Couldn't wait that long to put this up. I had most of this story written about. . . two months ago, while I was working on Unexpected Visitor, which is the first part of this story, but if you are just tuning into this, well ya can read Unexpected Visitor, not really mandatory to know whats going on

Couples: Rogue/Remy, Scott/Jean/Logan, John/Wanda, Kitty/Piotr, Bobby/Lorna, Ororo/Kurt, Warren/Betsy, others will be announced later.

Recap: A bunch of mutants were killed in the tunnels (Morlock Massacre). Gambit comes to visit the X-Men at the mansion. Rogue, Jubilee, ShadowCat, Iceman, and Colossus become X-Men. Rogue breaks up with Bobby because she likes Remy. Bobby meets Lorna aka Polaris, who they save from Malice when they are fighting against Sinister. They learn about Gambit's involvement, but no one, but himself blames him for it. Gambit then decides to take off again, but says good-bye to Rogue and promises to return, before that he learns of a few things that are to happen within the future of the Rogue, the X-Men, and himself. He then leaves. THIS STORY TAKES PLACE 4 MONTHS AFTER, MORE AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything within this story

Los Angeles, California

He stared out into the city from his apartment balcony. 'Why did this happen?' He had asked himself this many times as he sipped his glass of wine and threw the glass off the balcony. He turned and walked back inside.

His apartment was a mess compared to how he usually had it, all clean. He had fired his maid after not wanting any human contact. He sat down on the couch and stared at the wall. Bottles laid near the couch and around his apartment.

He could still see the dent in the wall from where he had thrown a bottle. He sighed as he thought back to that event. His girlfriend had come to convince him that his life wasn't over. 'What does she know? She has no idea of the pain I am going through.' He thought back to the event, which had only been a few days ago.

He laid down on the couch, still starring at the wall. 'Why did I take that job in New York? If I hadn't gone and I let someone else take it I would still have. . .' He began to think and winced when he thought about what he lost.

'They came out of no where, those savages.' He thought to himself before finally sitting back up. 'I swear if I ever find out who they are I will kill each and everyone of them.' He thought angrily to himself as he looked over at the table and grabbed a beer that was half empty.

He took a sip from it and then stared at the bottle. 'Because of them I will never be able to fly again. Those bastards destroyed my wings.' He squeezed the bottle until it shattered in his hand, cutting the center.

He got up from the couch and walked into the kitchen and ran his hand under water. 'I maybe alive, but I'd rather be dead.' He thought back to what his girlfriend, Betsy had said to him. At least he was still alive, but now the one thing that gave him his freedom was gone. He would no longer be able to soar in the sky and come back down whenever he pleased. No those days were all over now.

He took a paper towel and wrapped it around his injured hand. He ran his other hand through his blonde hair before turning around and heading back to the living room. As soon as he entered he felt a pair of eyes watching him.

"Who's there?" He called out looking around the room.

"No need to be alarmed, Mr. Warren Worthington." He heard deep voice say and looked into the dark corner on the far end of the room.

"Who the hell are you and how dare you enter my home!" Warren yelled as he looked around for something to attack the intruder with.

"I have come here to make you a offer, my friend." The voice said. Warren glared at the figure.

"I don't care about any offer, leave my home before I call the cops." Warren growled at the figure, who didn't move. He couldn't see what the intruder looked like, but knew that this person was taller and a lot bigger than himself.

"I think you might want to reconsider what I have to offer." The figure suggested, but Warren didn't look phased.

"I am giving you one last warning, leave now!" Warren demanded, but the figure still did not move.

"I will go, but answer me this. Do you miss your wings?" The creature asked slyly.

"How do you know about my wings?" Warren glared at the corner, where the figure stood.

"I have come to make you a offer. I shall return you your wings." The figure told him.

"Like I am going to believe that." Warren rolled his eyes.

"I have the power to make it happen." The figure held out it's hand, making it visible. Warren's eyes went wide when he saw a purple gloved hand. It wasn't the glove that startled him, it was the fact that he could see through the glove. This person was just a image and wasn't really there.

