Hey all, here is another chapter. Just trying to get caught up as fast as I can.

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men, Kids WB or any of the other shows that I may mention for that matter. Someone who gets paid a lot more money, and works a lot less harder than I do does. sigh

Kurt Unceremoniously hauls James into his office. James, still proud of himself after Rogue's negotiation, thought his day was starting to look up. Then Kurt comes storming into the office.

"Is there something I can help you with Kurt?" James says while fixing his ruffled clothes.

"Am I being CUT from the cast?!?!?!?!" Kurt says angrily just inches from his face.

"C-Calm down Kurt......Lets have a seat."

"I don't want to calm down, Am I getting cut or what?"

"H-Hold on, where did you hear that?"

At her desk, Anna is chatting away on her computer when she glances over at the paper with Kitty's number on her desk. She had already tried several times to call her, but chickened out every time Kitty answered the phone.

"What the hell is your problem?!?!?!" Anna thinks to herself. "Just call her you idiot!"

Anna picks up the receiver, and dials Kitty's number again for the umpteenth time. The phone rings once.....twice.....Then half way through the third ring, Kitty answers the phone.

"Look whoever the hell this is, I don't know that the hell is wrong with you but....."

Anna quickly hangs up the phone and lets out a mournful sigh. She resolves that she is obviously not ready to talk to Kitty, so she turns back towards her computer

Anna opens another internet window, and logs one to her on-line banking. She switches back and forth between her chat room, and reading her statement. She scrolls down the list of transactions, and comes to a fairly large deposit.

Deposit from Animation Magazine Inc $5,000.

"Well, it's about damn time, I gave them that scoop over a month ago."

Meanwhile in James' office, Kurt pulls a rolled up copy of Animation Magazine out of his back pocket, and hands it to James. James opens it up, and reads it.

"What? It's the Fall Preview issue?"

"Open it up to the Kids WB section!" Kurt Demands.

James does as he is ordered, and to his surprise, in bold letters: NIGHTCRAWLER SWITCH OUT. Kurt snatches the magazine from James, and begins to read aloud.

"Although he has proven to be the most popular incarnation of fan favorite "Nightcrawler", Animation Magazine has heard rumors that Kurt Wagner may not be returning for the new season of X-Men Evolution." Kurt's voice gets more agitated,

"Top of the list for possible replacements is Beast Boy from Teen Titans fame. Although he admits to being approached by Kids WB execs about the roll, Beast Boy has not confirmed if he would be willing to play the popular character. Kurt Wagner was unable to be reached for comment."

Kurt holds up the magazine and throws it onto James' desk.

"What the hell is this shit!!!!!"

"Whoa Whoa Whoa! Hold on a minute!" James tries to figure out how this story got out.

"Damn, they are getting cheep!" Anna says to herself. "There was a time when a scoop like that would have gotten me $12,000-$15,000 easy."

Anna picks up the receiver on the telephone and dials the direct line to Animation Magazine's editor. "Hello"

"Yeah it's me."

"Oh Hi An....."

"Don't use my name on the phone you Stupid Ass!"

"Oh yeah, S-Sorry."

"What is up with this measily five grand?!?!?! I should have gotten three times that for that scoop!"

"Errr.....Well.....Ah.....You see....."

"Don't Errr/Well me! This is a business, not a charity. If you won't pay me accordingly, then I'll just take my business elsewhere."

"N-No!" Stammers the editor.

Anna had the best network of informants not only on the Kids WB lot, but throughout WB's entire production company, and he couldn't afford to lose such a valuable source of information. Sure, she was expensive, but her information was always accurate.

"I-I'm sorry, I don't know what happened, I'll make sure that accounting deposits the right amount into your account."

"Good, and don't let this happen again!" Anna hangs up the phone forcefully for added effect.

Anna pulls out a ledger book from her bag, and begins writing a check out to one of her many informants in the secretary pool.

"Why the hell did I agree to a 15 commission?" Anna shakes her head. She picks up the phone, and calls the secretary pool. "Yeah, it's Squid. Tell Karen to come to my office when she gets a chance, I have a commission check for her." Listens to the voice on the other end of the line. "HE DID WHAT!?!?!?! WHY THAT TIN PLATED, GLOWING EYED, COLOSSUS WANNABE!" A voice speaks on the line. "Doesn't he know that this is my lot, and NOBODY runs a pool on this lot with out MY permission!"

Meanwhile in James' office, Kurt gives him some very unsettling news.

"Yeah, I heard about him knocking up Raven."

"W-W-WHAT!!!!! Where did you hear that!"

"It's all over the lot. Cyborg started a poll for the date Raven gives birth. The pot is up to over $2000."

"Why me?!?!?!?" James says before he begins pounding his head on the desk.

Anna, at her desk is trying to work out the Cyborg situation. "Send a couple of guys from the Grips Dept. to have a talk with him. I want a cut of that pool"

Back in the office, Kurt looks at James quizzically. "Are you alright?"

Just then his phone rings. James is too preoccupied slamming his head into his desk to notice.

"A-Are you going to get that?" Kurt inquires as James continues to slam his head into the desk.

James looks up from his desk. "Oh.....Ummm yeah." James picks up the receiver, "Hello James speaking."

James is interrupted by Kitty's voice. "Listen you little SHIT!!!!!" James flinches as he hears Kitty's voice shrill on the other end of the line. "I know that it's you who keeps calling and hanging up on me. I don't know what the hell your malfunction is, but quit it, or I'll march into your office, and CUT YOUR BALLS OFF!!!!!" James hears Kitty slam down the phone on the other end.

James sits at his desk in shock with the receiver still to his ear. He snaps out of his trance, and hangs up the phone. He then proceeds to pound his head into his desk.

"Why didn't I become a proctologist like my mother wanted me to?????"

"Ummm, well, if there is nothing else, then I guess I'll be going."

James looks up from his desk. "Errr, Yeah, thanks for your time Kurt."

Kurt gets up from his seat, and heads towards the door leaving James slouching in his chair. After several minutes, James reaches over to the intercom and buzzes Anna's desk.

In the waiting room, Kurt is leaning on the edge of Anna's desk, while a disgruntled Anna sits in her chair, arms crossed.

"Come on, what's your phone number? You and I would have a blast!"

"Sorry, not interested." Anna quips.

"Well, can I at least take you to lunch?"

"No thanks." Anna pulls out a brown paper bag from a drawer in the desk.

Kurt picks up the sack and looks in it. "Hey, Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches, did you know that these are Kit-Katherine's favorite?"

"Errrr....Ummmm.....NO I didn't." Tries not to look guilty.

Kurt throws the sack into the trash can next to her desk. "Come on, I'll take you to the best restaurant in town."

Anna is about ready to knock him off of the edge of her desk when James chimes in over the intercom.

"Anna, can you please call Charles, and confirm our lunch meeting?"

Anna reaches over to the intercom. "Yes sir, right away."

"Well, since your boss is going to be out of the office, maybe we can stay here?" Kurt says with a smirk.

Anna picks up the receiver of the phone and begins dialing a number. "I'm sorry Kurt, I have a lot of work to do here. Maybe another time." She says with a fake smile.

"You bet, I'll call ya." Kurt turns and walks out of the waiting room. "Oh yeah, Chicks dig the Fuzzy Dude!" He says to himself.

Anna overhears Kurt's message to himself as he walks away. "Pffft, Fuzzy Dude?!?!?! What a creep."

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