CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO-- yeeeaaah! My b-day's comin'! Whoo! Oh… yeah, the
story! ^_^ Be sure to get a super special chapter on the 26th! Yeah!!!! ^_^
Rated PG-13 for…
Usual
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo not mine…bleh
*: From the mind
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Reaper's Wish
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"R-Remy..?" Rogue closed her eyes. She was so tired. All that mind absorbing drained her. Vincent… she looked over to him. Poor man… what was he, though? What was going on?
"Chere, dis isn't de time to be nappin'… we have company." He looked around at the people circling them. One stepped forward; Shard. Remy grunted. "Where's your lover boy?"
She sighed. "Look, LeBeau, don't you joke about him. We're taking Golem and that's that."
Remy looked down at Rogue. She sat up and looked. "Shit."
The Cajun sighed. "Chere, make sure nobody touches Vincent."
She nodded and ran to the large man. Remy took off his trench coat. "Sorry, Petite, but I don' t'ink you're takin' Golem anywhere."
She scoffed. "Are you kidding me, Gambit? You're out numbered. Don't make this harder. Just hand the man over."
Remy sighed. She was right… but he was going to try. Before he ran to attack, he began to be conscious about the pain in his chest. Auuuuugh. Damn, did it hurt… but he had to do this for Rogue, and for Vincent. Shard rose an eyebrow. "I don't know if you're going to fight or not, but we're taking Golem whether you like it or not. Stand aside."
Before she moved any closer, a red beam of light shot in front of her. She looked to see a group of people. Cyclops, Jean, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Morph, Wolverine, Psylocke, and Bishop… members of the X-Men.
They landed on the ground from the buildings and they still stood outnumbered… Kitty looked over to see Vincent on the ground. She gasped. Was he alright? Bishop grunted. "Shard, stop this stupidity. I'm telling you-"
"Bishop, you shouldn't have interfered." She looked over at Bantam. The yellow-skinned man smiled. "We attack now, Shard." She sighed and began generating a ball of pure energy. She seriously was going to fight. The group of Chronomancer followers race towards the X-Men… Rogue checked on Vincent.
"Can you hear me…?" She asked. She stared at his face. It was like he was a little boy that had fallen asleep. His short brown hair was all a mess, and his face was so innocent. "Vincent…? Golem…?"
She leaned over to check his heart beat, but he began moving. He sat up and held onto his neck. He looked over at Rogue. "Lady Rogue…? What am I doing here?"
"Don't you remember the last couple of minutes?"
"No."
She smiled. "Then nevermind."
He looked at the fight. "What's happening?"
"Chronomancer. For some strange reason, he wants you."
Vincent growled. "Why is everyone getting involved?"
Rogue smirked and folded her arms across her chest. "That's teamwork for ya. You're our friend. We'll protect you if we have to."
He looked at her. "You all are really my friends?"
"Yeah, that's right…"
Friends. Companions. Teammates. It felt nice, like a luxury. He smiled. It comforted him, more than anyone could ever imagine. Rogue growled. "We need to help them."
Vincent nodded and assisted Rogue on the attack. With everyone's cooperation and Vincent's brawn, they were able to send Chronomancer's team away. Bantam left with the classical, "This isn't over!"
Everyone was glad to see that Vincent Rath was all right. Rogue began to realize that it made sense: the no previous records of Vincent, and the fact that Vincent didn't remember anything of his past… it all lead to the fact that Vincent wasn't human… She looked at the ground. "He isn't real."
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"Augh… why school?" Remy rubbed his neck. He was aching from the battle from the previous night. He looked to see Rogue just waiting, looking out the window. He sighed and walked towards her. "Chere…?"
She shook her head. "It's weird, isn't it?"
He blinked. "What's weird?"
"Everything. I mean… first off… Emma… second off… you… third… Vincent."
Remy laughed. "Hold on a minute… I'm weird?"
He obviously tried to lighten the mood. Maybe it was that, which made Rogue attracted to him. He cares about her… he always tries to make the better side of things. Damn, did it make her mad. He was just… so… carefree. He didn't know what she saw in Vincent's memories… maybe if he did… he'd understand her silence. She stood up. "Let's go to school."
Vincent… … the thought… that was what troubled her. What was the enormous man anyway? Rogue looked at Remy. "Do you have any ideas?"
He looked back at her. "Ideas on who Vincent is? No… I dunno, Chere. I'm sorry."
She sighed. "I'm going to get obsessed with this."
"What did you see?"
"Emma… … Emma was young and alone. She was afraid. She met Vincent… and… Vincent came from another place… He… he's like an empty shell. When he met Emma… or when Emma met him, life began to go inside the shell. Vincent became."
