Chapter 3 – Who are you?
Logan awoke when something poked him in the chest and then in the face. Logan grunted and opened his eyes and looked into the black and red ones of Gambit.
"Rise and shine sleeping ugly", Gambit said and sat down on a chair.
"Gambit", Logan hissed and tried to rise but realized he was chained by his neck, wrists, waist, arms, knees and feet.
"Just precaution", Gambit said with a smile. Logan saw Storm being held up against the wall beside him by cuffs around her waist, wrists and feet. The professor's chair was chained to the wall and he had a strange kind of helmet on.
"To stop him from using telepathy", Gambit explained.
"Why", Storm asked angrily.
"Well he's too strong and we don't want him to-"
"Not that", Logan barked. "Why have you kidnapped us?!"
"I didn't have a choice."
"You lousy liar", Storm said. "You told us you would like to join us and would try not to do anything bad!"
"The only reason I stay with old buckethead is to protect someone."
"Who", Charles asked.
"Can't say… not yet. But soon you'll get out of here."
Rouge, Todd, Lance and the younger mutants woke and found themselves watched by Colossus and Pyro.
"I thought you didn't want to hurt us", Rouge said to Colossus.
"I do not wish to harm you. I only stay to protect someone."
"Who?"
"My sister and one more."
"Yeah me too mate", Pyro said and grinned sadly.
"Where are we yo?" Todd asked.
"In a remote base mate."
"Where is Pietro", Lance growled. "And Logan, Ororo and the professor!"
"The grown's are in the other room mate", Pyro said happily. "Pietro is… elsewhere."
"If you've hurt him I will-"
"We would never hurt him. He is our brother", Colossus said.
"How can you be here", Rouge asked. "You were in LA!"
"Well ol' buckethead has a new lackey", Pyro said and played a little with fire. "This dude can create copies of mutants and their powers. But they disappear when hurt."
"So… Your copies went there?"
"Right on spot."
"What does Magneto want with us", Amara asked.
"With you", Colossus said. "Nothing. With the grownups… nothing."
"What does he want with Pietro", Lance growled.
"We don't know… yet."
Pietro woke and felt his head ache. He was alone in a cold room. He was sitting in a chair with his hands and feet cuffed to it and the only other thing in the room was a desk.
"I don't like this…" Pietro thought and started to squirm.
"Try as much as you want", a voice said. "But you won't get loose."
"I-can-if-I-move-fast-enough-and-long-enough-father", Pietro spat angrily. "The-locks-can't-take-too-much-you-know."
"Yes I know that Pietro."
"What have you done with Wanda?"
"She's fine."
"Where is she?"
"Don't worry she is fine."
"What have you done to her?"
"Now let's get this started."
"Hey!"
"Pietro why don't you want to join me in this dream?"
"I've already told you!"
"But we can be a family again, you me and Wanda."
The door opened and Wanda came in with a very big smile on her face.
"Pietro", she squealed and ran over and hugged him. "Where have you been we've been worried?"
"Wanda?! What's happened to you?"
"What do you mean", Wanda said and laughed. "I'm fine! I'm better than fine I'm happy like a little girl on Christmas! My brother is back and we can be a family again!"
"What has he told you?! You promised to come to Bayville and join me and the others in the Brotherhood!"
"Who?"
"What?! You don't know Lance?"
"Who?"
"Todd?"
"Doesn't ring a bell."
"How about Freddie?"
"Isn't that Blob one of daddy's Acolytes?"
Pietro stared at her. She hadn't called Magneto daddy since they were really small. Now Pietro rounded on Magneto.
"What have you done to her?!"
"Well my dear boy I haven't done anything", Magneto said smiling.
"You're lying! Why can't she remember Lance and Todd or the Brotherhood?"
"She is happy now Pietro and we can be a happy family again. Don't you want that?"
"I want my sister back to normal!"
"What are you talking about Tro", Wanda asked. She was still holding an arm around her brother's shoulders. "I am normal… well I'm superior because I'm a mutant. We are superior you know and should rule the world!"
"And so thinks you too Pietro if I'm not mistaking", Magneto said and the door opened again and Mastermind entered. Pietro stared at him in shock and horror. "Come Wanda we must let Mastermind talk with Pietro alone."
"Okay daddy. I'll see you soon Pie!"
