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Chapter Three: Embezzlement of the Jolt Mage
"Hey. Hey!! Wake up!"
Remy was awakened by the sounds of Johnny and Piotr's voices. He sat up and looked around frantically.
"Where's Rikki? And where's that fleabag!?" he shouted.
Piotr shook his head slowly. "We have no idea where they are."
Remy stood up and brushed the dirt off of him and looked around. "Well, let's start lookin'."
They inspected everywhere until they came across the last place they would look. The forest entrance was somewhat spookier than usual, that sent chills even up the bravest people's spines. A swift breeze made them think twice of their decision.
"Should we go in and look?" asked Piotr.
Pyro bent down and traced his gloved finger along the dirt. "Look. Footprints."
A card slowly floated to the ground, glowing brightly onto the footprints of the large mutant. Remy stepped forward, his eyes staring coldly at the prints. Then, something shiny had caught his eye, just a couple feet away towards the entrance of the forest gates. He walked over and picked it up by its black roping. Pyro and Piotr watched Remy just stand there, holding whatever he had picked up gently in his hand.
"Hey, what'd you find?" asked Piotr, walking up to him.
"I found," he paused and turned to them. "I found her choker."
"So is there some kinda' history behind it?" added Pyro as he walked up to the gate.
Remy smirked and gazed at the glowing phoenix pinion on the choker middle. "Sure. Let's get goin'."
The deeper they went into the forest, the stronger the winds got, and the louder the noises got. Their feet lightly stepping on the crunching leaves sent chills up and down their spines as the trees blew to their sides.
"What time is it?" asked Piotr with a shivering tone.
Pyro gazed at his watch. "It's 10:05."
"It's getting pretty late. What in the world could Sabertooth be doing with her?"
The question, which was meant for Remy, seemed strange to him. He cringed at his sick-minded thoughts, pushing them to the back of his mind to bring out the hopeful thoughts. It then grew silent. Of all the times to be searching for Rikki, it had to be this. But the question that puzzled them most was why. Why Sabertooth had decided to steal Rikki away without telling them anything. Finally, Pyro broke silence.
"Look up ahead!" he exclaimed.
Their eyes looked up towards the trail. They couldn't believe what they saw what lied ahead. Bright colors of blue, black, yellow, green, white, and sky blue glowing around a darkened figure surrounded by the many oak trees standing against the strong winds. The three acolytes walked a bit faster, just enough to reach and hide behind the trees.
~*~
The bright lights were fascinating to any eye on the planet. They all had a set of hands, feet, eyes that glowed their own special color, and everything else. The darkened figure let out a purr that made the lights glow brighter. It then waved its hand to the side and left the area into the shadows, deeper into the forest. Remy and Pyro walked into the middle where the figure was as Piotr stood in place, keeping watch.
"Merde, don't tell me Rikki's in one of these.things." Said Remy under his breath.
Pyro stared closely at a specific color. It glowed an enchanting yellow and gold color with silver-ish blue sparks floating around it. The more he focused, a figure of a young woman came. Her eyes closed gently and her hands holding one another on her chest. Her hair was the silver-ish color and floated gently above her and out to the sides leaving her shoulders almost completely bare except for her thick straps to her olive green tank top which went along well with her black baggy jeans and black shoes with forest green laces. His eyes widened when he had discovered who the figure was.
"I think I found her." He whispered.
Remy walked over and tried to reach his hand towards his sister's arm. As his fingers touched the barrier, he immediately backed up, shaking his hand around as if it shocked him with pain.
"It's some kinda' barrier. what's going on?" muttered Remy as he slowly stopped his hand from shaking.
Suddenly, Pyro stepped back, alarmed by what her reaction was to Remy's doing. Her eyes shot open, revealing her innocent olive green eyes. Remy stepped up in hopes of reaching her.
"Rene. come on, let's go back."
She just stared at him like he was a scum of Earth. Her head turned swiftly to the left of her, where a light of green and brown glowed brightly. The two acolytes turned to where ever she was looking and saw Lance in the same position as Rikki with his chocolate brown eyes glowing with rage.
"I think ya' made 'em mad, Remy." Said Pyro stepping backwards.
