Hi guys!

We have seen that Kitty has fortunately already realized that she loves Legolas and, best of all, that she accepts it ... especially considering the sad experience she had with Colossus.

Now she, Pippin and Gandalf go to Minas Tirith to warn them about the danger. Recall that Kitty wears the ring that Boromir left her before he died.

By the way, before I start I want to thank Steve993 for his reviews that are a great help, as I also want to add that reviews from all other readers are welcome.

And now ... let's go to Chapter 34!

Chapter 34: Unwelcome to Minas Tirith

The next day, in the morning, after a long race, Gandalf, Pippin and Kitty finally crossed the forest and then a river for finally get to a plain.

"We've just passed into the realm of Gondor!" said Gandalf to Kitty

The mutant smiled. She was excited because she would finally see the city beloved by her dearest friend Boromir: Minas Tirith.

They crested a hill and to the astonishment of Kitty, a large city appeared. This city from afar looked like a huge white cone. According to what Boromir had told her, the city was built in levels so that's why it has that strange appearance. Kitty had never understood why Minas Tirith was known as 'The White City' but now it was pretty obvious for her, the city shone as a huge white pearl. Indeed, it was the most beautiful city she had ever known, except of course of Caras Galadhon… but that didn't count because it was Lady Galadriel's realm and, come on! Lady Galadriel was the most beautiful elleth, at least for Kitty. Maybe that was because she hadn't met Aragorn's beloved: Arwen Undómiel.

"Make way! Make way!" shouted impatiently Gandalf to the people while they were going on horseback to the castle, where it was supposed the king lived, but that nowadays it was the Steward of Gondor who lived there.

Kitty didn't know too much about the story but that Isildur's heir for whatever reason (a reason she didn't known), was banished or kind of and so, in the mean time it was the Steward of Gondor who ruled the place, in this case, Boromir's father: Lord Dénethor.

Kitty looked to her surroundings amazed, certainly Boromir hadn't lied at all about the beauty of his city and, actually, his description was very poor of what she was seeing. She would had loved to stay there and take a stroll through the city and know it, but Gandalf had other planes. He headed directly to the castle that was in the top of the city and from where the whole city could be seen, it was a wonderful sight which also Kitty would have loved to enjoy but, again, she couldn't because Gandalf was already dismounting, and was walking across the courtyard at fast pace, so fast that Pippin couldn't reach him, even Kitty was almost jogging behind the wizard.

In the middle of the courtyard the hobbit stopped at the foot of a tree which didn't have any leaf and, however, its trunk was white as white as the city itself.

"It's the tree, Gandalf!" exclaimed Pippin pointing to the tree

"Yes" answered the wizard who, for a moment, had stopped ""the White Tree of Gondor, the Tree of the King. Lord Dénethor, however, is NOT the king. He is a steward only, a caretaker of the throne"

Kitty noticed that Gandalf's tune wasn't the most pleasant one, he seemed to be more like… angry, upset? It was understandable because the reason that had made them to go there at fast pace, but she had also noticed the way Gandalf had emphasized the word 'not'. Something told Kitty that maybe and just maybe Lord Dénethor had decided that he wouldn't be only the Steward of Gondor but the king. If that was so, then she understood now why Boromir had told her in Lothlórien that his father was failing in his duty as steward, maybe Boromir had already noticed this and his honor told him that this wasn't good but wrong and could even say: treason. And maybe and just maybe that was the reason of why the tree was dry and without leaf; because if THAT tree was The Tree of the King and if Lord Dénethor wasn't the right one, then… it was like a kind of proof or protest of what was doing the lord.

At reaching this point of her pondering, Kitty shook her head inwardly. She was making too much conjectures for such a simple tree. Maybe she was becoming like any of the inhabitants of Middle-Earth, all of them who believed in presages and magic and so on… Kitty sighed annoyed inwardly. That was certainly ridiculous for her, a techie! And yet, she had seen so many things through all those months that it would be necessary to be a deaf and blind person to believe otherwise.

"Kitty! Kitty!" she heard Gandalf's voice

The young woman blinked a couple of times and saw in front of her to Gandalf who clearly was impatient.

