BREAKIN' OUT

Ah don't know how he found meh, but he did. He came in there and knocked the guards out before they knew what hit 'em.

"Can ya walk chere?"

"Ah don't know. How did ya'll find meh?"

"Before I came back for ya, I saw some files on you. They were druggin' ya so they could induce

ya labour. The file said what room, plus the security cameras did help some." He told meh as he

helped meh up.

"We have ta find mah baby, they took mah baby."

"I know chere, but we can't deal with that right now. They already sent her off before I could get

ta her. She's highly guarded and already left this place. Somethin' 'bout sending her to her

father. Right now we gotta get ya outta her femme. Else ya end up dead." Then he picks meh up

cradlin' meh like some child and takes off down the halls. We end up havin' some trouble when

we had almost made it out, so he put meh down real close by and started blowin' up things.

Thats when Ah notice his collar's gone. He had no trouble whatsoever with the guards, and there had ta have been almost a dozen of them. But in the process he blew up a wall. He picks meh up again tosses meh inta one of their trucks and hotwires it. As were drivin' off Ah hear this great big boom. Ah turn back and it was some gas tank that exploded. Ah turn back ta him and his grinnin' with his eyes still on the road. Ah can't believe this. But Ah can't help it and Ah slowly drift off'ta sleep.

When Ah wake up mah collars gone and Ah'm layin' in what looks like a motel room. Nothin' too rich, but not exactly cheap neither. Ah noticed Ah was still wearin' the hospital gown that was put on meh when Ah was givin' birth. As Ah started ta sit up Gambit walked inta the room.

"Are ya feelin' any better chere?"

"Gambit where are we?"

"In a hotel. Thought that was kind'a obvious. Sorry I wasn't here, Gambit went ta get'cha some

clothes, food, and other stuff ya might need."

"Whay are ya'll helpin' meh? Ah'm just dead weight, sugah. We both know it."

"Couldn't leave ya in there ta die. But you didn't answer Gambit the first time. You alright?" Then he reached out ta touch mah bare arm. Ah flinched.

"Don't touch meh."

"You know Gambit, chere. Not gonna hurt'cha."

"Ah know, but that collars gone. Ah could hurt'cha with a touch."

"Is that it. That why ya always changed the subject when we talked 'bout our powers. What can

ya do anyway."

"Ah'm sorry. It's just that Ah can control it, but with that collar, and all that time in that cell, Ah

haven't had ta and Ah'm kind'a outta practice. Ah don't know how hard it'll beh ta turn it back

off or fer how long Ah can hold it."

"Oui, mais what can ya do." Ah held out mah bare hand and held it out in front of 'im a few

inches from his face.

"If'n Ah wanted ta touch ya'll right now," Ah took a deep breath, "Ah would absorb ya'll. Ah

would absorb ya'll memories, life force, and in mutants their powers. Dependin' on how long

Ah hold on, Ah could put ya'll inta coma or kill ya." He was silent, but didn't seem too

shocked.

"But ya learned to control it?"

"Yeah."

"That the only power ya got then?"

"Not 'xactly. Ya'll know how Ah said Ah could kill ya?" He nodded.

"Well, that's happened. Ah didn't wanna do it, but-" That's when Ah couldn't stop the tears from

comin'. He took some extra blankets and wrapped them 'round mah shoulders and pulled meh inta a hug.

"Sshhh. It's gonna beh alright chere. You don't need ta go explainin'. Right now ya need ta be in

good health, non?"

"Look, Rogue," then he took some of the material from the blanket and used it as a barrier for his hand as he lifted mah chin ta his face. "We need ta get'cha taken care of so we can get outta here

before those couchons catch us here. It's only a'matter of time, chere. Gambit's here, and he

gonna take care of ya like ya took care of 'im. Can ya walk?"

Ah choked back a sob. Ah almost didn't even hear what he was sayin' as Ah noticed how close his face was from mine.

"Yeah, Ah think Ah can. Ah might need a'lil help ta get onta mah feet though."

He nodded in understandin'. He helped meh onta mah feet, but Ah almost slipped so he helped meh ta the bathroom. He sat meh down onto the toilet as he turned on the shower fer meh.

"Sugah, is that whay ya'll helpin' meh? 'Cause Ah helped ya'll."

"Some of it, but we should talk 'bout that later chere. Are ya gonna be able ta handle yaself?"

