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[center][b]Location[/b]: Dining Room -> Outside -> [color=E610B8]Outside Havok and Polaris’ Room[/color]
[b]Skills[/b]: N/A[/center]
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James stopped dead in his tracks, mouth agape in horror, as every bit of metal ripped out of whatever was holding it and clattered against the roof. His first instinct probably should have been to check on everyone, make sure everyone was okay and in one piece, and then get their new people and the sick people out of the line of this bullshit but it wasn’t. It wasn’t even his second. Instead, his first instinct was to scream [color=mediumspringgreen]“What the fuck?!”[/color] as his blood pressure rose along with the metal as he saw more work added to the reconstruction efforts right before his eyes. His second instinct was to storm up to Polaris’ room, kick the door in, and demand some explanations but even as Sapphire made her way to do just that… he paused. It didn’t make sense that she would cause everything to float up. If she was disoriented or confused, her first reaction would be to defend herself or lash out. This didn’t achieve that goal. 

James sipped at his coffee and considered what he’d been told about yesterday. To an outsider, Polaris vanished after a conflict with the Mutant Underground and the Sentinel after two of her team members were killed or incapacitated. Even if the evidence was circumstantial, the Mutant Underground was still the last ones to see her. Someone investigating her disappearance was bound to show up at some point or another and considering how their ceiling now looked like Colossus, James had an inkling of who it might be. They’d barely survived a fight with him in another world where their powers and training were far more developed. James didn’t like their chances. 

As he thought about it, he’d made his way back to the table and put down his plate minus the lost silverware. He kept his coffee though and sipped at it still. If they were going to deal with some shit, he needed the caffeine. [color=mediumspringgreen]“So I’m pretty sure we have Erik to thank for this. I’m going to go outside and see if we can do something before this escalates.  Otherwise, Sapphire and Havok will be at the top of the kill list.”[/color] James explained with another sip of coffee. 

Harry had been enjoying his lovely breakfast when this all happened. His knife and fork were forcefully taken out of his grasp and flew towards the ceiling. His phone began lifting out of his pocket, prompting him to quickly grab it. He didn't know who Polaris was much less did he care until James had spoken up. There was only one Erik he could think of that fit the bill and it was one of Charles' dearest friends. [Color=E610B8]"Well it would appear that I'm done with my breakfast so I'll  join you."[/color] He stood from his seat, placing his napkin onto the table before looking at the newbies. 

[Color=E610B8]"You three stay inside. Barry will lead you all towards my room where it should be safe and away from this metal in case it comes crashing down. Barry, stay with them and Larry and Jerry walk perimeter to ensure no one else gets in. We don't know who or how many we are dealing with nor what they want. Got it boys?"[/color] They all replied in unison and immediately went off to do the tasks they were asked to do. Harry walked up towards James and gave him a bit of a squeeze on his cheek. [color=E610B8]"Lets go great our guest shall we?"[/color]

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Well hopefully we don't have a guest.”[/color] James muttered, slapping away Harry’s hand. They were definitely not on friendly enough terms for that. He dropped a kiss on Casper’s head as he headed out but stopped when he realized Sapphire probably needed to be notified. [color=mediumspringgreen]“Hey, would you mind letting Elsa know she’s got a target on her back? If I’m right and Magneto remembers everything we do, he’s going to remember what she did to Polaris.”[/color] James asked Casper, flashing him a thankful smile as he headed out with a little more urgency. 

Harry gave James a very unamused look as he rudely smacked his hand away. He pulled out his phone from his pocket and began to text his lovely twin. [i][color=E610B8]"Hey, things have gotten interesting here with a chance visit by Magneto. Gonna go engage him and see what he's after and try a bit of diplomacy."[/color][/i] He followed James out to the front of the building and took in the sight of Magento and his Brotherhood of Evil. 

Outside, James just stared at where he found Magneto along with an assembly of others. He took a long sip of his coffee and really wanted to turn back time like thirty minutes when he was still comfortably in bed with his boyfriend. This was a problem because the Underground was not anywhere near equipped to handle a conflict right now, even if Magneto wasn’t in the picture. Right now he was wishing Harry had brought his clones with them so at least they looked a little more intimidating. Well, Harry wasn’t intimidating so maybe at the very least make them seem more capable. 

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Good morning.”[/color] James addressed Magneto pleasantly. James was going to have to be careful here. Open honesty was probably their best bet here. James didn’t think he could control the situation as it was now so he had to figure out a way to open a line without provoking him. [color=mediumspringgreen]“I’m not going to lie and say I’m surprised but I am hopeful that we can find a resolution without violence. Just to make sure we are on the same page, are you here for Polaris?”[/color]

Magneto's helmet obscured the majority of his face. He floated in the air, the Brotherhood standing behind him on top of the ground that concealed the underground Underground base. "I am here for my daughter. You have five minutes to produce her before I take her by force. I do not care to shed mutant blood."

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Thank you. I appreciate it.”[/color] James replied, turning to Harry. [color=mediumspringgreen]“Would you mind running in and letting Sapphire know? She was at Polaris’ door last I checked.”[/color]

Harry nodded silently at James before he made his way back inside. A gay man's pace was already fast,  but the urgency in his steps put even the caffeine addicts to shame. He beelined towards Havoks room, seeing Sapphire there as he cocked his hip and crossed his arms. [Color=E610B8]"We have five minutes to give Magneto his daughter or there will be blood shed."[/color]

[color=mediumspringgreen]“Have you guys found a better way to handle the m-pox symptoms?”[/color] James asked suddenly, fully expecting his conversation to be ignored. He just hoped Magneto’s good will towards mutants would get him some answers, especially for Luna. [color=mediumspringgreen]“We’ve got some painkillers and anti-nausea meds but we don’t have anything that actually helps yet. Have you guys found a better way of alleviating some of the suffering?”[/color]