"Where'd ya think you're goin' gumbo?"
"To de hospital wing with you de fille."
"I don't think so. Stripes and ya have got a session with storm, and ya already missed one today. Now go."
Remy followed rogue out of the room with his hands shoved deep in to his pockets. They walked down the corridor that led to both the main entrance and the hospital wing.
"Hey Rogue tell stormy ah'm sick will you. Ah've got something to do."
"Fahn, But Logan's going to kill you swamp rat."
"Oh stop sulking, you're still my favorite girl."
"Aww Remy. Just because it didn't work out between us don't mean ah'm going to stop you seeing ovah people. Ah can tell you like the girl. Go for it. Just don't upset wolvie."
As Rogue walked out in to the main hall, Remy carried on towards the elevator that took him down stairs.
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"Hey hank. Got a job for you."
Dr McCoy walked out of his office to find Logan holding a young girl covered in bruises and cuts in his arms.
"Please tell me this is not thanks to you're training session Logan. You promised to start going easy. Especially on the new students."
"It's thanks to the girls mother. Chuck reckons she's got a broken rib."
"My oh my. Let's have a look then, Put her on the bed in that next room. Then wait out side."
Logan carefully put Rowen down and stroked the hair out of her eyes.
"Hank'll look after ya sparks. He's not as scary as he looks."
Walking out of the room Logan ran his hand through his own hair and rubbed the back of his neck. He sat on a chair and looked up.
"LeBeau. I thought I told ya not to come down here. You're on prohibition for a week. No going out. OR using your powers with out permission. Do I make my self clear?"
"Hows Rowen?"
"Hank is checking her out now."
A crash sounded from the room behind then. Remy and Logan stared at each other with open eyes and ran through.
Hank was on the floor out side the door; While Rowen was sat on the bed with her arm stretched palm out in front of her body glowing along with her unfocused eyes.
"Hank ya ok? What happened?"
"She got very defensive when I tried to get a better look at her injuries and blasted me."
"Nah she didn'." Remy whispered staring at the girl on the bed.
"I think hank knows what happened to him gumbo."
"Logan look at de door. It's a field. We can't get to her. Ah've never seen her glow dat much before. And ah don't think dat it's a good thing."
"Yeah. Wait what do ya mean never seen her glow that much?"
"She was showin' me her powers las' week. When shes using them her eyes glow. But not her whole body. What we goin' to do?"
"Get the team. And be quick."
Remy ran out of the room. He went to the rec room to see if the training session with storm had finished. Rouge was sat on the sofa watching Kurt and kitty play cards.
"Ah Remy, Vould you like to play. Katzchen keeps cheating?" Kurt stuck his tongue out at the girl sat across from him.
"Like. I do so not. You're just a bad looser."
"Ah don' have no time. We haven'. Kurt find Scott and jean and get dem to meet us in de hospital wing, tell dem it's urgen'. Ah'll explain when you're dere. Kit, Rogue follow me."
"Remy whats going on sugah?"
"Ah don' know, It's Limbo. She need's our help."
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The group of 8 stood out side the door. Rowen had not moved from her position. The only thing that had changed was her body, now glowing even more fiercely.
"She's overloading on power. It's going to kill her." Hank was stood trying to assess the situation as best as possible.
"God sparks. Can't you just play nice? Any ideas? Anyone."
"How bouts ah drain some of the power? Kurt could teleport me in, or kitty could phase through."
"Ah'm comin' with you cherie."
"Don't be stupid swamp Rat."
"Look River Rat. Ah can get through to de girl. Drain some of her power and den let me try talk her round."
"Fahn."
"Hold on my friends." Kurt held his hands out and both southerners grabbed hold.
Rogue placed her bare hand on Rowens shoulder and frowned.
"Nuthin's happening."
"Any more bright ideas?"
"Don't yell at me Remy. How was ah supposed to know that it wouldn't work. Ah don't even know why."
"Dat was our only idea Rogue. If anything happens ah swear…"
"You're going to blame this on me Remy. What am ah supposed to have done? Ah wasn't even here when it happened. Ah was going to training like ah'd been told."
