The jet landed gently on a field, half a mile or so of Selene's headquarters. It took the X-men little time to be on their was out of the jet.
"Don't be surprised if Selene is aware of us." Cyclops said to the others.
"Most likely, she is." Jean said with a slight frown. No one commented on that.
Walking in silence, they started away from the jet. Rogue glanced around at the tress. The looked so small from this far away. She was guessing, since they were heading towards the trees, that Selene must have her headquarters behind the city. Gazing around her, she didn't notice Bobby had stopped, and she bumped into Iceman.
"Ow, Bobby. Watch were your goin', will ya?" There was no answer. "Bobby?" she asked again.
Iceman stood still in front of her staring blankly ahead. Rogue took a step back. "Hey ya'll somethin's wrong with Icey here."
The others were only a few feet behind Rogue. "Jean?" Cyclops asked once they'd all cought up. "I'm not sure... I'll do a mental check." He nodded, and turned back to Rogue, only she wasn't there anymore.
"Hey, watch out!" He heard Wolverine yell, quickly turning towards bobby. To Late.
Rogue, slightly in front of the others, had gone to look at Bobby her self, as soon as she stepped level with him, she heard Wolverines warning and turned around. She never did finish her turn.
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Rogue screamed as she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. She lay there for a moment, giving her head a rest. The dizziness was gone now. Slowly she lifted her head up, expecting to see Wolverine standing there, ready to lecture her. But what she saw was nothing of the sort.
Water. *Water? What's that doing here?* she thought to herself. Getting up on her knees, she noticed she was surrounded by water. For miles. She looked down. There, under her was a small peace of land, only big enough for her to lay down on.
She shaded her eyes, and looked around. No land could be seen. *How in the world did I get in the middle of the ocean?* She thought for a moment.
Then she sighed. Very well, she could fly to land, and rejoin her team. But where was she? She could easily be on the other side of the world. And how far away was the nearest continent?
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"Rogue!" Storm called. There was no answer. Nightcrawler started forward.
"Stop!" Jean cried. They all turned to her. "Its a trap! A mind trap." Jean glanced at Rogue and Bobby.
"Can you get them out?" Cyclops asked her. She nodded. "I can try. I'm not sure how strong it is."
"Be careful" he told her. She smiled, and then closed her eyes.
Suddenly, she felt a thousand thoughts flow through her mind. So many, she couldn't understand any of them. *Alright, Rogue* she thought pushing everything else away. *Rogue... Rogue...*
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The water rolled by her. *The ocean?* she thought, *This can't be right...* It looked as if she was gliding over the water at 1000 miles an hour. All she could see was blurs or blue. Then, it became more clear. The water slowed, or more likely, she slowed. *Right... Rogue, where is she?* Suddenly she saw a figure standing on the water... no, not on the water, on a small bit of land.
"Rogue" Jean called out.
The figure, who she now made out as Rogue, turned to her. "Jean! I can't fly! I've tried and tried but I.... how are standing on the water."
Jean smiled. "I'm not. I'm in your mind, Rogue. This is all your imagination."
Rogue frowned, and stuck her hand into the water. It felt real, like water. She jumped up. "Your not Jean!" She screamed. "Your trying to trick me."
Jean frowned back at her. "I'm not a trick, its me. Please come Rogue, I promise Its me. Jean Gray, Marvel Girl, Phoenix... former student at X-mansion, X-men."
Rogue shook her head. "You could have learned all that."
Jean sighed. "Here." She went into Rogues mind, but instead of getting thoughts from Rogue, she gave out her own thoughts and memories. She hadn't shared her own mind in years, except of course with her husband, but she never had to block anything from him. With Rogue it was harder. She had to let her in on only her most open thoughts, nothing to personal.
After a moment, she closed her mind. "Its me, Rogue." she repeated.
Rogue looked up. "Okay." she said "I believe you."
Jean smiled "Come on Rogue...."
The water quickly disappeared, Rogue felt the dizziness come back to her. She shut her eyes and when she opened them, she fell to the ground again. Looking up, she saw the faces of her team mates. Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm.
"You okay?" Wolverine asked.
"Fine" she said sitting up, "Where's Jean?" She saw them glance to her right, and she did the same. Jean was standing there, staring just as Bobby had been, as she had been.
"She's finding Iceman." Cyclops said answering her unasked question.
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Jean watched Rogue fade away, and she quickly started to as well. *Bobby* she thought hard, *find Bobby*
There was blackness, deep blackness and then ground. Jean hit the ground with a force that would have hurt her badly, if not killed her. But she wasn't really there. She was in a pit made of dirt. No bigger then the size Rogue's little island was, she was in Bobby's mind. Smiling, she turned, and standing there was Iceman.
"Bobby!"
He turned to see her"Jean? How did you get here?"
