More out of instinct than anything else, Rogue spun around and blindly threw a fist out, trying to catch whoever it was that came up behind them. However her fist just sailed threw the air until it finally slammed hard into the stone wall of the castle. Rogue yelled in pain, her hand becoming numb from the force that she connected the unyielding wall with. "Who's there? Who are you?" She demanded. The stranger stood up, she had ducked Rogue's blind punch easily and now stood only a few inches from her.
"Bad manors that is," the stranger smirked.
"Irene?" Rogue couldn't believe that this woman, whom she hadn't seen in months, would be the stranger. Why is she here? Especially since here is Germany, not Mississippi. "What are you doing here? How'd you know to duck? I thought you were still blind!"
Irene stepped forward and into the castle, her white cane with the red tip going back and forth across her as she walked. "Of course I'm still blind. But I knew that was coming, after all, I can still foresee the future. Of the entire world how else do you think I'd know exactly where you would be in Germany, let alone even knowing that you are in Europe when you should be back in New York."
Nightcrawler became very suspicious of the woman, he stood in a ready pose to strike at any moment. However he also kept his guard wondering who else might be in the area. "Kurt, it's alright," Rogue tried to calm her friend down. "It's only Irene. She's the woman who pretty much raised me." Kurt heeded Rogue's wish and dropped his position, however his suspicions of the woman still were as high as ever. Rogue returned her attention to the blind woman, still walking around the destroyed innards of the castle, getting a feeling for her surroundings. "But why come here? Why now?"
"Maybe that's a question you should be asking yourself," Irene shot back, finding a fallen stone to sit on, leaning against her cane still.
"Yeah, I'm the one having these nightmares that all focused on this stupid pile of rubble," Rogue retorted right back at her.
"About the whole scene with the baby loosing his mother, yes I know all about that. Why else would you be here?" Irene spoke smoothly, enjoying her all knowing power of the moment.
"But how do you know?" Rogue tried not to glance at Kurt. She was afraid that perhaps he would find out about it all. This is not the place to tell him all about it.
"Rogue dear, we've already gone over this, I can see into the future. I've already seen this entire conversation happen and I know what troubles you. That poor child though," Irene gave a light chuckle. "Wonder what ever happened to him."
Rogue grew angry with her former guardian's torturing. "Then you know more about what happened that moment than you are telling me. I know you can foresee the future, but it doesn't give you exactly locations. If you saw us in this castle, you must have known that it was in Germany at this spot. You've been here and now something about it!"
This sent Irene back reeling. She had been caught in her own words. "So perhaps I know a few things about this, but I am not the one to speak to. The one you would probably want is the mother. Guess it just so happens that she is standing in the door behind you." Rogue turned in a flash, as did Kurt who both witnessed the slim blue woman not hiding under any guise standing in the door way. She did however where a large brown cloak, exactly the same one she worn in the dream, however this time the hood was down, showing her face.
This time both Rogue and Kurt prepared for battle, but Mystique entered the destroyed place raising her hand asking for calmness. "I am not here for a fight, especially not against my own family." Rogue took a glimpse at Kurt, figure that she was addressing him. It must be hard enough to know that this villain was your own mother, it would be destroying to know how they got separated. "If you don't trust me, then know that I come alone, I have no troops with me, save for Irene who told me to follow her here."
"Then why come here? Why travel half way around the world by yourself just to come see us with a white flag?" Rogue just wasn't able to put the pieces together. "You could have done that at anytime in New York. You know where Kurt lives, you see him almost everyday for school anyways."
"Unless I know the history of this place, and it is what you seek," Mystique stayed in the doorway, but spoke with a very persuasive voice.
"I figured that you would know something about it, since this is probably your fault that I am seeing these things," Rogue shot back. "But why me? Why not Kurt? He's your own flesh and blood whether you like it or not."
