Kurt felt like someone had taken a hook into the small of his back and
pulled as hard as they could. Bright light filled his vision, blinding him
to everything. His tail snaked forward and held tightly onto Kitty's hand,
making sure she was still with him as the machine rocked more violently and
the feeling of being pulled by a hook intensified tenfold.
Gritting his teeth, Kurt closed his eyes and silently prayed to a God he had converted to with the help of Kitty a few years back.
Just as suddenly as the sensation came on the two of them, it ended with a soft thud and a brief rock back and forth slightly.
Opening his eyes, Kurt saw that his tail was still holding Kitty's hand and he uttered a sigh of relief. Looking at Kitty, he smiled and leaned forward, undoing her seatbelt for her.
"Are you all right?" he asked, undoing his own next. Kitty snorted softly, picking up her back and checking to see if everything was still inside.
"Ask me that same question once we get outside and find that this is Britain in Earth 616, then you'll get your answer along with a great big kiss!" she said, tapping the control panel buttons beside the door. Kurt laughed, shaking his head.
"Fair enough I suppose." He admitted.
The door slid open with a hiss, expelling mist under their feet. Kitty stepped out first, wavering a moment on the fine sand of the beach they were on. Looking around, she tilted her head to one side, trying to see any sign that this was Earth 616. Kurt stepped out next, taking in a deep breath of fresh air as well.
"This is the place." He said, smiling at her.
"How can you tell?" Kitty asked. "I don't see any signs or anything."
"The air is clean." Kurt explained, spreading his arms out wide and circling slightly. "I remember how fresh it was the first time we came here, this is the place we sought for!" Turning to the ocean, he smiled and proceeded to remove every swastika or symbol of his past life with Hitler from his clothes and bags.
"It is time to start anew!" he screamed at the top of his lungs, hurling the cursed objects into the water, watching each one land with a small splash and sink into the blue depths. Finally, he removed his sunglasses and he hurled them as far as he could, letting out a victory cry as it landed in the water with a plop.
He turned to Kitty and smiled, bowing slightly.
"Your turn, liebe!" he said. Clapping her hands together, Kitty took out the few swastikas she had and hurled them after Kurt's two of them going farther than Kurt's had. When this was done, she took out her necklace and slipped it around her neck, smiling at the Star of David that glittered in the light of the sun.
"What do we do now?" she asked, turning around and finding Kurt picking up large stones. He hurled one at the machine, taking off a chunk off metal with it.
"We destroy this so that there is no trace of it left." He explained, giving her a few. "Then, we try and blend in as much as possible with this world before we seek out Excalibur. We must change our money to theirs, buy new clothes to fit in, and..." The tip of his tail lightly touched Kitty's brow, where the brand rested.
"We must remove this thing made out of hatred and stupidity." He finished, his voice softer than before. Gently, Kitty took hold of Kurt's tail and lowered it, looking into his eyes for a moment. She smiled faintly and kissed the tip of his tail before she let go.
"Kurt, you don't have to worry about me. I'm sure we'll be able to find a wig or something that will cover it up." She said. Kurt shook his head faintly, bending down and picking up their bags.
"It seems we shall not be able to come to an agreement about this right at the moment." He said. "I am sure we shall in time though. Come, I want to see what part of town we are in!" Laughing, the two raced towards the city. ***
They both remembered old tales from their families, stories about what London and the rest of the world had looked like before Hitler took over and destroyed it completely. They were great things with large buildings and people of all races walking the streets and talking to each other.
Now, it was if they had simply walked into one of those old tales come true. When they had first been seen, a few people stared at them in confusion, most of them looking at the brand on Kitty's brow. One young woman had even walked up and told her that if she needed something to cover it up, she should try some new concealer a company called Maybelline had invented.
The only time they faced any problems was when Kurt tried to exchange their money. In their world, the money was all in marks with the face of Hitler printed on them. Unfortunately, this world didn't like anything with his ugly mug on it and the woman at the desk had shouted at them and threatened to call the police if they didn't leave right away. The only thing that saved them a trip to jail was an older gentleman walking up and taking over instead of the woman.
The man looked over the marks and then explained to Kurt and Kitty that these kinds of marks were very rare because they were obviously made during WWII, and before Hitler was finally defeated, thus their lack of circulation. The man asked where the two had gotten them, and Kurt said that his great grandfather had saved them, expecting them to be worth something in time. The man agreed and for a simple thirty marks; Kurt and Kitty left the building with fifty thousand pounds.
