Author's Note- Here's a little of Pete's past for all those of you who
don't know it.
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Reviews for chappie 8 & 9
Blink182dbzluver- This soon enough?
RahneMan- Yeah, gotta love Lockheed. Also, I'll try to add more Rahne/Doug, just for you :)
GambitsRogue- Yeah, aren't they cute?
Anything but ordinary3- Lockheed's going to be a big player from now on, and nope, no Piotr unless I'm in desperate need of angst.
ishandahalf- Thanks.
Lupine Draconis- Me? Use a OC? Bit your tongue! ;) Nah, Romany is actually his sister in the comics, she's just not around much. This chappie goes out to you, here's Pete's abridged life.
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Memories
~*~
I look in the mirror and all I see
Is a young old man with only a dream
Am I just fooling myself
That she'll stop the pain
Living without her
I'd go insane
Feel her breath on my face
Her body close to me
Can't look in her eyes
She's out of my league
Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs
-Patrick Swayze
~*~
The next afternoon
"Pete?" Kitty called shaking his shoulder after she walked into the living room. She then found herself on his chest when he grabbed her arm.
"Mornin', luv," he purred.
"Um... hi," she said suddenly shy. "You, um, want to take a shower?"
"Yeah," he said getting up and setting her on her feet. "Want t' join me?"
"Pete-"
"Wot? As the ol' sayin' goes you wash my back an' I'll wash yours."
"Rain check."
He grinned. "I'm gonna hold ya t' `at one, grasshopper." Meggan walked in almost skipping.
"I'm ready."
"Pete still has to shower," Kitty said.
"Are you sayin' I smell?" Pete inquired raising an eyebrow.
"Your words not mine." He gave her a look before going into the bathroom. Kitty and Meggan packed waiting for Pete.
He came out and approached. "C'mon, ladies, let's get something to eat." Kitty studied him and smiled.
"Pete Wisdom, did you shave?" She reached her hand up and caressed his now soft cheek. He merely growled something unintelligible and led them to the pub. Two hours later they were on the plane. Lockheed sat on Kitty's shoulders watching the clouds while Pete sat beside her and Meggan crouched in the back obviously freaked out.
"Never flew before?" Pete guessed.
"No, I've flown," Meggan said. "That's one of my powers."
"Oh."
"But I've never flown like this. It's so fast!" A couple more hours passed and they landed. Remy and Rogue came out to greet them.
"Home a little early, non?" Remy asked.
"We brought home some strays," Pete said.
"Guys, this is Meggan and Lockheed," Kitty said turning off the halowatch.
"Dat's a dragon," Remy said. "I s'pose Remy shouldn't be surprised."
"Let's get inside," Kitty said seeing Meggan shiver. "Also, Rogue, Meggan will need to wear some of your clothes."
"Huh?" Rogue asked confused. "Why?"
"This isn't my main form," Meggan said. "I changed it so I could fit into Kitty's clothes."
"Oh," Rogue said raising her eyebrows in surprise. Kitty led the group inside. Brian and Betsy were coming over to greet them.
"How's my plane?" Brian asked.
"Hi, Kitty, great to see you're in one piece," the girl said rolling her eyes.
"Sorry," Captain Britain said slightly embarrassed. "Who are they?"
"We're gonna need a bigger house," Pete quipped. Kitty introduced them again.
"Follow me down to to the med-lab," Kitty said to Meggan. "Moira should check you out."
"Bloody quack," Pete muttered.
"Wisdom," Kitty said.
"Wot?" he asked innocently... or as innocent as Pete can get. Shaking her head, Kitty led Meggan away.
At dinner
"They both seem fine," Moira said as the group sat down. "Where did ye find `em?"
"Kitty found `em," Pete said smiling at Kitty. Kitty then told them about the place. Meggan filled in the blanks, telling them about the guards and the little she knew about the company.
"They wouldn't tell us anything," she said softly. "All they said was that this would be bigger than Dream Nails."
Pete started. "Wot?"
"Does that mean something to you?" Moira asked.
"Yes. I blew Dream Nails up," Pete said proudly.
"And that's... like, a good thing?" Kitty inquired.
"Ya didn't see what they were doin' there, grasshopper. Only good thing I ever did as a part of Black Air."
"Do y' think dat dis place is run by dem?" Remy asked.
"Don't know," Pete said. "I'll make a call t'morrow." He stood abruptly and left the table. Kitty watched after him a few seconds before excusing herself and following.
"What's wrong with him?" Doug asked.
"Guilt," Meggan, now in her main form, told them. "His guilt is coming off of him in waves. It's so strong..."
At the blank looks from Doug, Amanda and Rogue Moira explained. "Wisdom was a part of an agency called Black Air..."
Outside
"Me da was always ashamed of me," Pete told Kitty hearing her come up behind him. "But me... I wanted t' make him proud. I wanted t' go int' Scotland Yard. T' be like him. He arranged for me application t' be declined." Kitty heard how pronounced his accent was and knew he was upset.
