Ok. I'm back again. I'm so sorry for not updating for such a long time. I've been having trouble using my internet and my computer and couldn't update, plus I had writer's block I apologize if the typing looks weird or anything or if this chapter sucks. It's not my fault. So as fairness I'm going give you all a choice. I'm cutting this story short either way but you must tell me if you want a sequel. There should be one or two more chapters after this one. The choice is yours. I'd be happy to do a sequel if that's what you want. I truthfully think I really rushed this chapter and that makes it suck so feel free to hate me for it but I'm going to make it up to you in the next chapter or the one after that...
On another note, if any of you are looking for a some Romy and don't feel like really looking for it, try my favorites or my community. My community is dedicated to Romy.
Review time! (I love this part!)
Antonia-Thanks. I really was worried I'd offended you. I think he's good for that too. These next two parts don't really have any Romyness but there'll be more later. I take it you don't like Scott that much either eh. Yes when Jamie said "Please don't let her kill us." He was referring to Rogue meaning she was looking upset and giving her famous death glare. I mean if she scared Remy and Scott that badly I had to make one of the younger mutants think she's gonna kill them so I chose Jamie cuz he's so cute.
Ishandahalf-Thanks. I guess you liked the Romyness then. I was going for the mystery bit. I'm glad you liked it. I'll keep it coming for a bit more, don't worry.
Southern Gal 8-Thanks.
SickmindedSucker-Thanks. I'm surprised you like it that much but I'm glad. Do you really want Wanda to kill Pietro? I could do that….If you loved that Romyness you'll be happy later if enough people want a lemon or something.
Fudje-Thanks
EE's Sky song -Thanks. I'm glad you liked the Romy fluff. I'll keep it up I hope.
Fudgebrowne-Sorry about not updating fast enough for ya I guess but I had no choice. Don't be mad please.
Shan-Thanks.
(author's notes)
::thoughts::
italics are for french
Chapter Five: Finding Truth
Professor Xavier awoke in a small metal room made of metal tiles. He was tied to a chair. A silver collar was bound to his neck. It was a negating his powers, leaving him helpless. Xavier was in a state of disbelief. He tried contacting Jean and all of his students. He received no answer.
The metal door opened. In walked Nathaniel Essex. Behind him stood Mesmero with Magneto at his side. Magneto's eyes were pure white. He moved weird as if he were being controlled. Essex noticed the look on Xavier's face. He smiled sadistically.
"I see you noticed Magneto. He's rather hard to control but if you mix the right amount chemicals and a bit of Mesmero's blood and my own, even the strongest of mutants cannot resist doing my bidding,"Essex said while laughing.
"What are you planning Essex? What do you really have to gain? World dominance has been tried many times and none have succeeded so what makes you think that you can do it," Xavier asked with his usual cool exterior.
"You'll know soon enough my new little friend. We have to wait for the key to come." "The key? What key?" "The daughter of Wolverine."
Xavier's eyes narrowed. "Logan doesn't have a daughter."
Essex laughed. "Are you so sure about that. Many years ago, Logan was an even heavier drinker than he is now. he went home with a young woman by the name of Sirrena Kornson, else know as Mystique. She had Wolverine's daughter nine months later and made it look like the father had died before her birth."
"Who is she? How can you be so sure she'll come?" "She's one of your students." With that said, everyone left the room. Xavier said a silent prayer that everything would be alright.
Outside Xavier's room Mesmero asked essex,"How can you be sure?"
The answer he got was, "It's in her blood." The duo continued walking down the hall to another door. It opened to reveal a tied up Mystique. She looked anything but happy. A deep growl escaped from the depths of her throat as she noticed her captors. Essex glared at her.
"I see why you had a thing for the Wolverine. You're so much alike. I wonder who your daugther's more like, the angry Wolverine or the slutty Mystique? Don't fret Raven. There will be a reunion soon enough," Essex purred out like a serpent.
Essex and Magneto left the room, leaving Mesmero with Mystique. He looked her over, wondering she had managed to make her bed with Logan. ::I thought he had enhanced senses. Sure he was drunk but you'd think he'd know it was her and with that healing factor of his, he shouldn't have been drunk fro long. Somethings noit right and I aim to find out before Essex does:: Mesmero got up close to Raven. He quickly placed a chaste kiss upon her lips and hurried out of the room before she could react.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Essex entered another room. This one wasn't brightly lit like Raven's was or even partly lit like Xavier's. It was completely darkened. With a flick of Essex's wrist, the room became lit. Logan groaned in pain from the light. Once his eyes adjusted, he focused all his attention on Essex.
