Subject: [OTL]: [X-Force,Kitty,Rahne] Ring Around the Rosie (G)
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:35:40 -0800
From: Ana Lyss
Disclaimer: Sadly, most of these poor fools are owned
by Marvel and treated accordingly. Or, something like
that. No money being made, etc, etc...
Notes: Imagine if you will, a world beyond sight and
sound, a world where--whoa, CUT! Wrong track. Okay.
Imagine that the entire X-clan is visiting the mansion
for some inexplicable reason, and that this is also
back when Excalibur were still together. Aaaaand,
that's it.
Dedication: To Pebsy, Sparky, Lynxie, Elihara, Samy
and Heatherly. For being there and not telling me it
was a stupid idea. And, especially to Elihara, since
it was HER idea in the first place. Sorta. *g*
Ring Around the Rosie
by Ana Lyssie Cotton
"You want to what?"
"Shattybuns needs some loosening up."
"And you think this will work?"
"Something like that." Tabitha shrugged and winked
conspiratorially at Jubilee. "It'll at least be a
laugh."
----
When approached Kitty Pryde doubled over with
laughter. Her boyfriend, Pete Wisdom, raised an
eyebrow and muttered something about 'men sticking
together' and high-tailed it away from the three
giggling females.
"So, who next?" Kitty asked as she wiped tears of
laughter from her eyes.
Tabitha eyed Jubilee, who eyed her back. They turned
to Kitty and chorused, "Rahne."
"Ah. That's why you asked me first." Kitty grinned
evilly. "C'mon, I think I can convince Rahney for ya."
----
Rahne Sinclair was very resistant to the idea. At
first. Even with Kitty prodding her about 'fun and
games' and 'everyone needs a good laugh, sometimes'
she didn't fold.
And then Sam Guthrie wandered by and asked them what
they were doing. He then proceeded to sputter with
laughter. "Y'all are nuts. Y'all never be able to do
it."
"We'll see." Rahne said, her eyes flashing with a bit
of the Scotch temper her adopted mother, Moira
McTaggert could show.
Jubilee silently high-fived Tabitha as Kitty patted
Rahne's shoulder. "We'll show him, hon."
"Aye."
----
"You realise she's, like, the most integral part of
this."
"We could get Jean to do it." Tabitha said,
consideringly.
Kitty and Rahne were off gathering the needed
materials while they procured the last person needed
for the... project.
"But that wouldn't be half the fun!"
"True."
Jubilee smiled sweetly at Tabitha. "This is why you're
asking her, right?"
"Like, no."
"But, but, you, duuuh, know her better than me."
Jubilee snorted. "Ya know?"
"Moral support, then." Tabitha conceded.
"Right."
The two skipped down the hall and chatted about things
like malls, clothes, makeup... and video games.
----
Xi'an Coy Manh shifted slightly and into the next
position of the dance. Her breath flowed in and out,
even, measured. The concentration provided made the
moves flow, one into the next into the next. Around
her, other participants in the ancient art moved and
stretched, doing their utmost to relax and, just, be.
A disturbance on the edge of the crowd rippled in,
like a stone dropped into a bucket of molasses. Two
whispering young women were abruptly standing next to
her. Giggling. Interrupting her concentration. She
shifted and the spell broke, her breath came faster
and more ragged and she glared at Tabitha and Jubilee
as they each appropriated an arm and began dragging
her back through the throng to the side.
"What is the meaning of this?" She hissed, mildly
annoyed at being pulled away from the session. The
three had quickly cleared the mat and exited the
Danger Room.
"Well, we--Jubes and I--have, y'know, got an idea."
"Oh?" Xi'an arched an eyebrow. "And what might this
be?"
A whispered and muttered explanation filled the
hallway for a few minutes, then Xi'an blinked and
rocked back on her feet. "You want me to--to... It's
obscene!"
"No, it isn't, it's just a bit of fun!" Jubilee
protested.
"A bit of fun?" Karma arched both eyebrows and
snorted. "My dear Jubilation, if that's what you
consider fun--"
"But it is." Tabitha smirked. "C'mon, Xi'an, you know
it will be."
The Vietnamese girl looked wistfully back at the
Danger Room door. The session would nearly be done,
and she'd end up missing the last of it. She knew it.
