New Life, New Beginnings by Sania
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Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to upload but you know some things kinda got me from writing that I told you about and so…Any ways, Thanks for all the reviews, Flames are also welcomed :-)
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Chapter 5: Going Crazy
"So what you're saying is that she was held prisoner by the friends of humanity for a long period of time and still we never found out?" The team leader Cyclops concentrated on his plate not paying attention to his food while discussing with Beast on the dinner table with rest of the x-men. "But there might be some evidence we would have been able to pick on…So did you figure out any signs of active mutation yet?"
"The fascinating thing that I found out by the tests we took is that her power is both physically and mentally active. We'll take some time to take out the collar though, because doing that right now out might be risky." Beast took a spoon full of beans in his mouth staring into the space with the idea that he just thought of.
"I don't think it would be a good idea to take her out of the cell, what do you think?" Since the day of the arrival of the new mutant, Scott's mind wasn't really stable with the thousand questions appealing in his mind.
"Well as far as I'm concerned with her condition, her minor injuries need to be treated out of the cell, and she needs rest to fully recover, but that child is hardly co-operating. So we'll just keep her there for a little more while." Hank stated knowing about her condition from the recent operation he had attempted on the girl.
"C'mon monsieur Hank, you wouldn' wanna keep a girl in dat cell who had been wit' de Fohs for five goddam years and dan been in de whole mess togeth'er wit' her leg bitten by de dog, besides dat chere is too damn *hot* to be kept in dat cell, neh?" Gambit interrupted in the middle of the important conversation and left no chance of pissing Scott off.
Scott's eyes shot into Gambit's red on black ones. "Gambit-if I'm not mistaken you were the one who caused all the trouble. By the way what the hell were you too doing over there in the town especially around midnight when I had put you guys on Red alert?" He took a deep breath to continue.
Here we go again…Gambit didn't pay attention to a single word and was playing with his food in the plate until he got kicked under the table by Jubilee beside him.
Scott's tolerance broke this time and keeping his fork down he started shouting. "This is the sixth time I'm telling you people to stay on alert when I tell you to! Do you have any idea how much trouble you have caused these past two days?! The entire t.v news has nothing but rumors about what happened that night. I'll have a talk with the professor about your unnecessary extra curricular activities when he comes back from his conference on saturday."
Scott was standing now. Suppressed giggles coming from the corner of the table where Jubilee and Bobby sat, caught everybody's attention. Scott glared them with gritted teeth and just then Beast spoke up.
"Ahem, I think we should take it easy and let go of what happened. Jean dear, how about you come with me to the lab so that we can do something about the recent tests." Beast rose from his chair and headed out of the dining room.
Jean sitting beside Scott also got up; keeping a hand at his shoulder she kissed him slightly on the cheek. "Scott, it's ok, just calm down, I don't know why do you create so much panic for such little things. So I'll meet you in the danger room, k?" After that she followed Beast leaving a blushing Scott.
"Oooh, Touche…" Gambit who was now leaning over the table with a fork in his hand whispered in a husky tone trying to distract Wolverine from his food that he was busy in.
"What?" Scott's firm voice got caught in his throat now, not trying to argue more. Wolverine shed his claws under the table muttering something at the same time quieting them both.
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"Aaaaaaaaaaah!!!!" The feminine scream got both Wolverine and Gambit to jump from their seats in the t.v lounge.
"That was Jeanie."
" t'ink dat came from de cell…"
"That's what I thought Cajun." Wolverine and gambit got on their feet and a split second were running down the hall.
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--Outside the Cell--
Beast was standing outside the cell with numerous lab instruments thrown all around him.
"What's the matter Beast? Where's Jean?" Wolverine gruffed concerned voice startled Beast from his defensive position.
Beast, hesitant and with wide eyes spoke, "Uh-I believe she's in there…Our new mutant is getting a little ballistic, nothing to be created panic on." Another medical tray came flying from the cell and bumped on gambit's head who hadn't really expected it and then rubbed his head with his hand. "Owww! What de hell…"
"What?! Ya left Jean in there?! I'm goin' to fix that kid real good." He went in the cell shedding the metallic claws ready to kill knowing that Jean was in there. However, like always, his aggressiveness made him forget that Jean had her powers and Rogue being just a helpless girl could do nothing.
"How 'bout we go in dere.." With that Gambit folded the long hanging sleeves of his shirt and entered the cell. No doubt dat girl is a whole lot of problem dan I t'ought but if wolverine lays a hand on de girl, dere's goin' t' be a danger room session right now right here.
