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Title: Part Two : The Cajun Card Trick
AU: The second part of an AU arc, main characters- Gambit/Remy, Storm, Rogue, Kurt/Nightcrawler, Wolverine/Logan, Xavier, Scott/ Cyclops (in order of frequency in part 2)
This Part Two can be stand alone or not. I am still in two minds - to separate it into another story or keep it here.
Chapter 6: 'Porting
The Professor couldn't help but "do you have any gifts?" he tried to casually inquire.
The child grinned, "Yeah!" with his tail flickering in excitement.
Without warning a small blinding light followed, the young blue mutant was gone in a puff of smoke and a sound that could only be described as BAMF
The Professor allowed feelings of worry and curiosity wash over him and then the child reappeared in the seating area, halfway down, the aircraft. The kid couldn't have been gone more than two seconds.
"That's impressive," he acknowledged, expecting the child to have any other reaction than he did.
"A mistake" the child seemed upset and confused, "was meant to 'port over there!" he waved a tri-digit hand over to his seat.
"That's ok" Xavier informed him.
The child walked back over to his seat, "I could do it before! *" he protested.
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*The blue mutant had actually teleported on the spot, it was only because the aircraft was moving that it seemed like the blue kid had 'ported to another location. If they had been on the ground the child would have teleported on the spot like he had been conditioned to do for the Bamf Generator/ Weapon X Program.
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A veil of silence fell on the two; the blue child was trying to see anything other than the clouds out side of his window, the Professor wondering if he dared to ask the next question.
"What's your name?" Xavier decided to start smaller.
The child turned away from the window and stared at the panels on front of him- his mind far, far away; "No" he shook his head after a while.
"You don't know?" the Professor gently asked.
"I do!" the child nearly leapt off his chair, "just not now."
The bald man looked at him in what better not be pity.
The child scowled and then smiled, "Kurt!!"
"Kurt?"
"My name" the child beamed. The fog in his mind was still as thick as candyfloss but there were little gaps for memories to escape through.
"Do you have a second name?" the bald man was beginning to annoy the child with frustrating questions.
"No" came the final answer. Silence.
Xavier ran his fingers over the control pad, much to the fascination of Kurt, and tried to resume communications with Storm and Scott- he got no response other than static.
"We've reached the Institute, descending in 5, 4, 3…" the Professor informed the other team that they were home ( though he was unsure as to whether they got the message or not) as well as the occupants of the Blackbird.
He smiled over to the young mutant who had his face pressed up against the Blackbirds window trying to get a glimpse of 'the Institute.'
Xavier was a little more than shocked at the child's ability to seemingly trust everyone, especially considering the situation. It was best not to question it.
The young one turned to face him, bright eyed and bushy tailed, with a shy blush on his face. The kid was fully aware that he was behaving a touch 'fruitcake' like.
He approached the Professor by jumping up and walking across the control panels, Xavier was glad that he'd locked out most of the pads near the child, if he hadn't then they could be flying backwards this very second.
"Can I fly?" the child asked slowly with his German accent.
The Professor made a show of seriously thinking about it, "How about we start you of with flying lessons?"
Kurt frowned in concentration, "That's ok." His English was very basic, not-surprisingly child like.
"Where did you learn to speak English?" Xavier was a tad curious but refused to go into the child's head telepathically- trust was the first thing he required with new potential students.
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The Blackbird released its docking stands. Unlike a plane that came down onto a runway, the Blackbird could slow down, hover and descend onto a landing pad a lot like a helicopter- except silently.
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"Don't know" the blue mutant was starting to realise that there was a shocking amount of 'stuff' that he didn't know/remember.
"Could you go wake up Rogue…" Xavier decided that it was best to change the subject entirely.
Kurt looked confused, "Rogue?"
"The lady with the white stripe" the Professor amended as he reached to deploy the ramp, "And your friend?"
"Yeah!" Kurt smiled politely and left to go harass Rogue and Logan.
The Professor sighed- there was going to be a lot of work needed to help the three of the four retrieved mutants.
Suddenly a massive explosion rocked the entire hanger, Xavier activated his view screen, Kurt leapt onto Logan's lap (waking the adult as a result) and Rogue was startled.
The Velocity had arrived and was trying to land.
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A snake of smoke trailed from the Velocity, which on closer inspection was actually blown in half and heading straight towards the Blackbird.
Xavier, Kurt, Rogue and Logan evacuated the Blackbird; the Professor mentally calling for a few of the students already at the institute to aid him, Kurt being carried over the shoulder of a cussing Logan and Rogue looking sceptically in the direction of the Blackbird as they reached the hanger control room door.
She vaguely wondered if she'd ever see the Blackbird in one piece again.
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A few moments earlier:
Storm aka Ororo followed the line of glowing energy coming from the youth's hands and with realization came a horrified gasp.
Scott didn't know what she was thinking as she pulled the charged IV line from Gambits arm in rough haste, pulled the teens restraints off and rammed into both Scott and Gambit as a massive explosion was let loose from the charged items.
The entire craft strained as circuits were blown up and the metal plating was blown off in the contained area, Scott finally clicked at what had happened when the Velocity was ripped in half.
He averted his gaze from the explosion to glare at Gambit only to discover that the youth was unconscious and being guarded by Storm who then fearfully asked, "Can you land this thing?"
She could fly, sure, but she wasn't super strong- she couldn't carry both Scott and the unconscious Gambit.
Realising the severity of the situation Scott decided that it was best to try and sound even remotely confident, "Yeah" and he dashed over to the manual control panels, there was no time to warn the Professor, there was very little time for anything!
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Rads: Another chapter, another lovely cliff-hanger (if there is such a thing)
Please review!
