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Disclaimer: All words found with in this chapter belong to everyone. All names of any recognizable character's belong to the tyrants over at Marvel that refuse to give me rights to them, so I could make them unbelievably happy. In another universe all the people you read about in this story belong to themselves, and one day I will be able to break in to that universe…
Summary: Do you all need a summary of what's been going on? Long story short, Gambit's an X-Man. Him and Rogue hit it off, Sinister has re-emerged from Gambit's past…he has had Jean abducted. Remy's 'second stage' of power flared up, something that he was never able to control, until he kissed Rogue. A side effect of his power that keeps him from freezing to death also allows them to touch her, with out worry of Rogue sucking him dry. After Logan was able to trace back Jean's abductors to Sinister's Lair, the X-Men have infiltrated and battling their way to Jean, Remy had gone a head to locate Jean, he thought it was safe to free her, but was wrong. It was revealed to Jean and Remy by Sinister that they are twins separated at birth.
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"What do you mean both of us?" Jean asked as she began to move things with her mind to pelt the mad scientist with.
"Why have you paid no attention to everything I have explained to you my dear Jean Grey in your stay here? Remy is your other half; I thought it would be simple. You're an Omega level Telepath, Remy is an Omega level Empath. You have an Omega Level Telekinetic power, while he has an Omega level Kinetic power." Sinister said as if it were obvious.
What's y'r point homme? So we got powers dat sound the same, how does dat make her my other half?" Remy said as he raised his cards in his hand.
"Miss Grey where were you born?" Sinister asked with a growing impatience.
Jean didn't know why but she felt compelled to answer. "In a hospital while my parents were attending a convention in New Orle…" Jean trailed off as she looked at Remy.
"Why dat matter!" Remy screamed at Sinister, his own impatience growing ever stronger.
"I was a twin, but my brother was said to have died in child birth…" Jean said as she noticed similar features between Remy and herself, than began to remember pictures of her father from high school and was dumbfounded by the resemblence. "It couldn't be…he died, my brother died."
"That's where your wrong my dear Jean, the hospital was ran by nuns, they thought Remy's eyes were a sign of the devil, they stole him and was going to take him to a priest to have an exorcism performed on him, he was ordered saved by a High Priestess of Voodoo, named Tante Mante." Sinister said coldly. "Remy Lebeau, meet your twin sister, Jean Grey. Under my control, you two will bring down the Apocalypse."
Jean and Gambit were about to say something when a loud screech rang through the air. Gambit looked at Jean, and projected towards her so her telepathy could hear him, 'Jeannie, if he's afraid of 'Pocalypse and de homme also b'lieves we can take him down, den why can't we drop him once and for all?'
Jean glanced at Gambit, she smiled briefly at him, and thought back…'I'll be defense, you be offense…bro.'
Gambit reached for his cards, he sent three fully charged cards towards Sinister. They exploded in a thunderous contact. Gambit knew Sinister to be quite powerful though and immediately drew another three. The smoke cleared and Sinister stood their smirking. He raised his palms towards Gambit and spoke, "You have so much to learn young Remy." A bright yellow blast shot towards Gambit.
Jean brought up a telekinetic bubble around Gambit just in time to block the blast. Gambit spun on his heal and launched the three charged cards at Sinister again. Jean briefly dropped her telekinetic shield to allow the cards to pass, but brought it back up swiftly. The cards did about as much damage as before, but Jean was able to see the strange red diamond imbedded in his forehead flare bright red when the cards had collided and exploded.
"Is that the best you two can do, there is so much power between the two of you, let me train you. Let me mold you." Sinister said triumphantly as the smoke dissipated.
"Non, not on m' life Essex!" Gambit hollered.
'Remy, it appears our physical attacks may not work, we could try a two pronged mental attack, I've been feeling out his mind, it's tight but maybe some subtle suggestions could turn the tides.' Jean telepathically mentioned to Remy. Remy turned his head towards Jean and nodded in the affirmative.
***A Corridor within the Complex***
The X-Men were soon over run by carbon copies of the Marauders they had just fought. These clones were less than human though. They came at them with no remorse, no feeling. Not that the originals had much remorse to begin with, but this was much worse.
"Like Scott! What do we do, what are these things?" Kitty shouted above the screaming of their assailants.
"They don't look fully formed…" Storm started to say as a large growl was heard from off to the side. Wolverine came tearing through with about as much remorse as the cloned attackers.
"Their clones, carbon copies of the real thing, some of them ain't even fully grown yet, I think it better just to tear through them, they must have been released after that alarm sounded." Wolverine snarled out in his rage.
"Their still alive Wolverine, I don't want the X-Men killing!" Scott shouted above the chaos. Even if his own intentions with Sinister was death, he would not form his team into those kind of people. "Iceman, freeze their feet! Storm give him a hand."
Iceman began layering the ground with ice as Nightcrawler grabbed Rogue and ported them away from the area. Shadowcat grabbed a hold of Boom Boom and phased them through the anarchy. Cannonball blasted by Cyclops grabbing him to get him away from the newly forming ice rink.
