NOTE: Thanks for the reviews and keep on reviewin!! This chapter is really long because I wanted Rogue and Kitty's bodies switched back. Plus it's full of action. Hope you enjoy and please don't forget to review!
To Sel: Thanks a billion for the transcripts!
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"Let me out of this car!" Kitty shouted. "A haunted house is enough! B-But a whole neighborhood haunted?! "
"Kitty would you relax?" Jean said for the millionth time. "It's just a stupid rumor."
"Oh Yeah? Then what is this fog doin here? The weather man said it would be a clear and sunny day and night!"
"He made a mistake or something. And this is the shortest way to your magic lady's home and anyway, it's not like we're going to stop here or anything," no sooner were the words out of Jean's mouth, the car suddenly stopped. "Hmmm…that's weird… gas is full," Jean said looking at the gas meter. "Kitty, go check the—"
"There's no way Ah'm goin out alone!"
"Rogue, would you please accompany scaredy cat?" Jean asked Rogue then smirked.
"It's Shadowcat!" Kitty snapped.
"Whatever," Rogue said getting out of the car.
"Hey wait for me!" Kitty said getting out after grabbing a flashlight. She had moved only five steps when she bumped into someone. "Oh sorry Rogue! Didn't know you w-were—Ahhhh!" she screamed she saw what it was.
"Kitty…It's just a statue so shut up!" Rogue shouted walking past her.
"Oh!" Kitty realized blushing. "Stupid statue!" she muttered then started observing it. "Oh! Cool more statues!" Kitty said excitedly when she spotted them behind the one she had been looking. She went closer to observe them. "This is one looks like Hercules and this is Pegasus and this is a—Huh? A wax statue? What's it doin outside?" Kitty went closer to observe it. "Hmmm…Hey Rogue!" Kitty called flashing the light on the figurine. "Who's this girl in Greek Mythology? She looks like a modern day Xena but she's holding two little sword things." Kitty got no reply. "Rogue?" Confused, she turned around. "M-Must've wandered a little too far," she said nervously when she found herself surrounded by fog.
Suddenly, there was a clashing sound of two blades. Startled, Kitty dropped the flashlight. "Just your imagination," she told herself and bent down to retrieve it. She then felt someone come up behind her. "Alright alright! Ah'm comin!" Kitty said picking up the flashlight. "Umm…okay, let's go Rogue," Kitty said walking forward.
"I'm not Rogue," a voice said, instantly freezing Kitty in her position.
"O-ok t-then l-let's g-go…" Kitty slowly turned around to face whoever was behind her. "J-Jean m-maybe?" she flashed the light in the person's face. Kitty felt her whole brain go numb. The flashlight dropped from her hand and her eyes went wide open in horror. "H-H-Hi?"
"Hmmm…" the wax figure or which used to be, mumbled then held up her two weapons. "Hello," she said and lunged at Kitty.
Kitty did the best thing she could think of; Run away screaming blindly in the fog.
"Oww!" Rogue grunted when Kitty crashed into her and knocked her down. "Ugh! Where were you? This fog's getting worse—"
"She'sgonnakillme!" Kitty screamed.
"What?" Rogue asked, getting back on her feet.
"Statueisalive!" Kitty screamed grabbing Rogue. "Wegottagetoutofherelikenow!"
"Kitty, I can't understand a word you're saying!" Rogue said annoyed, pushing Kitty away. "Now fix the ca— " Kitty quickly opened the lid and started fumbling with the wires. After five seconds she closed the lid and kicked the car. "Hmmm…good," Rogue said in an impressed tone when the car roared to life. "Now we can—" Kitty grabbed Rogue's arm before she could finish her sentence and quickly got in the car.
"Jean drive drive—Ahhhh!" Kitty screamed when the driver's seat was empty. "H-How—W-Where—" Kitty looked around wildly. "S-She's g-gone?! How—"
"What?!" Rogue exclaimed after getting in the car. "This…is… impossible," Rogue said getting into the driver's seat. "I would've seen her if is she had gotten out."
"Weapons we need weapons!" Kitty said in a panicky voice typing furiously on the laptop. "This car has ta have—A-Access denied?! It's a hacker's worst nightmare ta get access denied at a time like this!" Kitty covered her face with her hands. "What are we gonna do?" she asked hopelessly. "A killer statue's alive, Jean's gone, it's very foggy and it's gettin really—" Kitty gulped when the howl of wolves from far away filled the night. "S-Scary…"
"Help me!" Rogue suddenly screamed grabbing the already terrified Kitty. "Please help me! He's going to—" Rogue stopped and let go of Kitty. She put a hand to her head and had a look of shock and confusion over her face.
"And you're goin crazy…" Kitty whimpered backing up against the door.
"I-It wasn't me. I-I t-think it was Jean," Rogue answered rubbing her head.
"P-Poor J-Jean….trapped in the underworld by the ghost of…the wax statue," Kitty fretted. "And we're next..."
"Not the statue," Rogue bent down and picked up something. "Now why does this look familiar?" Rogue asked showing Kitty the card with a joker on it.
