Blood Red Rose Chapter 4
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Soul Mining by The The
You're floating down a tunnel
In a little wooden box
You're cold and you're lonely and enveloped in fog
You've been prized open and left here to die
You should've trusted your instincts
'Cause they don't tell lies
Something always goes wrong when things are going right
You've swallowed your pride to quell the pain inside
Someone captured your heart like a thief in the night
And squeezed all the juice out until it ran dry
You've been read like an open book
Page by page
You'll never tell anyone your inner thoughts again
You were taken in
By a heart of fool's gold
Now you're drifting in circles
In the depths of your soul
"Popsicle, you don't want t' mess wit' me today. Dat's your last warning." Gambit said as he brought a card out of his pocket and was ready to charge it.
"I'm so scared Gambit. What are you going to do? Send the Marauders after me too," spat out Bobby.
Gambit was furious and he could tell by Bobby's stance, that he was readying to explode also. If he was going to get yelled at for kicking Bobby's ass, he would have to make the first move.
Bobby turned to Warren and gave him a knowing look. Warren nodded and moved strategically behind Remy.
Remy rolled his eyes, casually leaning against the wall again,
" Having Big Bird behind me is a nice touch," he said to Bobby as he flipped the cards in between his fingers.
Bobby lifted his hands in preparation to engulf Remy's head in ice, when suddenly Logan came up from out of nowhere and threw Bobby against the wall hard. Logan's claws came out, pinning Bobby to the wall. Bobby looked down and nervously eyed the third one as he felt it press against his throat. Then Logan turned to glare at Warren.
"You guys ever heard of a fair fight bub?" Logan growled.
Warren took a step forward and Logan immediately lifted his arm out and his claws popped out leaving threes small scratches on Warrens throat.
Angel jumped back and said, "Let us deal with him Logan. What we do is none of your concern."
Remy turned to look at Angel incredulously, "What are you going t' do? Fly over me and crap on my head, you over grown bird."
Warren opened his mouth in preparation to return a witty remark but then dropped his eyes to the floor when none was forthcoming. Remy chuckled in triumph and turned his attention to Logan who still had Bobby pinned to the wall.
"I can take care of myself, homme," Remy said putting the card back in his pocket and straightening his coat.
"Suit yourself." Logan replied, obviously showing no love lost on the Cajun. He retracted his claws and released Iceman.
"Why are you taking his side in this?" Bobby asked as he got up and rubbed his sore shoulder where he had contacted the wall. " I'd thought you'd be first in line to beat the snot out of him, considering,"
"Considering what, Popsicle?" Logan said, turning to face Bobby again, his eyes gleaming with anger.
"Everyone knows you've got the hots for Storm, and Gambit here is messing around with her..." Bobby started to explain when Logan unsheathed his claws, putting them to his neck again and pinning him against the wall.
"You mention 'Ro one more time with that sort of slur in your tone and I'll make you into a jigsaw puzzle." Logan growled into his ear.
"Ok guys, enough," Warren said, as he carefully and without making any sudden moves, removed Bobby out from beneath Logan's reach, "We were just leaving."
Warren and Bobby quickly left the pair standing in the hall, every once in a while turning back to give an evil look.
Once they were out of site Remy turned to Logan and said, "Why did you do dat, Logan."
"Don't even talk to me Gumbo. That was for 'Ro, not for you." He said and left without a second glance.
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Rogue landed in front of Louis with tears in her eyes.
"Are you ok?" asked Louis, feeling bad for Rogue as she looked back at the mansion, "Rogue?"
"Yeah sugah," she said turning to face Louis.
"Are you ok?" he said again, laying his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, Ah'm fine," she said giving him a weak smile.
"Are you sure?" he asked, not quite convinced of her sincerity.
Rogue turned to look at the light coming towards them, recognizing Jean's car; she picked up her bags and said, "Let's get outta here."
"Sounds good to me," said Louis, following Rogue towards his black BMW.
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Jean and Betsy were returning from a movie and had just turned down the long winding driveway to the mansion when they passed a couple walking by the side of the road.
"Wasn't that Rogue?" Betsy asked Jean, turning her head to see the pair.
"Yeah I think so, but who's that with her?" Jean replied slowing the car down, straining to see.
"I don't know. I've never seen him before," said Betsy shrugging her shoulders.
"Let's hurry back to the mansion to find out what's happened. It looked like she moved out," Jean said as she hit the gas petal.
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Remy had received a call from Hank requesting that he and Ororo return to the lab. The test results were in and Hank sounded quite concerned. Remy went and collected Storm and together they entered the lab.
"Well mon ami, what did you find out? Did we catch some strange flu or something?" Remy asked as he grabbed a chair for Storm then found one for himself.
"Not a virus. You have both been drugged." Said Hank turning in his chair to face his fellow teammates and get straight to the point.
"Drugged!!" Storm and Remy said in unison.
"Yes. Cecelia and I ran the tests twice; those drinks you received must have been drugged. A very effectual drug actually, that's why you are still feeling the consequences of it. It might still take another day to fully recuperate." Beast added.
"We have never encountered anyone that would do this before?" Storm said very confused. "What does this drug do? Just affect the memory and cause illness?"
"No, actually it would have rendered both of you completely unconscious for a number of hours. Which leads to the logical question, how did you two get back to the mansion and end up in the unfortunate state you were discovered in? It seems someone, most likely the person who drugged you, brought you home and placed you in a very compromising position together. The question is, indubitably, why?"
Remy and Storm just looked at each other and shook their heads. It just made no sense.
"Rogue was right, dere are little green men," said Remy, trying to lighten the mood.
"I think we should familiarize the rest that some unknown individual has been on the mansion premises." Hank added, "I've called the remainder of the group just before you came. They should be here momentarily."
Shortly, the remaining accompaniment of X-men entered the lab to hear Beast's report. All were completely stunned and more than a little ashamed at the way they had treated Storm and Remy today.
Logan went over to Storm and put his arm around her. "Sorry Darlin' I should never have doubted you,"
Storm hugged him back. As much of a bad ass as Logan was at least he could admit when he was wrong.
Scott, Warren and Bobby couldn't even look Remy in the eye. They quickly apologized and then turned their attention to the situation at hand, that the mansion had had an unwelcome visitor in the night. The present members of the team sat at the situation room table as Scott went to check the computer system for the mansion's security.
