Kitty and the Rocktumbler
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Don't mess wit' me! I'm the Stair Master! I've Mastered the Stairs! I wish I had a step right here, I could step here and here and here and step all over it!".
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ACT TEN - Exploring and escaping.
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After the big musical number, Kitty claps...if a little nervously
"Bravo", she says, "that was....err..wonderfull!".
"Thank you, thank you, madamemoiselle", smiles Todd, "Yeah, good show wasn't it everyone?".
He points at his face
"Oh, my goodness, will ya look at the time", he says, "Now it's off ta bed, off ta bed".
"Oh, I couldn't possibly go to bed now", says Kitty, "It's my first time in an enchanted castle".
"Enchanted?", laughs Todd nervously, "Who said anythin' about the castle bein' enchanted?".
A fork toddles past them, Todd gives Pietro a glare
"It was you, wasn't it?!", he hisses.
"I err.. figured it out for myself", says Kitty with a smirk, "I'd like to look around, if that's alright?".
"Oh, you would like a tour?", says Pietro, perking up.
"Wait a second, wait a second", says Todd, "I'm not sure if that's such a good idea".
He leans in by Pietro
"We can't let her go pokin' around in certain places, if ya know what I mean", he whispers.
Kitty pokes Todd in the belly and give a grin
"Perhaps YOU could take me. I'm sure you know everything there is to know about the castle", she says, stroking his ego.
"Well actually...well yeah, I do", grins Todd...mission acomplished.
We see the small group of Kitty, Pietro and Rahne walking around following Todd as he yammers on about the castle.
"As ya can see, the pusedo facade was stripped away ta reveal a minimalist Rococo design. Note the unsua..".
"Boring! Let's fast forward!", shouts Pietro.
He grabs the magic fanfiction remote control and presses it
"Bleahblabahhehnsdsfjodsnsndodo", says Todd quickly.
Pietro stops to have everyone notice that Kitty has gone off. Pietro and Todd go after Kitty, who is heading for a staircase, the jump in front of her, blocking her way
"What's up there?", muses Kitty
"Where? Up there?", laughs Todd nervously, "Nothin'. Absolutely nothin' of interest at all in the West Wing. Dusty, dull, very borin'".
Pietro has been shaking his head until Todd nudges him, so he starts nodding
"Oh, so THAT'S the West Wing", smiles Kitty.
"Nice going, Todd!", snaps Pietro.
"I wonder what he's hiding up there?", says Kitty.
"Hiding?", squeaks Pietro, "The master is hiding nothing. Nope, not hiding a thing".
"Then it wouldn't be forbidden", points out Kitty.
Pietro pauses to think on that.
"You have to admit, that's good logic".
She steps over them and heads back up, only to have them block her way again
"Perhaps Mamoiselle would like to see something else?", tries Todd, "We have exquisite tapestries dating back ta....".
"Maybe later", says Kitty distractedly.
She steps over then again, and once more they block her
"The gardens, or the library perhaps?", says Pietro.
"You have a library?", asks Kitty excitedly.
"Oh yes, indeed!", says Todd, nodding wildly, glad to find something to distract her with.
"With books!", adds Pietro helpfully.
"Gee, how novel, a library with books!", mutters Todd, "Gads of books!".
"Mountains of books!", adds Pietro
"Forests of books", puts in Todd.
"Cascades...", starts Pietro
"Of books", Todd finishes.
"Swamps of books!", says Pietro, then smirks at Todd, "beat that, slimeball!".
"More books than you'll ever be able ta read in a lifetime", smirks Todd, "Books on every subject ever studied, by every authour who ever sat pen ta paper".
"....Okay, that was pretty good", grumbles Pietro.
Todd and Pietro head off, yammering on about the wonders of the library, not noticing that Kitty had headed up to the West Wing. When she gets to the dark and gloomy place, she enters a room. A portrait is leaning on the side, ripped up, she goes to push back a fold of it to see the picture, when she notices the rose in the jar. She goes over to it, lifting the case off the rose, going to touch it. Suddenly, Lance appears and slams the cover back on the rose.
"Why did you come here?!", he snarls.
"I'm sorry", whimpers Kitty.
The ground starts to shake
"I warned you never to come here!", growls Lance.
"I didn't mean any harm", says Kitty, backing away.
"Do you realise what you could have done!", Lance roars as the goruns shakes more violently.
"Please, stop, no", whimpers Kitty, then rolles her eyes, "this Belle is such a whimp, why doesn't she just kick him in the shin?"
"Get out. GET OUT!", roars Lance.
Kitty turns tail and runs, leaving Lance to come to his senses and realises he's been an idiot..again. Kitty grabs her coat and heads down the stairs, running past a confused Todd and Pietro
"Wh..where are you going?", squeaks Pietro.
"Promise or no promise, I can't stay here another minute!", says Kitty.
"Oh no, wait, please!", pleads Todd.
In response, Kitty slams the door shut, leaving Todd and Pietro to watch in dispair
"Bye bye legs", sniffs Pietro.
We cut to where Kitty is riding quickly through the forest with Jott
"We're back!", grins Scott.
"Bet you'd forgotten about us, huh?", smirks Jean.
Suddenly Jott stops, seeing Logan, X23 and Sabertooth
"Oh....crap", says Scott, "...I forgot about the wolves".
"Oooohhh more fresh meat", grins Sabertooth
"I get the horse!", growls Logan
"Double crap", whimpers Jean.
Jott gallops off with Kitty, being persued by Logan and Sabertooth. They runs out onto a frozen pond, but their weight makes it collapse
"Cold..very cold", shivers X23
They all get out and charge off again, until Jott freaks out and bucks Kitty off, wrapping his/her reins around a tree. Kitty watches as the 'wolves' close in on Jott
"We're gonna die!", screams Jean.
Kitty suddenly whacks Sabertooth over the head with a big stick, then looks at Logan and X23.
"Adreinaline rush", screams Kitty, "BRING IT ON!".
Both look at her and with a skint, cut the tree branch in half. Kitty looks at it.
"Oh...not good", she says.
Sabertooth has recovered and is about to jump at her when he is caught in mid air by Lance. Logan cuts a hole in Lance's shoulder with his claws while Sabertooth and X23 leap at him again. The ground shakes and a tremor knocks them all into a tree. They get up dazed.
I'm a little tea-pot short and stout. sings Logan
Here's my handle and here's my spout, sings Sabertooth
Teapot teapot teapot, sings X23, not familiar with the song...or any song for that matter.
They all stumble off into the woods.
"Hah!", says Lance, then blinks, "...Uh oh, going down".
He promptly collapses. Kitty gets on Jott and is about to ride away when she sighs
"God damn my consiense", she mutters.
She picks up Lance with a struggle and throws him on Jott's back, walking with Jott back towards the castle
"Jeez Alvers, you could stand to lose a few pounds", wheezes Scott.
"Shut up, horse-boy", growls Lance.
"Both of you shut up", snaps Kitty, "Scott, you're a horse and Lance is supposed to be unconcious!".
"Neigh, neigh", says Scott sarcastically.
"Zzzz", says Lance.
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Oh no, Lance is hurt! Do review in your concern...until next time...