A/N: I'm going to paraphrase a lot in the first part. I only saw that second episode once and can't really be expected to know the exact dialogue without at least a second viewing. So, you know, don't freak out on me if I get parts wrong, just go with it.
Disclaimer: Don't own nuthen'...so nyah!
Ghost
She looked at her parents and the girl who had come in with them. The girl who was a freak just like she was.
"Come on Kitty, you belong with me!" Lance pulled her arm wrenching her away.
She panicked, what now? She gave a look to her parents. They wouldn't understand, couldn't understand. Lance understood, he was like her, but then so was that other girl. But what had she done for her? Nothing, but Lance had.
Her steps were halting as he pulled her farther away. She should stop, phase out of his grip, go home.
Home.
God what was she thinking? They couldn't accept her at home, he father wanted to forget anything had happened for crying out loud!
She stopped resisting and went putting her other hand on his arm.
He smirked at this but suddenly stopped and narrowed his eyes. The door in front of them was locked. He kicked it hard and let his concentration click over to pulling at the earth under the building.
"Wait Lance!"
The voice cut through his mind letting the power slip and fall still. What the hell?
She pulled on him and he felt slightly disconnected as they passed through the door coming out the other side.
"Whoa." He jerked back from her grip and looked too shocked for words. The look on her face made him twinge in a little guilt. "That was."
"Weird?" She asked shakily.
"Yeah, a little." He reached for her hand again finding it solid. "We should get outta here."
She followed with little provocation this time, fleeing from the quickly arriving police and fire trucks alerted to the damage Lance had already done.
She couldn't help but feel a little sick. But this wasn't just running away, this was survival, wasn't it? She glanced at the boy she was following. Could he take care of her like he promised? He was strong yes, but, oh what was she thinking? They were in so much trouble!
"Well, where do you two think you're going?"
Lance pulled Kitty behind him at the sound of the voice glaring hard at the woman. "Who are you?"
"Let's just say I'm here to help my little Avalanche." She said as her form shifted into that of a woman with blue skin and red hair. "You and your little ghost friend."
* * *
Kitty sat quietly in the car. She had no extra clothes, no possessions, no nothing. Just what she was wearing, and Lance.
He was beside her in the back seat in pretty much the same position as far as all that went. He couldn't get back to his foster home because the place had been crawling with cops but their new 'guardian' assured the two she would arrange for the majority of their things to be retrieved.
This 'Mystique' woman made her a little nervous, but she did promise to keep the two safe. And until Kitty could stop and think more that's all she needed.
She jumped when and arm snaked over her shoulders. "Hey." He said quietly. "You okay?"
She nodded and felt him lean closer.
"Don't worry Kitty. I'm here too." He gave a wary glance to Mystique who was driving. She didn't seem to be paying attention and had the radio playing softly. So he pressed further taking the opportunity to smell her hair wondering how much he could get away with so soon. "I'll always be here." He wasn't sure if he meant it, but it seemed to calm her. Of course he wouldn't mind, she was cute and all, and had a pretty useful power.
He shifted as she leaned in. If only they were alone, there was another thing he wouldn't mind from her that he just couldn't risk with an adult present. So he resigned himself to a little fantasy about this pretty-kitty beside him and what he could do with her in the back of a car.
* * *
Mystique stood stiffly in her room. "I know she's unexpected but, we can use her can't we?"
"Indeed we can. But her resolve must be greater than it is. We may still lose her."
"Of course." She nodded to her leader. "Though if I might ask, what of Rogue?"
"She can wait a moment more. We have others to gather. Just do your job."
"Yes sir." She felt him more than heard him leave. After she was certain he was gone she opened the door into the hall and listened.
Down bellow she could hear Lance and the girl Kitty in the living room. The front door came open, Toad no doubt.
The voices rose in volume as the Mutants converged. She made her way down the stairs to quell any confrontations. "Children, please."
Lance was up hackles raised at Todd who had apparently made a pass at Kitty. The girl was vaguely disgusted and up off the couch arms crossed.
"Hey, how was I supposed to know she was your girl? I wasn't even expect'n you yo." Toad was clinging to the corner of the ceiling and the wall between the foyer and the dining room.
"Well now you do! And just to make sure you remember it." His foot hit the floor with an unusually loud thud. The house shook vaguely before it nearly jumped off its foundation.
"Stop this immediately!"
The shaking ended with Lance giving her an indifferent look.
She brushed herself of dust that had fallen from the ceiling. "Toad, I'd like you to meet Avalanche, your new teammate. And you." She motioned to Kitty who came forward. "While we weren't expecting you we do have a place for you in our home and on this team. Do you accept?"
Kitty fidgeted a moment. "You helped me back there. So I'll stay, I'll help."
