Chapter Six

Day Six

3 am

Scott had finally reached the cabin after walking most of the night. He had been circling it for the last three hours, before realizing the stream of smoke coming off the top of the snow mound was actually the cabin.

Clearly Remy was more diabolical than he had realized, to bury the cabin as such. He had probably come up with some very valid sounding excuse like a blizzard or avalanche, but clearly it had been buried to avoid Scott.

But, no matter, because now Scott was certain everyone inside would be asleep and he would be able to finish this without notice. Perhaps it wasn't Remy after all, but someone else who was trying to secretly help Scott exact his revenge.

He slowly made his way down the melted tunnel, after carefully considering between it and the dug tunnel in front. The melted tunnel was likely made by his adversary, and therefore should lead Scott directly to him.

He reached the window and was happy to see it was left unlocked. It was almost as if they thought nothing bad could happen to them out here with no one around for miles. Fools. He slipped inside and spotted Remy's staff right away next to the sleeping boy. Scott snatched it up, pleased to see it was the special one with gas inside. He quickly used it on Remy first, who was the most likely to wake. Then on Bobby and John to ensure a quick get away. From there he wandered quietly out of the room, and to the girls' room.

Scott manged to remember where the squeaky floorboard was on the way into the room, since he had stayed here a few times early on in his time with Charles.

He knocked Wanda out first since her bed was closest to the door, and made his way quickly to Rogue, then Kitty. Afterward, he decided it was best to knock Victor and Logan out as well, and he left the room. In his haste, he forgot the floorboard, and as soon as he moved his foot, he heard Logan in the other room grumble. "Get back to bed now, or you ain't watchin tv after we get back for a month."

Scott carefully stepped on the board a second time, and gently closed the door, to sound like whoever had come out had listened. Then he held his breath and waited for the sound of Logan's snores.

He didn't have to wait long, and he made his way to Logan's room, this time side stepping loose boards. He quickly sprayed Logan with the gas, then after careful consideration, sprayed him a second time for good measure.

Scott then turned to go after Victor, but found the man directly behind him instead. "What are you playin at kid?"

Instead of responding, Scott sprayed Victor in the face, then sprayed him two more times to ensure he stayed down. Satisfied that no one would follow them, Scott returned to the girls' room and tied up Rogue, before dragging her behind him to the boys' room to do the same with Remy.

Now that he had them, revenge was his! He tied the pair to a sled that was resting on the mound near the tunnel, and drug them off in the direction of some caves.

6am

Logan woke about three hours later, which was late for him, with a terrible headache. He sat up wondering why his head should hurt as the last of the pain faded away.

He spotted Victor on the floor next to his bed and growled, assuming at first that Victor had attacked him, however there was no blood on his sheets, and Victor wouldn't have taken a nap next to him after attacking him. That would be stupid.

Logan got up and nudged Victor with his foot growling. "Get up. What's going on?"

Victor stirred, still under the influence of the larger dose of gas, but beginning to shake it off as well. "That little psycho attacked us!"

"What?Who?"

"Summers. He used LeBeau's gas to knock you out, I asked him what he was doing, and he hit me with it. Last thing I remember was him cackling about revenge."

Logan ran from the room at this to check on the kids. Everyone was still passed out, but he noticed the empty beds right away. "He took Stripes and Gumbo!" Logan scouted to Victor.

The other kids barely stirred despite the yelling, and he knew they had been drugged as well. Logan went to the main room to call Charles.

Charles answered the phone himself, on the second ring, which told Logan all he needed to know. They had known the boy escaped.

"Something you forgot to mention when you called to check on us yesterday Chuck?"

"What do you mean Logan?"

"I have four kids here knocked out, and two missing." Logan said. "I can't help but think you may have known something about this."

"No. He couldn't have made it all the way to the cabin. Ororo ensured it sending that snowstorm."

"What snowstorm?"

"Ororo started the snow an hour ago, when we realized how close he must be by now. Surely he would turn back."

"An hour ago, it was too late. He sprayed me at least twice that Victor saw. That means two- or three hour head start, and now your telling me there's a blizzard as well?"

"I'l contact Storm right away. GO find them."

Logan grumbled, "What did you think I was going to do?' before hanging up and yelling for Victor again.

Victor, now completely awake with the last of the headache gone, entered the room. He was still angry and ready for a fight. "They knew the boy was coming, but underestimated how long it would take to get here. They started a storm an hour ago. If we're lucky there may still be a faint trail."

"Lets go." Victor replied.

"No I need ya to stay here with the others. They aren't safe out here by themselves drugged like this. The boy may come back for them. I'm going to go see if I can find anything."

"You couldn't track a bull elephant through a department store! You stay here with the kids, I'll go find him."

