Here lies the all purpose disclaimer ensuring that Stan Lee and his minions don't hunt me down and sue me for using (abusing?) their characters. So let it be known that I don't own anything to do with X-men Evolution…but I take full credit (blame?) for the story.
Author's Note: Alright….I know I'm nowhere done any of my other stories…but I had a plot bunny knowing most viciously at my brain…I had to birth it or face dire consequences….like it popping fully formed from my right eye like the Alien. I will finish my other works….although I have a bit of block on Wild Horses…but this should satisfy everyone who sits there reading my work wondering why I just can't let Rogue and Remy be happy together…this of course is my answer to that.
I send this out to the most loyal fans of my Angst Fairy ways, Ishandahalf, Star of Chaos and Pixie Flyer who have been there from the beginning.
Time After Time
Prologue – Bayville, New York 2004
Flames rose skyward from nowhere and licked the battle field sending the majority of the group of young people scurrying for whatever cover they could find. Many broke off into smaller groups, but one girl found herself cut off completely from her fellows as she sheltered from the blistering heat. It took all her strength to hold back a sigh-it seemed that battle was beginning to emulate her everyday life-isolated from those around her.
Determined to continue on she braced her back against a large crate sucked in a deep breath and lifted her head high enough to see what transpired. She could see the slender form of Jean Grey encased in a physic bubble floating above the ground trying to direct large objects at the young man dangerously wielding flamethrowers. To her left Blob, Toad and Spyke were held down by the flames, while to the right Shadowcat, Nightcrawler and Avalanche had been pinned down on the opposite side of the abandoned building.
In the back of her mind the girl known only as 'Rogue' was aware of the inherent wrongness of her situation; seventeen year old girls did not fight pitched battles in abandoned construction sites with crazed maniacs. Normal girls would not set foot out the door wearing spandex 'Superhero' wear unless it was Halloween. Most certainly normal girls didn't have blue, furry friends complete with tails-or a roommate who could walk through walls. Hell, they didn't even know people, who could control the weather, create earthquakes, read minds, shoot eye lasers or heal mortal wounds at the drop of a hat.
Normal seventeen year old girls didn't have to cover every inch of their skin so that they didn't suck the memories and abilities from any thoughtless passerby unlucky enough to touch them. A flame dragon flew over head barreling towards the embodiment of the elements that was Storm reminding Rogue once more that she was not a normal girl.
Rogue and normal mixed like oil and water.
Deciding her problems would still be there after they kicked Magneto's ass into the next millennia Rogue crouched behind her shelter and began moving deeper into the tangle of crates and debris. Using every trick her training with Wolverine had taught her Rogue walked on silent feet hoping to surprise any stragglers from the Master of Magnetism's new group of pawns. Over the din of the brawl Rogue could hear the faint rustle of someone approaching her position.
Steeling her nerves and reading her mind Rogue slipped off her right hand glove-just in case and turned the corner. Instinct had told her that her opponent would be taller than herself-not many men were five foot five or less-so she lifted her eyes high unwilling to show any fear. Rogue swept her hand to her side to prevent him from guessing her plan of attack at the last minute and lifted her chin defiantly. She would have to have been blind not to see that he was attractive but that wasn't her concern today-he was an enemy.
Wordlessly, Rogue met his eyes and time slowed into crystalline, sharpness-every detail burned into her mind while the world drifted away. For once in Rogue's young life she was certain of something-she had seen those eyes before.