Wanda and Fuzzy

Chapter 16: Polaris

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

Needles- No, Bobby isn't going to crush on Lorna as he is already with Jubilee.

Agent-G- Yup, Lorna's back and she's found herself some man-flesh. Heh.

Slickboy444- As arrogant as Pietro was, I think he really does love Wanda and Mystique really does love Kurt, she just had problems with showing him how.

Ruby631- Yes, there will be some impending Alex/Lorna fluff.

KSimonT-X- Kurt and Wanda are one of my favourite couples in the Marvel Universe too. Yes, Mastermind is a double of Monkey First and I'm glad that you agree. Don't worry, TJ will get a chance to showcase her powers in this chapter. Sorry, no plans for the other Exiles to pop up. Mostly because Magnus is dead and I don't like Mimic.

Thanks to- Shawn Provoncha

Quote of the day: 'Ha! I laugh at danger and drop ice cubes down the vest of fear.'- Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder the Third: Amy and Amiability)

Xavier's-

It was a time of change in the home of the X-Men. It had been a few months since Wanda and Pietro had made their peace with Magneto. Wanda was expected to give birth any moment soon also. Kurt was especially twitchy about that. Whenever Wanda let out a pained hiss, whether the baby had just kicked or a twinge of pain shot up her back, it sent Kurt into a near panic, prematurely expecting the birth of his child.

The young Wagner/Maximoff child wasn't the only new arrival however; the X-Men were expecting several new members. Amongst them were Lorna Dane, Wanda and Pietro's long-lost half-sister and Alex Summers, Scott's brother.

The invitation had originally gone out to Alex who elected to bring Lorna along with him. The pair had first encountered each other in Hawaii. Lorna had drifted all over the States ever since she had first run in to Wanda, Pietro and the others. She had originally turned down the offer to join the X-Men as she thought it was below her to become a lapdog to the lowly Homo Sapiens but Alex had somehow managed to convince her otherwise.

Other old friends came long with Alex and Lorna. One such person was Danielle Moonstar, the Cheyenne mutant that had used her mutant power to haunt the dreams of Kitty Pryde. Piotr Rapsutin's younger sister, Illyana, was also due to arrive from Russia. She had recently begun to exhibit the mutant ability to create teleportation discs so, her parents sent her to Xavier's along with her brother. The Cajun mutant known as Gambit was also expected, much to Rogue's ill-concealed delight.

Kitty was presently showing the new members around the mansion.

'And this is the control room to the Danger Room.' Kitty explained. 'The X-Men use it to train in. Kinda like a regular gym but with giant buzz saws and a holographic projection unit that can change the scenery to anything we want. From outer space to like, a futuristic New York.'

'Who's de cute li'l blue fille workin' out now?' Remy asked.

'That's Talia Josephine Wagner.' Kitty replied. 'We all call her TJ for short. She's also Kurt and Wanda's daughter from an alternate future.'

'But she's older than them, right?' Dani asked. 'Isn't that kinda… weird?'

'And how.' Kitty nodded. 'Especially now that Wanda is pregnant.'

'Let me guess…' Alex said. 'The baby's a girl.'

'Yup.' Kitty nodded. 'Life with the X-Men is super-weird.'

'It looks like I'll have fun here then.' Lorna chuckled. 'Alternate versions of people. Man, whatever next? Clones?'

'Remind me to introduce you to X-23.' Kitty replied.

'Me and my big mouth.' Lorna sighed.

With that, Kitty and the others watched TJ do her thing in the Danger Room below them.

The Danger Room was presently projecting a holographic image of an immense prehistoric jungle. TJ vaulted over a raptor and zapped it with a hex bolt. Upon seeing their teammate taken down, the other raptors leapt in to defend it. TJ easily fended them off as she used her innate agility to bounce off the trees, blasting hex bolts all the way.

Most of the other X-Men didn't know this but TJ has a tail. Unlike Kurt's her tail was retractable however. TJ mostly used her tail in battle and kept it retracted normally.

'Man, look at the fille go.' Remy whistled. 'Dat's one fine elf.'

'You'd better not hear Rogue say that.' Kitty teased. 'You know how jealous she gets.'

'She is right, my friend.' Piotr replied. 'Remember when she caught you talking to that Belladonna woman on the telephone the other day?'

'Yeah.' Remy nodded as he rubbed his arm. 'I've still got de bruises to remind me.'

