Summery- after what happen on Alkali Lake, Rogue's journey has just begun. Will she find what she is looking for. What will happen to the X-men, when they find out about some secrets, that was kept from them. Will they still be the same?
Disclaimer- I do not own x-men.
As Carol, Rogue, and the professor ventures further into Rogue's mind, they come to a tree. In this tree sits a gorgeous bird, and she is singing the most beautiful notes. She stops when she saw them in front of her and simply says, "Hello, how are you doing?"
The professor is stalled for a moment when he hears her speak. Her voice has a musical quality to it. He shakes his head saying, "We are doing well. Though if I may ask, who are you?"
The bird tilts her head. They all can see that her eyes are the deepest shade of emerald that they have ever seen. They also hold an intelligence. As she thought about her answer, she says, "I am the phoenix from the women called Jean Grey, but I am not that phoenix because she is still alive. She is, by all counts, my sister. I am the phoenix of Anna Marie, or Rogue's mind. I am a reflection of her mind. Though something, or someone has made my sister very angry," giving a pointed look the Xavier. "I am not like her, nor will I allow someone to do the same to me," once again giving a pointed looked to Xavier. "Now I will say this much, I am the phoenix that Rogue will become someday. So I guess until that time, you can call me Sollar. However, can I make a suggestion? We might want to save this conversation for later and get Carol and Rogue taken care of first."
With that Xavier says, "You're quite right. They should be our first concerns." As he's about to leave Rogue's mind, Rogue speaks up, "Professor where is the place in the city?" He gives Rogue the directions to get there and the codes to get in then leaves.
As Charles leaves cerebro, he thinks back on what he has learned, then telepathically calls the x-men and junior x-men to the briefing room. He has to wonder how the x-men and the people Rogue has touched is going to deal with the fact that she is still alive. Charles knows that bobby called John, out of respect for Rogue, to let him know what happen to her and what she did. Charles got in touch with Erik because of his concerns for John's well-being. He is quite surprised that Erik showed a bit of emotion over what Rogue has done.
Everyone is barely coming to terms with her death, and now, they are going to find out that she is alive. Even Charles isn't sure how this is going to change events. He can't help but to compare Rogue to the Native American Thunderbird that a friend once told him about. It is three times now that she has or should have died, but she came back and brought change to their lives and others. Charles also wonders who else she is going to bring change to. As he gets to the briefing room, he realizes that she is also like the phoenix. For in every death, she rises from the ashes and is reborn stronger than before, even though she doesn't see it at times.
the phoenix that is sitting in the tree in Rogue's mind the picture of it, is the story image for this story.