Chapter 8; Rogue

.a gorgeous woman lying on her hard prison bed. She stirred as Scott entered the room. She sat up and Scott gazed into her face. Her face was perfectly rounded and the first lock of her was white as if touched by a snowflake. She also wore a loose white dress.

"Aren't ya a little small to be a' Acolyte?" asked the southern Belle.

"What? Oh, the uniform," replied Scott who then pulled off his helmet. "I'm Scott Sumwalker and I'm here to rescue you."

"You're who?"

"I'm here to rescue you. I've got your mutant and I'm here with Charles Xavier," said Scott.

"Charles Xavier, where is he?"

"Come on."

In a different part of the space station, Avalon. Darth Magneto and Grand Moff Sinister sat in the conference room.

"He's here," said Magneto his crimson armour glinting off of the bright overhead lights.

"Obi Wan Xavier! What makes you think so?" asked Sinister.

"I felt a tremor in the Electromagnetic Fire. The last time I felt this was in the presence of my former master," replied Magneto.

"Surely he must be dead by now," said Sinister.

"Don't under estimate the power of his psy," said Magneto.

"The X Men are extinct, my friend. You are all that is left of their kin," said Sinister.

An officer ran up to the doorway.

"Yes?" said Sinister.

"Governor Sinister, we have an emergency situation at detention level three," said the officer.

"The princess!" said Sinister. "Send all available Acolyte troops to assist."

"Xavier is here and his psychic power with him," said Magneto.

"If you are correct he must not be allowed to escape," said Sinister.

"Escape may not be his plan. I must face him by myself," said Magneto.

In the detention area Gambit is by the computers with Beast. Scott and Rogue were in the corridor by her cell door. Gambit glanced up at the door because of a bang was heard from behind it. Gambit panicked and he and Beast ran up the corridor.

"Get behind me. Get behind me!" shouted Gambit.

A beam of bright green light knocked the door down and a large group of Acolytes entered the room. They fired their energy powers down the corridor. Gambit and Scott replied with optic blasts and energy cards. Gambit turned to the others and said, " Well dat way out is blocked."

"Looks like you blocked off our only escape route," said Rogue.

"Maybe you'd like it back in your cell, your highness," said Gambit sarcastically. Scott delved his hand into one of his pockets and took out a small communicator.

"Lock, Lock. Are you there?" Scott said into the small communicator.

"Yes sir?" asked Warlock from the communications room.

"We've been cut off is there any other way out of the detention level? Sorry what did you say I missed it?" asked Scott.

Back in the Communications room Warlock paced the room with R2-Jube2 at the computer console.

"I said all the computer systems have been alerted to your presence. The main entrance seems to be the only way in or out. All other information about the detention level is restricted," Warlock almost shouting down the communicator. Warlock turned to the door where he could hear fists banging against the door.

"Open up," shouted an officer from the other side of the door.

"Oh shit," said Warlock.

"Warlock, that is inappropriate language at this current time," said Jube2 turning to face Warlock.

Back in the detention level, Scott and Rogue had one of the cell doors open and were using for protection. Scott occasionally popped his head into the corridor and fired an optic blast to deter any Acolytes from coming down after him. Gambit and Beast soon ran into the cell to avoid being blasted apart.

"There's no other way out," said Scott.

"I can't hold dem off forever! So what are we going to do now?" said Gambit.

"This is a great rescue. So when ya came to get me didn't y'all have a plan for getting me back out?" said Rogue.

"He's de brains, sweetheart," said Gambit indicating to Scott. Scott grinned sheepishly and shrugged his shoulders.

"Well I didn't." began Scott. Rogue grabbed Scott and turned him around. Rogue grabbed his head and pressed the button on his visor. A red optic beam blasted out and blew a hole in the corridor wall.

"What de 'ell are you doin'?" asked Gambit.

"Somebody has to save our skins. Into the hole, wise guy," shouted Gambit letting go of Scott. Rogue then ran out of the cell across the corridor and leapt through the hole. Beast ran after her and sniffed the hole and roars at Gambit.

"Get in there you big, hairy ape. I don't care what you smell. Get in there and don't worry about it," said Gambit pushing Beast down the hole with his booted foot. Beast disappeared with a loud roar. Gambit and Scott were at either side of the corridor still fighting with the Acolytes.

"Wonderful girl. Either I'm gonna kill her or I'm beginning to like her," said Gambit to his young friend. "Now get in dere." Scott ducked several energy bolts and dived down through the hole. Gambit glanced to check that Scott had gone then threw several cards at the gradually advancing Acolytes then followed Scott's lead and dived down the hole yelling.