Chapter 9: Drastic Measures
Belle sat at the kitchen table playing solitaire with Remy's signature deck of cards. Belle sat opposite her flipping through the photo album, while Henri paced the line where the kitchenette tile became the metal floor of the commons room. In the commons room Wanda, John and Piotr were all pretending to partake in various activities as they eavesdropped on Henri, Belle and Mads.
"Dis time I don' know what ta do-I've neva see 'im like dis befo!" said Henri frantically throwing hands in the air.
"Mebe we should call Tante Mattie," suggested Mads as she idly flipped through the photo album.
"Don' even joke 'bout dat!" scolded her older sister (Belle).
"As much as I hate to admit it," said Henri, "Belle's right."
"Hey!" exclaimed Belle in retort.
"De point bein'," Henri continued, "we 'ave ta fix dis ASAP!-and Tante Mattie has a tendency of getting' physical, so lon' story short we on our own."
"What else be frickin' new?!" asked Mads sarcastically, "as lon' as we not bleedin' our fathers tink we fine!-but more to de point what we gonna do wid Remy an' Rogue?!"
"Trap dem in an elevator?" suggested Belle, who had started to build a house of cards.
"It's been done," said Henri dismissively, were know for our originality-"
"Like de time you an' Remy took a walk down to de church one April Fool's Day wearin' only stiletto high heels?" asked Mads flipping to a page.
"De part I remember was de Priest sayin', 'Nice shoes boys, where'd you get 'em?'" Henri laughed.
Belle burst out laughing and the card house came crashing down, "I forgot 'bout dat."
Henri paused and furrowed his brow.
"Dis be ridiculous!" he declared, "Remy always pulls dis kind-crap and quite frankly I'm tired of cleanin' up his messes wid women-Dis time he's fightin' 'is own battles!"
"Technically dis is our fault," Mads chimed in, "I mean it was our movie dat did dis-we exposed dem-so get offa yo' soapbox, Henri!"
"Dat's beside de point!" argued Henri.
"Here, here!" said Belle starting another house of cards.
"Aw, shud up, Belle," said Mads, "your only here because o' yo' stupid dime (a thousand bucks-How Much Embarrassment Can 2 Mutants Take ref.)
Belle glared at her sister.
"I'll jus' leave you two ta duke it out," said Henri as he headed towards his little brother's room.
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BANG!-Henri threw the door to Remy's room open.
"Rem-get yo' ass outta bed an' go fin' Rogue now!" yelled Henri as he walked into the room.
Remy didn't move.
"Boy, you so lucky I'm not Tante Mattie because she'd be beatin' yo ass right about now wid de sports page!"
Remy didn't budge.
"Pup, Henri ain't playin'-put yo coat on an' we'll go fin' de fili," said Henri as lifted his brother's trench coat from the floor.
Thump!-Henri looked down to see what had fallen on the floor.
Remy's wallet had fallen out of his trench coat and was laying open the floor displaying Henri's credit card (Hotel Management ref.)
"De hell?" Henri picked up his credit card, "I guess I'll let you get away wid dis one bro because of de movie and all."
Henri pulled Remy to his and helped his put his coat on.
Remy came around slowly, "Henri?"
Henri raised and eyebrow, "Who were you expectin' de Adams Fam'ly?! Let's go!"
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By the time Henri and Gambit made it to the kitchen Wanda, John and Piotr were gathered around Mads and the photo album. Needless to say Wanda, John and Piotr were laughing their asses off at the pictures.
"I can't believe you two actually scheduled a full day at a spa and had your legs waxed," laughed Wanda.
"I've neva been able to look at wax de same way again." Henri shivered, "What about you Rem?-Rem?"
THUD!-Remy collapsed onto the kitchen floor.
"De hell?" Mads looked up from the photo album.
"Perhaps we should have tried to give him some food first," suggested Piotr, "it has been four days since he's eaten."
"Merde," sighed Henri as he put his hand over his eyes, " dis gonna be a lon' day."
