A Dark Side Of Rogue
Note: All characters in this story except for J-Dawg, Vine, Hydro, Petalz, and Dark Rogue are all property of Marvel Comics. I do not own any of these characters nor do I have a place in the Marvel Industries...(well, I wouldn't. I'm only 13!) Anyway, I hope you like my story! And, Kanji's Team won't be continued for a while now. Sorry!
Intro
"No! Leave me alone!" A beautiful brunette with a white streak running down her hair ran down the X-Mansion hallways screaming. Her name was Rogue, a southern belle who's life was once nothing but trouble. Her mutant power to absorb other's mutants energy and powers prevent her from actual touch, and her step-mother's the evil mutant, Mystique, who forced her to send Carol Danvers, the original Ms. Marvel to the hospital.
"Jean! Help me!" Rogue yelled. Professor Charles Xavier, the one who blocked terrible memories from Rogue's mind, wasn't inside the X-Mansion. Rogue's only hope was to turn to Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix. Rogue felt as if something were haunting her. She thought it might of been Ms. Marvel, who haunted Rogue once before for stealing her life.
"No one can save you, Rogue! The evil in your heart still keeps me alive!" A loud southern female voice stayed in Rogue's mind. Rogue now knew for a fact that it couldn't of been Carol Danvers. She flew down the hallways continuing to scream. A former X-Man, who is now part of Generation X, came out of one of the rooms standing in Rogue's way.
"Hey Rogue! I was aloud to come back and visit you guys!" Jubilee started to say. But before she could finished Rogue punched her down to the floor. Jubilee rubbed her shoulder and thought, "What's bugging her? Did she and Gambit have a break up or somethin'?"
"Jean! There you are!" Rogue said. She placed herself on the floor and went down on her knees. She cried holding Jean's hand. "Jean, help me!"
"Rogue, what's wrong?" The beautiful red head asked. Rogue shook her head and she shed more tears. "Rogue answer me?"
"I don't have to!" Rogue's voice became louder and deeper. She hovered over the floor and laughed. Her hair turned black and so did her eyes. The white streak still remained, but her usual heart didn't. "I'm such an idiot! With my powers to absorb other mutant's abilities, I could become the most powerful mutant of all! I'll start with you!"
"No!" Jean yelled as Rogue threw off her gloves and placed her two hands on Jean's face. Jean's voice got weaker and weaker as she lost more energy. Rogue wouldn't let go until she saw Gambit walking down the halls.
"Cher, what are you doin'?"
"Stay back, Cajun!" Rogue laughed as she used Jean's telekinetic powers to throw him against the wall. Gambit got up and shook his head. He stared at Jean lying on the floor, and than he looked back up at Rogue.
"What have you done, Cher?"
"I just decided to become more powerful!" Rogue laughed. Just then, Rogue turned back to normal as a woman merged out of her body. This woman looked exactly like the way Rogue did when she was absorbing Jean's powers. She had black hair and black eyes. The "real" Rogue collapsed while the one with black hair lunged forward at Gambit. This "new" Rogue wore a black skin tight body suit that Gambit seemed to admire. Then, the "Dark Rogue" tackled Gambit onto the floor.
"Sorry Cher, but my heart belongs to another," Gambit said throwing "Dark Rogue" off of her. He took out his silver stick and tripped her with it. Rogue fell down and laughed. While lying on the floor, she used Jean's telekinetic powers to shove Gambit to the side. Jubilee came running forward shooting her fireworks. Rogue flew up to Jubilee and shook her head. Jubilee stopped shooting the fireworks, but she still had her hands in a fighting stance.
"Poor dear child! But, since you look so innocent, I'll let you go with this!" Rogue lifted up Jubilee with her telekinetic powers and through her on top of Gambit just as he started to get up. She than flew through the ceiling making it's remains crumble. Gambit sat Jubilee down and walked over to the Rogue with the yellow and green uniform, and brown hair with the white streak.
"Oh no, Cher," Gambit said. He than turned to Jubilee, "Jubes, get everyone up here now!" Jubilee ran down the stairs to the Study where everyone was. She told everybody to follow her upstairs to where Rogue and Jean laid. While everyone in the mansion was coming up the stairs, Gambit looked blankly at Rogue's face.
