Not for the first time that day, Rogue wondered what she was doing. It was
getting dark now and still no sign of Remy, even after Pietro had had done
a 5 minute scour of the city which with his speed was something.
Absently, she touched her now short hair. Along with a haircut, she'd been given a green and yellow uniform plus a bomber jacket. It was comfortable, yet foreign all at the same time.
"Anything else you can tell me about Remy LeBeau?" Rogue asked Pietro
"Well, um.he's a heckuva fighter, loves cards, his codename is Gambit, and he's about 19 believe it or not."
"You're kidding."
"No, seriously. The organization he works for is really weird.
"So this Remy guy stole your diamond."
"Yeah."
How the heck did he do it?" "The Brotherhood collects artifacts from all over the world in a separate base in New Jersey. I guess he just snuck in, somehow evaded security, and stole it." Pietro was glad that Mystique had given a specific story to tell Rogue in case she asked.
Rogue nodded and absently ran her fingers through her hair again, an action which was fast becoming a habit.
"Wait a minute. Raven says she found me with a device that picks up on mutant signatures. Why can't we use it to find Remy?"
"So how much do you know?" Carol asked Remy as they strolled deeper and deeper into the city.
"I know that your real name is Carol Danvers and that you changed it Carol Wong. I know that you have superpowers of some sort. I know that you haven't been to work in the past few days." Remy paused. "I know that you have the diamond. I know its killing people because somehow, its radioactive. And I know that that fact is probably tearing you up inside."
"You're right," Carol acknowledged.
"I thought so." They walked some more for a while before Carol broke the silence.
"I've never heard of the Thieves Guild. Is that some sort of gang?"
"Sort of. Its more like an organization. Nothing overtly illegal."
"I suppose you're wondering why I don't just give the diamond up."
"I suspect you have a reason."
Carol sighed. "I am dying, and as long as I have the Eye of Death, this disease that's eating away at me is halted."
"I'm sorry."
"But you're going to try to take it from me anyway, aren't you?" Carol asked.
I don't have any choice."
Carol sighed, here it was. She would have to fight to keep the diamond that was saving her life and taking others'. "I should warn you Remy, I am very powerful."
Remy looked at her, a smile playing across his lips. "Doesn't matter." He laughed mirthlessly. "I want you to know that I'm sorry it had to come to this."
"As am I." With those words, Carol threw the first punch, not holding back any of her super strength.
Remy instinctively ducked and did a sweep kick, knocking Carol's feet out from under her in the dark, foreboding alley where they'd ended up.
Carol fell but then flipped right back onto her feet, going into a fighting stance. She punched at him and instead of ducking, Remy used her momentum to hurl her with a judo throw at the graffiti-scarred side of an abandoned building. Carol smashed right through the wall, landing inside of the building.
"Not bad," Carol said to him as she pushed out from under the debris, "but I can't let you win." She picked up a chunk of brick and hurled it at Remy with all her strength.
In the blink of an eye, Remy's adamantium bo staff was in his hands. Piiing. He deflected the projectile away. "The feeling's mutual," he shot back.
"Wait, did you hear that?" Rogue asked.
"Nope." Freddy shook his massive head.
When another thud sounded, everyone turned around.
"I'm detecting a mutant signature over that way." Pietro mentioned, pushing some buttons on the mutant detecting device he held. Thy had lost valuable time in having to go back and get it but it looked like they just might succeed yet.
"Good." Rogue turned to the group. "Get ready guys," she said. "I think we may have found Remy LeBeau."
Carol narrowed her eyes. "Nice moves, but if that's your best, I suggest you give up."
"You want my best? OK. Fine." Remy reachd into his duster and pulled out three playing card. The cards began to glow as he made them kinetically volatile and unstable. In one fluid motion, Remy hurled the cards with inhuman accuracy, each of them striking Carol.
BOOM Smoke billowed up after a flash of light from the explosions. Remy couldn't see Carol through the thick smoke.
"Better, but still not good enough." The smoke began to dissipate and Remy could make out Carol's figure.
"St. Marie," he whispered. Although Carol was significantly bruised and her clothes were tattered, but she was still standing.
"So what was that you threw at me? Grenades? Fireworks? Nah, had to be stronger than fireworks cuz I tell ya it packed one heckuva punch."
"Playing cards. Those were playing cards."
Both Remy and Carol whirled around to see Rogue standing in the far right of the vacant alley with the Acolytes behind her.
"Hi Remy," Pietro called out. "Long time no see."
Remy pulled out another couple of playing cards.
"Hey hey, no need to get edgy amigo," Pietro said, spreading his hands apart peacefully. "Raven just wants the Eye back. Comprende?"
"Who are they?" Carol asked Remy.
"Old friends." Remy turned to Rogue "Who's she?" he asked, not recognizing Rogue. Funny, she didn't look like the type to be hanging with the Brotherhood.
"You can call me Rogue." She stepped forwards, flexing the fingers of each hand. She couldn't help but think that he looked cuter in person than on a photograph, even though they were on opposing sides. "Now how about giving us the diamond you stole from us."
"I stole? From you?" Remy doubled over in laughter. "Gimme a break."
Rogue sighed. "Get him,' she said to the Acolytes.
"No need," Carol spoke up. She reached into her pocket and held up the eye- shaped diamond. "I have it."
