A Plot Uncovered
Jean-Luc sat in the back of a car with the unconscious Rogue. The driver, a beefy man decidedly lacking in intelligence, was driving well overt the speed limit. Jean-Luc sighed annoyedly and leaned his forehead against the tinted window.
"Slow down Cormac! The last thing we need is for the police to pull us over," he barked.
"Uh, sorry Boss," replied Cormac.
"Imbecile," muttered Jean-Luc. He glanced down at Rogue. She was still sleeping peacefully. Carefully, he brushed her hair out of her face. Yes, he could see why his son was attracted to this girl. She had a mysterious quality about her. But there was no time for sentimental feelings now. He had work do to.
Smiling sardonically, he patted Rogue's arm. "Sleep well pretty one. Come tomorrow, you'll need all the strength you can get."
***************************Kitty and Remy********************************
Remy growled in frustration. He and Kitty were at The Dark Poetry Café, where he had last seen Rogue. The waiter they were speaking to had the worst memory in the history of planet earth.
"Uh.....well....I think maybe they went left...no, maybe it was right......no, maybe it was.....I really don't remember. Can I interest you two in the special of the day? It's a double mochachino latte with caramel and—"
"No," snapped Gambit. "For the hundredth time, I don't want any damn coffee! I need to find someone who saw the girl with white streaks in her hair leave."
A nearby waitress spoke up. "I remember that girl. She was with the gorgeous guy with the pony tail, right?"
Gambit clenched his jaw. "Right. Did you see which way they went when they left?"
The waitress snapped her gum. "Yah. They went out the back door. The girl was asleep or something, cause the guy had to carry her out."
Kitty blanched. "Rogue wouldn't just fall asleep on a dinner date! He must have slipped her something!!"
Gambit grabbed her arm and dragged her to the back door. An eerie, unlit road led in only one direction.
"Look!" said Kitty.
There were skid marks where a car had been parked. Gambit swore under his breath.
"Wait here," he commanded. Seconds later, he had pulled his motorcycle around back. Kitty hopped on, and they sped off down the dark road.
**************************Lance and Pietro********************************
Lance was driving around Bayville like a madman, looking for any sign of Gambit's motorcycle and Kitty. By this time, both boys had worked themselves into a state of panic.
"Damn it," said Lance for the hundredth time. "Where could he possibly have taken her? We checked his house, the old Acolyte base, and a bunch of places around town!"
Pietro was clenching and unclenching his fists. "I don't know! There's got to be something we're missing."
"Like what?!?!" yelled Lance exasperatedly.
Pietro's head snapped up suddenly. "I've got it! Turn left here." He gestured to a dark alley.
Lance swerved the jeep to the left. "Here?" he asked dubiously.
"Yeah," said Pietro. He hopped out and started walking into the alley. Lance stared at Pietro's back for a few seconds before following.
"Okay Pietro, you've lost me. What exactly does this have to do with finding Kitty?"
Pietro waved a hand at Lance impatiently. "This has everything to do with finding her." He pointed to the entrance to the sewers at the back of the alley. "Caliban. He's a Morlock. Wanda used him to find me back when I was working for Magneto. He can tell us where Kitty is. I'll go and get him." He lifted up the cover and jumped down into the sewers.
Much as he didn't want to be, Lance was impressed. But his anger towards Pietro wasn't important right now. He had to save Kitty.
A second later, Pietro was back with Caliban. "We need to find someone," said Lance. "Her name is Kitty Pryde."
Caliban sighed and closed his eyes. "She is with the one they call Gambit," he said in a gravelly voice. "They are at the docks."
Lance slammed his fist against the wall. "Let's go," he said. He jogged quickly back to the jeep and jumped in.
"Thank you," said Pietro to Caliban, before he turned and ran to join Lance.
*************************Rogue and Jean-Luc******************************
At the docks, Cormac was carrying the still unconscious Rogue to a waiting helicopter. Jean-Luc was in the front passenger seat.
"Hurry up," he snapped as Cormac loaded Rogue into the back seat. "Take care of the car."
"Sure thing boss." Cormac trudged back to the limo and began to spray gasoline all over it.
At that moment, Gambit and Kitty pulled up on the motorcycle. Gambit recognized Cormac, his father's long-time bodyguard, right away.
Jumping off his bike, Gambit charged at the bigger man. "Cormac!" he growled. "I don't know what you think you're doing, but it stops now!"
Cormac grinned maliciously at Gambit. "Well, if it isn't the prodigal son. We got something of yours Remy?"
Gambit snarled and made to tackle Cormac. Just before Gambit could grab him, Cormac threw a match on the gasoline-covered car. Immediately, it was engulfed in flames. Gambit staggered backwards to avoid being burned.
From somewhere behind him, he heard Kitty scream. "Rogue's in the helicopter!" Gambit cursed loudly.
"Come on!" yelled Kitty as she phased them through the fire. But they were too late. The helicopter had taken off and was heading southward in the sky. Gambit cursed loudly again.
"What are we going to do?" asked Kitty, near tears.
