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Chapter 12: On the Run
She ran down the small path and towards the manor in the distance. She was angry and worried at the same time, her stomach turning and her heart tightening. It was a feeling that was familiar with the mutants at the institute lately. Ever since that damn flyer was presented to Kurt, everything had gone topsy turvy for the manor.
Slowing down to a jog, Rogue was a bit relieved when she saw the black van in front of the manor, but the horrible feeling wouldn't go away. Taking a small breather, the girl broke away from the tree line and ran straight for the front door. Her mind raced with many thoughts, none of them good.
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Kitty sat there between Amara and Ray. The show had just begun, many acts here and there, all happening at once. The rest of the audience was in awe, but the few mutants in the stands couldn't concentrate on the circus performers. All were thinking the same thing, even if they didn't know it. Turning to the island princess on her right, Kitty saw that Amara was distressed and itchy to move. Looking over to Ray, she saw the same look. Letting a small sigh escape, she leaned over to the boy and whispered. "Do you think we should head out?"
Ray looked at Kitty and nodded. The brunette nodded as well and turned to Amara. The girl seemed pleased with the idea and soon the rest of the students agreed that they should go. Leading the way, Kitty stood from the bleaches and stepped over Ray's feet, then moved down to the lower level. The rest followed her out of the tent and towards where the cars were parked.
When they reached Scott's car (which had been left behind for them to take) Kitty's cell phone vibrated in her jeans pocket. Looking at whom was calling, Kitty told Amara to go ahead to the vehicle. The island princess shook her head in understanding as the brunette held the small phone up to her ear. "Hello?"
"Kitty? It's Scott. Listen," there was as short pause, which made Kitty nervous, then the teen began speaking again. "We've made it back to the Manor… Jack was here."
"Oh my god," Kitty whispered, keeping Scott from continuing. "Is everyone like okay?" the girl turned away from the others sitting on the red and white car. Their stares were starting to get to the teen. "Is Kurt okay?" She added in a whisper.
There was another moment of silence, as if the mutant on the other side was trying to choose his words carefully. "Bobby and Jubilee are a bit shaken, but they're fine. Logan's passed out, but Mr. McCoy says he'll be okay. Rogue just came through the door… Kurt's- nowhere to-" It was at that moment that her battery decided to die out on her, but it didn't take a genius to figure out what he meant. "Kurt," Kitty whispered, then closed her phone.
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The wet sponge was dabbed gently against her smooth skin, slowly taking away the pale make-up. Looking in the mirror, the German girl began to turn back into herself. Her skin was becoming pink again, and she had taken off the hat, the gloves, and the coat. Letting out a short breath, Robin put down her sponge and took a good look at herself. The make-up was completely gone from around her cheeks and eyes.
"I look so much like him vith zis stuff on," Robin told herself, putting two slender fingers up where the line of make-up ended, then sliding them down, causing the white substance to smear from her skin. Give a small smile in the mirror, Robin just shook her head and began to remove what was left.
Then her cell phone rang. It was sitting next to the other make up on the dresser. Picking it up, "Hallo?" "Robin!" came the voice of Jack. "Hov are zings vith ze shov?" Robin knew he was just making small talk. She could tell by his voice. It was no longer as calm as it should be, but still in control. Something had happened, and unfortunately she would have to wait to find out what it was.
"Ze shov is going vell. Von's up next, the crovd's pretty vorked up… So hov did zings go vith Kurt?" There was a pause on the other line, telling Robin that the man was thinking. Before he could answer her, Catrina came walking by and saw the girl on the phone. She asked whom Robin was speaking with, and she did it loud enough so that Jack heard her on the other line. When he asked to speak with the woman, Robin only sighed and handed her the phone.
"Wie geht es Ihnen?" Catrina turned her back on Robin, acting like she was having a normal conversation with the man. However, the girl was not stupid and knew that Catrina was hiding something as well. So she paid attention to the conversation on Catrina's end, hoping to get a clue as to what was going on. "Nein… geht es Ihnen gut?… in Ordnung…auf Wiedersehen." Catrina closed the phone and gave it back to the girl, before walking away.
Unfortunately, Robin didn't get much from the conversation. It seemed like a normal check up on a friend or something. Sighing, she turned back to the mirror to remove the rest of her costume.
