Brotherhood Evolution: Lost and Found
I sense much doubt in you my fans. But fear do not. Return Lance will. But first fun with Remy we will have. (I gotta stop watching Star Wars so much…)

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The Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House

"What is dat smell?" Gambit asked as he walked into the kitchen "It be da worse ting Remy ever smell…" Gambit said as he sat down at the kitchen table.

"Well if you don't like my cooking, then you don't eat." Tabitha said as she dropped a plate of goop in front of the Cajun and walked out.

"Urg…" Gambit said as the food got off the plate, hissed at him and ran off. "Remind Remy to kill da man when he get home." Gambit thought to himself as he got up and walked into the living room, where the rest of the Brotherhood was watching Springer.

"Hey Cajun." Pietro muttered from the couch where he and Tabitha were lounging around on the couch.

"What dat?" Gambit asked as he pointed to Boris, the Brotherhood rat sitting on Blob's shoulder.

"Oh, that's our mascot, Boris." Toad pointed out as Betsy noticed the rat staring at her.

"RAT!" Betsy shouted ass she shadow walked to her room.

"Great. Now I have to go pry her off her ceiling fan again." Mike muttered as he walked upstairs. "Come on Bets…"

"Remy definitely starting to tink dis was a bad idea on his part." Gambit muttered as he slumped down where Mike was sitting.

"So any word on Lance?" Blob asked as he put Boris back in his cage.

"He be out of Critical, but he still got some massive physical therapy to go though. He should be back in a few weeks. Once da man give him da okay, Remy out o' here and you all back to da way you were." Gambit said simply.

"Wonderful." Toad said as he snuggled up to Wanda.

"Does dis happen often?" Gambit asked Tabitha as Toad went flying through the wall.

"Only every other hour." Tabitha said as she looked at her watch.

"Oui." Gambit muttered as he watched TV with the Brotherhood. Meanwhile Pietro walked into the kitchen and slumped down at the table.

"Damn it…" Pietro muttered as he put his head in his hands.

"What's wrong Petey?" Toad asked as he pulled himself up to the table, still seeing stars.

"I can't help but feeling that this is partly my fault." Pietro said simply.

"Normally, I would say it wasn't. But I really don't like you anymore, so it is your fault." Toad said as he pulled up a chair and snagged a fly from the air.

"Great. A guilt trip from Toad. My day is complete." Pietro said as he pulled out a list that had a to do list written on it.

"Let me see that…" Toad said as he used his tongue to grip the piece of paper. "Lets see here… Stare in mirror for an hour, Pants Gambit, Eat a nutritionally sound breakfast, Run around the world for exercise, complement Wanda so she doesn't realized she's been brainwashed, call father to suck up, get scolded by Toad… Wow. Man that is weird." Toad said as he handed the list back to Pietro. "Except you haven't Pant's gambit yet."

"I'll get to it eventually." Pietro said simply, "Now are you going to lecture me or what."

"Okay." Toad said as he cleared his throat. "You've been riding us all pretty hard, I mean Mike has tried to kill you twice already, plus the fact that we had to hold Betsy back from turning you into a Taco Bell entrée. But out of all of us, you really have been pushing Lance the hardest, giving him all the crap jobs. I mean he's still trying to get over Kitty and you sit here talking about destroy all the x-men. It isn't good for the guy. And I think Lance left because he got pushed to far and he didn't want to loose it. Thus he was in the position where he got Shot." Toad said as he looked at Pietro.

"I feel lower than a bow-legged Caterpillar." Pietro muttered.

"Haw Haw Haw." The both turned to see Mike laughing. "Now here's Fred." Mike said as Blob walked by holding a can of Soda.

"Don't drag me into this." Blob muttered.

"Are you done?" Pietro quipped.

"Yes. Yes I am." Mike said as he left the room.

"So I guess that I really screwed up." Pietro muttered.

"Yea. But I'll forgive ya if you get me in good with Wanda." Toad said with a smile.

"Sure." Pietro said with an evil grin. "Hey Wanda! Toad said you have a hot ass!" Pietro said as he walked out of the room.

"Uh oh." Toad said as he looked for a means of escape as Wanda stormed into the kitchen.

"What dat about?" Gambit asked as Pietro chuckled, walking back into the living room.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Came the blood-curtailing scream from the kitchen.

"Nothing." Pietro said with a smile.

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Somewhere Else

"Man this hurts…" Lance muttered as he walked across the balance beam, holding a bar for support. Magneto watched him with another mutants.

"So Xorn, how is he holding up?" Magneto asked the helmet-clad mutant.

"Lifeguards abilities are profound, but I wish you would have waited for me." The monk spoke simply. He has sustained massive trauma, and he's also at the mental edge."

"He's going through some relationship difficulties." A young brunette said as she walked into the room. "He kept calling me Kitty while he was in his delirium from coming out of that Coma."

"Well heather, you seem to have done a fine job at patching him up. Tell me, will he be ready fro the upcoming Apocalypse threat?"

"No telling." He's got a lot on his plate, plus his powers have started to evolve." Xorn said as he studies the mutant in front of him. Lance was sweating like a pig as he made his way across the beam and then started going back.

"Really. This was unexpected." Magneto said as Lance struggled to make his way across the beam.

"He's got guts. And lots of them." Lifeguard remarked as Lance made it across. "I think he was lost at first, but now he's found what he's been looking for."

"He's a survivor. Always has been, always will be." Magneto said simply as Lance continued his training. One thought on his mind. The Brotherhood.

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Xavier's

"How's she holding up?" Xavier asked as he and Rogue watched Kitty sitting in the garden.

"She cared for him and she made a mistake that cost her something special. Since then, she's felt bad and has felt rotten every time she Lance afterward. She blames herself for a lot of hats going on." Rogue said as Kitty hugged a stuff Dragon that Lance had given her.

"She really needs to get out of this funk." Xavier said as he watched her. "Lance is in good hands. Erik may me a megalomaniac, but he does take care of his people."

"She'll be fine." Rogue said. She just needs to take the lumps and learn to cope with what life thrown at her. Like I do." Rogue said with a sad smile.

"Love issues Rogue?" Xavier inquired, a raised eyebrow.

"No. But ever since the Swamp Rat took over for Lance, he has really gotten on my nerves."

"You sound like Kitty when Lance first started to court her." Xavier said as he wheeled away.

"I hate when he's cryptic like that." Rogue said as she walked away, leaving Kitty with her thoughts.

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Back at the Hood house

"I really hate it here." Gambit said as he watched Blob eat all the food in the house. Tabitha had blown up all of his clothing and Toad ate a couple of his beloved playing cards. "It really can't be any worse." Gambit thought as Pietro ran by, pulled his pants down and ran away laughing. "Den again." Gambit said as he pulled up his pants, covering his poker card boxers.

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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Ten things Remy hates about you. Gambit starts to lose it after hanging around with the Brotherhood for as long as he has. Let the insanity resume.
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See, I told you all things would work out. Don't worry, Lance will be back soon as the show soon resumes, thus B-Hood Evolution can soon continue back on track as well. Until next time,

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