Ok, people I am posting a list of Gambit's powers for my own sanity. I've heard everything from empathy to stopping movement. He has the charge things, and the magical "charm" that's it!
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Daniel stepped out the doors of the gym, leaving the clamor of music behind him. He pulled his jacket tighter around him as the cool breeze whispered through his hair. He heard the doors open again behind him, and turning he saw the surprising pair of Rahne St.Clair and Todd Tolensky. He moved a bit quicker so as not to interrupt them, but stayed inside hearing range for lack of a better thing to do.
"Thanks again for askin' me to the dance, yo. I aint never been to no dance before."
"Your very welcoom. To tell ye the truth, I ne're been to one afore either."
"Really?"
"Aye."
"That's surprising yo. I would think that guys woulda been asking you soon as the dance was announced."
"Awww, thank ye Todd."
The wind blew again, bringing more of the cold air with it. Rahne shivered. Her green dress was nice looking, but it wasn't much for the cold.
"Brrrr. I wish I could transform. I' would be a mooch wearmer outfit."
Todd took off his coat, "Well here yo, have mine."
"Thank ye."
"No problem."
The two kept walking on, not noticing Daniel ahead of them, who was smiling like an idiot at there conversation. He could just picture what kind of trouble this might cause. Scott was going to have a seizure or something.
He grinned, **This will be good.**
None of them noticed the shadows moving beside them in the trees, watching, and waiting for their chance to strike. They were about half-way to the institute by now and it was already very dark and getting colder.
"Thank ye so much for walking me home Todd."
"It's ok yo, it's not like I trust Lance in a car w/Kitty. Or Pietro or Tabby in a car at all.
"Ha ha ha. Well at least he tried to show us how to dance."
"Hmm? OH! That Tabitha! The one that..."
"...Slapped Pietro in the face? Aye. That was something to see."
"Ha ha ha ha! Yeah, he was soooo confident until he all he got was a palm print on his face."
"Aye. And his face!"
The two burst out laughing. Then suddenly, a shadow burst out from the tree above them. It kicked Rahne in the stomach and punched Todd across the jaw.
Rahne fell back stunned by the blow. A metallic shing was heard as the assailant drew a sword-like blade from a hidden scabbard. The blade ran back against the attacker's forearm in a reverse grip, so that it would be used as a shield. The sword flashed as it raised up. Rahne tried to move, but was pinned by an unseen force. The blow fell point first, but was halted by something. The shadow turned to see the tongue of Toad holding her arm.
"Ah ong ing so `itch!" I don't think so bitch!
Todd brought his tongue in, along with the attacker, and delivered a powerful kick to its stomach. The sword clattered to the ground. Rahne got up and transformed into her wolf form, snarling at the attacker.
"So this is the Toad?" a soft, but deadly voice said in a British accent.
The attacker dropped its cloak to reveal a beautiful Asian girl with indigo hair and purple eyes. Todd's mouth would have dropped had it not been for the severity of the situation. Her sword floated up to her hand.
**A telekinetic? Like Jean?** thought Todd.
"Yes, I have the ability as well. I can also hear your thoughts you insignificant worm!"
A red diamond was in the middle of her forehead. Around it veins bulged and her eyes had a slightly demonic look to them.
"What do you want yo?"
"Aye, an who are ye?" (An: I'm not sure if she can talk in her wolf form, but for the sake of.... SHUT UP AND KEEP READING)
"Names are of no consequense to the dead."
She lunged, hurling a rock with her mind at Todd. He jumped out of the way only to be flung into a tree. He slumped to the ground, winded. Rahne guarded him with bared teeth and a snarl. The girl attacked again, this time picking Rahne up and slamming her into the concrete. She walked up to the pinned wolf.
"Why are ye doing this?"
"If the price is right, I do what needs to be done."
She kicked the wolf in the head. Rahne was unconscious and reverted to her human form. The assassin raised her sword again. Again she was stopped, though this grip was stronger somehow. She looked up, to see Todd still recovering. She whirled to face the one holding her. Purple eyes met green ones as the assassin was kicked back 15 feet, gasping for air on the ground.
"The price is WRONG bitch," said Daniel.
He stood in front of Rahne, still watching the assassin, "Todd? Are you okay?"
Todd staggered to his feet, "I think so. Is Rahne hurt?"
