X-Men The Shadow Team
Chapter 6 : The Truth has a bitter taste
Outside the Mansion
Logan puffed on a Cuban while looking at Jubilee and Alex "so what's it like working for Gumbo"
Alex grinned relaxing on the porch " you have no idea Logan, I have never lived like this before.Remy insists on the best of everything and he seems to feel that his team should live like he does. The places we have stayed and the people we have met. I never realised how important contacts are in this business. That is until Remy forced me to see why he had contacts from street whores to Royalty. He even has used contacts from his enemies. When he can't steal or buy the information, he will use strongarm tactics or even blackmail as long as he gets what he wants."
Jubilee nods slowly "I had no idea he had the amount of influence that I have seen him use against people until I joined the X-Terminators and found out about the pasts of my team mates."
"Maybe I can explain it better than Jubilee as I was the first member he recruited." Said Alex.
Logan frowned at that comment thinking maybe now I can find out some info on Wraith" ok bub tell me about Wraith"
Jubilee let out a long laugh "I knew Wraith would get under your skin Wolvie he's too much like you"
Alex cleared his throat "Well Wraith or Duncan to his friends was born in England in 1970. Nothing really happened in his life until he literally started disappearing once he hit puberty and his mutant power manifested. However he quickly gained control over it and ended up joining the army. After a few years he transferred to a group called the SAS I assume you know who they are."
Logan grunted "kind of like a Seal and Black Ops team rolled into one?"
Alex nodded continuing his story " Well pretty soon after that his mutant power brought him to the attention of a division called SI2."
Logan shrugged the name meaning nothing to him "never heard of them who were they"
"How about M.I.S.T" queried Alex
Logan for the first time in years turned pale from shock "I have heard rumours of them and none of them good"
"Well this is where Duncan met Remy"
Logan interrupts "hang on that doesn't make sense I thought M.I.S.T was solely made up of Super Powered Spooks"
Jubilee nodded "From what I have learnt from Wraith Remy was working freelance for the NSA at that time. Now Wolvie I don't want you to get mad but he was recommended to them by Mystique who as far as I can tell he worked for off and on while she was running Freedom Force."
Logan groaned holding his head in his hands " oh crap this just gets worse Mystique for Christ's sake"
Alex nodded "It gets better, when M.I.S.T was disbanded 7 years ago Duncan started working for Remy full time instead of going back to the SAS."
Logan almost chokes on his cigar "Hang on one minute that was while the Cajun was still an X-Man".
Jubilee nodded eagerly " Yes Remy used him as a kind of Enforcer. If Remy found out about something that Wraith could eliminate before it became too much of a problem so that the X-Men eventually noticed it he would send him in to do what was necessary. If Wraith hadn't taken care of those problems at that stage the X-Men would have eventually fallen"
God thought Logan processing all he had heard I can't believe al this happened right under our noses. I can't imagine how much our betrayal hurt him after all he had done for us behind the scenes "He should have told us"
Jubilee laughed "don't be stupid Scott would have done everything he could to stop him you know how like totally anal he is about violating the dream even to secure its success."
Logan snorted " So how did he find the rest of these morons, I have seen some of them in SHIELD files and they didn't seem the joining kind"
Alex looks away as if trying to put his thoughts into words"to be honest I do not know where he found them or how he convinced them to join ,but I can tel you they would all give their life for him in an instant."
Logan laughs without mirth " Can't say as I can understand Gumbo inspiring that kind of loyalty."
"Well old man that's probably what Alex thought at first, but he's probably the one person Gumbo most trusts except Wraith" puts in Jubilee looking up at Alex with a big smile on her face.
Logan cocks an eyebrow at Alex"wanna explain that Summers cuz you never knew him much when he was an X-Man."
Alex tries thinking of what to tell his old team mate but settles for an escuse that Remy had given him on why he no longer thought the dream would work "Times Change"
Logan snorts "and what is that supposed to mean bub"
Alex stands up "it means that my reasons are my own. I will see you later Jubilee gonna see if Duncan wants to go grab a beer"
Jubilee nods squeezing his arm" ok Alex see you later"
Logan watched Alex leave wondering what he had said to tick him off "What's up with Summers"
Jubilee followed his gaze "To be honest I'm not sure, Remy wouldn't tell me why Alex joined up. He' kind of an odd man out all the other members except me are either ex spies or mercs. Considering Remy's opinion of the Summers family I was pretty stunned when I was told Alex was his second in command.I thought it would have been someone like Wraith or even Drayven"
Logan chuckles "yeah I know what you mean he hid it well while he was here, but you could tell they never really liked each other. Was more shocked to see Alex with Gumbo than you. Your both street rats, but what Alex & Remy have in common is beyond me."
