Harsh Reality
One week had passed since The Brotherhood had caused the destruction in the town, Professor X was looking over some stuff, he was concerned about The Brotherhood, Magneto & Pinkie's safety.
Wolverine entered the room, "You busy Charles?"
Professor X continued to search through his files, "Not too busy"
Wolverine walked over, "So what's gonna happen now with Pinkie Pie? Suppose Magneto finds her?"
"I'm aware of this, we need to make sure she has a constant eye on her, I worry for her safety"
Wolverine nodded, "Same, she's a nice kid, kinda annoying but she has a good heart"
"The nicest, where is she by the way?"
"She and Deadpool put on those stupid looking disguises and went to grab a bite to eat"
Professor X looked concerned, "Alone?"
"No, I hired some help"
Later the doorbell rang, it was answered by Iceman, "Hey Pinkie, Deadpool, you're back, had fun?"
They both entered and removed their disguises.
"Sure what, we brought you back a taco!" Pinkie gave Iceman a taco.
"Thanks, always so sweet", Iceman turned to the door, "Thanks guys"
Standing at the door were the Heroes for Hire, Luke Cage & Iron Fist.
"No problem, happy to help", Luke said.
"Pinkie's quite an interesting person, er I should say pony", Iron Fist said.
Deadpool went to them, "Any chance I can join in on your business sometime soon?"
They both glared at him, "No"
Both guys left, leaving a pouting Deadpool behind.
"What a couple of jerks", Deadpool said.
"I like them, they were really nice", Pinkie said.
"Sounds like they like you too", Iceman said.
Pinkie hopped away, "Let's go play a game!"
"Sounds cool, let's get the girls and play Strip Poker!" Deadpool said.
"How about no?" Iceman said.
"How about screw you?" Deadpool said.
"How about I kick your ass Wilson!"
"Please don't fight, I hate seeing my friends fight", Pinkie said, doing her sad eyes.
The two pitied her sad eyes and sighed a bit.
"You're lucky Pinkie was here", Iceman said.
"Yeah, yeah", Deadpool said not really caring.
"Why don't you both go to the den, I'm gonna to find a game", Pinkie said and trotted off while Deadpool & Iceman went to the den.
As Pinkie walked, she passed by a Library, she stared inside, "Wow, reminds me of Twilight's Library...at least before Tirek destroyed it, wonder what a human library's like?"
She entered and looked around, "Doesn't look that different, hm, what's this?"
She found a book based on Mutant History, "Oh, I bet it's a great highlight of all the heroics that the Mutants in History did, I bet Wolverine will get his own book about his history, actually Wolverine's been around for so many years according to the others, maybe he's as old as Princess Celestia!"
She opened the book and started reading it, while it seemed interesting at first, her happiness soon faded when she learned more shocking truths about the mutants in history.
She soon learned that mutants in history have been greatly discriminated against, some captured and experimented, some unlawfully arrested.
Some of them were even executed just for being mutants, basically just for being different.
Pinkie wanted to just put the book away, never see it again, but the book had what felt like a magnetic pull, drawing her in, not letting her go.
Pinkie stared to tear up from the tragedy she read, to know the struggles that her mutant friends went through.
Suddenly the book was swiped away, Pinkie looked up and saw Wolverine.
"You shouldn't be reading this, it seems to really be bothering you"
Pinkie wiped her eyes, "Why did all that stuff happen? Why do people hate mutants?"
"People fear what they don't understand, that's why we all go through a lot to make sure you didn't get discovered"
"But people in the city know about Twilight, how she's friends with Spider-man"
"Some people hate Spider-man too, mainly due to those Daily Bugle newspapers taking a huge shit all over his heroics, Twilight's also been ridiculed by that paper, hence why we don't want a lot of people noticing you, even Deadpool in spite of his moronic nature knows that, it's also why he gets so protective of you on the streets"
Pinkie felt crushed, how can people hate without getting to know?
"So is that the real reason you all live here? It's not some super cool Superhero hang out place?"
Wolverine nodded, "Since the public hates mutants, all mutant children come here to get their education and live peacefully until they'r ready for the real world, some stay behind to help the other mutants"
"You too?"
"Yeah, me too"
Wolverine still sensed sadness within her, he simply patted her head, "Don't worry kid, we're all fine and safe here"
Pinkie nodded and then gave Wolverine a quick hug, "I always thought you were really nice people"
Wolverine wanted to protest the hug but he decided to just leave it be, he somewhat admired his caring she was, she might be a big crazy to be around sometimes, but her heart is always in the right place, he can forgive her antics on that alone.
Pinkie let go, "Sorry, I know how much you value your tough guy-ness"
Wolverine waved it off, "Don't worry about it, it's fine...just don't tell anyone I let you hug me"
Pinkie nodded, "Sure thing Logan, now do you have any games I can play with Bobby & Deadpool?"
