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Kitty Pryde looked up at the man she presumed was Bobby's father and boy did he look intimidating, if Bobby wasn't in the state he was she might had just turned around right there. "Heck compared to everyone else out to get me he's nothing" she thought to herself.
William Drake eyed the girl he had seen so many times on his TV and his newspaper along with his troubling son. He had to admit she was a look and she looked innocent enough. But the frustration had been building and building within him with every report of their exploits and he was so tempted to just tear into her, pretty face or not. "You…" he began to say but he was interrupted.
"William who is it" his wife Maddie asked as she walked out and saw Kitty with the wounded and worn out Bobby hanging off of her. "My baby" she cried. "William what are you doing just standing there, we need to take care of him right now" she frowned as she helped Kitty bring Bobby in and set him down on the living room couch.
"Look Mrs…." Kitty began but was quickly interrupted.
"Not now young lady we have much more important matters to address right now, we'll figure out what to do with you two after we take care of my son" she said sternly.
"But Mad…" William Drake began to say.
"Not another word William, now go and fetch my nursing kit" she said sternly and William begrudgingly complied. "And you" she looked over at Kitty. "Sit behind him and hold him up while I try to fix things" she sighed. "Oh dear Robert what have you done to yourself this time."
"Relax it's just a scratch" Bobby spoke up as he groaned a bit.
"Your awake" Mrs. Drake smiled then frowned and smacked him in the head. "Why didn't you say so" she frowned.
"I was getting to it, but you were interrupting everyone else so I didn't think I could get a word in edge wise" he shrugged as he groaned a bit.
"Even when your severely bleeding, always with the mouth" she muttered. "Now you can help me by telling me exactly how this happened and how bad it really is" she said.
"How, well lets just say it's one of those weird things that tend to happen to freaks, as Dad so loves to call me" he said then groaned as he moved his body in slightly the wrong direction.
"I heard that" William Drake grunted as he walked in, carrying a black bag that looked like an oversized purse and had a distinctive red cross on it. "And your wrong, I also believe things like this tend to happen to criminals" he frowned.
"Long time no see Dad, and boy did I miss the great conversations we used to have" Bobby smirked. "You know what why don't you stab me on the other side of the chest, cause I'm sure that would be a big help too."
"Real funny smart guy, see this is exactly the problem you-" William began to say but was interrupted by his wife.
"Not now William" she said before turning to Bobby. "You were stabbed, how and by who," she demanded.
"It's real complicated, just trust me now you wouldn't understand or believe me if I told you" Bobby said.
"You may not want to tell me, but your going to have to tell the doctor when we get to the hospital," his mother said.
"Uh no" Bobby shook his head. "No hospital Mom, I mean if you haven't been watching the news, maybe Dad can fill you in cause I know he is quite aware of my current situation. I go to the hospital, we go to jail, so that's a no go. You're a nurse, that's why I came here in the first place, so you could fix it."
"I am quite aware of what is going on," his Mother said sternly.
"I know it looks bad, but it's not what it looks like. Look you're going to have to trust me," he said.
"I don't know" Maddie sighed.
"Please trust him, he believed he could trust you by risking coming here in the first place" Kitty finally spoke up.
"Well I guess if no major organs are damaged I should be able to treat it and patch things up," she said. "But as soon as I'm done we want a full explanation of what has been going on."
"Thanks Mom" Bobby said as she prepared to remove his ice bandage, and then groaned a bit as it was pulled off over the wound. He grabbed Kitty's hand and squeezed it.
Maddie looked over the now exposed wound and used a light and an instrument to quickly look around before taking a towel and holding it over the wound to block further bleeding. "Well it seems besides slightly piercing an artery your fine, no organs damaged."
"Thank God" Kitty muttered to herself.
"Relax Kit I mean if I were really hurt I would of collapsed a while ago" Bobby smirked confidently. "You can treat it can't you Mom."
"I think so, if I treat it with the right antibiotic and bandage it, in time it should completely heal, but you have to be very careful" she said sternly.
"Well what are you waiting for fix it already" William spoke up and they all looked at him for a second. "What, he might be a screw up, but I sure don't want my son to bleed to death."
