A Rogue's Tale

Escape Clause: Part 5

Remy did his best to sneak out of the Mansion undetected but as he ducked down a nearby alley, he realized he was being tracked. Four members of the Assassins' guild cornered him, but he stood his ground unflinching.

"If it isn't the infamous Remy LeBeau," he heard the voice of Julian say.

It made him angry to be confronted by this man, the very same man who had tried to rape his girl.

"Where's my stone?" Julien's demanding tone came out. Remy saw a flash of silver and knew he had a knife. So, he had a weapon, that didn't scare Remy one bit. Even without his mutant powers, he could take Julien easily, but the coward had to bring along his lackeys to protect him, and after what he tried to do he would need protection.

"Dat stupid t'ing all you care 'bout?" Remy asked. "Don' matter if it is, 'cause it's long gone."

"Not accordin' to Mystique," Julien said and grabbed Remy and threw him back into the alley. "Hand it over an' we'll let you live."

"Forget it!" Remy shouted and a red flash came hurling out of the alley. The men that were there to back up Julian scattered and ran down the next street. They in no way wanted to deal with a mutant, especially not the son of the leader of The Thieves' Guild.

Julien backed up to the other side of the dumpster that was a few feet away from the entrance. Remy was hovering over him, and Julien was for the first time petrified.

Remy lifted him off the ground wanting to kill him, but first he needed information. "You tell me what I wanna know, an' I'll let you live."

"I ain't tellin'..." Julian was cut off by Remy's hand on his throat.

"Yes, you will, you bastard." He eased the pressure on Julien's throat enough for him to speak. "Where'd that blue bitch take her?" Julien stayed silent which infuriated Remy. "Tell me now, you son if a bitch!"

"New York," he choked out.

"Where in New York?" Remy demanded.

"Bayville," he said, and Remy dropped him to the ground and knocked the shit out of him.

"Rot in hell," Remy said and reached into his pocket and took out the ring he had found in his apartment. He threw it at him and left him there in the alley.

As he walked out of the alley he was confronted by a man. He stood there staring at him, the steel claws that protruded from his hands shining in the moonlight.

"Saw what you did there, kid," he said and Remy took out a card and charged It. "Ain't no need for that."

"The hell there ain't," Remy said and threw the card at him, but the man ducked out of the way and charged towards him as seen at the small explosion died down.

"You don't need to attack me," he said and restrained him against the building. His two end claws on his right hand held him in place on either side of his head. If the middle had been out, he would have been dead, stabbed through the throat. "I ain't here to hurt ya, just wanna talk."

"Start talkin'," Remy said and the man released his claws. Remy stood there wondering why the man didn't just kill him.

"First off, the name's Logan," he said. "And you, you're Remy LeBeau."

"Only to my friends," Remy said. "Gambit to everyone else, but how'd you know dat?"

"The professor sent me to find you," he said. "Thought you might be a good addition to our team."

"Oh, really, so you can use me, like de t'hieves do?" Remy was skeptical of anyone especially strangers.

"Naw, kid, to help ya," Logan said and held out his hand. For some strange reason Remy took it, but he was reluctant about it. "We're based up in New York, and by what I saw it be best you get your tail out of town."

"Yeah, maybe, where in New York?" Remy asked. He wasn't really interested in this guy's offer, but if he could get a free ride to the Big Apple he could always disappear into the city once he arrived.

"Bayville," Logan said, and Remy had a smile on his face. That's were Julien told him Mystique took Rogue. If that's where she was, then that was where he was going.

"I t'ink I might take you up on dat after all," Remy said and Logan shook his hand. "Welcome to the X-Men." Within an hour the man called Logan led him to a large plane that Remy had to admit he was impressed by. "This is the Blackbird," he said and invited him to enter. Just then there was a signal telling him an important message was coming in.

He punched up the vid screen and Remy saw the image of a bald man come up. "Logan, please meet me at 21 May Street just outside Pennsylvania. We have two new recruits joining us. Xavier out."

The message ended and Remy was doubly impressed. He sat down in one of the seats which were quite comfortable and enjoyed the ride. Still his thoughts gravitated back to Rogue. He was going to find her no matter what it took. 

To Be Continued...

In the next part we follow Tara and Bruno as they travel to Pennsylvania and is met by a familiar bald guy who gets them out of scrap.