CHAPTER EIGHTEEN! ^_^ yep yep yep! Another chapter hot off the computer. I
didn't edit this one yet… but I wanted to upload it SOOO bad!!!! =P well,
read on!
Rated PG-13 for…
Cursing
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo not mine… but I must agree that no TV and no junk food makes Brakish go crazy… O.O…yes… I no longer own cable!!! *evil music* The horror… the horror… *fetal position*
*: From the mind
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The seventh what??!
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"Where to now, Betsy?"
She sighed. "I'm looking, I'm looking. Don't rush me, Bishop."
He leaned back. "Rushing? Who's rushing?"
Her eyes widened. "Here… here in Bayville… the last mutant."
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*I was jus' a little boy when I was adopted by Jean-Luc… I don' remember who my real family was… I didn't care… I had a new family. Dey treated me kindly, an' dey didn't alienate me because of m' mutant power. Dey, in fact, took it to dere advantage. Den, dere was Bel… Bella Donna Boudreaux. *
*We met as kids… we became good friends. A child from de Thieves Guild, a child from the Assassins Guild… it was obvious what Jean-Luc was plannin'… but I was too young and naïve t' notice.*
*Bel an' I grew older… along wit our feelings for one anot'er. Her brot'er in de ot'er hand… he didn't take kindly to me and Bel's friendship… … Jean- Luc an' Mr. Boudreaux planned us t' get married when we were de age o' eighteen. Julian, Bel's brot'er… … he had ot'er plans.*
*Bel an' I got married… yeah… de Thieves and Assassins Guild was going t' work toget'er after decades of fightin' one anot'er. My children an' Bel's children were gonna be free and happy, wit'out having t' choose sides… but Julian came along wit ot'er Assassin enemies… I fought as well as I could against dem… I tried not t' use m' mutant power… … it was no use. I used it, and caused death t' Julien… death t' Bel an' me… death t' our future… death t' my family and my life…*
Rogue looked at him. He was unconscious.. but… he looked troubled. She looked at the ground… why did she kiss him? Why? Why? She stood up and began walking out the door. "No…"
Rogue looked back. "Remy…?"
"… Stay away…."
She looked at him. He was having a bad dream? He turned to his side and hit the side of the bed… he narrowed his eyes. "… … dammit…"
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School. Kurt and the others took their normal day of school. If they found anyone who looked like Emma-attacked material… they were going to be sure to let Betsy know. Rogue was alone again… she looked at the students. Everyone seemed perfectly normal, and perfectly fine. There was no way she could find an Emma victim. No way.
Evan leaned back on the lockers. "Man, this is lame! Why can't you guys just move on?"
Rogue growled. "No one asked you, Evan."
Kitty looked out the window. "I think I'm going to meet up with some friends… I'll catch you all in the mansion later! "She looked back at the others. She waved good bye and ran outside. She looked at Lance, who was waiting. "Hey pretty Kitty." He smiled at her. She smiled back. "Hey, long time no see. Sorry, about not being here. I went to New Orleans and stuff."
Rogue fell back. "We're never going to find the last one, are we?" She hit her head against the locker. Kurt smiled. "Don't give up, Rogue. Ve'll find whoever it is, you'll see."
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"I see you're better."
He was still unconscious… he stopped mumbling. Rogue knew he couldn't hear her… but what the hell… it made her feel better just to talk to him. She put the yarrows in her hands to the counter next to him. She couldn't help but smile. "From Kurt…" She looked back at Remy. He looked so tamed… unlike the last time she saw him. She sighed. "Who do you think the seventh one is, huh?"
She sat down and took out a book. She had to read it for school… soon Hank walked in. "Oh, Rogue… I'm surprised to see you here."
Rogue grunted. "I brought everything Remy missed from school." She threw her backpack to the other side of the room. Hank smiled. "Aren't you going to look for the seventh mutant?"
"I don't know… … I really don't want to."
