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[Shaq]

Fantomex

Walking into the smoke filled room the French thief listened for a sign of movement.

The sudden displacement of air told him that Fatale had teleported into the room.

He paused and waited.

He could feel them surround him. McCoy, Fatale and Emplate.

"Everyone except those gathered here. It was a sucess" the Dark Beast says.

"Perfect." Fantomex replies.

The time had come to put their plan in motion.

Fantomex removes his gloves and looks at his hands. He stares at them very intently as though he is trying to look through his pale white palms. Even though they are wearing mask that help them see through the mist the trio do not need oxygen masks because only 3 of the bombs Fantomex threw actually produce smoke. The rest only exploded a opaque mist that human lungs can process easily. He held his hands up to the group even though it was still too dense to see what he was doing. But they could tell whatever he was trying to do to his hands he was sucessful at.

"Would you-" McCoy began.

"No" Fantomex said.

"I can do it myself." as he takes a long crooked blade that McCoy hands him.

Violently he shoves it into his stomach and lets out a loud "urk!" as he feels the blade slide into his stomach then dissipate into a liquid.

He stares at the part of the blade that has solidfied making it look as though a huge sword has impaled him. Fantomex then practices the part he has been looking forward to since the moment he met Storm.

Staring at the spot behind him Fantomex wants to make sure that she sees it. He wants her to imagine what they are up against. He wants her to think, what kind of force could make the mighty Fantomex......


He removes a small concussion grenades pin, and holds it under his costume against his chest. Fantomex curls into a ball and tells the people in the room to go to the corners. After several seconds the grenade explodes and Fantomex jumps backward toward the steps.


He lets out a loud grunt as the force is stronger than he expected and he is sent flying to the wall in a wild back somersault. His shoulder and back smack against the wall as he falls down each stair painfully.

As he falls to the ground floor Fantomex turns onto his back quickly, exposing the blade that appears to have impaled him.

Blood is flowing from the wound and Fantomex rubs his bare hands into the wound making his white palms red with his own blood.

With tortured eyes he looks up at Storm and moans "Hlm, hell, hel mee. Helm me....up....to....eeeev..."

He reaches out his reaches out with bloody hands toward the X-Man before it falls exhausted before her.

 

[Arc da Rat]

Jubilee

Night: Kronach, Germany

Jubilee moved toward the sound of the scream. The shirt in question was one of her rare apology gift to him. It was a recruitment shirt that said on the front “Join the Darkside” under Vader’s facemask. “Just cos I bought you that shirt, doesn’t mean I can’t give ya a hard time about It.” She complained.

Then Kyle steps in front of her, shifted into his armored form and picks her up in a fireman’s carry. “Wraith put me down!” She pounded her fists on his back. “Stop fondling my ass.” Right before he shifted into the shadows to the rooftop of the building next to them.

"Sorry babe, but we were vulnerable down there. Let’s get a look from up here and see what’s going on." He says in that hollow sounding voice of his, as he slowly let her down from his shoulder. Wraith turned away from her and moved to the edge of the roof to scope out the streets below.

As he scanned the area, Jubilee was annoyed with the manhandling and china doll treatment he just gave her. She knew logically, it was a better tactic to take since night was day to him. But being handled in such a fashion really bites. “Ya know, I really hate when ya do that. You could have just asked.”

She imitates his voice, “Babe let’s take the high road to get a better view.” She pouts and shoves her glove-encased hands deep into the pockets of the black leather duster. Jub knew she was giving off sparks and hid it so the light would not distract from Wraith’s search nor give their position away.

While he worked, she wrapped her arms around her waist trying to get warm. It was not from the chill in the air but from the soul searing cold she got from traveling to the Shadows. The eight months there had change her life, how much the change affected her it was a story that still had to be played out. “Find anything yet.” Jub stomped her booted feet on the ground to get warm.

 

[Ithica]

Storm ran over to Fantomex and a couple of the men in the group grabbed him and carried him over to the far corner away from the stairs. While she was keeping an eye on the stairs, she tried to stop the bleeding with her hands. Storm remembered that Eva could take a human looking form and she would be able to help get them out. Eva was probably monitoring him so Storm was hoping she could hear her.