"WELL IF YOU'D NOT TOLD LOGAN SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE."
"WELL IF YOU'D WORKED IT OUT SOONER AH WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO."
"YOU'RE JUST JELOUSE CAUSE AH'VE MOVED ON."
"GET OVER YOUR SELF SWAMP RAT. AH DUMPED YOU. AND AH REMEMBER WHY."
"SHUT UP NOW. THAT'S IT STRIPES YOU'RE GROUNDED FOR A WEEK, GUMBO MAKE YOURS TWO. Now someone give me an idea."
"Remy help me." Everyone spun round to look at Jean.
Remy's red on black eyes widened. "Row."
"I'm scared Remy. I can feel you, but it's too dark. Please. You said you could help."
"Ah will ma chere. Ah will. Ah thought you lot was the xmen. Can ah have some ideas now?"
"Ah was stopped by the energy. Ah don't think ah touched her properly."
"Maybe I could phase her through." Kitty appeared by the others.
"Try it, but be careful half pint. I don't need any more of you getting hurt."
Kitty took hold of Rogues arm. "Try it now."
Rogue reached out again. "It's still not working."
"Maybe I could be of some assistance. Kitty would you mind?" Kitty let go of rogue who was thrown in to the wall by the power around Rowens body.
"PRYDE."
"Sorry rogue. I thought you'd, like, let go." She phased back out of the field and grabbed the professor's chair and phased them both back in.
The professor placed his hands to the sides of his head and sank in to a deep meditation. Everyone stopped talking and held their breath. Staring at Limbo Remy could see the energy fading. Suddenly she blinked and looked him in the eye. As the last of the energy faded from her lightning bolt struck eyes Remy through his arms around her and kissed the top of her hair repeatedly. Tears silently flowed down Rowens face
"Never do dat to Remy again Cherie. Understand?"
"I'll try not to. Thank you Rem."
"Non, don' thank me. Ah did nothing 'cept yell at the person who was really trying to help. Ah'm sorry rogue."
The young goth just frowned. She stood from the wall she'd been lent against and walked over to the couple by the bed.
"Mind if ah try something limbo. Ah promise it won't hurt."
Rowen wiped her eyes. "Err. Ok."
Rogue gently placed her hand on the girl's shoulder and waited for the rush of memories that she normally got. Nothing happened.
"Ah'm not absorbin' you."
"It might just be the residual energy still fading. If you think there is anything serious rogue I'm sure Rowen won't mind you having another go in the morning." The professor was still near the bed looking very stern. "For what ever the reasons. I am not happy with you all trying to manage this problem by your selves. It could have ended up a lot worse than it did. Next time I would appreciate it if some one notified me of any problems."
"Sorry chuck. It's all my fault. I though you needed the rest. You looked drained after you read the girls mind."
"I understand logan. But it is still very serious. Rowen and maybe some of the others could have been killed. We do not understand the full extent of her powers yet. How can we expect to solve a problem if we do not know what we are dealing with? Rowen I would like it if you stayed here for the rest of today and tonight. And maybe hank can try to take another look at you're injuries in the morning. Remy you can stay for an hour and then it's dinnertime and I believe that it is your turn to cook. Every one else out."
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Rowen blinked sleepily as someone shook her awake.
"Wha'?"
"Ah've brought you some dinner Cherie."
She sat up in bed and Remy perched next to her.
"It's not much, dere's never anything left after that lot have got to it."
"That's ok. I'm not really too hungry."
Putting the plate down on to Rowens knee Remy reached in to his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.
"Josh rung. Poor guy had to talk to Jamie for about 5 mins before any one else could get to de phone."
Rowen put her fork down and took the paper.
"He wants me to go to graduation next Friday. I forgot all about that."
"So you goin'?"
"I don't know. What if my mums there?"
Remy thought for a second playing with the blanket over Rowens leg. "Ah'll come with you if you like."
"I thought you were grounded."
"Baise. Ah forgot about dat. Ah'll talk to Logan, Try make him see sense."