Chapter 26: A Visit in the Dark
WARNING! IMPLIED DRUG USE, PEDOPHELIA AND RAPE IN THIS CHAPTER. You have been warned.
In one of the Xavier Institute's rooms slept two girls. One was Amara, a Brazilian Mutant with lava powers, and the other being Kai, a young girl who was originally in the St. Jude's research hospital recovering from cancer. And also a friend of Chelsea.
As morning came the two girls slowly woke up. Originally Amara's roommate was Boom Boom, but after she left, Professor X thought it was a good idea for Kai to be her roommate since the lava user would help fill the gap left behind by the death of the girl's sister.
So far, Kai was adjusting to life at the Institute at an expected speed. She was glad that Jamie was here since it helped to have another kid her age to talk to. She also found a bit of a dance partner in Kitty since she wanted some dance lessons.
Kurt was also willing to help her settle in, plus she found a certain enjoyment in rubbing his fur. Oddly enough, it made her want to buy a cat.
Though all that being said she was still getting used to things. For one thing she wasn't a fan of some of the rules, or the early morning training, but what kid is? She was also still nervous around most of the guys, save Jamie, and wasn't very trusting towards the adults save maybe Chelsea, Bast and Ororo. The African woman actually had become like a second mother figure to the girl thanks to her nurturing nature. But much like how Bast and Chelsea were, Kai still had flashbacks to the days at HYDRA, the worst of which involving her and her sister Pele.
Though much like the other two, Kai had also agreed to take counseling from Emma Frost, well, after a lot of convincing from her friends and of course Gavin, who had actually become like a big brother to her.
Speaking of which, Kai, Gavin, Bast and Chelsea were all in Xavier's office on a conference call with Emma to discuss Kai's first appointment.
"Personally, I think at least one of us should have our appointments with her so she'd feel more comfortable." Gavin piped up.
"I agree." Bast nodded before turning to Kai. "Kai, sweetheart, is that okay with you?"
Kai nodded. "Yeah, that's okay."
"That sounds like a reasonable plan. Now all that leaves is whose appointment I should line it up with." Came Emma's voice on the speaker phone on Xavier's desk.
"At best, It'll be either me or Chelsea since we're the ones she's most familiar with." Bast said.
"Alright, now that leaves two dates open. Next Wednesday, which is your appointment Bast. Or the following Thursday, which is your appointment Chelsea." Emma said. "All Kai needs to do is choose the date she'll be able to make it." The platinum blonde explained.
"Well kiddo, what do you think?" Chelsea asked her younger sister figure.
Kai was quiet for a minute. "Well, I was kinda hoping to go out with Jamie to the arcade next week… And I was gonna go to the library with Amara after school on Thursday… But I think I can make it back in enough time to join Bast for her appointment."
"Sounds like we have a plan." Gavin smiled.
"Alright, I'll schedule Kai's appointment for the same time as Bast's. See you guys Wednesday." Emma said with an audible smile before she hung up.
Kai sighed. "Are you sure this lady's trustworthy, guys?"
"She's trustworthy. The rest of us can vouch for her. We saw her only once and we turned out better thanks to her." Bast said with a reassuring smile.
"And I've been seeing her for years, so I know how she operates." Gavin nodded.
"Okay." The girl nodded as everyone then left.
(That following Wednesday)
Kai and Jamie were currently at an arcade playing some games, and Jamie was really enjoying watching Kai use her water controlling powers to cause people to get sprayed with water when they used the water fountain.
"This is fun." Jamie whispered, enjoying the sight in front of him as another kid got sprayed in the face.
"I know, I haven't been able to have this much fun with my powers in a long time." The Hawaiian girl smiled before sighing sadly. "Pele probably would have enjoyed this."
"And she would want you to smile more like you were right now." Her friend said with a comforting smile. Kai looked at him before she hugged him, much to his surprise.
"Thanks Jamie, you really are a good friend." She smiled as she kissed him on the cheek.
