In the Infirmary
Pietro had just awakened from his unconscious state. He looked around and had no idea where he was. He sat up in the bed and held his head. "Where am I? Geez, that guy really did a number on me." He continued to look around and saw that no one was in there.
He looked down at himself and saw that his shirt was gone and wires were attached to his bare skin. He began to take them off by the few until they were all disconnected. "Hmm, am I in a hospital or something? And where's my shirt?"
He got out of bed and walked around for a moment before venturing out in the hall. It was vacant, and the room he just came out of looked more like a laboratory. "This isn't like any hospital I've ever seen. Unless, I'm still in the mansion." He pondered to himself out loud.
Just then, Hank had walked out of the elevator where he saw Pietro standing in the middle of the hall. The sudden sight of Hank made Pietro jolt. "Whoa! Seriously you have got to warn people when you show up!" Pietro screamed in a state of shock.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." Hank said apologetic. "Say, I've seen you before. What was your name?" Pietro asked. "Oh, do forgive me, my name is Mr. Hank McCoy. Or you can just call me Beast." "Beast, huh? Well then, would you mind telling me where I can find my shirt? It's weird walking around in a place you don't recognize. Especially when you're shirtless!" He said excitedly discombobulated.
"Follow me and I'll give you some other kind of special cloth." Hank ordered nicely. "Special cloth?" Pietro asked curiously. "Yes. It's a type of cloth that contains muslin, microfiber, and a specially woven silk.
The fabric itself is very thin and light, but also very strong. Almost indestructible. It is also fireproof, and does not produce static electricity. Therefore it allows you free movement whereas regular clothes may feel slightly heavier and are prone to tear after so many rough plays.
Which reminds me, I had to dispose of your shoes because of the wear and tear. One more run and they will be deemed unusable. So I made few adjustments on a pair of shoes that I was inventing made especially for running.
They were meant for the other students during their frequent movement in battle. And I must ask you this: Have you somehow broken to a new level of speed?"
"Yeah? How could you tell?" Pietro said in amazement. "Based on the information from the clothes you were wearing. It seems that you've had ownership of them for quite some time. However, they began to wear down. Your shirt was on the brink of ripping underneath the arms. Maybe at your previous speed they would have held up." Hank explained while leading Pietro to a room next to the training area.
Hank opened the door and allowed Pietro to enter before he did. Beast went over to the wall on the right side of the room and opened a closet. He pulled out a royal blue shirt, black pants, and a pair of black shoes with a high Achilles notch and a silver band across the heel collar.
He handed the clothes over to Pietro and said,"Here, try these on." Pietro gratefully received the clothes and then expressed a look of being lost. "Uh?" Pietro started off. "Do you mind if I have a little bit of privacy?" he eased out his words in a low tone. "Of course. I'll be right outside the door if you need anything." Hank said while walking out the door.
Once Pietro was in the room alone, he said to himself out loud. "Now this is what I call hospitality." He began to dress himself. When he got the shirt on, he had to look in the mirror to see if he had indeed put in on. "Whoa! I can't even feel myself wearing this. It's like it's a part of me or something." He slipped on the pants and moved his leg back and forth. "Hmm. Perfect fit." Then he put on the shoes.
The Achilles notch felt really comfortable on his own Achilles heel. Afterward, he looked at himself in the mirror from head to toe. "I always knew I looked good. I even make the clothes look good." He boasted on himself with an audacious smile.
Hank was in the hallway, patiently waiting on Pietro when the other members of the X men came down. "Hello everyone. What brings you down here?" Hank asked modestly. Scott spoke for everyone. "We were just bringing Mystique here to keep her from escaping." "Oh. Well I'm glad everything worked out okay."
A few seconds later, Pietro walked out the room to find Hank. "Excuse me sir Beast," Pietro began with a hint of sarcasm. "Do you think you could make a little adjustment to this shirt? You know, have a lightning strike going across or something. It'll give me more personality if you know what I mean." Pietro ended, noticing the other members were there, staring without a word.