Warren shook his head and went back to what this creature was speaking of before. "What do you want for it? How much?" Warren asked, starting to reconsider the offer.

"I shall tell you later, the thing that I want to make sure if that you enjoy having your wings returned to you." The figure spoke.

Warren started thinking. 'How do I know this isn't some joke?' He thought to himself before answering the creature. "Can I have time to think about this?" He asked the figure.

"My offer will only stand for two days, I suggest you think quickly. I shall be back on the second day for your answer." The figure told him.

"Who are you?" Warren asked before the figure disappeared.

"That is not important right now." The figure told him before disappearing.

Warren stared at the spot for a few seconds before walking forward and sitting down on the couch. 'His offer is tempting. I'll have to think about it some more.' He thought to himself as he turned the T.V. on.

Westchester, New York - Xavier's School for the Gifted

Rec Room

"Oh my god, like don't they come up for air?" Kitty asked her friends as they all stared at Dazzler and Longshot french kissing .

"Please, I bet you and Petie do it all the time." Jubilee teased her friend, who began to blush.

"Please this is nothing." Wanda commented as he turned away from the two. "They do more than that when they are in our room." She told the others around.

"Come on guys, Ah think their cute together. At least now Alison is nicer and well stopped getting piercings to scare the younger kids." Rogue said to them.

"No, but she got another tattoo ." Lorna told Rogue. Her and Wanda had to share a room with Dazzler since it was the only room that had room. "She is nice once you get to know her." Lorna pointed out and smiled at Bobby, who placed a arm around her shoulder. Since her stay at the mansion four months ago Bobby and herself began to grow close, now they were dating.

"Hey did you do the homework for Miss. Munroe's class?" Jubilee looked over at Rogue and gave her best puppy dog look. Rogue rolled her eyes.

'Not again.' She thought to herself. "Ya Ah did it, but Ah already told ya last week and the week before that and the months before that. Do ya own homework and leave mine alone." Rogue stared at her friend, who kept giving her the look.

"Please." Jubilee begged again.

"Just give in, you know she can keep this up for hours." Kitty told her. Rogue sighed and reached into her backpack and pulled out the assignment.

"Thanks Rogue, you're the best!" Jubilee told her as she took out her own notebook and began to copy down the problems.

"You know she is just going to do the same thing again tomorrow, right?" Wanda whispered to Rogue.

"Ah know, but Ah gave her the wrong assignment." Rogue smirked.

"Nice work." Wanda whispered back.

"And how are you doing this evening?" Wanda heard from behind her. She turned to see John and Peter walk in. John took a seat next to Wanda, while Pete sat next to Kitty, who hugged him.

"I'm fine." Wanda answered and then looked back in the direction they came from. "Where's Pietro?" She asked, noticing her brother was not with them.

"He is getting yelled at by Logan for breaking a vase." John answered as he placed his arm around her waist and drew her closer to him. Unlike four months ago, she did not pound him or send him flying. She had decided to see how it was dating him, and so far she was liking it, but wouldn't admit it to anyone.

'Moron.' Was one of the more kinder words Wanda used when describing her brother.

"So Rogue, I've been meaning to ask you." Kitty began to say as she leaned into Piotr's chest. "Have you heard from Gambit?" She asked her.

Rogue sighed before answering. "He called meh a few weeks after he left, haven't heard from him since." Rogue replied sadly.

"You think something happened to him?" Jubilee asked as she looked up from coping Rogue's homework.

"Nah, Ah'm sure he is fine." Rogue replied. 'It would just be nice if he called or wrote so Ah knew where he was and when he was comin back.' She thought to herself.

"Don't worry, I'm sure he will be back soon." Kitty told her.

'Hopefully not soon.' Bobby thought to himself. He didn't really like Gambit, okay he hated the guy. He came in and flirted with Rogue and she began to fall for him. They had then broken up, but at least he had found Lorna, who he met in battle.

Jubilee didn't say anything, but kept writing. 'Everyone in the mansion has someone, except me.' She thought to herself sadly. Sure she had dated Pietro for a week, but they soon broke up. He then found someone to date within a few days. He was the last guy she had dated. She didn't tell her friends her feelings, she just kept it to herself and acted as if nothing was wrong.

