Disclaimer: Own only the twins, the rest of the characters are from Marvel.
AN: Okay, first off: Wiccamage and allyg1990, i hope this clears up a few things that i had pending. Sorry I didn't do any twin things for this chappier, but i couldn't push the explanation, (no, not that one) anymore so here goes. Thanks for all of you for reviewing:
b.a.n.h.s.f.c.x.oc.: i never associated specially one twin to one of the parents, but oh well, i'm sorry to tell you i want to add many more cute chapters before remy finds out :P but don't worry, i'll make it worthwhile ;)
mazdamiattta: rogue didn't blow remy off, she actually apologized for acting that way, but just read on because i'm sure you'll like what's coming. Can't answer anything else without blowing everything up :D not in a gambit way...
And everybody else thanks so much for reviewing:D
Oh, there's a special appearance in this chapter, hope ya'll like!
-laenamoradadeROGUE
Bayville Times, 3 ed.
"Are you okay?" Remy asked. "You seemed odd yesterday." He asked. She held her face straight. She looked at him. She then looked around at the trees around her, she tried to bend a branch, but decided against it.
"Wanna know a secret?" she said. He nodded, hoping it was the kind of secret that he loved to have. She looked around, there was no one nearby, she produced a flame in one hand and an icedrop in the other. He was awed. She then asked him for a card. He smiled and, without even looking, produced the queen of hearts for her. She laughed at his pick, she stored the card and took a little piece of grass from the gound. But she continued on. She closed both fists, she opened the empty one first with the smallest bomb she could. In the other hand the grass was glowing. She dropped both between them.
"Boom" she said as they were both about to hit grass.
"Wow" was all that Remy could say. "Is that where you went?" he asked dumbly, "to practice on your own?" he asked, she nodded, refusing to say anything else.
"Yeah, I needed to be alone for a while." She said quickly. "I'm sorry I just left you standing there two days ago, I was just not ready to deal with anything just yet."
"Remy, there's something you should know…" she started to say. Remy looked at her wondering what would have her so nervous.
"Ha! You gonna tell Remy where you went four years ago?" he asked hopefully.
"No, I've already told you that I was with Jean" she said quickly. "At her college" she insisted. He couldn't know now.
"Then? What is it?" he asked. She opened her mouth to respond but was caught short as a bamf besides her interrupted them.
"Hello, Rogue!" She tried not to roll her eyes at Kurt. He smiled "Am I Interrupting?" he said looking from one to the other.
"Oui, actually…" Remy started. (just in case.. yes)
"No, it's okay, what is it?" she said. "Wolverine asked me to look for you, something about training" he said quickly.
"Ah need to go" she turned to Remy. He nodded, they were so close, but he let it be.
Rogue disappeared in front of both of them with another soft bamf.
"Wow, didn't know she could recall powers to easily" Kurt mentioned.
"She's been practicing," was Remy's curt response.
"Ya needed me?" she arrived at the DR with Wolverine waiting for her in the center. He was with someone she didn't know.
"This is X23" he said to her. The girl offered her hand to Rogue. She shook it.
"Hey, Ah'm Rogue" she introduced herself.
"So I've heard" she said, there was something in her tone that said that she really didn't want to be here. Rogue looked expectantly at Logan.
"This is your special training that the professor had talked about." He said. Rogue nodded.
"Sure, so we team up, X?" Rogue asked her.
"I work alone" was her quick response. "I'm only doing this because I owed James" she said. Logan rolled his eyes at that name and started explaining.
"She's a government experiment on the run, the idea is for you to practice against her, for as long as she can manage" was the only response that Logan gave to her cryptically. Rogue nodded.
"Fine, I'll be in the control room" He left quickly.
"So, how'd ya know Logan?" Rogue asked. X23 looked around for the program to start to try and avoid her question.
"I tracked him down" she said noticing there was no way around it. She looked at Rogue straight in the eye.
"Do you really need a program?" Rogue offered. She shook her head slowly. Rogue cocked her head beckoning her to attack. X23 charged full forward to push her to the ground, it was after all just touch that counted, it wasn't about killing her, but her feral nature might betray her later on. Rogue quickly bamfed to the other side of the room.
"Ya didn't really think it was gonna be that easy?" Rogue taunted. X23 looked at her and started running towards her again, uninterested in just running Rogue started using her hands: two at a time, first she produced half a dozen boom balls in one hand and threw them all at the same time, if X23 was surprised by it, she hid it well and continued on.
