After two stops, a lot of bonding, some good drinks, and all-around fun, the girls have reached the last stop of their journey, and there's only one thing left to do: DANCE! And since this chapter has quite a selection of songs, might as well use YouTube to "Enhance the Experience" LOL!
Enjoy the reading!
LADIES NIGHT
Chapter 3: This Place's About to Blow
Once they left the bar, they decided to do a search for a nightclub and unwind, as well as to drain the energies they got in the tank after all the alcohol they just consumed. Finding a cab was easy, but unlike their previous trip, this time it was a regular cab, meaning that while Storm took the front seat, the other four girls had to remain seated tightly in the back seat with very scarce room to move.
"Rachel, are you groping my thigh?" Magik asks out loud, calling out Rachel.
"I'm not groping it, there's just nowhere else where to put my hands" Rachel replies while she shifts in the backseat, but the girls all remain tightly close to each other.
"You know? This reminds me of my time with the Guardians, there were times where the pods were so freaking tight, there was barely room to breathe" Kitty casually comments, trying to lighten the mood on the road.
"Well, I imagine how awful it must be to end with raccoon fur and tree splinters" Teresa jokes, but Kitty looks back at her.
"Oh believe me, the first times…it's terrible, especially the splinters" Kitty comments, remembering those days.
"Here's the place, good sir" Storm tells the cab driver to stop right in front of the nightclub, which fortunately it does not have a bouncer at the door.
"Not a problem miss, and you can call me Dopinder" the cab driver replies with his thick Hindi accent. Storm pays the ride and steps out while the rest of the girls rush out fast to finally stretch and move, ready to head inside the club "I should've asked if any of them was single" he murmurs as he shifts the car into gear and leaves.
"Here we are, ladies" Teresa comments, leading the charge while they step in and they all look in awe at the new scenario. A wide place with an even wider dance floor waiting for them, with the DJ playing an assortment of hits to appease the fans, a very crowded place with a few lounging areas to rest, but something does catches the eye of Magik.
"Hey girls, check that out" she points at one of the areas with a large banner that has 'KARAOKE NIGHT' written on it.
"We have to do it" Rachel comments, followed by Storm and Teresa who clap in approval while Kitty raises an eyebrow.
"Really girls? Karaoke?" Kitty asks, sounding a bit nervous but Teresa wraps her arm with Kitty's
"Come on, K! If we're going to party, we have to do the whole shebang!" Teresa exclaims while she pulls Kitty with her and the other girls follow suit, heading straight into the karaoke area with a large plasma screen where the microphone stands, alongside the small screen for the lyrics and a group of approximately twenty people sitting and chilling in the surroundings.
"If I may, I want to be the first one to step in" Storm requests to be the first one to sing, to which all the girls applaud in approval.
"You go first, 'Ro, go and slay 'em!" Kitty encourages her friend to go. Storm walks to the book of songs and after a couple of minutes searching, she chooses the song and then steps into the stage, grabbing the microphone and looking at the crowd, focusing on her friends "To my friends, I want to take this moment to show you…how to get this job done" she comments with major confidence, just as the tune of Beyonce's 'Halo' starts to sound in the background and Storm starts singing.
The girls look amazed at Storm's performance, since they have always known that she has a great singing voice, even some of them considering that she could give Dazzler a run for her money if she ever wanted to.
"She. Is. Amazing" Teresa comments in amazement, since this is the first time she has heard Storm singing.
"She is the Queen of everything she does" Rachel replies to her comment, applauding as soon as the song ends, accompanying the rest of the folks, including the rest of the girls into the cheers.
"Slay Queen, Slay!" Magik comments, applauding Storm as she steps down and walks back to the girls "Hey Rachel, let's go do a duet" she comments, grabbing Rachel's hand to take her into the stage, with Magik picking the mic while Rachel goes to pick the song.
"Which one you'll do?" Kitty asks Rachel, whose eyes remain on the book until she finds the right song.
"A good ol' fashioned rock song, 'I Love Rock and Roll'" Rachel replies, smiling at Magik while she heads to the stage and stands right next to her, bobbing her head as the guitar starts sounding in the background.
"Please tell me you picked the Joan Jett version and not the Britney Spears one" Magik talks with Rachel, but she simply looks back at her.
