How did this meeting occur

Frost International

Four Months Ago....

Emma Frost sat at her desk reviewing financial reports, running a company the equivalent of Stark Industries was quite challenging even for a telepath as powerful as her. But as a member of the Hellfire Club she had a responsibility to amass as much money and power for the organisation. While at the same time maintaining the grace and elegance of her name sake, The White Queen.

Her outfit was a white power suit with the jacket unbuttoned, just enough to allow a cheeky look at the corset underneath. Pushing up her breasts as if to say "come here darlin". After all what's the point of being rich if you can't flaunt it and her surgically enhanced body was the best money could buy.

The phone buzzed to remind her of her 3 o'clock appointment with Doctor Moira MacTaggert.

"Send her in." Emma she pushed the button connecting her to the secretary.

Moira McTaggert walked into the room carrying a satchel wearing a yellow blouse, blue pants, black boots with a lab coat to complete the ensemble. The worlds leading researcher on mutants was a person of interest to Hellfire Club, and with her research facility on Muir Island an ideal opportunity presented itself.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Ms Frost." Doctor McTaggert said as she shock the powerful CEO's hand and took a seat.

As Emma listened to the good doctors proposal of the potential medical benefits of her research, the White Queen entered her mind to see if any of her patients could serve as an asset to the club. But was surprised by the strength of her mental defences.

"Always the one to take advantage of an opening."

Emma was surprised by the arranged thoughts in the doctors head. What followed was something that she was truly horrified by. Visions of life time after life time where mutants kind and humans walked the earth. But despite the noble efforts of Xavier, the extremes of Magneto or the devastation of Apocalypse. It all ended the same with Nimrod the greatest Sentinel built by humanity standing over the mass grave of mutant kind.

"Sorry for the lack of tact on my part" Moira said as she straightened the papers out as Emma struggled to get up off the floor. "But given the direness of the situation I though it best to skip to the end."

"W-What are you" Emma struggled to say as mustered the strength to regain her composure.

"My mutant power allows me to take over the body of my past self once I die." Moira said as she took a swig from a flask of whiskey.

"So are you here to convince me to mend my ways before it's to late." Emma snarked as she looked at her now unwanted guest.

"No Emma, I have tried to prevent this future several times and now I have decided to take a different approach." Moira said as she pushed a file across the table.

Emma read the contents as she viewed into the future. Jean Grey would become empowered by the Phoenix **** and become one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Unfortunately the X-men would be assumed dead in a mission and Jean would be left to wonder the earth until they were reunited a year and a half later. Unknown to but a few Jean had come under the influence Jason Wyngarde, Mastermind under his manipulations she would join the Hellfire Club as the Black Queen. Which will ultimately back fire and release the Dark Phoenix and almost end the universe.

"Thankfully that is not the future we will experience." Moira stated as she pointed to Wyngarde's obituary. "It's amazing how easy it is to arrange a car accident in Manhattan."

"What guaranty is that Jean won't have the same breakdown and almost kill us all." Emma responded as she closed the file and slid it back across the table.

" Jason Wyngarde was a charlatan with delusions of granger. You are Emma Frost whether as a queen of hellfire or a teacher in a classroom. You are always able to bring out the best and worst out of people. If you can turn a recently married couple into a pair of pony pets in a weekend I'm sure you can corrupt Jean in 18 months." Moira said as pushed a contract across the table.

Emma scanned the document, once ratified Frost International will become a majority stakeholder in Moira's research lab. Of course it would also a valid reason to for her to be close to Jean while she was recovering from her loss. Moira presented the CEO with a pen with a "so we have a deal" look in her eyes.

Emma hadn't ridden a plane she hadn't owned in quite some time. But considering the prize it will be well worth the discomfort. There were so many ways to approach the challenge before her, but Jean was beautiful lump of clay for her to mould.