"What is everybody gawking at!" Pietro yelled, getting impatient and irritated that they were all just standing there. "Hey Pietro," Kitty started off, "Are you like okay. Mr. McCoy told me what happened." "Of curse I'm okay. I can take a hit and get back up." He said sardonically.
Kitty couldn't help but to notice the new clothes. In her mind, she thought that he looked way better than he did before. All of a sudden she could feel the beating of her heart going faster and faster. Without her consent, her face went scarlet red and she turned away from everyone else so that they wouldn't notice. Like, what's wrong with me? Am I sick or something? She said to herself, feeling her legs go numb.
Scott walked forward to Pietro. "So Maximoff. We all heard about your story and it was really nice of you to look after Kitty." he said stern before he continued. "But I still have to consider whether or not I should trust you." Scott said almost hostile. Pietro cut in before Scott could utter another word. "Listen here you one-eyed twerp! I don't trust anyone! So if you have a problem with trust, then the feeling is mutual!" Pietro shot back.
"Hey guys! Knock it off!" Jean intervened. "Look, I know we've all had some trouble with each other in the past. But today is now! And right now, Pietro isn't our enemy. So let's all put our differences and grudges aside because we have a real problem on our hand. It's like the professor said, we have to protect him like we would each other."
Pietro and Scott were at odds and everyone could see that. Bobby saw an advantageous situation and strolled over to the pair. "You know Pietro, If you really want a mutual feeling, then I'd be glad to knock you out the same way you did me." He said while punching his palm. "Bring it on Ice boy!" Pietro stated in an attacking stance.
Jubilee stood in front of Bobby, and Kitty stood in front of Pietro, blocking them from each other. "Guys! We're not getting anywhere like this!" Jubilee yelled. "Yeah like, get a grip!" Kitty yelled afterward.
Both of them eased out of their fighting stances and just scowled a look of scorn at each other. Hank didn't like the feeling they were casting an neither did the other members, so Hank stepped in between the scowling adolescents. "Pietro, if you're done here, then I would very much want to see just how well you maneuver in the new gear." "Oh, sure no problem." Pietro said a bit more calm.
"If you will follow me please." Hank instructed. Pietro stalled for a moment looking at the block of ice that was in the others' possession. "Hey uh, whatcha go there?" Pietro said while pointing his finger to the icy nugget.
Kitty answered. "Oh, that. Like, Jean, Scott, Bobby and Rogue totally thrashed Mystique in the kitchen. I think you were like, still out when everything happened." "You mean she's in there!" Pietro yelled in surprise. "Yeah, we were just taking her to the sub-basement where we could secure her and keep her from escaping." She explained. "So did you use the syringe?" "No, Rogue was pretty much a great help already." "But Mystique won't stay unconscious for too long. Don't you know she's the most craftiest person that's ever lived?! You gotta put her out for good!"
"Hey dude, my ice is strong enough to hold even the most craftiest person alive." Bobby insinuated. "Look, I've actually been around Mystique. And I don't mean when she's posing as someone else. You haven't seen her true colors. And if you are going to keep her frozen, then put her in some kind of liquid nitrogen or something – just to be safe." He explained seriously craven.
"Alright! Just to ease the tension." Scott said getting annoyed of Pietro's paranoia. "Mr. McCoy? Do you think you could help us with that?" Scott asked. Hank replied, "Sure thing. But first, I want to observe and survey just how well Pietro operates in the new clothing I invented." He reminded.
"Oh, is okay if I like, come along?" Kitty asked. "Because I think I've been around Mystique for far too long – if you know what I mean." "I suppose that would be okay." Beast agreed.
The three entered the training room while the others went elsewhere. Kitty and hank were in the control room watching Pietro get into a running position down below. The mechanisms in the training area were disrupt, but the it still had working cameras, a working stopwatch, and was big enough for Pietro to run a few laps. Hank operated the cameras while Kitty stood watch. "Alright, everything is all set and ready to go." Hank declared. "Kitty? Would you mind doing the honors of starting Pietro off?" Hank asked. "Sure." She said delightedly.
