Aw what the hell why not, I got a few more ideas...here's the next chapter

Chapter 5 Finally home

When they had arrived home, Henri, Lapin, Jacques, and a few others had gathered to welcome the sick thief back home...Mattie had refused to release him as she cried her joy, Henri thought sat on the steps staring at Remy he didn't look the same as the last time he had seen him, he was extremely pale, his clothes hung off him, as he watched him trying his best to get out of Mattie's death grip. Henri's eyes were so filled with anger at the moment. Entering the house he went to his father's office opening the liquor cabinet and pouring himself a glass of wine, Jean-Luc seeing this quickly entered following his eldest son, "Henri..." he called out and entered his office Henri was sitting in a chair and looked up when his father had entered. "What da hell are ya doing?"

"Getting a drink, what's it look like..." Henri growled.

"Did ya by any chance notice ya frère's back home...alive an not doin' too well?" he asked leaning against the doorframe.

"Ya I noticed..." he answered finishing up his glass. Jean-Luc quirked an eyebrow, as Henri stood up to refill it, "Looks like hell..." he whispered.

Jean-Luc walked up to Henri grabbed the wine bottle as well as the glass from his son, putting them on the desk he grabbed Henri by the shirt pulling him to sit on the couch, and forcing him to look in his eyes, Jean-Luc spoke in a slow calm voice to make sure he understood, "Remy don need ta see ya like dis...he got enough ta worry about with his powers and especially his health...now do him a favor and quit drinkin...he needs us right now, and I sure as hell ain't gonna let ya do dis ta yourself, only ta make Remy feel even worse...is dat understood?"

Henri slowly nodded his head and turned towards the doors when they heard the group enter the house and Mattie scolding everyone to leave Remy alone for a little while. Jean-Luc stood up straight, still looking at Henri who's eyes went wide when Remy entered the room, "Damn Henri ya look worse dan I do..." Remy chuckled.

Henri slowly stood and made his way to Remy eyeing him over. Henri lifted his arm and poked his brother on the shoulder, Remy looked at him a bit confused, then smirked when he swatted his arm away, "Ya really here..." Henri whispered with a smirk of his own and grabbed Remy by the shoulders pulling him into a hug. "Ya do know when ya better I'm gonna kick ya ass right?"

"That's if ya can catch me..." Remy chuckled, then closed his eyes and leaned his head on Henri's shoulder.

Jean-Luc frowned then approached his sons, "Ya look tired Remy, let's get ya ta bed eh."

Remy lazily opened his eyes and slowly nodded his head as he got out of his brother's embrace, grasping his head at the sudden dizzy spell Jean-Luc wrapped his arms around his shoulders and led him to a chair sitting him down.

Henri looked a bit confused, since no one else knew of what Remy was going through except his father. Jean-Luc kneeled facing his youngest son, "Ya gonna be alright?" he whispered.

Remy took a deep breath and opened his eyes, "Yeah...Tink I'll go lie down now..." he groaned as Jean-Luc quickly stood and helped him up the stairs to his old room.

Henri followed until he reached the bottom of the stairs then leaning his arm against the railing he rested his chin on it, deep in thought.

A few days later Remy actually felt better, as he his father, brother, Lapin and Jacques were now playing poker in the living room, the atmosphere was as if nothing had happened to the young thief, laughter, insults as well as a few dirty jokes plagued the room, "Alright um...twenty..." Jean-Luc chuckled as he threw the chips in the center of the pile on the table.

"You have got ta be bluffin, wit that stupid grin on ya face..." Jacques smirked.

"If I am fold..." Jean-Luc grinned, with a sigh Jacques threw in his chips then looked to Remy.

"Come on Remy tell me ya can beat ya père's hand, please just once I'd like ta see him lose..." Jacques whined as he held his cards protectively to his chest.

Remy chuckled as he thought for a moment then laid down his bet Henri and Lapin noticed the scars on Remy's wrists when he had thrown in his chips and frowned. Remy then looked at Henri and Lapin who seemed a bit dazed, frowning he looked around, "Henri...pay attention boy...ya gonna call or fold?" Jean-Luc quirked an eye at his eldest son, silently telling him to do something.

"What...oh eh...I fold..." he chuckled nervously desperatly wanting a drink then glanced at Remy who actually smiled when he noticed his uncle Jacques was now pouting, as he yet again lost a hand.

Henri gave a small smile as he stared at his brother, 'Who da hell would hurt him so much like dat, he nevah did no harm to anybody...'

"Ey Henri ya playin or not?" Remy asked quirking an eyebrow.

"What..oh yeah, sure here..." he gave his cards to his brother and sat up straight in his chair watching as Remy shuffled the cards and dealt them out. Glancing over at Lapin who had the same grim look on his face, 'He's probably thinking the same thing I am...' Henri thought to himself.

"Henri...Lapin...damn what da hell's wrong with you two...we here ta play cards so play..." Jacques scolded eyeing the two.