The duplicating boy blushed and covered his face with one hand. "Uh… Yeah, n-no problem…" He told her nervously, causing her to giggle.
Kai then looked at the time before she turned back to him. "Come on, I have an appointment in an hour. I don't wanna risk being late 'cause we lost track of time." She said as she pointed her thumb at the clock on the wall.
"Okay." Jamie nodded.
After they got back to the Institute, Emma Frost was already waiting for the girl with Bast in the main foire.. The telepathic therapist turned to Kai and smiled lightly.
"Hello Kai, I'm Emma Frost, it's nice to finally meet you face to face." The woman said as she walked up to the girl.
Kai could only nod as both she and Jamie blushed due to how attractive the woman was. Reason why Kai was blushing? It was because she's bisexual.
"Now if you and Bast would follow me, we'll go ahead and get started." Emma told the two as she led them to the Institute's library.. When they got there, Emma had them take some seats before they got started. The platinum blonde did Bast first and was pleased with how she was doing.
"Very good, it seems like the mental gaps have completely filled themselves and any and all residual programming HYDRA may have placed has faded. And on top of that, it seems like your personality has become much more upbeat, judging by how your demeanor has changed." The woman nodded. "I'm pleased. Now, any flashes or bad dreams lately at all?"
"No, not lately. I had been getting one or two when my brain was still in the recovery process, but now I barely have any." Bast told her while stretching, her cat tail curling. "Good thing too, this cat needs her beauty sleep." She added with a yawn that made her look like a true cat.
"I'm sure." Emma chuckled before looking at Kai. "Are you still sure you want to do this?" She asked.
"Well…" The girl then looked at Bast, then back at Emma. "If Bast and Chelsea did well, then, yeah I'm willing to try it."
Emma nodded as she put her hands on Kai's head. "Alright, now relax and open your mind to me." She told the girl.
Kai nodded as Emma entered, showing the hell within. Kai and her sister Pele were taken by HYDRA and were subjected to a similar kind of hell Chelsea went through, but they were always together.
One memory showed the two girls strapped to two metal chairs, nude and conductor patches were attached to their bodies, and jumper cables were attached to them as scientists shocked one and the other felt its pain, continuously increasing the voltage with every shock.
Another showed Kai being submerged in a large tank of water and constantly electrocuted. Then both her and Pele were bent over tables and gagged while they were being beaten and whipped. Then Victor Rowner was shown putting two electric collars on them both to try and make them more obedient. Then there were memories of both girls being molested by many soldiers and then left in cages without food or water for days on end. Then there was the scene of her sister being crushed along with some HYDRA soldiers before everything ended.
'If I could, I'd give Gavin everything he needs to rip those monsters apart!' Emma thought in disgust and fury. "... Alright, I'm going to be removing 80% of these memories, and suppressing the rest except for the one of your sister's death. I'm sorry but it's too ingrained for anything to be done."
"Okay." Kai replied with a sad tone.
With that, she got to work, and after a few minutes, she finally had everything erased and suppressed, and she made sure to make sure that her personality wouldn't be too affected by it to ensure the integrity of her mind. Once everything was done, Emma pulled back with a satisfied look on her face and stroked Kai's head, which was now covered in some short hair.
"There you are, sweetie, how do you feel now?" Emma asked.
"I feel so much better… But am I supposed to feel a bit empty?" She said blissfully before becoming confused at the end.
"Yes, that's just a normal side effect, it should disappear within the week or so." Emma nodded.
"Okay." The girl replied before she hugged Emma, much to the woman's surprise before she hugged back with a smile. "Thanks." Kai said softly, not wanting the embrace to end.
"Well that's certainly a good sign." Bast smiled. "Usually she's not very trusting towards new adults."
"Shut up, don't ruin this." Kai retorted as she continued hugging Emma.
"Well you're welcome." The telepath smiled as she patted the girl on the head.
(Elsewhere, That Friday night)
It was Friday night at the Institute and everyone was enjoying their own thing, though one had some pretty big plans for tonight.