Daniel checked her pulse, "She will be find," he stood up, "Take her and get back to the school. Warn the others."
"But what about psycho bitch?"
"Don't you worry about psycho bitch. Psycho bitch is mine. Now take Rahne and get out of here. NOW!"
Todd scooped Rahne onto his shoulders. He didn't look back as he put her on his shoulders and hopped like mad to make it back towards the school.
The girl got up. "Bastard! You'll pay for that!"
"Not until you pay for what you did to my friend there."
She glared purple hate at him. "Hmph, you're barely even worth the effort. You are not my target, Xavier is both a traitor and incometent to let his pupils have such weak, human friends."
Her sword floated to her left hand. "You have no idea what you're up against little human."
Daniel smiled slightly, "Your files must be out of date."
"What do you mean."
A voice called out, "You have been neglecting your status reports again Psyloke (sp?)."
Daniel turned to see a boy about Scott's age step from the trees. "He is one of us. A mutant of some power I hear."
She glared at the newcomer, "Shut up Pyro! This one is mine!"
Daniel turned slightly so he could watch the both of them. "Pyro? As in fire?"
Pyro smirked, "Yes you idiot, as in fire. You have some pyrokinetics in your group I believe?"
Daniel thought about Amara, "I see you have information about us."
"Yes, Mystique was very kind to get us those documents. A pity we don't have as much about you and the other two newcomers."
**They don't know my powers? This might give me an advantage**
"The only advantage you have, weakling, is that you caught me by bloody surprise!"
Pyro laughed, "Well, the way you were writhing on the ground, I'd say he got a pretty good kick in."
She snarled, "Let's just finish him and move on. The frog-boy is already heading back to warn them."
"Very well," said Pyro, a lighter in his hand.
He lit it, and out of the small flame a ball of fire came forth. It flew towards Daniel, aiming for his chest. Not wanting to reveal his powers so early, he jumped aside, only to be met by Psyloke. Her sword was in her left hand, but from her right came a violet energy blade. She slashed at him, nearly separating his head from his shoulders
"What the hell?"
Psylocke slashed at him again, this time cutting the tree behind him in half. Pyro threw another fire ball at him. He was losing and he knew it. He had to use his powers. Pyro launched another ball at him, and this time he caught it.
"How the hell.." started Pyro.
"Back at you," said Daniel as he threw the ball back.
Pyro dodged and got back up. "I thought he could only shoot energy!"
Psylocke glared at him, "Well maybe you should have done some more research on him first you IDIOT!"
Daniel had the upper hand now, since Pyro couldn't touch him. Psylocke was mentally throwing rocks at him and he was blowing them up.
"You're gonna need more than that."
"Then maybe THIS will slow you down," said a voice behind him.
A black, sticky substance in a whiplash shape wrapped around his legs. Daniel tripped as a white spike of bone pinned his shoulder to the ground. He screamed in pain.
A girl with reddish hair hopped down from her perch. "Ha, good shot wasn't it?"
A boy with black, oily hair came from behind a tree, "Yes Marrow, it was a good shot. Now calm down and finish him."
Daniel fired a beam and knocked them both sprawling. The bone was still protruding from his shoulder and he realized that unless the others got back soon he was going to die.
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Todd came running in to the gym with Rahne still on his shoulders. A circle surrounded Rogue and Remy as the two were swing dancing. All the others were standing with their mouths open as they saw the two dance better than anyone had all night. Then, Scott saw Todd. Grabbing Jean and the others, he ran right at Todd.
"What did you do to her?"
"Yo, it wasn't..."
"I knew you couldn't be trusted! When I get through with you.."
Jean stopped him, "Scott, it wasn't him. Someone else."
Todd was out of breath, "Daniel.. he.."
"..Is in trouble," finished Jean, "We've got to hurry."
Scott glared at Todd.
"C'mon, let's go already," said Tabitha.
She grabbed Quicksilver, "You can run faster than I fly, let's go."
The two ran outside, "Hold your breath," he said.
"What?"
"We're going to be moving so fast you won't be able to breath."
"Oh! That's why pilots wear those masks right?"
"Yep, are you ready."
She took in a deep breath, nodded, and the two zipped away in a silver streak. All the others were getting into Scott's car. Kurt didn't know where the battle was taking place, so he couldn't port there. Lance and the rest of the Brotherhood were in their jeep. As the two teams went to go fight the unknown threat, a bright flash of light lit up the sky.