Title: Part Two : The Cajun Card Trick
AU: The second part of an AU arc, main characters- Gambit/Remy, Storm, Rogue, Kurt/Nightcrawler, Wolverine/Logan, Xavier, Scott/ Cyclops (in order of frequency in part 2)
This Part Two can be stand alone or not. I am still in two minds - to separate it into another story or keep it here.
Chapter 6: 'Porting
The Professor couldn't help but "do you have any gifts?" he tried to casually inquire.
The child grinned, "Yeah!" with his tail flickering in excitement.
Without warning a small blinding light followed, the young blue mutant was gone in a puff of smoke and a sound that could only be described as BAMF
The Professor allowed feelings of worry and curiosity wash over him and then the child reappeared in the seating area, halfway down, the aircraft. The kid couldn't have been gone more than two seconds.
"That's impressive," he acknowledged, expecting the child to have any other reaction than he did.
"A mistake" the child seemed upset and confused, "was meant to 'port over there!" he waved a tri-digit hand over to his seat.
"That's ok" Xavier informed him.
The child walked back over to his seat, "I could do it before! *" he protested.
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*The blue mutant had actually teleported on the spot, it was only because the aircraft was moving that it seemed like the blue kid had 'ported to another location. If they had been on the ground the child would have teleported on the spot like he had been conditioned to do for the Bamf Generator/ Weapon X Program.
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A veil of silence fell on the two; the blue child was trying to see anything other than the clouds out side of his window, the Professor wondering if he dared to ask the next question.
"What's your name?" Xavier decided to start smaller.
The child turned away from the window and stared at the panels on front of him- his mind far, far away; "No" he shook his head after a while.
"You don't know?" the Professor gently asked.
"I do!" the child nearly leapt off his chair, "just not now."
The bald man looked at him in what better not be pity.
The child scowled and then smiled, "Kurt!!"
"Kurt?"
"My name" the child beamed. The fog in his mind was still as thick as candyfloss but there were little gaps for memories to escape through.
"Do you have a second name?" the bald man was beginning to annoy the child with frustrating questions.
"No" came the final answer. Silence.
Xavier ran his fingers over the control pad, much to the fascination of Kurt, and tried to resume communications with Storm and Scott- he got no response other than static.
"We've reached the Institute, descending in 5, 4, 3…" the Professor informed the other team that they were home ( though he was unsure as to whether they got the message or not) as well as the occupants of the Blackbird.
He smiled over to the young mutant who had his face pressed up against the Blackbirds window trying to get a glimpse of 'the Institute.'
Xavier was a little more than shocked at the child's ability to seemingly trust everyone, especially considering the situation. It was best not to question it.
The young one turned to face him, bright eyed and bushy tailed, with a shy blush on his face. The kid was fully aware that he was behaving a touch 'fruitcake' like.
He approached the Professor by jumping up and walking across the control panels, Xavier was glad that he'd locked out most of the pads near the child, if he hadn't then they could be flying backwards this very second.
"Can I fly?" the child asked slowly with his German accent.
The Professor made a show of seriously thinking about it, "How about we start you of with flying lessons?"
Kurt frowned in concentration, "That's ok." His English was very basic, not-surprisingly child like.
"Where did you learn to speak English?" Xavier was a tad curious but refused to go into the child's head telepathically- trust was the first thing he required with new potential students.
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The Blackbird released its docking stands. Unlike a plane that came down onto a runway, the Blackbird could slow down, hover and descend onto a landing pad a lot like a helicopter- except silently.
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"Don't know" the blue mutant was starting to realise that there was a shocking amount of 'stuff' that he didn't know/remember.
"Could you go wake up Rogue…" Xavier decided that it was best to change the subject entirely.
Kurt looked confused, "Rogue?"
"The lady with the white stripe" the Professor amended as he reached to deploy the ramp, "And your friend?"
"Yeah!" Kurt smiled politely and left to go harass Rogue and Logan.
The Professor sighed- there was going to be a lot of work needed to help the three of the four retrieved mutants.
Suddenly a massive explosion rocked the entire hanger, Xavier activated his view screen, Kurt leapt onto Logan's lap (waking the adult as a result) and Rogue was startled.
The Velocity had arrived and was trying to land.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A snake of smoke trailed from the Velocity, which on closer inspection was actually blown in half and heading straight towards the Blackbird.
Xavier, Kurt, Rogue and Logan evacuated the Blackbird; the Professor mentally calling for a few of the students already at the institute to aid him, Kurt being carried over the shoulder of a cussing Logan and Rogue looking sceptically in the direction of the Blackbird as they reached the hanger control room door.
She vaguely wondered if she'd ever see the Blackbird in one piece again.
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A few moments earlier:
Storm aka Ororo followed the line of glowing energy coming from the youth's hands and with realization came a horrified gasp.
Scott didn't know what she was thinking as she pulled the charged IV line from Gambits arm in rough haste, pulled the teens restraints off and rammed into both Scott and Gambit as a massive explosion was let loose from the charged items.
The entire craft strained as circuits were blown up and the metal plating was blown off in the contained area, Scott finally clicked at what had happened when the Velocity was ripped in half.
He averted his gaze from the explosion to glare at Gambit only to discover that the youth was unconscious and being guarded by Storm who then fearfully asked, "Can you land this thing?"
She could fly, sure, but she wasn't super strong- she couldn't carry both Scott and the unconscious Gambit.
Realising the severity of the situation Scott decided that it was best to try and sound even remotely confident, "Yeah" and he dashed over to the manual control panels, there was no time to warn the Professor, there was very little time for anything!
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Rads: Another chapter, another lovely cliff-hanger (if there is such a thing)
Please review!