And it was all-- Her mind halted for a moment and her
lips twitched. Shatterstar's fault, in the end. She
turned back to Tabitha and smiled icily. "I'll do it."
----
When Shatterstar awoke from the mind-numbing daze, it
was to find himself atop a chair, on the pool deck.
Around him, standing at the four points of the
compass, were Jubilee, Tabitha, Kitty and Rahne. Set
back, lounging against one of the tables, stood Xi'an.
Each of the four young women were holding a long piece
of ribbon. The colours alternated from red to green.
The ribbons, he quickly discovered, were tied in his
hair. "Za's vid! What is the meaning of this?"
"Ever played Ring Around the Rosie?" Jubilee asked him
innocently.
"No." He glared at them and attempted to move. And
found he couldn't.
Xi'an's quiet chuckle floated over to him.
"I think we should start, ladies, don't you?" Tabitha
grinned and glanced over Shatterstar's shoulder. "Hey,
'Berto, you got the camera ready?"
"Indeed." Came the reply.
"Good." Jubilee raised her ribbon and began a sort of
walking, skipping dance around 'Star, which the other
three followed her into. Tabitha and Jubilee went
clockwise round him while Rahne and Kitty went
counter.
"All around the mullberry bush, the monkey chased the
weasel," Kitty began, her voice warbling slightly with
suppressed laughter. The other women joined in,
fighting their own laughter. "The monkey thought it
was all in fun," Kitty ducked under, then held her
ribbon up as Rahne imitated her and Jubilee and
Tabitha did the opposite. "Pop! Goes the weasel. A
penny for a spool of thread, a penny for a kneedle,"
They were much closer in, Shatterstar nearly bound
down to his knees in ribbons. "That's the way the
money goes--Pop! Goes the weasel!"
Tabitha stopped as she reached the end of her ribbon
and 'Star's boots. "That it?" Assent came from the
other three. "Good. Let's tie this off, get
'Berto--'Berto, come get a frontal shot!"
"As long as it isn't nudity," Jubilee quipped.
"Nah, 'Star'd never strip." Tabitha looked up at the
enraged Mojoworlder's face. "Would you?"
An enraged gurgle was the only answer she had as Xi'an
absently released control and he began attempting to
break free of the ribbons.
-Fin-
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:35:40 -0800
From: Ana Lyss
Disclaimer: Sadly, most of these poor fools are owned
by Marvel and treated accordingly. Or, something like
that. No money being made, etc, etc...
Notes: Imagine if you will, a world beyond sight and
sound, a world where--whoa, CUT! Wrong track. Okay.
Imagine that the entire X-clan is visiting the mansion
for some inexplicable reason, and that this is also
back when Excalibur were still together. Aaaaand,
that's it.
Dedication: To Pebsy, Sparky, Lynxie, Elihara, Samy
and Heatherly. For being there and not telling me it
was a stupid idea. And, especially to Elihara, since
it was HER idea in the first place. Sorta. *g*
Ring Around the Rosie
by Ana Lyssie Cotton
"You want to what?"
"Shattybuns needs some loosening up."
"And you think this will work?"
"Something like that." Tabitha shrugged and winked
conspiratorially at Jubilee. "It'll at least be a
laugh."
----
When approached Kitty Pryde doubled over with
laughter. Her boyfriend, Pete Wisdom, raised an
eyebrow and muttered something about 'men sticking
together' and high-tailed it away from the three
giggling females.
"So, who next?" Kitty asked as she wiped tears of
laughter from her eyes.
Tabitha eyed Jubilee, who eyed her back. They turned
to Kitty and chorused, "Rahne."
"Ah. That's why you asked me first." Kitty grinned
evilly. "C'mon, I think I can convince Rahney for ya."
----
Rahne Sinclair was very resistant to the idea. At
first. Even with Kitty prodding her about 'fun and
games' and 'everyone needs a good laugh, sometimes'
she didn't fold.
And then Sam Guthrie wandered by and asked them what
they were doing. He then proceeded to sputter with
laughter. "Y'all are nuts. Y'all never be able to do
it."
"We'll see." Rahne said, her eyes flashing with a bit
of the Scotch temper her adopted mother, Moira
McTaggert could show.
Jubilee silently high-fived Tabitha as Kitty patted
Rahne's shoulder. "We'll show him, hon."
"Aye."
----
"You realise she's, like, the most integral part of
this."
