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The explosion had been horrific. Tony was assumed dead, Rogue had been visiting from the X-men mansion and been caught in the blast. They hadn't found Tony's body after a week of searching (which gave Skygge the hope he wasn't dead) but they had found Rogue's.
Rogue had been trying to protect Skygge and the biologist when she had been trapped under several pieces of ceiling. And not even the healing gene she had absorbed from Wolverine was enough to save her. Rogue had been blasted into a wall and buried under a large amount of the house, which had crushed her ribs and punctured her lungs. Without a doctor to extract the ribs from her lungs Rogue had drowned in her own blood.
Gambit and Wolverine were wrought with grief. Skygge was doing her best to help while dealing with her own heartbreak. Skygge had known Rogue since they were both toddlers and they had only separated when Rogue had gone off to Xavier's. They had still talked and seen each other, though not as often. Rogue had been the young woman's best friend and now she was gone. Because she had been trying to save Skygge.
Skygge had killed her.
Hush,
Be silent,
Be still
Hush now,
It is near
Drawing closer with
Every breath you take
Hush now quiet,
You bring it next to
Us as it's own
Breath rattles in its
Dead lungs and skeletal frame
Hush now quiet still,
You are in pain
But that will go away soon
You will feel the bliss
Of Death in a few short moments
Then you will be free forever
Hush,
Death has come