Rahne's room-

Unfortunately for some, not every change in the X-Men was a happy one. Some members had chose to leave. One such member was Peter Parker, Rahne's boyfriend. Peter's aunt had fallen greatly ill and the only way that doctors could cure her was to take her to specialists in Germany. Peter and Rahne had tried to keep their relationship going but they soon drifted apart and inevitably broke up. The whole ordeal had left the young Scot somewhat bitter which made a great contrast to her usually chipper demeanour.

Rahne didn't even look up as there was a light knock on her door.

'Umm hi, I'm Dani Moonstar…' The voice said on the other side of the door. 'I'm supposed to be your new roomie? Is it okay to come in?'

'It's a free world.' Rahne muttered, not even looking up from her position looking up at the ceiling from her bed.

The bedroom door slowly opened and Dani poked her head inside.

'Hi.' Dani said as she laid her suitcase on a spare bed and held out her hand for Rahne to shake. 'I'm Dani Moonstar.'

'Whatever.' Rahne grunted as she turned over on her side, facing away from Dani.

'This might be a stupid question but, are you okay?' Dani asked as she sat down on her bed. 'I heard some things about you breaking up with a guy. Is that what this is about?'

'Ye cannae keep a bloody secret in this place.' Rahne muttered. 'Who let it slip this time? Tabitha or Kitty?'

'Tabitha's the blonde one, right?' Dani asked.

'Aye.' Rahne replied. 'She cannae keep a bloody secret tae save her life.'

'Do you want to talk about this?' Dani asked. 'In my experience it helps if you talk about things.'

'But you were stuck in a cave for two years.' Rahne replied incredulously. 'How can ye possibly know what I'm goin' through?'

'I've had my share of messy break-ups.' Dani said honestly. 'Trust me, it can only get better. Besides, there seems to be no end of cute guys in this place.'

'All of 'em taken.' Rahne replied bitterly. 'Sam used tae be datin' a lassie called Mary Jane but they broke up. Now he's datin' a Brit called Lila. God I hate her…'

'Do I detect a little crush?' Dani asked.

Rahne just shot her a glare and continued.

'Berto and Tabitha used to be together but she was more interested in Amara. Now 'Berto's with some random hussie. Ray's hot his bit o' skirt. And as f'r Jamie, he's datin' a bloody cat girl.'

'What about that hot Russian guy?' Dani asked. 'Peter something.'

'Everybody knows that he's got his eyes set on Kitty.' Rahne replied.

'But wasn't she dating that blind guy… Matt Murdock?' Dani asked.

'They broke up too.' Rahne replied. 'He was cheatin' on her with some Greek tart.'

'I guess everybody is spoken for then.' Dani sighed. 'It looks like my options are limited then.'

'Join the club.' Rahne replied bitterly.

'We make a right pair, don't we?' Dani chuckled. 'A pair of dateless wonders.'

A narrow smile spread on Rahne's lips. There was something about this Dani girl. Something that made her feel calm. It was almost like they had some kind of telepathic bond together.

'Now, what do you say we go live the cliché and bitch about guys over ice-cream?' Dani asked.

'Best idea I've heard all day.' Rahne replied, getting up off her bed despite her depression.

Dani smiled at the young Scot and walked downstairs with her, eager to bond some more over the ritual of gorging themselves over ice-cream.

The rec room-

Down in the rec room, Wanda was catching up with Lorna. The pair hadn't exactly parted amicably so Wanda thought that she might as well try to fix things up. Heck, if she could patch things up with her father, Lorna couldn't be all that difficult.

'How did you and Alex actually meet?' Wanda asked.

'Well…' Lorna explained. 'After I left Bayville I drifted across the country until I settled in Hawaii. I've always wanted to go there. Sun, sea, sexy guys. That's where I met Alex. He's a real cutie.'

'Sounds spiffy.' Wanda said with a roll of her eyes.

'How about you and Kurt?' Lorna asked. 'How long have you been together? What about the baby? When's that due? Surely it should have dropped by now.'

As if in reply, Wanda let out a hiss of pain.

'Did the baby kick again?' Lorna asked. 'Aww, that's so wonderful.'

'No…' Wanda winced as she struggled to get up off the couch. 'I think the baby's ready…'

Lorna's mouth formed a small 'o' of surprise as she got to her feet and helped Wanda up.

'Please…' Wanda hissed. 'Get Kurt. My father too…'

'I'm not calling him!' Lorna replied angrily. 'He deserted me and maybe killed my mom.'

'Please?' Wanda begged. 'I want him here to see the baby.'

Lorna knew better than to argue so she hurried to find Kurt and phone Magneto.

TBC…

Next: Arrival

Will Magneto arrive in time for his granddaughter's birth? And what about the X-Mansion? Will it be able to withstand a mutant with hex powers going through labour? Tune in next time to find out…