Recap - The friends of humanity trapped the X-Men and were preventing them from returning home. While in the shower Rogue cannot stop thinking about Gambit. When she gets out of the shower she is jumped by three thugs who shot her in the leg and inject her with something. Gambit sees a helicopter land inside the mansion grounds, but knows it's not the X-Men. He goes and tries to fight off the thugs who are kidnapping Rogue, but once she is put in harm's way with a thug threatening to cut her throat, Gambit backs down. The X-Men who have escaped the mall, find the helicopter just leaving. Joseph rips the helicopter a part and Kurt catches Rogue and Gambit as all the other thugs escape using parachutes and landing in the forest. Gambit falls unconscious, but has a tight grip on Rogue which takes Logan and Kurt to pull him off her. Wolverine wants to kill Gambit, but Storm tells him no. The X-Men split up, some chasing after the thugs in the forest and others helping get Rogue and Gambit inside to the medical lab.
Chapter 4
A call was answered.
"Would you mind explaining why the girl is not on her way to me right now?"
"Leave the girl alone for a little while. I have a better plan then just kidnapping her."
"Oh really. Are you sure you're not falling for this girl?-"
"No, never-"
"Then explain."
"She'll be more edgy and trust the people surrounding her more. Then it'll be easier for me to take her when she's more vulnerable and trusting me considering your men couldn't even get it done, what with her already beaten, bloody and knocked out. At least the Wolverine still hasn't found a trace on them yet."
"Listen carefully. I make the plans and if you do anything to jeopardize them again, then you know my threat. Get close to the girl and wait to hear from me. There will have to be a move and talk with the thieves. And as for LeBeau, keep him away from the girl!"
"With pleasure."
The call ended.
XXXXX
Gambit was the first to wake up. It didn't take him that long to gain consciousness. When he did open his eyes, he felt a little dizzy, but managed to see where he was. When he tried to move pain shot through his shoulder. Opening his eyes, he saw that his shirt was off and a bandage was wrapped around his shoulder and abs. He looked around quietly, seeing he was lay out on a hospital bed. He saw that furry blue beast over by the computer in the corner of the medical lab and to his other side, he saw Rogue, lay in the bed next to him. As he saw her the flood of memories came back to him. The cut on her neck had been cleaned up, her hair was dry now, but then he noticed the heavy bandages on her leg. She was still in a deep sleep and looked peaceful, but he didn't enjoy it. He cursed himself for not realising sooner that the house was being watched. He had been so reckless that it endangered Rogue. The one person he was trying not to hurt and here she was in a hospital bed besides him.
"Arrr, you're awake . Did you sleep well?" Gambit turned his head to look at the smiling doctor who approached his bedside. Gambit attempted to sit up, but felt a dizzy spell. Hank helped him up by adjusting his pillows. "Please take it easy ."
"What happened?" He knew what had happened, but he wanted to know how much the X-Men knew and how they had gotten him and Rogue back, and why they were even hospitalising him.
"We were hoping you could tell us that."
"You tell me what ya know 'n' ah'll try fillin' ya in on de gaps."
"Well, we arrived just in time to see these people uploading you into their helicopter. We managed to stop them from stealing both you and Rogue, but we lost the people who attempted to kidnap both of you in the forest. Logan has taken a time out to find them for now and will be back shortly, but I'm afraid he wasn't happy finding you with Rogue."
"Non, didn't think he would be."
"So perhaps you could enlighten me . Why were you here at the mansion and being kidnapped alongside Rogue?"
Crap. Gambit knew he shouldn't have stayed as long as he did. Shouldn't have gone back after Rogue. Now all the X-Men would want answers to why he was here. Answers he couldn't be able to give. He'd struggled with giving Rogue answers. He looked over to Rogue, thinking about what she might say when she woke up. Was she really worth all this trouble? He'd have to try and sneak out before Wolvie got back. If he got a hold of him, then he knew he'd be shredded into pieces.
" Gambit?" Hank asked. Slowly Gambit turned around to face the furry beast that had now lost his smile. "Did you have any association with the people who tried to kidnap Rogue?"
"Non... ah just saw dem taking Rogue and...tried to help her out."
"But why . That is one of the questions on everyone's mind. I am simply asking nicely now, since I doubt that Logan will be as kind to ask why all of a sudden, you arrive and Rogue was being kidnapped by professionals, who managed to not even leave a scent behind for him to follow."
"I'm not sure. Ah ain't got anything ta do with dem though."