She fixed the headset on her head. "Alright Pietro, On your mark , get set , go!" Pietro shot off like a speeding bullet around the room. He moved so fast that it seemed as though he hadn't moved an inch. Kitty thought he was just standing there. "Uh, Pietro I said go." "I did go!" Pietro yelled irritated. "Then why are you like, still standing there?" "Use your eyes Pryde! Or maybe I'm just too quick for em'." He boasted.
"Why you no good..." Kitty was about to scream at him when Hank cut her off. "Pardon me Kitty. I understand that you may have been offended by Pietro's statement. But I assure you that he is in fact telling the truth. He is indeed much too fast for our eyes." Hank began to rewind the video.
He played it in slow-motion when Pietro was taking off. "There." Hank said pointing to Pietro. "We may have not seen him move, doesn't mean he didn't." He explained as the video showed Pietro in a blur. Kitty blinked her eyes rapidly. "So if you're playing this in slow-motion, how come it still looks like he's moving fast?" Kitty asked. "Because at his speed, the camera's slow-motion isn't enough to slow him down."
"Hey, B.M!" Pietro shouted up to Hank. "These change of clothes is really working out for me. Feels like I'm carrying no extra weight at all. And it does allow me to move freer that usual." He said amiably. "Excellent. I was enticed to find out how these new fabrics would work out for the others. And Pietro, you were the perfect test." Hank complimented. "And one more thing," Hank continued, "What does B.M stand for?" "It stands for Beast McCoy. I couldn't decide which one I wanted to call you, so I figured, why not not both? And there you have it." Pietro explained.
"You know, you're like, really weird." Kitty said to Pietro. "You mean like you? With all the 'likes' here and there and most of everywhere. Yeah, I'd say that you're the expert of 'weird' people Pryde." He shot back sardonically. "Why are you so touchy?!" Kitty yelled, getting frustrated. "I'm not touchy! You're the one whose touchy! Maybe you oughtta get checked for rabies or something. Don't worry about being late for your appointment Pryde, because I'll gladly escort you to the vet myself!" Pietro argued back.
Kitty was vexed by his words. "When I get through with you, you're going to eat those words Maximoff! You just better hope there's no room for dessert, be cause I'm gonna fill you up with sock-it-to-me cake!" She screamed turning crimson red. "Are you threatening me Pryde?! Because if you are, there's no way you can back up what you just said!" Pietro yelled back. "Oh yeah, then come up here and I'll prove it to you."
Hank tried to break up the heated exchange with the two mutants, but with no avail. Before they knew it, Pietro was in the control room where they were. He walked angrily over to Kitty. "Alright, I'm here! So prove it!" Pietro dared.
"Fine! All you have to do is stoop down so I can slap that stupid look off of your face!" Kitty shouted. Pietro stuck out his face, awfully close to hers. "'Here! Take your best shot!" Kitty was so tired of his audacious sarcasm and took a swing at him. Pietro knew she wasn't going to be able to hit him.
Kitty swung her fist and in return, she hit nothing but the air. Pietro moved out of the way and alluded her attack easily. "Was that really your best shot? Come on Pryde, you gotta do better than that!" He teased. Kitty grunted and began to grind her teeth. She took another vain swing. And then another, and another after that. Still, she could not lay a hand on him. "You know something Pryde, You're about the slowest person I think I've ever seen." Pietro teased.
"Okay, that's it! I'm going to wring your neck Maximoff!" She threatened again. "How are going to do that? You can't even touch me!"
Since Beast couldn't calm them down the civil way, he let out a loud and formidable roar. The sound startled them right out of their heated exchange of words. They both held their ears as the reverberation of his roar rebound in their heads. "Geez, say it don't scream it," Pietro complained while massaging the inside f his ears. Kitty was doing the same.