"Sleep well little Wolvie," Essex taunted with the name Rogue had given him. "You really shouldn't sleep. You never know what may happen."
Logan snarledin response. He wanted to kill him so badly but he had to find the Professor first and Ororo too. He glared at the man, no creature before him. ::His name shouldn't be Doctor Essex. It should be Sinister.:: That thought speared a plan in Logan's head on how to inflate Essex's ego and escape.
"Sinister. That should be your name. Essex doesn't really suit you," Logan grunted. Essex turned and looked at Logan. "I knew there was a reason I likedyou Wolverine. You're so full of ideas," Sinister chuckled evilly.
Essex slammed a fist into Logan's stomach. Logan grit his teeth in pain. Essex laughed in Logan's head and left. The only comfort he had was the sound of the doors locking. He swore to himself he'd get out even if he had to die to escape.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"We're coming up on Nova Yorko now. (no thats not a real island...i think...) Take herdown carefully," boomed Cyclops' voice over the comlink in the X-jet since he was in the Blackbird. (yes i know they're the same jet but play along for my sake)
Rogue growled and all the passengers whimpered in fear. Gambit included. She grabbed the comlink and shouted at Cyclops, "Ah know how ta fly the fuckin' jet so jus' shut it!"
Cyclops voice was heard again."Right. I'm sorry. Please continue." "Thanks sugah."
All passengers of the X-jet breathed a sigh of relief. Gambit looked over at Rogue with nervous eyes. She just smiled sweetly, making everyone more edgy. Multiple gave Gambit a look that said 'you better keep your promise.' Ice man decided he'd be funny and asked Rogue if she flew like she gave head, quick and hard. Her eyes narrowed as she slowly turned to look at the younger mutant. He saw this and laughed weakly as he hid behind Jubilee who in turn tried to get away before she came after her too.
An idea hit Rogue and a sadistic smile spread upon her face. Gambit noticed and gripped the seat for dear life. The others saw this and followed his choice, which was good because of what happened next. Rogue grabbed the controls tighter and spun the jet upside down for a second before bringing it normal. (think X2) She almost hit a tree.
Everyone turned to kill Iceman but Rogue, she sat in her seat with a smug look on her face. Gambit threw up again and then again when they landed. He shot a glare at Rogue. She sctrached the back of his head and kissed him on the cheek to apologize. The feel of her lips made him forget what she'd done. He snaked an arm around her waist as everyone on the other jet got off.
They looked around and found the island to be larger than they had thought. They knew where the base was, it could be seen from the jets. Problem was getting there. They slpit up into two teams. Team one was Scott, Jean, Jubilee, Bobby, Ray, Evan, Robert, Rahne, Amara, and Tabitha. Team two was Rogue, Remy, Kitty, Kurt, Sam, Jamie, Piotr, John, Wanda, and the new guy that had arrived last night named Pete Wisdom.
After walking for about an hour, Scott blasted Bobby into a tree. Bobby had chosen to make kissing noises every time Scott talked to Jean. Evan and Tabitha fell over laughing until Jean lifted them in the air with her TK. Rahne and Roberto were silent and kept glancing at each other, both thinking the same thing. I hope we make it out of here alive.
While Bobby was getting blasted by Scott, a certain pyro was hiding in a true while the rest of his team were trying to keep the goths and the valley girl from killing him. John, being the genius that he is, decided to steal Remy's lighter and tried to give the girl's new hairdos. That didn't go over too well to say the least. Remy and Sam were trying to hold on to Rogue. Kurt and Piotr held on to Wanda. Pete was using his powers to give Kitty a massage to distract her. Little Jamie was left to himself. He glanced at John in the tree and decided to avenge the girls for them. He multipled himself and got into the tree behind John and shoved him off. He hit the ground hard and all the Jamie's laughed and jumped beside him. All Jamie's became one again.The girls stop struggling and the boys let go. Rogue walked over and kneeled down so she was the same height as him. Jamie recieved a huge kiss on the cheek from her. Remy's eyes widened.
