Disclaimer = I don't own anything except for original characters that are of my own creation. Everything belongs to marvel. Obviously!

Authors Note = Honestly I don't really have one I just hope you like it. And in case you are wondering Alkia doesn't know that they are the x-men he just thinks that it was a school that they all went too. The reason why I am calling them x-men is because it is easier to identify them. I think we all know by now who the x-men are.

Italics = thought

Changes Part 5

By Dragonseizer

The tall, well built man gradually walked into the light of the room making his presence known. When the door slammed shut behind him the small group in front of him instantaneously turned around in their fighting stances. Superb training indeed. Rogue. , Both her stance and her reaction time were far greater then what he was used to. But these other people. What were they doing here? As he quickly glanced over them. A short rather hairy man, with the face that he was pulling looked as if he was some sort of an animal, another man, and this time with darker skin, Considerably taller then the other and also well built, and clearly had a gun in his side.  Then there was a woman with shocking white hair, well proportioned and quite a beauty. However she did not match up to Rogue he thought to himself as he looked back to Rogue now relaxing slightly, probably after the shock of seeing him after all these years.

"Alkia!" The boy shouted. Relived that it was he. patting the man on his back. "You scared us half to death"

"Hey relax kid. I see that you delivered the package to our old friend. And I see that just as predictable as ever, Rogue of the Brotherhood had to check it out for herself. These new friends, who might they be? Friend or foe?" Alkia talked in a cocky, I know all kind of a way

"Alkia. So is it true then or, are you just wasting my time as always" Rogue said clenching her teeth. trying  hard to stop her -self from punching him in the gut.

"First who are they, New recruits? Things have changed haven't they" Alkia said walking to Rogues side.

"More then you know" She replied quietly, but loud enough for everyone to here "From the left Wolverine, Bishop and Storm"

Rogue answered his question pointing towards the remainder of the x-men.

"You should know better then this Rogue. You can't let anyone else in it is too dangerous. What if they say something!" He spat out to her, just high enough so only that closest to her could here

" I don't remember Christof being apart of this either, the last time I checked."  Gesturing in the way of the boy that had given her the package. The insolence of this man Rogue thought to herself

"No offence, and god knows I don't want to disturb your little quarrel, but is someone please going to tell us what is going on?, Now that everyone knows who everyone else is, can we just cut to the chase" Bishop spoke up, as he pulled Rouge and Alkia apart from each other.

"And how exactly am I supposed to know that I can trust you? This is personal business." Alkia said as he backed forward in the direction of bishop, challenging him.

"I brung em here didn't I " Rogue piped in moving, between the two testosterone driven men. Letting neither have a chance to give the other the first strike.

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Later on that evening everyone present was sitting around a large table in another room.

"So let me get this strait bub. You, Rogue and Mistique have all been chosen to hide this orb thing. And now it has been stolen and you want all of us to help you out."

"Not just him Wolverine me too." Rogue said staring at him twiddling her fingers. "I'm involved in this too. if we don't get that orb back before it falls into the wrong hands, then God knows what will happen to us, To everyone." She said calmly looking at all of her friends, new and old.

If Rogue was this serious about something then it had to be big Bishop thought to him. without a second thought in his mind he said "You can count me in."

"And I Rogue, we have been through too much together to stray now" Storm said. Getting up and walking over to Rogues side "Wolverine what do you say?" Storm asked with as much grace and reassurance, that a person would expect from a goddess.

"Fine. I have got to keep an eye on the girl haven't I" Logan said. looking in the direction of Alkia and Christof.

"Have you got any idea who or what has taken this orb? And were they may have taken it?" Bishop said. going into detective mode. Although he loved his job and friends with the x-men. his once and still hero's. Sometimes he missed the chase of solving a crime.

"From the Video cameras around this base" Alkia said, while Rogue pulled out a handful of photos from the envelope and chucked them on the table. "Our adversary's name" Alkia continued "Is called Malikan. He is a leader of sort, from another planet, He is the reason why we have are hiding the orb in the first place. I am afraid that he isn't the nicest of people. If he gets his hands on both of the orbs, there will be no stopping him. He will take over the universe and no one not even us will be able to do anything about it."

"Orbs, There is more then one?" Storm asked inquisitively

"They are a pair. They work together. We are protecting one, the   other on the other side of the galaxy. When the orbs are separate they are useless. When they are used together, they are more powerful then anything you could imagine." Christof piped in for the first time in the conversation. Rogue quirked her eyebrow at Alkia the boy has been well informed.

"Don't you mean you were protecting it bub" Wolverine grinned

"There is one problem however. Your mother, were is she? I thought that you would bring her with you." Alkia looked at Rogue worriedly. Storm saw this and questioned

"Why is Mistique needed?"

"Mistique, Rogue and Alkia, when together will be able to feel the pulse of the orb. They will know were the location of it is. However they don't have this powerer if they are separate," Again Christof answered for Alkia

"Don't worry sugar ill get her here, if I have to drag her by the hair to do it." Proclaimed Rogue. looking around the table a the faces staring right back at her.