Mystique and Mister Sinister were able to survive the destruction of the lab unscathed. Mister Sinister may have been physically unscathed but he was emotionally scarred. His entire life's work had been destroyed in an instant and there was no replacing it. If he had been capable of it, he would have broken down and wept at the sight of his ruined lab.

"Nathaniel, are you going to give me what you owe me?" Mystique's words broke the almost sacred silence that had descended.

Mystique's words pushed away the grief he felt inside. It was replaced with a feeling of intense hatred towards Mystique. He could not believe that Mystique could be so selfish. "Does it look like I am capable of fulfilling our deal right now Raven?" Mister Sinister shouted.

Mister Sinister had said her name with so much contempt that Mystique hesitated before replying. After choosing her words carefully, she responded. "I simply wished to know if you were going to fulfill our deal. I know that you are not capable of fulfilling it right now and I truly am sorry for what Erik has done."

Mister Sinister sighed. "I don't like breaking my deals but I have no idea how I am going to give you the enhancement that I owe you."

"You could always start over."

"It's not like I have much of a choice. You will get your enhancement but it will take some time. I estimate that within a year, I could have my lab rebuilt and enough DNA samples to give you the enhancement."

Mystique did not like this at all. She had hoped to get the enhancement sooner. "I need the enhancement sooner. It's for one of my allies."

"Last time I checked all of your other allies were dead."

"I have another and I need the enhancement for her."

"Her?" Mr. Sinister caught a glimpse of a mutant girl with blue skin in his mind's eye.

Mystique silently cursed herself for her mistake. She quickly put up a mental block in her mind to prevent Mister Sinister from identifying her ally. "Her identity shall remain a secret for now. Just know that I need the enhancement."

Mister Sinister smirked. Mystique thought that she had stopped him but she hadn't. He had already guessed the identity of Mystique's ally. Mister Sinister had to admit that he was surprised that the identity of this mutant had remained a secret for all this time especially since he thought Nightcrawler had been the only one. He decided to keep this information to himself in case he needed to blackmail her later. "You will have to wait until I rebuild my lab."

Mystique rolled her eyes. "You don't have to rebuild it."

"How else am I supposed to get my lab back?"

"Act like the villain you are and just steal one."

"Steal a lab?" The thought of stealing a lab hadn't even occurred to him. "Where am I supposed to find a lab worth stealing?"

"For a man of your intellect, you can be quite stupid sometimes. The lab you should steal is Weapon X. They have all the latest tech and hundreds of DNA samples."

Mister Sinister was very disappointed in himself for not realizing Weapon X's potential sooner. Mystique had been correct about Weapon X. It may not be as advanced as his old lab but it would be a good start. "Weapon X's facilities should suffice. We better make our way to Canada. We have a lab to steal."

Mystique shook her head. "We are not going to steal the lab. You are. I need to go obtain the DNA that I want you to splice my ally with."

"Very well. We'll meet up later after I have seized control of Weapon X and you have obtained the DNA sample."

The two parted ways. Mystique made her way towards the X-men's new school, Frost's Academy of Higher Learning. She was going to have a "chat" with Rogue. Mister Sinister was on his way to Canada. Once he arrived, he would head directly to Weapon X and seize control of its facilities. No one would be able to stop them and anyone who tried would die.