"This is not time for remembering an especial person!" chided her Gandalf

At hearing this Kitty blushed. She knew about who he was talking about.

"I wasn't thinking on…on… on… !" said blushed and offended but without being able to finish the sentence, especially at seeing Pippin's confused face

"Then what did I told you and Pippin about Lord Dénethor?"

Kitty blushed. She had been so absorbed in her ponderings that she hadn't even noticed that Gandalf had been speaking

"You haven't even listened to what I instructed to you and Pippin of what to do before Lord Dénethor" chided her again Gandalf "so now, listen carefully and this time pay attention Kitty" He paused "you better than anyone know whose Lord Dénethor and his kinship with Boromir, so telling him news about Boromir's fate would be most unwise. And do not mention about Frodo or the Ring nor Aragorn and even less of your mutation and of who you are descendant"

"But Gandalf… Boromir gave me his ring so I could be here safe and sound" protested Kitty showing the wizard the jewel "I won't be in any danger! Of course, I won't say a word about the One Ring and Aragorn, I'm not stupid; but about me and Boromir's fate…"

"Not a word!" cut her Gandalf "this ring if Boromir would be here, it would be a great help but Boromir is no longer here but dead. This would be more of trouble to us than of help"

Kitty pouted and scoffed while folding her arms. She didn't agree at all.

"You understand me, Kitty?" said Gandalf "you can't say a word about that ring"

The mutant nodded sulkily but in her mind, she had another answer.

"And about you Peregrin Took, it's better if you don't speak at all" added the wizard turning to the hobbit.

Hobbit, mutant and wizard entered to the main hall and slowly approached to the Steward's Throne where an old man of about 60 years old, long grayish hair, gray eyes and haggard features was sitting. He was wearing a rich black robe, a huge ring in his middle finger of his left hand. In his hands, he was holding a broken horn that immediately the three recognized: the Horn of Gondor, the horn that Boromir had always at his side.

At seeing this, tears blurred Kitty's sight. It was as if at this very moment, she could hear the hoarse sound of the horn when Boromir was blowing it calling for help. She again remembered as if it had been a couple of hours before, how had been that he had willingly stayed behind for stopping the orcs so the others could be prepared for facing the squad. She remembered perfectly the way he had said her goodbye: a hug, a kiss, a smile and the words 'run away, Little One, run away and don't look back'. That was so painful for saying the least!

Gandalf's voice took her out of her sad memories.

"Hail, Dénethor, son of Ecthelion, Lord and Steward of Gondor. I come with tidings in this dark hour… and with counsel"

The Steward who all this time had been looking the broken horn in his hands without caring in the least the presence of his three visitors, at hearing this he looked up. Kitty noticed that Boromir had had some of his father's gestures but one, Lord Dénethor shown bitterness, anger and pain but the worst: a kind of evil madness.

"Perhaps you've come to explain this" he said while handling the broken horn "perhaps you've come to tell me why my son is dead"

The voice of Lord Dénethor was full of pain, sorrow but above all, anger a great anger.

Pippin walked in front of Gandalf and kneeled before Lord Dénethor.

"Boromir died to save us. He fell defending us from many foes"

"Pippin!" said angrily Gandalf

"I offer you my service, such as it is, in payment in this debt"

"This is my first command to you: how did you escape and my son did not? So mighty a man as he was" asked roughly Lord Dénethor showing thus his desire of the hobbit's death instead of Boromir's

"Because he wasn't killed by any foe" said a female voice

Gandalf turned around just to see Kitty passed him and facing Lord Dénethor.

"Your son certainly was a very mighty man, an excellent warrior, a man of honor… a great friend of mine" said Kitty "he killed dozens and dozens of terrible foes known as 'uruk-hai' but… he was killed treacherously by a mutant known as 'Marrow'"

At hearing this, Gandalf closed his eyes praying to the Válar to give him patience before he could slap in the back of the head to both, Kitty and Pippin, for their imprudence, or better said, foolishness. He knew Lord Dénethor, he knew that the Steward wasn't exactly the most honorable man as well as he wasn't the sanest man, not after his wife's death.