"Chere! Why y' be kissin' him? I thought I was y'r homme," Remy shouted. There was hurt showing through the anger in his voice.
Rogue noticed the hurt and tried to get close to Remy but he backed away. Now Rogue was feeling hurt. With one glance to Wanda, Remy went flying into a tree. Both goths smirked and continued walking. Jamie, feeling guilty, helped Remy up. The Cajun was still stunned. Dieu. Good goin' Remy. Lettin' de jealousy get y' goin'. Remy sighed and walked after Rogue. The others exchanged glances before following the others, grumbling something about crazy southerners.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Team one entered the base. They were on their last nerve after dealing with Bobby for the past half hour. Also, there was nobody in sight. Jean kept doing mental scans for anybody but she couldn't get anything. It went against Scott's better judgement but lives were at stake, the team split up into groups. Scott and Jean, Jubilee and Bobby, Ray and Evan, Roberto and Rahne, and Amara and Tabitha.
Bobby and Jubilee were walking down one of the poorly lit halls. He felt felt a hand slap the back of his head. A glare was shot at Jubilee. Suddenly, something grabbed Jubilee. She screamed. Sinister laughed while he injected the serum into her spine. Mesmero came up behind Bobby and did the same.
"Thats two down Master Sinister. The key is on the island,"Mesmero informed Sinister.
Sinister growled and threw both younger X-men into two different cells. Just when Mesmero thought he was going to escape his wrath, a pair of sharp nails dug into the back of his neck and Sinister's voice hissed in his ear, "I know she's here! Bring her to me or else!"
Mesmero nodded. When sinister left, he glared. ::Soon you will get whats coming to you.:: His eyes glowed yelloe before he shifted into Mystique. She put an ear to the cell that housed Wolverine. There wasn o sound and no way in. An explosion snapped Raven into defense mode. she watched the ends of the hall. From the other end of the hall, opposite the end sinister walked, came Rogue, Remy, and Jamie. They stopped next to Mystique who forced a hug out of Rogue and shot a glare at Remy. He rolled his eyes and started charging the door. The foursome backed away and covered their heads as the door exploded.
They entered the cell once the dust settled and left Jamie outside as lookout. Rogue held the weakened Logan up while Remy picked the locks on his bindings. Raven helped Rogue carry Logan out with Remy following behind. Rogue'shead snapped up and her eyes widened. She looked around with fear in her eyes that made Remy feel sick from it.
"Get Logan outta here. The others should have everybody else freed. Remy come with me," Rogue snapped as she went into leader mode.
They did as told. Remy followed Rogue closely. He had now clue where they were heading but Rogue seemed to. He grew worried about what was going on. She rounded the fianl corner and entered a dark room. The fear inside Remy rose and the last thing he saw was Rogue turn to him and scream before the blackness overtook him.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Remy woke to find himself chaimed to a metal wall. His eyes adjusted to the light. The room was bare but looks can be deciving. There didn't seem to be a door. He tried to charge the chains but he had a power negator on.
A large part of metal tiling moved and in walked Sinister followed by Magneto carrying an unconscious Rogue. Remy's eyes narrowed. Sinister laughed and out of the floor came forth a metal table with straps. Rogue was was roughly tossed on it and strapped in tightly, much to Remy's dismay.
"Let 'er go Sinister," Remy growled in warning. He was getting angry, something that didn't happen often.
The response to Remy's demand was needles being produced and slowly poked into Rogue. The liquids entered her and the needles were removed. All was calm except for the angry growling coming from the Cajun. Suddenly, Rogue began screaming and convelsing. (sp?) Blood shot out of her mouth, making Sinister laugh.
Rogue's screams pushed Remy over the line that kept the darkest side of Remy locked away. His eyes glowed the brightest they'd ever had and his entire eyes became the glowing red. The negator around his neck glowed crimson pink and exploded. the same went for the bindings. He was bleeding everywhere but he didn't seem to notice. His eyes still glowed and he seemed possessed. All that really mattered at the moment was Rogue. Magneto stepped in front of the Ragin' Cajun (hehe) but was knocked aside by a pounding fist. That seemed to bring Magneto back to normal. Both men turned towards Sinister.