"I apologize. But it was the only other way I could get the both of you to cope. By all means, could you two enlighten me on how this disputation began?" Hank inquired. Neither one of them could give an answer as they had forgotten what it was they were arguing about. They both just stood across each other with their arms folded, snubbing each other.
Hank had no idea of what happened between them. They seemed to be on each others' good side at first and then somehow came to be at odds. "So, is there anything I could assist you with?" Hank asked Pietro. "Only one thing. Could you alter my shirt the way I described before?" He said with a little it of malice in his voice. Not toward Hank, But toward Kitty.
Kitty tuned her nose in the air and walked out of the control room with her arms still folded. Pietro was very vexed at this because the one thing he despised more than anything else, was being ignored. "Hey! Where do you think you're going Pryde?! You still didn't prove that you could back up what you said!" He shouted after her. Kitty kept on walking, disregarding anything he had to say.
Pietro became very unnerved at her actions and went after her. Hank just stood were he was, scratching his head in the midst of a disarray. "Now I really don't understand those two." He said to himself in a pondering tone.
Pietro zoomed in front of Kitty. "So what? You're giving me the silent treatment now? Is that how you're gonna solve this little issue?" He said swiftly while walking backwards in front of Kitty who was still walking forward. "Well, say something!" He began to get very impatient. Then he had the perfect solution. The only way I can really get to her, is a cat joke. He thought diabolically. "Say Katherine, You don't have to tell me why you're being so quiet because I already know why. It's because a cat got your tongue!" he snickered afterward.
Kitty stopped walking and balled up her fist. Pietro saw that he got under her skin. Pryde, you are so easy. He thought to himself. Kitty let out an exceptionally steaming grunt that would personify her as a boiling tea kettle. Out of the blue, she calmed down, unclenched her fists, and walked gently and kindly over to Pietro and laid a hand on his shoulder, much to his perplexity. "Pietro." She started off low and pleasant.
She walked closer to him while he walked backward, completely taken off guard by her sudden change of emotion. He knitted his eyebrows in confusion as she continued to walk toward him, almost as if she was trying to kiss him. She only stopped when his back met with the wall. Her hand that was placed on his shoulder, phased his body into the wall that he was in front of.
She let go of him once he was halfway in the wall. "Hey! What's the meaning this?! Pryde?!" He asked with a bit of confusion. Only then did Kitty continue what she was about to say. "You are the most...idiotic, ridiculous, clown-looking scumbag that I have ever seen in my life! And now that you're stuck in a wall, I'm going to back up my words you conceited jerk!" She balled her fist and prepared to launch with all her might. "Oh come On! I was just kidding. Y..You didn't take all of that serous did you? I didn't mean any of it! Honestly. And the thing about backing up your words, well forget I said that! Katherine?!...Katherine Please don't hurt me! I'm defenseless here! You don't want people to think you're unfair and cruel do you?!
By the way, did I ever tell you that you look really good when you're angry? Just...please...spare me! I won't say anything else. Really! Just...get me outta here!" Pietro ranted witty, quickly and cravenly.
It was in the middle of his pleas when Kitty lowered her fist and watched him beg and try to weasel his way out of his predicament. She thought it was cute the way he was begging for her to not hit him. "Okay Pietro. I'm going to let you off easy this time. But like, the next time, I won't!" She assured him. "So does this mean you've come to your senses?" He asked innocently with glossy eyes."Maybe. I'll think about it later. I'll get you out once I like, make up my mind." Kitty said flirtatious. "Wait a minute! You just can't leave me here! And I thought you cared!" Pietro yelled, wanting so badly to get free of the wall.
He tried to pull out with all of his strength, but failed miserably. Kitty had left him there alone. "Oh come on! Katherine! Katherine will ya give me a break! After all I've done for you, this is how you repay me?! Some thanks I get!" He yelled to an absent Kitty.