"The day after I graduated from `igh school Black Air came t' me. They tol' me `at I'd be `elpin' people. Better then I could as a cop. So I went fer it. At first all I did was work against drug cartels. But then they saw how good I was an' `ad me do mercenary work, assassinations, stuff like `at. I started t' realize that things weren't bad when I saw that they never even attempted t' take out the big guns, the people runnin' things.
"The last straw came when one of me mates called needin' `elp. I got there too late. It was at Dream Nails... they killed him. I looked around; found some things... then I blew the place sky high. A few weeks later the Scottish shrew and the kid were in London, some wanker from me ol' agency was after Moira for her research... or the recipe for her coffee as a torture device..." Kitty smiled at his weak attempt at humor.
"I saved `em," he continued "They asked me t' come back and I saw me chance for... I don't know... redemption." He paused looking up at the stars. "Do you remember that night in Russia?"
"What about it?"
"The dream I had."
"Yes," Kitty said remembering how Pete had awoken shaking and sweating, how he had looked so close to tears.
"The dream I `ad... It was about Ronsaphan."
"I've never heard of that."
"`Ere's a reason fer `at." Kitty frowned slightly as his accent got even deeper. "It was me last mission." He sighed. "They had me, and the team I was with... It was a massacre, Kitty. They had us kill everyone, men, women, and God... even the children."
"Pete-" Kitty couldn't go beyond that.
"It was after that `at I found out about Culley and left." He saw the shock on her face and sighed. "I have t' go."
"Wait-" He was gone before she could get any other words out.
Inside
"Then he came back with us," Rahne finished the story that Moira had begun.
"And A have regretted `at decision since A made it," Moira said. "Go ahead into the living room, everyone, its Brian's turn to do the dishes."
"I'll help you," Meggan offered shyly.
"Sure," Brian said. The others walked into the living room just in time to see Pete going up the stairs. Kitty walked in a few seconds after.
"Guys, did you see Pete?" she asked.
"He went upstairs," Doug said. "He seemed kind of upset."
"He just told me about his past," Kitty said.
"Ronsaphan?" Rahne asked. Kitty nodded. "How did ye take it?"
"He told me and... I was surprised."
"That goes without saying," Rahne said.
"He left before I could say anything."
"Ye should talk to him," Rahne told her.
"I know," Kitty said. "I'll see you guys later." She walked away.
"Poor Kitty and Pete," Rahne said. "He doesn't open up to many people, if she doesn't handle this right he'll never believe she can accept it."
"Ah just hope Kitty can move past this," Rogue said.
"Enough brooding!" Amanda exclaimed.
"Ja!" Kurt said nodding. "Kitty and Pete are doing enough of that for all of us." Kurt put in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and the group gathered around watching it.
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Reviews for chappie 8 & 9
Blink182dbzluver- This soon enough?
RahneMan- Yeah, gotta love Lockheed. Also, I'll try to add more Rahne/Doug, just for you :)
GambitsRogue- Yeah, aren't they cute?
Anything but ordinary3- Lockheed's going to be a big player from now on, and nope, no Piotr unless I'm in desperate need of angst.
ishandahalf- Thanks.
Lupine Draconis- Me? Use a OC? Bit your tongue! ;) Nah, Romany is actually his sister in the comics, she's just not around much. This chappie goes out to you, here's Pete's abridged life.
~*~
Memories
~*~
I look in the mirror and all I see
Is a young old man with only a dream
Am I just fooling myself
That she'll stop the pain
Living without her
I'd go insane
Feel her breath on my face
Her body close to me
Can't look in her eyes
She's out of my league
Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs
-Patrick Swayze
~*~
The next afternoon
"Pete?" Kitty called shaking his shoulder after she walked into the living room. She then found herself on his chest when he grabbed her arm.
"Mornin', luv," he purred.
"Um... hi," she said suddenly shy. "You, um, want to take a shower?"
"Yeah," he said getting up and setting her on her feet. "Want t' join me?"
"Pete-"
"Wot? As the ol' sayin' goes you wash my back an' I'll wash yours."
"Rain check."
He grinned. "I'm gonna hold ya t' `at one, grasshopper." Meggan walked in almost skipping.
"I'm ready."
"Pete still has to shower," Kitty said.
"Are you sayin' I smell?" Pete inquired raising an eyebrow.
"Your words not mine." He gave her a look before going into the bathroom. Kitty and Meggan packed waiting for Pete.
He came out and approached. "C'mon, ladies, let's get something to eat." Kitty studied him and smiled.
"Pete Wisdom, did you shave?" She reached her hand up and caressed his now soft cheek. He merely growled something unintelligible and led them to the pub. Two hours later they were on the plane. Lockheed sat on Kitty's shoulders watching the clouds while Pete sat beside her and Meggan crouched in the back obviously freaked out.
"Never flew before?" Pete guessed.
"No, I've flown," Meggan said. "That's one of my powers."
"Oh."
"But I've never flown like this. It's so fast!" A couple more hours passed and they landed. Remy and Rogue came out to greet them.
"Home a little early, non?" Remy asked.
"We brought home some strays," Pete said.
"Guys, this is Meggan and Lockheed," Kitty said turning off the halowatch.
