The stranger descended from the heavens. She stood alone in the sky, her heart searching for something as this foreign land rose to meet her.

She touched down on English soil. At first she had thought of landing on the lighthouse balcony but then… She didn't quite feel right about it.

She crossed the small driveway and knocked on the heavy metal door. It took a moment for her to notice the buzzer. She pressed it quickly and heard it register inside.

A moment later she heard the heavy footfalls of a man approaching. He opened the door and smiled. "May I help you?"

She balked. "Is… Kurt here?" She ventured.

"I'm sorry… He's otherwise occupied. I'm Alistaire Stuart, perhaps I could help you?"

"Not to be rude but… What about Kitty?" The woman's eyes glowed hopefully.

"No, I'm sorry, she's out as well. Miss?"

And a pair of headlights swept the lighthouse.

"Oh." Alistaire paused. "I wonder if this is Kitty now." He looked towards the cab expectantly.

The red haired woman glanced at the cab and swallowed nervously. This isn't how I envisioned this happening. "Tell me… Is… Rachael here?"

"Hmm?" Alistaire turned to face the woman again. "Rachael…" his eyes opened wide and he let the door fall open as he stepped out. "Rachael's with Kitty… But you're… Jean. Aren't you?"

The car stopped and Kitty stuck her head out the window. "Jean!" She waved and smiled, not having processed this as fully as she might have.

And it happened. The cab stopped completely and the back door opened.

A girl with Jeans's fiery hair stepped out of the back of the cab. "Jean." She said softly before almost unconsciously adding. "Mom."

Jean turned and looked down the driveway and swallowed.

Rachael's heart beat hard in her chest and echoed in her ears threatening to drown out everything, even her own thoughts.

'Oh, Rachael…" Kitty's head whipped around to see the specks of tears striking at the young girls eyes.

"Rachael?" Jean asked questioningly. "Rachael… Gray?"

And Rachael's eyes rolled up in to her head and she swooned, falling forward towards the open car door.

Kitty jumped for her but Williams was closer and got there first, catching her before she hit.

Williams glanced at Jean, who had jolted with surprise as Rachael fainted.

"Oh, dear." Alistaire looked towards Kitty. "Glad you're back!" He called out to her. "Most everyone's accounted for… although... We do have a Kurt-Tabitha situation."

Kitty nodded back. "We've got Watts. He's been declawed. What's wrong with Kurt?"

"Something technological… or psychic. I'm not sure we've decided yet." He replied.

Jean cast a glance back and Alistaire smiled at her. "I'm sorry I didn't realize who you were. Of course, you're welcome to come in."

Jean's eyes retreated to Rachael as Williams tried to rouse her after having slipped her back in to the cab. "I'd like to help."

Alistaire nodded. "I'm sure they could use it."

Alistaire turned and started back up the stairs. Poor Rachael. Must have been a shock. He shook his head. I can't believe how happy I am to have Kitty home. I might have only made one command decision tonight… But that was enough for me.

I mean… When the decision comes down to the third in charge and you can still get away with most of your force intact… A strategic retreat might be in order, right?

He sighed. One way or another… It's not what Kurt would have done.

And he climbed slowly up the stairs… alone.

"We've got too many bodies to carry in." Williams told Kitty.

Kitty smiled.

"Let me help." Jean said, hovering over.

Rachael's body rose in to the air.

"Show off." Williams mouthed under his breath and Kitty giggled softly.

"Excuse me?" Jean asked.

"Ah keep tryin'." Williams said back.

Kitty finally snorted and then laughed out loud, grabbing Williams by the shoulders and marching him around to the trunk of the car.

"Rogue!" Kitty whispered to Williams "Hush!"

The driver pulled the release and the trunk opened.

"Hey Jean." Kitty called out. "We've got another one back here."

And Watts' body rose slowly out of the trunk but did little else.

Kitty leaned back around the lid of the trunk and went to speak but stopped herself. Oh… Wow.

Jean stood before Rachael. It was as though she was looking in to a mirror. She hovered just a foot away from her daughter and stared at her.

"She knew me." Jean whispered. "Me."

Kitty closed the trunk and walked over. "Yeah. She did. In another world you were her…"

"Mother." Jean whispered. "I know… I can feel it now. Just looking at her. She's… She's my …"

Wow. Kitty shivered. This is too weird. "Ummm… Her world… It was…"

"I know." Jean said with a slight convulsion. "It hangs on her. I can almost taste it."

"Are you all right?" Kitty asked Jean. "You don't sound like yourself."

Jean swallowed. "I know." She looked embarrassed and met Kitty's eyes. "I sound like my mother."

Kitty smiled sympathetically.

"Prissy little drama queen." Williams whispered under his breath.

Kitty swallowed slightly. This should be interesting. "Can you take us all up to the deck?" Kitty asked her.

"Sure." Jean began levitating them all up the side of the lighthouse and she shot a sidelong glance at Kitty and mouthed the words "Who is that?"

Kitty's smiled and shrugged. "Williams. He thinks he's Rogue." She giggled.

Jean rolled her eyes. They've got their own Logan, they've got their own Rogue… I wonder if they've got their own Jean too…

And as the descend don the deck Jean caught sight of Emma Frost.

Suddenly Jean could feel the woman's intellect and drive. All Jean's psychic senses went wild as though trying to tell her that she was in the presence of a mind that might rival Professor Xavier himself.

"And who is that?" Jean asked Kitty.

"That's…" Kitty's eyes widened in disbelief. "That's Emma Frost." Kitty swallowed. What if they're all still listening to Watts? She panicked for a moment.

"Yeah." Lucy sighed, downheartedly. "She's been pretty helpful tonight so we're probably keeping her. She's going to try to reach Kurt soon." Lucy shook her head.

Kitty stepped over to her. "Are you all right with that?" She asked softly.

Lucy nodded reluctantly. "Yeah." She said finally. "But have you noticed that every woman that ends up moving in here lately has had bigger and bigger breasts?"

Kitty laughed. "Actually… I didn't. Not until just now."

Lucy shook her head. "I'm one woman away from vanishing here!" Lucy indicated her own chest and Kitty closed her eyes in an attempt not to chuckle.

"I'm serious!" Lucy told her. "I was a man for most of the evening and you know what I realized?"

Kitty shook her head slowly, considering the young girl.

"I realized that it was the only way imaginable that I could have been more flat-chested! And I did it!" She sighed. "Plus…" She looked away.

"What is it?" Kitty said, feeling that they were finally closing in on what the real problem was.

Lucy sighed. "When I was in Forge's body… I kinda… Felt what he felt… About… women's bodies." She sighed. "And he really… likes… breasts."

Kitty smiled softly. It's so easy to forget how young she is… "He likes you more." Kitty whispered before turning away.

"So I wouldn't worry about it." Kitty said back over her shoulder as she walked off. "I know I'm right."

Lucy shot her a tight-lipped smile. Thanks… Lucy thought. I guess… I needed that.