1Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of X-Men Evolution, they belong to Marvel and Kids WB; this story is making me no money.
Authors Notes: Okay this was a prequel to Call of Duty, part of the fic was to set up how things were for the X-Men after Jean died but before Bobby and Kitty quit. If people like these universe fics I'll do more, but I need Reviews. I want to do one to explain why they quit being X-Men, how Jean died and any requests anyone else might have I would be willing to consider.
It was a dark and stormy night in the town of Bayville, as the wind blew hard and howled loudly, while the rain poured down hard on to the roof of the Xavier Institute. In addition there was quite the lighting show and loud thunder. Some of the students and even some teachers were watching with interest from their bed room windows, but at least one was sound asleep. Well till someone woke him up.
Bobby Drake, former student and the current self described hip young math teacher was sound asleep in the bed he shared with his lovely wife. That is until he felt someone grab him and shake him. "Huh what, now," he muttered. He glanced to the side of the bed where he saw the familiar face of his favorite little red head, who was currently squeezing his hand with enough pressure to cut off circulation. "Oh hi Rae," he smiled at the 4 year old, who looked quite upset.
"Uncle Bobby, the thunder is scary," she whimpered. "Can I swleep with you guys tonight?"
Bobby paused for a second and glanced over at his pregnant and passed out wife, who seemed to be getting the first good nights sleep in weeks. Not to mention Lockheed, who had been asleep at the head of the bed was now glaring at him for being awoken. If Storm had been in town he could of just had her handle this. "Look kiddo I would but I don't want to wake up your Aunt Kitty," he whispered.
"Please," she whispered as she gave him that look she gave when she wanted to make people feel guilty.
"How about you and me go back to your room," he offered as he got up and grabbed a pillow.
Rachel nodded enthusiastically as she clenched his hand and practically pulled him out of the room.
Bobby was grateful that at the very least her room was nearby. Luckily Emma's plan to move her out of the faculty wing had gotten stiff resistance from the other faculty, from he and his wife in particular.
When they entered the little girls room, Bobby picked the girl up and rested her down onto her head and tucked her in. "Now you just relax, I'll be right here till the storms over," he assured her.
"Thank you," she smiled back at him as she still held his hand tight, even after Bobby had already lied down on the floor next to her bed.
"Okay I'll just wait till she falls asleep again, and go back to bed," he told himself as he rested his head on the pillow he had brought along. "Maybe I'll just rest my eyes a bit," he yawned then closed his eyes.
Several hours later...
Bobby felt the sun on his face as he opened his eyes. "So much for just resting my eyes," he groaned. He started to get up when he felt a large amount of weight fall right on top of him. Two little legs were dangling from each of his shoulders. "Good morning Rae."
"Morning," she smiled. "The storm is over and it's time for breakfast," she explained.
"And I think someone wants a piggy-back ride," he smiled as he began to get up again.
"Yay," she smiled and clapped her hands.
"Well hold on tight and...," Bobby began, but he would be interrupted.
"Tisk tisk Robert," a familar voice called out from the doorway, and both Bobby and Rachel turned to see Hank standing in the doorway. "Spending the night in the room of another woman, a younger one to boot, oh what would Katherine say," he chuckled.
"Sorry to disappoint you Hank," Bobby shrugged as he grinned at his former teacher, who he was now not only friends with, but on a first name basis. "But talk about bad luck, I do it the one night you didn't fall asleep in your lab. But I admit it, you caught me. I just have a thing for cute red heads," he grinned as he winked at Rachel and Hank.
"So I see," Hank chuckled. "Anyway, I so hate to interrupt, but your darling wife sent me to retrieve you, it seems she has need of you," he explained. "Even after I offered to sweep her away from her neglectful husband," he grinned.
Bobby nodded. "Okay, I just hope this doesn't involve some sort of wacky craving,"he muttered and turned his head to Rae. "Sorry kiddo, duty calls."
"Okay," she sighed. "But what about my piggy back."
