Bumpkin: Yeah for some reason wouldn't accept my usual format so when I did a HTML I got that stupid thing. I tried to get most of them, but it's damn annoying thanks to those idiots.
The Uncanny R-Man: Yep Rogue and Remy haven't met...yet.
MCLBLUE: I always like hearing from new reviewers, glad you like it so far.
Red Witch: You know it, and welcome back.
Episodic: Well I'll see what I can to on the Scott thing, and those were some good ideas.Sparky Genocide: Well when she finds out it was Peter, she doesn't know he's Spider-Man/X or his full powers, but when she does oh yeah she'll be pissed.Emerald Knight1: Yeah he does doesn't he? And you'll see what she has to do.Lord Destroyer: I'm not sure of setting those two up, at least in this story I'll think about it. And you know it's going to be a nice little cat fight in there.X-Over: Of course, they all will appear. Mesmero will come into play soon too.
Ivan Alias: Yeah well the comics were a little dated at the time and you're right about the chemistry.
Oceanbang: Trust me things will get a little heated between that four.
slickboy444: Completely understandable, I did the same didn't I. I'm glad you were keeping up at least and thanks.
Ldypebsaby: Yes they will go out eventually, and Felecia will go up against them, and as for Rogue's powers going nuts...stay tuned for that later on in the story.
And thanks to: bobtheheadlesschicken, Kaliann, Actiondude, CrazySpirit123, Mightierdandasword, Morlin, and malciahSPIDER-X
CHAPTER 29: A THEIF IN THE NIGHTIt had been a few days since Risty was exposed as Mystique. 'Risty' had mysteriously vanished but then again they knew the reason why. Rogue had been a little down for that time but she was glad that the others were there to help her through it.
Her and Kitty were in their room, they had just finished up doing their homework, well Kitty had finished early and was helping out Rogue. "Finally." She exclaimed as she closed her books.
"Like look on the bright side at least it's Friday so there's no school and you don't got to worry about the weekend being ruined by homework." Kitty said with a smile.
"Yeah you're right." She said stretching her arms. They both had decided to finish up all their homework to free up their weekend for once and had just finished three hours of straight work. "God...now ah know why we nevah tried to do it all in one sittin."
"Yeah tell me about it." Kitty said lying down on her bed. "So Rogue...you got anything planned for this weekend?" She asked her.
Rogue's eyebrow rose at her question and the tone in her voice. "Why?" She asked as her eyes narrowed.
"Well I just figured maybe you and Peter could finally go out for once." She said to her.
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Kitty how many times do ah have to tell ya this?"
"Rogue didn't you get anything from that touch a few days ago?" Kitty asked her. "Didn't you like get any memories from Peter that showed you he was interested in you?"
Rogue was silent for a moment. She was so busy that day she could hardly think about it but she did get that impression from him. "Kitty...even if we did...how could we even have a relationship?" She said sadly. "He can never touch meh, kiss meh...to even hold meh he has to be careful."
Kitty frowned. She knew Rogue had limitations in that regard and she knew it had to be hell not being able to get close to people. "I know." She said softly. "But you can't like keep that down Rogue." Kitty said to her. "I mean what if one day you can control it. Besides you shouldn't shut out the world Rogue."
Rogue sat there in silence thinking about her words.
Peter was in the danger room with Kurt and Spyder. They were doing an agility program that the three of them had started to do. Being the most agile three of the Institute they kind of enjoyed it. The Danger Room was turned into an obstacle course with bars and walls everywhere and also at odd angles too.
It was mainly for fun so they didn't put on their suits on and were just in sweats. So far they had a race going from one end to the other. Peter wasn't using his web shooters and he and Kurt felt that Spyder should use her's since she wasn't as agile or as fast as they were. It was still close being that Kurt didn't use his teleportation either to keep it fair, but Peter also had speed on his side as well as agility and soon over took Kurt by jumping onto one of the walls then immediately jumping off that, over Kurt onto another flipped off that one, grabbed a bar and swung himself backwards into the lead.
"Show off!" Spyder yelled good-naturedly at him swinging through the maze of obstacles. She knew she was still too young and inexperienced to win, but so far her goal was to keep up with them. After that she planned on matching them and then she would train to win. She knew it might take a while but she liked it here so she didn't feel like leaving anytime soon.
