Title: A Spark Of Good From The Burn Of Evil
Rating: FRT
Disclaimer: I own Ashley, nothing more. Just the idea.
Spoilers: X1, X2, X3
Summary: Your past is the blueprint for your future. Rogue knew this better than anyone. Future fic. Ryro, slight RoLo, Bobby/Rogue vibes.
Most characters will have a slight bit of OOC, but given the storyline, I don't know how they'd react to this situation.
I changed a few things from the movie, so it's possible AU.
Ok, here we go. Pyro has arrived :D Fangirls squee! And to clearify, earlier I said that Iceman had graduated. After that, he left. He's not in this story, only mentioned...hope nobody deserts me now...
"Hey Magneto." Callisto came trudging into the bunker where the Brotherhood had their hangout. "I got somethin' you might be interested in."
Magneto turned from where he was discussing possible attacks with his right hand man, Pyro, who had taken the position when Mystique refused, claiming to have been betrayed.
"Don't keep me in suspense, my dear."
"Xavier's got himself a new mutant."
"As do I." Mags gestured to the growing crowd of Mutants behind him that had come to join the cause of Mutant superiority.
"Your point, Callisto." Pyro jumped in. He hated when people wasted his time, and Callisto was apparently pretty good at doing that.
"Slowdown Sparky." Callisto retorted while Pyro advanced towards her, hand at the ready. Magneto held up his hand to indicate Pyro to stop.
"What I have to say is what we've all be waiting for."
"Go on." Magneto was intrigued. If Callisto had sensed a powerful Mutant that could aid to their cause, the war between Mutants would be over, resulting in the defeat of X-Men.
"This one's explosive."
"Explosive?" Just the word got the metal maniac excited.
"She has the power of explosives."
A wickedly, awful, smile appeared on Magneto's face. Callisto was right. This could be what they were waiting for.
"There's only on problem" Callisto said when Magneto began tenting his fingers together in a way that would put Mr. Burns to shame.
"My dear, I don't see a downside to this." You could almost hear the gears turning in his mind. What possibilities!
"She's five years old."
"A child!" He was taken aback by the young age. He himself, hadn't developed his mutation till her was eleven.
Pyro also couldn't believe the young age. He wondered if her parent's were Mutants.
"The presence of her power isn't very strong. She must be in early stages of development."
Magneto nodded. "Thank you, Callisto. You've been most helpful."
Once out of earshot of the other Mutants, Pyro spoke. He knew what Magneto was thinking.
"You're not actually thinking about taking this kid are you?"
"Why should I not be? This child could blow things to smithereens with just a thought."
"She's five years old!" Pyro stated. "If she's just developing now, she could be a ticking time bomb." He left out the part where he just didn't want to see a kid hanging around the Brotherhood bunch. He may be evil, but a kid certainly didn't deserve to see what they did.
"If I recall correctly," Mags retorted, "You were very much similar. Ready to explode at any moment."
"I wasn't five years old with a new power. I knew what I was doing."
"John…" Pyro cringed at the use of his given name. "…It sounds to me like you are against my discussion to take this child. This child could be the future. A glorious future, where those like us do not have to bow to pathetic Homo sapiens."
Pyro had heard this speech numerous times. Each time, a future of Mutant rebellion was promised. Yadda…yadda…yadda…. He had never heard the words future, pathetic and Homo sapiens, used in a sentence so much. And frankly, dashed hopes and promises were starting to get on his nerves. If he had to be honest with himself, this whole take over the world thing was getting old.
"I'm just cautious. The last time you took another Mutant claiming to be the future, she almost wiped out all civilization."
Magneto sighed. "I must admit, I did take the bait." He said remembering how the Phoenix dematerialize human and Mutant alike, right before his eyes.
"But this child we can teach to control her power. After all, I have made you more powerful than you could have hoped by Charles."
"I'm just saying that we should be careful." Pyro relented. He knew there was no way he was going to talk Magneto out of this. What metal man wanted, metal man got.
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Author's Note: Again, short, but this scene had to be put in, even with such little substance. And I'm trying to make Pyro more mature, slightly more adult like….am I succeeding?
