"Ok Mystique start explaining, who is Azazel," Wolverine demanded.
"Azazel is Kurt's father," she paused, "from another dimension," she finally said at length.
Meanwhile Ororo was trying to calm Kitty and Rogue down. "Scott what were all of you doing in the Jet," she demanded.
"Kurt is our friend too; of course we would want to know what happened to him so we snuck in and hid in the cargo hold," Rogue interrupted him.
"Rogue, Jean, Scott, Kitty, I understand that you are worried for Kurt but you must understand that we-" but Kitty interrupted the Professor, "NO! I'm sorry Professor but I have to know what happened to him. He looked so angry and hateful but I could see in his eyes that he was sad. It was like a part of him had broken. He looked so-so-so…..," she burst into tears.
Ororo patted her shoulder and the professor looked up at Mystique, "Do you have any idea what Kurt's father would want with him?"
She paused for a moment as if she was reluctant to tell him, "No….. he left just before Kurt was born. Leaving me to deal with….. Well you know the rest," she hissed.
Xavier narrowed his eyes in thought, "Is there any way to find this Azazel," he said firmly.
Again she hesitated but felt she had no other choice, "There is a place in Germany… but if your going than so am I," she added.
The professor looked ready to argue but she quickly said, "He is my son and I have the right-,"
"Right like the one where you just left him to Magneto," Wolverine spat.
"I had no other choice!" She spat back.
"Enough! You may come Mystique but you must remember whose company you keep. We will be watching you," Charles said in a manner that left no room for argument.
"Professor we want to come to," Scot said.
"Yeah so do I," Kitty and Rogue said.
"Then I guess I am going too," Jean added.
The Professor sighed, "Alright but you must stay with us the entire time."
They all nodded in assent and clambered into the jet.
Wolverine stepped in front of Mystique before she could get into the jet, "If you try anything I will personally shred you to pieces," he growled.
Mystique simply smirked at his threat and walked in past him.
LINE BREAK!
"There," Mystique said pointing to a grove of trees in a dense forest. Storm began their decent and landed.
They all climbed out of the jet and began following Mystique through the forest. They seemed to walk for hours, the younger ones tripping over tree roots or branches and Storm clearing a safe path for the Professor, until Mystique suddenly swerved to the right and began walking faster and faster until she broke into a run. They followed until they reached the mouth of a huge cave.
Kitty stared into the darkness, "Do we like have to go in there," she said nervously.
Mystique ignored her, "No lights. Just keep your left hand on the wall and keep going strait." And she walked in, the group following suit.
It was entirely pitch black in the cave and the wall was dry and almost smooth. Storm thought this odd for what looked like a natural cave. They continued to walk until Mystique stopped and Scott bumped right into her, "Sorry," he stuttered but she ignored him and focused ahead.
Suddenly two torches flared up revealing a large painted cave wall. Everyone, except Mystique stared at the wall in wonder. It depicted a battle between two groups. Ones that flew in the air and other on the ground covered in black smoke. Right in the middle was a large red stone that glinted faintly in the light.
"Now what," Rogue asked but Mystique ignored her.
She walked towards the wall and bit her middle finger. Blood seeped from the wound and she ran it in a circle around the gem. She placed on drop of her blood onto the gem and it began to glow, faintly at first but then it grew until it was blinding.
Then there was a sound, similar to Kurt's when he teleported but faintly different and there, before them stood a tall man with black hair, yellow eyes, pointed ears, and red skin.
"Mystique," The voice was deep and troubled and sounded like death itself.
I have not actually read the comics so if anyone would like to volunteer to correct me when I make a mistake it would be greatly appreciated. RandR thank you.