Portal
Hello, back with another X-Men Evolution story on Raptor, and Camouflage. Again I don't own the X-Men, even though I wish I did, I also don't own the theory of skylights, or wormholes, but I did make up the name Sierra Rip. The only characters I own in this story are Raptor (Kathy), Camouflage (Tobius), Ian Thompson, Dick Walker, Zach and Dr. Metzger. I hope you like this.
Chapter 1
Kathy sat on the balcony ledge. It was the middle of the night and she was becoming fidgety. She was waiting to see a magnificent light show in the sky. No they aren't fire works, but skylights. Small bursts of plasmatic light that happens all the time. No body knows what causes them, except for the plasma part. (And no not plasma screen, or the stuff in your blood. I'm talking physics, so pay attention, there's a lot of that in this story.) She knew that it might happen at any time, but she knew her nature wouldn't allow her to sit still that long. She sighed a pleasurable sigh as a warm breeze brisked her face. She got up and walked out the door. She sighed again. "I'm going to miss this all because that bitch mother nature made me tense."
Kathy walked out the door and passed Kurt's room. "Sleeping like the little blue log he is." Kathy said smiling to herself.
Over the last two and a half months she's been here at the Institute, Kathy has found a friendship with Kurt. She has learned to except his worry for his image inducer going on the fritz. And she thought she was high strung. Also Kathy has learned to except the fact that Kurt has a girlfriend. You couldn't call Kathy a little jealous, but really jealous. Over the time she has known Kurt, she has developed a small crush for the little blue fella. Plus she regards the people she is forced to live with as her pack, and that includes Kurt, and Amanda is from what Kathy would call, another pack. So her instincts just don't like the mix. Besides, Kathy is the type of mutant that doesn't want anything to do with the normal people in the world.
"And the plot thickens." Logan said as he saw Kathy pulling a beer from the fridge in the kitchen.
"Aw blow it out your ear." Kathy said as she popped the top off. "besides your not supposed to drink alcohol in this place anyway. So we're even. I won't tell if you won't tell."
"Alright then scaly, it's a deal." Logan agreed as Kathy tossed him one.
"What are you doing up this late anyways?"
"Like to ask you the same question." Kathy said as she threw the empty bottle for recycling and headed back up stairs. Logan smirked.
Kathy looked out her window and saw small bursts of light. "Hell yeah." Kathy said as she climb into bed. Her cat Cookie that she found only weeks ago lay purring at her side.
The alarm rang and Tobius hit snooze. He wasn't about to get up now at 6:30 . 'But if I don't get up now all the food will be gone, and today's Monday, when the pancakes are made. Okay Camouflage on the count of threep up. One, toop, threep, up. Okay that was just a practice. Again one, two, three. One more time one, two, three.'
"Tobius, have you gotten up yet?" Kurt asked
"I think I did."
"Lets go, or I'll eat your helping of pancakes." Kurt threatened
"Okay." Tobius looked at the calendar. "Oh no. I'm not getting up on Monday the 13th." Tobius sad and rushed back into bed
"Tobius, you should get over your silly fear of Monday." Kurt said
"Oh yeah, well I think you should get over your fear of the stupid image inducer dying out on you."
"It actually happened to me before."
"Well Mondays are actually out to get me." Tobius pulled the blanket over his head
Kathy walked in just then. "Toby get up."
"Never!"
"Your acting like a child." Kathy said flatly
"Children live more free lives."
"Tobius don't make me." Kathy knelt down to Tobius' right ear and made an ear piercing raptor shriek like you would have heard on the Walking With Dinosaurs special.
"Kathy," Tobius said as he removed the blanket covering his head. "do that again. I can still hear a little out of the other ear."
"Tobius get up, we have to go to school, besides, after today spring break starts." Tobius got up and morphed into the clothes he was going to wear.
"Well slap me silly and call me Billy-bob. Today is a wonderful Monday!" Kathy and Kurt gave each other looks of disgust and relief that they finally got him up
As they walked into the kitchen Kurt was already there eating the pancakes like no there was tomorrow.