"A j-joker? Y-Yeah t-that's funny!" Kitty said shakily. Rogue glared at Kitty. "Oh you mean him!" She realized. "Uh…wait a minute! No he would never do that. A-Ah m-mean he likes yo—" Kitty quickly shut her mouth. "Likes only ta throw the king of hearts and he's in love with y— The queen of hearts so it's not possible that he could do such a thing."
"Kitty," Rogue was staring at Kitty suspiciously. "What are you talking about?"
"M-Mabye it's one of the cards you were burnin," Kitty said quickly.
"No, I burned them all and why exactly are you taking his side?!" Rogue asked anger in her tone.
"Err…because he didn't kidnap Jean?" Kitty suggested nervously.
"Is there something that you're not telling me?" Rogue asked slightly angry.
"Well…" Kitty trailed off then sighed. "Ok, you're not goin ta believe this, but Remy is—" Something suddenly smashed through the windshield showering them both with broken glass. Kitty let out a bloodcurdling scream when her eyes fell upon the smooth blade that had missed her throat from only a millimeter. "Definitely the psychopath who kidnapped Jean and wants ta kill us!" Kitty finished her sentence with a shriek.
Rogue pulled out the weapon from the seat. "It's a… sai…" Rogue said after observing the weapon.
"That's the weapon the statue had! Which means, she took Jean and not him!"
Rogue shook her head disbelievingly. "Kitty, what is the matter with—Duck!" Rogue suddenly screamed thrusting the weapon forward in time to clash with another similar weapon.
"S-See? I-It's h-her…" Kitty said shakily, pointing outside.
"Who the hell are you?" Rogue asked the girl possessing the other weapon, crouched on the hood of the car. Her only answer was snatching the sai from Rogue then pulling her out and throwing her away. She then stabbed the sais on each side of Kitty's neck in such a way that she couldn't move.
"You—You psycho! Why the hell are you tryin ta kill us?!" Kitty screamed.
"I'll make it short and quick!" she began calmly. "You are the reason, my father, kicked me out of the house. You are the reason he gave every little bit of our property to you! And he didn't leave anything! Not even my mother's only picture!" she screamed.
"A-Ah'm s-sure y-your M-Mom w-won't m-mind," Kitty said, shivering with fear.
"My mother is dead!" she screamed making Kitty regret her words. "And I won't let a slut like you replace her!"
"Hey!" a voice shouted. The girl looked up and was surprised with a kick straight on the face. "That's for throwing me out of the car!" Rogue, standing on the roof of the car, shouted.
"Why you little—" the girl cursed as she slowly got up. "You'll pay for that…"
"Sure I will," Rogue said sarcastically. "Now I'm not going to ask this again….Who are you and what have you done with Jean?"
"Elektra," she answered narrowing her eyes at Rogue.
"What's an elektra?" Kitty asked her hand slowly reaching for the sais.
"My name is Elektra!" she said between gritted teeth. "And as for Jean…" Elektra quickly grabbed Rogue by the throat and pulled her near her face. "I don't know what the hell you're talking about!" She said and threw her back. Rogue landed on the ground on her back.
Elektra quickly jumped down then delivered a drop kick at Rogue but she rolled out of the way in time.
"You're wasting my time," Elektra said. "I just want her dead! So don't interfere!"
"Well guess what? I am her!" Rogue retorted.
"You really don't know who you're messing with, do you?"
"Enlighten me!" Rogue said sarcastically.
"Famous last words," Elektra said before attacking Rogue. This time, she delivered kicks and punches so fast that even Rogue was impressed and was finding it difficult to keep up with.
Meanwhile, Kitty was still trying to pull out the sais without slitting her throat. "Come on!" Kitty grunted struggling to pull out the blades. "Huh?" she uttered when Rogue and Elektra disappeared. But right then, something landed on the hood of the car. "Gahhhh—O Gawd!" Kitty screeched horrified at the half unconscious Rogue. "Rogue! L-Like get up! C'mon! Get up get up get uppppppp!!!! Your psychotic daughter's comin!!!!" Kitty screamed shaking Rogue with her feet.
"My psychotic what?!" Rogue's eyes snapped open.
"Err… step-daughter who resembles you on a very very very bad day."
"She knows… kung-fu," Rogue said groggily getting in up into a sitting position. "I need to learn kung-fu."
"Well, looks like you've had enough," a voice said and Elektra emerged from the fog.
Rogue quickly pulled out the sais from the seat. "You could've slit mah throat here!" Kitty screeched at Rogue.
"I'm just getting started." Rogue told Elektra and hurled the sais at her. To her horror, Elektra caught them with ease.
"What were you expecting?" Elektra asked the dumbfounded Rogue and Kitty as she twirled her weapons.
"Ok Kitty… now would be a really good time to give me a machine gun or something!" Rogue furiously whispered.
"Can't, access denied," Kitty whispered back. "Plus she's your daughter. You can't kill your daughter!"
Rogue slapped her forehead. "When will you ever learn?!"
"Let me talk ta her," Kitty then raised her voice. "Listen honey!" She called to Elektra. "We don't want any violence so just drop the knives and we can talk and clear this little misunderstanding. Umm… pretty please?"
