Moving Day
by Starsinger
Kitty, Lockheed, Kurt, and Rachael move from a spacious mansion to a cramped Lighthouse with Brian and Megan. They are so thrilled! No, still don't own them.
"Achoo!" a sneeze bellowed from the blue clad figure sitting in the kitchen. It was a nice Lighthouse, it was just cramped. Kitty, Rachael and Lockheed shared a "room" that was partitioned off by a curtain. It was partitioned off from the rest of the lighthouse. "Who thought dat dis was a goob ibea?" she asked petulantly, Kitty didn't feel at all well.
Rachael came in with a grin, "The only people who got their own room, Brian and Megan."
Kitty looked down at her oatmeal; it suddenly didn't look as appetizing. "I'm going back to beb," she muttered. Rachael handed her some cold medicine before she left. Kurt's threat to turn her into Moira if she didn't take care of the cold still rang in her ears. She walked into the entryway to find Brian carrying her computer equipment with one hand. She shook her head.
"Where do you want it, Kitty?" he asked cheerfully. She promptly sneezed at him.
"Put it in my sleeping cubicle, please," she responded. "I'll set it up after I feel bedder."
"Where are you going, Katzchen," Kurt asked.
"Beb, Elf, I'b going to beb."
"Maybe I should fix her a hot toddy," Megan said. She paused, "She did just say she was going to bed, didn't she?"
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Kitty had just managed to get her laptop up and running when the power went out, again. She groaned, as she grabbed the dragon. He was better than a candle. She headed downstairs to where the circuit breaker box was held, grumbling all the time. "We'll let you handle the equipment, Kitty. It'll be just like at the mansion. Yeah, if the mansion's wiring was half as bad as this place's, the Danger Room wouldn't work," she walked down the steps only to find a light approaching her. Curious she got closer and came face to face with…
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"Me, it was me! Only I was reptilian, and Lockheed was with me too. I'm telling you something is weird about this Lighthouse!" She shook her head.
Rachael shook her head, "I had a similar encounter the other night. Brian, are you sure this place is safe?"
Brian looked up, "As safe as anyplace I've lived. I know it's cramped in here. Let's just make the best of it. Alistaire Stuart is due here tomorrow. We don't want him hanging over our shoulders all the time. Kitty, what is that?"
Kitty cradled a small, metal ball in her hands. Well, it was more of an ellipse, and it had a face. "I have no idea, so I'm calling him Widget."
Eyes rolled, Kitty's penchant for naming things knew no bounds. The next day Dr. Alistaire Stuart of WHO (Weird Happenings Organizations, no, I'm not kidding) showed up on a bus and Kitty immediately developed a crush on him. He, on the other hand, developed one on Rachael. The result was that Rachael ignored his infatuation, and he ignored Kitty's or maybe he was simply unaware. Kurt brought on a pot of coffee, "Sorry, Kitty, I don't make Moira's coffee."
"Oh, you mean the kind that only Logan would…did appreciate? I think I can live without it," Alistaire gave her funny look. "Dr Moira MacTaggart makes her coffee really, really strong." Kurt made choking noises in the background. "Unless you have an iron stomach, or really need caffeine rush, I don't recommend it."
Alistaire nodded, Rachael reached out with her telekinetic powers to pick up her own cup when Widget suddenly seemed to come alive. A bright light flashed through the bus and suddenly, they were no longer in the England that they knew. They all looked at each other and climbed out, Kitty and Rachael went first. Only to be confronted with what looked an awful lot like a pair of ogres. Then they saw the young man in the clearing, he had drawn a sword and was preparing to do battle as the Kitty joined the fray. Rachael just sat back and watched. It ended fairly predictably, Kitty's mastery of martial arts meant that the ogres didn't stand a chance. The young man, however, was smitten.
"My lady," he asked, "what is your name?"
"Uh, Kitty," she responded, not quite sure what to make of the doe eyed boy standing there.
