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ENTER MAYHEM
CHAPTER 11: DOUBLE DATE
The X-Men had stayed just long enough after the battle with Juggernaut, to see SHIELD take him away to a new prison sell. Logan had gone with them to make sure and to ask Fury if he knew anything about this 'Sinister' character.
After they had returned home, Rogue and Vincent were sent directly to the medical ward, where Mr. McCoy was looking them over.
"OW!"
"Are you alright Vincent?" Beast asked him. He was currently taping up Vincent's ribs after examining him, and fixing up his cuts and bruises as best he could.
"Yeah, man you'd think a guy who was supposed to be invulnerable wouldn't feel pain." He winced again as McCoy tighten his bandages again.
"Well under normal circumstances I would agree, however The Juggernaut is anything but normal." Beast said as he finished up and moved onto Rogue.
"You can say that again." Vincent said, as he put a hand up to a band-aid on his forehead. "What's the deal with that guy anyway, he seems to have a major mad on for you guys and he's got a right hook more powerful than a howitzer."
"Well for starters, he's the Professor's step brotha and he was put in jail because of him." Rogue told him.
Vincent just looked at her and blinked a couple of times, then put his head into his hands. "Okay let me get this straight now. Kurt is your stepbrother, your adopted/his biological mother is a shape-sifting maniac, Xavier's stepbrother is a giant armor wearing psycho, is there anything else I should know?"
Rogue actually smiled at that, well slightly smiled, she began to think about what else he should know "Well Ororo has a nephew Evan, who's mutation went haywire and left us and is now living in tha sewers in Bayville with other mutants called morlocks."
Vince looked up at her to see if she was serious, he could see that see was. "You've got to be kidding me right? Wait a minute wasn't the word Morlocks used in that book 'The Time Machine'?"
She just shook her head.
"You know you guys should make out pamphlets, or scorecards or something for the new guys."
"Well Rogue your lucky there seems to be only light bruising, and it should heal in a few days, I'll put a lotion on it to help you out." Hank told her.
Rogue just nodded her thanks; her throat was still slightly sore.
"Well if we're done here I need to get to my room and change, I just hope I don't have many more days like this" As Vincent gestured to his ruined clothes. "I don't think my wardrobe can take it."
Beast let out a chuckle at his attempt to lighten the mood, Rogue now actually smiled, a full one this time.
Later that days most of the students were in the living room watching the television and of course talking about the events of the day.
"I still can't believe he went one-on-one with the Juggernaut and won." Ray said.
"Technically Rogue was there too and she did help." Jubilee said to Ray.
Bobby who was next to her spook up next "Yeah but you got to admit that was still impressive, it was like one of those Rocky moves."
"Yeah and he looked like Rocky at the end of those matches. I thought the guy was invincible, but did you see him get off the plane? He looked like a war zone." Roberto said.
Rahne who was sitting on the floor next to Roberto turned to him. "Aye tis was a sight, I ney thought he could actually BE hurt, but did ye see 'im bein' helped to the infirmary by Beast?"
"Yeah I did, it looked like he was favoring his ribs a little." Ray said.
Just then Rogue came in to the room, she looked around the room and saw all the people in it, and was about to turn around when Bobby spoke up.
"Guys check it out, it's on the news." Bobby said while pointing to the TV.
"Turn it up man." Ray told him.
"And now we have exclusive amateur footage of the fight that took place down town Bayville, earlier this morning. As seen here the fugitive only known as The Juggernaut attacked a coffee store by actually throwing a car into the building."
They all watch as they see the car go through the window.
"Ouch, THAT hit Vincent? Man he must have been pissed after that." Roberto said.
"He then grabbed a young woman from the store, but was saved by what we can only be a mutant."
It showed Vincent hit the Juggernaut across the street.
"They continued to brawl around the area, wrecking another vehicle, the street and another store in the process."
They showed clips of the destruction and of Juggernaut stepping on Vincent's head, which made all the students wince. They all shouted and cheered when they saw Vincent hit the Juggernaut with his own helmet.
"Now that's something I'd pay to see in person." Bobby said.
