N/A: Oh yes, the final part is here. Brian and Kurt want redemption...they´ll have to work to get it...Brian and Kurt won´t get Scott-free just claiming ignorance. I get it, they didn´t know and are naive...but they will have to work to achieve this.
The streets are crowded with people freely about their daily life- some are preparing a big celebration, while others are mourning the death of Magneto and Prof X- and some ladies are looking at the indigo man walking with his head down and dragging his feet ignoring the looks- or maybe, pretending to be that clueless- and as some ladies are baiting her eyelashes at the indigo figure, ignoring their male companion, causing them to take an attitude- as his golden eyes are gazing at two men not happy with such indigo man.
"Hey, creature! This is a street for normal humans and mutants. You´re not allowed" one of them said transmitting a fuming look to the indigo man and his date- still seem very impressed by his body-and the indigo man´s eyes wide at this and looks at the two men with a somewhat deadpan expression. "Everyone is free to walk here...there´s no law impeding"
And one of them sneers as if waiting for his cue. "According to Lady Psylocke, you´re no longer allowed...unless you want to be cured" and how the conversation escalated to a fight is up in the air and Kurt- he makes a point to introduce himself as he beats them up- is more than enough to face two jealous men.
The fight is now escalating to a dangerous degree and Kurt is not sure if he can face everyone, perhaps, Kurt Wagner being well-trained thanks to the Justicar- a cruel irony now- could continue fighting...even if some people joining the fight are Justicar. They didn´t reconize Kurt...without his uniform and make no desire to know.
I wanted to be a hero. "It was for us to help the mutants and humans...not the be ...this" Kurt screams letting his feelings out and see no problem in breaking one of the helmets of his ex-compatriots. "We´re not heroes. I´m not a hero" and looking at the destruction he made- in self-defense or in pure angry?- he teleports away.
"Congratulations! You saw the truth" a feminine voice mocks him and Kurt looks up to see Shadowcat floating over him with her typical smile. "Fight with Justicar?"
"We´re not heroes...Shadowcat, we´re not heroes...Are you here to kill me?"
"That would be too easy" she lands on the floor gracefully and Kurt can see the grass getting wild and wilder as if they´re on the different time. "Do you want to die or do you want to redemption?"
Brian Braddock is a man with a degree in engineering and thought Justicar was the hope for humanity, however, the way to hell is paved with good intentions and Brian can see this now. "For what´s worth...I´m sorry. The Justicars were to protect...not hurt" and Gloriana is preparing herself for the big day. She watches Brian carefully.
"I know you feel sorry. I know you feel regret...but, I can´t pardon for your ignorance nor I have this power to do so. If you want to be the hero you so wanted to be...prove it and help us" Gloriana states and concludes in a soft tone. "and for what´s worth, I don´t hate you, Brian...I can´t"
Psylocke is foreseeing this moment, however, not in this way. She wanted to kill Gloriana a long time but never expect her armies would be that strong and never expect Shadowcat to attack so viciously. She´s forced to be secluded in her own tower. Her strength and her only weakness now. "I need to focus...and use the spell" she clunch the Medalion- Merlin is a croak old man and a pretty face can open many doors- slowly recites the spell causing the kinetic butterfly energy to grow and she is trying to control the rebellion.
She frowns as everyone is chanting protective spells...spells that belong to one person. "Scarlet Witch! Should have killed her!" and tries to think something better to do, something painfully to attack her enemies, yet, as Gloriana and Shadowcat arrived in the tower and don´t plan to talk...the rebellion ends on their favor.
Brian assumed Justicar and revealed the awful truth to everyone, apologies are the bare minimum right now and he wants to do better, he and Kurt share this view. "The Justicar is no more. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and the price is not worth" he states and Kurt, not shapeshifting, agrees and speaks about how ignorance and naivete are equally dangerous as cruelty.
Redemption is a long way for them, but, they won´t give up. And the world is slowly changing for the better. Some mutants that were changed are happier as humans now - Toad can admit this as much is painful and opens a new door of possibility for him- while others want their powers back.
Shadowcat and Magik devise a machine-power by Magik´s magic- that can restore the powers without any pain- and Ororo Monroe, the Future Queen Wakanda was present to witness the change.
Excalibur arrives at this dimension and Nightcrawler witnesses a Shadowcat, wearing the same outfit as his Shadowcat giving orders to Meggan with short hair and to add the confusion a human version of Nightcrawler raises his sword at him. "Who are you?" and adds. "Katzchen, do you want to handle this, or can I?"
