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Random fact of the chapter: If a lobster loses an eye, it'll grow a new one:
IvyZoe: Well, since you asked for an update so "nicely", here's one for ya :D
Elle457: A vampire? Cool! Then I'll become a vampire, which means I won't have to go to school which means that I'll have more time to try and write :D
ishandahalf: Oh the questions! So many questions! They all need to be answered! When will they be answered! Right now! Dum, dum, dum dum, know what I mean? (Sing to the tune of Park Life, (Never heard the song? Damn O.o) )
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LucreziaNoin86: I know it was a long wait and I'm really sorry but like I said before, exams and writer's block, not a good mix :(
Coletterby: Yes, I was aware of the fact that it was evil :D And you're not talking to me anymore? NOOOOOOOOO! Here, I've updated, will you talk to me now?
Freak87: Well, now that I know you're gonna try harder, I'll know to keep up my guard so it's a bit pointless for you to try harder really isn't it:D There is more to the reason they're being hunted down so harshly and that will be revealed gradually over the next few chappies.
sakura5tar: I enjoy being evil :D Gives me something to do besides writing :D
Chica De Los Ojos Cafe: Well, what's gonna happen now is this chapter so I'll shut up and let you read it :)
Nicki: You're right, it was evil wasn't it:D
firestorm13: Yep, saw Star Wars three times :D I was actually wishing the ending was different and Anakin didn't turn evil even though I knew it wasn't going to happen like that lol.
silverbells: The "voice" in Rogue's head was the one making her lie. Remeber, it doesn't want anyone to know. That was said a while ago so it's all right if you forgot. As for why Joe left, he left because he knew Kitty would be able to take off the other girls' collars.
Ada: Here, I've written more! Please don't cry! PLEASE DON'T CRY!
TricaLee: ...What does WTHIGO stand for? O.o
Remy's girl: Yes, ROMY for life! That'll be my moto from now on :D
Erena: Oooo, you're addicted? Sweet :D
Anna: It was mean wasn't it:D
adrenaline addict: That yellow trench coat was awful wasn't it? I've never really liked Jubilee as a character all that much but she's already an established air-head really so she's handy for that :D
chicita: Strangely, everyone's been telling me that in their reviews this time :D
janey: You know, you're the only person so far who's figured what Joe was telling Remy :) As for warnings, if you know you're going to get addicted, would you still want to read? O.o
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DemoniceGambit: I have to have some sort of outlet for my evilness since my cult hasn't really taken off yet :D
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As always, thank you all for the lovely reviews. Your encouragement gives me the will to battle through the writer's block :)
Erm...Once again, I have nothing more to say...Dude, I'm losing my touch to babble uncontrolably O.o
Everything began happening at once. The room was suddenly full of soldiers and filling up more with extra ones who seemed to be continuously charging in through the broken door. Jubilee screamed at the top of her lungs while Kitty flung her arms around her and they sunk into the ground together. Remy threw several charged cards at the soldiers before pulling the stiff, shocked Rogue into the kichen. Once in there, they didn't stop for a second. Remy grabbed a chair and shoved it against the door, effectively baracading it before he led Rogue to the kitchen window above the sink and lifted her up onto the counter beside the sink when he realised she wasn't going to do it herself.
"Climb out dhe window." He instructed, keeping his eyes locked on the kitchen door which was jerking inwards every so often.
"Wasn't Joe in here?" Rogue asked quietly, finally managing to break free of her shocked stupor, as she started to slide out of the window where a fire-escape was waiting for her.
"Joe climbed down dhe window to go do us a favour." Remy answered, following her out of the window just as the kitchen door gave way to the soldiers in the sitting room. Now Rogue was fully out of her state of shock, she grabbed Remy's arm tightly and then teleported them both down to the alleyway below.
Rogue adjusted her grip only slightly so that she could hold Remy's hand before they took off in a sprint. As they went to run around the back of the building, Rogue collided with someone who was running towards them. Screams filled the air for a second before Rogue realised she had bumped into Kitty and Kitty and Jubilee realised it was Rogue and Remy standing in front of them. No words were spoken and the four mutants took off in a run again.
