A/N: Here is the next part of the fic. Hope you all keep enjoying it, oh did I mention, I really,
really like reviews?? Oh and I know in the Day of Reckoning and The Recovery, they had to
rescue Wolverine, but this is set before all that.
-blah blah- denotes telepathic speaking
'blah blah' person's thoughts
Disclaimers: Don't own Evo nor do I own Disney or their catchy songs.
xxx
Part 2: Screwing Up is Normal Too
xxx
Kurt was sprawled out along the length of the couch with the TV remote in his hand. On the
screen Quasimodo was singing about spending 'one day out there!' On the floor next to the
couch, a notebook was opened with quick notes jotted down in German for easier reading later
when writing his report.
"What's on?" Kitty asked, phasing into the room.
"Hunchback of Notre Dame." Kurt answered without looking up.
"That's what we are reading in English."
"Ja, I didn't get the reading done. So I am watching this." he gestured to the screen.
Kitty gave him a strange look. "Uh, you didn't finish the book?"
"Nein, you had my book for the last couple of weeks." Kurt lazily reached down and retrieved his
notebook. He scribbled a few sentences before dropping the notebook again.
"Oh, but the movie is, like, different from the book."
"Duh, Katzchen, but I figure I can fake a good essay about Quasi's feelings about being deformed
and freak-like. I know how it felt." he looked up and winked at her.
"Ugh, don't joke around Kurt, this is your grade! You're already doing bad in English!"
"'I am deformed and I am ugly and these are crimes for which the world shows little pity'" Kurt
sang along with the movie, ignoring Kitty.
"You never know when to quit!" Kitty groaned. "Why can't you, like, take anything serious?
When something bad happens how can we, like, know when to trust you?"
Kurt blinked up at her, "You having problems trusting me, Katzchen?"
"When you joke around, yes."
Kurt turned back to the animated movie, "Well,"
"So will you quit joking around?" Kitty planted her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"I'm busy Kitty, I need to watch this, it may be different but at least I can get an idea of how the
story went. It is easier for me, I can't read as good English as you can." Kurt continued to watch
the movie and grabbed the remote to turn the volume up louder. He didn't hear Kitty leave but he
knew that she got the idea.
He didn't know how the book must have gone, but watching the movie, he could understand
where Quasimodo was coming from. Being a freak isn't fun. Rogue may pull off the goth-freak
style and maybe even enjoy it but he just wasn't 'digging' the blue elf-demon-freak style. He
sighed as he listened to some of the lyrics that were being sung.
'I knew I'd never know
That warm and happy glow
Though I might wish with all my might
No face as hideous as my face
Was ever meant for heaven's light'
"Ach ja, this movie is made for me!" he told the TV. He grabbed the remote again and clicked the
TV off. "Disney or nicht, this movie is getting to me."
After all, he had the rest of the day to watch it. Then he had all that night to write his report for
the next day. He had just enough time.
xxx
"Why, oh mein Gott, why do we have a training session tonight??" Kurt asked as the X-Men were
called to assemble in the Danger Room.
"Logan wants us to practice." Rogue answered.
"I have, like, homework tonight!" Kitty complained, "And so does Kurt!"
"Ja, Ich weiss! Don't remind me Kitty."
"Speaking of German, I have homework to finish too." Scott rubbed his forehead above his visor.
"Scott! You should have gotten your homework done earlier!" Jean admonished.
"I've been working all day. You took the easier route with French."
"Actually, French is difficult." Jean argued.
"Not as hard as German."
Kurt jumped in, "German is easy!"
"Says the one who has it as his first language!" Scott rolled his eyes even though it couldn't be
seen.
"Well, if that's the case, English is the hardest out of all."
Rogue and Evan watched the exchange. "I'm so glad I didn't take a language." she whispered to
Evan.
"No kiddin'"
"Are we like, gonna practice or stand around and argue the night away?" Kitty exploded.
Logan's voice echoed over the comm. "I agree with half-pint, let's get this started so you all can
get back to your homework."
