Erik Lehnsherr had spent half of the night thinking of his current situation. He had just gained two children. The old him would have wanted to use them to further the cause of mutant supremacy. But that was the old him, recent events had helped to change his point of view and he would rather see that these two were kept from such things. He had saved them from some strange monsters and brought them back to one of his many “Safe Houses”, so they were now his responsibility. His Asteroid M was almost complete, he would take them there and do his best to raise them. But before he could do that, he had to gather some extra supplies.
He got out of bed and prepared himself, both mentally and physically, for what he would be doing today. He had to be ready for anything the children may ask or do. He walked into the living to see them still sleeping. He made his way into the kitchen, preparing to cook a breakfast for three. As he went through the motions of cooking, his mind wandered to his goal in life, how to save Homo Superior from Homo Sapiens. There were so many that it would be difficult to accomplish, the best way was global domination, but that never worked and it was starting to remind him of someone he despised. What other methods could he use, he was unsure, but maybe he could come up with some while taking care of these two.
The pancakes he had settled on making were coming along fine. They were easy to make and quick, both good points should the children prove to be hungry. Speaking of whom, the boy, Ranma, was now looking in from the kitchen doorway. He could also little Hotaru peaking from behind her brother.
“Come in and sit at the table, breakfast is almost ready.” That said, Magnus turned his attention to using the last of the batter. In the end, he had a large plate with three stacks of pancakes piled five high. The brother and sister had their eyes glued to the food, having missed both lunch and supper yesterday. He placed the plate down and took three pancakes for himself adding syrup a moment later. Seeing what he had done Ranma took five of the round okonomiyaki-like food and poured a large amount of syrup on top, the food quickly disappeared and he went for more. Hotaru had taken three as well, while she was unsure if she would eat them all, she new her big brother would eat as much as it took to fill his stomach. It was better to grab what you wanted first than expect to find some food still on the table five minutes latter.
Magneto watched as the boy ate what was left of the pancakes and all the fruit he kept in a basket on the table. The orange juice that had been placed out before the two had awoken was empty save for enough to fill Hotaru’s glass and what was in his. From the looks of things, the boy was still hungry.
“Umm, Magneto-san, is there anymore food? I’m still hungry.”
“Just give me a moment to finish eating and I’ll make more pancakes.”
Fifteen minutes later, Ranma had devoured another fifteen pancakes and looked to be content. If he always ate so much, he had better stock up on food. Looking at Hotaru, she was just finishing her third pancake. He decided that it should be safe to leave them alone for the two hours he needed to get the remaining supplies.
“Ranma, Hotaru, I’ll be going out for a couple of hours to get a few things. You two can watch some television while I’m gone.” The two children looked up at him, the fear of being without this powerful man and his protection had the girl speak out first.
“But why do you have to go, can’t you stay with us?”
“Don’t worry Hotaru, I’m doing this so we can go to a safer place.” At this point, the boy started to worry about the safety of his queen/sister.
“If your home isn’t safe, where is?”
“Ranma, this is not my true home, this is”
“I know, this is one of your superhero hideouts, right Mr. Magneto?” That statement had The Master of Magnetism focus his attention on the young girl. Where had she gotten that idea, true he had saved them from the monsters, and he had been working with Charles for a while, but how could he see himself as a superhero? How could he explain to her that he was trying to save mutant kind…well maybe…no he would just sidestep the question for now and think on that innocent statement latter.
“I believe it would be best if I left now, the sooner I finish my errands, the sooner I’ll be back.”
“OK, please hurry back!” That said Hotaru took her brothers arm and led him over to the couch, shortly after, the noise of what had to be a cartoon could be heard from the living room. Erik gave himself a small smirk as he went out. Some food and the last of his mainframes from his hidden base in Mexico and they would be off to Asteroid M. There he could try and raise them in piece while trying to organize his thoughts and goals.
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