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Chapter eleven.
"Rogue, Remy," At first Remy thought he was dreaming. He slowly opened his eyes and took in his dark surroundings. He was in a bedroom, one that looked vaguely familiar. Grunting he rolled over and felt an arm snake around his stomach. His eyes snapped open and he glanced behind him to see a woman lying behind him. Merde. He mumbled as his eyes widened. Not just anyone woman. He would recognize those white bangs anywhere. The curly brown hair that covered her face belonged to his chere. He definitely had to be dreaming.
"Go back to sleep, Rems." Rogue mumbled and Remy's heart raced. If he was dreaming, he didn't want to wake up. She rolled over and he copied her, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into his embrace so that they molded together. He took a deep breath, breathing in the smell of lavender on her hair. This was his Rogue, all of his dreams were coming true. Rogue was sleeping in his arms. He closed his eyes and held her tightly to him, afraid that if he let go, he'd wake up and the dream would be over.
"Rogue? Remy?" This time Rogue groaned. She opened one emerald eye and sighed. "I think the professor wants us, sugar." Remy's mind had yet to completely clear. He still didn't want to give up the dream.
"Non." Remy mumbled. "You be dreamin, chere."
"Ya heard it too, Rems." She said half yawning. Remy glanced at the clock and groaned.
"But it's only two in de morning."
"Rogue? Remy?" This time Rogue answered.
"We're here professor." Her voice hinted that she too was still half asleep.
"I've found her."
All sleep left Remy in an instant. He along with Rogue flew out of the bed, pausing briefly to scramble into some clothes and then together raced down the hallways and toward the meeting room. By the time they slid into the room, the rest of the team was already standing around the table.
Logan and Remy's eyes met and unconsciously Remy took a step behind Rogue who glared at Logan. Logan looked away and turned to Charles. Charles nodded and beckoned for Rogue and Remy to come forward.
"As you already know I sent Ororo and Logan to Sky's old foster parents. They were less than cooperative. Nevertheless they were able to learn that the doctor name, the one that gave them Sky in the first place, is Richard Sanders."
Remy tapped his foot impatiently and Rogue voiced her impatience. "So…"
"So, Hank was able to track down his files. Apparently he's been running this sort of business for quite some time. He has a warrant out for his arrest and apparently no hospital will higher him. Ororo spoke to his last secretary and what she discovered you may find quite shocking."
Charles turned toward the holographic computer in the center of the room. "Computer, show Chateau Mote."
Remy shivered and Rogue raised an eyebrow. "Mote mean death in French." He mumbled.
"Location, Altay Mountains. Doctor Richard Sanders, along with an unknown partner, donated a grand total of…"
"Not doin us much good, Chuck." Logan mumbled and Charles sighed. He took over for the computer.
"The point is Doctor Sanders along with Sinister paid for the reconstruction of Chateau Mote. The problem was, that the ruins were currently under Lake Kucerla. Because of this, Doctor Nathaniel Essex, or Sinister, paid an extraordinarily large amount to have Chateau Mote replicated and placed in the Sentinel Mountain Range."
"It's a safe bet that that's where Sinister is right now." Scott chimed in, Remy rolled his eyes.
"So den what are we waitin for?" He asked, anxious to find his daughter.
"The problem, Mr. LeBeau, with the Sentinel Mountain Range is that it is in Antarctica." Remy felt like his blood had frozen.
"Pardon moi?"
"Yes, that particular mountain range sits just north of the Minnesota Glacier. The mountain range is 15 to 30 miles wide, depending on the section. Chateau Mort is probably located on the highest mountain…or in the highest mountain I should say. Vinson Massif is the mountains name. It is four thousand nine hundred and eighty two meters in the air."
"That's a lot of rock to hide a castle in." Logan mumbled.
"Precisely. Now I've spoken to the architect, however Doctor Essex saw that the architect would never speak again. Thankfully, he has a map, however dated, of the area they had planned to build the castle. He doesn't have the castle blueprints any longer, but he gave us the map of the area all the same."