A/N Many apologies to those of you who wanted a love at first sight thing between Rogue and Remy but I had to keep it real. More of that in later chapters. REVIEW!!
Absently, she touched her now short hair. Along with a haircut, she'd been given a green and yellow uniform plus a bomber jacket. It was comfortable, yet foreign all at the same time.
"Anything else you can tell me about Remy LeBeau?" Rogue asked Pietro
"Well, um.he's a heckuva fighter, loves cards, his codename is Gambit, and he's about 19 believe it or not."
"You're kidding."
"No, seriously. The organization he works for is really weird.
"So this Remy guy stole your diamond."
"Yeah."
How the heck did he do it?" "The Brotherhood collects artifacts from all over the world in a separate base in New Jersey. I guess he just snuck in, somehow evaded security, and stole it." Pietro was glad that Mystique had given a specific story to tell Rogue in case she asked.
Rogue nodded and absently ran her fingers through her hair again, an action which was fast becoming a habit.
"Wait a minute. Raven says she found me with a device that picks up on mutant signatures. Why can't we use it to find Remy?"
"So how much do you know?" Carol asked Remy as they strolled deeper and deeper into the city.
"I know that your real name is Carol Danvers and that you changed it Carol Wong. I know that you have superpowers of some sort. I know that you haven't been to work in the past few days." Remy paused. "I know that you have the diamond. I know its killing people because somehow, its radioactive. And I know that that fact is probably tearing you up inside."
"You're right," Carol acknowledged.
"I thought so." They walked some more for a while before Carol broke the silence.
"I've never heard of the Thieves Guild. Is that some sort of gang?"
"Sort of. Its more like an organization. Nothing overtly illegal."
"I suppose you're wondering why I don't just give the diamond up."
"I suspect you have a reason."
Carol sighed. "I am dying, and as long as I have the Eye of Death, this disease that's eating away at me is halted."
"I'm sorry."
"But you're going to try to take it from me anyway, aren't you?" Carol asked.
I don't have any choice."
Carol sighed, here it was. She would have to fight to keep the diamond that was saving her life and taking others'. "I should warn you Remy, I am very powerful."
Remy looked at her, a smile playing across his lips. "Doesn't matter." He laughed mirthlessly. "I want you to know that I'm sorry it had to come to this."
"As am I." With those words, Carol threw the first punch, not holding back any of her super strength.
Remy instinctively ducked and did a sweep kick, knocking Carol's feet out from under her in the dark, foreboding alley where they'd ended up.
Carol fell but then flipped right back onto her feet, going into a fighting stance. She punched at him and instead of ducking, Remy used her momentum to hurl her with a judo throw at the graffiti-scarred side of an abandoned building. Carol smashed right through the wall, landing inside of the building.
"Not bad," Carol said to him as she pushed out from under the debris, "but I can't let you win." She picked up a chunk of brick and hurled it at Remy with all her strength.
In the blink of an eye, Remy's adamantium bo staff was in his hands. Piiing. He deflected the projectile away. "The feeling's mutual," he shot back.
"Wait, did you hear that?" Rogue asked.
"Nope." Freddy shook his massive head.
When another thud sounded, everyone turned around.
"I'm detecting a mutant signature over that way." Pietro mentioned, pushing some buttons on the mutant detecting device he held. Thy had lost valuable time in having to go back and get it but it looked like they just might succeed yet.
"Good." Rogue turned to the group. "Get ready guys," she said. "I think we may have found Remy LeBeau."
Carol narrowed her eyes. "Nice moves, but if that's your best, I suggest you give up."
"You want my best? OK. Fine." Remy reachd into his duster and pulled out three playing card. The cards began to glow as he made them kinetically volatile and unstable. In one fluid motion, Remy hurled the cards with inhuman accuracy, each of them striking Carol.
BOOM Smoke billowed up after a flash of light from the explosions. Remy couldn't see Carol through the thick smoke.
"Better, but still not good enough." The smoke began to dissipate and Remy could make out Carol's figure.
"St. Marie," he whispered. Although Carol was significantly bruised and her clothes were tattered, but she was still standing.
"So what was that you threw at me? Grenades? Fireworks? Nah, had to be stronger than fireworks cuz I tell ya it packed one heckuva punch."
"Playing cards. Those were playing cards."
Both Remy and Carol whirled around to see Rogue standing in the far right of the vacant alley with the Acolytes behind her.
"Hi Remy," Pietro called out. "Long time no see."
Remy pulled out another couple of playing cards.
"Hey hey, no need to get edgy amigo," Pietro said, spreading his hands apart peacefully. "Raven just wants the Eye back. Comprende?"
"Who are they?" Carol asked Remy.
"Old friends." Remy turned to Rogue "Who's she?" he asked, not recognizing Rogue. Funny, she didn't look like the type to be hanging with the Brotherhood.
"You can call me Rogue." She stepped forwards, flexing the fingers of each hand. She couldn't help but think that he looked cuter in person than on a photograph, even though they were on opposing sides. "Now how about giving us the diamond you stole from us."
"I stole? From you?" Remy doubled over in laughter. "Gimme a break."
Rogue sighed. "Get him,' she said to the Acolytes.
"No need," Carol spoke up. She reached into her pocket and held up the eye- shaped diamond. "I have it."
A/N Many apologies to those of you who wanted a love at first sight thing between Rogue and Remy but I had to keep it real. More of that in later chapters. REVIEW!!