"Do you see though ? You are a professional thief and it isn't looking good for you." Gambit frowned not needing to be told he was deep in. He looked back over to Rogue. Why was someone trying to kidnap her? For her powers maybe. "Perhaps an alibi would help your case."
As Gambit turned to look at Hank, a bulky figure entered the medical lab growling. Before Gambit knew it, he had been dragged out of bed and pinned against the wall with claws inches from his neck. Gambit let out a moan of pain having his wounded arm hit the wall., but his poker face came down so Wolverine wouldn't know he'd hurt him.
"Cajun." Logan yelled.
"Wolverine, stop this!" Came the weather witches' voice as she seemed to glide into the room, followed by a few other mutants.
"You tried kidnapping Rogue! Again!" Logan yelled in Gambit's face. But before Gambit could answer Wolvie's statement with his crushed throat, a hand touched Logan's leg.
"No, Logan." The voice was weak and barely heard which made everyone turn to look at her. Gambit felt saved once again, and felt his heart beat against him chest hearing how weak she was. And guilty. What had those thugs done to her? Apparently Gambit wasn't the only one touched by Rogue's weak voice. Gambit felt Logan's grip ease up on his neck as he turned to get closer to Rogue.
"Hay kid. You alright?"
"Yeah, just gotta headache from ya'll shouting."
"What happened strips? Was it this guy?" Rogue's eyes met Gambit's. He was still being pinned up against the wall, but seemed to pay more attention to her. Rogue realised that what she said next, would determined Gambit's fate.
"No."
Logan growled, looking in-between to two and caught Rogue looking at Gambit, and vice versa. He threw him aside, back on his bed and stood in-between them. "Look at me kid and tell me what happened."
"Ah...Ah got jumped when ah got out of the shower." As Logan turned back around to Gambit, Rogue grabbed his gloved hand. "No. Not by Gambit. By someone else."
"How do you know it wasn't him? They were all wearing masks."
"None had his body shape... And...Ah saw him fighting some of them off before they injected me with something." Gambit's eyebrows shot up surprised. He didn't mind Rogue lying for him, but still. Logan must have catch onto his surprise.
"He still could have been behind it. They were trying to kidnap you Rogue." Logan yelled at her.
"Logan, enough!" Ororo yelled back at him in her thunderous voice. "Can't you see you are doing more damage than help?"
Rogue looked to Gambit past Logan. She knew they were going to ask why he was there and she was wondering what she should and shouldn't say. He was looking at her with the same pleading eyes as he leaned back on his pillows to make it easier for them to see each other. Seeing him sat up, Rogue began to sit up. She didn't realise how heavy her body was. Logan and Hank helped her sit up. Hank moved down her body to look at her leg. When Rogue looked back to Logan she could see the hurt and worry in his eyes. She knew him too well, and could see these things. But he hid his care under anger, like she did. Logan stormed away getting the crowd's attention; Rogue whispered her questions to Gambit without making a sound so he had to read her lips. "What've you said?" She asked.
"Nothing." Gambit mimicked back her strategy on how to talk.
"What you gonna say?"
"Ah don't know cher. Thank you though." The edge's of Rogue's lips curved, but she had to restrain her smile as she turned to see that people were now looking in-between her and Gambit. When Rogue looked at them she saw Kurt, Kitty and Pete. Kitty seemed to be smiling sadly, but Rogue knew the cheekiness she had on her face and didn't like how she was whispering to Kurt. His face dropped and he came into the room to the side of the bed where Logan had been.
"Rogue, are you alright?" He asked in his German accent and took Rogue's hand in his.
"Ah'm fine Kurt. You alright? You look a little...pale."
"Yea' just worried, Vhat's all. Glad you're OK though. So do you know vhat these people wanted vith you?"
"No. Ah don't."
"How about you Cajun? You know anything about these kidnappers?" Logan asked.
"Non. Ah was just passing by, when I saw dem land in the grounds. Thought it was just you X-Men, but den ah saw Rogue fightin' them, 'n' tried to help."
"What were you doing passing by? The road only leads up here to the mansion. So why were you coming here?"
"Thought ah'd pop in 'n' say hi."
"Other words you were planin' to steal something. What did ya steal jumbo?" Logan growled.
"Ah didn't 'n' wasn't planin' on stealin' anything."
"Then why you here? We're enemies remember, or did you just hit that head of your?"
"Non, and ah thought that would change?"
"Why, 'cause Rogue saved you from my claws that one time. Well, don't think that I won't use them to cut you into pieces this time-"
"Logan stop please. He ain't with the apocyles anymore, if that''s what you're worried about."