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Putting away the phone, the man turned back to the white car parked on the side of the road. Looking into the back window, he saw the teen begin to stir. Walking over to the back door, he opened it and leaned into the car. Reaching over to the blue mutant, the man pulled him up to his face by the front of the boy's uniform. Just as the boy's golden eyes began to flutter open, Jack sneered and quickly pulled out some handcuffs and attached the boy's hands to the back of the passenger seat.
As Kurt came round, he felt his body being moved rather roughly, then he felt the pressure on his hands and feet. Trying to gather what had happened, the teen ignored the suddenly throbbing in his head, as his vision focused and his thoughts tried to organize themselves. Then he remembered everything. The break in, getting Rogue to safety, fighting off Jack, and now he was in this car.
Kurt wasn't the least bit surprised when he looked to the driver's seat and saw a usual face smiling at him. "Vell, your avake nov." Looking up at Jack, Kurt gritted his teeth and his face retorted to an enraged look. Trying to launch himself at the man, the blue mutant soon realized that his hands were attached to the seat. Staring at the cuffs, the teen pulled hard. Then pulled again and again trying to get them off. This only made the ringleader laugh.
Glaring at the man, Kurt tried to swing up his feet, but soon realized that they were tied too, and held in place by a chain. Kurt couldn't do anything to attack the man… As he thought of it, Kurt's tail whipped forward, but before it could reach the man's head Kurt disappeared from the back of the car.
The teen found himself standing on the road, the air was cold from the night. Rather confused and stunned, Kurt just stood there. Then a bright light began to come up from behind him, Kurt turned around, his cuffs and chains still on him. The headlights of the car suddenly blinded the boy and he could only see the dark body of the vehicle heading towards him. Then the lights broke from his eyes as the car was right in front of him and he could see the amused look on Jack's face as the car was about to slam into his body.
"Ah!" Kurt let out a shaky breath as he found himself inside the car again, this time in the passenger's seat. His body racked with tremors, as his hands began to tremble and his heart tried to slow down. Sweat lined the brow of the blue mutant as he took in shaky breaths. Next to the shocked teen was a hysterical Jack.
"Vhat did you do?!" Kurt demanded, still a bit shaken up, but calming down as his anger began to rise. "I did not, could not, teleport, so vhat did you do," the blue mutant demanded, looking over at the man next to him, as the car moved down the dark road.
Jack simply smirked at Kurt. Then he held up gloved hand and separated the five fingers, then flipped it in front of the boy's face. "You see, elf, after you ran avay from me, using zat annoying pover of yours, I began to search for a vay to keep one from using zeir mutation. Zat is vhen I created zat bracelet." Jack's head nodded towards Kurt's limp tail laying next to him. Kurt lifted up the thing and noticed a white ring with dots near the end of his tail.
Taking his cuffed hands, the boy placed his fingers on the ring and tried to tug it off. It wouldn't budge. Glaring at it, Kurt took his tail and hit it against the dash board. The bit of the board was dented, but the ring was fine. "Don't hurt yourself, it's useless. I made sure of zat." Jack said, one hand on the wheel.
"So hov does it vork?" Kurt asked, trying to figure out a way to escape from the car. The doors were locked, and it would be dangerous to jump. With Jack controlling his teleporting somehow, then it wouldn't do to suddenly attack the man. Realizing that he would just have to be along for the ride, temporarily, Kurt allowed himself to ask questions.
However, the man only laughed at the question, tossing his head into the air. "Nov if I told you zat, you'd be able to escape. For nov, I find it best if you just sit zere until ve meet up vith the ozers." Glaring at the man, Kurt looked away, then pulled himself up straight to lean against the back of the seat.
Pressing a button on his image inducer, which had almost been crushed in their fight earlier, Kurt turned into normal school Kurt. When Jack asked him why he had done that, Kurt smirked, "You vouldn't vant ze cops to pull us over and see a blue, pointy eared elf in your car. Vould you?" Jack rolled his eyes and left the boy to himself, confident that he couldn't escape as long as he couldn't teleport.
But Kurt wasn't about to succumb to the man just yet. He was only waiting for the right opportunity to leave the car. However, he had to first make Jack think he was going to cooperate.
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A/N: Sorry I didn't update yesterday, I was having a bad case of writer's block. OH, and thank-you gizmac for always reviewing. Anyways, hope you enjoyed. REVIEW! Plz L