G'Day.

I live!!!! Of course I wouldn't leave this story! It's been so good to me! Unfortunately, due to random crap and writer's block it got tucked into a corner for a while. But hey! I updated! So go me! Yeah, the Mojoworld thing gave me some problems, though I did have fun writing it! Heehee... Well anyways! I hope you guys like this chapter... it's more funny then anything, I think anyways.

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I Never Knew...

Chapter Nine: Goodbye Mojoworld!



Rogue was huffing and puffing as she tried to keep up with Gambit's rather fast pace. It's not as though it was her fault she was out of breath! She was used to being invulnerable! Normally it took a good twelve hour danger room session to even cause her to break a sweat! Now she was without her powers picking her way through horribly winding tunnels, with no end in sight.

"Remy... sugah..." she panted, "We gotta stop before Ah fall down." she said as she flopped to the ground.

He turned to give her an odd look, "Chere, we can' stop. We gotta find Mojo." he said to her, taking a seat beside her.

"Maybe ya should leave me here then," at his look she went on, "Ah'll catch up tp ya, Ah'm just so tired right now..." her eyes were starting to close and Gambit felt an overwhelming desire to join her in that nap.

"No ya don' Rogue, get up!" he demanded.

She shook her head and let her eyes close, "Five minutes Remy..."

"Non!" he insisted as he reached for her arm, "Get up Rogue! We don' have time for dis!"

Gambit managed to get her to her feet briefly, she swayed in his arms, before falling against his chest. "Mmm, Ah'm so sleepy Remy..." she said again, sounding very much like the eight year old she wasn't then the eighteen year old she was.

"Don' you do dis to me chere." he warned as he shook her lightly, trying to get her to focus. She sighed and placed her arms around his neck, burring her face in his chest. Gambit groaned, not now...Why did they have to lose their powers now? Why not when they were safe and sound inside the mansion? He rolled his eyes and looked up to the cave ceiling, really feeling as though someone was out to get him.

Rogue wasn't waking up, that was for sure so he set her back down until he could figure out just what the heck was going on. Sure she was used to having her powers, but the sudden exhaustion had come out of no where. In fact he was feeling rather sleepy now that he thought about it...

"Merde." he said as he realized what was going on, "Rogue we gotta get moving! Mojo done somethin' to de air in here, to make us sleep." his reasoning was falling on deft ears as he saw Rogue fast asleep. "Merde." he repeated as he tried to shake off the sleepiness that was becoming harder and harder to ignore.

He took a deep breath and dragged himself to his feet, shaking his head in an attempt to clear it he looked down at Rogue. She was right out there and he couldn't just leave her behind, wouldn't leave her. He groaned to himself and realized he didn't have a heck of a big choice here. With a grunt he hefted her over one shoulder, her head resting on his back.

"Thank de bon Dieu above you don' weigh much chere." he said, thankful she was sleeping too deeply to hear him and resumed his trek through the caves.

~*~

The other teams were having a little more luck then Rogue and Gambit, Storm and Wolverine were crawling through dense jungle while Dazzler and Longshot strolled through the city. Only Dazzler and Longshot were encountering any trouble from Mojo, it looked as though he was ignoring Storm and Wolverine.

"Y'alright back there Darlin'?" Logan asked as he sliced another vine with his claws. It was paining him immensely to use them without his healing factor and his hands were caked with blood, but there wasn't much of a choice. This jungle was dense and there were no paths in sight. Just how they knew where they were going, was a mystery to Storm.

Ororo nodded, "I miss the African plains at times like these though..." she grumbled as she tripped over a tree root and went flying onto Logan's back.

He was caught off guard and they both toppled to the ground. Wolverine let out a grunt and retracted his claws before turning over to look at Storm who was still sprawled on top of him. "'Ro, you okay?" he asked, looking her over for injury. Well what little of her he could see anyways.

Storm raised her head off of her friend's chest and shook her head to clear it, "I believe so."she made a small noise of frustration and said, "Bright lady what I wouldn't give for my powers!"

Logan nodded, feeling surprisingly comfortable with Ororo on top of him, "You and me both Darlin'..."

She looked down at him and saw his hands on her upper arms, covered with blood, "Logan! I didn't know it was that bad..." she took one of his hands in hers and looked it over, "We should bandage these..."

He looked at her, his eyes serious, "Later 'Ro, right now I don't feel much like movin'."

She caught his gaze and let out a small gasp as she was suddenly underneath him, his lips on hers. She let out a small noise as she realized that this was by far the most comfortable she'd been in a long time...

