Chapter 12 – Change of mind, change of heart

Pietro sat beside Wanda in the park at the institute. They were both thinking the same thing. How would they stop their father?

"He's too powerful Tro", Wanda sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder tiredly.

"I know Wands, but there must be something we can do."

"Like what? Drop a huge house on him?"

"No… he would only use his power to find the metal in the house so he can move it or something…"

"What about letting Rouge stealing his powers and then we do it?"

"Wanda do you really, really want him to die?"

She was quiet for a moment. "No… I just… I hate him a lot you know but he's still my father… mom wouldn't want us to do it either."

"No she wouldn't."

They sat in silence for a few minutes and then watched as the other X-men and their newest member Healer played. Pietro took Wanda's hand and gave it a comforting squeeze.

"You know", she said. "All those fake memories weren't that bad."

"Yeah", he agreed. "By what Mastermind told me some of it sounded like paradise."

"It kinda was… I only wish we could have had it."

"I think", Pietro said in a thick voice. "That deep inside… really deep inside it's what father wanted for us too."

"He isn't completely bad… is he?"

"No I think he still has a part of him that is good…"

"And I think that part is us."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, you weren't here to see it Tro but when Apocalypse uhm 'killed' you father was a wreck. He blamed himself and would do anything to revenge you and then fight you to keep you safe… That didn't work out so great did it?"

"Nah I just ran in circles around him."

Wanda chuckled. "It isn't funny."

"Then why are you chuckling?"

"I can't help it!"

Pietro grinned at her and then he saw Mastermind and the professor.

"Wanda", he said and rose.

"Yeah?" she asked and stopped giggling.

"We want revenge on father right?"

"Yes."

"But we also want him to stop his idiotic mission to make mutants the 'superior' race."

"Damn right we are Tro what are you…" He gaze followed his. "Oh I like what you are thinking. Instead of hurting or killing him to get rid of him…"

"We could give back the favor he gave you and tried to give me."

"We can rid all those horrible memories of what humans did to him."

"He would be on our side and forget about the quest."

"We would not have to fight for him or fight him anymore."

"And… neither would the X-men. Father would even be able to help Xavier with his dream."

Wanda took off at that and ran to the professor and Mastermind. Pietro waited until she was there to take off after her.

"Listen everyone", Xavier told all his X-men. "Wanda and Pietro have found a solution, a permanent solution to our troubles."

"What ya mean Chuck", Logan asked and crossed his arms.

"We are going to make Magneto join our side."

"And how do you suppose we do that", Ryan asked.

"Mastermind here can alter peoples' memories and remove them completely."

Mastermind stepped forward. "I can use that ability to change the memories of Magneto so he won't want to fight for his quest anymore."

"Are you serious", Scott asked. "You can do that?"

"Yes. He will join our side."

Lance looked at Wanda and Pietro who looked smug.

"How did you come up with that solution", he asked.

"Easily", Pietro grinned.

"By using brains", Wanda began. "And imagination-"

"-talking-"

"-muttering-"

"-watching-"

"-remember-"

"-tell stories-"

"-and-"

"-work together", they said the last in unison.

"Now that's freaky yo", Todd said but the twins grinned.

"There is just one problem", Storm said. "How are we going to get Magneto to us unsupervised?"

"Easy ma'am O", Pietro said. "While we was working for him John and I found that my father supervise every TV-station, every radio, every blog and have his own spy satellite to search for mutants."

"He wants to find the strongest mutants in the world", John said. "And by controlling all those things he gets a good chance to get to them first."

"That's how he found Lina."

Lina blushed. "Well I was thinking it was normal teenage problems… how could I know he was watching that website 'Spør legen' (Ask the doctor)?"

They all laughed at that.

"Now", Charles said. "This is what we'll do…"

Magneto was watching one of the big TV-stations when something caught his eyes. It was a girl in a hooded sweater. She was on the news fighting his toughest warriors by using magma and electricity combined.

"I would have good use of her", he said and took off to the scene.

There he called his troops back to the base and flew over to the girl who glared at him angrily.

"What do you want", she spat.

"Relax my dear I am here to help."

"Help? Ha your idiotic men almost blasted me off the street!"

"I am sorry for that. Now if you come with me I can help you to fit in and make the world bow to your will."

She was quiet and looked at his bare hand in hesitation.

"I don't know…"

"It will make people respect you for what you are and who you are."

"Fine", she said and took his hand and immediately he felt the familiar effect of when you touched Rogue. "Here's a lesson jerk. Don't mess with the Rogue!"

Magneto tried to pull away but Rogue refused to let go. The last thing he remembered was the smug smile on the faces of Wanda and a boy with black hair.

When he woke up he was lying in a bed and he remembered it to be his room at the institute. He sat up and saw his two black haired children sit in chairs beside his bed.

"Good morning", he said.

"God morning dad", Wanda said and elbowed Pietro and he grinned at him.

"How are you feeling today father", he asked.

"I'm feeling fine. What happened?"

"Don't you remember?"

"No… wait we were fighting Centaur and his army of mutants who want to rule the world and I got hit by… gold."

"Yeah one of the metals you can't use your abilities on."

"Did you two get hurt?"

"No we were fine and still is", Wanda said and hugged her father and Pietro followed suit. They had their father back… the father they had always wanted and he was on their side now. He was good and would never try to hurt humans ever again.

The End