"Did any of our security systems pick up anything?" Logan questioned Scott.
"No, we weren't alerted to any intruders. Nothing!" Scott said and shrugged. "Logan have you picked up any unusual scents?"
"Nothing I'd call unusual. The rose that Remy gave Rogue was unusually strong but that's it," he replied.
Remy looked at Logan stunned, "What rose?"
"I saw her in the hall before she saw you and 'Ro. She was carrying a rose and seemed to be on cloud nine. I assumed it was from you."
Scott was in full leader mode, "We must assume Rogue thought it was too."
Logan turned to Scott, "Ya flamin' think, Cyke," he said as if that was the stupidest thing he ever heard.
"I just don't get it. Why bring you home and stick you in bed together?" Bobby asked looking around feeling very confused.
"Could it have something to do with the Guild?" Beast asked.
Remy straightened at that comment and glared at Beast. His rage simmering just below the surface now. "I don' see for what," Remy said while Storm just shrugged.
Jean and Betsy finally arrived at the lab.
"Hey, has Rogue moved out? And who's that guy with her?" Betsy asked a little out of breath. They had run to meet up with everyone and find out what was going on.
Remy stiffened at the mention of a man. The rest just looked stunned and waited anxiously for more information.
The last sliver of control Remy had over his anger was now gone.
"What guy?!" Remy demanded, his voice quivering with rage.
"And why would you care?" asked Betsy, embittered.
"Betts, it would seem we were wrong. Someone drugged 'Ro and Gumbo to make it look like they were sleepin' together," explained Logan.
Jean and Betsy exchanged worried glances and sat with the others at the table. Finally Jean spoke, "Well he was dressed in black and had black hair. He was about the same height as Betts. I really didn't see anything."
"Neither did I," said Psylocke.
Storm immediately looked towards Remy with a horrified expression. Logan was the only one who noticed.
"What's the matter darlin'?" he asked, concerned.
"Remy do you think it could be your acquaintances from New Orleans?"
Remy gave Ororo a puzzled look and asked, "Who?"
"You ran into them not to long ago in New Orleans, while you where with Rogue," she said, trying to jog his memory without being specific.
Remy thought about it a moment, then it hit him.
"Mon deiu! It's Louis!!" Remy cursed harshly, placing his hands over his face.
"Who?" asked several of the members in the room.
"Dis isn't happenin'," he said into his hands.
Remy turned to Storm with a defeated look. They both knew what had to happen next. He would have to tell them about Louis and Lestat. If the situation was as bad as Remy feared, that they wanted Rogue for something unsavory, his teammates would need as much information as possible. Even then, Remy feared it would not be enough.
"Come on Gumbo, is Rogue in trouble?" growled Logan.
"Chere in whole lot of trouble," said Remy, unsure where to begin, "I'll take Sinister over dese guys."
"Why?" asked Scott, in shock.
Remy gave Ororo a worried glance, "Dey are vampires."
"Oh flamin' lovely," said Logan, throwing his hands in the air.
"Vampires!" yelled Scott.
"Scott, please calm down," asked Jean, putting a hand on her husband's shoulder.
"No I won't. First it's the Morlocks, then we find out he's buddies with a bunch of vampires," yelled Scott, standing up and leaning across the table.
"Dey are not my buddies!" said Remy, standing and looking directly at Scott.
Everyone jumped as they heard a clap of thunder outside.
"Stop it!" yelled Ororo, "Let Remy speak."
"Well, go on Gumbo," growled Logan.
Over the next hour, Remy told everyone a brief outline of what he knew of the two vampires history
"Well it's easy, we go in, drag Rogue outta there and bring her home," said Logan.
"It's not dat easy," said Remy, leaning back in his chair.
"Why," said Warren.
"Lestat, de last time we met was one of de most powerful vampires on de earth."
"What do you mean powerful?" asked Scott.
"He has the abilities of Ma Belle Jean," said Remy looking at Jean, then he turned to Logan, " he has the ability to heal himself," he then turned to Scott "and he has a punch dat could knock Rogue into next week, and dat was a few years ago."
"He could be more powerful now?" asked Bobby.
"Oui, he is over two hundred years old and he gets more powerful wit' age."
"Isn't this Louis over two hundred also," asked Logan.
"Oui, but he is one of de weakest, well, de last time I messed wit' dem," Remy then chuckled, "he hypnotizes people by accident."
"Why is he weak and this Lestat is strong?" asked Jean.
"Louis hasn't drank Lestat's blood yet. If he did he would be as big as problem as Lestat," said Remy, "Lestat has drank the blood from the most powerful vampire dere is. Dat is why he is so powerful."
"And you know this how?" growled Logan.
"Pandora," said Remy, flatly.
Everyone exchanged looks of astonishment, finally Logan spoke.
"Now who the flamin' hell is Pandora?" he growled.
"We don' have de time for dis," said Remy getting exasperated.
"Well you better make time Remy, we need to know what we are up against," yelled Scott.
" Pandora is a 2000 year old vampire," said Remy.
Everyone in the room was silent now as they all pondered Remy's last remark. Then Scott spoke his voice seeming to waver slightly.
"What else?" asked Scott.
"De less you know de better mon frere. Dey have laws, and if any of you know about dese vampires dey will hunt you down and kill you."
"We will worry about that when the time comes. Our only concern is getting Rogue back," said Scott turning to Jean, "Can you pick up where this Lestat is?"
"Don't bother, he can cloak his presence from others," said Remy.
"Jesus Christ," whispered Scott, "tell us more about the others."
"I don't know if de whole coven is involved or not," said Remy, holding his head still feeling ill. He wasn't sure if it was due to being drugged or the worry for Rogues life.
"How many others," asked Scott, shaking his head.
Remy sighed and stood up from the table, he quickly scanned the faces of his friends as he paced the room trying to decide where to begin.
"Well dere could be David, Daniel and Jesse, who are all under a hundred yr. old, so dey not a real problem," he began, "den dere is Armand who is de leader of de Paris coven and he's five hundred years old."
Remy paused for a moment letting his teammates absorb the information, when he felt they were ready he began pacing again, "Also Marius and Pandora who by de way are the same age," which got a few groans from Bobby. "I don't t'ink Santino is involved but who knows, he's de coven leader in Rome."
