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Prologue

Rogue couldn't stop herself from hugging Scott. She threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly, saying, "We thought you were dead!"

But Scott, on the other hand, looked downright confused. "Um, I'm sorry, but do I know you?" he asked, with a little panic in his voice.

She let go of him and backed away, looking up at him with a furrowed brow. "You don't… remember me?"

He looked down at her with a serious face. "I'm sorry, but I think you have the wrong guy…"

"Oh, come on, one-eye," Logan said as he stepped up next to Rogue. "You gotta remember us."

The man just shook his head, taking a step back. "I don't. Again, I'm sorry, but I'm not this Scott you're looking for." He held out a hand, waiting for a handshake. "I'm James Marshall. I'm the owner of this inn," he said with a smile.

Logan ignored the proffered hand. "No, you're Scott Summers. You're a teacher at Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters, a major pain in the ass, and a mutant. You shoot lasers from your eyes."

"James" let his hand drop as his face crumbled into confusion. "How do you know about my ability?"

"Because we know you," Rogue replied, looking at him with a soft expression. "You're Scott Summers."

But he still looked unsure. "I don't know how you know about my powers but-"

"Well, let them prove it to you," Gambit's smooth Cajun drawl cut through the room.

The three of them looked at him, explanation obviously needed for all of them.

"Come back to the mansion with us," he went on with a shrug. "There you'll be tested and it'll be proved if you are or are not Scott Summers. The worst thing that could happen is that you lose a couple of hours of your time."

Scott/James hesitated. "Alright, I'll go. We can leave first thing in the morning."

Rogue smiled and looked to Logan. Logan replied, "Alright, tomorrow."

AN: Hello to all my adoring fans! Did you miss me? Well I missed you! Seriously, I did. Tuesdays have never been so boring. I had a routine down with GBH: I'd type up the chapter (which had been previously written down in a notebook) on Tuesday, then when I got home from work I'd have my boyfriend edit, and then first thing in the morning when I woke up, I would post it. Now, this week, I had totally forgotten that yesterday was Tuesday. Luckily, I already had this chapter typed, but I failed to have it edited. Which is why it's so late today. My apologies.

And a note for all of you: I would suggest you check out my boyfriend's deviantArt page: .com/

And I'm not just saying that because I love him and I want all of you to check out his stuff. No. He has some kick ass X-Men drawings on there and on the full-body picture of Wolverine, he mentions in the summary something about "working on a rather hush-hush comic project surrounding a certain fanfic based on a particular movie." I'm just saying, you might want to take a look and comment. There's also a link to his profile in my profile.

Anyways, please review. I can't wait to hear what you guys think about this first chapter.