Chapter X: In My Head

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SHIELD headquarters

Bastion stepped over the dead man's body. A hole in Nick Fury's left breast was sizzling from the laser beam shot at his heart. He knew he did not stand a chance against Bastion, but he would not die without a fight.

Bastion grinned at Nick Fury's dead body. "Inferior human," he spat. "I have decided that all life must die. Humans, mutants, anything that lives and breathes! These Sentinels are not strong enough, but I will make them strong enough. As the Prime Sentinels! Do not worry, Fury, your friend Trask shall join you soon. Then you mutant friends!"

His laughs echoed throughout the halls. Several guards heard it and took off to find the source. They did not know that they would die within the next two minutes.

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Remy rushed into the lab with Rogue still in his arms. Now her hair was red and her skin was still blue. She looked just like Mystique. Hank and the Professor were in there waiting. Warren and Elizabeth were still in the room as well. Remy gently laid Rogue on the table and held her hand.

"Is she gonna be okay, Professor?" he asked.

Xavier wheeled himself to the end of the bed and placed his fingers on her temples. "I do not know, Remy," he answered honestly.

Beast started hooking equipment to her and asked the other two mutants to leave. Warren and Elizabeth nodded and left.

"They told me what happened," Hank said to Remy. "Is Mystique's body dead?"

"Oui," Remy nodded. "She be dead and now Rogue looks like her. Did she fully absorb her?"

"It appears so," Xavier answered. "I'm going to try to get inside her mind and see what Mystique's psyche is doing."

"I think it would be best if we both leave," Beast said.

"Non, I will not leave her," Remy argued.

"Please, Remy, I need to be alone with her," Xavier said.

"Okay," Remy sighed letting go of Rogue's hand.

He and Beast left the room giving Xavier privacy. He closed his eyes and delved into Rogue's mind.

Inside Rogue's mind,

Xavier looked around, but only saw mist inside a field of nothingness. "Rogue!" he called out. There was no answer. He took a step forward. The mist around him began to swirl and spread out. There was light now.

"Professor!" he heard Rogue's voice call out. She sounded scared.

"I'm here, Rogue!" Xavier called back. "Follow my voice!"

"Ah'm scared!" she said. "Mah baby. Mystique is tryin' to hurt mah baby!"

"Mystique! Where are you?" Xavier asked trying to hide his anger. "Mystique! Answer me! Rogue!"

"Ah….Ah can't find ya, professor," Rogue said. "Mystique ain't letting' me."

Mystique appeared before Xavier. She was grinning a very toothy grin. "My dear, professor," she said. "You cannot get rid of me. Neither can Rogue. I'm going to make sure she never has control of herself again since all she does is make bad decisions. Joining the X-Men was one, marrying Gambit was two, getting impregnated by him was three. I will make sure this spawn of Remy LeBeau is never born. And I will make sure Rogue never sees him again! Now get out!"

Xavier was forced out of Rogue's mind and opened his eyes to find himself in the medical lab again.

"Hank!" he called.

Hank and Remy both ran back inside. Remy looked worried at Xavier's grim expression.

"Give her a tranquilizer," Xavier said. "We cannot let her wake up just yet."

"What happened!" Remy demanded.

Hank prepared the syringe and stuck it into Rogue's arm. He pressed down letting the fluids drain into her body.

"Is she okay? What about de baby!" Remy pressed on getting impatient.

"Mystique has control of her mind," Xavier answered. "She is trying to hurt the baby."

"Damn her!" Remy cursed clinching his fist.

"As long as we keep her unconscious," Xavier continued. "Mystique will not be able to hurt her. She can torment Rogue emotionally, but not physically as long as she is asleep."

"So Mystique is gonna torture her until de problem can be fixed!" he asked trying to not blow his temper.

Xavier nodded slowly.

"Well dat pisses moi off," he growled leaving the room.

Hank cast Xavier a nervous glace. The professor sighed, "He's going to blow off some steam."

Remy left the med lab and entered the room next to it. The medical supply room. That was where Mystique and Lance's bodies were being kept for the time being. Kitty, Kurt, Warren, and Elizabeth were there keeping the bodies guarded.

"Remy!" Kitty gasped.

"Where dere be so many guards for just two dead bodies?" he asked.

"To keep you from doing something crazy," Elizabeth answered. "The professor warned the nearest people and Kurt teleported us here."

"Get out," he sneered.

"Remy, please calm down," Warren said. "We know you're worried about- - - -"

"Shut de hell up!" Remy shouted. "Don' even go dere! Get out of my way so I can rip Mystique's body apart!"

"She's dead!" Kurt intervened. "You destroying her dead body iz not gonna help Rogue."

Remy glared at the four people in his way. He pulled out a playing card and charged it.

"Remy, stop!" Kurt shouted.

He teleported behind the Cajun, grabbed him, and teleported him out of the room and into his and Rogue's room. Remy fell to his knees and uncharged the card letting it fall on the floor beside him.

"I want to be alone," he said quietly.

Kurt nodded and ported himself out. Remy sighed and picked himself up. He sat down on the edge of his and Rogue's bed.

"Even though Mystique be dead," he said to himself. "She still be doing so much harm…."

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Kurt teleported back into the supply room. He sighed and looked at his dead mother.

"He's very depressed," he said. "I can't believe Mystique iz just staying in Rogue's mind."

"Like, when is the government coming to get these bodies?" Kitty asked.

"Anytime now," Warren answered. "So one of us better stay in here until they do."

"I vill," Kurt answered. "I can keep anyone out."

"I'll stay too," Kitty agreed. "Even though I don't like being in the same room with Lance. Dead or not."

"Okay, let us know if you need anything," Warren said.

When they were gone, Kitty looked at Kurt and giggled. "I think they like each other."

"I zink so too," Kurt agreed.

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Author's Note: This was not meant to be a long chapter because it's just pretty much setting up the events for the next chapter.