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'.....'= Thoughts 

"....."= Conversations 

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Charles, accompanied by the unconscious Bobby floating beside him, approached the group of people.

"Hank," Charles spoke, directing the unconscious Bobby towards him. Hank understood and, after carrying Bobby, jumped inside the flying ship.

Magneto, who was watching their actions, looked at Bobby but didn't intervene. All he wanted was to hear what Charles had found out.

"Charles, who is behind all this?" He looked at the man sitting in the wheelchair, with cold eyes still radiating with intense anger.

Charles didn't say anything out loud, but from the changing expressions on Magneto's face, it was clear that Charles was communicating telepathically with him, although the communication was entirely one-sided.

Soon, Magneto's face was filled with shock and turned solemn after the information he received from his old friend.

"Is it the truth?" He asked, the anger and pain inside his eyes intensifying.

Charles nodded at his question with a serious expression on his face. He further said, "Though the face is the same, we can't be sure yet. Moreover, she has no reason to do this in such a roundabout way."

"Why don't we just go and ask?" Erki said, his hands trembling with anger.

"Calm down, Eric. She might not be behind this," Charles said, not continuing further and started speaking telepathically again, trying to calm Eric down.

After a minute, when Eric seemed to calm down a bit, he looked at the rest of the people and said, "We must leave before our fellow mutants from Russia come to visit us. We don't want to cause any type of misunderstanding," Charles said.

"Wait, who's behind this?" John asked impatiently. Moreover, he hadn't completed his system mission yet and couldn't leave Russia anytime soon.

"John, I will explain it to you after we reach the school," Charles answered, his tone allowing no room for negotiation.

Phil, who was also standing by the side, was interested in the person who had schemed against two powerful groups of mutants, but he didn't say anything at the time. He just looked at Charles and nodded his head in understanding.

John looked at Charles and sighed. He decided to handle the current matter at hand. He had wasted a lot of time in Russia and he was not going back without completing his mission.

"I will see you soon, Professor," John said as all the X-Men started boarding the ship.

"Take care, kid," Logan said as he climbed onto the ship and waved at him.

Jean, who was behind him, spoke in his mind, "Be careful."

John didn't say anything, as he understood that the X-Men knew the reason for his sudden visit to Russia and didn't force him to come back with them. Even Charles, who was an advocate of peace, didn't try to educate or stop John.

Erik, along with his mutants, had also boarded their ship at the same time. Without any words, they left the place.

As the X-Men boarded their ship, two people walked down the ramp of the vessel. These two individuals were Hawkeye and Natasha, who had been spying on John since his plane landed in Russia.

As they exited the ship, it took off and left in the direction of Magneto's vessel.

John looked at them and glanced at Phil, "You owe me some answers, Mr. Coulson."

Although he knew SHIELD's motive, he wanted to know the excuses Phil would give him.

"I apologize for the inconvenience, Mr. Wick. If you don't mind, how about we talk after you finish the task at hand first?" Phil asked.

John knew that this was not the time for an argument, as the fight had created quite a commotion. He didn't want to increase the difficulty of the task given by the system and wanted to finish it as early as possible.

He looked at Phil, who seemed more mysterious than ever. He had no idea that Phil, too, had been injected with a super soldier serum, although he was not sure whether it was the old one or the one created by his parents.

"Our debt is settled, Mr. Coulson," John said as he began planning how to approach and destroy the next RED base.

"Mr. Wick, what happened to the girl who was beside you?" Phil asked, as Wanda was nowhere to be seen.

"She left," John answered after a moment.

Wanda had left while the fight between Hulk and Abimiywas was at its peak. She had suddenly used an illusion with her powers on John.

Even though John countered it with the help of his Conquerors Haki, and even though it had no effect on him, he still pretended to be affected by it.

"Sorry, John," were the words she muttered as she left, after moving John to a safer place away from the impact of the fight.

John knew why she had left abruptly. It was because of Tony's appearance. John noticed her fluctuating emotions after Tony arrived.

Wanda didn't react at that time and controlled her emotions very well.

"She left?" Phil asked, bringing John out of his thoughts.

John didn't say anything and looked at Tony and Banner, "What about you guys? Are you returning with Phil?"

"No, we are coming with you," Tony said with a demanding tone.

"Yeah, we will help you in destroying the remaining bases of the terrorist organization," Banner replied. "And don't worry, I can properly control myself, well, to a certain extent," he added.

John nodded, grateful for their support. Phil decided to leave for America as he had already completed his mission here. Along with Natasha, Hawkeye, and Quake, he boarded the Quinjet after saying goodbye to John and the group.

As John and the rest prepared to leave, John couldn't shake the feeling of Wanda's abrupt departure. He knew she had her reasons, but he couldn't help but feel a pang of disappointment. He hoped that she would be safe wherever she was.

With a deep breath, John focused on the task at hand. He had a mission to complete, and he was determined to see it through. Together with Tony and Banner, they set out to take down the remaining bases of the RED. With the help of Tony and Banner, John had confidence in finishing this mission as quickly as possible.

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