It turned out that Piotr was an excellent asset to the team in more
ways then simple muscle. He was a skilled woodsman and carpenter. Using one
of the trees Scott had felled, Piotr was able to swiftly fix the carriage
and make it look as if nothing had happened to it.
When that was done, Mystique transformed into Amanda and she and Hank went into the carriage, leaving the others to lead the way to the castle. Clearing away the unused wood, they started off towards the castle.
"How do we explain the decrease in soldiers?" Scott asked.
"We'll say we were attacked and they were killed." Warren answered, shifting slightly. "This damn thing is too tight on my wings!" he muttered.
"Get used to it. It is zhe only vay you vill be getting in unless you vant to get in zhe carriage." Kurt said, a bit too harshly. Sighing, he shook his head a bit, "I'm sorry. I am just very upset at zhe moment." He apologized.
"It's all right. I'd probably have killed me if I was in your shoes." Warren said with a shrug. Kurt shrugged, slipping his hands in his pockets and looking down at the ground.
"I suppose so." He admitted. Piotr rested an arm over his shoulders, giving him a faint hug.
"Come on, Kurt. It will be all right in the end. We'll even let you kill Graydon when we catch up to him." He promised. Kurt snorted, laughing faintly.
"Vell, how can I stay upset vith an offer like zhat?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow slightly. Piotr patted his back, smiling and looking a head of them.
"That's the spirit." He said. "How far do you think we are from the castle, Logan?" he asked. Looking up, Logan narrowed his eyes faintly.
"Warren, go fly up and see if you can spot the castle." He said. Nodding, Warren took off the uniform's jacket and spread his wings, soaring into the air swiftly. Arching his wings slightly, Warren rode the thermals, looking a head of them. He could see the castle's tower clearly in the clouds. Nodding to himself, he swooped down and landed in front of them.
"I can see the tower as clear as day." He said. "If we speed up the pace a bit, we should be there by morning's first light."
"Let's hope we weren't supposed to be there today." Kitty said.
"I'd worry about how we'd pass you off as a guy." Logan said.
"What do you mean?"
"There weren't any female soldiers in that whole bunch. Graydon thinks that only men make proper soldiers." Logan explained. "So when we get near the castle, you're gonna have to bunch your hair up under your helmet and keep it there no matter what." Kitty couldn't help but laugh at that.
"If Rogue was here, she would have been furious!" she said. "I can just imagine her punching a giant hole through that tree over there and flying right to the castle, causing all kinds of destruction!" Kurt laughed softly, shaking his head a bit.
" I can just picture her doing exactly zhat." He said. "Zhen you have seen her around?" he asked.
"She goes out with that thief Remy." Kitty explained. Kurt's eyes grew wide as he looked at Kitty in disbelief.
"Tell me you are joking." He said. When Kitty shook her head, he burst into laughter, being forced to lean on Piotr lest he fall to the ground.
"What's so funny?" Warren asked, cocking an eyebrow. Unable to speak, Kurt waved a hand to Logan, inviting him to explain for him.
"Rogue is Kurt's sister through adoption. Her power is that she can't touch anyone else or else she'll take on their abilities if they're Gifted or take their life force if they're not." Logan started.
"But she can fly and is really strong too." Kitty pointed out.
"She got that by grabbing another Gifted woman and holding on tightly. She killed the woman but kept her powers permanently." Logan explained. Kitty winced.
"Oh." She said weakly.
"Anyway, she's been going on by herself for a really long time, saying that she would never find a man good enough for her." Logan said.
"Und now she is going out vith a thief!" Kurt howled, losing his battle and falling to the ground with a thump. "Ach, I have to tell mutter about zhis!" Swiftly he got up and teleported into the carriage without a further thought about it.
"MY DAUGHTER'S DATING A WHAT?!?!" Kurt teleported onto Piotr's shoulders, smiling as his whole body trembled with suppressed laughter. With a loud smash, Raven opened the door and came out, looking like a dog that's gone mad from rabies. Everyone stopped moving and looked at the furious shape shifter quietly. She walked up to Kitty and grabbed her by the front of her shirt tightly.
"When did you see her last?" she asked through gritted teeth.
"Let go of her, mutter." Kurt sighed, leaping off Piotr.
"Answer the damned question." Raven ordered. Calmly, Kitty phased through and walked over to Piotr before becoming solid again.
"It was two weeks so calm down, Raven. It doesn't matter anyway, we need to focus on this instead of where you're adopted daughter is." Kitty said. Clenching her hands into fists, Raven went back into the carriage, slamming the door shut.
"I feel so bad for Hank right now." Kurt laughed softly as they heard Raven's raging screams from inside.
"If she keeps that up, we're going to either get caught by guards, or attract bandits by the score!" Logan sighed, shaking his head.
