SORRY! I didn't mean to take so long! I've been extremely busy. I hope this final chapter makes up for it. I did go back and recheck my other chapters and changed a few things, but not so much that it made a big difference. I wanted to thank everybody who reviewed and put this story on their alert/favorite lists! I love you! Please read the AN at the bottom and tell me what you think.

Just in case you forgot- Previously on X-Calibre:

Katara was put on a boat destined for Genosha by her father. On the boat she befriended Sammy and Nightcrawler. When pirates attecked the boat, she fought with Nightcrawler to help rid them of the nuisances.

(revised 2/17/11)

Katara started walking toward Nightcrawler, but before she could get anywhere, Spiral leaped at her. She shrieked in shock and dodged back, narrowly avoiding being sliced in two by one of her swords.

"Katara!" Kurt called, 'porting to her side; or at least, trying to. Spiral, grabbed Katara's shoulder and spun her into a one armed choke-hold with her human arm, pinned Katara's arms to her side with two metal ones and held her sword to Katara's throat with her other human arm. The remaining two robotic limbs held the other sword in front of their owner in a firm two handed grip. Katara lifted her chin, refusing to whimper despite how terrified she was. Kurt looked helplessly at her, his mind working furiously to try to figure out a way to save the girl.

While Kurt and Katara were fighting, Sammy had wanted to do something useful. He dove underwater and slipped through the huge hole the trawler had made in the pirate's ship. He sneaked through the labyrinth of corridors and managed to make his way to the hold where the prisoners were still being kept, hopelessly watching the water level rise higher and higher and the ship continued to sink.

He slammed open the door and commanded," Come on! Let's get out of here!"

As they all ran to the exit, Sammy heard Kurt snarl, "Tell you master to shop vor Gladiators elsevhere," to Spiral before he raced after the other ex-prisoners down the gangplank leading to the trawler.

Katara stared with wide, scared eyes at Kurt, then she closed them and when they reopened they were glowing slightly. The water around the ship trembled before shooting into the air and swirling around in a massive airborne whirlpool. Then Katara ducked her head and the water solidified into a lance-like object and connected with Spiral's jaw. The woman released Katara and was thrown back. She haughtily got up and smirked. "Yes, you two will make fine additions to the master's game."

Katara's eyes stopped glowing and she shakily got to her feet. Her powers had never done that before and it took a lot of energy out of her. "Game?" She spat furiously as Kurt teleported to Spiral and twisted an arm behind her back.

Spiral hurled one sword at the exhausted girl and tried to get Kurt with her other. Still holding onto her metal arm, he teleported away. The arm tore off and teleported with Kurt, leaving its master behind in a puff of sulfuric smoke.

Katara tried to dodge the sword, but her reflexes had slowed down with her loss of energy. The sword lodged itself in her arm. She stared at it in shock for several seconds, then pulled it out. Blood flowed down her arm. Slowly, feeling trickled back into her body along with fury at the woman who dared to trifle with her. Her eyes blazing, Katara stood up, all fatigue replaced with adrenaline and fury. With a swift movement like a buzz saw, Katara swept up a wave of water and hurled it at the woman across the boat. It cleanly sliced off two robotic arms, and Kurt 'bamf'ed the final one off.

"I'd be carevull if I vere you. You don't haf anymore mechanical arms left to lose." Kurt hissed as Katara formed an ice sword, modeled almost perfectly after Spiral's, and hurled it at her. It embedded itself in Spiral's arm exactly where hers had hit Katara. No blood came from Spiral.

"This isn't over," she snarled at Katara and Kurt as she began to disappear in a swirling vortex along with her minions.

As soon as the group left, Katara fell heavily to the floor of the ship, completely spent. Black started creeping into her vision.

"Katara," Kurt's voice sounded a long way away. "Katara, are you alvright?"

Through sheer willpower, Katara pulled herself from the bliss of sleep and smiled wearily at Kurt. "Mhm," she mumbled.

"Heal yourself," Kurt commanded, looking pointedly at Katara's still bleeding arm.

"Can't. Don't have 'nuff strength," she slurred. Kurt's yellow eyes narrowed in concern.

"Okay, come on zen." He bent over and slung Katara's arm around his shouders while he put his around her waist and picked her up. "Ve need to get off zis ship." Kurt teleported onto the trawler.

"Katara!" Sammy raced to his friend, his voice laced with worry. He grabbed the blanket his mother had wrapped around him and tore a strip off before clumsily tying it around Katara's wound.

"Thanks Sammy," Katara breathed as she sank to the floor.

Sammy beamed. Kurt glanced down at his friends and smiled.

"You vill be fine now." He said.

"Yes," Katara replied looking up, even though he hadn't asked a question. "I will heal myself when I have rested."

"Danke for saving my life Katara. You und Zammy haf been very kind to me. I don't vant to lose my friends. Und I vas vrong in my azumptionz earlier. You are very strong und capable of taking care of yourself."

