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Disclaimer - I do not own X-Men: Evolution.
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Institute life continued normally the next day. It was crowded in the kitchen when Ororo went downstairs. She sighed and avoided Jubilee and Bobby as he chased her when she stole his donut. Logan was sitting near the window drinking his coffee and reading his newspaper.
"Storm?" Xavier wheeled into the room and gestured for her to follow him. She sighed, grabbed a donut and followed him out.
"What is it?" She asked curiously.
"Cerebro is not able to locate Rogue. I have no idea where she might be. I tried to reach out to her with my mind, but it was as if she didn't exist." He said with a shake of his head. "I don't know how to break the news to the others, especially Logan." Ororo closed her eyes and a light pain in her chest surfaced. She was close to Rogue, as well.
"I'll tell him later. How is Gambit?" She wanted to get off of the grim news. She wasn't expecting good news, but she hoped it was better than what she just found out.
"Hank is still trying to figure out why he can't wake up. If you would, Ororo, could you get him some coffee? He's been down there all night." She nodded and watched as he left. Problems seemed to emerge everywhere. First, Rogue was missing. Now, she is nowhere at all. She was probably dead.
"Ororo?" She whirled around looked up at Logan. "Is somethin' the matter?" She nodded. She didn't want to tell him now but she had to.
"The professor tried to locate Rogue on Cerebro. However, he couldn't find her. Then, he tried to reach her with his telepathy. He said it was as if she didn't exist. Almost as if she were.. dead." She finished uneasily. His expression didn't change but he dropped the paper and his coffee. He put a hand on his head and walked swiftly down the hall. She heard the front door slam and winced. She went back into the kitchen and poured Hank a cup of coffee. She took it down to him and checked all of the charts and papers and programs labeled 'Gambit'. She found no progress, only declines in health.
"I'm trying everything I know." Hank said sadly. "The professor told me about Rogue." She nodded, her eyes scanning the screen.
"I had to break the news to Logan." She heard him sigh behind her. "He took it better than I thought."
"We all need to stay calm during this small crisis." He stated. "I intend to do all I can to get Gambit back to good health." She smiled slightly. Things may yet look up.
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Gambit heard all of it. He cursed himself in every language he knew. Which were only French and English. He sighed heavily. All he could do now was hope he could make it out to tell them what happened.
"Remy hopes dey understand.." He whispered to himself and the darkness. He retreated to the furthest corner of his mind.
"Dey might not." A voice said. "After all, y' did kill 'er."
"Remy did not kill Roguey!" He said harshly. He realized that maybe the voice was right. He didn't help her.
"Y' watched her die." Gambit shivered. He closed his eyes and covered his ears. He growled.
"Shut up!" The voice fell silent. "Remy don' wanna listen t' y'!"
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Gambit stared, once again, into the darkness. Everything was calm, quiet. The only problem was that damn beeping noise. It was driving him insane. He mentally tried to shut it out. There was one thing he noticed. It was getting louder. He felt his heart start to beat faster. He felt pain. He suddenly lost his breath. He started to panic. He couldn't breathe. He put his hands to his throat and tried to gasp for air. The darkness started to swallow him up. He tried as hard as he could to get at least one breath of air.
"Hurry! Storm! Get the needle!" Gambit felt his world spinning. "He's gone into the critical stage.. I could've dealt with a coma but not this."
"What's wrong with him!?"
"He's going to die." The sad tone of his voice didn't go unnoticed. "And the professor is still trying to get over how we lost Rogue."
"Gambit! If you can hear us, try to stay alive. Logan and the others just dealt with the loss of Rogue.. We couldn't handle losing you too." He felt nothing other than the pain in his head. His head felt like it was going to explode. "No.." The rest of the words were lost to him as he went into darkness.
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Ororo turned her head and tried to stop her tears. She couldn't stand this any longer. Two X-Men on the same day.. Hank was still trying to get him back. She bit her lip as silent tears ran down her face. She saw Logan enter and when he saw her, he knew what happened.
