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Chapter 1 Possible Mutant related Violence
It was pure chance that Cat was awake when the call came in. Sabretooth had had a couple of bad fits and it took longer than usual to settle him and Kyle. It had also left Cat feeling very awake, so she decide to go and make herself some hot chocolate as she knew if she went to bed she'd just toss and turn for hours. So she was in the kitchen heating up the milk when the telephone rang. She quickly grabbed it to avoid waking up any of the patients and hoped that it was Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen to let them know that Ororo's baby had arrived safely, but it wasn't.
"Good evening, Westchester Mutant Institute? Nick do you have any idea what time it is over here? Umh… Umh…! Mutant victim or suspect?…what?…Neither? Oh I see he's a witness!"
"Yeah" Nick Fury's voice came down the telephone. "Masked intruders broke in to the house and killed his parents from the look of things. Kid was found after the police were called."
"And you want us there…why?"
"Two reasons. See that the law is enforced," he held the phone a couple of inches from his ear as Cat response came bellowing down. "Yes! Yes! We do have others who could do that, but the owner is Warren Kenneth Worthington jr." he paused letting this information sink in. "The police have been questioning the kid for a hour, but he's not saying any thing. Literally." And he added dropping his voice "he's got some interesting bruises…"
"When do you want us?" Cat asked resignedly.
"Chopper will pick you up in two minutes!" Fury said, with a note of triumph in his voice. He hung up. Cat did the same.
Two minutes. That gave her just enough time to wake up Wolverine and see if Michael would be able to join them. With that in mind she turned and headed up stairs.
The institute was built on what in her native Britain would have being called a public private partnership. The building belonged to Professor Charles Xavier, but most of the funding came from the Mutant Protection Department of SHIELD, to which herself and Wolverine belonged. The institute provided help to the victims of mutant abuse, and to those who needed help controlling their powers. It was one of only a few places that offered this and, was the best. Because of this the patients tended to be divided into those who were victims of mutant abuse, and usually SHIELD'S clients, for example the Summer's brothers who were survivors of Sinister's camps, and those with injuries and problems related to their powers, such as Jean Grey who had being in a coma for ten years after Witnessing the death of her best friend in a car accident, who were viewed as being Xavier and his friend Erik Magnus Lensherr patients.
Cat was so absorbed in her thoughts that she almost missed the turn off for the staff corridor. What brought her back to earth was a scent. Cat's senses were heightened to a level that they were better than the animal that bore her name. She smiled. Logan and Raven must be back together again.
Raven Darkholme a.k.a Mystique and James "Logan" Howlett a.k.a Wolverine had what Moria Targert called a "soap opera relationship" since they met. This as far as Cat could tell consisted of having huge fights and making up after them. Still they seemed to enjoy it and they were well suited.
With that thought in mind she knocked on the door. It was purely a formality; Wolverine's senses would have picked her up before she even turned off into the corridor.
"Logan?" she said cautiously pushing the door open. "Fury wants us"
Wolverine groaned and sat up bare chested in the moonlight. Mystique lounged up supporting her head against one of her blue skinned hands. She had for the sake of Cat's comfort used her powers, so that it appeared that she was wearing a peach towel wrapped around her.
"What does he want?" she asked wearily.
"Possible mutant related violence. Witness is a mutant with "interesting" bruises. Found in the house of Warren Kenneth Worthington jr."
"Hellfire club!" Wolverine declared, grabbing his pants of a chair near the bed.
"Yeah!" she then turned to Mystique. "Mystique I'm really sorry about this, but can you please let Xavier know what's happen and tell him to get ready for a new patient? I've got to go and try and contact Michael. Chopper leaves in 2 minutes."
Two minutes later Wolverine met Cat in the lobby.
"Any luck with Michael?" he asked.
Cat shook her head. " He's in delivery room. Gave them details of where we'll be and asked him to contact me."
Wolverine nodded. "OK. Let's go!"