"Make sure you keep a hold of him, Hank!" Kurt shouted over the
noise, testing the bath water with the tip of his tail.
"Yowch! I won't be able to if he keeps biting me like this!" Hank cried, trying to keep the struggling Limbo Kurt in check.
"Just a few more minutes!" Kurt assured him, putting in the bubble mix.
During breakfast, quite a few of the X-men commented on the stench coming from Limbo Kurt, as well as the filth clinging to his fur. When he had finished eating, Kurt told him that he was going to give him a bath to clean him up.
That's when the chase began.
Limbo Kurt ran right out of the kitchen, teleporting as far as he could. He led them on a wild chase all over the mansion before Jean could cut off his power. He still ran as fast as he could, lashing out with his claws and fangs when anyone got too close to him.
Logan was forced to tackle him to the ground.
Now he was protesting and swearing, struggling wildly in Hank's arms as he was brought near the tub.
"Calm down." Kurt tried. "You won't be hurt." Limbo Kurt refused to calm down, swearing at him in German as he was placed in water.
Hank and Kurt were completely drenched as Limbo Kurt struggled and kicked wildly in the water. Using a washcloth, Kurt tried to clean off the dirt and filth on his face and arms.
"Please! It's all right!" he cried. It didn't look like Limbo Kurt would listen to him as he tried to push him away and climb out of the tub, but he slowly calmed down, panting heavily as he tilted his head to one side like a dog. He wept softly, bowing his head in surrender.
"I'm sorry." He whispered. Kurt looked over at Hank, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"It must be the professor's doing." Hank shrugged.
"I'm sorry." Limbo Kurt repeated weakly. He closed his eyes letting Kurt lightly shampoo his fur and hair.
*It's all right, Kurt,* Xavier whispered mentally. *But you must let them finish.* He mentally stroked his head, calming him down easily.
Slowly, Kurt poured water over Limbo Kurt's head to wash out the soap and shampoo along with the filth that had piled on him for years as Belasco's slave.
"We're almost done." He said. The side of Limbo Kurt's mouth twitched slightly in a faint smile. Hank and Kurt helped him out of the tub, making him stand up straight as they towel dried his fur.
When they were finished with that, Kurt helped him get dressed in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He and Hank had to give Limbo Kurt a quick lesson on walking on his two feet instead of crawling on all fours, but he soon was able to do it.
Next came brushing and cutting his hair.
Limbo Kurt screamed, his tail lashing out crazily as Kurt tried to get a brush through the mess that he called his hair.
"Try to stay still." Kurt said.
"It hurts!" his doppelganger screamed helplessly. "Stop it!"
"Your hair needs to be brushed." Kurt said. "Try to relax." Limbo Kurt tried, holding onto the arms of his chair so hard that his claws dug into the wood.
When the knots were finally combed through (though with a few more screams and a few smacks to the face with Limbo Kurt's tail), Kurt cut it to a reasonable length. He cut Limbo Kurt's hair so that it was almost like his own, but with more in the front to hang down if he wanted it to.
"Are you done yet?" Limbo Kurt asked. Smiling, Kurt nodded, putting his things away.
"Now you are just as devilishly handsome as myself." He said. Limbo Kurt looked at himself in the mirror, and he slowly touched his face, his mouth open slightly in awe.
"This is me." He whispered, his tail swaying side to side like a pensive dog's. "This is really me." He suddenly screamed, pressing his hands on either side of his head. Kurt rushed up and rested a hand on his shoulder, looking at him with worry.
"What's wrong?" he cried. Slowly, Limbo Kurt stopped screaming, and he pulled his trembling hands away from his head, tears falling down his cheeks.
"I remembered." He whispered.
"Remembered what?" Kurt asked. Limbo Kurt looked into the mirror, his tail curling around his left leg slightly.
"When I first joined Xavier in my world, I looked at myself in the mirror, just like this." He whispered, reaching out to touch the smooth and cold glass. "I was young then, and possessed my own free will too." He looked towards the door, his tail starting to sway now as he pointed at it.
"Xavier came in through there next, and asked me if I liked this room." He explained. "I nodded, and he smiled at me...and that's when my memories go away again." He moaned sadly. "I only remember snippets after that." Kurt looked at the doorway, almost expecting the professor to actually roll in to see them. Sighing, he rested a hand on his doppelganger's shoulder.
"You'll remember everything in time." He assured him gently. "We'll help you."
"That's what I'm afraid of." Limbo Kurt whispered sadly.
***
"I said red you idiot!" Belasco screamed, hurling the wine chalice at one of his lesser demons. It shrieked and ran as fast as it could to avoid getting hit. The chalice shattered on the floor, sending white wine all over. Snarling angrily to himself, Belasco sat down, his tail slashing the air.
His slave Nightcrawler wouldn't have forgotten that he liked red wine at this time of the day. And if he had, it would have been more fun torturing him than one of these lesser beasts!
Where the hell was he!?
Belasco got to his feet and stormed into his private chambers to think. He had sent his slave out on a small errand, and he had yet to return!
Clenching his fists, he snarled and swore loudly as he banged his fist on his desk, splintering it.
