Thieves {Peter Maximoff X Reader}

[3]

I had spent the whole day up in my room, pissed at Charles when a nock at the door rang throughout the house. Hank has answered it, there was a ton of talking and loud banging before I walked down the stairs to see, Hank, a stranger, and charles.

"Y/n." The stranger said smiling
"How do you know my name?" I mumbled
Charles looked up at me "go back to your room." Before continuing with their conversation.

"Which makes it slightly perplexing that you missed our sign on the way in. This is private property, my friend. I'm gonna have to ask him to ask you to leave."
The stranger looked back to Charles "Well. I'm afraid I can't do that... because I was sent here for you."
"Well, tell whoever it was sent you that I'm busy.."
"That's gonna be a little tricky... because the person who sent me was you"
"What?"
"About 50 years from now."
"Like in the future, 50 years from now?"
"Yeah."
"I sent you from the future?"
"Yeah."
"Piss off."
I snicker, at the stranger and he shot a look at me.
"If you had powers, you'd know I was telling the truth."
"How do you know I don't have my p- Who are you?"
"I told you."
"Are you CIA?"
"No."
"You've been watching me?"
"I know you, Charles. We've been friends for years. I know your powers came when you were 9. I know you thought you were going crazy when it started... all the voices in your head. And it wasn't until you were 12... that you realized all the voices were in everyone else's head. Do you want me to go on?"
Charles had a look of shock and confusion on his face "I never told anyone that."
"No, yet, no, but, you will."
I tilt my head staring the stranger up and down.
"All right, you've piqued my interest. What do you want?"
"We have to stop Raven. I need your help. We need your help."
Charles got a bit emotional "I think I'd like to wake up now." Then he stood up walking into his study.
Hank looked to the stranger "What does she have to do with this?" Hank asked turning back into his human form.

A few minutes later Charles asked "So you're saying... they took Raven's power, and what? They weaponized it?"
She stranger nodded "Yep."
Hank commented "She is unique."
"Yeah, she is, Hank." Charles smirked at him walking over and sitting on the couch.
"In the beginning the Sentinels were just targeting mutants, then they began to identify the genetics in non-mutants who'd eventually have mutant children or grandchildren. Then they started targeting everybody. Many of the humans tried to help us, it was a slaughter. Leaving only the worst of humanity in charge. I've been in a lot of wars, I've never seen anything like this. And it all starts with her."
"Let's just say for the sake of... the sake, that I choose to believe you... that I choose to help you. Raven won't listen to me. Her heat and soul belong to someone else now."
".I know. That's why we're gonna need Magneto, too."

I listened leaned against the study doors, Charles gave me a 'room, now!' Look every once in a while but I didn't listen.
"Erik?"
"You do know where Erik is?" Hank asked
The stranger answered "Yeah."
Charles began to laugh walking away going upstairs."He's where he belongs."
The stranger looked at him "You're just gonna walk out?"
"Ooh, top marks. Like I said, you are perceptive." Charles laughed.
"The Professor I know would never turn his back... on someone who'd lost their path. Especially someone he loved." The stranger stated, causing Charles to walk back over to him.
"You know, I think I do remember you now. Yeah... We came to you a long time ago seeking your help. And I'm gonna say to you what you said to us then: Fuck off!" He said getting up close and personal.
The stranger grabbed charles extremely aggressively making Hank stand up. And causing my nails to turn to claws in case.
"Listen to me, you little shit. I've come a long way, and I've watched a lot of people die. Good people. Friends. If you're gonna wallow in self-pity... and do nothing, then you're gonna watch the same thing... you understand?" The stranger let go of Charles.
"We all have to die sometime." Charles huffed walking upstairs.

This stranger, what he's talking about I would normally not believe a word of. But No matter how crazy he sounds, I believe him...

Hank sighed"Told you there's no professor here."
The stranger huffed "What the hell happened to him?"
"He lost everything. Erik, Raven... his legs. We built this school, the labs, this whole place... then, just after the first semester... the war in Vietnam got worse. Many of the teachers... and older students were drafted. It broke him. He retreated himself. I wanted to help, do something... so I designed a serum to treat his spine... derived from the same formula that helps me control my mutation. I take just enough to keep myself balanced... but he takes too much. I tried easing him back... but he just couldn't bear the pain, the voices. The treatment gives him his legs... but its not enough. He's... He's just lost too much."

I interrupted walking up next to the stranger looking towards the stairs Hank watching me carefully "I believe ya."
The stranger looked to me raising an eyebrow.
I continue "I'll talk to him for you, he'll listen to me."

I made my way upstairs, To his room. When I walked in he was pulling a needle out of his arm. I walked over sitting on the bed next to him. He looked over at me. I gave him a kind smile.
"What?" Charles huffed
"Charles, now I know this may sound nuts-"
Charles cut me off "Please, don't tell me you want to help that asshole down there."
"Well, I believe him."
Charles sighed, I placed my hand on his.
"You trust me don't you?"
Charles nodded
"You should help him, he may sound like a total nut job but I believe him. Plus you need to get out of this house."
He sighed, looking me in the eyes "fine-"
"Really? I didn't think it would be that easy." I joked
He smiled rolling his eyes.

We walked back downstairs together, Charles began "You're lucky." He said looking to the stranger "I'm not doing this for any of your cuter mumbo gumbo, but for y/n."
The stranger nodded "Great."
"But I'll tell you this. You don't know Erik. That man is a monster. A murderer. You think you can convice Raven to change? To come home? That's splendid. But what makes you think you can change him?"
The stranger looked charles in the eyes "Because you and Erik sent me back together."

The men where planing as I leaned against a wall listening and thinking.
Hank started "The room they're holding him in was built during the Second World War... when there was a shortage of steel. So the foundation is pure concrete and sand. No metal."
Charles added "He's being held... a hundred floors beneath the most heavily guarded building the planet."
The stranger asked "Why is he in there?"
Charles looked to me then back to the stranger "What, he forgot to mention?"
There was a big pause before Hank added "Uh, JFK."
This came as a big suprise to both me and the stranger, Charles never told me this about Erik. I hate it when he keeps secrets from me...
the stranger added"he killed..."
Charles continued chuckling a bit "What else explains a bullet miraculously curving through the air? Erik's always had a way with guns. Are you sure you want to carry on with this?"
The stranger somewhat shrugged "This is your plan, not mine."
Hank shook his head "We don't have any resources to get us in."
"Or out. It's just me, y/n, and Hank." Charles added
"I know a guy. Yeah, he'd be a young man now. Grew up outside of D.C. He could get into anywhere. I just don't know how the hell we're gonna find him"
Hank looked over to Charles.
"Is Cerebro of the question?"
Charles looked down.
Hank looked to the stranger "We have a phonebook?"

Hank went to get the phone book wail I walked upto charles smiling,
"You are not going." He stated
"What!?" I begged "c'mon I'm the only reason you're going."
"No , it's also for raven."
The stranger interrupted "she's coming."
Charles growled "you think you have a sa-"
"She's going. That wasn't a question."
Charles went silent.