A young man with wild brown hair ran through the park. His red on black
eyes were a feature always getting him into trouble, and right now he was
being followed by two teenage boys who were both very muscular.
"Come here freak!" one called. Remy turned a corner in the park. He soon found himself near a cave in a mossy area. It looked completely abandoned.
'Oh great job Remy, why not pick the place where no one will hear you call for help if you need it' Remy thought sarcastically. He stopped and turned around to see his pursuers. The two boys were panting and out of breath whereas Remy stood calm and tall, a devilish grin spread on his face as his eyes lit up just a little bit. 'Easy' he thought, but this would prove to be everything but, easy.
"What's with the smile freak?!" The blonde one with the varsity letter pinned to his jacket shouted.
"Oh, moi? Remy just t'inks its funny dat it takes two of you ta take on one lil boy." "WHY YOU-" One started dangerously towards him but was stopped by his comrade.
"Hey wait a sec Kyle," the boy pulled out a small hand gun from inside his jacket pocket, Remy's eyes widened.
Kyle took the gun and switched off the safety,"Not so tough now kid huh? Don't move and I won't shoot. Jeff, go get him."
"What? Why me?" Jeff complained not daring to go anywhere near the demon eyed child. Remy's smile widened and his eyes relaxed, he doubted they'd ever seen that gun before today, let alone know how to use it.
"'Cause I got the gun. NOW DO IT!" Kyle demanded of the younger brunette.
Jeff cursed under his breathe and started towards Remy. Remy looked from Jeff to Kyle with a smirk, that is, until he saw that maybe it wasn't such a good thing these two punks didn't know how to use a gun. Kyle's hands were shaking terribly when the gun trigger pulled back. "What the-" Kyle began but was stopped by the two shots that fired without his voluntary action. "Oh, God!" Kyle whispered as Jeff fell.
Remy just stood wide-eyed, 'He's here, he's got to be, Magneto'. Remy searched his surroundings and caught a small glimpse of a metal orb floating away.
Kyle looked towards him, "YOU! YOU DID THIS DIDN'T YOU?! I'LL KILL YOU!!!" Kyle then started firing widely in Remy's direction. Lucky for Remy, this kid didn't have the slightest idea of aim either. When he heard the hollow click of the gun over and over, he knew his attacker was out of ammunition. It was safe for him to get away, so he thought. As soon as Remy turned around, there stood a young woman with golden hair and deep blue eyes hidden underneath a black mask.
"Why hello there young demon" the young teen mocked. She was dressed in the strangest clothes; a tight fitting black skirt and a long sleeved blue-plether top that showed her mid-drift and clevage in a dangerously low V. The shirt matched her long blue boots that went up to her mid thighs. Wasting no time, Remy charged a boulder near by and with the energy created, launched it toward the newcomer. The woman caught the huge rock and didn't even flinch as it exploded. The sharp shards that would have torn any normal man's skin apart, bounced off her and broke into a thousand tiny pieces.
Seeing one exceptionally large dagger of a rock fly off the woman he followed it with his eyes as it landed in the neck of a screaming Kyle. Remy jumped as the young delinquent struggled to gain breath from a wind pipe now impaled by cold hard stone.
Turning toward the smirking woman with a look of pure hate, Remy reminded himself over and over, 'don't get angry, stay clam, just don't get angry'.
Then she spoke in her shrill voice that at first had sounded almost sweet. Now her voice was as rough as sandpaper and Remy was reminded of shrieking crows, "I'm here to take you to Mr. Magneto. Wanna come willingly, or maybe-" she picked Remy up by his hair and drew up a knife to his throat, "you're the stubborn type..." The woman smiled at Remy's look of horror. "So, your going to be a good little boy an-" suddenly the woman's eyes went wide and she dropped Remy who landed with a thud on the cold ground. Her hands groped the air and then her back as Remy saw a small hand come up to the woman's face. That small pale hand seemed to pulsate as the woman screamed.
