Alright, you need to know this before reading the chapter. Everything in this chapter happens very fast, either one after another of at the same time. Just a helpful note.
Family Ties
Lady Starlight so kiss my ass
Chapter Fort Two – Questionable.
It had been shockingly and ridiculously easy for Rogue and Remy to sneak out that night. Of course, it might have had something to do with the fact that Lizzy and Joe we're helping them, but that alone was not enough. When they got into the garage Joe turned on the truck and drove quietly away from the house. On the other side of the gates Wanda and John stood, looking annoyed and tired. Or in Johns case? Like he had had too much coffee. Which was probably the case because in Wanda's hand was a Starbucks cup.
Wanda sipped her hot coffee before getting into the jeep. Johnny eyed her coffee, having already finished his. "Eyes off my drink Fire Bug."
"But Wanda?" John whined pocking her. "Johnny's thirsty." Wanda and Rogue snickered while Remy grumbled and John whined. Joe and Lizzy looked at each other and laughed.
"'lright," Joe said when they were far enough away from the Boudreaux Mansion. "Lizzy and Ah will stay in the truck with our cell phones on. Call if yah need anything, got it children?"
"Oui M'sieu," Both Cajuns murmured and Joe gave them a suspicious glare before turning to look at Wanda and John.
"If de children can n't reach us, yah are ta make sure nothing happens to dem, d'accord?"
"D'accord," Wanda and John echoed and caused Remy and Rogue to snicker.
"Dat means yah can not be to far away from them," Lizzy added, smirking at the surprised teenagers. It had been their plan to completely split up for a few hours. "D'accord enfants?" she demanded and the Mutants nodded glumly.
"D'accord Madam," Remy and Rogue agreed while John and Wanda nodded again.
"Good, go," the female bodyguard ordered and the Mutants jumped out of the jeep. Digging into the trunk Remy pulled out the picnic basket and grabbing Rogue's hand the four teenagers took off into the park, towards the fountain that had been the cause of Rogue and Remy's first meeting.
As they reached the fountain Wanda and John veered away, winking at the two, and disappearing. Rogue laughed after them and when she glanced back Remy had the blanket set out and the basket open. Rogue sat down, a smile on her face as she stared up at the stars.
"Amant?" (Lover) Remy asked tentatively while Rogue continued to stare at the stars.
"Ah love being home," she smiled at him this time. "New York will always have memories, but N'Awleans? This is home and Ah don't think Ah'd be happy anywhere else."
"Yah'll miss dem," Remy sighed and glanced to where John and Wanda had disappeared to.
"Sans dout," (Without doubt) Rogue admitted. "Kurt est mon frere et Logan mon pere. Ils sont tres important a moi." (Kurt is my brother and Logan my father. They are very important to me.) Rogue sipped the wine Remy handed her and sighed. "The other X-Men as well, they are like family. Kitty and Lance, and Rahne and Sam. Remerciez Dieu dat Jamie is with us." (Thank God)
"Remy dun think he gunna miss Bayville," Remy sat down beside her. "It was nice, for a while, until de Mutant outbreak. After dat, things got bad. Yah remember all de attacks?" Rogue sighed, thinking about the place her family was going back to in a couple of weeks.
"Yes, Ah remember, it was bad, even when things got back to normal, it was still bad." Rogue laid her head on Remys shoulder and scowled. "Ah hate depressing things. Think of somethin' happy ta talk about."
"We're not under heavy watch right now." Remy kissed the top of Rogue's head and smiled again.
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"I'm actually surprised that they are out here," Besty admitted to Jeanne-Marie.
"Pourqoui?" she asked. "This is their home. We are the intruders here." Aurora watched the couple with a smile on her face. "Perhaps," she suggested quietly. "Perhaps, we should just tell Magneto that they got away?" Aurora glanced at Besty, who sighed.