"What are we going to do with all of that money?" Kitty hissed as they left, looking over her shoulder nervously at the man at the desk. Kurt shrugged and split the money in half, giving her one and slipping his share into his pocket.
"I shall meet you back here in two hours." He explained. "In that time, buy what you think you shall need. I shall try to find us a hotel room that will let us stay until we find Muir Island again!"
"What I think I'll need? What about you?" Kitty asked.
"Do you think it will take me two hours just to get a hotel room and an atlas? I will be getting things for myself too, don't you worry. It's about time you be allowed to spoil yourself!" Kurt laughed. He waved a hand airily, shaking his head faintly.
"So go spend!" Laughing, Kitty kissed Kurt on the cheek and ran off to find this concealer Maybelline had made. Kurt watched her run off, and then he calmly walked away, thinking a head of what they would do about Excalibur.
Kitty had so much fun spending money. It was one of those luxuries she often heard the non-Jewish women talk about, and she often wished she could share in their fun. Now, she bet that they had never spent so much money in one day!
She went first into a clothes store and proceeded to buy what looked nice to her; five pairs of jeans, six t-shirts, a pair of drawstring sweat pants with a matching top, and a pair of pajamas. Also, just because she had always wanted it, she got her ears pierced and bought a few pairs of earrings along with necklaces, bracelets, and anklets.
When this was done, she went on her great search for Maybelline.
Kurt found a hotel fairly easily; the price was even fair to him. Once he paid for a week's stay there, he went looking for an atlas that had Muir Island on it. This was a bit more difficult since Excalibur had asked most people not to include Muir Island in their maps. Kurt was forced to look for old additions before he finally found one with Muir Island.
With directions to Muir Island in his back pocket, Kurt went off to buy groceries, cigarettes, and clothes.
The women at the make-up place absolutely loved Kitty. Once she entered the store, they immediately pounced and started to suggest things for her wrinkles and such, but she said she only needed something to hide her brand.
Well, that was simple enough.
First, they gave her concealer and showed her how it was used. Then, they showed her lipstick and blush that would match the concealer. But you can't buy those three and not include eyeliner now can you?
By the time Kitty left the store, she was carrying a large bag of cosmetics.
When the two met up, they couldn't help but laugh at each other in their new attire; Kitty in jeans and a t-shirt, Kurt with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, wearing a long sleeved shirt with cargo pants and an added hole for his tail. ***
"When will we go to Muir Island?" Kitty asked that night, lying in her bed with her hands behind her head. Kurt narrowed his eyes faintly, taking a final puff of his cigarette before he extinguished it in the ashtray beside him. He let the smoke out slowly, watching it curve and dance before his eyes.
"Tomorrow, we rent a boat and see if this map is correct." He said, holding it out to her. "Then, we shall walk up calmly and ask to speak with the leader, my twin. Hopefully, he will understand our situation and allow us to join."
"And if he doesn't?" Kurt frowned slightly, turning his head to Kitty.
"What do you mean if he doesn't? You were the one who said he would!" he pointed out. Kitty shrugged, flipping idly through the book.
"I could have been wrong." She said. "He may not let us join and may try to have us arrested. What will we do then?" she asked, turning her head to him with raised eyebrows. Kurt blinked, turning away for a moment in though.
"Well, I hear America was once a beautiful place to live in. I heard about these two giant towers they called Twins and..."
"They were felled."
"What?"
"I read it in a newspaper." Kitty explained softly. "Terrorists who hate America hijacked four planes with hundreds of innocent people in them. Two hit the Towers and made them fall, killings thousands of people. The third hit a place called the Pentagon." Kurt looked at her and tilted his head to one side.
"What of the fourth?" he asked softly.
"The people on the fourth plane stood up and fought the hijackers and forced it to crash before it reached its target." Kitty finished, tears falling from her eyes. She burst into a more heartfelt sob moments later, Kurt gently getting off his bed and hugging her gently.
"What if this world turns out just as bad?" she asked against his shoulder. "What if we were better where we were?" Kurt rested his cheek against her head, closing his eyes.
"No world is perfect, liebe." He whispered. "All people have their flaws and stupidities about them. In time, this will hopefully change. Until then, we must endure it and live life as we always have. This world is better than ours because theirs saw the hatred and stupidity; and they stood up and fought against it, crushing it before it got as bad as it has in our world.
"Yes, this world still has evil people in power, but I am sure they will soon stop them as well. That is what makes this world better than ours. The promise of hope and peace at last between peoples." Pushing Kitty back gently, Kurt tilted her head up with hit tail and he smiled at her gently, kissing her nose.