Remy was still pacing back and forth, trying to think, he suddenly stopped and said, "Oh and we can't forget Lestat's momma Gabrielle, she a vampire too. Dat's all I know 'bout. Dere are more."
Everyone sat around the table looking at each other incredulously.
"We are so screwed," said Bobby and everyone nodded their agreement.
As Louis pulled into the driveway of Lestat's mansion, he watched Rogue out of the corner of his eye. She stared out of the car window, occasionally wiping away a stray tear that ran down her cheek. Louis didn't have to be human to realize Rogue was in a great deal emotional pain. The closer they got to the estate the more her look changed. By the time they arrived at the house Rogue had a look of grim determination on her face.
"A penny for your thoughts Rogue," said Louis, turning to face her as he stopped the car and took the keys out of the ignition.
Rogue turned and looked him in the eyes. There was something more than determination now staring at him through those long lashes. She didn't utter a word, only gave him a weak yet slightly sultry smile, got out of the car and waited for him to unlock the front door. Louis just shook his head and followed her up the front steps.
Louis unlocked the door and stepped in, with Rogue following close behind him. The two walked in an uncomfortable silence up the stairs and down the hall to Rogue's room. A new tension was building between them and Rogue could feel her will slipping away and a longing filling the void. As soon as they were in her room Rogue spun Louis around and pushed him into the wall with a deep passionate kiss. Louis quickly recovered from his initial surprise and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, returning the kiss with enough fire to cause Rogue to feel weak in the knees.
Louis broke away from Rogue and stared deeply into her green eyes and saw again the determination he had seen in the car.
"Are you sure about this?" he asked breathlessly.
"Ah don't love you, you don't love me, but ah still want you," she said as she ran her hands gently over his chest to start unbuttoning his shirt.
Louis answered her sensual touch with a groan and began to kiss her neck. Rogue felt his fangs slide down her neck and she shivered at the unusual sensation.
Rogue found her hands start to shake as she impatiently pushed Louis's shirt off his shoulders to reveal his muscular, hairless chest. She had eagerly sought this sort of contact for a long time she realized now. Her entire body was shaking with nervousness and excitement, mixing to make an explosive combination.
She placed both her hands on his bare chest and savored the delicate kisses he was giving her neck. Louis moved his hand from around her waist to the front and began to slowly slide his hand under her shirt. At that moment a strange thought flashed into Rogue's mind. She suddenly heard Remy say, "Chere please don't let me go. Please hold on."
Abruptly, Rogue pushed Louis back. He looked at her, his eyes wide with surprise. He had no idea she was THAT strong.
"Ah'm sorry Louis," she said as she as she put her hands to her face and turned away, more than a little embarrassed. " Ah want to but Ah just can't. Ah guess Ah still need more time."
"It's ok. Don't rush yourself. You've been through a lot these last few days." Louis said, but his disappointment not completely hidden in his voice.
After a few awkward moments, Rogue was relived to hear Louis change the subject, "Rogue? Are you still interested in meeting that friend of mine?"
"The one who might be able to help me?" Rogue asked turning now to look at him again.
"Yes, that person. I contacted him today while you were getting your belongings. He said we could go see him immediately. If you want to that is," said Louis, trying not to sound too anxious.
"Now? We could go now? To New Orleans?" Rogue asked, her eyes wide with excitement but not without a small amount of reservation.
Louis nodded and smiled.
"Let's go then," she said finally
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That moment at the mansion.
Remy sat on the roof staring blankly at the fading sunset. His mind was reliving the past few hours. He let out a sigh, took another cigarette, and lit it with his finger. He took a drag inhaling deeply. He knew Lestat was up to something with Rogue and not knowing what it was scared the hell out of him.
"I won't loose you again, chere," he whispered to the wind.
Suddenly Remy felt a strange sensation envelop him, It felt like some one he cared about was giving up control. He closed his eyes as he tried to let the feeling wash over him.
When Remy realized it was Rogue, he tried to project to her not to let him go and that she must hold on.
"I t''ought Jean is de only telepath here," he sighed.
Remy was about to get up and tell the others about his feeling, he felt someone staring at him. He turned his head slightly and said, "Bon jour Lydia."
Remy turned his head to face the woman he had known had been watching him. She was a beautiful woman. She wore a long white dress and her long brown hair hung down over her shoulders. Her brown eyes sparkled at the sight of her friend.
She smiled at him and said, "Remy, please don't call me that."
Remy chuckled looking at the sunset, "Ok Pandora. Do I want t' know why you are here?"
Pandora looked down at the roof sadly; " I told you if you ever needed me I would be here."
Remy put his hand threw his hair and whispered, "Better late den never, neh?"
"I couldn't tell you what was going to happen Remy," she said almost pleadingly, her brown eyes glistening with blood tears.
"Will you quit levitating, you know I hate dat," said Remy flicking his cigarette threw the air.
Pandora smiled and floated over to Remy and landed beside him.
Remy stretched his long legs in front of him and patted the spot beside him and Pandora sat beside him. They sat in silence for a moment, both at a loss for words.
"So you going t' tell me what de hell is going on," asked Remy getting impatient.
"I can't do that Remy," said Pandora sadly.
Remy tried to grab Pandora's hand to plead with her but his hand went through her.
"You're projectin'," said Remy in disbelief.
"No one can know I'm here," she said quietly.
Remy jumped to his feet in anger, "Where is she, Pandora?"
"Remy be careful, we are on the roof," cried Pandora rising.
"I don' give a shit" he yelled, "where is she?"
"I just came to tell you that the others are not involved."
"Just Lestat and Louis?" said Remy questioningly.
Pandora nodded and said, "There is one other but he is not a vampire."
"Who is he?" asked Remy trying to maintain his self-control.
"Nortatem."
Remy turned and stared at the sky, trying to remember where he knew that name from, "Can you stop him?"
"No, we can not get involved for many reasons," said Pandora.
"At least I know who we gotta go through," said Remy relieved to know the X-men didn't have to go through the older vampires.
Remy turned around and saw that Pandora had vanished.
"Where is she," he screamed.
"Go home Remy. Let your heart guide you and you will find her. You are connected to each other, trust yourself and her love for you and there is always hope," he heard her say in his mind.
"You should work for Hallmark Pandora," he whispered as he sat down to think.
"What did she mean, 'Go home', he thought, "I am home."
All of a sudden, it came to him, "New Orleans," he cried as he jumped up to tell the others he knew where Rogue was.