"Later the same girl which had been identified as a student from Xavier's seemed to help out and they subdued him as the rest of the group known as the 'X-Men' showed up."
"Alright that's enough." Rogue said and hit the mute button.
There were protests but was short lived when she glared at them.
"Um Rogue I have a question for you." Jubilee asked her.
"What?" She sharply said.
"What exactly were you AND Vincent doing together, ALONE in that shop together?" She slyly asked Rogue.
Rogue was taken aback slightly. "Wh-What do ya mean, we was just talking is all."
"Riiight." Bobby said. "It's not like it was a date or anything."
"It wasn't ice-cube"
"Sure Rogue we believe you" Ray said but in a way that said he didn't, picking up on the joke.
"Ya know what neva mind" Rogue said as she stormed off.
"Well that was fun." Bobby said with a huge smile plastered on his face.
Meanwhile in the residential areas.
Tabitha was outside Sam's room, working up the nerve to knock on his door.
Come on girl, you never been like this before, it's always easy for you to go up to guys. So why are you having trouble with Sam?
She began thinking on this. Sam was unlike most of the boys she'd gone out with. They were always some kind of 'rebels', or 'tough-guys', and didn't really treat her that well. But Sam was a total gentleman, he treated her with respect and real kindness.
The same was with Kurt, it was probably the reason she had started flirting with him, but she always knew it wouldn't work out. He wasn't really that interested in her.
Sam was another story, from what Amara had been telling her, and the fact that she caught all those looks he was giving her, and she had to admit he was cute. She was sick and tried of waiting for him to make the first move, so in her usual fashion decided on a pre-emptive strike.
When she got to the door however she had all these doubts running in her head. What if he said no, what if she was wrong about him? She shook her head and put those thoughts aside. She wouldn't back down and she WAS going through with this.
She knocked on the door. After a few second Sam opened up.
"Oh Taby, wh-what can I do for ya?" He asked.
She pushed past him and closed the door, then looked him right in the eyes. "Sam do you like me?"
Sam wasn't sure what to say, he'd dreamt of this but he couldn't get the words out. "Uh-um-well-a"
"Look Sam I think your cute and all, but you really need to get over this shy thing of yours, now I'm going to ask you one more time. Do-you-like- me?"
"Y-y-yeah I do." Was all he could say, he was starting to sweat, but another part of his brain was doing back flips that she called him cute.
'Well one fear down, one more to go.' Taby thought. "Good then you'd better not be late for tonight then."
Sam was confused by that. "Late for what?"
"For our date tonight silly, I've been dying to see Pirate of the Caribbean, and your taking me." Then she put on a pouty face and sad eyed. "Unless you don't want to go out with me."
"What! Of course I would want to go out with ya." Sam was eager to go out with her, and wouldn't pass up the chance for anything.
Tabitha then got this huge smile on her face and went close up to Sam to put her arms around the pack of his head. "Well then I'm glad to hear that" She planted a kiss on his cheek and unwrapped her arms and started to leave the room.
Sam was frozen in place. The same thoughts were going through his head 'I got a date' and 'she kissed me!'.
Tabitha had just left his room when she heard "WAHOO!" coming from Sam's room. She smiled to herself, maybe tonight was going to be pretty good after all.
*Students I'd like to see you all in my study* Came Prof. X's telepathic voice.
'Damn it, I just know this is going to screw up my plans, you'd think by know I'd learn not to temp fate.' Tabitha darkly though going to the Professor's room.
When all the students had gathered the Professor addressed them all. "Giving what happened earlier today it is apparent that there is a new threat to us."
"What else is new" Bobby grumbled to himself.
The Professor ignored that and continued. "For safety reasons for the next few days I don't want any of you leaving the mansion in groups no less than three people."
There were a collection of grumbles and groans.
"Someone who calls himself Sinister, was the one who apparently sent The Juggernaut after Vincent in the first place as some kind of 'test', so I don't want you alone incase there are anymore of these 'test' for other members hear."
The students had left the meeting with another collection of murmurs and complaints. Sam had seen Tabby go off looking really down and chased after her. "Tabby you okay?"
