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Chapter 12: Brotherhood Introduction 3- Remainder of Members Introduced and More Hexings

Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House, Bayville, NY- May 17, 11:14 PM

(This happens at almost the same time as chapter 10) In the living room of the boarding house, the remaining members of the Brotherhood and the Acolytes were keeping themselves occupied. The living room consisted of one television up against a wall, two beat-up leather chairs and a couch around the TV. There was also a coffee table in the middle of the circle of furniture, two windows showing the front lawn of the Boarding House, and a small poker table and three kitchen chairs, (the remaining three were in the kitchen with the kitchen table) in a corner.

The walls of the whole Boarding House were full of holes that bore an eerie resemblance to Todd, as well as a few belonging to Pietro. They were there because Wanda would hex them, especially Todd, into the walls of the house at least five times a day because they would pester her until she lost her temper. Since two new members had joined the Brotherhood more holes, some bearing a resemblance to bullet holes and some looking like a head mark now joined the body imprints already there (one of the new members attempts at sky-diving as a hawk…).

It was here that Colossus, Gambit, Pyro, Blob, Shot, Aussie, and Mastermind were just doing what they wanted. This consisted of Pyro switching his lighter on and off while sitting on the sofa, with his feet propped up on the table, thinking of ideas for his next gothic novel. Colossus, Gambit, and Aussie were playing cards at the poker table that Gambit had set up, having stolen three of the kitchen chairs to use with said table. Gambit would every now and then light up a card and throw it at Pyro's feet in a mix of annoyance and amusement to stop him from playing with his lighter, and Aussie would try and look at Gambit's hand.

This, however, worked for about 2 minutes, as after Pyro recovered, he went right back to playing around with his lighter, laughing maniacally off and on. Blob was sitting in front of the television, having pulled one of the leather armchairs so that it was resting in front of the screen, with a huge bowl of cereal in his lap. In between shouting at Pyro to stop with the laughter and Gambit to stop throwing cards, he would eat his cereal and shout insults at the people on the television. Shot was at the opposite side of the sofa from Pyro and was shooting plastic bullets out of her two pointer fingers at a dartboard behind the pyromaniac, being careful to not harm the Australian mutant (on orders from Wanda), not really caring if she caused more holes to appear. Mastermind was sitting on the other available leather chair, his eyes closed, imagining himself in Bermuda soaking up the sun and pretending he never had heard of Magneto and owed him nothing.

Opal Key, a.k.a. Shot, is 15 years old and was born in the Bahamas but raised in Orlando, Florida. She is about 5 feet 5 inches tall with dyed dark purple hair, gray eyes, and a silver post in both ears and on her tongue. She also has a red scar that goes all the way down her right arm, from her shoulder to her wrist. This is a reminder of when she had been slashed by a local bully a few months ago and had to get it stitched up, and is one of the two newest members of the Brotherhood.

Her personality is one of a punk, not really following the rules but following them enough to make sure she doesn't get in trouble. She joined the Brotherhood for revenge, and like Wanda has no problem with hurting Todd once in a while. She uses anger as a cover but deep inside just longs for a true friend and a loving family.

Her ability's that of being able to shoot bullets of any material out of any of her fingertips on impulse. She got her powers when she and her family were being robbed. The thieves were about to shoot them and Opal shut her eyes and raised her hands in defense, her fingers pointing at the ceiling, and all of a sudden, a gunshot was heard and plaster came raining down on everyone present. Opal opened her eyes and looked up. She saw ten bullet holes in the ceiling and then she looked at her fingers and saw them smoking slightly, as a gun would after just having been fired.

The thieves panicked and started to run but Opal quickly realized what she could do and fired plastic bullets at each of them, hitting them in the legs and immobilizing them, then letting the cops come and get them. Her family instantly disowned her, letting her take a few of her most prized possessions and then put her out on the streets. A few days later Opal was scrounging around in a dumpster for food when she heard a whirring sound and spun around to meet Erik's eyes. He convinced her that she needed to join the Brotherhood and get revenge on her family for instantly disowning her and not giving any thought to her feelings. She instantly agreed and went back to Bayville with Erik.

Her uniform is a dark blue tank top, dark blue leather pants, a bright red belt, silver boots, light see through goggles to protect her eyes, and red gloves, which have no fingers so she is able to access her ability easily and quickly.

When not in battle she is seen in black jeans, a dark purple tube top, a black jean jacket, and silver necklaces and bracelets galore. She also wears silver boots and silver gloves with no fingers, and has one hell of an acid tongue, but all she really wants is a friend to confide in; which she has found in Wanda. Being that their families abandoned them both at sometime in their lives, they have a lot in common, not to mention that Opal helps Wanda with her drawings.