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In New Orleans...
Louis and Rogue, after arriving in New Orleans, went directly to the home of Nortatem.
"This is the place," Louis said as he held the front door open for Rogue.
They both walked straight into the premises and then entered the parlor to find two men sitting in front of the fireplace in matching red velvet chairs. Rogue stopped just inside the room and quickly looked around as one of the men stood and approached to greet them.
"Hello Louis, good to see you again," the elderly man said with a nod in Louis's direction then turned his attention to Rogue. "And you must be Rogue."
"Ya know me?" Rogue asked a little surprised.
Nortatem smiled like the Cheshire cat, "I know all about you," he hissed.
At that moment Rogue's attention was diverted to the man sitting in the other chair as he casually got up and swung himself into view. It was Lestat and he was twirling a red rose in his hand, looking decidedly bored.
"What's going on?" Rogue asked getting a little unnerved by the strange way the two men were acting.
Lestat came up to her quickly and spoke directly into her face "Tonight you are going to dance with the devil," he said and grabbed her in a waltz pose and swung her around twice in a mocked dance.
Rogue pushed him away and jumped back in shock. In the split second that followed, Nortatem came up silently behind her and placed what looked like a Genoshian collar around her neck, and locked it in place.
Rogue leaped away from him. She hadn't seen him sneak up while Lestat had been in her face. But it was too late; the collar was on tight. Rogue turned to Louis, "Louis what's going on? Help me!"
Louis turned his eyes down and refused to look at her. Then Rogue knew she had been set up and she was in trouble.
Lestat, noticing the hurt look in her eyes, playfully danced the rose under her nose and said, "Don't look so sad Chere, I think Louis really did like you for a while there."
"Shut up Lestat," Louis barked, from the corner of the room.
"Boys, boys! No need to fight, she is no longer your concern." Nortatem informed them.
"What do you want with me?" Rogue begged her captor.
Nortatem chuckled and said, "and spoil my surprise? I think not."
Rogue stood in complete shock while quiet tears leaked down her face. Louis stood off to the side looking out the window. Lestat sat back in the chair, continuing to play with the rose in his previously bored fashion.
Rogue didn't know where to turn for help when suddenly two sets of slimy hands grabbed her arms. She looked up to see whom these arms belonged to and let out a loud gasp in abject terror at what she saw.
Nortatem spoke in a loving voice, "Oh Rogue, I'd like you to meet a couple of my zombies. They will be taking you to the cellar to stay for a couple of days until I'm prepared to make use of you. My pets that live down there will help get you in the right frame of mind."
Rogue struggled hard with the gruesome pair trying not to lose her mind completely at the horrible situation. The zombies frightened her badly with their slimy, rotting flesh and open festering wounds. She would not scream though, she would not allow her captures the satisfaction of that.
The fight however was futile since all her strength was gone. The collar had seen to that. The zombies pulled her to a door that stood open and had stairs leading downwards. From where he stood, Louis watched her be pulled out of site and down the stairs. After a moment or two of silence, terrified screams could be heard. Whatever horrors were down there, they were going to drive her insane, he thought.
"Why don't you just get this over with," Louis protested "She's ready. Just put her out of her misery! Let her die!"
Nortatem burst out laughing and then spoke "What do you mean? Put her out of her misery? Her misery will be eternal. She will not die. In fact she will live forever in a prison in her mind and I will become all powerful." An evil smile was becoming even bigger at the prospect of eternal torture.
"What's this crap, Lestat? What's he talking about?" Louis demanded.
"Calm down Louis. You are always so dramatic. What difference does it make? We kill these humans every day, what do you care about the fate of one more?" Lestat cooed.
"I will not let you hurt her," he yelled as he began to cross the distance between himself and Lestat.
Lestat's eyes narrowed in anger as he yelled, "you think so do you."
Lestat stood up and threw Louis through the window with his mind. Pieces of glass shattered everywhere and Nortatem started to laugh.
Lestat turned to face the necromancer and yelled, "Get your zombies to pick up Louis and put him in a locked room. He needs time to think where his loyalties lie." Lestat then turned and left the room furious.
The sound of Nortatem still laughing followed him from the room.
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Back at the mansion...
"I don't want to listen to this anymore. Let's stop wasting time and find Rogue now! Has Xavier picked up anything with Cerebro yet?" Logan said, his impatience growing exponentially.
"But Logan we need to figure out this vampire situation more thoroughly so we don't endanger the whole team," said Scott getting frustrated.
Logan was getting geared up to be in Scott's face again when he saw Jean and Betsy both grab their heads at the same time and fall to the ground screaming in pain.
Logan and Scott ran over to them just as Remy burst through the door yelling, "I know where chere is." He immediately stopped at the sight of Scott comforting his wife and Logan holding Psylocke.
"What's de matter?"
"Are you ok honey?" asked Scott, hugging her.
Jean looked at Scott with tears in her eyes, "It's Rogue, she's sending out psychic screams and I just wasn't expecting it." Jean hugged her husband harder, "Oh Scott, she's terrified."
Logan looked at Remy and the color had drained from his face. Everyone knew that if Rogue was scared that it must have been awful.
Remy got his composure back, "I know where she is and who has her."
Scott and Logan said in unison, " Where?"
"She's in New Orleans, with Lestat, Louis and someone named Nortatem, " explained Remy.
Scott hit his commlink, "Everyone meet us at the Blackbird, we are going to New Orleans."
Bobby's voice was heard, "Why."
Logan hit his commlink, "Just do it. Remy will explain on the way," he growled.
TBC
Ok if I got Pandora wrong please forgive me and don't blame Valkyrie. I have limited knowledge of her and I don't know if she can levitate, astral project, or read minds like Lestat. Next Part is violent so you are warned. Oh yeah review.
People have been nit picking in the reviews about the vamps. REMY HAS NOT SEEN THESE GUYS FOR A LONG TIME SO CURRENT INFORMATION IS USELESS. SO QUIT EXPLAINING ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VAMPIRES. I SAID I WAS SORRY ABOUT MY INFORMATION ABOUT PANDORA, IT COULD BE RIGHT OR WRONG, I DON'T KNOW. NITPICKING OUR FIC APART ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT COME OUT FASTER, THAT I CAN GUARANTEE. If your another one who thinks David is from the movie 'Lost boys (can you feel me rolling my eyes at that one) see my explanation in the review section.
