Standard Disclaimer: Y'all know the drill. I don't own any of the characters. Though I wish I did. Of course, if I did, I wouldn't be here typing the second chapter of this fanfiction right now, lol.
A/N: Thanks to all those who reviewed so far. To be quite honest, 3 reviews was a lot more than I was expecting. Thanks a lot!
Remy had seen a lot of things. Things that quickly turned boys into grown men. He had thought he'd seen it all. He was wrong. He managed a dry chuckle as he realized that once again, he had faced the jaws of death and survived. He hurried along through the thick of the woods, but thanks to his throbbing head, he barely made much headway. The world looked like it was taunting him. The tree before him seemed to split into two. Quite frankly, Remy got the shit scared out of him as a gigantic face popped out.
Logan's.
Remy backpedaled in fear and tripped over a lone rock. He tried to look away but he couldn't help but stare back into the taunting eyes. The same taunting eyes that warned him just yesterday, was now telling him something else.
I told you so, I told you so, I told you so…
Suddenly, Logan's face morphed into another. The end result shocked Remy more than a thousand magnetic bolts from Magneto. Summoning enough courage to face the onslaught bearing down on his head, he scampered as quickly as he could into the shadows, and hid under the motherly arms of a small tree.
It was raining now. The sound of thunder could be heard approaching in the distance. But Remy didn't dare move. He was too frightened to.
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It was pouring like hell over the X-Men mansion. Pacing back and forth in the foyer was the increasingly worried Canadian. Logan was muttering something indiscernible to the ears of Rogue, Jean and Scott. Rogue just leaned back against the wall, arms folded, her eyes fixed on the floor a couple feet before her. Jean stood with her finger held up towards her lips, appearing in deep thought. Scott simply remained upright, his facial features unreadable.
Logan continued pacing the length of the area like a worried father, his eyes glancing backing and forth between the front door and the watch.
It was midnight now.
Cyclops retreated for a quick silence, then returned to break the silence. His voice caused everyone to look up. "Charles gave me up an update on the current situation. Remy's somewhere, alone and frightened. Jubilee, on the other hand, he wasn't able to get a fix on. It seems that Remy's fear's overloading the Professor's mind. He can't sense anything but Remy."
Jean's voice cut in with both surprise and concern. "But what could be so horrible that it could leave Remy scared out of his mind?"
It was then that Jubilee came in through the front door. All four X-Men stared at Jubilee as if she was the grim reaper. Jubilee seemed a little off guard with all those strange stares she was receiving. Still, she smiled, trying to reduce the tension level. Her teeth seemed to gleam when lightning flashed over the mansion.
"What's up, guys? I'm doing great," she chuckled. "I can't seem to say the same about Remy though. I lost him halfway here."
"Wut happened, sugah?" Rogue asked, concerned.
Jubilee made a thoughtful gesture with her lips and shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe Remy really got scared of my driving and scrammed the moment he could," she joked.
This brought on wary, nervous chuckles from the foursome. Wolverine's knowing face indicated that he took her seriously.
"What exactly happened?" Logan asked, his gruff voice sounded more like a series of growls instead of intelligent words.
"Well, I pulled over after a little joyride around the town near the edge of the woods. I thought I had a flat tire. I stepped outside to check it out but it was no big. Everythin' looked fine but then I looked up. Remy was gone. I think I saw his shadow running into the forest, but nah, it couldn't be him, right? I mean, that'd mean he was running away from me, like he really is scared of my drivin or somethin'. But then that'd mean my driving is bad! And it isn't all that bad, right Wolvie?" Jubilee looked over to her friend and mentor.
Wolverine didn't say anything. He just had his eyes downcast, staring at his feet like a child afraid to admit he was wrong. Jubilee groaned a little, and then she looked to the rest of her friends and fellow X-Men. They weren't much help either. Scott hid behind the cover of his ruby quartz glasses. Rogue stared at the ceiling. Jean muttered something about never having seen her drive before.
Jubilee didn't really know what to say, but then she laughed and shrugged them off. "Aww you kidders." She walked over to the kitchen to grab some money from her secret stash. "Anyways, guys," she called out. "There's this mall nearby. It's open! Haha, that's one of the perks of having a 24 hour mall in Westchester! Anyway, I need someone to come with me. I mean, I know that I drove here alone and everythin, but that's cuz Gambit ditched me. So, anyways.."
Jubilee walked back to the foyer, thinking that the Logan, Scott and Rogue were still there. Well, she was wrong. The foyer was completely vacant, with no signs of anyone being there a minute ago.
Jubilee groaned and stomped on her foot. "Guys! This isn't funny!" And those four were so quiet about leaving too….
The spunky Asian American mall rat nearly resigned to her fate. Her body slumped, then she proceeded to plod her way up the stairs. She didn't get very far when she saw two windows slam open near the other end of the mansion. Lightning flashed again, and for a moment a figure became visible in the distance. Of course, like the snap of a finger, the figure again became shrouded in black. The figure began making his way towards Jubilee. She didn't know it then, but her teeth was chattering.
When the figure grew nearer, the light of the foyer illuminated half of his face. Although the figure was still for the most part dressed in black by the shadows, Jubilee was able to recognize him now.
"Gambit.." she whispered.
It was obvious that he went mad.
A/N: I dunno if I should be leaving a cliffhanger like this so early in the story, lol. Anyway, to anyone who thinks that this fic had taken a serious turn….relax. Cuz it's not. You'll see by the next chapter, lol.