Sinister snarled and decided to give a little speech, "I won't fail now. I found the key to my plans. Rogue can be the most powerful mutant to ever live and with an army of her clones, I'll be unstoppable," he looked to Remy. "Why do you care about her She can't be nothing but another one of your challenges." Before Remy could say anything, Sinister moved on to Magneto. "You and I are the same. We both wish to rule."
He was cut off by the metal pieces of the straps the bound Rogue formed into a metal plate (think X2 when Magneto escapes the plastice prision. if you haven't seen it then...sorry) and sliced Sinister's head off. The blood squirted everywhere and it became a sticky mess. Magneto handed the still shrieking Rogue to Remy, who's eyes had returned to normal. He could feel the fear and pain coming from Rogue. He began walkig with her and fought to get the negator off her. He couldn't, his strength had left him. Magneto noticed and everything fell to the floor with a large clatter. Two metal tiles rose from the floor. Remy got on one and collasped. Magneto gently placed Rogue on the other. Rogue wasn't shrieking anymore. She was out cold. The only thing Remy could sense from her was the pain. He closed his eyes and mumbled Rogue and chere before he slipped into the darkness.
Magneto had a stone cold look on his face as usual but his eyes said his emotions. He was worried about Rogue and Remy. He flew through the halls of the base with the two southerners laying on the tiles beside him. The door of the base came into view. It swung open as they floated out. He noticed there was no one in sight. Another tile cam and reseted at Magneto's feet. He boarded it and took off for the jets. The jets came into view and all the X-men could be seen. Magneto desended. Xavier looked up from his hands to look at his friend and students. (i can't really call them patients anymore can i)
"Its good to see you made it out safely Charles," Magnus said with a look in his eyes that only Xavier could read and understand.
"Likewise my friend. I thank you for brining Rogue and Remy out with you," Charles said with a warm smile.
"Think nothing of it. Besides, we can't let two of our own die at the hands of Sinister now can we?" "Yes, I suppose not."
The two shared a laugh. Everyone awake was stunned to hear them laugh, especially at a time like this. The ground shook and explosions sounded from the base a few miles away. Kurt teleported there and back. He confirmed to all that the base was destroyed.
"I guess its for the best. I only wish I could have found out what he was fully planning besides what he told us," Charles sighed. He turned to Pietro who was hiding behind Pyro who was inturn hiding behind Piotr. Wanda was being restrained by Jean and many Jamies. Xavier said to Pietro, "I should have noticed something was wrong. I apologize."
Pietro looked to the Professor and nodded. They all boarded the jets. On the X-jet, Beast, who'd been teleported from his home by Kurt when they were flying to the island, just finished tending to the wounds of Rogue and Remy. Beast was glad that they'd been lifted in by Kury and Evan while the others talked. He was so lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice the jet take off until a bottle of aspirin hit him in the head.
"And here I was led to believe that aspirin was created to relieve painful things called headaches, not cause them," mumbled Hank.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Three days after the destruction of Sinister's base, Rogue woke. The lights of the Med lab blinded her. She looked to her right. There was Remy all bandaged up. He was still out cold. A grunt to her left made her turn quickly and whice from the pain. Logan stood against the wall with his arms and legs crossed. Rogue smiled at him. He didn't return it. He just comtinued staring at her. Her smile faded and a look of fear took its place. Logan noticed this and sighed.
"You have no reason to fear me stripes. I just...," his voiced trailed. "I need to tell ya somethin' but I don't know how you'll take it."
"Ya can tell meh Wolvie. Ah won't get mad at ya or nothin',"she answered.
Logan took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "Stripes...a long time ago...I...I'm yer father darlin'." Rogue's eyes shot wide and her jaw dropped a bit. Logan waited for a bit for his new found daughter to voice her opinions about the news he'd just bombed her with. Before he could react or even blink, Rogue was out of bed and hugging him. At first he wasn't sure what to do but then his paternal insticis took over. He hugged her back and heard her whisper "Daddy" just low enough for only him to hear.
Mwhahaaahaa....There's the next chapter. I managed to type this up and wrtie the next chapter. I'll try and have the next chapter up as soon as possible. After you read the next chapter after this one...let me know if you want a sequel or not. I already have a few ideas for it already floating about in the void called my brain. Anywho...Thanks for the reviews. I love them as always. See ya soon!