"Just sing already" Rachel replies to her and then starts singing the lines of the first verse, even encouraging the crowd to sing the chorus along with her "Come on, everyone! I-Love-Rock-And-Roll, Put-Another-Dime-In-The-Jukebox-Baby" but the surprise came when Magik did the second verse, and then started singing the chorus in Russian, yet the crowd was still singing along in English.
"Only Illyana Rasputina could take a song and rock it in her native tongue" Kitty comments, applauding their performance and the interactions with the crowd, joining the cheers once the song ends.
"Thank you, Thank you, buy our album, comes out whenever the #$%& I want it to come out" Magik comments with her sarcastic touch of humor while she greets the girls.
"You should try it out, Teresa" Storm encourages Teresa to jump to the occasion but she shakes her head in denial.
"Oh, no I'm sorry, I couldn't top what you guys have done already" Teresa replies but Kitty puts her hands on her shoulders.
"This isn't a competition T, this is a time to have fun, so jump up there and have fun!" she joins in the encouragement but after laughing for a few seconds, Teresa relents and nods in agreement.
"Alright, I'll do it" Teresa takes a deep breath and slowly exhales, mentally preparing herself to step into the stage. She heads to the book and picks Christina Aguilera's 'Fighter' to sing, walking to the stage to grab the mic "I'd like to dedicate this song to the biggest inspirations in my life, my boyfriend, my brother, and my friends right there" she points to the group of girls, holding the mic as she starts singing the tune of Aguilera's classic.
The girls join in the fun watching her sing, but look astonished when they hear her reach the high notes, applauding her performance just as she finishes singing, relishing on the cheers of the crowd as she steps down the stage and rejoins the girls.
"I must say it, you nailed it!" Rachel congratulates Teresa, with Kitty hugging her from her right side.
"Never thought you have such a cool voice, T!" Kitty compliments her, with Storm stepping in.
"If Kurt could hear you, he'd definitively say you have the voice of an Angel" Storm laughs, recalling Kurt's nickname for her.
"That was good" Magik comments with minor indifference.
"Now is your turn K, you have to step up" Teresa comments to Kitty, with the rest of the girls clapping and chanting to encourage her to join the fray and sing her piece.
"Alright, alright, I'll do it" Kitty replies, walking to the book in order to search her song "Hey T! Film this for me, wouldja?" she asks her, to which Teresa nods her head, pulling out her smartphone to record her performance "Ladies and Gentlemen, my name's Kitty Pryde and I'll entertain you tonight with my rendition of No Doubt's 'Hella Good', hope you enjoy it" she laughs a bit and right then, the song's beat starts pounding, and Kitty not only nails the tune of the song, but she also shows some good sexy moves once the chorus hits.
The crowd cheers and whistles her, while the girls applaud and join in the party and Teresa keeps filming Kitty's performance on her phone, dancing to the beat while she keeps entertaining the crowd, swaying her hips to the beat and smiling just as the song ends, receiving a loud wave of applauses from the crowd, giving a reverence in response and then jumps off the stage to rejoin her friends.
"You Just showed them who's the boss, Katya" Magik hugs her friend just as she arrives.
"That was amazing Kitten" Storm compliments while Rachel high-fives her.
"Gwen Stefani ain't got nothing on you" Rachel compliments her while Teresa approaches her to show the recording.
"You definitively have to add 'Rockstar' to your résumé, K!" Teresa jokes, to which Kitty laughs in response.
"That would be too much, T" Kitty jokes back, looking at the video "I'd really love to see Peter's reaction to this"
"He'd love it" Teresa replies, knowing that Peter would enjoy seeing her in action "You definitively got the moves, girl!" she adds.
"Speaking of moves, how about we hit the dance floor now that it's a bit more clear?" Rachel asks, to which all the girls agree with Kitty leading the way.
"Alright girls, let me show you how it's done" Kitty proclaims as she walks towards the dance floor, just as the DJ starts playing deadmau5 and Gerard Way's 'Professional Griefers'.
Kitty leads the way, dancing to the beat and exuding all her energy, leaving her friends mesmerized at how appealing and magnetizing her moves are, combining what she knows from ballet with the modern touch to make the moves that definitively turns eyes towards her. Rachel and Magik step in, joining just as the chorus of the song starts hitting, dancing closely to Kitty, accompanying her moves and having their bodies close to share that energetic vibe to the beat.
