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So, some of you are gonna love this chapter, and some of you are gonna hate this chapter. Either way, it's gonna have you at the edge of you seat with your nose millimeters away from the screen (I hope). Enjoy!

Revelations

Rogue's POV

But something was wrong. I didn't hurt. I didn't burn. I opened my eyes and looked past my extended arms. There was a purple force-field all around me, which the fire was spinning around, but couldn't penetrate.

"Logan?"I thought anxiously, "Chris?"

"I'm okay," thought Logan, "There's a big purple force field around me. It's blocking the fire."

"Yeah, me too," thought Chris, "Did you throw up the shields, Rogue?"

"I don't know. I think I did. I just got so scared." I said, feeling a mix of pride and uncertainty.

"Well, most shielding powers are fear-based," said Chris, "You tapped into the trigger."

"What about the sisters?" I asked,"Can you sense if they're okay?"

"Yeah,"thought Chris, "All of them are probably scared out of their minds, but none of them are hurt."

"Thank goodness," I thought.

The fire which had been throwing itself against the shield suddenly vanished. I heard a slow mocking clapping. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, calming myself down enough to lower the shields. As I looked around, I saw that the sisters had been protected by a purple shield as well. I felt a glow of pride. Then I saw the demon walking slowly down the steps of his throne-like chair.

Logan's POV

I glanced at the sisters, and reassured myself that they were ok. Rogue and Chris both seemed fine too, but I didn't look at them, focusing all my attention on the descending demon. He had stopped clapping.

"Good job with those force-fields, Rogue," he said scathingly, "That was a nice twist. I didn't think you had it in you." He turned to me. "Logan too. I thought you both got sent to separate worlds. My mistake."

"You know him?" came Chris's mental voice. He sounded angry, as though he'd been betrayed. He directed the question at both Rogue and I.

"I'm not sure, I can't see him," I thought back.

"Something about him does seem familiar, but I can't figure it out," agreed Rogue.

"What? You don't remember me? You should, Rogue, at least." he said mockingly. He stepped into a patch of light, and I looked at him closely.

Dickhead demon looked young, maybe eighteen or nineteen. His face had soot on it, and he had a scar going from the edge of his eyebrow to his cheek. He was dressed in black leather pants, and a long sleeve black turtleneck shirt with chainmail over it. There was also something strapped around his hands, but I couldn't see what.

"I thought he was a demon," said Phoebe to her sisters, but her voice projected around the room.

The demon chuckled darkly, "No. I'm not a demon. I'm a mutant."

"A mutant?" said Paige in disbelief.

"Another one?" asked Piper.

"Hey, Rogue, maybe you'll recognize these?" said the mutant, extending his palms to show them to Rogue. I saw them too. He had two lighters tied to his palms by black straps.

"John?" asked Rogue, but the mutant's face twisted into a snarl.

"No, not anymore. I'm Pyro now. Or Gorgog to the demons." he said angrily before turning mocking again. "You were so stupid. How d'you think Mystique got so close to Shannon, huh? Who d'you think lured Kitty away? Me."

"Wasn't he Bobby's friend?" I asked Rogue.

"Yeah, but I don't understand." she said, sounding worried, "He was my friend too."

"Whatever he was, he's not it now," said Chris, "I say we find out why he's here and get rid of him."

"Don't hurt him," said Rogue, "Let me try to talk to him."

"What are you doing here? How'd you get here?" asked Rogue.

"Same way you did, only by accident." he said, "Shannon was practicing her powers when a bee flew at her. She panicked and her portal spun faster. It sucked me in like a vacuum. And do you know where I ended up?"

Rogue shook her head mutely, and I realized that whatever John had been, he was gone. He had been twisted into this demon-like creature. Honestly, I barely remembered the kid.

"In the Future, mine." he was pacing now, but in a predatory, confident way. "I met Magneto, and he showed me what the world was really like, and what it would become."

"What about the Professor?" asked Rogue, and I felt her loyalty for him like one feels heat off a fireplace.

"What about him?" shrugged Pyro, "He was weak. He had so much power, so much potential, and he used it for turning us all into whining pacifists. He deserves what he gets in the Future," Pyro smiled cruelly, "But, you don't know about that,do you? I won't spoil the surprise."