"We're going to take that and follow them," said Gambit. He pointed to another helicopter in on of the warehouses.
The cool, calm, collected Kitty took over. "Okay. I'll drive. Let's go, we're wasting time." She walked briskly over to the helicopter and climbed in.
Gambit stared after her in wonder. This girl went from one emotion to another in seconds. He didn't know how Lance put up with it. Shaking his head, he climbed in after her and buckled his seat belt.
***************************Lance and Pietro*******************************
Lance and Pietro pulled up just as Kitty was flying the helicopter into the air.
"No!" yelled Lance. He ran down the runway waving his arms. "NO!!"
Pietro slammed the jeep door shut. What was Gambit doing? This was insane.
The ground shook, venting Lance's frustration. "What are we going to do now?!" he yelled. "If he's done something to her...."
Pietro shook his head clear of any such thoughts. The very idea made him physically ill. "Don't think about it," he said shortly. "We'll follow them on land." He grabbed Lance's arm and took off running underneath the helicopter.
**************************Rogue and Jean-Luc*****************************
Rogue was slowly waking up in the back of the helicopter. Her head pounded in pain and foggy memories. Something about Remy's father and a dinner date. Her eyes fluttered open and she glanced around.
"W-where am Ah?"
"Ah, the sleeping beauty awakes."
Rogue looked for the source of the silky voice. It was so familiar, but she couldn't place it.
Finally, her eyes settled on Jean-Luc getting out of his seat and crawling over to her. It was then that she realized that whatever she was in was moving. No, not moving. Flying.
"What's going on? Where am Ah?!?" Rouge's voice rose slightly in a combination of shock and panic.
Before she could regain full use of her arms and legs, Jean-Luc tied them with steel wire. "Relax, Cherie. You're just going to help me out with a little business venture."
"What? Ah didn't....wait a second. How did you get meh here?!"
He chuckled. "You don't remember? Oh that's right. Loss of memory is a common side effect of Nha Trang."
Rogue gagged. "You....you drugged me?!"
His eye flashed like cold steel. "No more questions." He put a strip of duct tape over her mouth and sat back down.
Rogue struggled for a while, but eventually gave up. It was useless. She would have to wait until he untied her to try and escape. AS the helicopter flew on, a million thoughts flooded her head. But one prevailed above all the others.
'What is he going to do to meh?!"
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Hey Guys! I am so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. It's complicated, so I won't get into it here. But enjoy this chapter, I promise promise promise the next one will be up within a week this time.
~Druid-Priestess~
Jean-Luc sat in the back of a car with the unconscious Rogue. The driver, a beefy man decidedly lacking in intelligence, was driving well overt the speed limit. Jean-Luc sighed annoyedly and leaned his forehead against the tinted window.
"Slow down Cormac! The last thing we need is for the police to pull us over," he barked.
"Uh, sorry Boss," replied Cormac.
"Imbecile," muttered Jean-Luc. He glanced down at Rogue. She was still sleeping peacefully. Carefully, he brushed her hair out of her face. Yes, he could see why his son was attracted to this girl. She had a mysterious quality about her. But there was no time for sentimental feelings now. He had work do to.
Smiling sardonically, he patted Rogue's arm. "Sleep well pretty one. Come tomorrow, you'll need all the strength you can get."
***************************Kitty and Remy********************************
Remy growled in frustration. He and Kitty were at The Dark Poetry Café, where he had last seen Rogue. The waiter they were speaking to had the worst memory in the history of planet earth.
"Uh.....well....I think maybe they went left...no, maybe it was right......no, maybe it was.....I really don't remember. Can I interest you two in the special of the day? It's a double mochachino latte with caramel and—"
"No," snapped Gambit. "For the hundredth time, I don't want any damn coffee! I need to find someone who saw the girl with white streaks in her hair leave."
A nearby waitress spoke up. "I remember that girl. She was with the gorgeous guy with the pony tail, right?"
Gambit clenched his jaw. "Right. Did you see which way they went when they left?"
The waitress snapped her gum. "Yah. They went out the back door. The girl was asleep or something, cause the guy had to carry her out."
Kitty blanched. "Rogue wouldn't just fall asleep on a dinner date! He must have slipped her something!!"
Gambit grabbed her arm and dragged her to the back door. An eerie, unlit road led in only one direction.
"Look!" said Kitty.
There were skid marks where a car had been parked. Gambit swore under his breath.
"Wait here," he commanded. Seconds later, he had pulled his motorcycle around back. Kitty hopped on, and they sped off down the dark road.
**************************Lance and Pietro********************************
Lance was driving around Bayville like a madman, looking for any sign of Gambit's motorcycle and Kitty. By this time, both boys had worked themselves into a state of panic.
"Damn it," said Lance for the hundredth time. "Where could he possibly have taken her? We checked his house, the old Acolyte base, and a bunch of places around town!"
Pietro was clenching and unclenching his fists. "I don't know! There's got to be something we're missing."
"Like what?!?!" yelled Lance exasperatedly.
