Chapter Six

Mystique talked to Charles for awhile. Kathy looked at Mystique, then at Charles with a smile.

"Well," Charles said," You have your room. You start trainning tomorrow, Mortimer."

"Call me Toad," Mystique said, not really liking being called Mortimer.

"Very well," Charles said," You can go watch the movie with the others in the living room."

Mystique nodded and left the office, followed by Kathy.

"I can't believe you joined," Kathy said, as they walked downstairs.

"Me either," Mystique muttered.

Kathy looked at Mystique for awhile, then looked at the movie that the others were watching. She sat down next to Kurt, who put his head on her shoulder. She smiled and watched as Mystique sat down on a couch that no one else was sitting on. She looked at her for awhile, then watched the movie with everyone else.

Brotherhood

The brotherhood sat at a store, which was closed, but that didn't stop them from going in and getting drinks.

"She is going to mess up," Mort said.

"How do you know?" Gambit asked.

"She don't know how I act around her," Mort said," She is going to mess up."

"We'll see," Magneto said," Come with me. I have a plan."

X-mansion

Mystique walked upstairs after the movie was over. Kathy followed her to her room.

"Is there something you want?" Mystique asked, as Kathy shut the door.

"You're acting very odd," Kathy said.

"I'm sorry," Mystique said, walking over to her." It's just that this place is so different."

"You'll get used to it," Kathy said.

Mystique gave a small smile and Kathy looked over at one of the walls. Mystique quickly picked up the chair by the desk and hit Kathy over the head with it, knocking her out. Mystique shifted back to herself and looked at Kathy for awhile, then picked her up and jumped out the window. She quickly ran out of the yard, where the others were waiting.

"What the heck did you do to her?" Mort almost yelled, taking Kathy away from Mystique.

"It had to be done," Mystique said," She was getting a little too close of finding out who I was."

"Good work," Magneto said," Now lets go. Mastermind has already said he would do the job."

"What job?" Mort asked.

"Changing her memories," Magneto said.

"You can't do that," Mort said, backing up." She has been through enough."

"Think about it," Pyro said," We can change her mind so she thinks she has been a member forever. She can go out with you."

Mort looked at Kathy, then at the others.

"Fine," Mort sighed.

Magento grinned and began to walk off. The others quickly followed him.

X-mansion

Jean walked down the hall. She needed to talk to Kathy, but she wasn't in her room. She knocked on Mystiques door. There was no answer, so she opened the door a little to see that the room was empty and that the window was opened. Jean thought for a second, then searched the whole house, but she wasn't there and neither was Mystique. Jean quickly ran to Charles office, where Logan, Scott, and Kurt were talking.

"Charles," Jean said, pushing the door opened." Somethings happened to Kathy. I can't find her and Toad is gone too."

Charles focused on contacting Kathy, but he couldn't reach her. Charles focused on contacting Mort next.

'Mortimer,' Charles thought,' What are you doing?'

'I'm sorry,' Mort thought,' But I must do it. For her own good.'

Charles read his mind and their plan. Charles quickly looked at the x-men in front of him.

"Magneto has her," Charles said," She is knocked out. He is taking her to Mastermind."

"WHAT?" Jean shouted.

"Here is the address," Charles said, handing them a piece of paper." Now lets go, quickly."

They quickly ran out of the office and to the x-jet.

Brotherhood

"We almost there," Magento asked, pushing the doors to the building opened.

Mort walked a bit slower then the others. He didn't know why he was doing this, he just knew that all he wanted was for Kathy to be with him.

"We are here," Magneto said, pushing open the doors where Mastermind was standing.

"Good to see you again Magneto," Mastermind said.

"Toad," Magneto said," Pleas set Kathy on the table."

Mort sat Kathy on the table and looked at Mastermind.

"Don't worry," Mastermind said," This won't hurt her one bit."

Mort nodded and backed away from the table, while Mastermind moved closer. Just then the door blew opened and in walked Logan, Jean, Scott, and Kurt. Charles wheeled his way behind them.

"Leave her alone," Scott said, getting read to blast them.

"Make one move," Mastermind said, putting a hand on Kathys forehead." I'll destroy her memories."

Mort quickly looked at Mastermind, then at the x-men, who were standing very still.

"Don't do that," Charles said," Maybe we can reason here."

"What is there to reason?" Magneto asked.

"You're going to destroy her," Charles said," Her memories have been changed enough. Just let her decide who she wants to be with."

"We know where she will go," Mystique said," Straight back to the x-men."

"I have a better idea," Charles said," We can just take the blocks out of her mind. She will have all her memories back. That will make it more fair."

"She'll still choose you," Gambit said.

"That really depends," Charles said," She'll have all her memories from the orphanage, she'll have all the memories of her and Mortimer."

"Fine," Magneto said, turning to Mastermind and nodded his head with a grin on his face.

Mastermind nodded with the same grin on his face. Charles knew what was happening.

"Scott," Charles said.

"Don't need to tell me twice," Scott said, blasting Mastermind acrossed the room.

Mastermind gave a small laugh and stood up.

"Done," Mastermind said.

Charles looked at Kathy, who was slowly opening her eyes.' Kathy?' Charles thought. Kathy turned her head to him.

'Who are you?' Kathy thought.

'I'm Charles. This is Scott, Jean, and Kurt,' Charles thought,' Try to remember.'

"Kathy," Magneto said," Come here."

Kathy stood up and walked over to Magneto. She looked over at the x-men and tilted her head to the side. She had know idea who they were.