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Days blurred together. Gambit and Rogue did their best to keep each other sane. Emma used her anger to keep herself going.
Months went by and they were poked, prodded and pieces of their skin cut out. Different forms of electronics used to suppress their powers were tested on them. Other mutants were brought in, but most died with in the first few months. Only one new mutant lived through the experiments with them. A man named Doug Ramsey. He told them his power was to automatically translate any language in his head.
A year went by and one day when Emma was brought back by the guards she didn't fight and yell like usual.
"Emma what happened?" Rogue asked.
Emma didn't say anything for a long time. Finally she turned towards Rogue. "They imbedded a micro chip in my neck. They are waiting to see if it causes any side affects, then they are going to wipe my memories and replace them. After that they are going to relocate me and give me a regular life. That's what this is all about. They are trying to turn us into regular humans." She told them.
"Do you know where they are sending you?" Gambit asked.
"No." Emma said.
Another month went by and then one day when they took Emma away she never came back. Gambit was the next fitted with the micro chip.
"Chicago." Gambit said.
"What?" Rogue asked.
"I heard them today. That's where they are taking me. Whatever you do, when they erase your memories try to hold on to that place." Gambit pleaded.
"What good will it do? Chicago is a big place. And we won't even know each other any more." Rogue said sadly.
"Please, just try."
"Alright."
A few day later Gambit was gone. Doug did his best to keep Rogue's spirit up. And Rogue did the same for him. A few weeks later, Rogue was taken to be fitted with the micro chip.
A few days later, they took her to a different room than they usually did. She was strapped in to a chair and left alone in the room. She could see a large mirror on the wall across the room. Suddenly she felt someone in her mind. She watched in her mind as her memories began to disappear. Chicago. She repeated to herself over and over again. Then Rogue was gone.
Anna and Remy finished their story. Every one in the room was quiet.
"Do you know who was in charge?" Logan asked.
"No. We never saw them. They called the person in charge the Colonel. I know they watched a lot of the experiments." Anna said.
"And you have no idea where you were held." Logan wanted to know.
"No. I'm sorry." Anna said.
Logan got up and paced. "And there are two others that you know of that had the same chip put in to them."
"Emma for sure. But I have no idea if it was done to Doug, if he died, or if something worse happen to him." Anna told them.
"What were Emma's powers?" Kitty asked.
Remy laughed at this. "She refused to tell us. She said it didn't matter. We used to have hours of entertainment guessing. But if we guessed right she never told us." He told them.
"What do you know about the collars they put on you?" Hank asked.
"They were what they used to suppress our powers while they transported us. They could be deadly if left on to long. When they were on they made us really weak." Remy explained.
"Did you hear any names of anyone working there?" Henri asked.
"No, they all referred to each other by title." Anna said.
"These guys really covered their tracks." Scott said.
"No one's perfect. We will find something and then find them." Logan said.
After this the meeting disbanded. Anna and Remy headed to their room. They laid down on the bed together. They hadn't really had a chance to talk among themselves yet. They had both slept before the meeting, being exhausted from working with the Professor and for the stress of remembering the truth of what happen to them.
"You okay?" Anna asked Remy.
"I don't know." He answered truthfully.
"Me either." Anna said. "We were tortured. I think it will be a while before we are okay again."
"Thank you." Remy said.
"For what?" Anna asked.
"For trying my plan and then coming to Chicago."
"It really shouldn't have worked." Anna said with a smile.
"But it did and we found each other."
"Were lucky they didn't split us up again. I mean they must have been watching us. To see how we assimilated. We were just another experiment. They would have needed to see if it worked." Anna mused.
Remy thought on this for a few moments. "Maybe they didn't want to interfere with the experiment. Or maybe they wanted to see if seeing each other again would trigger memories. If they were planning to this on a wider scale, they couldn't stop every one from running in to each other or moving around."
"Maybe." Anna said. "My head hurts."
Remy pulled her close. "Let's get some sleep." He told her.
"Sounds good." Anna said and curled into him.
"What do you want me to call you now?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you want me to call you Rogue or Anna?"
Anna thought on this. "Anna. I want you to call me Anna but I think I'll tell everyone else to call me Rogue. What about you?" She decided.
"Remy still. I don't care what the others call me." Remy told her.
They were quiet for a while. Then Anna spoke up again. "What do you think happen to Emma and Doug?" She asked.
"They got put into new lives like us." Remy answered.
"We have to find them."
"I think the only way to do that would be to find the people who did this to us. They must have files that will tell us where they were sent."
"Do you think they have done this to others?"
"I don't know. But it's a big possibility. We must have been thought of as a successful experiment until the X-men found us."
"Do you think they are gonna come after us again?"
Remy blew out a long breath. "Yeah I do."