Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution.
Note: I'm trying to use the characters real names instead of their codename. It just seems strange to use a codename for someone you live with, and know is there to support you and would lay his or her life down for you and vice versa. So in case someone doesn't know, Rogue's real name is Marie. I'm really bad about remembering to use Marie instead of Rogue though, so sorry if I slip up.
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She rode home with Scott, Evan, and Marie. As soon as Scott parked in the garage, Kitty jumped out of the car and ran inside. She had a big smile on her face as she ran up to Kurt's room. She had come up with her idea during her last class at school. It was Friday, and a new movie came out today that she was sure he'd want to see. It was some horror movie that she wasn't very interested in, but he'd love it, she was certain. She reached his room and knocked on the door. She got no answer.
"Kurt?" she called, knocking again. Still, no answer.
Evan walked down the hall and saw Kitty standing outside of his, and Kurt's, door.
"What's up, Kitty?"
"Do you know where Kurt is?" she asked.
"He wasn't at school today. I know that much."
"He wasn't?" She was about to ask why when Professor Xavier's voice appeared in both of their heads.
"Kitty? Evan? Could you please join me in the dining room?" he asked.
Kitty and Evan made their way to the dining room, wondering what was wrong. When they arrived, they found Jean, Scott, and Marie sitting at the table. They all looked very confused. Logan was there as well. Whereas the others looked confused, he looked angry. Professor Xavier was sitting at the head of the table, and motioned for Evan and Kitty to sit down. After they sat down, he faced the group to address them.
"I thought it would be best to tell everyone at the same time. Kurt will be out of commission for the next two weeks. He is currently in the infirmary."
Alarm raised among the entire group of young mutants.
"What?!? What happened?" Scott asked.
"He had an accident in the danger room. Now, he's not in critical care, but he is injured very badly. I expect all of you want to see him. He needs rest tonight, but you can visit him tomorrow. And it would be nice to let him know that we all care for and support him."
Everyone nodded. Kitty suddenly felt sick. She looked over everyone, and found Jean glancing at her. She wondered why.
"Also, until the danger room is repaired, there will be no sessions. Thank you." Professor X said, and then wheeled out of the room."
"Repaired?" Scott thought. "Just what happened in there?"
Everyone got up from the table. Rogue walked off towards the infirmary, not heeding the Professor's words about tomorrow. Scott and Evan walked into the kitchen with Logan. That left Kitty with Jean.
"Do you think he's really okay?" asked Kitty.
"Yeah." Jean said. "The Professor wouldn't lie to us."
"God, Jean! What do you think is wrong with him? Why is he so sad lately?"
Jean considered the question for a moment. She looked around to make sure that they were alone, and then turned back to Kitty.
"Listen, Kitty. I didn't want to tell you before, because I didn't know how you'd react. About three weeks ago, he heard you talking to Lance on the phone. He wasn't spying. He had come up to apologize for annoying you so much, and he heard you."
Kitty tried thinking back to three weeks ago. What was that conversation about? She kept thinking and thinking, but she couldn't remember. And then it popped into her head, and the realization hit her like an 18-wheel truck.
"Oh no! Did he, like, hear everything?" she asked.
"I don't know. He didn't tell me about it. I accidentally picked up on his thoughts on our ride to school the next day." Jean answered.
Kitty suddenly felt like crying. She had thought that his condition had been her fault since Scott mentioned it earlier in the day. Now she knew for sure, and it hurt her. How could she have been so stupid, she wondered. Jean sat her back down, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. Her breathing was speeding up, and Jean did her best to calm her down.
"Hey! Hey, it's okay, Kitty. He'll be fine. Just wait until tomorrow, and go talk to him. Do what the Professor said, and let him know that you do care about him." Jean said.
"Yeah. I know. I will." Kitty said, sniffling.
"Okay, well, I'm going to go buy him a get well card. Wanna come?"
"No. I'm gonna stay here." She said, looking around. She giggled, and said, "Guess the rules don't apply to Marie. She just left in the direction of the infirmary."
"Yeah, well, family privileges." Jean said, and walked out.
Kitty sat at the table by herself, thinking about everything. She had been so excited to go to the movies with Kurt. She realized today that she really was missing him. She knew that she could take things to the extreme sometimes. Kurt's infatuation and flirting had never really bothered her all that much. She really had kind of gotten used to it. And she did enjoy his company. He was always able to make her laugh when she was sad. He always offered advice when she was having problems with school, training, or Lance.
"Although his advice about Lance is always 'break up viz him.'" She thought, and giggled.
She hadn't realized at the time how much his friendship meant to her. She felt bad about the way she treated him, and felt even worse about the things that she had said. When it came down to it, she actually felt closer to him than any of the other students at the Institute.