Pietro's head snapped up suddenly. "I've got it! Turn left here." He gestured to a dark alley.
Lance swerved the jeep to the left. "Here?" he asked dubiously.
"Yeah," said Pietro. He hopped out and started walking into the alley. Lance stared at Pietro's back for a few seconds before following.
"Okay Pietro, you've lost me. What exactly does this have to do with finding Kitty?"
Pietro waved a hand at Lance impatiently. "This has everything to do with finding her." He pointed to the entrance to the sewers at the back of the alley. "Caliban. He's a Morlock. Wanda used him to find me back when I was working for Magneto. He can tell us where Kitty is. I'll go and get him." He lifted up the cover and jumped down into the sewers.
Much as he didn't want to be, Lance was impressed. But his anger towards Pietro wasn't important right now. He had to save Kitty.
A second later, Pietro was back with Caliban. "We need to find someone," said Lance. "Her name is Kitty Pryde."
Caliban sighed and closed his eyes. "She is with the one they call Gambit," he said in a gravelly voice. "They are at the docks."
Lance slammed his fist against the wall. "Let's go," he said. He jogged quickly back to the jeep and jumped in.
"Thank you," said Pietro to Caliban, before he turned and ran to join Lance.
*************************Rogue and Jean-Luc******************************
At the docks, Cormac was carrying the still unconscious Rogue to a waiting helicopter. Jean-Luc was in the front passenger seat.
"Hurry up," he snapped as Cormac loaded Rogue into the back seat. "Take care of the car."
"Sure thing boss." Cormac trudged back to the limo and began to spray gasoline all over it.
At that moment, Gambit and Kitty pulled up on the motorcycle. Gambit recognized Cormac, his father's long-time bodyguard, right away.
Jumping off his bike, Gambit charged at the bigger man. "Cormac!" he growled. "I don't know what you think you're doing, but it stops now!"
Cormac grinned maliciously at Gambit. "Well, if it isn't the prodigal son. We got something of yours Remy?"
Gambit snarled and made to tackle Cormac. Just before Gambit could grab him, Cormac threw a match on the gasoline-covered car. Immediately, it was engulfed in flames. Gambit staggered backwards to avoid being burned.
From somewhere behind him, he heard Kitty scream. "Rogue's in the helicopter!" Gambit cursed loudly.
"Come on!" yelled Kitty as she phased them through the fire. But they were too late. The helicopter had taken off and was heading southward in the sky. Gambit cursed loudly again.
"What are we going to do?" asked Kitty, near tears.
"We're going to take that and follow them," said Gambit. He pointed to another helicopter in on of the warehouses.
The cool, calm, collected Kitty took over. "Okay. I'll drive. Let's go, we're wasting time." She walked briskly over to the helicopter and climbed in.
Gambit stared after her in wonder. This girl went from one emotion to another in seconds. He didn't know how Lance put up with it. Shaking his head, he climbed in after her and buckled his seat belt.
***************************Lance and Pietro*******************************
Lance and Pietro pulled up just as Kitty was flying the helicopter into the air.
"No!" yelled Lance. He ran down the runway waving his arms. "NO!!"
Pietro slammed the jeep door shut. What was Gambit doing? This was insane.
The ground shook, venting Lance's frustration. "What are we going to do now?!" he yelled. "If he's done something to her...."
Pietro shook his head clear of any such thoughts. The very idea made him physically ill. "Don't think about it," he said shortly. "We'll follow them on land." He grabbed Lance's arm and took off running underneath the helicopter.
**************************Rogue and Jean-Luc*****************************
Rogue was slowly waking up in the back of the helicopter. Her head pounded in pain and foggy memories. Something about Remy's father and a dinner date. Her eyes fluttered open and she glanced around.
"W-where am Ah?"
"Ah, the sleeping beauty awakes."
Rogue looked for the source of the silky voice. It was so familiar, but she couldn't place it.
Finally, her eyes settled on Jean-Luc getting out of his seat and crawling over to her. It was then that she realized that whatever she was in was moving. No, not moving. Flying.
"What's going on? Where am Ah?!?" Rouge's voice rose slightly in a combination of shock and panic.
Before she could regain full use of her arms and legs, Jean-Luc tied them with steel wire. "Relax, Cherie. You're just going to help me out with a little business venture."
"What? Ah didn't....wait a second. How did you get meh here?!"
He chuckled. "You don't remember? Oh that's right. Loss of memory is a common side effect of Nha Trang."
Rogue gagged. "You....you drugged me?!"
His eye flashed like cold steel. "No more questions." He put a strip of duct tape over her mouth and sat back down.
Rogue struggled for a while, but eventually gave up. It was useless. She would have to wait until he untied her to try and escape. AS the helicopter flew on, a million thoughts flooded her head. But one prevailed above all the others.
'What is he going to do to meh?!"
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Hey Guys! I am so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. It's complicated, so I won't get into it here. But enjoy this chapter, I promise promise promise the next one will be up within a week this time.
~Druid-Priestess~