"Emma created Vincent?"
"I think so."
Remy shuddered. "Now dat's jus' creepy."
Rogue smirked. "Look in a mirror sometime."
Remy laughed. She was back to her normal self. "Touché."
They reached the front of the High School. Pietro soon walked towards Rogue. Remy blinked as he examined the new mutant. He had never met him before. "Rogue, I got a bad vibe. Anything happen I should probably know about?" He folded his arms in a punk-like fashion. Rogue shook her head. "Don't you worry. I'll be sure to call you if we ever leave to get Emma. You keep on going on your everyday life."
Pietro nodded and walked away. Remy looked at Rogue. "I reckon dat was de seventh mutant."
"Yep."
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The school day went by fast. Remy walked out to see Rogue waiting in the front. He blinked. "You? Wait for me? What's up?"
Rogue looked at the ground. "Remy, let's just go home fast."
He blinked. "Uh… sure, what ever y' want."
Kitty came running. "Rogue! Where's Vincent?! He disappeared!"
Rogue's eyes widened. "WHAT?!"
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Vincent slowly walked. His face was stern and serious. His footsteps were silent and slow. He was across the city… hoping to find answers. Unluckily….
*"You have returned to me, Golem?"*
Emma. She was following him. He growled. "What do you want?"
*"You've been thinking, you know."*
He swallowed loudly. "I know. Now, Lady Frost, please… … leave me alone."
She laughed. *"Golem, you truly need me to think for you. Don't you see? The humans are turning you against me."*
"The humans this, the humans that! My Lady, what in the world am I? Am I not human myself?"
She scoffed. *"YOU? HUMAN? Ha! Golem, do you not remember?"*
"Remember…?"
She smiled. *"Allow me to demonstrate."* a long pause came. "*Golem, I want you to kneel down on one knee."*
He did so.
*"TRY to resist. I determine your life. Whether you live or die, the choice is mine."*
He was confused. He looked around the area. "Lady Frost… please! WHAT AM I??!"
She laughed louder, and suddenly Vincent was hit to the ground by nothing. What hit him, he didn't know. He sat up and rubbed his head. "Lady- "
*"I'm sick of this puppet."*
Golem blinked. Puppet?? What in the… … a thought popped into his mind. He WAS indeed a golem… a creature created to do its creator's bidding. He looked onto his hands and tried to remember… remember… …
~FLASHBACK~
He was just a boy… a young, carefree child that was able to manipulate energy around him to a red firework light. His name: Vincent Rath. A voice… a voice… Emma soon came to him. She was about to be released from the asylum in a number of days. She pulled him towards her brainwashing. *"Vincent… help me… you're the only one that can…"*
He was easily persuaded. He emerged in a room of darkness one day, he just suddenly appeared there. The room of darkness became a room of padded walls. Emma spoke to him, he spoke back. He, somehow, was not afraid. Emma, one day, truly became insane. She grabbed a hold of Vincent, and held him close to her.
She looked at her other ragged doll the psychiatrists gave her, in total she had seven, and soon looked back to the young boy. She held his hands and closed her eyes. An orange light surrounded them. Emma began to speak… holding one hand over Vincent's hands, and the other with a ragged doll. Strangely, the doll disappeared and Vincent grew older. On the back of his neck was engraved the name Golem.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
The pain… the horrible pain. He touched behind his neck. He traced the letters. Golem. He narrowed his eyes. "Am I just a puppet, Lady Frost? A puppet for YOUR plans?"
She growled. *"Do not defy me, Golem. The consequences will be harsh."*
He stomped his foot. "It was YOU who did not want me! My failures infuriated you! Defy? It's your own fault I'm defying you!"
She smiled. *"Vincent Rath… do you even know where you are, and what you are, and what you are doing or going? I can kill you now if I chose, but you are a dear friend to me. I want you to help me again, and I will help you even more to succeed."*
Vincent narrowed his eyes and looked at the ground. Friend… Rogue. Rogue was his friend. What was Emma? His friend too? His enemy? His creator? What? He looked at her. "I stay with my friends here. Leave me alone, Emma."
She blinked. He called her by her real name… not Lady Frost. What was happening to her servant? She scoffed. *"Peon… you'll see… one day…"* Her voice vanished. She didn't kill him. Was she his friend after all?
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Ok, ok! I'm going to get on with the Emma VS the Seven Mutants VERY VERY VERY soon!!!! I swear! ^_^ I was just having fun getting into the characters and explaining them and their relationships in more detail to you. Any Questions? Comments? Croutons? REEEEEEVIIIIIIEEEEEWWWW!
