(Sorry for the delay, life got on top of me.)
Rogue squirmed against her bonds, gritting her teeth as the ropes burned her skin. Looking to Scott for the first time since coming too, she noticed they had taken his visor. She also noticed they were on a boat of some kind, made of wood and rocking gently in the water. "Scott? " She whispered, no answer. "Scott?" she raised her voice, to which she earned a nod.
Her body froze as a door opened, and a spill of light filled the room. Footsteps echoed from the wooden steps, slow and calculated, carefully moving around boxes and bags. He was barely visable in the dark cabin, back-lit by the light streaming in, tall and ominous. "What do you want with us?" Scott asked.
"Our friends will find us." Rogue chiped in "You..."
"A preferred outcome." his voice was quiet, emotionless. He looked at her, soulless black orbs boring into her, then moved to grab her. It happened in a split secong, but Rogue was left blinded by Scott's optic beam. The man looked down at the gaping hole through him, then at the splattered metal crate behind him. The man was slow and calculated as he movved to Scott, but quick in knocking her companion right out.
"What are you?" Rogue gasped, watching as the metal corroded away and the man's wound knitted itself together.
"Mon dieu! What in the name of damnation is going on Zero!?" The angry call, followed by footsteps came from above. "You can't even grab une petite pitti."
"A minor set back." He grabbed Rogue and dragged her to the steps, where Mama Maggot was standing unamused.
Her face lit up with sick, possibly sinister intentions, "We want your friends to come, we want them to save you. Because they will send someone who Monsieur Karutzev has a lot of interest in meeting." she grinned, "And your fine male friend is a good investment in this goal. You were just the pawn to catch him."
"What do you mean?" Rogue questioned cautiously, then it dawned on her, "Jean."
Maggot clapped mockingly, "But it seems that neither of you can play nice so measures must be taken mon pitti. Can't have you sinking our lovely boat can we?" she walked away and suddenly Rogue's world went black.