"We shouldn't stand here" Storm comments to Teresa, who nods in agreement.
"Well, you know what they say, 'When in Rome…'" Teresa replies, accompanying Storm to the dance floor, joining their friends halfway through the second verse of the song, dancing to the beat and also joining in the closeness amongst the rest of the girls, enjoying the moment and catching the attention of some of the dancers around for the rest of the song.
The DJ then shifts to 30 Seconds to Mars' 'Up in the Air' to keep the energy flowing amongst the girls, dancing around the floor and showing off some moves amongst each other, with Kitty even showing Teresa some other moves to use in the future. After a long while dancing, the girls head to the restroom. Storm, Rachel and Magik go to refresh themselves and catch a breath before the next round of dancing starts, all the while Kitty and Teresa stand outside waiting for them.
"I have to say, it's been ages since the last time I danced on a club" Rachel comments while she retouches her makeup.
"I know, I think the last time we had it was…back at the Green Lagoon" Magik replies, to which Storm and Rachel nod.
"That inauguration night was a wild one" Storm replies, recalling the things they all saw during the inauguration of Krakoa's Tiki Bar.
MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE THE RESTROOM
"Never thought I'd get to dance like this" Teresa confesses to her friend "It is wrong to say that this is the first time in years that I was dancing like that?".
"Really?" Kitty asks, sounding a bit surprised, to which Teresa nods in response "Now you can cross it off the pending list" she jokes.
"Definitively, and those moves you showed me…they are sizzling!" Teresa comments "One day I'll show off to Kurt some of…Uh-Oh" she tries to comment, but someone's presence has caught her attention, catching Kitty's attention.
"T? What happened?" Kitty asks, but when she turns her sight to the point Teresa is looking at, she cannot help but frown her face when she sees the face she did not expected, nor wanted to see again "Oy Vey, she's here?" she asks with a hint of disdain in her voice.
"Something's wrong Kitten?" Storm asks her, looking at how Kitty is pinching her nose with her fingers.
"Remember the woman who gave Arcade's machine the last blow back in Madripoor by hijacking the Marauder?" Kitty poses the question and then points towards her location to answer it.
"Oh Goddess" Storm whispers, slowly sighing as a sign of mild annoyance, considering what Kitty and Teresa told about her.
"Uh…seems that you know her too so, what's the abridged version?" Rachel asks Teresa about the situation.
"The redheaded woman is Mary Jane Watson, my brother's ex-girlfriend before he started dating Kitty" Teresa starts to explain "She dumped him after he proposed to her".
"She doesn't seem like a bad woman" Magik comments to Rachel, but Teresa interjects.
"She's the model/actress type, not to mention that she used to hang around with Tony Stark" Teresa comments, causing both girls to shudder.
"I don't want to be in the same room with someone who may or may not have done it with Tony Stark, let alone handled his ego" Rachel comments.
"Well, I spent time with Emma, and she did more than handle Stark's ego" Magik replies, recalling the things told about Emma and Stark together.
"Let's just ignore her and move along, girls" Kitty replies but when they start walking out, they accidentally bump with a group of three women; an African-American woman with a small blonde afro and a turquoise dress with a silver sash, a tanned skin brunette with a dark red and black dress, and a blonde Asian-American with a white and blue one-piece blouse and pants attire with a silver belt.
"Hey! Watch where you're goin'!" the African-American woman exclaims to Kitty's group.
"Sorry, but we could say the same to you" Kitty replies, standing up to the women, but this causes a certain redhead to interfere.
"Girls? What's going on?" MJ asks her group of friends, turning her sights to Kitty "Wait a minute, do I know you?" she asks her.
"Yes, we met at Madripoor" Kitty replies with a serious tone while she crosses her arms.
"Oh, I remember now!" MJ exclaims, then looking at Storm and Teresa "You were there too, but I didn't catch your names"
"You never did" Teresa comments "The name's Teresa, Teresa Parker" she emphasizes her last name, causing MJ to slightly gasp in surprise "Yes, I'm Peter's sister"
"Peter isn't the name of your ex-boyfriend?" the Asian-American woman asks "The guy who didn't want to let you explore the world?"
"Oh, is that so?" Kitty asks, raising an eyebrow, showing anger at how MJ is leaving Peter in a bad light after hearing those words.
