Rogue took a deep breath. It was happening to fast. The soldiers aimed they're guns at the bridge now. Rogue felt nervous. The soldiers stood ready.

'Fire!'

There were bursts as the thin needles pelted towards them. Magneto remained calm. As the weapons came he waved his hands. Three metal pieces rose and blocked them from the cure needles. Magneto held them up but the onslaught of needles seem to come at a never ending pace. Finally he glanced behind him. A smile rose to his face.

'Arclight, use your shock waves. Target those weapons.'

Arclight nodded and stepped forward. She took off her gloves. She took a deep breath and clapped her hands. Magneto lowered the shields at the right moment. The weapons shattered instantly. Rogue smiled with relief.

But it didn't last as the hair on the back of her neck stood up. She looked to Callisto who was gazing at the sky. Magneto signaled for the rest of the brotherhood to step in. More members charged forward. Phoenix looked up. Rogue followed her gaze. On the roof smoke was clearing. X-men have arrived. Now the fun starts.

Thunder and lighting came. And the midst flew Storm in all her glory. Callisto tensed. Rogue edged closer.

'What?'

'I hate her.' spat Callisto.

'Really?'

'I don't know why, I just do.'

'I understand.'

A roar echoed through the air. A blue mutant in an x-men uniform jumped from the roof. Next Kitty and Bobby phased in. Rogue let out a loud feral growl. Juggernaut looked at her and snickered. Pyro frowned in confusion. Rogue watched as Colossus came down. Then, like the attention seeker he is, Logan jumped from the roof steadying himself with his claws. The x-men rounded up the soldiers and formed a line.

'Traitors to their own cause.' murmured Magneto.

He then looked down at his soldiers waiting for the next move.

'Finish them.' he yelled.

Magneto then turned his head towards Arclight. She nodded and she, Kid and Psylocke headed towards the back of the lab. Callisto eyed Storm with eager anticipation. Magneto inclined his head and Callisto sped forward to Storm. She positioned herself on the roof, then leapt at the weather witch, bringing her down. Bobby started to freeze things. At the same time that Rogue moved forward, Pyro moved too.

'Not yet.' called Magneto.

Rogue stopped and marched back into place. Pyro frowned and actually turned to look at her. But she continued to glare at the x-men. Especially the petite brunette. It was no longer jealousy but just pure revulsion she felt towards Bobby and Kitty. They're lives were so perfect. Magneto turned to Juggernaut.

'Go inside, get the boy and kill him.'

'With pleasure.' he snarled.

He ran forward building momentum. No-one could stop him as he hurled everyone away. Rogue just noticed in time as Kitty ran after the hefty giant. Please kill her, she begged in her mind. She noticed that it was just her, Magneto, Pyro and Phoenix left.

Well, the phoenix/jean. Her eye color kept switching from green to black every few minutes. Rogue edged closer to her.

'You okay?' she whispered.

'I can't control her Rogue.'

'I wasn't talking to you Jean. I think the phoenix can handle this situation best. We need her.'

'No, we need no more deaths. She wants to kill them.'

'Let her! They deserve it.'

Her eyes brushed over the x-men.

'And if she kills you?' whispered Jean.

'What do I care?'

'You mean what does he care?'

Rogue snarled and glared at Jean. Pyro flinched next to her.

'Come on Phoenix. You gonna let her take control?'

Jean's eyes grew black and she smirked. Then her eyes went green again and her expression hardened. She was holding the phoenix back. She turned away from Rogue.

'Some people can't take the heat.' chuckled Rogue.

'Ladies play nice.' whispered Magneto.

Rogue heard a man shout and looked to the roof. Psylocke and Arclight dangled a man off the roof while Kid stood over him. They dropped him over the edge. He began to plummet but a pair of wings swooped past and grabbed him. Rogue rolled her eyes. Some people did nothing right.

Rogue's eyes strayed to where Callisto and Storm were fighting. She watched in horror as Storm through Callisto against a metal gate and brought lighting on it. Callisto shook like a rag doll, before lying very still, chin ring fizzling. Rogue dropped to her knees.

'No,no, NO!' she screamed.