"You wouldn't be suggesting what I think you're suggesting would you Aurora?" A male voice, Sunspot, spoke from behind them. "You know he will just keep sending us till the job is done. For whatever reason, he want's this over." Sunspot snorted and shook his head. "Though I'm pretty sure he just want's to get back to New York so he can start terrorizing the town again." Sunspot strolled towards them smirking. "Aren't they so cute?" He sneered, glancing at Rogue and Remy, who were drinking their wine and talking in quiet whispers.
Sunspot rolled his eyes in disgust and powered up, the sun didn't need to be visible for him to turn the power on. Summoning a power ball he grinned at the reluctant Aurora and Besty. Both girls turned the power on and Aurora pulled out a gun. If doing things the Mutant way didn't work then they had to do them the Human way.
Whichever way it took, Belladonna had said. She really hated her sister. But Ah want her dead.
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Something was wrong, it was in the back of her mind, shouting at her, screaming for her attention. But she couldn't tell what it was. Rogue shook her head again as he blocked out whatever was wrong with her.
"Roguie cher, yah know how pere et Marius changed de Code," Remy started and rogue nodded.
"Oui, thank God too, because yah marrying Bella gave meh nightmares cherie."
"Remy aussi," Remy admitted and shuddered. "But maybe…maybe dey make a point." He had no idea what he was doing. He, the Cajun Snake Charmer, had no idea how to charm his way through this one.
"Yah want ta marry Bella?" Rogue demanded, her green eyes darkening dangerously.
"Non, not Bella cherie!" Remy cried, horrified that she would think that. "Not Bella amour." Remy took the box out of his pocket and glanced up at Rogue, he smiled when he noticed the realization enter his girls eyes. "Remy never wanted to marry Bella." Remy kissed her lips as he smiled. "Did yah know, dat it was de same day dat Remy was told he had ta marry Bella dat Ah realized Ah was in love with yah chere."
"That was years ago," Rogue murmured and Remy nodded.
"Seemed like a lifetime ago doesn't it?" Remy agreed. "Cherie, Rogue, would yah, when dis is all over, and t'ings are good again, would yah –"
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"What are they talking about?" Aurora hissed and the physic smiled slightly.
"LeBeau is going to ask Boudreaux to marry him."
"Let's party then," Sunspot laughed as he ran forward. The Acolytes moved, opening fire on the Cajun couple. As soon as the gun shots opened Rogue and Remy jumped to their feet.
The Cajun's looked at each other and when they heard the first shot and they jumped to their feet. Remy pulled out his cards while Rogue grabbed her gun out of her pocket. A fireball flew past them and Remy tossed a card back they way the fireball came from. Rogue and Remy glanced around the familiar scenery for anything familiar but neither saw anything.
Unconsciously she tapped into Jean's telepathy and the familiar settings changed to reveal three figures, three recognizable Mutants. "MEDRE!" Rogue shouted. "We have to run!" She grabbed Remy's hand, waving her free hand behind her, so that he gun continued to fire. She let her mind plug in Amara and sent flaming fireballs back at the three Mutants. All three of them looked confused as they blinked continuously.
Betsy stared at Rogue instead of the fireball. She deftly entered the young woman's mind and heard a clicking noise.
"You're not allowed to be here," a female said and Betsy glanced around the spacious living room in confusion.
"I'm in the right place aren't I?" She demanded and the teenager laughed.
"Absolutely," she spoke, her eyes bright. "But just like the rest of the world, you didn't think. Why, I ask you. Why would I leave the Princess alone to face you?" The figure smirked. "I'm Dizzy by the way, and you, you are trespassing." Dizzy shoved Betsy once and the woman's vision went spiraling.
Betsy gasped, her eyes wide as she came back into her body. It took her a few moments to realize that gun shots and fireballs were still flying around her and when she looked up, Rogue and Remy we're running down the path to the exit.
Rogue turned and glared at Remy as another bullet whizzed past them. "Why?" she demanded, "Do Ah have a feeling dat dis is ALL YER FAULT?
