Chapter 6: Here With Me
-I didn't hear you leave
I wonder how am I still here
And I don't wanna move a thing
It might change my memories
Oh I am what I am
I do what I want
But I cannot hide-
Rogue and Jubilee burst into the mansion, startling most of the students, as they raced for the Professor's office at a speed even Pietro would have been envious of. Not bothering to knock, the girls rushed into the room, interrupting a meeting between the Professor, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm and the boys.
"Professor!" Rogue panted, trying to catch her breath so she could speak. "Something's happened!"
"Calm down Rogue, breathe." He instructed, waiting patiently for her to speak.
"As you know, we were at the mall, buying Christmas gifts for everyone and Jubilee went into the CD store and then Kitty asked me to go in after her, saying she'd be over in a minute. I figured she just saw the gift she wanted to buy Jubes, or me so I went without question. Then, a few minutes later the alarms went off and everyone was told to exit the mall. We frantically searched for Kitty, but there was no sign of her." Rogue gasped out.
"Then, I saw John and some other guy hightailing it out of there, looking pretty suspicious. We think they may have taken her." Jubilee finished, she too trying to catch her breath.
"Cyclops, go down to the lab, see if you can get the mall security cameras recordings." The Professor ordered and he nodded, doing as he was told.
"You think Magento's got Half-pint?" Wolverine growled.
"No way! We've got to find her!" Pietro leapt to his feet.
"We will, Pietro. Don't worry." The Professor stated calmly.
"Kitty wouldn't go down without a fight, anyway." Storm interjected. "She's been progressing extremely well in her training with Cyclops and the Wolverine. It's not as if she's completely helpless."
"When Magneto kidnapped me, he injected me with some kind of serum that knocked me out for a few hours." Rogue shook her head. "That's probably why Kitty couldn't phase her way away from them. They must have snuck up on her and injected her with the stuff."
-I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me-
Piotr felt his blood run cold at the mention of someone harming Katya. Whoever took her would pay, he'd see to it. Who would want to harm someone as sweet and as innocent as Katya, anyway? She never did anything to hurt anyone. This made him angry.
"Professor!" Scott reentered the office, a tape his hand, this time Kurt Wagner by his side. The blue demon's face was very worried. "I've got it." He went over to the small Television in the corner of the office and popped it in. "The beginning's a little broken up, but I got this much."
The image that came on the screen had Piotr filling with white, hot rage. A tall man in a trench coat hoisted Katya over his shoulder in a fireman's carry and raced out the emergency exit.
Everyone stared at the video in shock. Wolverine broke the silence with a loud feral growl, summing up exactly how Piotr felt at the moment. "Who the Hell is that?"
"I don't know, we can't see his face, plus the video's in black and white." Cyclops shrugged.
"I think we'll go with your serum theory, Rogue. She's not even fighting him. She might be knocked out." Storm shook her head, her features lined with worry. Kurt wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Don't worry, we'll get her back." The Professor stared hard at the screen. "First things first, we must find out why Magneto wants Kitty and what he plans to do with her. Then, we need to find out who that man is and what his powers are."
-I don't wanna call my friends
They might wake me from this dream
And I cannot leave this bed
Risk forgetting all that's been
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I cannot hide-
Pietro looked over to Peter, who had an angry frown across his normally stoic features. He was worried too, but the Russian had gotten extremely close to Kitty in the last few weeks and it was obvious the two were in love with each other.
He had always known Kitty had a thing for the brooding Russian, ever since he arrived at the Institute and Kitty had been dating John then. It started out as just a schoolgirl crush, where she'd just gush about how cute he was, then it became more mature, where she'd talk about how great it was that he drew to express himself. Now it was full blown, she would ramble about how sweet he was or how he could spin even a dull tale into an edge of your seat story and how even something completely trivial made her laugh when he was around. She talked about how nice it was when he smiled an actual smile that reached his eyes and how she found his shyness endearing. Yup, she was head over heels.
Pietro didn't mind so much anymore that she liked him. He actually thought they were perfect for each other now, but when she first started crushing on Peter, Pietro hadn't like it one bit. He had crush on his best girlfriend and had loathed John from the start. Peter was kind of hard to loathe because he treated her kindly and was too shy to do more than stare at Kitty at the time. When the crush had matured, Pietro realized that he and Kit just weren't meant to be and he let her go. Now, he had his eyes set on one of her friends, the firecracker, Jubilee.
-I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me-
Evan and Bobby couldn't even begin to fathom why anyone would want to kidnap Kitty and Jubilee was trying to keep herself under control, with a little help from a certain Speed Demon. Rogue was getting some comfort from Logan, who was gingerly rubbing her back, while trying to control the animal inside him.
Cyclops stood frowning at the TV screen, even though the image was gone. Storm was seeking comfort from her boyfriend and even the Professor looked worried. He was massaging his temples in frustration.
"Our best bet is to use Cerebro." He said finally. "Although, Eric has learned how to elude it. If Cerebro fails, our only chance at getting Kitty back would be to wait until Eric contacts us, which could take awhile."
"No, the more time she spends with Magneto, the more danger she's in." Pietro argued. "We have to get her back now!"
"I agree with Speedy." Piotr stood. "We don't know what they could be doing to her. We have to get her back as soon as possible. Not sit around and wait for Magneto to hand her over because he's done with her!"
"Calm down. I just said if Cerebro doesn't work. We'll get her back unharmed boys, but you must be patient." The Professor shook his head. "If Kitty is in trouble at the moment, I'd know it. So, I think it's safe to believe she's all right for the moment. Besides, I'd like to think that Eric wouldn't go as far as to torture her."
"Well, that's only what you think, Chuck. The rest of us don't trust Magneto with anything, especially not the safety of one of ours." Wolverine shook his head.
-Oh I am what I am
I do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me-
"I'll see what I can do." With Scott behind him, the Professor left the office to head down to the lower levels, where the secret lab and Cerebro were kept. The anxiety in the room was overwhelming, even to an experienced telepath, like himself.
Piotr's anger had been most alarming. He had known that the young man had been subtly courting Kitty, but anger like that only came from someone who was in love. He hadn't expected that, not that it was bad or anything, just unexpected. Things were getting complicated and sacrifices kept being made on both sides.
Charles Xavier didn't know how the Russian would take it if something bad were to happen to Kitty and he really did not want to find out. He really hoped Cerebro would be able to find Magneto, so he could find Kitty. It was probably their only hope and he didn't like relying on hope, he wanted facts and proof.
Ooh, so lots of anxiety. So, Kitty and Piotr are in love! Although, neither of them know it yet, only the Professor and Pietro know it. Haha, and the Pietro/Jubilee pairing, I have no idea how I came up with that, but I kinda like it! Anyways, more to come, as long as you press that button, on the lower left hand side of your screen. Come on, you'll make my day!