Chapter Fifteen
A/N: Hello everyone! Okay, I have some good news and some bad news. Good news is that this will be the last chapter of this story and then I'll start a sequel. Bad news is that I won't be able to start the sequel until maybe next week or something. So, look out for it! I'm not sure about what to call it yet. Any ideas????? Coz' I'm stuck. Anywayz, enjoy this chapter!!!!!!!!! So on with the story...
Gambit slid down the window and froze when he saw three men staring angrily at a little girl. Luckily, they turned away for some reason and the girl turned and looked straight at him. Her eyes widened and he saw the amount of pain written across her thin and drawn face.
"Will mon chere be like dat too?" he asked himself and shook himself of such thoughts.
He looked at the men and saw a dagger in one of their hands and a needle with green liquid in it. His eyes grew an intense red as he boiled up with anger. He knew that they would plunge the needle into the girl. What would they do with the dagger? He didn't want to think.
Gambit looked at the girl who was staring at him. She had shimmering blonde hair and blue eyes that were full of hope. If these men didn't think twice about doing that to a girl who looked barely ten years old, then what would they be doing to Rogue?
Gambit gulped and his eyes filled with even more anger and a hint of fear. He put on a brave face for the little girl, smiled, and winked at her before running out the room.
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"Where da hell am I?" Gambit asked himself, annoyed. It seemed as if he was going round in circles, for at least two hours. Suddenly, he heard running footsteps coming his way. He took out his bo-staff and pressed a button to make it enlarge. He held it in front of him with one hand while taking out more playing cards from his pocket.
Three men approached him. They were the same men who were experimenting on the little girl. One of them cracked his knuckles before aiming a punch at Gambit's stomach. Gambit easily dodged it and counter-punched him across the jaw. The man fell back and began groaning with pain.
Another man growled and kicked Gambit's feet from under him. He fell on his knees but didn't let that faze him. He used his bo-staff and hit the man in the stomach and then in the face. Gambit charged three cards in his hand and threw them directly at the man's feet. It exploded and the man fell back as well, crying out in shock.
"You're a filthy mutie!" the remaining man exclaimed in disgust. Remy raised his eyebrows.
"Did yo' not notice de eyes?" he retorted coolly, smirking. The man smirked as well.
"Well, you might not be able to use those mutie eyes for a while," he grinned and Gambit felt himself be grabbed from behind. He struggled fiercely as two men held him back from beating the crap out of the man.
"Now, now. Stay still and I might spare you some minutes to live before I'm through with you," the man said and he went for a hard punch to Gambit's stomach. Gambit gasped in pain as the air was knocked out of him. The man aimed kicks and punches at Gambit as he was held back tightly by the two men who were holding him strongly.
Gambit racked his brain for a way to get out and he realised that they had forgotten about the bo-staff that was still in his hand. He twirled it expertly and hit it across the man's face. He aimed a sudden kick at the man's stomach and was pleased as he fell onto his knees, gasping with pain.
"Never mess wit' de Cajun," he said pulling away from the men holding him and beating them up badly. He stopped once they were unconscious and he was tired. He fixed his trench coat, picked up his bo-staff, grabbed the keys from the unresisting hands of the men, and walked away. He was in a lot of pain from the blows he had suffered but nothing else would get in the way if he were to find his Rogue. Before it was too late.
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Gambit met up with Wolverine, Colossus, and Scarlet Witch once he was in a hall with cells on either side.
"Any sign of Rogue?" asked Scarlet Witch, looking around, her voice full of determination at seeing all the painful people in the cells.
"Non. I came across dese men who fought me but no sign of Rogue," Gambit answered, also looking around. Wolverine growled.
"I had a rough fight with one of those men as well and I smelt Rogue's scent on him, so she's definitely here somewhere," he answered, giving them the pieces of information he had gathered. Colossus shook his head no.
"Where is the rest of the team?" Colossus asked, watching as Gambit tried to find the key to the lock of a nearby cell.
"Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Avalanche, Toad, and Storm came in the west wing, so they're probably knocking out the experiment equipment. Quicksilver, Shadowcat, Jean, Blob, and Pyro came in the east wing so they're probably in the control room," Wolverine answered.
"Ssssh!" Scarlet Witch shushed as she closed her eyes in concentration. They all listened and they could hear the faint voices coming from far ahead. Gambit handed the keys to Wolverine and picked the lock himself.
The cell door swung open and the mutants inside came toppling out. They looked beat up and worn out.