She got up from the table, and walked towards the kitchen. That's when she heard Logan talking to Scott and Evan. She hesitated before entering. Upon hearing what they were talking about, she opted to hide in a corner of the hallway outside of the kitchen.
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"I should have known he'd go back in, after that look he threw at me. I should have known." Logan said. He was obviously very angry with himself.
"Logan, what in the hell happened to Kurt?" Scott demanded. "I know he's okay, but what happened in the danger room?"
Logan thought about it for a moment, and began to tell Scott and Evan (and Kitty, who was hiding around the corner) about what happened four hours ago.
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Kurt was certain his leg had come out of its socket. He was climbing up the wall with just his two arms and his left leg. His right leg dangled behind him, and he winced every time it swung into the wall. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and was almost pouring out of a deep gash in his forehead. Scrapes and cuts covered his body. And if someone were to shave the fur off of him, they'd find that bruises covered most of his body as well. His eyes were still determined, and he promised himself that when this was over, he'd walk out.
"More like crawl out." He thought. He was light-headed and getting slower. He let go of the wall, and fell backwards, teleporting to the nearest column.
Below him, on the ground, were the remains of dozens upon dozens of 'bots. Seekers littered the floor, along with the man-sized Hunters. He had destroyed nine whips, each with a different weapon on its head, before the last one shattered his sword. He had taken it by its head, which was shooting fire, and ripped it from its socket in the wall. He looked at his hands at that moment, and saw how burned they were. That's when the new whip threw him into the wall, and he climbed upwards, away from it.
Now he was standing on the column, on one leg, watching the whip come for him. He had no more energy, and he found he couldn't teleport. He looked down at the ground, realizing he was at least seventy feet up in the air, and only looked back up when the whip hit him, sending him plummeting down to the floor.
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"What did he have the room set for?" Scott asked incredulously. He was scared for Kurt, and it was evident in his voice.
"He had it set to train a team of six mutants." Logan said, and then cursed. "He even locked it up so that he wasn't able to teleport out."
"How long was he in there for, fighting like that?" Evan asked.
"At least forty-five minutes." Logan said. "I went to the control room to get the video disks of his earlier run through the room to show to the Professor, and that's when I saw him on the ground. He must have destroyed at least 60 of the robots. The room was still armed, and the whips were tossing him around on the ground."
"That's when I took out the machine." Logan finished, balling up his fists.
"Oh my God." Scott said.
"I'll say one thing about the Elf. He may not be too smart," Logan said, getting up from the table in the nook and heading towards the door, "but he almost beat the room on a six mutant setting. He destroyed most of it. So I recommend you thank him for your postponed danger room sessions tomorrow." And with that, he walked outside of the mansion.
In her quiet corner in the hall outside of the kitchen, Kitty's tears fell silently to the floor. She felt sick, and suddenly also felt very dizzy. She leaned against the wall for support. When she felt a little more level- headed, she phased her way upstairs, to her room.
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Marie stood outside of Kurt's room in the infirmary, looking at him through the window. He was asleep. He had wires and tubes attached to him, all over his body. She looked him over a little more carefully, and saw some places where he was stitched up, most notably on his forehead. The stitches looked small and neat, and she doubted there would be hardly any scar at all. She wondered why she felt so close to the fuzzy mutant. She knew it was partly because of Mystique being his mother, and her foster mother. But it was more than that.
"We both know what it feels like to be separated from others. Him 'cause o' his appearance, me 'cause o' mah powers." She thought.
She remembered back to her dramatic reading assignment with Scott a couple of weeks after she first moved to town. Kurt had appeared suddenly, and she had said that he was just like an annoying little brother. She laughed when she remembered this. However, she felt like that's what he became, minus the "annoying" part.
She was about to leave when she felt someone else next to her. Looking to her left and up, she saw it was Scott.
"He looks so bad." Scott said. He was obviously very affected by the sight of Kurt.
"Ah know." She said. "Logan tell you what happened?"
"Yeah. Kurt set the danger room on a six team member setting and took it on by himself." He answered.
"Why in God's name would he do that?"
"I don't know. He'll be fine, though. The professor said he'd be fine, so he'll be fine."
Marie had the feeling that he was trying to convince himself more than her.
They both remained there, in silence, watching over their little brother.
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Chapter 3 finished. Told everyone this would be a longer story than "Welcome Home." Once again, thank you for all of your reviews. They honestly mean a lot to me. I'm glad you all like the story so far, and I promise to try to make it better. And I did progress it a little bit. At least Kitty knows how much she does care for him as a friend now.