Next:
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: SUPPRESS THE DARKNESS
Rated PG-13 for…
Usual
Disclaimer…
X-Men and X-Evo not mine…bleh
*: From the mind
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reaper's Wish
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"R-Remy..?" Rogue closed her eyes. She was so tired. All that mind absorbing drained her. Vincent… she looked over to him. Poor man… what was he, though? What was going on?
"Chere, dis isn't de time to be nappin'… we have company." He looked around at the people circling them. One stepped forward; Shard. Remy grunted. "Where's your lover boy?"
She sighed. "Look, LeBeau, don't you joke about him. We're taking Golem and that's that."
Remy looked down at Rogue. She sat up and looked. "Shit."
The Cajun sighed. "Chere, make sure nobody touches Vincent."
She nodded and ran to the large man. Remy took off his trench coat. "Sorry, Petite, but I don' t'ink you're takin' Golem anywhere."
She scoffed. "Are you kidding me, Gambit? You're out numbered. Don't make this harder. Just hand the man over."
Remy sighed. She was right… but he was going to try. Before he ran to attack, he began to be conscious about the pain in his chest. Auuuuugh. Damn, did it hurt… but he had to do this for Rogue, and for Vincent. Shard rose an eyebrow. "I don't know if you're going to fight or not, but we're taking Golem whether you like it or not. Stand aside."
Before she moved any closer, a red beam of light shot in front of her. She looked to see a group of people. Cyclops, Jean, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Morph, Wolverine, Psylocke, and Bishop… members of the X-Men.
They landed on the ground from the buildings and they still stood outnumbered… Kitty looked over to see Vincent on the ground. She gasped. Was he alright? Bishop grunted. "Shard, stop this stupidity. I'm telling you-"
"Bishop, you shouldn't have interfered." She looked over at Bantam. The yellow-skinned man smiled. "We attack now, Shard." She sighed and began generating a ball of pure energy. She seriously was going to fight. The group of Chronomancer followers race towards the X-Men… Rogue checked on Vincent.
"Can you hear me…?" She asked. She stared at his face. It was like he was a little boy that had fallen asleep. His short brown hair was all a mess, and his face was so innocent. "Vincent…? Golem…?"
She leaned over to check his heart beat, but he began moving. He sat up and held onto his neck. He looked over at Rogue. "Lady Rogue…? What am I doing here?"
"Don't you remember the last couple of minutes?"
"No."
She smiled. "Then nevermind."
He looked at the fight. "What's happening?"
"Chronomancer. For some strange reason, he wants you."
Vincent growled. "Why is everyone getting involved?"
Rogue smirked and folded her arms across her chest. "That's teamwork for ya. You're our friend. We'll protect you if we have to."
He looked at her. "You all are really my friends?"
"Yeah, that's right…"
Friends. Companions. Teammates. It felt nice, like a luxury. He smiled. It comforted him, more than anyone could ever imagine. Rogue growled. "We need to help them."
Vincent nodded and assisted Rogue on the attack. With everyone's cooperation and Vincent's brawn, they were able to send Chronomancer's team away. Bantam left with the classical, "This isn't over!"
Everyone was glad to see that Vincent Rath was all right. Rogue began to realize that it made sense: the no previous records of Vincent, and the fact that Vincent didn't remember anything of his past… it all lead to the fact that Vincent wasn't human… She looked at the ground. "He isn't real."
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"Augh… why school?" Remy rubbed his neck. He was aching from the battle from the previous night. He looked to see Rogue just waiting, looking out the window. He sighed and walked towards her. "Chere…?"
She shook her head. "It's weird, isn't it?"
He blinked. "What's weird?"
"Everything. I mean… first off… Emma… second off… you… third… Vincent."
Remy laughed. "Hold on a minute… I'm weird?"
He obviously tried to lighten the mood. Maybe it was that, which made Rogue attracted to him. He cares about her… he always tries to make the better side of things. Damn, did it make her mad. He was just… so… carefree. He didn't know what she saw in Vincent's memories… maybe if he did… he'd understand her silence. She stood up. "Let's go to school."
Vincent… … the thought… that was what troubled her. What was the enormous man anyway? Rogue looked at Remy. "Do you have any ideas?"
He looked back at her. "Ideas on who Vincent is? No… I dunno, Chere. I'm sorry."
She sighed. "I'm going to get obsessed with this."
"What did you see?"
"Emma… … Emma was young and alone. She was afraid. She met Vincent… and… Vincent came from another place… He… he's like an empty shell. When he met Emma… or when Emma met him, life began to go inside the shell. Vincent became."
"Emma created Vincent?"
