses his energy blasts to remove the handcuffs that were holding him. Then, the man uses his energy blasts to the wall, and thus creates a huge hole. As the man looks outside, his ship approaches to where they are now while he's on the lookout for any agents coming after them. When the ship finally stops at their side, the man gestures Ord to enter the ship. Ord has no choice but to join the man but the agents finally reach them and start shooting. Ord and the man quickly board the ship and they finally escaped. The warrior from Breakworld looks at his mysterious rescuer. The man notices him.

"You're welcome", the man sarcastically replies.

"Yeah, save for the thanksgiving speech. Now, I want to know why you would want to rescue me", Ord demands. "I'm not that stupid. If I were to take a guess, you want something from me isn't. I'm so pleased."

"Oh no! Good gracious, no! But actually yeah, you have something that I want but in return, I have something that you want. Now, before we could form a partnership or alliance or whatever you call these things in your world."

Ord narrows his eyes. "Talk."

"Very well. I know that the X-Men are your obstacles. They are mine as well."

"Is that it? You want to kill those morons? There's more into that."

The man chuckles. "Yes, there is. But, they're not that easy to kill. Remember, you mess with one of them, they will all kick your ass. They're like a dysfunctional Brady fking Bunch. Now, if you will help in my plans, then I guarantee that the X-Men and the rest of the mutants will die in a slow painful way or fast ones so that you wouldn't cringe while they scream in bloody pain."

"Ha! Only I will be the one to kill them!"

"Yeah, like that'll last", said the man as he snorts at Ord. Ord glares at him.

"Hey! Who are you and where're we going?" asks Ord. He hated the suspense.

"First, we'll go to my base and second, my name is Nathaniel Essex. But you can call me Mr. Sinister. Say, wanna go to McDonalds? I'm starving. We could kill people there and get free food."

AUTHOR'S NOTES:

1. Sinister isn't the only big bad who'll be appearing in this fic.

2. A reference about the Scarlet Witch killing some of her teammates is based on "Avengers: Disassembled".