"Eva get down here now, we need you."

He looked like he had passed out. She remembered, when Jean was filling her in on what was going on, that he could heal himself in a hot tub on Eva. She had to get him there. How was she going to get him and all of these people to Eva. She didn't know what was upstairs so getting to Eva through the roof was out of the question and there was the mob of people outside. She could take out the side of the building, but that was a little dramatic.

 

[Shaq]

Fantomex

Waiting until Ororo took his bait Fantomex decided to strike.


"Eva" he heard her call.

"Smart woman" Fantomex thinks. "Eva can hear you. She has been monitoring us and this town the entire time. But she's not on your side this time Storm."

Fantomex quickly lunged at Storm and grabbed her wrists.

He pulls her close to him and shocks her with the apparatus he strapped to his hand. Feeling her body flex he takes out a syringe prepared by McCoy that will incapcitate the mutant. He stabs her in the thigh and lets her body slide down to the ground against his.

He stares at her with dark, blank eyes with no pupils.

"For dramatic effect" he thinks grimly.

He says nothing to her but he wipes his bloody hands off on a clean part of Storm's uniform so she can see his secret.

Fastened in the palms of Fantomex are hundreds of jagged teeth surrounding a hideous mouth. The sign of Emplate's control.

As the smoke clears a furry gray foot appears on the stairs. Another foot follows and soon a dark furry beast emerges from the smoke. Following him is a Purple skinned woman with black hair and a monster wearing a breathing tube.

The Dark Beast smiles at Fantomex.

"Ah, Fantomex! Weapon 13! Confident and headstrong!" he claps his hands together and dances. Then he stops and looks grim as he says "Foolish and reckless. Did you really think that you could escape the grip of Weapon Plus?"

He looks down at Storm.

"Don't worry weather manipulator. The inhibitor will wear off soon. And you won't lose consciousness. No, I want you to witness every single step in your transformation."

The Dark Beast looks at the frightened group of humans left unturned.

"Fatale, when we're done make sure that those outside are introduced to those inside. But for now." he nods toward her and a circle of purple sparkling light surrounds the Dark Beast, Fantomex, Storm, Emplate and Fatale.

In a flash of light, they are gone.

 

[Masume]

“Finally!” Psylocke breathed. The tension was hitting her hard now. As soon as a tall flight attendant with dark hair and golden highlight’s voice flowed through the speakers, announcing their landing she was up and ready to roll.

Pulling her coat over her shoulders as she lead the way off the plane random thoughts began to unfold in her mind. Every time she headed off on a mission or any adventure, she liked to anticipate what could happen, planning for any and all possibility. Cables words hadn’t left her mind, this virus had her spooked. For the first time in a long while, she was worrying about something.

“We haven’t formally gone over any type of plan. Any ideas on what we’ll be doing Cajun? I like to have some sort of idea, no matter how basic before going into the lions den.”

 

[dragonrazor]

Cable

Cable got off the plane, and picked up his bags quickly. He could follow Psylocke and Gambit, but he knew exactly where Wizard was supposed to be at the moment, so he could technically bodyslide there. He debated doing so, as he walked out of the airport past the two Xmen. He wondered if Gambit had figured out he was there yet, and he considered warning the man, but it might change the future irrevocably. No, he decided, better to take Gambit into a headlock before putting Wizard in real danger before administering the cure.

 

[Jeremy Davis]

::He followed Besty off of the plane and then walked through the gate into the airport. He then gently took her gently by the arm and led her off into a uninhabited area of the terminal. After checking to see if anyone was eves-dropping on them he spoke to her in a whisper.::

The plan is simple, Cher. I am going to use the X-com I borrowed from you to track down Rogue and her team. Once we find them then we can work out da plan from there. Rogue and her group are gonna be in deep trouble if what I know is true....

::He started to fool with the settings on the X-com and the device started to chirp in a soft tone at him. As he hit a few more buttons on the communicator, he looked at Psylocke::

So what did you find out from our futuristic friend, Cable? Is he friend or foe in da scheme of T'ings?