"Guys, this isn't the place" MJ replies, looking back at Kitty's group "Sorry for that, and don't worry, we'll be on our way, have a nice night" she replies, but her arm is being pulled by the brunette.
"Come on MJ, let's hit the dance floor, show these guys who's the Dancing Queen" the brunette talks to her, leaving the scene while Kitty simply scoffs and the rest of the girls show their annoyance at what they just saw.
"What a #$%&+!" Rachel exclaims, shaking her head in denial.
"Dancing Queen? Seriously?" Magik asks, looking back at Kitty "You could kick her ass easily, and not only on the dance floor" she comments.
"Illyana, let's not encourage to cause a brawl over here" Storm tries to scold her.
"But she's right about something" Teresa interjects "Kitty could beat her on the dance floor, I even dare to say she should" she adds, but to their surprise, Kitty slowly shows a smirk on her face.
"You know what? I can…and I will" Kitty comments, walking with determination to the dance floor, seeing how MJ and her friends are dancing around, catching the attention of all the men, and a few women, as she moves around the place with her friends joining her, but once the song ends, MJ sees Kitty standing a few feet away "Hey 'Dancing Queen'!" she exclaims, catching MJ's attention.
"Uh…Kitty Pryde, right?" MJ asks her, but Kitty slowly walks towards her.
"Kate Pryde to you" Kitty replies bluntly "I have a question 'Your Highness'…does that throne of yours ever been challenged?" she poses the question while she takes off her jacket "Because in case you've been wondering, I am issuing a challenge" she adds, standing now a few millimeters away from MJ.
"Are-Are you challenging me to what?" MJ asks, but one of her friends interjects.
"Skinny little #$%+'s challenging you to a dance-off?" the African-American woman scoffs at her "Girl's gotta be trippin' or somethin' for that".
"Scared of the challenge, Watson?" Kitty defiantly stands in front of MJ "And I want an answer from your mouth, not from the 'Siri' wannabes" she adds, prompting MJ's entourage to step in, but MJ stops them and looks back at Kitty.
"A dance-off, eh?" MJ asks, but then she nods her head "Alright then, you're on"
"Dance-Off! We got a Dance-Off!" the crowd starts to exclaim, catching the attention of Kitty's own entourage who approach the crowd to take a look at the scene.
"She's actually gonna do it" Teresa whispers while the rest of the girls look in both amazement and surprise. The crowd starts to give a large space for both of them to dance, each other looking directly in front and doing some warm-up stretches until the DJ plays the song for the duel: an extended mix of Linkin Park and Steve Aoki's 'A Light that Never Comes'.
Kitty makes her first moves during Mike's first verse, swaying her hips and strutting with modern dance moves, then MJ makes her move during the second part of the verse, extending her moves with the pace of the song until Chester's chorus. Kitty strikes back during Mike's second verse, but MJ hits back repeating and even showing off some choreography of her own.
"That's how's gonna be, eh?" Kitty whispers, but then takes a deep breath and right when Chester's last chorus hits, Kitty combines her modern moves with her ballet training, even with the boots she is wearing she manages to pull some spins and jumps, impressing the gathered crowd who were filming the duel, cheering for the apparent victory of Kitty.
"She got this!" Storm exclaims, applauding her friend.
"Uh, guys" Magik then points towards the DJ, where one of MJ's friends is talking to him.
"Seems that the duel is not over" Rachel comments to the girls, while Teresa frowns upon.
"Totally agree" Teresa whispers, and right then the music changes, now to the tune of the Pussycat Dolls' 'Buttons'. Everyone looks confused at the sudden change, but then they all see how MJ's friends join by her side and at the lead of the redhead, the girls do a group dancing, showing off some moves under her command, stunning Kitty at the surprising move.
"Great…" Kitty whispers, slightly upset at the change of play, but in spite of showing off some great moves, Mary Jane and her crew start to upstage her with the group choreography, applying the term of 'Strength in Numbers'.
"Oh come on! That's cheating!" Magik exclaims in anger, booing at MJ's sudden move, a sentiment the other girls agree, but Teresa then has an idea and looks at Rachel.
"Rachel, your powers allow you to control bodies, right?" she asks her, to which Rachel nods, although she gives Teresa a strange look.
"Yeah, they do, but why?" Rachel asks, still a bit confused.
