Who is She?
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Chapter 4 : First Encounter
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Summary: The professor has an important mission for the x-men; they need to safely capture the mutant known as Rogue and bring her to him for help so that she can't harm anyone else with her powers. But Remy is torn between his team/supposed family and this mesmerizing woman, he swears he knows her but he can't remember how or where from. Even though, he is still entranced by her and if he isn't careful he will be a serious liability and a danger to the mission.
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Thanks for the story alerts and favourites. And especially thanks to those who reviewed;
cappsy : I decided that in my story the x-men were generally recruited when they were children or teenagers with some exceptions and that Jean and Scott could be the professors first pupils so that they could naturally be the first and second in command and then Storm was the next student. I am glad you like the story so far, I hope it will be one of my better stories and that it lives up to your expectations. :"] Also, if you have any ideas for the story I will certainly take them in to consideration. I have this story pretty much figured out all the way through but new ideas are always great. Thanks for reviewing again ^__^
the-writing-vampire : Thank yah for another review. I hope you will like the rest of my story too and how Remy and Rogue knew each other in the past should be quite interesting, I can't wait to get to that bit. ^__^
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By the way, throughout this story I will use Remy when I am talking about him personally and Gambit when I am talking about him with the x-men and other mutants. I hope it won't be confusing.
Also in this story Rogue is now 19 and Gambit is now 22, just thought I should mention it to expel any confusion on this issue.
Sorry I am posting this chapter up a day late but I was really busy these past couple of days, my grandmother is ill so we went to help look after her for a bit, I really hope she will be better soon.
On another note, it is almost Halloween, yay, I can't wait. :"]
Anyway, on with the story, enjoy. ^__^
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Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men
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It is two years later and the x-men are doing a lot of good in the world by helping humans as well as mutants. Xavier's school for the gifted is always packed and the professor continues to help mutants as much as he can.
Gambit is still their newest major recruit for joining the x-men. Two years ago he was a big time thief but now that he had gone through a year of training and another year of missions alongside his fellow x-men he is a changed person - slightly changed anyway.
The other x-men all feel at home here at the mansion but Gambit is different, he just doesn't feel the same way the others do, even more so than the infamous Logan. He still doesn't trust anyone completely and he constantly feels like something or someone is missing from his life. He is already 22 but always feels trapped like he was as a child.
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It is just another day at the x-men mansion, everyone is going about their duties; either teaching, training or going to lessons. That is until the team are called in to the briefing room anyway.
Remy had been dwelling on his life with the x-men as usual when Logan passed by, "Hey bub, ya better get t' the briefing room now, the prof wants to see us all for some urgent mission or something." Logan told him before walking away in the direction of the meeting.
Remy knew something was definitely amiss if the professor wanted to see them all for a mission, it had to be something big. 'Maybe it was the brotherhood of mutants making trouble again' he thought, wondering when they would have enough of getting their asses kicked.
Finally when all of the x-men were in the briefing room the professor began. He started by addressing them all; "I am sure you are all wondering why I called you here. Well, we have a serious problem that may well require everyone to deal with. I have been monitoring a mutant for some time now, but I have been having difficulty keeping track lately. Everyone, this is Rogue." The professor put up some pictures of Rogue on the screen and her short bio that he managed to find on her.
"She is a relatively mysterious mutant, we don't know very much about her at all really, but what we do know is that she has been with the brotherhood of mutants for a few years and now she appears to have left them and is on her own, she has become a 'rogue'" Everyone was listening intently to the professor as he explained their mission, well almost everyone, one person was off in their own world.
Remy distantly heard the Professor talking but he put it to the back of his mind as he focused on the pictures on the screen of this woman – who he swears he knows somehow – called Rogue. She looks relatively normal except for the streak of white in her hair and the fact that in all these pictures none of her skin is showing except for her face, its as if she is hiding.
"She goes by the name Rogue but we do not know her actual name as of yet. It seems that she has no past but it is more likely that it has been covered up. She has probably been corrupted by the brotherhood and no doubt hasn't learned to control her powers fully yet. From what I know, she has astounding powers but it's not easy to tell what they are exactly."
Remy was still staring at the picture of the woman on the screen. She was beautiful but that wasn't what drew him to her so much. He wracked his brain but he can't remember how he knows her, he only knows that he trust her unconditionally and that she is someone important to him. Even though he can't remember why, he trusts his instincts above everything else.
The professor's voice still echoed in the background of his thoughts as he kept on talking. Remy knew he should be paying attention but he couldn't help it, this woman was mesmerising to him and he didn't even know why which made her even more mysterious. Such a puzzle had to be solved by the infamous Remy Lebeau.