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Soul Mining by The The
You're floating down a tunnel
In a little wooden box
You're cold and you're lonely and enveloped in fog
You've been prized open and left here to die
You should've trusted your instincts
'Cause they don't tell lies
Something always goes wrong when things are going right
You've swallowed your pride to quell the pain inside
Someone captured your heart like a thief in the night
And squeezed all the juice out until it ran dry
You've been read like an open book
Page by page
You'll never tell anyone your inner thoughts again
You were taken in
By a heart of fool's gold
Now you're drifting in circles
In the depths of your soul
"Popsicle, you don't want t' mess wit' me today. Dat's your last warning." Gambit said as he brought a card out of his pocket and was ready to charge it.
"I'm so scared Gambit. What are you going to do? Send the Marauders after me too," spat out Bobby.
Gambit was furious and he could tell by Bobby's stance, that he was readying to explode also. If he was going to get yelled at for kicking Bobby's ass, he would have to make the first move.
Bobby turned to Warren and gave him a knowing look. Warren nodded and moved strategically behind Remy.
Remy rolled his eyes, casually leaning against the wall again,
" Having Big Bird behind me is a nice touch," he said to Bobby as he flipped the cards in between his fingers.
Bobby lifted his hands in preparation to engulf Remy's head in ice, when suddenly Logan came up from out of nowhere and threw Bobby against the wall hard. Logan's claws came out, pinning Bobby to the wall. Bobby looked down and nervously eyed the third one as he felt it press against his throat. Then Logan turned to glare at Warren.
"You guys ever heard of a fair fight bub?" Logan growled.
Warren took a step forward and Logan immediately lifted his arm out and his claws popped out leaving threes small scratches on Warrens throat.
Angel jumped back and said, "Let us deal with him Logan. What we do is none of your concern."
Remy turned to look at Angel incredulously, "What are you going t' do? Fly over me and crap on my head, you over grown bird."
Warren opened his mouth in preparation to return a witty remark but then dropped his eyes to the floor when none was forthcoming. Remy chuckled in triumph and turned his attention to Logan who still had Bobby pinned to the wall.
"I can take care of myself, homme," Remy said putting the card back in his pocket and straightening his coat.
"Suit yourself." Logan replied, obviously showing no love lost on the Cajun. He retracted his claws and released Iceman.
"Why are you taking his side in this?" Bobby asked as he got up and rubbed his sore shoulder where he had contacted the wall. " I'd thought you'd be first in line to beat the snot out of him, considering,"
"Considering what, Popsicle?" Logan said, turning to face Bobby again, his eyes gleaming with anger.
"Everyone knows you've got the hots for Storm, and Gambit here is messing around with her..." Bobby started to explain when Logan unsheathed his claws, putting them to his neck again and pinning him against the wall.
"You mention 'Ro one more time with that sort of slur in your tone and I'll make you into a jigsaw puzzle." Logan growled into his ear.
"Ok guys, enough," Warren said, as he carefully and without making any sudden moves, removed Bobby out from beneath Logan's reach, "We were just leaving."
Warren and Bobby quickly left the pair standing in the hall, every once in a while turning back to give an evil look.
Once they were out of site Remy turned to Logan and said, "Why did you do dat, Logan."
"Don't even talk to me Gumbo. That was for 'Ro, not for you." He said and left without a second glance.
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Rogue landed in front of Louis with tears in her eyes.
"Are you ok?" asked Louis, feeling bad for Rogue as she looked back at the mansion, "Rogue?"
"Yeah sugah," she said turning to face Louis.
"Are you ok?" he said again, laying his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, Ah'm fine," she said giving him a weak smile.
"Are you sure?" he asked, not quite convinced of her sincerity.
Rogue turned to look at the light coming towards them, recognizing Jean's car; she picked up her bags and said, "Let's get outta here."
"Sounds good to me," said Louis, following Rogue towards his black BMW.
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Jean and Betsy were returning from a movie and had just turned down the long winding driveway to the mansion when they passed a couple walking by the side of the road.
"Wasn't that Rogue?" Betsy asked Jean, turning her head to see the pair.
"Yeah I think so, but who's that with her?" Jean replied slowing the car down, straining to see.
"I don't know. I've never seen him before," said Betsy shrugging her shoulders.
"Let's hurry back to the mansion to find out what's happened. It looked like she moved out," Jean said as she hit the gas petal.
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Remy had received a call from Hank requesting that he and Ororo return to the lab. The test results were in and Hank sounded quite concerned. Remy went and collected Storm and together they entered the lab.
"Well mon ami, what did you find out? Did we catch some strange flu or something?" Remy asked as he grabbed a chair for Storm then found one for himself.
"Not a virus. You have both been drugged." Said Hank turning in his chair to face his fellow teammates and get straight to the point.
"Drugged!!" Storm and Remy said in unison.
"Yes. Cecelia and I ran the tests twice; those drinks you received must have been drugged. A very effectual drug actually, that's why you are still feeling the consequences of it. It might still take another day to fully recuperate." Beast added.
"We have never encountered anyone that would do this before?" Storm said very confused. "What does this drug do? Just affect the memory and cause illness?"
"No, actually it would have rendered both of you completely unconscious for a number of hours. Which leads to the logical question, how did you two get back to the mansion and end up in the unfortunate state you were discovered in? It seems someone, most likely the person who drugged you, brought you home and placed you in a very compromising position together. The question is, indubitably, why?"
Remy and Storm just looked at each other and shook their heads. It just made no sense.
"Rogue was right, dere are little green men," said Remy, trying to lighten the mood.
"I think we should familiarize the rest that some unknown individual has been on the mansion premises." Hank added, "I've called the remainder of the group just before you came. They should be here momentarily."
Shortly, the remaining accompaniment of X-men entered the lab to hear Beast's report. All were completely stunned and more than a little ashamed at the way they had treated Storm and Remy today.
Logan went over to Storm and put his arm around her. "Sorry Darlin' I should never have doubted you,"
Storm hugged him back. As much of a bad ass as Logan was at least he could admit when he was wrong.
Scott, Warren and Bobby couldn't even look Remy in the eye. They quickly apologized and then turned their attention to the situation at hand, that the mansion had had an unwelcome visitor in the night. The present members of the team sat at the situation room table as Scott went to check the computer system for the mansion's security.