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Daniel stepped out the doors of the gym, leaving the clamor of music behind him. He pulled his jacket tighter around him as the cool breeze whispered through his hair. He heard the doors open again behind him, and turning he saw the surprising pair of Rahne St.Clair and Todd Tolensky. He moved a bit quicker so as not to interrupt them, but stayed inside hearing range for lack of a better thing to do.
"Thanks again for askin' me to the dance, yo. I aint never been to no dance before."
"Your very welcoom. To tell ye the truth, I ne're been to one afore either."
"Really?"
"Aye."
"That's surprising yo. I would think that guys woulda been asking you soon as the dance was announced."
"Awww, thank ye Todd."
The wind blew again, bringing more of the cold air with it. Rahne shivered. Her green dress was nice looking, but it wasn't much for the cold.
"Brrrr. I wish I could transform. I' would be a mooch wearmer outfit."
Todd took off his coat, "Well here yo, have mine."
"Thank ye."
"No problem."
The two kept walking on, not noticing Daniel ahead of them, who was smiling like an idiot at there conversation. He could just picture what kind of trouble this might cause. Scott was going to have a seizure or something.
He grinned, **This will be good.**
None of them noticed the shadows moving beside them in the trees, watching, and waiting for their chance to strike. They were about half-way to the institute by now and it was already very dark and getting colder.
"Thank ye so much for walking me home Todd."
"It's ok yo, it's not like I trust Lance in a car w/Kitty. Or Pietro or Tabby in a car at all.
"Ha ha ha. Well at least he tried to show us how to dance."
"Hmm? OH! That Tabitha! The one that..."
"...Slapped Pietro in the face? Aye. That was something to see."
"Ha ha ha ha! Yeah, he was soooo confident until he all he got was a palm print on his face."
"Aye. And his face!"
The two burst out laughing. Then suddenly, a shadow burst out from the tree above them. It kicked Rahne in the stomach and punched Todd across the jaw.
Rahne fell back stunned by the blow. A metallic shing was heard as the assailant drew a sword-like blade from a hidden scabbard. The blade ran back against the attacker's forearm in a reverse grip, so that it would be used as a shield. The sword flashed as it raised up. Rahne tried to move, but was pinned by an unseen force. The blow fell point first, but was halted by something. The shadow turned to see the tongue of Toad holding her arm.
"Ah ong ing so `itch!" I don't think so bitch!
Todd brought his tongue in, along with the attacker, and delivered a powerful kick to its stomach. The sword clattered to the ground. Rahne got up and transformed into her wolf form, snarling at the attacker.
"So this is the Toad?" a soft, but deadly voice said in a British accent.
The attacker dropped its cloak to reveal a beautiful Asian girl with indigo hair and purple eyes. Todd's mouth would have dropped had it not been for the severity of the situation. Her sword floated up to her hand.
**A telekinetic? Like Jean?** thought Todd.
"Yes, I have the ability as well. I can also hear your thoughts you insignificant worm!"
A red diamond was in the middle of her forehead. Around it veins bulged and her eyes had a slightly demonic look to them.
"What do you want yo?"
"Aye, an who are ye?" (An: I'm not sure if she can talk in her wolf form, but for the sake of.... SHUT UP AND KEEP READING)
"Names are of no consequense to the dead."
She lunged, hurling a rock with her mind at Todd. He jumped out of the way only to be flung into a tree. He slumped to the ground, winded. Rahne guarded him with bared teeth and a snarl. The girl attacked again, this time picking Rahne up and slamming her into the concrete. She walked up to the pinned wolf.
"Why are ye doing this?"
"If the price is right, I do what needs to be done."
She kicked the wolf in the head. Rahne was unconscious and reverted to her human form. The assassin raised her sword again. Again she was stopped, though this grip was stronger somehow. She looked up, to see Todd still recovering. She whirled to face the one holding her. Purple eyes met green ones as the assassin was kicked back 15 feet, gasping for air on the ground.
"The price is WRONG bitch," said Daniel.
He stood in front of Rahne, still watching the assassin, "Todd? Are you okay?"
Todd staggered to his feet, "I think so. Is Rahne hurt?"
Daniel checked her pulse, "She will be find," he stood up, "Take her and get back to the school. Warn the others."