I saw Rogue start to get angry, and I felt her rage start to form. I wasn't sure what other powers she'd absorbed from the force-field, and I didn't want her to kill Pyro in anger. Somehow I felt that he was important. I felt Chris mutely agree with my feelings, like a mental nod.

"What happened then?" I asked, keeping my voice as neutral as possible. It was hard. I was angry for John's betrayal of the Professor and of Rogue and Bobby. But especially Rogue. If I could get my claws on him when he was done...

"Future Shannon tried to bring me back. She joined Magneto too, you know." Rogue's face fell, "Oops, was I supposed to say that?" mocked Pyro.

"What happened next?" I said slowly, putting as much threat into those three words as was possible.

Pyro looked disconcerted slightly, but continued. "I ended up in a different world. This one, except about twenty years into the Future. At first I was surprised. Witches and demons were unexpected. But then I met very important men, and they showed me the type of power I can have. They showed me what I can do."

"Who?" asked Chris, and I knew he was wondering if this might be a new lead on Wyatt.

"Now, would it be any fun if I told you?" said Pyro scoldingly. "Just suffice to say that they showed me my potential in a way not even Magneto could. So, one of them opened up another portal and sent me back here. He gave me a job to do, too. A very special one."

From the way Pyro spoke, it was obvious what the job was. To kill us. The traitorous bastard. "You filthy piece of shit," I told him. "Imight understand if Magneto brainwashed you, but you want to kill us, you sick bastard. I smell it on you." I was telling the truth. He was leaking the scent of victory and a sadistic type of enjoyment.

Pyro smirked, and I knew what he was going to do a second before he did it. "Rogue!" I yelled, and sensing my realization, she activated the shields just as Pyro sparked hit lighters with a flick of his thumb and threw a column of fire at us.

"Chris, tell the sisters to orb away and then orb us away!" I thought spoke.

I latched onto Chris's mind, following him with our connection. I felt him orb out of his shield and reform inside the sister's shield. I was dimly aware of him talking to the sisters, and felt his recognition as the sisters took Paige's hand and orbed out. Then he orbed into my shield and extended his hand. I took it, and he orbed himself and me into Rogue's force-field.

Pyro seemed to realize what was happening. "No!" he yelled, as Chris extended his other hand towards Rogue.

"We have to go," he thought-spoke, and we both felt Rogue's hesitation. "You can't help him now," said Chris. Rogue took Chris's hand with her gloved one, and Chris orbed us back to the manor.

We reformed in the living room, and I put one hand on my fluttering stomach as I took my other hand out of Chris's grip. I saw Rogue, who looked pale and felt scared. I caught her feelings, and realized that she was scared and confused. I glanced at Chris, and saw that he looked concerned and worried, but not to the same extreme Rogue was.

The sisters were sitting on the sofa already when Chris, Rogue and I sat down on various fluffy chairs. All of them looked annoyed.

"So, who was he?" asked Paige briskly. She looked like she thought Rogue, Chris or I had somehow brought him here.

"He was a friend from the school," said Rogue, "He was a level three mutant. He had pyrokenises. I dunno why he's turned out like this. He was a good person."

"Yeah, that's why he tried to kill you, I'm sure." said Paige.

"And us," said Phoebe, "He's a really powerful...being. He obviously wanted us dead."

Chris shook his head. "I don't think so," he said, getting up and leaning against a chair, "He seemed more interested in killing Rogue and Logan then you. I think you were just the bait, though he probably didn't care whether or not you died too."

"He said he'd visited your Future, Chris," said Piper, "You don't know him?"

I heard the underlying question, 'are you working with him?'. "No," said Chris, "I've never seen him before." Technically, Chris had seen John in Rogue's memories, but there was no sense in telling the sisters that.

"But that doesn't make sense," exclaimed Phoebe, "If he's got some all-powerful patron who sent him here, why wouldn't he tell him about the Power of Three?"

"Maybe he did," said Chris, "But he probably thought he was strong enough anyway. He was gloating, arrogant. He probably thinks he's the strongest demon in the Underworld."

