Chapter 93: Jean is OP
Aron chuckled at Wanda's abrupt confession. "You need my help? That's an interesting way of asking by throwing chaos magic and monsters at me."
Wanda shrugged, a faint smirk tugging at her lips. "Well, I wanted to check if you are as strong as the rumors. And considering you know my name, you must have already read my mind."
He shook his head, amused, and snapped his fingers. A blue portal opened before them. Through it, the serene image of the lake appeared, where Jean sat beside Aron's real body, waiting patiently.
"Wow! There are two of you?" Wanda asked as her eyes widened. 'What is going on here? A clone?' She wondered.
"Come on," Aron said, gesturing toward the portal. "Let's have a proper conversation, no explosions this time."
Wanda followed him through the portal, emerging into the quiet lakeside clearing. The warm sunlight filtered through the trees, and the gentle lapping of water against the shore starkly contrasted the chaos they'd just left behind. Jean looked up, her expression wary as she saw Wanda.
"Who's this?" Jean asked as she stood up.
"Jean, meet Wanda Maximoff. Wanda, Jean Grey. Wanda has... some issues she thinks I can help with," Aron explained.
Jean's green eyes narrowed slightly. "Issues? Does that include attacking you?"
Wanda raised a hand in mock surrender. "I'm here to talk now. No hexes, I promise."
Jean folded her arms but didn't press further. Aron motioned for them to sit near the water, and they formed a cautious circle. He rested against a large rock, his golden aura dimming as he settled into his physical form. Wanda perched on a log, her posture tense but focused.
"All right, Wanda," Aron began, "what's this about?"
Wanda's playful demeanor faded. Her voice softened, carrying a weight of urgency. "It's Magneto. He was planning something big and he planned to kill my brother to make me explode in rage. While you guys will be busy with an unstable me, he will kidnap Rogue."
"He wants Rogue, why?" Jean asked with a serious expression.
"Shit!" Aron cursed as he understood the plan. "Of course, he will go after Rogue." Thanks to his knowledge of past life, he took a guess.
"You knew?" Wanda asked.
"Let's just say, I know about certain things. Call it my specialty... Coming to the point..." Aron began to explain Magneto's plan.
Magneto found a way to give/radiate his mutations thus inducing a mutation in other humans or non-mutants to turn them into mutants too. But there was a catch, the process made him weak and old. Every time he used it he was weakened.
He created this large more effective machine that would allow him to affect a large number of people compared to 1 or 2. But using it would mean his death. So he will use Rogue as she absorbs the power of anyone she touches. He will give his powers to her and eventually use her in the machine instead of getting in that machine himself.
Thus fulfilling his mission of converting large numbers of humans into mutants and cheating death at the same time.
"You are kidding me, right?" Jean couldn't believe such a thing was possible.
"I wish," Aron sighed.
"Magneto plans to use my brother to kidnap Rogue and he will stage an accident that will look as if Rogue died in front of Aron. In a rage, Aron will kill my brother before my eyes and I will go berserk. Then the chaos will start. Magneto will take this chance to take Rogue away and use that machine. So, what's the plan? I can help you," Wanda explained, her voice heavy with concern.
"We are going to beat the living hell out of him," Aron said as he cracked his fingers.
"That's it?" Wanda asked with a hint of surprise.
"No. The beating is the first part, then I'll depower him and turn him into a human... The very thing he hates. This is gonna be fun," He was already dreaming of absorbing Magneto's power of metal control.
"Wait! You can do that? And you are telling me? We just met today. What if I snitch?" Wanda couldn't believe Aron told her the details of his plans so easily. 'Is he stupid? Or does he really have absolute confidence?' She wondered.
"Ah, don't worry about it. It's not like you are a bad person," He said with a knowing smile.
"How do you know?" Wanda was a little confused.
"Call it my sixth sense. Besides, nothing will change even if you do. I'll just beat the shit out of you too," He replied, his tone casual.
"Huh, what?" Wanda was dumbfounded. "You are really into BDSM, aren't you?"
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Jean interrupted. "BDSM? Is there something I should know, H.O.N.E.Y?" She smiled at Aron.
"Jean, it's not like that."
"Sure, sure," Wanda winked at Aron.
"I swear, I'll punch you," Aron said as his fist lit up in flames.
"You wouldn't dare," Wanda replied.
"Stop," Jean said as she held both of them by the ear and pulled.
"Ouch," they said at the same time.
"Stop behaving like kids and focus on the task."
"Sorry, Jean."
"Sorry."
"Jokes aside, what's the plan?" Wanda asked.
"Plan? There is no plan. We'll simply go there and beat the shit out of him," Aron said with a straight face.
"You are joking, right?"
"Nope. There's no need for a plan. I mean, Jean here is Omega level with Phoenix Force, you are a Chaos user and I don't want to brag but I'm kinda OP," Aron said with a proud face.
"I don't get it. Magneto is extremely powerful. How can you just go there and beat him with a simple plan of beating him?" Wanda didn't believe it was possible. "They have access to technology that can depower mutants. So, maybe you might want to think this through?"
"It won't work on me," He said with a knowing smirk.
"You can't know that for sure."