Note: I'm trying to use the characters real names instead of their codename. It just seems strange to use a codename for someone you live with, and know is there to support you and would lay his or her life down for you and vice versa. So in case someone doesn't know, Rogue's real name is Marie. I'm really bad about remembering to use Marie instead of Rogue though, so sorry if I slip up.
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She rode home with Scott, Evan, and Marie. As soon as Scott parked in the garage, Kitty jumped out of the car and ran inside. She had a big smile on her face as she ran up to Kurt's room. She had come up with her idea during her last class at school. It was Friday, and a new movie came out today that she was sure he'd want to see. It was some horror movie that she wasn't very interested in, but he'd love it, she was certain. She reached his room and knocked on the door. She got no answer.
"Kurt?" she called, knocking again. Still, no answer.
Evan walked down the hall and saw Kitty standing outside of his, and Kurt's, door.
"What's up, Kitty?"
"Do you know where Kurt is?" she asked.
"He wasn't at school today. I know that much."
"He wasn't?" She was about to ask why when Professor Xavier's voice appeared in both of their heads.
"Kitty? Evan? Could you please join me in the dining room?" he asked.
Kitty and Evan made their way to the dining room, wondering what was wrong. When they arrived, they found Jean, Scott, and Marie sitting at the table. They all looked very confused. Logan was there as well. Whereas the others looked confused, he looked angry. Professor Xavier was sitting at the head of the table, and motioned for Evan and Kitty to sit down. After they sat down, he faced the group to address them.
"I thought it would be best to tell everyone at the same time. Kurt will be out of commission for the next two weeks. He is currently in the infirmary."
Alarm raised among the entire group of young mutants.
"What?!? What happened?" Scott asked.
"He had an accident in the danger room. Now, he's not in critical care, but he is injured very badly. I expect all of you want to see him. He needs rest tonight, but you can visit him tomorrow. And it would be nice to let him know that we all care for and support him."
Everyone nodded. Kitty suddenly felt sick. She looked over everyone, and found Jean glancing at her. She wondered why.
"Also, until the danger room is repaired, there will be no sessions. Thank you." Professor X said, and then wheeled out of the room."
"Repaired?" Scott thought. "Just what happened in there?"
Everyone got up from the table. Rogue walked off towards the infirmary, not heeding the Professor's words about tomorrow. Scott and Evan walked into the kitchen with Logan. That left Kitty with Jean.
"Do you think he's really okay?" asked Kitty.
"Yeah." Jean said. "The Professor wouldn't lie to us."
"God, Jean! What do you think is wrong with him? Why is he so sad lately?"
Jean considered the question for a moment. She looked around to make sure that they were alone, and then turned back to Kitty.
"Listen, Kitty. I didn't want to tell you before, because I didn't know how you'd react. About three weeks ago, he heard you talking to Lance on the phone. He wasn't spying. He had come up to apologize for annoying you so much, and he heard you."
Kitty tried thinking back to three weeks ago. What was that conversation about? She kept thinking and thinking, but she couldn't remember. And then it popped into her head, and the realization hit her like an 18-wheel truck.
"Oh no! Did he, like, hear everything?" she asked.
"I don't know. He didn't tell me about it. I accidentally picked up on his thoughts on our ride to school the next day." Jean answered.
Kitty suddenly felt like crying. She had thought that his condition had been her fault since Scott mentioned it earlier in the day. Now she knew for sure, and it hurt her. How could she have been so stupid, she wondered. Jean sat her back down, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. Her breathing was speeding up, and Jean did her best to calm her down.
"Hey! Hey, it's okay, Kitty. He'll be fine. Just wait until tomorrow, and go talk to him. Do what the Professor said, and let him know that you do care about him." Jean said.
"Yeah. I know. I will." Kitty said, sniffling.
"Okay, well, I'm going to go buy him a get well card. Wanna come?"
"No. I'm gonna stay here." She said, looking around. She giggled, and said, "Guess the rules don't apply to Marie. She just left in the direction of the infirmary."
"Yeah, well, family privileges." Jean said, and walked out.
Kitty sat at the table by herself, thinking about everything. She had been so excited to go to the movies with Kurt. She realized today that she really was missing him. She knew that she could take things to the extreme sometimes. Kurt's infatuation and flirting had never really bothered her all that much. She really had kind of gotten used to it. And she did enjoy his company. He was always able to make her laugh when she was sad. He always offered advice when she was having problems with school, training, or Lance.
"Although his advice about Lance is always 'break up viz him.'" She thought, and giggled.
She hadn't realized at the time how much his friendship meant to her. She felt bad about the way she treated him, and felt even worse about the things that she had said. When it came down to it, she actually felt closer to him than any of the other students at the Institute.
