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The Brotherhood…how are they involved in everything? What has Mystique been up to? Let's find out.

X-Men: Restoration

Chapter Sixteen: Rainier Turow

The sweat perspired from his forehead as he gripped the boxing gloves tight. He punched left and blocked right as he tried to get an uppercut. He stayed light on his feet as he began to maneuver around. His opponent was much bigger than him but he felt a renewed surge of energy as his opponent hit him in the pit of the stomach. He didn't flinch as he felt pain resonate throughout his form. His hands felt heavy as he tried to swing with all his might. He got an opening and went for it. His opponent went flying across the ring as he fell to the floor. He had won. He was victorious. Rainier abruptly was shaken to wake up from his dream. He looked at Vanessa who had held out a water bottle to him. He had fallen asleep after a round of punches on the old punching bag with Levi.

"We've got to go down to the landing strip. Mystique says they have another shipment." She said as she walked out of the room. Rainier patted Levi on the back as they undid the bandages on their hands. Levi was going through a tough time. Mystique thought he was stupid for attempting to flirt and was just the one to take the blows for the team. Marcos constantly made fun of Levi for his lack of charm and usefulness. For a Casanova like Levi, it took a toll on his pride. It grew worse when Natalie and Abby came aboard. Levi couldn't even slightly charm them and he got to hang out a window for half a day due to the convenient powers of persuasion. Levi didn't say anything but he let out his anger in the ring where he put up a difficult fight. Rainier and Levi were evenly matched for boxing so it was always a toss-up who won but not this time. Levi won out of pure anger at the world. Rainier had a few bruised ribs to show for it.

Both of them arrived at the shipping yard ready for a fight. "You have got to be kidding me." He stared at the new girl, Natalie and her groupie Abby. He was staring at large cargo crates full of medicine. Natalie saw a guard and rushed at him and whispered the words of death in his ear. His eyes darkened under her control and she sealed the deal with a kiss. Her kisses were marks that made the persuasion last as long as three days. Abby laughed as she made the guard jump up and down. She swung him around in the air as she giggled with glee.

"We aren't kidding you so you better get your act straight." Natalie said as she grabbed onto Rainer's tie to look him in the eyes. He averted his gaze. He pushed her hands away as he straightened his tie. She looked at them as if he had hurt her. "If my hands bruise, you are going over a cliff on your on regard."

"We are risking our lives for meds and Foster; you do not want to mess with me." Rainier said as he dusted off his dress pants. Natalie pranced around the Brotherhood like she owned it. Abby was more than willing to follow her. They had earned the nickname The Allures because they walked around using everyone. Natalie with her persuasion and Abby was just downright scary how she could control a person's movements. They were Mystique's pets because they all were on the same wavelength.

Rainer had no idea what the meds were for. He was a wanted man for these illusions that someone conjured up to distract the public from the stolen medication. It was odd and he was definitely out of the loop. He carried a crate off the Blackbird with the help of Levi. They were heavy and painted on the side of the crate was "Please handle with care. ID 9508". Mystique showed up as she barked orders at them where to drop the meds. Rainer put the medication where it belonged. He stacked them up in a warehouse they had. There were thousands of crates just liked the ones he had picked up with Levi. He was amazed at the quantity. They were definitely planning something big, much bigger than he knew about. He pursed his lips together. It would be glorious just as Mystique had said many times.

He strolled to up to his room. He got on some gym clothes and went away at the punching bag. His wrapped hands started to bleed through the bandages as he punched out his anger. He was invincible. Vanessa came in and sat down in her usual spot next to the window. Rainier wiped the sweat from his forehead as he sat down across from her, taking a swing of water. Rainier sat his water bottle down on rickety card table.

She stared out the window as she held her burnt hand. She wouldn't let anyone bandage it. He sighed. He knew Sean had gone off the deep end with Natalie and Abby. They were the crazy bunch. Marcos was starting to go crazy too but he wasn't there yet. His brain had to buzz a little bit longer. They were the masters of the house. Sean hadn't even tried to say sorry to Vanessa since the happening. He avoided her at first but he started to laugh hysterically at her and kept saying that was the branding of his first real victim. He shuddered. Sean was mental.

They both sat in silence, contemplating the choices they had made. They came to the Brotherhood house to escape the pressure and exact their revenge on those who hurt them. Rainier looked out for Vanessa as she did for him. They were brother and sister to each other. Rainier had always wanted revenge on the humans but this master plan seemed too far outside the spectrum of revenge for him. He was wanted as a murderer of illusion hundreds. They weren't real and he wasn't really a murderer but he felt a deep guilt in his heart. Mystique says that there was no bloodshed and that they would have the humans begging on their doorstep sooner than later. He knew it would be glorious but would there really be no bloodshed? He looked down at his hands as he saw the sweaty, dirty bandages. He had given in. He stared at Vanessa who had opened a portal and was staring into it.

