Chris Lang 07-08-2007 11:11 PM
Darth Jubba's Palace
Kitty Pryde and Nazi Moira struggled in the hall, and as they did, Kitty phased. The two of them quickly began passing through walls as their struggle continued. Eventually, they found themselves outside the palace, near the front entrance. Kitty noted that the wind appeared to be picking up. Moira took advantage of Kitty's momentary distraction to punch her in the face. They both solidified and fell to the ground.
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Ukyo found herself outside the palace, in the desert. But the Nazi Nightcrawler still had a grip on her. He teleported seven more times in a row, and each time, Ukyo felt something hitting her, knocking the wind out of her. Soon, they materialized in the desert in front of the palace.
Ukyo fell to the ground, weak from the multiple teleports. Nazi Nightcrawler, on the other hand, showed no signs of weakness at all, and stood over her, his face displaying an evil grin. Ukyo became aware that the wind was picking up. She also noticed that she was surrounded on all sides by Nazi soldiers with guns. She struggled to pull herself off the ground, but Nightcrawler shoved her back down.
"Pitiful fool! You should have sided with us, just as your people did during the war!" Nightcrawler taunted.
"That war resulted in nothing but suffering for my people!" Ukyo shouted. "I'll not make the same mistakes my ancestors' leaders made!"
"Pity, then." Nazi Nightcrawler asked. "I guess I shall have to ask these soldiers to exe--"
"Look! Behind you!" Ukyo called out.
"Hah! You don't expect me to fall for that old --" Nazi Nightcrawler never finished the sentence, for he was struck from behind by a lead pipe wielded by Kitty Pryde. Kitty helped Ukyo to her feet. "Hold on and don't let go!" Kitty shouted.
At once, the Nazi soldiers fired their weapons at Kitty and Ukyo, but the bullets passed harmlessly through them, since Kitty had phased them both. Several Nazis were struck and killed by their fellow soldiers' bullets. The firing continued for a while before the surrounding Nazis realized they were only killing each other. The Nazis stood for a while, confused.
"All right." Kitty said to Ukyo, releasing her. "Let's kick some Nazi ass!"
Kitty and Ukyo quickly began fighting the Nazis in hand-to-hand combat, Kitty swinging the lead pipe and kicking and punching, while Ukyo sent several flying with her trademark battle spatula. All the while, sand was flying through the air, blown by a wind that was quickly picking up and gaining strength.
"It's a sandstorm!" Ukyo shouted, over the noise of the wind. "We'd better get this over with fast!"
Behind them, Nazi Moira MacTaggert approached, a gun aimed at them. Nazi Nightcrawler was slowly rising to his feet. Ukyo swung her spatula at Nazi Nightcrawler's face, and he fell to the ground, muttering incoherently. Kitty kicked Nazi Moira in the face, and the Reichminister dropped her gun and went sprawling into the sand.
Kitty leaped toward Ukyo, grabbed her, and phased. Nazi Nightcrawler coughed and screamed as sand, blown by the wind, filled his mouth. The sandstorm grew in strength and intensity with each passing moment.
Rocks, guns, and even bodies were flung through the air, but the sandstorm passed harmlessly through Kitty and Ukyo, who stood their ground. The Nazis' screams were drowned out by the sound of the harsh wind. Ukyo could not see anything but blowing sand in all directions.
Just then, Nightcrawler's face appeared through the sand. But only for a moment, as rocks and sand tore at his flesh. A huge rock hit Nazi Nightcrawler on the head, as blood flew from his face. Soon, the Nazi mutant was obscured from view by the sandstorm.
Ukyo turned to Kitty, who nodded silently in her direction as if to say it would be all right.
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Kitty was staring in the other direction, but there was not much difference. The storm was obscuring everything from view. Kitty knew that the storm was indeed a fierce one, and knew right away that only her phasing had saved herself and Ukyo. She knew immediately that Moira, Nightcrawler, and the other Nazis were done for.
Kitty did not want to think about that, and she could tell Ukyo did not either. She nodded in Ukyo's direction, in what she hoped looked like a gesture of reassurance. Then, still holding Ukyo's hand, she led the okonomiyaki chef in what she hoped was the direction of Darth Jubba's palace.
Kitty did not know how long the sandstorm would last, but she knew she couldn't just stand there phased waiting it out. There were at least one or two Nazis still in the palace, and Goombella might need help.
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Goombella watched the sandstorm through the monitors in the office. She could only hope that Kitty and Ukyo had found some way to survive. In the meantime, she turned away after briefly catching a glimpse of Nazi corpses flying in the air amidst the storm.
Goombella turned away, only to be confronted with Nazi Callisto. "I have to hand it to you." Nazi Callisto began. "It was very clever of your friends to lure me away from the Reichminister so you could kill her and our forces without my interference. But now you shall pay for what you have done."
"Me?" Goombella exclaimed. "It was the sandstorm that killed them, y'know."
"You were in a position to warn us, and you did nothing." Nazi Callisto replied. "Now I will avenge Reichminister MacTaggert." With that, Callisto charged at Goombella...
TO BE CONCLUDED