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A/N: This story is currently unbeta'd, updates will be slow

thoughts: italics

flashbacks: bold

Storyline

To save his Son,Gambit goes to the last people he thought would ever help him,the X-men

edit 4/28: Changed layout to make more reader-friendly.

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Chapter One

Gambit sat calmly on the fence of the Xavier Institute he decided his best choice was asking for help. Unfortunately the only people who could help,possibly,were the same people he'd managed to alienate over the last year. The likelihood of Logan helping him,were next to none... okay maybe less then that. He was at this point hoping to run into someone else before he sees Logan. The Wolverine has a temper.

If it weren't for who it was...
But it didn't matter he needed help,they would just have to understand (hopefully). He's pretty sure he just saw Logan leave when he arrived. Sighing he climbs off the wall. No time like the thinks,not really wanting to have to do this,but knowing he needs to.

He walks carefully over the shadowed grounds. It was early morning,and the sun had not yet risen,the sky was pink on the edges. The large almost gothic looking mansion loomed ahead of him. Though he had been inside of it before. Once half a year ago when he broke in,and once a few years ago when Xavier invited him in a vain attempt to get him to join the X-men.

He couldn't have said yes to Xavier,even if had wanted to, (and if he was honest with himself he had at the time),he had obligations at home. A war to prevent,a Guild to take over one day. As time past,he was drug further into it all,instead of breaking away. Oh well,what's done is done.

Not that he expected these people to understand this. To them,he was the enemy. And he was,he even admitted it to himself. He had done terrible things. Like stealing that collar,or taking the helmet. He did bad things. Remy just hoped they could see past that now.

Well,the easiest way to manage that would be to ensure that he wasn't breaking in(again.) So when he reached the front door,he knocked. Something he honestly couldn't remember ever doing before. There were exactly four people he could think of that would be bad if they answered the door...Logan,Kurt,Wanda, or Lorna. Luckily for me,the girls won't be here. Remy thinks as the door opens, with Wanda and Kurt on the other side. Well luck left me in the dust a few days ago anyway.

" What are you doing here?!" Wanda demanded,wanting to hex him right away,but this wasn't her home.
" S'il vous plaît, I need the help of the X-men." Remy states.
"What's going on?" Says a voice behind Kurt as Storm steps forward.
Remy repeats himself and she invites him in,much to the dismay of Wanda and Kurt. They show him to the lounge right off of the grand hallway,and he sits near the fireplace. When the others also settle in,Storm looks expectantly at Gambit, while Kurt sits next to Wanda both still glaring at the Cajun thief. He doubted he would have needed his empathy to feel their hatred and distrust,because with it ... it was all he could do not to cringe. After all,he had earned their anger. The silence stretches to the point of awkward. Remy was reconsidering asking them...after everything that happened, chances were they were just as likely to send him to the MRD as to help him.

He was busy trying to decide if it was wise to simply stand up and walk out,when Logan walked in with two girls,Remy wasn't familiar with. The smaller,younger looking one seemed to be giving both the elder one and Logan a headache. This idea amused Remy enough to stay still. (Though trying to avoid Logan's notice also played a part in this decision)
"...What is HE doing here?!" Logan demands,pointing at Gambit.
"He came to us for help." Storm states,still sitting calmly.
"Help with what,stealing us blind?" Logan huffs.
"He was just about to tell us what he needed." Kurt cuts in,suspition clear in his tone.
"...Désolé,this was perhaps a mistake,non?." Gambit states,as he stands. Before he can go anywhere though,he feels a lump in his pocket, Jean's pacifier, and sits back down. This wasn't about him or his pride. He needed to do this,even if it was embarrassing,and would not end well.

"D'accord. I am needing help. Someone I care very much about has been kidnapped. I can not find him,and I have no idea where to look." Gambit says in a resigned tone.
" Who's missing?" the elder girl asks,concern in her voice. He briefly relaxes,hoping for the first time in a week.
" Rogue! This is Gambit. He can't be trusted,it's probably some kind of trick." Wanda states. Gambit tenses back up,fine if they won't help,then he'll just do it on his own. Coming to them was clearly a lapse in judgement. He can sense the distrust rolling off of everyone in the room...except for the two girls who came in with one they called Rogue,in fact,he can feel sympathy from. The other one seemed to be warring between sympathy and doubt.

" All right, Gumbo. You have five minutes. Convince me why we should help you." Logan crossed over his chest.
"Because,he is a baby" Gambit says in a small voice. "mon fils"
There is a complete silence at the idea of a missing infant,even one who belong to their enemy. Everyone in the room seemed to be warring between sympathy and doubt,before Rogue finally states. " Well,if you don't believe him,then the answer is simple. I'll absorb him,then we'll know for sure."
Logan nods and Rogue turns to Gambit. " I'm sorry,sugar,this is the only way to know for sure. It's going to hurt." Gambit nods,and Rogue touches his cheek with her recently ungloved had.

One week ago

Remy returned home after his final meeting with Kelly,his debt was paid,and he would no longer need to do that man's walks into the large kitchen expecting to find baby Jean-Luc and Tante Mattie eating breakfast. Instead he finds Mattie passed out on the floor,a pot turned over on the stove,and the baby nowhere to be couldn't have wandered off on his own! He was just starting to crawl and certainly couldn't reach the door.

Remy frantically looked through out the house,but Jean was nowhere to be seen. He rushes back down to Mattie,feeling guilty for having left her like that. She begins to stir and Remy helps her up."Ce Que s'est-il passé?"( What has happened?) Remy questions.

"Ils ont pris le bébé" (They took the baby) Mattie responds"Désolé, Remy, I tried to stop them."(Sorry) Remy nods and helps her into the other room. He is warring with himself between concern for Tante,and concern for his son. Tante seemed all right, but little Jean, he didn't know. Jean is only seven months old! He had no idea where the baby could be.

Rogue gasps as she pulls herself out of the memory. Gambit was beginning to stir already,and Rogue leans over to him as she puts the glove back on. "Désolé, Remy,I am very sorry." Rogue says, her accent changing halfway through the sentence.
Remy nods, shaking off the dizzy feeling as she turns back to the others. Wanda seems kind of concerned over Rogue using both Remy's name and accent. Rogue then turns to the others " He's telling the truth,his baby is missing and he has no idea who took him."Rogue states.

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The X-men were all in the war room,waiting for Logan to return after talking to Xavier. They had left Gambit in the care of Wanda. Logan wasn't worried about her falling for his charms,and he knew she'd keep an eye on the silver as well.

Logan came in a moment later,looking disturbed. " What's wrong?" Storm questions.
" Chuck says he's not sure where the boy is right now,but that if the timeline remains the same we'll find him in two weeks,in Sinister's tunnels. And that the only way to ensure the child remains safe,we will have to offer Gambit a potition on the team." Logan states.
"...but he's unsure if the boy is there now?" Storm questions,choosing to ignore the second part of Logan's sentence for now.
Logan nods,and then they begin trying to plan a rescue mission. This was going to be tricky and they really hoped that the child was already in the tunnels. If not... how long were they willing to wait to find him?