Alright, here's another chapter... woulda been sooner but my loving father wrecked my computer... so I'm using his. :)

Oh! Good news too... I got my first flame! Woot! (sigh) I'm really in a bad mood (nothing to do with the flame) because my doctor keeps screwing me around... this just isn't my day. lol. And FYI everyone, this really is a romy, and again, I'm sorry if you think it's dragging out, but... that's my perogative. And as for the comicverse lines (and story line) that appears in some of the chapters, I'm pretty sure I told everyone that. :) Sorry if you think my story is lame, this is only a hobbie. :) Um... oh there was something else I wanted to say... Crap I'll remember it later. lol! Here's some more for ya!


11

AJ pushed the door open; her eyes scanned the dark room with a frown.

"She ain't here…" Logan rumbled behind her. "Is she."

AJ shook her head. "No."

"Is she alright?"

She looked him in the eye with a pained look.

"What's wrong?" He moved towards her as she grabbed at her hair against her scalp.

"Gambit…"

Logan growled under his breath. "What about him."

"I… I don't know…" It came out more as a cry then a fact. He knew this was hard for AJ. She didn't understand everything she was seeing and she was seeing so much at once. He could hear her racing heart beat with his heightened senses. He squared his jaw and put his arm around her as he led her hurriedly down the hall.

Gambit snapped his eyes open, moving back abruptly. "Non… dis ain' d'same."

Rogue's smile faded and turned quickly into a frown. She was about to say something when the door burst open.

"That ain't Rogue." Logan grunted to AJ. "That's yer blue snake."

A grin danced across her soft pink lips before they turned to indigo along with the rest of her body. "You're losing your touch Wolverine."

His claws shot out with a growl. "Mystique." He pointed at her with his claws. "You got some explainin' t'do."

"My intentions are respectable…" She held up her hands innocently "Just looking out for my… little girl. But I suppose you could say the road to hell was paved with good intentions…"

"What?!" AJ looked at Gambit. "What did I miss?!"

Gambit grabbed Mystique and threw her against the wall, holding her there with his firm grasp. "What… did you do…?"

Mystique simply grinned. "The last thing I wanted was for her to end up with a grease ball like him. My only task here was to rain on your budding… parade."

Logan sheathed his claws "'least I agree with you there."

AJ elbowed Logan in the gut.

"Wait. How did you get by without Xavier realizing it?!" She held up her hand looking the yellow eyed woman in the eye.

"Years and years of practice darling." She grinned. "I must admit, I was shocked that Wolverine here didn't catch on earlier. Must have been my charm… but perhaps I have you to thank AJ."

Before AJ could react Kurt bamfed into the room.

"Vhere is Rogue?!" He shouted, glaring at his mother before turning his attention to AJ.

She shook her head. "I don't know…"

Professor Xavier wheeled into the room behind them, tenting his fingers thoughtfully. "She is alright I assure you."

They all spun around to greet the man in the doorway.

"She has left to meet with a doctor. Someone by the name of Agee."

AJ's eyes widened. "That name… sounds familiar."

"Ve saw a bit on him on TV ze ozer night. He says he's made a cure for mutants… vhere zey can go… no questions asked."

"I'll stop her." Mystique took a step forward.

"Don't think so. You've done enough damage for one lifetime." He pointed at her with narrowed eyes "Yer stayin' here."

"I refuse to!" Mystique shouted. "She is my daughter!"

"Some mother you are!" Nightcrawler snipped back with his arms crossed tightly against his chest.

"Stop!" AJ shouted, holding her hand up. "The machine… it doesn't work."

"Vhat machine?"

Xavier pressed his lips together in a tight line "Dr. Agee's machine… has not yet been proven affective."

"What'll happen to her?" Gambit pressed his lips together, the concern very evident in his red eyes.

AJ's eyes brimmed with tears and she shook her head, letting everyone in the room know; they wouldn't like the answer.

They had to go.

Now.