Chapter Four: More Action!

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'Out of the pot, into the fire,' thought Kurt as he took in the shocked expressions of the people in the hall. 'Decision time!' Making a quick choice, Kurt teleported up the stairs to hide in a corner of the ceiling. The adults in the other room quickly entered the hallway.

"Where did it go?" asked one.

"I don't know!" exclaimed a bushy-brown haired girl. "It just disappeared."

"Quick, check upstairs to see if it went after the girl."

Kurt stayed as silent as he could as a man crept up the stairs and opened the first door. "She's still in here!" he called out as he pulled the door shut. "We should check the rest of the house. You," he gave the teenagers a stern look, "Get into the sitting room and do not leave." The teens grumbled but made their way into the room. While everyone's attention was focused on the movement, Kurt sneaked down the hallway and peeked through the crack between the door and the frame. He flashed into the room to find Amanda still unconscious. Kurt lifted Amanda into his arms and looked through the crack again into the hallway. He could hear people moving around the house, and he knew they were checking rooms along the hall. 'I've got to keep moving!' he thought. He flashed into the hall were he was immediately noticed. He barely registered the resulting yell before he teleported into the hall he had been a moment earlier. Taking another chance, Kurt made his way to the end of the hall to what looked like the door to the outside world. He could hear running and a flash of red light struck the door near his head. Kurt wrenched the door open and caught a view of Grimmauld Place. He teleported outside, not noticing the blue light that hit him just as he disappeared.

Kurt quickly appeared several streets over. Amanda was still unconscious, and Kurt knew he had to take care of her fast. In one garden behind a large house, there was a gazebo covered in sheer fabric. 'Snazzy,' Kurt thought as he flashed inside. He laid Amanda on a cushioned swing. 'I need to get help, and I doubt those people are going to give up the chase,' he thought as he ran a hand through her hair.

"I'll lead them as far away as possible while I try to get back to the others," he told the unconscious girl. "They're after me, not you." Kurt turned to leave, "Stay safe until I see you again." Without another glance, Kurt flashed out of the garden. He had just made it a few blocks away when he caught sight of the same red-haired man that had caught him earlier. 'Try to hit me now that I'm paying attention!' he thought as he zipped away through the alleys. He was just turned a corner when his other interrogator appeared and shot a bright yellow light from a stick into the air. "You've got to do better than that!" he yelled at the man he had mentally named, 'the dude with the gnarly nose.' He tried to teleport to the other street only to find himself suspended above the alley with gnarly nose and the red-head.

"I believe a spell to keep you from apparating will work well." Gnarly nose sneered as he approached Kurt. "How am I doing?"

"Good," answered Kurt before a familiar red light rushed at his head.

---Scene Break---

Arthur and Snape had just secured their prisoner to another chair in #12 Grimmauld Place - after they had searched him. "Good thing you hit it with a tracking charm Severus."

"Yes, well someone had to keep calm when the creature escaped."

"Did you find the girl?" asked Sirius.

"No, I didn't see her, and we thought we needed to get the incubus back here," responded Arthur.

"Is it going to escape again?" asked Molly as she hovered near the doorway.

"No," said Snape, "We've searched it and placed several anti-apparating spells and charms on this room. He's not going anywhere."

"Should we go look for her?"

"I think our main focus should be on why this creature appeared so close to headquarters. Hopefully the girl will be fine. We'll ask it when it wakes up."

---Scene Break---

Amanda woke to a pounding headache and a sharp pain in her back. 'Where am I?' she thought as she pulled herself up into a sitting position. She was sitting in a gazebo in an area she didn't recognize. Suddenly, the events of the afternoon flooded into her head. "Kurt!" she said aloud as she pushed her way through the fabric surrounding her. 'I've got to get back to the others!' Amanda ran to the street and noticed that a payphone stood at the corner. With a grimace, she got to the phone and pulled out her calling card. 'I dread this phone call,' she thought as she punched the numbers to the hotel where Logan and Storm were.

"Hello?"

"Storm?"

"Amanda! Where are you? Did you and Kurt get wrapped up in each other?"

"They took him!"

There was a beat of silence. "Kurt is missing? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, but Kurt is gone. I don't know who took him; I was knocked out the entire time."

"Where are you?"

"The corner of Mark St. and Grimmauld Place."

"Stay where you are. We are on our way."

Amanda hung up the phone and sat on the bench next to the pay phone. The sun was setting, and a chill had started to set into the atmosphere. Her head was killing her, and she could barely stay focused on watching the sun sink. She heard a low whistling sound and looked up just in time to see the X-jet land in the small park adjacent to the sidewalk. Before she could really register what was happening, Jean had wrapped her arms around her. The rest of the group congregated around them as Logan caught Amanda's attention.

"Tell me what happened."