"I lost someone dear to me before. So I won't lose you!" Gambit's lips made contact with Rogue's lips. When Rogue's eyes opened, he released from the touch and he breathed hard. He was lying on the floor struggling to move. Rogue jumped back in fear.
"Rogue, what's going on?" Cyclops yelled walking down the hallway with Storm, Beast, Iceman, Archangel, Shadowcat, Jubilee, and Wolverine. Cyclops stared at Jean lying on the floor, he stepped back in complete fear. Even with his red sunglasses covering his eyes, you still knew that he was scared. He ran up to Jean and he put her in his arms.
"Rogue, what happened?" Storm asked. Rogue looked down at Gambit and screamed. She than fainted right next to the struggling Gambit, where the tale of The Dark Rogue all began.
Chapter 1
"Beep. Beep. Beep," The machine kept signaling as everybody awaited for Rogue's pulse to rise. Gambit and Jean were both fine now, after taking some of Beast mixed formula. Gambit shuffled his cards as he explained what happened the few nights ago.
"When I came down the hallway, I saw Jean lying there on the floor with Rogue next to her. Then, my belle turned completely normal. Except for the fact that another woman came out of her with black hair, black eyes, and a black body suit. Next thing I new, she was on top of me...like most women." Gambit laughed.
"Get to the point, Cajun!" Wolverine commanded. He showed all three claws and put them in front of Gambit's mouth.
"Gambit ain't scared of ya. Anyways, she used Jean's telekinetic power on me a few times before Jubilee came runnin' in. Next thing I knew, Jubilee was on top of me and that dark belle made a huge hole in the ceiling." Gambit explained. Jean stood up from her seat and stood in a thinking pose.
"All I remember is Rouge's hair and eyes just changing color. That was it. I didn't see two women," Jean said.
"Well I saw it! And If you don't believe Gambit, then why would Rogue be in that medical room right now?" Gambit said with his New Orleans accent. Cyclops shook his head in confusion. The Beast hung upside down on the ceiling and scratched his chin.
"He does have a point there. But what's this?" Beast said looking at the computer. The signals became louder and Rogue's eyes opened. She woke up screaming. Jean walked into the medical room where Rogue was. Everyone else looked through the glass window that separated them from the room that Rogue and Jean were in.
"Beast, come in here," Jean said. Beast walked into the room and touched Rogue's hand to calm her down. Rogue cried and she struggled to get out of the bed she was in. Rogue was strapped in though, in case if the Dark Rogue came back.
"Gambit? Where's Gambit? Jean! I'm so sorry! What have I done?" Rogue hollered. Jean ran her hand through Rogue's hair and pushed her gently back down. "I'm so sorry!"
"It wasn't your fault Rogue. You didn't know what you were doing. I completely understand. I had the same problems with the Phoenix force." Jean said. Rogue shook her head trying to sit back up. She already broke the straps that were keeping her arms, waist, and neck down.
"But this different! There's two of me. And one has the ability to cause the destruction of Earth. I must stop her!" Rogue yelled breaking the rest of the straps that kept her on the bed. She flew up to the ceiling and smiled. "Don't worry, I won't break the ceiling."
"No cher!" Gambit yelled running into the medical room through the glass door. "You aren't well enough! We'll take care of your evil twin."
"But she has my strength, flying, and absorbing powers. She also has Jean's telepathy and telekinetic abilities. Who knows what other powers she has now!" Rogue shouted.
"But she doesn't have them permenently, cher!" Gambit said. Jean shook her head and so did Beast.
"Yes she does. If everyone didn't come in time, I would be just the way Ms. Marvel was. Luckily Beast gave me his formula just in time. But what I do know about this second edition Rogue is that her absorbing powers are weaker than Rogue's. The Dark Rogue can't kill anybody with her powers, but she can weaken them very badly. If anything, I would've died from loss of energy, if not for Beast's formula." Jean said. Rogue flew back down to the bed and closed her eyes. Everyone left the medical courtiers except for Beast and Jean. Jean read Rogue's mind. She fell back from an outburst of another presence. Ms. Marvel has returned.