"Mutant?" repeated Lord Dénethor "I've heard of such beings, powerful and with abilities that no one else has" He looked directly to Kitty's eyes "I've heard that there's one known as Katherine Anne Pryde who it is said has the incredible ability of pass through things as if she were just a simple shadow… I wonder if you know her?" he asked with a very meaningful tune

This was getting worse. What would be the reaction of Lord Dénethor when knowing that his suspicions were right. Kitty looked serious but inside she was scared, maybe she speaks directly to Lord Dénethor hadn't been a good idea. If only Boromir would be there…! A reckless idea came to her mind. She shown him the ring that Boromir had left her before he died.

Lord Dénethor looked astonished.

"How did you get this?" he asked in low tune

"Your son, my dearest friend, gave it to me before he died" answered Kitty "he told me… he told me that this ring would allow me to be here and be safe… that this ring would help me because you are an honorable man. I'd be safe here from anyone"

Lord Dénethor looked up and saw Kitty's eyes glistening with tears. It was obvious that she had really cared for his son and that his death was a very painful memory for her.

"So… my son… fell in love with a mutant?" Lord Dénethor said with such tune that everyone realized that of the answer depended Kitty's fate

The young woman trembled inside. Of course, Boromir had never loved her! Not in such way! But then… what answer to give? Kitty lowered her gaze as blushed not for shyness but for shame while she was thinking 'I'm sorry Boromir, I'm truly sorry'.

"I guess" she mumbled "he called me his 'Little One'"

Lord Dénethor hard expression changed immediately at hearing the pet name. He knew perfectly Odalyn's tragedy and for the first time, he noticed that Kitty had a great resemblance to the late Odalyn… maybe that was the reason his son had fallen for this… woman, mutant or whatever.

The fact of knowing that the woman who was before him was the famous mutant known as Katherine Anne Pryde and if the words that had reached him were true, she was helping with her ability to the so-called Aragorn… then she should be immediately imprisoned. But then again, he thought… Boromir had been his beloved son, his golden child, if Boromir had given that ring to this mutant woman so-called Katherine Anne Pryde, then he had truly been in love with her. But then again, he thought that she was helping to the Ranger to take the throne, HIS throne, the throne he would inherit to his beloved son so, she was… betraying him, betraying the memory of Boromir, in case she had really loved him. Yes, because she had said that Boromir had been her 'dearest' friend… yes, maybe the mutant so-called Katherine Anne Pryde was just lying.

"Please my lord…" started to say Kitty

"Did you love him?" asked Lord Dénethor without letting her finishing "did you love my son?"

Again, Kitty apologized with Boromir inwardly while she nodded and let her tears fall, tears of pain of losing a FRIEND.

"I did" she mumbled "but I called him my dearest friend because I was afraid of what would you think if you knew that I loved him"

Gandalf had hidden behind him Pippin so Lord Dénethor wouldn't see the astonished face of the hobbit while he had glared him daggers threatening silently if he said a single word. The wizard was praying the Válar this worked because it was a fact, Kitty was playing a very, VERY dangerous card that if she was discovered, it would be her doom as well as Pippin's and Gandalf himself for he knew that Lord Dénethor had changed so much that he had lost all respect for everyone even an Ishtari.

"Afraid?" continued his interrogatory like a snake surrounding his prey, ready for the first misstep catch her and kill his prey.

"I've seen that you know already who I am. My kind not always are welcome but few are the ones who accepts us and… even love us like your son who understood me better than anyone" Well at least she wasn't lying… just a half because nowadays it was a certain elf who understood her better than any living being in both realms: Earth and Middle-Earth. "so I was afraid you'd hate me, that's why I've decided to use this beautiful lucky charm he gave me to ask your kindness for me and the hobbit"

"And if you loved so much my son then why are you helping this… Ranger of the North, the so-called Aragorn?" pressured more Lord Dénethor

Kitty had the hunch that behind that question there was something more, maybe Lord Dénethor knew Aragorn's true identity and maybe he didn't want to leave his position as Steward of Gondor and maybe her ponderings were right. But her answer came immediately to her mouth.