"Is he?" asked Piper.

"Well?" Chris asked Rogue and I.

"We don't know what Magneto's taught him." said Rogue.

"He couldn't have done too much," I said, and everyone turned to look at me. "Look, in your world, your powers grow as you gain experience, right?"

"Yeah, so?" said Paige, getting annoyed.

"Mutants aren't like that. After we first get our powers, there's no change in them. They stay that way for the rest of your life." I said, explaining.

"Unless Pyro was experimented on, like you," thought Rogue. I'd told her the Professor's suspicions about me.

"What?" asked Chris.

"I might have been experimented on." I sent back to him.

"We have to find time for you to show us your memories." he said. "Maybe there's a connection."

"As soon as we're done talking to the sisters." I told him. "Then I'll show you."

"So how'd he get so strong?" asked Piper, "Because there's controlling fire and then there's creating a giant fire snake out of a spark from a lighter."

"You can be taught different ways to control your powers," said Rogue, "Different ways to deal with them. I guess he was taught a method that lets him use his powers like that."

"No, you think?" said Paige sarcastically.

"Leave her alone, Paige," I said.

"He's right Paige, you're not doing us any good by snapping." said Phoebe. She turned to Chris, "Did Leo come to pick up Wyatt earlier?"

"Yeah, why?" asked Chris.

"Maybe he'll be able to find something out about Pyro." said Piper. She turned to the ceiling, "Leo!"

"One thing I don't get," asked Phoebe, "Why did he need the lighters? Wouldn't it just have been easier to create the fire?"

"But he can't do that," said Rogue, "He can't make a fire, he can only control what's already there. He can alter it to what he wants, like making it bigger, but he can't create the fire."

"Leo!" called Piper again, and I could see her start to get annoyed at Leo's delay. I didn't like Leo.

Blue and white orbs came into the room, and reformed into Leo holding Wyatt in his arms. "I'm sorry, Piper, I was with Wyatt, and he had to be changed. What's wrong?"

"Well we need information on a mutant named Pyro." said Phoebe. "Though the demons know him as Gorgog."

"Mutant?" asked Leo, "Like them?" he gestured to Rogue and I, and I felt my stress rise up a notch.

"We have names," I said. "And unlike him, we're actually decent people."

Leo was quiet, but I could clearly see the mistrust in his eyes. "What does he have against us?" asked Rogue.

"I think it's because you're with me. Leo's convinced I trapped him in Valhalla, and he doesn't trust me at all." said Chris wearily.

"But you did trap him in Valhalla," said Rogue, confused.

"Well, yes. But I had to." he said.

"We get it, Chris, don't worry." I said. "We won't betray you."

I felt Chris give us a mental smile, though his face stayed neutral. This guy was a master of control.

"I'll see what I can find out," said Leo, "The other Elders might know something about him." He handed Wyatt to Piper, and orbed out.

"Why don't you go to the Book and look up fire starters?" Chris asked the sisters, "Maybe we can adapt the spells to work on Pyro."

Phoebe nodded. "Okay," she said. She and Paige and Piper both got up and headed towards the attic.

I exhaled. "Rogue, you know that if he comes after us again, we might have to kill him." I told her. Her face turned pale, but she nodded, understanding. Our lives were more important then his. I wouldn't let us, Chris, Rogue, or I, die for him.

"Let's get on with the memories," said Chris after an awkward pause. I nodded and closed my eyes, allowing my shattered memories to surface.

Liquid, silver, pain. I feel like I'm being torn apart. I catch words said above me, and I can't see who's talking.

"Mutant," the voices say.

"Commence with the operation," a male voice says.

I feel a drilling in my skin, in my body, down to my bones. Then I feel nothing.

I'm lying down somewhere firm.

"No memory," the voices say, "He'll have no memory." Then I feel pain.

I'm still lying down, but in a bed now. Everything is louder, sharper. I smell things I never knew existed. I hear the heartbeat of a woman leaning over me. I can tell it's a woman because of her smell. She sticks a needle in my arm that already hurts like fire. I sit up, screaming, and then it happens. I feel a pain between my knuckles and my claws break through. Metal knives break through my skin and I bleed.

