HBWnovel Chapter 130: Genosha
Chapter 130: Genosha
Chapter 130: Genosha
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2nd March 2006, New York City
(Wanda Maximoff POV)
"What about Scott? Did you know about Scott?"
Jasmine shook her head, "I knew that there was something wrong in a fundamental level, but I thought it was because of his trauma, not someone reprogramming his subconscious. I assumed that Xavier would have done an in depth scan to make sure there was nothing truly wrong with him, so I ignored him."
Wanda nodded, this made sense, "So, what do we do now?"
"Well, the tracker just activated. It seems that we'll be going to Genosha. After all, we have to save your little girlfriend."
Wanda protested, her face crimson, "She's not my girlfriend!"
"Whatever you say, kiddo. Now, get dressed. It's time we go on a mission together."
Wanda sprinted up the stairs to her room. She had a redhead to save. Because after years of loneliness, without any friends, the young witch wasn't prepared to actually lose one of them. Wanda wore the protective suit that Jasmine made for her. It was a mix of red and black. Thank God, it wasn't spandex. Wanda had shuddered at the idea of wearing something like the X-men. The uniform alone was a deal breaker.
Instead, her outfit looked surprisingly casual, with a red leather jacket, a black shirt and jeans. Honestly, no one would bat an eye at her if she went like that in public. Anyway, Wanda ran back down to meet Jasmine near the entrance of the mansion.
"You ready, kiddo?" Jasmine asked.
Wanda nodded and the older woman continued, "Now, before we get going there's something I have to make clear. We're basically infiltrating a country so we can't just run in guns blazing, don't get aggressive before confronting Sinister, is that clear?" Wanda nodded, "Alrighty then, after you!"
A small portal appeared in front of Wanda and the girl walked through it. She appeared in front of a beach, it looked beautiful. Like something straight out of a post card.
"Where are we?"
Jasmine chuckled from behind her, "This, my dear apprentice, is Genosha!"
Jasmine smiled approvingly at her, "You're getting better at not taking everything at face value. I'm proud of you, kiddo. To answer your question, I told you this so that you could understand the consequences of your actions. Whatever happens today, will not just affect you and Jean, but also the lives of every resident in Genosha. This place, as it is, cannot function without Sinister. All it would take is an idealist with dreams of joining the world, for this place to turn into a warzone because of anti-mutant sentiments or just plain greed. So, if it comes to it, would you kill Sinister and doom an entire country, or would you let him live and allow him to opportunity to kidnap Jean once more?"
Wanda paled at the choice given in front of her, she didn't know how to choose, so instead she asked Jasmine, "What would you choose?"
"Oh, I would kill him, without a question. But I would make sure that there's someone to take Sinister's place and slowly make sure that this role as unnecessary as possible. But something like this would take decades of work, and experience. Something you do not have. I am telling you this Wanda because you have to predict how much your actions could affect people. I showed you this, instead of just telling you, because I wanted you to see the people whose fate will depend on your decision. If you consider a human life as a number, it's easy to become detached, to ignore the guilt. But seeing them in person, humanizes these numbers, so to speak. Countless deaths were caused and are still being caused by people who had never met any of their victims and I wanted you to truly understand what you're dealing with and should you continue to be my apprentice, you will be met with similar choices in the future."
Wanda nodded understanding the point of this little exercise, but she still asked hesitantly, "So, what should I do now?"
"Oh, Wanda. You have me. Don't worry about the consequences, you're still young. I'll guarantee you that the people here will not suffer whatever the choice you make. I'll take care of it, no matter the choice you make. This isn't some test, Wanda, just a lesson you needed to learn."
Wanda nodded, eyes lighting up, "He's a threat to Jean. He'll always stay a threat to Jean. We need to get rid of him."
Jasmine nodded, "So that's your choice. But who said anything about 'We', I will not be fighting him."
"WHAT?"
Jasmine burst into laughter, "You made the choice, Wanda. This is your mission, I'm just helping you out!"
"How am I supposed to beat someone who's two hundred years old??!!"
"You already have the potential to defeat him, you simply didn't use all the tools afforded to you."
Wanda looked confused as Jean, "You forgot to use the Ankh, Wanda. This artifact acts like a focus that amplifies your power. Your illusions will be larger and more lifelike, your telekinesis better, your telepathy would match his, even with all his experience. You have so much potential that you haven't unlocked. You need to believe in yourself, Wanda. Plus, your plan in the Caf, while somewhat basic, would have worked had Scott not been brainwashed, something that you didn't know. You have every chance to defeat him, Wanda"
Wanda blushed in embarrassment; she had no idea that Jasmine had this much faith in her.
The older witch continued, "and don't worry about you getting hurt. I'll take over if I think this is too much for you. One last thing, the main issue you will have with Sinister, wouldn't be his powers or his experience."
"Then, what is it?"
"Like I said before, Sinister is a genius when it comes to genetics. He discovered a way to unknowingly link his soul to multiple bodies. It was a mutant power that he accidentally created a long time ago. He tried to modify the powers of a mutant that was able to possess other people and ended up creating this. Now, a soul cannot inhabit more than one body, but whenever a body dies, he escapes to a clone's body that is connected to him. It's a nifty little trick to trick people into believing that he's dead."
Wanda was gaping at her teacher, "How the hell am I supposed to beat someone like that?"
Jasmine chucked, "The solution is quite easy. You kill the main body, the first body. This should destabilize the soul link and keep him trapped in his current body. Should he die, it would be permanent. But be very careful, his main body is a lot stronger than the cloned one you fought. Should he possess the body, you won't have a chance to actually defeat him. Are you sure you want to continue?"
Wanda steeled herself and nodded, after all, it wasn't like Jean would rescue herself.