The X-men: Midnight Visitors

Author:  AeLonwyne

Disclaimer:  All characters are Marvel's.  I'm not out for money, just fun.

Valentines had come and gone, and Bobby was still upset about the cow, and ducks. He hadn't been able to eat a hamburger without seeing Missy the MooCow looking back at him. Bobby figured it was time for some payback.

It had taken him several weeks to come up with the perfect idea. Seeing as he wanted to get Gambit as well. The Cajun had decided that this was the funniest thing ever, and had since refused to let him live it down. Well Bobby would make him regret it. "Time to move." He decided. Hank would be out of town for a few days, so now was as good a time as any.

Bobby grabbed a couple of bags from inside his closet before making his way to the Beasts' bedroom. Once inside, he emptied both bags all over the floor, the desk, bed etc. Then he adjusted the environmental control for the room, making it more humid, opened the blinds to let the sun in, and then left shutting the door tight behind him.

Bobby started down the hallway, and checked his watch. He had a recording set to dial Gambits private line, and cell phone alternately every hour. Boy was this going to be fun. He just hoped that Jubilee, Kurt, and Betsy would keep up their ends of the bargain. Bobby grinned wickedly as he heard the front door open, and laughter floated up the stairs.

Rogue and Gambit had returned from whatever they had been out doing. All right, time for phase two. Bobby rolled his eyes at their giddy laughter. Sometimes they could be too much. He walked halfway back down the hall, and picked up the phone. He punched in a number, and waited a moment. "Please leave a numeric message after the tone. Beeeep!" A high pitched voice answered. Bobby punched in a short code then hung up. He had a friend who was supposed to call the schools main line, and ask for Remy. Bobby just hoped he was convincing enough.

"Hey guys!" He called as he hopped on to the banister and slid down it. "Have fun?" "Hey Bobby," Rogue called as he whizzed by. "We had a wonderful aftahnoon. How was yours?" "Oh you know. Same old boring days I always have."

"Kiss any dem cows lately, Mon ami?" Gambit laughed. "Remy! Leave him be." Rogue hissed through her own giggles. "Yeah yeah. Laugh it up Cajun." Bobby said dryly. "Well. We're gonna order some pizza, you want any?" Rogue asked composing herself. "Sure Rogue. Thanks. I'll take some Hawaiian style." "Rinnnnggg!" "Remy get that wont ya? It might be Jubilee wantin a ride." Gambit nodded, and walked off.

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"Xavier's School." Remy answered. He was met with brief silence then a voice whispered deeply. "I'm coming." "What?" There was no reply and then the voice on the other end hung up. Remy raised an eyebrow, then hung up 
the receiver.

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Rogue glanced at Bobby as Remy walked away. "Just what are you up to Bobby Drake?" Rogue drawled. "Huh? I don't know what you're talking about Rogue." Bobby replied as innocently as possible, as Gambit returned. "Uh-huh, whateveh you say shugah. So who was on the phone Gambit?" "Don' know. Dey just say 'I'm coming' and hung up." "Well that's weird." Rogue said glancing at Bobby questioningly. Bobby just put on a confused look. "Huh. Wonder what that was about." "Ah'm sure we'll find out sooner or later." Rogue replied quietly.

An hour or so later Jubilee, Gambit, Rogue, Bobby, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat were all clustered into one of the rec rooms munching on pizza and playing playstation. Bobby and Gambit were taking turns racing each other on Tomb Raider 3's training level seeing who could get the fastest time. So far Bobby was winning. When the phone rang. Jubilee jumped up to answer it. Gambit watched her leave the room out of the corner of his eye, and nearly jumped when he thought he saw someone else.

Gambit paled, and ran into the hall thinking wildly. "How the hell'd he get in here?" Jubilee gave him a look, then handed him the phone. "It's for you." She said popping her gum. Gambit wondered idly why she was chewing gum when she had been eating pizza just a moment ago, as he reached for the receiver.

" 'Ello?" There was a brief pause. Then. "I'm coming." And the line went dead. Gambit tossed the phone back onto its cradle, and shook his head. He walked down the hall into the kitchen. Opened the fridge looking for something a bit stronger than sprite. He didn't find it. What he did find scared the crap out of him.

