A/N: Peoples, I'm going to go ahead and give it away because I have to clarify something. Mesmero is the villain. I think he's only showed up once on the cartoon, for those of you who don't know, he's an evil mutant hypnotist. (I think…) So he's the one controlling Xavier. I think his powers are superior to Xavier's on the cartoon because in that one episode, these two had a fight together over mental control – Xavier lost. So I'm assuming that Mesmero's powers have a degree of control over Xavier's, at least on the cartoon. And that's basically what's happening here. But his threat is not serious. Nothing in this story is serious…
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Chapter 6 – Busted
Kurt was sitting next to Kitty at the dining room table. Rogue was sitting across from Kitty; Scott was sitting across from Kurt and next to Jean. Ororo was at the end.
Kitty twisted her meat-less spaghetti around her fork and glanced at Ororo. "Hey, did anybody notice how strange Xavier's been acting lately? It gives me the creeps…Was he alright in Hawaii?" She asked, but it appeared she directed the question to Ororo.
Ororo shrugged and continued eating. Kitty thought that was weird.
Scott replied, since no one else would. "No. He was perfectly fine. He didn't even consume a drop of alcohol. Actually, Hawaii was a real drag. The weather was really bad, so it wasn't that great. We didn't even go to any parties or anything."
Kurt suddenly looked up from his plate at Scott. "Really? Amara and Roberto said that you guys were partying heavily…"
Jean snorted, "They did? It figures. Those selfish brats couldn't stop complaining the entire trip…but Xavier seemed okay. If he's been acting strange, it must have to do with the afro-incident. That was great."
"Hmm…" Kitty stuck the fork of spaghetti into her mouth. Kurt watched her with great interest. It was amusing. So amusing that Rogue couldn't bear to watch.
Scott noticed this. "Hey, you two guys aren't seeing each other, are you? That's what everyone's been saying." The boy with the ruby shades questioned.
Kitty had a mouth full of food, so she gave Kurt the opportunity to answer.
Kurt smiled dreamily and stared off into space. "Mmmhmm. We are together. Great, isn't it?" The blue, fuzzy mutant asked, as he glanced at Rogue.
Rogue raised an eyebrow and shut her eyes with her arms crossed over her chest. She knew that Kurt was trying to annoy her like the big brother that he is and she wasn't going to let it get to her.
Jean smiled. "Wow. I knew she'd come around." The red-head winked at Scott. Scott grinned; cheesy-cheesy.
Kitty finally swallowed her food and stared at Jean, "What do you mean by that?"
At that, everyone at the table started laughing with the exception of Kitty and Rogue who had no idea what Jean was talking about.
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Meanwhile…in a bar somewhere in the city…
The hypnotist, mind-bending mutant known as Mesmero grinned insanely as he broke mental contact with the mind of Professor Charles Xavier. He sat on one of the bar stools in his dark "monk-ish" hooded cloak and leaned over the table on his elbows while he held his chin in his crooked hands. The bar was empty for the most part, with the exception of a big, hairy animalistic mutant and himself…
"Boss, what are you doing?" The hairy mutant with the red on yellow eyes asked in a gruff, hoarse voice.
In response, Mesmero hiccupped…then as he stood up, his arm knocked over the empty bottle of expensive wine that was on the table in front of him…the glass bottle fell to the floor and smashed into tiny pieces on impact.
The bald man with the tattooed face stared longingly at his companion. "Why, Sabertooth? Why won't you marry me? We've been together for quite some time—when I look into your eyes I see little red beady hearts and when--"
"BOSS! You're drunk. Please don't tell me that you were fooling around with Xavier just now…" Sabertooth grabbed Mesmero just as he stumbled into his arms.
When Mesmero caught his balance, he gazed deeply and lovingly at Sabertooth…before he puckered his thin, chapped, dry lips and moved his face closer and closer…
Sabertooth couldn't move! He was frozen by the mental hold that Mesmero had on him. So he had no choice but to accept what his "boss" was about to offer…SMOOCH! |1|
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"Kurt, nobody is taking us seriously." Kitty whined as she rested her head on Kurt's shoulder. They were both sitting on the living room sofa watching a movie.