~*~


Meanwhile, while Ororo and Logan made good use of the forest floor, Dazzler and Longshot were dodging lazer beams. They ran as the street was blown to bits around them.

"This is insane!" Dazzler shouted as she ran for all she was worth.

It looked like even Longshot's luck was running out since he too was being missed by a hair. "Tell me about it..." he muttered as he ran. "There Ali!" he shouted and pointed, "There's Mojo's base!"

She grinned and sped up to catch him, "Let's go pay him a visit!"

He returned her grin as they ran right into the front gates of Mojo's strong hold and prepared to make him face the music.

~*~

Remy was getting more sleepy with each step, whatever Mojo was pumping through the vents he saw every now and then was powerful stuff. He briefly considered asking the evil over lord what it was, so that the next time he suffered from insomnia, which was often he wouldn't have a problem.

"Don' know 'bout you chere, but I'm not sure how much further I can go." he said to the sleeping form on his shoulder. He'd been talking to her for a while now, in an attempt to stay awake. It wasn't working so well and Remy was beginning to stumble.

"Merde chere, I wish you'd wake up... I can t'ink of a few ways you could help me stay awake..." he said with a sleepy grin, "But I be too much of a gentleman t'do dem when you're sleepin'."

"Urgh, good t'hear Sugah or Ah'd have to kill ya..." came a sleepy voice from his shoulder.

Remy jumped a little startled and dropped Rogue to the ground, "Ow! What's the big idea!" she yelled at him as she began rubbing her sore butt.

"Y'awake!" he said, suddenly not feeling so tired. "How long you been awake?" he asked looking at her suspiciously.

"Not more then ten minutes, Ah was enjoyin' the ride." she told him with a smile as she extended a hand to him.

He hauled her to her feet and arched an eyebrow at her, "You been lettin' my poor tired self carry you for ten minutes?"

She nodded, "Sure did."

"Now dat wasn't nice chere." he said as he advanced on her. She backed up against a wall, a little afraid of the look in his eyes. "You gonna have t' make it up t'me now."

She crossed her arms over her chest and gave him a look, "And just what did ya have in mind Remy? We're in the middle of a mission remember?"

He shrugged, "So? A few minutes won't make much difference...." he said as he stood just before her, one hand on either side of her head. He looked down at her, she was pressed up against the cave wall, his arms trapping her. "De team, dey won't miss us for a few minutes..." he said as he brought his face closer to hers.

"That's all yer good for? A few minutes?" she challenged him, "Well, then Ah guess Ah'd better find someone worth mah time."

Remy looked at her, amused, "Chere, one day I'm gonna show you jus' how long I'm good for..." he said huskily, his voice sending shivers up and down Rogue's spine, "But for now..." he said as he claimed her lips once more.

Rogue sighed and gave up, the man was impossible. Not that she was complaining, they both knew that once they got out of Mojo world her powers would come back and everything would be exactly like it had been. So why shouldn't they enjoy the time they had together now?

Remy's hands drifted down to her hips, pulling her close as she wrapped her arms around his neck., deepening the kiss. She moaned when his hands started stroking her hips and sides. She cursed him for being so damned hard to resist as she pushed the thought of the mission they were supposed to be on out of her mind.

Remy couldn't believe his attraction to this girl in his arms, he'd never felt so strongly for any one woman before not even Belle... He shuddered at the thought of her. Best not to think about her, no sense tempting fate he decided as his hands began pulling at Rogue's uniform. He didn't want to push her into anything she wasn't ready for but damnit he couldn't resist her.

Rogue was busy pulling off Remy's duster as she felt her uniform jacket come loose. Breaking away from Remy's kiss, she looked down to see her jacket open and her bra, (thankfully a nice black one she was partial too) exposed to Remy's wandering fingers. She watched as he began cupping her breasts, first one then the other. His other hand had moved to her lower back, keeping her close. She moaned and arched up against him, as she began to pull off his uniform top.

He was kissing her neck, driving her wild. He loved the reactions he was getting from her and decided to leave his mark on her. Latching onto the crook of her neck he began sucking and licking the soft flesh.

Rogue thought she would melt if he kept this up, she looked up at the cave ceiling. She moaned rather loudly as she wondered just what she had done to deserve this Cajun prince charming in scruffy clothing.

~*~


Storm and Wolverine were laying in each other's arms, both spent and rather tired. Wolverine wasn't used to not having his healing factor, and Storm was just exhausted. They lay together trying to catch their breaths when Ororo turned to Logan, "We really should continue with the mission now." she said with a small smile that said a great deal.