 

[Masume]

“Oh nothing much. Just that we’re all going to die. Well aside form Wolverine and such.” Betsy always a ray of sunshine. She was an angel who got lost on the way to heaven and was summoned to bring laughter and love to all those around her. She was just a big ole ball of joy.

Frowning she leaned against the wall staring up at Gambit. “He was discreet. I think he’d holding back information from me. Scratch that he is holding back. He definitely knows more than he’s letting on. He talked about his time and how Wizards death triggered an apocalypse that pretty much wiped us all out. Sinister altered Wizard, messing with his DNA. So his death triggers a virus.” Psylocke ran an unsteady hand through her hair, releasing it’s from tit’s clip.

“Great time to be alive no?”

 

[Tigerjaw]

Wolverine

The Xavier institute, New York

Something was not right. The usual commotion surrounding the institute just was not there. Logans senses sent a warning signal down his spine. He had not even entered the building yet. Something was dead wrong. But still he could not see any threat or danger. He decided to move with great care. It may be just one of those times his feelings lied to him. He hoped it was so as he slowly walked towards the institute entrance.

 

[Jeremy Davis]

::Gambit shook his head.::

Why is it dat were always gonna die? And why is it dat Logan is always the one to survive? Why cant it be were all going to get drunk and party?

::He adjusted the knobs on the X-com until he had it set right, then looked at Betsy as she talked about what Cable told her. He nodded a few times as he brooded over the information, then he spoke his thoughts aloud.::

Always a good time to be alive...better den being dead. Did he tell you what or who causes Wizard's death? Or did he leave that out?

::He looked down the little monitor on the X-com and noticed that the dot that would be Rogue was very small and the lines showing the elevation showed that she was in a small valley. It was times with this one that Gambit was happy that Forge joined the X-men.::

Last time I met a time traveler from the future, he accused me of assassinating the president and being a traitor to the X-men.*



* X-men #8 - 1992

 

[Vixandra]

Rogue

I heard Remy talking to a woman who's voice I knew to be Psylocke's and smiled. Guess his was set in two way mode too.

Outwardly, I turned my back to Wizard and the door, scanning the area to the north of us, ready to grab him and take flight if nessessary.

Deadhand and lava-boy had melted (hehehehe) off into the grasses somewhere and I wasn't sure where exactly they were. I hoped they weren't picking fights with each other.

 

[dragonrazor]

Wizard was still studying the tracker, wondering why it was picking up an extra Xcom signal. He was confused by that, as it seemed that it registered as an active one. Odd, considering himself, Rogue, DeadHand, Jubilee, and Wraith should be the only ones in range, and he didn't think Jubilee or Wrait had one on them, so he was scanning for mutant readings. He looked up to see Rogue still in conversation with Gambit. He felt a little jealous, but he quickly squashed the emotion. There could never be anything between him and her, he was too young for her. He went back to studying the signals, trying to figure out why the extra signal was showing up.

 

[Vixandra]

Rogue

"Wizard, that door open yet?" I asked as I reached into my pocket and shut off my back up communicator. The main one was on the same line and would help Gambit track me easier.

"This is getting a bit too quiet, if you know what I mean..."

Famous last words...

 

[dragonrazor]

Wizard laughed softly, and pushed the door open. He slipped inside, looking around, and wondered if going in any buildings was such a good idea. Still, they couldn't stay out in the open. Too risky, considering the readings he was getting. He turned back to look at Rogue, then nodded, and whispered the word to his light spell, bathing the place in a soft white light.

"So far so good."

 

[Shaq]

Psicout

Inside the Xavier Institute
Near the Front Door

Tony Romone AKA Psicout tiptoed quietly as he approached the door that led to the front of the Xavier mansion. He was pissed off. Not only because he saw the people who ran the school get arrested and dragged out of their home but he was a little scared. Juggernaut announced he was now in charge of the school and in charge of them and that scared him. He knew Juggernaut was a former villain and rumors were spreading among the students that he turned over their teachers. Juggernaut scared him especially because he knew that for some reason his weapons weren’t effective against him. Ms. Frost would say that is because the Juggernaut’s helmet prevents him from being hurt by telepathic attacks and your powers Slyvester are telepathic yadda yadda yadda. Whatever. Atomic bombs can’t stop the Juggernaut, so of course his swords and blades won’t stop him.