He knew exactly what it was. She had done it many times. She was looking at her family. She used to watch them move on without her but she was watching them now cower in fear that she would return and destroy them all. Rainier read the expression his friend. It was a blank look on the surface but had anguish and sadness in her eyes. Rainier missed the old days where he was just a boxer.

Marcos strolled in the room as he zapped of electricity. No one really liked being around Marcos because he had static electricity surrounding him.

"Where's Mr. Flirty Pants?" Marcos laughed. Vanessa gave him a cross look.

"Why don't you go ask Natalie or Abby or SEAN. " She angrily said as she grabbed Marcos by the collar. "I don't care what you are up to but don't hurt my friends. Or else you are going to be blasted in a portal over an active volcano. Don't even try to test me." Marcos walked out without another word as Rainier raised an eyebrow. Vanessa shrugged and sat down.

"Remind me not to get on your wrong side." Rainier said as Vanessa stared at him with the look of death. "Okay, sorry." He said as he took another swig from the water bottle. They heard Marcos yelp as he went flying across the hallway.

"You will never be as good as me Marcos. You think you're the hotshot but you are the one that is stupid. You can't hurt me because I'm stronger, intelligent and charming." Levi said. Marcos became an electric man and started to shock Levi. Vanessa and Rainier ran out into the hallway to mediate the situation. At the Brotherhood house, things always got out of hand. Hope slammed her door shouting at them angrily. Rainier rolled his eyes as he pulled Levi off of Marcos. Vanessa didn't touch Marcos but made a portal appear to the downstairs lounge.

Rainier sighed as he saw the zap marks on the walls and how Levi had punched a hole in the wall. He pushed Levi and pointed to the mark. "Are you serious…? You and Sparky are going to clean this up. The Brotherhood might be hoodlums but we aren't savages." Rainier grumbled. He hated messes, dirtiness and not looking your best. He sighed as he grabbed some spackle and a putty knife from never ending supply of them. Levi stared at him enraged but listened. Vanessa ported Marcos back upstairs and gave him a brush and cleaner as she rolled her eyes at Rainier.

Mystique came 'home' irritable. She brought Abby, Sean and Natalie into the dining room. She threatened that if any of them approached she would have Sean burn them with his acid. They came out smiling. Mystique called Rainier down. Rainier thought maybe he was finally going to put in the loop. He acted calm. He was finally going to be used for something.

"Rainier Turow, you are no longer needed here. We don't need a maid or a nanny anymore. We have the world in our hands. You may thrive in this world knowing that we have our revenge." Mystique said sternly. Rainier stared at her in disbelief. What had she just said? He struggled as Abby had control over him. He was frozen in place as he struggled with his lack of control. Natalie looked into his eyes as he tried to close them, but he failed. She said "Leave this place and never return." She then kissed him and he regained control of his body as he walked out the front door and walked down the street away from the Brotherhood house. He felt the urge to return but he couldn't turn around.

He knew this was Natalie's fault. She had told Mystique about their confrontation earlier. He enraged punched a lamp pole which broke and fell over. He then went on to punch the sidewalk as he felt his hands growing stronger into the real form of steel. He marched across town in the darkness. He would get revenge on the Brotherhood. He was sad to see no one following in his footsteps. Not even Vanessa or Levi. What friends.

He smiled as he jogged to a car and broke into it. He was soon on the outskirts of town as he drove. He would exact revenge on all of them at once. He would exact revenge on the humans by letting them fall into the Brotherhood's clutches why should he work for a plan in progress? He was too intelligent to let his efforts go to waste. He would however feel the sweet revenge in his fists by getting back at the Brotherhood. He had arrived.

He pulled in the gates as he saw the huge X symbols. Xavier Mansion. It was nice and clean, just the way he liked it. He got out of the car as he saw two little girls sitting on the ledge of the fountain staring up at the stars. They screamed in fear. One of them turned into mist but the other was suddenly surrounded by squirrels. He scratched his head as he heard the familiar sound of metal scraping. He felt the metal on his neck as he turned slowly to see Wolverine staring at him with the look of death itself. It put Vanessa's look like a wimpy kid. He heard a growl escape angry man's throat.

"What the heck are you doing here, scum? Trying to hurt these girls? Nobody messes with the X-Men." Wolverine said as the girls ran into the house in tears. The squirrels followed one of them.

