IMPORTANT DETAILS PLEASE READ NOTE IN CHAPTER ONE!
Summery: The X-men were called to the scene right after the Morlock Massacre in New York by a dear friend. When they arrive, blood and carnage everywhere is what they find, except for two survivors. One a Morlock child. The other a young man, young mutant, with critically life threatening injuries from Victor Creed. After taking him to the mansion to help him recover, some things about the stranger are unveiled. Is this man a friend or foe? And what the hell would a man like Mister Sinister want with him?
Notes!
1.) This story starts DURING the Morlock Massacre with my take on Remy getting attacked by Sabertooth.
2.) STORM IS NOT PART OF THE X-MEN RIGHT NOW! I MADE HER THE LEADER OF THE MORLOCKS IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS!
3.) Some characters might have already joined the X-men when they shouldn't have been there during this time period. One I am thinking of is Wolverine, I don't think he was part of the team at this time and Storm. If that's the case disregard my top note, but no she is leader of the Morlocks.
4.) Obviously this story is quite the mixed AU.
5.) I AM NOT CAJUN SO SINCERLY APOLOGIZE IF MY ATTEMPT TO TAKE ON REMY'S ACCENT OFFENDS ANYONE! I AM DOING THE BEST I CAN I PROMISE!
(If you have any tips for me they would be very much welcome loves)
Now, enjoy!
Ororo waited patiently outside the doors of Xavier's School for Mutants, though she knew she was always welcome at the home of her old team she still felt the need to barge in.
The door opened and a bright smile made it's way onto her face when she saw Logan standing there holding the door and puffing on a cigar.
"How many times have I told you that those things will kill you?"
"Hey Ro."
She wrapped him into an embrace, "It's good to see you my friend. We didn't have much time to converse earlier."
He returned her hug, "Yeah well things were a mess down there. What brings ya here darlin'?"
"Now Logan, I'm hurt can't I visit friends?"
Wolverine let out a grunt and the goddess laughed softly.
"I'm joking. I need to speak to Scott is he here?"
Logan rolled his eyes and put his cigar back in his mouth. "Course he's here, holed up in the Professor's office like he runs the place."
~ XXX ~
"Remy, look at me."
Jean-Luc's command had no effect, if anything it had the exact opposite as the younger man averted his eyes to stare at the shiny ceiling tiles of the facility.
An exhausted sigh came from his adopted father in response to his own lack of one.
"Chile, I already know what happened to ya"
Remy's head snapped up, red eyes blown wide open in horror and disbelief.
The heavy sadness that was sculpted onto his father's face now was almost unbearable. Brown eyes were full of a pain that Remy couldn't really describe and it confused him.
"Oui, dey told me. Dat doctor also told me ya'll lucky to still be alive."
He bit his bottom lip uncomfortably. "Remy don' want to-"
Remy was cut off when he felt arms embrace him and he tensed visibly.
~ Flashback ~
Cold water invaded his lungs as the larger mutant flipped him over, his head submerged beneath the blood tainted water for a few moments before he lifted his face from it's icy surface.
Gasping desperately for breath as he expelled the water from his lungs the young cajun could hear the sinister man laugh while he flailed about in his iron grasp.
"Ya look like a drowned rat kid, where'd all that bravado go?"
Creed's used the drastic difference in their size against him, using his weight to keep him pinned down while he pried his thighs apart.
"Aw, yer shakin' like a leaf."
The beastly man was right too, as much as Remy hated to admit it, he was absolutely petrified.
Remy could feel a large invasive hand running the tip of a sharp claw around his entrance teasingly, a violent tremor ran up his spine.
Hot breath was against his ear and he could hear the man as he inhaled the scent of his hair and skin.
"I'm goin' ta enjoy tainting something so pretty. I'm gonna violate ya til I'm satisfied, and then I'm gonna pull yer insides out piece by piece as I gut ya." he purred sadistically into his ear.
He remained silent, biting his lower lip nervously.
"Are ya scared of me now kid?"
No matter how much he tried to conceal it, an involuntary whimper escaped Remy's throat and he tried to hide his eyes.