"But what about psycho bitch?"
"Don't you worry about psycho bitch. Psycho bitch is mine. Now take Rahne and get out of here. NOW!"
Todd scooped Rahne onto his shoulders. He didn't look back as he put her on his shoulders and hopped like mad to make it back towards the school.
The girl got up. "Bastard! You'll pay for that!"
"Not until you pay for what you did to my friend there."
She glared purple hate at him. "Hmph, you're barely even worth the effort. You are not my target, Xavier is both a traitor and incometent to let his pupils have such weak, human friends."
Her sword floated to her left hand. "You have no idea what you're up against little human."
Daniel smiled slightly, "Your files must be out of date."
"What do you mean."
A voice called out, "You have been neglecting your status reports again Psyloke (sp?)."
Daniel turned to see a boy about Scott's age step from the trees. "He is one of us. A mutant of some power I hear."
She glared at the newcomer, "Shut up Pyro! This one is mine!"
Daniel turned slightly so he could watch the both of them. "Pyro? As in fire?"
Pyro smirked, "Yes you idiot, as in fire. You have some pyrokinetics in your group I believe?"
Daniel thought about Amara, "I see you have information about us."
"Yes, Mystique was very kind to get us those documents. A pity we don't have as much about you and the other two newcomers."
**They don't know my powers? This might give me an advantage**
"The only advantage you have, weakling, is that you caught me by bloody surprise!"
Pyro laughed, "Well, the way you were writhing on the ground, I'd say he got a pretty good kick in."
She snarled, "Let's just finish him and move on. The frog-boy is already heading back to warn them."
"Very well," said Pyro, a lighter in his hand.
He lit it, and out of the small flame a ball of fire came forth. It flew towards Daniel, aiming for his chest. Not wanting to reveal his powers so early, he jumped aside, only to be met by Psyloke. Her sword was in her left hand, but from her right came a violet energy blade. She slashed at him, nearly separating his head from his shoulders
"What the hell?"
Psylocke slashed at him again, this time cutting the tree behind him in half. Pyro threw another fire ball at him. He was losing and he knew it. He had to use his powers. Pyro launched another ball at him, and this time he caught it.
"How the hell.." started Pyro.
"Back at you," said Daniel as he threw the ball back.
Pyro dodged and got back up. "I thought he could only shoot energy!"
Psylocke glared at him, "Well maybe you should have done some more research on him first you IDIOT!"
Daniel had the upper hand now, since Pyro couldn't touch him. Psylocke was mentally throwing rocks at him and he was blowing them up.
"You're gonna need more than that."
"Then maybe THIS will slow you down," said a voice behind him.
A black, sticky substance in a whiplash shape wrapped around his legs. Daniel tripped as a white spike of bone pinned his shoulder to the ground. He screamed in pain.
A girl with reddish hair hopped down from her perch. "Ha, good shot wasn't it?"
A boy with black, oily hair came from behind a tree, "Yes Marrow, it was a good shot. Now calm down and finish him."
Daniel fired a beam and knocked them both sprawling. The bone was still protruding from his shoulder and he realized that unless the others got back soon he was going to die.
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Todd came running in to the gym with Rahne still on his shoulders. A circle surrounded Rogue and Remy as the two were swing dancing. All the others were standing with their mouths open as they saw the two dance better than anyone had all night. Then, Scott saw Todd. Grabbing Jean and the others, he ran right at Todd.
"What did you do to her?"
"Yo, it wasn't..."
"I knew you couldn't be trusted! When I get through with you.."
Jean stopped him, "Scott, it wasn't him. Someone else."
Todd was out of breath, "Daniel.. he.."
"..Is in trouble," finished Jean, "We've got to hurry."
Scott glared at Todd.
"C'mon, let's go already," said Tabitha.
She grabbed Quicksilver, "You can run faster than I fly, let's go."
The two ran outside, "Hold your breath," he said.
"What?"
"We're going to be moving so fast you won't be able to breath."
"Oh! That's why pilots wear those masks right?"
"Yep, are you ready."
She took in a deep breath, nodded, and the two zipped away in a silver streak. All the others were getting into Scott's car. Kurt didn't know where the battle was taking place, so he couldn't port there. Lance and the rest of the Brotherhood were in their jeep. As the two teams went to go fight the unknown threat, a bright flash of light lit up the sky.