Mystique gave an eerie flash of a villainous grin, "Oh? and is that all you know? Then perhaps I should fill you in. There is much more to this castle than you could have ever imagined. Leave the questions for the end and let me speak and I will tell you all that you are looking for. I give you my word of the truth, although whether you want to believe it or not is up to you...."
"Bad manors that is," the stranger smirked.
"Irene?" Rogue couldn't believe that this woman, whom she hadn't seen in months, would be the stranger. Why is she here? Especially since here is Germany, not Mississippi. "What are you doing here? How'd you know to duck? I thought you were still blind!"
Irene stepped forward and into the castle, her white cane with the red tip going back and forth across her as she walked. "Of course I'm still blind. But I knew that was coming, after all, I can still foresee the future. Of the entire world how else do you think I'd know exactly where you would be in Germany, let alone even knowing that you are in Europe when you should be back in New York."
Nightcrawler became very suspicious of the woman, he stood in a ready pose to strike at any moment. However he also kept his guard wondering who else might be in the area. "Kurt, it's alright," Rogue tried to calm her friend down. "It's only Irene. She's the woman who pretty much raised me." Kurt heeded Rogue's wish and dropped his position, however his suspicions of the woman still were as high as ever. Rogue returned her attention to the blind woman, still walking around the destroyed innards of the castle, getting a feeling for her surroundings. "But why come here? Why now?"
"Maybe that's a question you should be asking yourself," Irene shot back, finding a fallen stone to sit on, leaning against her cane still.
"Yeah, I'm the one having these nightmares that all focused on this stupid pile of rubble," Rogue retorted right back at her.
"About the whole scene with the baby loosing his mother, yes I know all about that. Why else would you be here?" Irene spoke smoothly, enjoying her all knowing power of the moment.
"But how do you know?" Rogue tried not to glance at Kurt. She was afraid that perhaps he would find out about it all. This is not the place to tell him all about it.
"Rogue dear, we've already gone over this, I can see into the future. I've already seen this entire conversation happen and I know what troubles you. That poor child though," Irene gave a light chuckle. "Wonder what ever happened to him."
Rogue grew angry with her former guardian's torturing. "Then you know more about what happened that moment than you are telling me. I know you can foresee the future, but it doesn't give you exactly locations. If you saw us in this castle, you must have known that it was in Germany at this spot. You've been here and now something about it!"
This sent Irene back reeling. She had been caught in her own words. "So perhaps I know a few things about this, but I am not the one to speak to. The one you would probably want is the mother. Guess it just so happens that she is standing in the door behind you." Rogue turned in a flash, as did Kurt who both witnessed the slim blue woman not hiding under any guise standing in the door way. She did however where a large brown cloak, exactly the same one she worn in the dream, however this time the hood was down, showing her face.
This time both Rogue and Kurt prepared for battle, but Mystique entered the destroyed place raising her hand asking for calmness. "I am not here for a fight, especially not against my own family." Rogue took a glimpse at Kurt, figure that she was addressing him. It must be hard enough to know that this villain was your own mother, it would be destroying to know how they got separated. "If you don't trust me, then know that I come alone, I have no troops with me, save for Irene who told me to follow her here."
"Then why come here? Why travel half way around the world by yourself just to come see us with a white flag?" Rogue just wasn't able to put the pieces together. "You could have done that at anytime in New York. You know where Kurt lives, you see him almost everyday for school anyways."
"Unless I know the history of this place, and it is what you seek," Mystique stayed in the doorway, but spoke with a very persuasive voice.
"I figured that you would know something about it, since this is probably your fault that I am seeing these things," Rogue shot back. "But why me? Why not Kurt? He's your own flesh and blood whether you like it or not."
Mystique gave an eerie flash of a villainous grin, "Oh? and is that all you know? Then perhaps I should fill you in. There is much more to this castle than you could have ever imagined. Leave the questions for the end and let me speak and I will tell you all that you are looking for. I give you my word of the truth, although whether you want to believe it or not is up to you...."