Chapter 11
Kathy sat on her balcony ledge. She was thinking about the odd portals. She new it was fishy, because wormholes usually don't appear unless there was an active black hole close to the solar system. It just didn't add up. Unless it was being controlled by man, and the government isn't telling the nation these things. "What is causing this?" Kathy said to herself.
BAMF
"Kathy! Zere is a problem." Kurt said. He had a worried look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"You'll find out." They teleported downstairs.
"What's the problem?" Kathy asked. Everyone was watching TV.
"That." Scott said flatly. Kathy looked at the TV, and saw that on the screen was a giant alien, dead.
"Twelve reported dead, five injured. What we're asking ourselves now is what are these things? Some people have been led to believe that mutants are the cause of this. Now if-" Tobius turned the TV off.
"Now what? People think it's all our fault." Kitty said
"And what about school? Today's is Sunday, and we have school tomorrow. There is no way we can go to school without people nagging on, saying it's our fault, and that uptight principal will want to make that day a living hell for us." Tobius said
"That's right. I totally forgot about that. We will be the most hated people in Bayville." Jean said
"Oh great. I'm no longer scared. Now I'm suicidal." Kathy said harshly
"We won't let that happen." The Professor came up from behind them
"Professor! Your back, finally." Bobby said
"Yes. We have found out that at Pine Gap, MRL is doing research on mutants, and they are the ones that opened up the first portal."
"Pine Gap? You went there, but I thought it was just a satellite place." Kathy said
"Yeah they are, but area 51 doesn't just do aircrafts either." Logan said
"True." Kathy said
"Now then, shouldn't you all get some sleep. You will have a rough day tomorrow." The Professor said.
"But it's only." Kathy looked at the clock. She didn't realize that they came home late, and it was 12:00. "Right then."
"Kathy get up." Kurt said
"How about I just stay home from school today. I have lot's better things to do, like organize myself." Kathy said
Kurt pulled the sheets off her. "Get up!"
Kathy looked up at him and said "Tell me. Why do you want to go to school today?"
"Because it is mandatory. Now up." Kurt pushed her off the bed
"I'm up now." Kathy looked at Kurt who was smiling. "You have a sick sense of humor blue boy."
"Tobius, we mind if you chew with your mouth closed, you eat like a cow." Kitty said
Tobius morphed his head into a cow's head, then mooed.
"That's like not funny." Kitty said with her arms crossed.
Your definition of funny is different then mine. Tobius morphed into a tiger. Come on Kitty, play with the big kitty. Tobius's tiger tail lashed back and forth wildly.
"Tobius understand this. I'm not your type. I'm like not a self centered jerk that only thinks about themselves and money." Kitty said to his face. Tobius's whiskers perked and touched her face.
Come on. You have to like something I morph into. How about a dolphin, or a dog, or a little cute kitten. Tobius morphed into all these things as he talked. Or maybe a little dragon named Lockheed. Tobius morphed into a small yellow dragon and flew to Kitty's shoulder.
"Cute Tobius, but I'm not going out with you."
Tobius turned into a sad looking dog and walked away with his tail between his legs.
Kathy came down the stairs and noticed Tobius making his way up the stairs. "Okay." Kathy said to Kurt who stood right next to her. He just shrugged his shoulders. When they made their way down stairs, Kathy asked "What's with my brother?"
"He won't leave me alone. He keeps asking to go out with me." Kitty said
"Well you know that all life forms evolved from lower life forms." Kathy said
"It all makes sense now. Rocks evolved from Tobius." Kitty said
"Hey!" Tobius like shimmered from behind Kitty. He was in his camouflage mode, when he blends into any envoirment.
"Toby, how long have you been there?" Kathy asked
"For about 18.5 seconds." Tobius said
"How can you just give out an exact answer like zat?" Kurt asked puzzled
"Easy, if your good in math as much as I am." Tobius said
"Ask a stupid question?" Kathy said
"Ask a stupid question." Kurt replied.
"Toby."
"What?" Kathy threw him her keys. "Your letting me take your car? Who are and what have you done with me sister?!"
"I rather walk to school." Kathy said as she used her claws to peel the skin of an orange
"Nice outfit Kathy." Jean said sarcastically
"I want people to leave me alone." Kathy said. She wore a black tight fitting T-shirt that had a Chinese dragon on it, with all her bracelets, and black leather pants.
