Hope ya enjoy, this is the second to the last chapter of this fic.
Note: for the Shadow King part, imagine the Shadow King from X-Men Legends, if you haven't played that game, imagine Venom, that looks blue.
Disclaimer: I do own any of the characters in here, if I did they would all stop DYING in the comics.
"What's going on? Why can't I see Miss. Rogue or Remy?" Sarah complained as Kurt blocked her way. Curled around her left foot, Dirge looked up at the blue mutant.
"Sorry, but zey are busy right now. Vhen zey are done, you can see zem. I promise" Nightcrawler responded to the pouting girl.
"Fine." Sarah's shoulder's slumped as she began walking away. She heard Kurt enter into the Infirmary and looked down at the cat. "Dirge, be a good kitty and go into there." Sarah whispered to the cat, who cocked it's head at her. "Please, I promise I'll give you milk tonight for dinner." She persuaded the cat.
"Meow." Dirge answered as he rubbed his face against Marrow's leg. He then trotted down the hallway and snuck into the Infirmary.
Outside of Cerebro
Gambit was the first one waiting at the doors to Cerebro. Everyone once in a while he would look down the hallway to see if any of the telepaths were coming, so far, none. 'Why don' dey just hurry? De longer dey take de longer chere is stuck with dat freak of nature.' He thought to himself.
He heard boots clicking down through the hallway and turned to see Logan approaching him. "I wanna know somethin' before ya go in there." Logan growled as he stopped in front of Remy.
"And what would dat be, mon ami?" Remy asked as he folded his arms over his chest.
"When we went out lookin' for ya and Rogue, we found a knife with your blood on it. Wanna explain what happened?" Logan said as he glared at the younger man.
'Merde, forgot about dat. Can' lie to him, he know and he gut moi right here. Well, he don' need to know de whole truth.' Remy thought to himself. "We left de restaurant and began walking around de street. She wanted to stop for a second and rest. We went into an alley and didn' know at de time she was possessed. She stabbed moi and walked off." Remy answered.
"So how come ya ain't injured if ya were stabbed?" Logan demanded to know. 'So far the kids tellin' the truth. If he knows what's good for him, he'll keep it that way.'
Remy sighed. He couldn't tell Logan that Sinister had healed him. Otherwise, the Canadian would start asking more questions. "Was found by some people, one of dem was a healer and was able to patch Gambit up." He answered.
Logan opened his mouth to say something when four people came into view down the hallway. "Are you ready to go to the Astral Plane?" Charles Xavier asked, causing Logan to take a step back away from Remy.
"Oui, been ready." Remy responded.
"Bring her back safe." Logan whispered as he left to go to the Med Lab where Rogue was lying down.
"Gambit, you will need to connect with one of the telepaths emotions to be able to reach the Astral Plane. It does not matter who." Xavier explained.
Yer can pair up with me, mate. If you want to that is. Chamber suggested to Gambit, who nodded in agreement.
The doors to Cerebro opened and the Professor wheeled himself over the helmet and lifted it to rest on his head. "Everyone gather around here." Xavier ordered to them as the doors shut.
In the Med Lab
"How's she doin'?" Logan asked as he entered the room. He found Jubilee sitting in a chair to the side of the wall, obviously concerned over Rogue and Chamber. Kitty and Piotr stood at the foot of the bed, while Wanda, John, and Pietro sat to the side of Rogue's bed. On the opposite side of the room, Hank was checking on the young man that they had found earlier.
"Her body is in good health, as for her mind, that is something completely different." Hank explained.
"She vill be alright?" Kurt asked the doctor, who took off his glasses and wiped them against his shirt.
"If the Professor can release her mind from the Astral Plane, I do believe she will be back to normal in no time." He answered the other blue mutant.
Astral Plane
The six mutants looked around their new surroundings. The Astral Plane was pitch black, except for the glowing white walls. "Everyone, stay together." Xavier instructed the team as he began to move forward.
"My god, Professor. You can walk!" Psylocke looked shocked as she saw Xavier stand. He smiled at her.
