CHAPTER 18

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I walked out the X-Mansion with one goal in hand, to find Magneto, yes I had told the others I would go and see if someone was hunting Jean's power, but that was all a lie, I already knew who was hunting Jean, the D'Bari, an alien race I didn't know much about, what can I say, I was Marvel Fan, but not one to know it all.

All I knew about the D'Bari was that they were shapeshifters and that they could not be affected by telepathy, beyond that, I was on the blind about them.

Anywho, my real mission was enlisting Magneto, because if the movie was anything to go by, the D'Bari were naturally stronger than me, at least their leader, Vuk, and with Charles being as useless as an ass flavored lollipop against them, I needed the next best heavy weight, aka Magneto.

Which would be relatively easy considering I had stolen the information about where he was from Beast's computer, the man has five college degrees and still uses the most basic password ever, the name of the one he loves, Ravenxbeast123. I mean, really… It's like he was asking to be hacked, which I did.

Back to the subject at hand, after getting the information I required to find Magneto, I hijacked a private jet near the airport and flew towards the location I had, where supposedly Magneto was.

Upon arrival, I was greeted by the community of mutants in a rather aggressive tone, some ran, others were ready to find. "I come in peace," hehehe, I always wanted to say that.

"Who are you?" I looked at who had asked that and smiled, [Ariki LV 68]

"My name is Alex, and I am a mutant," I replied, still wondering if I truly was a mutant, or that was simply how whoever gave me this power hid it.

"Why are you here?" Ariki asked in a growl, frowning as he did so.

With a smile, I took a step forward and said, "I am here to talk with Erik, it's quite important… it's about his friends…"

Ariki glared at me, his hair twitching. It seemed fighting was unavoidable. "He is not here… leave…"

"So much for a mutant friendly community," I chuckled, taking a deep breath, "Look, you look like a great guy, very responsible too… but I won't leave until I talk with him… once I tell him what I have to tell him… I will leave…" with him if destiny smiles upon me.

"I said--" Before Ariki could finish that sentence, someone stopped him.

"I'll take it from here," It was no other than Erik, the master of magnetism himself. [Erik Lehnsherr - Magneto LV 170] 

Glaring at me a last time, Ariki nodded, leaving Erik as he approached me. With a smile, I waved at him and said, "My name is Alex, and I need to talk to you about something rather important.."

Erik looked at me, as if pondering about whether to force me to leave or to hear me out. "Fine, you have five minutes, and then you leave… we don't have the authorities coming here for you and that stolen Jet…" 

Five minutes… pff, all I need is ten seconds, "Ok, I will give you the short version, Charles is an idiot, Raven almost died, Jean became the host of a powerful entity, and now we are at the brink of extinction, either by Jean losing control of her new found enormous power, or by those who are hunting said power for themselves, the D'Bari who may or may not be able to control the power, I can't really tell…"

Erik stared at me, unmoving, processing all the information I had thrown at him, and for a moment I wondered if I had broken the man, "I… Raven almost died?" oh good, he's still with us.

"Yes, Jean almost killed her, but I saved her… got impaled in the process, but I heal fast," I nodded.

Erik once again seemed at a loss for words, "What did Charles do?"

"About Jean?" I asked and he nodded.

"Well, he tried to stop her with his powers… but she's beyond his telepathy," I sighed, "I'm surprised you are not questioning the validity of my information…"

"I know a liar when I see it… and you are not lying," Erik sighed, "I take it you came here for my help… and I can't see why, Charles once again has lost control over the situation…" 

"That's… about right," I nodded.

"To think… she would… I… Raven," Erik sighed, unable to complete any of his words.

"Look, I'll be honest… with Charles being nothing but a cripple in this fight, I need you, we have to stop Jean from losing control of her powers and the D'Bari from using her powers to their advantage…" I sighed.

"Who the fuck are the D'Bari," Erik asked.

"All I know is… they are from outer space, and their planet was destroyed by the very force Jean now holds within her," I answered.

"Very well," Erik nodded, filled with resolve, as a helmet flew towards him at great speed. "We have a brat to stop… and a world to save… let's go…" Well that was easy.

"Well, the Jet is that way," I pointed with a smile.

"Ariki!" Erik called.

"Yes?" Ariki answered, coming out of the bushes.

"Come, we are leaving," Erik ordered.

"I heard what he said… and if this is true… he has my support," Well, who would've thought dealing with ex-terrorists would be easier than dealing with Charles.

"I have a question," Erik turned to look at me, "Why are you angry with Charles?" 

"Is it that obvious?" I asked, and he nodded. "Well, he forced himself into my mind, and while he didn't see much, well… it was a violation of all trust, also… he seems to think I know a way to magically fix Jean, all I knew about her and her power I already shared…"

Erik chuckled, "That's why I use this helmet," he pointed at his helmet, "Charles is a good guy, but… well, sometimes he forgets that…"

"I suppose," I shrugged, walking towards the stolen Jet.