Havok made him feel scared in a different way. He and some of the other students heard commotion especially when the sentinels used the loudspeakers. They ran around the mansion looking for their teachers. Psicout was with the group that found Havok. He looked slightly groggy like he’d been drugged.

“Wallflower!” Josh Foley said. “Use your pheromones to help revive him. Make the air cleaner or something.”
As she did Tony remembers Havoks face as he began to show signs of life.

“Hey Mr. Summers!” Tony exclaimed.

“I know this probably not a good time, but I don’t get to see you much cause you’re always away but, see, I don’t really have a combat team to train with now that Ms. Frost kicked me…uhm, I asked to be excused from her class. I really respect-”

“Shut up Tony! Now’s not the time to worry about your stupid training!” Josh interrupted.

“Shut up!? How about I shove up, as in make four of my friends here and shove them up your golden boy ass you dickless-” Tony begins to form 4 psionic blade between the spaces between his fingers when Havok interrupts him.

“It’s Josh Foley right? What happened?“

“We don’t really know. We heard screams and sounds and all of us got up to see if everything was ok. Sentinels are outside and we heard they took the professor.”

“Who took the Professor!?” Havok exclaimed.

“Juggernaut.” Tony chimed in.

“We only know that he, Ms. Summers and Mr. Summers, uh, Cyclops were handed over to the sentinels. Someone said Blindfold said she saw in a vision Juggernaut handing them over but she isn’t always reliable.”

“She does tend to blab to get attention.” Tony says.

“Yeah, like someone else I know.” Josh says looking at him disapprovingly.

“Is anyone else gone?” Havok asks.

“Not that we know of.” Josh Foley says.

“No” Wallflower says “Rogue is gone too. No one can find her. And didn’t Ms. Munroe come back tonight? No one has seen her. And Wizard. He and that masked guy were talking-“

“WIZARD!!!!!” Havok erupts.

Circles of the plasma energy he body creates from converted solar energy begin to encircle not only his hands but his entire arm and the energy even begins to move around his head and extend upwards.

“Mr. Summers!!!” Elixer exclaims before a stray blast coming from Havok’s stomach hits him and sends him flying.

“He’s losing it!” Wallflower says frighteningly before screaming in pain as she feels the heat emanating from the blast coming from Havok’s ear.

“Power down!” Tony screams as he tries to generate a sedative with his hand. Before he can finish a stray blasts sends him flying.

“I’m sorry! I-I-I can’t control it.” Havok says as he tries to calm down as his anger has sent his powers beyond his control.

“Then I will.” Tony says pissed at the assault he just received however unintentional. He begins to form a very long psionic blade coming from his fist. Times like this he wished Gambit still taught his projectile throwing class but he hadn’t been seen at the school in months. The teachers winced whenever someone spoke his name which most students learned not to do.

Psicout didn’t trust his accuracy throwing a blade at the spot he wanted so he decided to mold the energy blade into a sharp fan like one he saw in a video game. He thought that would give it more spin and make it more accurate.

Rising to his feet quickly he began to tightly draw the energy fan near to his hand as he watched Havok’s remain very still as though he were trying to calm his emotions and his power.

Quickly he threw the fan right at Havok’s neck and watched the shock in his eyes as the blade spun toward his throat.

“Urk!” he muttered as he felt a stinging slash on his neck. Moments later he grabbed his throat and felt unable to breath.
Wallflower sensed the opportunity and started to blow pheromones near Havok that would cause him to calm down.

“Don’t worry, I made sure my blade didn’t have much sting.” Psicout says as he walks over to Havok. “See? No blood.”

The X-Man is still gasping for air and laying on his butt with his knee up and one leg extended but he checks his neck as though to be sure. Wallflower is visibly shaken.

