Chapter Eight
Remy skidded down the hall as he slamed on the breaks. He turned and headed toward the elevator slaming down on the up button.
"Come on, come on!!" The door finally slide open and Remy jumped inside, nearly running into Bobby who was standing there staring at the back of the elevator. "Bobby?" he asked when Bobby didn't turn around or acknowledge him. "What are y' doin', homme?"
"Having fun, of course!"
"Staring at de back of an elevator?" Remy questioned but walked over to Bobby anyway and stood beside him staring at the back of the elevator.
"Yep."
"I hope y' got somet'ing interesting planned."
"Nope. Not really." Another passenger got on, looked at them oddly but otherwise ignored them.
"Oh, de X-Men are here. Dey're lookin' for us." This time Bobby finally did look at Remy, spinning around so fast that he almost fell over.
"WHAT?!" The other man in the elevator jumped. Bobby ignored him. "Are you sure."
Remy nodded. "Positive. Bishop and Warren almost got me in de arcade."
"What are we gonna do?"
"I don' know, Bobby. I don' know."
"This is Bishop. Come in Storm," Bishop yelled into his com badge as he and Warren ran down the hall coming up to the elevator.
"Yes, Bishop, what is it? Did you find them?"
"We found Remy but he got away-"
"You should have seen the look on his face, Storm. I think he's on something and if he is so is Bobby. God, we're not gonna make it out of this are we?! ARE WE?!?!" he screamed into the com badge.
"Hang on a moment, would you Storm?"
"Of course, but what are you-" *THWACK* *THUD*
"Sorry about that, Storm, but that damn bird was getting really annoying."
"I understand."
"Remy went into the elevator. Bobby was there as well. There heading up to your area."
"Jean and I shall get them."
"I hope so." Bishop ended the talk and dragged the now unconscious Warren over to a bench.
//I wonder where everybody went? Where the heck are Ice Cube and Gumbo?// Jubilee had been wandering the mall for some time now, looking for any signs of her friends. //And why couldn't Wolvie just stay put? He is such a child sometimes// She walked around the corner and saw Bobby and Remy just getting out of the elevator. They looked panicked.
"Hey guys!" she called running up to them.
"NO! YOU"LL NEVER TAKE US ALIVE!!" Bobby shouted and then hide behind Remy who looked ready to bolt.
"Calm down, it's just me."
"Oh, Jubes. T'ank God. De X-Men are after us. We have t' get out."
"I think I know where you can hide."
"Where?"
"The lingerie store."
"No way I am hiding in a store like that!" Bobby declared.
"But no one would ever think of looking for you there and you wouldn't have worry about Wolverine finding you either because he won't even go near the place."
"I don' t'ink it be such a bad idea."
"You wouldn't," Bobby muttered.
"Uh, I don't think you guys need to worry anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"Hear comes Storm and Jean."
"OH GOD RUN!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! RUN!!!!" Bobby shouted and took off, with Remy close on his heels. They knew that they were already to late.
"Quickly Jean! There they are!" Storm cried as she spotted Remy and Bobby running away from them, Jubilee however stood her ground.
"Right behind you, 'Ro." They ran off after the boys, Jean slightly ahead. "You take care of Jubilee, I got the boys." Storm nodded her agreement and Jean took off after Gambit and Iceman.
"You'll never get by me Storm!" Jubilee said standing in Storms path. Storm rolled her eyes and scooped Jubilee up in her arms with ease. "Hey! Let me down!" Jubilee demanded, kicking and yelling.
"I'm afraid I can not do that Jubilee. It is time to go home."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
"Quick, Bobby! She's gaining on us!"
"Please God, if you just let us get away I promise I'll never again freeze the water in the pipes or use Nair on Beast or freeze Scott's underwear or" Bobby continued on as they ran down the hall.
"Boys, wait. I don't want to hurt you!" Jean yelled. "You can trust me!"
"Yeah right! What do you take us for?" Remy yelled back over his shoulder.
But Jean had had enough. She used her telekinesis and stopped them in their tracks. "You will listen to me!" She stalked up to them and the cowered in fear.
"Please don't hurt us," Bobby whimpered.
"Oh, but I don't want to hurt you," Jean said happily, releasing her hold on them. They looked up at her full of hope. "I want to join you." They could feel their jaws hanging open at that statement.
"You, what?"
"It's about time I got to have a little fun to." She pouted slightly. Remy and Bobby blinked at her. "Now come on, I know that you guys must have some ideas." They roused from their stupor and grinned at her.
"Darlin' we've always got ways to have fun. But first of all we have to go and get some more candy."
Storm watched from a distance as the newly formed group skipped down the hall, holding hands. She grabbed her come badge.
