CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR —
( Hello, beautiful. )

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Peter Maximoff left his home soon after his mother gave him a warning about his biological father, Magneto. He began to run towards where the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters was, and even stopped on the way to snatch up some food. Peter wanted to finally reconcile with his father, even though they did have a brief conversation ten years prior. That was Peter's main goal when he reached the school, although, he also had someone else on his mind.

It had been five years since Peter Maximoff had laid his eyes on the extravagant Lydia Xavier. Lydia had just been too busy working at the school to go out and spend time with him. Although, Peter could have easily ran to the building to see her within minutes, but he just didn't want to distract her. Peter was ecstatic to finally see her beautiful face again and to see how much Lydia had changed.

As Peter ran towards the school, he felt something off when he saw it. Apart from the kids in the yellow car in front of him, one with blue skin and a tail, Peter felt as though something bad was happening to the school.

Sweet dreams are made of this

After throwing away his food and briefly looking at the business card of the school, Peter dashed off towards it.

Who am I to disagree?

He ran through the hallways until he reached a metallic room where an explosion was taking place. Peter glanced at the several people behind him and the one beside him before moving a piece of floating debris out of his way and cracking his knuckles.

I travel the world and the seven seas

Everybody's looking for something

Peter grabbed onto the guy with the shoulder long blonde hair and whisked him outside. He then ran to the one he met ten years ago who's name was Hank and ran him outside.

Some of them want to use you

Peter dashed back into the room and saw a blonde female who had her hands held up. He ran her outside and then went back into the building to grab the lady with the short hair. She was in a position that looked like she was ready to dance, so Peter grabbed onto her hands and pretended to dance, making a kissing noise before running her out. He came back in and picked up the small child who looked like she was scared out of her mind before running her to safety.

Some of them want to get used by you

When Peter ran back into the room, he almost stopped running completely.

Right before his eyes, Lydia Xavier stood in a dazed like state. Her brown doe eyes wide as she watched the explosion take place. Her brown, wavy hair was blown back and she was wearing a simple pair of jeans and a band tee. Lydia wore boots over her jeans and a black leather jacket.

Peter thought she looked hot.

Peter then realised that he had been gazing at Lydia for a nanosecond too long before grabbing onto her waist. He let out a wolf whistle before whizzing Lydia outside and onto the lawn gently, and then ran back into the mansion.

Some of them want to abuse you

He ran towards the entrance of the mansion and saw the ground beginning to explode. Peter whisked the four students out until he saw a student on top of the stairs.

Some of them want to be abused

Using the explosion to his advantage, Peter ran up the rising floorboards and onto the stairs. He grabbed onto the female and then ran along the wall and outside to drop her off.

Sweet dreams a made of this

Peter then ran to the study room and grabbed a student from on the balcony and two other students.

Who am I to disagree?

When he faced another girl, he saw that her fish bowl and its contents were everywhere. Peter grabbed onto the glass bowl and scooped up the goldfish and the water and then placed it into the girls hands. He proceeded to run her out of the building.

I travel the world and the seven seas

Peter spent a few nanoseconds checking every room and under the furniture when he made it into one of the bathrooms.

Everybody's looking for something

A blonde haired boy was combing his hair, so Peter threw the kids comb out of his hands and licked his hands to spike up the kids hair before running him out.

Hold your head up

Peter proceeded to clear out an entire science class of its students and teacher.

Keep your head up, movin' on

He then made it onto a balcony where a guy was making a move to kiss a girl. The girl stared at him with wide eyes, clearly not prepared for the kiss. The boys hands were on her shoulders and he already had his tongue out before her even reached her.

Hold your head up, movin' on

Peter scrunched up his face before throwing the kids off the balcony.

Keep your head up, movin' on

In one of the dorm rooms, Peter noticed a dart board and aimed a dart at the board before whizzing a student out and then placing another one on his mattress. Peter grabbed the other boys mattress and laid it on top of him and then threw him out the window.

Hold your head up

Peter ran into the hall way and began to moon walk. He sped towards the windows and quickly smashed them as he grabbed onto the curtains. He ran outside to tie the curtains around two trees and ran back inside.

Keep your head up, movin' on

Peter threw the students that were indoors out of the windows so they could land on the curtains that Peter had placed up for them.

Hold your head up, movin' on

Peter ran towards a girl who was gazing out of the window at the scenery, a small smile on her lips. Peter ran her out of the room and then came back to take a sip of her drink and then ran to the next room.

Keep your head up, movin' on

Peter ran into a bedroom which wasn't currently occupied by any students. He looked down and noticed a dog eating a pizza. He quickly ate the slices that the dog wasn't eating and then carried the dog outside with the pizza slice still in his mouth.

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you

Peter kicked down a door and then, just to show off, Peter ran along the walls and the roof before grabbing the two remaining students. He kicked a table towards the window and it smashed through. Peter ran and jumped onto the table, beginning to surf on it as he made his way outside.

Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused

He smiled as the wind blew through his hair, then, to show off even though no one was watching, Peter did a back flip off of the table and landed on a stone fence. He continued to run along the fence as the school blew up behind him.

Sweet dreams are made of this

Peter, now back in real time, watched as a couple of students fell in the lake and the ones he threw out of the window land on the curtain he tied to a tree. All of the kids crouched over and coughed, some even vomiting. The dog ate his pizza slice happily.

Peter took his goggles off and looked at what was left of the Xavier school. "Wow!"