Lance and Rikki stepped out of their barriers, still glowing their colors. They waved their hands to their left, making the others come out of their barriers. Remy looked around, and noticed some of the people were familiar.
"It's that ice boy from the X-men." pointed out Remy to Pyro.
Suddenly, Pyro felt a shocking feeling on his shoulder. He turned quickly and met a fist that stung with pain. He stumbled backwards then fell. Rikki stepped up to him as Lance stomped the ground with one foot, making the ground shake violently.
"Get Gambit out of here." A voice commanded. "Keep Pyro."
All the figures tackled Remy down, as Pyro stood up, preparing to face Rikki.
"She can't be that hard!" he told himself.
Her eyes narrowed on him. She began running towards him then kicked her foot up to him, making him head downwards. Pyro stumbled back up and pulled his glove up.
"Okay then. neva' mind." He laughed.
Rikki ran towards him once more, trying to throw another kick with an outburst of electricity. Pyro leaped backwards and started aiming his torchers towards her. As a burst of flame shot out, a large shield of electricity shielded her of his attack. Pyro lashed around to see Remy, being over taken by the rest of the element mages. Cards flew into the air, exploding wildly as some floated, some shot out ice or water, or began shaking the ground with tremors. A quick pain was felt on his neck, making him turn his attention back to Rikki. She had kicked him hard on the neck, leaving a crick that annoyed him so. He held the side of his neck and leaped back once again, hoping to dodge all of Rikki's attacks she could successfully make.
Remy was now in the middle of a large circle of glowing people, supposedly captured by Sabertooth. At least, that's what he thought. He smirked slyly and pulled out a handful of cards from his trench coat pocket.
"So y' wanna play?"
His fingers rubbed against the cards, making them brighten with a warning of explosion. But the people gave no further care. They drew closer every second. And without anytime to waste, Remy spun around, throwing the cards at all of them. When he had hit Lance with a card, it exploded in front of him, making him fall backwards.
"Au revoir!" said Remy playfully as he shuffled his extra deck of cards. He then paused when he saw where Lance was falling towards. Rikki was running towards Pyro with her face with no expression. He stood in place with flames surrounding him as a barrier. But when Lance had pushed Rikki, she was given a boost of energy but making her trip along the way. A hoarse cry was heard from Pyro as he shut his eyes tight, feeling the pressure as Rikki ran into him, knocking him down with her. When he opened his eyes, a pair of sweet innocent eyes made him freeze, as if his fate was already at the hands of death. Rikki's eyes were looking straight into his as he stood frozen, trying not to move a single muscle in his body along with not trying to breathe. Suddenly, she leaped off of him and got into fighting position again. Pyro scrambled up and before he could do the same, a sound was heard. A sound like a power surge was going through. When a flash was seen, blinding them for a quick second, Rikki's glow started to fade as her eyes lightly closed. Pyro reacted quickly and ran to her, keeping her up from the ground as she lay unconscious in his arms. His green eyes wandered, watching all the others fall to the ground with their glow disappearing by the second. Remy raced immediately to his sister and took her into his arms.
"She betta be alright. Or Sabertooth is gonna have the worst beatin' of his life." He murmured threateningly.
Pyro just watched Rikki with a small smile. So small, not even he noticed he was. He couldn't help it, she looked so peaceful being normal than being possessed. Well, at least he thought she was possessed. Piotr raced immediately to them with Mastermind along with him. Pyro moved his attention from the sleeping girl, to the tired Russian with a gruesome look.
"Where have ya' been!?? We've been standin' 'ere gettin' our asses kicked!!"
Piotr took a deep breath and began explaining as Mastermind examined Rikki. "Well, I figured that I should get some help. So I only got Jason. Magneto was too busy doing his aerobics."
Remy's eyes narrowed upon him angrily. "Whadda y' mean 'aerobics'?! All he does for aerobics is float a bunch of paper clips in da air and make 'em spin around! And he thinks THAT'S more important than MY sister!!?"
I had neva seen Remy THIS angry. Who would've known that he was so protective of his younger sister? I guessed so, but not this much. He turned to me and sighed.
"Let's go back. I gotta find Rogue."
Well, that's the end of that chapter! The next chapter is gonna be the start of Pyro and Rikki's rivalry so stick around everyone! Reviews please and thanks!