"Oh don't worry I'm sure Uncle Hank will be happy to oblige," he said as he picked her up and swung her onto Hank before he could even respond.
"Yay, but I want a horsey Uncle Hank," she ordered as she wrapped her arms around his hairy neck.
"It would be my pleasure," Hank assured her as he got on all fours and began to run down the hallway, almost running over the Institutes Headmistress, Emma Frost, who was not at all happy.
"Come back here right now," Emma yelled as she chased after them. Bobby could do nothing but grin, before he turned around and began to walk back to his room.
He opened the door to see Kitty was sitting on the bed and waiting for him. "So darling what do you two need today," he asked and was about to offer a couple of his witty suggestions when she immediately ran up to him, put her arms around him and kissed him on the lips.
After they let go she smiled at him. "I wanted to give you something, and besides it was the only way I could drag you away from Rae without hurting her feelings," she explained.
"Oh yeah sorry about that, it's just that well she was scared and you were sleeping so...," he began to go into his explanation when she put a finger on his lip.
"Stop," she said softly. "I thought it was cute, and it really makes me feel better to see a preview of our baby's father in action," she told him as she put her hands on her enlarged belly. "If you are as good with our children as you are with Rae we have nothing to worry about. Besides if I was angry I would of sent the dragon after you," she explained. "Though he seems to have gone off to find himself breakfast this morning," she pointed out.
Bobby blushed. "Well I try my best, I'm just trying to keep a promise anyway," he sighed and took a quick glance over at his wife's clipboard in memorial of pictures, looking in particular at the photo of the little girl's mother.
Kitty put her hand on his shoulder. "Yeah I know, but out all the people she could of asked to look after her, you were one of the few people she singled out."
Both were quiet for a moment as they remembered back to that moment not to soon before the tragic event, when Jean had taken the two of them aside at one point and asked them to try and be there for her daughter if anything would happen to her. Of course neither realized at the time that Jean was telling them this knowing something was going to happen to her. Now Jean was another picture on the clipboard with several other lost friends and family over the years.
Bobby broke the silence "Yeah I guess but you give me to much credit, I mean my parenting skills are nothing compared to yours," he assured her.
Kitty had watched as her husband became quiet again, she knew he was thinking about the same thing she was "Well I try my best too," she responded simply. "Oh and while I have your attention, you think when we get down to the kitchen you could whip me up an omelette," she asked as they began to walk out of the room.
"An omelette," he questioned. "What a relief I thought you were going to ask me to make something weird like...," he said but was interrupted.
"Yeah an Omelette with cheese, and I was thinking maybe chocolate chips, I don't know why but I have this...," she began.
"Craving for chocolate chips. How did I know you were going to say that," he shook his head.
She gave him a playful smack. "Funny," she shook her head. "Have I become that predictable?"
"Just a tad," he told her as they headed toward the stairs.
When they reached the faculty kitchen, they found several of their fellow teachers there and even a few students. "Emma's not going to be happy if she walks in" Bobby commented. When Emma had taken control of the Institute she instituted several new policies to make the school more professional, like other private academies. Much to the chagrin of both Bobby and Kitty, who preferred the more casual personal feel of the Institute they had grown up in.
"Yee think I care about her opinion," the red haired Theresa Cassidy said as she poured a cup of coffee from the pot. "If I not be here who else would tend to me father and his hangover," she said as she rested the coffee on the table next to the red haired middle age man who had a hand on his forehead.
"Well I was hardly talking about the headmaster's daughter," Bobby clarified as he began to forage the kitchen for what he needed to make Kitty's omelette. "I was talking about the rest of the darling children who have wandered in here," he commented as he glanced over at the three students.
"Oh come on Mr Drake our brother and sister are X-Men," the youngest of the three, the brown haired Jeb Guthrie commented.
"Technically Sam works for X-Factor, or whatever name Scott is calling his team these days," Kitty pointed out.
"Yeah but come on, this place has some of the best food in the house, and besides can't you just look the other way, you were Sam's room-mate," the boy with the red wings, Joshua Guthrie, pleaded.