"Well, he´s fuzzy like you...but he could be different from you"
Kurt Wagner from Excalibur is confused and a bit jealousy as this Kurt seems to be way closer to his Kitty.
The ship still has no name. Captain Pryde is receiving many suggestions by her crew, but, the final decision is her and she´s still pondering about a proper moniker.
The New Mutants are enjoying the pirate life as well the new reality that Earth 616 is facing. You see, once mutants are seen as Gods, or at least, the X-men are held as such, the world of the world change and piracy became the norm.
There are many types of piracy. Ethiopians pirates have now upgraded that no marine can face thus make the pirate war a thing again. Hence prompts Kitty Pryde to join something new. Kitty Pryde is a self-proclaimed pirate.
The X-men forsook her. She´ll not do the same with the ones left behind. As Kitty is still pondering for a name the smell of brimstone invade her nostrils and she does not need to turn to see who it is.
"You´re back much earlier than I expect. No orgy?" Kitty states in disdain as she´s still focused on the ship and in the noises coming from her crew. ("Bobby, we can´t use the gay flag as our flag" "But Karma, we´re gay, we´re queer. We walk in a pack!" "yes, but, we´re also pirates" "Well, how about a bit of both?" "uhm, maybe")
"Katzchen" Kurt starts as now Kitty looks at him. The elf gulps and tries again. "I want to apologise for what I have done"
"Now you want to apologise? Ok, apologise. But not only to me but, to all people you hurt, indirectly or not, where were you, Kurt? Where were you when I was killed in a horrible way? Where were you when I was reborn naked and alone?" she is ranting as she needs to let go of this. "Did you know Apocalypse was there for me? He brings me a towel and clothes and gives me a pep talk, now, you? Too busy to see your supposed best friend...too busy dreaming about the hottest woman you´ll bang?" her tone is acid now.
Kurt does not say anything.
"Do you understand why you can´t put your foot in England?" her tone is accusatory and Kurt could say something as now he´s a God, but, no reply leave his mouth. "Because as much it wasn´t your fault, as much it was Nate´s fault. Meggan feels raped by you. Meggan feels hurt by you. And only she is hurt as you are there dreaming about dreamland..." she looks incredibly hurt now "dreaming of hot women that are worth your time.
Kurt wants to say something but her eyes silence him.
"Did you hang out with me in the past to appease your conscious? Sure if Nightcrawler has his spunky shadowcat he´s not that bad. He´s absolved of all his wrongdoings because he´s has a spunky shadowcat" she offers a weak smile. "Guess what, Kurt? I'm not inclined to be anyone´s emotional crutches. That´s not how friendship works. I know, I´m to blame here, I know I leave to space before. If I´m guilty too, you´re no innocent"
Now she faces him and crosses her arms. "I´m not even sure if you´re here because of me or to fulfil a dream of yours. Let me tell you, Ororo is in a relationship as you know" her tone is accusatory again "and most of the ladies here are not interested in men. There´s me, but, we both know that I´m not your type. So...try to search for a nice pair of boobs if that´s what you want"
Now Kurt answers. "Look, I know I did bad choices in the past. I can´t change that...I´m selfish, I know, I didn´t think about Meggan´s pain, I block that...I was focused on that daughter than anything" he offers a small smile as if this absolves anything. Kitty is mute now. "I know that Excalibur is dead and I´ll never be a part of the team. And I was a bad friend to you many times. I know. I should have been there to you..." Kurt trails off searching for the right words.
"I have toxic habits, I know this now, but, I don´t want to lose you...Can we start over? I can´t change the past, I can´t change people´s opinions. Rachel hates me, Meggan and Brian hate...I know that Alistair is now Maggie´s godfather and I know the past was not ideal as I imagined, but, I want a better future with you" and concludes. "please, I don´t want to lose you"
Kitty is firm for a moment. "I´m very hurt and betrayed by you, Kurt, however, if you´re serious. Prove to me you can pay attention to me and not flirt with anything that moves, sorry, any pretty woman you see. Maybe ..." is what she says to concluded heer line.
Kitty´s black eye remains as her nose is still broke. Kurt asked what happened once, and is asking again. Now, she just smiles and says. "Got in a fight. Why? Don´t you think I look dashing this way?"
And leaves to see her crew. She has a name for the ship already.
