Chapter 18
Rogue woke to the sun streaming onto her face. She rolled over to check her clock and promptly fell out of the bed. She landed with a thud on the wooden floor. She realized that she wasn't at home; she was in a room above a bar in New Orleans. She remembered all that had happened yesterday. Seeing Remy with Bella. Him following her. Her punching Bella, which had been good. She got dressed as she thought and went down to the bar in search of food. She came through a door next to the bar and asked for some food. The tender said he would bring it over and pointed out someone who wanted to talk to her. She looked over to the corner and saw Remy sitting there waiting. She walked over to him slowly watching him. He was sitting there playing cards. She sat down next to him and he looked over at her giving her a huge smile.
"How did cherie sleep last night?" he queried.
"Ok, Ah could have slept better except Ah got a visit from Bella." She replied.
"Bella!" he exclaimed, his features clouding with anger. "How did Bell find my petite?"
"She followed ya. Ah beat the crap outta her and put her in an alley." Rogue said matter of factly and then started to eat the food in front of her. Remy sat there watching her eat with a small smile.
"What would petite like to do today? Remy could show her around his town." He asked
"That sounds fine." She said as she finished her food. So she left with Gambit to look around New Orleans.
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Remy and Rogue returned to the bar about mid afternoon after spending the morning looking around New Orleans and they had then had lunch in a café. They had come back to the bar so Rogue could drop off some souvenirs she had picked up. She put her things in her room and came back down. She had just reached when she heard someone call her name from the other side of the room. She looked around and her gaze settled on Lance. She watched him push his way over to her.
"Lance! What the hell are ya doing here?" she asked looking at him. He looked tired and worried.
"The x-men have been taken." He managed to get out before sitting down. Rogue sat next to him and told Remy to get him something to drink. He came back with a large glass which Lance immediately drunk.
"Now what do ya mean, they've been taken?" Rogue asked, forcing the panicky feeling back down.
"I mean that the x-men have been taken. All of them. I think it was Mystique and Magneto. They had Piotr and John helping. I saw them take the kids at school. When I got to the institute they had already taken the adults." he explained. He yawned loudly.
"Lance how did ya get here?" Rogue asked.
"I drove my jeep here during the night." He said, stifling another yawn. He was so tired because he had driven straight from Bayville to New Orleans without stopping. Rogue ordered him to go and have a nap. She then got up and told Remy to stay there and she went for a walk. She walked down the street and found a small park. She went in and sat down to try and clear her thoughts. The x-men had been taken. The closest thing she had to a family had been taken by the Acolytes and Mystique. She was so angry but she didn't know what to do about it. She had to go back and get them out somehow. Getting restless she got up and walked about.
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Rogue returned to the bar an hour and half later to Remy's relief. He knew that she cared deeply about her family at the mansion, even if she didn't always show it. He watched her walk in and grew concerned at the expression on her face. She was keeping a straight face but her eyes were clouded with emotion. He didn't want her to do anything stupid so he had tried to come up with a plan. He was going to go with her. He wanted to help her. He loved her and he just couldn't see her walk off into the unknown alone. He could help her, he knew the bases of the Acolytes and he was a master thief so he would be able to sneak. When she sat down next to him he reached over and put his arm around her shoulder, she rested her head on his shoulder and sighed deeply.
"What am Ah gonna do Remy?" she asked softly.
"Well mon petite, Remy has been tinkin about de situation and he thinks he knows a way to get them out.
"Really!" she asked her eyes searching his, eyes full of hope.
"Oui. This is what we have to do"
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Lance had gone up to the room Rogue had rented and had tried to sleep. He just couldn't sleep without knowing that he would be able to see Kitty again. He kept tossing and turning until he fell into an uneasy sleep full of dreams and nightmares to do with Kitty.
He was shaken awake by Rogue who was smiling. She told him to come down to the bar and eat something so he dragged himself up and went glumly down the stairs. He found Remy sitting at a table and found a plate of food. The scent made his mouth water and reminded him that he hadn't eaten since yesterday. He plonked himself down and began shovelling food into his mouth.
"What do you two look so happy about anyway?" he asked them.
"We have a plan." Rogue replied and she began explaining the plan that Remy and her had come up with. Lance listened and was surprised that Remy was going to help but then he saw the way he looked at Rogue and understood. He was smitten. Lance smiled as he saw that this plan should work and carried on eating.
"When are we leaving?" he asked.
"As soon as ya ready sugah." Rogue replied before going up to her room to re-pack her stuff.
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An hour later they were on the road to Bayville. They had loaded Logan's bike onto the back of the jeep and Rogue was driving. Lance was sleeping some more and Remy was on his bike ahead of her. They were heading to a flat that Remy had rented out just outside of Bayville. When Rogue asked why he had got it if he lived at the Acolyte mansion he had just answered that he had needed space. Rogue followed Remy going over the plan over and over again in her head. She was sure that the guys would do their bit right but a lot of the plan depended on her being able to use the powers she had gathered and she was slightly worried that she wouldn't be strong enough to use as many as she needed to. She shook that thought away and concentrated on driving. She had to get there in one piece after all if she was going to save them. She pressed her foot on the gas pedal and sped on towards their destination.