She slumped her shoulders and turned to him. "Of course it isn't in case you'd hadn't of noticed our date was just cancelled on us." She angrily said.
"I know, I'm sorry."
Tabitha took a breath and relaxed a little. "There's got to be a way around this."
"Like what? You heard the professor we can't go out unless we're in groups of three."
Tabitha got a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Actually Sam he said no LESS than three, what if we got two others to go with us, kinda like a double date?"
Sam wasn't sure, on the one hand they could go out, but on the other they wouldn't exactly be alone.
Tabitha knew he was thinking it over. "Look it's either that or we wait for however long it takes for the Prof. The change his mind."
"Okay I'm in, but who would go with us? Bobby and Jubilee?" Sam asked.
"No you know those two love to talk all the way through a movie."
"Scott and Jean?"
"Please, those two would looking over us the entire time to make sure we 'behaved' ourselves. How about Roberto and Rahne?"
"Naw Roberto and Ray had plans and Rahne was joining them in the Rec. Room along with Kitty, Jamie and I think Amara."
"Well what about Kurt, you think he could get Amanda and go with us?"
"Doubtful, you know how hard it is for her to see Kurt."
Tabitha let out a disgusted sigh. "Well who does that leave?"
Sam thought about it. "Well the only two left are Rogue and Vincent, but I don't think they're seeing anyone."
Tabitha got a wicked smile on her face.
Sam saw it and was beginning to worry.
"Look I'll work on Rogue and you work on Vincent." She told him.
"But how?"
Let me explain this is what we got to do."
LATER..
Sam was at Vincent's door. How did I get myself talked into this? He knocked. When there was no answer he tried again.
That's strange I know he's in there. He opened the door and looked inside. There was Vincent on the floor his legs crossed and his eyes closed.
Sam walked up to him. "Hey.. uh ...Vince you awake?"
"I am now"
"Da!" Sam jumped back. "What are ya doing?"
Vincent opened one eye at looked up at him. "Meditating, I do it almost everyday. Is there something you wanted?"
"Uh..yeah see I REALLY need a favor from ya man, you see Tabby and my got a date tonight but what with what the Prof. said, we can't go out unless we make it a double date."
Both of Vincent's eyes popped open. "Uh in case you forgot I'm single, and I don't exactly have a little black book laying around here."
"Not a problem, we got a date for ya, but if it makes ya feel better it would be more like a friend date than a real one."
"Well I don't."
"Please man, I need this you have any idea how long I've been wanting to go out with Tabitha?"
Vincent looked up at Sam literally on his knees begin. 'All right, already I'll go, I'll go, man it doesn't pay to be a nice guy. But remember YOU owe me one."
ROGUE'S ROOM
Tabitha had just finished saying the exact thing to Rogue. "NO WAY!" It didn't exactly work on her like Vincent.
"Come on Rogue I NEED this, what will it take?"
"Hell to freeze over."
Tabitha was sick of trying the nice way so she decided to do it the Boom- Boom way. "Alright if that's the way you want it, but if you don't do this, I might just let it slip about a few stories I heard about you while I was at the Brotherhood place, like say that incident with the shower or the banister."
"Ya wouldn't dare!" Rogue had no idea what else she had on her, but she knew what ever they were, they were both embarrassing and she would be willing to use it.
Tabby just gave a predatory smile. "Try me."
Rogue knew she was beaten "Fahne, but after this you can never EVER use whatever it is ya got on me again, got it."
A FEW HOURS LATER
Rogue and Tabitha were waiting by the door. "Tabitha tell meh already who ya set me up with, and if ya say Roberto or Ray I'll kill ya were ya stand."
Before she could say anything though she saw Sam coming down the stairs with Vincent behind him. "Sam who did you set me up with already?"
"Her" was his only response.
Vincent looked down and saw a surprised, yet pleased Rogue down stairs next to Tabitha.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 12: DATES AND THE BROTHERHOOD.
Please review, I like reviews and your feedback, plus if I get enough I might actually do the sequel I'm currently planning on doing.
