Kitty and the Rocktumbler
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life if you had an electrified fooling machine."
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ACT EIGHT - Love advice
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Back in the castle, Kitty is still crying on her bed, she looks up at a knock on the door
"Who is it?".
"It's Mrs Beast dear", comes Hank's voice, "...God that sounds so very wrong...I thought you might like a spot of tea".
Kitty opens the door and Beast, Jamie and a few bits of a tea set hops into the room, Kitty watches, shocked.
"Walking, living household objects....that's not a good thing to see!", she says, backing into a blue wardrobe.
"Oooof. Carefull", says Mystique cheerfully, then mutters, "...stupid little...".
Kitty makes a squeaky sound and sits down on the bed
"This is impossible!", she whispers.
Mystique chuckles and leans her 'shoulder' on the bed, making Kitty go up in the air slightly
"I know it is, but here we are", she says with a shrug.
"Told ya she was pretty mamma, didn't I?", says Jamie.
"For the love of all things holy, get a girl your own age!", snaps Kitty.
"You'll sing a different tune when I'm grown up and rugged and handsome and a detective", retorts Jamie (1)
"All right Jamie, that'll do..and stop calling me mamma!", snaps Hank.
He pours some tea into Jamie and Jamie hops of to Kitty
"Slowly now, don't spill", says Hank.
"Thank you", says Kitty, picking Jamie up, about to take a sip when he stops her.
"Hey, wanna see me do a trick?", he grins.
"Errr....okay", says Kitty
Jamie takes a deep breath, puffs out his cheeks and makes bubbles appear in the cup
"Jamie!", snaps Hank.
"Ooops, sorry", says Jamie sheepishly
".....I don't think I'll be drinking anymore", says Kitty, putting Jamie down.
Beast rolls his eyes before looking at Kitty.
"That was a brave thing you did, my dear", he says.
"We all think so", says Mystique with a nod.
"But Ive lost my father, my dreams, everything", sighs Kitty.
"Mmmm..guy with a ray gun", says Mystique, then notices everyone staring at her , "....sorry, I'll stop now".
"Okay...", says Hank, "Cheer up child, it'll turn out all right in the end, you'll see. Ooops, look at me, jabbering on when there's a supper to get on the table. Jamie!".
As Beast goes off, Jamie follows him.
"Bye!", says Jamie cheerfully.
Mystique and Kitty watch them leave, Mystique turns to Kitty
"Well now, what shall we dress you in for dinner? Lets see what i've got in my drawers".
"I already know that..can I go?", asks Sabertooth from backstage.
"Shut up you!", hisses Mystique.
Mystique opens up one of her drawers and moths flutter out, she slams it shut
"Yup, that happened before too", says Sabertooth.
"Two words", growls Mystique, "flea bath".
She opens another door and pulls out a pink dress
"Ah, there, you'll look ravishing in this one".
"That's very kind of you, but I'm not going to dinner", says Kitty.
"That's..not good", mutters Mystique, then blinks at her, "but you must!".
Todd pokes his head around the door
"Ahem, dinner is served", he says,
Elsewhere in the castle, Lance is pacing on all fours in front of the fire, Beast and Pietro watching.
"What's taking her so long?!", growls Lance, "I told her to come down. Why isn't she here yet?!".
"Oh try to be patient, sir.", sighs Hank, "The girl has lost her father and her feedom all in one day".
"Uhh, master", says Pietro, "Have you thought that, perhaps, this girl could be the one to break the spell?".
"Of course I have!", snaps Lance, "I'm not a fool!".
"Good", grins Pietro, "You fall in love with her, she falls in love with you, and poof the spell is broken!. We'll be human...err mutant again by midnight".
"Oh, it's not that easy Pietro", points out Hank, "These things take time".
"But the rose has already begun to wilt", sighs Pietro.
"It's no use", mutters Lance, "She's so beautifull and I'm so...well look at me!".
His servants wisely choose to look elsewhere.
"You must help her to see past that", says Hank.
"I don't know how". sighs Lance.
"Tee hee, you're a loser", snickers Pietro.
"Not helping, Pietro", growls Hank, "Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable".
