Chapter 10 – What the heck

Wanda and Healer, sorry Lina, were searching through Pietro's room but hadn't found much stuff. Wanda was turning the room upside down and Lina was at Pietro's computer.

"Hey what's this", Wanda asked as a photo fell out of Pietro's pillow. She picked it up and looked at it. She couldn't help the soft smile that spread onto her face. But then a confused frown started to form. It was a picture of her and Pietro but they weren't alone. They stood outside a house that had seen better days. Pietro was leaning on a sign where it was written:

"The Brotherhood of Bayville boarding houses".

"Why does that sound so familiar?" she wondered and looked at the people on the picture. Pietro was leaning on that sign and Wanda sat on the shoulder of a big guy she recognized as the Blob. She was sitting on his left shoulder and on the right sat a blonde girl who held a small glowing ball between her thumb and index finger. Apparently when the picture was taken she'd thrown one at a small boy who was jumping away from the small explosion. There was one more boy on the picture. He was standing at Pietro's side working on a jeep parked before them.

"Why can't I remember this", she asked aloud and Lina came over.

"Hey", she said and took the picture. "Aren't those X-men?"

"They are", Wanda snatched the picture back and growled. "Yes they are… but why aren't they at that big mansion?"

"What big mansion?"

"Father told me they live in a big mansion."

"Strange… Hey speaking of your father. I'm doing good with your brother's computer. I managed to dug out some interested articles."

Wanda smiled. "English isn't your native language is it?"

"Nope I'm Norwegian… why did I say something wrong?"

"Just some wrong grammar."

"Jævler."

"What?"

"Uh nothing just a curse… I wasn't cursing at you my lady. It's this…" She pointed at the screen and Wanda saw an old article about mutants being exposed and a sentinel robot. There were also a news clip where they saw Wanda knocking her brother unconscious and then attack their father and last of all him being crushed by the sentinel and Wanda being saved by a blue fuzzy boy. Lina looked at Wanda whose face was confused but anger was showing in her eyes.

"What the hell is this", she yelled. "Why can't I remember this or those people on that picture?!"

"I don't know my lady."

"Healer", Wanda growled. "Print all this out and help me read through it. Also check if there is something about Pietro's job as a spy for the X-men."

"Selvsagt my Lady."

"Speak so I can understand."

"Of course my Lady… and before you asked that's what Selvsagt means."

"What is daddy hiding?" Wanda thought as she started to read through an article. "And why can't I remember? Oh Pietro please… help me understand."

At the mansion Pietro got to share a room with Lance. Todd and Fred shared and John got to share with Remy and Piotr. Lance was studying for an exam while Pietro was in the bathroom. He heard the bathroom door open.

"How do I look", a Pietro asked and Lance turned around and gaped.

"Whoa", he said and rose.

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Lance stared at him. Pietro had cut his hair, gone was the bangs that looked like wings and his hair was without gel so it was very messy and kinda fluffy. But that wasn't the most shocking thing. His hair was no longer white. It was jet black. Lance rubbed his eyes.

"Whoa man", he said. "You don't look like yourself at all."

Pietro uttered a strange laugh. "You mean I don't look like him."

"No I-I mean… I'm just used to see your hair gelled and white."

"I never use gel."

"What?!"

"It's my powers that does it look now." Pietro ran up to him in super speed and his hair was combed back again. He reached up his hands and messed it up again. Lance grinned.

"What", Pietro asked.

"I just imagined you with real punk spikes and then moving around. They would never stand up only lie flat backwards… you'd suck as a punk rocker."

"Very funny."

"Aw come on man it was just a joke."

"You call that a joke? It's like all your rock-sayings in fights."

"Hey!"

"Oh and never ask John to tell a joke… his are all hopeless."

"Give me one."

"Hm let's see. Ah I got one. Two dears were out in the forest and one of them got shot. Then the other said: No worries my dad works in a butchers shop."

Lance stared at him. "I don't get it."

"Who does? This one is worse… Two dears were sitting in a tree when a submarine went into a hole in the trunk. Then one of them said: Oh he must be living there."

Lance shook his head. "Okay so never ask him for a joke."

"Yeah."

"Yo Lance, Tro we're going into town and… Whoa!" Todd stared at Pietro. "Dude what happened to your hair yo?"

"I dyed it."

"Now you can really see that you and Wanda are related yo."

"Oh?"

"Yeah now when you mention it Todd", Lance said. "You and Wanda look much more alike now."

Pietro shrugged and they walked out the room to go into town. Pietro would gain similar reactions from the others and from the grownups as well. Logan told him that it suited him better than white.

In the meantime Wanda was reading through all the papers Healer, sorry Lina, printed out for them to read. The pink-haired girl was right now reading something and she gasped.