She fell clutching her head. This wasn't happening. Callisto had been like a sister to her. Her support. Rogue never really found another girl she could trust, putting most of her trust in men. Of course she had learned that men were useless. But Callisto was different. She wasn't jealous, like Mystique and Psylocke or overly sweet, like Kitty and Jubilee. Callisto was truthful and honest. She made a wonderful leader, putting petty things aside to act like a true soldier. As Rogue stood shaking in anger, she felt the cars behind her shake. Magneto's psyche's anger echoed her own make her anger reach boiling point and therefore his power within her was stronger.

'I'm sorry, my dear, I know what she meant to you.'

'They need to pay.' she spat.

Magneto nodded.

'It's time to end this war.'

He smiled and his eyes moved to the cars, and then Pyro. Together Magneto and Rogue lifted up cars and threw them as Pyro torched them. Rogue aimed one car at Storm and another at Bobby. A smile crept upon Pyro's face.

'ROGUE!' roared Logan.

She glared and hurled another car towards him.

'Take cover!' he yelled to everyone.

The x-men ran for the cover of fallen cars. Rogue's eyes swept over to where Callisto lay.

'Is death such a good thing now?' whispered Jean.

'I...'

'Rogue, just remember that killing isn't always the answer. You could have killed before but you choose the better path. You're meant for something better.'

Her eyes brushed over the brotherhood members. That could be them soon. Their numbers were depleting. She stopped throwing cars. Her eyes swept to where Bobby came out and froze one of the cars. Magneto glared and turned to Pyro.

'Go.'

-xXx-

Pyro nodded. He gave one look at Rogue. She stood still. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at him. Then she looked away and glanced at Callisto's body. He felt bad, sick even. Psylocke had told him how close those two had become. Psylocke was so jealous because of it.

Pyro strode over to Bobby. Bobby pulled his gloves off. Time to end this.

He lit his fire and pushed it forward. Bobby retaliated with ice. Pyro pushed as hard as he could. He took a step forward, increasing the tension and causing Bobby to drop down on one knee.

'You can't beat me Bobby. You've never been strong enough. And when I do beat you she'll see how pathetic you really are.'

'I can... can beat you. For the record...' he leaned back, 'you idiot, that was Mystique that kissed me.'

'What?'

'I saw the yellow eyes. That's why I slapped her.'

'That doesn't matter. You're done for.'

'I won't lose to you. I'm going to make sure you can't touch her.'

'You don't know what you're talking about.'

'Logan said someone's been beating her up. I'm guessing you.'

Pyro roared and threw more fire.

'You shoulda stayed in school Bobby.'

His smirk was gone as Bobby iced his entire body and grabbed Pyro's wrists. Pyro froze in horror.

'You never should...'

As Bobby brought his head forward a voice stopped him. Her voice.

'Back off Drake.'

Bobby turned and Pyro peered past him. Rogue stood there behind him tears falling from her face. Pyro took the opportunity and swung his legs out. Bobby was knocked over. Rogue reached out with a ungloved hand but Pyro shook his head.

'You don't want him up there.'

Pyro swung a punch to Bobby's head knocking him unconscious. Bobby lay still. He stepped over him and stood in front of her. He felt ashamed.

'Baby, I'm sorry.'

He grimaced as he looked at the pain in her eyes.

'It's okay.' she whispered.

He moved forward and wrapped his arms around her. She hugged him back.

-xXx-

Rogue smiled and turned to face Magneto, Pyro's arms still around her. Her face dropped as Magneto fell to the ground. He turned around and gestured to Jean. Rogue couldn't hear him over everything.

'We should go.' whispered Pyro.

'But...'

'We'll find him again.'

'No!' roared Logan.

Soldiers had arrived and scared Jean, causing the phoenix to rise and destroy everything. Colossus came by and picked up Bobby's body. The x-men turned to the jet but Jean swept it away. Pyro grabbed Rogue's hand.

'Come on. Run.'

'Someone needs to stop her.'

He tightened his grip around her waist, pulling her along.

'That's not going to be you.'

'But...'

-xXx-

A/N: *Chuckles evilly.* look another cliffhanger. I would stop with them but I'm depressed family accident. So I'm going to home for the funeral and will only be back in two weeks. On second thought I'll just finish the story. I really can't do leave you guys for two weeks on a cliffhanger. I just hope I get a lot of reviews.