Mah turn ta nod.

"If ya need any help, just call me, alright? Don't worry 'bout anything or bein' modest. Don't

want a belle femme like ya dead in here 'cause ya don't want no help."

"It's not a problem, Ah feel stronger already." So Ah stand up and show him.

"See." He gave meh a small smile in acknowledgment as he left and closed the door behin' him.

The shower was nice but Ah couldn't help but fear for mah child. Ah know they needed her so they wouldn't hurt her, but Ah had ta get her back. Ah have ta find her. Then Ah remembered, that Gambit said somethin' 'bout them sendin' her ta where her father was. They had Logan, and he's still alive. They had ta know who the father was, no doubt 'bout it. So he was sent ta another facility, but that could beh anywhere. This could take a long time. When Ah got outta the shower, Gambit had left everythin' Ah needed on the counter and on top of the toilet. None of that was there before, and Ah never heard him come in. Wow, he was good. It took meh a lil while ta get mahself together, but when Ah got back he was nowhere ta be seen, but there was food on a table left fer meh.

When Ah was just 'bout finished he strolled back in twirlin' some keys 'round on one of his fingers.

"Ya ready chere?"

"Ah suppose, but Gambit, where we goin'?"

"Ta see an ol' friend."

"Gambit, Ah gotta find mah baby."

"Oui, but not know. We gotta go into hidin' else you will only end up back where we were and

they treat ya worse than they did me that first night."

"Ah understand, just hard is all."

"So, ya ready?"

"Of course Ah'm ready swamp rat, what Ah got that Ah'm takin' with meh?" That's when a see a smirk come up ta his lips. Whay do men have ta smirk. Sure its really cute that way he does it-Stop it girl. Last thing ya'll need is ta get involved with somebody else. What happened ta how ya'll feel 'bout Logan. Ya'll had a baby with 'im.

"Chere. Rogue." Ah come out of mah deep thoughts as Ah see his hand wavin' past mah face.

"What? Don't 'cha got any gloves Ah can wear. Ah don't like bein' so open?"

"Sorry chere, mais no time right now and it gives them a clue ta how ta find us. If ya ready let's

go."

We head out ta this lil blue Nissan and he opens the passengers side for meh.

"Thank ya."

Then he gets into the driver's side and we head on out. After we get onta the freeway Ah decide its time for some answers.

"Gambit, where are we."

"'pparently from what Gambit can tell when in Michigan."

"Where did ya'll get mah clothes and this car? Ya'll didn't steal them did ya?"

"Why non. 'Cause too much suspicion."

"Then how did ya get the money for all this and the hotel room?"

"Got some friends."

"Fair 'nough but-"

"We playin' twenty questions or somethin' or do I get ta ask some questions too chere?" Then he looked at meh with that smirk.

"What'cha wanna know that ya'll don't already?"

"How 'bout ya real name?"

"As far as Ah'm concerned sugah, mah real name is Rogue. That other part of mah life is over."

"Fair 'nough. How did ya end up in Canada."

"After all that happened Ah heard some people talkin' 'bout Canada and their unhelpfullness in

the mutant problem and how they probably had settlements up there, so Ah-"

"Ya what chere."

"Ya'll might as well know, Ah flew."

"So, how did ya find the others?"

"Maybe ya'll don't understand. Ah fly, physically. After Ah got there Ah wondered 'round for a

while 'fore Ah found anybody."

"Ya fly. That it."

Ah just sat up and looked out the window.

"Chere, Gambit don't mean ta push ya. If there's somethin' ya don't feel comfortable talkin'

'bout with Gambit, just say so."

"Ah know, just hard dealin' with all this. Ya'll been so nice ta meh and Ah still have trouble

talkin' 'bout the simple things most seem ta know already. Ah can fly, Ah have super-strength

and Ah'm invulnerable. Ah also believe that there some sort of sixth sense that Ah got from-" she paused.

"Like Gambit said, chere, ya don't gotta tell him anything."

"Thank ya sugah."

"De rein. So what would la belle femme like ta talk 'bout?"

"How 'bout why ya'll keep callin' meh that?"

"Call ya what?"

"Dear, or beautiful woman. Ya'll could just call meh Rogue."

"But where's the fun in that." Then he smirks at meh and all Ah could do is laugh. This should certainly beh interestin'.