I take my time goin' back for Professor/Mastermind. Gotta think about stuff. Give Wolverine time to cool off.
I'm not used to havin' my mind played wit'. Makes the old thief wonder what else he remembers that isn't so.
The pain wasn't real. I been hurtin' Rogue over nothin'. That brings up guilt.
Course, I gotta wonder. If she really abandoned me, would she be so cruel? Would she take into her amour, her Remy so bad?
Non. Gotta stop that. Can't get the bad guys if all Gambit can do is wonder if the woman he loves is worth it.
I get back to the room, but no one's there but Ororo. She's tense, lookin' around like she expect the walls to grow hands and grab her. Her face relaxes a little when she spot my gorgeous self. Like it should.
"Oh, Remy. Thank goodness. How is Scott?"
I light a cigarette. "He okay. Kurt with him, checkin' him out. Making sure that by the time he done, Wolverine have some time to calm down."
She smiled. Beautiful. Hadn't seen her smile in weeks. "Good. I need to check our communications arrays. I'll see if I can contact anyone who can help us. I'll tell the others to meet me there. Tell Scott where to go."
I grin. "Don't think that my place, chere. Logan tell Scott where to go. Remy just enjoy it when he do."
She nearly hit Gambit when she figured it out. "Oh, go on. Take this horrid man out of here. Then come to the communications room." She nearly laughing, though, so I bow deep to her and push the Professor out of the room.
It felt funny, kinda, gettin' the Prof down to the med lab so Kurt can knock him out. Scott was sittin' up, arguing with him when we got back down there.
"I am perfectly all right, Kurt. I do not need further medical attention."
"Your eyes say otherwise, mein freund." Kurt was lookin' at the results from the diagnostic computer. Scott frown and look up at me.
"Remy. Please tell this overgrown carpet that I am well, and perfectly capable of helping the team."
I cock my head. "Homme, you actin' weird. Remy swear he hear you make a joke. That definitely not normal." I load the prof into a bed near Scott while he splutter and Kurt laugh.
"You see? You are not well, and you should stay and rest a few minutes. Now, let's get the Professor sedated." Kurt took over, and I step back to where I can see Scott again. He look miserable, and his eyes were red. Wait. That's normal.
I feel like I should do something to help. Don't know what.
"… can't even help him," I hear Scott say, quiet, as I look for my extra decks of cards.
"Hm?"
"Nothing," he said, louder. "Just, I wish. You know? I wish."
I sit down by him. "What you gonna do now?"
He covered his eyes. "Don't know. I have to help him. He's done so much for me."
I shrug. "Then you gotta take action and put your feelings behind for now. Gotta come with me to the communications room. 'Roro's gonna call for help."
"Easy for you to say."
I get up and move to the door. "Better for you to go when Remy there to run interference. Come on."
"I don't hide behind anyone." Scott gettin' pissed. Good.
"Then let Remy hide behind you. Rogue might be out for his blood." Scott snorted. I push him out the door ahead of me. "Come on, fearless leader, protect Gambit."
He give a real laugh, and we go down to the communication room. Maybe he will be okay.
