"Come again?!?" I cry jumping to my feat, my exhaustion quickly forgotten. "What did you just say?!?" But the man just stares at me with wide eyes, scanning me up and down. "You heard me." He finally speaks.

Hearing my raised voice, the other X-men began to migrate towards me.
"What is going on here bub?" Wolverine growls at the caped mutant. "Leave the kid alone."

Nightcrawler appears at my side with a quiet poof. "Romani are you ok?" He asks, golden eyes filled with concern. I hiss a string of Romanian curses under my breath as my fists ball up at my side. "I'm fine, but this thing keeps trying to tell me that he is my father!"

The jet finishes it's decent and lands several yards away. The ramp lowers and from the corner of my eye I spot the professor coming down.

"...Its the truth." Magneto states, stepping closer. Wolverine growls and Kurt steps forward protectively. Magnetos henchman gather a few feet behind him. The one called Sabertooth shoots Wolverine a deadly glare.

"I must say your recruitment tactics have gotten drastically more desperate Magnus." Laughs the Professor calmly as he wheels himself between us.
"This is no tactic Charles, the girl is mine." Replies Magnus.

"Eu aparțin nimănui!" I curse. This only makes him smile. "You belong to no one you say?" He asks. I am taken back by his fluency of my native tongue. "So much fire, just like your mother." He says, reaching out a gloved hand towards me. I flinch as his fingers lightly clasp onto a lock of my silver hair. He laughs, releasing it. He then shoots Charles a look that clearly states. "Don't get any ideas." And lifts off his oddly shaped helmet to reveal hair that looked so white it was silver. I look into his eyes and find my own natural blue ones staring back. "I didn't recognize you until you changed. I've met many mutants in my life, but only ever one with purple skin and silver hair. The child I had with a beautiful Romanian mutant. You."

He slips it back on. The professor looks taken back. "Violet... He's telling the truth."

I stare blankly at this man. I had often wondered about my parents. Winona had told me so little. Now here I was, face to face with the man who had given me life. Out of all the questions that rattled around in my brain, the only word I could manage to utter was "how?"

A small smile teases at the corner of his lips. "Now my dear... I don't wish to go into the details of your conception. I do believe Charles may be better equipped to answer questions of that nature."

I bit back a blush as I corrected myself. "Forgive me, that is not what I meant. English is still only my second language. What I meant was why?" I asked "Why didn't you come for me? Why did you abandon me?!" I balled my fists tightly against my side. Years of parental anger suddenly suffocating me.

His eyes softened as he placed a hand on my shoulder. "Violet, until a few minutes I thought you died with your mother. Come with me to Genosha and I will answer all your questions."

"No. I will not go with you." I answered defiantly. Father or no father, I had traveled so far to join the X-men. I would not abandon them now. "My place is with them."
He removed his hand and crossed his arms. A determined look glinted in his eyes. "You will come with me."

"No." I say firmly. Holding his gaze. He didn't scare me. "She said no. You cannot force her." Warns the professor as I feel Kurt firmly gripping my wrist. Willing to teleport me away from danger should need be.

"Very well, I cannot force you." Magneto states blankly. "But if you choose not to come, I will leave. But before I do, the city of Atlanta will suffer from a devastating earthquake."
He nods causally to Avalanche and the ground beneath us begins to rubble.

"Just try it. You won't get the chance!" Gambit threatens, shuffling his cards.

I think of the damage all these powerful mutants could do on the city if we started fighting. "Fine..." I hiss through gritted teeth. "Leave the city be and ill go with you. But ill only stay for a week. If you try to keep me prisoner, I will use my magic to tear your pathetic island apart piece by piece. Those are my terms"

"That's my girl..." He grins maliciously. He waved his hand and several metallic orbs land beside us.

The professor puts his hand on my elbow. "Be careful." He warns. "If I'm not back in a week..." I worry to him mentally. "I'll have the team come and get you." He reassures telepathically.

"I'll be back." I announce to the team before looking directly at Kurt "I promise."