Pietro didn't care whether or not his efforts were in vain, he continued to jitter. Faster and faster did he jitter, until at last, he was free. Once he was out, he looked behind him and saw that the wall was still in one piece. He looked from left to right to see of Kitty had came back and released him. However the halls were empty and he was the only one there. "Katherine?" he said casually, making sure she wasn't there. He walked over to the wall and rubbed the surface. "Hmm, how did I get out of there?" He questioned himself out loud.
He was brought out of his thoughts by a sharp thud above the ceiling. It felt like the earth was rumbling, like an earthquake. Kitty had just walked back to where Pietro was standing, bewildered. "Hey did you feel that?" Kitty asked with a look of concern. "Yeah. Do you think it may be Lance and the others?" he questioned.
It took a moment for Kitty to notice something. "Huh? Pietro? How did you get out here, when I like, left you in there?" she said pointing to the wall. "How am I supposed to know? I was wondering the same thing until I felt the ground shaking." Pietro responded calmly.
The turbulence was felt again. This time, Hank came out to see what was going on. They all exchanged a look of concern before they ran to the elevator. Once the elevator opened, they ran to the anteroom where the other members were standing, also wondering where the quakes were coming from. Then they all hearkened the sound of Mystique's phone ringing in the kitchen.
Pietro zoomed in there to retrieve it. The caller I.D was unknown. He kind of figured who'd be calling her. He ran back where everyone else was and handed the phone to Rogue. "Here Rogue, you have to be the one who answers the phone." he insisted. "Why do ah have to be the one to do it." She questioned his irrational suggestion. "Because this phone belongs to Mystique. Mystique is posing as you. So either way, you could talk to Magneto as Rogue or as Mystique." He explained. "What do ya mean as Mystique?" She asked in confusion.
Jean answered her question, figuring out what Pietro was talking about. "I think he means you could answer the phone as Mystique since you touched her and absorbed her powers and memories. We can't be the one to do it. Besides, we need to know what's going to happen next." Jean explained.
Rogue agreed and then morphed into Mystique before answering the phone. "Is there a problem?" Rogue answered the phone with the voice of Mystique. "Only one. And that problem is Pietro. The X men may already know of your infiltration at the institute so I'm asking you to abort Kitty's abduction and await on the others' arrival." Magneto ordered. "Others? Who?" She asked again. "I'm sending in the remaining acolytes along with the Juggernaut.
There is a slight chance that the real Rogue may be there along with Gambit, if possible. Be on the look out." Magneto explained and then hung up the phone.
Rogue hung up the phone and then morphed back to her normal self. She displayed a look of fear, concern, and anxiety. "So what did he say?" Pietro asked, zealous to know. Rogue turned to him slowly. No one liked the look Rogue was giving. "He knows about you Pietro." She said in a low and creepy tone. She continued. "He's sending the acolytes here. And the Juggernaut."
The whole room was filled with an empty silence. Pietro was horrified to know that his father learned of his treason. But he wasn't the only one to feel that way. Everyone was carrying the same feeling. The silence was interrupted by the quakes again.
Everyone walked outside to find Lance, Toad, And Blob storming their way toward the mansion. The quakes came from Lance and the others destroying the mansion's defenses. "Come on Out Kitty! I need to have a few words with you!" He demanded in a rough tone. Kitty was standing behind everyone else at first, but she made her way to the front when she heard Lance calling her out.
"Lance, like, what are you doing here?!" She yelled to him. "What am I doing here?! The question is; What were you doing with Pietro?!" he asked angrily and annoyed. "Pietro?" she questioned. "Don't play dumb! Magneto was kind enough to stop by and tell all of us just what you two have been up to. You lied to me earlier! You were just trying to get Pietro to sneak off with you and do who knows what!"
Scott spoke up next, "Turn around Alvers. There's no way you and friends are going to be able to beat us!" "Shut up four-eyes! No one was talking to you! I was talking to Kitty, so butt out!" he commanded. Scott was getting ready to blast him when Kitty stood in front of him.