Then the training session began.
xxx
Cyclops looked around at the X-Men gathered awaiting his orders. "Okay, here's the mission, an
anti-mutant organization has Wolverine captive and we need to get in there and get him out."
"When would we ever need to rescue Wolverine? He's indestructible." Nightcrawler asked from
his crouched posistion.
"Stay focused." Cyclops snapped. "Anyways. Shadowcat, I need you to phase Jean and Spyke
into this room," he ordered as he pointed to a map. "and Nightcrawler, I need you to teleport me
and Rogue into this second room."
"Uh uh, nein, you know the drill, I can't teleport into where I don't how it is like. I might bamf us
into a wall!" Nightcrawler shook his head. "Then we would never get our homework done."
"Take this seriously! I know that. But we need to work on all of our powers and you need to start
expanding on your teleportation. So come on."
Nightcrawler sighed and wrapped one arm around Cyclops's waist and the other around Rogue's.
"Ready?"
Cyclops nodded and gestured to the building. "Alright, go team 1 and Jean call to us when you
get in there, I'll give the next instructions then, now go." he gestured to Shadowcat , Jean and
Spyke.
As they phased to their designated room, team 2 prepared to teleport.
"Go Nightcrawler!" Cyclops ordered.
Nightcrawler closed his eyes and concentrated. "Eins, zwei, drei...."
*bamf*
They appeared inside the room. Cyclops squeezed Nightcrawler's arm in approval. "Good job."
"Danke." he tried to stand but he wobbled.
"You okay?" Rogue asked in a whisper.
"Ja.. Just a bit tired from the 'port." he shook his head to clear it. "Now what, Cyke?"
"Cyclops. Remember keep the code, no nicknames."
-Cyclops?- Jean's voice rang in Cyclops's mind. -We're waiting for the next move, we made it in
safe and unseen.-
-Good.- Cyclops answered back in mind-talk. -Alright, head northward, we are going to head
towards the area where Wolverine is being held, we'll be heading different ways but we'll meet in
the same coordinates. Wait no longer than five minutes for us, then get him out. Got your map?-
-Yes.-
-Good, now go!-
Rogue was looking out the doorway, on watch, waiting for Cyclops to finish his talk. "Uh, Boss-
man, we seem to be getting company soon."
"We can't fight, not yet. Others will hear us." Nightcrawler pointed out.
"Unless they warned others already." Rogue leaned into the shadows. "But they don't seem to
know we are here. They are just patrolling."
"Why do we have to be against humans? Why are we not simulating against the Brotherhood or
something else?" Nightcrawler asked.
"Because, anti-mutant action is also as realistic as an attack from the Brotherhood. Now be
quiet." Cyclops tried to get a better view of the patrol guards. "Nightcrawler, anyway you can get
a closer look?"
"Ach ja, mein Fruend. For Ich bin das unglaubliche Nightcrawler!" he flashed Rogue and Cyclops
a grin that could be seen in the dark lighting, and then he jump up and climbed up the wall.
Rogue and Cyclops watched him go, Rogue shot a look over at Cyclops. "His gonna get hurt
some day for showin' off like that."
"Don't I know that." Cyclops answered, waiting for Nightcrawler to return.
They waited in silence until they heard a voice shout. "MUTANT!"
"Shit. They must have seen someone!" Cyclops's hand went to his visor and ran out into the hall
with Rogue close behind him.
The scene that was shown to them was of the group of patrollers firing at Nightcrawler who was
teleporting from wall to wall, in an attempt to get away from them.
"Nightcrawler down!" Cyclops cried as Nightcrawler teleported out of Cyclops's aim. The optic
blasts hit a group of the men. But the shots were still being fired from others. "Nightcrawler get
Rogue to safety!"
Nightcrawler nodded and grabbed Rogue and they disappeared in a flash of smoke. The smell of
brimstone wafted in the air as Cyclops fired another blast at the oncoming horde. But there were
more and more coming at him.