Lance looked at the two Acolytes with disgust when suddenly he saw something under the crack of the door. It was a flickering light and suddenly both Pyro and Colossus fell forward when electricity hit them in the back. The door flew open and Logan hurried in and freed them all.
"Logan", Rouge exclaimed. "How did you get loose?"
"Thanks the Cajun", Logan grumbled. "He let us go on one condition…. He'll go with us and become an X-man."
"Cool", Ray (Berserker) said. He'd come to like the Cajun during their short stay.
"Logan we don't know where Pietro is", Lance said.
"I know", Gambit said. "Come one", he nodded in a direction and all the X-men including the professor hurried there. Logan used his claws to make a cut and Ray shot out his electricity blasts and blow it off. The room was empty except for a desk and a chair with cuffs. Logan hurried over and sniffed.
"Maximoff has been here."
"Well what do we have here", a voice said and they turned to see Sabertooth and Blob. "Little X-men and a lousy traitor."
"I found a better offer", Gambit said with s shrug and a smirk. Colossus and Pyro stumbled up to Blob and Sabertooth. Then the four of them stepped aside and three other people entered. Magneto was walking in the middle wearing his usual uniform. On his left walked Wanda dressed in the clothes she had used to fight in before and on his right walked a young man.
"Pietro", Lance exclaimed when light fell on his face. Pietro was wearing a uniform that looked exactly like his father's .But where Magneto's was red Pietro had the same color as the darkest parts on his old Quicksilver outfit and instead of a purple cape his was silver.
"You traitor", Tabitha yelled at him. Pietro looked confused.
"Tro why are you doing this", Lance asked and stepped forward. "You said you had had enough of this!"
Pietro looked at him and said:
"Who are you?"
Lance opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. The professor used his powers but Pietro's helmet blocked him out, just as Magneto's did.
"Eric what have you done", he asked.
"I haven't done anything Charles. You and your X-men kidnapped my daughter and put her through horrible experiments." Magneto put his arm around Wanda and Pietro's eyes flashed dangerously.
"Are these them father", Pietro asked venomously.
"Maximoff snap out of it", Lance yelled.
"Whoever you are talking to", Pietro growled. "You can only pray he'll be able to hear ya punk."
"You're him yo", Todd said and jumped towards him. "You're Pietro Maximoff dude!"
"My name is Pietro Lensherr ya pest!" He kicked towards Toad.
"Pietro no", Eric said softly. "Help Blob, Colossus and Pyro take them back to a cell. We'll deal with these traitors later. Bring Gambit with you."
"Traitor", Pietro hissed at Gambit as he, Pyro, Blob and Colossus used one of Pyro's big fire beasts to force the X-men towards a cell.
"Come on Tro", Lance said. "Snap out of it! We're best friends remember! We were the Brotherhood with Todd and Fred!"
"I don't know what you talk about X-man. But Fred has always worked for my father as an Acolyte."
"Dude I don't know what they did to your head yo", Todd said. "But that's bullcrap!"
"No it's not… Colossus, Blob lock them in." Pietro pushed Logan towards a cell. Colossus looked at Blob and Fred nodded and raised his fist. He let it drop on Pyro's head and the Aussie fell to the ground unconscious. Pietro didn't have time to react.
"Sorry little brother", Colossus said as Pietro's body tumbled to the floor. "Come this way."
"I knew I always can count on you Piotr", Gambit said. "Let's get to the cars."
"What about Pietro", Lance asked as he bent down.
"Leave him", Gambit said. "We can't do anything. Mastermind has changed his memories… he's lost to us now."
"No", Lance said and with a heavy sigh Colossus grabbed him around the waist and dragged him out of the room. "No! Pietro!" Fred with a heavy sigh picked up Todd. Logan hesitated but knew they had to leave the boy behind.
"What about Pyro", Tabitha asked Gambit as they ran.
"He'd want to stay with Pietro", the Cajun answered. "I don't think Pietro remembers the bond between us but Pyro can make a new one."
The professor sighed heavily and wondered how strong this Mastermind really was. He himself had not been allowed to read Pietro's memories. Because Pietro's thoughts and mind like the rest of him moved in super speed.
TBC Well Jess Wheelton Maximoff wanted me to update ASAP I guess I did?