Sabertooth let out a savage growl, clearly displeased with his response and the poor cajun saw stars when he felt a searing pain shoot up his spine when the mutant rammed his middle finger inside him.
Remy winced when he heard the echo of a pained scream fill the tunnel. Was that really what his voice sounded like? He hadn't even realized he yelled, but sweet lord almighty that had to be the worst pain he'd ever felt in his entire life.
Victor buried his finger up to the hilt and his eyes started to water. Oh god he felt like he was bleeding. Was he bleeding?
The finger ground against him, pressed into his body as far as it could and he let out a pained whine. "Mon dieu… ahhh... stop.."
His attacker's other hand tangled a fist into his hair and pulled his neck backward until he was looking into those shining amber eyes. The man added a second finger and Remy yelped in response. "I'm about ta fuck yer ass inta the foundation of theses tunnels, so I ask ya again ya little shit, are ya scared of me?" Creed snarled viscously.
He didn't know why but Creed's words sent him into a full blown panic and he couldn't believe how pitiful his own voice sounded when he spoke. "Oui! Yes! Yes Remy's scared!"
Creed raked his claws down the back of his shoulders in response, growling lowly into his ear. "Good. Let's get started."
"Victor please..." He felt Sabertooth's fingers leave him and he started once again to squirm out of his grip but the other mutant's weight kept him pinned down tight he couldn't move. Something hard ground against his ass, he could only assume it was the man's arousal. "Don't worry kid, I'll make sure it's agonizing." Creed laughed maniacally.
Remy could see blue eyes filled with horror amongst all the tears peering through the boxes at him. Sabertooth pinned his wrists above his head with one large hand and then he felt a searing pain shoot through his entire body. He couldn't even control the scream that tore free through his throat almost as violently as the pain itself racked his body.
~ End Flashback ~
"Remy! Remy look at me! Y' fine chile, I'm right here son." it was his father's voice again, snapping him out of his day dream.
He became aware of warn hands cupping both sides of his face, and he focused on his father's brown eyes as he came back to reality.
Jean-Luc was startled, Remy had just drifted into a blank stare and started screaming while they were in the middle of a conversation. He imagined Remy figured he wanted to talk about what happened and he panicked. Honestly he didn't know what triggered it.
The younger man's arms were suddenly around him, pulling him closer into a returned embrace.
Having grown up with his adopted son, Jean-Luc could honestly say that Remy had never been much of a hugger. Embraces were often brief and or awkward, so when his son continued to cling to him as if he were dying it was always a red flag for the man.
Remy latched on tightly and buried his face into his trench coat, he could feel a warm wetness seeping through it and dampening his shirt.
"Oh chile." Jean-Luc's heart throbbed painfully as he held the younger man close to him, smoothing his hair with a free hand as he sobbed against him.
"Remy done an' gone messed up papa.."
"Shh, hush now Remy… dat's not what matters right now."
The mutant's fists clenched at the front of his coat, as he took a shuddering breath. "Ya'll should tell dat to all dem people I got killed cause I was being a fool."
Jean-Luc's eyes widened in surprise, not sure if he'd heard correctly. Remy's hold on him tightened when he tried to pull away, his voice full of desperation as he spoke "Please papa, just listen 'fore you leave me here."
Did the boy really think he'd leave him just because he'd messed up? Never.
The older man's eyes softened as he pried his adopted son's grasp away and cupped his face with his hands, wiping away some tears.
"Remy, y' know I will always listen chile but y' also need to understand dat I ain't gonna leave y' here or anywhere else. Non, not ever, no matter what y' did no matter how awful. I will not abandon you because ya'll make a mistake. Y' goin' to make mistakes Remy, c'est la vie."
His son quickly shook his head, "Dis no simple mistake-" Remy was cut off when Jean-Luc shushed him again.
"Boy, even though y' ain't my own blood like Henri was, y' still my son an' I'm y' pere. I love y' Remy."
Remy's eyes watered but a small grin formed on his face. "Scary red eyes an' all?"
Jean-Luc laughed, "Oui, red eyes an' all."
