Wanda and Fuzzy

Chapter 17: Arrival

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

Mimato-4eva- Geez. Look at all the reviews… Thanks a lot. I really appreciate every single one.

Ruby631- Hmm, Rahne and Dani slashiness? I wasn't intending to but now that you mention it…Yes, I have read the latest Exiles. Weird bugs running the whole thing? Sounds a little anti-climatic to me.

SperryDee- What is it with you people and Dani/Rahne slashiness? Meh. Keep your eyes open…

Slickboy444- You'll find out about Mags and Raven's reactions to being grandparents soon. Let's not forget about the Wagners.

Needles- More Rahne/Dani slash? Geez. You guys must have really liked my work with 'Wolfsbane.'

Thanks to- Doza.

Xavier's-

A large metal sphere sped through the skies above Bayville. It was headed for the Xavier Institute.

The sphere slowed down as his approached its destination.

Upon noticing this, several figures ran out of the mansion that the X-Men called home. They were TJ Wagner, Rogue and Pietro Maximoff.

Once the sphere had landed on the ground, it opened up to reveal the crimson and blue-clad figure of Magneto, the Master of Magnetism.

'I came as soon as I heard.' Magneto explained his sudden arrival as he stepped out of the sphere. 'Tell me, how is she?'

'I think you can tell for yourself.' Pietro quipped as he indicated the shaking mansion before them. 'I just hope that you can calm Wanda before she brings the whole place down around our ears.'

'She's in the infirmary.' Rogue explained as she led the way. 'Hank an' the others're seein' to her.'

Magneto just nodded in reply and followed everybody inside.

The infirmary-

Wanda let out a pained howl as she felt another contraction. Hank, Ororo and Xavier winced as the lights above their heads flickered on and off.

'You must calm yourself, Wanda…' Xavier said, trying to sooth Wanda telepathically. 'You must remain calm if we are to birth this baby.'

'It's alright for you, Chuck…' Wanda hissed through gritted teeth. 'You're not the one that's passing a fricking bowling ba… AAAGHHH!'

The lights flickered again.

'Vanda, liebe please…' Kurt begged as he held his girlfriend's hand in comfort. 'You have to control yourself. If your powers keep up like zhis, zhere von't be any mansion left.'

'I don't know why you're so perky, Wagner!' Wanda snarled. 'This is all your fault! I'm gonna make you feel as much pain as I'm going through!'

This time, as Wanda howled in pain through a contraction, she was joined by Kurt.

'Scheissen!' The fuzzy elf hissed. 'M-my hand… Liebe, your nails… You're hurting me!'

'Welcome to my world!' Wanda snarled in response.

Then, the doors flew open to reveal Magneto and the others.

'Magnus! Thank God you're here!' Xavier said in relief. 'It's Wanda's powers…'

'I'll take care of this, Charles.' Magneto nodded as he took his place beside Wanda. 'Wanda, you have to clam yourself. Please.'

'Hurts…' Wanda hissed.

'It will all be over before you know it.' Magneto calmly assured Wanda as he took her free hand, the one that wasn't crushing Kurt's.

'Bullshit!' Wanda snarled as she felt another contraction. 'It's gonna take hours and you freaking know it!'

Then it was Pietro's turn to speak up.

'Wanda please, you have to think of the baby. You have to get a reign on your powers. Mr McCoy and the others won't be able to help if you don't calm down.'

Wanda just gritted her teeth through another contraction.

'I am never going to let you touch me again, Wagner!' She hissed in a combination of pain and hormone-induced rage. 'As soon as this baby is born, you're getting a vasectomy!'

Kurt gulped nervously. Hopefully Wanda was joking.

The rec room-

Rahne tutted as the picture on the television screen was scrambled by a burst of static.

'Uch. Ye'd think that she'd be able tae give birth a little quieter.' The Scots werewolf groused.

'Now Rahne…' Dani scolded. 'You know this can't be easy for Wanda. Add her hex powers to the fact that she's giving birth. The mansion's bound to be shaken up a little. Thankfully we packed the breakables away before hand.'

'Big deal.' Rahne snorted. 'The lass cannae handle a wee bit o' pain, Cry me a bloody river.'

'Y'know, you could be a little more considerate.' Dani sighed. 'The poor girl's going through hell down there and you're still acting like you've got a huge bug up your butt. Yes, you broke up with your boyfriend. You have to move on.'

'S'alright f'r ye.' Rahne sniffed. 'Ye can get all the boys ye c'n want. But look at me, I'm nae beautiful like ye or Kitty. I look like a bloody boy.'

'Personally, I think you look cute.' Dani shrugged. 'You're the sweetest little girl I've ever known. Okay, you've got a bit of a 'tude but that can soon be worked out.'

'Yuir just sayin' that tae make me feel better.' Rahne sneered. 'I hate pity.'

Dani sat down next to Rahne and took the werewolf's hand in hers.