"Stay away from my Twinkies," Hank called out from across the room, he was eating a high sugar cereal with Rae.
Bobby grinned at Hanks' paranoia then turned back to his students. "You kidding me, have you met your head mistress, I doing us both a favor by telling you to leave. Besides your brother used to snore, kept me up all hours of the night," Bobby smirked. "Wait what's that, do I hear Emma coming."
"Good point, we better go now," the third of the group said, a brunette by the name of Melody Guthrie.
"What, Sam snores," Jeb scratched his head.
"Just come on," Melody rolled her eyes and pulled him out of the room and Joshua followed.
"Works every time ," Bobby grinned then turned back to the stove and began to crack the eggs for the omelette.
"Your not going to get rid of me that easy," a blond haired girl with a heavy russian accent said as she wandered in and put a hand on Kitty's belly.
"He wouldn't dream of it Illyana," Kitty assured her.
"Well good then, now when are you going to have that baby already," she grinned as she put an ear to the tummy. "Cause we're going to have so much fun."
From her seat at the table Rachel heard this and immediately got up and ran over to tug on Illyana's shirt. "Wait a minute what about me," she pouted.
"Oh don't worry little one I'd never forget you," Illyana assured her. "Now where are the sugar bombs?"
"Over here," Rachel said as she dragged her over where Hank was hogging the box.
Kitty just smiled. She decided to take a load off and sat down at the table next to Sean Cassidy. "Spent another evening with Logan huh Sean?" Kitty commented at the headmaster of the Institute as he sipped his coffee.
"How did yee guess," Sean grunted and turned to the young man eating breakfast next to him. "Forge, why don't yee make yourself useful and invent something to get rid of me hangover," he paused or at least something to hide me from Emma."
Forge shrugged. "I don't know I've been working on this electrode treatment to cure fatigue...," he began.
"Blimey, forget I asked," the Irishman frowned. "I'm not that desperate."
"How bout this for a wake up call," Bobby smirked as he grabbed Sean's cheeks with his ice cold hands, shocking the Irish man right out of his chair and on to the floor.
"Why yee little...," Sean yelled as he got up off the ground, but he paused. "Wait a minute I do feel better, thanks lad," Sean said as he got back into his chair and sipped the coffee. "Now maybe I'll make it through the morning classes without hurling," he commented.
"Now you know how I've felt for the last 9 months," Kitty groaned.
"Aye Morning Sickness, guess I shouldn't complain, he shrugged. "Especially considering it's me own fault."
"What's your own fault," a stern voice asked and they all turned to see Emma had entered the room. She shook her head. "Damn it Sean, you are the headmaster of this Academy, you should act that way," she groaned.
"Oh sod off, Sean groaned. "When it comes to a challenge I don't back away. Besides all the children like me better anyway," he grinned and the others couldn't help but grin.
Emma frowned for a second but quickly regained her focus. "Anyway is everyone here, I think we need to have a quick faculty meeting."
"Yee think we need a faculty meeting every morning," Sean grunted.
"Besides we're still waiting on Amanda," Bobby pointed out. "She got back from LA late last night."
"Well quite frankly I don't care if she's tired from painting the town with her new movie star boyfriend, she has responsibilities here, and she better get in here within in the next 10 seconds or...," she went on till she was interrupted.
"Morning all, Kurt sends his regards," Amanda smiled as she entered the kitchen and sat down next to Kitty. "And how is my future god child, " she asked as she felt Kitty's belly.
"Your god child? Last I checked Remy and Rogue were leading the pool, you and Kurt are running second last I checked," Forge exclaimed.
"Leading the what?" Kitty gasped and glared at Forge.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all," Forge said weakly.
"Spit it out," Kitty snapped. "I might be pregnant but it doesn't mean I still can't kick you into next week."
"Calm down honey," Bobby said but she pushed him back.
"I am calm, but I won't be much longer if he doesn't tell me what's going on," she said keeping her eyes on Forge.