Jean was crouched in a corner holding her hands onto her forehead. In the other corner Rogue was standing on one leg unsteadily against the wall. Her face covered with a frown and huge pools of crystal water in her eyes. Gambit and Logan went up to Jean. Logan, took her hand and she stood up revealing a sigh.
"You ok, jean?" Wolverine's concern was obvious to her as he led her out of the cell and she suddenly took her hand away from his.
"Yeah I'm fine. I don't know what in the world happened to her. Hank only wanted to give her a shot and when she saw the syringe in his hand; that was when she got violent. She started throwing all the syringes and tubes and everything Hank had with him." She spoke all of that in one breath trying to take the tension off of herself. Beast just sat there on a chair shaking his head agreeing to what she said.
"She's just a kid. It'll take some damn time fer her to take her head outta the past." Logan's claws went back to their original place. Jean and Beast stared at him with confusion.
Jean suddenly asked, "How can you say that?"
"Don't have time fer explanations, but I've got the slightest idea of what she might've been through." He went back to the cell.
Rogue screamed in the cell as gambit took more steps near her. Her injured leg was curled up behind her thigh and wild tendrils of her hair fell on the face that was darkened by a frown. "Ah'm telling yah Cajun, yah take one more step neah me… remembuh that blow in the balls? This tahme, it's gonna be a harder one!"
"Well you might be right about dat chere. But dis time, dat's not gonna happen, sorry." He winked his eyebrows at Rogue moving one step closer. He stretched out his hand to see if she would accept his offer, but being too stubborn she refused the offer and gave him a warning by widening her green eyes.
"What exactly do y' want me t' do?! Hunh? Tell me!" Rogue wasn't about to give up, the thought and the images of the syringe that hank was about to use to give her a shot brought her right back to her past, where she had to face the worst tremors of her life.
This time, Gambit looked at her seriously. "Jus' want you t' go t' bed, dat's all." He pointed to the small bed located in the corner of the cell.
No matter what he said, she wasn't going to listen. "Oh yeah? So that they can poke needles in mah skin?! Ah don' want 'em, no no no!"
Remy felt like laughing at the moment that he was seeing a young girl acting worse than a child. He made one more step and caught hold of her arm slightly jerking her forward and she easily became his target. Rogue was smart enough to turn around and getting on both feet, she elbowed him in the lungs with all the force she had. Not having super or even normal strength did effect her majorly, but when the time came, her time with Mystique and the training came in most handy.
She dodged off coming up right behind him and Gambit linked one of his leg through hers to make her fall, instead they both were on the ground on a close distance. If it wasn't for her injured leg, she would have easily escaped. Gambit made an effort to get up on his knees around the mess. Damn it, Remy le beau, de master of t'ieves can't control a girl? Where de hell is Logan?
"Got a problem Cajun?" Wolverine was standing behind him with a smug on his face.
Ah, just de guy I was lookin' for. "Nope, well it's notin', I can handle her." He got up on his feet standing up firmly.
"I can see that." Logan raised an eyebrow at Rogue whose eyes were shut wincing with pain and hands tightly grabbed the bandaged wound on the leg. She tried to stand up but as soon as she unbalanced, Logan got a hold of her hands and her feet were on the ground now. Gambit knew Logan's eyes told him to go and get Beast, and so he did.
"Why are y' doin' this t' me?" She looked with uncertainty in his eyes urging the fiercely, wild animal inside of him sinking down and bringing a new mask of kindness on his face.
"You'll find that out later, just need yer help fer a damn second here." Logan told her and looked to the place where Gambit and Beast arrived with a handful of medical instruments.
"No…Please don't, it hurts, please." She started to pull her arms out of his hands trying to run but he wouldn't let her and she twisted her hands terribly to get out when Beast came almost near them. Logan then trying to be careful set her on the floor to make sure she wouldn't do anything.
Remy don' t'ink dis is gonna be good. Gambit just kneeled down beside them where Beast prepared the syringe and tested the needle pushing it outwards from the injector.
Beast leaned down on Rogue and gently took her arm which was held by Wolverine's hand, and he slightly injected the needle through her white flesh.
"No! Please… Mama…help meh." With those few words, she dozed off in Logan's arms and Gambit slightly pulled the messy white tendrils away from her face stroking the soft skin.
"Shhh, it's gonna be a'right." Gambit let out and exasperating sigh and both Logan and he left the cell when Hank did his work.
To be continued…
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Note: I did not keep a lot in this chapter because I want the story to be lengthy.Coming up next: Rogue gets out of the cell, talks to Storm and Remy and a lot of things happen. Please Review!
