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The Aftermath

By YoungD16

Disclaimer: The characters are not my own but the situations and the plot is, I hope anyone who reads this will enjoy it.

Author's Note: I hadn't realized that there would be so many X4 fan stories out there. I love most of them and just want to make it clear that I'm not copying anyone's ideas. With that said enjoy…

"A leader is someone who can be trusted; someone who stands by whatever he or she may say. I don't know much about being a leader but I do know that anyone of you can trust me, I'm your friend and I have been devoted to serving the dream. That dream can not die only because I won't let it. I can't let it die, because I made a promise that as long as air is in my lungs and long as I have hope, I will never stop. So tell me, are you with me or are you against me?"

Storm; leader of the X-men and an important voice to the mutant species…

Chapter Three

The sky was dark but the trail of fire led the X-men to the three criminal mutants; they had terrorized a number of tribes on the Ivory Coast and now were in hot pursuit, of what, Storm didn't know the answer but she had a hunch that Magneto was behind this anyway. When there was trouble it usually had something to do with Magneto or someone who knows him.

Storm lowered the jet in the dry wasteland that was once a tribe. These people never had a chance against these mutants, thought Jubilee, she hadn't known much about the situation but it was clear that those mutants meant business; so did she. Storm turned everything off and the others left the jet and scanned the surrounding area. They had tracked the three mutants to this location the only problem was finding them. The wind blew frantically and dust clouded the area, Storm must be protecting them…

"Nobody is here, Storm."

Angel shielded his eyes as the wind continued to blow harder and harder. His wings shielded him from the bigger particles but the wind slipped through the feathers like it was supposed to. Warren, Angel to his friends, had never had much experience in the battle field much less in another country such as Nigeria or Rwanda. But he held his ground, the X-men had given him comfort for the most part, it wasn't a cure but it felt damn good to be a part of a dream. If he would have met Charles he would have liked him, he was certain.

"Stay on guard, Warren, they're out there I know it."

Colossus and Jubilee stood with their backs to each other while Warren stood only a few feet away from them, they slowly paced the area, if this was like the Dangeroom they had to be ready. Storm, still in the jet, searched the thermals for any sign of life out in her smog. Strangely, there was nothing…

Suddenly, someone grabbed Jubilee's arm and pushed her into Colossus catching him off guard. There was a faint whistling sound in the air but there was nothing there for the naked eye to see. Then again there was a whistling sound and the smog Storm created started to suddenly disappear. As fast as it had appeared the smog cleared and the moonlight shone on the X-men, the whistling sounds were continuing but the strange part was the laughter joining it. It continued to grow louder and louder until they realized it wasn't just a whistling sound it was a person moving extremely fast…

Warren's vision was good enough to pick up on the speedster's movements, a good thing because the invisible foe was after him next…Warren jumped up and glided through the air above his original spot, evading the enemy's attack. The mystery man came to a halt and dirt flew up and sprayed Jubilee in the face, she brushed it off and saw a man in silver jacket with silvery colored hair as well. He grinned at Jubilee and made a kissing motion to her, then licked his lips.

"Who are you!"

The man turned to Warren who now had landed ten yards away. The man quickly sped to Warren and halted again nearly touching Warren, face to face they were now, and he leaned in even closer and said…

"The fastest man alive, Quicksilver, son of Magneto!"

Quicksilver punched Warren in the stomach and kneed him in the face then darted to Jubilee and grabbed her with both arms tightly. Warren crouched on the ground and a shadow was cast over him in the shape of a woman. He looked up and it was a woman with short black hair and a scarlet colored hoodie and biker jacket. She smiled then kicked him in the mouth and blood gushed out; it was warm.

"The name is Scarlet, Scarlet Witch…"

Colossus was about to advance on Quicksilver but stopped when a gust of freezing wind blew by. Storm was now hovering above the small group of mutants; her eyes a blinding white, she soon landed on the ground and stopped the wind. Quicksilver never even flinched, Jubilee noticed as she struggled to get out of his grasp.

"Let her go, Quicksilver, it doesn't have to be this way."

"You are stupid aren't you? Xavier was a fool to leave you in charge. No matter, we'll soon have our own fun. Wanda, kill the bitch!"

Scarlet Witch clinched her fist and her wild eyes suddenly turned a hazel then an orange and finally a scarlet red. The ground beneath Storm and the others began to quake and large rock began to levitate and the Scarlet Witch shrieked a sonic wave that challenge that of a student's at the Institute. The wave forced Storm, Colossus, and the wounded Warren backwards as they were hit. Seconds later Storm discovered an electrically pulse surging through the ground surround her and in various spots…

"And what's you power little missy?" Quicksilver asked Jubilee as he began to feel on her youthful body.

"This you pervert!"

An electrical current quickly suddenly shocked Quicksilver and he let go of her. She turned to him and landed an electrical punch in his face. He yelled and covered his face then darted several yarns away from her beside his sister, Wanda. He uncovered his wounded face and she had left him a little flesh mark between his eyes; Jubilee laughed.

