Chapter 9
"Mystique, Raven is that you?" came a familiar growl.
"Sabretooth, Victor it is you," said Mystique. Amber and yellow eyes gazed into each other as long forgotten love was rekindled. Bobby was simply left there forgotten on the floor as hand in hand feral and shape-shifter went hand in hand to Jean Grey's bedroom to catch up on lost time. By the time they finished hours later exhausted after all that activity the bedroom looked like a bomb had gone off in it. Still Mystique and Sabretooth were back together as they were meant to be.
Meanwhile Dark Beast had eaten all of Hanks Twinkies and Jubilees Sugar Bombs and had polished of several bottles of Remys Bourbon and half of Logan's beer supply. Afterwards he went into Remy's room and washed off the blue dye clogging the shower with fur in the process. Then he gave himself a makeover in Ororo's room before going through the X-Men's wardrobes. He selected Logan's favorite red flannel shirt and cowboy hat, Remy's trench coat and a pair of Scott's jeans. Now Dark Beast found he desired some company and he set off to look for some.
"God, that was just horrible. Oh Hank is that you?" moaned Bobby as he regained consciousness. Dark Beast had a quizzical look as Bobby hugged him, snuggling against the fur and sobbing quietly. One large clawed hand patted Bobby gently on the back as a sudden idea came into his sugar and alcohol crazed mind.
"Don't you worry because I will look after you? Let's take you for a drink and then you can tell me all about your troubles," said Dark Beast in a gentle soothing tone. He then strode off purposefully dragging the unresisting Bobby along before literally bumping into Kurt.
"What are you doing mein freund?" asked Kurt suspiciously.
"Going for a wild night of carousing with my new friend Bobby Drake and you're welcome to join us if you like," said Dark Beast who was feeling magnanimous.
"Danke" With that the unlikely trio set off.
Meanwhile Sinister had more or less recovered and was now in Professor X's office.
"Charles I'm so glad to see you."
"As am I Nathaniel and I must say you look absolutely terrible," said a concerned Xavier.
"I've had a rough day. Are you still coming to the opera with me tonight?"
"Let my best friend down? Never would I do such a thing. Shall we play a game of chess?"
"I would like that very much. Now I booked us a table in that romantic Italian restaurant and hired two lovely young ladies as our companions."
"I'm looking forward to meeting them. Now you'd better close the door before somebody comes by and sees you. I don't think the others would approve of our relationship."
After all Sinister was supposed to be a mortal enemy and not a best friend and secret lover!
"Oh Hank, you're such an animal," gasped Emma.
"My dear you bring out the Beast in me," purred Hank.
"This is going to be so great but we need someone for you to marry Scott," said Jubilee.
"Well Kitty Pryde's old enough and I was always fond of her. Anyone would be better than Jean anyway."
"Ya know Cyke, she once confided ta me that she always had a thing fer ya. Even more than she did fer Piotr so I'll just give my pun'kin a call."
Nearly crawling to her room the red menace counted the costs of the two weddings and her divorce. The wage for the lawyer alone made her shiver, and if she had to pay for Scott's wedding too, all her life savings would be gone forcing her to work as a model for red hair dye again.
Entering her room she stopped dead in her tracks.
The windows were shattered, the curtains were ripped, the carpet was in shreds and the king size French drape bed was a ruin. Every single item of furniture was crushed to splinters and her clothing lay in shreds and tatters strewn across the floor and her make up plastered the cracked and battered walls.
"Mm…gnh…muh…mah…e..ruh…"
A shrieking yell sounded through the mansions and over the grounds, scaring off every animal and bird including the Phoenix. The being had grown sick and tired off Jean Grey's insufferable character and appalling behaviour and had only waited for the right moment to leave its ghastly host. It knew that somewhere out in the world a more worthy person was waiting for it.
Chapter 10
Kitty had just stepped out of the shower when the phone rang.
"Muir Island, Pryde, what can I do for you?"
"Hey pun'kin it's me," Logan said, "just called ta tell ya the great news, Rogue's gonna marry Gumbo, I'm getting wed ta Jubes and Scott's getting rid of Jean. How fast can ya get here?"
In the distance, Logan could here the roar of jet engines and Wolfsbane screaming:
"Hey! Pryde stole the Blackbird! Somebody call SHIELD!"
