X-Men Evolution: First Years
This is going to be a collection of short ficlets and scenes set during Rogue, Kitty and Kurt's high school years. Nothing here will occur after Graduation and probably none of it will occur after A-day (the battle with Apocolypse).
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To start us off... This is set shortly after Self Possessed.
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"You are recovering well, Rogue. You are progressing faster than I expected."
Rogue sat on the bed in the infirmary, her knees up at her chest. "It's actually kinda quiet. In here, yah know?." Her gloved finger brushed her hair back from her forehead.
"I'm not surprised. You've absorbed most of us at one time or another." The Professor set his hand on the edge of the bed, gently.
That she was sane was really quite amazing. The images were a jumble, a few dozen lives shaken into a single pile without organization or separation, blurring together. It had nearly knocked him back when he first touched them. "Your mind was rather noisy- anyone with a weaker sense of their own self would have lost control much earlier. And lost their being in the process."
"Huh.. thanks, Ah think." She smiled weakly. She didn't feel like she was strong- she was as limp as a wet rag and dripping with doubt. The worst part was that she'd seen everything but couldn't stop it- it was like some renegade, terrified part of her had turned her body over to everyone else to be... used. She hated that she'd lost control like that, it was humiliating and frightening. She'd been violated, and she couldn't hide from the person who'd hurt her.
"Professor, can I keep one of them?"
"Rogue..." Charles looked at the troubled girl intently. He wasn't sure who she had in mind, and why she'd want to keep one of the personality fragments that haunted her was unclear. The only ones left were the three she trusted the most- he'd saved them for last, they'd been able to help push the others out. But if they stayed, the danger of them trying to become dominant was too great. "No, Rogue. We need to remove them all before you and I can create psychic barriers that will keep them from trying to take over again."
Rogue sighed. There were times where sharing your head with Katherine Pryde could be annoying. Shadowcat was perky, bubbly, excitable and sometimes even a little bit of a ditz, despite being so smart. She was everything that Rogue wasn't. And Rogue kinda liked having Kitty around. She'd never really had friends growing up, not even imaginary ones. Kitty was a friend, even if Rogue wanted to stuff a sock in the girl's mouth every time she said 'like'. She knew that the Kitty in her head was just an echo of the Kitty she knew, but it was nice, having her own personal ray of sunshine around. "OK, Professor, let's get it over with."
Authors notes:
The other two still in there were Logan and Kurt. First one out was Mystique/Rystie.
So, dont' expect a lot of activity on this one. It will jump about. I will not discuss Remy's experinces on A-day here- that will be it's own work, tentatively titled Deluge and Rapture.