Part 4
The yacht that Emma lend to Kitty, after all, she may be a pirate but she does not deal with the hassles of piracy in the 17 century like everyone else, is a gift to cement a new relationship among Kitty and Emma. Hardly will be friends, but, as Kitty promised to herself and Emma, they can work together if nothing else. Especially as Emma swears she wants to do good. (Kitty didn´t believe, it was needed Bobby and Ororo to vouch to this new Emma and even so, Kitty is not entirely trusting but one chance is given nonetheless)
At this very moment, Kitty is on her cabin ponders her life choices, the crew helped Australia dealt with the fire and that´s more important than care for Magneto and Charles´s speech, but, they´re too gone in their own ego to notice that little fact. She´s with Lockheed when someone knocks on her door.
“Permission to abord, Cap Pryde” Bobby asked and Kitty offers a small smile as Bobby enters in the cabin and makes small talk, which of course, giving who Bobby is, clearly is not working.
“Cut the chase, Bobby, tell me what you want to say...you´re terrible doing small talk” she suggests gentle and amused by his expression. Is true, Bobby does not know how to do subtle.
Bobby takes a cellphone out of his pocket and shows a post to Cap Pryde. “Piotr is making some comments on the internet about,uhm, you. He´s talking about the wedding fiasco and everything else...” he bites his lips as Kitty looks at the screen bemused at the best.
“And?” she asked still not getting the point. Bobby blinks and tries to be direct again.
“People are laughing at his words...and I just thought you should know. He´s being very petty about, uhm, the whole thing and if you want I can freeze him right now” and this is a real suggestion. A real offer and Kitty smiles thinking on the scene, but, she does not come across as a fit of jealousy or mean ex.
“No, thank you, Piotr can share all he wants on the internet. I did some bad things too in that relationship and I used him as a bad cope mechanism. I´m taking a new leaf for myself and if he wants to be the petty ex, be my guest” she concludes and Bobby nods ready to leave but halt on the way and makes one final declaration.
“Kurt punched him for you, I think, I mean, let´s be honest, Kurt is dense at best and insensitive at worst, but, he didn´t take kindly Piotr being this low and well, Logan told me that Kurt was ready to kill him” Bobby concludes and Kitty blinks now surprises.
“We´ll have issues, Bobby. Thank you for telling me this” and Bobby makes a funny salute and leaves her be with her dragon friend. Once Kitty is alone again, with only Lockheed on his shoulder.
Kitty ponders about everything else and only notices the tears falling down when Lockheed used his wings and pawns to dry her tears. “Lockheed, Am I a disappointment? It feels like every choice I made...is the wrong one” and she cries openly now.
‘‘You´re not a disappointment! You made mistakes as everyone else, but, unlike Piotr, you want to grow. You want to do better...I feel I should apologise too, I thought you and that moron would be a good fit, but I forget that the qualities a dragon may find attractive may not work for a human’‘ Lockheed stated and cuddles with her face as Kitty let those words sink in.
“I should say something...or not?” she asked in regards Piotr´s words on the internet and Lockheed, not being savvy on social media, made a final suggestion.
‘‘Maybe you should. People will judge you, at least, you should give the right tools for that’‘
“Thank you, Lockheed, what would I be without you?” she asked cuddling with her dragon friend. Once the tears are dry, she then makes one final question. “Lockheed, you can speak this whole time?”
“Uhm...”
The internet exploded when Captain Pryde explains her side of the story and how toxic her relationship with Piotr Rasputin was and goes as far to mock her relationships with Peters and to everyone surprises (or not, some of her fans are sure of this for a while) she confessed her sexuality. “I´m Bi, so, this is a reminder that I can date people with different names than Peter”
Meanwhile, Kurt is watching this video on the internet noticing Kitty did cry and he couldn´t do anything and for once in his life, Kurt wonder how many times people cry around him and he didn´t notice or care.
“Sister...I need to do therapy” Kurt speaks frighten as he´s fearing one day to be the very same type of people he so hates. He does not want to be like Margalia Szardos or like Raven Darkholme.
He wants to be a better hero and a better hero. Anne Marie smiles at him proudly and makes her mission to find a nice therapist that is not a telepath, and even asked if Kurt is ok with Cap Britain´s invitation to Rogue.
“Not surprised. Excalibur was a good idea and you and Remy are a great asset...if you want to go and see for yourself, is fine” Kurt concludes remembering his time on Excalibur, yet, for once is being more critical of his past. “Don´t make the same mistakes I did, Rogue”
“We won´t, Kurt”
And on the other side of Krakoa, Rachel is watching this news with her parents and for once is feeling closer to this family. They´re not her real parents(they are dead in the universe she saved but refuses to come back) but, for this moment, they´re the closest thing of a family and Rachel wants to open up again.
“Dad, I´m not ok”
“We aren´t ok, Ray”
“We´ll be...if we work together”
“Thanks, mom”