I scream and so does she, backing away. It's now I realize that I'm naked. I run in horror, the woman throwing herself out of my way. There's a door. I open it with difficulty, and my claws scratch away some of the paint. I'm out. I'm running. I'm scared. I don't remember who I am, where I am, what happened to me.

'Logan' my subconscious says, but I barely hear it. Men come out from the sides. There are three of them, with guns. One pulls the trigger, and a net comes out of it, throwing itself over me. I slash with my claws and get out. I'm not thinking. I run towards the man and punch him in the stomach with both hands. But he doesn't fall, he bleeds. He dies.

The two other men run at me, and I slash. I don't mean for them to die, I just want them to get away. But they die, and I'm in pain. I look at my claws in horror and I scream. I've killed. I've killed. My breathing is ragged and I run. I crash into a pillar made of concrete, and I scratch it, my claws leaving a mark.

A door, I have to find a door. I see one and I run through it, running, crying, screaming.

I learn. I learn that fear or anger help bring out my claws and I can keep them inside me if I stay calm or in control. Every time I bring my claws out it hurts. I tried to kill myself in the beginning, but I always healed. My body would heal at unnatural speeds.

I stole stuff at first. I had to live. I only stole form criminals, though. They always had a particular odor. I got a mobile home. I moved around, wrestling for money. No one could beat me. I wouldn't stay hurt. I was a mutant.

I stopped the memories.

"Why'd you stop?" asked Chris as he and Rogue both got up from the floor. They had fainted.

"Because after that, was when I met Rogue, and then the battle with Sabertooth. I met the Professor, and he got me to trust him. Rogue and I became friends, pretty much everything you saw in her memories. It'd be a bit boring to see it all again just from my point of view." I said.

"We wouldn't mind," said Rogue, and I felt Chris's mute agreement.

"Look, we've got more important things to worry about right now." I said, "We've got to deal with Pyro. We'll worry about the memories later."

There was an awkward silence. "Look," I said, "The only reason we agreed to show each other our memories was so we could trust each other. We do, or at least I do. Right now, I'd be willing to put my life on the line fore either one of you. I trust both of you. And I feel that you feel the same way."

There was another pause. "I don't know who I am, who I was, before whatever happened." I said, "I want to be the one to find out. By myself. It's some part of me that I have to deal with alone."

Chris nodded, "Okay. I'll respect that." he said.

"Me too," said Rogue. "And I do trust you, both of you."

"Yeah," said Chris, "I must be getting soft," he joked. I smirked, but not unkindly.

"I don't think you have to worry about that." I said.

Paige's POV

I was in the attic pacing behind Piper and Phoebe as they were flicking through the Book. "I'm telling you, there was something they weren't telling us." I said.

"You've already said that twice, Paige," said Piper.

"And there is nothing about Pyro in the Book," said Phoebe in frustration.

"We could use that freezing spell, though," suggested Piper.

"He is only the second problem," I said, getting annoyed. Were they turning deaf or something? "Logan was hiding something from us, they all were. You saw how in the middle of the conversation, their eyes dilated? That's not normal. And they all turned that way at the exact same time. I'm telling you, there was something magical happening."

"Or, it could be the sun was shining in their eyes," said Phoebe, as she started to copy down the freezing spell.

"No, I got a weird vibe from them, a magic one." I said. I had. It was like whenever Leo got a message from the Elders. His eyes kind of went blank for a few seconds. It was the same with Chris, Logan, and Rogue.

"Look, if you're really worried, Phoebe will use her empathy, ok?" said Piper soothingly. I didn't want to be soothed. I wanted answers.

"Fine, but let's make this potion first," said Phoebe, "It should make ice grow up around them. That should stop Pyro's lighters from working."

"Maybe Logan and Rogue are Pyro's spies," I said, thinking out loud.

"Geez, Paige, why're you so paranoid all of a sudden?" asked Piper.

"Well maybe because this is the third mutant who dropped into our world, and he tried to kill us." I said. Was I the only one seeing the connection here? Mutants Trouble.

"Yeah, but it was Chris, Logan, and Rogue who saved us," pointed out Phoebe as she started to make the potion.

