-The next day after school-

Wanda and Pietro sat on the front step and watched as Deuce chased butterflies around the yard.

Pietro looked as his sister, "You never told us why your hexes didn't work on bandage boy."

Wanda sighed, "His blood."

Pietro peeked an eyebrow in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

Wanda stood up, "The tour guide told us his blood had been replaced by an alchemic preservative," Pietro nodded, "It must have altered my hex to make N'Kantu overcome his paralyzed condition."

"So your chaos magic woke him up?" Wanda nodded in confirmation, "I still can't believe he's been alive all of this time."

Deuce made his way to his master and sat by her feet, "Magic can get very complicated."

At that moment the front door opened, "Are you ready to tell us how to stop him?" the twins looked over their shoulders to see Lance leaning against the door.

Wanda crossed her arms, "I'm surprised you haven't just taken the boys into the city and found him yourself."

Lance stood upright and turned to go back into the house, "This is your operation Wanda, we move when you give the okay," with that he made his way into the living room.

Pietro stood up and sped in front of his sister, "Something's on your mind."

Wanda smirked, "While the boys look for our friend, you and I will be having dinner," as she finished her statement she walked past him. Needless to say Pietro was completely baffled.

-Several hours later in the living room-

Wanda stood behind the couch wearing a black dress, at the moment she was struggling with her brother's tie.

Pietro wore black slacks and a blue button up shirt, "Why do I have to wear a tie?"

Wanda rolled her eyes and purposely tightened his tie, "What is it with you idiots and ties?"

Pietro readjusted his tie to a non-lethal level of comfort, "A member of the Brotherhood wouldn't wear one to a court date, so why would I wear a tie in front of a bunch of strangers?"

Wanda did her best not to strike her brother, "Listen, I told them the truth after you ran off, but they still want to meet you," Pietro sighed, "They want to meet someone in the family, and I'm not sure exactly how to break father to them…" she paused, "And I don't think they're exactly thrilled about our relationship."

At that moment most of the Brotherhood boys fell down the stairs, "Owe, these stairs always been here mate?"

Lance appeared from the kitchen, and stared at the heap on the floor that he would proudly call his comrades, "The Brotherhood, the most feared mutant team in Bayville. They don't break a sweat while fighting Magneto or Apocalypse, but what takes them out? Stairs," Lance shook his head, "Wanda is your dog ready yet?"

Wanda pointed to a leash on the couch, "He'll be able to sniff out N'Kantu's magical aura."

Lance nodded and whistled for the dog and attached it to Deuce's collar, "Freddy, you're on Deuce duty."

Freddy stood up and groaned as he grabbed the leash, "No sleeves?"

Lance smirked, "Uniform was getting a little snug around the arms," He flexed.

Pietro starred at his leader, "Wanda I should go with them, look at them they don't know what's going on. They need the brains of the Hood to be there."

Wanda smirked, "Exactly. Meet your temporary replacement."

Regan descended the stairs in her blue Kevlar, "Lady Mastermind reporting for duty."

Wanda bent down to meet Deuce's eyes, "Deuce, these idiots are in charge," he tilted his head to the side, "Follow them and try not to bite Freddy."

Lance nodded, "All right, let's move out." As the Brotherhood left the house, Wanda's dinner guests knocked on the doorframe.

Wanda sighed, "Don't embarrass me Pietro," she then smiled, "Come in," With that the Grey family ventured into the living room, "Right this way, we have a lovely meal planned."

As they walked past the twins, Pietro leaned over to his sister and whispered, "You didn't cook did you?"

Wanda walked past him as well, "Of course not."

Pietro smirked, "Good, because I didn't hear the smoke alarm."

-An hour later on the outskirts of Bayville-

The Brotherhood boys were gathered around a large dumpster. Freddy still held onto the leash but it lead into the heart of the smell that emanated from said dumpster.

Lance stood across from his comrade, rubbing his temple in a vain attempt to stifle a headache, "Freddy pull him out, he's been swimming in filth for half an hour."

Just as Lance finished his command, Deuce the Devil Dog leapt out of the dumpster and shifted into the massive black dog that the neighborhood squirrels feared. He growled as his target walked out of the woods.

St. John pointed across the street, "Looky there mate, the mummy's making his move."

Todd leapt onto the wall and stuck there, "So how do we stop him yo?"

Lance threw out his arms causing the ground to shake violently, "Wear him down," he sent a tidal wave of earth that sent N'Kantu back into the woods, "Keep the pressure on him boys."

