Author's Note: ***SPOILER ALERT***

This is a short Tumblr drabble I wrote about Max with his Aunt Raven. Set post (very post) the planned ending of 'My Name is Max'.

Chapter 7: Taking Over

"Are you sure? I know Scott's not your favorite person in the world…"

Max hands his Aunt Raven a fresh cup of coffee before leaning against the kitchen island again, his various drafts of the speech strewn all over the counter. "You can come with me you know, be on my team instead. With Kurt."

She smiles at him, a soft and indulgent smile reserved just for her boys, and squeezes his hand reassuringly. "It's fine. I've been on plenty of missions with Magneto remember? If I can handle that I can handle taking orders from the boy scout. Plus you need me on infiltration…and to keep an eye on Miss Grey."

He glares at her…or tries to, though it's a half-hearted effort at best. There's really no point denying that he still cares about Jean, though it's been a long time since the two of them have been together. Plus he can't hide anything from his Aunt Raven, who's been able to read his moods since he was a little boy.

Best to change the subject then.

"Have you seen Dad yet?"

She laughs, her eyes lighting up with amusement. "Oh yes. He's in his office with your father. Erik's practically sitting on top of Charles to keep him from hovering over the team while they prep."

Max rolls his eyes and assumes his most put-upon expression at her words. "Okay we talked about this; no putting images in my head of my parents 'sitting' on each other. And I would have expected Magneto to be the antsy one; this is kind of a big deal and it's our first mission since those two 'retired'."

This time he manages to pull a soft chuckle from Raven when she answers, "Keeping Charles busy is Erik's way of distracting himself from what's happening." She reaches across the counter and squeezes his hand. "They know you can do this; they've trained you all your life for this moment Max. It's just hard for them I think, to sit this out and have to watch from the sidelines."

"I know." He grins, sending a burst of affection towards his parents through their telepathic connection as he continues, "I'm going to make them proud…Mystique."

"You already have," she says with a wink, before turning away and heading out of the kitchen. "See you at the ceremony. Legion."