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1 The King Has Fallen
A wall in the movie theater exploded. The screen went out and several people screamed. Everyone crowded to the door except the X-men. Worried about Rogue, they snuck out the back door, which led into the alley. They saw Rogue lying on the ground. Whatever her hands touched exploded.
" Holy…" Said Scott as Jean put her hand over his mouth.
" The next word you say, better be Cow or else." Jean said sternly. Ororo and Jean ran to help Rogue while Logan and the remaining X-men looked around for any person Rogue could have taken this power from. Kurt tripped over a lump in the alley. He gasped as he saw it was a body.
" Logan! I think I found de person." Kurt shouted as he got up and turned the person on his back. Logan walked over.
" Is that the guy that Rogue has a crush on?" Said Evan as he joined Kurt and Logan.
" I do not have a crush!" Rogue shouted as she made a trash can explode.
" Hey, look at this guy's eyes!" Evan shouted as he leaned over the guy. His eyes were wide open and staring up at the sky. Scott gasped as he saw them.
" They are like black and then the pupils are red." Kitty exclaimed.
" Really? I thought they were a nice bright blue." Evan said sarcastically.
" Shut up. Do you want another bloody nose, Evan." Kitty said bitterly. Evan shook his head as Logan looked the boy over.
" Well, we can't leave the kid here. Let's try and get him and miss exploding hands to the hotel. We can keep the kid there until he wakes up." The group started to walk back to the hotel. Jean slipped the boy's sunglasses back on.
" Don't you think people will stare at us. I mean we are like carrying an unconscious person with us." Kitty said as they stepped out of the alley. Logan was carrying the limp boy in his arms.
" If anybody asks, we say he hit his head while skateboarding or something." Logan said as they continued on their way. Rogue groaned and rubbed her hands.
" Great. Now Ah can't even touch non-living things." She said as they made it to the hotel.
" It'll wear off." Ororo said as she put a hand on her shoulder. Rogue sighed and slipped her gloves on. Jean opened the hotel room's door. Logan walked in and placed the boy on a bed.
" He stole our wallets." Rogue said suddenly.
" What?" Ororo said. Logan shrugged and checked the boy's coat pocket. Inside was a pack of playing cards and two wallets. One was Ororo's. The other was Rogue's.
" Let's wait for him to wake up. Then he can explain." Logan said as he settled down in a chair.
X X X
Remy slowly came to. His vision, at first was blurry. He blinked a few times and his vision became clearer. He realized he was wearing his sunglasses.
" I know your awake, kid." Said a gruff voice. Remy turned his head. It made his head swim. Remy felt like he had been hit by a truck. This feeling was similar to the time when he "accidentally" drank a bottle wine.
" Where am Ah?" Remy said slowly, his voice sounding raspy. He reached into his pocket, trying to feel around for his cards. They were gone. He looked around and saw them on a desk.
" You had a little meeting with Rogue." The man said sounding satisfied when Remy saw his cards were out of reach.
" You mean de cher who Ah saw in the alley?" Remy replied sounding confused.
" Yep. She took quite a lot out of ya. What were you doin' in there anyway?" The gruff voiced man said. Remy looked straight into the man's eyes. No room for charm in that one. He barely had to use his empathy to recognize that.
" Not'ing ya should know." Remy turned away. " Ah wasn't doin' anythin' dirty to ya girl." Remy added. A chuckle came from the man.
" Then what did happen?" Remy closed his eyes and tried to remember. He felt something cold. The memory of the events in the alley made him shiver. His eyes snapped open when he felt something cold on his forehead. The African women, that he stole a wallet from was putting a wet cloth on his forehead.
" That will help. You are very clammy." The women said in a sweet voice. Remy's head swam. He felt like vomiting.
" What did dis " Rogue" do ta me?" Remy said, anger swelling in him.
" Whenever Ah touch someone Ah take their memories and energy. If they are a mutant, Ah take their powers." Said a southern voice. Remy looked up. It was that goth grl who had bumped into him and he had seen in the alley. Remy shivered again at the thought of his memories being in that girl's head.
" Don't deny it. It's obvious ya are a mutant. Rogue wouldn't have made things explode after she touched you if you weren't." The gruff voice said again. Remy took a deep breath. Not only did she have his memories, but his powers too. Now he really felt like vomiting. This was too much to handle at one moment. Remy's head swam again.
" Logan, maybe you should let him rest. He appears to be looking worse." Said the African women. Remy mentally thanked her. If he could have, he would have kissed her.
