Wh-what's this? Jamie's UPDATING DIVINE INTERVENTION? Hold onto to your pants, dearies, because I'm old and rusty at this comedy bit.
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Remy screamed.
…
And he screamed.
…
And he screamed.
It got to the point where it became annoying and then swung back out into being damn impressive.
"Is he… okay?" Rogue asked after about three minutes of this.
"Psh," Henri waved away her concern. "He'll either stop to take a breath or he'll just pass out."
"His record's about six minutes of screaming nonstop." Emil commented, recording something on a chart as Theo checked the timer he had whipped out.
"Please take note that this is your daughter's first impression of her uncle." Merci shot a look at Henri.
"It could be a boy." Henri said on reflex.
"It's a girl." Merci snipped.
"Boy."
"Girl."
"Boy."
"He's turning blue." Logan kept a wary eye on Remy, finding it odd that a boy who had faced an entire team of mutant heroes, worked an entire year for Magneto locked in a metal dome with an insane pyromaniac and the feral deathtrap known as Sabretooth, probably stolen more things than Logan had stabbed, driven a bus over a giant apocalyptic spider, and actively chose to pursue a woman with 'poison skin', had been screaming himself blue over the mention of an ex-girlfriend.
"I got this." Rogue grinned mischievously, sauntering up to Remy's side.
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"What'd I miss?" Scott asked as he came back into the room with snacks.
"Not much." Jean pouted, inspecting her empty wallet.
"They started talking. Somebody said something, and Gambit started screaming." Pietro shuffled around some money in his fingers.
"He was screaming when I left." Scott wrinkled his brow and checked his watch. "Four minutes ago."
"Still screaming." Lance gazed out the window, munching on some of the cookies Scott had just brought.
"And they're all just standing there?" Scott sat down in between Lance and Piotr on the couch that had been moved next to the window for easier viewing.
"Well, the tall dude and the blond got into an argument a minute ago," Jubilee popped her gum from her perch on the back of a chair. "And now Rogue and Logan are talking."
"What's Rogue doing now?" Wanda squinted out the window.
"She's walking up to Gambit…" Toad tried to be helpful.
"Well, it kinda looks like she's about…" John squinted along with her. "About… to…"
The entire room screamed with shock and fell out of their chairs.
"Did that just happen?" Kitty shrieked, pulling at her hair.
"It doesn't make sense!" Jamie sobbed.
"I…I am not understanding." Piotr scrubbed at his forehead.
"Is that…" Jean stared out the window with a shell-shocked expression. "Is that a sign of the apocalypse?"
The sound of the front door crashing open drew all of their attention away from the window.
"Ah could use a little help here!" Rogue half yowled/ half giggled as she dragged in Remy with her elbows hooked under his arms. Purple lipstick was smeared across his unconscious grin.
"Désolé!" The tall man with black hair grabbed Gambit's feet and helped her drag his limp form inside. "He's mon frere, you shouldn't have to deal with 'im." He apologized.
"He certainly makes my life interesting." Rogue grunted as they both hefted Gambit up onto the vacated couch next to the window.
They both noticed the majority of the Institute staring at them.
"What?" Breathed Bobby.
"What do you mean 'what'?" Rogue cocked her head to the side.
"I MEAN 'WHAAAT?'!" He shouted and crumpled to the ground, crying a little bit about how little sense a world where Rogue actively kissed Gambit made.
"Everybody- this is Gambit's family." Wolverine grunted as he towed in Emil and Theo, who were squabbling. "Gambit's family- this is everyone."
"Hi Everybody!" Merci said cheerily, another mood swinging right in after 'insane rage' was pacified by chocolate.
"Hello…" The mumbled response came back choppy from the majority of the group assembled.
"We're just here to stop an assassin." Merci continued. "We'll be out of your hair soon enough."
"Whoa! Backtrack!" Ray stepped forward. "Did you just say 'assassin'? I'm pretty sure I just heard you say 'assassin'."
"Hold on to y'r undies there, homme," Emil held out his hands peacefully. "It's just one little assassin."
"With a grudge to rival that of any anger ever conceived." Theo threw in.
"And a lot of training at killing people in a whole lotta inconvenient and horrifically painful ways." Emil considered.
"Maybe she'll bring Julien," Theo tapped his chin thoughtfully.
"Nah," Emil dismissed. "She'd want to savor ripping out Remy's internal organs with her teeth to herself."
"Stop it you two!" Henri snapped. "You're scaring the children!" He pointed to the pale group of teens.
"But it's the truth!" Theo protested.
"Did you hear about what she did to that Italian guy?" Emil sounded mystified at the very thought. "And mind you, she did this to a guy she didn't even know, not someone who left her at the alter- stealing her away her right the be Mrs. Belladonna LeBeau."
"AH!" Remy shot upright on the couch suddenly, causing everyone to jump a foot in the air. "DON'T SAY THAT NAME!" He pleaded, cringing at the very thought of a 'Belladonna LeBeau'.
"She can't be that bad." Logan scoffed.
All of the LeBeaus leveled their stares at him.
"I've seen her steal candy from babies." Emil said seriously.
"We gotta get outta here 'fore she follows my trail to the mansion." Remy tried to stand up on his wobbly knees as he wiped the lipstick off of his face.
"True." Merci nodded, helping him stand upright.
"You could stay here!" Rogue said quickly. "What chance does one human have against a mansion full of mutants?"
"Careful, cherie," Remy grinned, wobbling his way down the hallway as he slowly found his bearings. "You almost makin' it sound like you like me."
"I do like you," Rogue wrinkled her nose. "That's the problem."
Remy chuckled as he turned to face her. "Funny, I like you too." He grinned. "Which is why I gotta get outta here, 'cause if Belle shows up-."
A knife struck the wall in between them, taking a chunk of Remy's beard with it.
"Belle has shown up." A feminine figure in the hallway growled in a creepy sing-song tone. "And she is not very happy, Remy." Belladonna stepped into the light.
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Ew… it's a cliffhanger…