"What do you say to that, liebe?" he asked. Kitty laughed softly, resting her head against the crook of his neck.
"I think you've been reading to many of these new world's books!"
Gritting his teeth, Kurt closed his eyes and silently prayed to a God he had converted to with the help of Kitty a few years back.
Just as suddenly as the sensation came on the two of them, it ended with a soft thud and a brief rock back and forth slightly.
Opening his eyes, Kurt saw that his tail was still holding Kitty's hand and he uttered a sigh of relief. Looking at Kitty, he smiled and leaned forward, undoing her seatbelt for her.
"Are you all right?" he asked, undoing his own next. Kitty snorted softly, picking up her back and checking to see if everything was still inside.
"Ask me that same question once we get outside and find that this is Britain in Earth 616, then you'll get your answer along with a great big kiss!" she said, tapping the control panel buttons beside the door. Kurt laughed, shaking his head.
"Fair enough I suppose." He admitted.
The door slid open with a hiss, expelling mist under their feet. Kitty stepped out first, wavering a moment on the fine sand of the beach they were on. Looking around, she tilted her head to one side, trying to see any sign that this was Earth 616. Kurt stepped out next, taking in a deep breath of fresh air as well.
"This is the place." He said, smiling at her.
"How can you tell?" Kitty asked. "I don't see any signs or anything."
"The air is clean." Kurt explained, spreading his arms out wide and circling slightly. "I remember how fresh it was the first time we came here, this is the place we sought for!" Turning to the ocean, he smiled and proceeded to remove every swastika or symbol of his past life with Hitler from his clothes and bags.
"It is time to start anew!" he screamed at the top of his lungs, hurling the cursed objects into the water, watching each one land with a small splash and sink into the blue depths. Finally, he removed his sunglasses and he hurled them as far as he could, letting out a victory cry as it landed in the water with a plop.
He turned to Kitty and smiled, bowing slightly.
"Your turn, liebe!" he said. Clapping her hands together, Kitty took out the few swastikas she had and hurled them after Kurt's two of them going farther than Kurt's had. When this was done, she took out her necklace and slipped it around her neck, smiling at the Star of David that glittered in the light of the sun.
"What do we do now?" she asked, turning around and finding Kurt picking up large stones. He hurled one at the machine, taking off a chunk off metal with it.
"We destroy this so that there is no trace of it left." He explained, giving her a few. "Then, we try and blend in as much as possible with this world before we seek out Excalibur. We must change our money to theirs, buy new clothes to fit in, and..." The tip of his tail lightly touched Kitty's brow, where the brand rested.
"We must remove this thing made out of hatred and stupidity." He finished, his voice softer than before. Gently, Kitty took hold of Kurt's tail and lowered it, looking into his eyes for a moment. She smiled faintly and kissed the tip of his tail before she let go.
"Kurt, you don't have to worry about me. I'm sure we'll be able to find a wig or something that will cover it up." She said. Kurt shook his head faintly, bending down and picking up their bags.
"It seems we shall not be able to come to an agreement about this right at the moment." He said. "I am sure we shall in time though. Come, I want to see what part of town we are in!" Laughing, the two raced towards the city. ***
They both remembered old tales from their families, stories about what London and the rest of the world had looked like before Hitler took over and destroyed it completely. They were great things with large buildings and people of all races walking the streets and talking to each other.
Now, it was if they had simply walked into one of those old tales come true. When they had first been seen, a few people stared at them in confusion, most of them looking at the brand on Kitty's brow. One young woman had even walked up and told her that if she needed something to cover it up, she should try some new concealer a company called Maybelline had invented.
The only time they faced any problems was when Kurt tried to exchange their money. In their world, the money was all in marks with the face of Hitler printed on them. Unfortunately, this world didn't like anything with his ugly mug on it and the woman at the desk had shouted at them and threatened to call the police if they didn't leave right away. The only thing that saved them a trip to jail was an older gentleman walking up and taking over instead of the woman.
The man looked over the marks and then explained to Kurt and Kitty that these kinds of marks were very rare because they were obviously made during WWII, and before Hitler was finally defeated, thus their lack of circulation. The man asked where the two had gotten them, and Kurt said that his great grandfather had saved them, expecting them to be worth something in time. The man agreed and for a simple thirty marks; Kurt and Kitty left the building with fifty thousand pounds.
"What are we going to do with all of that money?" Kitty hissed as they left, looking over her shoulder nervously at the man at the desk. Kurt shrugged and split the money in half, giving her one and slipping his share into his pocket.
