SO BEAUTIFULLY SHORT. :3 be happy it's just a filler chapter.

we're still looking for people to guess the reference last chapter... sorry, artemis, it has nothing to do with megan fox. your reference was rather brilliant, though.

and since there are so many people who ship anything that's not Maglectra, we're taking A HADLEY POLL!

Just comment in your review which Hadley couple you like best. And some may not make sense. There's:

-Hadley/Charles (Charley)

-Hadley/Erik (Maglectra)

-Hadley/Banshee (Hadshee)

-Hadley/Beast (Beastley)

-Hadley/Azazel [which Bill/Hippie just came up with...] (Hadzazel)

and apparently, Riptide gets no screentime or love or any shit like that. :D also, even if it gets the most votes, Bill is a grumpy self-inserter so she only supports Maglectra. which means that it probably won't happen if charley or hadshee is chosen. i'm trying, you gaiz. D:

so anyways, enjoy this stupid chapter that makes no sense.

MAGNETO'S BASE

Magneto was practically turning into The Hulk. He was seething with rage and pacing around the room, while all of the members of the Hellfire Club listened to his rants curiously.

"That stupid ginger boy!" he roared angrily. "He's corrupting my other!"

Azazel raised an eyebrow and put down the book he was reading. "Your other?" he asked dryly, picking up the book and flipping through it.

Erik shot him a glare. "Yes, my other!" he snapped. "My Sparkette!"

He glanced at the comic Azazel was reading and scoffed. "Electrophobia?" he asked.

Raven's eyes widened and she snatched the comic, gaining a "HEY!" from Azazel as she skimmed through it. "Ooh, the new volume," she mused. "Electrophobia is a comic about two female, teenage superheroes who have to make it on their own because their parents kicked them out of their homes," she explained to a blank-faced Magneto.

"And there's a running gag about the two of them having the fear of lighting, which I guess stems from Electra and Phobia combined," Azazel added.

Emma raised an eyebrow. "Two of the recruits for the X-Men use the codenames Electra and Phobia." Both comic book geeks glanced at her. "Really?" Raven asked eagerly.

Magneto shook his head angrily. "Stupid comics!" he snapped. "Stupid everything! Stupid that boy, stupid that redhead chick, stupid this HELMET," at that he grabbed the magenta helm and threw it across the room in disgust, nearly clobbering Angel, "STUPID MUTATIONS!" he roared.

Riptide stomped over and seized the discarded helmet, which had hit the wall and sunk to the ground. He shot the somewhat crazy boss a look and went back to his seat. "Wait," Angel said slowly, "what exactly has your panties in a knot?"

Erik shook his head angrily. "That stupid redhead girl!" He began whacking himself, hissing out words like "get out of my head!"

Angel cracked a grin. "So this is about her?" she asked. When Magneto nodded, she cheered. "I win!" she whooped, and turned to Azazel. "Fork it over, Damian!" He curled his lip in disgust. "Damian?"

"Well yeah, you're like a devil, or a demon, or something, so you're now Damian! Cough it up, dude!"

Azazel growled. "No. My money." "But you lost." "MY MONEY! I was saving up for the next volume with this!"

He reached in his pocket and proudly took out all of the money he had been saving, only for it to be snatched by the girl with wings. "HEY!" he roared.

Emma sat numbly in the corner, muttering swear words. "I think this is the first time a telepath lost a bet," she grumbled angrily.

Raven, who hadn't been paying attention, glanced around and saw an angry Emma, a furious Azazel, and sullen Riptide. "Did we win?" she asked Angel, who grinned and nodded.

Magneto turned around angrily. "Win what?" he snapped. "Have you been taking bets on me? On whether or not I'd mention that stupid girl with the kitten ears?"

"She has kitten ears?" Riptide asked curiously.

"No," Raven said slowly, "we took bets on whether or not you'd fall for her. Angel and I won."

Erik shot Emma, Riptide, and Azazel glares. "So you bet that I wouldn't?" he asked the winners. "No, we bet that you would. And you did." "I DID NOT!"

Emma straightened up and glared. "I beg to differ," she scoffed. "You've been practically stalking her through my telepathic abilities. You want to know everything: where she shops, places of employment, why Hadley likes graham crackers and s'mores so much…"

"Her name is Hadley?" Riptide asked. No one answered him, so he got sad.

Azazel began applauding, while Angel and Raven stared at Magneto, horrified. "What a stud," he said dryly, clapping as he eyed Erik. "I should really take dating advice from you." Azazel shot a subtle look at Raven as he said this, who noticed nothing.

For whoever wants to know, we got the idea for Electrophobia from the awesome reviewer Louise. :D and it's either turning into a book or a comic. because we're that awesome. so when it's time to publish, demand to marvel. kthxbai. ;)