"Kitty, what a beautiful name," he responded as he followed her back into the bus.
"Alistaire, Kitty, any idea what just happened," Kurt asked, taking charge.
"Cross-dimensional travel triggered by something in Widget?" came the guess. "Kurt, we're going to have to study it some more."
"So, how do we get home?" Alistaire and Kitty looked at each other and shrugged, they didn't have a clue. This was not very reassuring. "Well, why don't we scout around?" Kurt suggested. The team left with the young man, who introduced himself as Prince William, in tow. Megan pointed out that he looked like a puppy dog the way he was following Kitty around.
Further up the forest trail, they encountered a scene straight out of a fairy tale, a castle guarded by a troll and a damsel in distress in the tower. Naturally they rescued the fair maiden, even caused the troll to hit himself on the head with his own club. "Sometimes I think Rachael has way too much fun," Kitty muttered as the maiden emerged from her prison. Kurt grinned.
"Thank you, My Prince," the girl gushed, "how can I ever repay you."
"Yes, yes, we will get you back home," William responded, his attention still fixed on Kitty as he got down on one knee, "Lady Kitty, would you do me the honor of being my bride?" he asked, shocking everyone including Kitty who nearly jumped back three feet.
"Do I have to be a virgin?" she asked half-jokingly eliciting a groan from those around her.
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The Queen Mother gave them sumptuous rooms in the palace. As Kitty put it, "Well, we have our own room now." Kurt could tell she was worried, she hadn't accepted William's proposal, but the Queen took his action very seriously and had tried to steer her away from the group. She gave up, eventually, and let Kitty join her friends. "What is that princess' name? Kate? Kurt, doesn't she look an awful lot like me?"
Kurt's forehead creased, "Now that you mention it, yes she does, and the captain of the guard looks like Brian, and no one's looked at me twice." Rachael stifled a laugh at the comment.
The guard chose that moment to insist that Kitty accompany them to the Queen's chambers. She sighed as she followed them. Next thing she knew she was being thrust onto a platform where a number of people were examining her with machines. She didn't have a clue as to what was going on, whispered words of William being unable to propose to the wrong woman and magic were used. Then the Queen Mother and others raised their hands and a white light blinded her.
When her feet finally touched the floor she looked and felt different. She looked older and taller. She wore a salmon pink gown that swept the floor and her hair was done up around a tiara. She was also more than happy to become William's bride. Then she heard the commotion outside; it sounded like her friends were doing battle on her behalf. She picked up her skirt and hurried outside, hoping she'd get used to wearing these long dresses.
Kitty's long stride quickly carried her outside where she announced that she was staying and marrying William. Kurt looked at her strangely sad eyes as he approached her, "Katzchen, are you sure this is what you want?"
"Yes, Elf, this is what I want," she replied softly.
He kissed her cheek, "Then I'm happy for you."
"Thank you, Elf," she replied. As she and William walked in the garden that afternoon, he even commented that she looked different.
That night she was attacked in her sleep by the girl who seemed to be her twin in this universe using black magic. It turned out that she was in love with William and wanted the competition out of the way. Always perceptive, Kitty quickly got to the bottom of the situation and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Kate and William, with the Queen Mother's blessing of course, became engaged.
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Many adventures ensued across many dimensions before Kitty was separated from her friends and found her way back home. She wound back up at the townhouse in London where Brian's manservant, Jeeves, took care of her. They awaited the return of her friends. While waiting the X-Men returned from the dead and she found herself back at the mansion, catching up with her friends. The final battle between Belasco and Ilyana occurred as well and she returned to her home in Russia with her parents. Peter was relieved.
The only real downside was that there was a funeral. Doug Ramsey was killed in defending a friend in battle and everyone mourned his loss. No one wanted to see her go, but when Excalibur returned to their dimension, she felt obliged to return. They trained and worked as a team, adding several new members over the course of months. It all seemed so surreal, that is until rumors began circulating of a new virus. One that attacked mutants…
Hint: Legacy
