“Son, listen well. I won’t repeat myself. This fine young man here is Andrew Strucker and the outstanding woman beside him is his twin sister Lauren Strucker. Together they are Fenris, an unstoppable force.” Andrew and Lauren both stepped forward after Magnetos introduction. They both had blond hair and blue eyes. The way they moved would make you think that they were the same person. They were perfectly synchronised. Creepy, kind of like the twins from the shining.

Magneto waited for me to give the twins a once over before he continued with the introduction. And by ‘once over’ I mean he waited for me to literally check them out. The same way you check out a car or a horse before you buy it. He gestured for me to walk around them. Get a real 360° view.

“And this is their leader, she is cunning as she is beautiful. Marcia Diaz.” Marcia stepped forward with gusto. Yah with confidence like she’s definitely the leader. But hearing Magneto call her beautiful sent a shiver down my spine, eighty-year-old asshole hitting on a sixteen-year-old.

“You can all get to know one another after the ceremony.” Magneto snapped his fingers and two new mutants entered the room. One male and the other seemed to be female. I say seemed to be because she was made of diamond or glass but her curves said female.

“Ceremony?” I tried to stay calm as I saw wolverine, beast and quicksilver exit the room. Professor X stood up and walked towards me and my new bodyguards.

“Quicksilver didn’t tell you. I swear that boy leaves out the most important information. These three will be bonded to you for life. The same way the four horsemen are bonded to Apocalypse for life. It’s a tradition we picked up with the change in leadership a while back. I’m sure quicksilver told you the truth of this worlds leadership?”

“Yes”

“Good, at least he did one thing right. The difference between apocalypses connection with us and yours with your bodyguards is that there will be no sudden boost in power. We are just psychically manipulating your bodyguards’ minds so that they have undying loyalty and love for you. In the event of your death they will be compelled to seek vengeance until they die. Do you have any questions?”

“I have so many. First and foremost, is this slavery?” I had to ask because this shit sounds shady.

“It’s not slavery because we have purchased their body and minds for the cheap price of immortality, not to mention they get outrageous paycheques and freewill.” Magneto saw that his words where failing to get through to me and gave Professor X a desperate look as if to ask for help.

“Eric that doesn’t sound convincing at all. let me take over. Polaris, the world you have found yourself in is full of grey areas and this is one of them. Selling one’s self for power is common. Do not think that we give immortality to just any mutant. That wouldn’t make sense in the long run. Only the selected and their personal bodyguards are given such a gift. These three have lost all that was dear to them and wish to shed their mortal coil. You don’t know how amazing it is to be a pioneer of a new world. The mutants under us know something big is about to happen but if they found out about Thanos and Jean, they wouldn’t understand. Believe me I’ve tried telling many of my students and they all refused to lose the humans closest to them. Had to wipe the event from their memories but these three agreed without hesitation.”

Damn, Professor X must have been one hell of a salesman in his past life because he just convinced me to buy some slaves. I hope this doesn’t make me racist. Two of them are white with blond hair and blue eyes so I must still be in the safe zone. Yah. Not creepy at all.

“Whatever, how does this work?” Magneto and the Professor both relaxed after I gave my answer. This must have been a test and I barely passed.

“It’s pretty simple. I tamper with their minds, hey become deathly loyal and adoring. Magneto brought his own two psychics to monitor what I do and make sure I don’t change anything else. Afterwards quicksilver will come and inject them with the Nano machines.”

Ok that explains Dimond lady and the creepy thin dude standing silently at the back of the room. The professor lifted his hand and placed two fingers on his temple. His eyes tuned pitch black for a split second and then he was done. I noted the effects of whatever he did worked instantly. The three teens no more looked at me with indifference. They had adoration and respect in their eyes.

Fuck I’m glad I got the tattoos before I met a psychic

[I too am glad. I tried to monitor the Professors psychic link. I couldn’t even detect the energies used. I also want to add that obtaining psychic slaves… I mean bodyguards was a very smart choice. It is a common practice among nobility in various races across the universe]

Thanks. your late input is much appreciated. What is with you anyway. You have been awfully quiet?

[I have been trying to manage your brains workload. You need to recruit new members to your nova force soon. To relieve the burden on your body and mind. The three slaves are a good start]

Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.

Bodyguards. Whatever.

“That’s all. My job here is done. It was nice meeting you Polaris. Please come by once in a while. I will be busy this week. What with Thanos killing half the population of the universe. So maybe next week.” The professor smiled and walked out the room.

“QUICKSILVER! Come in here. Bring the injections” Magneto called out for peter who walked in casually.

“Boy, I swear you haven’t grown a bit in the last fifty years. Where is the machine. Are you annoying me on purpose!”

“You need to chill out pops? I already gave them tattoos you all just didn’t notice.” Quicksilver pulled out the ink gun and immortality injection from out of thin air. I knew better he just moved so fast it looked that way.

