A/N: Hey people! Sorry this chap is so small and so late. I've been busy beyond words. This chap might be a little incorrect, but o well. Please review even if you have reviewed on previous chaps! I promise, there'll be some Spyke VS Speedy, crushes, and maybe a bit of kidnapping l8r on. Have fun!

Shock overtook his entire body. Life threatening? This couldn't be happening. A wing from his silver hair flew down into his crystal blue eyes. For ages it stayed there as he gazed shiftily around the room. Suddenly his eyes met the stray BB's all around the floor.

"BB's... definitely pain..." he whispered hoarsely. Suddenly, anger struck him. "YOU WOULDN'T TELL ME IF I WAS GONNA DIE?"

"Pietro, wait-" Gambit protested.

"Wait?" Pietro laughed sardonically. "Oh, I've done plenty of waiting in this lifetime... waiting for this. The day I realize that you won't tell me if I might die..." his voice faded off.

Within seconds the door had been whipped open and Pietro had left.

"That's it. He needs more help than we may give him." Wanda said confidantly.

"No... you don't mean you're actually going to go through with the Xavier thing, right?" Gambit asked. Wanda, too, had seen enough of Xavier in one lifetime. Deep down she knew that she needed Xavier to help control her powers (and hate), but currently she despised him.

Tabitha took a deep breath. She bit her lip and nodded in unison with Wanda.

"AAAAAGH!" A sudden screech came from outside the brotherhood house.

"Pietro!" Tabitha shouted.

All of them ran outside to see the speed demon frozen in his tracks staring up. His knees were barely holding him up; he had probably just used his new powers. Only, there wasn't an object—especially not a small one. In front of them was a fifty feet tall snake.

"Pietro! Run, you idiot!" But Pietro would not even budge.

The dove-haired boy suddenly twitched and looked like he was struggling greatly to even move. "I-I... I c-... can't m-m-move," he whimpered.

The giant snake brought it's truck-sized head down to Pietro's level and displayed it's venomous teeth with a long hiss.

Pietro strained to moved his head towards Wanda. He looked so lost, so on the edge of giving up. Wait... Pietro? Give up? Now that was saying something. "H-help," he stuttered.

"Oh, Lord..." Wanda gasped.

A/N: Okay, I know it's short, but it's good, right? RIGHT? (crickets chirping) O well. REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!

Featherwings:I'm sorry :( I'll try to make em longer once I get more time...

SuicidalPhantasy:SORRY! I'll try to update faster! DON'T GIVE UP ON THIS FIC! I will keep updating as long as u keep reading! (updates will try not to be this l8 in the future) THANX!