The firebug was too skinny and both the metal man and the guy with the fangs were much too big. The guy who kept throwing explosive cards was probably the best match. His taste in clothes was a bit bizarre, but at least he wouldn’t have to raid Magneto’s closet. Being forced to run around with a bucket on his head would really suck.
Now his only worry was how to find the card guy’s room.
****
Magneto came awake with a sneeze, glancing around as she did a quick inventory.
‘Daughter is here and dressed. Check.’
‘No other red headed females are present. Check.’
‘Stand down panic attack.’
Sitting up slowly, she wondered if being turned into a woman could have affected her mind. Maybe she had imagined the whole thing?
Slowly she examined her room in greater detail.
Her bed was soaked, as was her daughter who had an expression that all men (even those that were currently female) dreaded. Her expression said ‘we have to talk’.
Suppressing a shudder, as it was unbecoming the future ruler of all mutantkind, Magneto braced herself for whatever her daughter had to tell her.
“Mom, we need to talk.”
Metal plates ripped themselves free from the walls and floor, as Magneto’s subconscious took control of her powers, surrounding her in a soundproof (and probably bombproof) cocoon.
Wanda couldn’t contain her laughter.
‘This is going to be fun!’
****
Ranma slipped into the Umisenken, checking to make sure he wasn’t leaving a trail of footprints behind him again.
Hindsight was a wonderful thing.
It was clear that, once again, he had let his ego run away with him. His old man had even pointed out to him long ago that the flaw in the ‘Thief’s Cloak‘ was that it didn’t mask sound, smell, or interaction with the environment.
He had shown Pops that using the ‘Feather Step’ technique he’d learned from Caine covered both sound and most interaction with the environment. Forgetting that he was covered in water was his own fault. Once more his enormous ego had convinced him that he was invulnerable and that he didn’t need to take any precautions.
He had to admit it did work well in cementing their belief that he was dead. Someone drowned and eaten by sharks would naturally show up dripping water. He’d just be sure to leave out any mention of it being an accident when he told the story to anyone else.
‘I wonder if Wanda would know which room Card guy sleeps in?’
Ranma glided down the hallway, oblivious to the still searing temperatures of the steel he was treading upon.
****
Wanda was contemplating turning the big steel egg, which her ‘mom’ had wrapped herself up in, into a big pile of rust when Ranma’s voice sounded from the doorway.
“Wanda? Would you happen to know where I can find the card throwing guy’s room?”
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