Ch.6

Magneto's Camp

Jean and Danny stood atop a hill, watching the mutants below. Jean was behind Danny, and had her arms around his shoulders.

Danny looked up at her, and Jean smiled down at him. Danny smiled, and went back to watching, as did Jean. Magneto came up behind them.

"Do you remember when we first met? Do you know what I saw when I looked at you? I saw the next stage in evolution that Charles and I dreamt of finding. And I thought to myself "Why would Charles want to turn this goddess into a mortal?" When I saw Danny, the only thing I could think was that this must be your son." Magneto commented.

"He is my son." Jean insisted.

Magneto nodded. "Yes, and a fine one at that."

He suddenly held up the Cure gun. "I can manipulate the metal in this, but you, you can do anything. Anything you can think of."

The gun floated in front of Jean. She took control of it, and took it apart. She took the darts of the cartridge, and pointed them at Magneto, who backed away. "Jean, enough. Enough!" Magneto shouted.

The darts fell the ground. Jean undid her arms around Danny's shoulders and nudged him behind her, as she looked at Magneto. "You sound just like him."

Magneto shook his head. "Jean, he wanted to hold you back."

Jean took a hold of Danny's hand. "What do you want?"

Magneto looked at her seriously. "I want you to be what you are, as nature intended."

Magneto tried to get close, but Danny's eyes flashed green at him, wolf fangs bared and wolf ears shoved forward. Magneto backed away, and continued. "That Cure is meant for all of us. If we want freedom, we must fight for it, and that fight begins now." Magneto said, and walked away. Jean turned back to Danny, and she hugged him close.

Magneto walked through his camp, and Pyro and Callisto joined him. "She shouldn't be here with us. Her power's completely unstable. The only thing stopping her from destroying the world is the boy." She insisted.

"Ah yes, Danny. Such a good son."

"You trust them? They're one of them." Pyro said.

"So were you, once." Magneto said.

"I stuck with you, all the way. Would've killed the Professor, if you'd given me the chance."

Magneto stopped Pyro. "Charles Xavier did more for mutants than you will ever know. My single, greatest regret is that he had to die for our dream to live."

Magneto strode away with Callisto, and Arclight following behind, leaving Pyro.

Institute

Logan, Hank, Storm, Kitty, and Bobby were in an office, discussing the school.

"So what now? What do we do?" Bobby asked.

"Professor Xavier started this school. Perhaps, it's best it end with him. We'll have to tell the students they're going home." Hank said. Bobby and Kitty looked incredulous.

"Most of us don't have anywhere to go. I can't believe this. I can't believe we're not going to fight for this school." Bobby said.

Storm looked down, thoughtful, when Warren walked in.

"Sorry, I know this is a bad time. I was told that this was a safe place for mutants." He said.

"It was, son." Hank said, sadly, but Storm stood up, looking at Warren's face. "And it still is. We'll find you a room. Hank, tell all the students this school stays open."

Everyone looked at her happily.

Bobby walked down the hall, towards Rogue's room. He knocked on her door. "Rogue."

No answer. He knocked again. "Hey Rogue." He opened the door, and walked in to find the bed made, and some of her stuff gone. He walked out, and saw Pete coming down the hall, carrying a TV like it was a bag of marshmallows.

"Hey Pete, have you seen Rogue?" Bobby asked.

"Yeah, she took off." He answered. Bobby looked at the ground, and headed off.

Logan stood at Charles's grave. It was simple. It said 'Charles Xavier. Father. Teacher. Leader.' The candle was still burning in his honor.

Logan.

Logan looked behind him, alarmed. The whisper's called him from every direction. "Jean?" Logan said, looking around. He got a flash of the red-head, the camp, Jean again. He fell to his knees, groaning.

Don't come, Logan, don't come.

This time it was Danny, and it cut off the rest of the voices. He looked up to Charles's grave, and ran to his room. He got a duffel bag, and started packing. Storm found him this way.

"Where you going?" She asked.

"Where do you think?" was her reply.

"They're gone, Logan. They're not coming back."

Logan looked at her sharply. "You don't know that." Logan said.

