Authors note: Hiya! This is only half of chapter 9, but I felt really
guilty leaving you all suffering, so I posted it. The second half should
follow in a week or two. Enjoy!
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"An' after Chicago?"
"Ah spent two weeks unloading fish trucks to pay for a ticket to Boston, made me smell for months."
"Chere, chere, chere. y' shoulda stolen da money. Much easier, less smellin'."
"Maybe, but I didn't know how. I wasn't raised a thief. Unlike some people around here."
"If you were in de T'ieves Guild, you woulda been my favourite girl."
"Really?"
"Oui."
"Thanks."
"No problem, cherie."
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"Do you seem them?" Storm asked, descending from the top of the warehouse. Her dominion over the weather allowed her the gift of flight, among other things. She lightly touched town onto the floor and walked to Iceman's side.
"No," the young X-Men replied, looking around him. "I went back to where me and Rogue dropped Pyro, no sign of him."
"No sign of Mystique or Magneto either," Cyclops said, emerging from behind a stack of a crates. "I saw a few cards scattered outside the loading dock, so Gambit must be here too."
"Where's Rogue?" Storm suddenly pointed out. "I haven't seen her since we got here."
"She took off to help Wolverine after she absorbed Pyro," Iceman answered.
"She wasn't with me," a voice said from above them. Wolverine was standing at the very top of the warehouse on top of a beam, his body halfway through the skylight. His claws were extended and he was sniffing the air.
"You said you saw come cards near the loading dock?" Storm checked with Cyclops. He nodded in response. "Then that's probably the first place to start looking."
"If that pile of gumbo even laid a finger on her."
"Its ok, Logan," Rogue called out, emerging in a doorway at the other end of the warehouse. "Ah'm ok."
Everyone looked towards her as she walked gracefully to meet them. Looking down from above, Wolverine looked suspicious. Once she reached the group, she slipped her hand into Bobby's and smiled at him. "Hey."
The rest of the team looked a bit confused. "What happened to you?" Cyclops began the questioning.
"I got locked in a truck with Gambit," she explained. "I touched him, and then used his cards to blast out." Despite her explanation, the X-Men still looked confused. She had caught Gambit off-guard last time, she couldn't haven taken him again. However, they were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Ok," Cyclops confirmed. "That's Gambit down, but Mystique and Magneto are still missing." He continued to form orders as Rogue leaned up and spoke into Bobby's ear. "You wanna come to my room tonight? Maybe we can't touch, but I know plenty of things to do that would keep you safe."
Alarmed at his usually shy girlfriend's new attitude, Bobby pulled away from her and took a few steps back. The other X-Men didn't notice, and were still engrossed in their planning. Smiling to herself at Bobby's reaction, she stepped up to Storm and Cyclops.
"Ah don't think they're here," she said. "Gambit was trying to escape, so they must've already left."
"She's right," Logan called from above. "Theres no sign of them." He jumped from the crates and gracefully landed on the ground. "Lets get the hell outta here before the guards wake up."
He walked past Cyclops towards the jet, Storm and Iceman following close behind. Cyclops, a little upset at not making the decision, eventually joined them. As they boarded the jet and buckled up, Rogue paused and smiled.
Then her eyes glowed yellow.
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"An' after Chicago?"
"Ah spent two weeks unloading fish trucks to pay for a ticket to Boston, made me smell for months."
"Chere, chere, chere. y' shoulda stolen da money. Much easier, less smellin'."
"Maybe, but I didn't know how. I wasn't raised a thief. Unlike some people around here."
"If you were in de T'ieves Guild, you woulda been my favourite girl."
"Really?"
"Oui."
"Thanks."
"No problem, cherie."
* * * * * *
"Do you seem them?" Storm asked, descending from the top of the warehouse. Her dominion over the weather allowed her the gift of flight, among other things. She lightly touched town onto the floor and walked to Iceman's side.
"No," the young X-Men replied, looking around him. "I went back to where me and Rogue dropped Pyro, no sign of him."
"No sign of Mystique or Magneto either," Cyclops said, emerging from behind a stack of a crates. "I saw a few cards scattered outside the loading dock, so Gambit must be here too."
"Where's Rogue?" Storm suddenly pointed out. "I haven't seen her since we got here."
"She took off to help Wolverine after she absorbed Pyro," Iceman answered.
"She wasn't with me," a voice said from above them. Wolverine was standing at the very top of the warehouse on top of a beam, his body halfway through the skylight. His claws were extended and he was sniffing the air.
"You said you saw come cards near the loading dock?" Storm checked with Cyclops. He nodded in response. "Then that's probably the first place to start looking."
"If that pile of gumbo even laid a finger on her."
"Its ok, Logan," Rogue called out, emerging in a doorway at the other end of the warehouse. "Ah'm ok."
Everyone looked towards her as she walked gracefully to meet them. Looking down from above, Wolverine looked suspicious. Once she reached the group, she slipped her hand into Bobby's and smiled at him. "Hey."
The rest of the team looked a bit confused. "What happened to you?" Cyclops began the questioning.
"I got locked in a truck with Gambit," she explained. "I touched him, and then used his cards to blast out." Despite her explanation, the X-Men still looked confused. She had caught Gambit off-guard last time, she couldn't haven taken him again. However, they were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Ok," Cyclops confirmed. "That's Gambit down, but Mystique and Magneto are still missing." He continued to form orders as Rogue leaned up and spoke into Bobby's ear. "You wanna come to my room tonight? Maybe we can't touch, but I know plenty of things to do that would keep you safe."
Alarmed at his usually shy girlfriend's new attitude, Bobby pulled away from her and took a few steps back. The other X-Men didn't notice, and were still engrossed in their planning. Smiling to herself at Bobby's reaction, she stepped up to Storm and Cyclops.
"Ah don't think they're here," she said. "Gambit was trying to escape, so they must've already left."
"She's right," Logan called from above. "Theres no sign of them." He jumped from the crates and gracefully landed on the ground. "Lets get the hell outta here before the guards wake up."
He walked past Cyclops towards the jet, Storm and Iceman following close behind. Cyclops, a little upset at not making the decision, eventually joined them. As they boarded the jet and buckled up, Rogue paused and smiled.
Then her eyes glowed yellow.