ENTER MAYHEM
CHAPTER 11: DOUBLE DATE
The X-Men had stayed just long enough after the battle with Juggernaut, to see SHIELD take him away to a new prison sell. Logan had gone with them to make sure and to ask Fury if he knew anything about this 'Sinister' character.
After they had returned home, Rogue and Vincent were sent directly to the medical ward, where Mr. McCoy was looking them over.
"OW!"
"Are you alright Vincent?" Beast asked him. He was currently taping up Vincent's ribs after examining him, and fixing up his cuts and bruises as best he could.
"Yeah, man you'd think a guy who was supposed to be invulnerable wouldn't feel pain." He winced again as McCoy tighten his bandages again.
"Well under normal circumstances I would agree, however The Juggernaut is anything but normal." Beast said as he finished up and moved onto Rogue.
"You can say that again." Vincent said, as he put a hand up to a band-aid on his forehead. "What's the deal with that guy anyway, he seems to have a major mad on for you guys and he's got a right hook more powerful than a howitzer."
"Well for starters, he's the Professor's step brotha and he was put in jail because of him." Rogue told him.
Vincent just looked at her and blinked a couple of times, then put his head into his hands. "Okay let me get this straight now. Kurt is your stepbrother, your adopted/his biological mother is a shape-sifting maniac, Xavier's stepbrother is a giant armor wearing psycho, is there anything else I should know?"
Rogue actually smiled at that, well slightly smiled, she began to think about what else he should know "Well Ororo has a nephew Evan, who's mutation went haywire and left us and is now living in tha sewers in Bayville with other mutants called morlocks."
Vince looked up at her to see if she was serious, he could see that see was. "You've got to be kidding me right? Wait a minute wasn't the word Morlocks used in that book 'The Time Machine'?"
She just shook her head.
"You know you guys should make out pamphlets, or scorecards or something for the new guys."
"Well Rogue your lucky there seems to be only light bruising, and it should heal in a few days, I'll put a lotion on it to help you out." Hank told her.
Rogue just nodded her thanks; her throat was still slightly sore.
"Well if we're done here I need to get to my room and change, I just hope I don't have many more days like this" As Vincent gestured to his ruined clothes. "I don't think my wardrobe can take it."
Beast let out a chuckle at his attempt to lighten the mood, Rogue now actually smiled, a full one this time.
Later that days most of the students were in the living room watching the television and of course talking about the events of the day.
"I still can't believe he went one-on-one with the Juggernaut and won." Ray said.
"Technically Rogue was there too and she did help." Jubilee said to Ray.
Bobby who was next to her spook up next "Yeah but you got to admit that was still impressive, it was like one of those Rocky moves."
"Yeah and he looked like Rocky at the end of those matches. I thought the guy was invincible, but did you see him get off the plane? He looked like a war zone." Roberto said.
Rahne who was sitting on the floor next to Roberto turned to him. "Aye tis was a sight, I ney thought he could actually BE hurt, but did ye see 'im bein' helped to the infirmary by Beast?"
"Yeah I did, it looked like he was favoring his ribs a little." Ray said.
Just then Rogue came in to the room, she looked around the room and saw all the people in it, and was about to turn around when Bobby spoke up.
"Guys check it out, it's on the news." Bobby said while pointing to the TV.
"Turn it up man." Ray told him.
"And now we have exclusive amateur footage of the fight that took place down town Bayville, earlier this morning. As seen here the fugitive only known as The Juggernaut attacked a coffee store by actually throwing a car into the building."
They all watch as they see the car go through the window.
"Ouch, THAT hit Vincent? Man he must have been pissed after that." Roberto said.
"He then grabbed a young woman from the store, but was saved by what we can only be a mutant."
It showed Vincent hit the Juggernaut across the street.
"They continued to brawl around the area, wrecking another vehicle, the street and another store in the process."
They showed clips of the destruction and of Juggernaut stepping on Vincent's head, which made all the students wince. They all shouted and cheered when they saw Vincent hit the Juggernaut with his own helmet.
"Now that's something I'd pay to see in person." Bobby said.