In Gavin's room, he was currently trying to figure out what he was going to wear to a club tonight, but was having trouble. Sighing, he closed his eyes and then his eyes flashed red before his personality changed to his Level 1 personality.
This was a new trick he learned, he could change his personalities at will without releasing his seals. With that done he spun around and spun into his closet before he spun back out and stopped, now in a strapping black suit with red embroidery on it, a black and red sequin tie and black wingtip shoes.
"SSSMOKIN'!" He smiled as he pinched his hip, causing it to sizzle. He then went to his mirror and looked in it. "It's Party time! P-A-R-T-Y? Because I gotta!"
After that little moment of amusement, he left in his car and went to the club. As soon as he got there, it could be seen that he was driving up to a strip club, all while still in his Level 1 personality. Dusting himself off, as he exited the car he walked up to the club's bouncer and showed him a fake ID he had made for just such an occasion.
"Hold it, kid, let me see some ID." The bouncer, who was a large and muscular man said firmly.
Without a word, Gavin handed him his fake ID to the bouncer. The man looked it over and then at him. "Anyone ever told you that you look young for your age?" The man asked.
"Yes, many times. In fact when I was thirteen people even thought I was a girl due to how androgynous I looked." The boy stated.
"Okay, well, in ya go." The bouncer said as he stepped aside.
Gavin nodded at him before he went inside. As he entered, he was met by the sight of many beautiful women dressed in nothing but lingerie or underwear that had openings on them. Some worked as waitresses, some did lap dances, others were dancing on stage and discarding clothing. Every one of them had all different kinds of body types.
As he sat down in front of one of the stages, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye while the dancer in front of him stripped off the last of her clothing. The thing he saw was a woman, a very familiar looking woman with red hair, yellow eyes and blue skin. She was looking at him from across the way as she shifted her appearance to have Caucasian skin before gesturing with her finger for him to follow her to the bar.
Gavin narrowed his eyes before he gestured for the dancer to stop. After she stopped, he went over to where Mystique was now sitting, her legs crossed in a sultry manner as she waited for him.
"Long time no see, Mystique. What do you want?" He asked.
"Simple, Vampyr. I wish to talk." She replied.
"Forgive me if I find that debatable." The pseudo vampire replied as he sat down.
"I simply want to comment on how pleased I am at how Rogue has been… Coming out of her shell, as it were, under your and Xavier's care." The shapeshifter said. "I'm actually quite pleased. Makes me wish I let her join you instead a long time ago."
"A bit late for those kinds of thoughts, but I understand what you mean." Gavin replied with a shrug.
"And how has the development of her powers come along? Have your skin on skin tactics helped her be able to touch people?" She asked.
"They have, actually. Bad news is though that it only allows her to touch someone briefly. Sustained contact is a hazard." The boy answered.
"A shame, but at least there's progress." Mystique sighed. "And Kurt, is he alright?" The woman asked, feeling slightly concerned for her son.
"He's fine. There was an incident ages ago involving an old wormhole generator that involved him getting trapped in a middleverse, or something like that, but he got back out of that just fine… Did you know about that?" He wondered.
"Oh yes I remember. It was one of the reasons why I had Toad keep an eye on Devin. By the way, how is he? Still a stick in the mud?" The woman asked, leaning forward as her ample chest bounced from the action.
"The real question is: When is he not one?" The horror enthusiast replied jokingly, and was able to get a chuckle out of Mystique that wasn't evil in nature.
"Good point." She said with a small smile after she calmed down. The woman then called over a drink for the two and then asked for Gavin to be given a regular coke with half a shot of bourbon in it. This caused him to raise an eyebrow.
"You're buying me a drink?" He asked.
"Your ID says you're eighteen, right? That means you can drink with adult supervision." The shapeshifter said. "Consider this a thank you for all the good you've done for my son and two wards." She said as she passed him his drink, which she had sneakily slipped something into.
Taking the glass he looked at her. "Alright, but just know that I have an innate resistance to poison, so if you're trying to kill me by doing that, it won't work." He told her.