"It's not REMY'S fault dat yer sister be crazy!" Remy shouted back. The two glared at each other, mentally passing the blame. As Rogue opened her mouth to yell at him again he pulled her to him and covered her mouth with a kiss.
"Yah do realize," he said easily. "Dad if we survive dis, yah have ta marry moi."
Rogue gapped as she caught her breath again and she glared at him. "Yah think THAT was romantic? Jeez, Rems, yah loosing yah touch or what cher? WE ARE BEING CHASED BY ASSASSINS!"
"Uh, huh," Remy just smirked. Rogue growled before smiling.
"Yer just lucky Ah love yah enough ta put up wit' yah ego Lover. Jus' remember, Ah want a Christmas wedding."
"Can do amour."
"While dat's all fine and swell, yah both need ta get de Hell outta here!" Rogue and Remy's whipped their heads around to see Lexus leaning against a tree, gun held carelessly in his hands. "Or have yah forgotten about dem?" He nodded his head to the Mutants who were looking for them.
All three heard the sound of stomping feet and tensed until Wanda and John stepped into the light. "Oh thank God," Wanda gasped.
"We heard the shots," John said. "Ran over as fast as we could." Johnny pulled out his lighter and let the balls float around them. "Is he a Mutant to?" he asked, nodding at Lexus.
The older man snorted, glanced back at the Mutant's who were still looking for them kept his eyes on them. "No, Ah'm not. Ah work for Rogue's father. Another of her…body guards, so ta speak."
"Jeez," John shook his head and waved his hands at the Mutants, sending the balls in their direction.
"Rogue! Remy! Get yer asses back in the jeep!" Joe hissed from behind them. "Lexus, can yah hold them off?" Lexus smirked, raised his gun and fired once, everyone watched the Acolytes wearily and Wanda and John gasped as the unknown male Mutant fell to the ground.
"Ah'm pretty sure Ah can hold off a bunch of amateurs while yah get the Princess and LeBeau out of here."
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Betsy bit her lip and glanced back to where the shot came from. She should just get it over with, punch a dagger into both of their hearts and go home. She should let Aurora worry about Sunspot and tell Magneto to fuck off. But what normal teenager, Mutant or otherwise, had another, separate being in her mind to protect from invaders. Unfortunately for Betsy her curiosity had a habit of getting the better of her.
"Aurora, is he dead?" she asked, staring at Sunspot's unmoving form.
"No," the flier replied. "It's a tranquilizer, thank God."
"Right," Betsy nodded.
"You stay with him, I'll take care of –" Before the last words his Aurora's mouth she crumpled to the ground
XxXxX
As soon as Joe and Lizzy hauled the four teenagers away Lexus turned his attention back to the Mutants and fired his dark gun once more. Lexus watched the three unknown Mutant's fall before he hurried towards them. He knelt down between the two females and paged the rest of his team. Becca, Kaya, and Carl appeared only moments later.
"Can we kill them now?" Kaya asked. "Or do we have to question them first?"
"Question them first," Carl said as he handed Becca a pair of handcuffs.
Kaya snickered as she watched Becca latch them on to the male. "Ah really don' think dose things will hold them for long," admitted Kaya. Lexus only gave her a wicked grin.
"Oh, they might not, but these should." Lexus tossed his gun between his hands. Lexus dropped his gun at his feet and pocked the man. "He should be wakin' up soon."
The man groaned as soon as the words left Lexus' mouth. He opened his eyes and looked around. His vision cleared and he saw the four humans. He immediately fired up, using the last of his reserves.
"Power down garcon," Lexus advised.
Sunspot glanced wearily around and turned off the power. "What do you want?" he growled and the Assassins grinned.
"Nothing ta special," Kaya batted her eyes at him. "Just who yer working for."
Sunspot glared at her and Kaya sighed. "See, here's the thing, we've still got yer little friends. Killing yah? It won't cause any heartbreak."
