"Dude, you have another sister?"
Lance didn't think he was overreacting. He hadn't known about Wanda, and look how that had ended up! He could barely handle a love-sick Toad!…What would he do with a love-sick Blob?
He whimpered at the very idea.
Pietro manage to release himself form Lance's choke-hold, gasping for breath before answering. "She's not my sister! I don't have any other sisters! It's a common last name!"
"Lehnsherr?" screamed Lance. "You honestly think there are people who have that as their last name? What the hell kind of stupid last name is Lehnsherr?"
"That's my father's stupid last name. And if he ever heard you make fun of his name, he'd. Well, I don't know what exactly what he'd do, but I do know whatever it is, it won't be pretty."
"Well, you and Wanda clearly don't like the name and think it's stupid, 'cause then you'd be Pietro and Wanda Lehnsherr instead of Pietro and Wanda Maximoff."
"Our last name is Maximoff because that's what our mother's last name was before she married our father and we're mad at our father abandoning us when we were nine. That's why we're Maximoffs, not Lehnsherrs."
"And he's right, Lance," said Wanda. "We don't have any other siblings."
They were outside Bayville High, waiting for Freddy and Todd to come back with the Jeep. Lance had been to upset to go get it.
"I'm sure it's just one big coincidence," said Pietro.
"Yeah, Lance, I think Pietro's right," said Wanda.
Lance sighed. "Maybe you're right."
"We're here, yo!" said Todd.
He and Freddy showed up with the jeep.
"Let's go," said Lance.
He and Wanda got in, but Pietro didn't move.
"Pietro?" asked Wanda.
"Uh, I forgot my history notebook. I need to go get it. I'll meet you at home."
"Okay."
They drove off. Pietro went back into the school. He lied. He wanted to go find Anya and find out more about her.
He found her still in her classroom.
"Uh, Ms. Lehnsherr," said Pietro.
"Oh, hi, Pietro," said Anya. "Need something?"
"I just wanted to talk to you. From what you told me about yourself, you and me have a few things in common."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I'm Polish too. Well, I'm half Polish and half Romanian. My father was Polish and my mother was Romanian."
"Really? Same here. I'm Polish from my father's side and Romanian from my mother's."
"Whoa, really?"
"Yeah. Funny, huh?"
"Yeah. Real funny."
'This is just too weird,' thought Pietro.
"Ms. Lehnsherr."
"School's over, Pietro. You can call me Anya if you want."
"Okay. Anya, could you tell me who your parents were and who they died?"
'Well, my father's name was Erik and my mother's name was Magda. My mom was normal, but my dad was a mutant. He could control metal."
"He could?"
Anya nodded. "Because he had powers, I always thought of him as a super hero. My super hero daddy."
"Cute."
Anya smiled.
"What happened to them?"
"My house caught on fire. Some people found out about my father's powers and wanted him dead. I was in the house when it was on fire. I jumped out and was knocked unconscious. I woke up in a hospital and was told my parents were dead."
"Oh, I'm. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. Wherever they are, dead or alive, I'm sure they're happy."
'Mother might be, but Father has become bitter.'
"Pietro, you said you were a mutant."
"Yeah, I am."
"What for your powers?"
"Super Speed. I can run fast, think fast, and heal fast. I can learn things faster and easier than others. And not only do I have Superhuman Speed, but I also have Speed Physiology, Enhanced Durability, and Enhanced Strength. My upper body can lift (press) approximately 1000 pounds while my legs can press approximately 1 ton. I can run up and down walls and buildings, and spin around so fast I can make twisters. My body uses the fuel that comes into it so efficiently that there is no cell decay. I could drink pure alcohol and I would not become intoxicated. I am virtually perfect."
"Wow," said Anya, amazed.
Pietro stayed silent for a few seconds till he get the courage to ask her something else.
"Anya, are. are you a mutant?"
"Yes, I am."
"What powers do you have?"
"Have you every heard of a TV show called Charmed?"
"I love that show."
"Me too. Anyway, you know the witch Piper."
"The one who can slow down molecular movement to the point where things and people freeze and speeding up molecular movement to the point where they explode."
"I can do that too."
Pietro stared at her.
"Really?"
Anya nodded. "I can make thing blow up and I can freeze."
"Does your freezing have a limit?"
"No. I can freeze whatever I want for as long as I want. Except on certain mutants."
"Like?"
"Well, if they're my lever or weaker, they stay frozen until I unfreeze them. If they're stronger then me, either they won't freeze or won't stay frozen long."
"Wow."
Anya smiled. "You know something, Pietro. I feel so comfortable talking to you about this stuff. It's like your family."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah. And you know what kinda funny. You look a little like my dad."
"I do?"
Anya nodded. "You have the same white hair he had. Same blue eyes. Same face. And your sister looked kinda like my mom."
"Well, don't we all look like someone? There are only so many combinations of different hair color, skin color and such in the world. There has to be at least one person who looks a little like you, but isn't related to you. Or have the same last name as you, but isn't family."
Anya giggled. "You're right. I have to home now. See ya, Pietro."
"Bye."
Pietro ran fast back to the boarding house.
"Hey, Tro, what took so long?" asked Lance.
"I need to talk to Wanda in private."
"Why?" said Wanda. "What happen?"
"I'll explain in my room. Come on."
"What?" asked Wanda, shocked. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"She's a mutant. She's half polish and half Romanian like us. And her parents were Erik and Magda Lehnsherr."
"But why didn't Dad ever tell us about her?"
"Don't know. There are a lot of things Dad never tells us. Anya said she was in a fire, so maybe he thought she was dead and he got so upset he just wanted to forget."
"Maybe, but just 'cause her parents names are the same as our doesn't mean she's our sister."
"There's only one way to find out."
Wanda nodded. "We need to have a talk with daddy dearest."
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