"And your powers can also allow you to synchronize the moves and skills of someone else, right?" Teresa throws another question "Like, say, give four girls dancing skills from the lead of a pro dancer" she throws the indirect phrase of her plan.
"Yeah, but what's it have to do with…" Rachel replies, and right then is when she realizes what Teresa meant about her plan "Oohhhhh, Teresa Parker, I LOVE the way you think" she replies, then she looks at the rest "Girls, is time to step up to the plate" she comments while she takes off her scarf while Teresa takes off her jacket, prompting Magik and Storm to shrug their shoulders as Storm takes off her coat.
Right as the song ends, the crowd cheers for MJ and her entourage, but before a victor is declared, Kitty's entourage steps inside the circle, keeping their eyes focused on their opponents while Magik speaks with the DJ and then heads back to the girls.
"Guys…what are you doing?" Kitty asks, looking a bit surprised.
"Being your friends and stepping in to show Miss Watson a lesson or two" Teresa replies with determination in her voice.
"You lead, I'll sync up your moves and skill to the rest" Rachel replies through a mental link established amongst the rest of the girls "Teresa, I should warn you, you'll end up dizzy after this one"
"I know, but it's worth it" Teresa replies through the mental link, showing her full support to her friend. Right then, the DJ starts playing one more song to the duel: Kesha's 'Blow', and just as the music starts, Kitty leads the way with her moves, only for the rest of the girls to join with extremely synchronized moves as soon as the chorus hits, impressing everyone around, including Mary Jane herself.
As the second verse hits, Kitty once again leads, with Rachel and Magik following suit and Teresa and Storm joining after, keeping the moves synchronized and in the same rhythm, strutting forward with well timed, coordinated moves as the final chorus hits, ending with a pose as the last words hit, inciting an roaring applause from the crowd, all of them filming the dance-off and even cheering for her name. One of the girls of MJ's entourage wants to step forward, but MJ stops her, then she looks at Kitty an applauds her as a sign of respect.
"Well played Pryde, well played" she comments, conceding defeat to Kitty, who nods in response; allowing her to step away with her entourage from the dance floor while the rest of the crowd applaud the girls, who are basking in their cheers.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, All hail your new Queen of the Dance Floor, KITTY #$%& *+% PRYDE!" Magik exclaims the victory, all the while the crowd keeps on cheering them, even drowning the background music.
"Encore! Encore! Encore! Encore!" the crowd chants, asking for another round of this coordinated dance. Kitty looks at her friends who all look at each other and then nod in agreement.
"If it's an encore what you want, AN ENCORE YOU'LL GET!" Kitty exclaims raising her hands "Hit it!" she calls out the DJ to play the music, now shifting into Zayde Wolf's 'We Got the Power' to play for the dancing encore, keeping up the pace with the song and even showing off a whole new set of moves, all thanks to the sync the girls have through Rachel's powers, but in the end, the euphoria keeps them moving and they all enjoy the night.
Once they are all done, the girls head to the lounging area to take a break after a barrage of moves, yet Magik is the one left behind since she kneeled to tie-up the laces of her boots, but when she stands back up, she is intercepted by a man who shows her a rather creepy smile.
"Hey girl" the man, with a noticeable Australian accent speaks to her "Couldn't help to see you on the dance floor, but I must say that you rocked it over there" he tells her, but Magik remains calm in front of him.
"Thank you for the compliment, but don't try to hit on me" Magik replies with a deadpan tone of voice. Meanwhile, the girls start to relax, but then they notice that Magik is missing, to which Teresa stands to search for her, walking back to the dance floor to notice her talking with someone, but as she walks forward, she finally recognizes him.
"Oh dear God, not him…" Teresa mutters in annoyance while she enters the conversation "Fred? What the Hell are you doing here?" she poses the question, surprising him while Magik raises an eyebrow.
"You know him?" Magik asks with curiosity, all the while Fred remains surprised.
"Sadly, yes" Teresa replies reluctantly "He's Fred Myers, also known as Boomerang, one of my brother's roommates"
"And also a national hero, for it was my duty providing information to the Resistance that helped the heroes defeat HYDRA" he replies, once again boasting about his role during the HYDRA Takeover.
"Oh yes, I remember" Magik nods, remembering that downfall while the mutants were living in California, which was renamed 'New Tian' during the Takeover, a land given by HYDRA to the mutants, provided that they did not interfere "So you're a hero?" she asks him, to which he nods "Well, then a hero must have a kiss, right?" she asks, leaving both Fred and Teresa in shock as what she just said, wondering if she really is willing to give him a kiss.