"Later the same girl which had been identified as a student from Xavier's seemed to help out and they subdued him as the rest of the group known as the 'X-Men' showed up."
"Alright that's enough." Rogue said and hit the mute button.
There were protests but was short lived when she glared at them.
"Um Rogue I have a question for you." Jubilee asked her.
"What?" She sharply said.
"What exactly were you AND Vincent doing together, ALONE in that shop together?" She slyly asked Rogue.
Rogue was taken aback slightly. "Wh-What do ya mean, we was just talking is all."
"Riiight." Bobby said. "It's not like it was a date or anything."
"It wasn't ice-cube"
"Sure Rogue we believe you" Ray said but in a way that said he didn't, picking up on the joke.
"Ya know what neva mind" Rogue said as she stormed off.
"Well that was fun." Bobby said with a huge smile plastered on his face.
Meanwhile in the residential areas.
Tabitha was outside Sam's room, working up the nerve to knock on his door.
Come on girl, you never been like this before, it's always easy for you to go up to guys. So why are you having trouble with Sam?
She began thinking on this. Sam was unlike most of the boys she'd gone out with. They were always some kind of 'rebels', or 'tough-guys', and didn't really treat her that well. But Sam was a total gentleman, he treated her with respect and real kindness.
The same was with Kurt, it was probably the reason she had started flirting with him, but she always knew it wouldn't work out. He wasn't really that interested in her.
Sam was another story, from what Amara had been telling her, and the fact that she caught all those looks he was giving her, and she had to admit he was cute. She was sick and tried of waiting for him to make the first move, so in her usual fashion decided on a pre-emptive strike.
When she got to the door however she had all these doubts running in her head. What if he said no, what if she was wrong about him? She shook her head and put those thoughts aside. She wouldn't back down and she WAS going through with this.
She knocked on the door. After a few second Sam opened up.
"Oh Taby, wh-what can I do for ya?" He asked.
She pushed past him and closed the door, then looked him right in the eyes. "Sam do you like me?"
Sam wasn't sure what to say, he'd dreamt of this but he couldn't get the words out. "Uh-um-well-a"
"Look Sam I think your cute and all, but you really need to get over this shy thing of yours, now I'm going to ask you one more time. Do-you-like- me?"
"Y-y-yeah I do." Was all he could say, he was starting to sweat, but another part of his brain was doing back flips that she called him cute.
'Well one fear down, one more to go.' Taby thought. "Good then you'd better not be late for tonight then."
Sam was confused by that. "Late for what?"
"For our date tonight silly, I've been dying to see Pirate of the Caribbean, and your taking me." Then she put on a pouty face and sad eyed. "Unless you don't want to go out with me."
"What! Of course I would want to go out with ya." Sam was eager to go out with her, and wouldn't pass up the chance for anything.
Tabitha then got this huge smile on her face and went close up to Sam to put her arms around the pack of his head. "Well then I'm glad to hear that" She planted a kiss on his cheek and unwrapped her arms and started to leave the room.
Sam was frozen in place. The same thoughts were going through his head 'I got a date' and 'she kissed me!'.
Tabitha had just left his room when she heard "WAHOO!" coming from Sam's room. She smiled to herself, maybe tonight was going to be pretty good after all.
*Students I'd like to see you all in my study* Came Prof. X's telepathic voice.
'Damn it, I just know this is going to screw up my plans, you'd think by know I'd learn not to temp fate.' Tabitha darkly though going to the Professor's room.
When all the students had gathered the Professor addressed them all. "Giving what happened earlier today it is apparent that there is a new threat to us."
"What else is new" Bobby grumbled to himself.
The Professor ignored that and continued. "For safety reasons for the next few days I don't want any of you leaving the mansion in groups no less than three people."
There were a collection of grumbles and groans.
"Someone who calls himself Sinister, was the one who apparently sent The Juggernaut after Vincent in the first place as some kind of 'test', so I don't want you alone incase there are anymore of these 'test' for other members hear."
The students had left the meeting with another collection of murmurs and complaints. Sam had seen Tabby go off looking really down and chased after her. "Tabby you okay?"