"Because he, as Gandalf and other more including this hobbit is trying to save Middle-Earth"

"You don't fool me, mutant!" said angrily Lord Dénethor while standing up violently from his throne "you know perfectly who's this Ranger"

"I don't know of what are you talking about!" exclaimed Kitty faking so well that Pippin believed her and Gandalf was surprised. Definitely, Kitty was really good at acting, if he didn't know her better, he would have sworn all the words she had said were true.

"You don't?" said Lord Dénethor "then let me show you that what I say is true. Isn't it, Gandalf?" He turned to the wizard "I know who rides with Théoden of Rohan. Oh, yes! Words have reached my ears of this Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and I tell you now: I will NOT bow to this Ranger from the North. Last of a ragged house long bereft of Lordship!"

"Authority is not given to you to deny the return of the King, Steward!" answered Gandalf emphasizing the word 'steward'

"The whole rule of Gondor is mine and no other's!" shouted angrily Lord Dénethor. He then turned to Kitty who still masked her true feelings with that mask of astonishment "so be careful Lady Katherine Anne Pryde to whom are you helping. Maybe with your actions you're staining the memory of my beloved son and the one who your heart chose" And he gave her again the ring that Boromir had given her.

That night Pippin was inspecting the armor and sword he was given that day while Gandalf was smoking but his heart was troubled. He was looking somberly towards Mordor. The worst had happened, Lord Dénethor wanted the throne for himself and he hadn't listened to him at all, it was just a miracle that he and Pippin were given a room during their stay in Minas Tirith, However, it was pretty obvious that both were unwelcome. Fortunately, Kitty's dangerous play had worked and she was in another room, not exactly welcome but at least in a relative safe place for her.

"So, I imagine this is just a ceremonial position" said suddenly Pippin while inspecting carefully his new armor and sword "I mean, they don't actually expect me to do any fighting… do they?"

Gandalf closed his eyes inwardly. Certainly, that hobbit named Peregrin Took was really fool. How was possible that he could think such a thing after he had talked without even thinking for a second what was he saying.

"You're in the service of the Steward now; you're going to have to do as you're told, Peregrin Took" replied Gandalf grumpily "ridiculous hobbit. 'Guard of the Citadel'…!" added the wizard more impatient. Definitely, he was really being angry for what had happened thanks to the hobbit named Pippin, because he started choking on his pipe. Seeing this, Pippin ran for a cup of water and handed it to him.

"Thank you" said Gandalf once he managed stop coughing

"There's no more stars. Is it time?" asked the hobbit after a while

"Yes"

Pippin leaned against the railing of the balcony and looked for a long moment the city. It's shinny whiteness had disappeared under the cloak of a heavy and no so natural darkness.

"It's so quiet" he mumbled

"It's the deep breath before the plunge" explained Gandalf

"I don't want to be in a battle but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse! Is there any hope, Gandalf? For Frodo and Sam?"

"There never was much hope, just a fool's hope" said Gandalf who had always been a person who said the truth bluntly in those cases "our Enemy is ready, his full strength gathers. Not only orcs but men as well, legions of Haradrim form the South, mercenaries from the coast… all will answer Mordor's call" He paused "this will be the end of Gondor as we know it. Here the hammer stroke will fall the hardest. If the river is taken, if the garrison at Osgiliath falls, then the last defense of this city will be gone"

"But we have the White Wizard… that's got to count for something, Gandalf?" said Pippin trying to see the bright side of such dark situation, but it seemed that it didn't because the answer Gandalf gave him.

"Sauron has yet to reveal his deadliest servant. The one who would lead Mordor's armies in war. The one they say no living man can kill: the Witch-King of Angmar" He turned to the hobbit who had paled "you've met him before. He stabbed Frodo on Weathertop. He is the lord of the Nâzgul, the greatest of the nine. Minas Morgul is his lair" He paused while his voice turned more and more somber "we come to it at last, the great battle of our time. The board is set, the pieces are moving"

Gandalf heard a sob and turned. It was Pippin who was crying. Perhaps the hobbit was not a man of arms, nor had he been trained from his earliest youth in quarrels and battles, but he was well aware of what was to come, and as a sign was a strange green light that had suddenly appeared in the horizon, towards Mordor. The Hobbit correctly guessed that from there the King of Angmar would come with all his army to attack and destroy Gondor until he left no stone on stone and swept away all memory of that kingdom. Surely the hell that would break loose would have no name.

