Family Ties
Lady Starlight so kiss my ass
Chapter Twenty Five – Dizzy.
It was all over the news for weeks. Their faces were splashed all over the world. News cameras parked outside the mansion even after school got back in session. But none of that was important now. What was important was the two-toned Cajun Belle that was lying unconscious in the MedBay. The Professor had tried to get into her mind but even the greatest telepath mind couldn't penetrate her shields.
Remy couldn't stop fidgeting, she had been unconscious for two days, and unfortunately school started up in two days. He was pacing by her bed whenever Hank would let him in, though he snuck in more times then not, talking to her in either French or English, sometimes both.
The X-Men, and that now included Wanda and Lance, would come by every-so-often to look in on Rogue. Also checking to see if Remy, who barely left her side, needed anything. The X-Men had been banned from MedBay by Hank, but seeing as Remy's an accomplished thief he easily snuck in.
"C'mon, cherie. You need to wake up, Roguie. Tell Remy you be alright oui?" Remy sat in a chair close to her bed, his hand clenching hers. She didn't move. Didn't even bat an eyelash. Remy kissed her check before letting his head drop and lie on the edge of her bed.
"Please, amour."
XxXxX Rogue XxXxX
The moment Scarlet Witches Hex hit the dome it bounced straight for Rogue. What happened immediately after confused the hell out of Rogue. It was like she was absorbing Scarlet Witch. They weren't touching though. So what the hell?
Pain and joy flashed through her as one.
Memories tormenting her own.
Meeting Rogue…meeting Remy. Living with her brother and the boys. Her kind brother and her loving father-but…that was wrong. When had Magneto ever been nice? Let alone loving? Memories flooded her. They were so different. Contradicting. Two different sets of memories flashed through Rogue's head. One set was cheerful and loving.
Magneto had come to visit her often, he had let her out when she had turned sixteen. Pietro was always with him when he came to visit too. The other set, the REAL set, was full of anger and hate. Magneto had locked her away and forgotten about her. Peitro had never visited and she had to break out of that godforsaken place. He had stood by and watched as Wanda had been locked away.
The look on Pietro's face had Rogue-or was she Wanda-let out a scream. It didn't stop there. Rogue continued to scream as other memories assaulted her. Her voice became raw as she witnessed what life had been like for Wanda in the padded cell.
Rogue struggled to surpress the Psyches, struggled to get control over her mind. Jean wouldn't let her and Mystique was right behind the bitchy red headed Psyche. Scott, Fred, Todd, Amara and the others were following right behind. They were all waiting for the chance to take over her mind.
Said mind had to have been a mess. But Rogue was positive that Etienne, Theo, Remy, and Logan were trying to help her.
Rogue! You have got to get things under control in here!
Etienne's Psyche shouted at her and everything turned black for her. She didn't know how long it was black, all her senses were off. This whole thing could have been seconds, minutes, hell, days and weeks couldn't be cut out either. The next thing she knew though she was sitting in what looked to be a combination of the Bourdreaux and LeBeau living rooms. She was sitting on a black couch, Remy on her right and Logan on her left. Etienne was directly in front of her and Theo beside him. They were also on a black couch. Between them stood a black coffee table, the one in the LeBeau mansion that she had secretly coveted. To their right was a large black TV, turned off. Opposite the entertainment center was a door, it lead to the outside, if the mutants walking around were any clue.
"What's going on?" Rogue asked, looking around the room.
"Can't you tell?" Theo teased.
"We're hear to help you, Marie," Etienne continued.
"Help me with what Eti?" Rogue asked, the hated nickname off her lips in pure frustration.
"Help you understand your little problem here." Remy teased, his head jerking to a large window where all the Mutants she had absorbed paced outside.
"Perhaps clean things up too," Logan agreed. "It's obvious you didn't inherit Mystique's cleanliness gene." Logan snickered and smirked. Rogue and the boys shuddered.
"Don't even wanna know," all four said. Rogue looked suspiciously at Remy and Logan after s
"How would you help me?"