"I think so."
Remy shuddered. "Now dat's jus' creepy."
Rogue smirked. "Look in a mirror sometime."
Remy laughed. She was back to her normal self. "Touché."
They reached the front of the High School. Pietro soon walked towards Rogue. Remy blinked as he examined the new mutant. He had never met him before. "Rogue, I got a bad vibe. Anything happen I should probably know about?" He folded his arms in a punk-like fashion. Rogue shook her head. "Don't you worry. I'll be sure to call you if we ever leave to get Emma. You keep on going on your everyday life."
Pietro nodded and walked away. Remy looked at Rogue. "I reckon dat was de seventh mutant."
"Yep."
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The school day went by fast. Remy walked out to see Rogue waiting in the front. He blinked. "You? Wait for me? What's up?"
Rogue looked at the ground. "Remy, let's just go home fast."
He blinked. "Uh… sure, what ever y' want."
Kitty came running. "Rogue! Where's Vincent?! He disappeared!"
Rogue's eyes widened. "WHAT?!"
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Vincent slowly walked. His face was stern and serious. His footsteps were silent and slow. He was across the city… hoping to find answers. Unluckily….
*"You have returned to me, Golem?"*
Emma. She was following him. He growled. "What do you want?"
*"You've been thinking, you know."*
He swallowed loudly. "I know. Now, Lady Frost, please… … leave me alone."
She laughed. *"Golem, you truly need me to think for you. Don't you see? The humans are turning you against me."*
"The humans this, the humans that! My Lady, what in the world am I? Am I not human myself?"
She scoffed. *"YOU? HUMAN? Ha! Golem, do you not remember?"*
"Remember…?"
She smiled. *"Allow me to demonstrate."* a long pause came. "*Golem, I want you to kneel down on one knee."*
He did so.
*"TRY to resist. I determine your life. Whether you live or die, the choice is mine."*
He was confused. He looked around the area. "Lady Frost… please! WHAT AM I??!"
She laughed louder, and suddenly Vincent was hit to the ground by nothing. What hit him, he didn't know. He sat up and rubbed his head. "Lady- "
*"I'm sick of this puppet."*
Golem blinked. Puppet?? What in the… … a thought popped into his mind. He WAS indeed a golem… a creature created to do its creator's bidding. He looked onto his hands and tried to remember… remember… …
~FLASHBACK~
He was just a boy… a young, carefree child that was able to manipulate energy around him to a red firework light. His name: Vincent Rath. A voice… a voice… Emma soon came to him. She was about to be released from the asylum in a number of days. She pulled him towards her brainwashing. *"Vincent… help me… you're the only one that can…"*
He was easily persuaded. He emerged in a room of darkness one day, he just suddenly appeared there. The room of darkness became a room of padded walls. Emma spoke to him, he spoke back. He, somehow, was not afraid. Emma, one day, truly became insane. She grabbed a hold of Vincent, and held him close to her.
She looked at her other ragged doll the psychiatrists gave her, in total she had seven, and soon looked back to the young boy. She held his hands and closed her eyes. An orange light surrounded them. Emma began to speak… holding one hand over Vincent's hands, and the other with a ragged doll. Strangely, the doll disappeared and Vincent grew older. On the back of his neck was engraved the name Golem.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
The pain… the horrible pain. He touched behind his neck. He traced the letters. Golem. He narrowed his eyes. "Am I just a puppet, Lady Frost? A puppet for YOUR plans?"
She growled. *"Do not defy me, Golem. The consequences will be harsh."*
He stomped his foot. "It was YOU who did not want me! My failures infuriated you! Defy? It's your own fault I'm defying you!"
She smiled. *"Vincent Rath… do you even know where you are, and what you are, and what you are doing or going? I can kill you now if I chose, but you are a dear friend to me. I want you to help me again, and I will help you even more to succeed."*
Vincent narrowed his eyes and looked at the ground. Friend… Rogue. Rogue was his friend. What was Emma? His friend too? His enemy? His creator? What? He looked at her. "I stay with my friends here. Leave me alone, Emma."
She blinked. He called her by her real name… not Lady Frost. What was happening to her servant? She scoffed. *"Peon… you'll see… one day…"* Her voice vanished. She didn't kill him. Was she his friend after all?
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Ok, ok! I'm going to get on with the Emma VS the Seven Mutants VERY VERY VERY soon!!!! I swear! ^_^ I was just having fun getting into the characters and explaining them and their relationships in more detail to you. Any Questions? Comments? Croutons? REEEEEEVIIIIIIEEEEEWWWW!
Next:
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: SUPPRESS THE DARKNESS