"Logan, fall back Scott's plan is working." Storm commanded as she floated above the ground. Her own gale storms were helping Iceman's own freezing along faster than it would normally.
After Iceman was done he fell to his knees, fully expended, he looked up at Cyclops, and said tiredly "Cyke I'm tired that took a lot out of me." He collapsed and bent his head between his knees and took some deep breaths. Cyclops placed his hand on his shoulder, Iceman looked up once again, "Sorry Cyclops, but I don't think I can go on."
"Don't worry Bobby, you saved all our backs there, be proud, I'll have Nightcrawler port you back the X-Jet." Cyclops said with a voice full of pride as he turned his head and nodded towards Nightcrawler. Nightcrawler grabbed a hold of Iceman and looked back at his field leader. "Have the jet prepped Kurt, we're probably going to come barreling out of here before that ice melts." Kurt nodded his head and in a puff of smoke they were gone.
"Which way now One-Eye?" Wolverine said as the remainder of Kurt's smoke dissipated. Scott checked his Com Tracker and pointed down an ice free corridor. With that, they were off.
***Sinister's Lab***
Sinister didn't know how to react. It had been so long since he felt fear. He knew young Gambit's charged cards would have no effect on him, but he could feel an overwhelming sense of fear wash all over him, time and time again. Every time his mind would try to process what he was afraid of, a little voice in his head would whisper 'Be afraid, they are strong, be very afraid…' the little voice was just repeating itself over and over.
'Jeannie…we can' keep dis up. De cards aren't affecting Sinister, an' m' empathy is tiring m'. Non t' use t' using it like dis.' Remy projected to his fellow X-Man and ironically enough recently revealed twin sister.
'I know Remy…but what else can we do…something is stopping any physical attack from hurting him, and I can not fully assault his mind, it's to fully shielded to do anything but a light whisper.' Jean telepathically said into Remy's mind.
"High card draw Essex!" Remy called out again, he had expended two full packs onto Sinister within the last ten minutes. He had also used up all of his snappy card lingo, this was the third time he had used the 'High Card Draw' analogy. The fact was his powers were tiring. He had never used both his kinetic and empathic abilities at the same time, and so forceful. "Ace of Spades! De death card, must not b' y'r day homme!"
Jean watched the Ace of Spades cut through air and strike Sinister square in the chest, she also watched once again the red diamond embedded in his forehead light up. It suddenly dawned on her. 'Remy that diamond in his head…it's protecting him some how!' Jean all but shouted into his mind.
'Mon Deiu! How could dis Cajun f'rget. Dat diamond, it b' gifted from 'Pocalypse. Makes him all he is.' Remy projected a bit exasperated. How could he forget something like that?
'Then we yank the damn thing out!' Jean said confidently into his mind.
***The X-Jet: Outside Sinister's Mansion***
Kurt had laid a passed out Bobby down in the small medical wing of the plane. He than proceeded to the telecommunications center to call back to the mansion before he prepped the plane.
"Professor, are you keeping tabs on their progress?" Kurt asked as the Professor's face came upon the view screen.
"Yes Kurt, how is Bobby?" The Professor asked.
"Bobby is doing 'ine. Just a little tired I think." Kurt said. "It vas chaos in there."
"I know Kurt, and you both did extraordinarily well. I am proud of you, now I suggest you prep the jet. I am still trying to break through Sinister's psychic lab barriers. I am distraught over not knowing how Gambit and Jean are fairing." The Professor stated before the screen flicked off, and Kurt began to prep the jet.
***Sinister's Lab***
Jean reached out with her mind to grab a hold of the red diamond embedded in Sinister's forehead. She tugged and pulled but could not get it to move. "Young Jean Grey, I feel you pulling on that, I see Remy has finally remember some of the information he came upon in my services. I'll tell you both now, your fear messages are no longer having an effect on me, and I have pinpointed both empathic and telepathic sources and am filtering them out. And the diamond is bonded on a molecular scale. It will not move." Sinister laughed defiantly.
The words molecular scaled ringed in Remy's ears. Wasn't kinetic energy just the speed of molecular parts? Didn't speed cause heat, thus causing the molecules to break down and explode? He concentrated. He forced all his thoughts onto where the diamond met the skin. It wasn't, as easy as touching an object, by touching an object he could force his own energy to break the bonds, but now he had to manipulate the diamonds own potential energy alone. Remy fell to his knees concentrating.
"Remy! What's wrong?" Jean shouted with a new found concern for her teammate. After all, he was her brother.
Sinister's hand shot to his forehead, "LeBeau how…you should not have access to that power anymore!" He screamed in rage. Jean took her eyes from where Remy kneeled, sweat pouring down his forehead, and looked to Sinister as he clutched his forehead. Jean could see the glowing color that would indicate Remy had charged something. She knew he hadn't touched the diamond, but understood instantly what he was doing. She acted, pulling ever more fiercely with a telekinetic grip unlike any she had ever used before. She could feel it tug more, she felt it wiggle a little more. She concentrated herself, dropping to her own knees, veins pounding in her forehead. Remy pouring as much energy as he could, twisting the molecules as much as it would allow, the diamond itself absorbing the energy almost as fast as Remy could charge it. It began to grow a bright orange, then pink, flowing now to a blinding yellow.
