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Hey! It's the return of Dallas! I've been terribly busy with work and a long
distance


Relationship. I wrote this story by means of a phone call to someone who had the
time to
type it up and send it for me. The Bud, thanks and tell your sister, Jen hello
and lay off
the malt balls. This is part two of the story I wrote months ago and I hope you
like it.

Changing Tides and Times.

"Professor! What is it! What's wrong?!"

"It's Scott, Rouge, I.. I don't sense him anymore!"

" What does that mean!?"

" Scott is ether being masked by another telepath or.. He's Dead!"

ELSEWHERE IN THE TUNNELS.

"Mr. Sinister ain't gonna like what you done, Gumbo."

" F'r de las' time! Will ya quit say'n that?! You killed him just as much as I
did!"

"I didn't say I didn't owe him anything. That makes me pardoned."

"S' not like ol' Sinny even heard me in de first place. Probably got his head so
far up a
clone's ass, He don't even know One Eye bit the dust."

A gravely voice breaks through the grim darkness only lit to gloom by Gambit's
lit card.
One that sounds as metal grating on metal and twice as sharp as any jagged edge
That can tear the mental flesh of any mans bravery.

"I always know!" The figure breaks in. Two hands soon clutch Gambit
that can break the strongest man's neck He is held helpless with his back
bruised against
a craggy wall and his feet held feet off the ground. The figure speaks again,
adding to the already present chill of these hollow labyrinths. " What's this
about,
"You don't owe me"? The man hisses.

The Cajun, for once stumbles for words. He is not used to being taken so
quickly.

"Mon Ami! Gambit no mean it! I swear! I jus' put on de act f'r de Sabertooth!
Gambit show fear, he surely eat Remy's heart still beating!"

"Ya Flaimin coward! I aughtta give ya some of this!" Sabertooth screams as his
voice
roars through the dank and mold filled walls. "Grrrrrr!"

" You shall do no such thing until I extract my payment for my damaged goods!
The
Shadowy mad man replies. " Or you shall meet a similar fate!"

Sabertooth calms down enough to remember what he endured for months at Xaiver's



School. After Jean Grey put him in his place and Wolverine put a claw through
is brain,
He became a different man. Slowly yes, and imperceptible to the common man, but
inside, Sabertooth's mind is healing. Professor Xaiver established the same
mental
connection with him as had been done with the others. To contact help, all he
has to do is
concentrate.
The man that brings fear to ancient hearts speaks again. " You owe me, Remy. And
I
demand payment."
"Gackkk* Can't we talk like *hurrrr* normal people? " Remy manages to squeeze
out
through near asphyxiation.
Remy is dropped and allowed the time to regain his breath, While the man known
as
Victor Creed, one time feared killer is forgotten for the moment and left to
focus on
bringing the Calvary.
"I shall not ask you again, How do you intend upon repaying me."
"All de Remy got are genes. You always wanted dem, non?"
This is true. Remy has always been careful not to let anyone not even Beast to
acquire
even the smallest sample. What would make a man stoop so low? Why would a man be
willing to crawl on his belly, through the mud so save his life? The answer is
Love. Remy
has only just now repaired his relationship with Rouge and will do anything to
stay alive
just one more day.
" Your payment is accepted, but double cross me, you shall live just long enough
to
regret it. So swears Sinister!"
MAGNETO
"Do you remember all the pain you inflicted upon me, little man?
"Mags, ya deserved every bit o it ya had comin! Let Jean go! She didn't do
nuthin to
ya!"
"So, you still love the woman. Toad, could you?"
Toad, undisputedly the most intelligent member of the brotherhood and the
ugliest takes
pleasure in finally being allowed to caress a female body. His mutation made him

repulsive at least and his stench, unbearable at midway. He slowly torments the
helpless
woman he has held captive, just to anger Wolverine. Magneto has Logan held by
his
newly reapplied adamentium skeleton. The more Logan pulls, the more his own
bones
are wrenched away from him. It is a slow and pain filled process.

Toads tongue moves caressing the supple curves of his victim, and nothing more.

Pure torment for the sobbing woman.

"Logan! Don't struggle! Do you know what he's doing!?" Jean Grey screams out as

a hand that belongs to a ruthless criminal swipes across her face to silence

her.

"I had told you to be silent, Woman!" Magneto commands.

"Stop!" Wolverine yells. "I'll give you whatever it is ya wanted!"

"Who ever said I want you? Your just happy circumstance, old man. My quarry lays

with your leader. And I had a friend who wanted Mrs. Grey- Summers here. But

sense you offered, I'll take that precious metal bonded to your bones."



Just as Magneto starts the slight tug that Wolverine remembers from months
earlier, a small, but temporary saving grace intervenes to save Logan, Magneto's
own powers fail him as Mr. Sinister enters the subterranean room with Gambit and
a confused looking Sabertooth in tow.


" I had told you not to harm the specimens, Eric. Release him or I destroy you
with your own weakend and traitorius body. Honestly, You really should have come
to me instead of going through all this trouble to get Xaiver."


Magneto releases Wolverine and is nearly killed for his mercy had not Mr.
Sinister had the foresight to bring a small containment energy field.