Leon Prince, a.k.a. Aussie, is 14 years old and was born in Sydney, Australia but was raised in New York City, New York, and therefore has no Australian accent. He has blond hair, blue eyes, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall. He also has a black earring in his right ear and a coral necklace.

His personality changes depending on his mood. For example, one day he'll be a jerk and snap at everyone and the next day he'll be apologizing for his actions and will be as nice as nice can be. Leon is also obsessed with training to get better control over his powers and is almost as obsessed with training as Wanda is, and sometimes is even more obsessed with training than Erik Lensherr himself.

His ability is that of being able to shift into any person or animal on thought. He got his powers at his middle school when some former friends were bullying him. He was pinned up against the cafeteria wall and was struggling to get loose. He closed his eyes in preparation for the final punch when he felt himself changing. He opened his eyes and stared into the faces of the bullies, who were looking at him in fear. They suddenly dropped him and ran off yelling how he was a "mutie".

Leon went home, gaining strange stares as he did so and when he looked in a mirror was shocked to find himself to be an exact copy of his school's principal. His voice was even that of his principal. As he watched, he suddenly saw himself morphing back into himself.

His parents were both former prison inmates for theft and saw their only child as a way to steal and not be caught. Leon then ran away and ended up in Bayville, where Todd found him huddled on a bench in the park. He convinced Leon to join the Brotherhood, remembering how he had lived on the streets at a much younger age than the shapeshifter and he didn't want that to happen again.

Leon also now knows that he will be safe from his parents, and after Remy heard about Leon's parents, he and the little thief became close friends, and they exchange thieving tips and will go out for the occasional theft, but not anything like Leon's parents wanted him to do. Leon is also able to control the amount of time he spends in another form and the height of the person or animal he takes the form of.

His uniform is a navy blue muscle shirt, black pants, black boots, and a yellow and red belt. When he activates his power and turns into an animal his uniform turns into the outer skin/scales of the animal, and when he turns into another human his outer form changes to imitate the person he's morphing into.

When not in battle, he is seen in torn, faded light blue jeans, a faded black T-shirt, and gray sneakers. Like his parents, Leon has some thieving abilities, but only a bit, and uses it to steal food in the middle of the night without letting Raven know. He also uses it to steal the win in a game of poker, which he wins every time, similar to how Remy plays and wins.

Anyway, as the mutants sat around in the living room, Fred was cursing at the television, as the picture had disappeared into static.

"Damn," muttered Fred as he pressed all the buttons on the remote, trying to find the one that would fix the screen while at the same time trying to take his beat-up sneakers off his feet, his dark brown t-shirt and dark blue jeans peeking out from underneath his white bathrobe. Fred's blue eyes were anxiously scanning the television, hoping against hope for some kind of miracle and to have his show back on again. He has a dark blond mohawk going down the middle of his head, as the rest of his head has no hair, and a blond goatee. "Hey, will someone please tell me which button'll fix the TV?"

"Well, mate," said John as he glanced over from his red lighter, one of the other forty lighters he has hidden throughout the house and training center underground. John was presently dressed in dark blue jeans with flames shooting down towards the ground, a dark-orange T-shirt, a dark blue jean jacket, and red sneakers. John's blue eyes settled themselves on Fred's confused face but he never stopped clicking his lighter. "Oy don' think that the remote's goin' to do the job. Wot you need to do is go up on the roof and fix the satellite dish." On seeing Fred's confused face, he let out a short sigh, went back to playing with his lighter, and then happened to glance down and saw a one of Remy's cards.

"Aw, shit," muttered John as the card exploded, but came out of it with just a minor cut on his cheek. After a minute of silence that reigned over the room, John went back to his lighter and started to lightly chuckle at Fred's predicament, as Fred was trying to fix the television once more by pressing the buttons on the remote, while Opal just chuckled darkly at the developing situation. ((I hope I did an ok Australian accent…))

"What'd John mean by that?" asked Fred confusedly as he stared around at the other mutants.

"He means you have to go up onto da roof of house and fix da satellite dish up there so that it gets a good signal, and then television will be ok," translated Piotr as he played cards with Remy and Leon when no one else answered. Piotr was currently dressed in light blue jeans, a light silver T-shirt, and black gloves, his usually ever-present sketchbook on the ground near his feet, and his short dark-blue, almost black hair was neatly combed. While he said this, he didn't take his black eyes off the game; he knew Remy too well to know that he might cheat if his opponent didn't keep their eyes on the game constantly. Doing this insured to a degree that Remy would be unable to pull one of his many card tricks that he had picked up from being an ex-gambler.