Chapter 2
"Jean!" Beast yelled setting her back up. Jean's eyes were wide open.
"The spirit of Carol Danvers broke out of Rogue's mind! I think she has decided to go after the Dark Rogue too!"
"But how Jean? I thought you locked her up in Rogue's mind!"
"That's what I thought, too. But she is out. I don't understand. Maybe if I use Cerebro I can track Dark Rogue down." Jean started to walk out of the medical courtiers, but than she turned back to Beast, "Stay with Rogue until I come back."
Jean walked down the hallway heading downstairs to the computer, Cerebro. When she walked in the room, Shadowcat and Storm were in there sitting down. Jean sat down in the Cerebro chair and she placed the Cererbro helmet on her head. Shadowcat sat closer to Storm and whispered something to her. Storm whispered back.
"I think she's going to try and find Rogue." Storm said.
"Rogue? But we know where she is! She's in the medical room." Shadowcat said back.
"No, not that Rogue. The other Rogue."
"Oh, you mean the Dark Rogue." Shadowcat nodded.
"No, the Rogue with the black hair and black eyes," Storm said sarcastically.
"But I thought the Rogue with the black hair and black eyes was the Dark Rogue?" Shadowcat said.
"I was being sarcastic, Kitty." Storm laughed. Then Cerebro's monitor started to show some images. Storm and Shadowcat walked over too it. Shadowcat pointed at Dark Rogue in an area of what appears to be the streets of New York. Dark Rogue was causing powerful vibrations on the streets. Mini-earthquakes appeared.
"Oh my god!" Shadowcat said covering her mouth watching the monitor. Lying next to Dark Rogue's feat was a man with long brown hair and a red shirt and black pants. "Isn't that Rictor from X-Force?"
"Yes," Jean Grey answered shutting Cerebro off. "I know enough now. Dark Rogue is heading towards Massachusetts. Storm, I need you to get Rictor over here so Beast can give him some of the formula." Jean said as Jubilee walked in.
"Massachusetts? You don't think she's headed for my school!" Jubilee said. "We better warn Generation X!"
"Yes, we must. Kitty, alarm everybody about this news. Tell them to keep an eye-out. Jubilee, lets go warn Banshee and Emma." Jean commanded. Storm flew out of one of the windows in the mansion and Shadowcat walked through the walls headed towards the Study where everybody was. Jubilee walked over to the nearest phone with Jean following.
Chapter 3
"Right. Don't worry Jubes, will keep are eyes open. Good-bye lassie," Sean Cassidy, better known as Banshee, hung up the phone and called for all the Generation X students to come into the living room. All of the students of Generation X sat down on the couch while Emma Frost and Banshee stood before them.
"There is a lot I must tell you all 'bout. Some lassie called Dark Rogue is on her way over 'ere. We aren't so sure if she's after us, but she might be." Banshee explained to his students. Emma took a step forward with a serious expression on her face.
"So, we all must be careful. Banshee was told that this Dark Rogue has absorbed the Mutant powers from Jean Grey and some mutant named Rictor. She has these powers permenently. Luckily, thanks to the Beast, Jean was able to survive because of some formula. We don't want to see that happen to any of you." Emma explained.
"And just to be safe, we want Jeff and Dan to stay with us," Banshee said. Emma nodded.
"Both of you are new to Generation X and you both are 13. We don't want you getting involved." Emma said. She read Jeff's mind. She knew that Jeff would be thinking something of Emma. And, he was.
"Oh man. I want to use my powers, in the X-Men I could. I got dog telepathy, psychic waves, and little telekinesis. Why won't she let me fight!" Jeff thought. Emma walked up to Jeff with the same serious expression on her face.
"Listen Jeff, we can't risk you or Dan getting into any danger. I know what you're thinking," Emma started to say. But she was cut off by Monet St. Croix. The lovely brown haired girl that had super strength and telepathy.
"I don't think Jeff would like you reading his mind Emma. After all, you aren't the only one who knows what others are thinking," Monet said placing her long brown hair behind her back. Emma gave M a dirty look and looked over at Banshee. Banshee just shrugged. Then, breaking through the Generation X walls was none other than Dark Rogue.
