Kitty's Story
Several weeks from now, at a party at the Marriott, the X Men, and Acolytes, and Brotherhood, and of course other assorted mutants are having a good time. On the dance floor couples are grinding with abandon, the adults nowhere in sight. Kitty however was not dancing she was outside the large room arguing with her boyfriend, Lance.
"I saw you Lance, you were like all over Boom Boom."
Lance paled. "No! We're just friends!"
Kitty stuck her finger in Lance's face. "And so are we!" Then flipping her hair she strutted off. Grabbing Rogue's hand she pulled her away from the wall where she had been cornered by Gambit, who was unsuccessfully trying to get her to dance.
"What, bébé? Gambit not good enough company?"
"Go find someone else to dance with sugah! Got girl problems!"
Kitty waited 'til they were out of hearing and sight of the party before bursting into tears. Throwing herself into Rogue arms she sobbed uncontrollably. "Awww, baby. It's not that bad. There are plenty of guys. Hell, if you want you can have Remy. Ah know Ah don't want him."
Kitty laughed, knowing the Rogue did want him but wouldn't admit it. After crying a bit more, she finally got herself calm. "I just like can't stand him. Two years Rogue. That dog."
"It's alright, sugah. We'll get him back. There's nothin' bettah than some nice old fashioned warfare." Rogue handed Kitty a tissue and rose from where she had fallen when Kitty jumped into her arms.
"Hey, sheilas! Want some beer?" St. John said as he rounded the corner. As he entered the light the girls cracked up.
"What happened to your eyebrows?"
Handing them each a beer, St. John smiled sheepishly. "Amara didn't like my sense of humor." The girls cocked their eyebrows. "You catch one table on fire and everyone's upset."
They all cracked up and shared a toast but as they lifted the beers to their mouths a large tremor shook the building. Bracing herself on the wall Kitty asked the question they were all thinking. "What the hell was that?"
Running back to the ballroom Kitty fell behind as the two longer legged mutants ran faster. Just as she rounded the final corner, she was grabbed from behind. She felt a needle slam into her neck and surprised she reached up and felt a gloved hand push in the plunger. The next thing she remembers is sinking to the floor and hearing a high pitched scream from ahead.
Six weeks later
Kitty rose from where she lay on the floor of her cell. Her only home since that night so long ago. She didn't know how long, there were no clocks or calendars here. Straining towards the window she could just make out a sliver of sunlight. It was cold here without the light. Or maybe it wasn't the lack of light. Maybe it was the people.
As if hearing her thoughts, two guards stepped into the cell. "Hey, pretty Kitty."
Kitty sank to the floor and huddled. They were back. To rape her again. The first times it had happened she had fought. But all the fight was gone now. Along with her power thanks to the nullifier on her neck.
Kitty felt the first guard drag her away from the wall from far away. A happy place. Think of a happy place. But as the second guard pulled off her pants and forced himself into her, all happiness was gone.
One year later
Kitty floated freely in her cell. This was a new one. It was on Genosha, they told her that much. Her memories floated in and out, just like her mind. Fractured beyond repair it was all she could do to hold herself together. Months of experimentation had cost Kitty all control. The government had been attempting to create the perfect assassin, someone who could get in and out without a hitch. But a hitch happened. Her genetic makeup could not handle the overload, so she became what she was. A ghost.
Outside of the small iron box that she was in she could hear voices. The box was iron because for some reason it made it harder for her to move through. With the little energy she had to remain herself there was none to force herself through.
The door in front of her opened. A small beady-eyed scientist stuck his head in. "Mutant, we're going to try something so do us all a favor and behave. It might give you back control of your powers." And give the government their secret weapon.
Control. What a wonderful thought. Kitty floated towards the scientist and out of the box. She was then directed to a small platform in the center of the room. "Right there. Stop." The scientists and all other personnel left the room and enter a small chamber that she could see through a glass window. She could see them doing things with switches and watched as one pulled down a large switch on the wall. At once bright lasers activated at four points around her. She felt them pierce her. She actually felt it. It had been a long time since she'd felt anything so it was extremely acute.
Moaning a little, Kitty began to feel a slight pinch in her stomach. Looking down she could see herself reconstituting. But then it got worse. A lot worse.
Letting out a blood-curdling scream Kitty tried to get away. The lasers tracked her movement and the scientists upped the power. Now it felt as if every particle of her body was disintegrating at once. Looking down again Kitty saw that where she had been reconstituting she was now disappearing. They weren't trying to help her they were trying to kill her!
An overwhelming rage took over Kitty in that moment, and she felt the urge to kill. So she did. Phasing through the glass window she disrupted all power and stopped the lasers. She also caused a number of injuries from the explosion.
