At Professor Xavier School for the young and gift, two girls were read.
"Man, Rogue, do you read last page of this book, yet?" one of the girls asked to the girl next her.
"Martin, Ah finish Jurassic Park last night, Ah like it better then the movie" Rogue answered. She was 21 year old. Rogue was wear long green shirt and black jean, black boots. She was a wolf demon.
"Now, my grandfather is creating them, I had feeling that we may have to go an island and study them" Martin joked. She was 17 year old, wearing a red shot-shirt, blue jeans and run shoes.
"Martin, Rogue, the professor want to you see guys" a voice called as Martin take off her sunglass to see Jean Gray, Miss. I so mush better then you and you do what I said.
"Okay, come go, Rogue" Martin ordered as they get up and walk to the Mansion.
In the Mansion, Martin and Rogue was walk to the Professor's office when they run into someone.
"Hey Logan" Martin smiled look at the person they run in.
"Hey Blond, Rogue, where are you two go?" Logan asked while get up.
"Professor want to see us" Rogue answered help Martin up.
"Blond, do you get trouble again at the school?" Logan asked Martin, who smiled.
"No, if you don't count Duncan" Martin answered.
"What I am going to with you?" Logan joked ruff her hair.
"Maybe let me go to Lv. 12 in the Danger Room" Martin answered.
"Sorry, but no" Logan called while walk off.
"So close, Martin" Rogue joked.
"Mon ami (1), I love be close" Marin smiled walk to the office.
"Come in, girls" a voice called before Martin could knock but walk in with Rogue.
"You want to see us, Professor Xavier?" Rogue asked.
"Yes, Martin, Rogue, I think it time for you two going on a mission without me or Loan and Scott come with you" Professor Xavier answered as Martin smiled.
"You let us go where?" Martin questioned.
"To New Orleans" Professor Xavier answered as Martin look at him with a shock. "Due Mardi Gras, you pick up a new mutant".
"Who the mutant we pick?" Rogue asked.
"Remy LeBeau aka Gambit" Professor Xavier answered as Martin's heart miss a beat.
"Why sent me and Martin?"
"Martin been down at New Orleans, she knows the way and speak Cajun so she can ask for help and down in your neck of woods" Professor Xavier answered.
'When do we leave?" Martin asked.
"In an hour" Professor Xavier answered. "You been down there for couple to days for Mardi Gras" as Martin and Rogue nodded then walk out to get really.
In Martin's room, she was picking.
"What can do trouble do Remy get into?" put a pick of cards in one of holder in her tan overcoat that was gift. "I pray to Iris that Bella is not back" put her Bo staff in a holder that was on her jeans. "I better bring 1,000 dollar in cases I have to play him" put money in her coat when Rogue comes in.
"Are you ready, Blond?" Rogue asked as Martin nodded and grabbing her bags. "New Orleans, Ah can't wait to get there and eat some gumbo" as Martin smiled.
"Yeah, It be nearly 7 years sine be down I be there" Martin called.
"Okay, children, you two better stay out of trouble" a softly called as Martin and Rogue true and see Ororo Munroe aka Strom.
"Miss. Munroe, when does trouble follow us?" Martin asked put her shade on her head.
"It follows you, Pharaoh Martin" Ororo answered as Martin's shade fell off her head to the eyes.
"Ah keep her out trouble, Strom" Rogue smiled as Martin and Rogue get onto X-Jet to.
In New Orleans after be on the jet for 4 hours, Martin and Rogue were watch the Mardi Gras party.
"This is great, I feel kid again" Martin called as someone throws a necklace to Rogue. "Put them on" as Rogue did.
"I don't feel like a mutant" Rogue smiled.
"Yeah, Mardi Gras make you different" Martin answered. "Come on, let get some gumbo" walk to a restaurant while Rogue went in, Martin look around to make should that none saw her then walk in.
In the restaurant, Martin walk to Rogue was sat when she hear shuffling of cards.
I know that sound Martin thought as she look at a table, a saw a man win at poker. "Found you" walk to Rogue with wicked smiled.
"What do you do?" Rogue asked as Martin put her sunglass on and hat on to cover her hair.
"Come with me and you see" Martin ordered as they walk to the table as two men get up. "Are you Remy LeBeau?" as the man keeps his head to let the shadow cover his eyes.
"Do I own you money?" the man asked as Martin smiled while Rogue looks at him, see red in his eyes.
"No" Martin answered while sat down.
"Then Remy LeBeau, I am" the man answered bring his head up. Rogue gape, she never see the most beauty red eyes on black, yes, she get anger and let her demon power do the talk but never in her life, she never saw anyone with those eyes.
"I bet 50" Martin called put 50 dollars down.
"New meat, I like" Remy smiled deal out some cards. "What about your friend, chere?" look at Rogue.
"She not in, Remy" Martin answered. She looks her cards then pulling king of ace card out her pocket and put in her card when take a card out of her and put it in her pocket.
"Nice tick" Remy smiled sees Martin was doing.
"I learn from the best" Martin joked. "Heureux de vous revoir (2), Gambit" take her sunglass and hat off.
"Mon dieu (3), Martin Hawks, is that you?" Remy answered as Martin smiled a smile that he only knows.
"It nearly 7 years sine we has finish my trained with you and John" Martin answered.
"Martin, you know this guy?" Rogue asked sat down.
"Rogue, meet one of my old teacher, Remy LeBeau aka Gambit" Martin answered.
"Bonjour chere" Remy smiled pick up her glove hand and give it a kiss.
"Now Ah know who show you the way be charming" Rogue called taking her hand away.
