Chapter 2: Mercy "Good everyone is here." Professor X says with a gentle voice.

"What's Lance doing here?" Scot asks standing up.

"Don't tell me he's back."

"I sure am Cyclops. "He grumbles making the floor shake so he falls.

"Hey would you guys stop it. He didn't betray us; he just left because of..."Kitty frowns after not thinking of a reason why he left.

"Yes. Well, lets get back to business shall we?" Professor clears his throat. "The powers have been in slight control and very powerful. Like those of Raven Witch."

Lance gulps "Another one of her out there?!"

"Yes. Only her mind isn't warped like hers. She has powers like most of yours. To take others powers, to control objects and minds, shake the ground, and she has one power in which we haven't encountered yet." He frowned thinking of how to word this one.

"What professor?" Jean ask laying a hand on his shoulder."

"The one power she can't control, to kill with her touch." He frowns. "She can't do as you do Rogue .Her 'poison' goes through the clothes and into the skin and organs. Dissolving the person from the inside out."

"So how has she been in human contact with others like her parents?" Kitty asked with a frown.

"She probably hasn't." Rouge answers with a knowing look on her face.

"Yes, but she has just gotten this new power and I'm sure we can teach her to keep it at bay...and hopefully she will never have to use it." Professor X says with a slight frown. "On the note, she isn't at home anymore since...well she had a accident. I heard of it on the news a few days ago and thought we'd have a new mutant to look for."

"Accident?" Logan asked "what kind?"

"Well it seems a boy about her age asked her to go with him to a school dance once she refused he grabbed her bare arm and needless to go on I believe." The professor shakes his head "The sooner we get to her the better."

"Professor, I think I should go." Rouge says quietly. "We seem to be alike in some ways." She walks off to get suited up.

"Yes, Scoot, Jean, Storm, Lance, and Kitty. Please accompany her. The girl, Mercy is on the streets...at bayville. It seems she is looking for other mutants like her. Try around the mall." He suggests riding off.

Lance frowns "A girl with some of are powers? Strange."

"Come on Lance, lets get ready." Kitty drags him off

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What's that?" Mercy jumps at the sound of footsteps behind her. "Who's there?"

"A friend." A girl's voice says and she stops and lets out a sigh. "A few friends."

"I don't know you. So how can you be a friend?"

"Because I know what you're going through. I can't touch others either. I take their life force or their powers." Rouge walks closer.

"Really?" Mercy asked eyeing her.

"Yes." Rouge smiles softly and sadly. "So, we want to help you." The rest walk out.

"Really? Help me. Not hurt me or curse me for the." She swallows her words maybe they didn't know yet. She could tell the rest did but not the girl who had been talking. "Who are you people?"

"I'm Rouge. This is Lance, Kitty, Scott, Jean and Storm. We're some of the X men. "She smiles once again. "Come on." She motions to a jeep behind them. "We can talk at the institute."

Mercy stands up and walks out of the darkness. Mercy had long pretty black hair and sky blue eyes. Her slim body was dressed in skater chick pants and an oversized T that's when to her knees. Her hair was down and reached the ground, and around her neck she wore a spiked choker. On her right arm an armband with the words 'Skater' on it was worn and on her wrist and ankles she had bracelets. She wore a pair of sandals and a pair of sunglasses rested on top her head. She keeps her eyes and head down cast.