"I shall meet you back here in two hours." He explained. "In that time, buy what you think you shall need. I shall try to find us a hotel room that will let us stay until we find Muir Island again!"
"What I think I'll need? What about you?" Kitty asked.
"Do you think it will take me two hours just to get a hotel room and an atlas? I will be getting things for myself too, don't you worry. It's about time you be allowed to spoil yourself!" Kurt laughed. He waved a hand airily, shaking his head faintly.
"So go spend!" Laughing, Kitty kissed Kurt on the cheek and ran off to find this concealer Maybelline had made. Kurt watched her run off, and then he calmly walked away, thinking a head of what they would do about Excalibur.
Kitty had so much fun spending money. It was one of those luxuries she often heard the non-Jewish women talk about, and she often wished she could share in their fun. Now, she bet that they had never spent so much money in one day!
She went first into a clothes store and proceeded to buy what looked nice to her; five pairs of jeans, six t-shirts, a pair of drawstring sweat pants with a matching top, and a pair of pajamas. Also, just because she had always wanted it, she got her ears pierced and bought a few pairs of earrings along with necklaces, bracelets, and anklets.
When this was done, she went on her great search for Maybelline.
Kurt found a hotel fairly easily; the price was even fair to him. Once he paid for a week's stay there, he went looking for an atlas that had Muir Island on it. This was a bit more difficult since Excalibur had asked most people not to include Muir Island in their maps. Kurt was forced to look for old additions before he finally found one with Muir Island.
With directions to Muir Island in his back pocket, Kurt went off to buy groceries, cigarettes, and clothes.
The women at the make-up place absolutely loved Kitty. Once she entered the store, they immediately pounced and started to suggest things for her wrinkles and such, but she said she only needed something to hide her brand.
Well, that was simple enough.
First, they gave her concealer and showed her how it was used. Then, they showed her lipstick and blush that would match the concealer. But you can't buy those three and not include eyeliner now can you?
By the time Kitty left the store, she was carrying a large bag of cosmetics.
When the two met up, they couldn't help but laugh at each other in their new attire; Kitty in jeans and a t-shirt, Kurt with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, wearing a long sleeved shirt with cargo pants and an added hole for his tail. ***
"When will we go to Muir Island?" Kitty asked that night, lying in her bed with her hands behind her head. Kurt narrowed his eyes faintly, taking a final puff of his cigarette before he extinguished it in the ashtray beside him. He let the smoke out slowly, watching it curve and dance before his eyes.
"Tomorrow, we rent a boat and see if this map is correct." He said, holding it out to her. "Then, we shall walk up calmly and ask to speak with the leader, my twin. Hopefully, he will understand our situation and allow us to join."
"And if he doesn't?" Kurt frowned slightly, turning his head to Kitty.
"What do you mean if he doesn't? You were the one who said he would!" he pointed out. Kitty shrugged, flipping idly through the book.
"I could have been wrong." She said. "He may not let us join and may try to have us arrested. What will we do then?" she asked, turning her head to him with raised eyebrows. Kurt blinked, turning away for a moment in though.
"Well, I hear America was once a beautiful place to live in. I heard about these two giant towers they called Twins and..."
"They were felled."
"What?"
"I read it in a newspaper." Kitty explained softly. "Terrorists who hate America hijacked four planes with hundreds of innocent people in them. Two hit the Towers and made them fall, killings thousands of people. The third hit a place called the Pentagon." Kurt looked at her and tilted his head to one side.
"What of the fourth?" he asked softly.
"The people on the fourth plane stood up and fought the hijackers and forced it to crash before it reached its target." Kitty finished, tears falling from her eyes. She burst into a more heartfelt sob moments later, Kurt gently getting off his bed and hugging her gently.
"What if this world turns out just as bad?" she asked against his shoulder. "What if we were better where we were?" Kurt rested his cheek against her head, closing his eyes.
"No world is perfect, liebe." He whispered. "All people have their flaws and stupidities about them. In time, this will hopefully change. Until then, we must endure it and live life as we always have. This world is better than ours because theirs saw the hatred and stupidity; and they stood up and fought against it, crushing it before it got as bad as it has in our world.
"Yes, this world still has evil people in power, but I am sure they will soon stop them as well. That is what makes this world better than ours. The promise of hope and peace at last between peoples." Pushing Kitty back gently, Kurt tilted her head up with hit tail and he smiled at her gently, kissing her nose.
"What do you say to that, liebe?" he asked. Kitty laughed softly, resting her head against the crook of his neck.
"I think you've been reading to many of these new world's books!"