"Well that's good to know dear" his wife responded. "Now hold my bag and hand me what I need when I ask for it" she said then looked over at the girl who her son was leaning on. "And you dear, Kit was it, keep my son distracted so he doesn't get in the way."
"What you mean get in the way" Bobby frowned as his mother began to poor antibiotics on to the wound. "Oh that hurts" he frowned and his body began to get cold and icy.
"Stop that, I can't treat it if your going to give me frost bite" his mother lectured.
"Sorry must be a reflex or something with my powers" he shrugged.
Kitty realized what she had to do and grabbed Bobby's face and turned his head away from his Mom and at her. "Look Bobby focus on me, forget anything else that's going on."
"I must admit it's an attractive option" he joked as he did his best to clear his mind of the injury. Looking at Kitty seemed to do the trick, and despite several brief stings, before he knew it his mother was saying she was done. He looked down at where the wound had been and saw a series of bandages.
"Well if we change the bandage daily and treat it, it should be gone in a week or two," his mother said.
Bobby nodded. "We'll make sure to pack plenty of bandages and medicine before we leave" he said.
"What you can't leave, not like that, who knows what could happen" his mother frowned.
"Look we'll be fine, we have "friends" who can help us, they just weren't close enough when this happened. We can't stay here we would be putting you in danger" he said.
"From who, the police" William scoffed then looked at his son. "Wait let me guess, it's not the police your worried about is it."
"No not even close" Kitty admitted as she broke her silence, Bobby tried to protest but Kitty put her hand up. "No Bobby they should know what's going on, but be prepared it's complicated and I admit, hard to believe."
"We're listening" William said.
"But for starters dear may we ask who you are" Maddie asked.
"I'm Kitty Pryde, Bobby and I are umm, friends and we were classmates at the Institute before everything happened."
"Oh so your Kitty" Maddie smiled. "Bobby told us so much about you when he was last home."
Kitty looked at Bobby who kind of blushed.
"Right I remember you" William nodded. "Weren't you dating the convict or whatever, but I guess your with this convict now" he frowned.
She looked at him again; knowing whom his father was referring too.
"Maybe we should move on to why we're on the news and what's been happening to us huh," Bobby asked.
"Now he's eager to talk up" his father rolled his eyes. "Well like I said we're listening."
Bobby nodded and with Kitty's help he went forth and told the whole sorted tale, starting with that fateful night when Kurt and Rogue left, then being saved by Magneto, fighting Sentinels, going to the Hellfire Club, fleeing the Mansion, going to Europe, meeting Banshee, seeing the doubles on TV, fighting the doubles and finding out what they really were, his getting stabbed.
"And then after Kitty found me, I told her we had to come here, and well you know the rest" Bobby finally finished. "Told you it was hard to believe, but please it's the whole truth."
"Wow you've told me tales before boy but I must say this takes the cake" his father groaned as he sat down in his recliner and gripped at the arms.
"What your father means that we want to believe you but you have to understand, your story is a bit hard to believe" his mother tried to explain.
"I knew this would happen" Bobby frowned. "Can't you just trust me for once, be on my side."
"Your side could be the opposite of the law," his father reminded him and Bobby just frowned.
"Mr Drake if we were really guilty, do you think we would of hung around just to convince you of our innocence, putting ourselves at risk of being tracked by law enforcement" Kitty asked.
"You make a good point" William nodded. "But even if we do believe you, how are you going to explain this to the police. It's going to take more then your word and darling faces to convince them."
Suddenly something sparked in Kitty's head "Wait our faces" she said.
"Huh what" Bobby asked a bit confused.
"I think I might have a way to prove our innocence, if you scan our faces on a computer and compare them with the doubles, there should be a discrepancy of some sort" she explained.
"Why would you say that' Bobby asked.
"Well it's pretty obvious considering they faded away that they weren't genetically engineered clones," she pointed out.
"Yeah that was kind of strange I mean what kind of clones just fade away" Bobby scratched his head. "Well except those annoying dupes Jamie use to… Hey wait a minute, what about Jamie's"
"Exactly" Kitty nodded. "When our doubles disappeared, it was just like when his dupes used to fade away.
"So what Jamie has become some kind of crazy mastermind behind all of this" Bobby joked.