Raven's ravings didn't end until that night, when Piotr turned metal and dealt her a swift smack upside the head, knocking her out cold for the rest of the night.
When that was done, Mystique transformed into Amanda and she and Hank went into the carriage, leaving the others to lead the way to the castle. Clearing away the unused wood, they started off towards the castle.
"How do we explain the decrease in soldiers?" Scott asked.
"We'll say we were attacked and they were killed." Warren answered, shifting slightly. "This damn thing is too tight on my wings!" he muttered.
"Get used to it. It is zhe only vay you vill be getting in unless you vant to get in zhe carriage." Kurt said, a bit too harshly. Sighing, he shook his head a bit, "I'm sorry. I am just very upset at zhe moment." He apologized.
"It's all right. I'd probably have killed me if I was in your shoes." Warren said with a shrug. Kurt shrugged, slipping his hands in his pockets and looking down at the ground.
"I suppose so." He admitted. Piotr rested an arm over his shoulders, giving him a faint hug.
"Come on, Kurt. It will be all right in the end. We'll even let you kill Graydon when we catch up to him." He promised. Kurt snorted, laughing faintly.
"Vell, how can I stay upset vith an offer like zhat?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow slightly. Piotr patted his back, smiling and looking a head of them.
"That's the spirit." He said. "How far do you think we are from the castle, Logan?" he asked. Looking up, Logan narrowed his eyes faintly.
"Warren, go fly up and see if you can spot the castle." He said. Nodding, Warren took off the uniform's jacket and spread his wings, soaring into the air swiftly. Arching his wings slightly, Warren rode the thermals, looking a head of them. He could see the castle's tower clearly in the clouds. Nodding to himself, he swooped down and landed in front of them.
"I can see the tower as clear as day." He said. "If we speed up the pace a bit, we should be there by morning's first light."
"Let's hope we weren't supposed to be there today." Kitty said.
"I'd worry about how we'd pass you off as a guy." Logan said.
"What do you mean?"
"There weren't any female soldiers in that whole bunch. Graydon thinks that only men make proper soldiers." Logan explained. "So when we get near the castle, you're gonna have to bunch your hair up under your helmet and keep it there no matter what." Kitty couldn't help but laugh at that.
"If Rogue was here, she would have been furious!" she said. "I can just imagine her punching a giant hole through that tree over there and flying right to the castle, causing all kinds of destruction!" Kurt laughed softly, shaking his head a bit.
" I can just picture her doing exactly zhat." He said. "Zhen you have seen her around?" he asked.
"She goes out with that thief Remy." Kitty explained. Kurt's eyes grew wide as he looked at Kitty in disbelief.
"Tell me you are joking." He said. When Kitty shook her head, he burst into laughter, being forced to lean on Piotr lest he fall to the ground.
"What's so funny?" Warren asked, cocking an eyebrow. Unable to speak, Kurt waved a hand to Logan, inviting him to explain for him.
"Rogue is Kurt's sister through adoption. Her power is that she can't touch anyone else or else she'll take on their abilities if they're Gifted or take their life force if they're not." Logan started.
"But she can fly and is really strong too." Kitty pointed out.
"She got that by grabbing another Gifted woman and holding on tightly. She killed the woman but kept her powers permanently." Logan explained. Kitty winced.
"Oh." She said weakly.
"Anyway, she's been going on by herself for a really long time, saying that she would never find a man good enough for her." Logan said.
"Und now she is going out vith a thief!" Kurt howled, losing his battle and falling to the ground with a thump. "Ach, I have to tell mutter about zhis!" Swiftly he got up and teleported into the carriage without a further thought about it.
"MY DAUGHTER'S DATING A WHAT?!?!" Kurt teleported onto Piotr's shoulders, smiling as his whole body trembled with suppressed laughter. With a loud smash, Raven opened the door and came out, looking like a dog that's gone mad from rabies. Everyone stopped moving and looked at the furious shape shifter quietly. She walked up to Kitty and grabbed her by the front of her shirt tightly.
"When did you see her last?" she asked through gritted teeth.
"Let go of her, mutter." Kurt sighed, leaping off Piotr.
"Answer the damned question." Raven ordered. Calmly, Kitty phased through and walked over to Piotr before becoming solid again.
"It was two weeks so calm down, Raven. It doesn't matter anyway, we need to focus on this instead of where you're adopted daughter is." Kitty said. Clenching her hands into fists, Raven went back into the carriage, slamming the door shut.
"I feel so bad for Hank right now." Kurt laughed softly as they heard Raven's raging screams from inside.
"If she keeps that up, we're going to either get caught by guards, or attract bandits by the score!" Logan sighed, shaking his head.
Raven's ravings didn't end until that night, when Piotr turned metal and dealt her a swift smack upside the head, knocking her out cold for the rest of the night.