' Let me rest!' He thought. ' Sleep. Something!' His mind screamed. The man whose named was apparently Logan shrugged.
" Fine. But eventually I'm getting answers from him." Logan walked out of the room. The African women joined him. The only person left in the room was the southern girl named Rogue.
" Ah'm sorry. Ah didn't mean to touch you." She said. Remy leaned up on a pillow.
" It's okay, Cher." Rogue smiled at him and walked out of the room. As soon as he was sure she was gone, he ran to the window and vomited. He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and walked over to the bed. He lied down. He rolled over. For some reason he couldn't sleep. Most likely the idea of his thoughts in someone else's head was disturbing him. Remy snorted and rolled over. Finally he fell asleep.
X X X
Remy woke when sun shone on his face. Had he actually slept all night? THe African women walked into the room. She was holding a glass of water. It was then that Remy realized that he was incredibly thirsty.
" Good morning. Feeling better?" The women said. Remy was shocked about how much she sounded like a nurse.
" Yeah. Remy would like to go now."
" Not yet." Said Logan as he walked into the room. He flicked off Remy's sunglasses before he could do anything. Remy winced as the sundden brightness of the room came flooding into his vision. Logan and the African women were looking at his eyes. Remy was used to this.
" Okay. You have some explaining to do. Why did you steal Ororo's and Rogue's wallet?" Remy rolled his eyes. He would have thought that was obvious by now.
" 'Cause that's what Ah do for a livin'. Next question." Logan growled and shot out his next question.
" What is your name?"
" Gambit."
" We have a telepath in the next room. We could simply have her read your mind and find out these answers. It would make this situation much easier. Are you willing to do this the easy way or the hard way." Ororo was about to object to this remark. Jean probably was even strong enough to do those kind of things, but she saw the boy's color drain from his face and was lost for words.
" Remy LeBeau." The boy said quietly.
" That's better." Logan said. Remy put his head in his hands. So easily defeated by a jerk with a telepath.
" Now I'm gonna ask you this once. Do you know that you are a mutant?"
Remy felt his stomach lurch. He had never actually told anyone he was a mutant.
" Yes." He said quietly. " Yeah, Ah know."
Author's Note: So, did you like it? More to come soon!
Author's Note: Please Review!
1 The King Has Fallen
A wall in the movie theater exploded. The screen went out and several people screamed. Everyone crowded to the door except the X-men. Worried about Rogue, they snuck out the back door, which led into the alley. They saw Rogue lying on the ground. Whatever her hands touched exploded.
" Holy…" Said Scott as Jean put her hand over his mouth.
" The next word you say, better be Cow or else." Jean said sternly. Ororo and Jean ran to help Rogue while Logan and the remaining X-men looked around for any person Rogue could have taken this power from. Kurt tripped over a lump in the alley. He gasped as he saw it was a body.
" Logan! I think I found de person." Kurt shouted as he got up and turned the person on his back. Logan walked over.
" Is that the guy that Rogue has a crush on?" Said Evan as he joined Kurt and Logan.
" I do not have a crush!" Rogue shouted as she made a trash can explode.
" Hey, look at this guy's eyes!" Evan shouted as he leaned over the guy. His eyes were wide open and staring up at the sky. Scott gasped as he saw them.
" They are like black and then the pupils are red." Kitty exclaimed.
" Really? I thought they were a nice bright blue." Evan said sarcastically.
" Shut up. Do you want another bloody nose, Evan." Kitty said bitterly. Evan shook his head as Logan looked the boy over.
" Well, we can't leave the kid here. Let's try and get him and miss exploding hands to the hotel. We can keep the kid there until he wakes up." The group started to walk back to the hotel. Jean slipped the boy's sunglasses back on.
" Don't you think people will stare at us. I mean we are like carrying an unconscious person with us." Kitty said as they stepped out of the alley. Logan was carrying the limp boy in his arms.
" If anybody asks, we say he hit his head while skateboarding or something." Logan said as they continued on their way. Rogue groaned and rubbed her hands.
" Great. Now Ah can't even touch non-living things." She said as they made it to the hotel.
" It'll wear off." Ororo said as she put a hand on her shoulder. Rogue sighed and slipped her gloves on. Jean opened the hotel room's door. Logan walked in and placed the boy on a bed.
" He stole our wallets." Rogue said suddenly.
" What?" Ororo said. Logan shrugged and checked the boy's coat pocket. Inside was a pack of playing cards and two wallets. One was Ororo's. The other was Rogue's.