"None of that. Just a little something to give it a bit of flavor." She lied with a shrug to sell it.
The boy eyed her as he drank the beverage, and as he finished it, he didn't feel anything wrong. "Huh. Okay." The pseudo vampire shrugged as he sat there unphased. The two continued to talk unimpeded, that was until a few minutes later when Mystique mentioned knowing about Gavin's feelings for Rogue, causing his eyes to widen in alarm.
"What?! How do you know about that?!" The boy gasped, choking on his second drink.
"Oh? Your friend Risty said she had a feeling you were in love with her." The woman said, causing the boy to cough even harder. "And before you ask how I know her: it's because she's my niece."
Gavin's coughing fit ended as he took a deep breath and exhaled before looking at Mystique and scanning her eyes for any lies, and listening for any changes in her heartbeat, but finding none.
"Okay… So why bring this up? I take it you don't approve?" He asked her.
"Quite the opposite, actually. I want Rogue to be able to have a nice life in her future and you're a part of that future. I'd be a fool to ruin it." The blue skinned woman replied.
"How do you know that?" Gavin questioned.
"Her aunt Irene, my old lover, has a mutation that allows her to see the future. One of her visions showed Rogue in a happy relationship with a boy who helped her understand her powers and come out of her shell." Mystique explained. "And it is my belief that the boy in this vision, may in fact be you."
Gavin took this in and nodded. "Is that why you wanted to talk to me? To tell me this?" He asked her.
"Yes, and so that I can tell you that you have my blessing." She replied.
"I don't think I really want or need it, but thanks anyw-" That was when whatever Mystique put in his drinks finally started to take effect, causing him to feel lightheaded and wobbly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shirakumo, all this will do is make you more willing to join me in my room tonight. And once we're there…" She then caught him as he fell over and whispered into his ear. "That's when the real fun can begin." She whispered seductively as everything went white.
(The next morning)
Gavin slowly woke up as he found himself on the couch in Xavier's office. Groaning, the boy sat up, feeling a pounding headache assault his cranium.
As soon as he managed to get his bearings, he looked around and saw that everyone was standing there, the adults looking none too pleased with him.
"Uh… Don't suppose I could bother you guys for an aspirin?" He asked nervously.
"No." Chelsea stated harshly. "And that's another thing: What were you even doing last night?"
"Would you believe me if I said I was club hopping?" The boy asked her.
"Depends on what happened if you were." Logan said.
"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you." Gavin stated. "It's pretty crazy."
"Can you even remember anything?" Bast asked.
"Yes. I remember one of the clubs I went to being a strip club, and bumping into Mystique of all people while I was there." He told them.
"Huh, haven't heard anything about her in awhile." Logan mused.
"Did she say anything to you?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah, she actually said she was happy to see that Kurt and Rogue were happy here, and how pleased she was with Rogue's progress with controlling her powers and coming out of her shell." He told the man.
"It is nice to know that she's at least pleased by their development. Anything else?" Xavier asked.
"A few other things, but one is of a personal matter. Oh, she also mentioned that Risty is her niece." Gavin stated.
"... Oh." Rogue said, blinking in surprise.
"Well that certainly explains why she knew so much about the Institute." Devin noted.
"True." Scott agreed with a nod.
"And did she offer you anything?" Ororo asked. "She often does this to get what she wants." She added.
"Yeah, she offered me a drink, and after that everything is just a white haze. I'm not sure what happened but, whatever happened makes me feel… Violated." The boy shuddered.
The second he finished that statement, alarms went off in the adult's heads. They hoped beyond hope that it wasn't what they thought it was. If they were wrong…
'Mystique is gonna pay for this!' Chelsea growled in her mind.
(Elsewhere)
Mystique was now sitting at a cafe in town in the form of Risty as she placed a hand on her slim belly. "Thanks for the wonderful night, Gavin… And thank you for the little parting present too." She smiled as she could subtly feel something growing inside her.
A seed has been planted, and now all the shapeshifter had to do to see her future plan come to fruition was wait for it to bloom.