I am noticing a pattern. Every time I get mad because I read a summary of what is going on in the comics currently, I end up writing this fic. I am so fed up with Gambit being wallpaper! Never thought I'd say this, thank god for Claremont's book or I'd probably stop writing and hunt down the Marvel office.
I am changing parts of this fic again. It's been hard to write because the base of this story is BoA and that was pure crap. So, there is going to be a lot of flashbacks retelling of what happened. Something a little more than Gambit running to Apocalypse yadda yadda, I wanna hit my head into a wall every time I look at those comics.
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters; if I did Gambit would start acting like himself in the comics instead of acting OC.
Remy opened his eyes to gaze at the white ceiling tiles above him. It was not at all what he had been expecting since his last memory was of being on Sinister's operating table. He found himself on a normal bed in a small white room. He sat up slowly and rubbed a hand through his hair.
He swung his legs over the side of the bed and his hands gripped the side of the bed. He wondered how the previous events led him back to Sinister's care. He knew the scientist had no interest in his health and only wanted to use him again. He could still feel Death in the back of his mind as he looked up at the door and stood up.
He supposed it all turned down hill after his vision returned. Before that wasn't much pleasant, but it was when things got worse. Rogue's adopted mother decided to invite herself into the mansion and the others welcomed her despite the sins she had committed against them. Not only that, but she brought a suitor to sweep Rogue off her feet. Mystique claimed all she wanted was for Rogue to be happy and to be able to touch. Remy knew better. That bitch just wanted to use her again and she was allowing her to. He warned Rogue about Mystique after the whole Foxx episode, but she did not listen.
Flashback
Cyclops ran into the house to alert the other X-men of Apocalypse's attack. Havok had been ordered by his older brother to make sure the 198 mutants remained safe. However, nothing seemed to stop the angry tyrant that tried to convince the mutants on the front lawn to join him. Some turned away from his words and went inside while others stayed to listened.
Havok argued with many mutants to go inside and to ignore Apocalypse's words. He persuaded them by telling them this was mutant kind's darkest hour and they needed to strike back before they were completely wiped out. Colossus joined Havok as a group of mutants began to argue with the second leader.
"Why don't we hear what he has to say first?" One mutant argued against Havok as he and six other mutants were blocked from Apocalypse's path.
"Because he will only tell you what you want to hear so you will join him. Whatever he has planned is not for our benefit." Havok argued with the mutants, many of which were enemies such as Arclight and Scalphunter. They had been left with no choice after the mutant population had decreased but to take in even the enemy. A few members of the Acolytes roamed the grounds as well.
"How is that a bad thing? If he wants to help us, then why not?" A woman argued with Havok and began pushing forward. Others around her nodded their heads and they began moving forward.
"He is not helping us. He plans on using all of us!" Havok argued as the rest of his team Iceman, Rogue, and Gambit pushed mutants into the mansion until a bright light flared from the sphinx.
"What is that?" Pulse asked as he stood beside Rogue. She looked at him and shook her head. Suddenly a bright light filled the sky blinding many of the mutants. The sentinels on the ground began to fire at the light, but a blast from Apocalypse blew each of their heads off.
"My…stomach." Many of the mutants cried as they fell to the ground in pain clutching their stomach. Each X-Men felt it and fell to the ground. Gambit glanced over at Rogue, the first thought on his mind was to help her, but Pulse was shielding her with his body. He narrowed his eyes, but said nothing. The blond haired man seemed to take every chance he could to throw that he could touch Rogue when Gambit couldn't. He tried to talk to her, but she only told him that she did not have feelings for Pulse. He wondered if she even believed her words for the two seemed to be getting awfully close the last few days.
"Everyone, get inside! It's Apocalypse's horseman, Famine!" Havok shouted as he tried to get to his knees and ignore the pain he felt. He ignored his orders that Cyclops gave him and ran inside the mansion along with other X-Men and raced down to the jet. He knew if he couldn't convince the mutants to follow he certainly wouldn't now.
Outside mutants were lined up in clumps listening to Apocalypse's words and for a chance to end the starvation they felt. They did not care if he was the one that brought it on; all they cared was that he could end it. All they had to do was drink a sample of his blood and they would be cured.
"Wait, we don't know what's in the blood!" A woman cried and tried to plea with some of the others. They ignored her and one even shoved her out of the way if she was not going to join them.
Another sentinel landed before the sphinx and raised it's hand to fire. It never got the chance as Apocalypse unleashed his other horseman, War. The horseman destroyed the sentinel as it flew by on the mechanical horse. Apocalypse raised his massive arm and it turned into a giant gun and blasted the sentinel into pieces.
The mutants surrounding the sphinx began to cheer as their longtime enemy fell to the ground in pieces. This only encouraged them to want to join the ancient mutant, much to the displeasure of the X-Men in the jet.
Inside the mansion, Gambit wandered into Emma's office to find the headmistress behind the desk. "How de hell are we supposed to beat him when everyone is runnin' over and joinin' him?" Remy asked as he fell into the chair before the desk and clenched his stomach.
"Perhaps if we infiltrate him with someone from the inside." She suggested to him and folded her hands before her. "Someone that would be believable to join him." She watched as he raised his head.