But not all were injured. Some ran while she stayed behind to kill. Kitty reached into the chest of everyone in the room and stopped their hearts. When that was done she began her hunt.
Tracking all the wayward scientists she phased the hearts from their chests and watched as blood poured from every pore in their bodies. Then she laughed and moved onto the guards. Joy, such joy, she had not experienced on years. What fun!
When Kitty had finally murdered the last guard there was no one left. Any mutant that had been there had fled. All except one. Lance.
It was a shock seeing him there. She had thought at least he would escape from the party of doom. She looked at him through the bars of his cell and saw that he had lost a lot of weight.
"What d'ya want?" He said not looking up. When she didn't reply (impossible because when she was out of phase no one could hear her), he did look up. And shocked rose and walked to the bars.
"Kitty?"
She nodded.
"What…Did they do this to you?"
Again she nodded. She wanted to let him out but she was so tired! All this killin' had exhausted her.
"Those sons of bitches! I'll kill them!" At that Kitty laughed, a horrible soundless mime-like laugh. She reached out to grasp Lance's hand and pulled him through, but in her exhaustion she overreached…into his heart. Unable to withdraw, she watched as her childhood love went pale, except for the blood coming from his pores. She tried to pull her hand away but exhaustion had made it impossible. She just hung there, frozen. Watching as Lance slowly sank to the floor. That was where she still stood when the Hellfire Club came calling.
The next day
Kitty watched from inside her box as Sebastian Shaw spoke to someone outside the box. She wanted to know who it was but it was not strong enough o warrant wasting what little energy she had called up. Yesterday when the faceless uniformed men had found her they had known instinctively to be afraid. It was an unknown signal, "Dangerous Mutant, Beware!"
From outside the box Kitty heard pounding. It was loud and grating. Within seconds the door had opened. What they had to knock first? She thought to herself.
But it was not a stranger who came through the door. It was Rogue. "Rogue!" She mouthed silently. If she could have cried she would've.
"Oh, Kitty! Mah poor baby!" Rogue instinctively reached out to hold Kitty but Shaw's warning remained in her head. She stopped just before touching and instead smiled. "Been a while sugah. How ya been?"
Kitty smiled back and twirled in the air before shrugging.
"Ah know the feelin'." Behind Rogue Shaw stepped into the box.
"My love, I knew you'd be happy. Now, Miss Pryde. If you'd follow me? You, too, Rogue."
Wordlessly they both followed the man. Kitty was curious about Rogue's relationship with Shaw. He seemed…loving with her. As they walked through the maze of halls Kitty studied her friend. Rogue had aged well, with her hair falling long and free to her waist. For some reason she was wearing a pair of black leather panties and corset, as well as a long cape. Catching Rogue's eye, she inclined her eyebrow.
"Ah work for 'Bastion now. I'm the Black Knight. It's not perfect but it keeps me safe."
Up ahead Shaw had reached a large metal door with a window. Outside standing sentry was a tall, leggy blonde in garb like Rogue's, except white. "Emma, how's it going?" Shaw asked nodding towards the room.
"Jason has almost completed the procedure. She'll be ready soon." Moving to the side Emma made room for them to look in. Inside Jason Wyngarde was casting an illusion into the mind of a redhead.
Kitty did a double take. That redhead was Jean! She was dressed in an outfit just like Rogue's and had a nullifier on her neck like Kitty used to wear.
"Sebastian, what's going on?"
"Roguey dear, I want you to meet our new Black Queen, Phoenix!"
One year later
Kitty sat in Rogue's quarters, playing with Rogue's son, Elias. She touched the nullifier on her neck and silently thanked the Hellfire Club for giving her back a little control over her life. But despite her gratitude it was a point of contention that she would not fight for their cause. Against many protestations from members, the Hellfire Club has started a war. First it was just club against club. Now though it was turning into a world war, with mutants as the cause.
Sebastian Shaw, a mutant himself, had called a meeting this morning which was the only reason Kitty was watching Rogue's son. Who was also the most adorable baby she'd ever seen. With hair a bright auburn and two white streaks in the front, it was obvious he was his mother's son. But he had bright blue eyes, which were not Rogue. Kitty didn't ask about his father, sensing that there was a lot of heart ache there.
Kitty glanced at the clock worried. Rogue was supposed to have been home an hour ago. This did not bode well in Kitty's mind.
"Kitty!" She heard called from the front door. Kitty turned to see Rogue run in looking frazzled.
"I thought you had a meeting with Shaw and Phoenix."
Running around the room Rogue began to pack Elias's things, as well as Kitty's and her's.