"Is that who I think it is?" Reagan said as she sniffed the air. She flipped her long blond hair away from her face. "I thought I smelled something that stunk." She grimaced as she stood there watching the show, leaving the door open for others to see.

"Hey, calm down everybody." Rainier said as he stared at the very sharp metal claws next to his neck. He swallowed his pride. He had to do this. Revenge isn't good if there is no follow through. "I am here to join you. The Brotherhood shunned me." Wolverine pulled his claws back in as he stared at the boy questioning. He laughed.

"You expect me to believe you?" as he stood there, unconvinced. Three other mutants stood in the doorway. They looked like they had just got down with training. The girl had metal pieces in her hair, the tall guy was covered in metal shavings all over him, and the scrawny guy just looked really tired as he stood there in a bathrobe with a toothbrush in his mouth.

"Logan, he is telling the truth. Invite him in." the old guy Xavier said as he rolled up to the door. 'Logan' stormed up the steps as he pointed to the four mutants who were watching.

"How many bloody blasted people are we going to get tonight? No such thing as sleep? Danger room now. " The four groaned as Reagan stared in disbelief at him. The tall guy groaned as he turned invisible. Logan sighed as he growled at the bathrobe and the girl. "Get to it." They turned and followed Reagan to the 'Danger' Room. Logan turned towards Rainier and grinned. "Now bub, it's time for a fancy tour of the place. We will start with the Danger room. Charles might trust you but I don't."

"Logan, he has information that could stop this uprising from happening. He was involved with the Brotherhood till now." Professor Xavier said. "Please send him to me after you are done with the tour." Rainier followed Logan at a distance into the mansion. He was amazed at how clean it was. It was marvelous spectacle compared to the Brotherhood Boarding house. They walked down a hallway as Rainier became fascinated at how big and vast the home was. This revenge against the Brotherhood would be the easiest thing ever. He would enjoy this. How could they give up him? Calling him a maid? He was a valuable asset of that house. They need him. He was a leader and yet he was kicked out because of that despicable girl, Natalie. What is so good about her? He would make her scream. He would make her fear her life.

He smiled as he saw the Danger Room. It was just as amazing as it was described by those X-freaks. Well, X-Men. He had to get use to actually having respect for them. He got ready as he pounded his rock hard fists together. He could send anything flying across this room. Just like the old days in the ring before his mutation manifested. The guy in the Bathrobe transformed into a dinosaur. The two girls just stood there staring at Logan.

"The rules of this brief session are simple. Beat them before the timer runs out. Oh, and also avoid the lasers." Wolverine said as he pointed out a highly equipped laser gun. He then left the room. He stared at them. They glanced up at the timer as it began a countdown.

"You'd better run." Reagan said as she whistled. Suddenly, a pack of dogs came out of nowhere. "This is for scaring Sarah and Shiloh." The dinosaur then ran towards him. Rainier ran as fast as he could. He knew this was only the beginning of his initiation into the X-Men. Would he make a good X-Man? He had been a Brother so long that all he could think about was that. He dodged a laser beam. He had always been filled with a hate for humanity. They considered him a cheater for using his mutation in boxing. He could never box again. They called him a freak. His family had abandoned him after he almost killed his brother when he was practicing for boxing. His father called the cops as they took Tyaire to the hospital. His other brother, Trudiair held him back as they got into the car. Trudiair then said his last goodbye as stepped intyo the car. He never meant to hurt anyone? Couldn't they understand that? Esppecially his own brther...They needed him though because they were ironworkers and ironworkers don't make a lot of money. Soon, he was out of a job, disowned by his family and disgraced by the sport he loved. he ran from the cops and they soon forgot about him since it was an issue of family dispute. The Brotherhood took him in when no one saw his value. But they let him go when they realized he was useless. What they saw he didn't see. He was worth something. He knew it.

Yet, the X-Men loved the humans for everything they did to mutant kind? Why? He was starting to understand. They invited him into their home despite what he had done to them for years. He had beaten them, bruised them, and mocked them. They still let him stay. It was about forgiveness. He felt a twang of heartfelt emotion but he pushed it out of his mind as his adrenaline rose. He stopped in his tracks as he punched the ground and pulled up a piece of metal from the floor. He swung it at the dinosaur dude. He could never forgive humanity and the Brotherhood who had left him to die. He had to go through this plan of revenge. Maybe, the X-Men could change that.

Hope you liked it. I see Rainier as a confused teen who is having trouble finding a place to belong. Will he be accepted by the X-Men? Or will he also be shunned? The next chapter is about a Morlock.

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