"You're welcome Kurt, but I think you saved my life more than I saved yours. We'll call it a team effort." With some effort, Katara stood up and hugged Kurt. Then she punched him lightly and said teasingly, "Now don't underestimate me again!"

"Never," he smirked. He slung an arm around Katara and Sammy's shoulders as they watched the sun set over the sinking pirate ship. The roar of a jet engine cut through the peaceful silence like a knife. Katara, Kurt, Sammy and all the others looked up at a big black jet that hovered beside the ship as three people dressed in similar black, blue and yellow uniforms emerged.

"Kurt!" A girl with long brown hair called out as she wrapped her arms around Kurt. "We've come to rescue you!"

A big man with a gravelly voice laughed a bit and said, "Good of us, eh?"

"I can't believe zhis! Zhe team's back togezer?" Kurt asked excitedly

"We'll fill you in on the ride home," another big man, except this one had blue fur covering his body, said.

"Kurt," Katara asked hesitantly. "Who are these people?"

"Katara, zese are zhe X-Men; Kitty, Logan und Hank." Kurt replied happily. "Guys," he said to the X-Men, "Zis iz Katara und Sammy." Logan nodded and Kitty and Hank smiled. "Und, I don't think I can come home vith you." Kurt said sadly.

"What?" Kitty gasped. "But Kurt, we've been looking all over for you!"

Kurt looked like he was about to protest, but Katara cut across him. "Kurt, go with them."

"But who vill make sure you all get to Genosha safely?"

"Sammy and I will. I can tell you want to be with your friends, so go home."

"Katara, you don't want to go to Genosha though."

"No I don't, but I don't have anywhere else to go. You do. You have a family who wants you. So go. Besides, it's only a twenty something hour boat ride back to New York, I can make it in about fifteen." She smiled.

Kurt was torn. He really did want to go back with the X-Men and Katara was telling him to go, but if Katara really tried to get back to New York all by herself, then she could die.

"Go Kurt," Katara said giving him a good bye hug and pushing him toward his friends.

"Yeah Nightcrawler, go. Katara and I can handle the last few hours on this boat." Sammy laughed.

Kurt smiled. "Zhanks guys."

Katara smiled, but her eyes gave away how sad she actually was at seeing Kurt leave. She thought they had connected, but maybe not.

"'Bye!" Sammy called, waving like a maniac. Katara waved more subduedly, but tried her hardest to smile convincingly. There was a chorus of 'bye's from the rest of the mutants Kurt had helped save as Kitty, Logan, Hank and Kurt flew away.

Katara had Network direct the ship toward Genosha while she lay down on the deck to rest. Her arm throbbed painfully, reminding Katara that it needed to be healed. With a tired sigh, Katara complied to her body's wishes and soon she was whole again, if completely exhausted.

"Katara?" It was Sammy.

"Hey Sam, how's it going?"

"Good, everyone's below deck, sleeping."

"Good."

"Katara, are you really going back to New York?"

Katara nodded.

"I know we just met and everything, but it feels like I've known you for a lot longer. You saved my life and didn't freak out when you saw what I looked like. You're like my best, friend, or sister, or something, so I want you to have this."

Katara smiled softly and turned around. Her smile quickly turned to excited shock. "Where did you find this? I forgot all about it!" It was her blue and white waterproof backpack.

"It was leaning against the railing. It almost fell overboard."

Katara leaped unsteadily to her feet and hugged her friend tightly. "Thank you so much Sammy!"

Sammy smiled and said, "No problem. Now, you should probably get some food and sleep. I'll wake you before we get to Genosha because something tells me Magneto won't let you leave once you're on his soil."

"Thanks again Sammy. You really are an amazing friend." Katara gave Sammy another hug and left to do as he suggested

Less than three hours later, Sammy was shaking Katara awake. "Come on Katara! We're almost there! You need to get going!"

Katara opened her eyes. Those three hours of sleep had done little good, only making her feel more tired, but she got up anyway.

"Thanks Sam."

The two walked up to the deck where they could see the lights of Genosha shining in the distance. "Wow, we really are close." Katara breathed. She shouldered her backpack and gave Sammy a hug. "See you around Squidboy!"

"Bye 'Tara." Sammy said sadly, hugging his only other friend back.

"Don't be sad Sam, be happy. You're going to live in paradise with your mom. Enjoy it. And who knows," Katara smiled. "We might see each other again some day!"

Sammy smiled, a little happier. "Okay, bye! Be safe!"

Katara smiled and dove off the side of the boat. Not even a splash or ripple told Sammy where Katara had landed.

I hope she makes it safely to New York.

Well, there it is. The END! I hope you like it, and I might make a sequel if anybody wants it. I can't promise it will be up anytime soon because I have my other fics and school that piles on homework like there ain't no tomorrow! IB is killer! Anyways, you've done the first part, read, now REVIEW. Thanks!