A/N: Here ya go, a bit long, but ya don't mind, I know ya don't. Thank you s.s. for reviewing. And thank you, I've had the idea in my head for a while.
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Chapter 7: Finding Kurt
"You vere lucky zis time…" as the cold, steely voice faded from his thoughts, Kurt fell from about ten feet to the black metal below him. There was a thud and the blue mutant groaned while curling up on his side. Both his arms gripped his stomach, in which he had landed on. His once throbbing headache was now nothing more than a dull pain. Keeping his eyes shut, Kurt kept hold of his hurting stomach.
When the pain died down in both parts of his body, the teen opened his eyes. He looked around and saw that he was in the hanger. His random teleportation, the result of his encounter with Jack, had finally brought him to the top of the X-jet. Its smooth black metal hull was below him.
Propping his body's upper half with his arms, Kurt took a look around. No other person occupied the large room, leaving the mutant with no way to get down. The German teen's body did not take so many teleports in such a short length of time well. Kurt was basically drained of energy. He could barely support his weight on his arms. However, the boy was seriously injured and knew he'd be okay with a bit of rest.
Finding his voice, Kurt prepared himself to yell for someone. Taking in a deep breath, the blue demon only hoped that someone was nearby looking for him. If not, and they had already looked there, then he would be stuck on top of the jet until he regained his strength. He had already spent a night out on a balcony and was not looking forward to chancing falling to the hard floor should he make a wrong move. "Ha-:" his voice was cut off as a sudden thought entered his mind, "Kurt?" It was Jean.
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Opening his eyes, the man stood from his seat at his wooden desk. They had finally arrived in Bayville and had begun setting up. With the help of Urs, the man was able to get his private tent up while the others worked on the main tent for the show. The tent was dark, but there was a lamp hanging in the corner. Just enough for him to look over papers at night. During the day he would open up the flap, to reveal a plastic window cut into the side.
Turning from the desk, the man began to think. His index and thumb rubbed his chin as he thought about what had just happened. "Zat boy's body has gotten stronger," pacing in a circles, Jack began to intrigue. He would need the help of a certain girl to accomplish what he needed, but she was ignorant and would gladly except the task. Besides, it wasn't as if he himself could just waltz up to the manor and invite them. Smiling, rather dangerously, Jack soon created a plan to capture his best performer, and just in time for that night's show.
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"No, Jean!" The red head gave a small hiss of pain as her slender hand reached for her forehead. The reply was rather strong and it seemed as if Kurt had been next to her yelling. "No what?" Jean asked telepathically. She was wondering where Kurt was, but since she wasn't able to a reply when he began teleporting, she figured his answering her was a good sign. However, if he didn't want her to do something, then she had to find out what. "Just don't!" came the reply.
Confused, Jean tried to contact the blue mutant. It wasn't as easy as it usually was. There was a block this time. It surprised Jean, pulling her out of concentration. "Why don't you want me to Kurt?" becoming curious and concerned, the red head went off to get the professor, but not before sending him a message. Warning him that Kurt did not want them to use their telepathy.
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For a brief moment Kurt waited. He hoped that his simple mind block, which would normally never fend off a determined Jean or Xavier, would at least give her some warning. Connecting to his mind at the moment was dangerous for both of them. Kurt didn't want the two of them to get hurt just as much as he didn't want to get hurt.
Taking in a deep breath, the blue mutant turned his body so he was sitting, making it easier for him to stay up. Crossing his legs, the boy sat there in the silence of the hanger. However, it was not completely silent. His pointed ears heard just a little better than those of a normal human's. He could here the other students still searching for him in the manor, as well as the a/c running in the hanger.
Taking in another breath, Kurt figured he might as well get down. Sitting up straight, the boy readied himself once again, to yell for the help of another. However, once again, as he was about to cry out to the other students, he was interrupted. Instead of a thought in his head, though, there was a clang of metal as the door opened up from the manor. One of the student's bodies outlined in the door.
"Up here!" Kurt called down to whomever had come. Smiling as the person walked over to him, Kurt suddenly felt like God was punishing him. "Well there ya are, Kurt," Rogue said, a soft smile on her face at seeing her friend alright. "And zere you are." The blue teen murmured, realizing that it would still be a bit before he got down, knowing that the southern bell would not willingly catch him.
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"Has anyone found Kurt yet?" Xavier asked as him, Storm and Scott moved into the main lobby. The students were still walking around the manor, calling for the blue demon. Things had settled down and the smell of sulfur was slowly going away. The professor found this to be a good sign, meaning that Kurt, hopefully, had stopped teleporting.
"It doesn't look like it," Scott said from the older man's side. This resulted in a sigh from Xavier as Storm stopped a few of the searching mutants, hoping one of them had heard of the missing teen. Most of them shook their heads, and Bobby gave a sarcastic answer. "Yeah I did find him, I just feel like walking around calling his name." Storm just gave the iceman a 'watch it' look. The child apologized then moved on his way.
Standing next to the professor, "I'm sorry Charles, it looks like you'll have to do a mind sweep." The man nodded, not entirely sure if it was the right thing to do. From what Scott had told him, Kurt's random teleporting and pain had all begun around the time that he had invaded Jack's mind. Taking in another breath, the professor placed his fingers to his temples and closed his eyes.
