Remy awoke in his own bed in the mansion. He was drenched in sweat, the images he had just seen sinking in. His breathing was heavy, and he found it hard to focus. He put his hand to his head, wiping the sweat and trying to regain his composure. He had to go to the Professor, and figure out what was going on. Those dreams, they were more than that. He suspected it was his daughter's telepathic abilities reaching out to him. They were memories of her life, but why were they so broken and in pieces? What was he hiding from his own daughter?
He threw off the covers, finding some clothes and then marching his way to the Professors room. It was still dark outside, but he had a sense that Xavier was with Soleanna. He made his way there, hoping to find him and figure this out. He was not, however, expecting to see anyone else with his daughter. When he arrived in her room in the infirmary, Rogue, Logan and Xavier were there. They looked at Remy expectantly, before he entered the room and walked to his daughter. She was still glowing with kinetic energy, nothing improved.
"Now that we're all here, I think it's time for an explanation," said Xavier.
"We all have de same dream?" asked Remy.
"Perhaps, but they are not dreams. They are memories of the girl. I believe she is trying to reach out, ask for help, and her telepathic powers are active. If that is true, then it is a sign that she is improving, and may soon be able to control the manifestation of your own power."
Logan grunted, "So, what are we here for?"
"If none of you have any objections, I would like to have a look inside your minds to see what you have seen. Perhaps with this information, I can find a way to help her quiet the kinetic energy and help her control it. Maybe there is a clue that we're missing, somehow be able to put together her past and find out what she has been searching for."
"I don't want no one pokin' around in my head."
"I promise that so long as you think of the images you have just seen, I will see nothing else."
"I don't like it..." he looked over at the unconscious, glowing girl. Seeing those, her memories, it made him realize how important he was to her, and helped him see what she was like. He may not have the whole story, but she can't help but trust the man she grew up with, the only one that actually helped her understand anything about her. It was no wonder she looked up to him, "... but the minute I say stop, you'd better stop."
Xavier nodded, putting his hands on either side of Logan's head. It didn't take long, and he moved onto the other two. When he was finally finished, he seemed more confused than when he began.
"What is it? You find it?" asked Remy.
"They were all the same, none of them different."
"But what can that mean?" asked Rogue.
"It means she is losing control of her telepathic powers."
"It seem like dere be part o'de story missin'," stated Remy.
"Yes, in between when you were captured and what happened in the labs. I wonder why her mind skipped over those."
"I don't know, and I don't care. I'm goin' huntin'," said Logan, leaving the room.
"Wolverine, wait!" called Rogue, following him. She was hoping to have better luck with her other child.
Xavier had his eyes closed, focusing his mind. Remy knew that he was trying to reach Soleanna, trying to figure out his big mystery. He sighed lightly, knowing there was nothing more he could do here. He would have placed a hand on his daughter, but he couldn't. The glow was brighter than ever, and it hurt him to know that he couldn't do anything for her. Giving her a last glance, he walked away, wishing there was more results when he returned.
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The mansion felt different for some reason. A lot of the students had heard what happened to the random new member of the team, and yet, they didn't bother to ask about it. Remy found solace in the garage with his bike. In a time like this, it was better spent drinking it all away, but that would mean leaving the mansion. While he did have a drink, he couldn't bring himself to get completely toasted. If Soleanna were to wake up at all, he wanted to at least have some of his brain cells intact.
"I do not think you can get that any cleaner, Gambit," said Ororo, walking over to see how her friend was doing.
"Stormy, y'should know Gambit better den dat," replied Remy, smiling at the weather goddess.
"I do, which is why I came here to talk."
"Somet'in' on your mind?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing. I noticed you did not attend the mission with Rogue and Logan."
"Dey can handle demselves."
"You did not want to leave the girl."
"Her power too strong..."
"Like yours used to be. Have you not told anyone else what you did to help yourself?"
"Non, an' dey don't need t'know."
"Not even Soleanna?"
"Gambit never tell her anyt'in'. But dat box she got, de lil silver one, it was given to me by Tante. If she can' open dat, she have her answers."
"What if she can't? What if you sent the box back with her, so that you could reveal the truth like you promised?"
"How you know dat?"
"The dreams from last night, I had them as well. The girl never knew me in her life, but the tales she heard of me from Logan must have made her reach out. I only wish that I could have been more involved with her development. She would maybe even smile."
"She never smile..."