Jean used every once of energy she had, she dropped the telekinetic wall around her and Remy. Flames flowed through her eyes as she concentrated on retracting the little gem. Her own hair burst into great flames, she reached with her left hand and grasped Remy's right hand in a sign of encouragement. He squeezed back at the gesture, what little empathy that he had left felt her sisterly concern, and he sent back the same feeling of brotherly concern. She took a moment to look into her eyes, and instantly they both knew full well this had to be done.
***The Corridor Just Outside Sinister's Lab***
"Damn it all tah hell! Yah stupid machine traced us tah a wall. Dere ain't no door here!" Rogue yelled as they reached the dead end of the hallway. Her concern for Remy growing more by the minute as they could hear a maniacal laugh on the other side of the wall.
"Look Rogue, I followed the com tracker. It lead me here." Cyclops said through his own-gritted teeth. Truth be told, he was just as upset as Rogue. He knew how Rogue felt about Remy, it was the same way he felt about Jean.
"Stripes, Cyke is right, we got other options besides a door." Wolverine said as he glanced at Shadowcat.
"Rogue. Just like chill out…Kay! I can phase remember. You'd think you'd remember your own roommates powers." Kitty said as she motioned for everyone to grasp her hands. Everyone was about to do so, when a large explosion could be heard directly on the other side of the wall. The wall exploded outwards towards them. Sending chunks of steel flying towards the unsuspecting X-Men.
***Sinister's Lab***
Finally the little gem came free. It flung across the room in Jean's telekinetic hold against the far wall as Remy's kinetic charge detonated within the gem blowing a hole in the side of the lab. Jean and Remy watched as Sinister howled in pain. His body began to age, to grow at an alarming rate. Sinister fell to his knees and stared at Jean and Remy.
"I knew you two were powerful." Was all the scientist said before his body decomposed into ashes. Jean slumped into Remy's side as the exhaustion finally over came her. He placed his head on top of hers as his eyes closed slowly. Jean was able to send one quiet thought before darkness claimed the both of them.
'We did it…'
***The Corridor Just Outside Sinister's Lab***
Luckily everyone had grasped a hold of Kitty or someone holding onto Kitty, her instincts kicked in at the moment of the explosion and her phasing power activated. The debris from the explosion passed harmlessly through them. Once the dust and smoke had settled the seven X-Men preceded into the lab.
A gasp could be heard from Rogue as the two limp forms of Remy and Jean could be viewed embraced together. Jealousy probably would have peeked if not for the fact they were both unconscious. Beast and Storm rushed forward to assess the damage.
"I'm thinking this clump of dust here was the madman Gambit was talking about." Logan said as he ruffled a foot through the remaining ashes of Sinister.
Rogue walked towards Remy hesitantly as Storm and Beast checked him over. Storm glanced up at her and beckoned her to come closer. She did and kneeled down next to him and placed a gentle kiss on his temple whispering, "Damn it Swamp Rat, ya'll best beh okay."
"Beast what's the diagnosis." Cyclops said shakily as he watched Beast and Storm pull their two unconscious teammates apart. He two had a couple gears turning in his head as two why the two were relaxed against each other, hands clasped together.
"It just seems over exhaustion. We should be able to move them safely." Beast said as he lifted Jean into his arms. Logan took cue and hoisted Gambit into his arms.
"We should move out as soon as possible." Storm said as she brushed Remy's hair aside to look at his worn out face.
"Ok, then lets go team." Cyclops said as they made their way back out of the complex.
Kitty came up to Rogue and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "You heard Dr. McCoy. Remy's fine." She said very sympathetic.
"I know, but I was so scared when I saw him lying like that next to Jean. It made me realize I could lose him." She said in a quiet, unsure tone as they started to jog to keep up with the other X-Men. She mentally added, 'Not just to death, but to another girl like Jean.'
To Be Concluded.
A/N: Well there it was, the big throw down fight. Looks like Jean and Remy are a real powerful team. Unfortunately the next chapter will be the last for this particular installment of Remy's life. I have some other ideas brewing in my head for a sequel. As well as finishing up Remy Essex Lebeau: Road To Forgiveness. I also have a couple more story ideas for Remy in the Evolution-verse I'd like to try. I've had an idea brewing about the end of "The Stuff of Villians" that I would rather have seen. Anyways please R/R on this chapter. That would be much appreciated.
For those who Reviewed:
Ishandhalf: Would you calm down, I write em as fast as the story comes to me, I also just got down moving. Anyways I hope this chapter didn't disappoint one of my most faithful reviewers.
Bunny-Angel: You want me to write angst? I hate angst. But there may be a lil bit next chapter. We'll see.
Tabby: I think Jean has a younger sister. I think her name was Sarah to, but that's comics, anyways it's a moot point in my story. Next Chapter, Jean and Remy have a talk about her family though.
Gambitsgirl: A Regue fic is a Romy fic. I just used 'Re' from Remy and the 'gue' from rogue.
Talia485: Yeah that reaction with the whole dating the siblings thing is gonna be fun.
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