He would have his slave back. One way or another he would have his slave!
"Yowch! I won't be able to if he keeps biting me like this!" Hank cried, trying to keep the struggling Limbo Kurt in check.
"Just a few more minutes!" Kurt assured him, putting in the bubble mix.
During breakfast, quite a few of the X-men commented on the stench coming from Limbo Kurt, as well as the filth clinging to his fur. When he had finished eating, Kurt told him that he was going to give him a bath to clean him up.
That's when the chase began.
Limbo Kurt ran right out of the kitchen, teleporting as far as he could. He led them on a wild chase all over the mansion before Jean could cut off his power. He still ran as fast as he could, lashing out with his claws and fangs when anyone got too close to him.
Logan was forced to tackle him to the ground.
Now he was protesting and swearing, struggling wildly in Hank's arms as he was brought near the tub.
"Calm down." Kurt tried. "You won't be hurt." Limbo Kurt refused to calm down, swearing at him in German as he was placed in water.
Hank and Kurt were completely drenched as Limbo Kurt struggled and kicked wildly in the water. Using a washcloth, Kurt tried to clean off the dirt and filth on his face and arms.
"Please! It's all right!" he cried. It didn't look like Limbo Kurt would listen to him as he tried to push him away and climb out of the tub, but he slowly calmed down, panting heavily as he tilted his head to one side like a dog. He wept softly, bowing his head in surrender.
"I'm sorry." He whispered. Kurt looked over at Hank, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"It must be the professor's doing." Hank shrugged.
"I'm sorry." Limbo Kurt repeated weakly. He closed his eyes letting Kurt lightly shampoo his fur and hair.
*It's all right, Kurt,* Xavier whispered mentally. *But you must let them finish.* He mentally stroked his head, calming him down easily.
Slowly, Kurt poured water over Limbo Kurt's head to wash out the soap and shampoo along with the filth that had piled on him for years as Belasco's slave.
"We're almost done." He said. The side of Limbo Kurt's mouth twitched slightly in a faint smile. Hank and Kurt helped him out of the tub, making him stand up straight as they towel dried his fur.
When they were finished with that, Kurt helped him get dressed in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He and Hank had to give Limbo Kurt a quick lesson on walking on his two feet instead of crawling on all fours, but he soon was able to do it.
Next came brushing and cutting his hair.
Limbo Kurt screamed, his tail lashing out crazily as Kurt tried to get a brush through the mess that he called his hair.
"Try to stay still." Kurt said.
"It hurts!" his doppelganger screamed helplessly. "Stop it!"
"Your hair needs to be brushed." Kurt said. "Try to relax." Limbo Kurt tried, holding onto the arms of his chair so hard that his claws dug into the wood.
When the knots were finally combed through (though with a few more screams and a few smacks to the face with Limbo Kurt's tail), Kurt cut it to a reasonable length. He cut Limbo Kurt's hair so that it was almost like his own, but with more in the front to hang down if he wanted it to.
"Are you done yet?" Limbo Kurt asked. Smiling, Kurt nodded, putting his things away.
"Now you are just as devilishly handsome as myself." He said. Limbo Kurt looked at himself in the mirror, and he slowly touched his face, his mouth open slightly in awe.
"This is me." He whispered, his tail swaying side to side like a pensive dog's. "This is really me." He suddenly screamed, pressing his hands on either side of his head. Kurt rushed up and rested a hand on his shoulder, looking at him with worry.
"What's wrong?" he cried. Slowly, Limbo Kurt stopped screaming, and he pulled his trembling hands away from his head, tears falling down his cheeks.
"I remembered." He whispered.
"Remembered what?" Kurt asked. Limbo Kurt looked into the mirror, his tail curling around his left leg slightly.
"When I first joined Xavier in my world, I looked at myself in the mirror, just like this." He whispered, reaching out to touch the smooth and cold glass. "I was young then, and possessed my own free will too." He looked towards the door, his tail starting to sway now as he pointed at it.
"Xavier came in through there next, and asked me if I liked this room." He explained. "I nodded, and he smiled at me...and that's when my memories go away again." He moaned sadly. "I only remember snippets after that." Kurt looked at the doorway, almost expecting the professor to actually roll in to see them. Sighing, he rested a hand on his doppelganger's shoulder.
"You'll remember everything in time." He assured him gently. "We'll help you."
"That's what I'm afraid of." Limbo Kurt whispered sadly.
***
"I said red you idiot!" Belasco screamed, hurling the wine chalice at one of his lesser demons. It shrieked and ran as fast as it could to avoid getting hit. The chalice shattered on the floor, sending white wine all over. Snarling angrily to himself, Belasco sat down, his tail slashing the air.
His slave Nightcrawler wouldn't have forgotten that he liked red wine at this time of the day. And if he had, it would have been more fun torturing him than one of these lesser beasts!
Where the hell was he!?
Belasco got to his feet and stormed into his private chambers to think. He had sent his slave out on a small errand, and he had yet to return!
Clenching his fists, he snarled and swore loudly as he banged his fist on his desk, splintering it.
He would have his slave back. One way or another he would have his slave!
