Tuesday, December 25, 2001

Howdy people! Hi, I know I haven't updated lately, sorry. NE way, some of these characters are made up…at least, pretty much. In addition, Remy, well, he'll talk more normally, not so much French. Well, here we go, oh, and sorry if it is too short.

Disclaimer: X-Men Evolution is not mine, yada, yada, yada….

THE LAST ENCOUNTER

CHAPTER ONE

In a dark room, in the middle of the night, five cloaked shadows met around an eerie floating white globe. One of the shadows held up one small, pale hand towards the globe, which began to glow mysteriously. Another figure leaned in close to the globe, the light casting a strange light on his handsome face. He grinned mischievously, but then his smile fell. "Se'er, how come dis picture is so fuzzy?"

The girl named Se'er peered in close, her wavy blonde hair peeking out from her hood. "Hmm, something must be interfering with my Sight. But at least we know she is somewhere in this area."

"I told you this wouldn't work Remy." The third figure said obviously a woman by her voice. Throwing down her hood in frustration, she yelled at the boy named Remy. "And why do we have to wear these stupid hoods? No one is going to see us, you know that, and it's giving me hood hair!"

"'Cause it is fun and mysterious, Aegis, that's why." Remy said, a wide grin on his handsome, shadowed face. Aegis threw her hands in the air, frustrated. "Arg, you are so, so, SO…"

"Adorable?" Remy offered cutely. Se'er giggled from within her hood. "No. You are so AGGRAVATING!"

Remy just grinned and winked at the still giggling Se'er and the fuming Aegis. "Remy loves you too, Aegis."

"Whatever, boy." The older woman said before irritably flipping her coal black hair over her broad shoulder. However, even in the shadows, Remy could see a small smile gracing her lips. "Anyway, back to business. Remy, the master wants us to enlist her SOON. We have already wasted too much time. Those X-geeks are getting closer and closer to her while we seem to be trailing behind. They came so close to capturing her, and those troublesome brats, what did they call themselves again?"

"The Brotherhood." One of the figures behind them told her.

"Oh yes, that's their name. Let's not forget the annoying Brotherhood. Remy, we can't keep playing this cat and mouse game much longer. It is time for us to set the trap."

"Remy knows. Remy knows." Remy muttered while rubbing his temples from around his black sunglasses. Se'er looked up at the man whom she thought of as a big brother, her childish looks scrunched up with worry. "Rem ok, no?"

Remy smiled fondly down at the girl of about 15, although she didn't look older than 11. "Remy is just fine, Se'er."

"So, what's the plan, honey?" Aegis asked before walking to the still glowing globe, staring into its depths, her brows frowned with concentration.

"I call it, Operation: Find girl, infatuate girl, lure girl, then trap girl." Remy said with flourish, his arms waving, and his face smiling like a maniac. The two females looked at each other incredulously. "Ok, ok, Remy know title need work."

"Definitely." Se'er said before the two females burst out laughing while Remy just plopped on the ground, pretending to act hurt. With her face turning slightly red, Se'er tried to put on a straight face, and failed miserably and just started laughing harder.

"Aww, poor little Remy got his feelings hurt." Aegis said before both she and Se'er grinned at each other mischievously and pounced on Remy, laughing. This continued for a couple minutes before all three of them sobered up, all three of them sitting on the ground. He turned at a bored snort from behind them. Remy looked up at the two figures from his position on the ground. "What?"

"Remy, what should we do now that you are done, ahem, playing?" asked the larger of the two figures, a male by his voice. Remy frowned with thought before he turned to the two figures behind him. He looked at the larger one. They stared at each other for a minute before Remy nodded knowingly at him, whom oddly liquidated and slipped away. Then, he turned to the other, smaller figure. "Mira, go put the local bars and diners on 'alert' for your dear, runaway 'sister.'" He grinned at the 'sister' part before he continued staring through the glowing orb at a certain green-eyed girl as Mira ran to do as she was ordered.

"Beautiful." He whispered his eyes slightly glazed as he stared deeply into the glowing globe. The two females still in the room looked at each other questioningly, both silently asking, "What in the world?"

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She felt as if someone was watching her. She whipped her head around quickly; her gloved fists up and ready to deck any guy who came within five feet of her. No one was behind her. The street was eerily deserted except for a few thrown away flyers. She shook her head, mad at herself for being so jumpy. The wind echoed her own thoughts as it howled at her for her foolishness. The wind teased her reddish brown hair, releasing a few white strands from a messy ponytail. With an exasperated sigh, she pushed back her hair behind her ears and trotted to a nearby diner. All conversation stopped when she stepped into the small diner. She looked around, not seeing any unwanted familiar faces. She slowly backed away, her instincts to run kicking in. Suddenly, a large wall stopped her from retreating any further. She turned around, wondering how a wall had appeared so abruptly. When she turned around, she discovered it wasn't a large wall, but a man, around the age of 20. She glared up at the blonde man who was about five inches taller than her own 5'7". His eyes just twinkled before he looked at her innocently, "Oh, sorry miss. Am I in you way?"

"Yes, you are. So MOVE." Rogue said a bit testily, her green eyes flashing. "My, my. Is that any way for a lady to speak to a gentleman?"

"First of all, I am NO lady! Secondly, I doubt a man of you, ah, stature, is a GENTLEman." Rogue replied dryly as she eyed his outfit. He was wearing a leather-studded jacket, ripped blue jeans, a tight, slightly rumpled white shirt, motorcycle gloves, and a small silver earring in his right lobe. He just laughed before stretching his arms out in the doorway, blocking her way. Rogue's emerald eyes narrowed suspiciously. She couldn't believe this guy, who did he think he was anyway. Rogue leaned in close to his ear, standing on her tiptoes. So as not to make a scene, she whispered heatedly, "I said, move."

The man felt a rush spread through his body as he felt her soft lips accidentally brush his sensitive ears. Mentally shaking his head, he quickly caught her chin in his gloved hands forcing her to look into his black eyes. Rogue felt herself drowning into those creepy black eyes. A sound interrupted her trance, causing him to growl in frustration. He looked to see what it was. It was only a cat from the alley behind the diner. Rogue took advantage of the moment, and roughly poked the man in the soft part under the ribs and slipped out from under his arms. Not noticing as she ran away from the diner, that the mysterious man, whom she had just encountered had turned completely black before returning to his normal color. His black eyes stared in shock as he watched her fleeing back before he exited the diner and faded away into the shadows with one thing on his mind. ~ I have to report this to Remy. ~

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Ok, that is all folks! I'll update soon, cause I know I owe you another chapter since I received TEN reviews! Oh, thank you, thank you! Oh and there is going to be romance b/t Rogue and one of the male characters. Please pick you favorite. Here are your choices, oh, and don't rule out my new character just because you don't know him yet.

Either a) Remy

b) Pietro

c) The new guy, whom you will know more about later

d) Anyone else you vote