"Talk to my sais!" Elektra snapped.
"Ooo! That's it! You're grounded!" Kitty shouted furiously.
"Ha! You can't ground me! Cause you won't live to be my mother!" she screamed and attacked. Rogue's neck missed the sai slinger's attack by an inch but a kick to her stomach got her down on her knees.
"Stop it! Give us a chance ta explain!" Kitty shouted.
"Kitty! Stay back!" Rogue shouted when she was rushing out to her rescue.
"It's too late…" Elektra told Kitty shoving Rogue to the ground then brought down her heel on Rogue's throat. She raised her sai. "For talking!" She was about to bring it down on Rogue when something, she never expected, happened. Rogue went through the ground. "What the—?" Elektra gawked at the ground.
"Uh…Oh no! She's a ghost!" Kitty said dramatically.
Elektra was still looking at spot where Rogue had disappeared when Rogue suddenly jumped her from behind and grabbed her. "Let go!" she snarled.
"That's it Rogue! Just keep her busy for a while!" Kitty shouted.
"That will be so easy!" Rogue shouted then got thrown off and slammed into a wall. "Ouch…..".
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"Well whoever she is…she made my job easy," Mastermind said to himself looking down below at the fight. "Hmmm interesting…" he thought when he sensed someone's presence in the area. Someone he knew very well. Someone he knew would follow him. "Don't worry…I made plans for you too…"
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"Why—won't—you—die?!" Elektra screamed slashing her sais violently at Rogue who was so far successfully phasing her lethal attacks.
"Why don't you die?!" Rogue shouted back and ducked a couple of kicks. She quickly phased through Elektra and kicked her in the back. She then sprinted towards the car. "Give me—something to take her—out with," Rogue who was panting and sweating profusely, said to Kitty. "I-I d-don't know how much longer—I-I can keep phasing."
"Here tranquillizers," Kitty said handing Rogue two small darts. Rogue gave Kitty a sour look. "Be thankful! These are the only things Ah could get out! Plus you can't kill your—"
Rogue let out a frustrated sigh. "Whatever!" She climbed up on the hood of the car. "Where is she….." Rogue asked herself when she saw nothing but fog all around her.
"Up—Behind you!" Kitty screamed.
"Surprise!" Elektra said, crouched on the roof of the car.
"Yeah surprised!" Rogue said tightening her grip on the darts.
"Hmmm…" Elektra mumbled when she caught sight of the darts. "Clever…" She jumped over Rogue's head did a flip in the air and landed on the ground a few feet away, facing Rogue. She dropped her weapons and kicked them to the side. She smiled at Rogue and blew her a raspberry.
Rogue frowned. She was up to something. Nevertheless, Rogue climbed down and cautiously moved towards her.
"You know—" she quickly moved around Rogue making her shift into a fighting stance. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna bite," she assured. "I thought…maybe…" she slowly started moving backwards towards the car. "We could talk…"
"Talk? Yeah right!" Rogue snapped. "You try to kill us and now you suddenly want to talk?! I'm not falling for that lame trick!"
"Ok…" Elektra turned her head to look at the car which was not less than six feet away. "But you know what?" she turned to look at Rogue. "You fell for it!" Before Rogue could react, she let herself fall back, grabbed Rogue's throat with her ankles and flung her forward.
Rogue crashed into Kitty through the place where the windshield used to be and accidentally stabbed her with the dart.
"Oops!" Elektra said then smiled. "You missed me," she said and picked up her sais. "Only an idiot would think that I would throw away these babies!" she said, gently caressing her sais with her cheek.
"Uh…At least… it works…" Kitty said before falling unconscious. Rogue laid her down on the seat then quickly phased up on the roof.
"Give up?" Elektra asked haughtily. "Stand still and I'll make it quick!"
Rogue shook her head then dived down and phased through the ground.
"Fine! Have it your way!" She cautiously took each step as she went forward. She stopped when she felt someone behind her. "Gotcha!" Elektra said whirling around and stabbing the person. "I win!" she told Rogue.
Rogue smiled. "You lose," she told her, taking a step back revealing to have phased through the sai.
Shocked, Elektra looked at her back to find a dart stabbed there. She furiously pulled it out. "Grrr…this..isn't..over…." she groaned and finally lost consciousness.
"Yes it is," Rogue said. "Now to put you someplace safe." Rogue started looking around. She looked to her side. ~Perfect~ she thought and began dragging the body.
After locking Elektra up in a safe place, Rogue sat down on the road, exhausted. "O-Ok… i-if s-she didn't take J-Jean, then who did?" Rogue asked herself. As if in reply to her question, something floated to the ground and landed near her feet. It was a card; a king of hearts which was glowing pink and getting brighter by the second. "Obviously…" Rogue picked the sais, bolted up and ran for cover just as an explosion occurred behind her. Then something weird happened. The fog suddenly disappeared. "Strange…" Rogue was looking around when she caught sight of Remy standing on the roof of a three-storey high abandoned building. He held up a glowing card and motioned her to come up. "I'll come up and kill you…." she hissed and phased up. The roof looked really messy and the only light was of the moon and that of the headlights of the car below.