"How'd you know that strips?"
Rogue's eyes widened and looked to Gambit. She couldn't say that they had talked before the attack, because Gambit had said that he'd walked in on the attack. That would make him sound dodgy. She looked past Kurt to Gambit for help.
"Ah've been writtin' to her. Let a few things slip."
"Ohhhh. Love letter?" Kitty squealed and hid her mouth behind her hand. Rogue gave her a death glare where Gambit just lay back more and grinned at the trouble he could cause here. He saw how Logan's face had grown dangerous at the girl's words and thought that he could have some fun.
"What?" Logan turned on Rogue and she felt like she wanted to kill Gambit right then and there. Logan caught Rogue's expression, before she could hide it and folded his arms. "Alright then. Where are these letters?"
"In the fire place. Ah burned them."
"Awww cher. Ya hurtin' moi. Is that why ah only got one letter of reply from ya". Gambit winked at her. "Thought somethin' bad might have happened to ya.'N' looks like ah was right."
"Shut ya mouth swamp rat."
"So you've been talking to this low life? For how long Rogue?" Logan growled.
Rogue turned her angry eyes on Logan and let them soften, to show that she was innocent, if that would work. "Few weeks. Not long. Not like ah wanted ta talk to him anyway. Why'd you think ah burnt the letters?"
"Awww cher. Ya breakin' ma heart here." Gambit looked to Rogue with those easy going eyes and charming smile. Rogue looked away from him in anger to see what Hank was doing. Logan growled, looking in-between the two. He knew Rogue must have been covering for the Cajun, but why? She didn't actually like him did she? He and her would have to have a long serious talk.
"Perhaps we should focus more on the kidnappers instead of Mr. Lebeau, considering he seems to have an alibi and witness to say he wasn't a part of this kidnapping. And besides, we cannot hold the past against him. We did no such thing for Pete and the Professor would not want us to use past mistakes against anyone, if he was here instead of away. " Hank said as he noticed Rogue's stiffness.
"Where's the Professor?" Rogue asked.
"You're right Hank." Storm took over. "While Logan and some of the other X-Men were out in the forest looking for these kidnappers, I looked for the Professor after Logan told me you couldn't find him this morning. There was a note on his desk saying that he had left to go and help and friend but doesn't know when he'll be back. Perhaps you can tell us more about these people who tried to kidnap the two of you." Storm folded her arms.
"Well, ah didn't see their faces 'cause they were wearing masks."
"All of them were men. One of them was called Garth. Ah heard one of the smaller thugs call him that. Garth was the largest of them and the muscle. The shorter one that let his name slip was in charge of the kidnapping. They weren't mutants 'cause they used guns to shot us, 'n' knock you out."
Storm looked to Logan who was looking back to her with a scowl. Logan didn't like how Gambit had answered Storms question, but it was a better description than what Rogue was giving, so he just shut up and bared it.
"There were no other clues as to who these people were?"
"No." Rogue and Gambit answered at the same time.
"Alright then. I've called a meeting upstairs to go over the evens that happened today. I don't think it best if you two attend. Hank you'll stay here and tend to then. I'll talk to you later and tell you what was said." Hank nodded. "Time to go now Kurt. Kitty, Pete."
"Oh OK, like, bye Gambit. Bye Rogue. I'll talk to you later."
"You bet we'll be havin' a talk." Rogue said folding her arms and glaring at Kitty who hurried out of the room.
"It was good seeing you again my old comrade." Pete said as he smiled at Kitty running off in fear and took Gambit's hand to shake. "You too Pete." Gambit replyed. "I shall see you soon?" Gambit just nodded his head, which made Pete smile softly. "Heal well Rogue."
"Bye Pete." Rogue said showing a bit of a smile. Who couldn't like Pete?
"I'll see you too soon, 'K Rogue." Rogue looked back to her brother and gave him a small smile too. He was always by her bedside whenever she ended up in here. "Alright. See ya in a bit."
With that Kurt POOFED away. Storm and Logan had already left and now the room fell quiet. Gambit was smiling at how Rogue had her arms folded and was pouting. "Not talkin' to me now cher?"
"Nope."
"Ya just did."
