Author's Note: I'm Baaack…hope you guys enjoy this, thanks for all those motivational reviews in my absence. Right now I'm playing with all sorts of ideas, on this story and others. I know I've been writing this since before there was an "x-men evolution" section. By the way DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT SHOW?? Just to warn you this is not one of my happier chapters…

-roryrogue

***PS. X-MEN 2 ROCKS, GO SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! ***

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Chapter 9: FULL COLLAPSE
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The three remaining X-men gathered in the awainting blackbird with there leader. The missions original objective was to rescue one, now there were several of their teammates at Magneto's mercy.

"ZUT! Professor vwhat are we going to do, everyone's been captured." Kurt exclaimed arriving back on the Blackbird with a newly conscious Gambit.

"Theres gotta be something we can do!' Having successfully destroyed the circuitry with Gambit's borrowed powers Rogue was ready for action. "Tha lights should go out on ole Magneto in a couple minutes."

"Then that's when we will act." The professor declared. "Kurt when the lights go out I will distract Magnus while you teleport out the others."

"Vwhat about Mystique and Sabertoothe?" Kurt asked.

"Dats where Rogue and I come inta play." Gambit answered.

"Are ya sure ya up ta it swamp rat?" Rogue asked concerned he was still suffering from the side effects of their impromptu kiss.

"Chere dat kiss with you only made Remy more alive."

Rogue blushed and the professor directed them to get ready the lights were about to go out.

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Magneto smiled sinisterly as he looked over his mutant captives, the X-men. Well most of the X-men, and there was still the matter of his dear old friend, turned nemesis, Charles Xavier. If he could get his opposition out of his way here and now there would be no one interfering with the much bigger plans he had in mind.

Suddenly the lights went out, cuing a few back up lamps to turn on.

Alarmed Magneto gave orders to his henchmen. "Mystique, Sabertoothe see if you can find the other couple of X-men out and about. I don't want anyone missing out on the fun."

"Let us go or else!" Scott Summers yelled.

"Or else what?" Magneto laughed. "You foolish children, when you grow up you will learn the truth about mankind. That is if you live to grow old. Don't you see that it is just a matter of time before-"

*Eric let them go*

*Sorry Charles, but you had your warning, I will be detaining your students indefinitely*

Professor Xavier singled to Nightcrawler and then began flooding Magneto's mind with a wide array of disturbing images from his past. Meanwhile, Nightcrawler teleported the students outside of the prison. After many painful moments Magneto was able to grab his helmet and block the professor's telepathy.

"Mystique, Sabertoote!" Magneto called on his communicator the X-men have made it out of their prison, do not let them escape!"

Nightcrawler had successfully teleported the captives onto the blackbird, leaving Rogue and Gambit as the only students still left in the building.

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Sabertoothe had sniffed out Rogue and Gambit, but the two X kids were putting up quite a fight.

"Remy go see if everyone's out, ah can handle the furball."

"Alright chere Remy be back in a flash."

And with that Remy gracefully maneuvered out of the battle area towards were the other X-men had been held captive. Nightcrawler was working over time to get Logan to teleport with him back to the. The Wolverine wanted to get Sabertoothe back for earlier. He growled finally letting the younger X-man take him Kurt took in a deep breathe only Cyclops was left after Logan than Rogue would take Gambit out and he could go home and relax for a while…

Rogue delivered two more powerful punches to Sabertoothe, finally knocking him to the ground. Suddenly she heard Magneto approaching and he was pissed. "FOOLS! You will not escape!" The metal crossbars supporting the building structure were quickly being ripped out of the wall curtsey of the master of magnetism.

"Chere over here!" Rogue turned to see Gambit peering over the corner of a side hallway. Thankful he was back she hurried over to him. "Remy we best be leavin the whole buildings gonna collapse."

Much to her surprise Gambit delivered her a scissors kick that sent her to the ground. Pulling out a needle the Gambit figure tranquilized the fallen Rogue before she could recover. "Sorry darling, but your not going anywhere."

The last thing Rogue saw before slipping unconscious was Gambit, turning into her mother, Mystique!

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The building was quickly collapsing. Gambit jumped down the stairs to get Rogue a book it out of there, just in time to see Mystique carrying Rogue towards the exit. Rogue was unconscious, his had started to glow in anger as he pulled a card from his trench coat.

In one swift motion he threw the card to the floor next to Mystique causing her to fall and let go of Rogue. He ran over to where Rogue was on the ground.

"Chere you okay? Chere ya gotta speak ta Remy! We gotta get outta dis place!" He shook here when he saw Magneto's transporation coming to collect what they though were Rogue and Mystique.

"Remy?" Rogue replied groggily.

"Hang on chere." Gambit tapped on his communicator "Rogue and I need a pick up near the rear exit, hurry Magneto and his boys are coming."

"On our way" came the reply.

Two seconds later, Nightcrawler appeared next to them, "Hey guys lets go!"

As soon as Nightcrawler spoke those words Mystique jumped on him from behind. Seeing that the building was a bout to tumble down on top of all of them Remy dove into Mystique, yelling to Kurt "Teleport Rogue quick, de buildings comin down!"

Nightcrawler grabbed onto Rogue just before the building fell on top of them, "Remy Nooooo!"

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*BAMF*

They landed in the blackbird with a thud.

Rogue screamed frantically "Remy, we gotta get him!!"

Storm gently patted her shoulder, "Calm down Rogue the professor is trying to make contact with him and Logan and Scott are going back down there."

She looked at the professor for answers be he seemed quite solemn.

"Professor what is it?" Jean asked

"I can't contact him."

"Remy!" Rogue cried very afraid and flew out the hatch to assist Scott and Logan in their search. "Did ya'll find him is he okay?!"

"I can't smell em kid not a wiff, Cylops started blasting through the debris, but nothin."

Rogue looked up at the huge pile of rubble and cried out in pain at the thought that the one boy she loved was buried under it saving her life.

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To be continued…please, please, PLEASE review J