"Here is different from the real world." He explained.
"Bloody hell, my mouth is back!" Chamber said excitedly as he ran a hand over his jaw. "I like this place, we gotta come back here more often, mates." He suggested as they heard a loud screech. "Accept with no scary noises." He added in.
"What was that?" Jean asked.
"There are untamed spirits that float around in here. At the beginning they are just lost, but after a while they become aggravated and soon go around terrorizing those who enter the Astral Plane to try to make them lose their way as well." Xavier responded.
"Where would de Shadow Freak be at?" Gambit asked.
"We will have to search around. He most likely knows we are here." Xavier answered. The group began to search through the Astral Plane for their teammate.
"This place is freaking me out." Chamber commented as they passed through a door that lead into another room. The place seemed like a maze that went on forever, except they were able to see through the walls.
"It's alright. We'll hopefully be out of here shortly." Jean reassured him as Psylocke looked around for another door.
"Looks like we'll have to make an entrance ourselves." Betsy commented as she released her psyche blade from her hand and injected it into the wall. She created an entrance for the group to pass through.
They heard a loud screech again and looked around the room. Suddenly, nine ghost like figures appeared out of no where. "You will not disturb our master." One growled at them.
"Gambit ain' in de mood to deal with y' right now, come back some other time." Remy warned the Shadow King's minion as it began to laugh. 'Warned y' once, not gonna warn y' again.' He thought to himself as he took out some cards and charged them.
"You will not stop our master." Another one called as they flew at the group of mutants.
"Everyone, duck!" Chamber yelled as he opened the top part of his shirt and blasted away seven of the Shadow King's minions.
"Where did the others go?" Jean asked as she got to her feet. The other minions had disappeared, but hadn't been caught in the blast.
"You'll pay!" The group heard two voices yell. They saw the minions flying at Jean. Gambit quickly threw the kinetically charged cards at them and blew them up.
"Y' alright, Jeannie?" Remy asked as the others got to their feet.
"Yes, thank you." She answered as she nodded in his direction.
"Let's get goin'. Rogue gotta be close." Gambit said as he continued forward. 'At least I hope.' He thought to himself.
"Wait. I sense something strange." Xavier stop the group before they moved forward. "He's here."
"Very good, Charles." They heard a deep voice laugh. Suddenly the white walls vanished and they were placed in what looked like an ancient temple. Before them, they saw the Shadow King's true form: A dark glowing creature with yellow eyes and jagged teeth. "I've waited years to face you again. This time, I will be the one that is victorious." The Shadow King laughed.
Gambit's eyes glowed dark red when he saw the Shadow King. He wanted to ignore Xavier's rule of standing there until told to fight, instead he wanted to blast this creature for what it did to Rogue. He could see his girlfriend in the background. Her hands were strapped above her head and was gagged. Next to her was the young man the Shadow King had possessed earlier.
"I will face you. Let Rogue and that young man go this instant!" Xavier ordered to the Shadow King, who laughed harder at the request.
"You are in no position to order me around. I will kill you and your little group." The Shadow King said. Ten ghost creatures soon surrounded them. "I have had enough talking for one day, kill them!" He shouted.
The creature's flew at the group. "Hold them off, while I face him!" Xavier told the group as he slipped by them and went after the Shadow King.
"No problem." Chamber said as he let his psionic blast hit eight of the creatures, but once they were destroyed more would take it's place. "That really isn't good, mates." He commented as Psylocke slammed one of the creatures with her psyche knife.
"All we have to do is hold them off until the Professor defeats the Shadow King, after that they will all disappear." Jean said to him as she threw one into the wall. She turned to catch a glimpse of Gambit blasting his way to get to Rogue. 'Gambit, be careful. These creatures keep coming, try to free Rogue and the other guy. We need all the help we can get. It may take a while.' She mentally sent to Remy.
'Yeah, yeah, Jeannie. Gambit knows. Dis show gonna be goin' on for a while. Hm, wonder if dey serve drinks around here.' He responded mentally back to her, trying to lighten the mood. He was only a few feet away from Rogue now.