"Follow me", Wolverine led Pinkie to find a few games she can enjoy with her friends.
Elsewhere Sabretooth & his allies, having escaped custody, were planning their next attack on the X-Men.
"What do ve do not to kill Wolverine, Wilson, X-Men & Pony?" Omega Red asked.
"I hate to say it, but we might need a little help, now not too long ago the X-Men battled The Brotherhood, and I'm sure The Brotherhood is gonna want a little redemption, so I suggest we propose an alliance", Sabretooth stated.
"Why should we work with The Brotherhood? How can we trust them?" Deathstrike asked.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, that phrase alone could work in our favor, besides it would only be temporary, once we take out the X-Men, maybe get rid of the competition", Sabretooth flashed an evil smile.
The other villains nodded in agreement as they decided their plans to take down the X-Men.
Meanwhile Professor X was looking at some stuff, Wolverine passed by his office.
"Hey Charles, everything ok here?"
Professor X nodded, "Yeah, everything is going well"
Wolverine sighed, "Well Pinkie knows the truth now"
Professor X looked curious, "What truth?"
"She found a book on Mutant History, she knows the real reason this school exists, needless to say it wasn't a happy revelation for her"
Professor X sighed, "I feared this, she would have to find out, I worried since she is usually so happy and full of pep, unfortunately these things do need to be learned, especially considering it's a common occurrence"
"Yeah, hopefully this doesn't leave her too bothered, she's the type that really cares about others, if she hears about stuff like this then obviously it's gonna affect her"
"She's a caring being, she has said it's her life goal to get a smile out of everyone she meets, so far she's done that well here"
Wolverine nodded, "Yeah, she has the personality to get just about anyone to smile"
They then heard Pinkie walking through the hallway while singing,
'Cause I just love to make you smile, smile, smile, yes I do
It fills my heart up with sunshine all the while, yes it does
Cause all I really need is a smile, smile, smile
From the happy friends of mine
Wolverine smiled a bit, "That sums her up pretty well"
Deadpool was also walking by her, singing a song of his own,
Don't you understand while I mean when I say so?
Never do it now, never do it now
I just don't know why you make me feel like this again
Never do it now, Never, Never, NEVER!
Wolverine rolled his eyes, "Sums up Deadpool too"
Professor X looked confused, "That song doesn't seem to make any sense"
Wolverine nodded, "Exactly"
Later in the room, Pinkie was still humming her 'Smile' song to herself, but then started to feel a bit sad, she remembered the bad history of the X-Men and what Wolverine said.
She hated the idea of discrimination against something you don't understand, then she remembered that she did the same thing once, to Zecora, thinking her a freak for being different.
"I'm no better than the people of this world"
Deadpool came in as well, "Man it's fun randomly singing songs, you mention you did that all the time back home too, and that Cheese Sandwich person once parodied your song, make sense, the dude looks like Weird Al Yankovic, but it's still fun, wish I could check it out, if those ponies don't mind a freak like me, though they'll probably hate me, I'm to ninja for them", Deadpool chuckled at that, then noticed Pinkie was crying.
"Pinkie? What's wrong?" Deadpool approached her, genuinely concerned, "Come on, I'm sure the ponies don't mind people being too ninja"
Pinkie wiped her nose, "It's not that...it's just...what if they hate you just for being different?"
"Big deal, happens to everyone"
"But that's the thing...it shouldn't, it's not fair that the X-Men need to stay here because other people fear them, they're the nicest bunch of people"
"Don't worry, I don't think they care that much"
Pinkie looked even more sad, "It's still unfair, but I'm no different, I once didn't like someone for being different, now I see how bad that is, but I don't know if it can be changed"
Deadpool hugged Pinkie a bit, "Look, don't bum yourself out over this, I hear from all the X-men on how much you make them smile, and how much you help remind them of Professor X's lessons, just because someone looks different, doesn't mean they're not worth the chance, no one here cares that you're a pony, they just see a nice fun perky girl, as do I"
Pinkie smiled again, "Thanks Deadpool, you're the best", she gave him a nice hug, which he graciously returned, then he noticed the picture of Cheese 'watching' them, he quickly turned it away.
"Creep"
He continued his hug, a rare occasion of him genuinely loving someone, and a genuine moment of him wishing so badly to keep someone safe and protected.
Meanwhile, Team Weapon X & the Brotherhood are finalizing a deal.
"So it's official, we'll work together to take down our enemies?"
Quicksilver nodded, "Yeah, we'll deal with those damn X-Men, and that damn Mercenary, and that damn pony"
While they walked, Magneto had approached them, "First, we make a few plans of attack, and I make something that can deal with the likes of Wolverine & Deadpool despite their healing factor, I'll need to find a good lab and find some good workers"
They all nodded as Sabretooth shook hands with Quicksilver, signifying the start of the bond.
Unholy Alliance Incoming