Mutants of the Caribbean
Scene Twenty-four: And Really Bad Ends
The morning sun shone down on a large crowd of people gathered around to watch the hanging of Captain Toad Tolensky. Bobby stood on the hanging platform reading Toad's conviction.
"Toad Tolensky," he read, "Let it me know that…"
"Captain," Toad mumbled, "Captain Toad Tolensky."
"…Said crimes being numerous in quantity and numerous in nature." Bobby continued reading, "The most grievous being: piracy, theft…"
Kitty shook her head from where she stood in the shade with her Xavier and Colossus.
"This is, like, so totally wrong." She sighed.
"No one is above the law, Kitty." Xavier explained, putting his hand on his daughter's shoulder.
"…impersonating an X-Man," Bobby continued, "Using frogs in an act of terrorism…"
Toad laughed, "I'd almost forgotten about that."
"…kidnaping, ravaging cities, extortion, embezzlement, high-jacking and suicide." Bobby paused for a moment perplexed, then he shook his head and read on, "For these crimes you have been sentenced on this day, to be hung by the neck until you are dead."
As Bobby finished reading Lance, who was now in his battle uniform, made his way through the crowd towards where Kitty stood.
"Professor," he nodded to Xavier, "Commodore," he nodded to Colossus. "Kitty," He sighed, looking into the girl's eyes, "I should have told you every day from the moment I met you…I love you."
Kitty and Lance just stood for a moment looking into each other's eyes, then Lance sadly turned and walked away.
Kitty turned at the sound of flapping wings and looked up to see Lockheed perched above the gallows. Her eyes then fell on Lance, who was rushing through the crowd and realized what was going on.
"Like, can't breath." Kitty gasped as she fell over.
"Katherine!" Xavier yelled, panicked, as he and Colossus tried to help her.
"Move!" Lance yelled, just as the executioner activated the trapdoor letting Toad fall. Lance threw his sword directly underneath where Toad had just fallen; giving Toad a place to stand and in effect saving his neck.
Kitty sat up and watched as Toad tried to stay standing on the sword beneath him.
Lance ran through the crowd, jumped up, and cut the rope from around Toad's neck. The two of them then rushed to escape. They made it to the edge of the square, which over looked the ocean, and turned to find that the X-Men had them surrounded.
"I thought we might have to deal with another escape attempt, but not from you." Commodore Colossus exclaimed, looking at Lance.
Xavier rushed through the group of soldiers.
"I pardoned you from your crimes and this is how you repay me?" He asked, Lance, "He's a pirate!" Xavier spat motioning to Toad.
Lance stepped in front of Toad, guarding him from the X-Men's guns.
"Good Mutant." He defended, "Even if I die with him, at least my conscience will be clear."
"You forget your place, comrade." Colossus scowled.
"It's right here, between you and Toad." Lance growled.
"Like, me too." Kitty said as she ran through the circle of X-Men and stood next to Lance.
"Katherine!" Xavier called, "Lower you weapons!" he yelled at the X-Men.
Colossus gave Kitty a hurt look, "This is where you heart truly lies?"
Kitty nodded and took Lance's hand.
"Actually, I'm feelin' pretty good about this." Toad said, getting in the Commodore's face, "I'm sorry, Valley," He said, turning to Kitty, "but it would have never worked out between you and me."
Kitty gave him a confused look.
"I would've wanted green sails, you would've, like, wanted pink. Lance," He said as he turned to Lance and admired his battle uniform, "...nice punch-bowl."
Lance cocked his eye brow and as Toad walked slowly toward the cliff over looking the ocean.
"This day shall always be remembered as the day you-" Toad was cut off as he fell over the side of the cliff and into the water.
"Fool," Scott laughed, "He'll just end up back at the gallows." He turned to Colossus, "What do we do now, sir?"
Colossus turned and looked at Xavier who smiled.
"Perhaps when the right course of action demands piracy, piracy may be the right course?" Xavier suggested.
Colossus nodded and turned to Lance, who was now holding both Kitty's hands and gazing into her eyes.
"Mr. Alvers." He said sternly.
Lance sighed and turned away from Kitty, "I take full responsibility for my actions."
Colossus held out the sword he'd been given when he became a Commodore, "This is a beautiful sword, I would expect you to show the same devotion to everything in your life." He looked at Kitty, who was still holding Lance's hand, and smiled.
"Thanks, I think." Lance said.
Kitty giggled and pulled him over to the cliff wall.
Scott turned to Colossus."Commodore, what about Tolensky?" He asked.
"Good riddance." The Commodore laughed as he lead the X-Men away.
"So, you've chosen this…blacksmith?" Xavier asked Kitty.
Kitty smiled and took Lance's helmet (punch-bowl) off. "No, like, he's a pirate." She wrapped her arms around Lance's neck and kissed him.
Xavier smiled, shook his head, and walked away.
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Toad swam towards the Black Pearl where his crew threw a rope to him and helped him on board.
"I told you to stick to the code." Toad said in his mock stern voice.
Logan shrugged, "We tried, but Lockheed ate it."
"Thanks, yo?' Toad smiled.
"Captain Tolensky…the Pearl is yours." Mystique said as she put a coat around Toad's shoulders.
Toad smiled, he pet the ship's helm affectionately. He stopped when he realized the crew was staring at him.
"Well, what are you watin' for?" He growled, "Get yo work, bring me that horizon." After the crew set off to get to work Toad smirked, opened his compass and started humming. "…Really bad eggs, drink up me brothers yo ho." He snapped the compass shut and looked out at the horizon.
The End.