I sighed angrily, realizing that my case was a lost cause right now. "Just do your empathy thing when you're done with the potion, okay?"

"Okay," said Phoebe, satisfied. Just then, Leo orbed in.

"Wow, that was fast," said Piper.

"What did the Elders find out?" I asked.

"Well, they found a prophecy that might be about Rogue, which is probably why Pyro wants her dead." he explained, walking closer to us.

"What'd the prophecy say?" asked Phoebe.

"It said,

'The one who is alone with iron allies will come
And she will be both old and young,
Suspects are a farce
The true enemy is of other making
She will change the Past and all that follows
Projecting her wish onto the world of the Twice Blessed.
And she must choose her path
Though she will have hidden aid
And will seem to be a Rogue
Though her heart is as pure as her mark of shame.'" Leo looked at us.

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"I have absolutely no idea," he said, "And neither do the other Elders. They just said to protect Rogue and to keep a close eye on her."

"Keep an eye on her?" asked Piper.

"Well, they're not sure whether the prophecy means she's good or evil. It's very mysterious, even as prophecies go. They want you to protect her if she's good, and..."

"And stop her if she's evil." said Piper, with her head downcast.

"Yeah," said Leo.

"Does the prophecy mention Logan anywhere?" asked Phoebe.

"I'm not sure," said Leo, "Maybe the 'iron allies' are him? Because of his claws?"

"Guess you'd better do your empath thing," I told Phoebe sadly. It's one thing to suspect, and hope you might be wrong. It's another to know there was danger at your door.

"Guess so," said Phoebe.

Phoebe's POV

I sighed as I added the final potion ingredient into our pot. The potion exploded, which meant it was ready. I took out the dropper and filled three vials with the potion. Pyro had been way to strong to take risks.

I wasn't sure how to react to this news about the prophecy. I liked Rogue and Logan. They seemed like good people, even though I'd never used my empathy on them. I didn't really want to either. I was working on trying to get the empathy under control. I felt like I was about to betray Rogue and Logan somehow.

"Potion's done," I said glumly, "And the freezing spell is copied."

"Okay, then let's go downstairs," said Piper. She turned to Leo, "Can you bring Wyatt down, my arm's a little sore."

"No problem," said Leo.

"Thanks," said Piper. Leo picked up Wyatt, and we walked back down into the living room. Chris, Rogue and Logan all turned to us.

"So, did you find a good potion?" asked Rogue.

"Yeah, we found one that should turn him into ice where it touches him, and we found a spell that should freeze him." said Piper.

I was watching Logan and saw his pupil dilate. If you hadn't been looking at his eyes, you would never have noticed it. I looked at Chris and Rogue and saw that their eyes did the same thing.

"Okay, what was that?" asked Paige.

"What was what?" asked Chris, as their eyes returned to normal.

"Your eyes," said Paige. Their eyes all did it again. "It's happening again," she said.

"What exactly are our eyes doing?" asked Chris.

"They're dilating. I paused and then all three of your eyes dilated." said Paige, gesturing to Chris, Rogue and Logan.

"Why would they do that?" asked Rogue.

"I don't know, why don't you tell us?" said Piper.

Rogue shrugged. "Phoebe, do your thing," said Piper. I concentrated on Rogue, sensing.

I got a sense of worry, and a small sliver of understanding. "She knows, or guesses why it's happening."

"Why is it such a big deal?" asked Chris, "Pupils in the eye dilate all the time."

"Yeah, but your irises are dilating, and that's not normal." said Piper, "We think there might be magic involved."

"Is there?" asked Paige.

"No," said Chris. I followed him with my power.

"He's lying," I said, "And I get the feeling he knows what's happening too." I reached deeper into his feelings just as their eyes started to dilate again.

"Do you think they know?" I heard Rogue's voice, though her mouth wasn't moving.

"No, they're just guessing. They would bust us if they knew." said Logan's voice, though his mouth wasn't moving either.

"Guys, if they know when we're doing this by our eyes, we're gonna have to be extra careful not to do it where they can see." said Chris's voice.

"But wouldn't that defeat the whole point of it?" asked Rogue.

