A. N. so I said the end of January for this update…. Oops. In my defense, it was a tricky chapter to write. So it's only fitting that the song is a tricky and confusing one too.

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Load up on guns and bring your friends

It's fun to lose and to pretend

She's over bored and self-assured

Oh no, I know a dirty word

In Professor X's study, early in the morning, Magneto was sitting in his friend/enemy's chair, and he was holding a meeting with his "generals". Bender was sitting across from him, his son, Quicksilver, was on the screen on one computer on his left, and his daughter, Scarlet Witch, was on the screen of another computer, placed on his right side.

Magneto had done most of the talking for the past 20 minutes, relating what had happened last night to his children, whilst Bender sharpened her nails.

"In conclusion," Magneto finished his speech, "I might have to cut my losses with the Xavier mansion, and join one of you. I can't run the risk of Xavier's puppets ruining everything I have worked for since that fateful day Rogue destroyed half of my forces." He spoke with such hatred towards his former "niece", that Bender had to smile. No mutant or human had ever irked her "master" so as her daughter had.

Quicksilver voiced his opinion; "There are lots of rooms up here at Asteroid M for you and the mutants under Bender's control. But, why can't you have Bender and the others fight the remaining x-geeks, take them out once and for all?"

"My son, that is not part of my plan, and I do not underestimate them as much as you do." He paused as his son acknowledged this with a bowing of his head in shame.

"They managed to surprise us last night, and since I do not know where they are operating from, they have the means to do it again; even if there are only one or two of them, even if I double security. They have computer files of my plans, and I must be thankful that the files do not disclose the locations of my bases. Before they move to prevent me from achieving my goal, I must move to surprise them, throw them back a few paces."

"You mean to destroy the mansion, don't you, father?" Questioned Scarlet Witch.

"Yes." Magneto replied. "There is no strategic reason to stay here, other then the sentimentality, and that is a weakness. Scarlet, since you are closer, expect me at the Savage Lands within the week. Are there any questions?"

It was Bender, with an uncharacteristic curiosity, asking "What about the comatose bodies in the medical wing?"

"Try to bend them to our will once more. If they still cannot be persuaded, leave them to be blown up with the rest of the mansion. Anything else?"

There was nothing else, and the meeting was adjourned.

"So Magneto is planning on using peoples' weaknesses against them... Huh?"

"Well, that is how he took over the mansion, Rogue. Apparently, this 'Bender' mutant can manipulate peoples' feelings, and then use them to control them, a version of the 'gifts of persuasion'. From what I gathered from the files Gambit stole, she was recruited by Magneto quite a while ago, months in fact, to work from afar to influence the mansion's inhabitants. Make them fight each other. It is reported that Scott was the easiest. Curious… that must be why he was acting so pompous and like he was the best thing there was the last time we were home…"

"Do you know if she was able to manipulate everyone?"

"She was not, some were not 'moved' at all. They apparently had strong minds, according to Magneto, and were placed into comas, by the psychic blades our very own Betsy."

"Wow. OK, so what's his 'Big Plan'?"

"Well, he has tried to wipe out any human without the x-gene, then he tried to make them all mutants by advancing evolution, and that did not work, either. Some would say 'try again and again', but our friend Magneto likes to try different things. His latest plan is segregation.

"Phase one is to secure a number of sanctuaries. According to his notes, he is done with this, although he neglects to write how many there are and where they exist. Phase two, gather mutants to these areas to live."

"Well, that's the good part… I have a feeling there's more that's not good?"

"My dear…that is the bad part. I am surprised at you, segregation will cause more problems then solve. We exist, humans exist, and we must learn to co-exist. There will be times when we will have to interact, that I am sure of. As wonderful as the sanctuaries might be, how will they exist without imports of some kind? And if we separate ourselves from the rest, humans will only be too kind to see us go and would not help us after we are settled somewhere far.

"And here is the bad part you asked for; our government knows about this, and they are actually setting up laws to keep us out when we are gone and laws forbidding help of any kind for the sanctuaries. And it looks like foreign governments might do the same. How will Kitty keep in touch with her wonderful, human parents if they cannot come to the sanctuaries and Kitty cannot come to the US again? Or any other mutant/human relations that are actually good?

"Another bad part, Magneto plans to force this segregation, it is not a friendly invitation. And the government plans to help with that too, exiling mutants wherever they find them in hiding.

"Rogue, I can understand your frustrations with the whole human/mutant relations, but you must see that this so-called 'solution' would be step backwards, not forward."

