Diamonds are a Fuzzy Dude's Best Friend

Chapter 13: Sinister Betrayal

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

TheLegendaryManHimself- Mwa-ha-ha-haaa! You have no idea what is coming next for the X-Men. Everything's gonna hit the fan all right. Heh.

GeminiCrystal- Ooh, pretty name. Thanks for adding this to your favourites too. Enjoy the new chapter.

GothikStrawberry- Yes, 'Jean' isn't the real Jean Grey. I'll explain everything soon. As for which member joins the baddies, I think it's pretty obvious who does it.

Aaron- Oh yeah, everything keeps turning and changing. You ain't seen nothing yet. Mwa-ha-haaaa!

Agent-G- We'll find out what happened to the real Jean soon. As for a possible Wanda/Spidey spin-off, we'll just have to wait and see.

Thanks to- Gimmeabreak, needles.

Xavier's-

It was late in the morning in the home of the X-Men. Logan was putting the students through their morning Danger Room session. Jean was sitting the session out, as she was pregnant.

'Just look at that jammy cow sitting up there.' Emma sneered as she dodged a giant buzz saw. 'The slag gets to skive off the Danger Room session just because Scott knocked her up. Does anybody care about my allergy of being attacked by giant buzz saws?'

'Ve all know how you feel about Jean, liebe.' Kurt replied as he bamfed out of a robot's way. 'And as much fun as hearing you bitching viz her is, it's getting kind of old.'

'Yeah.' Kitty agreed as she phased through another robot, shorting it out. 'People think that you're jealous cuz Jean's like, pregnant.'

'Oh yeah.' Emma snorted. 'Scott didn't choose me to carry his runt, I am sooo jealous.'

'You know how you two could settle this?' Tabitha suggested as she blew up another robot with a time bomb. 'Foxy boxing!'

'Yeah!' Bobby piped up happily. 'We could film it and sell the movie on eBay! We could make millions!'

'In your dreams, Drake.' Emma glared. 'I'm not going to demean myself by laying my hands on that filthy slag.'

'Geez. Issues much?' Jubilee snickered.

The rec room, later-

After a quick shower and change of clothes, Emma and the others retired to the rec room.

'God, my aches have got aches.' Wanda winced as she rubbed her back. 'I've never been worked that hard before. Not even by my beloved father.'

'To think I actually thought that Moira would like, cut back on the Danger Room sessions.' Kitty winced as she rubbed her ankle. 'Thinks have got like, worse.'

'Aye, I agree.' Rahne nodded. 'I love Moira, I really do, but she's a harsh taskmaster.'

'Preaching to ze choir, Furtop.' Kurt agreed. 'Part of me is vanting ze Professor to come back.'

'Has anybody heard anything from him?' Amara asked. 'You thought that the Professor could have sent us a postcard at least.'

'Perhaps he's just having too much fun.' Bobby suggested. 'Y'know, partying down with the senoritas somewhere.'

'The Professor? Partying down?' Tabitha snorted. 'As if!'

'Actually Tabitha, the Professor isn't as lame as you think.' Emma corrected. 'He got some woman pregnant and buggered off to go on his mutant crusade, remember?'

'And that is a good thing, how?' Tabitha raised an eyebrow.

'I was merely saying that the Professor isn't such a stuffed shirt after all.' Emma explained. 'He knows how to let his hair down. So to speak.'

Unseen by the young mutants, Jean Grey was in her room, spying on them with her telepathy.

'Those poor fools really have no idea what is going on.' Jean thought to herself. 'As soon as Sinister gives the word, I will make my move and they will be none the wiser.'

Jean's thoughts were cut off as she sensed a familiar presence.

'Hey there, sweetie.' Scott greeted with a loving smile. 'I've got you a sandwich.'

'Peanut butter and bacon?' Jean asked hopefully.

'Only the best for my lady.' Scott chuckled. 'C'mon, eat up. You're eating for two now.'

Jean took the sandwich from Scott and shovelled it in her mouth.

'Not long now.' Scott said as he put his hand on Jean's pregnant belly. 'Soon we will have our own little baby.'

Jean just nodded silently.

'Is there something wrong?' Scott asked.

Jean looked at her boyfriend with wide, innocent eyes.

'Scott, do you love me?'

'Of course I do.' Scott answered honestly. 'I'd do anything for you.'

'Then come away with me.' Jean told him. 'We have to leave this place. The X-Men don't trust me. They think I'm evil.'

'That's preposterous.' Scott snorted. 'Everybody likes you.'

'Emma doesn't.' Jean replied.

'Well, she's just jealous.' Scott shrugged. 'But nobody thinks you're evil.'

Jean took Scott's face in her hands and looked deep into his eyes.

'Scott, they're going to kill our baby.' Jean said, reaching into Scott's mind with her telepathy. 'We have to stop them before they destroy us.'

'Yes…' Scott replied. 'We have to… stop them.'

An evil smile spread across Jean's face.

'That's my boy. You know Maddie's right.'

The X-Jet Hangar, later that night-

Maddie silently led Scott into the hangar where the X-Jet was kept. Maddie's employer, Sinister, had given the word. Maddie was to bring Scott to Sinister's headquarters by whatever means were necessary. Unfortunately for Logan, he was about to find out just what that meant.

'An' just where do ya think yer goin'?' Logan grunted as he walked up to the pair. 'I hope you ain't plannin' on takin' the X-Jet for a midnight joyride.'

Maddie looked to Scott with a wide-eyed innocent expression.

'Scott, Logan's being mean.' Maddie whimpered in a meek little girly voice. 'Make him stop.'

'Yes Maddie…' Scott replied as he reached for his visor.

'What the f…'

Logan was cut off as Scott sent him flying across the hangar with an optic blast.

'Good boy.' Maddie smirked as she patted Scott on the head. 'Now, we'd better get a move on. Sinister is a stickler for punctuality.'

Elsewhere-

The X-Jet touched down on the roof of a building and its passengers stepped out.

'Welcome to Casa de Sinister.' Maddie said as she held her arms wide. 'This is your new home.'

Scott's face stayed neutral as he followed Maddie inside.

After a quick elevator ride downwards, the pair walked into some kind of lab.

'Honey, I'm home!' Maddie called as she walked out of the elevator.

'I trust everything went well.' A voice noted from the shadows.

'We bumped into a little trouble.' Maddie reported. 'But Scotty here took care of it.'

'Good good.' The voice said. 'And did the Summers boy fall under your control as easily as I surmised?'

'And then some.' Maddie snorted. 'He's unusually weak-minded and loyal. It's sickening.'

'Then I guess I will have to introduce myself…'

A figure stepped out of the shadows and approached Maddie and Scott. The figure was a man with slicked back jet-black hair, a deathly pale complexion, some kind of jewel on his forehead, blood-red eyes and monstrously pointed teeth. The figure also wore some kind of metallic black uniform with a long billowing cloak flowing behind him.

'Welcome to my lair, Mr Summers.' The figure announced. 'My name is Nathaniel Essex but you may call me… Sinister!'

TBC…

Next: Disassembled

Sinister, Maddie and a mind-controlled Scott make their first move: Total annihilation of the X-Men!