Seeing this, Gandalf was moved and put a hand on Pippin's shoulder to comfort him. Suddenly, a soft thud made them turn sharply. It was Kitty who was even a couple of feet away.

"Kitty!" Pippin cried, running to her and hugging her tightly.

Kitty knelt down and hugged him, too. She admired the hobbit because, despite his youth, he was the youngest of all hobbits, he was brave, perhaps not the most prudent or intelligent, but he was certainly a brave one.

Kitty got up and smiled at Gandalf who had approached.

"Your recklessness almost brings you to death, Katherine Anne Pryde, you and Peregrin, even I was in danger," he said seriously "but ... your audacity also saved us"

"Yes, I was lucky," replied Kitty, "I did not think Lord Dénethor would believe it."

"Do not trust luck, Katherine Anne Pryde. Luck is at your side when it wants and as it wants, not when you need it "

Kitty scoffed, but did not respond. She realized that the wizard was to some extent right, and we say, 'to a certain extent' because she knew from her own experience that the bolder the lie, the easier it was for people to believe it. However, it was a fact that Gandalf was, if not angry yes upset with her, simply the fact that he called her by her full name showed it. So, she did not reply and was content with scoff.

"You came to keep us company, Kitty? Because I've missed you so much, "Pippin said," I thought Lord Dénethor would hurt you. "

Kitty smiled tenderly at the hobbit's concern for her.

"No, fortunately he did not do anything to me. He ... he really believed that Boromir and I ... loved each other "she replied blushing intensely

"So, Merry was right?" Pippin said naively, "you and he were in love?"

Kitty blushed even more and looked at Gandalf as if asking for help. The wizard shook his head in sympathy.

"None of that, Peregrin Took, Boromir and she were only very close friends ..."

"But ... and then ...?" Asked the hobbit without understanding.

"You'd better go and rest Pippin," Gandalf said in response. "I need to talk to Kitty alone"

At this, Kitty raised a surprised eyebrow as Pippin saw Kitty not understanding what was happening.

"Come on, Pippin, obey to Gandalf and go to sleep, because tomorrow will be a long day," she said as she looked toward the strange green light still emanating like a great beam. She squeezed his shoulder gently and smiled at him. Pippin sighed. He did not understand what the two of them were doing, but he obeyed anyway.

"It looks like the party will start soon," Kitty said, leaning over the balcony railing. "Who's the next enemy we'll fight?"

"The King of Angmar also known as 'The Witch King'" replied Gandalf standing at her side

Kitty frowned. She had never heard of him.

"It is said that a powerful elf prophesied that the King of Angmar could never be beaten by a living man," added Gandalf after a few moments

"Magnificent!" She murmured wryly, "although ... it never occurred to you that it might be that a man cannot, but a woman?" She asked after a moment

Gandalf frowned in surprise. Actually, he had never thought about it.

"If a man has no chance, let alone a woman," he replied

Kitty scoffed sulkily.

"I never thought you were a sexist, Gandalf," she said annoyed.

The wizard raised his eyebrows in surprise at the answer. Apparently, Kitty was not a person who was afraid of characters even though they were more powerful than she, simply the answer she had given to Sauron during her little chat showed it and to reaffirm it, the answer she had just given.

"Anyway" she continued shrugging indifferently "apparently this time the enemy will be more powerful than Saruman"

"He is the captain of Mordor's forces," said Gandalf, "what about Avalanche? Do you think he'll come too? "

Kitty was silent for a long time.

"I do not know," she finally replied, "it depends whether he has heard of Marrow's death"

"If he already knew, then he will come here" He frowned "or not?" On seeing that she did not answer

"I do not know, Gandalf," she said after a moment, "I have come up with a possibility, which may seem crazy to you, but considering the situation and Avalanche ... it may not be completely wrong"

"And it is?"