"Where is the one they call Hydro?" Dark Rogue shouted. Banshee walked up to her.
"There is no Hydro in this academy. Perhaps you might-" Banshee was cut off and swung by Dark Rogue's telekinetic powers so hard that the wall he fell into started to cover him. But before it could, Jeff stood up and used his telekinetic powers to lift the wall up a bit.
"It's too heavy!" Jeff yelled. M ran over to the crumbling wall and held it up with her super strength. Dan shot his vines at Banshee and wrapped them around Banshee's body. He pulled him out of harms way and than the vines disappeared.
"Amazing!" Rogue said flying towards Dan. "Your vine powers are wonderful!"
"They don't call me da Vine for nothin'." Dan said taking a few steps back. "Just stay back, and you won't get hurt." Dan said with a little fear. He made a nice thin vine come out of the palm of his hand and it cracked like a whip. Rogue flew forward and placed her hand on Dan's neck.
"No!" M yelled punching Dark Rogue off of Dan. Dan had some energy taken from him, so he fell down into M's arms. Jeff sighed and thought, "If only that could be me in her arms."
"Synch, keep her busy! Husk, help me get Banshee and Dan into the next room!" Emma spoke telepathy into everyone's minds. "Jeff, use your psychic rings when I say so. Until then, just stay put!"
"Aw man," Jeff thought. Dark Rogue grabbed Synch's arm that was protected by his uniform. He punched Rogue across the face hoping to synchronize with Rogue soon. But, Rogue threw him through the hole she made in the Generation X's wall. Husk got back from putting Banshee and Dan in the other room, so she ran after Synch. Things didn't look good at all for Generation X.
Chapter 4
"Now Jeff! Use your rings!" Emma commanded through Jeff's thoughts. Jeff placed his hands together and two silver rings swung at Dark Rogue. Rogue dodged them both and laughed. Generation X's black lab, Lucky, started to run towards Emma. Jeff used his dog telepathy and he controlled the dog's body. He made it bite into Dark Rogue's right leg. Then Jeff flew back from the impact of losing the telepathic connection with Lucky.
"Ouch! Dumb mutt." Dark Rogue yelled. She used her telekinetic powers to throw the dog into Jeff. Jeff fell down just missing the fire place. The fire rose up from the gust of winds that fired from Jeff's fall. Dark Rogue held everyone back with her telekinetic powers except for Jeff. She walked up to him and pushed Lucky aside with her thoughts.
"You have animal telepathy?"
"No, only dog telepathy. That's why they call me J-Dawg. Stay back, or else!" Jeff said as he saw Dan running into the room.
"Or else what?" Dark Rogue said with a snooty attitude. Then, before she new it, a vine whipped her back hard. She turned around and pointed at Dan. "You!" She shouted. Jeff lunged forward at Dark Rogue knocking her down. She placed her hands on Jeff's face. Jeff yelled out in pain and he lost some of his energy. Dark Rogue flew up to the ceiling still holding onto Jeff. Dan ran forward and fired his vines grabbing hold of Dark Rogue. He pulled her off of Jeff. Jeff fell down landing on the couch while Dan continued to hold Dark Rogue with his vines. He spun around three times causing Dark Rogue to turn with him. He than released her out the hole in the wall and then he passed out. Everyone was able to move again, except for Jeff and Dan.
Chapter 5
"Hurry up, I don't know how much longer Jeff can last," M said as the whole entire Generation X team sat down in the mini air jet that Banshee was flying.
"We are almost 'eir. See, the mansion is starting to come in to view," Banshee said. Everyone (accept for Banshee and Emma), looked at Jeff lying down on his seat getting weaker every couple of minutes. When Banshee landed the air jet, everyone ran out carrying Jeff. They handed him to Beast which immediately carried him to the medical courtiers. Before you new it, everyone was inside standing around the medical courtiers looking through the glass window.
"I'm not so sure about Jeff. The formula I gave him is having little effect," Beast said.
"What about Rictor?" Jean asked. The Beast glanced over through the glass window looking at Rictor.