"Oh," said Fred as he looked down at the remote, which was about to be crushed by the amount of pressure he was putting on it from his attempts at trying to fix the television.

"Okay, I'll just go on the roof, and… oh, wait. If I go on the roof, I think I'll make a giant hole in it and make a sunroof. Anyone want that?" said Fred as he looked around the room and wondered who would go up on the roof and fix the dish for him, as they all knew he couldn't do it himself.

"No worries, yo!" exclaimed Todd as he came hopping in, and landed in front of Fred, who was looking at him hopefully. "I'll go up there and fix it for you, man!" Todd then hopped out the open window and onto the roof. A minute later they could hear him fiddling around with the satellite dish, and then heard a scream of pain from Todd. John rolled his eyes, figuring that Todd had gone and shocked himself again.

A few minutes later, the picture on the TV fixed itself and Fred yelled to Todd, "Hey Todd! The picture's fine! You can come down now."

Todd hopped back though the window, having jumped off the roof. He landed in the room and winced at the pain he felt on the landing and every move he made thereafter. He instantly yelped as he felt an electrical current run through him because of the jolt he'd received on the roof. "No prob- ahh! -lem, yo-ahh!"

The mutants suddenly turned to the chair where Jason sat with his black eyes closed, his thick black eyebrows and black hair making him resemble- physically- a monkey, as they had heard giggling coming from the telepath and illusionist. Jason was currently in black dress pants, a black turtleneck, a dark brown trench coat, black gloves, and black shoes. All the mutants in the room fell silent; even John stopped laughing as he listened for anything that could be used for blackmail material. He knew this was what everyone there, excluding Piotr, was listening for.

"Ladies, do calm down. I can help each and every one of you with your tanning. I myself am quite the expert of tanning…" muttered Jason as he imagined himself surrounded by a group of bikini-clad women who were begging him to give them tips on getting the perfect tan.

After a few minutes, the mutants staring at a giggling Jason turned to each other and involuntarily shivered, with Todd yelping in pain as he did so. Opal shot a metal bullet into the middle of the dartboard in an attempt to control her rage at Jason's irresponsibility with his powers. John then turned his attention back to his lighter, thinking 'That there is one messed up mate.'

"So, Todd, quel est la problème?" asked Remy as he turned his attention away from the illusionist whom he considered a tad eccentric and put down a hand containing 3 kings and an ace, and on hearing a moan issue from Piotr, knew he'd won the game; or so he thought. Remy was dressed in dark blue jeans, a dark brown T-shirt, his brown coat, brown gloves without fingers, and black sneakers, his red-on-black eyes shining brightly at the prospect of a win. Remy's dark brown, almost auburn hair was in its customary ponytail, which hung down his back.

"Not so fast there, Remy," spoke Leon as he looked over his hand at what Remy had just laid down on the table.

"What are tu (you) talkin' 'bout, Leon? Remy won the game, and that is that," responded Remy confidently, but his voice wavered a bit when he saw the teenager grin evilly.

"Oh nothing; except the fact that I beat you!" Leon crowed as he laid down a hand with three aces, a king, and a queen, and took the poker chips present on the table (not that they bet with real money; just with poker chips).

Everyone in the room, with the exception of Jason and Remy, were staring dumbfounded at the wining hand, then burst out laughing at the upset, one of the many entertaining games that had been emerging since Leon had joined.

"Mais (but) how is this possible? Remy cannot lose… Remy just can't!" moaned Remy as he put his head down in his hands and mourned his loss to Leon; again.

"It's okay pal. Maybe next time," said Leon as he got up and placed a friendly hand on the Cajun's shoulder. Remy lifted his head and a smile came upon his face. He took Leon's hand and shook, and they then began to clean up the table. ((I hope the hands I used for poker are actually true…))

After a few minutes, with Todd still yelping in pain, Remy turned to him and asked, "Todd, mon ami, quel est la problème?"

"What-ahh?" asked Todd as he looked stupidly in the Cajun's direction, as he had no understanding of the French language. The only person he knew who understood French was Rogue, but as she lived at the Institute, he had no clue what Remy had just said.