Ororo put a hand on his shoulder, "She has had a hard life. It is up to you and Rogue to show her a better one. She is here to protect you. Help her out, and I'm sure she will learn everything you sent her here to find out."
Remy smiled, before returning to his work. Ororo left at that point, knowing there was nothing more to say. Her words swam through his head, but he wasn't sure what he could do about it. There was so much to think about, so much more to figure out. Before Soleanna had come, his life was pretty simple. Now, there was a broken family, and it was all up to him to figure it out. It was all so sudden, he wasn't sure what to do. He wanted to run, just get away from it all, but Rogue was the main obstacle every time he had thought of that.
He was in love with Rogue, he knew it. They had a very strained relationship, and her powers were always her excuse for not getting close to him. She didn't give him a chance to find his way around them. He knew it was because she didn't want to hurt him, but she didn't realize how hurt he already was without her willing to at least try. He had seen the way she looked at him, knew that he wasn't crazy, she did have feelings for him. If only she could see! But that girl was stubborn, just like his own daughter.
Soleanna was the product of himself and Rogue, and that only reinforced his beliefs. Something in the future happened, that enabled the two of them to be together. What was it? The answer was locked away in his unconscious daughter. Even if he asked, he was sure the girl wouldn't tell, she wanted nothing to do with her mother. How was he supposed to fix anything if he didn't even know the problem in the first place? Sometimes he missed when life was simple. Finally realizing that Ororo was right, there really was no way to get the bike cleaner, he left the garage, wandering back to his daughter.
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"Anyt'in'?" asked Remy as he entered the infirmary. Xavier, Beast, Jean and another man Remy didn't recognize were standing around the girl. Xavier looked over at the Cajun, who was walking towards them.
"I have found out that the memories she skipped over, she has a strong psychic block on them," said Jean, smiling sadly.
"You get dem too?"
"No, the Professor shared them with me, hoping that I could get through to her."
"Her kinetic energy almost completely subsided when Jean had touched her mind. Her levels are the same as when she had first come in, but she seems to be gaining more control of it," said Beast.
"So she wake up soon, non?" asked Remy.
"We are hoping so. I managed to track down Forge for when that happens. Hopefully with her information, we can have a better chance at figuring this out," replied Xavier. Remy walked up to his daughter, looking into her face. She looked happier this way than any other time he had seen her. The glow was fainter, but still occupying her whole body. Through the memories, he had seen her eyes change from her mother's to his. He couldn't help but wonder why that happened, and why his power was so dominant over the others.
They sat in silence for the moment, each passing minute the glow growing fainter. Remy touched her forehead, feeling power coming from her, but it wasn't attacking him. She was awake in her mind, the other powers probably coming back. She was able to control it to the point that at least she wouldn't set something off accidentally. He would still need to work with her, just to help her get that absolute control she would need. She was much stronger than him, not having to go through the same process that he did in order to gain control. He felt he would never redeem himself of those bad times in his life.
When the glow was completely gone, he kept his hand in hers. She was going to open her eyes at any moment, he could just feel it. He looked, seeing that Jean and Xavier were in deep concentration with their eyes closed. They had to be talking with Sole. Beast was running some tests, noting how her condition was improving, while the mutant called Forge looked on in mild interest.
This mutant must be important if she needed to find him so badly. He wondered how this was all going to work with him not having the same memories as her. What could this man possibly do if they didn't have the same memories? He was very confused about that one. Judging from the life she had before, she was good at following orders. If that was the last thing she had to do, she would do it and not fail. He could be sure that he raised her that way, especially with the help of Logan.
He finally felt Soleanna squeeze his hand, and indication that she was going to be alright. Remy smiled slightly, and then bigger when he finally saw her eyes open up. She looked like anyone who had just woken up, that annoyed expression on her face. She stretched, and it looked like it at least felt good. Her eyes fell on her father, and the corners of her mouth twitched. It was the closest thing to a smile he was getting, and he took it.
"You're all fucking annoying," she declared, using a light hearted tone, as opposed to her usual flat unemotional one.
"You make jokes now, petite?" Remy smiled at her.
"Who said I was joking? How is anyone supposed to get any sleep around here with these two poking around in their heads?"
Jean laughed lightly, "We were worried."
"Obviously. Who's this guy anyway? Never seen 'im before."
Professor Xavier looked a little surprised to hear that. He cleared his throat, holding his hand out, "This is Forge, the mutant you were looking for."
Soleanna looked at him with her eyes wide. She narrowed them after that, finally seeing the resemblance, "Well, it's about time."
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