Thanks for the reviews guys. I know the first chapter was short and I spelled Assassins wrong in the title but anyway. . .
Marvel's characters, not mine.
Chapter 2
There was no response from the other mutants in the room. They merely sat and waited for Mystique to continue. This was not the first time Mystique had made such an announcement, granted it was the first time she would involve them to the point of making them move, but she had gotten married a few times in the past couple of years under different aliases, sometimes as the bride and twice as the groom. The marriages didn't last long, only until Raven had gotten what she wanted and then either she would disappear or her spouse would. When it was clear that she was not going to reveal her plans any further, Rogue played along, though her patience with her foster mother was wearing thin, she did not like the idea of moving away from the cozy, isolated farm they now inhabited and live in a bustling city full of locals and tourists.
"Who have ya married this time Mama?" Rogue sighed. "And what parts are we supposed ta play?"
"His name is Marius Boudreaux," Raven settled back against the plush cushions of the couch and continued. "And he is the leader of the Assassins Guild of New Orleans. He is a widower, well, was, and has two children. There are two guilds, prominent crime families that have secretly owned the city for generations, the Assassins and the Thieves Guild. They have been enemies for as long as they have existed and for the first time in their history, they have declared a truce."
"Why?" St. John asked. "What's so special about now that they 'ave finally called a truce? And why do we care?"
"Because," Mystique continued. "Bella Donna Boudreaux, my brand new stepdaughter is about to turn eighteen. The high esteemed leaders of these guilds have declared that she is to be married to Remy LeBeau, the son of Jean Luc LeBeau, leader of the Thieves Guild. They are hoping to unite the guilds and bring greater power to all involved."
"And why do we care?" Dominic prompted.
"Once you are part of those guilds," Mystique replied. "Your enemies are their enemies. If the X-Men or the Avengers try to interfere with any of our plans, they will have a whole lot to contend with. These people train their children to fight, steal and kill from the time they can walk and they use their abilities with expert precision. This brings me to my second and most important reason: a mutant. A while back, I had a chance encounter with Sabertooth, he told me about a young man named Remy LeBeau he faced in Paris while on some sort of hunt. He mentioned that the boy was part of the Thieves Guild and not only a mutant, but his powers seem to indicate an Omega Class mutant. He said that Mr. Sinister had been keeping the boy under surveillance for some time because of that potential. Creed also said that this boy is almost invisible to telepaths because Mr. Sinister once tried to have the boy tracked by a telepathic mutant and they were unable to pinpoint him once they lost visual contact. For now, Mr. Sinister's interest lies elsewhere and Charles Xavier has not yet discovered young Mr. LeBeau."
"So you wanna recruit him?" Fred spoke up, his mouth full of the last of his sandwich. "Ya didn't have to get married ta do that. And I don't see why ya want us all ta move down there."
"From what I have heard of him," Mystique glared at the Blob for questioning her decisions. "Remy LeBeau is charming, arrogant, and cocky. Not to mention an incredible ladies ma, despite his young years. It would probably be quite easy to recruit him but he would not do anything to fail his guild or his family. Failure to take part in this union would cause him to do so. So we take the indirect approach."
"And what does that involve?" Dom asked, wishing Mystique would just tell them what they were going to do and be done with it.
"It involves you three going ahead of us and staying in the house I just bought in Chalmette as back-up," Raven told the three men. "It's less than forty miles away from New Orleans and you'll wait there until I contact you. You had better go pack, because you are leaving tonight."
"An' what are Renie and Ah supposed ta do?" Rogue didn't like where this mission was headed. "Play the dutiful family to th' hilt?"
"Exactly," Raven smiled at her daughter. "Irene, I told Marius I lived with my daughter and mother-"
"Of course," Irene was used to playing the mother.
"An' me?" Rogue prompted.
"I'm sure that Remy would appreciate a lovely, new friend in which to confide in. He prides himself in being able to seduce every woman he meets but I want you to seduce him first. Use your training, girl, and get close to him. Find out what makes him tick and do whatever you have to do to get him on our side."