Trumpets and Fanfare!
Scene Twenty-four: And Really Bad Ends
The morning sun shone down on a large crowd of people gathered around to watch the hanging of Captain Toad Tolensky. Bobby stood on the hanging platform reading Toad's conviction.
"Toad Tolensky," he read, "Let it me know that…"
"Captain," Toad mumbled, "Captain Toad Tolensky."
"…Said crimes being numerous in quantity and numerous in nature." Bobby continued reading, "The most grievous being: piracy, theft…"
Kitty shook her head from where she stood in the shade with her Xavier and Colossus.
"This is, like, so totally wrong." She sighed.
"No one is above the law, Kitty." Xavier explained, putting his hand on his daughter's shoulder.
"…impersonating an X-Man," Bobby continued, "Using frogs in an act of terrorism…"
Toad laughed, "I'd almost forgotten about that."
"…kidnaping, ravaging cities, extortion, embezzlement, high-jacking and suicide." Bobby paused for a moment perplexed, then he shook his head and read on, "For these crimes you have been sentenced on this day, to be hung by the neck until you are dead."
As Bobby finished reading Lance, who was now in his battle uniform, made his way through the crowd towards where Kitty stood.
"Professor," he nodded to Xavier, "Commodore," he nodded to Colossus. "Kitty," He sighed, looking into the girl's eyes, "I should have told you every day from the moment I met you…I love you."
Kitty and Lance just stood for a moment looking into each other's eyes, then Lance sadly turned and walked away.
Kitty turned at the sound of flapping wings and looked up to see Lockheed perched above the gallows. Her eyes then fell on Lance, who was rushing through the crowd and realized what was going on.
"Like, can't breath." Kitty gasped as she fell over.
"Katherine!" Xavier yelled, panicked, as he and Colossus tried to help her.
"Move!" Lance yelled, just as the executioner activated the trapdoor letting Toad fall. Lance threw his sword directly underneath where Toad had just fallen; giving Toad a place to stand and in effect saving his neck.
Kitty sat up and watched as Toad tried to stay standing on the sword beneath him.
Lance ran through the crowd, jumped up, and cut the rope from around Toad's neck. The two of them then rushed to escape. They made it to the edge of the square, which over looked the ocean, and turned to find that the X-Men had them surrounded.
"I thought we might have to deal with another escape attempt, but not from you." Commodore Colossus exclaimed, looking at Lance.
Xavier rushed through the group of soldiers.
"I pardoned you from your crimes and this is how you repay me?" He asked, Lance, "He's a pirate!" Xavier spat motioning to Toad.
Lance stepped in front of Toad, guarding him from the X-Men's guns.
"Good Mutant." He defended, "Even if I die with him, at least my conscience will be clear."
"You forget your place, comrade." Colossus scowled.
"It's right here, between you and Toad." Lance growled.
"Like, me too." Kitty said as she ran through the circle of X-Men and stood next to Lance.
"Katherine!" Xavier called, "Lower you weapons!" he yelled at the X-Men.
Colossus gave Kitty a hurt look, "This is where you heart truly lies?"
Kitty nodded and took Lance's hand.
"Actually, I'm feelin' pretty good about this." Toad said, getting in the Commodore's face, "I'm sorry, Valley," He said, turning to Kitty, "but it would have never worked out between you and me."
Kitty gave him a confused look.
"I would've wanted green sails, you would've, like, wanted pink. Lance," He said as he turned to Lance and admired his battle uniform, "...nice punch-bowl."
Lance cocked his eye brow and as Toad walked slowly toward the cliff over looking the ocean.
"This day shall always be remembered as the day you-" Toad was cut off as he fell over the side of the cliff and into the water.
"Fool," Scott laughed, "He'll just end up back at the gallows." He turned to Colossus, "What do we do now, sir?"
Colossus turned and looked at Xavier who smiled.
"Perhaps when the right course of action demands piracy, piracy may be the right course?" Xavier suggested.
Colossus nodded and turned to Lance, who was now holding both Kitty's hands and gazing into her eyes.
"Mr. Alvers." He said sternly.
Lance sighed and turned away from Kitty, "I take full responsibility for my actions."
Colossus held out the sword he'd been given when he became a Commodore, "This is a beautiful sword, I would expect you to show the same devotion to everything in your life." He looked at Kitty, who was still holding Lance's hand, and smiled.
"Thanks, I think." Lance said.
Kitty giggled and pulled him over to the cliff wall.
Scott turned to Colossus."Commodore, what about Tolensky?" He asked.
"Good riddance." The Commodore laughed as he lead the X-Men away.
"So, you've chosen this…blacksmith?" Xavier asked Kitty.
Kitty smiled and took Lance's helmet (punch-bowl) off. "No, like, he's a pirate." She wrapped her arms around Lance's neck and kissed him.
Xavier smiled, shook his head, and walked away.
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Toad swam towards the Black Pearl where his crew threw a rope to him and helped him on board.
"I told you to stick to the code." Toad said in his mock stern voice.
Logan shrugged, "We tried, but Lockheed ate it."
"Thanks, yo?' Toad smiled.
"Captain Tolensky…the Pearl is yours." Mystique said as she put a coat around Toad's shoulders.
Toad smiled, he pet the ship's helm affectionately. He stopped when he realized the crew was staring at him.
"Well, what are you watin' for?" He growled, "Get yo work, bring me that horizon." After the crew set off to get to work Toad smirked, opened his compass and started humming. "…Really bad eggs, drink up me brothers yo ho." He snapped the compass shut and looked out at the horizon.
The End.
Trumpets and Fanfare!