Redeeming Myself
Ok, I just wanted to apologize if I don't get any accents right. Sorry if that offends anyone. If I had to place this story I would have to say that it would happen instead of Under Lock and Key.
Saving the Enemy?
Kitty Pride was strolling leisurely through the park. She had brought a video camera just to capture people in every day life. A bit I guess you could say she was bored, the only ones at the Mansion were Professor Xavier, Logan, Dr. McCoy and Rogue, who has been released from the sick bay but wanted time alone in her room. Storm had taken the New Mutants or Junior X-Men, which they preferred to call themselves out for a little exercise in the woods, somewhere in Montana she thought, she didn't know why. Jean, Scott, and Kurt were at the mall, Kurt didn't want to leave his sister, but she really gave him no choice.
Kitty had noticed in her train of thought that she had walked to a darkened part of the Park, tall trees everywhere. She never was the nature type, but she noticed that Storm seemed to love the outdoors so she thought she'd see what the big deal was, she scanned the trees searching for any cute wild life that she might find with her video camera. What the viewfinder came across though was not that of a cute little woodland creature.
"Well, well if it isn't a little X-Punk. I bet ole Wolverine be very upset if he found you gutted huh?" growled a very pleased Sabretooth as he thought of the heartache this would not only bring his old pal Logan, but the rest of the Xavier Students. Kitty was about to reply while making herself intangible when she heard another voice from a tree just above them.
"Gettin sloppy Viccy, to preoccupied wit her scent, ya never noticed Gambit's." Kitty recognized the man who had dropped out of 'no where' It was another one of Magneto's Acolytes. The cute one she thought.
"What are you doing here, Gambit!" snarled a very enraged Sabretooth.
"Same ting Gambit bin doin entire time while he be working for Magneto.watching you!" Gambit shot back rather light heartedly. Kitty was amazed, anyone else, besides Mr. Logan would be intimidated at Sabretooth's present state of anger, but this guy just laughed at him. She knew she should run away, but felt compelled to capture the whole thing on videotape after all it might come in handy.
"Grrr.when is that man gonna realize the only reason you be working for him, is to get close to me.I've warned him!" Sabretooth snapped at Gambit with a look of bloodlust gleaming in his eyes.
Gambit looked at Sabretooth with a slight smile spread across his lips, "bout da same time he realize y' only wit him to get close ta the short ugly Canadian.now what are you plans for the lil petite?" Gambit finish the question with a sterner look, a red haze seem to feel his already demon like eyes. They began to glow as Gambit took a more offensive stance.
"Gonna kill her of course! You stop me and Magneto well know all about your lack of loyalty Gumbo!' Sabretooth screamed with rage.
Kitty noticed in one swift motion Gambit had lost his trench coat and now had a long shiny bo staff in his hands. She looked in his eyes, he noticed this and gave her a nod to get out of there, but she didn't she couldn't seem to pull herself from this confrontation. Why was one acolyte trying to kill her and another trying to save her she thought to her self. Well she knew why the one was trying to kill her, but couldn't figure out the other
"Won't let y' do dat Mon Ami." Gambit quipped. "Been waitin fo dis long time now."
"What.you think you can save this girl.you couldn't save Genevieve, what makes you think you can this time?" Sabretooth was trying to bait him into the first move, Gambit knew this and was trying to hold his cool, but with his eyes uncovered, the anger could be seen radiating from them.
"come on Viccy, dance wit Gambit." Sabretooth seemed to snap a little bit here, Gambit knew it was the use of his real name. Not many people knew it, he didn't think Magneto or anyone else in the Acolytes did, but he did.and he knew Sabretooth hated being addressed by it. "Anytime y' ready Creed!"
