I jump out of the car, the avengers called in a bomb threat, so the school is evacuating everyone. Anything the avengers calls in isn't too be taken lightly, they're hardly ever wrong. The only reason the x-men haven't completely taken over is because the avengers are able to predict their next moves and stop them sometimes, I really hope today is one of those days where they are able to stop them.
"Storm, what are you doing here?" Ned asks, coming over to with MJ. "Is Peter here?" I'm saved from answering as Peter runs over to us.
"Go to one of your houses and stay there, I can't risk the x-men seeing us talking" Peter says.
"He's right" I agree. The x-men know spider-man's identity, they don't need to figure out who his friends are too. I'm not risking anything happening to MJ or Ned.
"You need to come with us, Peter, a bomb could go off" Ned says, looking anxiously at his best friend. "This is bigger than what you do, leave it to Mr. Stark and Captain America."
"You can go" I say to Peter, in an ideal world Peter, Henry, and Clover wouldn't be anywhere near the bomb, but this isn't an ideal world.
"No, I can't" Peter says softly. He glances at MJ and Ned. "Please go." MJ bites her lip but nods and heads off, Ned opens his mouth to say something but closes it and follows MJ, neither look back.
"Storm and Clover, make sure everyone is out of the school. Peter and Henry, make sure all the houses are empty, that people are leaving, we don't know how big this bomb is" Steve says through my earpiece.
Clover appears next to me so we both head into the school, it occurs to me that I'll never be coming back here, not after what Magneto announced on tv. "Should we split up?" I ask Clover, we'll cover more ground faster if we do.
"No, what if the x-men are waiting and something happens? Nobody will know" Clover points out, glancing over at me. She opens a classroom door and it's empty, there's nobody inside. I open another classroom door, a few chairs have been knocked over and a window is open, but there's nobody inside, I don't think we'll find anyone.
"Are you jealous of Peter now you know you aren't actually Tony's daughter? I saw your face" Clover states.
"Are you here to find another opportunity to kill Steve?" I answer Clover's question with a question since I don't want to discuss my feelings with her. It would be so easy to go back to how it was before Clover tried to kill Steve, but I don't want to get my heart broken again, I think my heart has been through enough.
"No" Clover replies. "He tried to save everyone, he's an annoying dick but he does try to keep people safe." It would've been nice if Clover had figured that out before she decided to try and kill him and blame it on me.
We turn a corner, and my eyes widen as I see two x-men standing in front of a door that exits the building. I step back, placing my hand out in front of Clover to stop her. "X-men" I mouth, glancing back at Clover.
"Do you think the bomb is behind them?" Clover whispers in my ear. I glance once again around the corner, I can see Kurt and Hank, they are solid x-men so they could be the ones in charge of guarding the bomb until Magneto decides to set it off. An idea strikes me.
"Do you think you take Hank?" I ask Clover.
"Yeah" Clover replies, pulling out a knife. "I'll throw one of these in his skull."
"Can you throw it in his leg please?" I ask. There's no reason to kill any of the x-men if we don't have, I know that they're awful and evil, but we shouldn't be taking justice into our own hands, he can be arrested and spend the rest of his life in jail.
"Fine" Clover sighs dramatically. "What's the plan for Kurt?"
"He'll follow me, he'll want to kill me for what happened to Mystique" I answer, I can take him, I used to fight him in training, and I usually won.
"Okay, once Hank is injured and tied up, I'll let Tony know where the bomb is and come for you" Clover says, glancing at me. Her fingers interlock with mine, I resist the instant urge to pull my hand away, Clover is on my side, we want the same thing.
"Don't stress, I can take care of myself" I tell Clover, is she forgetting I have powers? "Be careful." Clover nods so I step out.
Hank and Kurt both see me, immediately reaching for their guns. A strong gust of wind sends their guns tumbling out of their hands and coming towards me. Kurt's eyes are narrowed, and I can tell he's angry, he wants revenge.
I turn and run down the hallway. "Stay here, I'll get her" Kurt yells to Hank, beginning to run after me. I turn a corner, not surprised when Kurt appears in front of me, he's morphed into his mutant form.
A circle of fire emerges around Kurt and vines pull him down to the ground. This won't hold him, but it gives me time. I continue to run, I see a flight of stairs that lead up to the roof, I rush up them and burst open the door.
"You can't run from me" Kurt says, appearing in front of me once again. "I'm going to enjoy killing you."
*Author's Note* I lowkey feel bad for villanising the x-men but the plot must go on.
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Acción"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...
