-Outside the Brotherhood Boarding House-

Lance walked out of the house with the Brotherhood following close behind. Eric and Charles smiled because the Brotherhood did not try to attack or lock the door and stand against the bulldozers that would eventually come.

Lance crossed his arms, "We've decided to join you."

Charles smiled wide, "Excellent my boy…"

Lance promptly cut him off, "First we have a few demands."

Todd scratched his head, "Demands?"

Freddy smiled and nudged Todd, "See that's why he's the leader."

Lance held up a finger, "First demand, we are not X-geeks, we want to keep our name. After all it's not our fault our house got condemned." There was a collective 'Yeah' from the other Brotherhood members.

Charles nodded, "Very well."

Lance crossed his arms, "Second demand, as the Brotherhood, we will not share rooms with the X-geeks."

Charles' lip curled into a small smile, "Of course."

Lance smiled, "Our third demand is simple, the Brotherhood demands 'Mini-skirt Friday.'"

Todd, Freddy, and Pietro dropped to their knees and began worshiping Lance, "He's the greatest leader ever yo."

Eric smirked, "And how will you accommodate this one Charles?"

Charles looked up at the man, "I'm sure Wanda will have something to say about this."

Wanda proceeded to punch Lance in the back of the head, "I'm not wearing a mini-skirt and I demand that that demand be stricken from the list before I demand the beating of your ass!"

Todd, Freddy, and Pietro rose to their feet. Pietro wiped away an imaginary tear, "The dream is gone be he's the greatest leader ever."

Lance shook his head, "Our final demand involves you." He pointed to Scott and smirked, "I want Summers to personally invite us to live with you."

Scott glared at Lance through his ruby-quarts glasses, "Professor I was fine with them moving in, after a few drinks and Jean 'convincing' me it was for the best, but I'm not going to do this."

Todd snapped his fingers and leaned over to Pietro, "I think there was some of that in Jean's diary."

The Professor sighed, "Scott please do this for the team, be the bigger man and ask them."

Scott rolled his eyes, although no one could tell, "Alvers…"

Lance smirked down at him, "Like you mean it."

Scott began grinding his teeth, "Lance, we would appreciate it if you and the Brotherhood would come to live at the institute with us."

Lance started rubbing his chin as if he was deep in thought, "Sure, the X-geeks could use some real men."

Wanda slapped him in the back of the head, "Hey!"

Lance rolled his eyes, "And Wanda."

The Professor smiled, "I'm sure your addition to the institute will enrich all of our lives. Now if you will gather your possessions and place them in the van, we may get you settled into the institute."

Lance nodded and walked back into the house with the rest of his team in tow.

-Several minutes later-

Charles looked at the door, "Ah here they come."

The first person out of the house was Freddy and to everyone's surprise we was carrying the refrigerator on his back. Lance and Pietro carrying the Brotherhood couch with St. John Allerdyce still asleep with Jean's diary covering his face followed him out of the door. Afterwards Todd walked out of the house carrying the TV, followed by Wanda carrying the remote.

Lance smiled, "We're ready."

Jean ran up to the couch, "Is that maniac reading my diary?"

Pietro looked down at St. John, "Nope looks like it put him to sleep."

Charles cleared his throat, "Why do you need these particular items?"

Lance, Pietro, Wanda, and Todd went to go place their possessions into the back of the truck. Freddy set down the fridge, "Sentimental values."

Lance walked out of the truck, "And besides we don't have any luggage, so we threw our clothes in the fridge."

Charles nodded, and Eric sighed, "Shouldn't some one wake up Mr. Allerdyce?"

Pietro sped out of the truck, "He'll be fine, just don't go over any speed bumps." Todd and Wanda came out of the van.

Freddy picked up the fridge and walked to the van to deposit the cargo. The remaining Brotherhood members walked to Lance's jeep.

Lance waved to Scott, "Drive carefully now, ya don't want to break our stuff."

Wanda rolled her eyes, "Or St. John."

Todd hopped up to her, "He's all ready broken Cuddlebumps."

Wanda glared at him, "Shut up and get in the jeep before I count to three." He leapt into the back seat of the jeep without question.

-The mansion several minutes later-

On the second floor of the mansion Eric, Jean, and Scott led Todd, Wanda, and Freddy down a hallway in the girl's side of the mansion, "And here is were you may place your belongings." Todd set the TV down in one corner, while Freddy set the fridge down against one wall.