Mystique smiled darkly and put a hand on the girls shoulder. "Then welcome to the brotherhood, Ghost."
Disclaimer: Don't own nuthen'...so nyah!
Ghost
She looked at her parents and the girl who had come in with them. The girl who was a freak just like she was.
"Come on Kitty, you belong with me!" Lance pulled her arm wrenching her away.
She panicked, what now? She gave a look to her parents. They wouldn't understand, couldn't understand. Lance understood, he was like her, but then so was that other girl. But what had she done for her? Nothing, but Lance had.
Her steps were halting as he pulled her farther away. She should stop, phase out of his grip, go home.
Home.
God what was she thinking? They couldn't accept her at home, he father wanted to forget anything had happened for crying out loud!
She stopped resisting and went putting her other hand on his arm.
He smirked at this but suddenly stopped and narrowed his eyes. The door in front of them was locked. He kicked it hard and let his concentration click over to pulling at the earth under the building.
"Wait Lance!"
The voice cut through his mind letting the power slip and fall still. What the hell?
She pulled on him and he felt slightly disconnected as they passed through the door coming out the other side.
"Whoa." He jerked back from her grip and looked too shocked for words. The look on her face made him twinge in a little guilt. "That was."
"Weird?" She asked shakily.
"Yeah, a little." He reached for her hand again finding it solid. "We should get outta here."
She followed with little provocation this time, fleeing from the quickly arriving police and fire trucks alerted to the damage Lance had already done.
She couldn't help but feel a little sick. But this wasn't just running away, this was survival, wasn't it? She glanced at the boy she was following. Could he take care of her like he promised? He was strong yes, but, oh what was she thinking? They were in so much trouble!
"Well, where do you two think you're going?"
Lance pulled Kitty behind him at the sound of the voice glaring hard at the woman. "Who are you?"
"Let's just say I'm here to help my little Avalanche." She said as her form shifted into that of a woman with blue skin and red hair. "You and your little ghost friend."
* * *
Kitty sat quietly in the car. She had no extra clothes, no possessions, no nothing. Just what she was wearing, and Lance.
He was beside her in the back seat in pretty much the same position as far as all that went. He couldn't get back to his foster home because the place had been crawling with cops but their new 'guardian' assured the two she would arrange for the majority of their things to be retrieved.
This 'Mystique' woman made her a little nervous, but she did promise to keep the two safe. And until Kitty could stop and think more that's all she needed.
She jumped when and arm snaked over her shoulders. "Hey." He said quietly. "You okay?"
She nodded and felt him lean closer.
"Don't worry Kitty. I'm here too." He gave a wary glance to Mystique who was driving. She didn't seem to be paying attention and had the radio playing softly. So he pressed further taking the opportunity to smell her hair wondering how much he could get away with so soon. "I'll always be here." He wasn't sure if he meant it, but it seemed to calm her. Of course he wouldn't mind, she was cute and all, and had a pretty useful power.
He shifted as she leaned in. If only they were alone, there was another thing he wouldn't mind from her that he just couldn't risk with an adult present. So he resigned himself to a little fantasy about this pretty-kitty beside him and what he could do with her in the back of a car.
* * *
Mystique stood stiffly in her room. "I know she's unexpected but, we can use her can't we?"
"Indeed we can. But her resolve must be greater than it is. We may still lose her."
"Of course." She nodded to her leader. "Though if I might ask, what of Rogue?"
"She can wait a moment more. We have others to gather. Just do your job."
"Yes sir." She felt him more than heard him leave. After she was certain he was gone she opened the door into the hall and listened.
Down bellow she could hear Lance and the girl Kitty in the living room. The front door came open, Toad no doubt.
The voices rose in volume as the Mutants converged. She made her way down the stairs to quell any confrontations. "Children, please."
Lance was up hackles raised at Todd who had apparently made a pass at Kitty. The girl was vaguely disgusted and up off the couch arms crossed.
"Hey, how was I supposed to know she was your girl? I wasn't even expect'n you yo." Toad was clinging to the corner of the ceiling and the wall between the foyer and the dining room.
"Well now you do! And just to make sure you remember it." His foot hit the floor with an unusually loud thud. The house shook vaguely before it nearly jumped off its foundation.
"Stop this immediately!"
The shaking ended with Lance giving her an indifferent look.
She brushed herself of dust that had fallen from the ceiling. "Toad, I'd like you to meet Avalanche, your new teammate. And you." She motioned to Kitty who came forward. "While we weren't expecting you we do have a place for you in our home and on this team. Do you accept?"
Kitty fidgeted a moment. "You helped me back there. So I'll stay, I'll help."
Mystique smiled darkly and put a hand on the girls shoulder. "Then welcome to the brotherhood, Ghost."