"Be serious" Kitty responded as she shook her head and smirked a bit, considering his constant sense of humor made her love him sometimes. "And besides he can only make copies of himself, it'd be impossible to create copies of others with his powers."
"For him, but maybe this Essex guy has a mutant who makes shape shifting clones or something" Bobby shrugged.
"Maybe but how did they get our powers to" Kitty frowned. "That would have to be one pretty powerful x-gene to have so many different powers."
"That's all well and good kids, but even if you know how they made your copies, how can you prove they weren't you" William asked.
"Oh well if they were created with shape shifting powers, there are techniques that can compare the shape shifter with the original and point out the discrepancies in even the best of shape shifters" Kitty explained as if it were common knowledge.
"This is perfect, now if we can show the cops, the differences and we'll be proven innocent" Bobby said.
"That's a big if," William pointed out. "First off, keeping them from thinking your story was crazy will be challenge enough, not to mention you'd have to find some one who knows how to tell the difference between you two and the fakes" he said.
"Wow Dad you almost sound like you believe our story" Bobby rolled his eyes.
"Maybe so Bobby, but he makes a good point, I mean Dr. MacTaggertt might be able to help us, but getting a hold of her won't be easy, things would be so much easier if we knew someone in the Law, who might believe us, and who also conveniently has access to a large amount of knowledge about mutants " she sighed.
Bobby was quiet for a minute then it hit him. "Maybe we do Kitty, maybe we do" he grinned.
Bobby's parents and Kitty stared at Bobby like he had lost his mind. "Dear are you feeling well?" his mother asks in concern.
"I think he's finally lost it" His father shook his head.
Kitty grabbed Bobby and took him aside. "Who are you talking about" she whispered, knowing he would of said something already if he wanted his parents to hear.
"Just someone who helped us last time we were fugitives" he whispered and closed one of his eyes and looked at her.
Kitty realized what he meant now and nodded. "Good thinking, but how we going to get him."
"We'll probably have to find our blond millionaire friend first and then…"
"What are you two whispering about" his father interrupted from across the room as he looked on impatiently.
"Just making plans Dad," he said. "We're going to have to go soon, we have a friend in the city who can help us, but we're going to need to get to him ASAP."
"I don't care who might come here I'm not letting you get yourself into anymore trouble" his father shook his head.
"Dad you know you can't stop me, and we have to do this to clear our names. Besides you know how lucky I am," he grinned.
"That's what I'm afraid of" William frowned.
His mother sighed. "Well at the very least I can make sure your alright and get some food in your stomachs, and I won't take no for an answer."
"Sure but first we need to make a call," Bobby said as he picked up his parent's phone and began to dial.
"Whose he calling" William asked Kitty.
"Oh just our friend Warren Worthington" she shrugged.
"Oh alright then, wait what, you don't mean the multi…."
"Yeah the same playboy we told you about before, that's the Warren we were talking about."
"Wait one of the richest families in the world has a mutant, now I've heard everything" William sighed as he sat down.
Meanwhile Bobby had gotten through to Warren and quickly set up arrangements to meet him. "Warren said he'd fly into the airport in about an hour to pick us up."
Meanwhile on the other line Warren was in a very uncomfortable situation. "Okay it's done now let my assistant and my butler go" he frowned as he lied back in the room he was being kept in, surrounded by the Hellfire Club young mutant team the Hellions and about a dozen armed guards. Two guards were pointing guns at his personal assistant and butler."
"Why should we" Beef smirked. "We have what we want don't we?"
"No" Monet snapped at her comrade. "We live up to our side of the bargain since Mr. Worthington has cooperated so well."
"But they might have lose tongues which could compromise our plans" Empath spoke up with murmurs of agreement behind him.
"They are servants they know their place and I won't be party to any un-necessary bloodshed. I'm the one leading this team so what I says goes, if any one has a problem with how I lead they can try and take it away" she declared. "Any takers" she asked then smirked when none of the Hellions moved. "I didn't think so, now prep Worthington's jet, we have to pick up some friends."