Lydia doubled over as she held onto her stomach, trying to keep in the incoming vomit. She looked up ahead of her and watched as her childhood home, the school she lived in blow up. A lot of Lydia's memories belonged in that house. She then stood up straight when she noticed someone wasn't beside her. "Avery? Avery! Where are you?"

"I'm here!" She chirped as she hurried towards her mother.

Lydia quickly bent down and pulled Avery into a hug, combing her fingers through the young girls hair. "I'm so glad you're okay. I don't know what I would've done if something happened to you."

"I wouldn't have let anything happen to her," a voice from behind Lydia said. She pulled away from Avery and turned around, not expecting the silver-haired man before her. "Hello, beautiful."

Lydia jumped on top of Peter so quickly that he stumbled back a bit, but he was still quick enough to catch her as she quickly wrapped her legs around his waist. "Peter! Oh my god!" Lydia squeezed him tighter. She didn't care that the students all turned around to see why she was acting the way she was.

"Yep, good to see you too, gorgeous," his voice was strained as Lydia was squeezing the life out of him.

"Oh, my god! Oh, my god!" Lydia let go of Peter so that she could check out his face.

He hadn't changed that much. Peter got a hair cut from the last time she saw him. He still had the same face and the exact same metallic jacket.

"Phew, you're still hot," Lydia smiled in relief.

"I could say the same thing about you," Peter smirked.

Lydia kissed all over Peter's face. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!"

Peter chuckled in response. "No problems, princess. It looks like I got here just in time."

"Mommy, who's this?" Avery asked quietly.

Lydia hopped off of Peter and held her hand out towards Avery. "Avery, sweetheart, this is mommy's friend, Peter."

Peter bent down so that he was Avery's height. "Hey, kiddo!" He held his hand up and Avery high fives him with a smile. "Y'know, I've been meaning to meet you ever since your mommy got you."

"Really?" Avery asked brightly.

"Of course!" He grinned. "You mean the absolute world to your mother! And because your mommy means a lot to me, that automatically means that you mean a lot to me, too." Avery grinned and then wrapped her small arms around Peter's neck. He laughed as he hugged her back with one arm before the two let go and he stood back up.

"You knew about her?" Lydia asked Peter quietly with a small smile, having noticed what he said.

Peter smiled and shrugged. "Yeah, well, I may have zipped by once or twice to see how you were doing. I noticed the child and how busy your life had become, so I stepped away to let you have your room."

Lydia smiled lightly as her eyes began to glisten, and Peter smiled warmly back at her. "I've missed you, Speedy."

"I've missed you, too, Little Witch,"

"Holy shit!" Alex mumbled as he stumbled over to them. "What the fuck just happened?"

Lydia smacked the back of his head. "Language! Avery's here."

Alex rubbed the back of his head as he gave Lydia an irritated look. "Ow."

"She's the one. It's her," a girl whispered to her friends.

Everyone looked over at Raven, who was no longer in her blonde haired white skinned persona that she tended to be. Raven's blue, scaly, naked skin was on show as well as her red slicked back hair. All of the kids stared in awe at her.

"They look up to you," Hank smiled softly at her. "Right now, they need you. The both of you," Hank glanced over at Lydia.

"That's not what they need," Raven replied before turning herself back into the blonde haired woman.

"That's awesome!" Peter exclaimed with a fist pump to the air.

A yellow car rolled up at the school and Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Jubilee, Kurt and Sophia came rushing out. Scott rushed towards them. "What happened?"

"Your brother blew up the damn school," Lydia slapped Alex's back, earning another 'ow' from the male.

Scott ran up towards Alex and attacked him in a death hug, happy to know that his brother was still alive and can bug him for several years to come. Lydia smiled at Jean, Jubilee and Sophia who sighed in relief, happy to see that no one took a hit from the blast.

Jean began to walk towards the wreck of where the school use to be. Curious, Kurt followed her. Once Scott realised what they were checking out, he joined them.

Lydia sighed as she looked at the destruction, resting her head on Peter's shoulder. "I grew up in that house. I've lived in there for thirty years."

"Oh yeah, I forgot how old you are."

Lydia went to playfully shove Peter when he suddenly grabbed onto Lydia's hand and spun her around. Lydia let out a squeak of surprise when he spun her back in and her chest collided with his. Peter grinned and wiggled his eyebrows when the two paused and noticed how close their faces were.

"Smooth," Lydia commented lightly, before pulling away.

"We're one click out," Lydia heard come from an incoming helicopter. "Alright, boys. This is it."

Lydia placed a hand over her eyes to shield the sun just as a helicopter came into view. "I don't have a good feeling about this," she mumbled.

"Me neither," Peter replied.

"Mommy, what's this?" Avery asked Lydia quietly.

"I don't know, but stay with me." Lydia pulled Avery against her so the girl couldn't see what was going on.

"Please remain calm. Medical assistance is on the way. Please remain calm. Medical assistance is on the way," the speaker from the helicopter kept repeating as they landed.

They all covered their eyes as the helicopters wings blew dirt into their eyes. "You have goggles for a reason, Speedy."

Peter sheepishly smiled at Lydia. "Oops?"

Several men stepped out of the helicopter and instantly fired their guns towards the group, causing everyone who was underneath the blast to collapse onto the ground unconscious. Stryker marched towards the mutants, a smirk on his lips.

"I want her," Stryker pointed down towards Moira. "Him!" He pointed at Hank. "Him!" He pointed at Peter. "Him!" He pointed at Alex. "Her," he pointed at Lydia. "And her!" He looked down at Raven.

AUTHORS NOTE
I couldn't help myself. I love Alex and couldn't let him die that poor soul.