"Magneto," Sunspot growled and Lexus snorted.
"Yah don' wanna be gettin' wise with us homme," Lexus growled threateningly.
"Say's who?" Sunspot asked.
"Says our little friends that are ready got firing," Kaya snickered when Sunspot paled.
"Boudreaux," Sunspot hissed.
"WHICH Boudreaux?" Lexus snarled. He had an idea, he didn't like it, but he had a feeling he knew who it was.
"Belladonna," Sunspot said. The four Cajuns swore viciously.
Besty groaned as she woke up, her ears wringing. She opened her eyes and stared around her before sitting up. Instantly something cold was against the back of her neck. "You don't want to do that," a female voice growled.
"Belladonna," Lexus growled. "Fuck all."
"Yah suspected it was her Lexus," Kaya reminded him. "We all did."
"So Bella is hiring Assassins to hit her sister, the irony does not pass by meh." Becca sighed and stood up. "Come on, all of yah. We've got to get them ta Boss."
"Leader Man is not going to be happy," Carl sighed. He dragged Aurora to her feet while Becca and Lexus took care of Besty and Sunspot.
"No, but once he knows, he'll think of a way to fix this." Lexus pushed Sunspot in front of him. "Yer going ta come with us, peacefully, or asleep, and then yah are going to tell Bella's father everything."
"And if we don't?" Sunspot challenged.
"Then Ah kill yah." Lexus stared down at the Mutant, who shuddered and nodded. "Good boy."
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"What the fuck was that?" Wanda demanded when they were in the car.
"Is that normal around here?" John asked.
"Wasn't that one of Fathers thugs?" Wanda asked immediately. Their questions came out at rocket speed until snapped and snarled at them.
"It's none of yer Goddamn business. Yah don't need to think of it and yaah better not fuckin' mention it again!" Rogue shut her mouth and glanced away in shame when she saw the hurt flash on her friends face.
"I can mention whatever the fuck I want Rogue!" Wanda snarled back. "If someone is shooting at people I considered my friends, I have the right to know why."
"Not for this yah don't," Remy whispered, not looking at either of them.
"Why the fuck not?" John demanded harshly. "Remy, what the hell aren't you telling us?"
Remy started laughing and when Rogue joined him their laughter built in hysteria. When it became clear that the two Cajun's couldn't stop Wanda and John's glares darkened. Rogue held her stomach, her sides hurt and she could barely breath. Joe stopped the jeep and let them out. Both Mutants landed on their asses. When they finally stopped there were tears in Rogue's eyes.
"Rogue?" Wanda asked intently. Rogue turned her head and looked at her friend.
"Ah can't tell yah. Yah've just gotta forget it happened."
"They were my fathers weren't they?"
"Yes," Rogue admitted.
"Why are they after you?" John asked and Remy shook his head.
"Dunno," he said.
"Dunno, or don't want to tell?" Wanda demanded.
"Does it matter?" Rogue asked as they stood up and got back in the jeep.
"Yes, it does." Wanda stared at Rogue and the girl shook her head.
"Joe, take them home, it's late," Rogue said and Joe nodded.
"Yes Princess."
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Marie - Loves Jamie! Jamie is probably the cutest character in X-Men Evo. Logan? Yes, discribing him as Logan is the only way to go about it. I couldn't see him not doing something to give them all a hard time.Oh man, I was almost in tears for Amanda. Will her parents let her be with Kurt? I can't actually answer that yet, and mostly becuase I don't know. Yeah, I would hate to be an Assassin when Logan finds out his baby girl had been targeted. I love your idea, for the X-Men, I had been playing with that one myself for a while. Thanks for the review.
Rambles – Ok, so I wanted this chapter to be longer, but it wouldn't come out. But it is done now so I can relax and concentrat on my school work for a while. Yeah,I've got to actually pay attention to my work now, I can't risk falling behind. Review please. They make life fun.
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