Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:38:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lance Chua <silversummer88@yahoo.ca>
Subject: X-Redemption Chapter 6

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of the characters in this story
other than those that I created. This story will contain homosexuality and
I do not make any claims regarding the sexuality of anyof the characters in
the story. All of the X-Men and Villains presented in the story (other than
those I created) are the property of Marvel Comics.


     Author's Notes:
       With the disclaimer out of the way; I just want to say that this is
my first submission to Nifty and would really love to get some comments
about it. If you like the story, if you hate it, whatever send me an email
<silversummer88@yahoo.com>. I forgot to mention in the previous chapter but
I've taken some liberties with the ages of the X-Men and Brotherhood
characters in the story . I'll be mixing in some really popular characters
and some relative unknowns as well, so if you're an X fan you can skip the
character section, if not then you may want to check it out for a bit of
background. Oh and if there are any particular X-characters you want to see
included in the story send me an email (don't worry about how obscure they
are I probably still know them).

Characters:

Conner -- 16 year old high school student, our main character, frequency
manipulation, new member of the Brotherhood

Pyro/John – 19 year old member of Brotherhood of Mutants, Australian,
pyrokinetic


X-Redemption Chapter 6:

	No...that can't be John...it just can't be. I collapse on my knees
and I can feel my entire body shaking. I'm breathing hard...I want to rush
over to the sphere and make sure it's him but my body is too heavy. My
limbs feel like dead weights and I can't move myself. I can feel tears down
my face. I'm able to curl my fist into a ball and with all my strength I
smash my fist against the floor of the hangar. Shockwaves start to flow
from where my hand hit the steel floor and they immediately respond to my
emotions. I can feel the hangar start to shake and the equipment start to
move around in their moorings. I can hear screaming and I can tell that
Magneto is issuing some sort of order but I'm completely oblivious to what
he's saying. I give the hangar floor another shot and force the shockwaves
to move even faster. Objects are now starting to fall and it feels as
though the entire station is going to be ripped apart.

	I can tell that my powers are doing all of this but right now I
don't care. John is dead and that's the only thing that matters.

	"Conner, mate...stop." I hear his voice calling to me.

	I look up and I can't believe what I see. Even behind all the tears
on my face I can tell that John is standing mere inches from me.

	"John..." I manage to let out a whimper. I can feel myself calming
down and the quaking begins to subside.

	"Sorry, mate..." says John with, what as far as I can tell, a
smirk.

	Suddenly the image of John before me begins to change. The costume
of orange, red, and yellow begins to transform more into blue skin. The
face that I've begun to associate with kindness was changed to one of a
cold, harsh stare. Those eyes that have always seemed so happy were
replaced by empty pupils of yellow. It wasn't John standing before
me...instead it was Mystique.

	"Sorry Conner," I hear another voice say as I feel a sudden strike
across my head. And then the room suddenly went dark.

	" Conner, my boy, how are you feeling..." my eyes slowly adjust to
the light in the room. Magneto is standing by me and Mystique and Toad are
both flanking him. "I'm sorry I had Mystique and Toad attack you but I was
afraid that you were going to rip Asteroid M in two. Most of the medical
tests show that there was little damage done and you should be back on your
feet in a few hours."

	My eyes have completely adjusted to the light now. There's a slight
pain on the side of my head but I can tell that there was no significant
injury. I can tell that I'm currently in the infirmary.

	"Where's John?..." I manage to say.

	"Pyro is in surgery right now. He was beaten pretty badly but he's
a tough lad. I'm not sure what will happen at the moment." responded
Magneto. "The bond that the two of you have formed is admirable and will be
an asset to the Brotherhood but I will tell you this now Conner because you
need to understand this. Pyro and all in the Brotherhood are fighting a war
for the benefit of mutantkind. We may be superior to humans in every
conceivable way but that doesn't mean we face an easy fight. There are some
of us who will not make it out of this war alive and that threat looms over
us everyday. Make every moment with John count but you must also be able to
let go should things go badly."

	"Who hurt him?" was the only response I could make.

	"I can tell what you have in mind. Your eyes tell me that you want
to avenge him. I would rarely send such a young talent as yourself out on
the field but I can tell that you won't take no for an answer. Pyro's
mission was to deal with a group called the Sons of Humanity. They are a
group of anti-mutant radicals who have been attacking mutants all
throughout the Southern United States. Pyro had infiltrated their group and
found their base of operations. Sadly they found him and the rest as you
can tell was quite brutal. Thankfully I was able to get to him in time and
with the help of the strike team we were able to shut down the base of
operations."

	"There must be something that I can do..." I so wanted to find a
way to avenge Pyro.

	"There is something that you can do Conner. I would usually reserve
this for someone more experienced so I must ask you. Are you willing to
take a person's life?" Magneto posed that question without so much as a
change in the tone of his voice.

	I knew how I felt. Images of my dad were brought back into my head
as well as images of that hobo that I brought down in the train station
washroom. I knew what my answer was.

	"Killing someone won't be a problem."

	"Alright then, once you're ready meet me in the War Room. I believe
Toad showed you where that was."

	About three hours later I had left the infirmary and was outside
the doors to the Brotherhood's War Room. The room was filled with monitors
that were tuned into various feeds. In the center of the room was a massive
table with a holographic representation of the Earth. Around the table sat
Mystique and Toad as well as the members of the Brotherhood whom I saw come
out of the sphere with John and Magneto.

	"Ah, Conner, there you are." I heard the distinctive voice of
Magneto. He was actually levitating above the room staring out of the
massive glass window that served as the War Room's ceiling. "Welcome to the
Brotherhood of Mutants' War Room. From here we coordinate the Brotherhood's
operations and plans. I believe you have seen the Brotherhood members other
than Mystique and Toad already but let me introduce them to you."

	"The Blob is our resident strong man, he is the quintessential
immovable object <Magneto was pointed out the large man who stood 8 feet
tall and whom I guessed weighed close to a ton>. <Magneto then looked
towards the dark haired man in gray and white armor with the domed helmet>
Avalanche has the power to create seismic waves, a power similar in some
ways to yours. And finally, Sabretooth <Magneto then pointed out the gruff
almost beast like man in the room> is one of the most ferocious and
dangerous warriors you will ever meet. There are other members of the
Brotherhood but these are the ones whom I suppose you will see the most."

	"Now for your mission, Conner, I will be sending you along with
Mystique to the last known location of the leader of the Sons of Humanity.
The leader of the Sons of Humanity fled from their base before we destroyed
it. Our plan was to make him an example to show that mutants are superior
but circumstances prevented us from doing so. Your task is to go down there
and finish the job. Kill him and make a statement. Mystique will guide you
and assist you, as well as serve as a safety precaution lest you are not
able to get the job done."

	"Believe me Magneto, I will."