Kurt sighed. "Well, who else can we talk to? Wait. There's Logan…and Hank."
Kitty snuggled closer against Kurt; his tail curled around her leg and she petted it softly. "Yeah, let's talk to both of them to see if they'll believe us about you-know-who."
Just then, Logan walked into the room. Perfect timing.
Kitty sat up and Kurt released his tail's hold on her when Logan gave him an evil stare complete with a low growl. Kurt grinned innocently at him and sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
"Mister Logan? Have you noticed anything…strange about the Professor lately?" Kitty asked; which caused Logan to quit growling at Kurt and look at her.
"Hmm…Half-Pint, actually yes, I have. He told me a short while ago after I got out of the shower that he thought I looked sexy in that afro. I had no idea what he was talking about…So, something's up with Chuck, eh?"
Kurt nodded. "Mmhm. He knocked Roberto and Amara out a while ago and he's been racing around in his electric wheelchair like a madman--"
Kurt stopped in mid-sentence when Hank wheeled their subject of their current conversation into the room. Kurt, Kitty and Logan all stared at them.
Xavier raised an eyebrow. "What is it?" Xavier asked in his accented voice, "Is there something on my face?"
BAMF! Kurt appeared right in front of Xavier. "There's something here…" He pointed at Xavier's chest. When Xavier looked down—Kurt flicked his finger at his face. "Got'cha."
Kitty snickered. Logan rolled his eyes. Hank completely ignored the scene and went away to set up a chess game in another room.
Xavier frowned. "Very funny, Kurt."
Kitty stood up from the sofa; phased through it and went to stand next to Kurt. "Professor, why have you been racing around the Institute in your wheelchair? Are you feeling okay?" She asked with a concerned expression.
Xavier's frown deepened into a look of confusion. "What on earth are you talking about? I don't ever recall doing that…"
"Hmm…" Kitty's eyebrows lowered in concentration, "Ah! The security cameras contain footage of your wild behavior. We can replay the tapes to show you!" Kitty's bright blue eyes lit up as she spoke.
Kurt gasped. "Oh! You're right. Let's go replay the tapes. Can we access them from Cerebro?" Kurt asked as he directed his gaze to the Professor, then to Logan.
Logan spoke up, "Yeah, Elf. But 'we' is out of the question. It's just me and Chuck who'll be checking those tapes."
Kitty pouted. "Aw! Why can't we…oh, wait…the afro thing is on the tapes too…"
Suddenly Charles broke into a twisted grin. "Logan, I think it would be best if I did the checking, no?"
Kitty and Kurt turned to face Xavier. Kitty shrieked. "He has that look on his face…"
Without wasting another second, Kurt grabbed Kitty and BAMF! they were gone in a cloud of smoke, as they left Logan to witness just how mad Xavier could be under Mesmero's influence…
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Kurt and Kitty ended up in Cerebro. "Kitty, we need to get the tapes before they do. Can you--" Kurt nervously glanced at Kitty.
Kitty nodded. "No problem." She sat down on Cerebro's chair and started typing. "Okay. So, I have to find the recordings from the last couple of hours and make a copy on disc…then delete the footage. Like I said no problem." Kitty, being the computer genius that she is, got the job done in no time. "Okay, I made two discs. You take one; I'll take one. Don't lose yours. We need a back-up copy just in case." She handed Kurt the disc.
Kurt took it and gulped. Of course, he planned on guarding it and keeping it safe. He wasn't going to let Kitty down. "Can you stomach one more 'port?"
Kitty stood up and nodded; she embraced him, her arms went around his neck and she moved in and kissed his soft face before the both of them vanished…in a cloud of smoke.
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TBC…
|1| - Jeez…Okay, that scene was disturbing. Mesmero was drunk and stuff…o.O; OH! And Sabertooth doesn't work for Mesmero on the show. So this is AU…but you all knew that already.