There was a moment of silence in the basement of Barney's bar. Neither Rogue nor Hank had slept since the reconnaissance mission last night, and it was now the beginning of the afternoon, and both were exhausted. Hank broke the silence again,

"How about we get some sleep, huh? I still do not have any clue as to how we are going to solve this problem, and I am sure you and Remy need some rest. We will talk later tonight."

Rogue said nothing as she got up and left Hank in the basement, and Hank hoped he didn't get the Rogue too angry with him admonishing her.

It was sunny outside, and the birds were chirping. Inside, the sun was at such an angle that made the room glow with a golden light, reflecting off the polished, dark wooden furniture.

There was a bed in the room, and on the bed was a body housing two people, both who didn't care about the aesthetics of the room. Once they had entered the room, they promptly fell on the bed and fell asleep.

In the physic realm, in Rogue's forest of memory, Rogue was loosing it, her cool and her sanity.

"How could you think that what I said was just pity?" she screamed at Remy. "I hate pity! I hate it when other people pity me, and I also hate the fact that I pity myself. The last thing I would do is pity you, Remy. There really are things and people that want you to stay, namely me! You can't leave me, not now, not after what we shared!"

Gambit really wasn't all that happy with the situation either, "Remy had a lustful feeling, and acted on it. Masturbation is not anything wonderful, Rogue, I used you, and you should hate me for that.

"And, what, Remy supposed to stay alive when only you want me to stay? That's not enough."

Rogue was stunned, if only for a minute. Remy started to regret what he said, but wasn't about to take it back. He truly felt that way, and couldn't see how one person made the difference in another.

She clenched her jaw, and hands and slit her eyes. "You… miserable… spoiled… selfish, SWAMP RAT!!" At this point, all the psyches that Rogue had ever absorbed started coming towards them, wondering what the noise was about. Neither southerner paid attention, so Rogue continued her tirade, "The only contact of love anyone has have ever given to me, and you say it was nothing? It wasn't nothing, it was something! Stop trying to convince yourself that I'm mad at you for it.

"Now, I'm mad at your stupidity! 'I'm not enough'? Where the hell are you coming from? Oh, that's right! Backwater, hick town full of fuckers! Of course, there were TONS of people to love you, to stroke your ego. Well, it's time to realize that that isn't what life is about. You are not a god, and I dare you to name one person in your past that has made as much a difference as I have. You can't, can you? And I know this! I know all about you!" With that, she stalked away, leaving a fuming Remy behind.

And all the psyches followed Rogue, like lost children.

With the lights out, it's less dangerous.

Here we are now, entertain us,

I feel stupid and contagious.

Here we are now, entertain us.

It was now nighttime. Rogue, or what remained of Rogue, stood in front of the Xavier gates. Using the powers of Psylocke, she located Magneto and, using Nightcrawler's powers, bamfed into the same room as Magneto, which happened to be in Xavier's study.

Magneto neither jumped nor looked at Rogue, just kept looking at his reports, as if he were expecting her. "Something I can do for you, Rogue?"

"I am not Rogue."

This got his attention. He looked at her, and noticed her all black eyes. "What happened? Who are you?" He stood up, getting in touch with everything metal in the room, not liking something he was not prepared for.

Rogue's body did not answer at first, as if it didn't know itself. Then it answered, "Call me Bob, I've always liked that name. I've liked it for as long as I've existed. That would be around 2 hours, in case you were wondering. Anyway, I'm here because my mom, Rogue, knows about your plans, and I want to join you. She doesn't want to join, but then again, she's not in charge is she? She had a mental breakdown. Oh! That's how I was born. Neat experience, really. It's like…"

"Stop." Interjected Magneto. "Are you some type of alien? What do you want from me?"

"I told you, I want to join you. Silly! Haha… and I am no alien. At least I don't think so. I have no idea what I am."

"Forgive me if I don't quit believe you. And forgive me for holding a grudge against… your mom." With that, he knocked Bob out with a hit to the back of Bob's head.

End Credits

Oh boy. Well… Rogue/Gambit/Bob are trapped in the mansion. I bet y'all will be able to guess what they'll do in there! And don't worry, Bob is not a new character, I'll explain later what Bob is, unless you can figure it out .

And we know Magneto's plan now! Yea! That was a hard part. And the argument between Rogue and Gambit went nowhere, sorry about that. But they will kiss and make up before the end, don't worry!

Thanks reviewers!

enchantedlight – always awesome to receive your encouragements!

SouthernLoner – thanks for encouraging me to continue, and hope you liked the argument scene.

Freak87 – thanks for the commentary. Glad you liked how I wrote Remy, and hope I don't disappoint with the argument scene.