"Caught in the Web of the Spider."

"Dammit!" I cried out, "there isn't a single fucking quantum inhibitor anywhere! Argh! Why does this always happen to me?! I look for a quantum inhibitor, but I find a gene silencer, and when I'm searching for that I-oh, found it!"

I began to work, the three mutant teenagers looked over my shoulder curiously as I began creating the five devices I would need. But I would need a container, hmm….

"Kurt!" I called him over.

"W-what?" he asked.

"Go to Kathy's room and steal all the pink scrunchies she has!"

"You got it boss!"

"What?! No!" Kathy cried out, "don't you dare do it Kurt-"

BAMF!

The jewish girl growled, "god dammit! Why me?!"

"Why Kathy, don't you want me to help your friend?" I asked with a pout, guilting her immediately.

"N-no, nothing like that, it's just," Rogue glared at the girl who eventually sighed, "fine….I still don't like it."

BAMF!

"I'm back!" Kurt called out as he appeared before me, tossing three bright pink scrunchies on the table and two black ones, "she didn't have enough pink ones."

"Neah, this is perfect!" I held up a chain like stretch of metal with a blinking light in the middle that generated a humming sound that was nearly silent, even for my ears. I grabbed a scrunchie and tied each rope like machine around it before tossing one to Rouge.

"What do I do with this?" Rogue asked.

"Put it on," I instructed her as I began to fix the second scrunchie.

"What? But it's pink!" she cried out, holding the offending object afar.

"Would you rather wear pink or not touch anyone ever again?" I asked.

"I-I….you planned this didn't you?" she glared.

I tossed her a second pink scrunchy, "you promised to wear a pink tutu didn't you? This should be close enough." She narrowed her eyes but complied, following my instructions to a scrunchy on each limb and one around her neck.

"Alright, let's see if this works," I took out a custom made remote and activated it. Instantly all the hairs on Rouge's body went up, the static electricity made from the devices I made caused goosebumps all along her body.

"W-what was that?" she asked me.

"Hopefully? A form of protection," I reached forward, she flinched, "it's alright...trust me, I'll be fine Rouge." She looked unsure, but when I continued forward, she didn't flinch.

My fingers touched the back of her hand, she flinched but then...nothing. I smiled as I slowly cupped her entire hand in mine.

"Tolle!" Kurt cried out in German, "you are amazing Peter!"

"H-how are you doing this?" Rouge asked, looking shocked.

"The machine cancels out your powers," I pointed to the metal chain like machine I wrapped around the scrunchy, "they act like a neutralizing agent to your powers. A buffer if you will."

"But how?" Kitty asked.

"Well, Rogue's powers allow her to absorb a person's electricity through touch. She's sort of like an electric leech, absorbing not just their powers, but their memories as well. What my machine does it emits a magnetic field around four feet wide. Rouge's skin is special, it's like an open conductor, so when she touches someone, electricity passes through from person to person. But the magnetic field my machine forms, neutralises this, it causes a disturbance in the transference, preventing her from absorbing anything."

I looked at their faces, they were utterly confused, blinking in confusion, while Rouge looked hopeful.

"S-so can I touch people again?" she asked.

I nodded, "yup. And if you keep those bands on, you can kiss people too. The range of the machines should be effective enough to prevent any harm….especially from tongue."

"Thank you!" she leaped forward, colliding into me with a hug,"thank you thank you thank!"

I chuckled, "it's fine," I patted her on the back, "hey! You want to prank Scott?!"

Rouge and the others grinned, guess that meant they were in.

A few minutes later:

We snuck into the living room where Jean and Scott sat on a couch watching TV while Logan and Ororo sat afar, playing a game of chess, and judging from the way Logan kept growling I'm guessing he wasn't very good.

"Alright, you know the plan?" I whispered to them.

"Yes," Rouge smiled as she removed her gloves and rolled up her sleeves, exposing her pale white skin, "this is going to be fun!"

I nodded as we all snuck into, doing our best to stay silent. Logan and Ororo noticed us immediately. I smiled and pressed finger to my lips, winking at them, the two remained silent, though their attention was now on us instead of their game.

I walked forward, gaining Jean's and Scott's attention. "Hey guys! What are you watching?" I asked, plopping down between Scott and Jean, forcing them apart, much to Scott's annoyance and Jean's delight.

"Just something about cat's," Scott grumbled as he flipped the channel to Nat Geo, showing a documentary about Lions, "which seems to be the only thing on TV these days."

"Huh," I glared, "cats. Stupid things."

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