"Are you going to tell me how you learnt to fly a plane?" I ask Clover once we're up in the air. I glance out the window, everything looks so small from up here, it's a reminder that we're only one planet in this universe.
"This guy, Tyler, taught me" Clover says vaguely. I wonder how she met Tyler; I don't think their friends anymore considering Clover's said nobody has truly been there for her until me. "Before he had a change of heart and tried to sell me anyway." I blink. Somebody tried to sell Clover. I've never heard of people being sold; I wasn't aware it was a thing.
"You escaped" I say, stating the obvious. Why would someone try to sell Clover? Who would buy her? Clover moves one of the controls before turning to face me.
"This plane can pretty much fly itself" she says, she begins to show me the dashboard and how you can type in an address, just like google maps. "And yeah, I fought Tyler when he tried to tie me up and then I escaped in his plane." Clover's tone is casual, and she avoids eye contact, I decide not to pry further.
Clover pushes a black button and types something on a keyboard. "This address is probably wrong, but it's worth a try" she informs me. I have no idea where Magneto is, he could be back at the x-men institute but if he's trying to get revenge he won't be. We're not stupid enough to break into the x-men institute and he knows that, if he wants us to come, he'll be somewhere else.
I check the address Clover typed in and see that it's the same place her and MJ were held hostage. I glance at Clover; will she be okay walking back into that building? She's strong, but it's bound to bring back memories.
"Do we have a plan?" I ask Clover, we don't usually have a solid plan, but I think we'll need one if we want to defeat Magneto. It'll have to be a good plan considering this will either end in his death or both of ours. We probably should have tried to lure Magneto somewhere with no metal, then we could stand a chance.
"You distract him, and I kill him?" Clover asks, glancing across at me. I nod in agreement, figuring we're not going to come up with a better, more detailed plan. I glance behind us, half expecting to see a plane right behind us, the avengers are going to come to stop us. "I already told you I turned our location off."
"You are aware Tony can probably turn it back on in like five seconds?" I ask, he's a genius and amazing with technology, he probably already has the plane's location.
"Imagine Steve's face when he realises, we stole the jet" Clover says, beginning to laugh. "He'll be all like this is why you can't trust an x-men." I laugh, it's true. He'll probably use it against us for at least the next couple of months.
"You wonder why nobody trusts you when you do shit like stealing jets" I say, imitating Steve's voice as best I can, it's not very good. Clover starts laughing even more and I join in, it does feel good being able to laugh at Steve's stupidness.
"Tony, your daughter clearly stole the jet to give it to the x-men" Clover says, imitating Steve's voice, her imitation is a lot better than mine is. I laugh, Steve might hate the both of us, but we do know him well enough to imitate.
I think Tony will understand why we're doing this in time, I think he'll be disappointed in me but eventually I think he'll realise where I'm coming from. I was never going to be a hero or an avenger, my past is too dark. What I can do is try to save all the future children who will end up like me if the x-men aren't stopped.
Our laugh trails off as we see the familiar building, my heart begins to race a little. A part of me is hoping Magneto is here so we can hopefully stop the x-men from turning innocent kids into killers, but another part of me is hoping he isn't here because I'm not sure how fighting him will end, if Scarlett had obeyed him and Mystique, I would have been killed the last time we fought and after I died, Clover, MJ, and Peter probably would have been killed too.
"Are you sure you want to come?" Clover asks me, looking at me. I stare at her emerald-green eyes, I'm sure. I know she feels guilty for making me twist my morals, but honestly, I think I'm okay with Magneto being killed because I know how much it will help the world.
"I'd go anywhere with you" I say, Clover grabs my hand and steps towards me, kissing me. Her lips are pink and soft. Clover steps back after kissing me, placing her hand on my cheek.
"I'm so glad I found you" Clover says, I smile, I feel the exact same way.
"I love you" I say, I couldn't imagine my life without Clover. I haven't known her very long, but I honestly can't remember how I felt without her, she knows all of me and how I think and act. I'd honestly do anything for her.
"I love you" Clover says, the plane lands on the ground and she glances at me. I nod, letting her know I'm ready and we both head towards the building.
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Beautiful Ruins
Action"Maybe there was a fleeting moment where I wanted to be a hero and believed I could be one, but the truth is I'm not, I won't ever be. My past does define me, it made me a villain" - Storm. Fifteen-year-old Storm is the daughter of Black Widow and I...
