CHAPTER 1: CARNIVAL
"Kurt, like come on!" Yelled small, brown haired girl known as a Kitty Pryde, running though busy alleys of Bayville Carnival.
"Coming" came a reply from no one else than Kurt Wagner as he tried to get though the crowds of people, carefull not to touch anyone.
Those two, along with four others young x-man decided to go out at Friday, the last night of the Carnival.
They were hurrying to the haunted house, where they were supposed to meet other part of the team.
Of course Scott and Jean were there before them. The oldest and always on time.
"Hey, where're, like, Rogue and Evan?" Asked Kitty in her valley girl accent.
"Right 'ere" Came a grumbled reply from Rouge, as the last two of the team showed themselves.
Scott Summers alias Cyclops, who was 18, was the leader of the X-men, with his short brown hair and red sunglasses, was wearing his simple blue sweater, and long, beige pants, looking as strict as possible.
He could shot laser beams from his eyes, but couldn't control it without his glasses.
His girlfriend Jean Grey, also 18, with long fire-red hair, was wearing purple blouse with dark jeans.
She was a telepath, but she could also move things with only her mind.
Kitty Pryde aka Shadowcat, who was 15 was wearing pink sweater over light yellow shirt, short jeans and flip-flops. Her hair was pulled in her usual ponytail. Her power, was capability of phasing herself and others through solid objects.
Evan Daniels, or Spike, 16 years old nephew of Ororo Munroe, who was black boy, with light blonde, shortly cut hair, dressed in his favourite shorts, and white wife beater, could shot bone spikes from his body.
Rogue, who was also 16, was standing between Evan and Kurt. She had brown hair with single, white stripe in the middle and was wearing black gloves, dark purple blouse and black jeans.
Her power was taking memories and life energy from anyone she touched.
At the end was Kurt Wagner alias Nightcrawler. He was nearly 17. He wore a long leather coat, over black 'Three Days Grace" T-shirt, and dark-grey, tight trousers. He had long indigo hair, and his ears were pierced in various places. He also didn't look like any normal human, and his look was almost demon-like, but he was wearing an image inducer, which was hiding his appearance from other people. So instead of his usual blue fur he looked like normal, pale skinned teenager.
All of them were mutants, and all of them excluding Scott and Jean, arrived at " Charles Xavier's Institute For Gifted Youngsters" over a month ago. They didn't know each other well, so they decided to go on a carnival to know each other better.
"So" started Scott "Who wants to go to the haunted house?"
He received a "Woohoo!" from Evan, unsure nod from Kitty, shrugs from Kurt and Rogue, who didn't seem exited about this, and a smile and nod from Jean. "Okay then let's go"
They bough their tickets and just as they were going to open the doors to the haunted house, they busted open, and from the inside ran out a school football team, screaming like little girls.
The first one out was no one else than Duncan Matthews, shaking like a leaf and hugging one of his buddies.
Evan and Kitty bursted out laughing, Kurt was chuckling, Rogue tried not laugh too loud, Jean was cowering her mouth, giggling, and Scott, well…tried to keep up his adult behavior, but soon lost the battle and started laughing.
"You think you're funny, Summers?" Duncan sneered in young leader face." I bet you wouldn't survive ten minutes in that house!"
The X men looked at each other, and stepped inside the haunted house.
The doors suddenly closed behind them, causing Kitty to jump 5 feet in the air and bump herself into Evan.
"Hey! Watch it!" Hissed the boy.
"Sorry" Kitty whispered back.
Just then the lights went out.
"Okay, I'm starting to, like get scared here" Said the girl, when she again bumped into someone.
"Keety, calm down" Said a familiar accented voice. Three fingered hand slowly grabbed her arm and guided her through. "Guys, zhere's a tunnel on zhe left"
"You can see everything?" Asked Evan somewhere from behind him.
"Ja, I have heightened senses and very gut night vision." Kurt answered as he guided them forward.
Suddenly from the wall jumped out a zombie and started screaming.
Kitty gasped, but Kurt only snorted.
"Wha's so funny?" Asked Rogue.
Kurt only pointed at the zombie and said "It reminds me of me, every Monday morning,"
Everyone laughed and they continued their trek through dark corridors.
There wasn't actually anything scary, so they went out of the house, 10 minutes later, only to see Duncan and his team slowly getting a hold on themselves.
"Yea, that was, sooo scary." Said Rogue sarcastically.
"You were cheating! I bet you wouldn't survive a night in real haunted house!"
"…Vell, you surely vouldn't" murmured Kurt, and the others laughed.
"Ya' have a problem, freak?" He snarled at the boy.
Something like hurt flashed in Kurt's eyes, but he wasn't going to show weakness in front of some jock.
"You have to survive one night at the Haunted House in the forest outside of Bayville."
"Okay" Said Jean "If we do, you'll stop insulting us and bullying other kids"
"Ok. But if you loose, you'll be the biggest losers in Bayville High, and…and you're going to shave your heads bald!" He stated proud of his creativity.
Kurt imagined himself and everyone else, bald, standing in front of professor Xavier, with the same "haircut". He snorted, then showed the mental picture to Jean, who in turn, showed it to the rest of the X-men. They all snickered, thinking about their mentor possible reactions.
"Okay, we're in" Said Scott, as he and Duncan shook hands.
"Let's meet tomorrow at 10 pm, before the school building. We will go together from there" he said, turning around and joining his team "See ya' losers!"
The x-men looked at each other, and went to the parking to get back home.