"We could get Jean to do it." Tabitha said,
consideringly.
Kitty and Rahne were off gathering the needed
materials while they procured the last person needed
for the... project.
"But that wouldn't be half the fun!"
"True."
Jubilee smiled sweetly at Tabitha. "This is why you're
asking her, right?"
"Like, no."
"But, but, you, duuuh, know her better than me."
Jubilee snorted. "Ya know?"
"Moral support, then." Tabitha conceded.
"Right."
The two skipped down the hall and chatted about things
like malls, clothes, makeup... and video games.
----
Xi'an Coy Manh shifted slightly and into the next
position of the dance. Her breath flowed in and out,
even, measured. The concentration provided made the
moves flow, one into the next into the next. Around
her, other participants in the ancient art moved and
stretched, doing their utmost to relax and, just, be.
A disturbance on the edge of the crowd rippled in,
like a stone dropped into a bucket of molasses. Two
whispering young women were abruptly standing next to
her. Giggling. Interrupting her concentration. She
shifted and the spell broke, her breath came faster
and more ragged and she glared at Tabitha and Jubilee
as they each appropriated an arm and began dragging
her back through the throng to the side.
"What is the meaning of this?" She hissed, mildly
annoyed at being pulled away from the session. The
three had quickly cleared the mat and exited the
Danger Room.
"Well, we--Jubes and I--have, y'know, got an idea."
"Oh?" Xi'an arched an eyebrow. "And what might this
be?"
A whispered and muttered explanation filled the
hallway for a few minutes, then Xi'an blinked and
rocked back on her feet. "You want me to--to... It's
obscene!"
"No, it isn't, it's just a bit of fun!" Jubilee
protested.
"A bit of fun?" Karma arched both eyebrows and
snorted. "My dear Jubilation, if that's what you
consider fun--"
"But it is." Tabitha smirked. "C'mon, Xi'an, you know
it will be."
The Vietnamese girl looked wistfully back at the
Danger Room door. The session would nearly be done,
and she'd end up missing the last of it. She knew it.
And it was all-- Her mind halted for a moment and her
lips twitched. Shatterstar's fault, in the end. She
turned back to Tabitha and smiled icily. "I'll do it."
----
When Shatterstar awoke from the mind-numbing daze, it
was to find himself atop a chair, on the pool deck.
Around him, standing at the four points of the
compass, were Jubilee, Tabitha, Kitty and Rahne. Set
back, lounging against one of the tables, stood Xi'an.
Each of the four young women were holding a long piece
of ribbon. The colours alternated from red to green.
The ribbons, he quickly discovered, were tied in his
hair. "Za's vid! What is the meaning of this?"
"Ever played Ring Around the Rosie?" Jubilee asked him
innocently.
"No." He glared at them and attempted to move. And
found he couldn't.
Xi'an's quiet chuckle floated over to him.
"I think we should start, ladies, don't you?" Tabitha
grinned and glanced over Shatterstar's shoulder. "Hey,
'Berto, you got the camera ready?"
"Indeed." Came the reply.
"Good." Jubilee raised her ribbon and began a sort of
walking, skipping dance around 'Star, which the other
three followed her into. Tabitha and Jubilee went
clockwise round him while Rahne and Kitty went
counter.
"All around the mullberry bush, the monkey chased the
weasel," Kitty began, her voice warbling slightly with
suppressed laughter. The other women joined in,
fighting their own laughter. "The monkey thought it
was all in fun," Kitty ducked under, then held her
ribbon up as Rahne imitated her and Jubilee and
Tabitha did the opposite. "Pop! Goes the weasel. A
penny for a spool of thread, a penny for a kneedle,"
They were much closer in, Shatterstar nearly bound
down to his knees in ribbons. "That's the way the
money goes--Pop! Goes the weasel!"
Tabitha stopped as she reached the end of her ribbon
and 'Star's boots. "That it?" Assent came from the
other three. "Good. Let's tie this off, get
'Berto--'Berto, come get a frontal shot!"
"As long as it isn't nudity," Jubilee quipped.
"Nah, 'Star'd never strip." Tabitha looked up at the
enraged Mojoworlder's face. "Would you?"
An enraged gurgle was the only answer she had as Xi'an
absently released control and he began attempting to
break free of the ribbons.
-Fin-