"Hello Cherie!" Remy greeted, emerging from the darkness. "Did you get my callin card?"
"Oh yeah," Rogue held up the sais. "Now you're going to get my callin card before and after you tell me where Jean is!"
"See… your friend is a little tied up," he lit up a card in the darkness to reveal Jean unconscious, tied up. "Let's play a game. It's called beat Gambit and win dis beautiful prize," he said gently stroking Jean's hair. Jean stirred slightly but didn't open her eyes.
"You've gone too far!" Rogue said angrily.
"I'm goin far," he said walking towards her slowly. "Not gone. Let's begin!" he instantly pulled out a staff from behind his back.
Rogue took a fighting stance. "Don't make me kill you…"
"Gambit was about to say the same thing to you," he said and swung the staff at her head.
Rogue phased through it and attacked, but he blocked the sais with his staff and pushed her back, hard.
"What de matter? Gettin tired?" he asked mockingly when Rogue was panting.
"Not on you life!" she shouted then lunged at him. He easily avoided her attacks then with a quick motion, swung his staff hitting Rogue's right wrist. The sai dropped from her hand.
"Aww… did dat hurt?" Remy mocked when Rogue started rubbing her hand which his staff had hit.
In reply, Rogue charged towards him with the other sai. He blocked it but this time, Rogue gave him an uppercut with her free hand hitting his jaw.
"Dat wasn' very nice," Remy said rubbing his jaw. "Here's a card for you cherie," he charged it and threw it towards Jean. "Oops! I meant for her!"
"Why you—" Rogue sprinted forward phasing through him and quickly grabbed the card and tossed it in the air before it exploded. She then phased Jean out of the ropes. "Jean wake up!"
"Uh…what…." Jean moaned. "…what…happened…" It was obvious that Jean was badly hurt as she couldn't even open her eyes.
"That swamp rat kidnap you that's what happened!" Rogue replied.
"Cherie I only borrowed her!" Remy said innocently. "And you're cheatin! You're not suppose to steal de prize!"
"I'm not a thief like you!" Rogue shouted and attacked him. They fought and Rogue now found herself getting led to the edge of the building. Then the unexpected happened. Remy grabbed her wrist and quickly touched the sai. It started glowing pink. Rogue quickly dropped it then dodged getting hit by the staff. She was close to the sai when it exploded, and it blinded her temporary. She backed up way too much and now found herself balancing with her toes at the extreme edge of the building and one false movement could make her fall.
"Oh don't worry cherie," Remy grinned, slowly extending his staff to push her. "If de fall doesn't kill you, den Gambit will."
"Sorry! Not happening!" Rogue quickly grabbed his staff pulled herself back to safe part of the roof. Swiftly, phasing through his back with the staff, she positioned it vertically, swung around on it and kicked him. He fell forward but somehow managed to grab the ledge. Rogue cracked her neck muscles ~Oh yeah! Two psychos in one night!~ she thought proudly. She looked down at Remy. "You lose Gambit!"
"Oh no cherie…" he narrowed his eyes at her. "You lose!"
Rogue never got a chance to even turn around when something hit her on the back of her head and she collapsed.
Jean, holding a steel pipe, smiled. "Stupid little girl," she told the unconscious Rogue. "Don't need you anymore," she waved her hand at Gambit who vanished into thin air. She slowly walked towards the sai and picked it up. She then walked towards Rogue and rolled her over her back. "Neither do I need you!" She aimed the weapon at Rogue's heart and was about to bring it down when she stopped and smiled. "You know I'm a telepathic too. I know what you're upto Gambit."
"Drop de weapon or you'll be re-decoratin yourself Mastermind," Gambit the real Gambit threatened holding up a glowing card in his hand.
"What would happen if Magneto finds out you're helping his enemies?" Mastermind, changing into his original self, wondered.
"He won't find out!"
"Yes he will," Mastermind's eyes started glowing. Gambit suddenly found himself surrounded by walls with no windows or doors. "I'll tell him," Mastermind's voice said from somewhere. "And don't try to blow yourself out of this one, the roof might collapse. Oh! Almost forgot." A small space suddenly opened in the wall high above, allowing the moonlight to pour in. "She'll need to see you when she tries to kill you," he said referring to Rogue. "Then you'll regret me not killing her. Well, two down one to go. Have a nice night!"
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~Perfect!~ Mastermind thought as he slowly moved towards the car.~ The girl is still asleep~ He thought spotting Kitty, her back towards him. ~Good! This should be too easy and to think I wasted such precious time creating the fog again~ He halted when he heard a moan then saw Kitty slowly stirring. ~Have to do it fast!~ Mastermind quickened his pace. He was inches away from the car when the door suddenly swung open hitting him in the stomach. He fell backward hitting his head on the ground, hard. "Ouch…" he moaned. ~Curse you woman!~
The car door slammed shut again. "Who's there?!" Kitty's head suddenly popped out. "Rogue? J-Jean? Or m-maybe E-E-Elektra?"
