Author's Note- Okay, to anyone who doesn't know Pete from the comic books.
He's around Logan's height, he has a medium build, not overly muscular but
still fit. His hair is black and his eyes are a grayish-blue. He always
wears a black suit, and (in to the gospel according to Luba) really bright
colored underwear. If you have any other questions, just ask.
Arin Ross- I know, fun isn't it?
DemonicGambit- Hmm... I hadn't thought about that. I should have used it.
Kitty Pryde2- I took 4 years of French and I still only know the basics
Valley-Gurl101- Brilliance? I keep telling you that you're going to give me a big head :D
Ishandahalf- I have to ask. How quick IS a bunny on crack? Glad you like!
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Rescue Operation
~*~
I should have known better
Than to let you go alone
It's times like these
I can't make it on my own
Wasted days, and sleepless nights
An' I can't wait to see you again
-Whitesnake
~*~
Pete arrived at six in the morning. Remy was waiting for him with Rogue, Jubilee, and Bobby. "Wot's the news?"
"Apparently the professor has Magneto's son and daughter here," Rogue said. "Magneto said he'd trade her for them."
"Dey don' want ta go," Remy said. "`Specially de femme. We have ta find a way ta get her out."
"Yeah," Pete agreed. They got into the car and drove back to the Institute. "First thing is t' find this 'lair'. An' why is a bad guys hideout always referred t' as a lair? A good guys place is never called that."
"Mon ami, yer t'inkin' too much."
"Bite me." They walked into the mansion.
"Batman had a lair," Jubilee said. The others just looked at her. "What? He did."
"So, wot do we `ave?"
"The professor can't find Kitty's signal on Cerebro," Rogue said. "He says that her powers won't show up.
"Wot does that mean?"
"If Kitty had her powers she'd be usin' them to try to escape."
"So they're negated."
"Huh?"
"They have dese collars," Remy explained to her. "Dey negate a mutants powers."
"Ah would have liked ta have one of those," Rogue said.
"'Liked?'" Remy asked. "Why's dat in de past tense?"
"Can we concentrate here?" Pete asked. "I'm gonna go call in some favors, I'm sure someone knows where he is." Pete got out his cell phone and perched on one of the steps. He spoke for almost thirty minutes then hung up and looked at the others. "They're in a small town in Wyoming."
"Wyoming?" Rogue asked. "Why Wyoming?"
"I'm not an evil genius, I wouldn't know," Pete said.
"No one would ever t'ink y' were a genius, mon brave. Mais, no one would t'ink ta look in Wyoming."
"The Cajun has a point," Logan said walking in. He regarded them. "So when are we going?"
"'We'?" Rogue asked.
Logan shrugged. "Chuck said that he wants us to wait for a plan but the longer we wait..."
"The less of a chance that she'll be alive," Pete finished with a nod. "Tomorrow morning."
"You can sleep here tonight, runt," Logan said.
"Thanks, mate."
At the lair
"I'm so bored," Kitty sighed. "So very bored." She glared at the gray room. Everything about it was depressing: the gray bed, the gray floor and the gray walls. She sighed again. She hadn't slept at all last night, terrified of the noises, and the fear that Sabretooth would come if she did sleep.
"Kitty?" John asked. "Magneto just got news from the professor. He said that there would be no trade."
Kitty raised her chin. "Good."
"Luv, ya don't understand. If the prof won't trade-"
"I know what will happen."
Sabretooth walked into the room. "Get outta here, kid, the boss wants ta see her." John looked at Kitty apologetically and walked away. "I told ya, what would happen if the professor wouldn't pay yer ransom." He looked her over slowly.
"Sabretooth, leave us," Magneto said walking in with Mystique at his side. Kitty tensed, terrified that they were there to kill her.
"I'll see ya later, pussycat." Sabretooth left.
"Mr. Magneto," Kitty said finally, "if you are going to kill me may I request that you just kill me?"