Chapter Three: Embezzlement of the Jolt Mage
"Hey. Hey!! Wake up!"
Remy was awakened by the sounds of Johnny and Piotr's voices. He sat up and looked around frantically.
"Where's Rikki? And where's that fleabag!?" he shouted.
Piotr shook his head slowly. "We have no idea where they are."
Remy stood up and brushed the dirt off of him and looked around. "Well, let's start lookin'."
They inspected everywhere until they came across the last place they would look. The forest entrance was somewhat spookier than usual, that sent chills even up the bravest people's spines. A swift breeze made them think twice of their decision.
"Should we go in and look?" asked Piotr.
Pyro bent down and traced his gloved finger along the dirt. "Look. Footprints."
A card slowly floated to the ground, glowing brightly onto the footprints of the large mutant. Remy stepped forward, his eyes staring coldly at the prints. Then, something shiny had caught his eye, just a couple feet away towards the entrance of the forest gates. He walked over and picked it up by its black roping. Pyro and Piotr watched Remy just stand there, holding whatever he had picked up gently in his hand.
"Hey, what'd you find?" asked Piotr, walking up to him.
"I found," he paused and turned to them. "I found her choker."
"So is there some kinda' history behind it?" added Pyro as he walked up to the gate.
Remy smirked and gazed at the glowing phoenix pinion on the choker middle. "Sure. Let's get goin'."
The deeper they went into the forest, the stronger the winds got, and the louder the noises got. Their feet lightly stepping on the crunching leaves sent chills up and down their spines as the trees blew to their sides.
"What time is it?" asked Piotr with a shivering tone.
Pyro gazed at his watch. "It's 10:05."
"It's getting pretty late. What in the world could Sabertooth be doing with her?"
The question, which was meant for Remy, seemed strange to him. He cringed at his sick-minded thoughts, pushing them to the back of his mind to bring out the hopeful thoughts. It then grew silent. Of all the times to be searching for Rikki, it had to be this. But the question that puzzled them most was why. Why Sabertooth had decided to steal Rikki away without telling them anything. Finally, Pyro broke silence.
"Look up ahead!" he exclaimed.
Their eyes looked up towards the trail. They couldn't believe what they saw what lied ahead. Bright colors of blue, black, yellow, green, white, and sky blue glowing around a darkened figure surrounded by the many oak trees standing against the strong winds. The three acolytes walked a bit faster, just enough to reach and hide behind the trees.
~*~
The bright lights were fascinating to any eye on the planet. They all had a set of hands, feet, eyes that glowed their own special color, and everything else. The darkened figure let out a purr that made the lights glow brighter. It then waved its hand to the side and left the area into the shadows, deeper into the forest. Remy and Pyro walked into the middle where the figure was as Piotr stood in place, keeping watch.
"Merde, don't tell me Rikki's in one of these.things." Said Remy under his breath.
Pyro stared closely at a specific color. It glowed an enchanting yellow and gold color with silver-ish blue sparks floating around it. The more he focused, a figure of a young woman came. Her eyes closed gently and her hands holding one another on her chest. Her hair was the silver-ish color and floated gently above her and out to the sides leaving her shoulders almost completely bare except for her thick straps to her olive green tank top which went along well with her black baggy jeans and black shoes with forest green laces. His eyes widened when he had discovered who the figure was.
"I think I found her." He whispered.
Remy walked over and tried to reach his hand towards his sister's arm. As his fingers touched the barrier, he immediately backed up, shaking his hand around as if it shocked him with pain.
"It's some kinda' barrier. what's going on?" muttered Remy as he slowly stopped his hand from shaking.
Suddenly, Pyro stepped back, alarmed by what her reaction was to Remy's doing. Her eyes shot open, revealing her innocent olive green eyes. Remy stepped up in hopes of reaching her.
"Rene. come on, let's go back."
She just stared at him like he was a scum of Earth. Her head turned swiftly to the left of her, where a light of green and brown glowed brightly. The two acolytes turned to where ever she was looking and saw Lance in the same position as Rikki with his chocolate brown eyes glowing with rage.
"I think ya' made 'em mad, Remy." Said Pyro stepping backwards.