Bobby, Kurt and Dark Beast were at the Auger Inn, all hopelessly drunk. After hanging from the ceiling by his tail and ungracefully banging his head after a back flip, Nightcrawler decided to go home and bamfed back to the mansion. Alas the Phoenix crossed his teleportation field and ended up inside Kurt who was to inebriated to realize this and simply mumbled a prayer before falling asleep in his bed.
"Ye kn-kno-know Hank, Ah-I alwaith w'nddered if ya were such a h-hea-hard dr'nker lu-l'ke Ruh-Rem…G'mbit."
Bobby slurred, freezing and defrosting his eight Long Island Iced Tea.
Dark Beast looked at him with crossed eyes then muttered:
"Uuwuuhuu-hu?" Six beers and twelve Mai Tais were too much even for his formidable metabolism. He was so drunk he couldn't even remember the lovely experiments and tortures he had cooked up for Iceman let alone think of new ones. To make things worse he was starting to like the guy.
Maybe if he played his cards right he could lure him to his lab and make him into a pet like he did with Havok.
Unluckily for him Jean chose that exact moment to pop in for a drink. Catching sight of Hank's newly blue-furred doppelganger, an evil smile crossed her face. There was the object of her carnal desire, drunk, helpless and just waiting for her. Mentally convincing a woman that Bobby was really Hugh Jackman she separated the drinking partners and telekinetically grabbed Dark Beast and headed for the boathouse.
Precisely seventy three minutes after the call Shadowcat flung her arms around a relieved Scott's neck and practically smothered him with kisses.
Then the girls decided to start with the wedding preparations while the guys went for a drink to celebrate their luck. At that moment and an exhausted but jubilant Beast and an equally tired but happy Emma entered and announced their marriage as well.
Everybody congratulated them and each other and all were happy.
Unknown to the X-Men Xavier and Sinister had raided the woman's bathroom and tried to do a remake of "Too Wong Foo- Thanks for Everything……."
Jean Grey was feeling rather pleased with herself when she suddenly slipped on a patch of ice which unexpectedly appeared in front of her. Simultaneously Dark Beast was instantly awake and sober when the cold hit him. He realized he had just been saved from a fate far worse than death.
"Leave him alone you kinkily evil witch," yelled Bobby bravely.
"How dare you interfere with my plans Popsicle. Now I will use my telepathy and make you into my love-slave," hissed Jean Grey.
She heard a growl and then a strong hand grabbed her and plunged a syringe full of serum into her arm. She gasped in horror and turned to Dark Beast.
"What have you done to me!?" shrieked Jean.
"I injected you with my special serum. The same one that made me what I am today. It should be fascinating to see what it does to do," said Dark Beast mildly. Jean Grey screamed and ran away.
"You saved me," sighed Bobby.
"You saved me also," purred Dark Beast.
They looked into each other's eyes and something passed between them. It was the beginning of something wonderful.
"Hello everyone but Creed and I want to announce that we're also getting married," said Mystique.
"Yeah and we also want ta renounce evil and join the X-Men. Ya wanna make something of it?" growled Sabretooth.
"I think its wonderful news," said Storm as everyone else was busy.
Loud singing was heard and then a weird and wonderful sight went past. Professor X was in his wheelchair which was being pushed by Mr. Sinister. Xavier was wearing one of Jean Grey's old costumes and Sinister was looking splendid in pink blouse, black leather mini-skirt, high heels and a blonde wig. Both were much the worse for drink.
Ororo promptly fainted and had to be revived by Bishop. Warren fainted as well and woke up to find he was being cuddled by Jubilee and Emma. He decided to take his time in recovering.
Then the doorbell rang and Jubilee and Remy went to answer it. A somewhat sheepish Bobby appeared hovering nervously in the doorway.
"What is the matter Bobby?" asked Jubilee.
"I've met someone really special and I really love them and I think they feel the same way. We want to be together so I've brought them home to meet everyone," said Bobby nervously.
"Remy think dat dis is great news mon ami. Dis calls for celebration," said Remy.
"Thing is that he's male and I think I'm gay," said Bobby.
"Bobby none us have a problem with that," said Hank gently.
"Then can he come in?" asked Bobby anxiously.
"Yeah he can come in. It ain't likely ta be any more shocking then what we've just seen," said Logan.
"You can come in D.B," said Bobby.
Dark Beast came in and put his arms around Bobby in a gentle hug. The two then kissed deeply and passionately in front of the shocked X-Men.
Logan was wrong. This was just as shocking as what they had just seen if not more so.