"Professor, wait!" the man opened his eyes just as all heads turned to a worried looking Jean. The red head walked up to the other three mutants, not bothering to wait for questions. "I made contact with Kurt, but he stopped me from finding his exact location. Apparently, he doesn't want us using our powers. Whether its all of us or just me and the you, I'm not sure." Jean finished, looking a bit flushed. When she went to continue, a young voice called from the railing of the main stairway.
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She was the first one to see him. After leaving for the kitchen, the teen had decided that it would only be fair to bring the boy some breakfast. After all, he hadn't eaten any dinner, wanting to avoid any questions or stares that might be shot his way. Grabbing some bagels and a box of cereal, the girl fazed back up into Kurt's room. Placing the food on the bed, she quickly looked around.
Seeing that the boy was still outside, and now awake, Kitty decided to tell him about the simple breakfast she had brought him. Moving towards the balcony, it didn't take her long to realize that Kurt's eyes were different. They were large, with fear, and his hands gripped his head. "Kurt?" Kitty slid the door open.
"Kurt, what's wrong," the brunette kneeled down next to the teen, who continued to grip his head. Kurt's breathing increased rapidly, then his eyes closed shut and he let out a scream that terrified the girl. Pulling away from the boy, Kitty only watched helplessly as his fingers applied more pressure to his head and he suddenly teleported away. After that, it was nothing but madness in the manor as the teen seemed to be everywhere at once.
Kitty tried desperately to keep up with the teleporting mutant, but she could only faze so fast. It was only after about a minute of this that she saw Scott run towards Xavier's office. Watching him, she saw the concerned and tired look upon his face. Not sure what they would find, the petite girl watched from the stairwell, hoping to hear some news of her friend's whereabouts.
That's when Jean showed up, looking a bit confused. When she spoke up to the professor, naturally Kitty called down. "You've found Kurt?" the teen cried while fazing down to the lobby. "Where is he? Is he alright? Did you speak with him? Why isn't he with you?" Kitty trotted up to Jean, her eyes questioning and pleading the older girl to answer he questions.
"Calm down Kitty," Scott walked up to the girl, who had immediately gotten as close to Jean as possible, pressing her for answers. Placing a hand gently on her shoulders, the boy made her take a step or two back. "Jean was just about to tell us where she thinks Kurt is, alright?" Kitty stepped back, still looking at Jean, then shook her head to show she understood.
Seeing that the teen calmed down, Scott turned back to Jean, waiting for the same answer as Kitty. The red head gave a quick look to the taller teen then looked down at the younger one. "Like I told the professor, Kurt cut me off before I got his exact location, but I do know that he's still in the manor." Kitty shook her head slightly, trying to think of all the places she hadn't looked. Then again, that would be a waste of time, since the boy had teleported and could be even in one of the places she had looked. Sighing, Kitty gave a look of desperation to the others.
Coming up beside the young teen, the professor announced that they should split up. "Scott, I want you to go get Hank. I want to make sure that Kurt is physically alright when we find him."
"Why wouldn't Kurt be okay?" Kitty asked. "We all have our limits," was the professor's only reply as he split them up. Telling them to question anyone they ran into, Xavier and Ororo headed towards the lower level where the danger room, Cerebro, and the hanger were located. Kitty went back upstairs to look, while Jean covered the lower level.
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As the two adults neared the hanger, the danger room and Cerebro being empty, the two heard raised voice. That of a southern girl and one of a tough Canadian. There was a third one, which sounded like it belonged to their missing German. As the three voice argued, Charles and Storm slowly came to stand in the door way, where the voice finally came to words. Listening, the two soon discovered what the "conversation" was about.
"C'mon elf, I ain't gonna bite." Logan stood next to Rogue, both of them looking up at the frustrated Kurt. "Rogue might, but she ain't the one catchin ya," at this, the girl gave a fierce smile, causing the distressed blue mutant to back away from the jet's edge. Sighing, the Mississippi stepped a bit closer to the jet herself. She could understand why the boy didn't want her to catch him when he jumped, but why not Logan?
Then she remembered the man's unusual claws. Looking at Logan's outstretched arms, then back up at Kurt's blue head peaking over the side, the girl gave a sigh. "Kurt, ah'm sure his claws ain't gonna get cha." "Zat's vhat you say!" Kurt called back down to his sister. If there was anything that Kurt had learned while working with Logan, it was that his reflexes depended more on instinct than control. Not wanting to chance getting sliced, the boy was just as happy to wait for someone else to come by. Of course, because they are the way they are, neither of the three mutants thought to get a ladder.
"I've caught people with them b'fore," Logan called up. Kurt looked down at him and Rogue again. "Vith zem, or on zem, zere's a differe-ahh!" a sudden gust of wind came up behind the blue mutant, pushing him off the jet. Not being able to teleport at the time, the teen was glad was he landed firmly in Logan's arms, his claws coming out from the sudden weight applied to them.
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A/N: there ya go, a bit of humor or whatever. Next chapter will explain exactly just what transpired between Kurt, Xaiver, and Jack. Dooo la dooo do. Kk, bye!