"Did any of our security systems pick up anything?" Logan questioned Scott.
"No, we weren't alerted to any intruders. Nothing!" Scott said and shrugged. "Logan have you picked up any unusual scents?"
"Nothing I'd call unusual. The rose that Remy gave Rogue was unusually strong but that's it," he replied.
Remy looked at Logan stunned, "What rose?"
"I saw her in the hall before she saw you and 'Ro. She was carrying a rose and seemed to be on cloud nine. I assumed it was from you."
Scott was in full leader mode, "We must assume Rogue thought it was too."
Logan turned to Scott, "Ya flamin' think, Cyke," he said as if that was the stupidest thing he ever heard.
"I just don't get it. Why bring you home and stick you in bed together?" Bobby asked looking around feeling very confused.
"Could it have something to do with the Guild?" Beast asked.
Remy straightened at that comment and glared at Beast. His rage simmering just below the surface now. "I don' see for what," Remy said while Storm just shrugged.
Jean and Betsy finally arrived at the lab.
"Hey, has Rogue moved out? And who's that guy with her?" Betsy asked a little out of breath. They had run to meet up with everyone and find out what was going on.
Remy stiffened at the mention of a man. The rest just looked stunned and waited anxiously for more information.
The last sliver of control Remy had over his anger was now gone.
"What guy?!" Remy demanded, his voice quivering with rage.
"And why would you care?" asked Betsy, embittered.
"Betts, it would seem we were wrong. Someone drugged 'Ro and Gumbo to make it look like they were sleepin' together," explained Logan.
Jean and Betsy exchanged worried glances and sat with the others at the table. Finally Jean spoke, "Well he was dressed in black and had black hair. He was about the same height as Betts. I really didn't see anything."
"Neither did I," said Psylocke.
Storm immediately looked towards Remy with a horrified expression. Logan was the only one who noticed.
"What's the matter darlin'?" he asked, concerned.
"Remy do you think it could be your acquaintances from New Orleans?"
Remy gave Ororo a puzzled look and asked, "Who?"
"You ran into them not to long ago in New Orleans, while you where with Rogue," she said, trying to jog his memory without being specific.
Remy thought about it a moment, then it hit him.
"Mon deiu! It's Louis!!" Remy cursed harshly, placing his hands over his face.
"Who?" asked several of the members in the room.
"Dis isn't happenin'," he said into his hands.
Remy turned to Storm with a defeated look. They both knew what had to happen next. He would have to tell them about Louis and Lestat. If the situation was as bad as Remy feared, that they wanted Rogue for something unsavory, his teammates would need as much information as possible. Even then, Remy feared it would not be enough.
"Come on Gumbo, is Rogue in trouble?" growled Logan.
"Chere in whole lot of trouble," said Remy, unsure where to begin, "I'll take Sinister over dese guys."
"Why?" asked Scott, in shock.
Remy gave Ororo a worried glance, "Dey are vampires."
"Oh flamin' lovely," said Logan, throwing his hands in the air.
"Vampires!" yelled Scott.
"Scott, please calm down," asked Jean, putting a hand on her husband's shoulder.
"No I won't. First it's the Morlocks, then we find out he's buddies with a bunch of vampires," yelled Scott, standing up and leaning across the table.
"Dey are not my buddies!" said Remy, standing and looking directly at Scott.
Everyone jumped as they heard a clap of thunder outside.
"Stop it!" yelled Ororo, "Let Remy speak."
"Well, go on Gumbo," growled Logan.
Over the next hour, Remy told everyone a brief outline of what he knew of the two vampires history
"Well it's easy, we go in, drag Rogue outta there and bring her home," said Logan.
"It's not dat easy," said Remy, leaning back in his chair.
"Why," said Warren.
"Lestat, de last time we met was one of de most powerful vampires on de earth."
"What do you mean powerful?" asked Scott.
"He has the abilities of Ma Belle Jean," said Remy looking at Jean, then he turned to Logan, " he has the ability to heal himself," he then turned to Scott "and he has a punch dat could knock Rogue into next week, and dat was a few years ago."
"He could be more powerful now?" asked Bobby.
"Oui, he is over two hundred years old and he gets more powerful wit' age."
"Isn't this Louis over two hundred also," asked Logan.
"Oui, but he is one of de weakest, well, de last time I messed wit' dem," Remy then chuckled, "he hypnotizes people by accident."
"Why is he weak and this Lestat is strong?" asked Jean.
"Louis hasn't drank Lestat's blood yet. If he did he would be as big as problem as Lestat," said Remy, "Lestat has drank the blood from the most powerful vampire dere is. Dat is why he is so powerful."
"And you know this how?" growled Logan.
"Pandora," said Remy, flatly.
Everyone exchanged looks of astonishment, finally Logan spoke.
"Now who the flamin' hell is Pandora?" he growled.
"We don' have de time for dis," said Remy getting exasperated.
"Well you better make time Remy, we need to know what we are up against," yelled Scott.
" Pandora is a 2000 year old vampire," said Remy.
Everyone in the room was silent now as they all pondered Remy's last remark. Then Scott spoke his voice seeming to waver slightly.
"What else?" asked Scott.
"De less you know de better mon frere. Dey have laws, and if any of you know about dese vampires dey will hunt you down and kill you."
"We will worry about that when the time comes. Our only concern is getting Rogue back," said Scott turning to Jean, "Can you pick up where this Lestat is?"
"Don't bother, he can cloak his presence from others," said Remy.
"Jesus Christ," whispered Scott, "tell us more about the others."
"I don't know if de whole coven is involved or not," said Remy, holding his head still feeling ill. He wasn't sure if it was due to being drugged or the worry for Rogues life.
"How many others," asked Scott, shaking his head.
Remy sighed and stood up from the table, he quickly scanned the faces of his friends as he paced the room trying to decide where to begin.
"Well dere could be David, Daniel and Jesse, who are all under a hundred yr. old, so dey not a real problem," he began, "den dere is Armand who is de leader of de Paris coven and he's five hundred years old."
Remy paused for a moment letting his teammates absorb the information, when he felt they were ready he began pacing again, "Also Marius and Pandora who by de way are the same age," which got a few groans from Bobby. "I don't t'ink Santino is involved but who knows, he's de coven leader in Rome."
Remy was still pacing back and forth, trying to think, he suddenly stopped and said, "Oh and we can't forget Lestat's momma Gabrielle, she a vampire too. Dat's all I know 'bout. Dere are more."