"Sorry feelin a bit groggy...gonna get some coffee, anyone else want some?" Henri asked as he slowly stood, looking at everyone his eyes locked on his father, who gave a small smile and nodded. "Uncle Jacques?"

"Yeah...why not..." Jacques sighed as he looked at Remy, who yawned and laid his head on the table.

After a couple hours went by the men decided to call it quits, Remy lazily made his way to his room, dimming the lights he entered the bathroom connected to his room taking off his shirts he started the shower and sighed as he waited for the water to warm up, lifting his arm to the back of his neck Remy glanced down at his arm then ran his fingers on the scars, "Groggy my ass they saw da scars...merde..." he growled, as he stripped down and stepped in the shower.

That morning Remy whined as he couldn't make himself comfortable in his bed, giving up on sleep, he slowly stood and got dressed, heading downstairs he paused on the steps as he heard people talking in the kitchen, "What ya gonna do Jean-Luc?"

"I don't know Jacques, still can't believe dey did dat to him, Alex is coming later to look him over, aftah what I seen at Xavier's and what their doctor told me…I…it's gonna take a lot of time…"

"How's Remy handlin' it?"

"Oh he's still trying ta get a decent night's sleep, still can't keep any food down…" Jean-Luc answered.

"And Henri?"

"He's still pissed…at least he cut back on drinkin'…Ahhh why'd dis have ta happen?" Remy didn't want to hear anymore and so walked down the stairs, hearing the creaks of the stairs Jean-Luc leaned back in his chair and looked out in the hall. "Mornin' Remy how ya feelin'?"

"Tired and cold…"

"Hungry?"

"Not really…"

"Here sit down…" Jean-Luc stood leading his son to a chair, "Gotta try an eat something…" he whispered as he warmed up some broth that Mattie had prepared earlier. Jean-Luc leaned against the counter and watched as Remy leaned forward his arms crossed on the table and rested his head on them and closed his eyes.

A few days later Remy was sitting on the swinging bench on the front porch wrapped up in a blanket and watched as the cars passed by, Tante sat beside him keeping herself busy with her knitting and keeping a close eye on him, leaning his head forward Remy slowly closed his eyes, half an hour later Henri smirked as he silently walked up the steps, telling Tante that he'd watch over his brother while she went to start on dinner, Henri sat beside him and jumped when Remy's eyes suddenly snapped open and he started gasping for breath. "Remy…" Henri wrapped an arm around his shoulders and gently patted him on the back. Remy shook his head and fell to his knees as he continued gasping for breath, "TANTE…" Henri yelled out, Mattie rushed out then ran back in the house grabbed the phone and called Alex.

Eight minutes later Remy was resting comfortably on the couch in the living room, Mattie sat beside him. Henri sat on the steps that led upstairs, looking at his brother Jean-Luc had led Alex into the kitchen, Henri listened in as they talked.

"What happened?" Jean-Luc asked a hint of worry in his voice.

"Remy had a panic attack…" Alex answered plainly.

"Merde…will he be alright?"

"I have him sedated…although it wouldn't surprise me if he gets more…"

Jean-Luc sighed as he sat down in one of the chairs, "He's not evah gonna get over dis…" he whispered.

"What do you mean?"

Jean-Luc shook his head, "Too much mental damage…his shields collapsed on him in New York…he could literally feel everything and everyone around him, even all the hell he went through when he was a boy…he started hallucinating as well…and slashed his arms…"

Henri had his fists closed so tightly he could feel a warm liquid dripping out, looking at his hands he chuckled as a thought popped in his head. Now fueled with a new determination Henri smirked...No one treated his brother like that...he knew exactly who had done this and he would make them pay dearly for it.

That week Henri had convinced his father that he needed a few days ta think or something in that area and took the first flight to New-York with his crafty red-headed cousin. Taking the first cab he spotted Henri with the help of a very determined Lapin climbed up to the roof of the police precinct and tapped into their line, Lapin sat with a laptop in his lap, "I need names…" he whispered. Henri kneeled down beside him, handing him a large piece of paper, "Okay…Summers, Scott. 117 traffic violations as well as two counts of violence…Darkholme, Marie. Arrested several times for prostitution…" Lapin grinned, "We gonna do worst for her right?"

"Absolutely, keep goin'"

"Bobby…hehe Remy always hated that prick…okay let's see, grand theft…"

After messing with the police station a few officers had received several warrants, to arrest the teens, the thieves next destination was the schools and colleges, "Jean Grey…failed seventeen tests…and has been very bad since she was caught doing drugs…" Lapin chuckled, "We've been doin' this all night and I ain't even tired…" Lapin chirped, "Okay that makes 42 students that are going to have a very shitty week…"

"It's less dan they deserve…and we ain't done yet…" Henry hissed. As he led the young thief to their next destitation.

Breaking into the nearest bank and avoiding the cameras they made their way to one of the computers in an executive's office, "Alright I'm in the files…so what's da name of the guy we're screwin' over?" Lapin grinned.