"Okay, okay, there's been a couple of pools going on regarding your pregnancy," he explained. "Hey it wasn't my idea."
"Pools as in more then one," she fumed.
""Well yeah one for god parents, one for date of birth, and one for gender," Forge explained.
"That explains why all those students were offering me Twinkies for information about the gender," Hank mused. "I only put in for the birth date one."
"Okay Forge whose responsible," Kitty demanded.
"Funny story you see a bunch of us were hanging out at the Christmas Party, when Warren went on about how he was a shoo in for godfather, so Jamie told him to put his money where is mouth is, and then more people heard about it and it kind of snowballed."
"Jamie I should of known," she frowned. "Well he is just lucky he doesn't live here. Now who here knew about this."
Everyone but Bobby rose their hands and Kitty just shook her head. "You Emma?" she exclaimed.
"Why not, I thought we could use something fun around here," she smirked.
Kitty rolled her eyes. "Are your lives this devoid of interest that you do stuff like this to entertain yourself," she sighed.
"Come on honey don't act surprised," Bobby shook his head. "Remember what happened when we were planning our wedding. Its like you and I are the only people who do anything interesting around here. We're just so fascinating they can't resist but to develop all these little games around us," he groaned.
"Oh I don't even want to think about that right now," she groaned. "Well anyway whoever wins, should be warned that we'll be looking for them to collect."
"Collect?" Forge asked.
"Yep," Bobby nodded. "Whoever wins these little bets is going to have to pay up, lets just say we'll be starting our child's college fund earlier then we thought."
"The one thing that doesn't add up is how Warren was so convinced he was being picked that he put up his own money," Hank scratched his head.
"Shut up Hank," Bobby muttered. "So anyway don't we have a faculty meeting huh Emma," he asked nervously.
"Yeah honey how did Warren get such an idea," Kitty asked as she glared at him. "How could someone I barely stand ever think that."
"Oh well you know Warren he hears something and he just completely misinterprets it," Bobby laughed nervously.
"And what did he hear, exact words dear."
"Well you see at the Christmas Party we sat down had a few and well lets just say enough alcohol makes... you say crazy things," he finished and sighed. "I told him we'd put him under consideration."
Kitty just rolled her eyes. "Well you didn't promise him anything, so I guess..." she started to say.
"But I better let you know the rest of it to," he interrupted. "I also kind of said that we'd heavily consider naming the child Warren," he admitted. "But we were drunk I was sure he'd forget, and I was trying to get him to hire me to do his taxes, that's big money."
"What," Kitty snapped and smacked him in the head.. She was going to give another good smack but just looked at him and sighed, put her arms around him and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Your lucky I love you," she shook her head.
"So you forgive me," he asked.
"Yes I forgive you, but you are never drinking with him alone again, understand."
"Yes ma'am" Bobby nodded as he kissed her.
"Ahem," Emma coughed. "If you two are just about done, I would like to..." she paused. "Would all the non faculty mind leaving."
"Come on you two," Theresa said to Rae and Illyana. "We'd just hate to interrupt yee meeting," she frowned at Emma and Rae stuck out her tongue.
"How about I teleport us out," Illyana offered.
"Nay thanks we don't want to end up in next week," Theresa muttered as the three girls exited the room.
"Anyway I just wanted to set the agenda for the week, now with Logan's team off on the other side of the world we are going to be short handed around here for at least.." Emma began when a sudden gust of wind went by her. "Where's my coffee," she snapped.
"Pretty good, but I usually take 5 sugars in mine," the sarcastic voice of Pietro Maximoff could be heard saying. Low and behold he was sitting on the kitchen counter, in full uniform and looking slightly worn. In his hand was Emma's coffee.
"You better have a good reason for barging in here," Emma groaned.
"Oh I'm sorry Frosty, did I catch you before your coffee... oh wait, right," he grinned as he sipped more of her coffee. "But the bossman sent me here on top priority business, oh and do you guys have any muffins or pastries," he asked and turned his head to look around the kitchen.
