Replay: Slow Motion

Installment 13

Remy stormed out of the mansion as blind anger threatened to overcome him. He hadn't wanted to leave but he also knew that he was in no condition to fight it out with that guy. He was already hurting when he tried to get the better of the Speed Demon but now the severity of his injuries hit him like a train. He stumbled a bit as he made his way down the stairs. Cringing at the pain he heard a type of whirring sound come up from behind him. He turned to see one of the large metallic orbs belonging to Eric. It landed beside him and he pulled himself in. Once it closed he allowed himself to collapse.

Lance and Pietro reluctantly walked out the front door as Kitty waved apologetically to them. As the two were walking to the jeep Lance stopped to look around.

"What'sthematter?"

"Where'd that guy go?" Lance asked.

"What...guy..." Pietro had begun to ask. He hadn't really been paying attention his mind was mostly on Rogue. He turned, searching the grounds with his eyes, when he thought he heard a sound. His eyes wandered up to the night sky where he thought he saw something. He squinted to try and make out what it was.

"Guess it doesn't matter much anyways." Lance said placing an arm around his friend's shoulder and guiding him towards the vehicle.

"No, guess not." he said glancing back; the object he thought he might have seen already long gone.

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Gambit had to bite his tongue, to stop himself from screaming, when the orb landed. When it opened he saw both Magneto and Colossus awaiting him.

"Bonjour." he offered weakly still trying to avoid the pain he was feeling.

"Peter, help him." Eric said before turning towards the base. The acolyte simply nodded his acknowledgement and moved towards an injured Remy.

"Non, I don need your heeelllpp." His voice went higher as the large boy suddenly lifted him over his shoulders. "Mon dieu, this be embarrassing." he said with a type of snort. Remy could have sworn he heard the metal mutant chuckle.

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Remy was sitting on an examination table in only his boxers, being looked at by one of the staff, with Eric standing over him and Pyro and Colossus standing against the wall.

"So, what exactly happened there mate?" Pyro asked from across the room. "You didn't take no for an answer?" he chuckled.

"Visser de." (Screw off)

"What does that mean?" he leaned over and asked the Russian who only shrugged his shoulders in reply.

"But de place where da fille be staying is some sort of Mutant Haven, like here." he continued to tell Eric, who was only half listening.

He already KNOWS all of this.Pyro thought as he watched him pretend to only just be learning of the institute.

"I'll have my people look into it" he said "but if the good doctor is done with you, might I suggest you get some rest?" Remy nodded his head and made his way slowly out of the room.

Magneto walked over to the doctor and began speaking to him in a low voice so that the two acolytes couldn't hear what was being said. The two men began walking out the door when they heard a clanking noise. Magneto had dropped something. Apparently this went un-noticed and he and the doctor continued out the door. Pyro went over and picked up the metallic object.

"Hmm..." he mouthed studying the object.

"What?" Piotr asked in a thick accent.

"Remember when we first met our mate Remy Lebeau?" he asked. "How he wouldn't shut up about the bike Ol' Bucket head gave him and he went out and did all those wild stunts?"

"Ya."

"So how do you suppose someone THAT good, managed to lose control of the thing?"

"I don't..." but before Colossus could finish his question Pyro dropped the object into his hand. Piotr just stood and looked at the object. Pyro almost laughed when he realized the big tin can hadn't figured it out.

"It's a bolt." he said. "Off the Cajun's motorcycle."

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The two men stood outside of Remy's room. Eric opened the door slightly just to make certain the boy was asleep. Giving a quick nod to the doctor he entered the room. Moving ever so quietly the doctor made his way over to Remy's bed with a syringe in his hand. They hadn't been thinking about Remy's prior life as a thief or taken in to account the fact that he was a light sleeper. Very aware of the presence lurking over him Remy rolled off of the bed.

"What you wan'?" he demanded. Remy blinked his eyes a couple of times to get them to adjust to the bright light shining from the hallway. Before he got a really good look at who was in the room the second man flung his hand out in front of him. A metallic object jabbed itself into Remy's neck. Remy swayed for a moment before falling to the floor. Magneto nodded his head to the doctor who went over to Remy and placed him back on the bed.

"Mastermind will be here shortly. He'll take care of everything."

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