Storm looked at him, pleading. "Jean killed the Professor, and Danny would do anything for his 'mother'."

"That wasn't Jean and Danny's under influence. The Jean and Danny I know are still in there." Logan said, and started to head out the door, but Storm stopped him. "Listen, why can't you see the truth, huh? Why can't you just let them go?"

Logan pushed Storm up against the door. "Because… Because…"

"Because you love her, and he's like a son?"

Logan pulled away, and put his hand on his forehead.

"They made their choice. Now it's time we make ours. So if you're with us, then be with us." Storm said, and left. Logan listened to her go, but he left on his motorcycle.

Cure Lab

Bobby looked through the crowd of the mutants who were protesting against the Cure. He was searching the other side for Rogue.

"You getting the Cure so you can go back home to Mommy and Daddy?" Pyro taunted, coming through the crowd. Bobby looked at him for a second. "I'm looking for someone."

He looked to the line again, searching.

Pyro looked too, and caught on. "Oh, I get it; your girlfriend. Figured she'd want the Cure. She's pathetic."

Bobby looked at him angrily, and his fist froze over. A flame appeared in Pyro's hand. "Come on, Iceman. Make a move."

Bobby looked at him for a long time, before shaking his head, and walking away.

"Same old, Bobby. Still afraid of a fight!" Pyro yelled after him. His head turned to the lab across the street, and he fired at it, destroying the lab. Everyone backed away and then ran off, screaming. Bobby looked for Pyro, but couldn't find him. He was gone.

White House

"Today's attack was only our first victim. So long as the Cure exists, our war will rage. Your cities will not be safe. Your streets will not be safe. You will not be safe. And to my fellow mutants, I make you this offer. Join us, or stay out of our way. Enough mutant blood has been spilled already."

Trask turned off the TV and cut off Magneto's speech. Trask turned to MacArthur. "We're trying to track him, sir. We're working hard."

MacArthur got up, and faced Trask. "We cannot let him do this."

Trask stepped forward. "You know I agree, sir." He said.

"This is now a national security matter. Seize and secure Worthington Labs. I want troops armed with Cure weapons deployed immediately." MacArthur ordered. Trask nodded.

"Yes, sir." Trask said.

"And Trask, you have to find Magneto and stop him, by any means necessary. Magneto wants a war. We'll give him one." MacArthur said, sealing the deal.

Weapons Area

"Let's go! Keep it moving! Turn in your old weapon! Turn in all metal! Pick up your plastic weapon! Pick up your Cure cartridge! Absolutely no metal!"

Soldiers turned in their old weapons, got Cure guns, and then were deployed to the Worthington Labs. Others were deployed to the protests and clinics.

At one of these protests, a bus pulled up and Rogue got out. She looked at the protesters and got in line with the others.

Near Magneto's Camp

Logan sniffed the air, his claws unsheathing. He walked forward and was shot with a spike. He got up and two more hit the tree next to him. He looked forward and saw a man brandish two spikes from his hands.

Logan got up, and the spikes were thrown near him as they ran.

Nearby, other guards heard the sound of the shots.

Logan hid behind a tree, took the spike out of his shoulder, and let it seal up. He heard Spike come near, and threw the spike back at him. It hit him in the leg.

Thump...

He fell to the ground. He heard others come into the area, some with guns. Logan climbed a tree. When two were under him, he back flipped and took them out.

Then Spike coming at him again. Logan used his claws as a shield to block the oncoming Spikes. When they were close to each other, Logan jumped at him, and stabbed Spike in the chest.

He got off of the dead man, to reveal two spikes in his torso. His claws went back into his hands and he painfully pulled the spikes out of his torso. He got up, and the wounds healed up. He headed off in the direction of cheering.

He found the camp, and grabbed a hoodie to hide himself. He found the crowd cheering for Magneto with Juggernaut, Pyro, Callisto, Quill, Madrox, and Arclight behind him. Jean and Danny stood off to the side. Danny was, once again, in front of Jean. The red-head was hugging him from behind.

"They wish to cure us, but I say to you, we are the cure!" Magneto started, and the crowd cheered. Logan walked through, hood up. "The cure for the infirm, imperfect condition called homo-sapiens."

