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Tracking an X-Man
"Welcome Professor." The familiar computerized voice of a woman greeted Xavier to his large, metal room known as Cerebro.
Logan knew that this room would allow the Professor to find Rogue and tell him of her location.
Logan had a feeling that Rogue was at Alkali Lake and they were wasting time trying to track her. Still it wouldn't hurt to be sure.
Logan began to pace up and down the hallway. Whenever it came to situations like this, he was impatient. He looked over at the others. Storm still had her arm wrapped around Kurt's shoulders. Bobby was trying to have a conversation with Jubilee, but they both were worried about their southern friend. Scott and Beast were standing side by side, the closest ones to the doors of Cerebro. Scott was staring at the floor, but not seeing anything. Beast was looking at the door. Using Cerebro always fascinated him for some reason. Beside Jubilee, was Peter and Kitty. Peter was holding Kitty in a tight embrace. Her face was red, like she had been crying. Logan just continued his pacing, as thoughts ran through his head, as to why Rogue would leave.
Oh Rogue? Why did you go?
His mind turned to another person. The red headed telepath/telekinetic.
Why did you have to die Jean? Why'd you die and do this to Marie?
Just then the doors to Cerebro, opened and Xavier rolled out, a very grave look on his face.
"Our thoughts are confirmed. She is at Alkali Lake." Xavier said.
"Why did she go there?" Jubilee asked, trying to hold back tears.
"Maybe she's going to go pay Jean her respects." Scott said
"Rogue would tell us why she was leaving if that was the case." Storm called from where she was still comforting Kurt.
"Maybe she's, like, feeling so guilty she's, like, going to kill herself?" Kitty cried from where she was hugging her boyfriend.
"Suicide?" Beast asked.
"It doesn't seem like something she'd do." Peter responded. Kitty, crying into his chest. "Then again, neither is absorbing Kurt."
"I wanted to ask earlier, but... how did she manage to absorb Kurt?" Jubilee asked.
"Ja?" Kurt asked. "How did she get in my room?"
"I'm not quite sure either, but I believe she absorbed either Kitty or Kitty and Jubilee, before she left her room. Therefore she was able to phase through your door." Xavier answered there questions.
"She absorbed me?" Kitty asked. "How? When? I didn't feel a thing!"
"She must have absorbed you while you were sleeping, so it's natural you didn't feel a thing." Xavier told the teenager .
"Were you able to read her thoughts?" Bobby asked Charles Xavier.
"I can't read somebody's thoughts through Cerebro. It's too dangerous." Xavier explained to Bobby.
"But perhaps I can ask her what she is doing." Xavier folded his fingers and rested his elbows on his knees. He pressed his chin to his fingers before closing his eyes.
Everyone remained silent, so that the Professor could concentrate. After a few minutes he opened his eyes. He looked confused before answering everybody's question.
"It appears I can't reach her." A sob escaped Jubilee's throat. Xavier quickly continued. "She isn't dead." Everyone sighed in relief, except for Logan who remained tense. "She seems to be blocking my with her mind. She has built mental shields that I can't get through."
"Can't you just break them?" Logan asked annoyed.
"If I tried to break them, I could kill her, or cause her some serious damage." Xavier turned to look at Wolverine's shocked face.
"Well, now that we know where she is, let's go get her." Scott commanded the others, going into leader mode.
"Why don't we just send fuzzy here?" Logan asked, pointing his thumb to Kurt.
"He's only been awake for a half an hour, Logan. He isn't strong enough to teleport to Alkali Lake and back." Storm told Logan. Logan looked like he was about to argue but thought better of it, as he left to go change into his X-Man uniform.
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After the X-Men chosen to go to Alkali Lake were changed, they met out in the main hanger, filled with the Blackbird and the smaller jets. The team consisted of Logan (obviously), Scott, Storm, Kitty, Jubilee and Peter. Charles Xavier, Kurt, Hank and Bobby were all remaining behind to watch over the school.
As Scott started up the Blackbird, it began to fly a few meters from the ground. Suddenly, all the engines shut down and crashed back down to the ground.
"Ouch!" Everyone yelled, when it hit the ground.
"Is everyone okay?" Storm asked, turning around to look at everyone.
"What the Hell happened?" Logan yelled from his seat.
"I don't know!" Scott yelled back. "The engines shut down."
"How long will they take to fix?" Logan asked.
"Well first, I'd have to find out what's wrong, and then I'd have to actually fix them." Scott answered.
"How long will it take?" Logan asked again.
"I don't know!" Scott shot back. "At least 2 hours."
"WHAT?!" Logan roared.
"Logan! Calm down! Please!" Storm yelled. Kitty and Jubilee were watching the argument with wide eyes.
"Sorry." Logan muttered. "Can't we just take one of the other jets?" Logan asked the weather goddess.
"Well, me and Scott were making repairs one them. The condition there in, isn't safe enough." Storm replied, shaking her head.
"Isn't there any jets safe enough to use?" Logan asked irritably.
"There is one. Two people would have to stay behind though." Scott answered Logan's question.
"I'll stay behind." Peter spoke up from his seat.
"So will I" Storm said immediately after Peter.
"Alright let's load onto the Seahawk." Scott shouted his orders to the others.
Ten minutes later everyone was strapped into their seats on the Seahawk. Scott started flicking switches, but nothing happened.
"Hey, One-Eye!" Logan yelled to the front of the much smaller jet. "We'd like to go to Alkali Lake today!"
"It's not turning on." Scott retorted Storm came running onto the Seahawk.
"Why aren't you leaving?" Storm asked, running to the front of the jet.
"It won't turn on." Scott yelled, losing his patience. Storm began flicking switches.
"Let me check the fuel tank." Storm said, running off the jet. Five minutes later she walked back. "It's empty." She stated quietly.
"Then fill her up!" Logan snapped.
"We don't have any fuel to fill her up with, Logan!" Scott yelled at him.
"Why the fuck not?!" Wolverine roared. Kitty and Jubilee, began sobbing quietly.
"Because we used the rest of it to fill up the Blackbird. That's why!" Scott yelled.
"Can't you just transfer the fuel from the Blackbird to the Seahawk?" Logan asked, calming down slightly.
"Yah! We could do that!" Scott said mockingly to Logan. "It'll only take two hours, or so." Scott finished glumly.
"Great!" Logan yelled.
"Kurt will have to wait another few hours before he'll have enough energy to actually teleport to Alkali Lake." Scott answered, the unasked question.
"Until we can get a jet ready, which won't be for another few hours, Rogue's on her own." Storm commented softly, as Jubilee and Kitty broke out into tears again.
Centri: I want to dump a bucket of water on your head...
xxbluewingsxx: Dude! Not fun!
Paige: It'd be fun!!
xxbluewingsxx: Not cool!
Centri and Paige: We should take her out on the roof and dump water on her... and laugh... really hard.
xxbluewingsxx: Dude! Not fun! Not cool! Stay away! I have an evil kitty and I'm not afraid to use her!! She will bite you... and it really hurts...
Paige and Centri: -Look at each other- Let's do it anyway!!
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Centri: What's it with you and the word 'dude'?
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