~Oh no!~ Mastermind quickly changed his appearance into—
"Rogue!!" Kitty exclaimed staring at Mastermind lying on the ground. "Are you—Are you ok?"
"Yes fine…" Mastermind managed to say.
"Ah'm so sorry A-Ah accidentally pushed the button and the door just you know—Automatic doors!"
"Yes…doors," Mastermind mumbled getting up, still not facing Kitty.
Kitty gasped suddenly. "C'mon get in before she comes!" Kitty said in a hurried tone and grabbed Mastermind by the back of his shirt and pulled him. He hit the door and again fell down but face flat this time.
"May I ask… what was that for?!" Mastermind asked who was sizzling with anger.
"Umm…A-Ah t-thought t-that you'll phase—Sorry!" Kitty apologized and opened the door.
~Oh you'll be so sorry!~ Mastermind said to himself as he slowly got up. ~I'll make you suffer with the worst kind of my illusions! Magneto would be so proud of me and double my pay! Oh you'll never know what killed you!~ Mastermind was at the edge of losing his control. ~Let's see killer snakes a tiger or—Mastermind turned around to face Kitty. "A pretty white rabbit…."
"What?" Kitty asked when Mastermind was gaping at her. "What is it?!"
"Uh……." was the only thing Mastermind could say.
"Rogue," Kitty snapped her fingers in front of his face. "Rogue? Hey! C'mon!" Kitty slapped his face lightly. "Are you ok?"
Mastermind put up his hand to touch the cheek where Kitty had slapped him. How? He wondered. How could he have thought of killing such a beautiful creature?
"I-Is psycho girl behind me or somethin?"
"Would you repeat that dear?" Mastermind asked then sighed dreamily.
"Where's psycho—Elektra where is she? Did you get her?"
"Yeah I got her," Mastermind replied then a thought hit him. "I killed her," he said proudly.
"Excuse me?" Kitty raised her brow. "What kind of killed are you referring here?"
"Killed her; Stabbed her right through the heart with her own weapon and watched as she bled to death and I showed no mercy," Mastermind boasted. "That's why I'm late."
Kitty stared at him for a second as if he had completely lost it. "Err… ok you better sit down and rest. You really got badly beaten up today, twice."
Mastermind frowned. She didn't believe him! "Look!" he showed her the sai he had been hiding behind his back "I took her weapon!" He made an illusion of blood staining the sai. "And it still has her blood on it."
"Holy O mah gawd!" Kitty hit her head on the ceiling. "Y-You—You really did kill her! Are you crazy? You wanna send me ta prison?!!"
Mastermind's face fell after seeing her so distressed. "No—I'm sorry—I-I was lying—I didn't kill her."
"Well it's not funny Rogue!" Kitty snapped. "Throw it away!"
"Ok," Mastermind sighed tossing it behind his back and got in to the car, settling himself on the backseat. "What are you doing?" Mastermind asked curiously.
"Contactin Jean, the old fashioned way," Kitty replied, her hands pressed against her temple and eyes closed.
The word Jean hit him like a bucket of cold water. ~Magneto!~ Mastermind shook his head. ~I can beat this! I can beat this love virus I— "O god you're so beautiful!" Mastermind said out loud then slapped his mouth shut.
Kitty's eyes snapped open and she turned to face Mastermind. "What did you just say?"
"Uh…." Mastermind got lost into her eyes. "It's a very beautiful and romantic night….tonight."
"Uh, Rogue it's foggy," Kitty pointed out looking at him doubtfully then turned back to contacting Jean.
"No it isn't," Mastermind said and removed the illusion of the fog he had created before. "Look."
Kitty's eyes went wide open when she saw that the fog suddenly disappeared. "Uh…Sudden weather change," Kitty then shrugged. "It happens and Rogue…" she turned around to face Mastermind. "Umm…Jean…Ah can't contact her…it could only mean… t-two things," Kitty said, dread covering her face.
"She's dead or someone killed her," Mastermind finished for her.
"Uh….Unconscious was also one of the things," Kitty said looking at Mastermind with a raised brow. "That's it! Ah'm not waitin any longer! We're goin out ta search for her!" Kitty announced said and was about to get out of the car.
~She's only concentrating on one thing and it's that damn telepathic!~ Mastermind thought annoyed. ~She wants Jean I'll give her Jean!~ Mastermind quickly created an illusion of Jean.
"Jean?!" Kitty gaped at the figure standing by her window side. "How—Whoa! You're alright! Where did you go—"
"Please! One question at a time! There's only one of me!" the illusion said. "All that matters is that I'm ok. Now why don't you spend some time with Jason? I'll be back in a minute!" she told Kitty.
"Jason?! Who's Jason?!" Kitty asked
"Umm…okay gotta go!" Jean said and ran off while Kitty watched astonished.
"What was that all about?" Kitty asked herself then shrugged. "At least Jean's ok. Now finally we can get out of here!" Kitty said happily.
Mastermind patted himself for making her happy. "I'm also glad."
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Rogue groaned as consciousness slowly returned to her. Her head hurt liked hell. She was figuring out what had happened when a voice said something to her.
