Messero put his finger on the button but Gambit's expression didn't change. When Mesmero saw this, he dropped the button and crushed it under his foot.

"You're very clever Gambit. Much more than I ever thought. There is no button. I have no way of controlling when she dies. However…neither does she."

Gambit eyed him cautiously.

"You see, I really did inject a special type of serum into her blood stream that can only be cured by one thing…"

"What are youh sayin?" He asked fearfully.

"I'm saying that she is going to die because of that, no matter what you do."

That was it. Gambit eyes erupted with hatred and his cold hard stare made a chill go up Mesmero's spine. Gambit whipped out his staff and threw it into Mesmero's already injured face. He tried to get away but they were still in the small hallway. Gambit grabbed him by the throat and hurled him straight into the wall, smashing it to pieces. Mesmero fell into the next room and collapsed onto the floor in pain.

Gambit was furious. He grabbed Mesmero again and starred him straight into the eyes, "What is the cure?"

But Mesmero remained silent. Gambit threw him to the ground and held his staff two inches above his face, "Dun't think Ah'm afraid teh kill you. Ah've done it before."

"There is no anti-serum." Mesmero breathed.

Gambit only became more enraged. He thrust his staff into Mesmero's shoulder. It tore through the flesh and right through the bone, pinning him to the floor. A painful gasp escaped past his lips as he winced in pain.

Gambit starred down at him, "Hmm. Ya seem teh be real. Not jus another a' your images."

But Mesmero still stood silent.

"What is the cure?" Gambit yelled. His piercing red eyes were like two balls of fire glistening in anger.

"There…is none." He spat.

Gambit pulled the staff out of his arm and held it above his head. Blood dripped from the end of the staff onto Mesmero's face. He screwed his eyes up in pain from his shoulder and looked up to the ceiling.

But before Gambit could make his next move, something stopped him.

"Remy! Stop!"

He looked to the side, not wanting to take his eyes away from Mesmero, "Rogue? What ahr doin in here? You have teh leave."

"Gambit, Ah know wut's goin' on. Ah knew from the start. When Ah got yer memories Ah remember seein' Mesmero inject that weird stuff into meh. Ah know it wut it is."

"Rogue…Ah have teh kill him."

"There's anotha way."

Gambit thought for a moment. He looked back down at Mesmero and pulled something out of his cape.

"What are you doing?" He asked weakly.

Gambit smiled and opened his mouth as if to say something.

But Mesmero leaped up, his hand clutching his shoulder, "You think you can beat me just like that?" He yelled, "I never needed my arm to begin with. He took out his staff and thrust it at Gambit. He jumped to the side and blocked the attack, sending Mesmero falling to the ground. He got up only to be forced back down again by Gambit's staff. He got back up and ran at Gambit. But Gambit then pulled something out of his pocket. He charged it and threw it straight at Mesmero. It exploded in his face and sent him back to the floor.

Gambit walked over to him and leaned on his staff, "That wasn't a card, mon ami." He said slyly.

As the smoke cleared, Mesmero looked down and saw the syringe sticking out of his chest. It was completely empty.

"You…you…"

"I injected you with the same stuff that you put in Rogue. You find a cure…or you both die."

Mesmero closed his eyes tightly, "The top drawer." He mumbled.

Gambit looked over and saw a small table sitting the in corner of the room. Just then he realized it. He was in the same room from when Mesmero first captured him. He opened the top drawer and saw a small vial with a thick purplish liquid swarming around inside it. He pulled it out and tossed it to Rogue.

"Take it."

She nodded and opened the top. It smelled like cough syrup. She took a swig and closed it back up.

"How do ya know this'll work?"

"Well it better. Considering Mesmero's gettin the same thing." He smiled.

Mesmero starred it him in disbelief, "Why would you save me from death?"

"Ah'm not savin' you from anythin'. Ah figure living with yerself is torture enough." Gambit said, handing him the vial, "Feel free teh attack the X-Men anytime. We'll always kick yer butt."

Mesmero glared at him and Rogue as they left the room, leaving Mesmero in complete darkness.

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This is not the end. I figure I still have a few things to cover in the next chapter. Then maybe that will be the end. Also, I just now realized I never gave Gambit an accent in the last chapter. I guess it just slipped my mind. Anyhoo…please review!! I have a bowl of chocolate pudding calling my name. XD