"He's gone.." She fell back into the chair and hid her face in her hands. Her white hair fell down around her. Logan didn't need this right now. He watched in shock as Hank continued to try.
"We can't lose him.." He repeated over and over again. Logan raced back out of the room and went to tell the professor. Maybe he knew what they could do.
"Charles, ya ain't gonna like this." He said as he yanked open the door. Xavier had his head in his hands and was facing the window.
"I know what happened, Logan." He lifted his head and turned around. "There is nothing I can do." Logan walked over to him and glared menacingly at him.
"They're in pieces down there and all you can say is 'I can't do anything'!?" He asked, raising his voice. Kurt just happened to be walking by and over-heard what Logan said. He wondered what he meant.
"There is no way I can bring back the dead, Logan." Kurt dropped the book he was holding and got the attention of the two older people.
"Who iz dead?"
"First Rogue and now Gambit." Tears welled up in the blue elf's eyes and he bamf-ed away to god knows where. "Listen, Charles. There has to be some way to get him back."
"I can do nothing." Xavier's voice was still level and emotionless. "Unless Hank can do something, then I don't know what to do."
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Kurt happened to bamf himself into the kitchen. His blue fur was getting wet with his tears. Kitty looked over and stopped, mid-bite. She blinked. Kurt coughed and choked back his sobs.
"Rogue and Gambit are dead.." He trailed off and watched as the sandwich fell from Kitty's hands. She stared at him, wide-eyed.
"No.." She closed her eyes and looked away from him. "How? Gambit was.. and Rogue.."
"I know how you feel.." Kurt said softly. "But vhat can ve do?" Kitty didn't say anything. Her shoulders shook and she sniffled. "Keety?" He was upset but this made it worse. Kitty wasn't even looking at him.
"Oh, Kurt!" She turned around and threw her arms around him, crying into his shirt. She clutched the cloth as hard as she could and buried her face in his chest. This was hard on them. Jubilee and Bobby stood outside the door with tears in their eyes.
"What are we going to do now?" Bobby asked, his hope fading before his very eyes. Jubilee shrugged and hugged herself. She bit her lip and turned her back to Bobby, running out of the room. Bobby wasn't stupid. He ran after her. Amara and Roberto stopped him in the hall. "Gambit and Rogue.. are dead.." He raced away before they could ask anymore questions. Scott, Evan, Jean, and Jamie found out from Logan, who went to the Danger Room to let out some steam.
"Rogue.. and Gambit?" Evan asked. He liked both of them and considered them his friends.
"That's what I said, isn't it?" Logan growled.
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Ororo sat in the empty living room. Everyone was either in their rooms or venting frustration in the Danger Room. She sighed. Her blue eyes focused on the TV. A clap of thunder sounded and shook the very foundation and a flash of lightning lit up the dark room and the rain beat against the window. The windows rattled against the strong winds. Her reflection showed on the blank screen. No tears rolled down her face. No emotion showed on her face. But her mood was told by the weather.
"Ororo?" A gruff voice asked from the doorway. She gave no acknowledgment that she was listening. "Storm?" She didn't even move. Logan sighed and went over, sitting down on the other end of the couch. "I know you are upset but could ya bring the wind down a little? Half-pint an' the elf are runnin' to the store for tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, and some food." She didn't answer him or even look at him but the wind died down a little. "Thanks.." He got up and left her alone.
"Auntie O?" Evan asked, walking down the stairs. He hated seeing her like that but it was a great loss on all of them.
"Come here, Evan." Her voice was colder than he was used to. A clap of thunder made him jump slightly as he made his way in the dimly-lit room. He sat down next to her and she turned to him, embracing him. He returned the hug and sat there, soaking up some of the warmth and comfort.
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Well, that's it. That's all I'm doing for now. =( Sadness. More to come.