Everyone sat around the table looking at each other incredulously.
"We are so screwed," said Bobby and everyone nodded their agreement.
As Louis pulled into the driveway of Lestat's mansion, he watched Rogue out of the corner of his eye. She stared out of the car window, occasionally wiping away a stray tear that ran down her cheek. Louis didn't have to be human to realize Rogue was in a great deal emotional pain. The closer they got to the estate the more her look changed. By the time they arrived at the house Rogue had a look of grim determination on her face.
"A penny for your thoughts Rogue," said Louis, turning to face her as he stopped the car and took the keys out of the ignition.
Rogue turned and looked him in the eyes. There was something more than determination now staring at him through those long lashes. She didn't utter a word, only gave him a weak yet slightly sultry smile, got out of the car and waited for him to unlock the front door. Louis just shook his head and followed her up the front steps.
Louis unlocked the door and stepped in, with Rogue following close behind him. The two walked in an uncomfortable silence up the stairs and down the hall to Rogue's room. A new tension was building between them and Rogue could feel her will slipping away and a longing filling the void. As soon as they were in her room Rogue spun Louis around and pushed him into the wall with a deep passionate kiss. Louis quickly recovered from his initial surprise and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, returning the kiss with enough fire to cause Rogue to feel weak in the knees.
Louis broke away from Rogue and stared deeply into her green eyes and saw again the determination he had seen in the car.
"Are you sure about this?" he asked breathlessly.
"Ah don't love you, you don't love me, but ah still want you," she said as she ran her hands gently over his chest to start unbuttoning his shirt.
Louis answered her sensual touch with a groan and began to kiss her neck. Rogue felt his fangs slide down her neck and she shivered at the unusual sensation.
Rogue found her hands start to shake as she impatiently pushed Louis's shirt off his shoulders to reveal his muscular, hairless chest. She had eagerly sought this sort of contact for a long time she realized now. Her entire body was shaking with nervousness and excitement, mixing to make an explosive combination.
She placed both her hands on his bare chest and savored the delicate kisses he was giving her neck. Louis moved his hand from around her waist to the front and began to slowly slide his hand under her shirt. At that moment a strange thought flashed into Rogue's mind. She suddenly heard Remy say, "Chere please don't let me go. Please hold on."
Abruptly, Rogue pushed Louis back. He looked at her, his eyes wide with surprise. He had no idea she was THAT strong.
"Ah'm sorry Louis," she said as she as she put her hands to her face and turned away, more than a little embarrassed. " Ah want to but Ah just can't. Ah guess Ah still need more time."
"It's ok. Don't rush yourself. You've been through a lot these last few days." Louis said, but his disappointment not completely hidden in his voice.
After a few awkward moments, Rogue was relived to hear Louis change the subject, "Rogue? Are you still interested in meeting that friend of mine?"
"The one who might be able to help me?" Rogue asked turning now to look at him again.
"Yes, that person. I contacted him today while you were getting your belongings. He said we could go see him immediately. If you want to that is," said Louis, trying not to sound too anxious.
"Now? We could go now? To New Orleans?" Rogue asked, her eyes wide with excitement but not without a small amount of reservation.
Louis nodded and smiled.
"Let's go then," she said finally
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That moment at the mansion.
Remy sat on the roof staring blankly at the fading sunset. His mind was reliving the past few hours. He let out a sigh, took another cigarette, and lit it with his finger. He took a drag inhaling deeply. He knew Lestat was up to something with Rogue and not knowing what it was scared the hell out of him.
"I won't loose you again, chere," he whispered to the wind.
Suddenly Remy felt a strange sensation envelop him, It felt like some one he cared about was giving up control. He closed his eyes as he tried to let the feeling wash over him.
When Remy realized it was Rogue, he tried to project to her not to let him go and that she must hold on.
"I t''ought Jean is de only telepath here," he sighed.
Remy was about to get up and tell the others about his feeling, he felt someone staring at him. He turned his head slightly and said, "Bon jour Lydia."
Remy turned his head to face the woman he had known had been watching him. She was a beautiful woman. She wore a long white dress and her long brown hair hung down over her shoulders. Her brown eyes sparkled at the sight of her friend.
She smiled at him and said, "Remy, please don't call me that."
Remy chuckled looking at the sunset, "Ok Pandora. Do I want t' know why you are here?"
Pandora looked down at the roof sadly; " I told you if you ever needed me I would be here."
Remy put his hand threw his hair and whispered, "Better late den never, neh?"
"I couldn't tell you what was going to happen Remy," she said almost pleadingly, her brown eyes glistening with blood tears.
"Will you quit levitating, you know I hate dat," said Remy flicking his cigarette threw the air.
Pandora smiled and floated over to Remy and landed beside him.
Remy stretched his long legs in front of him and patted the spot beside him and Pandora sat beside him. They sat in silence for a moment, both at a loss for words.
"So you going t' tell me what de hell is going on," asked Remy getting impatient.
"I can't do that Remy," said Pandora sadly.
Remy tried to grab Pandora's hand to plead with her but his hand went through her.
"You're projectin'," said Remy in disbelief.
"No one can know I'm here," she said quietly.
Remy jumped to his feet in anger, "Where is she, Pandora?"
"Remy be careful, we are on the roof," cried Pandora rising.
"I don' give a shit" he yelled, "where is she?"
"I just came to tell you that the others are not involved."
"Just Lestat and Louis?" said Remy questioningly.
Pandora nodded and said, "There is one other but he is not a vampire."
"Who is he?" asked Remy trying to maintain his self-control.
"Nortatem."
Remy turned and stared at the sky, trying to remember where he knew that name from, "Can you stop him?"
"No, we can not get involved for many reasons," said Pandora.
"At least I know who we gotta go through," said Remy relieved to know the X-men didn't have to go through the older vampires.
Remy turned around and saw that Pandora had vanished.
"Where is she," he screamed.
"Go home Remy. Let your heart guide you and you will find her. You are connected to each other, trust yourself and her love for you and there is always hope," he heard her say in his mind.
"You should work for Hallmark Pandora," he whispered as he sat down to think.
"What did she mean, 'Go home', he thought, "I am home."
All of a sudden, it came to him, "New Orleans," he cried as he jumped up to tell the others he knew where Rogue was.