“I-I-I’m sorry. I’ve been through a lot today.” Havok apologizes.

“What happened to Wizard?” Psicout asks as both of his fellow students cast him a hard glance. Havok’s face tightens but he maintains control this time.

“If I were him I’d be more worried about what’s going to happen.” Havok rises to his feet as though to leave.

“So, you’re going to stay right? Until the Professor or Ms. Frost comes back?” Wallflower asks meakly.

Havok doesn’t even reply.

The trio stood there as they watched the X-Man fade in the distance.

 

[Shaq]

Psicout

Psicout tried his best to be alert as he tiptoed the halls of Xavier’s. He and some of the other students were taking place in a combat simulation. Teams were divided based on who the instructor was but each team captain traded some members for others to help them become more well rounded. Psicout groaned when he ended up on Josh Foley’s team. Josh Foley picked some of the most non combative mutants he’d ever seen. Blindfold, Wallflower, and Psicout rounded out his team. Both Psicout and Hisako protested because Icarus was on Hisako’s team but he and Elixer were both needed to heal students who were injured in the combat exercise. Because the teachers were away and the Juggernaut was MIA, Psicout, Hellion and some of the other students decided to up the ante of their training.

Today would involve lethal combat. Or as lethal as it could be when two healers were in the mansion. Elixer had already been called off twice to heal a broken arm, a broken hand, and to help a student go out of shock. If they found out the senior staff would be furious but the students were rambunctious and ready to cut loose.

Psicout stood beside Elixer ready for anything. Blindfold’s precog abilities told them that one of their targets from Hellion’s team, the young mutant Spectre was in the area near the front of the mansion waiting to ambush whoever tried to leave the school.

Elixer spoke on his cell phone to his other teammates. Wallflower was protecting Blindfold who he spoke with on the phone. He whispered to her something and then gave Psicout the signal that Spectre was just outside the school. For a moment Psicout considered generating x-ray glasses to find the young mutant but Spectre’s shadow based powers would prevent him from seeing him. Instead they would bate the young man.

Elixer calmly opened the door and walked outside. Psicout watched as he entered the bright light, he was in enough light to protect himself from Spectre but the impetuous mutant would still probably make a move. Psicout noticed Elixer just stood there and didn’t move.

“What’s he doing?” Psicout thought as he prepared to walk outside and ambush Spectre from behind while he tried to ambush Elixer.

The moment Psicout walked passed the door he learned why Foley stopped. Standing just a few feet away from them was the X-Man Wolverine, and he looked angry.

 

[Shaq]

Fantomex

"Work quickly!" the Dark Beast says before the light even dissipates.

They have arrived in a place that looks eerily similar to the same lab that Storm saw aboard Fantomex's ship. Now the place looks far older as though it had been disused for a long time.

In a moment Emplate is atop of Storm and press his hands to the sides of her face. He can feel her mutant aura as he nears her.

"Live forever Storm. Give in to the hunger for more and you shall have power that would make the gods tremble." McCoy says hungrily.

 

[Screech]

Dead Hand had remained hidden in the undergrowth for long enough. No-one had snuck up on Rogue and Wizard since they decided to pick a lock, and that was good. However, he couldn't just let the pair walk into the unknown without him there for if things got dicey.

Looking around to make sure he wasn't noticed, Dead Hand stealthily made his way out from the bushes leaving Magma behind and crept up to the now open doorway. Pressing his back against the wall, he looked again to either side. No-one. Good. Swinging round, he crept inside the facility and followed the fading radiance of light that was probably being generated by Wizard. God willing, he'd be able to help just when it was needed

 

[Masume]

“Way to bring up fond memories Gambit. What caused Wizards death is a mystery to me. Hopefully, we won’t have to find out the hard way.” Biting her lip, she scanned the area for any sign of Cable. He was close she could feel it but his presence was slowly becoming distant.

“I don’t trust him. I really don’t. I warned him. If he’s up to anything…he will regret it.” Violet eyes grew dark, they were in Germany, safe and sound but for some odd reason the thought of pending death bothered her. Maybe she was losing her carefree, risk taking laughing the face of death attitude.