'I think the more nervous you get--the more jokes you crack.' Jean replied to him as she sent another six of the Shadow King's minions into each other.
'Shh, Ancient family secret.' He said back to her as he reached Rogue. "Bonjour, chere." He greeted Rogue as he grabbed the chains wrapped around her wrist and charged them lightly until they blew apart. Rogue took the gag off from around her mouth.
"Remy." She whispered as she hugged him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
"It over now, chere. Gambit make sure he never come near y' again." He promised to her. She pulled back away from him. There were tears in her eyes. She quickly took a step back away from him and turned around.
"Ya can't come near meh." She told him as she covered her face with her hands.
"Why not?" He asked as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Ah killed someone with mah powers. Ah don't want the same thing ta happen ta ya." She answered.
"Y' haven't been in control over y'r body de last few days. Whatever Malice or de Shadow Freak made y' do was not y'r fault." He told her as she turned around to face him.
"But what kind of relationship can we really have if Ah can't touch ya? Maybe it be better if we just went our separate ways. That way ya can be with someone ya can at least have a normal life with." She said as she bowed her head.
"Chere, I ain' with y' so I can touch y'. If y' haven't noticed, we never have touched before, and I've been fine with dat. Y' wanna know de real reason why I want to be with y'?" He asked her. She looked up at him and wiped away some of her tears. "I wanna be with y' because no other woman has ever affected moi de way y' have. Y'r brave, beautiful, and strong, not just on de outside, but on de inside as well. From de moment I laid eyes on y' I wanted to be with y'. It don' bug moi dat we can't touch. As long as I'm with y' I don' need dat." He told her as he pulled her close to him.
"Ya really mean that?" Rogue asked as she looked up at him.
"Never said anythin' I don't mean." He grinned down at her. "Still think we should break up?" He asked her, raising an eyebrow.
"Nah, I think I can get by mah power problems, as long as ya're by mah side." She said as she smiled back at him.
"This is all very cute and everythin', but do ya think ya could get my outta here?" The man that was next to Rogue shouted at the Southeners.
"Yeah, yeah, hold on." Rogue said as she rolled her eyes at him. She walked up to him and pulled the chains down.
"It's about time. Now get me outta here." He demanded as he folded his arms over his chest.
"No one is goin' anywhere until he," Remy pointed at the Shadow King, who looked like he was standing a chance against Xavier. "Is gone."
"That is not my problem." The man said.
"We gotta go help Professor Xavier." Rogue said as she and Remy were about to walk off, when the man stopped them.
"Wait, what was his name?" The man demanded to know.
"Why do ya care? Ya don't seem ta care about anythin', Lucas." Rogue rolled her eyes at him again. While being held prisoner, Rogue had ended up talking to him and learning his name before the Shadow King gagged.
"Just tell me what his name is. Is that so hard for y'?" Lucas asked as he placed a hand on his hip. Remy was about ready to sent this guy through the wall for being rude to Rogue.
"His name is Professor Charles Xavier." Rogue answered. "Now if ya don't have any other questions, we'll be going."
Lucas looked down at the bald man fighting against the Shadow King. He placed his hand to his head as old memories of his began to resurface.
Flashback
A little boy had just returned home from school and was running to his mother. "Mommy, the other kids made fun of me." The little boy cried in his mother's arms.
"I am sorry, honey. What did they make fun of you about?" His mother asked him.
"Because I don't have a daddy like all the other kids." The boy answered his mother. "Why don't I have a daddy like all the other kids do?" He asked.
"Honey, you do. He is just a very busy man. I promise one of these days I will take you to see him." His mother smiled down at him and gave him a hug.
"Really?" The boy asked as he wiped his tears away.
"Yes, his name is Charles Xavier. I'm sure the two of you will get along great, David." His mother responded as she squeezed him close to her.
End of Flashback
Lucas glared down at Xavier as he clenched his fists together. "So you're the reason why my life got screwed up. Well, I'll have to do the same to you." Lucas vowed. A minion of the Shadow King flew at him.