"I've been telling him that for years", says Pietro, rolling his eyes, "but does he listen to the style guru that is I? Nope!"
"Ahem!", says Hank, "Straighten up, try to act like a gentleman".
Lance nodds, straightening himself up and putting on a noble face
"Ah, yes, when she comes in, give her a dashing debonair smile", says Pietro, gesturing with his hands like you would an infant, "Come, come, show me the smile".
Lance grins, showing a teethfull of fangs
"Aghhhhhhh, kill it!", screams Pietro.
"But don't frighten the poor girl", puts in Hank.
"Impress her with your rapier wit", says Pietro
"But be gentle", intones Hank.
"Shower her with compliments", grins Pietro
"But be sincere", says Hank
Lance holds his head, the ground begining to tremble as he tries to get it all in.
"But above all", says Pietro
"You must control your temper!", they both say at once.
The door creaks open
"Here she is", grins Pietro.
Lance looks hopefully at the door. Todd enters, looking sheepish
"Ummm......good evening", he says Nervously.
"Well....where is she?!", growls Lance.
Todd looks around and gives a nervous laugh
"Who? Oh, the girl. Yes, the, ah, girl.Heh heh", he looks around nervously, "Well actually, she's in the process of, ah, um, circumstances being what they are, ah....she's not coming".
"WHAT?!!!", roars Lance.
The door slams open and Lance charges out, growling, the others giving chase, the ground shaking
"Your grace, your enimense, Let's not be hasty!", whimpers Todd, following after him, "Stop shaking the house!"
Lance runs up to Kitty's room, banging on the door
"I thought i told you to come down for dinner!", he shouts
"I'm not hungry!", comes Kitty's muffled reply.
"You come down, or I'll...", Lance growls, "I'll break down the door!".
"Err...master? That might not be the best way to win the girl's affections", tries Pietro
"Please, attempt ta be a gentleman", sighs Todd.
"But she is being so DIFFICULT!", Lance says, shooting a glare at the door.
"Gently, gently", says Hank.
"Fine", growls Lance, then tries in his most gentlemanly voice, "Will you come down for dinner?".
"No!".
Lance gestures at the door pointedly.
"Suave, genteel", smiles Todd.
Lance pulls a face, trying to look formal, he bows at the closed door
"It would give me great pleasure if you joined me for dinner", he mutters.
"Ahem, ahem", says Todd, "we say 'please'".
"We do?", says Pietro, "I never knew that!"
"....Please", tries Lance through gritted teeth.
"No, thank you!", replies Kitty.
The house shakes again
"You can't stay in there forever!", shouts Lance.
"Yes, I can!", shouts Kitty.
"Fine, then go ahead and STARVE!", roars Lance, then glares ar his servants, "If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat at all!".
Lance storms off angrilly, leaving the others blinking
"That didn't go very well at all, did it?", says Hank, stating the obvious.
"You think?", replies Pietro.
"Pietro, stand watch at the door and inform me if there is the slightest change", orders Todd, "oooh it's GOOD to be the boss!"
"You're not the boss of me" grumbles Pietro, strating to march back and forwards in front of Kitty's door.
"Well, I guess we'd better head upstairs and start cleaning up", sighs Todd.
In Lance's lair, he is smashing everything up
"I ask nicely, but she refuses. What a...what does she want me to do? Beg?!", he rants to himself.
He grabs a mirror from the side and stares at it
"Show me the girl".
The mirror shows a picture of Kitty and Mystique talking
"Why, the master's not so bad once you get to know him", assures Mystique, "Why don't you give him a chance?".
"I don't want to get to know him!", sobs Kitty, "I don't want to have anything to do with him!".
Lance sighs, putting the mirror down
"I'm just fooling myself. She'll never see me as anything....but a monster", he says sadly, looking at the rose in the jar as a petal drops off, "It's hopeless".
He gives a sigh and puts his head in his hands
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(1) - Those that don't read the comics, FOR SHAME!, ahem, Jamie is currently a private detective in his own series 'Madrox'....which is BEYOND awesome....in that film noir kinda way.
Anyway, there's another act down. Do review. Until next time....