"What are you doing?"
Rogue turned to Kitty. "We have to get out of here!"
Kitty looked at her in curiosity. "Why?" The Hellfire Club was their home. The only place that made Kitty feel safe anymore.
"Shaw has done something. He's sided with Apocalypse and is starting a war! And Jean, something's wrong with her. She keeps attacking people. I think it has to do with Apocalypse. He called her his equal. And we know that is always bad."
From somewhere far away Kitty could hear people start to scream. And then there were loud booms. Then with a wrench the roof came flying off of the apartment and she was looking up at a ball of fire. But it wasn't all fire. In the middle was Jean, resplendent in a red and yellow jumpsuit. Shocked Kitty picked up Elias and scooted back to the wall.
"Do not run from me mortals! I am Dark Phoenix! I am your god!" Kitty snorted and stood up to run. She and Rogue left everything behind, choosing instead to take the most important thing, Rogue's child.
Though they could hear the Dark Phoenix behind them she did not follow. Once they made it out of Japan they were home free, Japan being the Hellfire domain.
On a train in Scotland, three weeks later Kitty finally asked what they were to do.
"We'll run if they come, but it's not likely. Ah think that they'll focus on something other than two little mutants."
"Where are we going?"
Rogue turned to look at Kitty. "We're going to Cassidy Keep, my husband's family home."
Kitty looked at her in surprise. Rogue had never mentioned a husband when they talked at night.
"Don't ask, Kit. He's dead. That's the end."
Kitty nodded her understanding and looked over at Elias. Rogue had said that his father wasn't in the picture, but dead? Not a mention.
Three Months Later
Kitty glared at the thunder and rain outside. This was supposed to be paradise. Or at least according to Rogue. After the Hellfire Club destroyed Cassidy Keep Rogue had decided that they had to go somewhere that the Hellfire Club was banned. At the same time Rogue received a call telling her where her lost brother, Kurt, was. These two things combined created a haven in Cambodia.
Unfortunately Kurt wasn't going to help them in their plan. In fact the two were arguing right now. They were in the other room so all she heard was muffled yells. After two years apart they still acted as though they didn't really care for the other. But underneath all the toughness and bravado (which Kurt must have learned during the last two and a half years) they loved each other fiercely.
From what Kurt had told them, he and Amanda had escaped the party that day long ago. With Rogue, Scott, Jean, and Iceman they traveled to Muir Island, a place the Prof had told them would be safe. Unfortunately soon after Rogue's wedding Kurt and Amanda had been captured on a mission. Through his tears Kurt managed to tell them that Amanda had been murdered…by Mystique.
Despite that it seemed almost as if Rogue already knew that. She had patted Kurt's shoulder but then turned away and looked out the window. Then, even more mysteriously she told us that, "Sometimes people do things they don't want to, and they regret for the rest of their lives."
That was when they first arrived. Since then tensions between the siblings had risen. It all had to do with their plan. Their plan to save all their friends that were lost, and all the people they loved who were lost, not to mention the millions of lives that had been lost during the war. Including little Elias. When the Hellfire attacked Cassidy Keep in the early hours no one expected it. They had thought themselves safe. But the loss of her son did not weaken Rogue's resolve. It had strengthened it. Now more than ever they were going to change time.
From across the room Kitty heard the door open. St. John Allerdyce, once known as Pyro stepped in. "Are they still going at it?"
"Yes." Kitty studied John. Her and Rogue's sometime companion and sometime confidant had grown up from the hyena laughing fool he had once been. He'd confided in them that he and Amara had been a couple before the party but on a whim she'd broken up with him right before. He said she broke his heart and it'd never been put right again.
Pyro had too done a stint in Genosha. He, however, had lost not control, but his powers period. It too broke his heart. At night she could hear him in his room, opening and closing his Zippo lighter. But he wasn't the only one. She heard Kurt's scream all the way down the hall, and she always heard Rogue crying no matter where she was.
In the room next door silence reigned. They had finally stopped arguing. Rogue stepped into the room with Nightcrawler. "It's set. We're going to do it. Three months from now we're going to go back and change time. We're going to need a little help with the actual procedure so I'm going to leave for a while to get it. I'll meet you at the mansion in New York…"
"What's left of it anyways." Kurt interjected behind her.
"…then. Be on your guard." Rogue smiled. "We're going to make history boys and girls."
Three months later Kitty, John, Rogue, and Shaw (aka Mystique) went back in time, and well, you know what happened from there.
Chico, it wasn't one person, it was all of them experiencing the above images passing through their heads. I'll see if I can rewrite it so it doesn't cinfuse anyone.