"So den lets go." Remy muttered. Xavier nodded.
"X-men…" he paused as he glanced at Kitty, Lance, and Alec, "Gear up. Storm will brief you on your way over. Good luck."
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Remy sighed as he sat down beside Rogue in the X-jet. Things seemed to have cooled between the two of them and Remy couldn't have been happier. Uncomfortably, he pulled his duster tighter around him and huffed. "Stupid uniform." Rogue raised an eyebrow as she adjusted her tight black leather and Remy eyed her appreciatively.
"Like what ya see, sugar?" He grinned and she raised an eyebrow. "Don't I get ta see what ya look like?" Remy's smile disappeared and he blushed.
"Non. Remy don look as good as Chere in leather." Rogue rolled her eyes and pulled the duster apart. Remy was right…he didn't look like Rogue…he looked better. Rogue's eyes widened as she ran her hand up his leather clad chest. The suit was a little tight, since Remy hadn't been on the team for a while and had only worn it once before. But it looked wonderful on him. Remy raised his eyebrows this time and Rogue coughed and looked away.
"Remy tink you like dis, chere." He whispered and she playfully shoved him. Logan interrupted the lovers by throwing two thick coats at them. Rogue glared at him but pulled the long, heavy, fake fur coat on. It wrapped around every inch of her, from the fuzzy hood to the fuzzy bottom that touched the back of her ankles. Remy's was the same, just darker, and without the fuzzy parts.
"Alright listen up." Both their heads turned toward Storm who was now, fully outfitted, standing before them.
"We are dividing into three groups. Two of the groups will be sneaking in, one is our diversion. Scott, Logan and I are team leaders."
Scott cleared his throat. "All right, Jean, Susan, Jubilee, and Bobby, you're with me. We are the diversion."
"Team two" Storm continued, "Will consist of Kurt, Luke, Amara, Roberto and myself."
Kurt glared over at Gambit, who shifted uncomfortable under the blue mutants gaze. Rogue shook her head and then raised her eyebrows at Kurt who huffed and turned toward the window. Apparently he still didn't like Gambit.
"Hank, Rogue, Gambit, and Alec, you're with Logan. You make team three."
Remy stiffened and glanced back at Logan who was grinning. Remy squirmed. He just hoped Logan wouldn't skewer him. Little did he know, Alec was thinking the same thing about him.
"Our mission is simple. We are not to attack Mote. This is a recovery mission and that is all. We go in, grab Sky and we're…"
She never finished. Because at that precise moment Alec screamed bloody murder. His hands clutched his stomach and his eyes rolled white as he cried out in pain. Immediately Hank was by his side.
"Alec…Alec what's wrong?"
Jean's whisper could barely be heard. "He's still connected to her."
Alec cried out in pain and doubled over. "Make it stop" he moaned and then as if his words had done the trick he collapsed in relief.
"What the heck is goin on?" Rogue demanded. Remy's heart turned icy.
"It…was…Sky..." Alec breathed out, completely out of breath. Hank helped him back into his seat and gave him a quick check over. "I…can feel…her. How?"
Jean was the one to answer. "The Professor knows you, Alec. He knew you better than Sky. Therefore, he could keep track of you because you are a familiar being to him. It's harder with people he didn't know. He was afraid that something might happen to you two so he created a link between the two of you. Through you he could keep track of her. However, you are experiencing the bad side effects." He didn't seem to care.
"She's…in…pain." His eyes squeezed shut for a moment and he gritted his teeth as another wave of pain washed over him.
"Stormy, get dis plain movin." Remy's voice was low and threatening. Storm whirled without another word and immediately the Blackbird was off the ground and heading toward the docks.
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"Come on Sky, how much more of this can you really take?" Sky was breathing deeply, her eyes barely able to open and her entire body hanging upright only by the chains that held her to the wall. Her clothing was tattered and torn, singed in some places and bloody in others. She cringed to think of what her hair and face looked like at the moment.