Here she had found friends and a new type of family and it was moments like this she enjoyed. Peter won the race and the three of them took a break at one part of the room. They had set up a few towels and water bottles in one area.
Peter and Spyder where sitting on one of the walls while Kurt was hanging upside down across from them, using his tail to hold onto a bar. "Vell I got to say never thought I vould enjoy the Danger Room." Kurt said then taking a gulp of water. "But zese little sessions are a lot of fun."
"Especially since we're not being fired on by lasers, or having huge scissors after us." Spyder said. The others nodded. "So what's everyone up too for the weekend?" She asked.
Both Kurt and Peter shrugged. "Not too sure about that."
"Ja, me too." Kurt said. "I know Jean and Scott are going out to a movie." He said with a small smile.
"Yeah those two are really getting close." Peter commented with a smile of his own.
"Yeah." Spyder agreed with a sly smile growing. "Kind of like you and Rogue huh?" Peter blushed a little. By now everyone had their own opinions on everything. Even Peter's aunt had talk to him a little about him and Rogue. It was kind of embarrassing, but she had told him to just do what he felt was right.
"You know...you could ask her out, I'm sure she likes you." Spyder said to him. Kurt couldn't help but chuckle at his friends predicament.
Peter turned to Kurt. "What are you laughing at blue boy? What about that Amanda girl that keeps making eyes at you?"
"V-v-vhat are you talking about?" Kurt said nervously.
Now it was Peter's turn to smile. "Come on Kurt. Ever since I started to take that class with you and her in it, I've noticed her stealing glances at you." Kurt didn't know what to say to that. Sure he thought Amanda Sefton was good-looking, okay he really thought she was gorgeous. But even if she did like him, what would he do about how he looks. He can hide his appearance but not if she touched him. For a minute there he wondered if that was how Rogue felt.
There moment was stopped as the Professor's summoned all of the X-Men to gather together in his study. "Well looks like it's time for the hero thing." Peter said.
"What? What's going on?" Spyder asked. Only the X-Men had gotten the summons so she was left out.
"Ze Professor called us. Got to go." He said before teleporting out of site, leaving both of them waving away the smoke.
"I wish he didn't have to do that so close to people." Spyder muttered.
Later in the Professor's study the X-Men had gathered. Hank was also there with the Professor as well. The Professor looked serious and slightly worried looking, it was a chance from his normal calm self and everyone was automatically a little tensed.
"Everyone I have some disturbing news." He began. "I believe Magneto is back in action."
The students did not like that information. Well Peter wasn't as much as the others, he heard the stories of the guy and he knew he was bad news.
"Peter are you familiar with the events of Asteroid M?" Xavier asked him. Peter nodded so he went on. "Well the stone that Magneto used to enhance mutants wasn't the only one of its kind. After that hank and myself have been doing research into other such things. In the last month five such crystals have been stolen."
"You think he's collecting them?" Scott asked.
"I do. But I didn't detect any mutant signatures anywhere near the robberies which is why it wasn't until now that I became suspicious." Xavier leaned in on his chair. "One of the crystals was stolen last night in New York."
"So are we going to like try and find them?" Kitty asked him.
"I'm afraid they could be anywhere." Xavier sighed. "But there is one of those crystals in the museum in Bayville. It's just arrive last week and I think with the theft in New York, the one in Bayville must be next since it's the closest."
"Plus I doubt he could get to the others without drawing attention to himself." Hank added. "We think he didn't try for Bayville yet until it was necessary and we believe he might try soon for it."
"So what are we going to do?" Jean asked them next.
"I want you all to suit up and keep an eye on it." Xavier told them. "You'll work in shifts and we will wait for whoever Magneto has that is stealing for him."
"There goes the weekend." Evan muttered.
Friday night went without incident. The teams would be Scott, Jean and Logan. The second team would be Rogue, Peter and Kurt. The last one was Kitty, Evan and Storm. The Saturday was pretty much spent getting some sleep for later that night. The students weren't too happy that their weekend was spoiled let alone they spent all of last night looking a building for nothing.
It was now Saturday night and Logan had gone for some coffee while Jean and Scott stayed where they were. So far they had set up on a building near the museum that gave the best view of the building. Scott however was wishing someone would show up because he was getting tired of this.