"Eh Kurt, you might want to chew that food first before you swallow." Scott advised
"But I'm going to be late for school."
"Then don't sleep so long." Scott said
"I vasn't sleeping. Me and Kathy vere trying to get Tobius up." Kurt complained
"Kathy and I." Jean corrected
"Ach, I don't need an English lesson zis early."
"Mmm pancakes. Do you know what is really good? Pancakes slathered in ready whip." Kathy said as she Shewed here pancakes with ready whip.
"Hey scaly, get the paper." Logan demanded
"It's what I live for." Kathy said "Here you go Sahib."
"This papers full of holes!" Logan protested
"Sahib asks fish paper is wet, Sahib asks Raptor paper is holy." Kathy did a praying bow. Logan just gave her a look.
"C'mon. whoever wants to get a ride better hurry up!" Scott yelled
"Hey, I could drive some people." Kathy volunteered
"Fine, but your all going to be late whoever goes with Raptor."
"Au Contraire, Scott my friend, I drive ten miles above the speed limit. I will get there ten miles before you."
"Can't beat zose odds. Sorry Cyke." Kurt said with his big goofy grin.
"Fine pancake breath." Scott said and walked out the door.
The bell rang and Scott saw Kathy's jeep was in the parking lot, next to Jean's SUV.
I can't believe she was right.
Scott thought to himself.As he walked into the school he saw Kathy waving him with an I told you so smile. Scott smiled and shook his head. He had to admit it he kind of liked Kathy, even though she was just as annoying as Kurt was. But it beat her wanting to mangle anyone whenever she felt like it. He was also pretty impressed at how smart she was. Plus she is the only person he knows to whoop Kurt at video games, soccer and agility. But he still couldn't believe that she joined cheerleading. She was anything but preppy. Kathy was a tomboyish, Goth, punk. In simpler terms: She was a Kathy. One of a kind.
"So Scotty boy, admit that I was right and you were wrong? Or do you just want to be that kind of person that always thinks their right?" Kathy said smirking, while using Kurt's shoulder as an armrest.
"I think I'll be choice two."
"Kathy! Look there he is" Kitty said. It was Ian Thompson the most popular new guy at school. He just came from Wisconsin and was the lead singer of a family rock band called The Land Sharks, that included his four brothers and cousin that lives with him.
"Hello there Ian." Kathy said calmly. Ian was the type of guy that could care less about him being around mutants, because two weeks ago Kathy's image inducer died out on her in front of Ian. Luckily Kurt teleported her to safety.
"Hi Kathy. What's up." Ian said in a suave devenor rock voice.
"Nothing much." Kathy said. She was the type that could have two crushes at the same time. Kurt and Ian. The crush over Ian dominated though.
"So do you want me to walk you to first period?"
"sure." Ian wrapped his arm around her shoulder and they walked off.
"Ooo, I'm Ian pretty boy. As I valk down za halls I put girls in cardiac arrest." Kurt said in a snobbish voice. Scott and Tobius bust into rounds of laughter
"Kurt he's like, not that bad. Especially for Kathy, y'know." Kitty said
"Your only saying zat because you are a girl." Kurt said
"No, I'm like saying that because like he's Ian. I mean he's like the best looking guy in school." Kitty said in her whinny valley girl voice
"Ja, like he is." Kurt mocked her "besides, vat does he have zat za Nightcrawler doesn't." Kurt whisked his hair back
"How long of a list do you want?" Kitty said giggling
"Very funny. I hear za roars of laughter everywhere." At that Tobius burst out laughing. "Tobius, who's side are you on?!"
"No side, I just thought the laughter would be appropriate for what you just said." Tobius said in his funny man voice. Being a morpher, Tobius tend to impressions really well, he also used his power of being able to blend into any environment pretty well.
RRIINNGGGG!!!!
The warning bell sounded and the group bolted off in different directions.