"No, you'll rip him to shreds. You stay here."

"You won't have to worry about it, if you go, cause you won't find them til spring."

Growling at each other, the two men temporarily forgot the mission as they began fighting. Logan dived at Victor, who threw Logan over the counter and into the television with a loud crash. Logan shook off the debris and countered with a second lung, this time knocking Victor off his feet and into the coffee table. They then continued to throw each other around the room, with a series of screams and breaking glass until Kitty came out front rubbing her temples and said. "What's going on?"

Immediately the fight stopped as both men remembered that they needed to find the kids in a snowstorm. With Kitty awake it as now safe for them both to go, leaving the fight behind them now that it was settled.

Logan briefed Kitty quickly while Victor went to get dressed, and they departed before she could say anything. With a frown she stared around the room. Logan's final statement had been to clean up the mess.

With a heavy sigh she got to work while muttering. "Lucky jerks in there sleeping still. I wish I was Rogue right now, no cleaning to do at all."

8am

Scott had reached the caves and dragged the others inside as the snow started. Cackling at his good fortune, he started a small fire and rearranged his captives to prevent any accidental absorption. He wanted revenge himself, not an accidental coma.

Now the cave filled with light and warmth from the fire as they began to stir. Remy woke first, groaning and attempting to rub his head. He froze when he realized he was unable to move his arms. Without opening his eyes, took took in his surroundings the best he could.

He was no longer in bed, but on a hard surface. The air smelled damp, and heavy with wood smoke. He could here the wind slightly out of the area, but not far. In the few seconds it took to register all this he realized he had been kidnapped.

He wondered momentarily if he was alone, when he heard Rogue next to him. She woke with the same headache, and unlike him her first reaction was to yell. "Darn it, SwampRat! What adventure did you decide to pull this time?"

"Why would I do this?" Remy asked, giving up on feigning sleep at this point. If Rogue was awake, he should be too.

"Everyone will think it was you." Scott said, cackling by the fire. "It's the perfect revenge. I used your gas to knock out not just you but everyone in the cabin. I made sure to leave no trail behind, so they won't be able to follow, and I left a note saying I went to visit my brother in Hawaii. They'll all think you knocked everyone out and took off with Rogue on some stupid half baked scheme, and once more my honor will be restored! They'll see you for the trouble you are!"

"We were with Victor and Logan Scott. They'll know it was you, because they'll smell you. Plus you may have left a note saying that you are with Alex, but they'll call Alex to try to talk to you when they realize we're missing and then your alibi will dry up." Rogue reasoned, as Remy attempted to untie himself without notice.

"No! See? I wrote it right here that Alex's phones are down right now, which is why he asked me to come, because of the storm." Scott said, waiving the note in Rogue's face.

"How did he contact you if the phones are down then?" Rogue asked, not pointing out he hadn't left the note. She wanted to give Remy enough time to get them free, he was already untied, and working on Rogue's bindings.

"Because he called me. How else would I know?" Scott asked." Don't try to confuse me Rogue. We both know this is the perfect plan. All I have to do is wait out this blizzard, and then I'll leave you two here knocked out and make an anonymous call saying I saw him drag you in here. Then he'll be exposed for the traitor he is!"

"How is Remy a traitor?"

"Anyone who would knock out the rest of his team and kidnap his best friend is a traitor Rogue. You should be thanking me for rescuing you from such a man."

You've lost it, Mon Ami." Remy finally said. "No one's going to believe this story of yours."

"You shut up! You don't get to talk. You'll just try to convince me there's some flaw in this perfect plan, to distract me so you can escape. That's not going to happen, not this time! I will be victorious!"

Rogue had slowly scooted to a sitting position while Scott had talked. She made sure to carefully remain covered by the sleeping bag he had draped over her so that he wouldn't notice that her hands were free. Free and gloveless thanks to him taking her in her sleep.

Rogue lunged at Scott as soon at her began ranting at Remy, absorbing him and knocking him out.

"Good work Roguey. Now we need to figure out where we are."

"This is the cave we hid in the other day."Rogue said, pointing at one of the walls. "See Bobby drew a bunch of pictures."

Remy nodded, and stood himself, saying that he was going to go check the weather. Rogue agreed, and tied Scott up, as he had with them.

Logan reached the entrance of the caves just as Remy left them. Remy realized three things upon leaving the cave. First was he didn't really know where they were so he was glad to see Logan. Second was that he was only wearing his pajamas which were going to get soaked on the return to the cabin, and third was the most amazing to him. Scott had attacked, the whole reason for coming up here was gone, so they'd be home in time to go see that movie he had the tickets for after all! He had never been so happy about an assassination attempt in his life.

The End


AN: The next installment should be ready in a few weeks, I hope everyone enjoyed the story.