"Professor Xavier! Professor Xavier!" Rogue shouted as she, Kitty, Alex and
Jean ran towards his office.
"What's wrong?" Wolverine asked. He and the Professor were standing just outside the door.
"It's Kurt, he's gone." Xavier said in a musing tone.
"I hate it when you do that.." Rogue growled.
"Professor, I think I know where he is..."
"You do?" He looked at the groups downcast eyes and sighed. "Come in, we'll talk in my office. " The group looked at each other as the Professor indicated to his office.
"Somehow his office doesn't seem like a good place to talk about things.." Rogue whispered to Alex.
"I know what you mean.." He sighed.
"Well," The Professor said as he made his way to his spot behind the desk.
"Well, we could try and lie, but you'd be able to catch us on it.." Jean started with a sigh. "So..."
"The other day Jean and Kitty snuck into your meeting with Storm and Wolverine to get information on where you thought Gambit was. Then Kitty did some research and found out about the missile.." Rogue said quietly from her seat.
"So,"
"So, we think Kurt's gone off to find him." The room was silent as the Professor thought this over. The group stole glances at each other, until finally, he sighed.
"Well, though I am upset at your actions, I cannot truthfully say I wouldn't have done the same. However, I do not think that Mr. Wagner would just run off..." Jean nodded in agreement.
"Are you saying he was kidnapped?" Kitty fretted. Jean let out a laugh.
"How ironic.." Noting the semi-blank stares she received, she went on to explain. "Just the other day Rogue said something like this could happen because Kurt's so close to Gambit.." All eyes turned quickly to Rogue.
"I, uh, I did?"
"Yeah. You don't remember? Yesterday, right in front of the main doors you were babbling something about maybe watching Kurt because he was..." The telekinetic red-head stopped as the confused look remained on Rogue's face.
"Mystique!" All eyes turned to Alex. "Think about it; she's the only one who could do it.. plus she's cocky enough to pull it off..." The group sighed.
"Professor," Kitty spoke up quietly. "I-I know you don't like to use Cerebro without certain permission, but-" The Professor held up a hand to gently stop her.
"Way ahead of you, Kitty. I have been using Cerebro on and off since Storm brought Gambit's absences to my attention, and tonight I am sending Storm, Wolverine, and," He paused slightly. "Jean, Havoc, Rogue and Shadowcat to get them." Silence hit the group. They looked at each other, astounded.
"Sweet!" Alex yelled. The Professor smiled.
"Follow me and we'll get you suited up." He started towards the door.
"S-suited up?" Rogue said, in near shock. "Suited up!"
"Yes, Rogue.." The Professor said, chuckling. "Suited up." He opened the door, then moved outside to allow them to pass. They filed out quickly. The Professor lead them down hall after hall, until they came to a long stairwell. They looked at the Professor.
"Go on," He smiled. Alex shrugged and the group followed him down.
"Geez," Rogue said after a few minutes. "What's down here?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, it feels like some crazy comic book setup." Jean mumbled.
"Yeah, I hate comic books." Kitty agreed.
"Now, now.." Alex said with a smirk.
"Alex, there is a switch to your left," The Professor's voice called up, seeming from already below them.
"Yeah?"
"Turn it on." Alex smiled and complied, then stood back, flabbergasted. A huge area had been cleared out under the school. It's walls were covered in thin, silver/blue metal. Vehicles of every variety sat, motionless and awaiting use. From boats to cars, to helicopters, and they all had the most up-to-date, high tech, equipment. A big computer sat off to one side, next to a big, circular door marked by a large X. There was a smaller room off to the side, from what the group could see it was just a wall of drawers.
"Welcome to, what Wolverine most often calls, the X-cave." The group snickered.
"Um, question.." Rogue said, stepping forward with a raised hand.
"Yes Rogue?" The group turned to look at her. She pointed at the Professor.
"How did you get down here before us?"
"Oh, I took the elevator." He said as he turned and made his way to the drawers.
"Elevator.. there's an elevator?" Kitty whined.
"Ok, now I know I'm in a comic book.." Jean said as she walked into the center of the room, and looked around. The group looked at each other gleefully.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" Xavier laughed good naturedly. "Come on." They smiled and started forwards. Professor Xavier opened a drawer off to the right, pulled out a shiny black and yellow something, and tossed it to Alex.
"Woah!" He caught it as the Professor moved to another drawer.
"Kitty," He tossed one to her. "Rogue," He opened yet another drawer as he discarded Rogue's outfit. "And, Jean." The group held out their suits, laughing and talking. They were basically solid black with yellow belts, and yellow X's on the chest and back.
"Get into those, and then we'll talk about accessories..."