They began closing in on their victim, "Ah don't know what you're up to, but we're gonna stop ya."

Lance sighed, "Just one X-geek free mission, is that so much to ask for?" he looked over to see Todd wrestling with Laura on the ground, Freddy trying to shrug off Amara's fiery assault, and Bobby freezing Deuce to the ground. He then glared at Anna. Warren, and Sam stood by her side.

St. John let loose a stream of fire, "Come on Sheila, the Devil Dog was just hungry."

Anna extended both arms pushing St. John's flame aside, "We got ya out numbered," She closed in on the Aussie and punched him in the jaw sending him flying into a light post, "You're already down two teammates, ya gonna call them off Lance?"

"I don't think he will," At that moment Regan finally made her presence known, "He is rather stubborn," her eyes began to glow which thrust Anna, Warren, and Sam into a hellish nightmare.

Lance leapt into the air and slammed his fists into the ground, which resulted in the X-Men being sent hurtling back into the alley, "Boys take them down, we have work to do."

Freddy had one knee on the ground he let out labored coughs. Amara's flame surrounded the mighty Blob robbing him of the air he cherished so, "Sorry Luv," Amara looked up to see St. John, "Can't have you beatin' on moih mates, can oih?" he stepped to the side and fired a laser like blast of fire cutting a hole in a fire hydrant. The resulting jet of water took Amara off her feet. The instantaneous temperature change rendered her unconscious.

Freddy ripped the remnants of his charred shirt off, "Thanks," he then made his way to Todd and Laura. He picked them both up and slammed Laura face first into a brick wall.

The Brotherhood gathered around a shocked Bobby. Lance glared at the sub-zero teen, "Don't be a hero kid, just watch over them until they wake up." Bobby could only nod, "Freddy free the Devil Dog." Freddy used one well-placed punch resulting in Deuce's freedom, "Let's go home, we've lost the target."

-A few minutes later in the Brotherhood Boarding House-

Most of dinner was eaten in an awkward silence. Wanda and Jean exchanged affectionate glances, although Dr. Grey seemed to hold Pietro in contempt. So much so that Pietro had finished his dinner in less than fifteen seconds.

Dr. Grey cleared his throat, "So how is my grandchild supposed to have a normal life?"

Wanda was at a loss for words, "Umm…"

Pietro leaned forward, his elbows on the table, "With all do respect, the kid will never have a normal life. His mother is a mutant."

Dr. Grey glared at the speedster, "That may be true, but if it would have been a normal…"

Pietro cut him off, "You mean typical. Mother, Father, and Baby. Typical."

Dr. Grey smirked, "Typical." He rubbed his chin, "Typical? Let me ask you something. How would you describe your family?"

Wanda grabbed her brother's arm, "Pietro, please don't."

Pietro tapped his finger on the table at a rate that caused a steady hum, "Wanda, if he wants to know lets tell him. Being normal is an entirely overrated label."

Elaine grabbed her husbands hand and gave it a light squeeze, "John please."

Dr. Grey released his hand from her grip, "Go ahead young man. Enlighten me."

Pietro gave him a smirk, "Our family is…"

Wanda quickly cut him off, "Pietro Maximoff if you know what's good for you…" she trailed off.

Pietro sighed, "Our family is dysfunctional but it works for us, we could never make it on our own. So, it's a good thing that we have each other."

Before Dr. Grey could pick Pietro apart, none other than Freddy 'The Blob' Dukes barreled through the living room window with N'Kantu. The occupants of the kitchen ran into the room to meet the one responsible for this interruption. They hit the ground and Freddy repeatedly smashed his face into the reinforced floor, "Not so tough now, huh?"

Dr. Grey glared at the teens, "You could never use the word 'normal' in this household."

At that moment the famed leader of the Brotherhood walked right up to the doctor, "If you want normal, you stopped at the wrong house."

Dr. Grey crossed his arms, "Jean, what is your decision? We can always take care of this problem."

Jean made her way to Wanda and held her hand with confidence, "I want to keep it. Wanda will make a good parent."

Dr. Grey would never admit it but he was actually proud of his daughter, "We will be leaving tomorrow." Jean smiled and kissed Wanda good night. The Brotherhood watched as their guests vacated the Boarding House.

"So what do we do with him yo?" The rest of the Brotherhood looked down at N'Kantu.

Lance shook his head; "I thought we banned you from asking questions."