Although he did admit he liked the fact that he and Jean spent a lot of the time talking. They hadn't talked this much since they had started high school together. It was kind of like old times and he enjoyed it. Scott yawned and tried to cover it with his mouth.
Jean gave him an amused look. "Careful or you'll get me doing it." Jean had to admit she was thankful for Scott. After he break up with that jerk Duncan she was glad Scott was there for her. In fact he was always there for her.
It wasn't until she stopped hanging around Duncan and his friends that she found just how much she had been ignoring the others, especially Scott. She had known him for years and she was ashamed of how she had just pushed him aside. She also started to have certain feelings for Scott that were more then just friendship.
Lately she had been seeing him in a new light, but it was crazy. They had been friends for years, she didn't think he thought of her in that way. "Hey Jean?" Scott asked her.
She turned her head to him. "Yeah?"
Scott had been working up the nerve for this ever since he heard about it, but he figured it was now or never. "You know the Sadie Hawkins dance that's coming up next month?"
Jean sighed. "Yeah I remember." She and most of the other girls had been looking forward to it. She thought she would be going with Duncan but that was out of the question, and she doubted if she could find someone she would be comfortable with in time.
"Well...I was wondering...if...if you wanted to go with me?" Scott asked her. He was more nervous now then ever as he waited for her replay.
Jean however was wondering if she had heard right. She wasn't sure how to react to that, one part of her thought she wanted to jump up and say yes and another was just in sock that he had just asked her. It suddenly dawned on her she should say something. "Y-yes. I would like that." She said a smile growing on her face.
Scott got a huge smile of his own plastered on his face. In fact when Logan came back, he was wondering why he was smiling so much, and what exactly those two had been doing while he was gone.
Later that night it was Peter, Rogue and Kurt's turn.
"Trash?" Peter asked in his Spider-X uniform.
"No." Kurt said.
"Truck?"
"Nein."
"Alright I give. What is it?" Peter said to him.
"Trash can." Kurt replied.
"What? Where?" Peter said looking down on the streets.
"Right zere, next to the hydrant." Kurt said pointing.
Peter looked hard but he couldn't see anything to where he was pointing it was too deeply shadowed. "Kurt how can you tell there's anything over there?"
"He can see in tha dark." Rogue said over to him, who was looking over at the museum.
"What? That's not fair." Peter said to the blue German boy.
"Hey zere's nozing in ze rules about not being able to see in ze dark." Kurt said smugly.
"Fine then." Peter said slightly annoyed. "I spy with my little eye..."
"God!" Rogue exclaimed. "Ah swear if you two don't stop playin' that game ah'll drain ya both." She threatened.
"Okay-okay." Peter said raising his hands in defense. Then looked to Kurt. "How about 100 bottles of bear?"
"Peter." Rogue warned him.
He turned to face her. "Did anyone tell you you're cute when you're angry?" Rogue was taken aback by that remark a little.
"Look she's blushing." Kurt said pointing.
"Ah am not." She protested but she was. "Kurt you are lahke an annoying little brotha at tahmes, you know that?"
"Good thing you two aren't related then, or he would be your annoying little brother." Peter remarked.
"Tell meh about it, then ah would also be related to Mystique...no offence Kurt." She said after a beat.
He sighed. "It's alright, I know vhat you mean."
After a moment things were getting boring again. Kurt was using Peter's camera with a zoom lens to help keep an eye on the museum. "Why did ya bring that?" Rogue asked Peter pointing to his camera.
Peter shrugged. "I figured if the thief got away a picture could be used to help identify them."
"Guys somevone is on ze roof." Kurt said. He clicked the camera a few times. "Vhoa." He said in a small voice.
"What?" Rogue asked as Peter took the camera.
"It's a frualine...a girl." He said still looking at the area. "And she vas very...uh...." Kurt stopped when he tried to say good looking.
"Oh no...not her again." Peter said.
"What? Who?" Rogue asked him.
"It's the Black Cat." Peter said putting down the camera.
The Black Cat had just finished getting some weird looking crystal thing. She already nabbed one from New York a few days ago and now she had to get this one and she was finished. She couldn't understand why Gambit's employer wanted these things.
She was getting paid a lot of money for these rocks and she was sure they weren't worth half of what she was being paid. But then again maybe the guy had a thing for funky crystals. She just made it back to the roof without the alarm going off of course.