"Shut ya mouth swamp rat." He grinned at her, then noticed a figure enter the med lab. He was tall with white flowing hair and steal eyes. Gambit was sure he knew this guy from somewhere, but couldn't place him. He crossed to room over to Rogue, placed the coffee down on the table next to her, and sat close next to her on the bed instead of the chair. Something clicked inside Gambit as he watched this guy draw Rogue into a hug s if he did it all the time. He'd seen Rogue's face lose her frown too and replaced by something he couldn't read, but she sat up straighter and didn't fight against him or complain for him to let go. All she did was call his name. "Joseph-" Rogue had looked at Gambit through the corner of her eye to see that he was watching them closely with now folded arms, but she lost sign of him as Joseph moved his arms to push Rogue's head down and kissed her hair. Rogue's view of Gambit was blocked by his arm.
"I'm glad you're safe Rogue. I was worried when I saw the helicopter taking off. I'll find the people who tried to take you and make them sorry."
"Joseph, that's nice 'n' all." Rogue said placing a hand on his chest and pushing him away and herself back. "But Logan just looked in the forest for them and all. He couldn't find a scent, so ah doubt you'll be able to find them."
"I will Rogue. Don't you worry about anything. I'll take care of it. For now they've called a meeting upstairs. I'm going to have to leave you for a while, but I'll come back down again later to see you."
"There's really no need. Ya don't have to-"
"I'll be down later." He said kissing her head again. While he did he looked over to Gambit and the men shared a glare. As he left both Rogue and Gambit watched him in silence. Rogue didn't want to look to Gambit. She didn't understand why. She shouldn't be scared of what he thought. But those red eyes of his were focusing on the back of her head and she felt them.
"So, dat the boyfriend?" Gambit asked, dragging out the word boyfriend with a bitter tongue.
"No. He ain't anythin'...'n' it's none of ya damn business." Rogue said remembering that she was suppose to be mad at Gambit for admitting to those love letter things and flirting around in front of Logan who no doubted wanted to have a 'talk' with her later. Rogue turned on her side so her back was against Gambit. She didn't see how his eyes sparked a dangerous red and how hard his fists clenched together.
XXXXX
"Scott." Jeans voice sounded sweet, but he didn't know if she actually felt that way. He turned around to face his girlfriend with a light smile.
"Hay Jean. You alright?" Scott wrapped her into a hug.
"Yeah, I'm good. I heard Rogue was awake and was going down to visit her, but then I heard you got back. So, did you find anything?"
"Nothing. Whoever these guys were who tried to kidnap Rogue, they knew what they were doing and how to hid their tracks. How is Rogue?"
"She's good. She's been shot in the leg and it looks painful, but Hanks cleaned it up and she should be fine. Those guys just knocked her out with some sleeping injection thats all. So, anything happen in the forest?"
"Huh?" Scott looked dumbly at Jean. Her eyes had grown larger than usual and were looking up at him with an emotion he couldn't quiet guess at.
"Did anything happen while you were in the forest?"
"Jean, I don't know what you're talking about. We didn't find any of those guys. Of wise we would have caught them and brought them back here, but they were pro's."
"I wasn't really talking about them."
"...Oh...Then...Who were you talking about?" Jean frowned and her eyes became smaller and meaner. Just then, a woman with strawberry blond shoulder length hair, who was still dressed in her crystal white X-Men uniform, that had made even the Professor mad at how she wore it was walking down the same corridor to them. Her walk was so full of grace and confidance. She was beautiful, with her chest and top of her shoulders showing. Her leather jeans and top were tight to her body, but that wasn't what guys were looking at. As she approached them she looked up to Scott and smiled, before saying, "Might not want to stand around and catch flies all day you's two. Logan's in a foul mood and will punish anyone who's let to this recapping session. I don't see why we need it anyway. We were all there."
Finally closing his mouth, Scott answered her. "It's just to make things clearer. See if we missed anything or can get any clues as to what to expect in the future."
"Sounds boring to me." Emma rolled her eyes.
"Oh well I guess you don't have to attend then if you really don't want to." Emma looked to Jean for the first time. Both girls glared at each other.
"That's nice Jeannie, but I'd rather not have to go through one of Logan's sessions while he's in a bad mood. If you feel the need to skip though, then please, feel free to."
Scott could feel the heat and cold coming from both women. He suddenly felt uncomfortable and felt like he needed to be the peacemaker to move things on.
"No, Jean's not missing this. We should all go to the meeting room now." As Scott walked off down the corridor, the girls followed after glaring at each other once more.