Pain exploded in his shoulder as one of the men finally hit their mark. The simulation ended at that
moment.
"Scott!" Jean came running over to him, "Are you okay?"
"Oh yeah...I'm good." Scott tried to sit up. "Nrgh....maybe not.."
"What happened??" Kitty asked, as she and Evan joined the circle.
"Elf here, needed to show off!" Logan answered gruffly coming up to the group. "C'mon, Scott,
let's get you to McCoy. You'll be fine." Logan helped Scott up to his feet and began to walk him
down to the infirmary. "Elf, the Professor wants to talk to you in his office." he called over his
shoulder.
Kurt gulped as the rest of the X-men turned to look at him. The look on Kitty's face scared him
more than any talks with the Professor could.
"I told you!" she exploded. "I told you that when you joke around, you couldn't be trusted! Now
look! Scott got hurt!"
Kurt recoiled at the venom in her voice. "I wasn't joking around, Katzchen!"
"Yes you were! You had to, like, show how cool you were!"
"I just was asked to see if there were patrols and they had those night-vison goggle things, they
saw me in the dark. That's all!"
"NO! You heard Logan, you were just showing off to be cool!" her teeth were bared in anger,
"You know what, elf?" she spat his nickname in disgust, "You're not cool, you're just a freak!!"
she stopped suddenly as she realized why she had screamed and clapped her hands over her mouth
in shock.
To Kurt it seemed like it got suddenly very quiet. He couldn't seem to hear anything. Except his
own heart beating. He stared at Kitty in confusion. Did she really think that? Was he really a
freak? He looked down at his feet and he could see the shadow of his tail whipping around behind
him.
A tail.
Blue fur.
Pointed ears and fangs.
Three fingers and two toes.
He looked back up and realized that Jean had been talking to him but he couldn't make out
anything of what she was saying. It sounded like gibberish to him.
"Was? Ich kann nicht verstehen. Was hast du gesagt?"
Jean stopped talking and stared at him. 'She must have realized that I AM a freak.' he thought.
And he gave the group one more quick look and..
*Bamf*
really like reviews?? Oh and I know in the Day of Reckoning and The Recovery, they had to
rescue Wolverine, but this is set before all that.
-blah blah- denotes telepathic speaking
'blah blah' person's thoughts
Disclaimers: Don't own Evo nor do I own Disney or their catchy songs.
xxx
Part 2: Screwing Up is Normal Too
xxx
Kurt was sprawled out along the length of the couch with the TV remote in his hand. On the
screen Quasimodo was singing about spending 'one day out there!' On the floor next to the
couch, a notebook was opened with quick notes jotted down in German for easier reading later
when writing his report.
"What's on?" Kitty asked, phasing into the room.
"Hunchback of Notre Dame." Kurt answered without looking up.
"That's what we are reading in English."
"Ja, I didn't get the reading done. So I am watching this." he gestured to the screen.
Kitty gave him a strange look. "Uh, you didn't finish the book?"
"Nein, you had my book for the last couple of weeks." Kurt lazily reached down and retrieved his
notebook. He scribbled a few sentences before dropping the notebook again.
"Oh, but the movie is, like, different from the book."
"Duh, Katzchen, but I figure I can fake a good essay about Quasi's feelings about being deformed
and freak-like. I know how it felt." he looked up and winked at her.
"Ugh, don't joke around Kurt, this is your grade! You're already doing bad in English!"
"'I am deformed and I am ugly and these are crimes for which the world shows little pity'" Kurt
sang along with the movie, ignoring Kitty.
"You never know when to quit!" Kitty groaned. "Why can't you, like, take anything serious?
When something bad happens how can we, like, know when to trust you?"
Kurt blinked up at her, "You having problems trusting me, Katzchen?"
"When you joke around, yes."
Kurt turned back to the animated movie, "Well,"
"So will you quit joking around?" Kitty planted her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"I'm busy Kitty, I need to watch this, it may be different but at least I can get an idea of how the
story went. It is easier for me, I can't read as good English as you can." Kurt continued to watch
the movie and grabbed the remote to turn the volume up louder. He didn't hear Kitty leave but he
knew that she got the idea.
