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Warren and Kurt were checking the the discs that Kurt had stolen from Worthington Labs in the underground level of the school, they have been

at it most of the evening. There was a huge pile next to them

-"I just took all the recordings for that date, there was no time and no light to work in there"- Kurt apologised again as Warren changed the disc.

They have been watching boring secutity camara recordings for hours. Warren flapped his wings and tried to concentrate on the screen, he was

worried by what he has felt in his father´s office, there was something his father was hidding from him, and from experience he knew it could not

be good news.

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Logan finished his Danger Room and session earlier than usual, he was not interested in hearing Storm again telling him about how it was insane

to repeate the same exercise each day. He knew she meant well, but still. He walked through the corridors telling some students to stop it and

go to bed and things like that. He was getting used to be a teacher and he loved to give orders to the kids and be treated with respect. It was a

new feeling and a pleasant one. Scott was probaby locked in his room. He had been there all evening after the meeting. Logan was not ready to

talk with him, maybe he would never be. His wounds were fresh and he wasn´t interested in opening them a little further.

He was so focused on not thinking about her that he did not notice that someone had just entered the mansion uninvited.

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Wanda Maximoff tried to sleep but was unable, she opened a book and tried to read but her mind was elsewhere, thinking on her brother. She

was so worried for him. She paced the room trying to relax and then she remember the tall, broody man she had seen in the office. He was a

good reason to stay, beside the fact that she liked the place and most of the people seemed very nice. She wondered if that man was always like

that or ifhe was angry for some specific reason. What was his name? Was he a mutant too?

She was deep in such thoughts when the door opened and she saw that there was a man standing in the door frame.

-"You? How?"- Wanda was so happy

-"We have no time"- The man told her-"they could be spying on you, let´s get moving"

Wanda did not move from where she was

-"Pietro, wait, you have to listen to what these people have to say"- Wanda told her brother

-"You don´t understand, I found a better place for us, a home, our home"- Pietro told her

-"Where?"- Wanda was still not moving

-"Wanda, come on, we should be moving, they could be on their way"- Pietro seemed nervous-"Come one, we should hurry"

-"Who are you?"- Wanda raised her hands-"Where is my brother?"

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Logan was laying of his bed, the sheets forgotten on the floor, his body was sweating, he was having another nightmare, one which was specially

painful, he was swimming, trying to reach something or someone in the bottom of a lake but his movements were too slow, he would not reach

there in time. Suddenly he heard Xavier´s voice in his head.

-"There is trouble in Wanda´s room, hurry"- said the voice

Wolverine jumped out of bed and ran to her room.

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Scott was sleeping, he had been lucky and he was resting without dreaming anything, after the coma he had finally stopped the nightmares. He

heard the voice of Xavier in his head and knew that he had to get up and fight.

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Pietro tried to grab Wanda´s hand but she refused to be touched by him.

-"Who are you?"- She asked again in tears

-"I am your brother"- He answered

-"No, you are not"- Wanda tried to escape but Pietro grab her neck with both hands and applied enough pressure to make her fall unconscious

to the floor

-"Guess what Platinum-boy"-Logan appeared shirtless in the door frame-"that is no way to treat you sis, I am telling your dad"

-"Get lost"- Pietro jumped at Logan, changing his appearance in mid-air, his platinum head turning a bright red.-"I did not come here to play with

you, again"

Logan had recognised Mystique´s smell from his room and now he was face to face with the blue goddess

-"Play nice and I won´t have to hurt you, again"- Logan smirked

-"You wish"- Mystique winked and then her body started changing again, her features softened and her hair grew longer and glossier, in seconds

Logan was staring at his Achilles´ heel, a young and beautiful telepath in the same attire she was wearing before Alkali Lake, the last time

Mystique has seen her.

Logan extended his claws furious but he was unable to attack, even knowing that she was Mystique it was still hard, she moved away, trying to

escape but someone was behind her.

-"That, miss, is just playing dirty"- Rogue said touching Mystique with her bare hands

Mystique fell to the floor under convulsions, her body changing form until she was again blue and scaly. Rogue standed next to the still body and

smiled at Logan

-"Nice trick, kid"- Logan said

Scott ran into the room and gathered Wanda in his arms, she seemed to be alive but she needed the med-lab and theBeast so he carried her.

Bobby arrived followed by Storm. Rogue was having fun with Mystique´s abilities. She transformed herself into Naomi Campbell and smiled

seductively at Bobby.

-"How long does that last?"- Bobby asked

Rogue´s brow furrowed and she changed again into an exact copy of Wolverine extending only the middle claw in a nasty gesture.

-"Kid you are making me proud"- The real Logan was enjoying each minute of the show but he turned to Storm-"Scott has taken Wanda to the

med-lab, we should take care of this"

-"Sure"- Storm nodded as Logan picked up Mystique´s body from the floor-"They have made the first move"

-"Now we can strike back"- Logan smiled as he passed Rogue who has transformed hersef into Bobby and was showing her boyfriend how he

looked from behind.