Todd whistled at his surroundings, "Wow this place is way better than the Brotherhood living room. Look the windows aren't broken, there's actually books on the book case, and this floor's so shiny I can see straight up Red's skirt."

Eric sighed, "Could you please refrain from harassing the co-eds?"

Todd peeked an eyebrow at Eric, "So why the change of heart yo? Why did you up and join Xavier?"

Eric was left speechless, no one had ever been so direct as to just bluntly ask why he joined his one time friend then enemy, but luckily for him Lance and Pietro began arguing.

"Why don't you lift it higher, you're the one with super-strength!" yelled Lance.

"Well if we had just left the pyromaniac off the couch in the first place we wouldn't be going through this!" Pietro yelled in retaliation.

Now Scott's voice could be heard, "Will you two shut up and turn left!"

"Shut up!" Lance and Pietro screamed in unison.

Lance and Pietro walked into the room with the couch and the sleeping Aussie. They dropped the couch and Lance tackled Pietro and they soon began a Brotherhood fistfight.

Eric was about to pull them apart until Wanda stopped him, "Let them it's how we show affection for each other."

Eric looked at his daughter, "You've all changed so much."

Wanda looked at him, resentment long forgotten, "Yeah we have, it's a shame you weren't there to see it."

Todd hopped over to the couch, "Damn this guy can sleep through anything."

Scott walked over to Jean and put his arms around her, "He fell off the couch twice and one of those times he fell down the stairs."

Freddy picked up the couch and set it a few feet away from the TV, "There just like home."

Eric crossed his arms, "On that note there is only one rule for our very special guests."

Todd smiled and nudged Freddy, "We're special yo."

Eric smirked, "Here it is, if you did it at home, don't do it here."

Todd scratched his head, "What didn't we do at home yo?"

Wanda let a cynical laugh, "That's a very broad rule."

Eric looked at his daughter, "We're guests here and we shall all act accordingly." He turned his gaze to Lance and Pietro, "I see you're finally finished."

Lance and Pietro both pulled themselves to their feet, both slightly bloody and bruised. Pietro looked at Lance, "That was a good fight."

Lance chuckled, "You still hit like a bitch."

Eric rolled his eyes, "Come with me and I'll show you your rooms."

Freddy opened the fridge and distributed trash bags containing clothes, "Santa Blob has presents." Each one caught their bag except St. John, whose bag landed next to him. Lance rolled his eyes and picked it up.

-Boy's hallway-

Eric walked with the conscious Brotherhood members, "Lance you will share this room with St. John."

Lance nodded and threw both bags inside the room, "Well we're done unpacking."

Eric looked at Lance and turned around, "Frederick, Todd you two will share this room."

They nodded and opened the door, Todd looked into the room; "This room is great." He set his bag down and walked out.

Freddy peered inside, "Yeah look at that bed it's perfect." He pointed to a clean bed with clean sheets. He then threw his bag inside, "We're done too."

Eric then seemed slightly troubled, "Pietro we seem to have run out of rooms and as 'demanded' you will not share a room with an X-Man."

Wanda sighed knowing what was coming next; "I haven't shared a room with him since we were six years old."

Pietro smirked and put an arm around his twin, "Relax it'll be fun, just remember if there's a tie on the door I'm in there with a woman."

Wanda glared at her brother, "Where the hell do you expect me to go?"

Pietro shrugged, "I don't know you're the Scarlet Witch, why don't you fly your broom?"

Eric's eyes went wide, as Wanda leapt onto Pietro and began savagely beating him, "And you say this happens often?"

Lance looked on, as the twins fought, "That's why we established the no powers rule."

Eric peeked an eyebrow in interest, "Frederick can't turn off his invulnerability."

Todd crouched down, "Yeah that's why we let him go wild when the creditors, the government, or those pushy girl scouts show up."

Freddy cracked his mighty knuckles, "Now they know not to mess with the Brotherhood."

Wanda got up from pummeling her brother, "But those girl scouts keep trying."

Pietro nursed his bruised arm, "Take a lot more than girl scouts to beat Freddy."

Todd chuckled, "Like math yo." The Brotherhood began laughing.

Realization hit Freddy, "Why you little!"

-The New Brotherhood Room-

John suddenly shot up from the couch, "I needa pee." He got off the couch slowly eyes still closed and walked into the hallway.