"Dat's a dragon," Remy said. "I s'pose Remy shouldn't be surprised."
"Let's get inside," Kitty said seeing Meggan shiver. "Also, Rogue, Meggan will need to wear some of your clothes."
"Huh?" Rogue asked confused. "Why?"
"This isn't my main form," Meggan said. "I changed it so I could fit into Kitty's clothes."
"Oh," Rogue said raising her eyebrows in surprise. Kitty led the group inside. Brian and Betsy were coming over to greet them.
"How's my plane?" Brian asked.
"Hi, Kitty, great to see you're in one piece," the girl said rolling her eyes.
"Sorry," Captain Britain said slightly embarrassed. "Who are they?"
"We're gonna need a bigger house," Pete quipped. Kitty introduced them again.
"Follow me down to to the med-lab," Kitty said to Meggan. "Moira should check you out."
"Bloody quack," Pete muttered.
"Wisdom," Kitty said.
"Wot?" he asked innocently... or as innocent as Pete can get. Shaking her head, Kitty led Meggan away.
At dinner
"They both seem fine," Moira said as the group sat down. "Where did ye find `em?"
"Kitty found `em," Pete said smiling at Kitty. Kitty then told them about the place. Meggan filled in the blanks, telling them about the guards and the little she knew about the company.
"They wouldn't tell us anything," she said softly. "All they said was that this would be bigger than Dream Nails."
Pete started. "Wot?"
"Does that mean something to you?" Moira asked.
"Yes. I blew Dream Nails up," Pete said proudly.
"And that's... like, a good thing?" Kitty inquired.
"Ya didn't see what they were doin' there, grasshopper. Only good thing I ever did as a part of Black Air."
"Do y' think dat dis place is run by dem?" Remy asked.
"Don't know," Pete said. "I'll make a call t'morrow." He stood abruptly and left the table. Kitty watched after him a few seconds before excusing herself and following.
"What's wrong with him?" Doug asked.
"Guilt," Meggan, now in her main form, told them. "His guilt is coming off of him in waves. It's so strong..."
At the blank looks from Doug, Amanda and Rogue Moira explained. "Wisdom was a part of an agency called Black Air..."
Outside
"Me da was always ashamed of me," Pete told Kitty hearing her come up behind him. "But me... I wanted t' make him proud. I wanted t' go int' Scotland Yard. T' be like him. He arranged for me application t' be declined." Kitty heard how pronounced his accent was and knew he was upset.
"The day after I graduated from `igh school Black Air came t' me. They tol' me `at I'd be `elpin' people. Better then I could as a cop. So I went fer it. At first all I did was work against drug cartels. But then they saw how good I was an' `ad me do mercenary work, assassinations, stuff like `at. I started t' realize that things weren't bad when I saw that they never even attempted t' take out the big guns, the people runnin' things.
"The last straw came when one of me mates called needin' `elp. I got there too late. It was at Dream Nails... they killed him. I looked around; found some things... then I blew the place sky high. A few weeks later the Scottish shrew and the kid were in London, some wanker from me ol' agency was after Moira for her research... or the recipe for her coffee as a torture device..." Kitty smiled at his weak attempt at humor.
"I saved `em," he continued "They asked me t' come back and I saw me chance for... I don't know... redemption." He paused looking up at the stars. "Do you remember that night in Russia?"
"What about it?"
"The dream I had."
"Yes," Kitty said remembering how Pete had awoken shaking and sweating, how he had looked so close to tears.
"The dream I `ad... It was about Ronsaphan."
"I've never heard of that."
"`Ere's a reason fer `at." Kitty frowned slightly as his accent got even deeper. "It was me last mission." He sighed. "They had me, and the team I was with... It was a massacre, Kitty. They had us kill everyone, men, women, and God... even the children."
"Pete-" Kitty couldn't go beyond that.
"It was after that `at I found out about Culley and left." He saw the shock on her face and sighed. "I have t' go."
"Wait-" He was gone before she could get any other words out.
Inside
"Then he came back with us," Rahne finished the story that Moira had begun.
"And A have regretted `at decision since A made it," Moira said. "Go ahead into the living room, everyone, its Brian's turn to do the dishes."
"I'll help you," Meggan offered shyly.
"Sure," Brian said. The others walked into the living room just in time to see Pete going up the stairs. Kitty walked in a few seconds after.
"Guys, did you see Pete?" she asked.
"He went upstairs," Doug said. "He seemed kind of upset."
"He just told me about his past," Kitty said.
"Ronsaphan?" Rahne asked. Kitty nodded. "How did ye take it?"
"He told me and... I was surprised."
"That goes without saying," Rahne said.
"He left before I could say anything."
"Ye should talk to him," Rahne told her.
"I know," Kitty said. "I'll see you guys later." She walked away.
"Poor Kitty and Pete," Rahne said. "He doesn't open up to many people, if she doesn't handle this right he'll never believe she can accept it."
"Ah just hope Kitty can move past this," Rogue said.
"Enough brooding!" Amanda exclaimed.
"Ja!" Kurt said nodding. "Kitty and Pete are doing enough of that for all of us." Kurt put in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and the group gathered around watching it.