In the depths of the Mansion once resided in by one Charles Xavier, his replacement, one Nathaniel Essex, stood in the control center of the Danger Room. He was observing the once savage Sabretooth side by side with the straight-laced Scott Summers, as they led a training session of his X-Men, including his new acquisitions from the Brotherhood, as well as the recently "readjusted" Colossus. He heard someone enter the room and realized it was his ally Mystique.
"It's beautiful isn't it" he commented without turning around.
"You mean the training session," Mystique asked. "I must admit the matching uniforms look nice but I'd hardly call it beautiful."
"Well I admit they still need work, but soon they will b the perfect example of genetic superiority and the perfect elite fighting force."
"But for what" Mystique prodded.
"All in good time my dear, but now we must start on our renovations and the re-opening of this "school" Essex chuckled.
"And what of those two irritating children that have been so pesky" Mystique asked. "Some of us wonder when we are going to stop playing games and take care of them, especially your golden boy."
"You act like Iceman and Shadowcat are even a priority" Essex chuckled. "I understand I did vilify the two in the minds of their friends, but that was merely to motivate them to take this facility, and I can change the motivations of my students," he explained. "Quite frankly if they had just been good children they would of listened to their parents and left like the other students, leaving the mansion empty and for the taking, then they would have been brought back into the fold like the others and reprogrammed. Is a shame too, the girl is very intelligent and the boy's power potential is through the roof, but there are plenty of other mutants out there for the taking, and finding them is much more of a priority."
"And what if the two children get in our way" Mystique asked.
"I wouldn't worry too much, as wanted criminals they have their hands full. And even if they do, we have more then enough resources to handle them" Essex smirked confidently. "Not to mention the resources to correctly instruct our resources, isn't that Professor" He grinned at Mystique who just smiled.
"Do not forget about me sir" Jean Grey smirked as she emerged from the shadows, her eyes glowing an unnatural yellow.
Back in Port Jefferson, after being fed by Bobby's mother, the two young mutants were preparing to leave and meet up with Warren.
"Well guys as always it's been fun, be sure to get a hold of me for the next family reunion, so I'll know where not to be" Bobby joked. "But seriously thanks for everything but we have to go."
"Bobby" Kitty nudged him. "You can do a lot better then that, especially for your Mom" she whispered.
"Alright" He nodded and hugged and kissed his Mom. "Thanks for taking care of me again, and believing me. Don't worry I'll sort this whole thing out and be back" he said.
"I love you to dear" His mother sighed trying not to cry. "And hold on to her" she whispered into his ear.
"I will" Bobby nodded then turned to his father. "Well Dad…" Bobby began when they heard a knock on the door. "Who could that be?"
William was about to go answer the door when Kitty noticed something in the corner of her eye. She rushed over to the window and took a quick look as not to be noticed. "Looks like we have company. There are police officers circling the house in your backyard, and I bet more at the door. We need to run before more show up."
"But how did they know you were here" William frowned.
"It was probably that nosey Lidy Baker next door" Maddie frowned as she glared in the direction of her neighbor's house. "Always was a peeping tom."
"Mom's convinced she's trying to steal her meatloaf recipe" Bobby whispered.
"So not the time Bobby" Kitty rolled her eyes at his sarcastic comment. "Anyway the phone was probably tapped" Kitty frowned. "I knew we should of used a pay phone."
"I knew the phone company wouldn't keep a van out for 4 days" William muttered as he mentally kicked himself.
"Well nothing we can do about it now" Bobby shrugged. "Come Kit, we can phase out the back and hopefully they won't see us" he said as the police began to bang on the door and demand someone open it.
"Police, open up" an officer yelled from outside.
"Something about the way you used the word "hopefully" just doesn't fill me with confidence" she sighed then turned to Bobby's parents. "Well Mr. and Mrs. Drake thank you for a wonderful evening" she said as she grabbed her bag and Bobby and began to phase.
"We have you surrounded, open the door or we will break it down" the police yelled again.
"Not so fast you two" William Drake said. "I can't believe I'm saying this but… I have an idea, follow me to the garage."
Meanwhile outside the house 5 police cars and one police van had gathered so far and the police were getting restless. "We know you are in there, you have 10 seconds to vacate or we are coming in," a police captain said with his bullhorn. He waited then turned it off. "All right men get the battering ram," he said.