Rogue realized that throwing stuff wasn't going to stop her. She shook the ground beneath her for a few seconds and she crashed but stood up quickly, but fell again. Rogue watched her get on her feet again and decided to get her first kick in. She bamfed behind her as she finished to stand up and kicked her back, throwing her forward, but she reacted quickly and rolled over on the ground to face her in seconds. Rogue didn't miss a beat and was in fighting stance ready for anything she might throw at her. She dodged a punch and then tried to get one in herself. Just for kicks, she threw the queen of hearts she had pocketed earlier and saw it explode right in her face, but she just shrugged it off, her face healing even faster than Logan ever did.
"Huh, so tracked him down? What are you, long lost relatives?" Rogue asked. If anything, that only worked to enfuriate her even more.
"No talking, Rogue!" Logan commanded from upstairs. He was seeing her development with keen attention. She looked at him for a second, wondering what was so wrong. He motioned for her to pay attention but she stayed put for a few more seconds. X23 could've believe it was going to be this easy as she threw herself at her from behind, where Rogue was still unsuspecting. She however, was awed herself when she simply passes through, as if she wasn't there. Rogue walked back and thought of someone she hadn't yet practiced her powers: Jean. Concentrating on X23 that was still halfway through getting up, she pushed her high into the room and then dropped her, she could handle it.
A loud crunch was heard as she fell, but seconds later she was on her feet again and pretty close to Rogue to get a fist in finally. Rogue flexed her arm readying for what was to come: she received the fist without feeling a thing, and while she tended to her hand that was very sore she got in a punch too, to her side. Being metallic sure had it's benefits.
"That's enough, Rogue! Now I want to see you without your powers" Logan ordered.
"Aw, but I was having so much fun!" she yelled back. X23 rolled her eyes as she saw her playing around. X23 knew that this was gonna be good, nobody was better than her on ground skills.
Rogue readied herself again and waited for her to come forward. When she saw her close enough she pushed her entire weigh of her feet and flipped back in mid air, landing perfectly to get in a pair of punches and a good kick before moving sideways and waiting for her next move, X23 was getting tired of not being able to get anything in and turned furiously, ready to jumpstart her and stab her right there. Rogue was for the first time not fast enough: X23's claw went directly in her chest, and she had a face of satisfaction about it. Rogue however didn't wait all that long before punching her, She forgot about the stab momentarily as she got her to the ground by a leg that crossed over her two feet to fast. She got over her on the ground and a single drop of blood fell from the closing wound that got her eyes all wide and startled. She pushed Rogue of forcefully.
"JAMES!" she yelled at Logan. "Will you explain to me why it is that she can heal?!?!" X23 was stomping on the way to the entrance to go to the control room as well. Rogue, realized that the training had reached a boring end, continued sitting on the floor.
"Um," Logan tried to explain once he got downstairs as well.
"Did he tell ya what my powers are?" Rogue asked loudly from the other side. Her face changed in seconds.
"No, you mind?" she said.
"Nah, I can tell ya" Rogue said. She got up and went towards them. "Basically, I borrow other people's powers… and memories, and psyches" she said softly.
"How exactly?" she asked not so nicely.
"Skin contact" Rogue replied.
"What? Are you expecting me to believe that just by touching someone you acquire their powers?" X23 said unbelievingly.
"Yeah, and believe it's more a curse than a gift" she said, pulling a hand to her head.
"I'm tired, Logan" she said "If you'll excuse me" she said and left them standing there.
"You said train with a student!" X23 exclaimed. "Did you purposely forget to mention that she had been experimented on as well?" X23 threatened.
"She hasn't been experimented on" was the only thing that Logan was able to say.
"Yeah? And how do you explain that?" she said. "People aren't born without being able to touch!" X23 was being beyond unreasonable.
"Look, that's all her, all the powers you saw, yes, they are from other people, and she's working to be able to use them more easily. Do you have any idea how much it takes for her to bring out so many psyches from her memory like that?" Logan said.
"That's all in her head?" was the only thing that X23 was able to say. "All that knowledge, all that potential…" X23 wondered off. Logan nodded.
