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X-Jet
"So, why were you there?" Bobby asked Lorna as he took a seat next to the green haired girl, who was looking out the window.
"I wasn't there by choice." She whispered. "This mutant called Malice took control over my mind and lead me there, because she doesn't have a body of her own. It's not the first time." She told Bobby, not turning around to look at him. 'But I saw everything she made me do, those poor mutants in the tunnels.' She closed her eyes as a tear ran down her cheek.
"Hey, it's alright. No one blames you." Bobby told her. She opened her eyes and looked at Bobby. "You can come and live with us at the mansion, well it's a school for mutants. The Professor is the most powerful telepath in the world, he can make sure no one enters into your head again." Bobby said to her as he took her hand.
"I don't know." She said softly. "I don't like being a mutant and my hair stands out, marking me as one. I had tried to dye it, but it always returns to this color." Lorna told Bobby. He gently squeezed her hand.
"It's hard when there is no one that you can relate to. The school helps us learn how to use our powers and deal with being a mutant, there is nothing wrong with it." Bobby said to her. Just then Jubilee came up from behind them.
"Wow, never thought I'd ever hear you say something that sounded, smart." Jubilee teased him. Bobby glared at her.
"Well at least I pay attention during class, unlike you." He shot back at her.
"I do pay attention, when it is interesting." Jubilee told him as she sat back in the chair.
Rogue had seated herself next to Remy and had stared at him. He hadn't said a single word the whole time on the jet. "Sugah, are ya alright?" She asked him.
He waited a few seconds before turning to her and gave her a small smirk. "Of course, cher." He answered her, then turned back to the window.
"What did Sinister do to you while you were there?" She asked him, she had been scared to ask it, incase it brought back bad memories.
'If y' tell her dat y'r his son, she'll be disgusted.' He thought to himself. "Was unconscious de whole, time don' know what he did." He lied to her. Rogue bit her lip before asking the next question that came to her mind.
"Were ya really there when the Morlocks were killed?" She asked him, hoping that Sinister had been lying.
"Oui, Gambit was. He lead dem into de tunnels, didn't know dat he had planned on killin dem. Didn't even know dat dere were people down dere." He answered softly. He turned away from her, not wanting to see her reaction. 'Gambit no better den Sinister for doin' it, he really is Sinister's son.' He thought to himself. Rogue placed a hand on his shoulder.
"It wasn't ya fault, Remy. Ya didn't know what he was goin ta do. Ah don't blame ya for it." She said to him. Remy turned around and hugged her, burying his face in her shoulder. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close. "Ya made a mistake, everyone does." She told him.
'Y' may not blame moi for it, chere, but I blame monself for it.' He thought to himself.
"Why were ya workin for Sinister anyways?" She asked as he let go of her.
"Years back, mon powers went out of control. Blew up everythin around moi. Den Sinister came and said he could help moi. He fixed mon powers, den dey went out of control again, so Gambit went back to Sinister. He fixed dem again, but wanted somethin in return for it." Remy answered her.
"He wanted moi to lead his team into de tunnels, sayin dat dere was somethin he wanted us to pick up for him. Den when Gambit saw dat dere were mutants down dere and his team started attackin dem, Gambit tried to stop it. Out of all of dem, only know dat one survived for sure." He told her. "Sabertooth was going to kill a little girl dat was about eight. Gambit stopped him, and got attacked for it. He grabbed de girl and got out of de tunnels." He leaned back into his chair and shut his eyes. He hated having to tell the story, but it wasn't as bad as reliving it in his dreams, like he had for the past months.
"Ah'm sorry, sugah." Rogue said to him as she leaned her head against his shoulder. "It wasn't ya fault for any of it, it is Sinister's fault. At least ya tried ta stop it and didn't just sit there and watch them die. Ya even saved one." She told him. Remy nodded, but did not say a word. They both stayed quiet during the rest of the ride home.
New Orleans- Assassins Guild
The rain poured outside the large mansion as a stranger in a long black jacket and hat that covered his head approached. He walked up the large door and rang the door bell. He waited and no one answered. He then felt a sharp object pressed against his back.
"Why are y' 'ere?" The man placed his hands up as he heard the Cajun voice from behind him.
"I have simply come here to speak with the head of the Assassin's Guild. I have a job I would like to have done." The man said as he turned around to see another man holding a knife close to him. The man finally lowered his knife.
"Mon pere is de head of de Guild, tell moi what y' want and I will give him de message." The assassin spoke to the stranger who was wondering why this man was wearing sunglasses at night.
"I would like to speak with him personally, if you don't mind." The stranger told the assassin.
"Matter of fact I do mind." The assassin raised the knife to the stranger's throat, but the stranger didn't flinch or try to move away.
"Julien, let him in." They both heard a female voice from behind them. Julien saw his sister standing in the doorway. "Unless you want moi to tell pere y' cost him." Belladonna smiled at her brother, who removed the knife.
"Get moving." Julien told the stranger as he moved into the mansion. The stranger smirked as he walked into the Assassin's's mansion.
"Y' want moi to take y'r coat and hat?" Belladonna offered, but the stranger shook his head.
"No, that won't be needed. This should only take a few minutes." The stranger told her. She shrugged her shoulders and lead the stranger into the mansion to the back room where Marius Boudreaux's study was.