"I can and I do."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Stop asking unnecessary questions. You want to go or not?" Jean interrupted the conversation, her patience running thin.
"If you are going, I'll come along."
"Then get ready."
"Fine," Wanda nodded.
Aron peeked into Wanda's mind, "Think about the Brotherhood's hideout."
She closed her eyes and tried to think of the Brotherhood's hideout. Slowly, an image of a large island, far away into the sea appeared in her mind.
"Found it. Let's go." Aron opened a portal and gestured for the girls to enter.
....
As the portal shimmered open, Aron, Jean, and Wanda stepped through, emerging onto a rocky cliff overlooking the Brotherhood's island fortress. The stronghold bristled with high-tech defenses and mutants on patrol. The distant rumble of machinery filled the air, and the salty tang of the ocean mingled with the tension radiating from the intruders.
The trio's arrival didn't go unnoticed. Alarms blared, and a cacophony of shouts erupted as Brotherhood mutants mobilized to intercept them.
"Looks like the welcoming committee's here," Aron said, a flicker of golden flame dancing across his hand.
"Let's show them what they've signed up for," Jean replied coldly, her green eyes glowing faintly as she reached out with her telepathy.
The first wave of mutants advanced quickly. "How dare you betray us, Wanda?" Pyro yelled. He was leading the charge, unleashing a barrage of flames that surged toward the trio. Beside him, Avalanche stomped, causing the ground to quake violently. A team of mutants, including Blob, Quicksilver, and Toad, flanked them, ready to attack.
Aron and Jean were surprised to see Pyro alive because he should be dead way back at the warehouse where Aron killed Shaw and his men.
"A clone? Or a twin?" Aron raised his eyebrows.
"Doesn't matter," Jean raised a hand, and Pyro's flames froze mid-air, swirling into harmless embers before dissipating. A subtle smirk played on her lips as she focused on the incoming attackers. "You like chaos, don't you?" With a twist of her mental focus, Quicksilver's incredible speed turned against him as he collided headlong with Blob, sending both tumbling to the ground in a tangled heap.
Aron quickly opened a portal and put Quicksilver inside it. It was an isolated chamber created using the Space Stone's power.
"Your brother is safe and secure," He winked at Wanda.
"Thanks," She gave him a nod. "But will she be alright, alone?"
"Hey, Jean, you got it covered, right?" He yelled at Jean who was walking toward the gate.
"Leave them to me," She waved her hand.
Avalanche's tremors grew stronger, but Jean intensified her telekinetic grip. His legs buckled, and he dropped to his knees, his control over the quakes faltering.
Blob got up and tried to tackle her, but his movements were slow and clumsy, making him an easy target. Using her telekinesis, she threw him into the air and hurled him into a cluster of mutants. He bounced off a few, sending them sprawling in all directions before coming to a stop, his huge body pinned beneath a pile of groaning comrades.
More mutants arrived. Frenzy charged Jean, only to find herself floating above the ground, helpless and confused.
"You joined Magneto?" Jean was confused to see her old friend. "You said you wanted to start a new life away from the fight and chaos. Heck, I even gave you like 80 grand last time. You said you wanted to open a school. What happened to that?" She slammed her to the ground, hard.
"Gahhh!!" Even with her super endurance, the hit hurt.
"This is not the life I wished for you, but I can't let you go free. Sorry," Jean apologized and used her telekinesis to toss Frenzy toward the others.
Frenzy was still in a daze, and as she was sent flying toward the other mutants, she collided with several and knocked them down.
"Nice shot," Aron commented.
"Give me my money, bitch!" Jean yelled at Frenzy.
"Stop it!" Frenzy groaned. "It's not like I can go back. They won't allow me to go. Magneto will hunt me down. I am forced to be here."
"Where is my money?" She began to slam her to the ground, over and over again.
"Ouch!" Frenzy shouted. "I'll give it to you later."
"Later, what later? Do you have any idea how much risk I took to get that money? Now I can't even go to Vegas. They banned me," Jean ranted.
"What's going on with her?" Wanda asked, raising her brow.
"Sigh! Jean likes to gamble and scam the casinos using her power," Aron answered.
"You mean, the redhead is a con artist?"
"No. She just found an easy way of earning quick cash, that's all."
"You are defending her? You are in it too, aren't you?" Wanda smirked.
"Ahem! Let's not think about unnecessary things," He coughed.
Meanwhile, Jean beat up Frenzy so much that she passed out. Then, Sabretooth lunged at her, but she didn't flinch. Her telekinesis lifted him mid-leap, and with a flick of her wrist, she hurled him into the remaining standing ones scattering them like bowling pins. But seeing that the mutants weren't stopping, she flew up into the sky. "ENOUGH! GO TO SLEEP!" She shouted and used her powers to force them into unconsciousness.
Aron clapped his hands and whistled. "Now, that's OP."
Then it began...
All the metal began to twist and float around the area as an invisible force exerted itself on the surroundings. A figure floated in the air, a smug smile on his face.
"Magneto..."
"Why, hello, Aron. Jean. So nice of you to visit. And Wanda. To think you will betray me like this," He said as he shook his head, pretending to be disappointed.
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AN: Training arc will begin soon. I'll be making the girls OP so that they will be able to take care of themselves without MC worrying about them.