"Don't worry, Shadowcat, I have no intention of allowing Sabretooth to hurt you."
"But I don't understand, Mr. Magneto Then why-?"
"He gets a little... overeager sometimes," Magneto said. He offered her a smile. "And call me Eric."
"Okay," Kitty said slowly.
In the hanger
Scott had reluctantly agreed to fly them to Wyoming. "This is against my better judgment," he said slowly. "The professor forbid-"
"If ya get in trouble tell `im I put a gun to your head," Pete offered then smiled. "Which I would have, so it won't be a complete lie."
"You care about Kitty?" Scott asked. Pete refused to answer so Remy figured he'd answer for him.
"He does," Remy announced with a smile, delighted that he could annoy his friend. "He was even gonna leave, fer her 'own good'."
"You are such and idiot sometimes, Wisdom," Logan said rolling his eyes and nodding at Remy assessment.
"Shut up both of ya," Pete snapped. The two men merely smiled. They landed an hour later.
"What's the plan?" Rogue asked.
"This is wot I have so far. Firecracker, you and Iceboy guard the perimeter. Rogue, you're with the Cajun."
"Do ya hate meh or somethin', sugah?" Rogue asked placing a hand to her chest as though hurt.
Pete allowed himself a grin. "If he doesn't come back with you, we'll all pretend he was a casualty."
"De bonds of friendship are so strong," Remy said dryly.
"Logan, you and I are-"
"Wait!" they turned seeing a silver blur speed over to then. The person slowed down reveal a guy holding a girl, both were around Rogue and Kitty's age.
"How did ya-?" Rogue asked.
"This happened because of us," the man said.
"Pietro, you don't-"
"He's right," Wanda said.
"You don't have complete control of your powers yet, Wanda," Jubilee said.
"We need to help," Pietro said. "So we followed you."
"Un-bloody-believable," Pete said rolling his eyes. "Fine, new plan. Rogue, you and Remy are with the silver haired kid."
"Quicksilver," Pietro said.
"And Logan, you watch the girl."
"I'm the Scarlet Witch, and I don't need watching."
Pete merely rolled his eyes. "Wotever. Jubilee, Bobby, yer with me, Summers, keep the plane going."
Scott nodded. "I will."
"Rogue, your team enters through the back. Logan, you two go through the front. Kids, we're going in through the side."
"I thought you wanted us to-" Bobby started.
"I figure that if I'm trusting our lives to two people I've never met I might as well take you two in with me."
In the back
"Strange how we always end up tagether, non?" Remy asked.
Rogue narrowed her eyes at the Cajun. "It's not strange, it's annoyin'. And Ah remember what Pete said."
"Oui, chére," Remy said rolling his own eyes.
"Could you two be quiet?" Pietro asked slightly annoyed by the bickering.
"Non, Remy don' se dat happenin'." Pietro rolled his eyes. Remy went to a window and quickly looked inside before opening it. "Ladies first."
"In that case go ahead, sug."
"Dat was below y', chére," Remy said shaking his head.
"Bite me, swamp rat."
"Now not be de time, petite," Remy grinned, helping her inside and taking the time to cop a quick feel. Rogue waited until both men were inside before she slapped him.
"Not gonna ask," Pietro said slowly.
Around front
"So, how do we get in?" Jubilee asked of the door.
"How else?" Pete asked. "We knock."
"You're joking."
"We, kiddies, are what's known as the diversion. So we knock. Can you two fight?"
"A little," Bobby said.
"Logan's been helping me," Jubilee said.
"Stick with her," Pete told Bobby. He raised a hand and knocked.
The side
Logan merely broke a window and climbed through. "Why-?" Wanda started.
"Shut up, kid." She frowned at the order but obeyed reluctantly. "Stay behind me."
"But-"
"No arguing." She sighed and let him help her in. They were attacked by a few guards.
Further inside
Remy led the way for the other two. "Dis be quite nice. What do y' t'ink, chére?"
