San Francisco, the New home to Mutant Kind.
Over the past two weeks, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Hank McCoy, and Warren Worthington have been working on a side project in the city of San Francisco. During that time, Scott and the others had helped free Lady Mastermind of her mind control and in turn saved the city from mental illusions they were trapped in.
During that time Warren had actually saved the mayor of San Francisco, which ended with them dating.
The mayor, decided to thank her mutant saviors by opening the door to San Francisco to them, giving them a place of their own so that they may move in along with their people.
And now two weeks after killing Risman and dismantling the Purifiers, Ian and Noriko had moved into the new facility know as Gray Malkin industries. Where most of the Mutants who moved to the town decided to take residency.
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" I don't think I'm ever gonna get tired of this." Ian exclaimed. He sat back in his bed and sighed; he wasn't tired. He was content. It also helped he had a beautiful Asian woman beside him.
" Mhm, I know. This is amazing!" Noriko mewled. She leaned in closer to Ian's body, locking one of her legs around his.
" As much as I love having your sweaty body on mine, babe. I have to get ready to meet Cyclops and the others soon. And I don't want to hear his mouth." Ian groaned.
" Oh, come on. All you gotta do is get dressed and go downstairs. Summers won't be here for another thirty minutes. I'm sure we can think of something to do, to pass the time." Noriko looked at Ian, giving him a coy smile while also running her hand down his chest.
Ian smirked. The idea definitely crossed his mind. But business is business.
" Sorry, babe. But business is business. And from what I'm hearing this is supposed to be important." Ian moved Noriko's hand and lifted himself up out of bed.
Noriko however, slumped back into the bed and crossed her arms in defiance.
Ian laughed at Noriko's pouting all the way into the bathroom.
After about twenty minutes, Ian came back out of the shower, dressed in casual clothes. A simple white T and a pair of blue jeans.
" You look good. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were actually civilized." Noriko told the man.
" Hey! I'm civilized." Ian stated. Ian looked at Noriko a little offended.
" Well, you hump, like beast." Noriko joked.
" You've never complained about it before."
" Who says I'm complaining? But I'm feeling little empty right now. Would be nice to have some company." Noriko gingerly sprawled herself out. One hand on her head and the other on her chest.
Ian looked at Noriko and simply shook his head. He walked over to her side of the bed and kissed her on the forehead.
" Later. Trust me." Ian kissed her again, and then quickly left the room.
" Hmph!" Noriko slumped back onto the bed again and kicked the blanket off of her like a grumpy child.
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Ian descended the Gray Malkin building, all the way down to the very bottom floor where he was met by Logan, Kurt, Rogue, Piotr, Dani, and Hank.
" Elf! Pitor Hank! How've you been?" Ian asked. He hadn't seen any of the three men since he had come to San Fran and now seemed like a good time to celebrate and see how things had gone.
" Privyet Ian." Piotr the big Russian stallion, nodded and waved at Ian.
" Hello, mine frieund."
" And Dani! It's good to see you and Rogue too." Ian greeted his old mentor with a great big hug.
" You too, Ian." Dani replied. She was happy to be back with gang again. For the first time in a long time it seemed like things were finally going back to how they were.
" Logan." Ian gave a slight nod to man and Logan nodded back. No words needed to be said between the two of them. They already spoke enough.
" Catch!" Logan shouted. He grabbed a beer can from the fridge and tossed it to Ian.
Ian caught it and tore the top of the can off and drained the contents within seconds. Once he was done, Ian let out a loud and vicious burp.
" Ohhhh! Nice." Logan exclaimed.
" Heh! You know it." Ian said with a grin on his face.
" Are you even old enough to drink, sugah?" Rogue asked the man.
" Are you gonna question it? After everything we've done?" Ian asked the woman.
Rogue rolled her eyes and smiled.
It was all around a good time.
And then Cyclops walked in.
" How did you guys beat me?" Scott asked Logan and the others. " I was driving a half-million dollars prototype sports car and you guys still beat me here."
" Don't wanna remind you, how we do things boss. But-" Logan spoke.
Kurt laughed and bamfed across the room in front of Scott.
" Some of us, don't have to worry about rush hour traffic." Kurt told the man.
" Hank beer me, really quick." Logan yelled to Beast.
" As you wish, my good man. Heads up." Hank tossed another beer can over his shoulder, and Logan snatched it.
" Hey, some of us haven't been to bed yet." Scott complained.
" Good morning, Mr. Summers. I woke up to discover I've regained a degree of dexterity in my paws I've been lacking since my second mutation kicked in. I came here in the hopes I could scramble a few eggs for breakfast since I can now handle a spatula and pan, again, and yet all this ridiculous refrigerator has inside, are hot pockets." Hank told the man.
" Sorry Hank. That's all we could get on the drop of a dime." Ian spoke up.
" Right." Hank rolled his eyes and shook his head. " Anyway, Scott, I need eggs, not hot pockets. I don't even know what a hot pocket is. I don't want to know."
" We need groceries, okay." Scott replied with a smile on his face.
" Don't make me learn about hot pockets, Scott. My fingers are working again. I've been having such a wonderful day." Hank told the man.
" Hey, Logan. Let me get another beer." Ian asked the man.
" Alright. Think fast." Logan turned around and threw his empty beer can at Ian. However, instead of hitting Ian. Kurt teleported in front of it and teleported the can back at Logan. " Damnit elf!" Logan cursed, he just barely moved out of the way from the can.
" Hahahahaha! Good one kurt!" Ian, Kurt, and Piotr all laughed at Logan as he picked himself up off the ground.
However, as they were all laughing, the door to the building opened once again, and stepping inside was Pixie.
" Uh, guys." Megan spoke. " I got beat up. I got beat up real bad." Megan stated.
Ian, Logan, Hank, Kurt, and Rogue swarmed Megan as she collapsed onto her knees.
Ian grabbed the small girl and gently sat her up.
Megan was hurt. She was hurt bad. Her wings were torn and shredded. She was covered in blood, dirt, and bruises from head to toe.
Ian was furious.
But the thing that hurt him the most wasn't the blood, or the bruises, or even the tears falling down her face.
All of that angered him, yes. It infuriated him.
But the thing that hurt him the most, the thing that enraged him the most. It was her wings. These poor majestic, fairy wings, trying so hard to catch the sunlight and reflect it. These majestic wings trying so hard to lift themselves. To flutter and fly. These beautiful wings smashed all to hell. These Magical wings... Ruined.
The sight of Megan's broken body infuriated the mutants and in their minds. In each and every one of them, they all made a simple promise. They swore to themselves to find whoever did this and make them pay.
" Megan, where did you get that mask?" Scott asked the girl. In her hands was a small helmet that resembled the ones the old Hellfire club foot soldiers used to wear.
His smile from before was gone, now his eyes were glowing. He was angry.