'So Professor… What's wrong with Chere?'

'Well, for the ninth time Remy, nothing seems to be wrong with Rogue. Maybe her mutations ran out of power and are just regaining energy. They'll probably be back.'

'Then why run all the tests, mon ami?'

'Well, we're only guessing about Rogue's condition. So to make sure she's alright, we have to run some tests.' Remy nodded. He wanted nothing more than for Rogue to be all right. He watched outside as Rogue and Kurt sat and talked. Rogue had never been this close to anyone in her life…and was that cherry lipgloss she had on?

'So where'd Kitty go anyway?'

'Ammmm…no vere…'

'Kurt, Ah have a feeling you know.'

'No I don't.'

'KURT!'

'Kitty made me promise not to tell anyvone…'

'Well, Ah'm not just anyone Kurt, Ah'm ur sister.'

'Vell…'

'Com' on!'

'All right. She went with Lance to see a movie and…'

'WHAT?!?!'

'You're sure that's where they went, Kurt?'

'Ja, ja! I'm sure!'

'Then Kitty is in a lot of danger.'

'Vell, no vone told me Lance vas really bad.'

'Never mind. Let's just get Kitty out of there before we have another kidnapping on our hands…' The X-Jet lifted off with Rogue, Scott, Kurt and Storm on board. The others were too far away to get, time was running out. So there Remy sat, on the bench in the garden, a dozen red roses in his hand. Waiting…

'Where is chere?'

'Do you remember what movie they were going to see?'

'Nein.'

'Let's jus' split up and if ah find 'em Ah'll get her out.' Rogue ran off and burst threw the doors of theater number 13.

It was dark and the movie was obviously one of those old horror movies with the damsel in distress and the evil psycho killer running around killing people with an elaborate plot that no one seems to get until the end of the movie. Rogue loved those movies.

She moved down the aisle and slowly began to realize no one was in this cinema except her. Or at least that's what she thought.

'Tick, tock. Man Rogue, you're losin' it. Took you over an hour to get here.' A familiar voice came from the middle row. There sat Kitty, tied up and gagged while Lance sat next to her, cool as a…cat?

'What'd ya'll want with Kitty?' Lance smiled and stood up.

'Oh I don't want Kitty…' she opened his eyes, revealing two yellow pools of light. 'I want you.'

Rogue stumbled back. That wasn't Lance. It was… the boy's image soon slurred into a woman with blue skin and red stiff hair. She smiled evilly as Rogue stepped back in fear.

'No.'

'But I haven't even asked my question yet.'

'I know what you will say. You'll tell me to come back to your side.'

'Are you sure you're not telekinetic?'

'Well, I won't.' Mystique smile widened a bit.

'More like telepathetic. Sweety, I don't ask. I demand. And if you don't meet with those demands…' she shot a look over at Kitty who was frantically trying to escape the ropes that bound her, '…I'll kill your little friend over here.'