She slumped her shoulders and turned to him. "Of course it isn't in case you'd hadn't of noticed our date was just cancelled on us." She angrily said.
"I know, I'm sorry."
Tabitha took a breath and relaxed a little. "There's got to be a way around this."
"Like what? You heard the professor we can't go out unless we're in groups of three."
Tabitha got a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Actually Sam he said no LESS than three, what if we got two others to go with us, kinda like a double date?"
Sam wasn't sure, on the one hand they could go out, but on the other they wouldn't exactly be alone.
Tabitha knew he was thinking it over. "Look it's either that or we wait for however long it takes for the Prof. The change his mind."
"Okay I'm in, but who would go with us? Bobby and Jubilee?" Sam asked.
"No you know those two love to talk all the way through a movie."
"Scott and Jean?"
"Please, those two would looking over us the entire time to make sure we 'behaved' ourselves. How about Roberto and Rahne?"
"Naw Roberto and Ray had plans and Rahne was joining them in the Rec. Room along with Kitty, Jamie and I think Amara."
"Well what about Kurt, you think he could get Amanda and go with us?"
"Doubtful, you know how hard it is for her to see Kurt."
Tabitha let out a disgusted sigh. "Well who does that leave?"
Sam thought about it. "Well the only two left are Rogue and Vincent, but I don't think they're seeing anyone."
Tabitha got a wicked smile on her face.
Sam saw it and was beginning to worry.
"Look I'll work on Rogue and you work on Vincent." She told him.
"But how?"
Let me explain this is what we got to do."
LATER..
Sam was at Vincent's door. How did I get myself talked into this? He knocked. When there was no answer he tried again.
That's strange I know he's in there. He opened the door and looked inside. There was Vincent on the floor his legs crossed and his eyes closed.
Sam walked up to him. "Hey.. uh ...Vince you awake?"
"I am now"
"Da!" Sam jumped back. "What are ya doing?"
Vincent opened one eye at looked up at him. "Meditating, I do it almost everyday. Is there something you wanted?"
"Uh..yeah see I REALLY need a favor from ya man, you see Tabby and my got a date tonight but what with what the Prof. said, we can't go out unless we make it a double date."
Both of Vincent's eyes popped open. "Uh in case you forgot I'm single, and I don't exactly have a little black book laying around here."
"Not a problem, we got a date for ya, but if it makes ya feel better it would be more like a friend date than a real one."
"Well I don't."
"Please man, I need this you have any idea how long I've been wanting to go out with Tabitha?"
Vincent looked up at Sam literally on his knees begin. 'All right, already I'll go, I'll go, man it doesn't pay to be a nice guy. But remember YOU owe me one."
ROGUE'S ROOM
Tabitha had just finished saying the exact thing to Rogue. "NO WAY!" It didn't exactly work on her like Vincent.
"Come on Rogue I NEED this, what will it take?"
"Hell to freeze over."
Tabitha was sick of trying the nice way so she decided to do it the Boom- Boom way. "Alright if that's the way you want it, but if you don't do this, I might just let it slip about a few stories I heard about you while I was at the Brotherhood place, like say that incident with the shower or the banister."
"Ya wouldn't dare!" Rogue had no idea what else she had on her, but she knew what ever they were, they were both embarrassing and she would be willing to use it.
Tabby just gave a predatory smile. "Try me."
Rogue knew she was beaten "Fahne, but after this you can never EVER use whatever it is ya got on me again, got it."
A FEW HOURS LATER
Rogue and Tabitha were waiting by the door. "Tabitha tell meh already who ya set me up with, and if ya say Roberto or Ray I'll kill ya were ya stand."
Before she could say anything though she saw Sam coming down the stairs with Vincent behind him. "Sam who did you set me up with already?"
"Her" was his only response.
Vincent looked down and saw a surprised, yet pleased Rogue down stairs next to Tabitha.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 12: DATES AND THE BROTHERHOOD.
Please review, I like reviews and your feedback, plus if I get enough I might actually do the sequel I'm currently planning on doing.