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The X-men were all sitting in Xavier´s office, Kurt could not help staring at the new "Charles Xavier", the fact that he had hair called his attention
far more than to see the man walking. Hank McCoy walked around the old wheelchair, trying to find a way to convey all the information he had.
Storm closed the door behind herself.
-"Scott is sleeping, everything is fine. Sorry for the delay"- she said taking a seat next to Warren, who was sitting on the coach.
Logan and Kurt were standing next to the window, the night seemed quiet and peaceful, just to show how the weather can be deceiving.
Colossus and Kitty were sitting in the twin armchairs a little separated from the rest. Bobby was with Rogue, he was too worried to leave her and
he was sure his friends would tell him everything after the meeting.
-"So?"- Logan couldn´t stand the silence, it was dreadful.
-"There have been other mutants that have recovered their powers, some were outraged, they decided to take the cure and now they are back
where they started. I have a team checking all the mutants that were injected against their will"- Hank started
-"Mystique"- Storm said
-"Yes, she is still human, angry, but human. I saw her today. We have no data about Magneto but as the reports of mutants that were regaining
the powers kept coming I decided to create a specialized research group to find anything that could shed a light about his whereabouts."- Hank
continued-"So far we have had absolutely no luck, either he has not recovered his powers or he has decided to hide until he can strike back."
-"You injected him with four doses of the cure, even if it was temporary, it should take more time in his case"- Logan was getting nervous, the
war could start all over.
-"That should be the case, but the cure affects each mutant in a completely different level, some mutants regained their powers few days after
being injected, others, as Rogue have needed more time. Maybe it depends on the powers, the mutation itself, it is hard to know at this stage, I
am sending all the information I have gathered to Moira but whatever she finds we still have to be prepared for the eventual return of Magneto"-
Hank touched the wheelchair-"We cannot afford to make the same mistakes again"
-"You said there were more news"- Xavier was not as powerful as before but he could still sense Hank´s concern.
-"When I started my research on Erik I found some unexpected facts. Maybe you knew about Magda, Professor?"- Hank looked at Xavier
-"Sure, she was Erik´s wife, she died long time ago."- Xavier could remember her sweet face-"She was a mutant, not as powerful as Erik, she
did not share his ideas about mutant superiority, she was attacked by a man, it was an accident but Erik killed him, she decided to leave him and
after that Magneto grew obsessed with his crusade"
-"She died in Europe years after that but I found out that she had children"- Hank told them-"I doubt Magneto knows anything about them"
-"The chick in red"- Logan realized
-"Who?"- Storm had no idea what he was talking about
-"Yes, Wanda and her brother Pietro are Magneto´s children, they do not know this, they have escaped persecution in their country"- Hank
asnwered-"Pietro has super-speed and escaped, Wanda is here, staying in the mansion"
-"Why is this problem? Magneto has children, so what?"-Storm could not see why Hank was so worried
-"She seems nice"- Added Logan
-"She is, and her brother is only angry and scared, we have to help them before Magneto finds them"- Hank added
-"Are we against family reunions?"-Kurt wanted to cut to the chase
-"She is not a commom mutant, isn´t it Hank?"- Xavier was realizing what was that Hank feared
-"She is almost a level 5 mutant, her power alters reality, she can make the impossible come true, she has very little control over it, she has never
learned how to control it. According to the files she could make mutants disappear from the world just by using a hex"- Hank said-"Imagine if
Magneto finds out what his daughter can do"
-"No more humans"- Warren was worried, his father was not the best dad in the world, but he was human and therefore he could be in danger.
-"But she is here and Magneto does not know anything about her"-Storm said-"The problem is already solved"
-"Her brother is on the loose, a mutant with enough power to attract the attention of Magneto, he could already be recruiting a new
Brotherhood"- Xavier answered her
-"Professor, we need Cerebro"- Hank looked at his former teacher
-"I will try but if I am not able we will need another telepath"-Xavier admitted
-"Or we can always do it the old-fashion way, by looking for him"- Logan grinned, inside he was thinking that he was not letting another telepath
take the place of a certain red-head.
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One of the guards was checking the cells, making sure that everything was okay. It was late, she wanted to finish and go to eat her cold turkey
sandwich. She hated this job, these criminal gave her the creeps. Madrox was not so bad, he and his duplicates were rather funny, she liked their
jokes, specially when one started a joke and then another one interrupted him to finish it. The cell of Raven was too dark, she saw that there was
something wrong, she opened the door of the cell and instantly used her alarm button to ask for help. The body of Raven Darkholem was laying
on her cot, her skin invaded by thousand of boils, she was pale as a corpse and her breathing was so faint the guard doubted that she was
actually breathing at all. The other guards arrive in a minute and were shocked to see the dark beauty in such state.
-"We have to take her to the infirmary now"- The female guard ordered the others-"She is dying"
-"I am not touching her"-one of the guards said, the other one nodded his agreement with that statement
-"Okay, get the infirmary ready, I will prepare her and carry her on my shoulders if it is necessary, you can go ahead, cowards"-she despised
their fear, she was not scared of a few, well, a lot of boils.
The other guards left her, she kneeled next to the cot and then suddenly Raven´s hand started tiwtching. First her fingers and then the rest of the
arm changed from the pale skin colour to a bright scaly blue, in seconds her whole body was completely blue.
-"Hello"- Mystique opened her yellow eyes and smiled at the guard-"Time to sleep"
She grabbed her neck between herfeet and turned it completely until she heard the crack that confirmed that the guard was no longer among the
living. Mystique got up and her skin changed again, now she looked exactly as the guard, she put her corpse on top of the cot and covered her
with the sheets.
-"Well, well, let me see what we have here"- She walked down the corridor, checking the list of names. She stopped in front of one of the doors
and opened it with ease.
A young man, in her early twenties or even younger, with the face of a teenager stared back at her
-"What do you want now?"- He shouted at her angrily
-"Watch your manners, Is that a nice way to greet a friend?"- The guard´s eyes flashed yellow for a second-"If I am able to forgive you dear
Johny, you should be nicer to me, after all, your freedom depends on how nice you can be"
-"How?"—John was so happy he could start dancing right there
-"Dunno"- Mystique shrugged her shoulders-"Honestly, who cares, let´s get the other out, we have lots of catching up to do later"
John smiled wickedly, he could taste the fire again, he was free, he had a chance to get revenge on his old friend and teach him that fire was
stronger that any stupid popsicle.
(Okay, maybe I changed bits about Magda´s story, but it is just a fic, hope you like it )