Disclaimer: I am not creative enough to think up these characters so I borrowed them.
Medieval Times – Part III
Remy left his father's side and moved to stand by Rogue. Her face was covered with a veil so that no one could see her face. He held her hand tight. "They know," he whispered in her ear. He felt her grip tighten. He looked to Logan. "They know," he mouthed. Logan caught on and the rest of them walked up behind Rogue.
"You all know what to do?" Logan asked. They all nodded.
"My loyal subjects," Jean-Luc began. "I know that you are all wondering who I have chosen as my son's bride. They were wed yesterday in our private chapel. It is now time to reveal her all to you. I present to you, your future queen!"
Remy and Rogue walked to the front of the stage and stood beside Jean-Luc. Rogue removed her veil and a shocked murmur swept through the crowd.
"She's a sorceress!" Xavier cried out. Kurt, Katherine and Ororo all stood behind Rogue and removed their coverings. "They're all magic users!" Xavier pointed an accusing finger at the king. "You were keeping them?!" He turned to the people. "My fellow subjects! The king and his son have been coerced by these evil beings! We must kill them and save our kingdom!" The people rallied and tried to storm the stage. The king's knights, who were now circled around the stage, tried to hold them back. The people began hurling stones to the stage. The two bodyguards and Logan tried their best to shield the royal family.
"Ro! What's going on?!" Logan yelled.
" We are powerless! Something is blocking our powers!"
The men on stage tried their best to shield the women but they knew the knights would soon be overpowered. Logan looked around to try and see who could be blocking their powers. His eyes landed upon the man with the blood red jewel, which was now glowing quite bright.
"The guy with the jewel! I think he's blocking!"
"Remy! Take Rogue out of here!" Jean-Luc ordered. "They will not hurt you. You can protect her! Go!"
Remy and Rogue took off towards the carriages. Unsheathing his sword, he freed one of the horses and mounted behind Rogue. They took off, Remy shielding Rogue as much as possible. Some people tried to follow, but were too slow on foot.
"Kurt!" Logan called. "Get the guy with the jewel!" Kurt jumped off the stage into the cloaked man, catching him off guard. He took out his dagger to try and get the jewel but felt several hands pull him off and throw him. He tumbled to his feet, taking out his sword in the process. Several people stood in front of him but dared not advance for they were unarmed.
"Katherine!"
Kurt looked up to see Ororo clutching his wife, an arrow protruding from her chest. In his distraction the people advanced on Kurt and disarmed him. His passing was quick.
Logan tried to pull his wife away but she would not budge. He held her close, his eyes darting about looking for an escape route. When he felt her go limp in his arms he looked down to see an arrow lodged in the space between his two arms that held her close. "Ro! NO!" In a fit of rage he jumped into the crowd, bringing down quite a number of people before he felt the sword plunge through his back.
Jean-Luc was pulled off the stage by three of his knights and taken back to his castle. Remy and Rogue were there waiting.
"Where's everyone else?!" Rogue asked frantically.
"They're . . . gone. All gone . . . right before my eyes . . . I'm so sorry . . ." He reached out for her but she ran, with Remy close on her heels.
Xavier walked straight into the castle alongside the cloaked man. With a wave of his hand, the cloaked man put all of the guards in deep slumber. They spotted Jean-Luc slumped over in his chair. Xavier withdrew his sword and pointed the tip to Jean-Luc's throat while the cloaked man tied him to the chair. "I knew I would get my way. " Jean-Luc looked up defiantly. "Essex," he gestured to the cloaked man, "and I have control of your people now. You see, magic users do have the power to take over the world." Xavier smirked. "And I just happened to find the most powerful of them all." They heard a noise coming in from the courtyard. "Ah, just one more obstacle to overcome." Xavier stalked off. Jean-Luc tried to yell a warning but Essex rendered him unconscious and followed Xavier out.
Remy and Rogue stood, locked in an embrace. "I love you, Rogue. I always will, no matter what happens."
"I love-"
Rogue's body sagged against his. He looked up to see Xavier and Essex standing at the end of the courtyard, and a small knife in Rogue's back. He collapsed to the ground, cradling her close to him.
"Chere, please stay with me . . . please . . . God please . . . let her live . . . stay with me . . . "
"Remy . . . I love you . . . always will . . ."
"Non! Don't talk like that . . . you'll be okay . . . we'll find a way . . ."
"Maybe . . . in another lifetime . . ."
"In every lifetime . . . I'll love you . . ."
When Rogue died in his arms he could do nothing more than clutch her close. He didn't understand. They were supposed to be together! Fate saw it happen, didn't she? They were destined to be together. But now . . . now she was gone.
"I will find you, my love, in every lifetime, until we can finally be together."