The two shared another embrace before Jean-Luc leaned back in his chair. "So ya wanna tell moi what happened boy?"
Glowing eyes scanned the room for a moment before Jean-Luc received a small nod.
~XXX~
Henry sat in front of the computer monitor's, no matter how rude he found it to be ease dropping, he knew that they needed some information about what happened down in those tunnels and if they could get something, anything, it would probably be by doing so.
The blue mutant looked up as his team mates finally made their way into his lab.
Scott, Logan, Jean, and a wide smile jumped to his face when he caught sight of Ororo tagging along behind. "Ororo, it's good to see you again my dear!"
"And you as well Henry." she smiled sweetly.
Scott stepped forward. "What is it Hank?"
Beast cleared his throat, "I do believe I have something that could be useful. I figured you might want to be down here to listen. Our arcadian friend seems to be opening up to talk to his father about what happened in the sewers."
~ XXX ~
"Do ya'll remember a Nathanial Essex pop?"
Jean-Luc let out a soft 'Hm' from the back of his throat, scratching his beard for a moment as he thought. "Dat name sounds familiar…"
Remy nodded in response. "Oui, he paid for our services a long time ago."
After a few moments the man let out a small 'Ah' and chuckled softly. "Dat's right, he was dat doctor y' were supposed to recover some papers for. Oui I remember now."
Tense silence suddenly decorated the room as Jean-Luc started to recall the job they took up many moons ago. The younger man cast his eyes downward to stare at his bandaged hand cradled in his lap.
Jean-Luc studied his son's reaction and an awful feeling filled his gut, maybe the same man was responsible. "I also remember I initially refused to take up dat job."
Remy's head snapped up at his father's words, he hadn't been aware of this. 'He never ever refuses a job though.'
The grim look upon the man's face gave Remy the answer itself, but his father explained anyways.
"Dat Monsieur Essex made y' ole pa nervous."
Remy would be nervous about the man too had he known the monster that he was, but he didn't expect that Jean-Luc would get anxious. Hell, nothing seemed to intimidate him. "Why?"
"He was persistent to da point I felt he wouldn't take no for an answer. I understand da man was a scientist but y'd think dem fancy pants men would be able to retrieve papers on their own. Da man was angry when ya ol' man refused, eventually I accepted. When da doctor met with us I didn't like how he looked at y' with some creepy fascination."
After a tense pause Remy spoke, "I remember Henri askin' to speak with y' outside after Essex explained what I had to do. Was dat what ya'll were talkin' about?"
Jean-Luc leaned back in his chair and nodded, folding his arms across his chest.
"Henri didn' like him either. Chile actually tol' me dat he would do it 'cause he didn't trust da man wit' y', but when we came back into da room to propose it Essex seemed to want y' specifically to do it an' I knew ya were still wantin' to prove yourself back den."
"When me and y' brother heard dat y' completed da task, but his documents had been destroyed, mon dieu my heart 'bout stopped. After seeing how angry da man had been when I turned down da job, I was expecting dat man wasn't gonna be bringing ya home to us dat he would kill ya. Henri was actually heading over to get a couple guild members when da man showed up. I was surprised by how calm he took to the fact that his papers were gone."
Remy bit his lip nervously and slowly lifted his face so he could meet his adopted father's eyes. This was going to be a long thing to explain that's for sure, even though part of him wanted to drop the subject altogether.
God forbid if the man got some idea to take action against Mister Sinister for what he's done, he didn't want that. The mutant would kill Jean Luc and any other people he brought with him. He would just have to make it VERY clear that he did not want the man to hunt the mutant scientist down.
"He had somethin' to do with dis I take it?"
"Oui… he's a mutant like me. After Remy left New Orleans, he thought he'd try to get some help wit' his powers. I came across Mr. Essex and he offered to help moi. He did some surgery to help me get a better hold on da explosions. When he was done, he said he wanted a favor in return."
Remy started to fidget as he got more into the story. "I was to gather a group of people, mostly other mutants for some task in da New York sewers. I was told to lead dem down dare… an' I wish I had jus' said no."