Scarlet Witch wasted no time in showing Jubilee how things went when she was on the scene. She formed a hex bolt with one hand and pitched it to Jubilee like a softball, Jubilee ducked and the bolt hit Colossus but fortunately it didn't have an affect on him. He rose from his fall and clinched his fist; he wanted some action this time…

Meanwhile Warren was on the ground with blood covering his cheeks and smeared on his forehead he was about to get up when yet again a shadow cast over him, but this was not the witch, this one was different, this one was a man. He looked up and saw a pair of silvery-blue eyes shining at him; they somehow attracted him, almost putting him in a trance. He felt his body get up but he didn't have control of it…

Peter was a civilized man for the most part but his heart sometimes got the best of him, he charged at the Scarlet Witch with a surprising speed but it wasn't enough. Wanda used another hex bolt and fired it at his feet, he tumbled onto the ground, the ground shook briefly. Storm started to form a tropical wind when suddenly she was hit in the side with a rock that had been levitated by the Witch. Jubilee could play the same game as Wanda, she used her fiery bolts of static electricity to attack Wanda but her attempt was ruined by Quicksilver's speed as he carried his sister with him and darted behind her. Then Scarlet Witch bolted down Jubilee from behind. For a few moments the X-men were down, the twins took advance of this moment and escaped, quick as they came.

Johannesburg, South Africa…

The sun was slowly raising and it would be early for them but they had to move on, the morning crowds would be out in moments and they had to be prepared to blend in with them. If for some reason Magneto found them their plans would be jeopardized. Mystique and Destiny slowly walked through the shantytowns, it was dark still and most of the people were sleep, saving energy for a hard day of life. Mystique felt some compassion for them, she remembered when she once lived a life similar to that, constant troubles and no one to run to. Small cattle and chickens roamed the small area by the river but other than that it practically deserted, this was good because someone would raise question as to why the two women have a hostage…

Mystique had a new agenda, one that included this woman, one that included Destiny and one that included an even higher power. She had heard of this briefly before Magneto had left her, he was planning to investigate a theory, a theory that included a god-like mutant far beyond a class five. This mutant was from a time long before they knew what a mutant was, this mutant could have been the first mutant…All Magneto knew was that part of it's great power was it's lifespan, age seemed endless with this mutant, but with all great power comes a catch. The catch was that humans caught on to this phenomenon and ended the mutant's life, but years would go by and he would eventually return with help of whom he chose. The South Africans decided that this would happen many times until they finally put an end to this; they captured the mutant, killed him and entombed him in an unknown location. They used witchdoctors and medicine men to ensure them that this unstoppable mutant would not return, to this day he hasn't been found, until now…

Magneto didn't know about Destiny, Mystique's trump card in this game called life, she informed me of his plans after he was to obtain the cure. He used Callisto to find the location of the ancient mutant; she was very talented and very scared at the same time. Destiny kept in constant contact with Mystique, when her power started to come back Mystique decided revenge was a lost cause; if Magneto had been injected to there was chance his power would return too. She wanted to beat Magneto to this ancient mutant before he got a hold of him.

"How will you know who to talk to, Destiny, they all look similar and none of them old enough…"

"I'll know, Mystique, I've dreamed of it for so long…He's calling me you know, I have to find him, we have to find him."

Mystique didn't know how she had become so close to Destiny but it was clear that she felt obligated to protecting her, she was so young and fragile, Magneto would do nothing but hurt her, he was like that. Destiny's powers were amazingly strong as such an age, she was able to dream of things that would happen, like her meeting Mystique, it was all in the dreams. Destiny was looking into the eyes of everyone that passed by, she felt a connection to these people, they hurt much like her and Mystique, they were human but they hurt all the same. She could shake the feeling that she'd walked these roads before and breathed this air once before. She could shake the feeling that this power was calling her…

"There, that building, it's where we'll find our guide; trust Mystique."

"I do, Destiny, you're all I've got. But hurry I don't know how long Ms. Frost here will stay in this condition."

The three of them disappeared into an abandon warehouse dimly lit by candles and a small fire, the sun finally rose and it was morning, the morning's first crowds started on their day.

Ivory Coast…

Storm had an aching head and her body was numb, she had definitely taken a hard fall, but was it worth it, she looked around to see her teammate on the ground in the same condition…

"What happened?"

"We got our asses kicked, Ororo, we got served."

Peter slowly got up, he was no longer in his metallic skin, he rested in his normal human appearance. Jubilee slowly rose too and began to examine the bruises she had, she mostly was disappointed in herself, all that training in the Dangeroom for nothing…Storm looked around for Warren, she knew he was the first to go down, but she couldn't find him among her teammates.

"Hey, where's Warren?"

A sinking feeling went off in Storm's chest, she had bad feeling that Warren was with the Brotherhood, and it was her fault. But why would they want him?

To be continued…

Author's Note: Well, I've enjoyed this so far, I hope anyone reading did, be sure to review if you like it and feel free to give me any suggestions

thanx