Jean was getting frustrated. Quicksilver kept on just annoying her even more. When she finally got a grasp on him with her telekinesis (TK) she dropped him, because an enormous power surge had caught her attention. When she dropped him, he chained her to a pole. She tried to stop him from moving again, but she couldn't. Jean was really scared now. She didn't have her powers with her. This had never happened before. It didn't help that Quicksilver was taunting her, and making faces and prodding her. Ooohh! The moment she got out of the chains, he would be sorry!

*BAMF*

"This is the best hiding spot I know." Kurt informs the twins. "Now, ve need a plan. Somebody has to distract him, and then the other has to catch him."

"Like what a good idea, but somebody has already beaten us to it."

"Vhat do you mean?"

"Uh, hello? The twins are gone!"

"Mien Gott! Of all the times.."

"Cummon! We like, better make sure they don't get hurt." Kurt smiles. "You mean, ve should make sure zhat Quicksilver doesn't get hurt." To his surprise Kitty grins with him. "I wish I had a video tape..."

"Let's go! *BAMF*

                Erick and Erica stealthily creep up under the tables. Quicksilver didn't even notice. Whispering to each other, they formulate their own plan. {Which one of us gets his attention?} {Me!}Erica says happily. {I'm good at insults!}

{Then I will catch him, because I have the power, and if I can't do it alone, you can help me, because we both had trained with Darkclaw. He was even faster than Quicksilver.} {That's because he had four legs.}Erica pointed out. {What ever! Now let's move it!} *SHH* Erica teleports to the top of the table. "Hey, ya snot-nose, vhite-haired, pudgy-faced, poor excuse for a rat!" She yells at the top of her lungs. Quicksilver stopped and stared. "Whatdidyoucallme?"

"I called ya a damn stupid idiot!" Erica shouts back. "Howdareyou!Iamgoingtogetyouforthis,shrimp!" Quicksilver yells at her, turning red. "Ya still a moron!"

"That'sityouarepayingforthat!" Quicksilver launches himself full speed at Erica. She dodged him easily and replied, "You're a moran, just like Kaiba!" Quicksilver actually stood still long enough to argue. "No, you got it all wrong!" He smoothed his white hair. "I'm more like Bakura. Get it right!" Erica rolled her eyes. "That'sitforyou,hairball!" He rushed in on her

"Nien, nien! Ya got tae 'ave zome manners!" Teleporting at the last minute, Erica is directly behind Quicksilver, who now ran into the table. "I'mgonnnagetyouforthat!" Erica starts mimicking Quicksilver. "Neeenerneeeneener!Youcan'tcatchme! Commonslowsilver!Izzatallyougot?" Jumping and teleporting as she was trained to, with the additional insults, Erica had Quicksilver's full attention. "You mean you're a total loser, like him?"

                Erick is barely able to stifle his giggles. He nearly teleports in surprise when he saw Kurt behind him. "I see somebody has his attention. Keety is going to get Jean." Erick looks at his sister and asks Kurt something. "Vanna 'ave some fun?"

"Ja." Kurt grins. This was too good an opportunity to miss.

                Erica is still going at it. "You're so slow! My gramma walks faster than you! Ya still can't git me!" "Imgonnagetyou!" Quicksilver huffs. This is the first time somebody is able to envade him. Looking directly at Erica, he makes a tries to make a circle around her. Before he can start it, he falls face forward. Erick and Kurt are on top of him

"Kurt, I need your help!" Kitty yells. Kurt looks around for something to tie Quicksilver with. Erick helps. "I spy somefink vif mien yellov eyes." "Vhat?" *PSHOO*

"'ere. Zhis can 'elp." Erick found a pile of manacles and puts them on Quicksilver's wrist. "Now ve tie 'im up!" Dragging Quicksilver most unceremoniously, Kurt ties Quicksilver to a directory with some additional metalwork. "Let's help Kitty!" Kurt grabs the twins and teleports them towards Jean.

"Vhat's wrong?"

"I, I can't phase through the chains!"

"Vhy not?"