The fight was savage, and quick. Sabretooth lunged towards Gambit finally, Gambit knew he would he quickly sidestepped and crack him in the head with the end of his bo staff. Gambit spun around to face the approaching Sabretooth again, this time launching three playing cards that seemed to form in his head and begin to glow brightly. They exploded as they contacted Sabretooth sending him back a bit. Gambit knew Sabretooth could get sloppy, and the angrier he got the sloppier he would get, but more dangerous. Sabretooth leapt into the air, this surprised Gambit a bit, but went with it, he leapt also throwing himself into Sabretooth's stomach. He had hoped to keep the fight distanced and stay away from Sabretooth's savage claws. They both clashed to the ground as Gambit sprung up, but not quick enough, Sabretooth had slashed at Gambit and left four deep claw marks into side. Gambit landed amazingly on his feet right in front of Kitty who was still there videotaping it all. He looked up at the young girl and gave her a wink and a charming smile trying desperately to hide the pain from his face. She had no idea what he was smiling about, but it seemed to make her melt inside. Sabretooth approached the two like a blood hungry predator longing for the taste of blood he had just inflicted. Once he was about five feet from them he noticed almost a full stack of playing cards held with in Gambit's hand, before he could react, Gambit had decided to play a game and launched all of them in a less accurate manner then he usually did. Fifty-Two Card Pick Up had begun. Sabretooth flew back maybe twenty feet. Damage was done, you could see burn marks all over his body. So many fully charge cards, even his healing factor was struggling to keep up.
"Tink your body can wit stand dat gain Creed?" Gambit spoke boldly. Kitty stared in shock still with the camera clutched in her hand.
Sabretooth stood up and looked at him, they were both hurt very bad, this isn't how he planned to spend his day, but now his weekend would be spent recovering, even with his healing factor Sabretooth knew the injuries were take a couple days. "You know the boss ain't gonna like this pup?"
"Gambit dun care what da bucket head likes! Gambit only cares that y' dun be hurtin no more lil belles!" Gambit shouted seeming to recall a memory from the past.
Sabretooth smiled evilly at him, showing his fangs. "Not that boss LeBeau, the other one, he says you still owe him."
Gambit now seemed to receive a burst of energy, his eyes flashed bright red. "You tell dat man, Gambit owe him nottin, and not to come looking, for Gambit.or dere be hell to pay!"
With that Sabretooth retreated away the best he could with burn marks and blood covering his body from the array of cards that exploded around him. Gambit on the other hand fell to his knees with his arm over the area Sabretooth clawed at just minutes ago. Kitty became tangible again when she noticed he collapse to the ground.
"umm Mr. Gambit are you okay?" Kitty spoke softly as she knelt in front of him finally seeing just how deep the claw marks were.
"O course chere.Gambit always okay when in da company of a beautiful petite like yo self." and with that Gambit's eyes seemed to roll back into his head, and he collapsed. Kitty knew he wasn't O.K. and she had to do something, even though he was technically the enemy, he had saved her life, kinda she could have just phased she thought, but he needed help now. She reached for her Com Link and spoke into it.
"Anyone at the mansion, I need you help ummm.Sabretooth jumped me in the park, but one of the other Acolytes that I gathered hated Sabretooth saved me, Sabretooth ran off badly hurt, and the one that saved me, Gambit he said just passed out and got clawed pretty bad, some one please come help us!" Kitty spoke quickly into the com link.
"We'll be right there, are you O.K.?" the voice of Dr. McCoy could be heard through the link.
"I'm fine.but he's not!" Kitty said.
"We'll be there in about five minutes, we got your com link signal homed in on." Logan's voice was now heard from the com link.
A few hours later Professor Xavier, Wolverine, Storm, Beast and all the members of the Senior X-Men were in the Professor's study just finishing watching the video that Kitty had filmed. The New Mutants were of course scattered about the mansion while most were in the danger room just having fun. Gambit was of course patched up and left to sleep while the X-Men tried to figure out what to make of this acolyte.
Cyclops was the first to speak, "Why did he call Sabretooth Viccy, and Creed?"
Wolverine himself had been contemplating this and decided to speak, "Because ole Tooth's real name his Victor Creed. Not many people know this."
Storm looked up with realization, she muttered out three names, "Victor Creed.Genevieve.LeBeau." with that she lifted her from her seat and began to exit the study very quickly, before Kurt called out to her.
"Storm, vhat is it?" he was seated closest to her so knew she knew something.
"Yes Storm, you look almost shocked." the Professor was cut off.
"I know him.this Gambit, he is a.friend, I also owe him my life." With that Storm sailed out the doors down to the Sick Bay to see her long lost friend.
