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Chapter 4

After the Professor gave us all the mental message, I search for Kitty's uniform. It was concealed in the closet, arranged across a hanger. I picked it up. Though Kitty had a great body, this outfit made her look crappy... Maybe it was the collar. I went into the desk and extracted a pair of scissors. I was in a hurry, but I could at least remove it. I clipped it off, and dressed. As I left, I peered at my reflection. An improvement at least.

I thought about the mission to come. Thank god I had seen this episode. I remembered Mystique screws with Rogues mind and turns her against us... I mean the X-men.

'I'm confusing myself now,' I moaned.

I ran down the stairs, and then was stopped by a voice.

"Kitty, are you sure you can do this? I mean if you don't want to, you don't have to"

It was Jean dressed up in her own garb.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." I Replied, not in the mood for *like*.

"Okay then, but we better hurry, all of the other X-men are already in the Blackbird," and then, "what happen to your uniform?"

"Fixed it." I laughed.

I thanked fate for letting me meet up with her. Even when I had explored the Mansion, I hadn't been able to find the hanger.

When we got there we entered the jet. I noticed Nightcrawler in the front seat.

'This is Nightcrawler's first time piloting.' I thought amused.

I was still partially amazed to see him. His blue complexion, pointed ears. Before I just could imagine what he would look like in real life, but there he was.

"Stealth mode stable leveling 10,000 feet. Steady, now hold it right there, and you've got it! Nice job Kurt, you'll make a pilot yet!" Scott said following take off.

"Heh, thanks!" Kurt replied, taking the controls with his feet.

"Or maybe not..." He corrected himself.

I mentally laughed at how he pulled on Scott's chain. I loved how he was cute and sexy at the same time...

"I've logged our flight plan with the FAA, were cleared through to Jackson. We'll take the van from there." Scott informed.

" Good you're picking up linguistics quickly Scott." The professor commented.

I noticed the silence in the jet for a moment, and recalled that this is where Kitty says Scott is so cute and together. Blah, I really didn't like Scott, he annoys me; but hey what can it hurt?

"Scott's so together, and *like* kind of cute." I told Jean. I hadn't memorized what Kitty said word for word, but I knew it went something like that.

Jean looked at me with unbelief in here eyes.

"Cute? Umm stiff maybe, exacting definitely, but hmm... you know from a certain angle..."

I didn't have to look to see Kurt was *majorly* jealous. I counted in my mind.

3-2-1...

*Bampf*

Nightcrawler teleported onto the hood of the Blackbird, attempting to show off. Until he lost his balance and teleported back in.

*Bampf*

Here is where understood my mistake. He came hurdling toward me slamming into my side. God, in different circumstances this might be my fantasy, but my side now held a large amount of pain.

"OWWW!!! Kurt get off of me!!!!" I cried in pain, to which he took as disgust.

"Kurt! The Blackbird is not the place to be fooling around. You frighten Kitty." Xavier scolded.

"Sorry Kitty."

"Kids..." Wolverine muttered

After apologizing, he sat in a passenger seat, because Scott had taken the controls. My mouth hung open. That went almost went completely according to script... Was that all because I decided to say that one line? I shouldn't have yelled at Kurt...

I let my eyes wander to his form. He was looking at the ground and his tail hung limply by his side. I got up to talk to him, when we began to land...

An hour later we arrived at a hospital. Logan drove, not quite understanding why we needed to see the boy Rogue touched.

"This really necessary?" He asked Xavier gruffly.

"Yes Logan. The boy, Cody is the key to finding our Rogue; but he is unconscious and his mind is elusive. To isolate his memory patterns, I need someone on the inside..." He replied, having earlier sent Jean in posing as a nurse.

I glanced over at Nightcrawler, he was watching Xavier; like the rest of the X-men. He showed no sign of still being upset, but I still felt bad... My thinking was interrupted by Xavier announcing he knew the location of Rogue. It took Jean a few minutes to get back out again, but when she did, Logan started the car, and we left for the downtown area.

The Professor told us she would be in a radius of two miles near Cody's house. We were split up into two teams. Nightcrawler, Logan and I. Then Cyclops, Jean, and Storm. Xavier had limited movement, so he stayed behind to direct us. We began by wandering through an alley, they looked miscellaneously, exploring the side streets

"The proff says the girl mind is confused and difficult to pinpoint, so we gotta keep lookin" Logan explained to us, checking a dumpster.

'This is stupid.' I thought, 'I know where she is, she's in Cody's house with Mystique pretending to be Wolverine and Storm. I should be stopping Mystique.'

I poceeded in the direction that I knew Rogue would be, until I was forced to stop by large hand.

"Where do you think your going half-pint?" He gave emphasis to half-pint. Why did he insist on giving me nicknames?

"Just thought I'd check this way." I replied.

"We ain't splittin' up, so stay with me and the elf."

Kurt gave me a grin.

"Yah Kitty, vhy would you vant to be avay from me?" He joked, pulling back his hair.

We heard screaming. A lightening bolt. Rogue was ahead.

"Come on that's gotta be her!" Wolverine said sprinting in the same path I was originally headed.

'God, like, I didn't try to tell you that...' I thought sardonically.

Up ahead I saw Irene and Rogue. Rogue took one look at Wolverine, and ran.

"Run, Irene, Run!" She yelled hopping a fence.

Nightcrawler ported in front of Wolverine.

"Volverine stop! Zhe zeems to be terrified of you, let me handle it."

"Fine elf, but put on you best face." He ordered

Nightcrawler happily obliged turning on his inducer. I sighed; he looked so much better in his original form... As Logan began to leave to get the Professor he said,

"And watch the half-pint..."

"Hey!!!" I objected. I may not be Kitty, but that still pissed me off. Kurt jumped the fence ahead of me, but when I got there I was having trouble. With my sore side, I couldn't get up it. Every attempt I made was cut short by an excruciating pain that made me fall to the ground. I could hear Nightcrawler talking to his adopted sister on the other side. If she touched him, I would never forgive myself!

On the 9th try I finally was able to swing my body up and over. I saw that Kurt was about a foot and half away, and maybe getting through to her. I sighed in relief. Nothing had gone wrong, Kurt was okay. Until I noticed his inducer was malfunctioning at that very moment...

"AHHH!" She screamed confused, pushing him away with her ungloved hand.

"Vait I ---AHHH!" He screamed in pain, then passed out.

Rogue looked at me bewildered and...

*Bampf*

'No,' I thought, 'Kurt...' I went to my knees beside him. I knew he would be okay, but I had wanted to prevent this, and couldn't. Now what was I supposed to do? Thinking back to the episode, this was where Kitty contacted the Professor with her mind. Could I really risk that? If he connected with my mind would he know that I wasn't Kitty? I glanced at Kurt... I had to.

'Professor!!!' I mentally yelled

'Kitty I can hear you! Not so loud!' He replied. I felt him mentally wince.

'Professor, Rogue touched Kurt, he's passed out. I'm gonna go after her!'

I broke the mental connection before he could respond, going to the place we passed on the way here. The graveyard.

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