Lance and Rikki stepped out of their barriers, still glowing their colors. They waved their hands to their left, making the others come out of their barriers. Remy looked around, and noticed some of the people were familiar.
"It's that ice boy from the X-men." pointed out Remy to Pyro.
Suddenly, Pyro felt a shocking feeling on his shoulder. He turned quickly and met a fist that stung with pain. He stumbled backwards then fell. Rikki stepped up to him as Lance stomped the ground with one foot, making the ground shake violently.
"Get Gambit out of here." A voice commanded. "Keep Pyro."
All the figures tackled Remy down, as Pyro stood up, preparing to face Rikki.
"She can't be that hard!" he told himself.
Her eyes narrowed on him. She began running towards him then kicked her foot up to him, making him head downwards. Pyro stumbled back up and pulled his glove up.
"Okay then. neva' mind." He laughed.
Rikki ran towards him once more, trying to throw another kick with an outburst of electricity. Pyro leaped backwards and started aiming his torchers towards her. As a burst of flame shot out, a large shield of electricity shielded her of his attack. Pyro lashed around to see Remy, being over taken by the rest of the element mages. Cards flew into the air, exploding wildly as some floated, some shot out ice or water, or began shaking the ground with tremors. A quick pain was felt on his neck, making him turn his attention back to Rikki. She had kicked him hard on the neck, leaving a crick that annoyed him so. He held the side of his neck and leaped back once again, hoping to dodge all of Rikki's attacks she could successfully make.
Remy was now in the middle of a large circle of glowing people, supposedly captured by Sabertooth. At least, that's what he thought. He smirked slyly and pulled out a handful of cards from his trench coat pocket.
"So y' wanna play?"
His fingers rubbed against the cards, making them brighten with a warning of explosion. But the people gave no further care. They drew closer every second. And without anytime to waste, Remy spun around, throwing the cards at all of them. When he had hit Lance with a card, it exploded in front of him, making him fall backwards.
"Au revoir!" said Remy playfully as he shuffled his extra deck of cards. He then paused when he saw where Lance was falling towards. Rikki was running towards Pyro with her face with no expression. He stood in place with flames surrounding him as a barrier. But when Lance had pushed Rikki, she was given a boost of energy but making her trip along the way. A hoarse cry was heard from Pyro as he shut his eyes tight, feeling the pressure as Rikki ran into him, knocking him down with her. When he opened his eyes, a pair of sweet innocent eyes made him freeze, as if his fate was already at the hands of death. Rikki's eyes were looking straight into his as he stood frozen, trying not to move a single muscle in his body along with not trying to breathe. Suddenly, she leaped off of him and got into fighting position again. Pyro scrambled up and before he could do the same, a sound was heard. A sound like a power surge was going through. When a flash was seen, blinding them for a quick second, Rikki's glow started to fade as her eyes lightly closed. Pyro reacted quickly and ran to her, keeping her up from the ground as she lay unconscious in his arms. His green eyes wandered, watching all the others fall to the ground with their glow disappearing by the second. Remy raced immediately to his sister and took her into his arms.
"She betta be alright. Or Sabertooth is gonna have the worst beatin' of his life." He murmured threateningly.
Pyro just watched Rikki with a small smile. So small, not even he noticed he was. He couldn't help it, she looked so peaceful being normal than being possessed. Well, at least he thought she was possessed. Piotr raced immediately to them with Mastermind along with him. Pyro moved his attention from the sleeping girl, to the tired Russian with a gruesome look.
"Where have ya' been!?? We've been standin' 'ere gettin' our asses kicked!!"
Piotr took a deep breath and began explaining as Mastermind examined Rikki. "Well, I figured that I should get some help. So I only got Jason. Magneto was too busy doing his aerobics."
Remy's eyes narrowed upon him angrily. "Whadda y' mean 'aerobics'?! All he does for aerobics is float a bunch of paper clips in da air and make 'em spin around! And he thinks THAT'S more important than MY sister!!?"
I had neva seen Remy THIS angry. Who would've known that he was so protective of his younger sister? I guessed so, but not this much. He turned to me and sighed.
"Let's go back. I gotta find Rogue."
Well, that's the end of that chapter! The next chapter is gonna be the start of Pyro and Rikki's rivalry so stick around everyone! Reviews please and thanks!