Showdown

"Where is he?" Peter stalked the lobby of the movie theater. "Where is the rat?" Bobby and Kurt were with him.

"Last I saw him he and Kitty went out of the theater together," Bobby said. "Hey there's Toad!"

"If anyone knows anything I'll bet it's him!" Kurt said. They went towards him.

"All right where are they?" Peter asked, making a fist.

Todd casually leaned against the wall, folding his arms. He made a motion with his thumb towards the men's room. "In there, but I wouldn't go in if I were you," He smirked.

Peter ignored him and burst in. He saw Lance hugging Kitty. "KITTY!" Peter's jaw dropped.

"I told you not to go in," Todd smirked as he stood outside the door.

"Peter it's not what you think," Kitty said as she pulled away from Lance.

"What if it was?" Lance glared at Peter.

"Kitty," Peter said simply. "I want you to leave us alone. Avalanche and I need to…discuss something."

"Now Peter no fighting," Kitty ran up to him.

"Kitty it's okay," Lance motioned with his chin. "I can handle him. Besides, we got stuff to say to each other that should have been said a long time ago."

"Lance…" Kitty warned.

"Elf take her out of here," Lance motioned. "We need our privacy."

"Ya, come on Kitty this isn't really a place you should be anyway," Kurt took her arm and teleported her out. The other boys closed the door and left the two of them alone in the bathroom.

"What did you say to her?" Peter growled.

"Let's just say I can put on the charm too, when I put my mind to it," Lance smirked. "Of course, the way she feels for me it's not that hard to convince her."
"Kitty could never really love someone like you!" Peter snapped.

"Well if she doesn't she's doing an awfully good acting job," Lance said. "And I wouldn't be making cracks about my past if I were you buddy!"

"There's a huge difference between us Avalanche," Peter growled.

"No the difference is you've had a few lucky breaks," Lance said. "I come from a world where if you don't succeed or survive it's too darn bad."

"And if you don't do whatever it takes to get what you want it's a crying shame?" Peter mocked. "Don't insult my intelligence!"

"And don't insult mine!" Lance snapped. "Let's get this out right now! No more games, no more little gimmicks. Just you and me!"

"Not just you and me," Peter said. "This whole thing concerns Kitty and which of us she is going to choose!"

"Yeah well that's rather up to her now isn't?" Lance leaned back. "And that's been the problem."

"What? The fact that she has some free will on who she wants to date?" Peter scoffed.

"No the fact that she hasn't chosen either of us yet is what's making us both edgy," Lance said. "I for one have had it with this sharing nonsense."

"So have I," Peter glared at him.

"Well at least that's one thing we can agree on," Lance folded his arms. "So now what do we do about it?"

"You could always act like a gentleman for once in your life and back out gracefully," Peter said.

"Listen, Russkie," Lance growled. "I take my marching orders from Kitty, no one else! Especially not a tin-plated bully like you! Got it?"

"And I'm not going to let some American street trash push me around," Peter growled.

"Looks like neither one of us is gonna back down," Lance stared him in the eye.

"It seems that way doesn't it?" Peter stared right back.

"So I guess we're just gonna have to keep at it until she does decide," Lance told him. "I'm warning you now, I'm not gonna stop until I win. I'll do whatever it takes to win Kitty's heart. Whatever it takes. Got it?"

"Well then I suggest that if you are going to impress Kitty you should at least dress more…how do you say…appropriately?" Peter sneered at him indicating his torn jeans. "You may be used to dressing like a common bum but I think if you really want to please her, you should actually find some style. Just some advice. If you get my meaning."

"Really?" Lance's eyes narrowed. "Thanks. But if anything I wear Kitty doesn't like…I take it off. If you get my meaning."

"WHY YOU…?" Peter roared and punched Lance in the face. Then he armored up.

"Oh I was hoping you'd do that!" Lance growled. "COME ON YOU BIG APE! GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT!" He dodged another punch.

"Stand still!" Peter bellowed as he tried to punch Lance again, but instead started punching the wall.

"Fighting you is like standing still!" Lance snapped.

"STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!" Kitty shouted as she phased inside. She screamed when she saw Peter knock another hole in the wall. "COLOSUSS STOP IT!"

"Kitty…" Peter turned around and de-armored himself. "I…"

"I don't wanna hear it!" Kitty snapped. "I can't take this any more from either of you!"

"Hey I'm not the one who was using his powers without control," Lance pointed out.

"That was your plan all along you…" Peter swore something in Russian.

"KNOCK IT OFF THE BOTH OF YOU!" Kitty shouted. By now they had attracted a rather curious crowd of X-Men, Misfits and humans. "You both are acting like jerks!"

"Well what the hell do you expect?" Pietro growled. "If anyone's to blame it's you!"

"What do you mean?" Kitty whirled on him.

"You know damn well what I mean," Pietro snapped. "You could have ended this long ago by just making a simple choice between the two of them. But instead you decided to string them both along. It's bad enough you've treated Lance like dirt ever since you've known him but now you have to do the same to Colossus?"

"For once my brother is right," Wanda agreed. "This is all your fault Kitty! They'd never act like this if you didn't act like a tramp!"

"What did you call me?" Kitty shrieked.

"Now sis, tramp is a bit strong," Pietro remarked. "Actually she's acting a lot more like Jean. Which is hardly surprising."

"What?" Jean yelled as she made her way inside.

"You heard me," Pietro smirked at her. "Kitty's acting the same way you did with Scott and Duncan. The only difference is that unlike Scooter boy, Lance isn't a pansy who's willing to stand by and let Petey walk all over him."

"You're way out of line Pietro!" Scott snapped.

"No, She's way out of line!" Wanda snapped pointing to Kitty. "And it's high time someone told her that!"

"You got that right girlfriend!" Althea said.

"Tell it like it is!" Todd called out.

"Testify!" Fred shouted.

"Personally I think Lance should have dumped that ditz a long time ago!" Pietro said. "But then he's always had a soft spot for pathetic charity cases!"

"That's it you jerk!" Kitty lunged at him.

"Too slow!" Pietro cackled as she dodged her. He laughed at them and was then stopped when Peter grabbed his collar. "Whoa!"

"Not quick enough!" Peter growled.

"Listen Colossus," Lance rushed at him. "Nobody beats up Pietro except me! Got it?"

"Nhyaahhh!" Pietro wiggled out of Peter's grasp and stuck his tongue out.

"Jerk!" Kitty managed to tackle Pietro.

"Get off my brother!" Wanda snapped as she hexed Kitty off him. Jean retaliated by using her powers on Wanda. Todd retaliated by spraying goop all over her. Scott tried to blast him but Fred grabbed him. Soon all the Misfits and X-Men were fighting each other in the men's room.

"Let me guess," Low Light sighed as he looked at the manager of the movie theater. "Mutants are forbidden to come back here right?"

"That all depends," The manager said. "Do they do matinees?"