"I said, 'Todd, my friend, what is de problem?'" translated Remy as he finished gathering up his cards, and after putting them into one of his coat's many pockets, got up and walked over to Todd. Leon meanwhile had sat down beside Opal and was watching her shoot plastic bullets into the dartboard. Piotr had remained seated at the table, and had taken out his sketchbook and was drawing a caricature sketch of Remy being blown up by one of his own cards.

"Well, I'm getting fried- ahh! - every- ahh! -minute, and I can'- ahh! – stop," explained Todd as he told Remy the situation, screaming in pain every now and then.

Just then, Wanda walked in, and on seeing everyone looking at her, even John, she threw up her hands exasperatingly and said, "What is everyone staring at me for?"

Before anyone could respond, they heard Jason moaning in pleasure as he imagined himself being caressed by his wife, who in reality was dead. The mutants looked once more at Jason, who had an eerie smile on his face.

"Do I really want to know what he is imagining now?" asked Wanda as she turned her attention from Jason to the other mutants in the room. When everyone nodded no, Wanda grimaced as she felt one of Jason's illusions slip through her mental barriers. She then sent a hex-bolt at Jason and watched as he was sent flying out the open window. At the same time, Opal fired a plastic bullet out of her right pointer finger at the window, but it missed the opening and consequently Jason as it embedded itself in the wall. The mutants heard him yell as he was rudely brought back to reality and stifled their laughter as he poked his head back through.

"Now Wanda dear, whatever was that for?" asked Jason innocently as he climbed back in and looked at her. Even Wanda had to stifle back a chuckle as she looked at the disheveled and now burnt Jason.

"Next time you go into one of your trances, Mastermind, do try to keep your thoughts to yourself; both mentally and verbally," responded Wanda as she crossed her arms and scowled at the illusionist.

Jason blinked a few times and paused a minute to think of what to do and say, and then he bowed to Wanda and said, "So sorry, Wanda. I will try to be more careful in the future. My apologies…" Jason then stood up and looked at the men, not noticing Todd yelping in pain.

"I do hope I did not say anything too embarrassing," he politely asked the mutants, and when they all closed their eyes and grimaced a bit, Jason turned a bit red and said, "I see. If you will excuse me…" Jason then turned and walked quickly out of the room, hoping to salvage what respect the younger mutants still had for him.

After a minute, Wanda then asked, "Well, why was everyone staring at me before Mastermind interrupted us?"

"Well, sheila," began John seriously as he went back to flipping his lighter. (having stopped when Wanda had entered the room and when Jason had his little hexing) "The TV there went wacky, and Fred was told to go an' fix the dish, but couldn' do it because of his size, so Todd here said he'd do it, an' got himself shocked, and now he can' stop."

At these last words, John laughed a bit, but stopped when he saw the look Fred sent his way, and knowing what Fred could do to him, stopped laughing… for the time being, anyway, plus he saw Remy getting ready to hand him another one of his cards and Leon growling menacingly at him. John didn't particularly feel like getting a card blown up in his face at the moment nor being assaulted by a grizzly bear, as he saw Leon begin to change form. John knew about the bond Leon and Todd shared, as if it were not for Todd Leon would have starved on the streets and not known that he could ever have a real family that cared for him.

"You're serious?" asked Wanda in disbelief as she looked from John to Fred to Todd to Remy to Piotr to Leon and back to John. At nods from them (Fred, Piotr, Leon, and Todd, anyway) she crossed her arms and said, "Ok, so what do you want me to do about it?"

"Well, I was- ahh! - hopin' you'd- ahh! - use your powers to remove this- ahh! - electricity from-ahh! - me. Please?" pleaded Todd as he tried to use the same eyes that he'd tried earlier, his light brown eyes with a hint of gray in them trying to get past Wanda's icy-blue sapphire eyes. He lowered his gaze when he realized that they weren't working- again- and all the while yelping in pain every once in a while, which was not helping the matter.

Wanda, on seeing this, tried to ignore the voice that told her to help, and would've succeeded if she'd not caught John looking at her out of the corner of his eye. She also heard him silently pleading to help Todd, if only to shut him up. Sighing, she uncrossed her arms and began to mutter a chant. This consequently caused all of the electricity running through Todd to flow out of him and into her hands. She then took the energy and sent it out the still open window and into the sky, where it collided with a cloud, and exploded.

Todd then looked over at her like she was his hero (maybe she was) and said, "Yo, you love me!" He then leapt towards her but was stopped when he felt himself hovering in the air and saw himself about 10 feet off the ground, his head almost touching the ceiling. He glanced down fearfully and saw Erik, with his arm raised, poised in the doorway of the room with Pietro, Raven, and a cleaned up Jason behind him, and gasped.