"Score!" Fred mutters, celebrating in his mind while Teresa looks with a mouth agape at the scene, shocked at what is happening in front of her. However, when Fred closes his eyes, Magik's eyes change from her regular blue to red, then she mutters one of her incantations and one of her portals appears on the floor behind him, prompting her to push him down the portal, falling down to Limbo and quickly shutting it down, surprising Teresa once again.
"What the!?" Teresa asks in shock "Did you just sent him to Limbo!?"
"Limbo is just a stop; I sent him home" Magik replies as her eyes revert back to the blue ones "Are you going to arrest me?" she asks, sounding a bit defiant.
"No, but this was reckless, and I don't think Kitty could approve of it" Teresa comments with a serious tone of voice.
"You think I care about what you think? Or more importantly, you think that Katya wouldn't care?" Magik confronts Teresa, further surprising her "I've been friends with her longer than you ever have, so don't think I'll surrender like Rachel did" she tells her, and right then is when Teresa remembered Rachel's advice about treading carefully around Magik's behavior.
"I don't expect you to, but I do hope that we could come to a point of understanding" Teresa calmly tries to explain to her "I know all about your friendship with her, you are one of the closest friends she has and I can't even imagine what you must've been through when Kitty had her issues in Krakoa, but after she came to New York, me and my family helped her because it's the right thing to do, and I gained a new friend, a friendship that I'll cherish, but don't think that I intend to replace you as Kitty's best friend, because what she and I have will never compare with what you guys have, and that should be the common point for us, that we are part of Kitty's life and we have to ensure her happiness" she explains to her, who surprisingly calms down.
"I don't like you" Magik replies, straight to the point "But I do agree that Katya's been through a lot, and I wished that I was there to help her, but she found you and your family, and you helped her to return to her old self" she explains to Teresa "She is happy, the happiest I've ever seen her, and it's because of you and your brother that she is; so like I said, I don't like you…but as long as Katya is happy, I don't dislike you either" she concludes, surprising Teresa.
"That's…a fair compromise, I'll take it" Teresa replies, remembering Rachel's other advice about her, to be patient with Magik.
"And don't worry, he's not dead, I cannot kill him even if I wanted to, I'm bound by the Laws to not to" Magik adds, recalling one of the three sacred Laws of Krakoa: 'Kill No Man'.
"Well…to be honest, if I had your powers, I would've done the same thing" Teresa admits to her "He's really annoying" she mutters.
"Heh" Magik slightly chuckles, giving Teresa another surprise, but before they could keep on talking, Kitty arrives.
"Hey girls! We're hitting the dance floor before we go, come on!" Kitty calls them out, to which Teresa and Magik nod and follow her, returning to the dance floor to join in one last dance, a more regular one instead of their choreography, this time dancing to the beat of Selena Gomez's 'Me and my Girls', letting all of their energy go in one last round, dancing the night away until is time to go home.
"Should we call for a cab?" Rachel asks as the girls leave the dance floor and head to the exit.
"Actually…I wouldn't mind if we use the 'Magik Express' for this one" Kitty comments, to which Teresa surprisingly nods in agreement.
"I vote for that one too" Teresa voices her approval.
"Count me in" Rachel also voices her approval, all looking at Storm, but she also smiles to them, agreeing to go for it.
"Oh, what the Hell…let's do this" Storm laughs, prompting Magik to activate her disk.
"Alright ladies, all aboard!" Magik exclaims after she activates her disk, teleporting them back to Teresa and Kitty's apartment in Tribeca in order to seal the night.
MEANWHILE…
A sudden flash of light appears and right then Fred Myers calls to the floor as he screams in fear of what he just saw, rolling and shaking on the floor as he stands back up
"GAH! HAH! AGH!" Fred tries to shake off the shock, breathing agitatedly until he bumps into another man, startling him up a bit "Oh my God! What was That!?" he ponders, looking around to find himself in another place and in broad daylight. He walks a couple of steps and then he looks at the structure right in front of him, opening his eyes widely and moving his hands to the head "ARE YOU #$%& $%& KIDDING ME!?" he screams as he instantly recognizes the structure; the Sydney Opera Theatre, meaning that he somehow ended up back in Australia…which also means that Illyana Rasputina takes a lot of liberties when she sends someone 'Home'.