"Turn on the TV," Remy said cryptically. Rogue raised an eyebrow though she didn't get anymore of an answer. With a huff she stood up and walked over to the big (HUGE) black screen.
"Where's de damn power button?" She grumbled as she looked for it. Behind her Logan raised an eyebrow as the three Cajun's smirked. Rogue growled and quickly made sure that the cord was plugged in. Discreetly of course. She wasn't best friends with Thieves for nothing you know.
Rogue glared at the TV muttering obscenities under her breath. "JUS' TURN DE FUCK ON!" She yelled after having looked for a good five minutes. Talk about patience right?
The screen clicked on.
"Ah should have fuckin' known." She hissed, glaring at her laughing friends. "Ah hate ya'll!" She declared when the black screen turned emerald green.
"No yah don't, Roguie," Theo said cockily.
Remy moved behind her and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Yo' could never hate us cherie and yah know it."
"Ah can damn well try," Rogue hissed under her breath. "Now, be useful sugah and tell meh what dis is."
"Don't you know cherie?" Remy asked in that annoying 'I-know-something-you-don't' tone that, no matter who was using it, it pissed the hell out of her.
"Do ya t'ink Ah would have asked if Ah had known, Swamp Rat?" Rogue growled and glared at the emerald screen. "What de hell am Ah supposed tah do?" she demanded and her face filled the screen.
"Hello Rogue. Welcome to you're mind." The TV said in a female voice.
"Just bloody great," Rogue growled. "Go fucking figure!" Rogue growled and the TV laughed (ok this chapter is getting weird. Even for me.) before agreeing.
"I am Dizzy, or so those morons have called me."
"Dey are morons aren't dey?" Rogue glared at the TV, wondering what the hell she was supposed to do.
"Don't you know, Rogue?" Dizzy asked and Rogue shook her head. Dizzy laughed again and the living room started to glow. When the green light subsided there was a girl sitting on the TV. She had long black hair, down to her waist, which was streaked with dark blue and purple. Her eyes were purple and smiling. She was incredibly pale but it suited her.
"Well, seeing as you don't, I'm here to help you."
"How?" The four males in the background were ignored as Rogue turned her glare on the girl sitting on top of the TV. Dizzy played with the ends of her hair, still smiling.
"You see all of them out there?" She asked, nodding to the window. Rogue spared it a glance before nodding. "I can help you with them. Can help you shut them up…permanently." Rogue raised an eyebrow, intrigued. Dizzy laid a delicate hand against the TV and the screen changed. "You can file them all in here. I suggest you start with Mystique though."
"Why?"
"Cuz I don't like her and she's been bothering me." Rogue snickered before asking how.
"Concentrate. Call her to you."
"What if she gets free?"
"Don't worry about that. Just call her into the house. None can enter unless you do."
Rogue gave Dizzy a strange look before thinking of the blue Mutant, cuz really, you can't call her a lady. Rogue thought of the Mutant, summoning for her. As her forehead crunched up blue orbs formed in front of Rogue, taking shape. Rogue's eyes widened in shock and before either her or Mystique cold say anything she was gone again. Her face filled the screen on the TV. Dizzy closed her hand into a tight fist and Rogue finally noticed the silky purple glove. There was a large black bead on top of her right hand, attached to the glove.
"Okay…Ah've seen a lot in mah life, but what jus' happened?"
"You trapped her Psyche. She can not get out now." Dizzy replied. "If you would please continue. There are many others to trap." Rogue pouted and shook her head.
"Dats not true. Ah've only absorbed about a dozen." Dizzy gave her a look that reminded her of Tante Mattie. "Oh alright…so what." Rogue grumbled and sat cross-legged in front of the TV. It was then that she noticed she wasn't wearing her X-Men Uniform(damn spandex!) and she was glad about that. She was wearing black, slightly baggy jeans that stopped at her hips. Her t-shirt was the same colour as Dizzy's strange eyes and she had black, fingerless gloves, ending at her elbows. Her beloved trench coat was nowhere to be seen.