"Wait a minute Scott. I want to find out why Lance is here!" She said loud enough for Lance to hear her. "You wanna know what I'm doing here? Fine! I just wanted to know what you two were really taking about! Probably how stupid I was, right?! That I'm easy to fool? So I have one more question for you; where is Pietro, since you two have become so close?!"
Pietro stood up for himself. "You looking for me Lancey boy! Well, here I am! And if you got something to say about me, then go ahead an say it!" "Ay yo! It's Pietro! Hey Lance, I thought you were just coming here for Kitty." Toad stated the obvious.
"Don't you think I know that Toad!" Lance said with a hostile attitude. "And I did come here for Kitty, I just didn't think I'd find that backstabber here!" "Who are you calling a backstabber?! You have no idea what you're getting yourselves into! So I suggest you stop while you're ahead before someone gets hurt! Or maybe even killed!" Pietro defended himself. "That 'someone' is going to be you Pietro! Who knew you were going to be the one to join the X creeps?! Especially at a time like this! What makes you think they're going to do you a good service?!" Lance questioned with force behind his voice.
Pietro grunted. "The kind of service that I'm looking forward to is saving my sister! And if I have to bend over backwards to achieve that goal then you better believe that's exactly what I'm going to do! I made my decisions for a reason! I wasn't going to tell any of you because I knew you'd criticize me and rat me out!
And if I got ratted out, then I wouldn't have made it this far to keep my sister safe!" "Safe?!" Lance mocked. "If you think she's safe because of you, then she's not! Magneto went off to find her when he got here. And did I forget to mention that she wasn't in the safety of the house when he arrived?" Lance taunted.
Pietro gasped. "Why did you let her leave?! You heard me telling her she could be in danger!" He argued back, losing his patience with Lance. "Why did I let her leave? You were the one who left when you decided you rather have the X geeks' help over ours!" "Then why don't you help now and call this whole thing off!" Pietro said, trying his best to convince them otherwise. "What whole thing? You mean, the opportunity of us ruling the world in our own fashion? That's a lot of power Pietro! I just can't understand why you have to oppose!
Magneto told us all about it! How mutants no longer have to cower at the hands of mankind!"
"Magneto told you what he wants you to think! He doesn't mean any of that stuff! He's just upset because I don't want to follow his rules anymore! He's doing nothing more than using you like a bunch of puppets! Just like he's done with Mystique, like he's done with Wanda, like me, and the rest of all of you!
Wanda was right! He wasn't doing this for any of us! He's doing this for his own selfish reasons! Why do you think he kept his plan hidden from all of us?! If he truly wanted us to be a part of this, then he would have invited us into his little plan a long time ago! He doesn't trust us with anything! We were just decoys all the way along! That project on asteroid M was just the beginning. He was planning on taking over mankind with the strongest of mutants!
And if I can remember correctly, Toad wasn't invited! And after the dispute, he probably already figured it would be too risky to trust anyone with the position he gives to them! You saw what happened when he gave too much power to Shades over here." He gestured to Scott, who was annoyed by the nick name.
Pietro continued, "I'm trying to give all of you guys a heads up and you'll be stupid enough to go against me! And just so you know, if you really cared about Katherine that much, then you'd help protect her like I'm protecting my sister because she's in just as much danger as Wanda!" he beckoned to Kitty.
Lance was getting irritated, "You mean the same way she was supposedly protecting me from you! She's a liar and I know that now!" Kitty didn't like his response. "A liar?! Just so you know Lance, I lied because of the given circumstances! It was for Wanda's own good and mine too!" She retorted. "Why would Wanda be in any danger?!" Lance asked at the absurdity.
"Yeah? Why would Wanda be in danger yo?" Toad asked. Kitty tried to reason with him. "Because Magneto wants to use Wanda's powers to alter reality. If she uses too much of her power, she won't survive the task that Magneto wants her to do." "Ya mean, Wanda won't make it? As in, gone forever?" Toad asked with worry. "Yes. Do you really want her to get hurt? All Pietro is trying to do is prevent everything from happening so Wanda can live." Toad took a minute. "So, if he's trying to save Wanda, then I guess I should help." Toad said giving in.
