Professor Xavier had been inside Cerebro a long time. Storm was anxious already. They were actually going to go after a mutant who had put Magneto into a coma. Was it just her, or was this crazy?

Kurt was waiting with her. He could feel her anxiety as she paced around the hallway outside Cerebro. Finally, he reached out and grabbed her hand.

She looked at him. Although they had never actually said it to one another, they really were in love with each other. She smiled.

"Thanks." She said. She knew that he was only trying to calm her down.

"Everything vill be alright." Kurt said in his heavily accented English. He looked her straight in the eyes, something that was hard for him to do with the other people here.

She smiled again and leaned against the wall with him. With a sigh, she put her head on his shoulder and stared at the door leading into Cerebro.

"He's been in there a long time." She said.

"He is looking." Said Kurt, remembering how hard it had been for the Professor to find him with his little machine.

"I know." Said Storm with another sigh. Kurt looked at her.

"Are you all right?" He asked her.

"Yes. Except I'm not sure we should be going after a mutant who can put someone like Magneto into a coma. It just doesn't seem safe."

"The only reason she attacked Magneto in the first place," came Professor Xavier's voice, "is because he was making it look like they were going to hurt her if she stayed with him."

"Did you find her?" Storm asked. She was looking Professor Xavier directly in the eyes in anticipation.

"Yes, I found her." Said the Professor, "The coordinates are being sent to the jet as we speak."

"Good. I'll go get ready." Storm said. She turned to leave when Professor Xavier stopped her.

"Just to be safe, I would like you to take Kurt with you." He said, "If this mutant is evil, I don't want you getting hurt."

Storm nodded, "Of course. I'll take Kurt with me." She said, "We'll alert you if anything goes wrong."

"I would expect nothing less." Said the Professor with a smirk.

He, Storm, and Kurt took the elevator up to the main level, where they met up with Bobby and Rouge.

"Did you find her?" Rouge asked.

"Yes." Said Professor Xavier, "Storm and Kurt are going to pick her up now."

"I wish we could go." Said Bobby.

"We'll let you know what happens, guys." Said Storm with a smile.

"Did Toad say anything else before he left?" Asked the Professor.

"He only said that he thinks we should just let the girl get on with her life and leave her alone." Said Bobby, "I personally think that he's afraid of her. He doesn't want her to join our side because that means that there will actually be someone on this side to fear."

"You may be right." Said the Professor, "They could be more afraid of this girl than any other mutant they've ever fought."

"Why would that be?" Asked Rouge.

"Because this girl is the only mutant that has ever incapacitated Magneto. The Brotherhood is probably falling apart without their leader around." Said the Professor.

"I'm sure Mystique'll hold things up while he's gone." Came a voice from the stairs.

They all turned to see Logan standing up at the top of the stairs, a cigar in his mouth.

"Hey, Logan!" Said Rouge.

Logan just nodded at her and walked down the stairs toward them.

"Would it be possible for me to come with you?" He asked Storm in a gruff tone.

"Kurt's coming with me." Said Storm.

"That's OK, Storm." Said the Professor, "Logan can go. It will be good for him to get out of the mansion for a few hours."

Storm hesitated, "Uh… OK. I guess you're coming."

"Kurt, I will need you to hold down the fort for a few hours." Said the Professor, "I got an email from the President. He wants to talk to me in person. I was going to ask Logan to stay here and 'babysit' but since Logan's going with Storm…."

"Yes, I vill stay." Said Kurt, "I have Rouge and Bobby here to help me."

"Yeah, we can help." Said Rouge.

"What about Scott? Can't he stay?" Asked Storm, "I mean, you can't go out alone, can you? Kurt can go with you."

"I managed to get Scott to volunteer to come with me." Said the Professor, "He needs to get out and see some sunshine. Besides, I don't think that Kurt coming into the White House is such a good idea. Not after the little assassination attempt."

Though he was completely blue, Storm could see that Kurt was blushing out of embarrassment.

"Right. Good point." She said, trying not to smile.

Scott came down the stairs and stood next to the Professor. He didn't say anything or make eye contact with anyone. Not that his eyes could be seen through his sunglasses anyway.

"Storm, Logan, you should go. Scott and I have to be over to the White House as soon as possible. Kurt, I'm counting on you to keep everything and everyone safe. Don't let them push you around too much." Said the Professor.

"Don't worry. We'll keep the kids from picking on him too much." Said Rouge.

Though they were joking at that moment, it was no joke how badly Kurt was treated by some of the students at the school. His first week in Scott's position had proven difficult. One kid had played a nasty joke that had misfired and ended up getting ten students and Kurt hurt and out of school for two days. The boy had received a punishment, but the very next day that Kurt was back, he had tried the joke again. This time, Kurt had managed to get out of the way, but more students were hurt, some of them were the same ones who had been hurt before.

From then on, Rouge and Bobby had been like Kurt's personal bodyguards during class. They never let anything happen to him, and Kurt never stopped telling them how grateful he was for that.

"Good" Said the Professor, "We'll let you know when we're coming back. Storm, I want an update as soon as you can get one to me. It's the White House, so messages are hard to get there."

"I know, Professor." Said Storm, "Come on, Logan, let's go."

Logan followed Storm to the jet without saying anything. Rouge had wished them good luck, but Logan hadn't said anything to her.

A few minutes later, Scott and the Professor left for the White House in one of the cars.

Bobby looked at Rouge and Kurt, "So…now what?"