Snippet #1726855

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

Quicksilver entered the throne room of Magneto. His father turned to him, a weariness in his eyes.
"There you are, Pietro."
His son stopped at the foot of the stairs, looking up at him with contempt. Magneto turned his body to face him and looked down at him.
"You think it is your time to take over, huh?"
Quicksilver placed one foot on the bottom step.

"It is long past time for me to take over. You should have handed the Brotherhood over to me long ago."
"You are still not ready."
Pietro's face twisted in rage.
"Listen to me, you old fool! You will either hand the Brotherhood over to me, or I will take it from you by force!"

Magneto's eyes regained some luster and he pointed a finger at him.
"Take it if you can!"
With a cry of wrath, Pietro leaped at his father, preparing to use his light speed to cut right through him. However, he had made one miscalculation. He was still wearing his metal suit, and his father could control all metal. Magneto caught him in mid-air.

Quicksilver struggled to get free, but before he knew it, he was hurled through the giant glass window of the Observation Dome. There was a great crash, and he plummeted toward the ocean. He landed on a giant island of rock called Avalanche Island, where Lance and his friends hung out on their down time. As he was leaping back up to continue the battle with his father, he smashed face-first into a rock wall that seemed to rise out of nowhere. As he turned, he saw Avalanche ready to meet him.
"Avalanche!"

"Not so fast there, Quicksilver. I'll not have you shaking things up in the Brotherhood as long as I'm around."
Quicksilver landed and ran at Lance. He went to punch him, but surprisingly, it was caught.
"I've been in the Brotherhood longer than you have. I know all of your moves."

Lance countered with his own punch, then drilled him in the solar plexus with a knee. He kicked him in the face to finish, but Quicksilver was back up in no time. He tried to feint him out and went for a kick, but Avalanche ducked and countered with an uppercut right in the solar plexus. Pietro crumpled to the ground, his face almost drained of color.
"Just give up," Lance told him.
As Quicksilver was about to rise to try and fight again, he took a snap kick to the face that dunked him into the water.

Toad approached the edge of the water to stand by Avalanche.
"You think he's finished?"
Lance turned to him and shook his head.
"Not even close."