"Remy, you womanizer I stilly know" Martin joke get up. "But to bussing, we sent down here to see if you want to join call the X-men" put her cards down.
"Now why someone would send Remy's old student down here to get him?" Remy asked.
"Because he knew I speck French from what I learn from you" Martin answered taking her 50 dollars back. "And he may know I was can control your power, too" as Rogue look at them.
"Wait a min, he the one the teacher who help you control your power, Martin?" Rogue asked.
"Yep" Martin answered as Remy smiled.
"How about Remy order us some gumbo and we can take, oui (4)?" Remy asked as Martin and Rogue smiled. "Good, let clean this table up and Martin, put my wins back" as Martin put 100,000 dollars down as Remy order a waiter over to them, order some gumbo.
An hour later, Martin, Rogue and Remy were last people come out of the restaurant.
"Martin was about 8 year old when Remy show her how to pick a lock" Remy told an old story of Martin.
"Remy, not that one" Martin grounded lay her head on Rogue's shoulder.
"What happen?" Rogue asked.
"She made the lock go up in flames" Remy answered as Martin laugh.
"Come on, Cajun, I was kid back then" Martin smiled when someone almost shot at her.
"Assassins" Remy yelled as they run to cover.
"I had felling we may run into them" Martin shouted run into an ally them take her Bo staff. She twits it so become two then changes both out and clime up a wall by use them. (A/N: That was like Gambit from X-men Origins: Wolverine)
On the roof, Martin was resting when Rogue and Remy come behind her.
"Remy think we lost them" Remy called as Martin put her staff back together.
"Remy, why are they still kill you?" Martin asked.
"Martin, you know that Thieves and Assassins be at each throat for a long time" Remy answered.
"Yeah, and how Bella doing?" Martin asked.
"Remy and Bella are not together anymore" Remy answered.
"What happen?" Martin asked
"Who is this Bella?" Rogue questioned.
"Remy kill Bella's frère (4)" Remy answered "Bella was Remy's wife but she blame him for her brother's death" added.
"Bella is the daughter of the Assassin's leader, her and me; we don't get like each other because of my training with Remy" Martin answered. "Remy, we know a place where they can't find you or me" look at Remy.
"What is this place, Martin?" Remy asked.
"Professor Xavier School for the young and gift, you get be teacher, some of the kids don't French" Martin answered. "And you can fitter with Rogue here when we can back" as Rogue ground her.
"Why am Ah in this?" Rogue asked. "You know what my power is" as Martin smiled.
"Remy can teach you how control your power like he did with me" Martin called.
"Remy will come but let leaven tomorrow" Remy added.
"Here a question, where are we going spent the night?" Martin answered.
"Remy has an apartment" Remy answered.
"I thought you were living with your father?" Martin questioned put her staff back into her coat pocket.
"Let us said Remy don't like be use by his père (5)" Remy answered.
"What?" Rogue asked.
"Remy was adopted by Jean-Luc LeBeau the leader of the Thieves guild. He saw Remy as nothing but a boy with power" Remy answered.
"Ah know the feeling" Rogue called as Martin laid a hand on her shoulder
"Rogue was adopted by Mystique, who only uses her for her power that way she left the brotherhood and join the X-men" Martin answered before Remy could ask.
"Remy sorry, chere" Remy called.
"Why is he calling me chere, Martin?" Rogue asked.
"He…like call all the most beautiful women he saw" Martin answered with a lied while Rogue walk away.
"Nice butt" Remy smiled as Martin ground.
"Remy, we will get back to the school, I may want you to meet someone" Martin hissed.
"Who that?" Remy asked.
"Someone who has claws that come out from his hands" Martin answered.
"He doesn't sound scaring" Remy joking walk to Rogue,
"You have no idea, Cajun" Martin called look around to make should that was not more Assassins. "Hey, wait up" run to them as they jump off the roof.
"Do I believe my eyes? Is Martin Hawks, the young pharaoh, what bring her to my neck of woods?" a voice asked look at Martin through some binoculars. "By her look on her face, she back to get Remy" put the binoculars down as Martin tune to see. "We catch up something, Martin" watch Martin run and jump off to join Rogue and Remy.
At Remy's apartment, Martin put her coat on the back of a chair,
"You still have that coat?" Remy asked.
"Yeah, you give to me on my 10th birthday then you left" Martin answered.
"Remy had finish training you, you become a good thief, maybe then Remy" Remy called.
"She is good thief, she take my keys to my motorcycle" Rogue joked as Martin show a pair of keys from her coats. "Get me those" take the keys.
"That Martin Hawks for you" Remy called.
"So where are we going to sleep?" Rogue asked.
"Well, Martin can have the couch when you and Remy can share his bed" Remy answered as Martin look at him.
"Guess again, Cajun, we getting the bed when you get the couch" Martin re-answered as Remy sigh.
"You no fun,enfant (6)" Remy joked showing them his bedroom.
"I grow up when you left" Martin added.
"Yeah, but still kid inside" Remy called.
"Good-Night" Rogue said close the door.
"Bonne nuit (7)" Remy called walk to the couch.
Outside Remy's apartment, the same person who was spying Martin was watching her.
"Remy never let anyone has his bed" the person called watch Martin take out her phone and put on the night stand while Rogue put on a necklace that broke her power when she has to share a bed. "Look like that girl need a necklace to keep her power off" as Martin get into bed with Rogue. "Sleep well, Martin, it be your last" as Martin turn off light and turn to right then feel sleep.
To be continued.
1. Mon ami: My friend
2. Heureux de vous revoir: Good to see you again
3. Mon dieu: My God
4. Frère: Brother
5. Père: Father
6. Enfant: Kid
7. Bonne nuit: Good-Night