"Hold it right there." She heard a voice behind her. She sighed. She knew this was too easy. He tossed the crystal over her shoulder right at the voice. "What the? Hey!" She didn't hear the crystal hit the floor and new the guy had caught it.
She turned and tackled the voice. She found herself on top of a man in black and white costume with a spider symbol on it. "Spider? Is that you? Nice new look there, but I think I like the red and blue better." She purred as she gently rubbed her hands on his muscular chest.
"Uh...Sorry lady wrong spider." Peter said. It was kind of distracting while he had the crystal in both hands over his head and she was doing that.
"Oh really?" She said with a grin. "I think I know how to find out for sure." Then before he could respond once again she pulled up his mask over his mouth and kissed him. She pulled off of him and grinned. "Oh yeah, that's you all right."
"Get off of him ya slut!" Said a very angry southern voice and Felecia suddenly found herself pulled off of him by her hair and sent on her butt.
Felecia looked at the offender and saw a brown haired Goth girl with a white strip. She looked at Peter. "Jealous girlfriend?" She asked.
"Shut up!" Rogue said angrily.
Black Cat got up rubbing her butt from the fall. "I wouldn't be the one calling me a slut girlfriend. I'm not the one painted up like a whore."
Rogue's jaw dropped at that, then she clenched it tightly and glared daggers at the young woman.
Then Black Cat found someone grabbing her from behind. "Sorry frauline but stealing in wrong." Said a German voice.
"Ow, do you have to be so ruff, I am a girl you brute." She whined.
Kurt loosened his grip slightly. "Oh sorry about-" But then she suddenly flipped him over her shoulder and to the others.
Rogue looked down at Kurt shaking her head. "Ah can't believe you fell for that."
"Whoa. What is he? Some kind of blue monkey?" Felicia said looking at him.
"That's it!" Rogue screamed and jumped at her. Kurt and Peter were slightly at a loss for what to do. Rogue and Felecia were really going at it. Rogue sent out a kick which Black Cat dodged to the left and sent a fist flying at Rogue's head.
Rogue held up a forearm to block it and grabbed Black Cat by her costume. Both girls fell to the ground still going at it.
"Uh...shouldn't ve stop zis?" Kurt asked as the girls were clawing at each other. Especially Black Cat since her costume had actual claws in the hands.
"Back off she's mine!" Rogue screamed at them.
"I think that answers our question." Peter said still holding the crystal. Rogue had managed to tear off part of Black Cat's costume on the arm and Felecia seeing that sneered and and flipped her off of her. Both girls got back up and into fighting stances.
"You're going to pay for that!" Black Cat said.
Rogue just smirked as she took of her gloves. "You got no idea who you're talkin' too do ya?" Before Felecia could think about what she meant by it Rogue charged once more. Rogue sent a fist to her head and she raised her now unclothed arm. This was exactly what she wanted and at the last moment grabbed the arm.
Black Cat got a shocked expression on her face before falling to the ground. Rogue was breathing heavily looking down at her. "Yeah she was workin' for Magneto all right." She said.
Thirty minutes later the police were called to the museum by an anonymous tip and found the crystal and the Black Cat hanging up by a streetlight by webbing.
THE NEXT MORNING
It was Sunday and the students were enjoying they're day off and sleeping in. May, Hank and Xavier were enjoying the quiet of the day drinking some morning tea together.
"So you think that this Magneto person will try for that crystal thing again?" Aunt May asked as she sipped from her cup.
Xavier thought about it. "It depends on how badly he wants it." He had to admit.
"Maybe he won't anymore." Hank said in a depressed voice. He was looking through the morning paper when he found an article about last night. "It seems that the Black Cat managed to escape police custody last night and break into the evidence room and stole the crystal they had."
"Oh dear." May said. "After all of that work and this happens?"
Xavier sighed and hung his head. "I didn't think she would be good enough to do that?" He admitted. And Cerebro didn't detect any power signatures so she must have done it herself." After a moment of silence he started again. "I see now why Magneto must have hired such a thief."
"Yes, not only did the police underestimate her, but we did too." Hank had to admit glumly.
"The children will not like this news." May said and both adults nodded at that.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 30: WALKING ON THE WHILD SIDE PART 1