There he was standing in the doorway. Just staring at him. "I'm coming." He said then vanished from the doorway with a rustle of crimson, and midnight blue strips that made his cape. "Sinister!" Gambit shouted, and rushed through the doorway, tripped on the rug, and slammed into to the opposite wall. "Ow! Damn, where'd he go?" Gambit pulled himself off the floor, and started down the hall. He looked up to find that Rogue and Kurt, were standing there. "If ya wanted to go skiing shugah, ya should head up to the resort. It don't work too well in the kitchen." Rogue laughed.

Gambit shook his head. "I thought I saw someone." "Who?" Kurt asked him. "Never mind." Remy said shaking his head again. Riiiiinnnngggg! Gambit jumped three feet when his cell phone rang. Jubilee, who had joined them in the hall, started crowing with laughter. "Better get that." She gasped.

"Hello?" This time there was an immediate response. "I'm coming." Click. The caller hung up. "What the heck is goin' on?! Dis is just getting ridiculous!" "What do you mean, shugah?" Rogue asked him. "Dese damned calls, phantoms in the hallway. I can't take it much longer. It's getting' out of control." "Remy! Calm down. It's all right." Rogue soothed. "I know. Let's go finish our pizza, and all dat fun stuff."

Three days later. The events of the last three days were driving Gambit crazy. He was constantly getting the mysterious caller who told him he was coming, and phantoms of Sinister in the hallways. It was four am, and Remy was finally asleep. He hadn't gotten a phone call for hours, and he was actually able to rest.

"BOBBY!" CRASH! "Get your frozen hindend, over here now!" Hank screamed, as he thundered down the hall. "I want this lawn in my room cut down, and gone! Now!" "Hey! Don't kill me Hank! GAACKK!" Remy jumped up and stood in his doorway, watching Hank chase Bobby up and down the hall. "Why don't you call Missy de MooCow to help ya dere Bobby?" Gambit called. "Shut up Gambit!" Bobby called as he ran by.

Now that everyone was awake and up most of them headed downstairs to wait till Hank caught Bobby so they could go back to bed. When the doorbell rang. "Someone get that please." Storm said with a yawn. Psylocke stumbled up to it, and opened the door. "Gambit! It's for you." She said and shuffled towards the kitchen, yawning

Remy made his way sleepily to the front door, and opened it. His jaw dropped as his mind registered who it was. The black hair with the widows peak. The diamond on the forehead. The midnight blue, and crimson strips, that made a 
cape. The smile that showed many pointed teeth. Sinister. His arch nemesis.

"I told you I was coming." Sinister said. Several cards appeared in Remy's right hand. "You die Sinis." His threat was cut short, as Sinister grabbed the back of his head, pulled him close, and then kissed him. That was the last Gambit knew, then he passed out.

Psylocke turned off the image inducer she was holding, and started laughing. "Bobby will certainly be a melted popsicle when Remy and Hank get done with him. You didn't tell me he was such a good kisser, Rogue." Psylocke commented with a wink. "Gee ya shoulda just asked me Bets'. I coulda told ya." "Oh but it's sooo much more fun to learn on ones own. Don't you think?" She replied slyly. "Ah suppose." Rogue said with a laugh.

Several hours later, and a dose of his own medicine. Bobby was getting into his shower. He turned up the radio. (Hank had decided to give him a mud bath complete with worms, and ants, and pill bugs) The water had just gotten nice and steamy, so he climbed and shut the door.

A few minutes later, two figures snuck in. Gambit equipped with Hanks super duper no disolvo 24-hour glue, went to work and sealed all the edges of the shower door with it. And the two waited, trying not to giggle, at Bobby's attempt at singing, while they waited for the water level to rise. When it was getting halfway up the door. They stalked over, and tossed the contents of the bags they were holding over the top. Tons of plastic fish, and rubber duckies fell inside. Complete with one plastic mooing cow. "Hey!" Bobby cried out as he realized what was going on. "Let me out!" Frantically he tried to shut off the water, but it only slowed to a trickle. "This isn't funny!" He cried.

"Sure it is." Hank muttered. "Have fun Bobby. Oh next time I want kentucky bluegrass in my room not, that crab grass stuff you used. And a few tulips would be nice too." Remy poured the entire contents of a container of bubble bath over the top, and laughed as Bobby jumped. "Have fun in dere."

"Hey! Guys! Let me out. Please! I got things to do. People to see! I gotta date tonight." Bobby whimpered. "Well we'll just send her up when she gets here. Maybe she'll want a bubble bath too." Hank replied with a sinister laugh. "Muahahahahaha. Sometimes I amuse even myself."