The next chapter might be a while, unless I can get another up by Wednesday, cause after that I'll be spending the rest of my time playing X-Men Legends 2, I'm so can't wait for that to come out :) Hope ya enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do own any of the characters in here, if I did they would all stop DYING in the comics.
X-Mansion
Lorna entered her room and flopped down on her bed and buried her head into the pillow. 'She's back.' She thought to herself. She had a sickening feeling in her stomach that made her want to vomit. The last time she had it, Malice took control over her body.
"Lorna?" She heard Bobby's voice call. She lifted her head and saw him standing in the door way with a concerned look on his face. "What's wrong? It looks like you're about to cry." He stated as he entered the room and sat down on the bed beside her.
She shook her head. "It's nothing, don't worry about it." She told him as she sat up.
"If it's nothing then why are you upset? Please tell me." He took her hand in his. He looked into her eyes begging that she tell him what was wrong.
"I can feel her. She's back." Lorna mumbled so quietly, Bobby almost didn't hear what she had said.
"Who? Malice?" He asked her. The first two weeks she had stayed at the mansion, she had nightmares where Malice would return and possess her body again. Bobby had assured her that it would never happen again.
Lorna nodded. "I felt her yesterday. I don't know how to explain it." She told him.
"It's alright, maybe. We should alert the Professor. That might help." He said to her as he rubbed the top of her hand with his.
Lorna bowed her head, refusing to look at Bobby. "I don't want her to make me do what she did to those mutants. I still have nightmares every now and then. I'm sure Gambit does too."
"Everytime I ask, you keep putting it off. What exactly happened down there? Have you ever told anyone the whole story?" He asked her.
"No, they would probably think I was the one that was in control. There is no proof Malice exist unless she has taken over your body and by then those that have crossed her are dead." She told him.
"It's not good to keep that to yourself, you can tell me. I swear I will never tell anyone unless you want me to tell." He said to her. She looked up at him and nodded. Perhaps telling someone of the worst experience of her life would help.
Down the hallway, Warren was looking for Betsy. Earlier she told him she wanted to explore the mansion, this being the first time she had been there. The past few days she was unable to look around because she was so worried about him. He came a stop when he heard Lorna speak. Normally, he would continue on his way and not listen into other's conversation, but something caught his interest.
"The Morlock Massacre was terrible. I remember seeing Gambit lead the Marauders into the tunnels-" She began to say. Bobby pulled her close to him to stop her from trembling.
Outside of the room, Warren backed away from the door. 'Gambit? Why does that name sound so familiar?' He thought to himself. 'Didn't Scott tell me earlier that there was a new member of the X-Men named Gambit? No, couldn't be. They would never allow a killer inside the mansion.' He mused to himself as he continued walking down the hall.
"-and found the Morlocks. They had no idea of what was going on. Just seeing others find them scared them. Then the one Marauder shoved Gambit aside and started to kill the Morlocks, along with the others." A tear slid down Lorna's face as she remembered what happened. Bobby brushed away a green strand of hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear.
"I remember Malice using my powers to bring down a large pipe on a family. They weren't able to get out of the way and were crushed by it. And she laughed at it. I had never seen someone so proud of the fact they killed someone, until then. I remember seeing the sewer water turn red from all the blood of the dead Morlocks." She stopped for a moment as covered her eyes. Bobby hugged her and ran a hand through her hair.
"Shh, it wasn't your fault. You couldn't have done anything to stop it." He told her as he began to continue.
"Also, I remember a little girl was about to be killed by Sabertooth, but Gambit stopped him. He got slashed instead of the little girl. He got to his feet, even though he was bleeding heavily, and took out a glowing card and threw it at Sabertooth. He then grabbed the little girl and ran. The Marauders killed everyone. Some tried to escape, but they were hunted down." Bobby hugged her even closer to him and kissed the top of her head.
"The only ones that are the real murders are the Marauders and Malice. That blood is not on your hands Lorna, it's on Malice's. That night was not your fault." Bobby said to her. Lorna pulled away from his chest and looked up at him.
"Thanks." She whispered as she wiped away the tears from her eyes. Bobby smiled at her.
"Do you feel better?" He asked her.
"Yeah, a little bit." She smiled back at him. He leaned down and kissed her.
Lower Level of the Mansion
Jean had explored the mansion to try to remember more things. The kids around the mansion looked a bit familiar, but not to the point where she would remember their names. She made a stop in the Med Lab.
