(Uncanny X-Men I#204 (fb) - BTS) - Judith Rassendyll was born and raised in New York City, unaware she was actually the last living descendent of the royal Elfburgs line and the sole heir to the throne of Ruritania. As a result of growing up in Manhattan, she never learned how to drive. She lived by herself in an apartment on the Upper West Side while still in college.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204 (fb) - BTS) - Through undetermined circumstances, Ruritanian officials became aware of Judith's existence and made arrangements with the US State Department to officially approach her.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204 (fb) - BTS) - Arcade was hired by unrevealed parties to assassinate Rassendyll (see comments).
(Uncanny X-Men I#204) - Judith was out jogging late one night when she was suddenly captured by a garbage truck driven by Arcade's accomplice Mr. Chambers.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204 - BTS) - As fate would have it, Nightcrawler was nearby and witnessed her abduction. The X-Man traced the truck back to Murderworld where he managed to sneak in without being detected (he quickly adjusted the security sensors so they wouldn't pick him up).
(Uncanny X-Men I#204) - When Judith came to, she was greeted by a
holographic image of Arcade who explained the rules of Murderworld:
someone wanted her dead, but if she was able to find the exit she'd be
free to go. Judith pleaded with Arcade that she was just a student,
nobody important. Then, Arcade activated Murderworld and she found
herself in a giant pinball, helplessly launched into an even larger
machine. Arcade, Ms. Locke and Mr. Chambers watched her struggle, but they
quickly got bored when her ball flew off the board with a very low
score. When the ball crashed open, Rassendyll found herself in a forest
at night, suddenly hunted by riflemen, attack dogs and even a band of
19th century European hussars. To her surprise, the cavalry was
holographic and when she tried to dodge them she fell off a cliff and
into the water. Figuring that might be her ticket out, she proceeded to
jump over a number of slippery logs only to be attacked by a giant
shark. She would have died if not for the arrival of Nightcrawler who
teleported them to safety. Instinctively, Judith grabbed a branch and
threatened to attack the X-Man, convinced he was part of Murderworld.
Nightcrawler calmed her down long enough for the two of them to join
forces. (Uncanny X-Men I#204 - BTS) - Nightcrawler's presence renewed Arcade's interest in the game and he made appropriate changes to the scenario.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204) - Murderworld's surroundings shifted and Judith and Nightcrawler were now in a Mad Max style desert scenario, forced to ride a dune buggy to stay ahead of Arcade's band of thugs. Dodging bullets and arrows, they eventually outraced their opponents only to find themselves under attack from a squadron of vintage World War I era open cockpit biplanes. Even though she'd never learned how to drive, Judith took the wheel while Nightcrawler teleported up to the planes to take them down. After making sure they crashed into Arcade's approaching buggy gang, he commandeered one of the planes and flew off, telling a stunned Judith she should be fine if she just drove straight ahead.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204 - BTS) - Arcade was amused, watching the scared Judith get abandoned though Ms. Locke reminded her boss that Nightcrawler wasn't known for his cowardice. In reality, Kurt flew his plane to the storage facility of Arcade's robots. He quickly reprogrammed as many of them as he could, including a team of X-Men, and set them loose in the park.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204) - By the time her buggy ran out of gas, Judith found herself in an Asian city at night. Trying to lose herself in the crowd, Rassendyll was approached by one of Arcade's robots who offered her a job as a prostitute in her brothel. If she refused, the robotic madam assured her, she'd be killed on the spot. Nightcrawler showed up to save his "damsel in distress", taking care of the muggers who were getting ready to murder Judith and even mocking Arcade whose face had appeared on the madam's body by planting a kiss on him. As they walked off, conveniently throwing Arcade in a puddle, Judith worried that making Arcade angry wouldn't do them any good.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204 - BTS) - Mad and humiliated, Arcade readied himself to finish off Nightcrawler and Judith. But before he could launch a counterattack, his control room was invaded by the X-Men who made short work of Locke, Chambers and his equipment. Arcade then realized they were actually his own robots, causing him to break out laughing: Nightcrawler had beat him at his own game.
(Uncanny X-Men I#204) - Nightcrawler made sure Judith got out of Murderworld safely and escorted her back to her Upper West Side apartment. On the way there, Rassendyll got angry when she realized Nightcrawler had actually loved their "adventure" while she was scared for her life the whole time. She even compared Kurt to Arcade, calling them both little more than thrill junkies. Slightly annoyed, Nightcrawler nevertheless told her to stay back when he sensed someone was in her apartment. He kicked open the door and stood ready to defend her, only to find Colonel Max Reiger from the Ruritanian National Guard and Colin Lewis of the US State Department waiting for Judith. Reiger bowed for Rassendyll, telling the shocked teen she was actually the queen of Ruritania.
(Uncanny X-Men I#206) - Several days later, Rassendyll was getting ready
to leave for Ruritania. Kurt Wagner saw her off at the airport, teasing
Judith by calling her "your highness". She admitted it still felt too
much like a fairytale, to which Kurt replied he hoped so too, because
they always had a happy ending. They then said their goodbyes, with Judith
trying to remind the cavalier Nightcrawler that life isn't a game,
adding: "I'm the one who could be murdered at any moment, yet you're the
one I feel sorry for". As he watched her plane take off, Nightcrawler
dismissed that notion, claiming he couldn't be happier.(Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem#1 (fb) - BTS) - Once installed as Ruritania's ruler, it was deemed appropriate for Judith to get married. Officials determined an influential, older prince would be best suited to become her husband. Though there was no real love between her and the aged aristocrat, she decided to go through with the union for reasons of state policy. The ceremony took place in St. Paul's Cathedral in London (because Rassendyll was related to the British Royal Family). The event was shown live on television by the BBC.
(Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem#1) - The wedding ceremony was interrupted by
Kitty Pryde who shifted in through the floor of the church, holding up a
sign to get the attention of Excalibur (she
and the X-Babies were on the run from the Agent). Moments later,
the cardinal leading the wedding revealed himself to be the grotesque
looking Agent. Judith's husband-to-be fainted on the spot while a fight
broke out. The X-Babies joined in, leading Judith to tell "that brute" to
leave those kids alone. The Agent tried to attack her, but she was rescued
by Lil' Longshot. A little while later, Excalibur and the W.H.O. arrived to
join the fight. The Agent was defeated when Kitty Pryde used her phasing
powers to remove the signatures from the contracts he had the X-Babies
sign, binding them to Mojo. In the aftermath, Rassendyll looked at
Nightcrawler from a distance, thinking he was still as handsome as ever.
While her handlers hurried her away, Judith lamented there wasn't even a
chance to say goodbye this time.