"How about some color on that black?" Jean said
"I do have color on me. The dragon on my shirt is metallic blue." Kathy said
"Oh, blue. That is a very vibrant shade of blue you have on that all black T-shirt." Jean said sarcastically.
"I'm not very fond of you, miss stuck up." Kathy said
"Well excuse me, at least I wear color."
"Yellow happens to be a putrid color." Kathy said. Her claws twitched.
"Well it's at least a color." Kathy's muscles tensed and quivered, ready to pounce on her. Tobius noticed this and grabbed Kathy by her tail.
"Let me maim her!" Kathy yelled
"No Kathy, let her live." Tobius held on with all his might, but her tail did a whiplash and left a deep cut on his hand, that quickly healed.
Kathy leaped but jean stopped her in mid jump. "Let me down."
"Say your sorry."
"I don't do sorrys." Kathy said harshly. Jean raised Kathy higher. "But I will make an exception."
"That's better." Jean put Kathy down. She then walked out the door.
"Kathy, you have to learn how to control your temper." Tobius said
"I can't help it. It just snaps."
"Let's just get to school" Kurt said
Kathy walked to school alone. She wanted to be alone, even though Kurt offered to go with her. She just wanted to be alone, like she was so used to. She got to school a minute before the late bell rang.
"Kathy!" Ian ran up to her.
"Ian, go away. I hate you remember?"
"Look I'm sorry about what happened. I love you for who you are, not how you look."
"Aw, how sweet. I really don't care." Kathy walked to her first class, Ian still persisted.
"Kathy, I don't know what I was thinking that night. I couldn't do anything without thinking about you. I couldn't write songs, I couldn't concentrate. I need you." Ian said helplessly
"That's bull. Goodbye Ian, for the last time." Kathy shoved him aside.
"Kath, do you know what Shakespeare was talking about in the poem?" Tobius asked her during lit.
"Love you nimrod." Kathy said coldly.
"Hunters! Talk one more time and you both have detention." The teacher said.
"Woops." Tobius put his head low.
Kathy went back to writing her poem.
"Miss Hunter, what are you doing."
"Umm, nothing." Kat stashed her poem in her pocket.
"Well let's just keep it that way."
Kurt walked solemnly with his head down, trying to blend in with the crowd, hiding from Dick. But not just from Dick but the whole school. They knew he was a mutant and with the aliens, as Kathy called them, popping up, and mutants getting blamed, the last thing he needed was attention.
He felt someone touch his shoulder. He jumped in surprise. "Kathy! Don't do zat!"
"And I thought I was high strung." Kathy said. "Any ways, you haven't seen Ian anywhere have you?"
"Nien."
"Oh thank lord. He won't leave me alone." Kathy put her headphones on.
"Vat are you listening to?"
"Nickleback."
"Vich one?"
"Silver side up, it's an old one, but I like it better that The Long Road."
"Ja, me too." Kurt used Kathy like a shield. He knew that people didn't bug her. Girls didn't want anything to do with her, and guys were scared of her short temper, along with her rough nature. He was luck that they had third period together.
Kathy heard someone yell at them. "Freaks." Kathy stopped cold and turned her walkman off.
"Kathy nien, let's just go."
"Oh no I'm not going anywhere." Kathy walked toward the guy
"What do you want, mutant freak?" He said
"I want to poke your eyes out with a spork, then rip your vocal cords out on string them to a guitar."
"Pretty fierce, but I would just as soon tell Principal Kelly."
"Well I guess you have never met a mutant in action, huh?" Kurt grabbed her arm. He gave her a mean look.
"Yeah, have your little freaky friend pull you away."
"You know, I don't car if you call me a freak, but my friends, well that's another story. Remember this, one who calls one names just happens to be a shallow a-whole."
"Your going to regret that."
"Do you know what evolution is you piece of crap, the wiping out of an inferior specious to make way for a new and more capable one. Your looking at your successor." Kathy walked away.
"Your crazy Kathy." Kurt said
"Sometimes being crazy is the only way you can go through life."
The bell rang at the end of the day. Something lurked in the bushes. It walked on two legs and had short arms. A long stiff tail kept it's balance. It had a frill of horns on it's head. I eyed the guy that called Kathy and Kurt freaks. It's mouth opened, bearing it's huge fangs. It had a head like a Dromaeosaur, It leapt and attacked the guy. The creature hit him with it's tail and he fell to the ground, his neck broken from the whiplash. His body twitched in muscle spasms. The creature picked up the dead boy and dragged him off, no one ever knowing what happened.