"Accessories?"
"Look out Batman!"
"What's wrong?" Wolverine asked. He and the Professor were standing just outside the door.
"It's Kurt, he's gone." Xavier said in a musing tone.
"I hate it when you do that.." Rogue growled.
"Professor, I think I know where he is..."
"You do?" He looked at the groups downcast eyes and sighed. "Come in, we'll talk in my office. " The group looked at each other as the Professor indicated to his office.
"Somehow his office doesn't seem like a good place to talk about things.." Rogue whispered to Alex.
"I know what you mean.." He sighed.
"Well," The Professor said as he made his way to his spot behind the desk.
"Well, we could try and lie, but you'd be able to catch us on it.." Jean started with a sigh. "So..."
"The other day Jean and Kitty snuck into your meeting with Storm and Wolverine to get information on where you thought Gambit was. Then Kitty did some research and found out about the missile.." Rogue said quietly from her seat.
"So,"
"So, we think Kurt's gone off to find him." The room was silent as the Professor thought this over. The group stole glances at each other, until finally, he sighed.
"Well, though I am upset at your actions, I cannot truthfully say I wouldn't have done the same. However, I do not think that Mr. Wagner would just run off..." Jean nodded in agreement.
"Are you saying he was kidnapped?" Kitty fretted. Jean let out a laugh.
"How ironic.." Noting the semi-blank stares she received, she went on to explain. "Just the other day Rogue said something like this could happen because Kurt's so close to Gambit.." All eyes turned quickly to Rogue.
"I, uh, I did?"
"Yeah. You don't remember? Yesterday, right in front of the main doors you were babbling something about maybe watching Kurt because he was..." The telekinetic red-head stopped as the confused look remained on Rogue's face.
"Mystique!" All eyes turned to Alex. "Think about it; she's the only one who could do it.. plus she's cocky enough to pull it off..." The group sighed.
"Professor," Kitty spoke up quietly. "I-I know you don't like to use Cerebro without certain permission, but-" The Professor held up a hand to gently stop her.
"Way ahead of you, Kitty. I have been using Cerebro on and off since Storm brought Gambit's absences to my attention, and tonight I am sending Storm, Wolverine, and," He paused slightly. "Jean, Havoc, Rogue and Shadowcat to get them." Silence hit the group. They looked at each other, astounded.
"Sweet!" Alex yelled. The Professor smiled.
"Follow me and we'll get you suited up." He started towards the door.
"S-suited up?" Rogue said, in near shock. "Suited up!"
"Yes, Rogue.." The Professor said, chuckling. "Suited up." He opened the door, then moved outside to allow them to pass. They filed out quickly. The Professor lead them down hall after hall, until they came to a long stairwell. They looked at the Professor.
"Go on," He smiled. Alex shrugged and the group followed him down.
"Geez," Rogue said after a few minutes. "What's down here?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is, it feels like some crazy comic book setup." Jean mumbled.
"Yeah, I hate comic books." Kitty agreed.
"Now, now.." Alex said with a smirk.
"Alex, there is a switch to your left," The Professor's voice called up, seeming from already below them.
"Yeah?"
"Turn it on." Alex smiled and complied, then stood back, flabbergasted. A huge area had been cleared out under the school. It's walls were covered in thin, silver/blue metal. Vehicles of every variety sat, motionless and awaiting use. From boats to cars, to helicopters, and they all had the most up-to-date, high tech, equipment. A big computer sat off to one side, next to a big, circular door marked by a large X. There was a smaller room off to the side, from what the group could see it was just a wall of drawers.
"Welcome to, what Wolverine most often calls, the X-cave." The group snickered.
"Um, question.." Rogue said, stepping forward with a raised hand.
"Yes Rogue?" The group turned to look at her. She pointed at the Professor.
"How did you get down here before us?"
"Oh, I took the elevator." He said as he turned and made his way to the drawers.
"Elevator.. there's an elevator?" Kitty whined.
"Ok, now I know I'm in a comic book.." Jean said as she walked into the center of the room, and looked around. The group looked at each other gleefully.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" Xavier laughed good naturedly. "Come on." They smiled and started forwards. Professor Xavier opened a drawer off to the right, pulled out a shiny black and yellow something, and tossed it to Alex.
"Woah!" He caught it as the Professor moved to another drawer.
"Kitty," He tossed one to her. "Rogue," He opened yet another drawer as he discarded Rogue's outfit. "And, Jean." The group held out their suits, laughing and talking. They were basically solid black with yellow belts, and yellow X's on the chest and back.
"Get into those, and then we'll talk about accessories..."
"Accessories?"
"Look out Batman!"