Logan shrugged and pulled her closer, "Still don't feel much like movin' darlin'." He commented, feeling better then he had in a long time. Storm was his best friend, it was nice to be with someone who accepted all of him for what he was, without any unrealistic expectations.

Ororo looked up at him and shook her mane of snow white hair, "We are on a mission Logan." she reminded him.

"'Ro darlin', the only mission I have any interest in completin' involves you stayin' right where you are." he said as he flipped them over and pressed his 'mission' into her.

Ororo was speechless and decided that just once, or maybe twice she could be an irresponsible leader. After all, Scott would be back in no time, she might as well be irresponsible while she still could be...

~*~

Rogue was still trying to get Remy out of his pants when there was a bright flash of light and she found herself standing in nothing but her bra and uniform pants, with her hands on the fastening for Remy's pants, right in front of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. She turned bright red when she noticed she had an audience and quickly pulled away from Remy and fastened her jacket. She didn't feel quite as embarrassed as she caught sight of Storm and Wolverine laying on the ground half asleep, in nothing but their birthday suits.

"What is going on?!" It was the shocked voice of Kurt 'Nightcrawler' Wagner.

Dazzler and Longshot stood to one side looking like they had been through hell and back, both and shocked expressions on their faces. Dazzler realized what was going on, "This is why you didn't come help us?!" she demanded looking angry.

The four X-Men that had been supposed to be saving Mojoworld all looked a little embarrassed, even Logan had the grace to look away from the angry blonde.

Longshot stepped up and put a hand on Alison's shoulder, "Love, keep in mind that Mojo was tampering with them for his ratings..." he said, as though that explained everything.

She shot him a cold look, before smiling, "Right. He did say something about that didn't he?" she asked the man with a grin.

Remy pulled his shirt back on, while Storm and Wolverine looked for their clothing. "So did we miss de fight?" Remy asked, once he was again fully clothed.

Longshot nodded, "It was a terrible battle, but then, just as we thought we were done for, all the rebels came to our aid and we won the day!" He said proudly.

The X-Men all looked at each other, at a loss.

"I guess we weren't much help then," Logan said gruffly, "Sorry 'bout that."

Longshot walked up to the man, a smile on his face, "Do not worry friend! We won and Mojoworld is now free!" He turned to the entire group, "Thank you all for your help! Now we must be off!"

With that a portal opened up and the two were gone, leaving the X-Men more then a little confused. "That has got to be the weirdest mission I've ever heard of!" Exclaimed Kitty Pryde as she turned to Colossus, "Well come on Pete! I just got a good idea!" she said with a sly smile on her face, that made Logan think about detaining the big Russian. He thought better of it however as he saw the shocked and embarrassed look on Peter's face.

The two walked off together and Kurt gave the group one last look before porting the heck out of there. The professor smiled at the group of returning 'heroes' before he too returned to the mansion.

The four were left alone shooting each other confused glances. "Chalk it up to Mojo's doing?" Logan asked the group. They all nodded their agreement, "Well, if that's settled, I'm goin' to find some food." he left and Storm took to the skies, an odd expression on her face.

Rogue and Remy looked at each other, "I meant what I said chere, I love you." he said, trying to figure out what to say now that it was all over.

"Ah love you too Remy." she said with a small smile, as she moved into his embrace. She made sure that no flesh was touching his before resting her head on his chest, "It was fun though, not havin' mah powers for a while. Wouldn't mind that happenin' again some time."

Remy looked down at her, and kissed the top of her head, "Me too chere, me too."

They held each other for a while before Rogue looked up at him and grinned, "Ah'm starvin', wanna go raid the fridge?"

He was just about to answer when someone cut him off, "Sorry cherie, dat'll have t'wait. My and Remy here got some business t'take care of first."

Gambit paled as he recognized the voice, how could he not? He closed his eyes and slowly turned the whole time praying to every god man ever prayed to that it wasn't really her. Anyone but here! Sabertooth would be better, just not her! When he opened his eyes, he felt his heart sink, it was her, in the flesh.

Blonde braids flowing softly in the warm breeze, purple eyes piercing and unforgiving, fists clutched tightly at her sides. The woman from his past, the one he'd never wanted to see again.

Belladonna Boudreaux.

Merde.

~*~

Dun dun dun!!! Merde, the evil ex-wife returns! But why? You'll have to wait and see! Love you all! Review please!

See ya on the flip side,

TheWalrusWasPaul