"I would be able to find out more about her if I had access to her thoughts, but even with cerebro I find it difficult enough to even track her movements let alone get inside her seemingly humbled mind. Luckily I had a breakthrough in my search this morning and have located her to be in New Orleans and she appears to be staying there at the moment. Since I don't know how stable she is and what her powers are I don't want to put anyone in unnecessary danger. However, I might have to just risk it in this case. She was with the brotherhood of evil mutants for so long that I am afraid that she may be corrupt and do something to hurt others now that she is free of them. This is the reason I called you all here, I wanted you to be aware of the situation and some of you will need to go on this mission to help bring the Rogue back here for extensive psychoanalysis. We can't leave her roaming around the streets considering her known past."
Remy barely took in what the professor had just told them as he recognised something about the unusual silver streak in the woman's hair, but he couldn't quite place it. So he finally gave up trying to understand and just let his mind wander as he continued to stare at the screen. He now realizes what is missing from his life, it is this woman, she is like the forbidden fruit and he always had to have anything that was forbidden, it was just his nature. This mysterious woman is his angel and he will rescue her and become her saviour, like the professor said, she needs help. Then when he heard the professor talking about how a team would be needed to go get the Rogue, Remy suddenly took an interest in the mission and tore his attention from the screen, switching to listening intently to what the professor was talking about, just like the others were.
"I will need a team specifically suited for this mission but if anyone wants to opt out they can. Scott, Jean, Ororo, Logan, Hank, Piotr, Robert, Katherine and Gambit, you are the best people for this mission, especially you Gambit you will be very much needed because you know New Orleans so well. Are there any of you who don't want to go on this mission? If so, speak now." The professor told them and waited patiently, knowing that this mission was a dangerous one and he couldn't order them to put themselves in a risky situation, he had to let them decide for themselves what they wanted to do. When he was greeted with silence the professor waited for a couple of minutes, letting them think before he made it final. When no one objected to going on the mission he thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and instructed the members who were not chosen for the mission to go back to their daily routines while the others who were followed the professor to his office to talk privately without any interruptions. As soon as they were all in is office, the door was shut and everyone's full attention turned to him, the professor immediately begins briefing them for their mission, he is in a hurry because the mutant they need to capture could be unstable.
"As I let everyone know back in the briefing room, this woman could be potentially very dangerous and if she has been corrupted then we need to stop her soon. I have chosen you all very carefully and after much thought and you are the best team for this mission because your unique talents will be needed to capture her. From what I know she has already evaded shield and the brotherhood who are both looking for her. Rogue, as she goes by, currently isn't on anyone's side it seems but if she is straying to evil by herself she could become a very powerful and threatening force against us. I used my contacts within shield to get what little information they also have on her and combined it with mine. They only have a slight idea of what her power is but they can tell that it is very powerful. They have a mutant on their team who can sense the levels of power that a mutant has and this Rogue's power levels apparently go off the charts. According to the data I have compiled on this Rogue her power is possibly energy absorption from other humans and mutants but it is most likely a little out of control due to her having not learnt how to handle it properly. Hopefully with all of your combined powers and teamwork you will be able to handle her and bring her back here for help. I am putting Scott In charge of this mission and I am warning you now that you all need to be careful. You have a few hours until 8pm which is when you need to be on the x-jet and on your way to New Orleans. I am trusting you all to do your best, good luck and I will see you all later." He then dismissed them, leaving him alone with his worrying thoughts.
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But what the professor doesn't know is that Rogue is already beyond unstable and probably even beyond all hope and help by now. He is sending his x-men in to a battle that they can't possibly win unless a miracle happens.
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Now that I think about it I don't know if the title for this chapter really fits but it is basically about the x-men being introduced to Rogue for the first time and their first impressions of her before they go to find her.
Anyway, so that was the first real chapter of my story 'Who is She?". I hope y'all liked it. :"]
To be honest I don't really know how Logan speaks but I gave it a shot anyway, lol. Please tell me how to improve if it wasn't very good.
Yet again I am sorry if I kept changing tenses throughout the chapter and I hope it isn't written a bit like note form because sometimes when I am writing a story it turns out like that and without much detail. So I am sorry if my story is a bit like that at the moment but I will try to improve on that you can probably tell by now I still have a lot to do to make my writing better.
The next chapter is the x-men attempting to capture the definitely unstable Rogue and then the chapters after that will include flashbacks of Remy and Rogue's past together and all will be revealed.
Anyhoo, I will be posting two new chapters up tomorrow so that I have caught up and I am trying to make them longer I promise. ^__^
Thanks for reading and please review.
…Anie