'This looks very familiar.' She thought to herself as she walked into the room. There were beds lined up against the wall with medical machines to the side of them. She placed her hand on a table that was near by and closed her eyes.
She began to see flashes in her mind of being in a museum with Scott. He hugged her close to him and promised nothing bad would happen to her. She then began to see other flashes of varies people from the mansion. Another flash showed her and Logan talking and then waves of water came and swept her away.
She immediately opened her and took a step back. She looked down at her hands, which were now had a golden glow to them. "What's going on?" She asked herself as she looked around the room.
"Jean, are you alright?" She heard a voice from behind her ask. She turned around to find a blue fury mutant standing behind her.
"I'm fine, Hank. I think I'm starting to remember somethings." She stated as he helped her to a seat.
"I would say you are. I hadn't been able to reintroduce myself, meaning you must have remembered me." Hank told her with a smile.
Logan, Ororo, John, and Wanda all stood by the car Remy and Rogue had taken the night before. "Maybe they took a taxi somewhere?" John suggested.
Logan shook his head. "Rogue knows better than ta leave and not call. I really don't like the looks of this." He growled.
"John, Wanda, go have a look around. If you find anything, report it to us. I want to speak to Logan alone." She told the two younger mutants.
"Alright." Wanda said as she left with her boyfriend, who wrapped his arm around her waist.
"What is it Ro? We got other things ta worry about." He told her as she raised an eyebrow at him.
"I've been meaning to talk to you about Jean." She told him, catching his attention.
"What about her?" The Canadian asked the wind goddess. He had a feeling either her or one of the others would talk to him about Jean. 'Ain't gonna give her up without a fight.' He thought to himself.
"Do you think it is fair for Jean to choose when she doesn't even know who she loves?" Ororo asked as she folded her arms over her chest.
Logan scratched the back of his neck. "How do ya know she didn't have feelin's for me?" He asked her.
"She did have feelings for you, but only as a friend, nothing more. As of right now, you are not acting like a friend to her now by putting her through this. I remember Scott telling me a few weeks after she died, you told him that she chose him. So why are you going after her?" She asked.
"I care about her a lot. I know I can protect her I-" He began to say, but Ororo cut him off.
"-And you don't think Scott wants to protect her? He has been with her since the day they met each other. They were always happy when they were around one another. I am sorry Logan, but you might have been misdirected. She may have had feeling for you, but her heart will always belong to Scott. I always believed you were an honorable man. Show it by letting her go." Ororo told him as she walked past him to look for Wanda and John.
Logan bowed his head. He knew she was right, but didn't want to admit it. "Wolverine, we found something!" He heard Wanda shout to him. He sighed as he started walking toward the ground.
John stood in an abandoned alley as Wanda returned to his side, followed by Ororo. They showed her knife covered in blood. "You don't think they were attacked, do you?" John asked Storm. Before he had left to join Magneto, he and Rogue had been good friends. Once he had returned to the mansion that friendship seemed to pick up from where it left off.
"Hopefully, it is no one's blood, but the chances of that are slim." Ororo told them. John placed his arms around Wanda's waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"But that wouldn't explain where they are, or if someone took them." Wanda stated just as Logan arrived.
"What did ya find?" He asked, but his question was answered as soon as he smelled the air. He looked down at the knife and walked closer to it.
"Whose is it?" John asked as Logan picked up the knife and brought it to his nose.
Logan smelled the blade first and then down to the handle. His eyes widened when he recognized the scent. He turned to look at the others. "The blood if from the Cajun." He answered. Storm took a step back as her eyes fixed on the blade.
"Who stabbed him?" Ororo asked. She felt like she was going to be sick. Hearing that her brother had been stabbed and could be bleeding somewhere made her want to leave and search for him.
"Rogue." He whispered as he dropped the knife. Wanda and John looked at him in shock.
"That's impossible. She would never stab him" Wanda said as she looked down at the knife.
"Unless he tried to attack or somethin'." Logan mused to himself.
"I doubt that. If she wanted to, she could drain him. Besides, with the way they've been looking at each other, I doubt either one of them would hurt one another." John stated.
"That's true. Just gotta find them, then we'll know what the hell is goin' on." Logan said as Storm's cell phone went off.
She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her cell phone. "Yes?" She asked into it.
"Ororo, Gambit has returned to ze mansion." Kurt told her. Storm sighed in relief, knowing Remy was alright. 'Thank Goddess.' She thought to herself. "Is Rogue with him?" She asked.