Lucas raised his hand and instantly the creature caught on fire. "Pathetic." He said. A small smile crept on his face. "Like the rest of them once we are reunited. Time to pay Davie a little visit."
"This isn't over!" The Shadow King shouted as he fell to the floor. Xavier walked up to him and looked down at him.
"It is, you will never harm any of my students or anyone else ever again!" The Professor declared as a black portal opened beneath the Shadow King.
"NO! IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END THIS WAY!" The Shadow King shouted as the portal consumed him.
The area around the Astral Plane began to clear as the Shadow King's minions vaporized from the fight with the telepaths.
Xavier turned to the group and smiled at them. "I must say, I am very proud of all of you. Thank you so much for keeping them back." He told the group.
"Where did you send him?" Psylocke asked.
"I trapped him inside a black hole in the Astral Plane. He will never be able to escape from it, and if he does, Cerebro will be able to detect and notify the mansion. This time he will stay gone for good." The Professor said to the group."Shall we return?" He asked them.
"See. I wouldn't mind this place like this. It's very peaceful when there are not evil spirit things running around trying to kill ya." Chamber commented as he looked around the Astral Plane, which had turned into a prairie.
"Unfortunately, we must leave now. Once we return, I will no longer be able to walk, and you will no longer be able to keep your jaw." Xavier explained to them.
In the Med Lab
Rogue slowly opened her eyes to see her friends standing around the bed. "Hey, look who's up." Kitty smiled down at her friend.
"Hey." Rogue said as she tried to sit up.
"Where am I?" Lucas demanded to know as he woke up and looked at the unfamiliar place. "I'm leaving." He said as he got up from the bed and headed for the door.
"I would recommend you lie down and stay here for tonight." Hank suggested to him.
"I don't need your help." Lucas told the doctor as he left the room. 'I have more important things to do than to sit around with you people.' He thought to himself.
"Are you alright?" Wanda asked Rogue.
"Ah'll be fine. Ah've never felt better." She told the doctor as she sat up.
"Ya sure about that, kid?" Logan asked as he walked over to the bed. 'Good to see ya back to normal.' He thought to himself as he smiled down at her.
"Yep, where's Remy?" She asked as she looked around the room.
"Right here, chere." Rogue heard his voice say as he stood in the door way.
"Maybe we should give them some privacy." Kitty suggested to the others. Jubilee was already out the door to greet Chamber. Kitty began to push everyone out of the room to give the Southern couple some alone time. "Wolvie, move it!"
"But-" Logan began to protest when she yanked him by the arm.
"-Now, or I will put shaving cream on your face when you're asleep!" She threatened.
"Fine." He growled as he walked out of the Infirmary, leaving Rogue and Gambit by themselves.
"How y' feelin'?" Remy asked Rogue as he walked over to her bed and sat down.
"Ah'm feelin' fine. Thanks for comin' ta get meh." She said to him. He took her gloved hand in his and brought it to his lips.
"Pleasure was mine, chere." He responded as he kissed her hand. Rogue hadn't noticed something moving on the floor, until it jumped onto the bed, startling the young girl.
"Meow!" Dirge ran his face against Rogue's leg.
"Ah thought y'r cat hated meh." She commented as she pet the cat.
"Who could ever hate y', chere? He just needed to get warmed up to dis place." Remy told her as he laid down beside her and held her close to him.
End of Chapter 14
Special Thanks to: Loneraven, dawn1 (that is so true, I have to go back and add that), Chica De Los Ojos Café, Nightcrawler03, Roguechere (that is the only thing I know about with Legion, besides him killing Xavier and starting the Age of Poccy Saga), Linkgirl1, enchantedlight, and firestorm13 (no, he doesn't know yet. Considering that Lucas is only one third of his son). Thank you all so very much for taking your time to review the last chapter (hugs you all)
Next Chapter: Food Fight! The title of the next chapter hints of what is going to happen. Also, reveals what favor Remy asked Storm to do. It will be (finally) a happy chapter, except for the end of it, that is just plain weird.