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Chapter 37: Meeting with Wanda and John, Part 4: Revelations
Hallway #5, Asteroid Evolution, Orbit of the Moon, Milky Way Galaxy- May 16, 4:35 PM
"Wow, that is so, like, totally romantic!" squealed Kitty when Wanda had finished her story, choosing to ignore how John and Wanda had gone and made fun of her friends. She ran to Wanda and gave the Gothic woman a quick hug, startling Wanda, then pulled back and looked at Wanda happily. "I'm so, like, totally happy for you, and I hope you and John have a great relationship."
Wanda just stood for a moment, still in shock at Kitty's hug, as Kitty had never done it before, and then comprehension dawned and she smiled a small smile and surprised everyone by hugging Kitty back. She whispered, "Thank you so much Kitty. I hope you and Lance stay together this time."
Kitty then hugged back, and the two women stayed this way for a few moments, with Lance and John looking on in confusion. When they broke apart, Lance contacted Kitty mentally.
'Kitty, I think it's time we tell them,' said Lance as he closed his eyes, and sensed Kitty doing the same. At the same time, he could sense Wanda and John watching them with confusion.
'I think you're right,' replied Kitty as she agreedand then opened her eyes, sensing Lance do the same. She then took a deep breath, and said, "Wanda, John, there's something Lance and I need to tell you." She paused before continuing. "You both are two of the eight keys needed to defeat Apocalypse for the last time. Wanda, you are the Goddess of Sorcery, and John you're the God of Fire. Ironic, no?"
Kitty grinned sheepishly, and Lance smirked at the looks he saw on his two friends' faces: disbelief, amazement, and confusion. He then started to worry when he saw Wanda clench her fists together and summon her powers.
"You're… you're lying!" screamed Wanda as she raised her hand and pointed at Kitty, "You have to be lying! There is no way in hell that I can be a goddess; I mean, come on, I spent seven years of my life in an insane asylum, for cryin' out loud! So how do you expect me to be some sort of goddess?" Wanda prepared to fire a hex-bolt at Kitty when she felt her John's hand on her shoulder. She heard him say through their mind link, 'Hold on, shelia. Oy think Kitty's right.'
'How?' askedWanda angrily as she stared daggers at John, but he was unaffected and continued to stare down into Wanda's sapphire eyes.
'Listen, luv, it has to be us. Oy mean, come on, who else has our powers? Not to mention the fact that if we are these divine beings, then that would explain the release of our powers when we kiss. It's our powers joining as one, like gods and goddess would do in the olden days,' John said as he stared into Wanda's eyes, willing her to believe him.
After a few moments of silence, Wanda replied, 'I guess your right.' She took the energy she had summoned and willed it back into her body. She then turned to Kitty and said, "Kitty, I'm sorry about that. It's just so hard to believe that I'm a goddess and he's a god." Wanda jerked her thumb at John, who was currently staring at his blowtorch, willing the fire to come out, (not noticing that he had his jetpack turned off) and to his surprise, it did.
"Crikey, wot the hell!" exclaimed John as he looked at the fire, for once not happy on seeing it, and then back to the shocked faces of his friends, realizing that his jetpack was turned off. "Oy can… Oy can create foyre!"
"But… that's not one of your powers, John," Wanda said worriedly as she stared into John's eyes, and saw the confusion and worry in them. They didn't hear Lance come up behind them until he said, "Actually, John, it's not weird at all."
This got both mutants' attention, and as they turned to look at him, John willed the fire to go back into the jetpack, and it did, as that was his original power. "Mate, wot do you mean?" asked John as he looked from the blowtorch on his right wrist to Lance.
"I mean, according to what Kitty and I found out, the God of Fire—you, John—can both create and control fire, along with being able to remember everything that happened in the past, from when humanity began to present-day. You can also transport any number of both things and people by creating a circle of fire and concentrating on where you want to go. You are now also impervious to any kind of damage from any form of precipitation. So, I'm thinking you gained these abilities when you accepted the fact that you are a god; reincarnated, of course," said Lance as he looked from John to the blowtorches on his wrist.
"That's right," Kitty piped up from beside Lance. "Wanda, as the Goddess of Sorcery, you have, along with your original abilities of telepathy, creation of hex-bolts, psychic balls of fury and power, and psychic fields, the abilities to control the amount of each and every hex-bolt or psychic ball of fury you release. You can also fly using your powers, cast spells of all different levels and intensity, have control over all types, levels, and intensities of magic, and the ability to teleport yourself and others by chanting a spell. Also, unlike Kurt, you can take as many people as you want without tiring out."
"Seriously?" asked Wanda as she looked at her hands, which were glowing a light blue and then she felt the power coursing through her veins. She knew then that she truly was a goddess, no matter what anyone else said. She turned to Lance and asked, "Okay, you have four keys, as I assume you and Kitty are two of the eight keys, right?" At Lance's nod, she continued, "Okay, so now what? Why do we have these powers in the first place?"
"Well, it's because Apocalypse is back, and out for revenge. He also wants to turn the whole world into a mutant paradise, but in the process will destroy millions of humans and mutants who are unable to adapt," said John from where he had been standing behind Wanda. The other three mutants looked at him as if he was insane, but he merely grinned and said, "As the God of Fire Oy am expected to know these things, right?" At Lance and Kitty's slow nods he grinned again, proud that he had earned some respect.
After a few moments of silence, Lance said, "All right, now that you two know why Apocalypse is back, we need to find the other four keys, or our fellow gods and goddesses. We also need to release everyone else, mount an attack on Apocalypse, defeat him, and bring peace to the world for however long is possible." Lance looked past Wanda and John to the two cells in the hallway. He then looked back at them and asked, "Are you in?"
Wanda and John blinked at the same time ((couldn't resist…)), looked at each other, turned back to Lance, and nodded yes. Lance and Kitty grinned and began to move towards the two cages. Just as they reached the lock on Ororo's door, they heard footsteps coming towards them.
"Shit," muttered Lance as he looked at the door, "Someone's coming. We need to hide Kitty." Kitty nodded and in thirty seconds the two had turned invisible, leaving Wanda and John to stare at the empty space (or so they thought), thereby letting down their guard and letting Erik Lensherr sneak up on them.