Professor's Office

Professor Charles Xavier was doing some paper work when there was a knock at the door. "Yes, Scott come in." He told his first student. The door opened and Scott Summers appeared in the doorway.

"The new student is here." He informed the Professor, who smiled and nodded. A young man appeared beside Scott. He was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and wore a black t-shirt. He had brown hair and eyes, but the most noticeable thing about this young man was the scarf wrapped around his mouth.

"You may take a seat if you wish." Charles offered to him. Scott closed the door behind him, leaving the two by themselves.

"It is a pleasure to have you here, Mr. Starsmore." Charles greeted the young man in front of him, who was looking around the room.

'Nice ter meet yer too, and it's Jono, Mr. Starsmore make me sound so bloody old.' Jono told the Professor.

"As you have been informed, we educate our students in learning and control of their powers. From what I have read." He motioned towards the file that was sent to him months ago. "It says you have a hard time with them. Can you please explain what your powers are. This conversation is between you and me, no one else will know unless you want them to." The Professor assured him.

Jono sighed before answering. 'Me powers developed a few months ago. I was with me girlfriend when this energy blast came from me c'est exploded out.' He looked away from the Professor, ashamed. 'T'ey crippled her and ter me t'ey. . .' He hated talking about what his powers had done to him.

"It's alright, go on." The Professor told him.

'I lost me lungs, jaw, and vocal c'ords. Since then I've been 'avin ter talk like 'his.' Jono answered him. 'Don't know 'ow I'm still alive, apparently I don't need me lungs to breat' and I am never 'ungry. Guess it's part of me powers, besides the energy blast that's in me c'est.' Jono shrugged.

"Interesting." The Professor commented as he wrote down a few notes. "What happened to the energy blast after it developed?" He asked the young mutant.

'I 'ave it contained in special bandages, which are 'idden underneath me scarf and shirt.' Jono answered to him. He sighed and looked down at his hands. 'Because of it, I look like a bloody monster.' He thought to himself silently, since his powers had developed, he lost his lower jaw and his chest was exploded open. The only thing that was hiding this from everyone else was bandages he wore under the scarf. The bandages made sure that no one saw that part of him. He had figured that no one would accept him, if they saw what he looked like without the scarf.

"Some mutants powers take away things from the person. There is a student here that isn't able to touch without absorbing the other into them. There are others here that can not go into public because of their mutation. For instance, our doctor here is covered in blue fur. There is nothing to be ashamed of." The Professor told him, trying to make the younger man feel less ashamed of himself.

'Sorry, I know I'm bein selfis', still tryin ter get use ter all t'is.' Jono told the Professor.

"Yes I know it takes some time getting use to, but we shall help you through this." The Professor assured him. "Mr. Summers, the one who showed you in here is standing outside. He will show you to your room. Your things are already in there. Your roommate is Pietro, he is very friendly, I doubt you will have problems with him." Charles smiled at Jono.

''hanks.' Jono said as he got up to his feet and started walking to the door.

"By the way, what is your codename?" The Professor asked him before he exited.

"Codename?" Jono looked at him confused.

"Yes, mutants usually give themselves codenames to hide their identity. For instance, Miss. Munroe's is Storm, since her powers are to control the weather." He told the young man who began thinking.

'Guess mine will be Chamber.' Jono answered. The Professor nodded and smiled as the young mutant left.

"Interesting name. A vault that holds a item. Or in his case, that energy blast." The Professor commented as he wrote down a few things.

End of Chapter 1

I am not placing Chamber in here for the heck of it, though he is one of my favorites, but I don't like him as much as I like Gambit. I was going to say something else here, but I forgot, well if I remember I'll post it in the next chapter. Thanks to: sakura5tar, bored247, Roguechere, enchantedlight, firestorm13, WolvGambit Le Diable Blanc, Rogue gaL, dreamer's dawn, and dawn1 for reviewing the last chappie in UV.

Next Chapter: We finally get to see where Gambit has been and who he has been with, and Betsy shows up at the mansion.