Everyone was waiting for Bobby to give the signal to strike. Sadly,
he forgot that he was supposed to give them a signal at all! As the caravan
continued to ride on, he was simply talking with the leader; acting as if
nothing was wrong, wondering why the heck the others hadn't attacked yet.
"What is he waiting for?" Scott whispered to Logan. Logan narrowed his eyes, shrugging slightly in confusion.
"Where is this group of Gifted you were talking about?" the leader demanded, turning on Bobby. Gulping, Bobby looked around frantically before he turned back to the leader.
"They were here when I was, sir." He said lamely.
"They've probably moved on by now!" the leader shouted in his face. "How could you be so stupid?" he demanded, leaning closer, his hand resting on his hilt. Bobby was stuck simply stammering excuses weakly as the leader drew his blade.
With a whoosh, Warren swooped down and scooped the leader up by his arms, flying up into the sky. Before anyone on either side could do any thing, he let him drop and he landed with a loud crunch.
Quickly, Logan and the others started to attack, Scott using his optic blasts to knock down the trees on either side of the caravan to trap them. The fight was relatively short, the soldiers being too shaken by the sight of their leader being smashed against the ground like a bug making them lose their courage pretty quickly.
Angrily, Logan grabbed Bobby by the front of his shirt and he shook him.
"How could you forget to signal?" he shouted.
"It still turned out right in the end!" Bobby tried weakly. Snorting, Logan dropped him to the ground. He turned to Warren and tilted his head to the carriage the soldiers were leading. "Go see what's in there." He said. Nodding, Warren walked up and he tried the door.
"It's locked from the inside." He said, cocking an eyebrow.
"What's in there?" Logan asked one of the soldiers.
"Wouldn't you like to know." He spat. Angrily Logan leaned forward, but Kurt grabbed his elbow and smirked.
"Let me deal vith zhis, mein freund." He said with a wink. Calmly, he crouched down in front of the soldier and he winked chummily with him. "Now be reasonable, mein herr. All ve vant to know is vhat is in zhere."
"And I told you I'm not telling you!" Kurt slowly smiled.
"I zhink you vill change your mind shortly." He said softly. He leaned forward, making sure his transformation went slowly as his eyes slowly seemed to melt away. "Tell me vhat I vant to know." He growled, letting his fangs grow slowly. As his hands and feet started to change, he let his tail suddenly erupt into being, scaring the shit out of the soldier.
"Ok ok!" he screamed. "Don't kill me!" Kurt changed in a flash back to his human form, still smiling.
"Danke, mein herr." He said. "Now vhat is in zhere?"
"The witches daughter Amanda." Kurt's cheeks grew pale.
"Verdammtr mist." He muttered, standing back up. "Logan, Amanda Sefton is in zhere." He said.
"Why?" Logan asked.
"Her eyes needed to be removed." The soldier explained. He gave a startled cry when Kurt grabbed him by the throat and forced him to his feet, turning into a demon swiftly.
"Vas?" he screamed into his face. "Vhy did you do zhat to her?" he demanded, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
"The Romani's magic comes from their eyes. We had to take hers out to stop her from using hers." The soldier sputtered. Without another thought, Kurt slammed him hard against a tree, snapping his back with a crack. Turning to the wagon, he smashed his feet and tail against it, making it start to crack and break under the heavy blows.
"Kurt," Logan said softly. "Calm down."
"She is in zhere blind!" Kurt raged, turning on Logan with bared fangs. "I'm getting her out of here now!" With that, he used one final kick to knock it down. Looking inside, he turned away, tears coming to his eyes.
Inside, Amanda sat huddled in the corner, her clothes tattered and dirty with filth and blood. Where her eyes should have been, there were nothing but holes covered in dried blood. She flinched when the door smashed open and tried to hide herself further in her rags.
"Amanda." Kurt said softly, stepping inside. Turning back to his human form, he walked up and knelt down in front of her. Gently, he reached out and touched her hand, removing it swiftly when she yelped.
"Don't hurt me." She whimpered.
"Amanda, don't you recognize my voice? It is Kurt, remember? Nightcrawler." He tried softly. Taking her hand, he placed the palm against his cheek, turning into a demon. "Zhe furry Elf?" he tried.
"Kurt?" Amanda ran her fingers through his short fur slightly, tilting her head to one side. When she realized it was him, she threw herself against his chest, sobbing into his shirt. Kurt hugged her gently, rocking gently with her.