"Chere don't move!" it ordered. It sounded very familiar. Suddenly, flashbacks came flooding into Rogue's head making her blood boil to the extreme. Her eyes snapped open.
"Y-You monster!" Rogue hissed at Remy kneeled down beside her and looking at her.
"What? What did you say?" Remy bend down to hear better.
Without warning, Rogue kicked him inbetween his legs. Remy groaned in pain. She then leapt on the already surprised Remy
"Chere! I don't want to fight—" Rogue punched him on the face. "Chere stop!" Remy quickly caught her arm before her fist connected with his face again.
"I'll kill you!" Rogue screamed and grabbed his hair.
"Chere! Not de hair! Not de hair!" Remy screamed when Rogue pulled back on his hair. "Please! Stop!" He grabbed her and tried to pry her off as she dug her fingernails in his face. "You ruinin my face!"
"That's not the only thing I'm gonna ruin!" Rouge screamed and kicked him in the middle of his legs again.
"Stop—hittin—me dere!" Remy tried pushing her off but she seemed to be stuck to him like super glue and was now trying to rip his beard off. "Chere not de beard!" Remy screamed but it was too late. He felt a sharp pain as Rogue ripped his beard right out of the roots.
Remy tried pulling her off. Grabbing her by the shoulders, he pulled with all his force. There was a ripping sound, followed by a yelp from Rogue.
Remy heaved a sigh of relief when he felt Rogue get off. "Chere…. I—" Remy eyes went wide when he saw the reason Rogue was off him. "Uh…." He started dumbly at the pink bra with care bears on them in his one hand and a torn piece of a white shirt in his other.
He gulped and turned to see Rogue who had quickly phased his trench coat off him and was now putting it on. "I….I'm so sorry—I-It was an accident!" Remy said putting up his hands. "Chere?" Remy gulped when she had put on his trench coat and was now facing him with a murderous, maniacal look altogether. "Cherie? It isn't really your body so dere's no reason for you to get embarrassed, right? Right…? Cherie?"
Rogue smiled, which turned into a scream and she pounced on him. But this time, she accidentally phased both of them through the wall, unaware that it was a three storey drop on the other side.
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"Oh Yes!" Kitty whooped as she surfed the net on the laptop, unaware that Mastermind had been staring at her intently for the last half an hour. "Hey Rogue…" she finally turned away from the screen as if she remembering something. "You know the thing that Ah ws goin ta tell you about Remy? Well… here it goes…" Kitty took a deep breath.
~O she's going to say it! Her confession of love for me!~ Mastermind thought joyfully.
"Jean read Remy's mind and found somethin very interestin…" Kitty said her voice filled with excitement. "Maybe you won't believe it…since you're so angry at him, but a telepathic can't be wrong about this. Ok so…" Kitty cleared her throat. "Remy loves you. Seriously! Ah'm not lyin! Ask Jean—Oops! She told me not ta tell you but—You would've found out anyway so there! You know! Now tell me, what do you have ta say about this?"
"I love you!" Mastermind said and embraced Kitty.
"Cool… so you're not angry or mad?" Kitty asked.
Mastermind shook his head, clutching her tighter. "I can never be angry at you."
"That's nice ta know," Kitty said. "Cause earlier, you were actin like you were goin ta kill Remy if you ever….see… him again….." Kitty trailed off when Mastermind caressed her cheek then started kissing it. "What are you doin?"
"You're so soft and warm…" Mastermind murmured rubbing his face against her cheek.
"Ok!" Kitty put both hands on his shoulder and gave him a little push. "Ah think you should lay down…try ta absorb the news Ah just broke ta you," Kitty said laying Mastermind down on the backseat. "It's obvious you're in some kind of shock or somethin. Or maybe it was the fight?"
"Come closer… and I'll tell you…" Mastermind whispered mysteriously.
"Err…ok…" Kitty leaned closer and got the shock of her life when Mastermind suddenly threw his arms around her neck and gave her a long passionate kiss on the lips which Kitty broke by pushing herself back and hit her head on the dashboard. But she was shocked beyond anything to feel the pain as to her it appeared that Rogue had kissed her! "Y-You—You just—You—Why the—Why did you—K-Kiss—Why—did—you—k-kiss—me?!"
"Because I love you…" Mastermind answered dreamily.
"What the hell—?" Kitty gaped at him. "A-Are—Are you in your senses?!"
Mastermind nodded. "Yes I am now…" he was again moving in but Kitty stopped him by grabbing him by the shoulders.
"No you're not!" she shouted shaking him. "Did you drink or somethin? No wait! Duh!" she kicked herself. "Elektra! She beat you up and you must've hit some important part of your brain!" Kitty started looking for head injuries. Mastermind again attacked her with a tight hug.
"Ugh! Rogue!" Kitty exclaimed. "What the hell is the matter with you?! C'mon let go!"
Mastermind sighed and released his hold on her.
"Ok, no head injuries," Kitty said then started wondering. "Maybe it's—"
"These are for you," Mastermind suddenly pulled a bouquet of white roses from behind his back.
Kitty yelped. "H-How did you do that?!" Kitty asked in shock. "We didn't buy any roses!"
