Chapter 15: In Case of Emergency
He waited for the team to gather their parachutes and jump before pressing two buttons. He opened a panel above his head and pushed the big red button that read 'in case of emergency'. This button would send a message to the X-Mansion for the Professor; the result would destroy the Blackbird if it hadn't been already, and send message for another team to pick them up at their last co-ordinance.
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Rogue hadn't slept all night; she hadn't told anyone she was pregnant, thankfully Hank agreed not to tell anyone. She took a few deep breaths to gain her composure for battle; today she would face off with Mystique and she would win.
Remy looked at Rogue in the seat next to his, she seemed nervous. He knew she wasn't scared of flying like her father, but he also knew she was nervous about fighting her old family. He, himself hadn't manned up to tell his own family that he was thinking of joining The X-Men full time with Rogue; hell, he hadn't even told them the job with The Brotherhood went south. He made a mental note to call his father after he and Logan shared a victory cigar and beer together.
Remy gripped onto her hand softly "Chere, yo' will be fine. Relax an' remember yo' trainin'"
Rogue continued her deep breathing and raised her eyes to meet his. This was it, she had to tell him. She knew it might throw him off in battle, but she couldn't live with herself if one of them didn't make it back without him knowing.
"Remy, Ah'm pregnant." She said softly
Remy felt as if the world was spinning. He loved Rogue more than anything in the world and at this very moment she was sitting there carrying his child.
Rogue saw his eyes widen and began to hate herself for telling him. she felt like such an idiot.
"Remy, Ah'm so sorry, Ah didn't mean it. Please don't leave meh." Rogue was practically sobbing at this point.
Remy got out of his chair and knelt before her. He gripped her knees and kissed her stomach "Chere, yo' sure do know how t' make a homme happy"
Rogue was so relieved to hear him say that that she jumped out of her chair and into his frantic embrace. Rogue was about to say something to the rest of the team when the jet suddenly barrel rolled.
"Warren, do you mind saving the stunt flying for when Logan is not aboard" Storm voiced with concern.
"It isn't me! We have two incoming missiles from Central Park. The Brotherhood are attacking!"
The team took their seats and strapped in. Warren began to gain speed and twirl through the air to throw the missiles off, but they had already locked on. Sensing he couldn't avoid them much longer, he turned on the emergency switch to let everyone know they were royally screwed.
"EVERYONE EVACUATE! I CAN'T KEEP HER IN THE AIR MUCH LONGER!" Warren shouted over the flashing alarms.
He waited for the team to gather their parachutes and jump before pressing two buttons. He opened a panel above his head and pushed the big red button that read 'in case of emergency'. This button would send a message to the X-Mansion for the Professor; the result would destroy the Blackbird if it hadn't been already, and send message for another team to pick them up at their last co-ordinance.
Warren took his hands off the controls and pushed the seat ejection button. Angel and his seat were sent flying out of the jet and he pushed off of it and expanded his mechanical wings like a professional, not like his cocky pilot interior. He flew down to the ground and looked around for the Brotherhood and the X-men.
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Rogue was one of the last to jump with Remy. She could see some of the X-Men running around preparing for battle and she thought she could see Piotr sanding behind a tree; she closed her eyes as she began to reach the ground. She felt two arms wrap around her as she tried to shift to become vertical.
Wolverine held his daughter as she ripped the parachute from her back. She got up slowly inched her way to the ground as they heard one of Remy's explosive cards. The battle had begun and she intended to find Mystique.
The X-men and The Brotherhood were in a mash of violence. Rogue ran through the field of her old family fighting her new family in her search for Mystique. She could barely tell who was who as they were fighting so intensely; if her eyes were correct then The X-men were winning.
Remy let off another hand of explosive cards before pulling out his bo staff. Mystique was not caught off guard by his explosions and so he would have to rely on his staff as a primary weapon.
