Untouchable

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Bry

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Chapter 26

You Have NO Idea

            Pyro sat beside the silent body of Carol. Her skin was a sickly pale; her eyes seemed to be forever shut. She breathed on her own, which they all took for a good sign, but over the last couple of weeks she had yet to move a voluntary muscle. When things weren't crazy around the base, Pyro just sat beside her seeming sleeping form, and just watched and thought.

            Leaving with Magneto on that fateful day at Alkali Lake did bother Pyro as much as he thought it should. Xavier's life style was just too slow, and too unappreciative of the ability he possessed. Being reprehended every time he just toyed with his gift was not his idea of a good learning experience.

            Then Rogue came. She was so unlike anyone else at the school. Her mind wasn't brainwashed with Xavier's philosophies, and she contained so much power in her small frame. But her falling for the Boy Scout had been her biggest down fall. Bobby was calm to his chaos. Bobby was courteous to his rudeness. Bobby was the living breathing example of Xavier's idea, and after John met Magneto, he realized that Pyro was everything Magneto stood for.

            It wasn't long after he joined the Brotherhood when Carol came. After the first day of talking, he realized even though she was older then him, they still functioned on the same wave length. They argued about the little things like food and books, but they both agreed whole heartedly about the human problem as they liked to call it.

            It was just a month after meeting her when Pyro started talking to her about Xavier's school. His voice was always filled with anger and disgust, and she always understood what he was saying. His rage built so much that even thinking the name Bobby Drake caused his face to turn red. In his mind, Bobby was the living example of everything gone wrong in his life, and it irritated him that he was living his perfect life with the girl that had turned him down for Bobby.

            So that's how the plan came to be. They deliberately didn't mention it to Magneto, and just convinced them they were going on a supply run. When they reached Westchester, he just enjoyed lighting the lawn into flames. And the Boy Scout had come.

            Oh, the joy of just antagonizing Bobby had just been overwhelming. And then there was the physical aspect. Bobby made sure to keep his power under control, but when he let loose… It just made him more upset about the potential being lost at Xavier's school.

            But before any damage could be seriously done, a loud explosion happened.

            They first thing Pyro had noticed was the limp body of Carol. Unexpectedly, he ignored the also injured Rogue, and he got Carol out of there as quickly as he was able. He flew back to the hideout, and got a serious lecture from Magneto about letting pettiness ruin your judgment.

            And that's how he got there, sitting down next to his limp companion. He just sat there, and thought about all the things that been screwed up in his life. He had no family, he had no home. All he had was Magneto's idea of a supreme mutant race.

            He took another look at Carol's fragile form. And he saw what Magneto's idea got them.

            He was sprung from his thoughts when the alarms for code red went off. Red lights shone through the medical room, and Pyro leapt from his chair. He sprinted from the room, and ran down the long corridor.

            "What's happening?" he shouted. "What the fuck is going on?" He turned into the security room. One whole wall was dedicated to screens surveying the hallways and the surrounding area. Pyro saw Carol's sleeping form on the screen, and he saw Bobby passed out on the ground, his hands bound with steel.

            Mystique typed onto the keyboard, and one image grew on the screen. John stepped behind the indigo skinned woman, and looked closely at the image. It was Rogue walking straight into the cave. He almost laughed, but found himself too shocked to. He just stared.

            Magneto strode into the room. "Mystique, what's the problem?"

            Mystique still appeared to be unfazed. "The girl came just as planned."

            Pyro sent her a puzzled look. "Is the X-Men with her? How did she get here on noticed?" He looked at Magneto.

            Magneto just sent him a small smile.

            "Well, should we go get her?"

            Magneto turned away from the screen and started to walk out of the room. "Her intent is the boy. Let her get to him. Then we will have her."

            Pyro turned back to the computer image. She had no idea what she was getting into.

AN. Yes, short, but an update, and if I get enough reviews, I'll update tomorrow since it is President's day.

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Bry

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