Chapter Ten- Taken
Ever since Gambit told Pyro what had happened they were strangely closer yet further away. In short Pyro found it awkward now but felt slightly elated that he had actually told him about it. He kept having strange dreams too. The next one was him walking through a museum and looking at the portrait of a Duchess, he tried to dismiss it but it kept coming back. The next three months went quietly as they continued to stick to the side roads and they drove around Illinois and Indiana. When they showed up in a town or city they were quickly run out by the town's people. They saw a strange face and assumed the worst; they were either mutants or the WMHG.
After this got tiring…and they started to run out of towns they moved into the state of Ohio. They often drove through the cities now…when nothing had been on the radio about the WMHG being in that area that is.
Firstly they stopped at Toledo, on the edge of lake Erie. It was a quite city considering the weather was nice for the area and with it being May, but people were only on the main streets, they were scared.
When Pyro got out of the truck and walked along the boardwalk with Gambit he couldn't help but roll his eyes at the homosapiens. The WMHG weren't even after them and they were scared stiff. He leant against a wall and looked around.
"So…when did it happen?" Pyro asked Gambit, he didn't need to ask what he meant.
Gambit sighed, "A year and a half ago…"
He grimfaced and looked around again. He saw two middle aged men looking at them from a café window. Pyro stared at them and they stared back before turning back to their papers.
"Come on…we're drawing attention" he said, he would've fought them if they came up to him but he just knew something would go wrong and besides Gambit wasn't in the best of moods.
As they drove around for the next two months, Pyro swore he kept seeing the same guys over and over again. Each time they were closer and more threatening, the last time he saw them was in Akron.
He was sunbathing in the metal chair outside a café in the June sunshine. It was in the evening and Gambit had gone somewhere. Pyro took his sunglasses off and felt someone staring at the back of him head, he turned and saw the same two men. This time they were wearing black suits and were sat in a black and expensive car. One had a camera and was taking photographs while the other was just staring. Pyro sent them both a death stare and Gambit came back.
"What you looking at?" he asked.
"Nothing…" Pyro said and he turned his back on the men.
Two hours later they were walking back to the truck when they heard something move behind them. Gambit had parked down an alley because no one would look here, the sun was setting so the shadows were long which made it hard to see things. The older man cast a glance over his shoulder.
"Probably just a cat" Pyro said as he kept walking.
Gambit stopped and turned around fully, "I'm not so sure"
"Come on…" he said quiet sure it was nothing more than a cat.
Pyro was now at the truck and waiting at the passenger's door. Gambit sighed and walked up to the truck taking the keys out of his pocket. Pyro heard it before he saw it, people shuffling around the corner. Five or six people then charged at them with guns.
"Great…just great" the younger man said.
Gambit meanwhile pulled some cards out of his pocket and fired them at the troops, they missed most of them and only hit one on the shoulder.
The troops then opened fire on them, Pyro took refuge behind the truck and Gambit tried to dodge the bullets.
"Gambit!" he poked his head over the side of the truck, "Idiot! Get over here!"
He saw the troops aim and he ducked down again, when he lifted his head he saw that the bullets were the usual lead ones…they were plastic and green with some sort of solution in them. Pyro grabbed some and stuffed them in his pocket before turning his attention to Gambit. His friend was surrounded and they were firing at him constantly, one hit him in the arm while another got him in the abs. Pyro had enough, he stepped up from behind the truck and pulled his fire lighter out. As Gambit fell to the ground, Pyro unleashed his power and attacked. The fire blinded him and after a few seconds he stopped…only to find Gambit and the troops had gone.
He looked around again, just to make sure that they really were gone. He didn't understand it…how could they have gone?! Two seconds later Pyro heard car doors slam and he ran off in that direction. He ran out onto the pavement and the cars left just as he arrived.
"No" he said to himself.