"Nein, ze Professor said he just entered in ze door. I'm sorry, but I got to go, something has come up." He told her. "Aufweidersehen, mein engel." He told her as he hung up.
Ororo put her cell phone back into her pocket and looked over at her three teammates. "That was Kurt, he said that Remy returned to the mansion." She stated.
"What about Rogue?" Logan asked.
"She did not return with him. Let's get back to the mansion. He should be able to tell us where Rogue is." Ororo told the Canadian.
'For his sake, he better not have done anythin' ta her.' Logan thought to himself as he followed the others to the cars.
Back at the Mansion
Remy sighed as he entered the mansion. What was he going to tell the others? Rogue had been kidnaped? They would probably say he abandoned her. It was bad enough he blamed himself for not trying to save Rogue.
The hallway was clear of people. 'Guess I better find de Professor or someone.' He thought to himself as he started walking toward the office, when he heard someone shout his name.
"REMY!" He heard Sarah call his name. She was coming down the stairs as fast as she could. She ran to his side and hugged him. "I looked for you last night and you weren't there. Dirge was out of food, but I gave him some." She smiled up at him, adoringly.
A small smile appeared on his face as he bent down next to her. "Sorry about dat, petit. Gambit lost track of time." He apologized to her.
"That's alright. I wanted to tell you about my day yesterday. There is this kid here named Evan. He called me ugly yesterday, so I punched him." She smiled, pleased with herself.
"Petit, don' go startin' fights with de other chilie. Should of told a teacher." He told her. 'Mon Dieu, when did I start soundin' like a parent?' He thought to himself.
"I'm sorry, he just made me so mad. Rahne and Cassandra said he was annoying, I think they are right. Are you going to punish me or tell any of the others?" She asked him, giving him puppy dog eyes.
"Non, petit. Won' say a word." He smiled at her as she hugged him again. Neither of them heard someone come down the hallway.
"I'm glad you came back, Gambit. I-" Sarah began to say, but was cut off.
"You!" Warren pointed at Remy, who turned to look in his direction.
"Who are y'?" Remy asked as he stood up. Sarah hid behind him.
"You're the one responsible for my wings!"Warren yelled as he lunged at Gambit.
Malice entered a hotel room. The Shadow King had sent her a telepathic message, telling her to come there at once. She looked around the room and found no one there. 'Maybe I should just leave, I already got a body. It's not like I really need to work for this guy.' Malice thought to herself as the door shut behind her.
She whirled around to find a man with curly blonde hair standing there. "I wouldn't say that, Malice. It is more of I need you, well the body you took control of anyway." The Shadow King said as he took a step forward in his new body.
"Who is that? I thought you said you wanted to get revenge on Charles Xavier, why would he care about some kid?" She asked him as she backed away from him.
A smile spread across his face. "I've decided to give Charles a little family reunion. I don't believe he has met his son before. Well I should correct myself, part of his son." He stated as glanced at Rogue.
"What? He doesn't have a son. I remember when working for Sinister, his files stated Charles Xavier had no offspring." She stated.
"Mister Sinister is a fool, I have more knowledge than he could ever wish to have. Enough about that. I have need for this girl." He told Malice as he raised his right hand, which was now glowing purple.
"What are you doing?" She asked as she took a step back.
"I have no more need for you, Malice. You were only a puppet in my grand scheme of things. I do have need for the girl, however." He said as he sent a psyche blast at her, it knocked her across the room.
Rogue grabbed her head as dark fumes began to leave her body. 'You can't do this to me!' She could hear Malice shout as she evaporated from Rogue.
"Where am Ah?" Rogue asked as she looked around. She winced as she heard all the new voices in her head yelling to be let out.
"So nice to finally meet you, Rogue. I've heard so many things about you." The Shadow King smiled down at her.
"Who are ya?" She asked as she got to her feet. The stranger came closer to her and raised her chin to look into his yellow eyes.
"It doesn't matter, my child." He told her with a smile as her hands fell to her side and her eyes turned pitch black. "All that matters is you are mine."
End of Chapter 11
Special thanks to: Loneraven, enchantedlight, bored247, dawn1, Roguechere, WolvGambit Le Diable Blanc, firestorm13 (Storm is with Kurt, so can't put Logan with her), dreamer's dawn, and lalalala. Thank you guys so very much for reviewing the last chapter (hugs you all)
Next Chapter: Warren and Remy, um have a little fight..., Jean chooses the person she loves, Shadow King and Rogue make plans to attack the mansion, and i'll think of some more stuff to add.