"Get to the point Quicksilver," Sean frowned.
"Well anyway we have a situation in Nevada, Omega Red escaped from the top secret federal detainment facility out in the desert. He has roughed up the army pretty badly, and of course X-Factor was called in to save the day. We were about to go in and take him down but we realized we could only hold him down for so long, apparently he only stays unconscious when he's in suspended animation. Captain Goggle-head suggested that we be prepared to re-suspend him after taking him down temporarily, he sent me here to pick up the man for the job, quick thing we'll be back by supper time" he explained and looked directly at Bobby. "That man is you Drake, we need you to ice the octopus. So can we just go now, or do you want to throw on some spandex first?"
"Wow this is unexpected," Bobby scratched his head. "But I guess if you just wait a sec...," he began but was interrupted.
"NO," Kitty snapped as she stood up and put herself in front of Bobby. "No, not now, ain't happening. So you might as well just leave now Pietro, your not taking my husband anywhere."
"Ooh pregnant woman mood swings," Pietro smirked. "But sorry I don't have time for this, I have my orders, nothing personal."
"I'll show you a mood swing, oh and as for your orders you can stick those...," she began to rant but was stopped by her husband.
"Excuse us we need a moment," Bobby said as he ushered his wife toward the door.
"Fine, whatever but hurry it up," Pietro shrugged as he sipped Emma's coffee again. "So guys what's the latest status report on the pools, I put in almost an entire pay check's worth"
Kitty briefly turned around again upon hearing that comment but Bobby was able to turn her back out of the exit and into the enjoining room, the faculty lounge.
"Well go ahead I'm waiting," Kitty glared at him with her hands folded.
"For what," Bobby sighed.
"For you to come up with the rationale for jumping cause Scott said jump, the last thing I need is you getting yourself killed," she frowned.
"What's the big deal, it's not like I'm retired or anything. Besides it's an easy thing they just need me to put this guy on ice, piece of cake," he grinned confidently.
"Oh yeah, last time I checked this guy gave Logan a hard time," she retorted.
"Well it's not like I'll be the one fighting him, they rough him up and then I give him the cool down, I mean we've been through much worse then this. Just relax it's routine, why are you being this way?"
Kitty rolled her eyes. "You want to know why, right here," she frowned as she patted her belly. "I could give birth any day now, and your thinking about running off to have some fun. Do you have any idea how vulnerable I feel, Hank says I shouldn't even phase this late into the pregnancy, he doesn't know how it would effect the baby."
"Oh right," Bobby nodded and immediately understood. He knew she wanted him at her side until
it happened and he wanted so much to be at her side as it happened. He would never forgive himself if something happened to her and he wasn't there to protect her. He took her into his
arms. "I'm sorry I know you've been going through a lot with all this stress and all, and I want to
be at your side through it all," he paused. "So I'll tell Pietro I can't go, I'm needed here."
Kitty rested her head on his shoulder and sighed with relief for a second then suddenly her mood changed. "Wait you need to do this," she told him. He was about to protest but she put a finger on his lips. "I know what I just said but the more I think about it, we can't be so selfish, like you said all you have to do is freeze him, and besides the fact that you were willing to stay shows me that I can always count on you to be there for me. I guess the stress made me forget that for a second."
Bobby smiled at her and nodded. "Okay I'll go, but after this I promise I will be glued to your side until we have our baby born and safe, and always after that."
"I think I can live with that," she said returning a smiled. Now hurry up and do your job, there's no use bringing a baby into a world with a crazy Russian Octopus running around."
"Don't I always," he smiled and kissed her. He put his hand on her belly and looked into her eyes. "Now you promise that you two stay right where you are till I'm back."
Kitty smiled. "We'll be here waiting," she nodded as they held each other. The two just stood there for a moment and stayed the way they were.
"Hey I hate to break up this hallmark moment but we need to hurry things up," Pietro called out.
"Duty calls," Bobby sighed.
