A/N: Understand why this seems a little stressed.... I'm under constant pressure from Ish.... EVIL! I tell you! EVIL! And the bunnies.... the bunnies are gonna get me....

ishandahalf – JEBUS! This was up what, an HOUR before I got your review saying to update quick else you'd get me with bunnies! I exist on little enough sleep as it is, without having your bunny deadlines! Gah! I will free all the evil bunnies from your evil rule.... With your permission of course....

Cute is good.... Cute is what I was going for. MY Pyro wont be happy though.... no no no.... not a happy bun.... Pyro.... not a happy pyro indeed. I said they're be Romy, so I delivered..... pressure is off for one chapter.... lol....

The Lore-Rogue thing? You'll see in due time.... I'm running out of people to kidnap Lore.... lol....

Ravyn Nyte - *Wonders if she realises shes a few chapters behind... shrugs* Still, A REVIEW! WOHOO! Yes, Remy owns a suit! Its just a general suit.... I didn't think about tails or anything.... but in a few of the X-Men Episodes, he wears a suit and it looks rather fetching on him.... Yeah I noticed Rogue had a trench in XME, I just assumed she'd stolen it off Remy.... then I realised, that the episodes were Pre-Remy. Ah well.... lol. MY JOHN! Yay! MY JOHN!

Careful, Ish has lots of bunnies.... WOHOO! BROWNIE POINTS.... Wait.... what do I DO with all these brownie points I keep getting given? Ooooh.... Shiny safety pin!

Gah! You reviewed again! Id just finished typing this! Heh. Nothing bad about being a liar and a thief.... Oceans 11.... :-D.

NO! GODDAMNIT NO! ST JOHN IS MINE! I THOUGHT WED BEEN OVER THIS!

Damien: This is all your fault.... I just got her calmed down enough to write!

Krys: And it's a straight Jacket.... WOHOO! MORE Brownie points! 

Star-of-Chaos – You know.... I think you're right there.... lol

~*~*~Update~*~*~

"Marie Darkholme?" Wanda raised an eyebrow. "Didn't know she had a kid." Shrugging, the Goth walked out. Lance looked at Pietro questioningly.

"I-think-she-took-her-sanity-pills-today." He offered, in way of a explanation for his sister's anti-violent behaviour.

"Ah. So Mystique has a daughter?" Pietro nodded.

"Yeah. Now-get-lost-Lance." He smirked. "Go-see-like-Kitty." Lance glared at him, and Pietro just raised his eyebrow, watching him leave, then shut the door.

"What the hell was all that about? And who's Mystique?"

"Mystique is..... Raven Darkholme.... She works at Bayville High.... She's my Boss...."

~*~*~

When Remy returned to the Acolytes base, almost 24 hours after he left, he found John sat in the front room, flicking the lighter open and closed, just gazing at the flame. Trying not to disturb him, he turned, and walked straight into the doorframe.

"Merde!" St John jumped up, and turned, a massive grin spreading across his face.

"REMY! Ya back! I was getting So lonely by meself Mate...."

"Y' allergic t' talkin' t' Lore den? She better?"

"Dunno.... Aint seen her in a while...."

"Fine.... Remy check on her...." He turned for the stairs.

"Where ya goin?"

"John, Remy jus' tol' y. T' check on Lore."

"Not that way you aint...." He went back to flicking his lighter.

"Pyro.... Where is she?"

"Who?"

"Where' Lore?"

"The Sheilah? Don't remember mate...."

"PYRO!"

"Honestly! I don't know.... Speedy took me lighter an I went to get it back, and then when I came back, me lighter was up there, but no Lore.... Think she felt sorry for 'elping speedy take me lighter? No-one should touch my lighter, and they wont. I promise baby...." Remy rolled his eyes. "Like you don't do this to that Sheilah-card you always carry...." John snapped when he saw Remy's expression. His eyes widened at that. "I seen ya mate.... An I gotta tell ya.... That card aint nothin' Special.... Eeep!"

St John jumped up and ran as Remy pounced for him, knocking over the coffee table as he did.

~*~*~

"Well, our-boss-really, but-my-Father-is-her-boss-so.." He shrugged.

"You've got to slow down when you speak." Lore answered coolly. She was getting so close. "So where is this Marie Darkholme? I really need to find her." Pietro rolled his eyes. "What? Whats wrong with her?"

"Marie herself? Nothin', till shes with-those-friendsofhers." His voice sped up as he spoke more, until lore's hand went across his mouth.