Two officers went into the back of the police van and pulled out a two-man metal ram device, with handles on each side. The two men were about to ram into the door when it opened.
"My Goodness" a startled Maddie Drake said. "Oh good evening officers, is there something I can help you with" she asked.
"Mrs. Drake we know your son, and Ms. Pryde are here, we have a warrant to search your home" he said.
"Well I guess I have no choice then to allow you to proceed" she sighed in defeat and stepped to one side as almost all the officers poured in.
At almost the same time, the Drake Garage door swung open and William Drake's worn out 10 year old Saturn spun out and down the block.
"It was a set up" The captain yelled. "After them, a few of you stay and check the house, the rest are with me" he said then turned to Mrs. Drake. "We are going to have a nice chat after I catch your husband" he frowned then rushed to his squad car.
"Come on William" Maddie muttered under her breath.
Meanwhile the police continued to chase the Drake car as it turned on to the highway. Almost immediately a sea of police cars appeared on the highway and the situation turned into an old-fashioned police chase. Mr. Drake kept up a good chase for several miles but soon two cars sped up in front of him to block his way, while another rammed the driver's side of his car, forcing him to the side of the road. "How am I going to explain this to the insurance company" William muttered.
After pulling over, the police flooded out of their cars and surrounded the Drake car, guns drawn.
William came out of the car with his hands up. "I give up, I give up" William said. "I'm sorry I'll never speed again," he said as one cop went to cuff him.
The other police quickly searched the car and were baffled. "Sir the car's empty" one officer told the captain.
"What, this was all a distraction, all of you back to the house, and bring him along" the captain frowned as he glared at William Drake.
15 minutes later, the detachment of police returned to the Drake home, where the other officers were waiting. "Captain, the house is empty" one officer said after running up to him.
"Figures" he frowned then glared at the Drakes. "Where are they?"
"Umm where are who" William Drake asked as he tried to put up a strong face.
"You know who, your son Bobby Drake and his partner in crime Kitty Pryde," the captain growled. "We know they were here no less then an hour ago."
"I think there must be some sort of mistake our son hasn't spent a night home in months" Maddie explained.
"Now your lying to a police officer, we'll just add that to your list of offenses" the captain fumed. "We have evidence that your son made a phone call from here, no less then 1 hour ago," he explained. "It's right there in that van" he yelled and pointed across the street, but there was no van in sight. "Damn it, someone's taken the surveillance van," the captain yelled.
The surveillance van was already half way to the airport with Bobby behind the wheel. "So Kit did you take care of that little evidence yet "he called to the back.
"You mean this evidence?" she asked as she phased her way into the front seat. She was holding a small electrical device and phased her hand through it. "Taken care of" she smirked. "You know your Dad is okay," Kitty said.
Bobby raised an eyebrow. "You kidding me" he shook his head.
"Okay now I'll admit he'll never be considered Mr. Personality, but he obviously cares for you and he's pretty clever. If it wasn't for his plan that knows if we would of gotten this far," she pointed out.
"Fair enough but when do I get to meet your parents" he smirked.
"Just drive" she said and rolled her eyes as they proceeded to airport.
When they reached the airport, Bobby parked the van in the middle of the parking lot and Kitty proceeded to phase them through the necessary barriers to get to Warren's jet undetected.
"Well we're here" Bobby shrugged. "We don't have to knock or anything?
Kitty shrugged. "I guess not, though it's strange you'd think he'd have someone waiting for us."
"Hey Warren you in there" Bobby called out and waited to here a response but merely saw a mechanical ramp settle down to the ground for them to walk up and into the air craft. "Well that's service" he shrugged.
"Something about this makes me really uncomfortable" Kitty muttered squeezing his arm tightly as they cautiously proceeded up the ramp.
"Okay it's really dark in here, what happened the rich boy forget to pay the electric bill" Bobby quipped.
Suddenly the lights turned on and Bobby and Kitty found themselves surrounded by the familiar faces of the Hellions, with Warren knocked out in the background. "Oh Shadowcat, Iceman, I am so happy you could join us" Monet smirked as the other Hellions looked on sinisterly.
Okay once again it's been a while but please Read and Review, tell me what you think.