AN: Look everyone - I'm back. Sorry I haven't written anything for so long, but a lot of stuff has been happening and I do mean a lot. I had to move and everything. Anyway, I wrote this because basically I wanted to work on a story with strong emotions. I'm not saying that this story doesn't have a plot - but the focus is more on the feelings surrounding the actions. I hope that everyone enjoys it. Oh, and I don't own X-Men Evolution, but you already knew that.

It was an idyllic, early summer day. The sun was shimmering brilliantly as a few soft, white clouds casually drifted through the blue velvet expanse of the sky. A warm breeze danced quietly yet playfully as birds chirped happily from the trees. It was the kind of day that just made it hard to be in a bad mood or, at least hard to stay in one.

Scott Summers stepped out of the institute and smiled as the gentle breeze tousled his hair with its warm fingers. In his right hand he was holding two DVDs they had rented the other night. Technically, he didn't have to return the DVDs until tomorrow, but it was much too nice of a day to stay indoors. Besides, he really hated waiting until the last minute to do things. Causally, he made his way towards his car.

Just as he reached the vehicle, he heard a familiar "bamf" as a sulfurous smell reached his nose. Turning, he was not surprised to see Kurt standing there, smiling.

"Hey, Scott," Kurt greeted, "Vhere are you going?"

"I was just going to return these," Scott replied, holding up the DVD's.

Kurt's eyes widened slightly and Scott thought that he was going to start drooling. It was a well-known fact that Kurt was a bit of a movie buff and he loved to go to the rental place and browse through the movies he owned or wanted to own. Barely suppressing a chuckle, Scott asked, "Do you want to come too?"

Before he had even finished the question, Kurt had teleported and was now sitting in the front passenger seat regarding Scott with an expression that seemed to ask, "What are you waiting on?" This time, Scott couldn't help but laugh as he climbed into the car and put the key in the ignition.

"Wait a second!" Kitty yelled, running over to Kurt's side of the car, "Where are you going?"

"We're just going to return some DVD's," Scot replied.

"Do you to come vith us?" Kurt asked.

Kitty shook her head. "No," she began as she held up a book, "but would you return this book to the library for me? It's sorta overdue already."

"And you probably vant us to pay the fine," Kurt prodded. He seemed to be trying to sound serious, but it was obvious from his expression that he wasn't.

"It's only a few days overdue," countered Kitty, "Besides I'll pay you back."

"Come on," Kurt pleaded, gently taking hold of Kitty's arm, "Come vith us."

"No, I have things I need to do right now."

"You can do that stuff later," Kurt insisted, as he pulled Kitty's arm as if trying to force her into the car.

Kitty laughed as she phased her arm through Kurt's hands. "Maybe next time," she offered as she turned and started away.

"I'll remind you!" Kurt called after her.

"I said MAYBE!" was Kitty's response as she disappeared inside the mansion.

"I'll still remind her," Kurt confided to Scott who laughed as they started down the road.

The trip began noneventfully as he began down the road that he had driven so many times before. There wasn't much traffic and Kurt was pleasant company. He was talking about a movie he had recently seen and although their tastes for entertainment was often different, Scott had to admit that it sounded interesting. Briefly, he looked away from the road to glance at Kurt, but instead he saw the brief flash of something metallic shining in the sunlight.

"Wh-" Scott began, but his words were cut off violently by a thunderous crash of metal against metal as the dark blanket of unconsciousness was cast upon him.

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The first thing that Scott became aware of was a strange, hissing noise. He moved slightly, his head exploding in pain and moaned a bit as he reached up, mostly out of habit, to make sure his glasses were still in place. Finding that they were, he cautiously opened his eyes and looked around him, the movement causing more pain throughout his body. Yet, nothing could have prepared him for the grisly sight that lay before him.

The right side of his car had been rammed into the guardrail on the far side of the road, but the damage the car had sustained seemed minimal when compared to the left side. A silver Pontiac had slammed into his car and was now seemingly embedded in the left side which was crumpled like a Pepsi can. A steady steam of smoke rose from the cars like the breath of an angry dragon and it was hissing angrily, but it was not the hissing he had initially heard. The original hiss had been his airbag deflating.

He couldn't see the other driver - their windows were too darkly tinted for that, but in all reality he wasn't very concerned with their safety when he noticed Kurt's condition. For whatever reason (a malfunction perhaps?) Kurt's airbag had NOT deployed and Kurt was slumped over, not moving. The only thing that was keeping him even partially upright was his seatbelt. "Kurt?" Scott began, his voice thick, "Are you okay?" It was a stupid question, but it was all that he could think of to say.

There was no response, but now he could hear a gurgling sound like someone trying to breathe though water. Scared, Scott placed his hand on Kurt's chest and pushed back slightly.

For years now, Scott's world had been bathed in red and he had grown accustomed to the monochromatic view. Yet, as he looked at Kurt's face which had lolled back so heavily and at his own hands, now sticky, the bright crimson of the blood shocked him. It was pouring from a deep gash in Kurt's forehead and scalp and was clogging his nose and filling his mouth - choking him as he tried desperately to breathe. The inducer was no longer working, which was no real surprise, and it was plain to see the blood clotting and matting into the fine fur of his face.

Scott's eyes jerked away from Kurt and he saw that the dashboard had been driven nearly into Kurt's lap as he noticed the place smashed into the windshield and dried currents of blood. It was obvious what had happened: when Kurt's airbag hadn't deployed and the dashboard forced forward - Kurt's head had been nearly driven through the glass.

Scott turned back towards Scott, ignoring the pain that shot through his right knee and he tried to figure out what to do. He usually responded well in critical situations, but now if felt as if his mind was filled with a thick haze that made it hard to concentrate. Perhaps it was a result of the accident itself - or maybe it was just seeing one of his friends who appeared to be literally dying beside him.

Perhaps it was both.

He didn't have time to think of that now. Trying unsuccessfully to clear his clouded mind, he grabbed his cel phone and began to dial. However, before he could even finish the call, a van and a car pulled up beside him and he was surprised to see Logan jump out of the van and run over to him.

The next few minutes went by in a sickening blur. A cot appeared and Logan and Hank carefully put Kurt into the cot and carried him to the van that Scott was finally able to recognize. Some police cars and a couple of ambulances appeared, but Professor X spoke to them and seem to resolve the situation quickly as the emergency personnel focused their attention on the driver of the other vehicle. Ororo was talking with Scott and he was trying to answer her questions, but it was still hard to focus. Finally, Kurt had been secured in the van and Logan came back and helped Scott out of the car. It was nearly impossible to walk, but Logan helped him get into the van where Hank was still working with Kurt.

"We'll help you," Scott whispered quietly to Kurt, but he didn't think anyone heard him.

So there's part 1. I'm not sure where I'm going with this story yet so I don't know how many parts it will have. Like I said, it's mostly about the emotions surrounding the accident so I'm not sure what I'll have actually happen yet.

I have the next part of the Mystique story almost done. It should be posted either tomorrow or the next day.