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In New Orleans...
Louis and Rogue, after arriving in New Orleans, went directly to the home of Nortatem.
"This is the place," Louis said as he held the front door open for Rogue.
They both walked straight into the premises and then entered the parlor to find two men sitting in front of the fireplace in matching red velvet chairs. Rogue stopped just inside the room and quickly looked around as one of the men stood and approached to greet them.
"Hello Louis, good to see you again," the elderly man said with a nod in Louis's direction then turned his attention to Rogue. "And you must be Rogue."
"Ya know me?" Rogue asked a little surprised.
Nortatem smiled like the Cheshire cat, "I know all about you," he hissed.
At that moment Rogue's attention was diverted to the man sitting in the other chair as he casually got up and swung himself into view. It was Lestat and he was twirling a red rose in his hand, looking decidedly bored.
"What's going on?" Rogue asked getting a little unnerved by the strange way the two men were acting.
Lestat came up to her quickly and spoke directly into her face "Tonight you are going to dance with the devil," he said and grabbed her in a waltz pose and swung her around twice in a mocked dance.
Rogue pushed him away and jumped back in shock. In the split second that followed, Nortatem came up silently behind her and placed what looked like a Genoshian collar around her neck, and locked it in place.
Rogue leaped away from him. She hadn't seen him sneak up while Lestat had been in her face. But it was too late; the collar was on tight. Rogue turned to Louis, "Louis what's going on? Help me!"
Louis turned his eyes down and refused to look at her. Then Rogue knew she had been set up and she was in trouble.
Lestat, noticing the hurt look in her eyes, playfully danced the rose under her nose and said, "Don't look so sad Chere, I think Louis really did like you for a while there."
"Shut up Lestat," Louis barked, from the corner of the room.
"Boys, boys! No need to fight, she is no longer your concern." Nortatem informed them.
"What do you want with me?" Rogue begged her captor.
Nortatem chuckled and said, "and spoil my surprise? I think not."
Rogue stood in complete shock while quiet tears leaked down her face. Louis stood off to the side looking out the window. Lestat sat back in the chair, continuing to play with the rose in his previously bored fashion.
Rogue didn't know where to turn for help when suddenly two sets of slimy hands grabbed her arms. She looked up to see whom these arms belonged to and let out a loud gasp in abject terror at what she saw.
Nortatem spoke in a loving voice, "Oh Rogue, I'd like you to meet a couple of my zombies. They will be taking you to the cellar to stay for a couple of days until I'm prepared to make use of you. My pets that live down there will help get you in the right frame of mind."
Rogue struggled hard with the gruesome pair trying not to lose her mind completely at the horrible situation. The zombies frightened her badly with their slimy, rotting flesh and open festering wounds. She would not scream though, she would not allow her captures the satisfaction of that.
The fight however was futile since all her strength was gone. The collar had seen to that. The zombies pulled her to a door that stood open and had stairs leading downwards. From where he stood, Louis watched her be pulled out of site and down the stairs. After a moment or two of silence, terrified screams could be heard. Whatever horrors were down there, they were going to drive her insane, he thought.
"Why don't you just get this over with," Louis protested "She's ready. Just put her out of her misery! Let her die!"
Nortatem burst out laughing and then spoke "What do you mean? Put her out of her misery? Her misery will be eternal. She will not die. In fact she will live forever in a prison in her mind and I will become all powerful." An evil smile was becoming even bigger at the prospect of eternal torture.
"What's this crap, Lestat? What's he talking about?" Louis demanded.
"Calm down Louis. You are always so dramatic. What difference does it make? We kill these humans every day, what do you care about the fate of one more?" Lestat cooed.
"I will not let you hurt her," he yelled as he began to cross the distance between himself and Lestat.
Lestat's eyes narrowed in anger as he yelled, "you think so do you."
Lestat stood up and threw Louis through the window with his mind. Pieces of glass shattered everywhere and Nortatem started to laugh.
Lestat turned to face the necromancer and yelled, "Get your zombies to pick up Louis and put him in a locked room. He needs time to think where his loyalties lie." Lestat then turned and left the room furious.
The sound of Nortatem still laughing followed him from the room.
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Back at the mansion...
"I don't want to listen to this anymore. Let's stop wasting time and find Rogue now! Has Xavier picked up anything with Cerebro yet?" Logan said, his impatience growing exponentially.
"But Logan we need to figure out this vampire situation more thoroughly so we don't endanger the whole team," said Scott getting frustrated.
Logan was getting geared up to be in Scott's face again when he saw Jean and Betsy both grab their heads at the same time and fall to the ground screaming in pain.
Logan and Scott ran over to them just as Remy burst through the door yelling, "I know where chere is." He immediately stopped at the sight of Scott comforting his wife and Logan holding Psylocke.
"What's de matter?"
"Are you ok honey?" asked Scott, hugging her.
Jean looked at Scott with tears in her eyes, "It's Rogue, she's sending out psychic screams and I just wasn't expecting it." Jean hugged her husband harder, "Oh Scott, she's terrified."
Logan looked at Remy and the color had drained from his face. Everyone knew that if Rogue was scared that it must have been awful.
Remy got his composure back, "I know where she is and who has her."
Scott and Logan said in unison, " Where?"
"She's in New Orleans, with Lestat, Louis and someone named Nortatem, " explained Remy.
Scott hit his commlink, "Everyone meet us at the Blackbird, we are going to New Orleans."
Bobby's voice was heard, "Why."
Logan hit his commlink, "Just do it. Remy will explain on the way," he growled.
TBC
Ok if I got Pandora wrong please forgive me and don't blame Valkyrie. I have limited knowledge of her and I don't know if she can levitate, astral project, or read minds like Lestat. Next Part is violent so you are warned. Oh yeah review.
People have been nit picking in the reviews about the vamps. REMY HAS NOT SEEN THESE GUYS FOR A LONG TIME SO CURRENT INFORMATION IS USELESS. SO QUIT EXPLAINING ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VAMPIRES. I SAID I WAS SORRY ABOUT MY INFORMATION ABOUT PANDORA, IT COULD BE RIGHT OR WRONG, I DON'T KNOW. NITPICKING OUR FIC APART ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT COME OUT FASTER, THAT I CAN GUARANTEE. If your another one who thinks David is from the movie 'Lost boys (can you feel me rolling my eyes at that one) see my explanation in the review section.