Chapter Two: Panicked Flight

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Poor Kurt. He had no idea what was going on. Since the structure of this mansion was entirely different than the one in the Evolution, the place he teleported to was NOT the kitchen. In fact, it was nowhere NEAR the kitchen.

In fact, it was the rec room.

Did Logan, Gambit and Rouge mind having their pool game interrupted?

Well, perhaps they would have minded less if he hadn't landed directly on the pool table, sending the balls crashing out of their former positions.

It also would have helped if Wolverine hadn't been the one shooting at that exact moment.

*BMPH!* was the exact sound he had when teleported in to the path of Wolverines pool stick. "Ow!" was the sound he made when it hit him.

"What the...?" Logan looked almost surprised for a moment before he growled. "I'm not sure who you are, but get off'a the table if you know what's good for you..." He trailed off in to a growl.

"Where is this? This is definitely not where I was trying to go!" He stammered, at a loss for words.

"That's all fine, sugar, but I think you had better do as he says." Rouge said warningly from where she stood. "You probably don't want to see him angry."

Upon turning to see Rouge, Kurt also had a rather nice view of Gambit.

"You!" He cried, pointing at Gambit. "What are you doing here? Aw man, I'd better tell the Professor!" With that, he jumped off the pool table, landed quite neatly, and bounded out the open door.

"What was that all about?" Rouge asked as they watched him leave. A moment later, Mouse and Beast came running through the door that Kurt had left through only a moment ago.

"Is he in here?" Mouse asked around gasps for breath. It is no secret that Mouse's laboratory is quite far from anywhere else that is deemed important, because of the explosive things that tend to emanate from it.

"If you mean some confused kid with dark hair, yeah. What's it to you?" Wolverine asked narrowing his eyes at Mouse.

"The child in question is involved in one of Miss Devinshire's research projects." Beast said in a calming manner.

"Oh, don't call me by my formal name! I'm Mouse!" She protested with a cute pout on her face. "Now, let's go after him before he makes it out of the mansion!" Mouse tugged on Beasts' arm again.

"It seems I have no choice." Beast said, almost with a sigh. As they turned to leave, Rouge called after them.

"Wait! I want to look for him too." She paused for a moment while everyone stared at her. "He... Feel important somehow, like someone I should talk to."

Mouse smiled and walked over to her, reaching up to pat her on the shoulder. "It's okay. Let's go!"

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Not good. Kurt thought to himself as he fled down the hallway. This is so not good. I had problems with my teleportation twice today, and now Gambit is in the mansion! He paused his thoughts for a moment, long enough to leap up on to the wall to avoid bumping in to Jubilee, who had been coming out of a doorway.

"What was that?" She asked herself as she watched him leave. Only a moment later, Rouge flew by, carrying Mouse.

"Sorry 'bout that kid! Faster, Rouge!" Mouse cried as they continued past Jubilee.

Of course, the mansion seems a little bit different today. And Dr. McCoy! What happened to him? Kurt asked himself mentally, then noticed Rouge and Mouse quickly approaching.

"Ahhh! Now they're after me!" He cried, looking around frantically for any kind of escape.

"Hey! You! Stop and we promise not to kill you!" Mouse yelled. Her following mumble of "Well, not immediately, anyways." was not heard by anyone.

But Kurt didn't listen. He was too busy trying to think of anything and everything to get him out of this. Then he saw it.

The one thing that could rescue him.

An open door.

Without a thought as to where it might lead, Kurt leapt in to it and slammed the door with his tail. Rouge and Mouse came to a stop beside it, terribly confused.

"Isn't that..." Rouge began to ask, but Mouse gestured for her silence.

"Where am I? It's dark in here." Kurt's muffled voice came through the doorway.

"O persona of great intelligence, you have just shut yourself in the broom closet." Mouse chuckled to herself. "And if you want to know what's going on, you'll stop running and come out quietly."

There was a trice of time that was silent, followed by a few noises that sounded like someone pattering on the wall.

"I can't find the doorknob!" Kurt exclaimed. Mouse chuckled again.

"Rouge, would you do the honors, please?" Mouse gestured to the doorknob. Rouge gently opened the door to bring a very abashed Kurt out of the closet.

"Ah—" He looked absolutely mortified at not being able to find the doorknob for a moment, before forcing a small smile. "Thank you."

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How embarrassing! To shut yourself in the broom closet? Where do they go from there? Dinner? Movie? War room? Or, even more fun, LABORATORY? *chuckle* Review, 'kay?