"Well who'd ah thought, Storm being indebted to an Acolyte, specially the one that traed ta blow mah head off." Rogue let out sarcastically.
"He also saved me life." Kitty let out softly. "Is he going to be okay Mister McCoy?"
"Yes Kitty I'm sure he'll be fine, all he needs is probably a week of rest." Mr. McCoy stated.
"He's not down here, but all his stuff is!" Storm's voice came over their Com Link's.
"Ok kids we got an Acolyte loose on the grounds.follow me!" Wolverine growled fiercely. Wolverine exited the study and began to sniff. "Cigarette smoke.follow me." And with that Wolverine lead them out to the back ground and began prowling trying to trace the scent that he knew had to becoming from the Acolyte known as Gambit, for he never got a whiff of that cigarette smoke off any of the other residents.
Professor Xavier had contacted Storm and let him know where the others were searching and he wheeled out to the back Patio to wait for them to return with his young guest. Professor was trying to figure out a little more about the young man that had saved Kitty. He replayed the videotape over and over in his mind.
"Gambit tinks he pulled a fast one on claws." Gambit said rising the Professor out of thought. The Professor turned his chair toward the sound of Gambit's Voice to see him leaning against wall, no longer dressed in the hospital ground he was left in but in an Xavier's Institute Shirt as well jeans which he had not had when they brought him in. He also stood their eating a very big sandwich. "Gambit hope y' don mind, but he helped himself to y'r fridge." Gambit stated smiling slightly.
"And the clothes?" Xavier nodded towards him while trying to probe his mind on how he had distracted Wolverine and his intentions.
"Borrowed em from a room." Gambit stated nonchalantly. "Mind probe non gonna work."
"I seemed to have gathered that, would mind telling me how you so easily distracted Wolverine?" Xavier asked.
"Gambit read da homme's file, after my tangle wit Creed figured Gambit need to distract him with five lite cigarettes to keep im d'stracted." Gambit answered.
"Why may I ask?"
"Was hungry, wanted ta thank y' fore Gambit get his stuff and find a place ta hide out.wanted ta check on da petite too, make sure she al'ight" Gambit shrugged his answer.
Xavier had mentally alerted the team to Gambit's presence and told them he seemed to mean them no harm, he had also alerted Storm and was about to ask Gambit another question, but was interrupted.
"Remy? Remy LeBeau?" Storm let out a loud shriek from behind them.
Gambit hearing his given name being used turned suddenly. He dropped what was left of his sandwich and was literally at a loss for words. The other X-Men had approached at this time and noticed the two. Storm when to Gambit and enveloped him in a hug.
"Stormy.Stormy tis day you chere?" Gambit finally let out.
"A lot had changed in four years Remy, but one thing that has not.you STILL may not call me that childish name." Storm let out exasperated. "Wow, the last time I laid eyes on you, you were just a scraggly little boy, and now."
"Stormy, how could you say scraggly.Gambit was never scraggly...and you.look at y' self. Still da same beautiful belle!" Gambit said at first with mock pain, but let it out as his charming smile came into play.
"Always the charmer I see.but still not charming enough for me Remy, I still am ten years older than you." Storm said putting her foot down and staring into his eyes waiting for him to relent the smirk of his face. Once he finally did, Storm glanced at her observers and asked for a moment of privacy with him. "Good t' see you again Stormy." Gambit said as he took out a cigarette and light it up. "Remy missed you."
"I've missed you to.so Magneto's not gonna like you very much right now, and your in no condition to try to run from him. Your staying here till your better." Storm said very sternly.
"Remy dun know chere.he dun tink the others would like that." Gambit said softly.
"Doesn't matter Remy, I've already asked the Professor mentally and he agrees with me, since you're my friend, and he's telling the others now." Storm said just as sternly as before. "Oh and Remy." he took a drag of his cigarette and looked up at her. "Don't steal anything!" she said with a small laugh but a voice that meant she was serious.
"Oui, Remy try to keep his hands to himself." He answered with that 'I would never do anything like that face'
TBC
What did you all think? Next Chapter.how does everyone react with a Cajun in the mansion.