Rogue looked at Remy annoyed. "What Ah think is that Ah want ta find Kitty and get the hell outta here."
"Je sais. Dere are de cells," Remy smiled. They walked cautiously forward. "Pietro, you stay here, watch our backs."
"Sure," Pietro nodded.
"Roguey, you stay behind moi."
She glared at him. "Swamp rat, do ya actually expect that ta happen? Ah ain't gonna let ya get hurt."
"Remy knew y' cared."
"Nah, Ah just don't wanna be blamed for the death. `Sides, if anyone's gonna hurt ya it'll be meh." The two made their way down the hall. They soon found themselves at a door where they could hear voices.
"I'd like to extend an offer, my dear," Magneto said slowly. "We would like you to join us."
"`Ello," John said behind them
"Pietro," Rogue called the Speedster ran over to them. "Why-?"
"Don't blame him, Rogue," John said. "Follow me." They walked a little ways away. "I want ta help ya get her out."
"Why?" Rogue asked suspiciously.
"I'm not cruel. I don't want her to be hurt."
"Fahne," Rogue said.
"Give me a few moments," John said. "I'll get Mags out. I want you guys to get her out."
"You care about her."
"Yes."
"If she gets hurt-"
"If she does, I'll deserve whatever you'll do t' me." He walked away.
In the cell
Kitty looked at Magneto shocked. "What?"
"I understand that you're surprised, I'll give you some time to think about it," he said. John ran in.
"There's some people upstairs. They broke in."
Magneto sighed. "Come, Mystique. John, watch our friend."
"Yes sir," John nodded. The adults left. John waited a few moments. "C'mon, luv."
Kitty frowned obviously confused. "What?"
"Rogue!" John called. The three others came in. "Knock me out and run." Rogue nodded and touched him. Remy raised an eyebrow seeing how long it took her to start absorbing him.
"Get this stupid thing off," Kitty said.
"Can't," Rogue said after examining it. "Remy, can ya get us out?" He charged an entire wall before running away, dragging the others with him. The wall exploded. "Ah meant in a less noisy way."
Remy shrugged. "Be more specific." The group ran, Remy telling the others in the walkie-talkies that they could go.
Arin Ross- I know, fun isn't it?
DemonicGambit- Hmm... I hadn't thought about that. I should have used it.
Kitty Pryde2- I took 4 years of French and I still only know the basics
Valley-Gurl101- Brilliance? I keep telling you that you're going to give me a big head :D
Ishandahalf- I have to ask. How quick IS a bunny on crack? Glad you like!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Rescue Operation
~*~
I should have known better
Than to let you go alone
It's times like these
I can't make it on my own
Wasted days, and sleepless nights
An' I can't wait to see you again
-Whitesnake
~*~
Pete arrived at six in the morning. Remy was waiting for him with Rogue, Jubilee, and Bobby. "Wot's the news?"
"Apparently the professor has Magneto's son and daughter here," Rogue said. "Magneto said he'd trade her for them."
"Dey don' want ta go," Remy said. "`Specially de femme. We have ta find a way ta get her out."
"Yeah," Pete agreed. They got into the car and drove back to the Institute. "First thing is t' find this 'lair'. An' why is a bad guys hideout always referred t' as a lair? A good guys place is never called that."
"Mon ami, yer t'inkin' too much."
"Bite me." They walked into the mansion.
"Batman had a lair," Jubilee said. The others just looked at her. "What? He did."
"So, wot do we `ave?"
"The professor can't find Kitty's signal on Cerebro," Rogue said. "He says that her powers won't show up.
"Wot does that mean?"
"If Kitty had her powers she'd be usin' them to try to escape."
"So they're negated."
"Huh?"
"They have dese collars," Remy explained to her. "Dey negate a mutants powers."
"Ah would have liked ta have one of those," Rogue said.
"'Liked?'" Remy asked. "Why's dat in de past tense?"