"Be safe," Kitty smiled as they broke hold of each other and headed back to the kitchen.
About 30 minutes later Bobby found himself with his arms around Pietro Maximoff as they sped cross country at faster then light speeds. He'd always wanted to take a cross country trip, but not like this and he was feeling really weird hanging on another guys back. Suddenly out of nowhere the blur around them seemed to become clear and he realized they were in the desert.
"End of the line," Pietro called out. "Now come on before the albino with tentacles kills everyone."
"Oh right," Bobby nodded as he attempted to regain composure of himself, the ride had made him dizzy. He let go of the white haired mutant and looked around. "So okay where are they," he asked as he followed Pietro.
"Right over this ridge," Pietro explained as they walked up and found the entire surrounding area
devastated. "Looks like we got here right in time," he said as the two ducked down atop the ridge
to assess the situation.
"You got that right," Bobby gasped as he observed all the overturned military vehicles, including several tanks, along with several injured bodies scattered across the horizon. At the center of the debris stood their target, the Russian superhuman Omega Red. He was wrestling with Bobby's
former team-mate Colossus, and apparently not feeling all that fazed from the experience. "Well
there's Pete, but where are the others?"
"Good question," Pietro nodded. "But I think we better get in there soon."
At that moment Omega Red smacked Piotr in the face hard enough to push him back a bit, then proceeded to wrap up the metal skinned Russian with his arm tentacles and swing him around, till he sent him flying hard into the side of a small mesa. After doing this the powerful mutant began to pick up the fallen soldiers with his tentacles to drain them.
"Oh crap Pete," Bobby yelled out but his voice was muffled by Pietro's hand.
"Shh we don't want him to see us, and don't worry Metal head will be fine eventually," Pietro said. "He'll dig himself out eventually, what I want to know is where's the rest of my team."
"I think I have your answer," Bobby said as he saw a familiar body lying among the soldiers, it was his good friend Sam Guthrie, aka Cannonball. Not to far off was Sam's girlfriend Dani Moonstar, aka Mirage. "Sam and Dani seem to be down for the count, and Scott's over there and passed out," he said as he pointed out the leader of X-Factor, who had been apparently slammed into a tank. "As for Lance and Wanda I don't see them...," Bobby began to say but was interrupted.
"Wanda," Pietro exclaimed as he spotted his twin, incapacitated and right in the path of Omega Red, who was draining every living being in sight.
"Pietro wait," Bobby said but to no avail, Pietro had already sped over to his sister's side.
Pietro took his sister into his arms as he tried to shake her conscious. "Come on Wanda no time to be taking a nap," he yelled as he shook her frantically. He was so worried about his sister, he didn't watch his back, thus not noticing the tentacle that began to inch closer to his legs.
"Pietro watch out," Bobby yelled.
"Huh," Pietro looked up but it was too late as the tentacles quickly ensnared the speeder's legs.
"Looks like I get two for one eh," the sinister voice of Omega Red rang out as he began to ensnare Wanda as well.
Bobby iced up and prepared to charge in when someone grabbed him from behind. "What," Bobby gasped then saw who it was.
"Hey buddy, how's the wife?" Lance Alvers, aka Avalance, smirked.
"You tackle me and near scare me out of my spandex and all you have to say is how's the wife," Bobby exclaimed.
"Sorry about that but I had to stop you before you went in there, he drains you and it's game over."
"Good point," Bobby nodded, as he realized that it must make sense for Lance to not be charging out there to save his girlfriend and one of his best friends. "So what the heck happened?"
"After we sent Pietro to get you, we waited as long as we could but the soldiers lives were being threatened, so we went in. We went right at him and we thought we had him down, but when we went to restrain him, he immediately attacked, we didn't know what hit us. It was all a set up, he got his tentacles on Cyclops, Cannonball and Mirage, almost immediately. He started to drain them so Wanda tried to hex his powers, but she got to close, I was able to shake him off his feet in time for Colossus to jump on him, and I think that's where you came in," Lance finished up and sighed.