Ok, I just wanted to apologize if I don't get any accents right. Sorry if that offends anyone. If I had to place this story I would have to say that it would happen instead of Under Lock and Key.
Saving the Enemy?
Kitty Pride was strolling leisurely through the park. She had brought a video camera just to capture people in every day life. A bit I guess you could say she was bored, the only ones at the Mansion were Professor Xavier, Logan, Dr. McCoy and Rogue, who has been released from the sick bay but wanted time alone in her room. Storm had taken the New Mutants or Junior X-Men, which they preferred to call themselves out for a little exercise in the woods, somewhere in Montana she thought, she didn't know why. Jean, Scott, and Kurt were at the mall, Kurt didn't want to leave his sister, but she really gave him no choice.
Kitty had noticed in her train of thought that she had walked to a darkened part of the Park, tall trees everywhere. She never was the nature type, but she noticed that Storm seemed to love the outdoors so she thought she'd see what the big deal was, she scanned the trees searching for any cute wild life that she might find with her video camera. What the viewfinder came across though was not that of a cute little woodland creature.
"Well, well if it isn't a little X-Punk. I bet ole Wolverine be very upset if he found you gutted huh?" growled a very pleased Sabretooth as he thought of the heartache this would not only bring his old pal Logan, but the rest of the Xavier Students. Kitty was about to reply while making herself intangible when she heard another voice from a tree just above them.
"Gettin sloppy Viccy, to preoccupied wit her scent, ya never noticed Gambit's." Kitty recognized the man who had dropped out of 'no where' It was another one of Magneto's Acolytes. The cute one she thought.
"What are you doing here, Gambit!" snarled a very enraged Sabretooth.
"Same ting Gambit bin doin entire time while he be working for Magneto.watching you!" Gambit shot back rather light heartedly. Kitty was amazed, anyone else, besides Mr. Logan would be intimidated at Sabretooth's present state of anger, but this guy just laughed at him. She knew she should run away, but felt compelled to capture the whole thing on videotape after all it might come in handy.
"Grrr.when is that man gonna realize the only reason you be working for him, is to get close to me.I've warned him!" Sabretooth snapped at Gambit with a look of bloodlust gleaming in his eyes.
Gambit looked at Sabretooth with a slight smile spread across his lips, "bout da same time he realize y' only wit him to get close ta the short ugly Canadian.now what are you plans for the lil petite?" Gambit finish the question with a sterner look, a red haze seem to feel his already demon like eyes. They began to glow as Gambit took a more offensive stance.
"Gonna kill her of course! You stop me and Magneto well know all about your lack of loyalty Gumbo!' Sabretooth screamed with rage.
Kitty noticed in one swift motion Gambit had lost his trench coat and now had a long shiny bo staff in his hands. She looked in his eyes, he noticed this and gave her a nod to get out of there, but she didn't she couldn't seem to pull herself from this confrontation. Why was one acolyte trying to kill her and another trying to save her she thought to her self. Well she knew why the one was trying to kill her, but couldn't figure out the other
"Won't let y' do dat Mon Ami." Gambit quipped. "Been waitin fo dis long time now."
"What.you think you can save this girl.you couldn't save Genevieve, what makes you think you can this time?" Sabretooth was trying to bait him into the first move, Gambit knew this and was trying to hold his cool, but with his eyes uncovered, the anger could be seen radiating from them.
"come on Viccy, dance wit Gambit." Sabretooth seemed to snap a little bit here, Gambit knew it was the use of his real name. Not many people knew it, he didn't think Magneto or anyone else in the Acolytes did, but he did.and he knew Sabretooth hated being addressed by it. "Anytime y' ready Creed!"