"Can we concentrate here?" Pete asked. "I'm gonna go call in some favors, I'm sure someone knows where he is." Pete got out his cell phone and perched on one of the steps. He spoke for almost thirty minutes then hung up and looked at the others. "They're in a small town in Wyoming."
"Wyoming?" Rogue asked. "Why Wyoming?"
"I'm not an evil genius, I wouldn't know," Pete said.
"No one would ever t'ink y' were a genius, mon brave. Mais, no one would t'ink ta look in Wyoming."
"The Cajun has a point," Logan said walking in. He regarded them. "So when are we going?"
"'We'?" Rogue asked.
Logan shrugged. "Chuck said that he wants us to wait for a plan but the longer we wait..."
"The less of a chance that she'll be alive," Pete finished with a nod. "Tomorrow morning."
"You can sleep here tonight, runt," Logan said.
"Thanks, mate."
At the lair
"I'm so bored," Kitty sighed. "So very bored." She glared at the gray room. Everything about it was depressing: the gray bed, the gray floor and the gray walls. She sighed again. She hadn't slept at all last night, terrified of the noises, and the fear that Sabretooth would come if she did sleep.
"Kitty?" John asked. "Magneto just got news from the professor. He said that there would be no trade."
Kitty raised her chin. "Good."
"Luv, ya don't understand. If the prof won't trade-"
"I know what will happen."
Sabretooth walked into the room. "Get outta here, kid, the boss wants ta see her." John looked at Kitty apologetically and walked away. "I told ya, what would happen if the professor wouldn't pay yer ransom." He looked her over slowly.
"Sabretooth, leave us," Magneto said walking in with Mystique at his side. Kitty tensed, terrified that they were there to kill her.
"I'll see ya later, pussycat." Sabretooth left.
"Mr. Magneto," Kitty said finally, "if you are going to kill me may I request that you just kill me?"
"Don't worry, Shadowcat, I have no intention of allowing Sabretooth to hurt you."
"But I don't understand, Mr. Magneto Then why-?"
"He gets a little... overeager sometimes," Magneto said. He offered her a smile. "And call me Eric."
"Okay," Kitty said slowly.
In the hanger
Scott had reluctantly agreed to fly them to Wyoming. "This is against my better judgment," he said slowly. "The professor forbid-"
"If ya get in trouble tell `im I put a gun to your head," Pete offered then smiled. "Which I would have, so it won't be a complete lie."
"You care about Kitty?" Scott asked. Pete refused to answer so Remy figured he'd answer for him.
"He does," Remy announced with a smile, delighted that he could annoy his friend. "He was even gonna leave, fer her 'own good'."
"You are such and idiot sometimes, Wisdom," Logan said rolling his eyes and nodding at Remy assessment.
"Shut up both of ya," Pete snapped. The two men merely smiled. They landed an hour later.
"What's the plan?" Rogue asked.
"This is wot I have so far. Firecracker, you and Iceboy guard the perimeter. Rogue, you're with the Cajun."
"Do ya hate meh or somethin', sugah?" Rogue asked placing a hand to her chest as though hurt.
Pete allowed himself a grin. "If he doesn't come back with you, we'll all pretend he was a casualty."
"De bonds of friendship are so strong," Remy said dryly.
"Logan, you and I are-"
"Wait!" they turned seeing a silver blur speed over to then. The person slowed down reveal a guy holding a girl, both were around Rogue and Kitty's age.
"How did ya-?" Rogue asked.
"This happened because of us," the man said.
"Pietro, you don't-"
"He's right," Wanda said.
"You don't have complete control of your powers yet, Wanda," Jubilee said.
"We need to help," Pietro said. "So we followed you."
"Un-bloody-believable," Pete said rolling his eyes. "Fine, new plan. Rogue, you and Remy are with the silver haired kid."
"Quicksilver," Pietro said.
"And Logan, you watch the girl."
"I'm the Scarlet Witch, and I don't need watching."
Pete merely rolled his eyes. "Wotever. Jubilee, Bobby, yer with me, Summers, keep the plane going."