"Colossus and Scarlet Witch. Stay here and help all these people out their cells while we go check the noise out. We'll call if we need your help," Wolverine instructed, giving the keys to Colossus. They both nodded and set on freeing the victims as Gambit and Wolverine stealthily walked down the hall.
Wolverine unleashed his claws and Gambit took his bo-staff and playing cards out.
"Listen," instructed Wolverine and Gambit listened closely and he heard quite sobbing coming from not far ahead, to his right. He nodded in the direction and they both ran for it.
"Rogue?" came a voice from Wolverine's side. He turned and saw a little girl in the corner of her cell, crying. Gambit looked and saw that it was the same girl who he first saw when he entered the building.
She looked at Gambit with wide eyes.
"You...you're Remy," she said quietly, pointing at him.
"Oui, oui. Where's Rogue?" Gambit asked hurriedly, picking the lock of her cell. The girl's eyes filled with tears again as the cell door opened. She stepped out and started crying.
"She...she...she's gone!" she exclaimed. Gambit looked at her and dread filled him. Wolverine unsheathed his claws and bent to eye level with the girl.
"Listen, kid. What do you mean she's gone?" he asked, trying to keep his voice calm so not to scare the kid.
"He took her away!" the girl yelled, sick of everything. Gambit charged his cards, ready to run.
"Who? Who took de Rogue?" he asked angrily. The girl hiccupped.
"Sinister," she muttered. Wolverine froze and watched the cards fall slowly from Gambit's limp hand.
"Did Rogue not try to fight him?" Wolverine asked, dreading the truth. The girl shook her head.
"She did at first, but then she got angry at the someone called the X-Men. Then, he offered her a place in her team. And she left with him," she explained. Gambit turned and punched the wall.
"Why was she angry at de X-Men?" he asked the girl. She sniffed.
"Because she said that if they really were her team then they would've come to save her by now. She said that she would train hard and fight the X- Men and win," she finished and Wolverine sighed.
"Thanks, kid. Come with us to the Xavier Institute. You'll get help there," he offered and led her back to where they had just come from. Gambit felt tears at the back of his eyes as he faced the truth of his Rogue leaving him. She left him and now he was left to pick up the pieces of his broken life.
"Why, chere, why?"
A/N: Hello everyone! Okay, I have some good news and some bad news. Good news is that this will be the last chapter of this story and then I'll start a sequel. Bad news is that I won't be able to start the sequel until maybe next week or something. So, look out for it! I'm not sure about what to call it yet. Any ideas????? Coz' I'm stuck. Anywayz, enjoy this chapter!!!!!!!!! So on with the story...
Gambit slid down the window and froze when he saw three men staring angrily at a little girl. Luckily, they turned away for some reason and the girl turned and looked straight at him. Her eyes widened and he saw the amount of pain written across her thin and drawn face.
"Will mon chere be like dat too?" he asked himself and shook himself of such thoughts.
He looked at the men and saw a dagger in one of their hands and a needle with green liquid in it. His eyes grew an intense red as he boiled up with anger. He knew that they would plunge the needle into the girl. What would they do with the dagger? He didn't want to think.
Gambit looked at the girl who was staring at him. She had shimmering blonde hair and blue eyes that were full of hope. If these men didn't think twice about doing that to a girl who looked barely ten years old, then what would they be doing to Rogue?
Gambit gulped and his eyes filled with even more anger and a hint of fear. He put on a brave face for the little girl, smiled, and winked at her before running out the room.
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"Where da hell am I?" Gambit asked himself, annoyed. It seemed as if he was going round in circles, for at least two hours. Suddenly, he heard running footsteps coming his way. He took out his bo-staff and pressed a button to make it enlarge. He held it in front of him with one hand while taking out more playing cards from his pocket.
Three men approached him. They were the same men who were experimenting on the little girl. One of them cracked his knuckles before aiming a punch at Gambit's stomach. Gambit easily dodged it and counter-punched him across the jaw. The man fell back and began groaning with pain.
Another man growled and kicked Gambit's feet from under him. He fell on his knees but didn't let that faze him. He used his bo-staff and hit the man in the stomach and then in the face. Gambit charged three cards in his hand and threw them directly at the man's feet. It exploded and the man fell back as well, crying out in shock.
"You're a filthy mutie!" the remaining man exclaimed in disgust. Remy raised his eyebrows.
"Did yo' not notice de eyes?" he retorted coolly, smirking. The man smirked as well.