Sinister had offered to erase her memories, but apparently he couldn't enter her mind without her permission. She was quickly understanding that her powers aloud her to keep telepaths from her mind. How that worked…she suppose she got it from Remy. When she had refused his offer Sinister had shrugged and the next thing she knew she was being chained to the wall. Now her wrists hung limply over their cuffs and if they weren't shackled above her head she was sure they would be swinging limply by her side. The only thing really holding her weight was the chain that shackled her stomach to the wall.
Her current torturer's name was Stinger. Her short blonde hair was held up by a red bandana that matched her red jacket. She wore a tight yellow shirt and matching mini skirt with black fishnet stockings and bunched yellow socks over red boots. She grinned as she waited for Sinister's signal.
"Give up?"
Sky managed to shake her head and Sinister nodded. All Stinger did was touch her, and a jolt of electricity ran through Sky's body. She cried out as she felt the tips of her hair singe before Stinger drew her finger back again.
"We can keep this up all day." Sinister said. "Or you can give in."
Sky didn't have enough energy to move anymore. Instead she whispered, "Go to hell."
Sinister's eyes narrowed and he nodded to Stinger who once again sent a jolt of electricity through her body. "You first"
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It was almost as if they had flown to the edge of the world. Antartica was covered in white snow, and not even Storm could clear the blizzard outside the X-Jet. As one the X-men shivered at the thought of having to track through that. Human's weren't in antartica because they couldn't survive in the cold temperatures. Xavier had assured them that their suits would keep them warm, but even the most faithful X-man was currently feeling doubt.
As steadily as he could, Scott landed the blackbird as close to the coordinates on the map as he could. For a moment, the team sat silently in the now quiet hull of the X-jet, listening to the roaring of the wind around them. Finally Storm rose. "You know what to do. Keep in touch and stay together." Storm mothered and almost everyone rolled their eyes. Rogue and Remy moved together, following silently behind Logan and Alec as they walked down the ramp. Hank's heavy footfall followed behind them, and almost immediately they all sunk a foot into the snow.
"Got snow shoes?" Logan called into the com link, even with the machines help his voice was still muffled.
Kurt appeared before them, shivered, and handed out snow shoes, glaring at Gambit when he handed him a pair. Once all three teams were outfitted they set out into the freezing snow. Storm was right, they all knew the plan. It was simple enough. Their first objective was to find the castle. Once it was spotted, team one would create a distraction for whatever cameras or security Sinister had installed. Team two and three would enter the castle however they could and then find Sky. No one was to attack Sinister unless they absolute had to. Remy was going to have to fight hard not to kill that bastard.
The team moved silently through the snow, pulling their coats tighter and trying to ignore the bite of the wind as it tore around them. Remy stayed close to Rogue, making sure that she was all right. He shouldn't have bothered though, because Logan stayed close to Rogue's left, glaring at Gambit every chance he got and then asking Rogue if she was alright. Alec stayed near Remy, his eyes searching through the snow for any markers of where they were. Hank seemed to be the only one not affected by the cold. He almost looked as if he was enjoying himself. Remy cursed his blue coat.
"I believe that is what we are looking for, no?" Hank asked, pausing at the top of a snow covered hill. Remy and Rogue glanced at each other and then together the team climbed the hill to stand beside Hank. They could barely make out the silohette of the entrance to the castle, but it was definitely there.
"Good job, Hank" Logan called over the com and then sent out, "We found it," to the other teams. They were quickly joined by the rest of the X-men, all three groups gazing at the entrance to the castle. It was guarded, no doubt by some inhuman experiments Sinister had created.
"All right teams, move out!" Scott ordered. Team One disappeared over the hill and down into the valley of the mountain. Team two circled around to the left, hoping to get in some other way than the actual main entrance. Logan nodded to his team and together they headed to the right.