Bobby could see his old friend was both a bit shaken and very nervous, even though he was doing his best to hide it. "Don't' worry we'll take him down, so what's the plan."
"You mean you don't have one?" Lance asked.
Meanwhile back in Westchester, Kitty stood by a window and stared out at the Institute gate.
"Your not going to just sit there and wait for him to come back, are you?" a familiar voice called out from behind her.
"Kind of hard not to Amanda," Kitty responded and sighed. "A part of me wishes I was there to make sure nothing happens to him."
"Yeah I'm sure he'd love that," Amanda smirked.
"Well he'd freak of course," Kitty nodded. "But I am just as capable as he is, or at least I was before this," she said pointing to her stomach. "Not that I regret anything, but not only am I worried about him, but being left behind it just makes me feel so useless," she frowned.
Amanda nodded. "Yeah I guess it does kind of stink. But seriously you got to stop thinking about it or else you'll drive yourself nuts."
"It's not that easy, as long as I sit here like this and he's out there I can't help it," she frowned.
Amanda paused for a second to think, until it hit her. "Then I guess the solution is for you not to
be just sitting here," she explained as she took Kitty by the hand. "I'm taking you shopping, so you'll have something to wear after you burn your maternity clothing."
"Well I guess we could...," Kitty began to say when she was interrupted.
"Did someone say shopping," Illyana exclaimed as she walked into the room with Rachel in tow.
"Your going to the mall," Rachel asked. "Can we come, can we, can we," she asked as she latched on to Kitty's leg and gave her the look.
"Okay," Kitty sighed. "I guess it would help me relax," she admitted.
"Then what are we waiting for," Illyana grinned as the three ushered her out the door.
Back in Nevada Bobby and Lance had just about figured out how they were going to put the freeze on Omega Red.
"Okay when I've got his attention you'll hit him with all you got," Bobby said.
Lance nodded. "I hope this works," he said then paused. "And Bobby don't get yourself killed, I rather not have to explain it to your wife."
"I'll try my best," Bobby nodded as he iced up and created an ice slide and descended from the ridge toward the massive site of carnage created by the Russian killing machine.
After he had finished draining Pietro, he had gone back to finishing off on all the US troops who were scattered across the landscape. But once again he had come across the body of Wanda Maximoff, who he had forgotten after her brothers intrusion. He gestured his tentacles toward her when suddenly he was hit right in the face with a cold projectile. "What insolence is this," he frowned. Upon looking in the direction from which it came from, he saw Bobby standing in all his ice glory.
"Hi there Pinko," Bobby smirked. "Why are you spending all your time with those stiffs when you have live meat right here for the taking."
"Another mutant pet sent by the capitalist American pigs to stop me," Omega Red grinned. "Fine then I shall show them that no matter who they send, they shall only delay their inevitable collapse."
"Whatever makes you feel better," Bobby shrugged as he sent a large stream of ice at the Russian, knocking him on to his back.
"Impressive but not good enough," the Russian responded as he began to get up, only to be met with another blast of ice, sending him down again. "Another noble attempt, but it will take more then...," he began to say as he got up, only to be blasted back down again with another stream of ice.
"Maybe you should just shut up," Bobby suggested.
"Enough," Omega Red fumed as he stretched out his tentacles to spring him into the air and launch
himself much closer to Bobby. "You have had your fun, now I shall have mine," he growled as he lunged toward Bobby.
"Okay guess its time to initiate phase 2," Bobby frowned as he began to ice slide as fast as he could in the opposite direction of Omega Red. He turned back briefly to make sure that he was being followed, before he turned into a passage between two rocky cliffs. "Be ready Lance, be
ready," he muttered to himself.
Omega Red continued to chase after Bobby, following the trail the ice slide left, until he spotted him standing in the middle of the passage. He immediately sprung forward and tackled the Iceman. As soon as he made contact the ice figure snapped in half. "Wait a minute," he growled and looked up to see another Iceman standing at the other opening to the passage.