He didn't know how the book must have gone, but watching the movie, he could understand
where Quasimodo was coming from. Being a freak isn't fun. Rogue may pull off the goth-freak
style and maybe even enjoy it but he just wasn't 'digging' the blue elf-demon-freak style. He
sighed as he listened to some of the lyrics that were being sung.
'I knew I'd never know
That warm and happy glow
Though I might wish with all my might
No face as hideous as my face
Was ever meant for heaven's light'
"Ach ja, this movie is made for me!" he told the TV. He grabbed the remote again and clicked the
TV off. "Disney or nicht, this movie is getting to me."
After all, he had the rest of the day to watch it. Then he had all that night to write his report for
the next day. He had just enough time.
xxx
"Why, oh mein Gott, why do we have a training session tonight??" Kurt asked as the X-Men were
called to assemble in the Danger Room.
"Logan wants us to practice." Rogue answered.
"I have, like, homework tonight!" Kitty complained, "And so does Kurt!"
"Ja, Ich weiss! Don't remind me Kitty."
"Speaking of German, I have homework to finish too." Scott rubbed his forehead above his visor.
"Scott! You should have gotten your homework done earlier!" Jean admonished.
"I've been working all day. You took the easier route with French."
"Actually, French is difficult." Jean argued.
"Not as hard as German."
Kurt jumped in, "German is easy!"
"Says the one who has it as his first language!" Scott rolled his eyes even though it couldn't be
seen.
"Well, if that's the case, English is the hardest out of all."
Rogue and Evan watched the exchange. "I'm so glad I didn't take a language." she whispered to
Evan.
"No kiddin'"
"Are we like, gonna practice or stand around and argue the night away?" Kitty exploded.
Logan's voice echoed over the comm. "I agree with half-pint, let's get this started so you all can
get back to your homework."
Then the training session began.
xxx
Cyclops looked around at the X-Men gathered awaiting his orders. "Okay, here's the mission, an
anti-mutant organization has Wolverine captive and we need to get in there and get him out."
"When would we ever need to rescue Wolverine? He's indestructible." Nightcrawler asked from
his crouched posistion.
"Stay focused." Cyclops snapped. "Anyways. Shadowcat, I need you to phase Jean and Spyke
into this room," he ordered as he pointed to a map. "and Nightcrawler, I need you to teleport me
and Rogue into this second room."
"Uh uh, nein, you know the drill, I can't teleport into where I don't how it is like. I might bamf us
into a wall!" Nightcrawler shook his head. "Then we would never get our homework done."
"Take this seriously! I know that. But we need to work on all of our powers and you need to start
expanding on your teleportation. So come on."
Nightcrawler sighed and wrapped one arm around Cyclops's waist and the other around Rogue's.
"Ready?"
Cyclops nodded and gestured to the building. "Alright, go team 1 and Jean call to us when you
get in there, I'll give the next instructions then, now go." he gestured to Shadowcat , Jean and
Spyke.
As they phased to their designated room, team 2 prepared to teleport.
"Go Nightcrawler!" Cyclops ordered.
Nightcrawler closed his eyes and concentrated. "Eins, zwei, drei...."
*bamf*
They appeared inside the room. Cyclops squeezed Nightcrawler's arm in approval. "Good job."
"Danke." he tried to stand but he wobbled.
"You okay?" Rogue asked in a whisper.
"Ja.. Just a bit tired from the 'port." he shook his head to clear it. "Now what, Cyke?"
"Cyclops. Remember keep the code, no nicknames."
-Cyclops?- Jean's voice rang in Cyclops's mind. -We're waiting for the next move, we made it in
safe and unseen.-
-Good.- Cyclops answered back in mind-talk. -Alright, head northward, we are going to head
towards the area where Wolverine is being held, we'll be heading different ways but we'll meet in
the same coordinates. Wait no longer than five minutes for us, then get him out. Got your map?-
-Yes.-
-Good, now go!-
Rogue was looking out the doorway, on watch, waiting for Cyclops to finish his talk. "Uh, Boss-
man, we seem to be getting company soon."