Jean-Luc sat there listening quietly, he already had the assumption that his son got himself in over his head with something, and judging by the way Remy's eyes were starting to water he had a feeling this was where it got ugly.
"When we got down dare, we came across a group of other mutants dat been living in dem slums. I didn' even know dat dare were gonna be other people. Before Remy know what happenin' da people I led into the tunnels were attacking da other mutants. Slaughtering dem like dey were animals."
Remy met his father's surprised expression and the tears slowly pooled out of his eyes.
~XXX~
"He was responsible for this?!" Storm's voice bellowed.
Logan raised his hands and pushed at the air in front of him as he tried to cool the goddess's temper. "Easy darlin', we don' even know the whole story yet."
The team turned back to the monitor and continued to listen.
"Remy wasn' given any details, just orders to follow. I tried to stop dem but I couldn't so I ran, along da way I found a lil' fille, she was tryin' to hide an' she was so scared. I couldn' let dem find her cause I knew what dey would do. Didn' think, didn' ask questions I just scooped her up and ran wit' her, o'course she fought me at first but I managed to gain her trust while I tried to escape wit' her, but eventually I done an' got caught."
"Victor, dey call him Sabertooth for a reason homme. A tall mutant with immense strength, sharp claws, teeth, an cat like eyes. He was one of da other mutants dat had come wit' me. He was sent to track me down an' bring me back, I hid Sarah from him and tol her to stay hidden and dat I be right back. Me an' Sabertooth got in a fight and… he..." Remy seemed to trail off as he tried to take a moment to regain his composure.
"I tried to fight da chat off but o'course his physical strength was unreal. I admit I could've put up more of a fight found something, anything to charge but I had to keep his attention on moi. I didn' want him to find da girl...'
"Jesus christ." Wolverine muttered shaking his head in disgust.
"Goddess…" Ororo whispered quietly with eyes shining with tears.
"Dat's enough Remy. Y' don' need to tell me if y' don' want to chile."
"I had no clue what dey were gonna do to dem people. I didn' even know dey was gonna be dare. If I had I would have refused… I just hope Sarah escaped I don' know what happened to her.I-If I 'member right da man has 'imself a super nose o'sorts an' dat's how he found me... 'less somethin' happened Victor probably tore the poor chile to shreds!"
"Remy dis is not y' fault. Y' didn't know what was goin' to happen boy."
"Non, I shoulda asked more details pa! Dem poor people died because of what I did!"
"Y' tried to stop them. I think that counts for somethin' chile."
"In a way he was tricked." Jean commented.
"Indeed." Ororo whispered wiping some tears from her face, "Yet despite everything in the end his heroism has earned my gratitude. Sarah wouldn't have stood a chance if he had not found her."
"The real thing I'd like to know is what Sinister would want in the Morlock Tunnels."
"That is curious Scott. Although, I think we've got all the answers we need from our young friend."
"I think everyone agrees that this wasn't his fault, right?" Logan asked pulling out a cigar and his lighter.
"I do believe so Log-PUT THAT OUT!" Beast suddenly shouted pointing at the door when he saw Logan lighting his cigar.
Logan let out a huff but did as he was told. "So what do we do now Cyke?"
"I'm not sure. I still want to wait til the Professor gets back."
Also I might mention that I am up for suggestions for pairing ideas for this story. I'm a little torn, eventually Rogue is supposed to show up in this story possibly pretty soon actually, but I'd like to know what you guys think.
Personally I'm a huge fan of Remy and Rogue, well... before all the Magneto drama that's happened in the comics the past couple years. I thought their relationship was so dark and forbidden but it could be so romantic and just freaking adorable. Rogue could be a total bitch to Remy at times though. .
However, I'm also a huge fan of Logan and Remy _ don't ask why, I can't give an simple summery for an answer and I'll go on and on about why I love it so much.
I'm a fan of Logan and Ororo too though, but I'm not sure if I could portray them properly.
Obviously as you can see there's gonna be Scott and Jean in this.
Anyways, opinions would be very helpful!
~ Emily