When they reached the open pavement, they all skidded to a quick halt as they came face to face with four soldiers. They turned around immediately and ran off in the opposite direction, Kitty protecting their exposed backs by channeling her ability through them all so bullets and tranquilisers went straight through them all. After getting a fair distance away from the soldiers behind, a second group of four soldiers suddenly came running out of an alleyway just ahead of them. Before the four of them could stop, Rogue teleported them all as far away as she could manage. They popped back up in the grounds of a dark, silent factory.
"Hey, this is that place I was telling you guys about." Jubilee told them happily as she looked around herself.
"Wooptie doo." Kitty panted harshly, totally exhausted from all the running.
"We should...Be safe here...For...A wahle." Rogue gasped out as she leaned against Remy slightly for support.
"Don' t'ink so chere." Remy disagreed, his tone regretful and, annoyingly, not the least bit out of breath. "Joe foun' dhat dhose collars go' buil' in trackin' devices. As long as we're carryin' a workin' one aroun' wit' us, dhey'll always find us."
"Ah...Ah have to take it ahff..." Rogue said in a sad tone of realisation. Just then, the sound of trucks reached their ears and the white glow of headlights washed over them. All but Rogue turned and, with squinted eyes, saw several army trucks had already found them.
"Oh c'mon!" Jubilee yelled angrily, throwing her arms up before throwing them back down to her sides again. Kitty and Remy turned back to Rogue who was still staring ahead of herself with an unseeing gaze.
"Rogue?" Kitty said gently, stepping closer to her.
"Take it ahff." Rogue whispered simply. Kitty slowly reached forward and phased her hand through Rogue's neck. Then, in one swift movement, she pulled the collar away and dropped it to the floor, crackling from it's broken circuit just as she had with Jubilee's earlier. Rogue wordlessly took hold of Remy's arm and Remy held Kitty's wrist who in turn held Jubilee's. Seconds later, they were gone from the factory and instead were in the alleyway beside Joe's cafe.
Rogue released Remy's arm and brought her hand up to feel her neck. As she rubbed it lightly, tears came to her eyes. They began to fall and soon, small sobs were escaping her. Remy gently drew her into his arms and she began to sniffle into his chest, mourning the touch they had shared only a few hours ago and may never have again.
"Would you move your fat head out of my face? It's making my nose itch." Kitty muttered as she tried to shuffle away from Jubilee.
The three girls were laying on the floor of an old, run-down car, the place where Remy had left them thirty minutes ago. They'd all agreed that it'd be best if Remy made the preperations for their escape from the city on his own. Not only would the girls have provided little help, Kitty and Jubilee wandering around in their pyjamas would've attracted a lot of unwanted attention. The soldiers were still after them, they had seen the trucks around, so hiding was essential to staying free.
"Well excuse miss sensitive but I don't have a lot of room to manouvere myself. Oh, and by the way, my head is not fat." Jubilee grunted irritably as she tried to move herself. As she did, she caught a brief glance of Rogue's hand and clothed stomach as she too took that moment to shuffle around a bit. "How you doin' chica?"
"Ah don't think Ah'll ever be able to strighten mah back again." Rogue's slightly muffled voice replied. "Plus, there's a dead spahder abaht three inches awah from mah face."
"Gross." Kitty's voice came in response.
"Oh well, at least it's dead. Can't move if it's not alive." Jubilee pointed out.
"Well, Ah'd usually agree with ya Jubes but in this case, everytahme Ah breathe aht, it jiggles raht in mah face." Rogue explained.
"Eww!" Kitty's voice came again.
"Can't you just bat it away from your face?" Jubilee suggested.
"Ah ain't touchin' it!" Rogue cried indignantly. The sudden hum of a car engine approaching and stopping nearby silenced the three girls instantly. They didn't even dare breathe in case their position was given away. However, when three consecutive beeps of a car horn came, then a pause and then another two beeps, Rogue sprang into action. "That's the signal! C'mon." She told them, pushing herself up into a sitting position. Kitty and Jubilee followed her lead and once they were all in stable positions, they took hold of each other's hands, (or in Rogue's case, safely covered wrists) and Kitty phased them out of the car.
Outide, the sky was now a fresh blue, the morning having now well and truely started. The girls' mouths dropped open in disbelief as they looked on at an absolutely huge motorhome which was pulled up right in front of them. The door to the drivers seat swung open and Remy hopped out casually.