Dizzy chuckled and stood up, on top of the TV. She snapped her fingers and Rogue's coat appeared on her. "An' Ah t'ought dis was mah mind!" She said wonderingly. Dizzy laughed and smoothed out her black swrilly skirt, that reached past her feet. She had on a burgundy red tank-top, decorated with sparkles(heaven forbid) Rogue thought and a black poncho on top. Despite the sparkles Rogue thought that Dizzy looked like a gothic princess.
"Call another, Rogue. We shall get this over yes?"
"Coarse," Rogue said and thought of Jean. Jean appeared and disappeared (into the TV) before Rogue knew what had happened. This process happened until all that was left was Rogue, Remy, Theo, Etienne, Logan and Dizzy. Though Rogue didn't really know what Dizzy really was. Rogue stood up on shaky legs and Remy was instantly at her side, helping her up.
"Alright," Dizzy said. "Now those four." She was once again sitting on top of the TV, her legs dangling. Her right hand stroking the top of the TV.
Rogue scowled in Remy's arms before straightening up. "Why? Ah don't want dem trapped in dere Dizzy."
Dizzy's strange purple eyes darkened as the girl…thing…whatever she was, sighed. "I know that Rogue, but you must. When your mind is clear only then can I truly help you."
Rogue looked at Remy who just smiled and nodded. Etienne, Theo, and Logan all moved in front of the TV. Dizzy held out the jeweled hand to Logan first. The Wolverine winded and vanished. His profile appearing on the screen. The three Cajuns followed and Rogue was left alone with Dizzy. Rogue fell and landed on a black beanbag chair that she was positive hadn't been there before.
"Now that you're comfy," Dizzy said lightly, still smiling. "I am you're consciousness, well, not really but I live in you're mind. I was only given form a short while ago though. Now onto the interesting things. This is the computer data base for your mind."
"The TV?"
"Yes," Dizzy said. A keyboard appeared in Rogue's lap, a mouse on her right. "You can do all from here, and hopefully with practice you can do it in mere seconds. This house, this TV, its all so much more complicated, but for you to understand you need to see it as this."
"What is it really?" Dizzy laughed and shook her head.
"I really don't know. I'm the guardian of youre mind alone."
"Ohh." Rogue looked at the screen and clicked next, Mystique's profile was up. She kept clicking next, going through them all until she came to Cody.
"Can Ah get rid of him?" Rogue asked. "Get him out of mah head fer good?"
"Just hit delete," Dizzy said. And Rogue did. Cody's profile disappeared. Rogue went through them but decided not to delete any of them. You never know when one of the powers might be useful. She came to Theo's and sighed before deleting him.
"Good, now I want you to put the keyboard and mouse down and think of your powers. Concentrate on them." Rogue did so as Dizzy coached her. Rogue's face appeared on the screen. Along with a list of her powers. The flight, telekinesis and absorption.
"Concentrate on which power you want to use." Rogue remembered what it was like to fly and hovered several feet off the ground. "Good, but its easier to use your own. Think of someone else, and their powers. Rogue thought of Tabby's bombs and one appeared in her hand. "Good, great, now turn it off." So Rogue let it disappear. The whole TV turned off. Dizzy chuckled, smiling brightly. "Very good. Turn it back on."
Rogue sighed and turned the TV on. Not really sure why the simple voice command worked but figured it had something to do with her being in her own mind. "On. Off. On. Off." Rogue followed Dizzy's commands, getting quicker as she practiced.
Dizzy gave her a name or a power and Rogue was able to pull said power out and use it. Or pull up the person's profile. "Terrific, wonderful, brilliant." Dizzy praised. She was stretched out across the TV. A huge smile on her face. Her left hand was cradling her head and her right one was resting on the corner of the TV.
Rogue threw her head back and sighed as no more commands came. She popped one emerald eye at Dizzy and they shared a smile.
"It's time for you to go now."
And all was black.
"Remy?"