Logan was still in a foul mood so all the children sat away from him, leaving one half of the room, clear for him and his anger. He was growling and still trying to make sense out of what had just happened between him and Rogue. She didn't normally disobey him. It must have been because of that Cajun. But there was something in the back of his mind telling him that it was more than that. He knew Rogue seemed in pain and moody before they even entered the danger room. But why. Then when Joseph entered behind Storm he began growling again. The reason for why he was late meeting Rogue in the training room came back to him.
Joseph had floated back down off the roof and near to Rogue's balcony. He was watching her get changed, when he heard a gruff voice call his name.
"Joseph." Came Logans growl. "Get down here now!"
Wanting to simply end Logan's miserable existence for interrupting this moment, he knew he couldn't and floated down in front of Logan. Logan didn't like how he was always around Rogue and how he'd just caught him peeving on her. How long had this been going on? He thought to himself.
"Yes Logan?" Joseph voice was calm, smooth and cold. Logan hated it. There was something behind that voice that just made him angry.
"First, if I ever catch you looking through Rogue's window like that again, I will slorter you and second, leave Rogue alone and give her some space."
Joseph didn't cower away like most people, but simply stood tall with his arms folded over his chest, watching the little ape man roar.
"Firstly, Wolverine, you cannot hurt me. You're entire body is made of metal and with a click of my fingures I could have you limbs all over the yard. But I doubt that Storm would appreciate that and it would be such a waste of my powers-"
"I ain't scared of your powers Joseph. But I'm warning you right now, that if you so much as look at that girl the wrong way I'll use whatever means necessary to rip you apart, even if it means destroying my own body."
"How touching. I see why Rogue sees you as such a father figure. And as a bully."
"What?" His claws were out.
"Do you know why I stay around her so much? It's to make sure people like you don't get any closer to her than you already are. People like you who try to control her. Make her do stuff she doesn't want to do."
"That's not true-"
"Oh really. Then tell me Logan, why does she cry in my arms when she talks of you and your training sessions."
Logan growled, but didn't know what to say or do. Curse that Joseph...Had he really hurt Rogue? No. She would of told him he was being too rough on her like she just told him she was choosing her training. But then he thought of how he'd never said alright to letting her chose the simulation she wanted to run or not giving advise after. Was he controlling her? Logan's anger reached a new rage, but Joseph saw that he'd accomplished what he had set out to do and began flying away.
"I'm not done with you yet." Logan growled and pulled him down by his leg. "I smell the lies coming of you and I know Rogue too well to know that she would never cry at such a stupid thing. You're gonna leave her alone Joseph or else I will tear you to pieces the next time I see you forcing yourself on Rogue."
With one final pull down, Joseph fell hard on the grown and Logan stormed off.
Now Joseph walked in the room looking too smug for Logan's liking. But he couldn't say anything just now. There was that Cajun now he had to worry about getting too close to Rogue. What was it with the kid and guys all of a sudden? She must have been turning into a woman. Logan wanted to smile at that, but seeing Joseph's cold grey eyes looking at him made his frown.
"Alright everyone. Now let's have a recap from the beginning of the day and please fill me in if I miss out any details." Came Storms voice. "Alright, so all of you went out to the mall today except for Rogue, Hank, Logan, Joseph and myself." They nodded. "And while out Kitty, you got into a fight with Lance?" Storm looked at Kitty to explain things.
The small girl seemed to sink lower into her chair. "Yeah... Lance was hmmm kinda mad at me."
"Please explain why?" Kitty blushed pink at Stroms imply.
"Hmmm, well, I don't really know. But all of a sudden he started to pull at my arms and hurt me and then Pete helped get him off me. He didn't take that too well and started to shake things up. Then there were floors collapsing and people screaming and then Jean, Scott and Emma came running and giving orders."
"Scott would you like to take over?" Storm looked to the opposite side of the table to Scott. He seemed to sit up straighter than usual and didn't make eye contact with the two girls sat beside him.
"Well, after Lance used his powers the rest of the brotherhood came running to help, but we needed to safe the people who were in danger. So when most of the X-Men gathered around made two teams. One was Jean's team and she was to help people who were falling from the floors that were collapsing and mine was to fight the brotherhood and get them out of the way. Jean had Kitty, Kurt, Jubilee, Rahne, Angel, Sam and Jamie and I had Emma, Pete, Amare, Bobby, Ray, Roberto and Lauren (X-23) help on mine. We covered for Emma, so she could use her telepathy to get in contact with the Professor, but she said she couldn't reach him, so reached out for you instead Storm. Where is the Professor anyway? Has something happened to him?"