Mastermind then pulled a box of chocolates from behind his back when Kitty's attention was towards the roses.
"W-We didn't buy any chocolates either!" Kitty was getting very tense.
"And a dove as beautiful as you," Mastermind closed his hand then opened it to reveal a white dove sitting there.
"T-That's it!" she shouted startling the dove which flapped its wings and flew out of the window. "S-Somethin is very very wrong with you!" Kitty declared.
"Nothing is wrong with me…" Mastermind replied dreamily. "I'm absolutely fine…" he murmured, a smile forming on his lips as he continued ogling at Kitty.
"Alright! Where the hell is Jean?!" she asked looking outside.
"Running away from a cheetah," Mastermind said unconsciously.
"W-What?!" Kitty screeched.
"Nothing," Mastermind said innocently.
"O-Ok, Ah don't know when you turned into a magician but—Ahhhh!!" Kitty screamed when she saw Mastermind's eyes glow green as he made an illusion of the teddy bear which Rogue had burned earlier.
"What?" Mastermind asked worriedly. "What's the matter? Don't you like the bear I made for you?" he asked handing it to her.
"A-Ah just realized! Y-You're not Rogue! Jean's not comin back and this bear was suppose ta be dead!" Kitty screamed throwing it in his face and burst out of the car.
"No!" Mastermind got out himself and chased after her. "Don't run! I won't do anything to you!"
"Stay the hell away from me vampire zombie werewolf or whatever the hell you are!" Kitty screamed then bumped into a wall that appeared out of nowhere infront of her.
"Don't be afraid. I-I won't do anything to you my dear," Mastermind appeared before her in his original form
"If that was true then Ah wouldn't be runnin from you!" Kitty screamed. "Plus you're very ugly!"
"Please! Trust me…" Mastermind was slowly advancing towards her when suddenly, something or someone from above, fell on him and knocked him unconscious instantly.
"C-Chere…you know what…look…before you leap…is?" Kitty heard the figure on top of Mastermind moan.
"Uh…just shut up!" someone snapped back.
Kitty went closer and saw the weirdest sight; Remy was on top of Mastermind and Rogue was sprawled on top of Remy.
"Uh…what… are… you… looking at?!" Rogue snapped when she caught Kitty watching them.
"Uh....nothin— " Kitty said then shook her head. "Why is the world spinnin?" she asked then suddenly fainted.
"Huh?!" Remy uttered when he saw this. "Hey!" he shook Rogue. "Somethin's wrong with your friend." But she didn't move. "Chere—C-Come on! Get up!" He was now getting worried. "Chere?" he shook her again. He heaved a sigh of relief when she started stirring.
"Oh hey Remy…" she said after opening her eyes. "Wait!" her eyes went wide open. "Remy?! Remy?! Remyyyyyy!!!"
"Oh no…." Remy groaned. "Please don't tell me you have gone insane."
"I—My voice! It's my voice! I'm like me again!" she squealed. "And—Hey! Why am I like, wearing this stupid trench coat?" Kitty, back in her body, asked then phased it off, gasped, then phased it back on. "O my god! Where's my bra?! Oh! Hehe Hey Remy! Forgot all about you," Kitty said looking down at him, embarrassed. "Umm…You didn't see anything, did you?"
Remy had his hand over his eyes. "Saw nothin!"
Kitty got off him then helped him up on his feet. "Oh there's Rogue! Hey Rogue!"
"Now that's what Ah call a recharge!" Rogue back in her own body, said cracking her knuckles and her neck bone.
Remy gulped when he realized what had happened. "Hello chere," Remy said nervously as Rogue approached him. "I-It's great dat you're back where you really belong…and you're taller…and more….stronger…"
"Hmmm," Rogue took hold of his arm, digging her fingernails in it. "Kitty, why don't you go and get Jean? She's up on the roof," Rogue said pointing up.
"Is she ok?" Kitty asked worriedly.
"Ah think so," Rogue replied uncertainly. "If she's not, then we know who to beat up…" Rogue gave Remy a murderous glare while Kitty looked at the unconscious form of Mastermind.
"Yeah! He impersonated you then he—Ok forget it!" Kitty said disgusted at the thought. "I'll go and get Jean. Just don't let him escape!" Kitty told Rogue referring to Mastermind.
"Oh he's not goin anywhere…" Rogue said as she watched Kitty skip off. When she was completely out of sight, Rogue twisted Remy's arm.
"Oww! Ok! Dats it!" Remy, who had had enough, grabbed Rogue's wrists then wrestled and pinned her to the ground. "O-Okay chere…" he paused panting. "I…. did not… try to kill you or your friends…. it was Mastermind… I was here…to warn you, but you—"
"Get off me!" she snarled, obviously not believing him.
"See dat person," he gestured with his head towards Mastermind. "Dat's him. I wanted to warn you but—"
"Whatever!" Rogue snapped and banged her head into Remy's. "Oww!" they both groaned.
Remy's head slumped down on Rogue's chest. "You broke my nose…"
"Would you get off me already?!" Rogue shouted.
