'Hey Rogue.' Kerri said sweetly as she bumped into Rogue in the hall. Rogue
lifted an eyebrow…Kerri wasn't exactly Rogue's best friend, why was she
acting so nice? Sure she was okay, but Rogue's main reason for hanging out
with that spoiled self-centered brat was because she was Daring's sister.
'Hi…Kerri…' she shrugged and picked up her books. Kerri smiled.
'Daring told me to ask you if you'd meet him outside in the garden in a few minutes.'
'Oh, ah don't think ah can, Hon.' Rogue said smiling to herself, 'Ah've got a date with Remy an' ah don' wanna be late.' Kerri pouted…looks like it was going to be harder than she thought.
It was easy getting Daring to believe Rogue still liked him and wanted him to pay her some attention…but Rogue was pretty stuck on Remy. And Kerri was the one who wanted to be stuck on Remy…literally.
'Oh come on Rogue. Daring sounded really worried! And besides, it'll only take a minute.' Kerri said helping Rogue with her books. Rogue sighed and nodded.
'Ah guess if ah'm only a few minutes late, Remy'll understand.' She walked out of the room and Kerri smirked.
'Don't worry Rogue. I'll keep Remy nice and warm for ya.' She then walked out of the room, perking up her hair and getting ready to meet Remy in the main hall.
'Hi Daring.' Rogue said as she sat down beside the bleach blonde hunk. He was dressed to kill and his bright eyes were what made him most irresistible. He smiled.
'Hey Rogue. Listen I wanted to talk to you about something.' Rogue nodded and Daring took a deep breath. 'I wanted to tell you I…'
'Rogue!' Kurt came running threw the clearing. He stopped in front of her.
'Kurt? What's wrong?' Rogue said with concern. Daring cursed under his breath.
'Magneto! Mystique! They're…they're…'
'Spit it out!'
'They're here.'
Rogue rushed into the mansion with Daring and Kurt right behind her. Remy was sitting on the sofa, staring at the fire. Rogue hurried over to his side. He turned and saw her and lifted her into his arms.
'Ya'll okay, Cajun?' Rogue said tightly squeezing him. He smiled and pulled her away so she could see his face.
'Fine, Rogue, fine.' His eyes opened, yellow pools of light replacing fiery red ones. Rogue gasped.
'Rogue!' Rogue turned and saw Remy come running down the hall with Kerri close behind. Rogue bolted forward but felt two arms restrain her.
'Remy! It's Mystique! She was pretending to be you!' The arms pulled her back into a position where Mystique could easily break her neck.
'Don't move lover boy.' Mystique said as Remy grabbed a card from behind his back, 'Or your little princess gets it!'
'What do you want Mystique!' Kurt shouted. Mystique smiled evilly.
'Don't think you're going to get away with this Mystique!' Scott yelled as he, Professor Xavier, Kitty and Logan blasted their way into the room. Mystique giggled, or cackled, or whatever evil people call their evil laugh.
'Well you see my dear caped incompetent, I already have gotten away with it.' She shook Rogue around so as to press on her neck, making pain. Rogue gave of gurgling sound and her eyes were beginning to bulge.
'Yeah right!' Kitty shouted.
'Oh but I have Miss. Pryde! Either I snap Rogue's neck and she dies and nobody is happy…or…' she smiled, 'you hand over the new mutants.' The X-Men all looked confused but remained at the ready to fight.
'Sorry to burst your bubble Mysty…' Logan said, on sheathing his claws, 'But we don't have any new mutants.' Mystique was getting a little pissed off at the fact they were pretending to be dumb.
'Listen beast man, I know there are new mutants here. I saw them come. That's one of them.' Mystique pointed at Kerri who frowned and shook her head.
'I'm no mutant!' she screamed.
'They're old friends of Rogue's, totally human.' Kitty replied, and yet Mystique still did not look convinced.
'Shut up, you little powder princess! I know they are mutants! I'll kill her if you don't give them to me!' Mystique's eyes were becoming bigger and a few veins popped up on her neck and face. Rogue broke free of her hold and tried to get away.
'Don't listen to her! Don't let her hurt them! They're innocent!' Mystique grabbed Rogue's hair and pulled her back.
Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and Mystique was thrown backwards, electricity surging threw her. She fell to the floor, still as stone. But what was that light?
'Hi…Kerri…' she shrugged and picked up her books. Kerri smiled.
'Daring told me to ask you if you'd meet him outside in the garden in a few minutes.'
'Oh, ah don't think ah can, Hon.' Rogue said smiling to herself, 'Ah've got a date with Remy an' ah don' wanna be late.' Kerri pouted…looks like it was going to be harder than she thought.
It was easy getting Daring to believe Rogue still liked him and wanted him to pay her some attention…but Rogue was pretty stuck on Remy. And Kerri was the one who wanted to be stuck on Remy…literally.
'Oh come on Rogue. Daring sounded really worried! And besides, it'll only take a minute.' Kerri said helping Rogue with her books. Rogue sighed and nodded.
'Ah guess if ah'm only a few minutes late, Remy'll understand.' She walked out of the room and Kerri smirked.
'Don't worry Rogue. I'll keep Remy nice and warm for ya.' She then walked out of the room, perking up her hair and getting ready to meet Remy in the main hall.
'Hi Daring.' Rogue said as she sat down beside the bleach blonde hunk. He was dressed to kill and his bright eyes were what made him most irresistible. He smiled.
'Hey Rogue. Listen I wanted to talk to you about something.' Rogue nodded and Daring took a deep breath. 'I wanted to tell you I…'
'Rogue!' Kurt came running threw the clearing. He stopped in front of her.
'Kurt? What's wrong?' Rogue said with concern. Daring cursed under his breath.
'Magneto! Mystique! They're…they're…'
'Spit it out!'
'They're here.'
Rogue rushed into the mansion with Daring and Kurt right behind her. Remy was sitting on the sofa, staring at the fire. Rogue hurried over to his side. He turned and saw her and lifted her into his arms.
'Ya'll okay, Cajun?' Rogue said tightly squeezing him. He smiled and pulled her away so she could see his face.
'Fine, Rogue, fine.' His eyes opened, yellow pools of light replacing fiery red ones. Rogue gasped.
'Rogue!' Rogue turned and saw Remy come running down the hall with Kerri close behind. Rogue bolted forward but felt two arms restrain her.
'Remy! It's Mystique! She was pretending to be you!' The arms pulled her back into a position where Mystique could easily break her neck.
'Don't move lover boy.' Mystique said as Remy grabbed a card from behind his back, 'Or your little princess gets it!'
'What do you want Mystique!' Kurt shouted. Mystique smiled evilly.
'Don't think you're going to get away with this Mystique!' Scott yelled as he, Professor Xavier, Kitty and Logan blasted their way into the room. Mystique giggled, or cackled, or whatever evil people call their evil laugh.
'Well you see my dear caped incompetent, I already have gotten away with it.' She shook Rogue around so as to press on her neck, making pain. Rogue gave of gurgling sound and her eyes were beginning to bulge.
'Yeah right!' Kitty shouted.
'Oh but I have Miss. Pryde! Either I snap Rogue's neck and she dies and nobody is happy…or…' she smiled, 'you hand over the new mutants.' The X-Men all looked confused but remained at the ready to fight.
'Sorry to burst your bubble Mysty…' Logan said, on sheathing his claws, 'But we don't have any new mutants.' Mystique was getting a little pissed off at the fact they were pretending to be dumb.
'Listen beast man, I know there are new mutants here. I saw them come. That's one of them.' Mystique pointed at Kerri who frowned and shook her head.
'I'm no mutant!' she screamed.
'They're old friends of Rogue's, totally human.' Kitty replied, and yet Mystique still did not look convinced.
'Shut up, you little powder princess! I know they are mutants! I'll kill her if you don't give them to me!' Mystique's eyes were becoming bigger and a few veins popped up on her neck and face. Rogue broke free of her hold and tried to get away.
'Don't listen to her! Don't let her hurt them! They're innocent!' Mystique grabbed Rogue's hair and pulled her back.
Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and Mystique was thrown backwards, electricity surging threw her. She fell to the floor, still as stone. But what was that light?