Kitty turned and looked at the wizard, who was watching her expectantly.

"Perhaps ... and only perhaps, when Avalanche finds out I killed Marrow, he not only wants to kill me and all my friends. Perhaps and only perhaps he wants to take revenge on Saruman and Sauron "

"And why would he want to take revenge on them?"

"Because he and Marrow helped both of them. Saruman hid the truth to them and Sauron has not been able to respond their help and now, because of their fault is that Marrow is dead "

"But Saruman is dead and he has not died because he has avenged himself"

"True, it was Grima, but that would only help his plans for revenge should he have them, which is very likely. Because, as you recall, Marrow implied that both she and Avalanche preferred to overthrow Sauron "

"You mean they want to destroy Sauron and stay with the power?" Asked Gandalf in disbelief

"It could be," replied Kitty, "perhaps instead of helping the King of Angmar or catching the hobbits, he may allow them to destroy the One Ring ... perhaps even help them"

"But without Sauron ... he does not have the same power as him! No mutant has it!"

Kitty frowned in a very peculiar way.

"Do they?" Gandalf asked when he saw her expression

"For the moment, I'll finish by telling you what I can think Avalanche could do," she said, "it might happen that Avalanche allows the One Ring to be destroyed. He does not have the power that Sauron has because he, although he is powerful, is not mutant type Omega ... but it is probable that Sauron's army has at his disposal "said Kitty" perhaps even the King of Angmar only has a part of the army and the other part has Avalanche who only waits for all to be destroyed either in the middle of the battle or by the One Ring, by then ... he takes power. To defeat Avalanche would not be easy because he does not have the weakness to need a jewel like Sauron, and if he has at his disposal the other half of that madman's army of Mordor is strong enough to make life impossible for us while he's creating or getting more warriors," Kitty concluded." Clearly that's only a guess "she added.

Gandalf had paled. He had never thought of such a thing. Surely there was nothing illogical about the plan, that is, using Sauron's enemies as a weapon and allowing both the Dark Lord and them to fight to destroy each other and he would be the only fort and therefore to that they could not win, at least not for a long time.

"And how can we know?" He asked after a moment.

Kitty shrugged.

"No idea. Avalanche would have to be found and to make him speak ... a telepath would be needed or ... he to be sure of the triumph or to be dying, otherwise no matter what torment you do to him, he will not speak "

There was a long silence. That assumption was the same or perhaps more terrible than if the Dark Lord won the war. Finally, Gandalf sighed out of exhaustion, things got more and more complicated. Why the hell did the mutants want to overthrow Sauron? Starting with, why the hell did the mutants come to Middle-Earth? Neither he nor Lady Galadriel knew! Gandalf was sure that if they did, they might be able to send them back. He decided to leave that topic for the moment and instead focus on two others that had attracted his attention

"A moment ago, I asked you if you knew of any mutant that had a power equal or superior to that of Sauron and you did not answer me, so I think something you know about this. What is Katherine Anne Pryde? "He asked.

Kitty did not answer for a moment. How to explain what was happening to her and how would he take it? Because it was obvious that Gandalf was upset by this issue, simply the fact that he called her by her full name proved it. She decided to tell him the truth, perhaps the wizard would have some idea or could give her a speculation that could guide her about what was happening to her.

"When I was in my little chat with Sauron, I began to feel that someone was entering my mind" she said "I opposed all my resistance, making use of my mutant ability, but I am not a mutant telepath so I could not contain it for much weather. However, just when Sauron tormented me, a scream of woman along with mine and even his resounded "Kitty looked up" the mutant who was trying to get into my mind was Emma Frost also known as the 'White Queen 'and is a mutant telepath type Omega "She paused" whatever she has done, hurt Sauron most likely mentally. Perhaps and only perhaps ... an Omega-type mutant is as powerful as Sauron "

Gandalf paled. Apparently not even Lady Galadriel had an exact idea of what the Omega-type mutants were. Were there any of them in Middle-Earth?

"Where do you think is the so-called Emma Frost? Can we trust her? Do you think she would help us? "He asked. It was essential to know that in the case that this Omega-type mutant was in Middle-Earth, she would be willing to help. His hopes were futile because Kitty shook her head.

