Schemes and Scams
"You're really lovely, underneath it all,"
Gambit stared at the television in his room, as the video of Elizabeth in the shower played in front of his face. His mouth dropped, at what he saw. Good god! He thought to himself.
His face swung to his closed room door as he heard a knock. He quickly shut off the television, and rushed to the door. He opened it slightly, to see Logan standing at the doorway. "What is it you wanted to talk to me about, Cajun?" Logan asked.
Gambit grabbed onto Logan's arm, and yanked him into the room. He then closed the door after him, "I've got something from an anonymous source you'd wanna see." Gambit told him.
Logan raised his eyebrow suspiciously. He noticed a couple of digital cameras on Gambit's bed, as well as one on top of his television. Gambit rushed to the camera on the television, and handed it to Logan. "Go somewhere where you won't be seen, and watch this!" Gambit told him.
Logan stared at the camera with confusion, "What? Why what's on here?" Logan asked.
"Just do it! Trust me! You'll wanna watch it, and keep it as a memento!" Gambit smiled.
Gambit grabbed another camera on the bed, "I have one of my own, courtesy of a sneak who set this up in Rogue's room!" He grinned.
Logan's eyes widened as he flipped open the screen of the camera in his hands. He pressed the play button, seeing the fuzz appear on the small screen of the digital camcorder. His mouth nearly dropped, as the fuzz focused on his wife in the shower! "What the hell?! Who got this?!" Logan snapped.
"Easy, mon ami. I didn't do it! The source is gonna remain anonymous for now! But, watch that tape!" Gambit calmly said, trying to calm the sudden rage of Logan.
Logan's eyes kept to the small screen, and a smile suddenly formed on his mouth. "Whoa. Never knew my wife would do somethin' like that!" Logan smirked.
Logan quickly slammed the screen to the camera, closing it shut. He then looked up at Gambit, "Did you see this?" He snapped.
Gambit lied, shaking his head. "Nope. Just kept it on the television to make sure I gave you the right one." Gambit grinned.
Logan raised his eyebrow, and looked back at the camera in his hand. Damn, he thought to himself; this is definitely a side I've never seen. Logan's eyes moved up to stare at Gambit, "Is this why Betts and Rogue were lookin' for Ray?" He asked.
Gambit shrugged, "Don't know." He lied again.
Logan turned, and walked out of the room, "Thanks Gumbo." He snapped, as he closed the door behind him.
Gambit grabbed the other camera on his bed, and hooked up the USB port to his television. He let out a chuckle, as he turned on the camera, and the television, showing his romp with Rogue the night before.
*~*~*~*
Lance stared at the camera in his hands with confusion. Gambit had handed him the camera, telling him it was from an anonymous source. He flipped open the screen, and pushed the play button. The fuzz switched to Kitty's full sized bed. He saw himself on the camera, walking towards Kitty's bed with her. Holy shit, he thought to himself. He sat on his bed, continuing to keep his eyes on the screen of the camera. "Ready to ride the rockin' roller coaster?" He heard himself say on the tape.
His cheeks flushed, as he watched the tape. "Oh man!" He chuckled.
*~*~*~*
"You what?!" Kurt gasped at Bobby.
"What the hell did you give him the tapes for?!" Ray hissed, his fists charging with the electricity, as his face fueled with rage.
"Hey, it was either that, or have Logan on our backs! He'd tear us to shreds and hand us to the Prof in pieces if he found out!" Bobby explained.
The five devious boys sat in Evan's room, looking up in the ceiling in thought. "Oh man, we are so dead!" Sam snapped.
"I so wouldn't trust Gambit. Knowing him, he's up to something." Evan sighed.
Bobby shrugged, "Hey, what was I supposed to do?"
"We gotta think of something; and fast!" Ray snapped.
"Well, I can always try getting the tapes back from him. We have to figure out something before Logan or any of the girls find out about this!" Kurt suggested.
The four other boys looked at Kurt, as they thought about his suggestion. "Well, how will we get Gambit out of his room long enough to look for the cameras?" Bobby asked.
Kurt shrugged, "Distract him somehow. Maybe have everyone leave the mansion for now." Kurt told him.
"Well, I think Lance is takin' Kitty out for dinner tonight. We can try talking him into inviting everyone else to go with them." Ray suggested.
"Good plan. Once they leave, Kurt, you'll teleport into Gambit's room. Just get the disks out of those cameras." Bobby ordered.
"What about he money Gambit gave you for them? Are you going to give it back?" Kurt asked.
Bobby scoffed, "Hell no! If he wants to scam me, I'll scam him right back!" Bobby snapped.
*~*~*~*
Jean and Elizabeth walked into Cerebro, with the large metal doors sliding closed behind them. "Hopefully I've got the use of Cerebro down enough. I have to make sure I keep practicing." Jean said, as they walked towards the control panel.
Elizabeth nodded. They were in the room; unknowing of what it was used for recently. Jean was practicing on using Cerebro, due to Charles' wishes; he believed it would help her telepathy strengthen the more she used it. Jean grabbed the metal helmet, and placed it over her head. Elizabeth stared over her shoulder, as Jean typed into the control panel. "Let's see if there's any other use of the X Gene in the world!" Jean grinned, as she typed on the large keyboard in front of her.
The two telepaths looked up at the screen, as it flashed on. What they saw, was not what they were hoping to see; Kitty was on the screen. She was having a 'romp' in the bed; with Lance! Their mouths dropped at what they saw. "Oh my god!" Jean gawked.
"What in the bloody hell is this?" Elizabeth gasped.
The two telepaths tilted their heads to the side, as they stared at the screen. "Who accessed this system last, Jean?" Elizabeth asked, both of their eyes still plastered to the screen.
Jean finally typed again into the system, for the usage records. The two looked at the small database screen on the control panel; it flashed the name of the last person to use it; Robert Drake: Codename: Iceman.