The crowd cheered again.

"They have their weapons…"

Magneto gestured to Jean and Danny. Jean looked at Magneto with displeasure. Danny's eyes narrowed into slits.

"We have ours. We will strike with a vengeance and a fury that this world has never witnessed. And if any mutants stand in our way, we will use this poison against them! We shall go to Alcatraz Island, take control of the Cure, and destroy its source! And then, nothing can stop us!" Magneto finished and everyone cheered.

Near the end of Magneto's rant, excuse me, speech, Danny and Jean spotted Logan. Danny almost looked sad, but Jean took his hand and led him away. Logan went after them.

He walked through the woods, and saw Jean leading Danny somewhere. "Jean."

The women turned around, and nudged Danny behind her, hiding him. Logan was about to step forward, but he was thrown against a tree by an invisible force.

Magneto walked forward, hand outstretched. "I know the smell of your adamantium from a mile away."

Logan looked at him with hatred. "I didn't come here to fight you." He said.

"Smart boy." Magneto commented.

"I came for Jean and Danny."

Magneto smiled. "You think I'm keeping her against her will."

Logan looked at the boy hiding behind Jean. "What about Danny?"

Magneto's smile never vanished. "He just wants to please his mother." Logan floated forward. "They're here because they want to be."

"You don't know what you're dealing with." Logan said. Magneto's smile vanished. "I know full well. I saw what she did to Charles."

Logan looked at him, even more displeased. "You stood there, and let him die."

Magneto shook with rage.

"I'm not leaving here without them."

Magneto nodded. "Yes, you are."

Logan was sent flying into the forest, until he hit a tree and fell to the ground.

White House

"Two minutes till Rendez-vous, Mr. President." Trask said. MacArthur walked to stand next to Trask.

"We have a satellite feed on Magneto's Base of Operations."

The two looked to the screen to see the base in a blue camera, many mutants walking around.

"How did we find it?" MacArthur asked.

Trask looked to a screen that was playing feed from earlier on in the day. Raven, fully clothed, was giving them everything they knew on Magneto.

"She gave us everything we wanted and more." Trask informed. MacArthur smiled slightly. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." (No kidding.)

They watched the screen, and the soldier they sent started coming in around the edges.

"Approaching target, dead ahead. Set for three sixty degree incursion."

The soldiers got closer.

"This is team leader to Bravo One. We are green to go."

Trask looked to MacArthur. "OK. Send them in."

They watched as the guards started to push the mutants back in a circle. Then, they started disappearing, until only one was left.

Base of Operations

All the mutants became one; Madrox.

"OK, I give up." He said with a devious smile.

"Sorry, Mr. Secretary, it was a decoy." The leader said. MacArthur sighed. "If he's not there, then where the heck is he?"

Golden Gate Bridge

"Worthington Labs. It ends where it began." Magneto said, aways from the Golden Gate Bridge as they looked at the lab.

"Are you sure the boy is still inside?" Magneto asked.

"A hundred percent." Callisto answered.

"So, how we supposed to get there? Cause I don't swim." Juggernaut said.

Magneto looked at him in mild amusement. "Leave that to me."

I forgot to tell you all about my Wednesday night...

Kadzait: *begins laughing hysterically*

It's not that funny.

Kadzait: YOU WERE FORCED TO BE A TOILET PAPER MUMMY!

*simmers* Yeah... At my church youth thing, we have an icebreaker game at the beginning of the meeting (no one likes them). This week's game was to take one person in your group, turn them into a toilet paper mummy, and tell everyone why your mummy was the best. Somehow, I became am "Amish Ninja"... I was more of an "Amish Ninja Penguin" though as they wrapped my legs together and I had to waddle to get to wherever I was walking to.

Kadzait: *continues laughing* It was hilarious!

*simmers*

Reviews:

Crimson Leo: Yeah but then they brought him back in Days of Future Past, which REALLY confuses me.

Supaherolena02: You're not the only one who has similar thoughts on Charles's death! XD And thank you!

BringbackDannyPhantom: Yeah, her powers are so cool but so sad. *begins crying*