Rogue woke to the sun streaming onto her face. She rolled over to check her clock and promptly fell out of the bed. She landed with a thud on the wooden floor. She realized that she wasn't at home; she was in a room above a bar in New Orleans. She remembered all that had happened yesterday. Seeing Remy with Bella. Him following her. Her punching Bella, which had been good. She got dressed as she thought and went down to the bar in search of food. She came through a door next to the bar and asked for some food. The tender said he would bring it over and pointed out someone who wanted to talk to her. She looked over to the corner and saw Remy sitting there waiting. She walked over to him slowly watching him. He was sitting there playing cards. She sat down next to him and he looked over at her giving her a huge smile.
"How did cherie sleep last night?" he queried.
"Ok, Ah could have slept better except Ah got a visit from Bella." She replied.
"Bella!" he exclaimed, his features clouding with anger. "How did Bell find my petite?"
"She followed ya. Ah beat the crap outta her and put her in an alley." Rogue said matter of factly and then started to eat the food in front of her. Remy sat there watching her eat with a small smile.
"What would petite like to do today? Remy could show her around his town." He asked
"That sounds fine." She said as she finished her food. So she left with Gambit to look around New Orleans.
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Remy and Rogue returned to the bar about mid afternoon after spending the morning looking around New Orleans and they had then had lunch in a café. They had come back to the bar so Rogue could drop off some souvenirs she had picked up. She put her things in her room and came back down. She had just reached when she heard someone call her name from the other side of the room. She looked around and her gaze settled on Lance. She watched him push his way over to her.
"Lance! What the hell are ya doing here?" she asked looking at him. He looked tired and worried.
"The x-men have been taken." He managed to get out before sitting down. Rogue sat next to him and told Remy to get him something to drink. He came back with a large glass which Lance immediately drunk.
"Now what do ya mean, they've been taken?" Rogue asked, forcing the panicky feeling back down.
"I mean that the x-men have been taken. All of them. I think it was Mystique and Magneto. They had Piotr and John helping. I saw them take the kids at school. When I got to the institute they had already taken the adults." he explained. He yawned loudly.
"Lance how did ya get here?" Rogue asked.
"I drove my jeep here during the night." He said, stifling another yawn. He was so tired because he had driven straight from Bayville to New Orleans without stopping. Rogue ordered him to go and have a nap. She then got up and told Remy to stay there and she went for a walk. She walked down the street and found a small park. She went in and sat down to try and clear her thoughts. The x-men had been taken. The closest thing she had to a family had been taken by the Acolytes and Mystique. She was so angry but she didn't know what to do about it. She had to go back and get them out somehow. Getting restless she got up and walked about.
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Rogue returned to the bar an hour and half later to Remy's relief. He knew that she cared deeply about her family at the mansion, even if she didn't always show it. He watched her walk in and grew concerned at the expression on her face. She was keeping a straight face but her eyes were clouded with emotion. He didn't want her to do anything stupid so he had tried to come up with a plan. He was going to go with her. He wanted to help her. He loved her and he just couldn't see her walk off into the unknown alone. He could help her, he knew the bases of the Acolytes and he was a master thief so he would be able to sneak. When she sat down next to him he reached over and put his arm around her shoulder, she rested her head on his shoulder and sighed deeply.
"What am Ah gonna do Remy?" she asked softly.
"Well mon petite, Remy has been tinkin about de situation and he thinks he knows a way to get them out.
"Really!" she asked her eyes searching his, eyes full of hope.
"Oui. This is what we have to do"
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Lance had gone up to the room Rogue had rented and had tried to sleep. He just couldn't sleep without knowing that he would be able to see Kitty again. He kept tossing and turning until he fell into an uneasy sleep full of dreams and nightmares to do with Kitty.
He was shaken awake by Rogue who was smiling. She told him to come down to the bar and eat something so he dragged himself up and went glumly down the stairs. He found Remy sitting at a table and found a plate of food. The scent made his mouth water and reminded him that he hadn't eaten since yesterday. He plonked himself down and began shovelling food into his mouth.
"What do you two look so happy about anyway?" he asked them.
"We have a plan." Rogue replied and she began explaining the plan that Remy and her had come up with. Lance listened and was surprised that Remy was going to help but then he saw the way he looked at Rogue and understood. He was smitten. Lance smiled as he saw that this plan should work and carried on eating.
"When are we leaving?" he asked.
"As soon as ya ready sugah." Rogue replied before going up to her room to re-pack her stuff.
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An hour later they were on the road to Bayville. They had loaded Logan's bike onto the back of the jeep and Rogue was driving. Lance was sleeping some more and Remy was on his bike ahead of her. They were heading to a flat that Remy had rented out just outside of Bayville. When Rogue asked why he had got it if he lived at the Acolyte mansion he had just answered that he had needed space. Rogue followed Remy going over the plan over and over again in her head. She was sure that the guys would do their bit right but a lot of the plan depended on her being able to use the powers she had gathered and she was slightly worried that she wouldn't be strong enough to use as many as she needed to. She shook that thought away and concentrated on driving. She had to get there in one piece after all if she was going to save them. She pressed her foot on the gas pedal and sped on towards their destination.