"He seems to be recovering slowly. He is improving more than Jeff. But, we must watch out for Dark Rogue," Beast said.
"Yes, she said she was after some lad named, Hydro?" Banshee said. Jean turned around to Banshee and walked up to him.
"What about Matt? She isn't going to hurt him?" Jean said touching Banshee's shoulder.
"Matt?"
"Hydro!" Jean said.
"Oh. Probably. You know the lad?" Banshee asked. Jean nodded and remembered how she found him on the streets. She remembered how hee once lived in Canada and how she helped him improve his powers enough to become an X-Man. But, the X-Men haven't heard from Hydro in a while.
"I don't care about Hydro! I care about Jeff. How could you let this happen to him?" Rogue said walking up to Banshee with Gambit.
"I love the kid like a little brother. I knew he wouldn't be safe with you Generation X people!" Gambit said withdrawing his silver stick. "For now on, Jeff stays with us, the X-Men. Same goes for Dan. They were better wit us!"
"We couldn't stop it!" Banshee said.
"Gambit, calm down sugah," Rogue said touching Gambit's shoulder. Gambit turned around and faced Cyclops.
"Well, don't you think it's a good idea if they remain with the X-Men?"
"Gambit, we can't blame this on Generation X. Who knows how powerful this Dark Rogue is. She might be more powerful than Mesmero, or the Brood." Cyclops said. Gambit grunted and than he left the room. Cyclops looked at Banshee, "You better go. Jeff's safe with us now. But just in case, we would like to have Dan stay with us. I'm not saying that I don't trust you-"
White Queen cut Cyclops off, "I know Cyclops. You are thinking that it will be too much trouble to protect Generation X and ourselves with Jeff and Dan on our hands. Since they are both new to the Academy, I do agree. They can come back when ready. Lets go everyone." Generation X said there good byes and than Jubilee walked them out of the mansion.
"Beast, try to make more formula," Cyclops said. He glanced over at Dan who was asleep in one of the chairs. "Wolverine?" Cyclops said pointing to Dan.
"No problem," Wolverine walked over and picked Dan up. He carried him out of the medical room heading for Dan's old bedroom. Cyclops walked over to the glass window and stared at Jean and Beast working on Jeff. Shadowcat looked over at Iceman who was defrosting himself. When he was finished, he walked over to the glass window as well. Cyclops than spoke out.
"Okay everybody. With Professor X gone, I'm in charged. And, it won't do us any good waiting for Jeff and Rictor to recover. Storm, I want you, Shadowcat, Jubilee, Archangel, and Iceman to head after Dark Rogue. Cerebro has been tracking her down. Just access the computer and you can find her. When Jean's done, we'll meet you wherever Dark Rogue may take you." Cyclops ordered. Storm gathered everybody and they walked out of the medical room while Cyclops was waiting against the glass window.
Chapter 6
"What?" Cyclops said as a steel man named, Colossus, appeared on one of the beds inside the medical room. Cyclops opened the glass door and he walked into the room. He touched Jean's shoulder and said, "Jean! How did Colossus get here?"
"I have Cerebro set to teleport any mutant that gets damaged by Dark Rogue into the medical courtiers. I fear Dark Rogue has taken Colossus' powers. Now she is more powerful than she ever was. Beast, can you handle everyone alone now?" Jean asked.
"Without a problem, Jean." Beast answered. Jean nodded and looked at Cyclops.
"Okay, I'll get Wolverine, Gambit, and Rogue. We're going to follow Dark Rogue just like the others. If you need any of us, contact us with Cerebro," Cyclops said. The Beast nodded and Cyclops and Jean walked out of the medical room. Jean grabbed Cyclops' hand and looked up at him.
"This is all happening too quickly, Scott." Jean said. Cyclops nodded. They met up with everyone they needed, and they headed towards Cerebro to find out where Dark Rogue was now. Beast on the other hand, was working on everybody. He ran his hand through Jeff's light brown hair and smiled.
"You're going to be all right, kid," He walked over to Colossus and smiled. "An old friend has returned." He continued to restore energy back into Jeff's, Rictor's, and Colossus' body while Dan slept, and the others went off battling. What a night.
TO BE CONTINUED
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