Rogue was shocked when she saw the love of her life and the woman who raised her fighting. She didn't know what to think, or how to feel. The world was spinning and everything was happening so fast. She barely had time to think before her instincts kicked in. The second they did, no one would doubt that she was Wolverine's daughter. She lunged for Mystique with primal rage, pushing Remy back as she pulled her 'mother' to the ground with her.
Mystique didn't even need to open her eyes to think about what she was doing. She felt a body push her to the ground and she pulled the gun from her holster and shot her attacker in the stomach. She opened her eyes in time to see Rogue let out an ear ringing scream of pain.
The world seemed to come to a complete stop as the sound of Rogue screaming carried through the park and made its way to the fighting teams. The battle stopped as they all became concerned; The X-Men concerned for their injured team mate and The Brotherhood concerned that Mystique wasn't cackling with the laughter that usually follows the sound of her bullet. The last time they heard this eerie silence was when she had shot Magneto.
Remy pulled Rogue off Mystique and cradled her in his arms. Rogue looked through her tear-filled eyes at her new bullet wound right next to her belly button; she was praying that the slug went all the way through. The sound of a jet landing broke everyone's shock; Rogue could only just register the sound of Angel's voice. She had no idea what was happening, all she knew was that Remy was carrying her somewhere and she had been shot.
Remy ran into The Blackbird II with the rest of the Blue team. The professor was strapped into the co-pilot seat and Sam 'Cannonball' Guthrie took off as the rest of the team filled into their seats. Rogue was lowered onto the stretcher and hank began to look her over. The last thing she saw before she blacked out was Remy squeezing her hand.
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The Brotherhood gathered around their leader as The X-Men left the scene. Mystique was sitting there still in shock. She never expected Rogue to be with the X-Men, let alone to be stupid enough to attack her during a battle. A single tear ran down her cheek as she saw the face of her favourite child screaming in pain; she shot Rogue.
The team had no clue what to do; Mystique had never been this silent before in her life. They couldn't believe that she shot Rogue. Piotr took a moment to study Mystique as she sat up, her gaze never leaving the hand that held her gun. He looked up to the sky as he knew what he had to do.
Piotr took her hand in his, and positioned the gun to her temple; he looked into her eyes and he knew she got the idea. As he turned around to look at the rest of the team he heard a gunshot echo through the trees. He strode over to Pyro and looked him dead in the eye "It's done. It's over."
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Remy held onto Rogue's hand for dear life; he couldn't lose her. Not now, not ever. He looked up to see Hank pondering. Hank looked over to Remy and saw the hopeful plea in his eyes.
"I can take the slug out and patch her up but I'm afraid I'll have to terminate her pregnancy to get to the bullet."
"Do it. Save mon chere, den we can do it all over again, an' do it proper dis time."
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Rogue awoke in her bed back at the X-Mansion. She looked down at her stomach and saw a gauze covering her belly. She sighed and wondered how long she had been out. Remy walked into the room and rushed to her side.
"Chere, mon Chere! Remy loves yo' so much."
"Ah love yah too Rems. What happened? Ah know Ah was shot, but what happened? Am Ah still pregnant? What Happened ta tha Brotherhood? How long have Ah been asleep?" the last two days she could remember had flown past just as fast as she was asking questions. To Rogue it seemed like the world was on fast forward.
"Mystique is dead. De Brotherhood disbanded an' Hank had t' terminate t' get the bullet out. Yo' 'ave been sleepin' for 'bout a week now." Remy's smile had turned slightly grim as he spoke.
"Don' worry Chere, we can try again, an' dis time do it proper non?" this time, his smile was back.
"Sugah, are ya askin' meh ta marry yah?"
"Peut (maybe)"
Rogue smiled as Remy leaned forth to kiss her. Accepting his lips she finally let the world slow back down.
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The End
Cannonball finally got his cameo! The next chapter is an alternate ending; it's kind of a joke, but leaves room for a sequel if anyone wants me to write one. The last two chapters were written to seem rushed to accommodate Rogue in how she felt the past two days flew by. Let me know what you think, and keep an eye out for some ROMY one shots.
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