Scott nodded. "I will."
"Rogue, your team enters through the back. Logan, you two go through the front. Kids, we're going in through the side."
"I thought you wanted us to-" Bobby started.
"I figure that if I'm trusting our lives to two people I've never met I might as well take you two in with me."
In the back
"Strange how we always end up tagether, non?" Remy asked.
Rogue narrowed her eyes at the Cajun. "It's not strange, it's annoyin'. And Ah remember what Pete said."
"Oui, chére," Remy said rolling his own eyes.
"Could you two be quiet?" Pietro asked slightly annoyed by the bickering.
"Non, Remy don' se dat happenin'." Pietro rolled his eyes. Remy went to a window and quickly looked inside before opening it. "Ladies first."
"In that case go ahead, sug."
"Dat was below y', chére," Remy said shaking his head.
"Bite me, swamp rat."
"Now not be de time, petite," Remy grinned, helping her inside and taking the time to cop a quick feel. Rogue waited until both men were inside before she slapped him.
"Not gonna ask," Pietro said slowly.
Around front
"So, how do we get in?" Jubilee asked of the door.
"How else?" Pete asked. "We knock."
"You're joking."
"We, kiddies, are what's known as the diversion. So we knock. Can you two fight?"
"A little," Bobby said.
"Logan's been helping me," Jubilee said.
"Stick with her," Pete told Bobby. He raised a hand and knocked.
The side
Logan merely broke a window and climbed through. "Why-?" Wanda started.
"Shut up, kid." She frowned at the order but obeyed reluctantly. "Stay behind me."
"But-"
"No arguing." She sighed and let him help her in. They were attacked by a few guards.
Further inside
Remy led the way for the other two. "Dis be quite nice. What do y' t'ink, chére?"
Rogue looked at Remy annoyed. "What Ah think is that Ah want ta find Kitty and get the hell outta here."
"Je sais. Dere are de cells," Remy smiled. They walked cautiously forward. "Pietro, you stay here, watch our backs."
"Sure," Pietro nodded.
"Roguey, you stay behind moi."
She glared at him. "Swamp rat, do ya actually expect that ta happen? Ah ain't gonna let ya get hurt."
"Remy knew y' cared."
"Nah, Ah just don't wanna be blamed for the death. `Sides, if anyone's gonna hurt ya it'll be meh." The two made their way down the hall. They soon found themselves at a door where they could hear voices.
"I'd like to extend an offer, my dear," Magneto said slowly. "We would like you to join us."
"`Ello," John said behind them
"Pietro," Rogue called the Speedster ran over to them. "Why-?"
"Don't blame him, Rogue," John said. "Follow me." They walked a little ways away. "I want ta help ya get her out."
"Why?" Rogue asked suspiciously.
"I'm not cruel. I don't want her to be hurt."
"Fahne," Rogue said.
"Give me a few moments," John said. "I'll get Mags out. I want you guys to get her out."
"You care about her."
"Yes."
"If she gets hurt-"
"If she does, I'll deserve whatever you'll do t' me." He walked away.
In the cell
Kitty looked at Magneto shocked. "What?"
"I understand that you're surprised, I'll give you some time to think about it," he said. John ran in.
"There's some people upstairs. They broke in."
Magneto sighed. "Come, Mystique. John, watch our friend."
"Yes sir," John nodded. The adults left. John waited a few moments. "C'mon, luv."
Kitty frowned obviously confused. "What?"
"Rogue!" John called. The three others came in. "Knock me out and run." Rogue nodded and touched him. Remy raised an eyebrow seeing how long it took her to start absorbing him.
"Get this stupid thing off," Kitty said.
"Can't," Rogue said after examining it. "Remy, can ya get us out?" He charged an entire wall before running away, dragging the others with him. The wall exploded. "Ah meant in a less noisy way."
Remy shrugged. "Be more specific." The group ran, Remy telling the others in the walkie-talkies that they could go.