X-MEN ORIGINS: GAMBIT
The Guild
Card Game
Reunited
A Sense of Home
On the Run
Allison Crestmere
An Old Friend
Showdown
Forge
The Prodigal Son
Part 1. Bell and Gambit
Part 2. The External
Deceived
Genosha
Showdown
Welcome to the X-Men
Epilogue
Magneto
The Guild
New Orleans Bayou
A river boat carrying children glides soundlessly through the water towards a small dock where a mutant gator with red eyes towers above several heavily armed men. "What's your name?" a young girl asks to a 9 year old boy.
"Remy!" He points to the boy next to him, "This is my brother Bobby…"
"Keep quiet!" A man orders looking at the three children.
"Follow us!" A masked man says when the children disembark the boat. They follow the man through the swamp down a path of moss covered trees. Soon they reach a vine covered building and enter. "Your mistress awaits…"
There is a flash and a beautiful ebony skinned woman stands before them, "Welcome…welcome young ones to the Guild…I am your mother, your leader, your protector…The outside world will fear you and justly so…For you are the future of this world…Some of you will be members of the Thieves Guild…the rest will of the assassins Guild…We are your family now…"
Remy and his brother are trained by the Thieves while Bell is trained by the Assassins. Remy is taught the quarter staff, how to pick locks and open safes. He is taught to pick pockets and escape handcuffs and other things. They teach him how to fight and think on his feet. He is put through sleep deprivation, and held under water for hours. When Remy turns 13 he discovers his mutant power.
Remy stands before the External "You are the best we have ever trained…You possess great power…And I will show you how to control that power…From now on you shall be known as Gambit!"
Many years pass with the Guild. Remy has grown strong willed and defiant…he has had enough of the Guild. "Bobby!" He whispers waking his brother.
"Remy! What are you doing?"
"I'm leaving, I found a way out are you coming…"
"There is no out! And if they catch you…You know the law…"
"We are brothers!"
Bobby shakes his head, "No! This is our family…"
"Fine you stay…"
Bobby grabs Gambit's arm, "I can't let you do that…" A wave of violet energy passes through Gambit and hits Bobby who goes flying across his room and hits the wall.
Gambit runs through the base to Bell's room and asks her to leave with him, but she refuses. "Remy don't leave me!"
"I'm sorry Bell…If you love me you won't say anything…" She cries as he leaves.
Gambit is outside Guild headquarters and runs from shadow to shadow. That is when the alarm sounds. He runs for the gate pulling out his quarter staff and pole-vaults over the 20 foot tall fence. A few minutes later Remy stands on a hill watching searchlights and men with hunting dogs look for him. He is 19 years old.