"We need to be able to talk like this," said Logan's voice, "For Wyatt's sake, and ours."

"Talk like what?" I said out loud. Chris, Rogue, and Logan's eyes all widened.

"Phoebe, what are you talking about? Talk like what?" asked Piper.

"You didn't hear that?" I asked, looking into Piper's confused gaze.

"Hear what?" asked Paige.

Still connected to a tendril of Chris's feeling with my empathy power, I heard them speak without talking again.

"How'd she hear us?" said a worried Rogue.

"It doesn't matter how, but don't mind-speak," ordered Chris, "We don't know if she's still listening."

"What's mind-speak?" I asked a horrified Chris. Rogue and Logan exchanged looks with each other, and suddenly it dawned on me.

"Oh my god," I said, turning to Piper, "They're talking to each other's minds."

"What?" said Piper, getting up, "You're telepaths?"

"No, but they have a telepathic connection with each other." I said, beginning to understand. "That's how they worked together against Pyro. How Chris knew to orb to us, and Rogue knew to let him through the shield. They're working together."

I saw Chris swallow, and knew that I was right. Paige got up too. "You lied to us!" she said, addressing Chris. "You said you wanted to save Wyatt."

"Of course I do," said Chris, "That's why we established the link in the first place."

"When you caught the demon who was after Rogue and Wyatt, we decided to work together to protect them both." said Logan, who also stood up. I felt the tension in the room rise up another notch.

"You said they weren't your associates," said Leo, "What else did you lie about?"

"He didn't lie," said Rogue, also standing up, "But we had to keep this a secret. We didn't know how you would react."

"Everything I've done has been for Wyatt," said Chris with passion, "Do you really think I would have opened up a connection to people who could hurt him?"

"How are we supposed to believe even that, Chris?" said Leo, "You are the one who trapped me in Valhalla. You were responsible for the deaths of over half the Elders. You have Future information that you refuse to share with us. How to you expect us to trust you, especially after this?"

"He didn't trap you in Valhalla, Leo," said Logan, "And he is willing to put everything on the line to protect Wyatt and Rogue."

"And how would you know that?" asked Leo, "And why should we trust you either? You're working with him."

"Rogue and I may be many things, Elder," snarled Logan, "But we would never hurt a child or help someone who wanted to do so."

"Did you know there was a prophecy warning about Rogue?" asked Leo. Logan's eyes widened slightly, but his face didn't change otherwise. "The Elders think she might be a threat. Some of them even suggested that she might be a threat to Wyatt. With her borrowing power she can get through his shield and drain him until he's powerless. Then who would stop you or Chris from killing him?"

Chris shook his head, "You really think we would do that?" he asked, and I saw a shadow of pain in his eyes, though I was too angry at him to care.

"We don't know what to believe Chris," I said, "You haven't given us any real reason to trust you." he hadn't, and I'd been stupid to think I could believe him, could like him. He was a manipulator. A betrayer.

"But you have to trust me, us," said Chris.

"No we don't, Chris," said Piper angrily, "When you trust someone, they don't manipulate you, or twist you to make you do what you want. Trust can only be given, or betrayed. And you just betrayed our trust. All of you did, and I want you out of my house, out of my club, and away from here. And I don't ever want to see any of you again."

Chris's face hardened. "You never trusted me in the first place," he said, pain rocking every octave of his voice. Logan looked stonily at us, and Rogue's face was a mix between sadness and rage. Chris walked over to Logan and Rogue, who took his hands. They orbed out.

I sighed and turned back to Leo and my sisters. "What do we do about them?" I asked, feeling weary, angry and sad all at once.

"We pray they leave us alone, and if they come back, we vanquish them." said Piper.

"But you can't vanquish Chris, he's a whitelighter, even if he is twisted." I said.

"Forget twisted, I think he might be Evil." said Paige, and Piper nodded.

"Then if he comes back, we'll give him to the Valkyries," said Piper, "I'm not letting any of them near my son again."

A/N:So was that a cool chappie or what? What does the prophecy mean? What does Pyro want, and what's his job? Where will Chris, Rogue and Logan go? Tell me your thoughts and guesses! Review!