The battle continued to rage outside all the prison inmates could do was watch through the barred windows of their cells. Suddenly a stray cannonball came hurtling directly towards the jail, and all the prisoners quickly ducked as it hit making a gaping hole in the cell that contained the four prisoners that Pietro had been talking to earlier.
"My sympathies, comrade. You have no luck at all," Omega Red offered to him before escaping with the others. Not that we're sorry. Dang him for having to have started singing in the prison.
Quicksilver sighed settling back down in his cell. The moon light streamed in though the pirate took no notice to it, because the torches gave off more light. Looking around he noticed the large bone that the others were using to tempt the dog with, earlier. Then he finally came to a decision, and picked up a large bone using it to try and tempt the mutt with the keys. "Come on, doggy. It's just you an' me now. It's just you and ol' Pietro, come on!" he urged the dog as it crept slowly from its hiding place. "Come on, good girl."
Right before his very eye's the dog transformed into a young girl, who giggled and scampered off with the keys. "Whoa, now that is just freaky. No, no, no, no, no, I didn't mean it. I didn't..." he shouted after her. He sighed realizing that she'd taken the cell door keys with her.
Before Maximoff could find a way to convince Rahne to bring back the keys, a couple of pirates broke down the jailhouse door.
"This isn't the armory," Lance "Avalanche" Alvers complained loudly as he followed Mastermind in.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here Lance - Captain Pietro Quicksilver Maximoff." Mastermind laughed.
"Last time I saw you, you were stranded on some island. Looks like his fortunes haven't improved much, huh?" Avalanche pointed out as Pietro just shook his head.
"I'd be more worried about your own fortunes. The deepest circle of hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers," Quicksilver shot back his old shipmates. Mastermind reached in between the bars grabbed Toad around the neck. In the moonlight his arm appeared to be nothing but bone, and torn cloth. Damn. "So there is a curse," He choked. "That's interesting."
"You know nothing of hell," Mastermind growled as he released the younger pirate's throat and threw him back into the cell.
"Very interesting," Pietro muttered to himself, as the pirates left to continue their search for the armory.
"Fresh meat?" Sabrertooth asked as John and Fred led Rogue aboard the Black Pearl.
"The Shelia 'ere invoked the right of parley," Pyro began explaining before the Goth cut in.
"I'm here to -" She was silenced as Sabertooth slapped her across the face.
"Do not speak unless spoken to," he growled as he raised his clawed hand to strike her again. She closed her eyes tight waiting for the hit, but her face had already healed, and she was glad her father had allowed her to absorb his powers. But still much to her surprise Sabertooth was suddenly sent flying across the deck by an unseen force.
"And never lay a hand on those under the protection of parley," Magneto proclaimed as he strode menacingly towards Rogue.
"Aye, Sir," Sabertooth grumbled from the other side of the deck.
"My apologies, Miss..." Magneto said wanting to know her name.
Rouge promptly stood up, and raised her head to look him the eyes and said, "Captain Magneto, Ah'm here to demand your ceasin' this attack on Port Royal."
Magneto laughed slightly. "Pardon me, but what is it you want, exactly?" he asked.
"Ah want you to leave and never come back," She starred him down with her death glare that had even made Sabertooth twitch when he first saw it.
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." Magneto told her. Rogue looked confused, not knowing officially what she said. "It means no," he quipped.
She frowned deeply and walked over to the edge of the ship. She pulled the golden medallion off her neck and held it above the dark waters that surrounded the Black Pearl. "Ah'll drop it," she threatened.
Several of the pirates became nervous, but Magneto remained calm and steady, but still he was unsure about whether she'd go through with her threat. "What does one piece of gold matter to us?" he asked seemingly unconcerned.
"It's what ya've been searchin' for. Ah recognized the ship from eight years ago, on the crossin' from England," She claimed quite determined now to drop the gold.
"Did you now?" Magneto scoffed, showing only mild interest.
"Fine, Ah suppose if it is worthless then there's no point in meh keepin' it!" Rogue exclaimed angrily as she easily dropped the medallion. The crew gasped, and she clasped what little chain was left. "Oh." She smirked as she turned towards the captian. But unbeknowest to her, Kurt had climbed down the rigging, and snatched the piece of gold from her. He teleported over to Magneto, handing the piece of gold to him.
"Do you have a name, Missy?" Magneto tried again while examining the medallion.
Rogue thought for a moment then responded. "...LeBeau, Rogue LeBeau. Ah'm a maid at the Admiral's estate."
"Miss Lebeau...?" Magneto said in amusement as a smile crept over his dark features.
"Luck," Pyro whispered to Blob. Fred brightened as it became clear to him about whom they were talking about.
"How did a maid like you come across a trinket like this? Family heirloom, perhaps?" Magneto asked continuing on with his interrogation.
"Ah didn't steal it if that's what ya mean," Rogue shot back at him angrily at the thought that of being accused by some bloody pirates.
"Very well, we'll leave this port and never darken its shores again," Magneto proclaimed, handing the medallion back to Kurt for safe keeping. The younger mutant teleported off to hide the medallion before Rogue could even blink.
"Promise?" she asked becoming unsure of her situation by the moment.
Magneto turned away from her and began giving orders to the crew. "Still and stow the guns, signal the men, set the flags and make good to clear port."
"Wait!" Rogue cried, "Ya have to take meh to shore. According to the code of the Mutant— "
Magneto turned around abruptly and cut her off, "Your return to shore was not a part of our negotiations nor our agreement so I must do nothing. Secondly, you have to be a part of the Brotherhood of Mutants, or the Acolytes, or at least a pirate and you're not!"
Before Rogue could protest further John and Fred took her by the arms and dragged her away from Magneto. "Welcome to the Black Pearl, Shelia," John said with a sinister grin as they led her below deck.
A/N: Hahahahaha, yep we're updating now for rapid fire. HAHAHAHA. Well, anyways, we'll try to post alot this week, because we start school again next week. Ugh. OH well.
EvilWhiteRaven: Good to know you're still reading, I wish more people would review, but then again I know most people are affened by our choice of cast. Anyways, I hope you are having a good summer yourself.