IN TRIBECA
The light flashes in the apartment and the five silhouettes emerge immediately, with all the girls returning safely back to where it all started, back home ready to end one great night for all of them.
"I'll be the first to say it, thank you girls for one amazing night" Teresa comments, hugging Kitty, then Storm, then Rachel and ends with a gesture to Magik.
"I loved every second of it" Kitty comments "We have to do it again!" she exclaims, hoping to repeat the night more often "Provided that the world doesn't end and our works allow it, that is" she points out that detail.
"I'm definitively up for it, count me in" Storm comments, agreeing to repeat the girl's night out experience.
"Me too, I don't care if Lorna or Jean-Paul frown upon it, we have to do this at least once a month" Rachel also offers her availability for more nights out, remembering Teresa's advice about not letting her work stop her from interacting with the rest.
"Count me in too, I'll make my best" Magik also steps in, agreeing to repeat the experience.
"It's settled then!" Teresa exclaims "Once or twice a month we'll repeat it, and we can vary it" she comments as she looks at them "So this I'm definitively counting it as one of the best I've ever had, and I thank you all for that"
"Thank you for joining us" Storm replies kindly.
"We'll stay in touch, that's a promise" Rachel comments, while Magik simply nods her head.
"But one day, you're coming with us to the Green Lagoon, Katya" Magik makes the promise to bring Kitty to Krakoa, by any means necessary, so they could spend some good time on the island.
"We'll see about that" Kitty laughs, walking towards Magik "But meanwhile, can you do me a favor?" she whispers while Teresa bids her farewell and then heads to the kitchen to have a glass of water.
"This has been the best night I've spent in ages, K" Teresa comments, just as the light flashes in the room, startling her as she closes the door of the fridge "K? Kitty? You there?" she asks, but then she looks at the door of her bedroom "Hmmm, she must've crashed already" she drinks her glass of water and then heads back to her bedroom in order to sleep.
MEANWHILE, IN MANHATTAN
Is a quiet night in the apartment of Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, but just when he was starting to fall deeply asleep, a flash of light emerges and a silhouette drops from above, landing right in front of the bed, waking him up in the process.
"Hmm? Wussat? Whosdere?" Peter asks while he looks around.
"Hey handsome" Kitty speaks with a flirty tone, revealing her presence in his bedroom.
"Kitty?" Peter asks, now that his sight has become more clear "What are you...Whoa…" he tries to ask about her presence but he then looks mesmerized at her, stunned at the beauty and sex appeal of her outfit.
"You like what you're seeing?" Kitty asks, keeping her flirty tone while she looks at him provocatively and she slowly slides her jacket off.
"Wow…" Peter remains speechless, completely amazed at how hot his girlfriend looks, while Kitty slowly takes off her gloves, keeping her provocative feline eyes on her prize.
"Seems that you do" Kitty giggles, turning on her feet to give him a better look of her rocking body, then she phases out of her boots, crawling on the bed as she approaches her boyfriend.
"You look…so Hot and…what are you doing?" Peter poses the question, yet Kitty remains with a provocative look in her eyes.
"I just had a great night with the girls, but now I want to spend the rest of my night with my man" Kitty replies, getting closer to Peter as she starts to give him short yet deep kisses on his neck "Wouldn't you agree?" she whispers on his ear while Peter inevitably holds her by the waist.
"Believe me, I'd really love to but…Randy's on the other room and who knows at what time Fred will come home, so…" Peter tries to excuse but Kitty puts a finger on his lips.
"Sshhhh…" Kitty shushes him "I know, so in that case…let's try to keep it quiet" she whispers over his lips and then she gives him a slow, deep kiss, prompting Peter to hold her tightly by the waist, keeping her closer to him and surrendering to the desire, giving Kitty her wish of ending her night in a much better way, in the arms of her boyfriend.
THE END
Here you have it Ladies and Gentlemen, my first ever "Ladies Night" type of story, one that had great help in the development and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed plotting it and writing it. On behalf of Laurentina, I want to thank you for the support on this fic, and I want to thank you for the constant support on this and my other works. Stay tuned for my future projects (including the still ongoing Bucky/Wanda fic "Scarlet Winter")
THANK YOU FOR READING!