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Traveller's
Story Gambit watched as Traveller slept. "De must be some bad dreams dat women be dreamin', " he said softly to himself as he watched her toss and turn, fighting an enemy that was only in her head. He stood up from where he was sitting and walked over to the windowsill. There were still another few hours until he would need to wake Traveller, so they could get a move on before everyone was awake.
They had been lucky to find this place. With the recent evil that had descended the earth, everyone had become wary of mutants and humans alike. So finding this family that was willing to let them spend the night in there house was a blessing and one that wouldn't be forgotten. As Gambit sat on the edge of the window he heard movement behind him. He quickly turned around and saw Traveller standing holding something that he couldn't see at arms distance from her. "Hello Nymph," she said. Gambit watched as she raised her arm and concentrated on whatever she was holding. It soon took shape and finally he saw what it was. It actually looked like one of Nightcrawler's kin, with the blue skin and the pointed tail. "Nymph only playing joke Nadia. Not mean nothin by it," it hissed. "I thought I told you to stay back with Timespan," she said. As Gambit looked at her he noticed her eyes had turned back into the white, bluish swirls again, only this time with a bit of red in them. "Nymph stay, but then bad man come. Take Timespan with him so Nymph come find you. You save Timespan from bad man," he whimpered. She let him go and he dropped to the floor. "Who be dis Timespan chere? And who is dis bad man de lil' t'ing be talkin 'bout?" Gambit asked walking over. Nymph looked up at him as if seeing him for the first time. His eyes got big and wide. Quicker than you could blink he was up on Gambit's shoulder. "Nymph cannot believe it. Nymph wonders is this The Gambit that Traveller be with?" Nymph said, crawling on top of Gambit's head and feeling his face. "Yea, I be Gambit, now, if you don' mind. Get off o' me," Gambit said grabbing the little thing and tossing him on the bed. "Ooo, Nymph knows it is Gambit. Look at how his eyes glow," Nymph said grinning, "Kind of like yours Traveller. No wonder Traveller is taken with this Gambit man." Gambit looked over at Traveller and saw her cheeks grow a rosy red. Could it be all this time that he thought he was following her, she was really following him? "Nymph, close your trap," Traveller said sternly, "You don't know what your talking about." "Oh Nymph know plenty," he said, his eyes seeming to dance with laughter. Gambit looked back over at Traveller. Could it be she really did have feelings for him? Something deep inside of him hoped she did. "Anyways, Nymph, where did Vertigo take Timespan?" Traveller asked, trying to change the subject away from herself. "Oooo..don't say bad man's name. It bad luck," Nymph said cowering back. "So where did dis bad man take dis Timespan?" Gambit asked moving closer to Traveller. "Hmm. Nymph think maybe Gambit is taken with Traveller," Nymph said grinning again. "Nymph! Where did they take Timespan?!" Traveller yelled, her eyes now glowing a fierce mixture of red and white. Nymph shrunk back as if expecting her to hit him. "Somewhere in New York. Nymph don't know exact place, but it big with lots of metal. Nymph sensed it," he said shrinking into the shadows, "Nymph be leaving now. Nymph see you again someday." With that he disappeared and they heard a skittering on the floor and then out the window. They stood there for a few seconds in silence. "He's gone," she said, confirming that Nymph had really left and not just cloaked himself. "Chere, I t'ink it time for you to do some explaining," Gambit said pulling up a chair next to the bed and sitting in it. "I guess it is," she said and sat down on the bed and began the story of her life and why she was here. |