-Jess-
Disclaimer - I do not own X-Men: Evolution.
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Institute life continued normally the next day. It was crowded in the kitchen when Ororo went downstairs. She sighed and avoided Jubilee and Bobby as he chased her when she stole his donut. Logan was sitting near the window drinking his coffee and reading his newspaper.
"Storm?" Xavier wheeled into the room and gestured for her to follow him. She sighed, grabbed a donut and followed him out.
"What is it?" She asked curiously.
"Cerebro is not able to locate Rogue. I have no idea where she might be. I tried to reach out to her with my mind, but it was as if she didn't exist." He said with a shake of his head. "I don't know how to break the news to the others, especially Logan." Ororo closed her eyes and a light pain in her chest surfaced. She was close to Rogue, as well.
"I'll tell him later. How is Gambit?" She wanted to get off of the grim news. She wasn't expecting good news, but she hoped it was better than what she just found out.
"Hank is still trying to figure out why he can't wake up. If you would, Ororo, could you get him some coffee? He's been down there all night." She nodded and watched as he left. Problems seemed to emerge everywhere. First, Rogue was missing. Now, she is nowhere at all. She was probably dead.
"Ororo?" She whirled around looked up at Logan. "Is somethin' the matter?" She nodded. She didn't want to tell him now but she had to.
"The professor tried to locate Rogue on Cerebro. However, he couldn't find her. Then, he tried to reach her with his telepathy. He said it was as if she didn't exist. Almost as if she were.. dead." She finished uneasily. His expression didn't change but he dropped the paper and his coffee. He put a hand on his head and walked swiftly down the hall. She heard the front door slam and winced. She went back into the kitchen and poured Hank a cup of coffee. She took it down to him and checked all of the charts and papers and programs labeled 'Gambit'. She found no progress, only declines in health.
"I'm trying everything I know." Hank said sadly. "The professor told me about Rogue." She nodded, her eyes scanning the screen.
"I had to break the news to Logan." She heard him sigh behind her. "He took it better than I thought."
"We all need to stay calm during this small crisis." He stated. "I intend to do all I can to get Gambit back to good health." She smiled slightly. Things may yet look up.
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Gambit heard all of it. He cursed himself in every language he knew. Which were only French and English. He sighed heavily. All he could do now was hope he could make it out to tell them what happened.
"Remy hopes dey understand.." He whispered to himself and the darkness. He retreated to the furthest corner of his mind.
"Dey might not." A voice said. "After all, y' did kill 'er."
"Remy did not kill Roguey!" He said harshly. He realized that maybe the voice was right. He didn't help her.
"Y' watched her die." Gambit shivered. He closed his eyes and covered his ears. He growled.
"Shut up!" The voice fell silent. "Remy don' wanna listen t' y'!"
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Gambit stared, once again, into the darkness. Everything was calm, quiet. The only problem was that damn beeping noise. It was driving him insane. He mentally tried to shut it out. There was one thing he noticed. It was getting louder. He felt his heart start to beat faster. He felt pain. He suddenly lost his breath. He started to panic. He couldn't breathe. He put his hands to his throat and tried to gasp for air. The darkness started to swallow him up. He tried as hard as he could to get at least one breath of air.
"Hurry! Storm! Get the needle!" Gambit felt his world spinning. "He's gone into the critical stage.. I could've dealt with a coma but not this."
"What's wrong with him!?"
"He's going to die." The sad tone of his voice didn't go unnoticed. "And the professor is still trying to get over how we lost Rogue."
"Gambit! If you can hear us, try to stay alive. Logan and the others just dealt with the loss of Rogue.. We couldn't handle losing you too." He felt nothing other than the pain in his head. His head felt like it was going to explode. "No.." The rest of the words were lost to him as he went into darkness.
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Ororo turned her head and tried to stop her tears. She couldn't stand this any longer. Two X-Men on the same day.. Hank was still trying to get him back. She bit her lip as silent tears ran down her face. She saw Logan enter and when he saw her, he knew what happened.