" Let's wait for him to wake up. Then he can explain." Logan said as he settled down in a chair.
X X X
Remy slowly came to. His vision, at first was blurry. He blinked a few times and his vision became clearer. He realized he was wearing his sunglasses.
" I know your awake, kid." Said a gruff voice. Remy turned his head. It made his head swim. Remy felt like he had been hit by a truck. This feeling was similar to the time when he "accidentally" drank a bottle wine.
" Where am Ah?" Remy said slowly, his voice sounding raspy. He reached into his pocket, trying to feel around for his cards. They were gone. He looked around and saw them on a desk.
" You had a little meeting with Rogue." The man said sounding satisfied when Remy saw his cards were out of reach.
" You mean de cher who Ah saw in the alley?" Remy replied sounding confused.
" Yep. She took quite a lot out of ya. What were you doin' in there anyway?" The gruff voiced man said. Remy looked straight into the man's eyes. No room for charm in that one. He barely had to use his empathy to recognize that.
" Not'ing ya should know." Remy turned away. " Ah wasn't doin' anythin' dirty to ya girl." Remy added. A chuckle came from the man.
" Then what did happen?" Remy closed his eyes and tried to remember. He felt something cold. The memory of the events in the alley made him shiver. His eyes snapped open when he felt something cold on his forehead. The African women, that he stole a wallet from was putting a wet cloth on his forehead.
" That will help. You are very clammy." The women said in a sweet voice. Remy's head swam. He felt like vomiting.
" What did dis " Rogue" do ta me?" Remy said, anger swelling in him.
" Whenever Ah touch someone Ah take their memories and energy. If they are a mutant, Ah take their powers." Said a southern voice. Remy looked up. It was that goth grl who had bumped into him and he had seen in the alley. Remy shivered again at the thought of his memories being in that girl's head.
" Don't deny it. It's obvious ya are a mutant. Rogue wouldn't have made things explode after she touched you if you weren't." The gruff voice said again. Remy took a deep breath. Not only did she have his memories, but his powers too. Now he really felt like vomiting. This was too much to handle at one moment. Remy's head swam again.
" Logan, maybe you should let him rest. He appears to be looking worse." Said the African women. Remy mentally thanked her. If he could have, he would have kissed her.
' Let me rest!' He thought. ' Sleep. Something!' His mind screamed. The man whose named was apparently Logan shrugged.
" Fine. But eventually I'm getting answers from him." Logan walked out of the room. The African women joined him. The only person left in the room was the southern girl named Rogue.
" Ah'm sorry. Ah didn't mean to touch you." She said. Remy leaned up on a pillow.
" It's okay, Cher." Rogue smiled at him and walked out of the room. As soon as he was sure she was gone, he ran to the window and vomited. He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and walked over to the bed. He lied down. He rolled over. For some reason he couldn't sleep. Most likely the idea of his thoughts in someone else's head was disturbing him. Remy snorted and rolled over. Finally he fell asleep.
X X X
Remy woke when sun shone on his face. Had he actually slept all night? THe African women walked into the room. She was holding a glass of water. It was then that Remy realized that he was incredibly thirsty.
" Good morning. Feeling better?" The women said. Remy was shocked about how much she sounded like a nurse.
" Yeah. Remy would like to go now."
" Not yet." Said Logan as he walked into the room. He flicked off Remy's sunglasses before he could do anything. Remy winced as the sundden brightness of the room came flooding into his vision. Logan and the African women were looking at his eyes. Remy was used to this.
" Okay. You have some explaining to do. Why did you steal Ororo's and Rogue's wallet?" Remy rolled his eyes. He would have thought that was obvious by now.
" 'Cause that's what Ah do for a livin'. Next question." Logan growled and shot out his next question.
" What is your name?"
" Gambit."
" We have a telepath in the next room. We could simply have her read your mind and find out these answers. It would make this situation much easier. Are you willing to do this the easy way or the hard way." Ororo was about to object to this remark. Jean probably was even strong enough to do those kind of things, but she saw the boy's color drain from his face and was lost for words.
" Remy LeBeau." The boy said quietly.
" That's better." Logan said. Remy put his head in his hands. So easily defeated by a jerk with a telepath.
" Now I'm gonna ask you this once. Do you know that you are a mutant?"
Remy felt his stomach lurch. He had never actually told anyone he was a mutant.
" Yes." He said quietly. " Yeah, Ah know."
Author's Note: So, did you like it? More to come soon!