"Shut up, unless ya going to speak properly." He nodded and she removed her hand, grimacing a little and wiping it on his shirt. "Pietro slobber." She explained, bursting into giggles at his face.

"I DON'T SLOBBER!"

"Oh Suuuuure you don't.... Must've been.... I dunno.... your shirt then...."

"I don't sw...." He realised what she was doing and moved to tickle her, ending up ontop of her, pinning her wrists to the bed with one hand. "Do you admit defeat, and aknowledge that I, Pietro, is the best and the greatest and the best looking of us all?"

"No way!"

"That's it!" And he started tickling her again.

~*~*~

"No way am I going in there mate! The airs Toxic!" John protested as Remy pushed him, literally, towards the Brotherhood's door. "Please, mate, have mercy on a poor Australian.... I didn't do nothing to deserve this punishment!"

"Y' lost P'tite, Y' goin' in t' get her."

"But she might not even be in there!" He grabbed onto a lamp-post, trying his hardest not to go in.

"St. John...." He turned and looked at the Cajun, who was charging up a card. Letting go of the lamp-post, he held up his hands apologetically. He walked past Remy towards the front door, hesitantly, but he was going. "An' if y' don' get Lore back, y' don' get dis back." He held up the lighter and John sighed in defeat.

"That's just evil mate.... blackmail."

"Y' used t' it b' now."

Sighing, St John Allerdyce took a deep breath and knocked on the door to the Brotherhood's house, looking slightly amused when the door didn't fall in.

~*~*~

Betsy sat in the corner, checking there was no-one else around, before closing her eyes. Most people knew better than to disturb her when she was like this.... But if Bobby made an Igloo without a door around her again, he'd be sorry....

~Are you there?~ she called out to the void, sorting past the telepaths mental calls, looking for one just above the normal.

~Hello?~ She'd give it a minute before she gave up. She was just about to close herself off, when she heard it.

~Betsy?~

~Yes! I'm here! Who are you?~

~I'm in Bayville now.... I think.... I'm a bit lost.... Where are you?~
~The Mansion.... What do you want?~

~I should be there tomorrow....~

~No, please..... what do you want?~

Silence. No-one there anymore. Betsy grimaced and opened her eyes. This sucked. Someone was coming, and she didn't know who, or why. For all she knew, it could be Mastermind, or anyone....

~*~*~

"What do you want Aussie?" Lance's voice broke through John's thoughts.

"You got a Sheilah by the name of Lore here Mate?"

"No, now get lost." He closed the door in St John's face. He looked to Remy.

"Throw us me lighter mate..... Gonna torch the door...."

"YOU WOULDN'T DARE!" Lance's voice came from inside and the door opened again.

"Lance, Mate, We just want the Sheilah.."

"Pietro's got her...."

"Homme, if y' know what good f' y', y'l move.." Lance stepped aside, keep a wary eye on the glowing card in the Cajun's hand. Pyro looked at Lance who guestured towards the stairs. Without a moments hesitation, he started up them, two at a time.

~*~*~

"Marie doesn't-go-by-Marie. None-of-us-knew-her-name-till-you-got-here-Lauren." Pietro stated. "She-goes-by.... Whatthehellareyouguysdoinginmyroom?!" He shouted at Pyro who had just burst in, and Gambit stood behind him.

"Takin' back the Sheilah mate...."

"Sheaintyours! Shesstaying!"

"Pi-Pietro!" St John was getting mad, and he managed to take the lighter off Remy and flick it open, holding the flame in his hand threateningly.

Remy dived for Pietro in the same instant that he dived for St. John and Remy and Pietro were left in a heap at Pyro's feet. Stepping around the two dazed mutants, he picked up Lauren.

"Y' okay Sheilah?"

"Fine, thanks. Can we go now?"

"Anythin ya say luv." Stepping back over the two, still dazed on the floor, he smirked at Gambit. "Thought it was only Rogue that could keep ya down mate...." He snickered, leaving him there on the floor. Lance raised an eyebrow as they passed them. "Open me car door will ya?" He threw the keys to him, and surprisingly, Lance actually did it.

~*~*~

A/N: Well, I finally did it.... I've finally finished setting up my X-Men Fan Fic Archive Site.... I'm keeping my stories here, but posting them there as well when they're finished. Its easier to format them and stuff. E-mail me if you're interested, and Ill send you the link....

~Krys