The fight was savage, and quick. Sabretooth lunged towards Gambit finally, Gambit knew he would he quickly sidestepped and crack him in the head with the end of his bo staff. Gambit spun around to face the approaching Sabretooth again, this time launching three playing cards that seemed to form in his head and begin to glow brightly. They exploded as they contacted Sabretooth sending him back a bit. Gambit knew Sabretooth could get sloppy, and the angrier he got the sloppier he would get, but more dangerous. Sabretooth leapt into the air, this surprised Gambit a bit, but went with it, he leapt also throwing himself into Sabretooth's stomach. He had hoped to keep the fight distanced and stay away from Sabretooth's savage claws. They both clashed to the ground as Gambit sprung up, but not quick enough, Sabretooth had slashed at Gambit and left four deep claw marks into side. Gambit landed amazingly on his feet right in front of Kitty who was still there videotaping it all. He looked up at the young girl and gave her a wink and a charming smile trying desperately to hide the pain from his face. She had no idea what he was smiling about, but it seemed to make her melt inside. Sabretooth approached the two like a blood hungry predator longing for the taste of blood he had just inflicted. Once he was about five feet from them he noticed almost a full stack of playing cards held with in Gambit's hand, before he could react, Gambit had decided to play a game and launched all of them in a less accurate manner then he usually did. Fifty-Two Card Pick Up had begun. Sabretooth flew back maybe twenty feet. Damage was done, you could see burn marks all over his body. So many fully charge cards, even his healing factor was struggling to keep up.
"Tink your body can wit stand dat gain Creed?" Gambit spoke boldly. Kitty stared in shock still with the camera clutched in her hand.
Sabretooth stood up and looked at him, they were both hurt very bad, this isn't how he planned to spend his day, but now his weekend would be spent recovering, even with his healing factor Sabretooth knew the injuries were take a couple days. "You know the boss ain't gonna like this pup?"
"Gambit dun care what da bucket head likes! Gambit only cares that y' dun be hurtin no more lil belles!" Gambit shouted seeming to recall a memory from the past.
Sabretooth smiled evilly at him, showing his fangs. "Not that boss LeBeau, the other one, he says you still owe him."
Gambit now seemed to receive a burst of energy, his eyes flashed bright red. "You tell dat man, Gambit owe him nottin, and not to come looking, for Gambit.or dere be hell to pay!"
With that Sabretooth retreated away the best he could with burn marks and blood covering his body from the array of cards that exploded around him. Gambit on the other hand fell to his knees with his arm over the area Sabretooth clawed at just minutes ago. Kitty became tangible again when she noticed he collapse to the ground.
"umm Mr. Gambit are you okay?" Kitty spoke softly as she knelt in front of him finally seeing just how deep the claw marks were.
"O course chere.Gambit always okay when in da company of a beautiful petite like yo self." and with that Gambit's eyes seemed to roll back into his head, and he collapsed. Kitty knew he wasn't O.K. and she had to do something, even though he was technically the enemy, he had saved her life, kinda she could have just phased she thought, but he needed help now. She reached for her Com Link and spoke into it.
"Anyone at the mansion, I need you help ummm.Sabretooth jumped me in the park, but one of the other Acolytes that I gathered hated Sabretooth saved me, Sabretooth ran off badly hurt, and the one that saved me, Gambit he said just passed out and got clawed pretty bad, some one please come help us!" Kitty spoke quickly into the com link.
"We'll be right there, are you O.K.?" the voice of Dr. McCoy could be heard through the link.
"I'm fine.but he's not!" Kitty said.
"We'll be there in about five minutes, we got your com link signal homed in on." Logan's voice was now heard from the com link.
A few hours later Professor Xavier, Wolverine, Storm, Beast and all the members of the Senior X-Men were in the Professor's study just finishing watching the video that Kitty had filmed. The New Mutants were of course scattered about the mansion while most were in the danger room just having fun. Gambit was of course patched up and left to sleep while the X-Men tried to figure out what to make of this acolyte.
Cyclops was the first to speak, "Why did he call Sabretooth Viccy, and Creed?"
Wolverine himself had been contemplating this and decided to speak, "Because ole Tooth's real name his Victor Creed. Not many people know this."
Storm looked up with realization, she muttered out three names, "Victor Creed.Genevieve.LeBeau." with that she lifted her from her seat and began to exit the study very quickly, before Kurt called out to her.
"Storm, vhat is it?" he was seated closest to her so knew she knew something.
"Yes Storm, you look almost shocked." the Professor was cut off.
"I know him.this Gambit, he is a.friend, I also owe him my life." With that Storm sailed out the doors down to the Sick Bay to see her long lost friend.