"Well, you might not be able to use those mutie eyes for a while," he grinned and Gambit felt himself be grabbed from behind. He struggled fiercely as two men held him back from beating the crap out of the man.
"Now, now. Stay still and I might spare you some minutes to live before I'm through with you," the man said and he went for a hard punch to Gambit's stomach. Gambit gasped in pain as the air was knocked out of him. The man aimed kicks and punches at Gambit as he was held back tightly by the two men who were holding him strongly.
Gambit racked his brain for a way to get out and he realised that they had forgotten about the bo-staff that was still in his hand. He twirled it expertly and hit it across the man's face. He aimed a sudden kick at the man's stomach and was pleased as he fell onto his knees, gasping with pain.
"Never mess wit' de Cajun," he said pulling away from the men holding him and beating them up badly. He stopped once they were unconscious and he was tired. He fixed his trench coat, picked up his bo-staff, grabbed the keys from the unresisting hands of the men, and walked away. He was in a lot of pain from the blows he had suffered but nothing else would get in the way if he were to find his Rogue. Before it was too late.
()()()()()()()()()()()()
Gambit met up with Wolverine, Colossus, and Scarlet Witch once he was in a hall with cells on either side.
"Any sign of Rogue?" asked Scarlet Witch, looking around, her voice full of determination at seeing all the painful people in the cells.
"Non. I came across dese men who fought me but no sign of Rogue," Gambit answered, also looking around. Wolverine growled.
"I had a rough fight with one of those men as well and I smelt Rogue's scent on him, so she's definitely here somewhere," he answered, giving them the pieces of information he had gathered. Colossus shook his head no.
"Where is the rest of the team?" Colossus asked, watching as Gambit tried to find the key to the lock of a nearby cell.
"Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Avalanche, Toad, and Storm came in the west wing, so they're probably knocking out the experiment equipment. Quicksilver, Shadowcat, Jean, Blob, and Pyro came in the east wing so they're probably in the control room," Wolverine answered.
"Ssssh!" Scarlet Witch shushed as she closed her eyes in concentration. They all listened and they could hear the faint voices coming from far ahead. Gambit handed the keys to Wolverine and picked the lock himself.
The cell door swung open and the mutants inside came toppling out. They looked beat up and worn out.
"Colossus and Scarlet Witch. Stay here and help all these people out their cells while we go check the noise out. We'll call if we need your help," Wolverine instructed, giving the keys to Colossus. They both nodded and set on freeing the victims as Gambit and Wolverine stealthily walked down the hall.
Wolverine unleashed his claws and Gambit took his bo-staff and playing cards out.
"Listen," instructed Wolverine and Gambit listened closely and he heard quite sobbing coming from not far ahead, to his right. He nodded in the direction and they both ran for it.
"Rogue?" came a voice from Wolverine's side. He turned and saw a little girl in the corner of her cell, crying. Gambit looked and saw that it was the same girl who he first saw when he entered the building.
She looked at Gambit with wide eyes.
"You...you're Remy," she said quietly, pointing at him.
"Oui, oui. Where's Rogue?" Gambit asked hurriedly, picking the lock of her cell. The girl's eyes filled with tears again as the cell door opened. She stepped out and started crying.
"She...she...she's gone!" she exclaimed. Gambit looked at her and dread filled him. Wolverine unsheathed his claws and bent to eye level with the girl.
"Listen, kid. What do you mean she's gone?" he asked, trying to keep his voice calm so not to scare the kid.
"He took her away!" the girl yelled, sick of everything. Gambit charged his cards, ready to run.
"Who? Who took de Rogue?" he asked angrily. The girl hiccupped.
"Sinister," she muttered. Wolverine froze and watched the cards fall slowly from Gambit's limp hand.
"Did Rogue not try to fight him?" Wolverine asked, dreading the truth. The girl shook her head.
"She did at first, but then she got angry at the someone called the X-Men. Then, he offered her a place in her team. And she left with him," she explained. Gambit turned and punched the wall.
"Why was she angry at de X-Men?" he asked the girl. She sniffed.
"Because she said that if they really were her team then they would've come to save her by now. She said that she would train hard and fight the X- Men and win," she finished and Wolverine sighed.
"Thanks, kid. Come with us to the Xavier Institute. You'll get help there," he offered and led her back to where they had just come from. Gambit felt tears at the back of his eyes as he faced the truth of his Rogue leaving him. She left him and now he was left to pick up the pieces of his broken life.
"Why, chere, why?"