Suddenly without warning, the blonde flew high. Remy's eyes shot upward as he tried to stand, his scalp hurt and his leg felt broken. He watched as the woman flew higher and high, slower and slower. Her struggling eventually stopped and it seemed as if the two girls were suspended in the air. Then they began to plummet. Like a shooting bullet, the two came down. Remy could see the girl, barely conscious clinging still to the flesh of the woman. The blonde landed face down in the dirt, the young girl lay lifeless on top of her.
Running over to the girls side, Remy lifted his savior's head to find a beautiful young girl with long brown hair. "Angelique" he said noticing her ethereal appearance.
Just as he was about to touch her neck to feel for a pulse, her eyes shot open wide. Without much thought she pushed Remy away. He flew about ten feet into a tree. "Oh mah God! Ah'm so sorry, Ah really didn't mean ta. Ah-Ah" The girl struggled for words.
"S'okay. Dunno your own strength ah?" Remy said falling from the tree but struggling with his legs.
"Ah'm so sorry. Are yah all right?" The girl looked with intense green eyes towards demonic red ones.
"Ya. What about you? 100 foot drop don't seem like any cake walk cherie." Remy limped towards her rubbing the back of his head.
"Ah," she looked up at Remy like she was about to cry but that was quickly replaced by a look of determination, "Ah've broken mah leg Ah think, and Ah can't move mah wrist." Remy came over to were she was sitting and reached for her wrist but she flinched away.
"I am not going to hurt you, cherie" he paused, "what's your name?"
"Ah'm Mar-" she paused and looked harshly at the ground.
"No name huh? And all alone in the woods, kicking invincible ladies butts. Maybe I should call you Rogue."
The girl perked up at this, "Rogue, a little rascal..." suddenly they both burst out laughing. The laughter died quickly though, as laughter does with such desolate surroundings.
"I have some friends I can call to pick us up and get our wounds treated" Remy explained as he took out a long rectangular object from his pocket and pressed a X button on top (A/N: think communication device Jean gave Rogue), "They should be here any minute." A reflective silence followed.
"Who was she?" Rogue asked and after a pause added, "And who are you?"
"The name's Remy. I don't know who the femme was, but I'm certain she wasn't good."
"So, why was she threat'ning yah?" Rogue's eyes stirred with curiosity.
"Well, I t'ink I attracted ta much attention wit' does guys. Dey had a lot o' money so I tried to lure them ta knock um unconscious and get some money.... That was stupid, I got um both killed," Suddenly looking very sad he turned away.
After a pause Rogue spoke up, "It was those guys' fault. Running after a kid half their age just 'cause ya're a mutant. They mighta killed ya with that gun. Ya took a mighty big risk ta get some money of all thangs."
"Hey, wat's life fun for if you don' take risks once in a while? I say life 's a gamble, and I'm betting it all." Rouge cocked her head to the side signaling him to continue. "Well, the way I see it, life requires some risks. Like, like a game of chess. When the game begins, no matter how good the player is, there is always some sacrifices he has to make, like throwing a pawn away to capture a queen. If I don't make that sacrifice, the queen will escape, and attack later putting the king in a checkmate, causing me to lose. I'm against a world of darkness, and instead of becoming its pawn, I'm going to defeat it!"
Rogue laughed causing Remy to blush slightly, "Then Ah'm gonna call you Gambit. Opening your game of life by bettin' it all!" Once more the two laughed, and their laughter echoed around them.
Gambit turned to Rogue, who by now was softly giggling, "I think she might have killed me if ya didn't show up. You saved my life."
Rogue blushed, "Yeah, but I took hers..." The happy mood diminished, and in the rustling of a tree, a raven flew from its watching post and flew away with a shrill cry.
"Wha-?" Remy started to say but at a rustling in some bushes he turned away.
A voice came a little ways away calling, "Remy, where the hel-ck are ya!" By the gruff voice and the cussing cover up, Remy knew it was Logan.
"HEY WOLVERINE! OVER THIS WAY!" Remy shouted. Smiling he looked back for Rogue, who wasn't there anymore. He noticed some tracks leading into the cave. There he heard some rustling. "Rouge?" Remy called. The rustling stopped just about as Wolverine reached the clearing where Remy was.
