A/N: Be Here Long- Needtobreathe
The sun has already set low behind the horizon and I'm under the cover of darkness. I sneak into a garden and see Lorna sitting with Magneto. Already I'm so close to the ones holding the key to my past, yet so far away from finding the truth. I slide on past them and come upon a courtyard full of stone slabs covered in names. At the bottom of the middle slab there's a plaque that reads: THE FALLEN. My eyes skim over the lists and land on a crossed out name, I look closer and see the shallow indentation of Maxine Lehnsherr carved into the marble. Footsteps interrupt my thoughts and I whip around to see Wanda deep in conversation with Pietro, I tense up and brace for their reaction to me being here. Pietro pauses and shock courses through his eyes as they meet mine. There's an odd movement and I'm in a small closet with Pietro.
"What are you doing here?" He asks and I scowl at him.
"When were you going to tell me we were related?" He sighs and rubs his temple.
"Stay here, I don't want them finding out about you right now."
"Before you go, I have to tell you that the X-Men are looking for me, please don't let them find me, I need to find out everything." He nods and is gone in a flash. I'm alone, with the exception of my thoughts, in an empty closet. My last name... is Lehnsherr, that means that Magneto and Mystique... oh my goodness! I almost can't believe this, but I guess it makes sense, that I already knew that Mystique is my mother, and the memory I just recovered from my past. Man, Kurt and Wanda, they wouldn't have been happy about this revelation. I sit down with my wings folded around my body and continue to ponder what has just come to light.
I hear a commotion outside and I feel my body stiffen, the X-Men are here. First there's yelling, mainly Wolverine and Pietro.
"Where's Maxi, I know you're hiding her here!"
"What are you talking about, I haven't seen her since the helicarrier crash!" I relax a little, knowing he's got my back for the moment.
"Haven't ya heard, speedy, she's back and she was headed towards here, so you better tell us where she is." I almost laugh, and I hear a snicker that sounds like Dick's voice and can picture him smirking, Speedy was Green Arrow's protege. There's silence and I can almost feel the surprise emiting from Lorna, and Wanda.
"Why weren't we told of this?" Wanda asks.
"Magneto knew, in fact, he had her here sitting in an electric chair with a crazy person." Logan says angrily.
"I had no intention of ever harming her!" Magneto's voice is cold and threatening he says this, and it makes me rethink what I know about him.
"What's he talking about, father?" Lorna asks and A small sigh escape his lips.
"Maxine was here, and she was hurt, so I had her operated on by one of our best doctors, I hadn't realized that he was harming her until I went to check up on her, there was an explosion and she was gone, I didn't wish to share the information with you because you were just going to leave to find her." The sound of running footsteps, probably Wanda, ends the talk and I can hear the others following them and something odd happens.
The walls flicker around me and instead of a small closet I'm in a large, metal room. The moment ends, and I know what's happened. I barge out of the closet and sprint after Wanda, she's the one causing this alternate reality.
I hear my heart pounding in my throat, the cement pushes against my silent feet as I run past the large group and leap into the building after Wanda. The sound of gasps turn into hurried footsteps and shouts of surprise.
"Wanda, wait, I'm right here, I know what's wrong, just slow down!" I yell at the blur of red in front of me, she turns around and her tear streaked face lights up and she embraces me in a tight hug.
"I thought you were gone... how are you here?" Her voice is warbled from crying and I hug her back.
"I thought I would get some answers, so I ran away from the X-Men and flew here... I guess I got what I was looking for, but listen, you are the cause of this." I gesture to everything around me, her confusion could not have been more obvious.
"This reality, it was caused by you, the sentinels, the time line, the destruction... you created it when I died," her mouth opens into an O shape as reality and understanding sinks in.
"I know what I have to do then, I love you little sister." Just as the group reaches us she runs up some stairs that lead into a tall building. I jerk to the side as I'm tackled to the ground.
"Maxi!" It's Lorna and she's hysterical.
"I love you Lorna, but everything's about to change, and I'm sorry I'm not going to get to know you better." She looks up at me and frowns. A bright light momentarily blinds us and I hear Magneto scream Wanda's name, but it's too late, she's already changed time.
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Gryphon (Completed)
Fanfiction(Book Two Of Clone) Takes place during the Wolverine and the X-Men distopia future series, and also after Nightcrawler died in the comics. Book 1- Clone(an x-men fanfic) Please read book one first, there will be plot holes.