Bella knocked on the door, before she heard a voice. "Who is it?" She heard her father say from behind the study.
"It's Bella, there is someone here that has a job he wants done." Bella told him and soon the door opened. She walked into the room and found her father in front of his desk and a Assassin's, that had opened the door, standing to the side.
The stranger came into the room and took a seat in front of Marius. "Who is it you want killed and when?" Marius asked as he sat back in his chair, he looked at the door as Bella was about to close it, but a hand stopped her as Julien walked in.
The stranger smirked. "Have you heard of a Remy LeBeau?" The stranger asked seeing Marius sit up in his chair and heard Julien give a low growl.
"We've heard of him, he's Jean-Luc's son." Marius answered, starring at the man before him.
"That is who I want killed, but also there are others I want killed. They are all living in a mansion, it should be easy enough for you all." The stranger said, sitting back in his chair.
"I'll tell y' what." He heard Bella say from behind him. "I'll throw in Remy for free. De bastard killed my friend, I've been meanin' to pay him a visit." Bella told him.
"We don't know where LeBeau has gone though. After he left New Orleans no one has heard from him since." Marius told the stranger.
"Ah, but I do. As I told you before I want him dead and a mansion full of people dead as well. The mansion is located in Westchester, New York. That is where LeBeau has been hiding." The stranger said to the Guild leader with a smirk.
"Then there is no problem, except for the payment." Marius folded his hands together.
"I shall pay whatever price you want, if you are able to slaughter them all I will double it." The stranger told the Guild leader.
"Any certain day you want it done, Mr." Marius asked, wanting to answers.
'Crap got to think of a name.' The stranger thought quickly, he had everything planned except for a name. "Robert Lord."(1) The stranger said quickly, saying the first name that came to his head. "And as for the day, I would prefer tomorrow if you can have it arranged." The stranger said, now standing up.
Marius rose from his desk and held his hand out. "Consider it done." He said as the stranger shook his hand. "Bella will you lead Mr. Lord out." He ordered his daughter, who opened the door for him. The stranger walked out of the room and Bella followed behind.
"So what do y' have against LeBeau." Bella asked as she lead him back through the mansion to the front door.
"That's confidential." The stranger told her before opening the front door to leave.
Bella watched the man leave. A few seconds later she shut the door. The stranger stopped in the rain, still smirking as he took off his sunglass to reveal his red on black eyes. "I'll have to arrange Phase II, then the Assassination Games will begin." New Sun laughed.
X-Mansion
"Y' wanted to see moi M'sieu?" Gambit asked as he entered into the Professor's office.
"Yes, Remy, I've wanted to speak with you. Have a seat." Xavier offered as Remy shut the door behind him and took a seat in front of the Professor's desk.
"I wanted to let you know that the offer I gave you is still there." The Professor told him Remy knew exactly what he was talking about. When he had first met the Professor, after saving Storm, the Professor wanted him to join the X-Men, but he had declined. "Have you reconsidered?" He asked Remy.
"Don't know M'sieu Xavier. Have to think about it some more.' Remy answered him, the Professor nodded. He couldn't force Gambit into something he didn't want to do.
"Take your time and remember you are always welcome here." Charles told him. "That is all." He excused the younger mutant from his office.
Remy stood up. "Merci." He told the Professor before turning around to leave his office.
'Hopefully he will stay.' The Professor thought to himself, before he went onto other work.
End of Chapter 23
1-Robert Lord is a name that I guess Gambit goes by, I've been looking for when he used it, one person said that it is his actual name, but I'm not certain. He might of used it as a fake ID at some point.
A/N: I don't know what to do, either have 2 rounds in the Assassination Games or have 3, the other 2 are all bad guys that should be recognizable, but I can't decide.
Rogue gaL: not gonna say, but yeah that is in store for Rogue and far more. That part won't be till much later. Though it is in the really creepy part of this story, well you'll see. Thanks for reviewing
firestorm13: hehehe, I just love havin Logan get protective, though Gambit is now on his watch list since he and Rogue are sorta together now. And yep, New Sun had killed Jean, but well he killed a few (million) people. That will be revealed in a few chapters. Thanks for reviewing
Spicy Sweet: I was shocked it came out to that long, I'm gonna try for another one of those, usually around the last few chapters I write longer, never in the beginning or middle, don't know why, though it could mean this fic is ending soon, which is coming pretty close to. Thanks for reviewing
Shira's Song: New Sun doesn't want to blow the mansion up, just kill everyone inside, although I always wanted to write where the mansion gets blown up, hmm (getting ideas). Thanks for reviewing
bored247: he is planning a little game, though not really fun for X-Men, but a nice work out for the Assassian's Guild and the others that shall be coming that he hires. Thanks for reviewing
chaotic pink chocobo: glad ya like the story so far and continue to, thanks for reviewing
sakura5tar: from what I've read on his powers, he has the ability to manipulation of time and space, which includes time travel and going to alternate ones. That's how he was able to get to this planet. Thanks for reviewing
enchantedlight: glad ya liked the chapter, thanks for reviewing
Next Chapter: Assassination Games I- the Assassins Guild arrives at the mansion and attacks, Rogue meets Bella, and we find out where Mystique has been all this time.