"I had intended upon using this to hold my prize specimen, but Gambit has made
that a moot point. Which reminds me, Is the female in good health?"


"I have kept my end of the deal. Mrs, Grey is over there being watched by Toad.
Do you have my medicine? The one to slow the virus?"


Magneto is desperate to slow his cellular degeneration, desperate enough to ruin
innocent people.


Mr.Sinister breathes shivers of fear and cold sweat into a still, and musty room
"You had not delivered Summers to me." Sinister sneers.
"It was not my fault that the deliver crew destroyed the cargo." Magneto argues.


At this, both Jean Grey and Wolverine realize the extent of trouble they are
both in.


Jean, crying even more violently screams at Gambit. "You traitor! We took you
back in only to have you do this!" She gets up to attack the man that has killed
her love, but is restrained back by a whipping tongue wrapped tightly around her
soft, pink neck.


"Leave her alone!" Wolverine yells as he tries to break his restrains. She is
the one woman that ever burned every fire inside him that a man could have.

"Your very fortunate, Eric. Mr. LeBeau has made an acceptable trade on behalf of
his brash behavior." Sinister's grainy and nightmareish voice echoed. " I shall
give you half of your payment."


"I need it all!" Magneto cries. "You cannot take half my life away because of
this!"


"I have given you back half your life!" Sinister boomed. "The other half shall
come when Remy fills in where Cyclops left."


"What you mean, Sinister?!" Remy challenges. "You tell Remy all you want is a
sample!"

" I could have easily taken that from Cyclops." Sinister injected " The woman is
fertile, you may mount her now."


"Non! Dat ain't right!" Gambit protested.


"You failed to deliver as I said, now keep your end or as I swore to you Remy, I
will kill the X-Men. Rouge shall be first." Sinister reminded.


"You used both of us to get the same man!" Magneto exclaimed. Realizing now that
they had all been taken in by this devious man, Eric Linsheir attempts to use
his last energy to stop Sinister.


"Foolish mutant. I could have saved your life." With this Mr. Sinister all but
kills Magneto. The old man drops to his knees. If help dose not come soon, he
will die. "Now Mr. LeBeau, do as I said or I shall keep my promise to you. Had
you not killed Scott Summers, I would have had my price."


"Sorry Jeannie. Dis gonna hurt me more than you, But if it helps, I never mean
to kill OneEye." Gambit ruefully comments as he does the only thing he can to
save the rest of the X-Men.


"Gumbo, don't you do it!" Wolverine growls menacingly.


"I hardly think your in any positon to threaten, Wolverine." Sinister barks
"But, I'm in a fair mood. I'll allow you your life long enough to watch."


" No! Gambit! Don't Jean Grey pleads as she is forced into an unholy pairing.
The X-Men will find someway to defeat him! Don't do this!


Toad grudgingly leaves Gambit to fulfill Sinister's insane price. As Jeans
unheeded protests ring in the halls of the Morlock tunnels, Toad notices
Sabertooth thinking deeply.



"I'da thought you'd wanna watch this Victor." Toad jokes.



"Yer sick, Toad. Just sick." Sabertooth replies.



" She's really fighting back.. just like mud wrestling."



"Can't you go bother an air lock er somethin?" Sabertooth says agitated.



"Hmm, You might wanna quit thinkin' so much 'Tooth. Room's gonna start filling



with smoke." Toad still dosen't realize that Victor Creed is not the man he once



was.




"I keep thinkin' this room will fill up with somethin a whole lot better than



smoke." Sabertooth says smugly.



"What ever coo coo. I'm gonna go watch. Better entertainment that Raven getting



her hair slimed." And Toad is off.




For fifteen more minutes, Sabertooth mentally feeds Rouge the path to the old


Subway room and is greatly pleased to know that she is just moments away now.




"Again, Jeannie, Ah am truly sorry. Gambit no done any o dis if Remy no try to



save Rouge from legacy."



Just as Gambit is done with the deed, His lady love breaks down the stone


Wall to the old room. Rouge's first sight is a beaten and bruised Magneto,


Her old flame. The next is Gambit, apparently fresh from a naked and balled



Up, and crying team mate. She had passed Cyclops burnt body a mile back in the


tunnels. Rouge is mad. She flies over to Gambit and proceeds to pummel him.



"Rouge! Ma chere! Stop! Remy did dis for you!"



"Ah don't care what you did! You stop now!"




"See Toad," Sabertooth gloats as he sneers at the small mutant. "I told



you this is better than smoke."



Mr. Sinister makes his exit before any attention is brought to himself



But, before going, he obtains a small amount of Remy's by product and releases



Wolverine. Sinister has no more buisness here now.




"You don't understand! Remy love you! He try to save your life! Remy pleads.



"Rouge! All of you! Stop this!" Professor Xaiver has arrived with Beast.


"We have two medical emergency's here. I order you all back to the mansion.



Remy, you may explain there, but I shall not be responcible for Rouges



actions."







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That's all for now! Part three later! I know it's been awhile, but I'm still



New at this and it was written by telephone correspondence. So please be gentle!


Blame my cohort! From the UFO.. Dallas.