"So this is Amanda."
"Don't start vith me, mutter." Kurt warned, looking at her over Amanda's head.
"I wouldn't dream of it." Raven said seriously. "She's very pretty." Kurt was silent, looking down at Amanda's trembling body sadly. He wrapped his tail lightly around her middle, squeezing her lightly.
"Amanda, you vill be all right now." He assured her softly.
"Are they still out there?" Amanda's muffled voice asked. Kurt gave Logan a look, sending a silent message between them. Nodding, Logan left.
"Nein, zhey are all dead." Kurt assured her, stroking her hair gently. "Vhere is your mutter?" he asked.
"She's at the castle still." Amanda answered. Slowly, she lifted her head, her face turned towards Kurt's. "Am I ugly?" Kurt rested a hand on her cheek, brushing some hair from her face.
"Nein, you are still as lovely as zhe day I left." He assured her softly. "Did zhey do any zhing else to you?" he asked.
Amanda could only nod.
Controlling his rage, Kurt hugged her gently, closing his eyes.
"It is all right. Ve are going to get rid of King Graydon und make him pay for zhis." He assured her.
"Where will I stay until then? I can't go back." Amanda said. Kurt thought about it, turning to Bobby.
"You vill take her back to zhe hideout?" he asked.
"Sure." Bobby nodded, gulping slightly.
"Mein freund Bobby is going to take you to a safe place vhere you vill be taken care of." Kurt explained, slowly helping her stand up. Looking at her pencil thin legs and arms, he bit his bottom lip.
"Promise me you'll come back for me." Amanda insisted, squeezing his hands as tightly as her weak hands could handle. Kurt smiled sadly, kissing her temple gently.
"I promise, schatz." He nodded. "Valk slowly vith her." He told Bobby, gently scooping her up in his arms and trading her off with Bobby.
"I will." Bobby nodded, becoming very serious suddenly as he held her. With that, he turned and slowly and carefully and he walked away with her.
Logan rested a hand on Kurt's shoulder, holding out one of the uniforms.
"Come on, if we're going to avenge your girl Amanda, we need to get moving." He said. Kurt nodded as he turned human and took the uniform, his eyes burning deeply.
"Graydon is going to pay for hurting her like zhat." He said softly.
"What is he waiting for?" Scott whispered to Logan. Logan narrowed his eyes, shrugging slightly in confusion.
"Where is this group of Gifted you were talking about?" the leader demanded, turning on Bobby. Gulping, Bobby looked around frantically before he turned back to the leader.
"They were here when I was, sir." He said lamely.
"They've probably moved on by now!" the leader shouted in his face. "How could you be so stupid?" he demanded, leaning closer, his hand resting on his hilt. Bobby was stuck simply stammering excuses weakly as the leader drew his blade.
With a whoosh, Warren swooped down and scooped the leader up by his arms, flying up into the sky. Before anyone on either side could do any thing, he let him drop and he landed with a loud crunch.
Quickly, Logan and the others started to attack, Scott using his optic blasts to knock down the trees on either side of the caravan to trap them. The fight was relatively short, the soldiers being too shaken by the sight of their leader being smashed against the ground like a bug making them lose their courage pretty quickly.
Angrily, Logan grabbed Bobby by the front of his shirt and he shook him.
"How could you forget to signal?" he shouted.
"It still turned out right in the end!" Bobby tried weakly. Snorting, Logan dropped him to the ground. He turned to Warren and tilted his head to the carriage the soldiers were leading. "Go see what's in there." He said. Nodding, Warren walked up and he tried the door.
"It's locked from the inside." He said, cocking an eyebrow.
"What's in there?" Logan asked one of the soldiers.
"Wouldn't you like to know." He spat. Angrily Logan leaned forward, but Kurt grabbed his elbow and smirked.
"Let me deal vith zhis, mein freund." He said with a wink. Calmly, he crouched down in front of the soldier and he winked chummily with him. "Now be reasonable, mein herr. All ve vant to know is vhat is in zhere."
"And I told you I'm not telling you!" Kurt slowly smiled.
"I zhink you vill change your mind shortly." He said softly. He leaned forward, making sure his transformation went slowly as his eyes slowly seemed to melt away. "Tell me vhat I vant to know." He growled, letting his fangs grow slowly. As his hands and feet started to change, he let his tail suddenly erupt into being, scaring the shit out of the soldier.