"What is it Healer?" Wanda asked.

"According to the paper your dad tried to attack some kind of bowl in Mexico. He had your brother with him and your brother got "killed" by some mutant named Apo…Eh Apocalypse."

"Let me see", Wanda snatched the paper and read it through. "I don't remember this either and why isn't he in uniform?"

"Uhm My Lady take a look at this paper."

"What is it now?" Wanda looked at the paper and saw an article about the X-men and other mutants destroying Apocalypse. She was on the picture fighting alongside her father and the X-men. She gritted her teeth. Something wasn't right, someone was lying but she couldn't understand who it could be. She crushed the paper in her hand and her fists started to glow blue.

"Healer pack your bags."

"My lady?"

"We are going to visit the only one who can help me find out what truth is."

"Who?"

"Mastermind."

"But isn't he with the X-men now?"

"Yes."

"Then how are we going to find him to talk to him?"

"By finding another mutant."

"Who?"

"My brother."

Wanda left the room and Lina sighed.

"Dette vil ikke ende godt", she muttered and walked out of the room.

"And talk English!" Wanda yelled.

"Yes my lady… This will not end well."

The X-men were walking around in town doing some shopping and catching up.

"Hey Speedy I haven't gotten used to the idea of you with black hair", Tabitha said. "Ya want us to call you Black mamba now or something?"

"I'm not a snake and I don't have reptile powers Tabs", Pietro answered

"So you're fast like one of those things."

"Maybe we should call him Cheetah or something yo", Todd said as he hopped up to them.

"Why not Hurricane", Kurt asked.

"Hey that would be me", Lance grinned. "I can rock you like a hurricane."

The others groaned.

"What about Twister", Scott supplied.

"Hey that might actually work", Tabitha grinned. "Pietro Twister Maximoff."

"Yeah", Pietro said not really listening. "Sounds good."

"Something wrong Tro", Scott asked.

Pietro looked around wearily.

"I just have a bad feeling about this."

"About wha- oohf!"

Scott was sent flying across the street when a blue hex hit him.

"Snookums", Todd exclaimed and everyone looked across the street and saw Wanda and a pink-haired girl.

"Wanda", John said and looked at her confused.

"Pyro where is he", Wanda hissed as she walked closer.

"Who?"

"My brother", she yelled and threw a hex at him. "Where is he?!"

Pietro's eyes turned big. She didn't recognize him.

The air was cold between Wanda and the X-men. Her eyes narrowed and she sent hexes their way.

"Watch out", Lance yelled and pushed Kitty and Rouge out of the way. "Whoa she's mad."

"What did you do this time John", Pietro mumbled.

"Oi I didn' do anything mate", the Aussie answered. "What did ya do?"

"Other than betray her and father nothing."

"Pyro", Wanda shrieked and her powers got him and he hung in midair. "Where is he?!"

"Well Shelia you see", John began but she smacked him into a wall. "Oi that hurt Shelia."

"Shut up."

"Wanda let him go", Jean warned her focusing on her powers but Wanda took control over them. Pietro sighed and took off and rammed his sister full force. Wanda tumbled over the ground and looked up. Before her and Healer stood a boy with black hair that was combed back and he had blue eyes. Wanda looked closer and her eyes widened.

"Pietro", she asked in shock.

"The name is Twister", he said darkly. "Wanda I don't want to fight you."

"Then you chose the wrong side."

"No I didn't I chose on my own."

Wanda blinked in confusion and Healer advanced on her lover. Pietro sidestepped her and looked at Wanda again.

"What do you mean", Wanda hissed at him.

"Wanda our father used Mastermind to change your memories."

"That is a lie!"

"It's not. He's not the carrying daddy you remember. Don't you remember the time we had together in the Brotherhood?"

"All I remember is growing up with our father in Europe."

"Then I guess you didn't see the pictures I left at oohf!"

Healer had used her karate knowledge against him and had knocked him into a wall.

"Lina", he asked as he got to his feet.

"Spit it out Quicksilver", Healer spat. "Where is Mastermind?"

"Wait", Scott said and walked up to them. "Wanda if you and-"

"Healer", Lina spat.

"Healer, agree to not hurt anyone or try to hurt Mastermind we will take you to him."

"Scott", Jean yelled. "We can't do that we can't trust them!"

"I swear", Wanda growled. "And if I break my word I will let you do what you want to do with me… Red."

"Sounds good to me."

Mastermind was very nervous. The only ones in the room was him, Wanda, Pietro and the professor.

"Okay", Mastermind said. "I will tell you or more show you the truth dear." And he got to work.

Yay finaly i could update!