Maybe it was because death was laughing back this time. Betsy reached up and wrapping her arms around Gambit’s neck, pulling him close to her in a hug. Squeezing him gently she pulled back, spinning on her heel she walked past the Cajun.

“Never tell anyone about that. Especially your bonny lass. Well let’s head out.”

 

[dragonrazor]

Cable and Sabertooth

Cable watched with sudden interest as the ravenhaired Psylocke wrapped her arms around Gambit in a hug. He smiled to himself, and then checked his coordinates. He had plenty of time, but he wanted to make sure he got to Wizard before Wizard found the lab that would wake up his dormant memories. He also hoped to administer the cure just in case. He figured that Sinister had implanted more than one mutant with the supervirus, and hoped to get Wizard in the presence of at least one mutant with a healing ability. He blinked, as his computer suddenly revised information, revealing that Sabertooth was near where Wizard was, hunting. Suddenly his face broke out in the first true grin he had had in a long time. It would take some doing, and someone would have to rough Wizard up a bit, to activate both the supervirus and the cure, and create an antibody.


Meanwhile, outside the town:

Sabertooth was hunting a late dinner outside the town that Wizard and Rogue and the others were in or heading towards. He had caught the scent of the strange creatures that the townspeople had become, and had skillfully avoided them. He made it back to the cabin he had been using, only to find that it had been pretty much totalled. He figured that was the doing of some of the creatures, and dropped his dinner. He took off towards the town, arriving just as Cable bodyslid into a building.

 

[Ithica]

Storm could feel her muscles clench as the electricity went through her body. He moved so quickly she hadn't had time to stop him. She didn't understand what was going on and felt something burning in her leg. She saw the syringe as he let her slide down to the ground next to him. Her muscles started to relax and the pain from the electrocution started to go away as what ever he had injected her with worked through her system.

He was looking down at her and his eyes looked strange. Then he showed her his hands, they had the same marks as the plague victims. He could have had contact with them upstairs but this would have had to have been planned out for him to have the syringe and whatever electrocuted her. Unfortunately her high metabolism was working against her and the injection was hitting her fast. She was starting to loose the ability to focus and think clearly. She was starting to flashback to when she had been living with Forge and she found out that he had been the one to create the weapon that had taken her powers away. She felt the same way now as she felt then. She felt betrayed. She had trusted him. She tried to use her powers but couldn't focus enough to create anything that protect her against him.

"Don't worry weather manipulator. The inhibitor will wear off soon. And you won't lose consciousness. No, I want you to witness every single step in your transformation."

She could see Dr. McCoy talking to her. How did he get here? How is he involved? The Professor will send someone to save her. He had to know that she was in trouble. There was a bright flash of light and it looked like she was in a lab like Fantomex's. Storm was starting to get more of her focus back when that horrible creature jumped on her.

"Live forever Storm. Give in to the hunger for more and you shall have power that would make the gods tremble"

"Get away from me!" Storm slurred out and tried to use her powers again.

 

[Abraxas Winterlight]