They both left…
*He grunted. "Emma… you're not attackin' me… what's de hold up?"*
*"I just wanted to make this as painful as possible for you… you know… … I CAN let Rogue know everything with a flick of the wrist… everything much farther and much juicier than what you had just recapped."*
*"You wouldn't…"*
*She laughed. "Oh… I would."*
*"You didn't mean dis to happen, did you?"*
*Her face was hidden, but she was laughing again. "No…in fact it was a lovely turn of events. I wanted to control Rogue and kill you… but this will do nicely."*
*"Why do y' wan' me dead?" *
*"You're a threat to my plans… you put junk in everyone's heads and now they want to kill me. To take care of that problem, I need to kill you."*
*He growled. "What makes you t'ink dey won't kill you if you kill me?"*
*"Let's be realistic here, LeBeau. Who the hell would miss you?"*
*It was quiet.*
*"I thought so… you know… McCoy and Rogue aren't in the room… I can just cut off your life support… no?"*
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Kurt sighed. "This is going to take forever."
Kitty smiled. "Chin up… I mean… it seemed like it was going to take forever when we were looking for the others… you never know… maybe whoever it is… is right under our noses!"
Evan scoffed. "Like that'll ever happen."
"YAHOO!"
The three looked up to see Lance's jeep driving in extreme speed past the traffic lights. Kurt blinked. "Was that Tabitha?"
Kitty folded her arms. "Coincidence… it couldn't be her… could it?"
The jeep pulled back and back up towards the three. Tabitha jumped out of the car and looked at the people. "Hey, long time no see, Blue."
Kurt smirked. "Joy riding?"
Tabitha laughed. "Yeah, what can I say? There's never a dull moment, right?"
Kitty sighed. "Tabitha… I'm going to ask you something that will probably scare the crap out of you."
She smirked. "I doubt it. What is it?"
"Have you been hearing voices?"
She stopped. She got back in the jeep and looked at Kitty. "No way. I'm not crazy, you know."
Evan coughed and hit Kurt on the shoulder. He jumped. "Tabby, it's ok if you are… you see… we know people who have, and they're not crazy. Some girl named Emma-"
"What are you getting at?" The engine roared.
"Are you sure you haven't been hearing voices?"
She growled. "I haven't! Jesus!" She began driving. Kurt sighed. "Yeah… coincidence."
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Tabitha returned home and parked the jeep. She sighed. "Man, this is the pits." She looked over to see Lance. He growled. "You bitch. I told you to stay away from my jeep."
She smirked. "And I told YOU I wasn't gonna… I lied, huh? Fancy that!" She began walking in the house. Pietro leaned against the wall and looked at Tabitha's annoyed face. He rose an eyebrow. "What happened to YOU?"
"Ahh, people think I have voices in my head. How dumb." She walked up the stairs to her room. Pietro looked down, his arms folded. He walked up the stairs. "Who asked?"
"Kurt, Kitty, and Evan."
Evan. Figures. But… how did he know…? Pietro growled and punched the wall. He walked back down the stairs.
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Rogue sighed and leaned back on the chair. She looked over to see Pietro waling… a weird vibe hit her. Pietro? … … Nahh… She stopped. He was looking at her. She sat up as he approached her. He sat on the rail. She blinked. "Pietro…?"
He looked at her. "I'm going to make this clear and simple. I don't know WHY I'm asking you, but there's something weird going on. Just answer me one thing."
"Yeah?"
"Who's Emma? What does she want?"
She almost fell off her chair… it… it WAS him! She stood up. "Oh my God! You're the seventh mutant!"
He jumped off the rail and stepped back. "The… seventh WHAT?"
She calmed herself. "Sorry… but… Pietro, you need to come with me."
He blinked. "You… you're joking, right? Why should I go with you?"
"Look… you see you're not the only one Emma attacked. I'm one too… another person and me found four other people… that would make six of us. There are seven main ones in total and-"
"Wait, wait, wait… hold up. Talk a little slower, and I might catch at least ONE of those words!"
She took a deep breath. "Ok… look, you are part of a major thing here… Emma can end up harming a lot of people." She stopped. Man, did it sound weird coming from her! She shook her head and kept on going. "You are significant to our plan to find Emma and make sure that she stops what she started. I can tell you more… only if you come with me."
He smirked. "I get out of school?"
She nodded.
"Count me in."
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doom doom doom doom dooooom! Doom doom! Doom doom! O.O;;; oh… hello! It's the end of the chapter already??? Wow!!! ^_^;;;; A lot of breaks on this one… =P. Soooo, you know what to do, if you have been reading my fic thus far… if you haven't… REVIEW!!!!!! It's like money for me to write more!!! The more money, the better quality!!! lol. There goes the coffee again. I thought I wrote down somewhere to stop drinking it… ^_^;;;;
Next chapter….
CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE HUNT
Rated PG-13 for…
Cursing
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo not mine… but I must agree that no TV and no junk food makes Brakish go crazy… O.O…yes… I no longer own cable!!! *evil music* The horror… the horror… *fetal position*
*: From the mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The seventh what??!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Where to now, Betsy?"
She sighed. "I'm looking, I'm looking. Don't rush me, Bishop."
He leaned back. "Rushing? Who's rushing?"
Her eyes widened. "Here… here in Bayville… the last mutant."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*I was jus' a little boy when I was adopted by Jean-Luc… I don' remember who my real family was… I didn't care… I had a new family. Dey treated me kindly, an' dey didn't alienate me because of m' mutant power. Dey, in fact, took it to dere advantage. Den, dere was Bel… Bella Donna Boudreaux. *
*We met as kids… we became good friends. A child from de Thieves Guild, a child from the Assassins Guild… it was obvious what Jean-Luc was plannin'… but I was too young and naïve t' notice.*
*Bel an' I grew older… along wit our feelings for one anot'er. Her brot'er in de ot'er hand… he didn't take kindly to me and Bel's friendship… … Jean- Luc an' Mr. Boudreaux planned us t' get married when we were de age o' eighteen. Julian, Bel's brot'er… … he had ot'er plans.*
*Bel an' I got married… yeah… de Thieves and Assassins Guild was going t' work toget'er after decades of fightin' one anot'er. My children an' Bel's children were gonna be free and happy, wit'out having t' choose sides… but Julian came along wit ot'er Assassin enemies… I fought as well as I could against dem… I tried not t' use m' mutant power… … it was no use. I used it, and caused death t' Julien… death t' Bel an' me… death t' our future… death t' my family and my life…*
Rogue looked at him. He was unconscious.. but… he looked troubled. She looked at the ground… why did she kiss him? Why? Why? She stood up and began walking out the door. "No…"
Rogue looked back. "Remy…?"
"… Stay away…."
She looked at him. He was having a bad dream? He turned to his side and hit the side of the bed… he narrowed his eyes. "… … dammit…"
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School. Kurt and the others took their normal day of school. If they found anyone who looked like Emma-attacked material… they were going to be sure to let Betsy know. Rogue was alone again… she looked at the students. Everyone seemed perfectly normal, and perfectly fine. There was no way she could find an Emma victim. No way.
Evan leaned back on the lockers. "Man, this is lame! Why can't you guys just move on?"
Rogue growled. "No one asked you, Evan."
Kitty looked out the window. "I think I'm going to meet up with some friends… I'll catch you all in the mansion later! "She looked back at the others. She waved good bye and ran outside. She looked at Lance, who was waiting. "Hey pretty Kitty." He smiled at her. She smiled back. "Hey, long time no see. Sorry, about not being here. I went to New Orleans and stuff."
Rogue fell back. "We're never going to find the last one, are we?" She hit her head against the locker. Kurt smiled. "Don't give up, Rogue. Ve'll find whoever it is, you'll see."
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"I see you're better."
He was still unconscious… he stopped mumbling. Rogue knew he couldn't hear her… but what the hell… it made her feel better just to talk to him. She put the yarrows in her hands to the counter next to him. She couldn't help but smile. "From Kurt…" She looked back at Remy. He looked so tamed… unlike the last time she saw him. She sighed. "Who do you think the seventh one is, huh?"
She sat down and took out a book. She had to read it for school… soon Hank walked in. "Oh, Rogue… I'm surprised to see you here."
Rogue grunted. "I brought everything Remy missed from school." She threw her backpack to the other side of the room. Hank smiled. "Aren't you going to look for the seventh mutant?"
"I don't know… … I really don't want to."
They both left…
*He grunted. "Emma… you're not attackin' me… what's de hold up?"*
*"I just wanted to make this as painful as possible for you… you know… … I CAN let Rogue know everything with a flick of the wrist… everything much farther and much juicier than what you had just recapped."*
*"You wouldn't…"*
*She laughed. "Oh… I would."*
*"You didn't mean dis to happen, did you?"*
*Her face was hidden, but she was laughing again. "No…in fact it was a lovely turn of events. I wanted to control Rogue and kill you… but this will do nicely."*
*"Why do y' wan' me dead?" *
*"You're a threat to my plans… you put junk in everyone's heads and now they want to kill me. To take care of that problem, I need to kill you."*
*He growled. "What makes you t'ink dey won't kill you if you kill me?"*
*"Let's be realistic here, LeBeau. Who the hell would miss you?"*
*It was quiet.*
*"I thought so… you know… McCoy and Rogue aren't in the room… I can just cut off your life support… no?"*
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Kurt sighed. "This is going to take forever."