Storm nodded her head. " Rogue apparently told Logan she couldn't find the Professor this morning either, and when we did look for him, we found this note in his office." Storm held up the note and began reading it out loud. "My X-Men, I have had to leave promptly hearing of a close friends distress. I will be back shortly, but till then I leave Storm in charge. Be good as I know you will my X-Men and I'm sorry for the sudden urgency." She stopped reading the note and looked out to her X-Men. "He left no address, so we'll just have to wait for him to return. Things will run as normal for now."
"What about the disappearances and murders?" Scott asked. "What about the missions to check them out."
"For Now we must concentrate on our own life and find out who tried to kidnap Rogue."
"What if the mutant disappearances, and the murders have a connection to the people who were trying to kidnap Rogue. What if they were the killers. Jean or Emma could use cerbro to try and locate them and if there in Bayville then they should be easier to find, shouldn't they?"
"The Professor didn't let Jean or Emma use cerbro before and I'm afraid that rule still stands. And if the people who did try to kidnap Rogue are linked to the recent disappearances in Nashville, then we will find out. Logan, you'll be in charge of updating our security. Forge and Hank will be working with you on it."
Logan nodded , glad he'd been lift in control of that. He knew how to keep a place safe and now that he was in charge of it instead of Storm or the Professor, then he could install things that not even he would find it easy to get past.
"Now, when I received Emma's message, she told me it was the brotherhood attacking and not civilians." She looked to Emma.
"She, I did. The brotherhood were expectantly losing to us, but there was an explosion which hit the ice boy that didn't come from any mutant."
"Hay, it's ice man." Bobby said. Emma simply rolled her eyes at him coldly.
"It was a grenade thrown at us by a human who didn't like mutants. More of the explosions and weapons came and when I read one of their minds I found out that there is an undergoing organisation called the Friends of Humanity, which is secretly taking mutants and attacking them. Today was a first of a public appearance. They had a someone video the fight and showing them in danger. And if I'm right they will edit out the parts were we actually helped, and show how they fought against us to make us stop. My guess would be that it'll be on the news in about, sixty seconds."
Bobby turned on the TV and sure enough, Emma was right. On the TV was a news reporter stood with one of the men that lead the attack against them. The news report was asking if it was really mutants that attacked him. The man took the microphone off the reporter and had the camera focus on him. He was a hairy man with light blond hair, thick eyebrows and dagger green eyes.
"Look at this mess. Mutant's caused this. Mutants have been causing all these problems. All those murders that are on the news were by mutants. Why do you think mutants have been disappearing. Because they're guilty. There guilty because they're the ones that are attacking us. Well I say no more. Mutants have terrorised us long enough and it's time to put a stop to it. The Friends of Humanity are an organisation which is against mutants and the damage they cause. We're fighting to make sure that mutants died so they stop killing us. Down with the mutants, I say. Down with mutants."
A echoing of "down with mutants" followed the man saying that and the camera zoomed in on a crowd of people who were holding up banners and shouting "down with mutants".
"Hay, there like some of the kids from our school." Kitty said.
"They know us. Vhy are they doin' this?" Kurt backed Kitty up.
"Turn that off Bobby." Came Strom's voice. She was looking pretty taken back. She knew a few of those people who were joining in the crowd also, and she wondered if it was safe for the students to go back to school this year. She needed the Professor and his decision, but she didn't know where he was.
"So what do we do now Storm?" Jean asked.
Storm wanted to throw her hands up and say, I don't know, but she knew if she shown them that she'd given up hope, and then they would too and then nothing would improve.
"We wait. No one is to leave this mansion. The streets will not be safe." Storm then thought about Evan. Had he seen this news report? How will he and the Morlocks survive? She would have to try and reach out to them after this meeting and see if she can convince them to come back to the mansion where they will be safer. Logan saw Storms distress and knew he had to take over.
"All right, you heard Storm. Now let's get back to doing something useful. We'll wait for Hank to give the all clear on Rogue then we'll come back here to question her about her attackers, and if that Cajun's involved in it. We'll try and see if it links into the disappearances in Nashville and if it does then Storm...Maybe it might be good if we were to patrol the streets at night to make sure that mutants and people don't get kidnapped or murdered."
"We'll see. For now though, no one is to leave the mansion. Do I make myself understood?" When everyone nodded at the woman, she left. She had forgotten about the kidnappers. What if Evan was in greater danger than just the Friends of Humanity. What if the kidnappers were after them too. She had to get down there now and fast and see him to warn him and try to convince him to come home. It would be quicker and draw less attention if she went alone.