'Rahne, stop being so hard on yourself. I think you are the practical vision of heaven itself. You're a freaking babe!'

Rahne blinked in confusion at that.

'W-wait a minute… A-are you tryin' tae… flirt wi' me?'

'Too soon?' Dani asked as she bit her fingernail nervously.

'Just a tad, eye.' Rahne replied. 'I'm honoured an' all but… I'm nae sure whether I swing the same way as ye. It's nae personal but… I just need tae get some things sorted out.'

'That's cool.' Dani shrugged. 'We can be friends if you want.'

'Aye.' Rahne nodded. 'Friends is better than nothing at all.'

Outside the infirmary-

Raven bit her lip as she heard the sound of Wanda's screams from inside the infirmary.

'I'm sure she will be fine.' Irene reassured as she took her partner's hand in hers. 'I'm sure that Wanda will laugh about all this in the morning.'

'You don't know Wanda.' Raven snorted. 'God, I went through the same thing when I gave birth to Kurt. I only wish that I could be some kind of help.'

'It's enough that you're here for your son.' Irene said evenly. 'The fact that you're here to witness the birth of their child means the world to them.'

'I guess so…' Raven sighed. 'If only they were a little more open about showing it…'

'It ain't as if we're wrong about actin' like we do.' Rogue piped up as she sat down beside her foster mother. 'No offence but you were never exactly mother of the year.'

'Yeah, I guess I deserve whatever I get.' Raven sighed solemnly.

For all her bravado, Rogue couldn't help but feel for Raven. She gently took her foster mother's hand in hers and held it gently.

'Y'know… after all this is over… d'you wanna… do some shoppin'? Y'know… mother-daughter stuff?'

Raven's face lit up at the thought.

'Y-you really mean that?' She asked hopefully. 'You actually want to… spend some time with me?'

'Well, with this new baby we'd all better start actin' lahke a real family.' Rogue shrugged. 'And ah feel that real nice clothes don't hurt none.'

'Oh Rogue…' Raven sniffed, her eyes brimming with tears. 'I can't tell you how much this means to me…'

'Okay, yah can stop now…' Rogue said form the confines of Raven's tight hug. 'Unless yah want me tah join yah.'

Irene just smiled at the sight before her. It may have been a small step, but Rogue was finally making some progress to forgiving her mother.

Several pain-filled hours later-

Wanda flopped back down on to the bed with a sigh of relief.

'You've done it, Wanda!' Hank grinned as he held the newborn baby in his arms. 'The baby's out!'

'About time too…' Wanda panted. 'I thought I was going to explode.'

'You did great, liebe.' Kurt grinned as he hugged her gently. 'The baby's beautiful, just like her mother.'

'Would you like to hold her?' Ororo asked as she wrapped the little elf in a blanket.

Wanda just nodded sleepily.

'There you go…' Ororo said as she carefully handed Wanda her daughter. 'Careful…'

Wanda smiled down at her newborn daughter and was overcome with emotion.

'She's beautiful…' Wanda sniffed as tears began to fall down her face. 'Oh God, Look at me. I'm crying like a well, baby…'

'You did magnificently.' Xavier smiled. 'The baby is perfectly fit.'

'See, we told you that everything would be fine in the end.' Magnus smiled.

'Yeah, after several hours of mind-numbing pain.' Wanda chuckled weakly. 'But it was worth it in the end.'

'Shall I bring the others in?' Hank asked. 'Do you feel up to visitors?'

'Yeah.' Wanda nodded. 'I think they're entitled to see what all the fuss was about.'

Hank opened the door to the infirmary and poked his head outside.

'Raven, Rogue, Irene, Logan, you can come in now.'

The quartet walked in and gasped at the sight of the beautiful little baby in Wanda's hands.

'Oh God…' Raven sniffed as her eyes began to brim with tears again. 'Here I go again…'

'She's beautiful.' Rogue smiled as she bent over the baby. 'Can ah hold her?'

'Sure. Help yourself.' Wanda nodded.

Rogue carefully held her niece in her arms and cooed lovingly at her.

'Hey there, TJ. Ah'm your Auntie Rogue. Welcome to the X-Men.'

'Scuse me a sec…' Logan sniffed as he turned away from the others to wipe at his tears. 'I-I think I've got somethin' in my eye…'

'You'd better keep that baby away from Kitty.' Pietro teased. 'Or she'll want one of her own.'

'Oh, Pie. That reminds meh…' Rogue suddenly remembered as she snapped her fingers. 'Crystal phoned earlier. She said she had somethin' to tell ya.'

'You don't think…?' Wanda asked, an evil smile spreading across her lips.

The colour drained from Pietro's face.

'Oh God, it's a freaking epidemic!'

TBC…

Next: Goodbye

It's goodbye from this story as well as TJ (the grown up one) next time as the Exiles come to bring their teammate home in the final chapter of his story. Will TJ choose to go back with the rest of the Exiles or will she stay with her newfound family? Tune in next time to find out…