Kitty smiled. "Chin up… I mean… it seemed like it was going to take forever when we were looking for the others… you never know… maybe whoever it is… is right under our noses!"
Evan scoffed. "Like that'll ever happen."
"YAHOO!"
The three looked up to see Lance's jeep driving in extreme speed past the traffic lights. Kurt blinked. "Was that Tabitha?"
Kitty folded her arms. "Coincidence… it couldn't be her… could it?"
The jeep pulled back and back up towards the three. Tabitha jumped out of the car and looked at the people. "Hey, long time no see, Blue."
Kurt smirked. "Joy riding?"
Tabitha laughed. "Yeah, what can I say? There's never a dull moment, right?"
Kitty sighed. "Tabitha… I'm going to ask you something that will probably scare the crap out of you."
She smirked. "I doubt it. What is it?"
"Have you been hearing voices?"
She stopped. She got back in the jeep and looked at Kitty. "No way. I'm not crazy, you know."
Evan coughed and hit Kurt on the shoulder. He jumped. "Tabby, it's ok if you are… you see… we know people who have, and they're not crazy. Some girl named Emma-"
"What are you getting at?" The engine roared.
"Are you sure you haven't been hearing voices?"
She growled. "I haven't! Jesus!" She began driving. Kurt sighed. "Yeah… coincidence."
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Tabitha returned home and parked the jeep. She sighed. "Man, this is the pits." She looked over to see Lance. He growled. "You bitch. I told you to stay away from my jeep."
She smirked. "And I told YOU I wasn't gonna… I lied, huh? Fancy that!" She began walking in the house. Pietro leaned against the wall and looked at Tabitha's annoyed face. He rose an eyebrow. "What happened to YOU?"
"Ahh, people think I have voices in my head. How dumb." She walked up the stairs to her room. Pietro looked down, his arms folded. He walked up the stairs. "Who asked?"
"Kurt, Kitty, and Evan."
Evan. Figures. But… how did he know…? Pietro growled and punched the wall. He walked back down the stairs.
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Rogue sighed and leaned back on the chair. She looked over to see Pietro waling… a weird vibe hit her. Pietro? … … Nahh… She stopped. He was looking at her. She sat up as he approached her. He sat on the rail. She blinked. "Pietro…?"
He looked at her. "I'm going to make this clear and simple. I don't know WHY I'm asking you, but there's something weird going on. Just answer me one thing."
"Yeah?"
"Who's Emma? What does she want?"
She almost fell off her chair… it… it WAS him! She stood up. "Oh my God! You're the seventh mutant!"
He jumped off the rail and stepped back. "The… seventh WHAT?"
She calmed herself. "Sorry… but… Pietro, you need to come with me."
He blinked. "You… you're joking, right? Why should I go with you?"
"Look… you see you're not the only one Emma attacked. I'm one too… another person and me found four other people… that would make six of us. There are seven main ones in total and-"
"Wait, wait, wait… hold up. Talk a little slower, and I might catch at least ONE of those words!"
She took a deep breath. "Ok… look, you are part of a major thing here… Emma can end up harming a lot of people." She stopped. Man, did it sound weird coming from her! She shook her head and kept on going. "You are significant to our plan to find Emma and make sure that she stops what she started. I can tell you more… only if you come with me."
He smirked. "I get out of school?"
She nodded.
"Count me in."
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doom doom doom doom dooooom! Doom doom! Doom doom! O.O;;; oh… hello! It's the end of the chapter already??? Wow!!! ^_^;;;; A lot of breaks on this one… =P. Soooo, you know what to do, if you have been reading my fic thus far… if you haven't… REVIEW!!!!!! It's like money for me to write more!!! The more money, the better quality!!! lol. There goes the coffee again. I thought I wrote down somewhere to stop drinking it… ^_^;;;;
Next chapter….
CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE HUNT