"Emma Frost only thinks of herself, is a woman who has no scruples" said "but ... there is something I do not understand ..."

"What? What is it? "Gandalf asked impatiently.

"It's not the first time she tries to get into my mind, Gandalf," Kitty said. "When I was in my home-realm on Earth, she wanted to get into my mind several times, but these times have been different"

"Is not it the first time she does it?" Gandalf said, though his question was rather a statement

"Do not. The first time she did it when I was with Aragorn on the bank of the river, after having taken a bath to rescue him from the Warg. While I was in a strange state of trance, Aragorn saved my life from Warg himself who, through its fault, had both 'happily' swam by the river. She has done it more times, but strangest of all, is that instead of making me see things or make me do things, everything is dark and I hear the voices of three of my friends and her. I hear the voices of Logan, Ororo, Bobby and Emma. And I do not understand how it is possible that I can hear their voices if my three friends have been dead for several months before I came to Middle-Earth"

"And what they say? Do you understand what they are talking about? "Asked Gandalf, who had listened attentively

"They speak as if they were trying to save me, to rescue me from this place. Emma says that I am far away and that her mutant ability is not so powerful as to reach me and rescue me. None of them knows where I am and all they have seen is the wall of Helm's Deep and Marrow. Emma insists again and again on using Cerebro to save me, but Logan is always strictly refusing and is quite right, if Emma were to use Cerebro it would be almost as powerful as the Professor "Kitty paused, her voice had become desperate. Not being able to understand exactly what was happening, but deep within her being she was afraid that they wanted to get her out of Middle-Earth "I do not know exactly what they are talking about, but they seem to want to save me from Middle-Earth but I cannot leave Gandalf, I cannot and less now! "She added while her eyes filled with tears" I just cannot "murmured

"That's why you talked that night about the day you returned to your home-realm" he said more as a statement than as question

Kitty nodded.

"But I cannot leave Gandalf" she said "I cannot leave, not now! There is a war to win! There is a madman named Sauron to beat and destroy! There are people I care for! "She said more and more desperately" there is Legolas "she murmured in a voice so far that the wizard barely heard it

"And you cannot talk to them?" He asked after a moment

Kitty shook her head sadly.

"Whatever Emma Frost did, wounded Sauron ... so probably an Omega-type mutant has enough power to fight against that stupid madman of Mordor and beat him ... or at least keep him at bay," continued Kitty, "if only there would be some way to tell them that I do not want to leave, that I cannot leave, not at this moment! You think you could do something, Gandalf? "

The wizard thought for a moment.

"Maybe the fact that you're in this state will allow it to be harder for them," he said. "Tell me, Kitty ... if the so-called Emma Frost used the so-called Cerebro, could she get you out of here?"

"Probably, I do not know. It is a fact that she would need all her power to achieve it, perhaps died in the attempt, but in reality ... I do not know "Kitty looked imploringly at Gandalf" what do I do? "She asked

The wizard put a hand on her shoulder and smiled.

"Do not be afraid, Kitty," he said. "You're in Middle-Earth, a realm where magic is a reality and you're a descendant of the two Blue Wizards ... they will not get you out, not while you continue to accept your destiny here in Middle Earth"

Kitty looked at him hopefully.

"Do you promise?" She asked.

"I promise you," Gandalf answered wholeheartedly.

"Ah… um… by the way, please don't tell Legolas what I said to Lord Dénethor" added a deeply blushed Kitty after a moment

Gandalf smiled.

"Not a word" he said "though I can't say that about a certain hobbit" he added while looking towards the figure of a sleeping Pippin

Kitty sighed.

"I shall talk with him very seriously about it" she said "and for his own sake, he better does what I say"

Gandalf smiled. He already imagined how Kitty would talk to the hobbit. He just hoped that it worked.

Now Gandalf knows what's happening and he's sure Kitty will stay in Middle-Earth and the X-Men will not be able to get her out of that realm ... is the wizard right? We will see that in the future.

What about Kitty's assumption regarding Avalanche?

Waiting your reviews, guys, these will always be welcome!