They managed to stay out of sight of the guards, and Remy maneuvered them through different traps set around the perimeter of the castle. Once they reached the side of the mountain, they weren't surprised to find what appeared to be the garage area. Snowmobiles lined the wall, and two guards stood, guns drawn in the freezing wind, looking as if they'd rather be anywhere on earth than outside in Antartica.
The team stayed out of sight and waited patiently. If all went right, these guards would rush to help the main entrance, leaving this door unguarded for team three. A few moment's passed and Remy frowned. He glanced at Rogue, who glanced at Logan. Logan raised his COM link and mumbled "Team one, this is team three, how's that diversion coming?"
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"So…we just gona run in there guns blazing or do we actually have a plan?" Jean and Scott glared at their daughter who only shrugged and pulled her coat tighter around her. They were hidden behind another snow covered hill, and just on the other side was the guards. As far as they could tell there were…Scott counted one more time...ten guards. Something about that wasn't right. He shook off that thought and turned to his team. Jubilee popped her knuckles and grinned.
"Fireworks anyone?" she asked. Scott nodded. "Alright, as soon as Jubilee sets those babies off everyone charge. Susan, stay near me and Bobby." Bobby covered himself in ice and grinned.
"Like home sweet home" he mumbled.
Scott nodded to Jubilee. "Go!"
Jubilee let the fireworks go. POP POP POP POP. The guards immediately drew their weapons but the fireworks were creating smoke. The smoke along with the snow created almost a blind zone around the entrance. But the X-men were used to these kind of situations. The guards coughed and before they knew what hit them they were under attack.
"Muties!" one yelled and fired his gun toward Susan. Susan ducked out of the way and, spreading her fingers, shot ten bright red lasers from them. Two men were impaled instantly and collapsed to the ground. A string of ice shot past her just as Bobby slid by and right through the blazing guns. Jubilee was holding onto his jacket and as soon as they were past the blockade she attempted to blow the lock on the door.
"Can't get it!" she called. Jean mentally snatched the weapons of the guards and before they knew it they found themselves in an iced cell. Scott aimed his laser toward the lock and in a flash of red it sizzled and popped off the door.
"Team one this is team three, how's that diversion coming."
Scott glanced at the unconscious men in their icy cell and grinned. "All clear, team three. We are heading in now."
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"Let's move." Logan ordered and without another word the group rushed toward the side door. Of course, it was locked but Remy made quick work of that. Before they knew it they were heading down a dark, metal hallway. It was much warmer, but also quite. Too quite.
"I don't like this," Alec mumbled and Rogue shivered. "Something's wrong."
Remy glanced at Alec but Hank answered before Remy could even ask. "He's a telepath. A rather strong telepath."
Alec beamed at the compliment and Remy glared at it. Alec narrowed his eyes and tried to read Remy's mind.
"Don't even try, mon ami. Comes with de gifts." Alec frowned but before he could say anything else Logan shushed them.
"Something's comin." He mumbled and with a sickening shink extended his claws. Alec immediately tensed, as well as Rogue. Remy's hand fell into his pocket and he lightly fingered the deck of cards that was waiting to be used. That's when they all heard it. Footsteps. And it was definitely more than one person.
"Show time." Remy mumbled just as the footsteps rounded the corner.
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Sanders was the first to catch the activity outside of the castle. His eyes flipped from one screen to the next as all three of the entrances were broken into. He swore and slapped the button to get Sinister's attention. After a moment Sinister snapped, "What?"
"We've got company." Sanders replied. There was silence on the other end for a long moment and then Sinister's deep voice replied, "So send out the welcoming party."
Sanders grinned and pressed the alarm button. This was going to be interesting.
Muhahah. Cliff hangers. Okay, so I wanted to add some of my favorite X-men villains into this fanfic so the next chapter be prepared to see other villains that you may recognize…like Stinger. Marvel owns her, I don't. In case you haven't heard of her before she is a member of the Alliance of Evil from the comic books. Her real name is Wendy and she is able to discharge electricity from her hands. So she's like a portable electrocution chair. Anyway read and review. Flames welcome as long as they are helpful. Review!