Belle sat at the kitchen table playing solitaire with Remy's signature deck of cards. Belle sat opposite her flipping through the photo album, while Henri paced the line where the kitchenette tile became the metal floor of the commons room. In the commons room Wanda, John and Piotr were all pretending to partake in various activities as they eavesdropped on Henri, Belle and Mads.
"Dis time I don' know what ta do-I've neva see 'im like dis befo!" said Henri frantically throwing hands in the air.
"Mebe we should call Tante Mattie," suggested Mads as she idly flipped through the photo album.
"Don' even joke 'bout dat!" scolded her older sister (Belle).
"As much as I hate to admit it," said Henri, "Belle's right."
"Hey!" exclaimed Belle in retort.
"De point bein'," Henri continued, "we 'ave ta fix dis ASAP!-and Tante Mattie has a tendency of getting' physical, so lon' story short we on our own."
"What else be frickin' new?!" asked Mads sarcastically, "as lon' as we not bleedin' our fathers tink we fine!-but more to de point what we gonna do wid Remy an' Rogue?!"
"Trap dem in an elevator?" suggested Belle, who had started to build a house of cards.
"It's been done," said Henri dismissively, were know for our originality-"
"Like de time you an' Remy took a walk down to de church one April Fool's Day wearin' only stiletto high heels?" asked Mads flipping to a page.
"De part I remember was de Priest sayin', 'Nice shoes boys, where'd you get 'em?'" Henri laughed.
Belle burst out laughing and the card house came crashing down, "I forgot 'bout dat."
Henri paused and furrowed his brow.
"Dis be ridiculous!" he declared, "Remy always pulls dis kind-crap and quite frankly I'm tired of cleanin' up his messes wid women-Dis time he's fightin' 'is own battles!"
"Technically dis is our fault," Mads chimed in, "I mean it was our movie dat did dis-we exposed dem-so get offa yo' soapbox, Henri!"
"Dat's beside de point!" argued Henri.
"Here, here!" said Belle starting another house of cards.
"Aw, shud up, Belle," said Mads, "your only here because o' yo' stupid dime (a thousand bucks-How Much Embarrassment Can 2 Mutants Take ref.)
Belle glared at her sister.
"I'll jus' leave you two ta duke it out," said Henri as he headed towards his little brother's room.
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BANG!-Henri threw the door to Remy's room open.
"Rem-get yo' ass outta bed an' go fin' Rogue now!" yelled Henri as he walked into the room.
Remy didn't move.
"Boy, you so lucky I'm not Tante Mattie because she'd be beatin' yo ass right about now wid de sports page!"
Remy didn't budge.
"Pup, Henri ain't playin'-put yo coat on an' we'll go fin' de fili," said Henri as lifted his brother's trench coat from the floor.
Thump!-Henri looked down to see what had fallen on the floor.
Remy's wallet had fallen out of his trench coat and was laying open the floor displaying Henri's credit card (Hotel Management ref.)
"De hell?" Henri picked up his credit card, "I guess I'll let you get away wid dis one bro because of de movie and all."
Henri pulled Remy to his and helped his put his coat on.
Remy came around slowly, "Henri?"
Henri raised and eyebrow, "Who were you expectin' de Adams Fam'ly?! Let's go!"
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By the time Henri and Gambit made it to the kitchen Wanda, John and Piotr were gathered around Mads and the photo album. Needless to say Wanda, John and Piotr were laughing their asses off at the pictures.
"I can't believe you two actually scheduled a full day at a spa and had your legs waxed," laughed Wanda.
"I've neva been able to look at wax de same way again." Henri shivered, "What about you Rem?-Rem?"
THUD!-Remy collapsed onto the kitchen floor.
"De hell?" Mads looked up from the photo album.
"Perhaps we should have tried to give him some food first," suggested Piotr, "it has been four days since he's eaten."
"Merde," sighed Henri as he put his hand over his eyes, " dis gonna be a lon' day."