"Cyclops, this is Storm. We have a problem." //Goddess help us all//
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Remy skidded down the hall as he slamed on the breaks. He turned and headed toward the elevator slaming down on the up button.
"Come on, come on!!" The door finally slide open and Remy jumped inside, nearly running into Bobby who was standing there staring at the back of the elevator. "Bobby?" he asked when Bobby didn't turn around or acknowledge him. "What are y' doin', homme?"
"Having fun, of course!"
"Staring at de back of an elevator?" Remy questioned but walked over to Bobby anyway and stood beside him staring at the back of the elevator.
"Yep."
"I hope y' got somet'ing interesting planned."
"Nope. Not really." Another passenger got on, looked at them oddly but otherwise ignored them.
"Oh, de X-Men are here. Dey're lookin' for us." This time Bobby finally did look at Remy, spinning around so fast that he almost fell over.
"WHAT?!" The other man in the elevator jumped. Bobby ignored him. "Are you sure."
Remy nodded. "Positive. Bishop and Warren almost got me in de arcade."
"What are we gonna do?"
"I don' know, Bobby. I don' know."
"This is Bishop. Come in Storm," Bishop yelled into his com badge as he and Warren ran down the hall coming up to the elevator.
"Yes, Bishop, what is it? Did you find them?"
"We found Remy but he got away-"
"You should have seen the look on his face, Storm. I think he's on something and if he is so is Bobby. God, we're not gonna make it out of this are we?! ARE WE?!?!" he screamed into the com badge.
"Hang on a moment, would you Storm?"
"Of course, but what are you-" *THWACK* *THUD*
"Sorry about that, Storm, but that damn bird was getting really annoying."
"I understand."
"Remy went into the elevator. Bobby was there as well. There heading up to your area."
"Jean and I shall get them."
"I hope so." Bishop ended the talk and dragged the now unconscious Warren over to a bench.
//I wonder where everybody went? Where the heck are Ice Cube and Gumbo?// Jubilee had been wandering the mall for some time now, looking for any signs of her friends. //And why couldn't Wolvie just stay put? He is such a child sometimes// She walked around the corner and saw Bobby and Remy just getting out of the elevator. They looked panicked.
"Hey guys!" she called running up to them.
"NO! YOU"LL NEVER TAKE US ALIVE!!" Bobby shouted and then hide behind Remy who looked ready to bolt.
"Calm down, it's just me."
"Oh, Jubes. T'ank God. De X-Men are after us. We have t' get out."
"I think I know where you can hide."
"Where?"
"The lingerie store."
"No way I am hiding in a store like that!" Bobby declared.
"But no one would ever think of looking for you there and you wouldn't have worry about Wolverine finding you either because he won't even go near the place."
"I don' t'ink it be such a bad idea."
"You wouldn't," Bobby muttered.
"Uh, I don't think you guys need to worry anyway."
"What do you mean?"
"Hear comes Storm and Jean."
"OH GOD RUN!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! RUN!!!!" Bobby shouted and took off, with Remy close on his heels. They knew that they were already to late.
"Quickly Jean! There they are!" Storm cried as she spotted Remy and Bobby running away from them, Jubilee however stood her ground.
"Right behind you, 'Ro." They ran off after the boys, Jean slightly ahead. "You take care of Jubilee, I got the boys." Storm nodded her agreement and Jean took off after Gambit and Iceman.
"You'll never get by me Storm!" Jubilee said standing in Storms path. Storm rolled her eyes and scooped Jubilee up in her arms with ease. "Hey! Let me down!" Jubilee demanded, kicking and yelling.
"I'm afraid I can not do that Jubilee. It is time to go home."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
"Quick, Bobby! She's gaining on us!"
"Please God, if you just let us get away I promise I'll never again freeze the water in the pipes or use Nair on Beast or freeze Scott's underwear or" Bobby continued on as they ran down the hall.
"Boys, wait. I don't want to hurt you!" Jean yelled. "You can trust me!"
"Yeah right! What do you take us for?" Remy yelled back over his shoulder.
But Jean had had enough. She used her telekinesis and stopped them in their tracks. "You will listen to me!" She stalked up to them and the cowered in fear.
"Please don't hurt us," Bobby whimpered.
"Oh, but I don't want to hurt you," Jean said happily, releasing her hold on them. They looked up at her full of hope. "I want to join you." They could feel their jaws hanging open at that statement.
"You, what?"
"It's about time I got to have a little fun to." She pouted slightly. Remy and Bobby blinked at her. "Now come on, I know that you guys must have some ideas." They roused from their stupor and grinned at her.
"Darlin' we've always got ways to have fun. But first of all we have to go and get some more candy."
Storm watched from a distance as the newly formed group skipped down the hall, holding hands. She grabbed her come badge.
"Cyclops, this is Storm. We have a problem." //Goddess help us all//
tbc