Kree, Shi'ar, and Skrulls, Oh My!

Slim Pickings

When the group of X-Men reappeared in the mansion after leaving the helicarrier, Logan just let out a sigh that clearly told those who knew him best that he was not looking forward to this mission. "Guess we should get this over with," he said at last as he turned to the others. "What are we taking? Blackbird would be bait."

"We can take my ship if you don't wish to bait this person," Noh offered, but Kurt and Logan were already sharing a look between them.

"You did say that your ship needed refueling. Are you sure it will make the trip?" Kurt asked politely.

Noh considered this for a moment before he let out a sigh. "Maybe we should take yours, then," he conceded.

"Then we can leave the uniforms behind for now," Logan said, before he looked over at Noh, who was still wearing his Marvel Boy getup. "You have anything that doesn't look like you fell off the moon?"

"I'm sure I can find some blue jeans," Noh said with a little smirk. "I did go through a bluegrass and flannel phase a year ago."

"Well," Logan said with a raised eyebrow. "We're headed to Alaska." When Noh just smiled and nodded at that, Logan just had to shake his head.

"I'll get my earmuffs," Kate said with a pretended longsuffering sigh before she glanced over at Kurt with a little smile. "And huddle with the fuzzy blue heater."

"You're lucky I'm so snuggly," Kurt replied without missing a beat.

"Yes. Yes I am," she agreed as she just laced her arm through his and put her head on his arm to prove the point, pulling herself nice and close.

"Whatever, I'm gonna go check the weather report," Logan grumbled, half growling to himself. "Make sure we don't end up in something that'll crash the plane and have to listen to the two of you until you die of frostbite."

"Oh, are we being obnoxious?" Kate asked in pretended surprise as she looked over at Logan, who was already headed away from the snuggly pair.

"Don't tease him, liebling," Kurt said gently in her ear. "He is truly not looking forward to this ... discussion."

"You know you have a Tiger you can hug if you need it," Kate called out to him.

Logan just flat out ignored her as he continued down the hall, obviously in no mood to play. "Maybe we should switch out me for Storm," Logan called back, clearly addressing Kurt. "She's got a better shot at this."

"It's a shame she's in Wakanda right now, then," Kurt replied, though the look on his face told Kate that he didn't want to switch out his best friend for Storm even if she had been around. "I believe she will be back in a few weeks, if this goes as poorly as you think and we need to repair the damage," he added with a light smile. "Though that... is not nearly as likely as you may think."

Logan didn't acknowledge him as he kept walking, and Kurt just let out a little sigh. He turned his attention back to Kate as he pressed a little kiss into the edge of her jaw before he whispered to her, "You are about to witness the two most stubborn people I know meet up."

"I can't decide if I should be insulted I don't rank or pack snacks," Kate replied, trying to lighten the mood.

"You should be proud," a voice said from the ceiling, surprising them both before Peter Parker dropped down next to them. "It takes highly advanced levels of stubborn to meet up to that standard."

Kate just grinned at Peter. "Well I'll just have to work harder on my stubborn," she said before she bit her lip and decided to see if she could drop a fun bombshell on Peter while he was here. "I was planning on practicing my stubborn anyway, seeing as we're about to send out the press release on the new publishing standards at my office. Gotta warm up for JJ."