"If y'r askin' me to do it, den de answer is non. I know what dat son of a bitch does to people. He brainwashes dem to de point dey forget who dey are. Dere ain' no point in even tryin' it." Remy argued against her.
"Not if I protect your mind. You would be a hero in Rogue's eyes. You have not done much in a long time and the others would look at you with respect instead of disgust. Many of them still do not forgive you for your part in the Morlock Massacre." She told him causing him to sit back in his seat.
"I shouldn't have to prove myself to Rogue. I've already proven it through de years. De others I could care less what de hell dey think of me. Dey allow Sabertooth to live here and dere a whole bunch of Marauders campin' outside with the Morlocks. Can't be affectin' dem dat bad if dey allow dem here." Remy told her as he got up from his seat. "Dere got to be another way to stop him, better den what y' came up with." He said before he turned to leave.
Emma sat back in her seat and watched him close the door. A small smile spread across her delicate pink lips as her eyes shifted to yellow. "There is no other way. You will be gone and I will get what I want." She said as she twirled her chair around and looked out the window.
Outside the X-Men were fighting in the sky and ground against Apocalypse's horseman and new recruits. They didn't understand why he intended to stick around for as long as he was. He had recruited more mutants to join his cause and the others had no plans to join him. His attacks towards the mutants opposing him were not fatal, however the attacks to any human or sentinel was.
"Ah don't get this. Why doesn't he leave or go somewhere else?" Cannonball asked Iceman as he landed in the jet. All three of Apocalypse's horsemen had joined the fight alongside their master.
"I don't understand it either. It's like he is waiting for something." Havok commented as he looked out the window to see Apocalypse watching over the battle. He suddenly backed up when a fire blast was directed at the jet. "Shit!" He shouted as ducked as the blast hit the side of the jet.
The jet went down, but the three mutants occupying it were flown out by Cannonball and placed on the ground. "Alex, I don't know how much longer we can take of this. All the sentinels are down. The mansion will soon be under attack and we don't have as many people to help us as he does." Iceman pointed at the sphinx.
"We have to keep trying." Havok argued and sent a blast at War who was flying up behind them. Iceman looked at Cannonball who only shrugged. What else were they to do? Leave and allow the mutants hiding in the mansion to defend themselves?
Rogue fought against Pestilence, but the armored horseman wouldn't go down. She ducked as a green blast was sent at her and she flew into the air. She did not notice a mutant flying at her until she glanced behind her. However, before the mutant could attack, a charge card hit it and sent it to the ground. She looked over to see Gambit with glowing cards drawn and flinging them at the mutants that were attacking them.
"Ah could have handled it." Rogue told him and flew back at the horseman. Gambit ignored the comment and continued to fight off the other mutants while keeping an eye on Rogue.
"Gambit, do not harm them!" Havok shouted at the Cajun as he sent a blast at the ground to knock the mutants off their feet. Gambit glanced at Havok like he was insane. The others had chosen their side to fight on and it was against them. How long did he expect them to hold off the mutants for? He wondered if the young leader and his brother knew what they were doing half the time. The only time they ever encounter was when they were barking orders at him or scolding him for something he did wrong in the Danger Room. Of course he enjoyed antagonizing them, but after a while even that was tiring.
Gambit felt the air around him get warmer as he looked into the sky and saw Famine flying at them. "Merde." He cursed as he saw the horseman flying at Rogue from behind. He ignored Havok's orders and ran towards Rogue whose fists were locked with Pestilence's. "Rogue!" He yelled, but the southern belle ignored him.
"Stubburn girl." He muttered as he watched her throw Pestilence across the field with her back still turned against Famine. He reached her in the nick of time and shoved her out of the way as Famine sent a fire blast at them.
"Gambit, what in-" Rogue yelled as she picked herself off the ground, but stopped as soon as she saw the burned Cajun. His skin was torched and she could see second to third degree burns on his face and other parts of his exposed flesh along with the burnt and torn clothing that was smoking. She stood in the same spot with a hand covering her mouth as her eyes roamed over his injured form. She was busy looking at him that she did not hear Pestilence sneak up behind her and attack.
Havok, Iceman, and Cannonball were too busy fighting off the mutants and War to see what had happened. "They are starting to pull back!" Havok shouted to his teammates, but did not see one of the rebelling mutants sneak past them.
Rogue stared up in confusion as Pestilence backed away and disappeared through a portal. She didn't understand why the horseman would attack only to leave a minute later. "Coward." She muttered and turned around to check on Gambit, only to find Scalphunter had gotten to him first. The Marauder held the heavily burned Cajun in his arms and began to back up. "Put him down." She ordered and flew at him.
"No." Scalphunter smirked at her before he disappeared with Gambit through a portal.
End of Chapter 5
Special Thanks to: mad-dog-13,Hawaiichick, Arian69, scarleteyes21, aniuwolfe, and gryphenvoid! Thank you guys SOO much for reviewing the last chapter and telling me your thoughts and opinions on it so far, it is very much appreciated.
Also a little warning, I'm can almost guarantee there will be no pairings within this story, meaning no Rogue/Gambit in this story.