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Title: Disappearance

Author: Soli

Rating: PG-13/R for angst

Coupling: Kurt/Kitty, a little bit of Scott/Jean

Summary: When Kurt is kidnapped, the rest of the X-men have to save him….before it's too late

Dedication: I wanna say thanks to Pikachumania ( Evil Evil man??? -_-;; (sweatdrop) just a little bit off…) Silver Kitsune, Bamf chica, Toast, Daemonchan, Blackdragon, Pallaplease and foxy!

~ Means presently in the astral plan

Chapter Two: Just Walking Around

"Hello, Principle Dakholme? Yes, this is Charles Xavier. I-yes, Ms. Dakholme, I am aware that Mr. Wagner was given a detention today. That is wh- yes, I am also aware of the fact that this is his fourth detention." Logan rolled his eyes. How the Professor could remain calm with that frustrating little bitch was beyond him. Storm grinned at him.

"I know exactly how you feel, my friend." She whispered. Xavier gave them both a stern glance and turned slightly away.

"Mrs. Dakholme, if you would just list-yes, alright, I will talk with him. The problem is that Kurt never came home, and he usually-what do you mean, he left over three hours ago?" A note of anxiety entered his tone. Logan looked up. What? Did he just say what I think he said? Naw, couldn't be. Elf would never stay out this late. He thought. Xavier cast him a worried look.

"Yes, Mrs. Dakholme. I'm sorry for disturbing you. Good-bye." Xavier hung up and turned to Logan and Storm.

" Professor, she can't be telling the truth! This isn't like Kurt at all! He knows better than to go off on his own and not tell anyone!" Storm angrily said. Each and every student at the Institution knew that failure to notify Storm, Wolverine or the Professor when going out solo would result in half a day in the Danger Room. Unfortunatly, Kurt always did think those sessions were a waste of time. Usually after and hour or two they would end with a ripped plug and an innocent "It vasn't me."

" No, Storm. I honestly believe that Mystique is telling the truth, hard as it is to believe. Perhaps Kurt just went to blow off some steam." Xavier suggested, but the hint of worry and the lack of smile told Ororo and Logan otherwise. Only the three of them knew Kurt's extreme fear of being discovered. Years of being chased from village to village because of his demon-like appearance had forced Kurt to believe that he would never be accepted into "normal" society. Although his image inducor gave him the freedom to associate with other people, Kurt still was scared that his secret would be found out.

"What if you went on a mind search, Chuck?" Charles nodded. Logan was right. If Kurt was all right, they would be able to pinpoint his location, give him a good scolding and life would continue. But if something had happened to his student….

Stop that. Nothing has happened to Nightcrawler. Xavier thought to himself. I hope.

"What's up with them?" Jean whispered to Scott as the stone-faced trio passed them in the hall.

"I dunno, but how much you wanna bet it's not good?" muttered Scott. The two teens watched the three adults' head towards Celebro's chamber.

"Yeah, something is definitely is wrong," Scott started walking after them, but Jean pulled him back.

"Scott, they'll tell us something if something really is wrong." Jean told him. Scott scowled.

"Oh, right, like the time when they told us about Mystique being our principle? Yeah, we only had to go through the first two months of school 'til they decided to mention that little fact," he said sarcastically. Jean sighed. Sometimes Scott could be so…so…Scott!

"Look, just trust me on this, 'kay?" Jean took his hand and smiled. "Now, what do you say to vegging out in front of the set for a couple hours? I hear they started airing 'Endless Waltz' on cartoon Network…"

Scott's ears seemed to perk up at the mention of 'Endless Waltz', the sequel to his all-time favorite Anime show.

"Yeah, you're probably right." He grinned, and let Jean steer him towards the rec room.

" Atta boy."

The astral plane was a foggy, gray place. Wandering around in the fog was the minds of everyone on the planet. Although usually no one but the mutants with strong psychic powers had ever visited it, there were ways for others to enter. Usually, people who had fallen into comas fall straight into the middle of the astral plane, but since they weren't psychics they weren't able to dam the flood of thoughts that flowed into theirs heads. The barrage of thoughts was often too much to bear, and the poor victim trapped in the plane would sometimes experience memory loss, brain damage…or worse.

Xavier had seen it once. While using Celebro once, he had come across a little boy, no more than ten years old, wandering around. He had red hair and a backpack, but unlike the other minds on the plane, he was solid. Xavier had taken pity on the boy, and walked over to him.

"Hello, child, can I help you?" He had asked kindly. The little boy turned around, and stared at him with eyes nearly out of their sockets, with blood streaming down his face. His forehead was swollen out of proportion. Xavier gasped and stepped back as the little boy launched himself at the professor.

"Who are you? Where am I? Why am I here? What- ARGH!" The little boy screamed and clutched his head, releasing his grip from Xavier's shirt. The boy squinched his eyes tight and cried bloody tears.

"The voices! Oh, god, the voices! Make them go away! Make them go away!" He screamed, staggering towards a retreating Xavier.

In the physical plane, the real Xavier opened his eyes, screaming. Later, he tracked down who the boy had been. His name was Joshua Tempson, and he had been in a bike accident which resulted in a three month long coma. He didn't make it.

Every time Xavier went to use Celebro, he couldn't help but remember this little boy. This time was no different. As Charles places Celebro's transmitter on his head, he made a silent wish, hoping that Kurt hadn't suffered the same fate as Joshua.

" I wonder what's taking so long. Shouldn't it only take a few minutes?" Ororo whispered to Logan. Logan frowned.

" Who knows." He muttered. Where you hiding, Elf?

Suddenly, the professor began to shake uncontrollably, as if in pain.

"Professor!" Storm cried as she and Logan rushed to his side.

~ There were cages clustered together in the center of a large, dark tent. As everything in the astral plane, it was surrounded in fog. Charles walked past the cages, first believing them to be empty. A low moan of pain caught his attention, and he curiously peered into one of the cages. What he saw made him recoil in horror.

Inside of the small cage lay a small brown puppy. At first glance, there seemed nothing wrong with it, until you saw its eyes. They were large, freakish eyes that seemed to take up almost the pup's entire head. The eyes were white, with no pupils or bloodlines. Although he had taught himself never to be surprised at someone else's looks, Xavier couldn't help his feeling of apprehension as he stared at the dog.

Xavier moved on, looking into each and every cage. One held a cat with three multi-colored tails. Another contained a two-headed calf.

One cage was empty, except for the remains of a bloody, black X-men suit.

That's when the screams made themselves heard.

Charles stumbled as they made his way into his mind. * Kurt * he thought, looking around for the source. The screams grew louder, and Xavier clutched his head. He'd already spent far too much time in the plane, and he didn't know how much more strength he had left.

The room was becoming foggier and the cages were harder to distinguish. * No! No, I have to find out where this is! I have too! * Xavier thought frantically, but it was too late. The room, and Kurt's screams, had been swallowed by the fog. ~

"Professor!" Xavier could hear someone calling him faintly. Groaning, he opened his eyes, and found himself on one of the tables in the med center. Storm, Logan, Scott and Jean were all above him, watching him with worried eyes.

"He's awake." Jean called over her shoulder to the rest of the team.

Rest of the team…Kurt! Xavier tried to sit up. Scott gently pushed him down again.

"Easy, Professor, you took a hard-"

"There's no time for rest now, Scott." Xavier's voice was tense, and everyone in the room look taken aback.

"Team meeting. Now." Scott said quietly as Xavier called his hover chair to him. As the group started to follow Scott and the Professor out of the room, Kitty turned to Rogue.

"Hey, have you seen Kurt?" she asked.