Chapter Eleven

Remy slammed his brakes hard in front of the Xavier Institute. He jumped off his motorbike, jumped over the gates and ran at full speed towards the entrance doors. He finally got in and continued running towards the Professor's office.

"Professor! I need y'r help!" he called as he opened the doors to see the Professor sitting at his desk with Jean and Kurt standing in front of him.

"Remy? What is the problem?" he asked concernedly, wheeling himself towards the distressed Cajun.

"Rogue! She's alive!" gasped Remy. Kurt's eyes widened and Jean's hand flew to her mouth in what clearly looked like mock surprise.

"Are you absolutely sure, Remy?" the Professor confirmed. Remy stamped his foot hard on the ground.

"Oui! Would I lie 'bout somet'ing like dis?" he yelled angrily. Kurt moved forward.

"Vere is mein schwester, Remy?" he asked quietly. Remy shut his eyes.

"Je ne sais pas," he answered quietly. Jean folded her arms huffily and looked at the distressed boyfriend of the dead Goth.

"Well, what good does that piece of French do to us? You should've waited until you found out about her whereabouts before you came running to us," she said carelessly, flicking her long red hair behind her shoulder dramatically. Remy clenched his hands into fists and advanced towards her menacingly. However, the Nightcrawler stopped him before he could do any proper damage to the redheaded cow.

"Yo' no nottin'! So just shut it wit' y'r snide comments!" he exclaimed, held back by Kurt and the Professor. Tears filled Jean's eyes and she rushed out the office, head in hands. Remy pulled away from the grasp of the two men restraining him and straightened out his trench coat.

"Rogue is alive and she has slight amnesia," he explained quietly, "I found de surgery she was stayin' in and de woman dere, Kayla, told me 'bout her condition. She said dat...dat Rogue disappeared. I found a collar under de bed dat Rogue slept in. A power deactivator collar. A Trask collar," Remy finished menacingly.

"I'll gather some information on the whereabouts of Trask's headquarters. Kurt, you tell Scott, Jean, Kitty, Logan, Ororo and Hank to meet in the recreation room in an hour. Remy, you go the Brotherhood and Acolytes to see if they will join us. We may need their help. Understood? "Professor confirmed and the three of them went their ways.

AT THE BROTHERHOOD

"So let me get this straight. You, the X-geeks, want us, the Brotherhood, to help you rescue Rogue from a mad guy who harms other mutants?" Pietro asked incredulously. Remy nodded, breathing out smoke after he had inhaled a cigarette.

"I'm with you, Gambit. Rogue was a friend of mine and now that I know she's alive, I'll help you find her and get rid of Trask," Lance agreed, standing up from where he was sitting on the broken armchair. Remy gave him a half-smile as a thank you.

"Me too, yo. I ain't gonna stand by and let that scientist guy ruin Rogue, yo. I'm totally with you!" Toad exclaimed, hopping around enthusiastically. Wanda threw a hex ball at him angrily and he squealed like a girl and hid behind a couch.

"I will help as well. Rogue was and still is a friend of mine and I won't let her powers be used for another person's cruel intentions," Wanda said quietly, folding her arms. Remy nodded gratefully at her because her powers would come in handy for attacking Trask.

"I'm in," grunted Fred, helping himself to a handful of chips. Now, all eyes and full attention was on Pietro. He sighed and folded his arms huffily.

"Okay! Fine! I'm in! But don't expect me to do anything fancy!" he agreed grudgingly. Wanda and Lance rolled their eyes at him while Remy put out his cigarette.

"Merci for helpin' us, amis. We really appreciate it," Remy thanked them.

"Maybe there still be hope of findin' Rogue," he thought thoughtfully.

AT THE ACOLYTES BASE

"Raght, mate. You want us, the Acolytes, to help you find your sheila? After you dissed us and went runnin' to the X-Men? I don't think so mate!" Pyro laughed crazily, spinning on the computer chair. Remy clenched his fists tight before an excellent idea dawned on him.

"Amara will be there," he smiled slyly. Pyro stopped spinning and looked at him.

"Magma? That fire makin' sheila?" he asked incredulously. Remy nodded, his grin spreading wider. "O'h yeah, mate! Pyro will be there! Just you try an' stop me!" he exclaimed and leaned back on his chair and his eyes got dreamy, staring into the distance. Remy shook his head at him.

"You were just like that when you fell in love with Rogue," Colossus commented. Remy turned and smiled at his old friend. He patted him on the shoulder.

"Piotr, my old friend! Will yo' come and help us rescue Rogue?" he asked hopefully, although he new deep down that Piotr would say yes.

"Of course, old friend. I know that if anything happened to Rogue you would probably kill yourself. But, if she is as great and as stubborn as you so often describe, then nothing whatsoever will happen to her and she will come back to you with open arms. There will be no harm done," Piotr finished thoughtfully, smiling slightly. Remy smiled at his best friend.

"Merci, mon ami. I really needed dat,"

BACK AT THE INSTITUTE-IN THE REC ROOM

"Now, I have gathered all of you tonight because we have received some good and bad news. I shall give you the good news first. Rogue is alive," Professor Xavier informed the X team, Brotherhood and Acolytes. The whole room except Jean erupted into laughter and relief.

"Wait! There is bad news! She has amnesia and is being held captive by Trask," Professor finished and the whole room was silent again. Remy was at the back of the room, leaning against the wall, dark sunglasses covering the tears that had suddenly sprung into his eyes. He blinked them back hastily and straightened up.

"Amnesia? Does that mean that she has forgotten, like, everything? I mean, like, her past, her powers and so on?" Kitty asked hesitantly, almost afraid of the answer. Professor linked his fingers in front of him.

"Thankfully not, Kitty. She recollects her past, powers secrets and such but I'm afraid that she has forgotten most other things," he said solemnly.

"Vat are ve vaiting for? Let's go then!" Kurt exclaimed, teleporting to the Prof's wheelchair.

"I'm still trying to find Trask's whereabouts but I suggest you get your rest tonight so we can presumably head off tomorrow if I can get the coordinates. Lance, Pietro, Wanda, Todd and Fred, you can stay here tonight, if you wish. Same applies to you, John and Piotr," Prof' nodded at the Brotherhood and Acolytes.

"I'll crash here,"

"I will too,"

"Same here, yo,"

"Is there any good food? If yes, I want to stay here. The food's run out at the boarding house," Only four members of the Brotherhood agreed. Pietro stood stiff.

"I don't think so. I'd rather stay at the boarding dump," he snubbed and then zoomed away.

"I'll stay here, mate. Now, where's the fire makin' sheila" Pyro asked, rubbing his hands together and looking around

"I will stay as well, Professor Xavier. Thank you for your courtesy," Piotr nodded and the Prof' smiled. Everyone left the room to continue with their day. Remy remained, leaning against the wall. His mind was deep in his thoughts of what Rogue might be going through.

"Chere. Je viens. S'il vous plait, m'attend,"

TRANSLATIONS

Je ne sais pas...I don't know

Merci...Thank you

Ami....Friend

Mon ami...My friend

Chere. Je viens. S'il vous plait, mattend...Dear. I'm coming. Please, wait for me.

A/N: Wooh! That took me AGES to type and now I've got a small case of writers' block! Anyway, I'm gonna try to update faster so I hope you've enjoyed reading this chappie coz, I personally thought it was real sweet, though I made Pietro into a bit of a jerk but I didn't like him much anyway so whatever. Anwayz, RR=====(That means read and review) so what are u waiting for! Get typin' your comments!!!!!!!! Thanx