"Hey, bub, nice way to pick the middle of nowhere. What's up? You got Xavier and the team all dressed up ready to fight som-" Wolverine stopped as he saw the three bodies sprawled across the ground, two with puncture wounds, and the other just sitting there as if she could get up any moment from a deep sleep, but Wolverine couldn't hear her heartbeat or the sound of even a soft breathe. "What happened kid?" Wolverine turned solemnly to Remy.
"Well, it was an ambush by one of Magneto's people, and-well Rogue can tell you more of what happened," Remy turned back to the cave, "Rouge, come on out already! I know your in there!" Remy called.
Suddenly a small figure with a backpack much too large for her darted out. Remy saw her green eyes flash by and recognized Rogue. Reaching out to stop her, Remy was beat by Wolverine who reached his uncovered hand out to Rogue's uncovered wrist.
"Hey kid-" Wolverine had a reaction much like the blonde's. His head shot back as his eye's widened, and Rogue screamed as a white line started to form in the front of her hair. Remy suddenly realized that it hadn't been just the scantly clad "masked" woman who let out a blood curdling scream, but also Rogue. It must have hurt her tremendously as well, but now with more strength, Rogue pried her arm from Wolverine, who then flopped unconscious on the ground. Shaking, Rogue backed away.
Remy fell to Wolverine's side, "Wolfie, come on you grouch WAKE UP! Come on open your eyes! Jokes over!" He then looked up to Rogue who had just stumbled backwards over a fallen branch.
She was muttering under her breath, "AH-ah didn' mean ta, Ah jus' Ah just- Ah"
"Rogue, what did you do, what- what did you do to Wolver-" Remy stopped at her wild look of horror. She had kept repeating over and over that she hadn't meant to.
"Rogue, Rogue listen to me, calm down Cherie!" Rogue stopped for a moment and look up at Remy, her green eyes glistening but shedding no tears.
"Ah'm sorry" she whispered. Remy watched as she turned and ran. He didn't hear the other X Men approaching, or their screams and shouts at the dead bodies and Wolverine unconscious one. He only heard Rogue running away from him.
"Come here freak!" one called. Remy turned a corner in the park. He soon found himself near a cave in a mossy area. It looked completely abandoned.
'Oh great job Remy, why not pick the place where no one will hear you call for help if you need it' Remy thought sarcastically. He stopped and turned around to see his pursuers. The two boys were panting and out of breath whereas Remy stood calm and tall, a devilish grin spread on his face as his eyes lit up just a little bit. 'Easy' he thought, but this would prove to be everything but, easy.
"What's with the smile freak?!" The blonde one with the varsity letter pinned to his jacket shouted.
"Oh, moi? Remy just t'inks its funny dat it takes two of you ta take on one lil boy." "WHY YOU-" One started dangerously towards him but was stopped by his comrade.
"Hey wait a sec Kyle," the boy pulled out a small hand gun from inside his jacket pocket, Remy's eyes widened.
Kyle took the gun and switched off the safety,"Not so tough now kid huh? Don't move and I won't shoot. Jeff, go get him."
"What? Why me?" Jeff complained not daring to go anywhere near the demon eyed child. Remy's smile widened and his eyes relaxed, he doubted they'd ever seen that gun before today, let alone know how to use it.
"'Cause I got the gun. NOW DO IT!" Kyle demanded of the younger brunette.
Jeff cursed under his breathe and started towards Remy. Remy looked from Jeff to Kyle with a smirk, that is, until he saw that maybe it wasn't such a good thing these two punks didn't know how to use a gun. Kyle's hands were shaking terribly when the gun trigger pulled back. "What the-" Kyle began but was stopped by the two shots that fired without his voluntary action. "Oh, God!" Kyle whispered as Jeff fell.
Remy just stood wide-eyed, 'He's here, he's got to be, Magneto'. Remy searched his surroundings and caught a small glimpse of a metal orb floating away.
