**A package for Magneto intercepted by the X-Men raises the biggest
question of all; what if they were no longer mutants? Logan/OC1,
Remy/Rogue/OC2 triangle**
Disclaimer: Don't own anything except Blaze and other random original characters. Ilehana Xavier appears courtesy of Corrinth, the X-Men and their world appear courtesy of Marvel.
A/N: Third X-Men Evolution story, be prepared for blossoming romance in unexpected quarters, angst-y love-triangles, fire, explosions, bad guys and general X-Men action! Anything you have questions about, feel free to read the prequels or drop me a review/email and I'll be in touch. Reviews and comments are always welcome. Thank you, Lamby.
Scene 01
Previously, on X-Men Evolution.........
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"How about you Kurt?" The question was asked of the German mutant as he stood uneasily in Xavier's office for the first time. "Do you have any special powers that brought you here?" The mutant known as Nightcrawler concentrated momentarily, and with a sudden poof! reappeared over in the other corner of the room. His only verbal reply was "Maybe."
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The mutants known as Cyclops and Logan stood shirtless on the roof of the recently rebuilt Xavier mansion. Working on installing a large satellite dish, the younger man turned to his older and supposedly wiser friend for a little advice.
"Have you ever felt so strongly about someone that you just couldn't get the words out?" Scott Summers asked, trying to keep his mind on the job and not on his best friend, the stunning Jean Grey stood right now not a stone's throw away.
"Yeah once," Logan replied, "Most beautiful bike I ever saw. I was so speechless someone else bought her........."
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"Do that." Magneto ordered. "You say the Vixen had a friend with her? Was she a mutant too?"
Gambit's eyes clouded over slightly as he recalled that aspect of the previous night. Eventually, parched from dancing, the redhead had let him buy her a drink. She'd steered their conversation like a pro, getting him to tell her more about himself than he'd wanted too. She knew his name and what his powers were. And when he'd asked her about herself, she'd put a warm finger on his lips, ran it gently down his bearded chin, his throat and down the front of his tight black t-shirt. Her gentle touch had then burnt the fabric, revealing a good few inches of his muscular chest, left a trail of blisters on his skin.........
"Her name's Blaze, and she's got fire powers........." That was an understatement, he was sure. The girl was dangerous. Fascinating, but dangerous.
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Present day.........
Foggy darkness crept along the streets like he did, as though it too were afraid of being followed. Lights flickered and buzzed in doorways and overhead, as if anxious in the unrelenting dark. The young man dressed in a long trench coat stopped suddenly, checking over his shoulder once as he knocked three times on the black-painted door.
In a moment the door creaked open inwards, revealing a green-grey corridor that smelt of stale smoke and old sweat. A shifty looking rodent-like man beckoned Gambit inside and shut the door behind him. The little man stood there then, as if waiting for an explanation.
"Remy le Beau, here to pick somethin' up for Magneto."
"But........." Stuttered the shrewish man, "But its already gone, the package I mean........."
"What do you mean?" Remy shouted; Magneto would likely kill him for this! "Who took it?" The little man stood very still for a moment and looked at Gambit very carefully. After a few seconds he answered, his eyes very wide.
"It was you. I mean, I thought it looked like you......... It was your name they gave........."
"They?" Gambit pushed; there had been more than one person? Unlikely to be Mystique then, but who?
"Yeah......... Yeah!" The little guy suddenly perked up. "Yeah, two of 'em! Two female mutants! They took the package! You can fool ole' Shrew's head, but not his sense of smell!"
Gambit left then, leaving Shrew to his gloating about how clever he was. If there were two of them, then he knew exactly where the package was. With the X-Men.
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Disclaimer: Don't own anything except Blaze and other random original characters. Ilehana Xavier appears courtesy of Corrinth, the X-Men and their world appear courtesy of Marvel.
A/N: Third X-Men Evolution story, be prepared for blossoming romance in unexpected quarters, angst-y love-triangles, fire, explosions, bad guys and general X-Men action! Anything you have questions about, feel free to read the prequels or drop me a review/email and I'll be in touch. Reviews and comments are always welcome. Thank you, Lamby.
Scene 01
Previously, on X-Men Evolution.........
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"How about you Kurt?" The question was asked of the German mutant as he stood uneasily in Xavier's office for the first time. "Do you have any special powers that brought you here?" The mutant known as Nightcrawler concentrated momentarily, and with a sudden poof! reappeared over in the other corner of the room. His only verbal reply was "Maybe."
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The mutants known as Cyclops and Logan stood shirtless on the roof of the recently rebuilt Xavier mansion. Working on installing a large satellite dish, the younger man turned to his older and supposedly wiser friend for a little advice.
"Have you ever felt so strongly about someone that you just couldn't get the words out?" Scott Summers asked, trying to keep his mind on the job and not on his best friend, the stunning Jean Grey stood right now not a stone's throw away.
"Yeah once," Logan replied, "Most beautiful bike I ever saw. I was so speechless someone else bought her........."
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"Do that." Magneto ordered. "You say the Vixen had a friend with her? Was she a mutant too?"
Gambit's eyes clouded over slightly as he recalled that aspect of the previous night. Eventually, parched from dancing, the redhead had let him buy her a drink. She'd steered their conversation like a pro, getting him to tell her more about himself than he'd wanted too. She knew his name and what his powers were. And when he'd asked her about herself, she'd put a warm finger on his lips, ran it gently down his bearded chin, his throat and down the front of his tight black t-shirt. Her gentle touch had then burnt the fabric, revealing a good few inches of his muscular chest, left a trail of blisters on his skin.........
"Her name's Blaze, and she's got fire powers........." That was an understatement, he was sure. The girl was dangerous. Fascinating, but dangerous.
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Present day.........
Foggy darkness crept along the streets like he did, as though it too were afraid of being followed. Lights flickered and buzzed in doorways and overhead, as if anxious in the unrelenting dark. The young man dressed in a long trench coat stopped suddenly, checking over his shoulder once as he knocked three times on the black-painted door.
In a moment the door creaked open inwards, revealing a green-grey corridor that smelt of stale smoke and old sweat. A shifty looking rodent-like man beckoned Gambit inside and shut the door behind him. The little man stood there then, as if waiting for an explanation.
"Remy le Beau, here to pick somethin' up for Magneto."
"But........." Stuttered the shrewish man, "But its already gone, the package I mean........."
"What do you mean?" Remy shouted; Magneto would likely kill him for this! "Who took it?" The little man stood very still for a moment and looked at Gambit very carefully. After a few seconds he answered, his eyes very wide.
"It was you. I mean, I thought it looked like you......... It was your name they gave........."
"They?" Gambit pushed; there had been more than one person? Unlikely to be Mystique then, but who?
"Yeah......... Yeah!" The little guy suddenly perked up. "Yeah, two of 'em! Two female mutants! They took the package! You can fool ole' Shrew's head, but not his sense of smell!"
Gambit left then, leaving Shrew to his gloating about how clever he was. If there were two of them, then he knew exactly where the package was. With the X-Men.
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