Wraith

Kronach, Germany.
1:18AM

I walked the perimeter of the roof, looking down and out to see what was going on out there. I saw movement out in the town, but nothing distinct. The night was split by another scream, & I quickly moved over to that side of the roof. I looked out and saw two figures, one on their knees, the other standing before the kneeling figure, their head clasped in its hands.
“Jube, stay here and stay quiet, I’ll be right back.”
I stepped off the roof, wings emerging from my back & catching the air with a clap. Very quickly I was landing onto a water tower above the two figures. I could now see the kneeling figure standing, with two lines of blood running down his face. The woman who had been holding his head looked up at me, but seeing nothing but darkness turned and moved toward a house nearby. They moved to the front door, and were joined by three more people, one in what looked like a police uniform. The policeman stopped and sniffed the air, then drew back his arm and slammed his fist through the door, a wet crunching sound announcing that he had just shattered his hand. Screams erupted in the house, and the cop pulled a large chunk of the door loose. I sincerely doubted he had a warrant, and this was just plain freaky! It was time to go take down whatever these guys were and find out what was going on.
Stepping through the shadows I emerged about 20 feet away from the group behind them. Raising my hand I fired off two short bursts of webbing, encasing the far left two in globs of rapidly hardening paste, securing them to the wall of the house. The remaining three turned and with a bound were all over me, almost faster than I could follow. Knocked to the ground I could feel their hands scratching over my armor, and a weird grating feeling where they grabbed my arms and head. I threw them off me, two bodies flying away and slamming into the house. The third was latched onto my neck, trying to choke me into submission. I reached over my back and got a grip on the man, then flipped him over me, slamming him into the ground. His breath exploded from his body and he lay there gasping. I looked up and webbed the woman as she stood up, which left the cop.
I turned as he leapt at me, catching his outstretched hands in mine. My eyes widened in horror as I noticed the fanged mouths in his palms, greenish fluid leaking from their clamping jaws. I threw the cop into the building, once again slamming the breath from his body. This time I webbed him while he was stunned, plastering him to the cottage he had been about to enter. I walked up to the cop, still not really believing what I was seeing. He was coming around, the mouth on the hand I could see slowly opening and closing, seeking flesh. I looked at my other captives, and where I could see them they all had the same mouths on their hands. What was going on here????? I stepped forward, bending the shadows around me and stepped back out onto the roof of the building Jube and I had hidden on.
“Something very bad is happening her Jube. Something very very bad!”
I proceeded to tell her what had happened, watching her eyes widen with no small amount of fear. We were definitely in trouble here if there were more of them. Big trouble!

 

[Jeremy Davis]

::Gambit chuckled at her statements about Cable as he took a cigarette from a pack inside his trench coat. He then lit it and just got it out of the way before Betsy hugged him.::

Whoa, Cher. I know it’s been a long time since de last time we were on a team together but you don't have to go getting mushy on me.

::He hit his cigarette and exhaled the smoke.::

Your secret is safe with me Betsy, so long as Rogue doesn’t touch me and absorb my memories again. If that happens I'll try to hold her back so you get a head start.

::He walked with her as he looked between the X-com and the parking lot of the airport. They were still far away from Rogue and her team, they would need a ride. A smirk then crossed the face of the Cajun thief as he spotted a ride with style.::

I know you can rent us a car, but if you don't mind I want to ride in style.

::Gambit walked over to the motorcycle and swung his leg over it. With his feet on the ground, he balanced the bike, then took out his thief’s tools from within his trench coat. Slipping a lock pick into the ignition slot, he wiggled it this way then that, until the engine roared to life.::

There are times I love what I do...Your ride awaits, Cher...

 

[Masume]

Your secret is safe with me Besty, so long as Rogue doesnt touch me and absorb my memories again. If that happens I'll try to hold her back so you get a head start.

Bite your tongue, young lady, Bite your tongue. Mentally coaching herself, she said nothing and just followed his lead. It was just a hug, no reason to feel guilty. She was already picking out what car she would like to rent from the airport when Gambit crushed her dreams.

I know you can rent us a car, but if you don't mind I want to ride in style.

“We both have very different tastes when it comes to style. I’d much rather ride in front but I suppose I have no say in the matter.”

Gracefully, she lifted one leg over and sat down. What? No helmet? Muttering a few nasty words, she positioned herself comfortably on the motorcycle. She no virgin when it came to these. She had been on a few in her time actually. She wrapped her arms around hid abdomen lightly for support and waited for him to roar the thing to life. It was finally time to find the others and get this mission going.

“If we get caught…I don’t know you.”

 

[Jeremy Davis]

::Again, all he could do was laugh at her comeback. He then looked over his shoulder at her.::

Well if you like you can go get a car you want to drive, but this bike will be a lot faster and can go off road.

::He handed the X-com back to her, then took the cigarette from his lips and flicked it aside::

Keep an eye on dat it will help us find the team. Now you can put your arms around me, just don't hold on too tight, Cher. And watch how low your hands go or this may be a really bumpy ride.

::Before she could answer, he twisted the throttle and they eased out of the parking spot, out of the lot, and soon they were cruising down the road.::