"Well who'd ah thought, Storm being indebted to an Acolyte, specially the one that traed ta blow mah head off." Rogue let out sarcastically.
"He also saved me life." Kitty let out softly. "Is he going to be okay Mister McCoy?"
"Yes Kitty I'm sure he'll be fine, all he needs is probably a week of rest." Mr. McCoy stated.
"He's not down here, but all his stuff is!" Storm's voice came over their Com Link's.
"Ok kids we got an Acolyte loose on the grounds.follow me!" Wolverine growled fiercely. Wolverine exited the study and began to sniff. "Cigarette smoke.follow me." And with that Wolverine lead them out to the back ground and began prowling trying to trace the scent that he knew had to becoming from the Acolyte known as Gambit, for he never got a whiff of that cigarette smoke off any of the other residents.
Professor Xavier had contacted Storm and let him know where the others were searching and he wheeled out to the back Patio to wait for them to return with his young guest. Professor was trying to figure out a little more about the young man that had saved Kitty. He replayed the videotape over and over in his mind.
"Gambit tinks he pulled a fast one on claws." Gambit said rising the Professor out of thought. The Professor turned his chair toward the sound of Gambit's Voice to see him leaning against wall, no longer dressed in the hospital ground he was left in but in an Xavier's Institute Shirt as well jeans which he had not had when they brought him in. He also stood their eating a very big sandwich. "Gambit hope y' don mind, but he helped himself to y'r fridge." Gambit stated smiling slightly.
"And the clothes?" Xavier nodded towards him while trying to probe his mind on how he had distracted Wolverine and his intentions.
"Borrowed em from a room." Gambit stated nonchalantly. "Mind probe non gonna work."
"I seemed to have gathered that, would mind telling me how you so easily distracted Wolverine?" Xavier asked.
"Gambit read da homme's file, after my tangle wit Creed figured Gambit need to distract him with five lite cigarettes to keep im d'stracted." Gambit answered.
"Why may I ask?"
"Was hungry, wanted ta thank y' fore Gambit get his stuff and find a place ta hide out.wanted ta check on da petite too, make sure she al'ight" Gambit shrugged his answer.
Xavier had mentally alerted the team to Gambit's presence and told them he seemed to mean them no harm, he had also alerted Storm and was about to ask Gambit another question, but was interrupted.
"Remy? Remy LeBeau?" Storm let out a loud shriek from behind them.
Gambit hearing his given name being used turned suddenly. He dropped what was left of his sandwich and was literally at a loss for words. The other X-Men had approached at this time and noticed the two. Storm when to Gambit and enveloped him in a hug.
"Stormy.Stormy tis day you chere?" Gambit finally let out.
"A lot had changed in four years Remy, but one thing that has not.you STILL may not call me that childish name." Storm let out exasperated. "Wow, the last time I laid eyes on you, you were just a scraggly little boy, and now."
"Stormy, how could you say scraggly.Gambit was never scraggly...and you.look at y' self. Still da same beautiful belle!" Gambit said at first with mock pain, but let it out as his charming smile came into play.
"Always the charmer I see.but still not charming enough for me Remy, I still am ten years older than you." Storm said putting her foot down and staring into his eyes waiting for him to relent the smirk of his face. Once he finally did, Storm glanced at her observers and asked for a moment of privacy with him. "Good t' see you again Stormy." Gambit said as he took out a cigarette and light it up. "Remy missed you."
"I've missed you to.so Magneto's not gonna like you very much right now, and your in no condition to try to run from him. Your staying here till your better." Storm said very sternly.
"Remy dun know chere.he dun tink the others would like that." Gambit said softly.
"Doesn't matter Remy, I've already asked the Professor mentally and he agrees with me, since you're my friend, and he's telling the others now." Storm said just as sternly as before. "Oh and Remy." he took a drag of his cigarette and looked up at her. "Don't steal anything!" she said with a small laugh but a voice that meant she was serious.
"Oui, Remy try to keep his hands to himself." He answered with that 'I would never do anything like that face'
TBC
What did you all think? Next Chapter.how does everyone react with a Cajun in the mansion.