Jubilee laughs thinking how true his statement about her and Remy being alike truly is "prob cuz of that pole Scott has shoved up his butt"
Logan smiled at the mental image before his face turned serious "Why didn't you ever tell me what was happening darlin"
Jubilee bit her lip trying to decide the best way to explain her decision" I didn't want you to go postal on me and tell me I was only 19 and needed to finish schooling that I was too young to be involved with people like Remy and Wraith. It would also have meant you knowing Remy was alive and you would have brought the X-Men down on him".
Logan sighed "there's another reason I can smell your hiding something"
Jubilee nodded slowly knowing he wouldn't agree with her other reason "telling you, would be the same as telling Rogue that Remy was alive."
Logan was slightly surprised that Jubilee thought Rogue didn't have a right to know" Didn't she deserve at least to know he was alive?"
Jubilee glares speaking through clenched teeth " The hell she does after what she did she gave up any rights to him when she left him to die."
Logan sits there stunned at the animosity and anger he senses in Jubilee's statement" I never realized you hated her so much".
"its not that I truly hate her, but none of the X-Terminators want to see Remy go through the pain that bitch caused him" sighed Jubilee
"You know they have to either talk or fight it out" Wolverine put in mildly
Jubilee laughed thinking how badly Rogue would get her butt handed to her with Remy's new powers" If it does come down to a fight, my money is on Gumbo"
"I'll take that bet" Grinned Logan.
Jubilee laughed leaning over to give Logan a hug realizing her bond with him was as strong as always despite her choices "I've missed you Wolvie"
"Missed you to Darlin " Logan sighed realizing how true it was and how much he had missed her.
Next Chapter: Rogue gets a dose of reality from Wraith. Scott and Jean Come to a decision about Remy's Team.
Author's Note Sorry this story is taking a while the story plot has changed since I started writing.It's no longer going to be mainly about the X- Terminators helping the X-Men take out a major villain it's also going to be about what happens after that. Will Xavier continue to support them after he sees their methods first hand? Who will Remy end up with?Will any of the X-Men leave? Will there be a confrontation between the X-Men and the X-Terminators?
Let me know your opinions
I Didn't like much of this chapter but I wanted to explain that there are reasons for the type of characters in this story as you will see.
Chapter 6 : The Truth has a bitter taste
Outside the Mansion
Logan puffed on a Cuban while looking at Jubilee and Alex "so what's it like working for Gumbo"
Alex grinned relaxing on the porch " you have no idea Logan, I have never lived like this before.Remy insists on the best of everything and he seems to feel that his team should live like he does. The places we have stayed and the people we have met. I never realised how important contacts are in this business. That is until Remy forced me to see why he had contacts from street whores to Royalty. He even has used contacts from his enemies. When he can't steal or buy the information, he will use strongarm tactics or even blackmail as long as he gets what he wants."
Jubilee nods slowly "I had no idea he had the amount of influence that I have seen him use against people until I joined the X-Terminators and found out about the pasts of my team mates."
"Maybe I can explain it better than Jubilee as I was the first member he recruited." Said Alex.
Logan frowned at that comment thinking maybe now I can find out some info on Wraith" ok bub tell me about Wraith"
Jubilee let out a long laugh "I knew Wraith would get under your skin Wolvie he's too much like you"
Alex cleared his throat "Well Wraith or Duncan to his friends was born in England in 1970. Nothing really happened in his life until he literally started disappearing once he hit puberty and his mutant power manifested. However he quickly gained control over it and ended up joining the army. After a few years he transferred to a group called the SAS I assume you know who they are."
Logan grunted "kind of like a Seal and Black Ops team rolled into one?"
Alex nodded continuing his story " Well pretty soon after that his mutant power brought him to the attention of a division called SI2."
Logan shrugged the name meaning nothing to him "never heard of them who were they"
"How about M.I.S.T" queried Alex
Logan for the first time in years turned pale from shock "I have heard rumours of them and none of them good"
"Well this is where Duncan met Remy"
Logan interrupts "hang on that doesn't make sense I thought M.I.S.T was solely made up of Super Powered Spooks"
Jubilee nodded "From what I have learnt from Wraith Remy was working freelance for the NSA at that time. Now Wolvie I don't want you to get mad but he was recommended to them by Mystique who as far as I can tell he worked for off and on while she was running Freedom Force."
Logan groaned holding his head in his hands " oh crap this just gets worse Mystique for Christ's sake"
Alex nodded "It gets better, when M.I.S.T was disbanded 7 years ago Duncan started working for Remy full time instead of going back to the SAS."