"He's gone.." She fell back into the chair and hid her face in her hands. Her white hair fell down around her. Logan didn't need this right now. He watched in shock as Hank continued to try.
"We can't lose him.." He repeated over and over again. Logan raced back out of the room and went to tell the professor. Maybe he knew what they could do.
"Charles, ya ain't gonna like this." He said as he yanked open the door. Xavier had his head in his hands and was facing the window.
"I know what happened, Logan." He lifted his head and turned around. "There is nothing I can do." Logan walked over to him and glared menacingly at him.
"They're in pieces down there and all you can say is 'I can't do anything'!?" He asked, raising his voice. Kurt just happened to be walking by and over-heard what Logan said. He wondered what he meant.
"There is no way I can bring back the dead, Logan." Kurt dropped the book he was holding and got the attention of the two older people.
"Who iz dead?"
"First Rogue and now Gambit." Tears welled up in the blue elf's eyes and he bamf-ed away to god knows where. "Listen, Charles. There has to be some way to get him back."
"I can do nothing." Xavier's voice was still level and emotionless. "Unless Hank can do something, then I don't know what to do."
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Kurt happened to bamf himself into the kitchen. His blue fur was getting wet with his tears. Kitty looked over and stopped, mid-bite. She blinked. Kurt coughed and choked back his sobs.
"Rogue and Gambit are dead.." He trailed off and watched as the sandwich fell from Kitty's hands. She stared at him, wide-eyed.
"No.." She closed her eyes and looked away from him. "How? Gambit was.. and Rogue.."
"I know how you feel.." Kurt said softly. "But vhat can ve do?" Kitty didn't say anything. Her shoulders shook and she sniffled. "Keety?" He was upset but this made it worse. Kitty wasn't even looking at him.
"Oh, Kurt!" She turned around and threw her arms around him, crying into his shirt. She clutched the cloth as hard as she could and buried her face in his chest. This was hard on them. Jubilee and Bobby stood outside the door with tears in their eyes.
"What are we going to do now?" Bobby asked, his hope fading before his very eyes. Jubilee shrugged and hugged herself. She bit her lip and turned her back to Bobby, running out of the room. Bobby wasn't stupid. He ran after her. Amara and Roberto stopped him in the hall. "Gambit and Rogue.. are dead.." He raced away before they could ask anymore questions. Scott, Evan, Jean, and Jamie found out from Logan, who went to the Danger Room to let out some steam.
"Rogue.. and Gambit?" Evan asked. He liked both of them and considered them his friends.
"That's what I said, isn't it?" Logan growled.
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Ororo sat in the empty living room. Everyone was either in their rooms or venting frustration in the Danger Room. She sighed. Her blue eyes focused on the TV. A clap of thunder sounded and shook the very foundation and a flash of lightning lit up the dark room and the rain beat against the window. The windows rattled against the strong winds. Her reflection showed on the blank screen. No tears rolled down her face. No emotion showed on her face. But her mood was told by the weather.
"Ororo?" A gruff voice asked from the doorway. She gave no acknowledgment that she was listening. "Storm?" She didn't even move. Logan sighed and went over, sitting down on the other end of the couch. "I know you are upset but could ya bring the wind down a little? Half-pint an' the elf are runnin' to the store for tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, and some food." She didn't answer him or even look at him but the wind died down a little. "Thanks.." He got up and left her alone.
"Auntie O?" Evan asked, walking down the stairs. He hated seeing her like that but it was a great loss on all of them.
"Come here, Evan." Her voice was colder than he was used to. A clap of thunder made him jump slightly as he made his way in the dimly-lit room. He sat down next to her and she turned to him, embracing him. He returned the hug and sat there, soaking up some of the warmth and comfort.
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Well, that's it. That's all I'm doing for now. =( Sadness. More to come.
-Jess-