Rogue was enormously tired, so tired she crossed the door and simply lay there exchausted. She placed both her hands on her temples trying to get rid of the massive headache that pulling out so many powers brought forth. She needed painkillers, many painkillers. She headed towards the infirmary and pulled four Tylenol ® capsules into her mouth and gulped them down without anything, she quickly regretted doing so as one caught in her throat. She motioned her hand for a glass but there was nothing in sight. She looked around and saw a small empty cup. Without thinking about it much her hand produced a thick block of ice inside it and with the hand that was holding it the ice melted slowly. She drank it down eagerly, soon enough being able to breathe again. She regained her breath for a few moments, before realizing she had effortlessly recalled a power. She smiled to herself but realized that she really was tired. She thought about her bed for a few seconds and them materialized there, just to fall asleep soon after.
"Chère…" a longing voice woke her. She fumbled with the mattress as she searched for a pillow to hit whoever woke her. Remy saw it coming and sat on the other side.
"I'm really tired, Remy" she whispered without opening her eyes.
"Oui, I can appreciate that…" he said as he saw her curled up with her butt sticking out from her fetal position. "But, you left me kinda hanging back there today" he said, taking a strand of hair and twirling it between his soft fingers.
"Hmm… Let's talk tomorrow" she asked of him. "Let's not" he whispered huskily in her ear. His breath on her cheek got her up all right.
"Rem…" she started to complain.
"You were going to tell me something that sounded important, and I can't stand not knowing." He said.
"Fine, I'll tell you know" she exclaimed, pushing away the tiredness for a few minutes. "These new sentinels are actually robots from outer space and they're looking for a group of evolved beings to take with them to their home planet… Xavier said I'm a potential candidate" she said it quickly, looking at him but as soon as she finished she curled up again.
"Une moment, you expect me to believe that?" Remy said trying not to laugh. (wait a moment)
"You're right" she said in between a yawn. "Don't believe me, just don't go wondering why the sentinels are specially keen on taking me" she said sleepily.
"You're serious?" he said shocked.
"Dead serious, Rem" she whispered for the last time cuddling against her pillow. Remy tried to process the new information and leaned down on the other side of the bed thinking a lot.
"Je pensez qui tu te fais des idées" was the only thing he managed to say (I think you're imagining things)
"Am not" she replied more than sleepily. "You do remember than I was the final straw for Apocalypse, right? Its something along the same lines." She said sleepily.
"Bien" he finally said "Let's say I believe you" he stated and his hand wondered over to her hair and ruffled it thoroughly, simply feeling her silky softness.
That comment hit a nerve. She, a bit mad at him, moved to look at him again.
"Remy, if these aliens do take me you're gonna regret not taking it seriously right now" she said softly. She looked at him straight at him.
"I believe you, It's just hard to understand it" he said. "Will you explain a bit better?" he asked.
"Okay, but there are some parts I don't quite understand, simply repeating from the Professor." He nodded and asked her to continue on.
Apocalypse isn't really a very early mutant among humans, he was an extraterrestrial that landed on earth with the sole purpose tobecome the strongest on the Planet. But he was stopped and he maintained himself as a god to others so that when the time was right he resurfaced. The plans of Mesmero to bring him back worked even better than he had imagined. Later on as four powerful mutants became his horsemen he was close to obtaining what he had been sent to do: kill mankind by triggering evolution that it being artificial wouldn kill them. When we managed to stop him, he touched me, and he had touched me prior to that to stop his hibernation. It's because of me that he was able to be again, and I had to stop him as well. Maybe we will never hear of him again, but there are so many bigger problems than that. The people that placed him here realized that he was about to execute their scheme but was stopped, this caused a major disruptance and now they have come to continue, to finish what he started. These new sentinels… they're really space robots, but they have imitated robots, weapons and working systems from here as to not arouse suspicion. I'm the link they're looking for. And you can't save me from it, it is necessary that I let them take me for everybody else to me all right.
Remy was still gaping when she finished. He realized she's dead serious but said nothing yet.
"So, that's what I wanted to tell you" she said. "Now let me sleep" she said, feeling the tiredness brush over her again.
"Sure" he said. He kissed her head over he hairs slightly and settled back to think this through a few more times. So that's the reason she had been pushing herself to work so hard. He looked at her, she was like an angel when she was sleeping, but she was so strong, so determined that he knew trying to convince her to hide or flee or surrender was useless.
"Mon ange" he whispered and soon fell asleep too. (my angel)
Pretty please review? I have so many chocolate chip raisin cookeies left over from last chapter... If not, anyways thanks for reading.