"Professor Charles Xavier…" Henri answered as he leaned against the wall, a frown on his face. "Clean out all his accounts…"

"Ouch…uncle Jean doesn't know 'bout dis right?"

"Non…anyway Xavier's lucky, since he helped Remy with his shields he's getting a break, I ain't torchin' down that mansion of his…"

"Well that's nice of ya…" Lapin glanced over at the screen and whistled, "Wow, he's loaded…got four off-shore accounts too…" Lapin looked up.

Henri grinned "Let's make them beg…set up an account in Switzerland and transfer every-singled-red-cent…"

Lapin grinned all the while he worked, pushing enter he watched as all the accounts went down to zero. "He might have a shit-load of money, stocks, jewels and such ta tide him over back at the mansion…"

"No way we get in he's a telepath he'd know…and that Logan guy would smell us before we'd step foot in there…"

"We'll we can always call them off to an important meeting or some crap somewhere…or even better a mutant attack…" Lapin grinned wickedly, as he looked at his watch, "Hey we better get lost…it's almost sunrise…so when do we go in?"

"Tonight would be perfect…"

That morning Charles had received a call from the gas company saying that something might be faulty with a few of the tanks outside the mansion, and that he should expect a visit from a few of it's employees. When a marked van arrived Charles had asked Bobby to show the two men where the tanks where, looking them over one of them said that they had to look at the panels that regulated the gas which according to their schematics the panels where within the mansion, Bobby led them to the basement which looked like any other basement. As they started to work Bobby didn't noticed the red-head as he walked attached something to the phone and cable lines or the one with the ponytail as he lifted a grate and taped three timed cylinders the the vent walls.

Henri took a deep breath as he called in a mutant attack, Xavier immediately sent his X-men to confront the threat, seven minutes after the X-men left on the Blackhawk, Henri and Lapin climbed up the fence, when they arrived at the mansion entrance, with masks to their faces, they entered looking around at the fog like substance that seemed to float in the air, Henri breathed a sigh of relief, with the fog as dense at it was they had about thirty to forty five minutes before the gas was vented out, and everyone still in the mansion woke up.

The X-men arrived an hour after the call was issued, Wolverine immediately smelled something was wrong, he and the others rushed up to the elevators, Jean tried to use her powers to call out to the Professor but she received no answer.

Kicking open the door to Charles' office Logan and Scott frowned Xavier's head was resting on his desk as if he had fallen asleep, "Professor?" Scott approached his mentor and gently shook him by the shoulder, "Professor?"

Charles groaned out as he slowly opened his eyes and lifted his head, looking at Logan and Scott confused, closing his eyes he checked on the rest of the mansion's occupants, they were all unconscious, "The way I figure it there where two of 'em…they're long gone by now…" Logan hissed as he followed their faint scent, to the wall behind the Professor, pulling on the portrait, Logan opened the safe and sighed, "Well Chuck looks like we've just been robbed…"

The next day Charles had numerous calls from the schools and a few unwelcomed visits from a dozen officers, going on a hunch Charles called the banks and dropped the phone on the desk at what the man on the other line had just told him. Shaking his head he took a few deep breaths picked up his phone and dialed a number.

Jean-Luc was sitting in his office going through a few papers, sipping his coffee, when the phone rang, picking up the receiver without glancing away from his papers he answered it, "LeBeau…"

"Mr. LeBeau, this is Charles Xavier…and I would like a word with you if I may…I know that we did not start off on the right foot but closing all of my bank accounts is a bit much wouldn't you say?"

Jean-Luc frowned, "What the hell are ya talking about?"

"My bank accounts have all been cleaned out, as well as half my students now have criminal records, or have been kicked out of school…there are also traces of theft within the institute…please tell me that you have nothing to do with that?"

Jean-Luc chuckled, "Though I am flattered that you would think so, I assure ya that I had nothing ta do with that…"

"You did say to me that you would get even, is this what you meant?"

"No…anyways I wasn't going to do anything until Remy got better…"

"Do you know of anyone who could do such a thing?"

Jean-Luc smirked, "Maybe...I'll see what I can find out but I can't promise ya anything…"

"That would be greatly appreciated thank you…"

When Jean-Luc hung up, he barked up a laugh and dialed a number on the phone, waiting until the one on the other line answered, Jean-Luc couldn't help but chuckle, "I had a very interestin' call a few minutes ago fiston…ya need ta answer me a few questions…did ya actually bankrupt Xavier, Henri?"

"Yeah I did…"

"Aheh…give them a week then return everything back da way it was…"

"A WEEK…ya can't be serious, I was thinking more like six months to a year…"

"Henri…"

"Père, Remy's not getting better…and they are ta blame for it…we might not do torture, but dis is da next best thing…"

A long silence could be heard, as Jean-Luc thought over Henri's words, "Two months…not a day more…now finish what ya doin' and come back home…"

Good, Bad, sucks...hehe revenge is sweet, anyway might take a little while for ch6, sorry in advance for the wait.