"So wha' do yo' t'ink?" He asked as he walked over to them.
"Is this yours!" Jubilee gasped in awe.
"Non. Remy jus' borrowing dhis from a friend." He answered. Suspicion flashed through Rogue's eyes and she glared up at him.
"Did ya steal it?" She demanded harshly. "And are we gonna be responsible for some poor family missin' aht on their vacation?"
"Remy shocked an' hurt yo' t'ink so little of him! Do yo' really t'ink he'd sink so low as to steal from a sleepin' fam'ly?" Remy replied, seemingly deadly serious. "What if Remy clean ou' his savin's and bough' dhis t'ing fair and square?"
Rogue raised an eyebrow at him. "It is stolen ain't it?"
"Fine! Joe took it from a showroom!" Remy admitted in an exasperated tone. "Happy now yo' know?"
Rogue just wiggled her eyebrows a little at him in an ambiguous gesture as she walked past him and into the motorhome, Kitty and Jubilee following on behind. Remy let out a sigh before turning and going back over to the front of the vehicle. He climbed into the driver's seat once more and closed the door just as the girls were starting to discover various little treats.
"Hey, mah bag!" Rogue gasped in surprise, seeing her shopping bag waiting for her on a chair.
"Clothes!" Jubilee cried happily, finding two sets of neatly folded, brand new clothes with the store tags still on, on the table by the chairs. "And gloves for you." She said to Rogue, handing her the pair of black gloves beside the clothes. Rogue took the gloves and and looked around herself as she pulled them on. It had every little thing they could possibly want. Just inside the side door, oppostie where they stood now, was a small "living" area complete with a full-size sofa and a TV with satellite feed. Across, where they were, was a small table and chair set, which was definitely not your usual motor home "dining" booth and next to that was a kitchen with a stove, an oven, a microwave and a fully stocked refrigerator/freezer. The short hallway ahead was lined with storage on one side and a bathroom complete with shower on the other. At the back of the vehicle was only one bedroom, two twin beds separated by the continuation of the hallway
"Joe certainly don't do things bah hahlves does he?" She mused, looking over to the back of Remy's head.
"If yo' gon' steal somet'ing, migh' as well steal dhe best." He told her, turning the engine on. "Yo' may wan' 'old onto somet'in'."
"Why?" Kitty asked seconds before the motorhome jolted forward, knocking the three girls off balance and sending them sprawling to the floor with sharp cries.
"Dhat's why." Remy grinned, not turning and only imagining the sight behind him. The three of them glared at him but said nothing as they heaved themselves to their feet. "Okay, so where exac'ly we goin'?" He asked.
"Erm...Out of this state?" Jubilee stated, it coming out as more of a question.
"Remy know dhat petite, he wan'ed an exact location." He told her, grinning in amusement.
"Don't you know?" Kitty asked, suprised.
"Yo' expec' Remy to do all dhe work?" He replied.
"Guess not." Kitty muttered, sitting down on the sofa. "Even if we did get out of the state, where can we go? We're probably wanted all over the country, the fuss they're making about it."
"We could go to Canada!" Rogue suggested suddenly, enthustiastically. "They have pro-mutant laws."
"Yeah, but we're not on the run because we're mutants for once. We're on the run because they think we stole a shit-load of jewellery." Jubilee pointed out.
"Pro-mutant laws aren't exactly gonna hurt though." Kitty pipped in, supporting Rogue.
"We don't have our passports. We'll never make it across the boarder." Jubilee told them.
"Do you have something against Canada?" Kitty demanded.
"No."
"Then stop walking all over Rogue's idea!" Kitty scolded.
"I'm just asking questions to make sure the plan's well thought out." Jubilee justified. "So how would we get into Canada without our passports?" Rogue and Kitty remained silently. Honestly, they hadn't thought that far ahead.
"Yo' jus' leave dhat to Remy petite." Remy called from the driver's seat. "He'll ge' us into Canada easy."
"Is that decided then?" Kitty checked.
"Yep." Rogue confirmed. "We're goin' to Canada."
And that is it for chapter 24. Wow, that was quite short...Apologies for that. Anyways, all liking it? Hope so :)
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