"Ok ok!" he screamed. "Don't kill me!" Kurt changed in a flash back to his human form, still smiling.
"Danke, mein herr." He said. "Now vhat is in zhere?"
"The witches daughter Amanda." Kurt's cheeks grew pale.
"Verdammtr mist." He muttered, standing back up. "Logan, Amanda Sefton is in zhere." He said.
"Why?" Logan asked.
"Her eyes needed to be removed." The soldier explained. He gave a startled cry when Kurt grabbed him by the throat and forced him to his feet, turning into a demon swiftly.
"Vas?" he screamed into his face. "Vhy did you do zhat to her?" he demanded, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
"The Romani's magic comes from their eyes. We had to take hers out to stop her from using hers." The soldier sputtered. Without another thought, Kurt slammed him hard against a tree, snapping his back with a crack. Turning to the wagon, he smashed his feet and tail against it, making it start to crack and break under the heavy blows.
"Kurt," Logan said softly. "Calm down."
"She is in zhere blind!" Kurt raged, turning on Logan with bared fangs. "I'm getting her out of here now!" With that, he used one final kick to knock it down. Looking inside, he turned away, tears coming to his eyes.
Inside, Amanda sat huddled in the corner, her clothes tattered and dirty with filth and blood. Where her eyes should have been, there were nothing but holes covered in dried blood. She flinched when the door smashed open and tried to hide herself further in her rags.
"Amanda." Kurt said softly, stepping inside. Turning back to his human form, he walked up and knelt down in front of her. Gently, he reached out and touched her hand, removing it swiftly when she yelped.
"Don't hurt me." She whimpered.
"Amanda, don't you recognize my voice? It is Kurt, remember? Nightcrawler." He tried softly. Taking her hand, he placed the palm against his cheek, turning into a demon. "Zhe furry Elf?" he tried.
"Kurt?" Amanda ran her fingers through his short fur slightly, tilting her head to one side. When she realized it was him, she threw herself against his chest, sobbing into his shirt. Kurt hugged her gently, rocking gently with her.
"So this is Amanda."
"Don't start vith me, mutter." Kurt warned, looking at her over Amanda's head.
"I wouldn't dream of it." Raven said seriously. "She's very pretty." Kurt was silent, looking down at Amanda's trembling body sadly. He wrapped his tail lightly around her middle, squeezing her lightly.
"Amanda, you vill be all right now." He assured her softly.
"Are they still out there?" Amanda's muffled voice asked. Kurt gave Logan a look, sending a silent message between them. Nodding, Logan left.
"Nein, zhey are all dead." Kurt assured her, stroking her hair gently. "Vhere is your mutter?" he asked.
"She's at the castle still." Amanda answered. Slowly, she lifted her head, her face turned towards Kurt's. "Am I ugly?" Kurt rested a hand on her cheek, brushing some hair from her face.
"Nein, you are still as lovely as zhe day I left." He assured her softly. "Did zhey do any zhing else to you?" he asked.
Amanda could only nod.
Controlling his rage, Kurt hugged her gently, closing his eyes.
"It is all right. Ve are going to get rid of King Graydon und make him pay for zhis." He assured her.
"Where will I stay until then? I can't go back." Amanda said. Kurt thought about it, turning to Bobby.
"You vill take her back to zhe hideout?" he asked.
"Sure." Bobby nodded, gulping slightly.
"Mein freund Bobby is going to take you to a safe place vhere you vill be taken care of." Kurt explained, slowly helping her stand up. Looking at her pencil thin legs and arms, he bit his bottom lip.
"Promise me you'll come back for me." Amanda insisted, squeezing his hands as tightly as her weak hands could handle. Kurt smiled sadly, kissing her temple gently.
"I promise, schatz." He nodded. "Valk slowly vith her." He told Bobby, gently scooping her up in his arms and trading her off with Bobby.
"I will." Bobby nodded, becoming very serious suddenly as he held her. With that, he turned and slowly and carefully and he walked away with her.
Logan rested a hand on Kurt's shoulder, holding out one of the uniforms.
"Come on, if we're going to avenge your girl Amanda, we need to get moving." He said. Kurt nodded as he turned human and took the uniform, his eyes burning deeply.
"Graydon is going to pay for hurting her like zhat." He said softly.