"And if you want a life sized ice figure of yourself call 1-800-ICEMAN now," he said in a mocking tone.
Omega Red was about to charge at him when he heard rumbling all around him. "What in the world," he mumbled when the rock walls of the passage started to collapse around him. He sprinted to escape but soon found himself stuck with rock walls stuck into both of his sides, keeping him in a fixed position while Bobby looked on.
"Fine craftsmanship if I do say so myself," Lance commented as he walked over next to Bobby.
"Now my turn," Bobby nodded and began to ice blast the Russian back into his suspended state, starting with the feet and working his way up. "Guess Pietro was right I'll be home by dinner time."
"I wouldn't get the good china out yet if he breaks out," Lance explained as he noticed the Russian killing machine was starting to get loose. "Better hit with the rocks," he groaned and concentrated on holding the rocks in place.
"You both can try and hold me but I have the energy to last the longest," Omega Red grinned as two of his tentacles broke free and he used it to send rocks to block Bobby's Ice. "It is only a matter of time before I am free and then I shall destroy...," he was interrupted mid sentence when he heard something from over head. It was a giant boulder descending down on him. His free tentacles immediately sprung up to catch it. "What is the meaning of this," he said as he strained to hold the boulder.
"Did you do that," Bobby asked Lance.
"Who cares who did it, hit him with all you got."
"Right," Bobby nodded and sent a powerful blast of ice at the subdued mutant freezing him place after a few seconds. "Nice work Pete," he called up to Piotr who was standing above the cliffs below. "Now lets just hope he doesn't melt."
Right around the same time at the Bayville Mall Kitty and her small entourage were in the department store trying on different outfits. Well in Kitty's case she wasn't trying on as many as just looking at them and buying some nice outfits. Amanda had assured her that if she bought these outfits she would have some motivation in getting her figure back. She also mentioned that once Bobby saw some of these outfits he would have even more motivation in getting her back to her figure. As she looked at the outfits she had to agree on both accounts.
Her thoughts would be interrupted when she felt that all to familiar tugging on her pant leg. Of course it was Rachel. She had just exited the dressing room, wearing a green dress. "Look at my dress Aunt Kitty, look at it," she as she showed it off.
Kitty smiled down on her. "Yes I see it's a very pretty dress," she nodded. "Why don't you go get changed and then you take it home and show...," she was saying till she was cut off mid sentence when suddenly a figure ran right by and snatched her purse. "My purse," she exclaimed then immediately began to chase after the thief.
"Wait Kitty your pregnant remember," Amanda called after her then gathered Rachel and with Illyana chased after her.
Kitty ran out of the store and into the corridor as she trailed after the thief. But after a little while she realized that her pregnant belly was making it a little hard to keep up, it was beginning to feel a little strange. She frantically looked around when she spotted a boy exiting the sporting good store with a bat. It instantly reminded her of something Logan once taught her. "Excuse me, I need to borrow this," she explained as she snatched it away and continued her pursuit of the robber.
"Got to time this right," she frowned after she stopped running. She aimed the best she could and launched the bat into the air. It soared into the air and across the corridor and then descended right in between the robbers legs, sending him flying off his feet and head first on to the floor. As soon as she caught up to him, Kitty slammed a foot hard onto his back and snatched her purse.
"You think you can just pick on a pregnant woman huh," she frowned as she smacked him with a purse. "Well let me tell you something this is one woman your going to be sorry you ever messed with."
The thief tried to respond but Kitty smacked him again as a crowd began to gather and Amanda, Illyana and Rachel arrived with mall security. "Don't you dare talk back unless your going to apologize," she said and was about to go on when the crowd began to clap. "Oh uh thank you," Kitty blushed.
"Come on Kitty let security handle it from here," Amanda told her as she tried to gesture her away.
"But I'm not done with...," she stopped mid sentence and held her pregnant belly in pain. "Oh boy," she yelled.
"What is it Kitty," Illyana asked.
"My water just broke," she exclaimed.