She got up from the table, and walked towards the kitchen. That's when she heard Logan talking to Scott and Evan. She hesitated before entering. Upon hearing what they were talking about, she opted to hide in a corner of the hallway outside of the kitchen.
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"I should have known he'd go back in, after that look he threw at me. I should have known." Logan said. He was obviously very angry with himself.
"Logan, what in the hell happened to Kurt?" Scott demanded. "I know he's okay, but what happened in the danger room?"
Logan thought about it for a moment, and began to tell Scott and Evan (and Kitty, who was hiding around the corner) about what happened four hours ago.
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Kurt was certain his leg had come out of its socket. He was climbing up the wall with just his two arms and his left leg. His right leg dangled behind him, and he winced every time it swung into the wall. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and was almost pouring out of a deep gash in his forehead. Scrapes and cuts covered his body. And if someone were to shave the fur off of him, they'd find that bruises covered most of his body as well. His eyes were still determined, and he promised himself that when this was over, he'd walk out.
"More like crawl out." He thought. He was light-headed and getting slower. He let go of the wall, and fell backwards, teleporting to the nearest column.
Below him, on the ground, were the remains of dozens upon dozens of 'bots. Seekers littered the floor, along with the man-sized Hunters. He had destroyed nine whips, each with a different weapon on its head, before the last one shattered his sword. He had taken it by its head, which was shooting fire, and ripped it from its socket in the wall. He looked at his hands at that moment, and saw how burned they were. That's when the new whip threw him into the wall, and he climbed upwards, away from it.
Now he was standing on the column, on one leg, watching the whip come for him. He had no more energy, and he found he couldn't teleport. He looked down at the ground, realizing he was at least seventy feet up in the air, and only looked back up when the whip hit him, sending him plummeting down to the floor.
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"What did he have the room set for?" Scott asked incredulously. He was scared for Kurt, and it was evident in his voice.
"He had it set to train a team of six mutants." Logan said, and then cursed. "He even locked it up so that he wasn't able to teleport out."
"How long was he in there for, fighting like that?" Evan asked.
"At least forty-five minutes." Logan said. "I went to the control room to get the video disks of his earlier run through the room to show to the Professor, and that's when I saw him on the ground. He must have destroyed at least 60 of the robots. The room was still armed, and the whips were tossing him around on the ground."
"That's when I took out the machine." Logan finished, balling up his fists.
"Oh my God." Scott said.
"I'll say one thing about the Elf. He may not be too smart," Logan said, getting up from the table in the nook and heading towards the door, "but he almost beat the room on a six mutant setting. He destroyed most of it. So I recommend you thank him for your postponed danger room sessions tomorrow." And with that, he walked outside of the mansion.
In her quiet corner in the hall outside of the kitchen, Kitty's tears fell silently to the floor. She felt sick, and suddenly also felt very dizzy. She leaned against the wall for support. When she felt a little more level- headed, she phased her way upstairs, to her room.
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Marie stood outside of Kurt's room in the infirmary, looking at him through the window. He was asleep. He had wires and tubes attached to him, all over his body. She looked him over a little more carefully, and saw some places where he was stitched up, most notably on his forehead. The stitches looked small and neat, and she doubted there would be hardly any scar at all. She wondered why she felt so close to the fuzzy mutant. She knew it was partly because of Mystique being his mother, and her foster mother. But it was more than that.
"We both know what it feels like to be separated from others. Him 'cause o' his appearance, me 'cause o' mah powers." She thought.
She remembered back to her dramatic reading assignment with Scott a couple of weeks after she first moved to town. Kurt had appeared suddenly, and she had said that he was just like an annoying little brother. She laughed when she remembered this. However, she felt like that's what he became, minus the "annoying" part.
She was about to leave when she felt someone else next to her. Looking to her left and up, she saw it was Scott.
"He looks so bad." Scott said. He was obviously very affected by the sight of Kurt.
"Ah know." She said. "Logan tell you what happened?"
"Yeah. Kurt set the danger room on a six team member setting and took it on by himself." He answered.
"Why in God's name would he do that?"
"I don't know. He'll be fine, though. The professor said he'd be fine, so he'll be fine."
Marie had the feeling that he was trying to convince himself more than her.
They both remained there, in silence, watching over their little brother.
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Chapter 3 finished. Told everyone this would be a longer story than "Welcome Home." Once again, thank you for all of your reviews. They honestly mean a lot to me. I'm glad you all like the story so far, and I promise to try to make it better. And I did progress it a little bit. At least Kitty knows how much she does care for him as a friend now.