OoOTBCOoO
Review Responses – Personage - OOO! Sugah-infested goodies! What fun! I updated WAY before I planned to. (sighes) It's good to know I'm not alone because i l;aughed during Blind Alley too, though not so much during Self Possessed. Evo is stilll airing on YTV on Saturdays at 11:30.
Lady Godiva - Yes, damn him, but I love him still. I just asked a friend for a bunch of Mutants to make Magsy's team. When she said Polaris is Mags daughter as well, well...i just couldn't NOT have her. I'm already putting more plot in Bella's part...
GambitGirl2008 - Of course Rogue will be ok! how could she NOT? That is one asskicking girl.
Halo's Horn - Yes...poor Rogue, because who would want to sleep in their own bed... Logan is competeing with Marius remember? As much as she loves them both Marius raised her. I do agree though, that he cuold be a terrific dad (he raises all the Students doesnt he?) I dispise the spandex, it makes me think of Vegeta in DBZ. I love writting Jamie, its so much fun. Such a brave little boy. Yup, yup, Rogue with control. Lances' catch phrases are so fun! It made sense that it would have been Rogue and Remy to steal them. I wanted to add more puns for Bobby but I'm not to good at them so whatever comes is what they get. Yes, they screamed like banshee's. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, I love that phrase. It was clear in my mind as I wrote Wanda. I just have to add the boys back, I have to keep adding them, I love them so much. PS - I love Romy too!
SickmindedSucker - Yes, the Bitch is plotting. Rogue kicking Bella's ass, oh the possibilities. Yes they were exposed. I'm working on making that realistic because I mostly have them ignored when they go back to school. Thank you for the compliment. The same could be said for you.
Jade - I'm not sure if Trask is much of importance in this. OOO! Pissed Bella, what fun!
AnimeSiren - Bella in Deacon 4 hmm? Yesm, I can see it. The rivalry isnt that showy between the brothers and fathers.
CrimsonWarrior - Yes actually, it did make sense, thank you. Mags thought he had control of Wanda, things will get explained is future chapters. Yes, now EVERYONE knowns where Remy is...even Bella (shudders) I try to update once a week (sometimes more) because I hate it when authors take months to update!
TotallyRiddickObsessed - I used to be a fan of Jean as well, then I met Rogue. Who by the way, is SO much better.
Pissy Abyssinian - Yes, slow and pain full death...does that mean I just cant have Rogue shoot her in the head?
Bored247 - I like your name. I'm glad you think this is ammazing! I spend most of my time writting (thank god its spring break) even I'm hooked and its my own story.
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Wildcardrose - Yes, Bella saw Rogue and Remy, she saw the broadcast from the beggining.
Karakin - I love Quicksilver, and I dont think everyone HATES him, they're just mad at him. I could never let me Speedy be hated by all.
Enchantedlight - I am updating to soon for my liking and it is all you Reviewers faults. The praise just makes me want to give everyone more!
Chicita - I could totally see Kitty saying that if something threatened her friends and family.
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Silverbells - I dont know much about Magsys team, just what I pick up from others, but they really aren't that important. Belle is to pissed at her sister to think straight (though does she ever?) so she, yeah, youll have to read to find out.
Authors Rambles – Ok,I amon Spring Break and so far have written another 2 chapters. I was going to put this up becuase if I waited till Thursdaybecause then I would have more to tell you about (I'm going to the RFR concert at the Commador Ballroom onWendsday.) But I will just have to share my other GREAT piece of news. The New X-Men for X3 has been decided! I wont make you guess who they are either. Number 1: Hank Mccoy, Beast. Number 2: Warren Worthington 3, Angel (but Angel will be a GIRL!) aaaaaaanddddd...drum roll everyone! Number 3: REMY FUCKING LEBEAU! Gambit will be in it! ...and that brings back the memories of squealing just because his name was on the screen... Review everyone, because I live off them. Honest, I was trying to wait till friday to update again but the praises got the better of me!
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Lady Starlight :D