Magneto smiled “Pietro Maximoff you will be the death of me. Polaris the time for hiding is over, mutants will soon rule this world. I have already publicly acknowledged you, Peter and Wanda as my children. This will come as a shock to many as ‘scarlet witch’ and ‘quicksilver’ are names associated with the avengers but that doesn’t matter anymore. our family will write the new earth’s History as Royalty. Your first mission is tonight. Go to Stark’s Fancy new 5-star hotel opening and crash it. I know it sounds foolish but we must make our presence known and as the only member of the family not liable to be arrested on site I want you there.”

“Ok I’m glad my first mission is to go batshit at a big event. Even though I still think this is bitch work meant to make sure I’m busy until all this Thanos business is over” Magneto smiled and handed me a credit card.

Fuck it. I might as well party until the world ends.

[Nova prime. We can still try save this universe. Only quicksilver knows of your identity as Nova. You can work with the Avengers as Nova and help salvage this helpless situation]

Strange. I really hoped you would say that. If this world burns, I want it to be my fault.

“Wait how do the four of us get home?” Just as I asked a portal opened up in front of me

“This portal was opened up by Blink. Don’t mind her timing, she is not omnipotent, she was waiting outside the door for the right moment to show off.”

“Not fair. Don’t spoil my entrance.” Blink walked out of the portal while pouting. She looked like a cute Asian elf.

“Hi my name is blink. Here are your brotherhood encrypted phones. If you need a portal anywhere just give me a call. If I’m not busy I can help. Ok so now I am going to teleport you home, the brotherhood replaced your car with a Range Rover Evoque, sorry it was the only car I could get on such short notice. Its actually one of quicksilvers. Painfully chromatic silver. Anyway, follow me.”

Blink created a new portal and walked into it. I turned and waved back at Quicksilver and Magneto. They both smiled mischievously at me. Oh, this is not going to be an easy mission huh?

[Did you detect deception?]

Call it a hunch. With one step I was on my front lawn surrounded by three bodyguards. Blink didn’t even say goodbye as soon as we landed, she left. I turned to my bodyguards. Time to get to know each other.

“Ok. Team. What are your powers”

“Marcia Diaz but you can call me Eclipse. my powers are:

Absorption and Manipulation of Photons: I can absorb and manipulate photons of light, heat and energy but I’m not sure about the extent of my abilities. My cells have the ability to absorb solar energy and convert it for use as a physical strength. I also demonstrated using his ability to drain all light out of an area, seemingly encasing me in a large shadow, creating a blind spot, though this requires a great deal of energy and concentration in order to successfully pull it off for several minutes.

Light Beam Projection: I can manipulate photons to project powerful rays of light and energy beams from my hands which are hot enough to cut through cinder blocks. My body is a literal battery of light and heat. When severally injured, my wounds emit light that burns to the touch.

Limitations: My powers can be weakened or even temporarily disabled while in places with little to no light. As a result, my body truly works as though it's powered by a light-energy battery. Once I have used up my reserves, I will require a charge from another light source such as sunlight, fluorescent bulbs, he light generated by other mutants like Glow, and etcetera in order to continue utilizing my powers.”

“Andrew Strucker. You can call me Andy. If we are out in the field, I’m Fenris. My powers are:

Telekinesis: I can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them; the more I give into my emotions, the stronger my powers become.

And when me and my sister are in contact, we can feel the molecular composition of anything around us and if we want, we can blow it up”

Lauren Strucker. You can also call me Fenris. Don’t worry we won’t get confused. My brother and I share our 5 senses so we will know which of us your talking to because you will be talking to both of us. i possesses the power to generate and manipulate powerful force fields.

Flyrogenesis: I can generate, create and project powerful force fields. These force fields are able to block myself and others with me from sight. They are also strong enough to close Blink's portals by force.

Flyrokinesis: It’s just a fancy word meaning I can manipulate powerful force fields.”

Ok. Looks like I have a decent team.

“I’m sure we will get a chance to really get to know each other over the week. Tonight’s mission is obviously more serious than we have been led to believe. Prepare for interference. Also show of hands who will kill themselves if I asked them to.” Hope fully that last statement will land me a few laughs.

Without hesitation all three hands went up. Shit we have no team chemistry at all. They couldn’t even tell I was joking.

“Wait where will you all be staying?” now that I think about it, we never discussed our living situation.

“We will all be staying in the house with you. The guest rooms have been cleared and our belongings have already been transferred. Your mothers’ room has also been cleared and turned into a weapons cache. She has decided to live with Magneto and the brotherhood. Magneto told us to inform you all this after we arrived. He believed you would react to the news better in a familiar environment.” Eclipse explained the situation to me.

So, my mother finally got what she wanted. To live with Magneto. I can’t lie, I’m feeling really conflicted right now. Happy she got what she always wanted but sad because I wasn’t important to her anymore.

“What time does this event start. I want to get wasted.”