Kyle looked towards him, "YOU! YOU DID THIS DIDN'T YOU?! I'LL KILL YOU!!!" Kyle then started firing widely in Remy's direction. Lucky for Remy, this kid didn't have the slightest idea of aim either. When he heard the hollow click of the gun over and over, he knew his attacker was out of ammunition. It was safe for him to get away, so he thought. As soon as Remy turned around, there stood a young woman with golden hair and deep blue eyes hidden underneath a black mask.
"Why hello there young demon" the young teen mocked. She was dressed in the strangest clothes; a tight fitting black skirt and a long sleeved blue-plether top that showed her mid-drift and clevage in a dangerously low V. The shirt matched her long blue boots that went up to her mid thighs. Wasting no time, Remy charged a boulder near by and with the energy created, launched it toward the newcomer. The woman caught the huge rock and didn't even flinch as it exploded. The sharp shards that would have torn any normal man's skin apart, bounced off her and broke into a thousand tiny pieces.
Seeing one exceptionally large dagger of a rock fly off the woman he followed it with his eyes as it landed in the neck of a screaming Kyle. Remy jumped as the young delinquent struggled to gain breath from a wind pipe now impaled by cold hard stone.
Turning toward the smirking woman with a look of pure hate, Remy reminded himself over and over, 'don't get angry, stay clam, just don't get angry'.
Then she spoke in her shrill voice that at first had sounded almost sweet. Now her voice was as rough as sandpaper and Remy was reminded of shrieking crows, "I'm here to take you to Mr. Magneto. Wanna come willingly, or maybe-" she picked Remy up by his hair and drew up a knife to his throat, "you're the stubborn type..." The woman smiled at Remy's look of horror. "So, your going to be a good little boy an-" suddenly the woman's eyes went wide and she dropped Remy who landed with a thud on the cold ground. Her hands groped the air and then her back as Remy saw a small hand come up to the woman's face. That small pale hand seemed to pulsate as the woman screamed.
Suddenly without warning, the blonde flew high. Remy's eyes shot upward as he tried to stand, his scalp hurt and his leg felt broken. He watched as the woman flew higher and high, slower and slower. Her struggling eventually stopped and it seemed as if the two girls were suspended in the air. Then they began to plummet. Like a shooting bullet, the two came down. Remy could see the girl, barely conscious clinging still to the flesh of the woman. The blonde landed face down in the dirt, the young girl lay lifeless on top of her.
Running over to the girls side, Remy lifted his savior's head to find a beautiful young girl with long brown hair. "Angelique" he said noticing her ethereal appearance.
Just as he was about to touch her neck to feel for a pulse, her eyes shot open wide. Without much thought she pushed Remy away. He flew about ten feet into a tree. "Oh mah God! Ah'm so sorry, Ah really didn't mean ta. Ah-Ah" The girl struggled for words.
"S'okay. Dunno your own strength ah?" Remy said falling from the tree but struggling with his legs.
"Ah'm so sorry. Are yah all right?" The girl looked with intense green eyes towards demonic red ones.
"Ya. What about you? 100 foot drop don't seem like any cake walk cherie." Remy limped towards her rubbing the back of his head.
"Ah," she looked up at Remy like she was about to cry but that was quickly replaced by a look of determination, "Ah've broken mah leg Ah think, and Ah can't move mah wrist." Remy came over to were she was sitting and reached for her wrist but she flinched away.
"I am not going to hurt you, cherie" he paused, "what's your name?"
"Ah'm Mar-" she paused and looked harshly at the ground.
"No name huh? And all alone in the woods, kicking invincible ladies butts. Maybe I should call you Rogue."
The girl perked up at this, "Rogue, a little rascal..." suddenly they both burst out laughing. The laughter died quickly though, as laughter does with such desolate surroundings.
"I have some friends I can call to pick us up and get our wounds treated" Remy explained as he took out a long rectangular object from his pocket and pressed a X button on top (A/N: think communication device Jean gave Rogue), "They should be here any minute." A reflective silence followed.
"Who was she?" Rogue asked and after a pause added, "And who are you?"
"The name's Remy. I don't know who the femme was, but I'm certain she wasn't good."
