A/N: Alright, I didn't wait for 2 reviews; but, I'd like to give a shout-out to LeonaMasha, the first person to leave a review on this awesome story! Thanks so much, Leona! BTW, I'm trying to be as exact as I can to the original comic-book/book characters while also throwing in my own twist, so if I do something completely drastic to a character, please tell me!
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Cyclops and his teammates stiffened in shock at Psylocke's words as Quicksilver sprang into action: "Multiple-Man, Scarlet Witch, keep an eye on the X-Men. Psylocke, Vanisher, go defend the kids. Pyro," he said, raising his voice so the kid behind the middle crates could hear him, "You and Whirlpool keep me covered. I'm going to see what these guys want. Rockslide, be prepared to make a barrier just in case they attack!"
Immediately, all of Quicksilver's followers fell into their orders; Scarlet Witch and Multiple-Man both faced the X-Men, both ready to attack or defend, while Vanisher grabbed Psylocke and disappeared, and all the while, thumps and voices could be heard from behind the crates in the room.
"You can't seriously be thinking of joining the Brotherhood! You can't just-!" Jean began in a rushed horror, but Quicksilver cut her off, "First of all, I never said I'd join anyone, did I? Second, I just want to hear what this guy has to say before I kick his ass!"
"Are you insane? ! The Brotherhood's too strong for you, no matter what your powers are!" Storm gasped, but Scarlet Witch actually laughed at her words. "Then you guys obviously don't know true power!" she snarled, her eyes alight with a fierce flame.
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Megan, a.k.a. Pixie, quickly gathered all the smaller mutant children in the warehouse together into one place that was protected on all sides by crates. She sat at the entrance, ready to fight off anyone that dared hurt the children, when she heard Psylocke's voice in her head: "Pixie, Quicksilver has new orders for you!"
"What is it?" Pixie thought, keeping her eyes peeled as she listened. "Take Caliban and Toad and go find the Silver-X Team ASAP!" Psylocke answered. "The who?" asked Pixie, perplexed. "The Silver-X Team! They live in the alleyway between Derek's Café and the Hidden Beauty Fashion Shop on River Street, just a block away from here. Caliban knows them, just follow him!" Psylocke ordered silently.
"Alright, alright, I'm going!" Pixie gasped. She turned towards the little kids, about to ask Psylocke who was going to watch them when Shiro Yoshida, a.k.a. Sunfire, slid into the hiding place beside her. "I'll watch them!" he hissed quietly.
Pixie grinned at him gratefully before saying an incantation and disappearing into one of her portals. She appeared beside Mortimer Toynbee a.k.a. Toad and Caliban, who were hiding with Irene a.k.a. Destiny and Bella a.k.a. Whirlpool.
"Agh! Don't do that!" gasped Toad, jumping as she landed next to him. "Never mind! We have orders!" Pixie snapped at him, grabbing his hand and Caliban's and teleporting them outside the warehouse.
"Caliban, Psylocke said we need to find the 'Silver-X Team', do you know them?" she asked frantically. "Oh, yes, Caliban knows them! Caliban shall show you!" Caliban said in his usual strange talking pattern before leading the way down a hidden alley.
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'Approximately thirty-five sets of silverware at each House table. Seven large candlesticks and ten smaller ones. Neville brought the pocket watch he got from his Gran this Christmas. Draco brought a lighter, probably to show off for the girls in Slytherin. At least ten other people brought other assortments of metal things,' Hermione rounded off automatically in her head as she sat down to breakfast.
"There's that much metal in the room? Wow," remarked Harry mentally, his eyes scanning the room. "Must you always listen to my thoughts?" Hermione sighed inwardly. "Sorry. Where it's natural for you to detect metal, it's natural for me to keep my mind open to a conversation, and since I have nobody else that knows of my telepathy I guess I just naturally keep my ears near you," Harry said with a shrug.
"Interesting theory. I'll accept it. Now let's talk out loud before Ron and Ginny start suspecting something," Hermione suggested as she noticed both Weasleys looking at them strangely.
The day continued as most days did; a tense, uncomfortable Defense Against the Dark Arts class with Umbridge breathing down their necks, trying to get more mutants to reveal their powers; a rather infamous Potions class where Snape picked on Harry and Hermione had to mangle several light fixtures in the hallway to keep her temper under control; a rather normal, boring History of Magic lesson that had Harry completely blank and Hermione practically asleep no matter how hard she tried to stay awake; a Transfiguration lesson that ended with Neville blowing up the spoon he was supposed to be turning into a snake and him and his partner going to the infirmary.
The day was normal at Hogwarts, but far away, in a dark and sinister mansion, a rather pale and scary man with hardly a nose began to make his plans for world domination.
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"And you're sure these 'mutants' can be useful, Wormtail?" asked a cold voice as slit, snake-like eyes studied the cowering form before him. "Y-yes, master! Mutants, unlike wizards, have powers that come naturally, without any training! They could be very useful in our army!" squeaked a rather unattractive, cowardly voice as Wormtail squirmed uncomfortably under his master's gaze.
"Very well then. You may live for now, Wormtail, but mark my words; if you are wrong and mutants are useless to me, I will have your head on a silver platter!" snarled the cold voice, "Get out of my sight!"
Wormtail squealed in terror and ran for his life, not bothering to wait and see if he was allowed to stay among the other Death Eaters.
"Lucius, prepare the others. We have mutants to find," the voice said as the pale face swung around to stare at his other, braver subordinate. "Right away, my lord," said Lucius, bowing and disappearing in a cloud of black smoke.
The head turned and stared out a window, thinking of the possibilities that mutants could bring onto a battlefield. Voldemort grinned. This was going to be Wormtail's only great idea. Mutants and Death Eaters working together. Hell was about to be unleashed onto Earth in an unstoppable wave.
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A/N: Ha! Another cliffhanger! I just LOVE having a nail biter at the end of a chapter; it tortures the audience! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! ! ! Remember; review or don't bother reading! I WANT YOUR OPINIONS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
-Wind