"We can't fight, not yet. Others will hear us." Nightcrawler pointed out.
"Unless they warned others already." Rogue leaned into the shadows. "But they don't seem to
know we are here. They are just patrolling."
"Why do we have to be against humans? Why are we not simulating against the Brotherhood or
something else?" Nightcrawler asked.
"Because, anti-mutant action is also as realistic as an attack from the Brotherhood. Now be
quiet." Cyclops tried to get a better view of the patrol guards. "Nightcrawler, anyway you can get
a closer look?"
"Ach ja, mein Fruend. For Ich bin das unglaubliche Nightcrawler!" he flashed Rogue and Cyclops
a grin that could be seen in the dark lighting, and then he jump up and climbed up the wall.
Rogue and Cyclops watched him go, Rogue shot a look over at Cyclops. "His gonna get hurt
some day for showin' off like that."
"Don't I know that." Cyclops answered, waiting for Nightcrawler to return.
They waited in silence until they heard a voice shout. "MUTANT!"
"Shit. They must have seen someone!" Cyclops's hand went to his visor and ran out into the hall
with Rogue close behind him.
The scene that was shown to them was of the group of patrollers firing at Nightcrawler who was
teleporting from wall to wall, in an attempt to get away from them.
"Nightcrawler down!" Cyclops cried as Nightcrawler teleported out of Cyclops's aim. The optic
blasts hit a group of the men. But the shots were still being fired from others. "Nightcrawler get
Rogue to safety!"
Nightcrawler nodded and grabbed Rogue and they disappeared in a flash of smoke. The smell of
brimstone wafted in the air as Cyclops fired another blast at the oncoming horde. But there were
more and more coming at him.
Pain exploded in his shoulder as one of the men finally hit their mark. The simulation ended at that
moment.
"Scott!" Jean came running over to him, "Are you okay?"
"Oh yeah...I'm good." Scott tried to sit up. "Nrgh....maybe not.."
"What happened??" Kitty asked, as she and Evan joined the circle.
"Elf here, needed to show off!" Logan answered gruffly coming up to the group. "C'mon, Scott,
let's get you to McCoy. You'll be fine." Logan helped Scott up to his feet and began to walk him
down to the infirmary. "Elf, the Professor wants to talk to you in his office." he called over his
shoulder.
Kurt gulped as the rest of the X-men turned to look at him. The look on Kitty's face scared him
more than any talks with the Professor could.
"I told you!" she exploded. "I told you that when you joke around, you couldn't be trusted! Now
look! Scott got hurt!"
Kurt recoiled at the venom in her voice. "I wasn't joking around, Katzchen!"
"Yes you were! You had to, like, show how cool you were!"
"I just was asked to see if there were patrols and they had those night-vison goggle things, they
saw me in the dark. That's all!"
"NO! You heard Logan, you were just showing off to be cool!" her teeth were bared in anger,
"You know what, elf?" she spat his nickname in disgust, "You're not cool, you're just a freak!!"
she stopped suddenly as she realized why she had screamed and clapped her hands over her mouth
in shock.
To Kurt it seemed like it got suddenly very quiet. He couldn't seem to hear anything. Except his
own heart beating. He stared at Kitty in confusion. Did she really think that? Was he really a
freak? He looked down at his feet and he could see the shadow of his tail whipping around behind
him.
A tail.
Blue fur.
Pointed ears and fangs.
Three fingers and two toes.
He looked back up and realized that Jean had been talking to him but he couldn't make out
anything of what she was saying. It sounded like gibberish to him.
"Was? Ich kann nicht verstehen. Was hast du gesagt?"
Jean stopped talking and stared at him. 'She must have realized that I AM a freak.' he thought.
And he gave the group one more quick look and..
*Bamf*