Part 2 – Hey where's Wanda?

Some months later

Pietro fit in into the group perfectly, he even got good grade in school and they all thought it was kinda fun to have him on practice with Logan. But for Todd there was just one thing missing for the moment. He decided to ask Pietro that evening.

The X-men was all gathered in the living room and Scott was talking to Pietro about something when Todd jumped onto the back of the couch and knocked Pietro on the head. The speed demon looked up at him.

"Yeah Todd?" he asked.

"Dude where's Wanda?" Todd asked and everyone quieted down to listen. They were many that wondered.

"That's the same thing that I've been wondering Todd."

"Ya mean ya don't know where she is?!"

"No, I mean I wonder why she's taking so much time. When I left nearly three months back now she said she'd just stay another week and then come here. I've been calling her and my father but I don't get an answer… they may've been snowed in."

"Snowed in", Lance asked. "Where the heck were ya? Antarctica?"

"The Alps…"

"So Wanda doesn't want to join your father either", Jean asked softly.

"No… she said she agreed with what I said."

Flashback

"Pietro why don't you rethink this", Eric asked his son as Pietro waited for the cab to take him to the airport. "With the help of you and your sister I'll be able to fulfill my dream in no time!"

"That's just it dad", Pietro said as he put on his jacket. "It's your dream not mine or Wanda's. I've gotten enough of being your errand boy. I don't want to get beaten by the X-men anymore. Xavier's dream sounds better for our kind."

"He will never fulfill that dream Pietro! It's too hard."

"And yours is simpler?"

"No my dream is just so hard to get. But Pietro we got these powers so that we could be superior to mankind. God sent them to us, by his hand we-"

"We're just another step in the revolution father. Think about it, Homo sapiens evolved from… eh Homo erectus…? Anyway and many years later Homo sapiens was the dominant one and Homo erectus died out. Maybe this is just the same, many years from now mutants may be the only kind of human on earth! But as it isn't now… I just want our kind to live in peace with human. Your dream sounds like…"

"Like?"

"Nothing… it just doesn't sound right anymore."

"You got a glimpse into Apocalypse's mind didn't you?"

"No", Pietro shook his head.

"Tell me what you saw Pietro."

"I didn't see anything! I ain't a telepath!"

"Tell me what you saw", Eric yelled and grabbed Pietro's shoulders.

"Tro the cab's here", Wanda said as she entered. "What's going on?"

"Nothing dear", Eric said and let go of his son. "I just wished your brother good luck."

"Yeah… Dad I'll stay another week… then I'll join Tro at the institute."

"I see… Well have a good trip Pietro." Eric walked towards the living room.

"Father", Pietro said and Eric stopped and turned to him. "You promised you wouldn't try to force us to choose your side. I've chosen Xavier… Get over it." With that he left.

End of flashback

"And did you", Charles asked no one had noticed that he and Logan had joined them.

"Did I what professor", Pietro asked.

"Did you get a glimpse of Apocalypse's mind?"

"I don't know professor", Pietro smiled teasingly. "You tell me."

Charles smiled. "I'm afraid I can't do that… I don't like to pry."

"Liar", Todd whispered to Kurt who chuckled.

"Maybe you did but never knew it", Jean said to Pietro. "Let me check."

"If you must", Pietro said with a shrug.

Jean smiled and focused on Pietro's mind. They saw her frown and sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Jean", Scott asked worriedly. "Jean!"

"Pietro what are you doing", Lance asked.

"I'm not doing anything!" Pietro exclaimed. "I'm just as confused as you are!"

"Okay Jean stop it", Charles ordered and Jean stopped.

"You okay", Scott asked softly.

"I-I'm fine Scott…"

"What did you see that was so bad", Bobby asked.

"Nothing… I-I couldn't pick anything up."

"What", Pietro asked.

"I don't know why… I-I just couldn't get anything out of your thoughts."

"Strange…"

Charles smiled softly then an alarm blurted.

"What's going on", Scott asked and Hank and Storm hurried inside.

"The Acolytes are causing trouble in LA", Hank explained. "They're robbing a bank and keeping hostage."

"Right", Charles said. "Scott take Jean, Kitty, Kurt, Hank and Bobby with you and go and investigate."

"Yes professor."

"Let us go too professor", Lance said.

"No, I don't want you to fight Fred yet and if Magneto plans something I need you here."

"What do you mean", Todd asked.

"I don't think Magneto is planning something big at that bank. He's planning something else and I need a back up team here."

Not long after Scott's team had left another alarm blurted out.

"We're under attack", Storm said and looked outside and saw Magneto with the Acolytes. "Didn't Hank say they were in LA?"

Everyone prepared for attack. But they didn't get too far because one of the windows broke and a gas grenade came into the mansion.

"Pietro", Charles called between coughs. "Call Scott!"

"You got it!" Pietro hurried out before the gas got to him and went into the professor's study. "Quicksilver to X-jet, Cyclops do you read me?"

"Yes Quicksilver what's up?"

"The mansion is under attack! I repeat the mansion is under attack!"

"What where are the others?"

"Who's attacking", Jean's voice said.

"It's m-"

Pietro didn't get further because someone hit him in the head. The last thing he remembered was looking up at Sabertooth and Scott frantic voice calling to him.

TBC I know it's a bit short I'll try to make next one longer.