"Don't listen to her Toad! If she lied to me, then of course she's going to lie to you!" Lance ordered. "No one is Lying Lance! Don't you get it?! He's depending on all of us to help save his sister!"
"Then how come he couldn't trust us to do it!" Fred asked, still angry that Pietro betrayed them. "No offense Blob,"Pietro answered, "But how could any of you possibly help me find out what my father was up to? You're too big and there was no way I could cross the Atlantic with you on my back! Lance over there was already getting on my nerves to begin with, and Todd, you're too loud. Not exactly the person with the element of surprise.
I needed someone who could be quiet and get me in at the same time." He explained. "So you used Kitty?!" Lance yelled. "Who else was I supposed to get? You? I'm sorry, but using a landslide to get us in would definitely have definately been out of the question! As a matter if fact, you wouldn't have came anyway because you're so busy trying to make me out to be some crying child who needs their parents every hour of the day!" "You got that right! But I have to hand it to your old man. He's got style.
I'm so sick and tired of retaining this mutant hideout thing day in an day out. If the world wants to reveal the mutants, then we're going to reveal ourselves as the rulers of this planet!" Kitty was surprised at his horrendous answer. "Lance?! Are you like, listening to yourself? All of this power over mankind has really gone to your head!" She screamed at him.
"Nothing has gone to my head! Mutants are superior than ordinary humans. I'm just agreeing with the way that things should be. We're way stronger and the strongest deserves to reign supreme! Those humans are going to regret the day they tried to pick a fight with us mutants!" he ended coldly and heartless.
Pietro could see a similarity between Lance and his father. That disgusted him. "I guess I can say who's daddy's little boy is, huh Lance? You're willing to put Katherine in harm's way just so you can take up the phony proposition Magneto promised! And I thought you were smarter than that!" Pietro taunted. Lance grimaced with extreme anger. "I've had enough of this chattering! I came here to exchange a few words with Kitty! But since you're here Pietro, I suppose I have the best of both worlds. We're going to capture you and turn you in!" "Oh yeah, you and what army?"
Just then, the orbs that were carrying the acolytes and the Juggernaut landed on the mansion grounds. "Ah think that's the army you were askin' about." Rouge said shrewdly. The orbs opened, letting out the villains one by one. The juggernaut was the first to speak. "Which one of you is Pietro Django Maximoff?" he said murderously.
Lance pointed to the white-haired mutant. "That one, right there." "Lance you low-life!" Pietro yelled at him. "you're the low-life Pietro! A worm who's willing to put himself before his team!" Lance shot back.
Toad cut in, "So don't you think we should help Wanda?" Todd asked. "You heard the man!" Lance yelled at Todd. "Magneto was right! Pietro does think we're pathetic. If he really wanted you to help Wanda, then he would have asked for our help a long time ago, don't you think?!" Not that I'd help him anyway. Not after what he did to me! Lance thought to himself immediately afterward, reminiscing the time Pietro Punched him in the eye. It was his way of getting back at Pietro. Todd frowned. "You know what? You're right Lance. If he doesn't like us, then I don't like him neither." Toad agreed, unaware that Lance used reverse psychology on him.
The confrontation was cut short as the Juggernaut charged toward Pietro. The X men all ran in front of him to keep him covered. "You do know I can take care of myself right?" Pietro said, offended by the protection of the other X men. Scott answered. "This isn't the time to rebuttal Pietro. This isn't just about you! It's about all of us and the risks we have to take for each other! If you really want to save your sister, then stop being self-centered and work together. In this institute it's all for one or none of us at all!"
Pietro had to make sense of it for his own sake. "Alright fine! I'll play by your rules!" He agreed as the Juggernaut kept charging toward them. As the juggernaut ran, the others: Toad, Blob, Lance, Pyro, Colossus, and Sabretooth charged as well. With a full moon high in the night's sky, a big battle was soon to be engaged.