Remy groaned in reply. "You ruined Remy's face… you disfigured Remy's beard and now you broke Remy's nose…isn't dis enough for you? I was only tryin to help you and I was also gonna ask you if you would let me join de X-men because…" he looked up at her. "Killin innocent people, isn't Remy's style."
Rogue opened her mouth to speak when someone else's voice screamed, "How dare you touch her?!"
"Chere, your voice changed," Remy frowned. "Dat is strange…"
"Get off her!" the same voice screamed and Remy was violently yanked off Rogue.
"Scott?" Rogue slowly got up on her feet. "Is that you?"
"Mon ami! Dere's a little misunderstandin here!" Remy said to Scott who had him pinned against the wall.
"There is no misunderstanding! I saw what you were doing to her!"
"I was doin nothin to her! We were just talkin!" Remy said defensively.
This enraged Scott even more. "You crazy lunatic!!!" he screamed and delivered a blow to his stomach.
Rogue was amazed. She had never seen Scott so angry.
"I am going to kill you!" Scott screamed kicking Remy in the stomach endlessly. "I'm going to kill you!"
Rogue didn't know why, but she couldn't bear to see Remy get beaten up even though she herself tried to kill him as he too tried to kill her. Or was it Mastermind? Rogue shook her head. One part of her mind wanted to believe he was telling the truth and the other part just refused it. ~What if they both are workin together?~ But the reason he was getting beaten up by Scott was not that and she quickly rushed to his rescue. "Scott! Wait! Stop!" she shouted.
Scott stopped turning around to look at her. "Rogue," he quickly embraced her. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah….Ah'm ok," Rogue said pulling away.
Remy, clutching his stomach in pain, slowly got up. "Bout time you came to de rescue chere."
Scott was lunging at Remy again but Rogue stopped him. "No don't…he didn't do anythin…ta me," she turned to Remy. "He was just leavin."
Scott clenched his fists. "She just saved you… for now… but if I ever find you here—in Bayville or anywhere, I'll kill you! And that's a promise!"
"Don't worry," Remy said. "I won't be here! Since it's obvious you won't let me join your team and Magneto won't take me back. Dere's no reason for me to stay here anymore."
"That's good news!" Scott shouted. "You should go! Cause nobody wants you here!"
Remy was about to say something when Rogue cut in.
"Just leave already," Rogue said. "You're insultin yourself more."
"B-But I—I'm tellin de truth," he told Rogue then sighed. "Do we really have to go through dis again?"
Scott came forward and put a protective arm around Rogue. "Get lost and never come back."
Remy gave Rogue a long look, hoping that she would say something. But she wasn't even looking at him. "You'll never see me again…and dat's a promise…" he said before turning around and walking away.
"Whoa!" Tabitha suddenly appeared. "Who's the guy with the scary eyes?" Tabitha asked, pointing her thumb at the retreating figure of Remy.
"No one," Rogue answered blankly.
"Oh! Thank god!" Jubilee coming up behind Tabitha, raised her arms up after spotting Rogue. "Now we can all die in peace."
"My nose is tired," Rahne came up and collapsed on the road.
"Well… looks like everyone's here," Rogue said when Amara also appeared.
"Yeah! Now can you please tell me why Rahne jumped off the fifth floor and almost made me get a ticket by landing on me?" Tabitha asked as she helped Rahne back on her feet. "And why are we going to knock out—"
"You must be really thirsty," Amara cut in walking upto Rogue. "Drink some water," she said handing Rogue a water bottle.
"Yeah…Ah ahm. Thanks," Rogue said taking the water bottle and drank some. "What?" Rogue asked when everyone was staring at her intently.
"Where are Kitty and Jean?" Amara asked quickly.
"Kitty went up…to get Jean…" Rogue shook her head when her vision started to get blurry.
"Up where?" Jubilee asked.
"What did you say?" Rogue asked as feeling of dizziness overwhelmed her.
"She asked…." Tabitha voice just faded away.
"Ah… don't feel… so good," Rogue said then fainted in Scott's arms.
Tabitha heaved a sigh of relief. "See? I made the knockout potion just fine."
"You'll wake up to a bright and shiny future with me," Scott whispered to Rogue. "Now we go and dress you up for the special occasion," he said walking away with Rogue in his arms.
"Shouldn't we leave a note or something?" Amara asked. "Kitty and Jean might get worried."
"No time!" Scott shouted in an impatient tone.
"And what about this guy?" Jubilee asked kneeling beside Mastermind.
"Yuck! Don't touch him!" Tabitha said in a disgusted voice. "He's must be a beggar/drug addict!"
Jubilee backed away. "Eeow…let's get out of this creepy place!" She stood up and ran after Scott. Tabitha and Rahne followed behind.
"C'mon Amara!" Rahne shouted as she walked off with the others.
"Yeah coming!" Amara called back and quickly left a note on the wall.
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Honestly….How many of you guys guessed it was Elektra? I hope you don't mind me experimenting with the fonts. I got the idea from my little sister when she accidentally or purposely deleted some of my fics and I got so angry that I started messing around with the fonts. Be honest! It looks disastrous right? Right? Right……..?