"So, why was she threat'ning yah?" Rogue's eyes stirred with curiosity.
"Well, I t'ink I attracted ta much attention wit' does guys. Dey had a lot o' money so I tried to lure them ta knock um unconscious and get some money.... That was stupid, I got um both killed," Suddenly looking very sad he turned away.
After a pause Rogue spoke up, "It was those guys' fault. Running after a kid half their age just 'cause ya're a mutant. They mighta killed ya with that gun. Ya took a mighty big risk ta get some money of all thangs."
"Hey, wat's life fun for if you don' take risks once in a while? I say life 's a gamble, and I'm betting it all." Rouge cocked her head to the side signaling him to continue. "Well, the way I see it, life requires some risks. Like, like a game of chess. When the game begins, no matter how good the player is, there is always some sacrifices he has to make, like throwing a pawn away to capture a queen. If I don't make that sacrifice, the queen will escape, and attack later putting the king in a checkmate, causing me to lose. I'm against a world of darkness, and instead of becoming its pawn, I'm going to defeat it!"
Rogue laughed causing Remy to blush slightly, "Then Ah'm gonna call you Gambit. Opening your game of life by bettin' it all!" Once more the two laughed, and their laughter echoed around them.
Gambit turned to Rogue, who by now was softly giggling, "I think she might have killed me if ya didn't show up. You saved my life."
Rogue blushed, "Yeah, but I took hers..." The happy mood diminished, and in the rustling of a tree, a raven flew from its watching post and flew away with a shrill cry.
"Wha-?" Remy started to say but at a rustling in some bushes he turned away.
A voice came a little ways away calling, "Remy, where the hel-ck are ya!" By the gruff voice and the cussing cover up, Remy knew it was Logan.
"HEY WOLVERINE! OVER THIS WAY!" Remy shouted. Smiling he looked back for Rogue, who wasn't there anymore. He noticed some tracks leading into the cave. There he heard some rustling. "Rouge?" Remy called. The rustling stopped just about as Wolverine reached the clearing where Remy was.
"Hey, bub, nice way to pick the middle of nowhere. What's up? You got Xavier and the team all dressed up ready to fight som-" Wolverine stopped as he saw the three bodies sprawled across the ground, two with puncture wounds, and the other just sitting there as if she could get up any moment from a deep sleep, but Wolverine couldn't hear her heartbeat or the sound of even a soft breathe. "What happened kid?" Wolverine turned solemnly to Remy.
"Well, it was an ambush by one of Magneto's people, and-well Rogue can tell you more of what happened," Remy turned back to the cave, "Rouge, come on out already! I know your in there!" Remy called.
Suddenly a small figure with a backpack much too large for her darted out. Remy saw her green eyes flash by and recognized Rogue. Reaching out to stop her, Remy was beat by Wolverine who reached his uncovered hand out to Rogue's uncovered wrist.
"Hey kid-" Wolverine had a reaction much like the blonde's. His head shot back as his eye's widened, and Rogue screamed as a white line started to form in the front of her hair. Remy suddenly realized that it hadn't been just the scantly clad "masked" woman who let out a blood curdling scream, but also Rogue. It must have hurt her tremendously as well, but now with more strength, Rogue pried her arm from Wolverine, who then flopped unconscious on the ground. Shaking, Rogue backed away.
Remy fell to Wolverine's side, "Wolfie, come on you grouch WAKE UP! Come on open your eyes! Jokes over!" He then looked up to Rogue who had just stumbled backwards over a fallen branch.
She was muttering under her breath, "AH-ah didn' mean ta, Ah jus' Ah just- Ah"
"Rogue, what did you do, what- what did you do to Wolver-" Remy stopped at her wild look of horror. She had kept repeating over and over that she hadn't meant to.
"Rogue, Rogue listen to me, calm down Cherie!" Rogue stopped for a moment and look up at Remy, her green eyes glistening but shedding no tears.
"Ah'm sorry" she whispered. Remy watched as she turned and ran. He didn't hear the other X Men approaching, or their screams and shouts at the dead bodies and Wolverine unconscious one. He only heard Rogue running away from him.