I do not own any of the charters just the story idea. So please don't sue me. I'm broke, absolutely positively without a penny to my name. If someone would like to archive this at a site, just ask. I'll more than likely will let you. Please review, but be gentle I have a sensitive ego. ( cry, weep, weep, cry, sniffle, sniffle, snort ) Ok, I really don't and I want you to be honest. Plus I love ideas and different views, they always help.

You must, I stress this again must read X-men Chronicles #2 After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse in order to even comprehend this Arc. Yes this will become an Arc because their lots of fun. This takes place near the end of the comic, and then I totally change the rest of it. A reminder Wolverine is the big, scary, ugly, blue goon after them. He is not Logan, Logan is Weapon-X. I didn't do that Marvel did, so if you are confused blame them. At the beginning of my story it's going to repeat some of the same lines in the comic just so you know where this story starts then changes. Now on to the show. #1 of The Other Choice Arc.

" Regular speech " * personal thoughts * # telepathic speech #



#1 of The Other Choice Arc: X-men Chronicles chapter one



They were trapped in the corner with Wolverine hovering over them waiting to pounce. Rogue is the closest to help them out of this deadly predicament, but who to rescue?

"I'm going to risk Holocaust's anger and kill you both!" Wolverine yells looming closer to his kill.

While still supporting Magneto and trying to think of a way out this bad situation, Remy yells. "Move it Erik! We've got to get out of here! I want you alive so I can kick your butt later!"

Rogue sees them trapped and has a dilemma.* Remy or Erick? He's hurt - I can't let anything happen to him.*

"Backed yourselves into a corner, Rebels." Taunts Wolverine.

She didn't even have time to think - only to act on bare instinct. Rogue floats to them, adrenaline pumping helping her make possible the impossible. Then with all her power, all her strength Rogue grabs both with a magnetic grip and flies them off to safety.

" NOOOOOoooooo!!!! " Wolverine yells then proceeds to smash the wall. " She was suppose to chose one. Shit! . That bich is going to die." He follows were the trio flew off to.

Rogue lands and puts them down near the rest of the fighting group. Then because she pushed her powers beyond their limitations, she falls limp like a rag doll. However, Remy is there to catch the fair damsel before she hits the hard ground.

" Cherie, Chere are you ok? " He asks with concern in his voice and burning eyes. Remy cradles her close to his chest out of harms way.

" Yes, Rem..I'm ok....Just tired.. really.. tired. " Rogue was having trouble keeping her eyes open.

Gambit knows she needs to sleep but in the middle of a battlefield he decides it's not a good idea, plus he has a question that needs to be answered. " Rogue? "

" Hmmm? " " Why did you save both of us? "

" Erik was hurt."

" and me? "

" You because.." She looks away but whispers." I love you."

All though the words were barely audible, to Remy it was the only thing he heard. To him it felt like the sentence was shouted so load the world paused to hear it. Gambit pulls her closer and tighter to him; kisses her on the top of Rogue's head threw the protection of her hair. Remy takes his other gloved hand under her chin and makes her face him. Tears are shimmering in his exotic eyes and he notices the wet trails down Rogue's cheeks to show her's have already expelled.

" I love you too Rogue. With all my heart and all my soul. "

They embrace each other in a fierce hug with so much passion one could forget they couldn't touch skin to skin. To them, the whole world melted away and it was just the two of them. It seemed to them they stayed in that position for hours, but were only mere minutes. They reliantly pulled away, not wanting to leave the other's embrace, and looked lovingly into each other's eyes.

End of chapter one.