"Because, this somehow blocks mutant's natural abilities. I can't use telepathy with this thing on."

"I can 'elp!"

"Like, how? I can't even phase through it!"

"Is der a keyhole?"

"Yes, right here. Why?"

Erick explains to all. "Becauze mein sister iz zhe best lockpicker in zhe vorld!"

"Do ya got a bobby pin?" Kitty takes one out of her hair and hands it to Erick, who hands it to Erica. "Now ya got tae be very quieting. I need mein concentrationing." Putting the bobby pin in the lock hole, she turns it around. Getting no results, she bends it a little more. Then, putting it again in the hole, she turns the 'key' until she hears a click. The manacles open slowly and Jean is free.

"Wow, thank you so much!" Jean burst out. "You are the best!" Kitty cried out. Both the girls at once start hugging Erick and Erica fiercely. "No more 'ugs!" Erick protests. "All right then, we'll give you kisses!" "Nien!" Erick shouts. This is getting to be too much for him. First Tabitha, then these girls. Erica had a question she was dying to ask. "Iz zhe zhopping over now?" Kurt chuckled and hoped that it was true. "Well...." Jean began reluctantly. "No more shopping for today."

"YAY! Ve are free!" The twins jump around excitedly, then not noticing anything, ran into Scott. "Whoa! Why aren't your holowatches on?" The twins teleport over to where Kurt and Jean and Kitty are standing. "What happened here?"

"Hi Scott! We had a little problem at the mall."

"Problem? Really-" Scott was cut off as the professor came in.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, Scott, but we should all leave immeaditly, before the media and the police arrive. We can talk at the institute." Everybody then rushes to the exits. Before reaching the doors, Kurt turned on his holowatch. Erick and Erica looked at their already broken ones and sighed. When they get outside, Jean and the rest of the shoppers head into Scott's car, while the professor and Scott went into another car.

The moment Erick sits down, he pulls out the backpack he hid underneath the seats. "Vhat are you doing?" Kurt asks. "Can't talk!" Erick answers quickly. Then, he pulls out an oddly shaped laptop. "Vhat is this?" Erick ignores Kurt and starts booting up the computer. Typing as fast as he can, he manages to hack into the security cameras at the Bayville Mall. "Can't let anybody find out.." he mutters under his breath. Starting at the jewelry stores, he causes the any mutant activity to be downloading into his computer and to be erased off the surveillance cameras. Erick wiped his face. This is tense! He thought to himself. After going into every security camera and making sure that nothing was left out, he started erasing his 'electronic tracks'. Five, four, three, two, one! He did it! And all under 15 minutes. Erica is going to be soooo mad at him, but he didn't care.
"For the last time, vhat are you doing!?" Kurt shouts at Erick. "Nufing... I, umm, needed tae do somefink on zhe computer." Erick stammered out an apology. He saved them from being known, and this is what he gets. It's not fair!

                Before Kurt could ask him any more questions, Jean pulled into the garage door. "Hi! Erick and Erica! I've been waiting forever! Where were you?" Jamie shouts while running in the garage. Just as Erick and Erica were about to give their answer, the professor pulls up between them. "I'm sorry, Jamie, but they need to be in a meeting with me right now. Once they are finished, they may be with you."

Trying not to show his impatience, his head droops and he slowly walks back to the living room. Maybe Bobby would play with him... Not likely.

::sigh:: "Did ve do somefink bad?" Erica asked. "No, but I want you to explain why your hologram was off, and why I felt such a huge power surge. You can also explain how I felt another power when you were in the car. Come to my office, all of you. Scott, you are free to go."

The weary shoppers trooped behind Prof. X and followed him to the office.           

                Sometime later, after an extremely long lecture, and listening to advice and telling what happened, Professor X released his charges.                Everybody went into separate directions. Kurt, in search of something to eat, Jean and Kitty go to their rooms, and the twins go in search of Jamie.

                                To be continued....

· sorry it took me so long to finish this...didn't expect any one to like it....no one gave me any review for such a long time.

· The next book's gonna take a while...school takes up most of my life, ja?