"So is your place trashed?" said Kitty. She laid her eyes straight on Lance while they were the only two in his room. "I heard you talking to Pietro. So what's going on at your place?"
Lance groaned and sat up from his bed, "Nothing there. Probably everyone who went there to trash it thought that someone managed to get there first." He smiled. "I guess we're just lucky that way."
"Right…Lance-"
"No, I don't want to talk about it."
Kitty was confused, "You didn't even here me. I-"
"It doesn't matter. I'm leaving today."
"I know that, you were only staying in the mansion for a little while. We all knew that."
"That's not what I mean." His voice was caught; he didn't know how to tell her. "Kitty, when I say I'm leaving I mean I'm leaving. For good."
"Lance I don't understand." She walked towards him.
He decided not to waste his time anymore. "I'm leaving all of this, Bayville, the brotherhood. Everything. I'm going to pretend I don't even have these stupid powers."
Kitty was scared. He's leaving? "But everyone has seen you, they'll recognize you in a moment.
"No they won't. If I cut my hair and get a new outfit, It'll be like I'm a whole new person."
Kitty then sat on the bed right next to him. She looked right into his eyes. "Lance, you can't just runaway from your problems."
"Why not? I have no one here to care about me."
"That's not true. You know that."
He looked up at the ceiling. "Oh yeah, name one!"
Kitty looked down at her feet and became really quiet. "Me."
His eyes widened. He didn't know what to say. I truly didn't expect that answer. "I can't keep doing this Kitty. I can't stand on and off relationships. I'm sick of this!"
Kitty's eyes then watered, out of both anger and sadness. "Fine!" She stood up and walked to the door. "If that's how you feel, then leave for all I care. Obviously I mean nothing to you." She phased through the door.
Waiting in the hall Kitty collapsed. Her ankle was in pain again but she didn't care. She just wanted to rest and forget the conversation happened.
In Rogue and Kitty's room…
Rogue was brushing her hair and experimenting with make up. Wait a sec. What the heck am I doing? Why do I give a crap how he thinks I look tonight? Not like he's staying. Wouldn't even matter, can't get close to anybody no how.
Everybody. Please come to the garden. I have an announcement to make.
Rogue sighed and left her room.
In the garden…
"Everybody, you all
know how I have an announcement to make. Gambit." The professor
made a motion for Remy to come forward. He did. "Gambit has
something to say."
"Gambit don't know how to say this any
special way but. Gambit's decided to stay."
Everyone started to mumble.
"Professor," Cyclops stated, "he's one of Magneto's most faithful henchmen. How can you even consider-"
"Scott, calm down. I don't need to read his mind to figure out that he is truthful about his decision. Anyway, danger room at three. We can't slack off."
"So is Gambit gonna get one of 'does fancy x-men uniforms?"
"Maybe later. Right now we're a little short." Wolverine grumbled.
Three o'clock in the danger room…
"Hey 'dis be Gambit's first day here. Go easy on him, 'kay?"
Wolverine crouched down and unveiled his claws, he prepared for anything that the danger room could throw at him. "Ain't gonna happen."
The session was more than Gambit expected. Only 30 minutes had passed, but it seemed like hours. And this is were they ended up. In a thick metal box, maybe 8x8x8 feet. They were all cramped. Gambit, Wolverine, Rogue, Kitty, Scott, Kurt, and Jean.
"Kay, Kurt and I can take it from here." Kitty announced. She grabbed Jean and Scott's wrist as they phased through the wall with ease. Kurt grabbed Rogue and Wolverine and teleported out of there.
"Sure, forget about Gambit."
Just as he finished Kitty ran back in. She grabbed his hand and ran for the wall.
THUMP
Kitty was scared. She didn't phase through the wall. Weird. She let go of Gambit and ran for the wall. She phased through the wall easily. She ran back in and grabbed Gambit, and for the second time, ran for the wall.
THUMP
"What the…" Kitty mumbled. Kurt then poofed in.
"Keety, what's taking so long?"
"I can't phase when I hold onto Gambit."
Kurt then grabbed Gambit and tried to teleport. Nothing happened. "Vierd."
The danger room then de-activated. The box disappeared.
The professor then buzzed in. "Team, I need to tell you something I discovered about our newest member.
Xavier then wheeled his way into the danger room along with Beast.
"After watching Gambit's performance Hank has figured out what is going on with him."
Hank cleared his voice. "Gambit obviously has powers besides his ability to make things, well, explode. After observing his tactics in the room I have come to a conclusion. Gambit powers also give him amazing abilities of strength and balance. He also was born with the ability to easily control his central power. This caused what happened with Kitty and Kurt."
"Wait wait," Gambit said, "Gambit don't understand."
"As time went by your powers grew. And now, with such controlled power at such a high level, you can cancel out anyone's power as long as you can come into contact with them."
Cyclops was spectacle of Hanks observation. He grabbed Gambit and removed his goggles. He was scared, but he then opened his eyes. Nothing happened. His eyes were bare. Nothing but brown.
Jean walked up to him and stroked his face. "This is amazing." He said, "I've never been able to see everyone without an amber shade."
"Sorry to burst your bubble Cyclops. But Gambit need 'ta get his own space.
Cyclops put his goggles on again. "Of course."