Logan almost chokes on his cigar "Hang on one minute that was while the Cajun was still an X-Man".
Jubilee nodded eagerly " Yes Remy used him as a kind of Enforcer. If Remy found out about something that Wraith could eliminate before it became too much of a problem so that the X-Men eventually noticed it he would send him in to do what was necessary. If Wraith hadn't taken care of those problems at that stage the X-Men would have eventually fallen"
God thought Logan processing all he had heard I can't believe al this happened right under our noses. I can't imagine how much our betrayal hurt him after all he had done for us behind the scenes "He should have told us"
Jubilee laughed "don't be stupid Scott would have done everything he could to stop him you know how like totally anal he is about violating the dream even to secure its success."
Logan snorted " So how did he find the rest of these morons, I have seen some of them in SHIELD files and they didn't seem the joining kind"
Alex looks away as if trying to put his thoughts into words"to be honest I do not know where he found them or how he convinced them to join ,but I can tel you they would all give their life for him in an instant."
Logan laughs without mirth " Can't say as I can understand Gumbo inspiring that kind of loyalty."
"Well old man that's probably what Alex thought at first, but he's probably the one person Gumbo most trusts except Wraith" puts in Jubilee looking up at Alex with a big smile on her face.
Logan cocks an eyebrow at Alex"wanna explain that Summers cuz you never knew him much when he was an X-Man."
Alex tries thinking of what to tell his old team mate but settles for an escuse that Remy had given him on why he no longer thought the dream would work "Times Change"
Logan snorts "and what is that supposed to mean bub"
Alex stands up "it means that my reasons are my own. I will see you later Jubilee gonna see if Duncan wants to go grab a beer"
Jubilee nods squeezing his arm" ok Alex see you later"
Logan watched Alex leave wondering what he had said to tick him off "What's up with Summers"
Jubilee followed his gaze "To be honest I'm not sure, Remy wouldn't tell me why Alex joined up. He' kind of an odd man out all the other members except me are either ex spies or mercs. Considering Remy's opinion of the Summers family I was pretty stunned when I was told Alex was his second in command.I thought it would have been someone like Wraith or even Drayven"
Logan chuckles "yeah I know what you mean he hid it well while he was here, but you could tell they never really liked each other. Was more shocked to see Alex with Gumbo than you. Your both street rats, but what Alex & Remy have in common is beyond me."
Jubilee laughs thinking how true his statement about her and Remy being alike truly is "prob cuz of that pole Scott has shoved up his butt"
Logan smiled at the mental image before his face turned serious "Why didn't you ever tell me what was happening darlin"
Jubilee bit her lip trying to decide the best way to explain her decision" I didn't want you to go postal on me and tell me I was only 19 and needed to finish schooling that I was too young to be involved with people like Remy and Wraith. It would also have meant you knowing Remy was alive and you would have brought the X-Men down on him".
Logan sighed "there's another reason I can smell your hiding something"
Jubilee nodded slowly knowing he wouldn't agree with her other reason "telling you, would be the same as telling Rogue that Remy was alive."
Logan was slightly surprised that Jubilee thought Rogue didn't have a right to know" Didn't she deserve at least to know he was alive?"
Jubilee glares speaking through clenched teeth " The hell she does after what she did she gave up any rights to him when she left him to die."
Logan sits there stunned at the animosity and anger he senses in Jubilee's statement" I never realized you hated her so much".
"its not that I truly hate her, but none of the X-Terminators want to see Remy go through the pain that bitch caused him" sighed Jubilee
"You know they have to either talk or fight it out" Wolverine put in mildly
Jubilee laughed thinking how badly Rogue would get her butt handed to her with Remy's new powers" If it does come down to a fight, my money is on Gumbo"
"I'll take that bet" Grinned Logan.
Jubilee laughed leaning over to give Logan a hug realizing her bond with him was as strong as always despite her choices "I've missed you Wolvie"
"Missed you to Darlin " Logan sighed realizing how true it was and how much he had missed her.
Next Chapter: Rogue gets a dose of reality from Wraith. Scott and Jean Come to a decision about Remy's Team.
Author's Note Sorry this story is taking a while the story plot has changed since I started writing.It's no longer going to be mainly about the X- Terminators helping the X-Men take out a major villain it's also going to be about what happens after that. Will Xavier continue to support them after he sees their methods first hand? Who will Remy end up with?Will any of the X-Men leave? Will there be a confrontation between the X-Men and the X-Terminators?
Let me know your opinions
I Didn't like much of this chapter but I wanted to explain that there are reasons for the type of characters in this story as you will see.