"I didn't. Its a trap, Bobby. A mind trap."
He nodded slowly. "Ok, I get you. So how do we get out."
Jean held out a hand. "Take it" she said calmly.
Iceman, confused, took her hand. The moment he touched it he felt a dizziness around him. Falling to the ground, it stopped. He sat up, and saw the rest of his team.
"You okay?" Rogue asked.
"Yeah." He replied.
"Lets give Rogue, Jean and Iceman a moment to rest before we continue." Cyclops said to the others.
They nodded in agreement.
"Don't be surprised if Selene is aware of us." Cyclops said to the others.
"Most likely, she is." Jean said with a slight frown. No one commented on that.
Walking in silence, they started away from the jet. Rogue glanced around at the tress. The looked so small from this far away. She was guessing, since they were heading towards the trees, that Selene must have her headquarters behind the city. Gazing around her, she didn't notice Bobby had stopped, and she bumped into Iceman.
"Ow, Bobby. Watch were your goin', will ya?" There was no answer. "Bobby?" she asked again.
Iceman stood still in front of her staring blankly ahead. Rogue took a step back. "Hey ya'll somethin's wrong with Icey here."
The others were only a few feet behind Rogue. "Jean?" Cyclops asked once they'd all cought up. "I'm not sure... I'll do a mental check." He nodded, and turned back to Rogue, only she wasn't there anymore.
"Hey, watch out!" He heard Wolverine yell, quickly turning towards bobby. To Late.
Rogue, slightly in front of the others, had gone to look at Bobby her self, as soon as she stepped level with him, she heard Wolverines warning and turned around. She never did finish her turn.
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Rogue screamed as she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. She lay there for a moment, giving her head a rest. The dizziness was gone now. Slowly she lifted her head up, expecting to see Wolverine standing there, ready to lecture her. But what she saw was nothing of the sort.
Water. *Water? What's that doing here?* she thought to herself. Getting up on her knees, she noticed she was surrounded by water. For miles. She looked down. There, under her was a small peace of land, only big enough for her to lay down on.
She shaded her eyes, and looked around. No land could be seen. *How in the world did I get in the middle of the ocean?* She thought for a moment.
Then she sighed. Very well, she could fly to land, and rejoin her team. But where was she? She could easily be on the other side of the world. And how far away was the nearest continent?
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"Rogue!" Storm called. There was no answer. Nightcrawler started forward.
"Stop!" Jean cried. They all turned to her. "Its a trap! A mind trap." Jean glanced at Rogue and Bobby.
"Can you get them out?" Cyclops asked her. She nodded. "I can try. I'm not sure how strong it is."
"Be careful" he told her. She smiled, and then closed her eyes.
Suddenly, she felt a thousand thoughts flow through her mind. So many, she couldn't understand any of them. *Alright, Rogue* she thought pushing everything else away. *Rogue... Rogue...*
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The water rolled by her. *The ocean?* she thought, *This can't be right...* It looked as if she was gliding over the water at 1000 miles an hour. All she could see was blurs or blue. Then, it became more clear. The water slowed, or more likely, she slowed. *Right... Rogue, where is she?* Suddenly she saw a figure standing on the water... no, not on the water, on a small bit of land.
"Rogue" Jean called out.
The figure, who she now made out as Rogue, turned to her. "Jean! I can't fly! I've tried and tried but I.... how are standing on the water."
Jean smiled. "I'm not. I'm in your mind, Rogue. This is all your imagination."
Rogue frowned, and stuck her hand into the water. It felt real, like water. She jumped up. "Your not Jean!" She screamed. "Your trying to trick me."
Jean frowned back at her. "I'm not a trick, its me. Please come Rogue, I promise Its me. Jean Gray, Marvel Girl, Phoenix... former student at X-mansion, X-men."
Rogue shook her head. "You could have learned all that."
Jean sighed. "Here." She went into Rogues mind, but instead of getting thoughts from Rogue, she gave out her own thoughts and memories. She hadn't shared her own mind in years, except of course with her husband, but she never had to block anything from him. With Rogue it was harder. She had to let her in on only her most open thoughts, nothing to personal.
After a moment, she closed her mind. "Its me, Rogue." she repeated.
Rogue looked up. "Okay." she said "I believe you."
Jean smiled "Come on Rogue...."
The water quickly disappeared, Rogue felt the dizziness come back to her. She shut her eyes and when she opened them, she fell to the ground again. Looking up, she saw the faces of her team mates. Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm.
"You okay?" Wolverine asked.
"Fine" she said sitting up, "Where's Jean?" She saw them glance to her right, and she did the same. Jean was standing there, staring just as Bobby had been, as she had been.
"She's finding Iceman." Cyclops said answering her unasked question.
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Jean watched Rogue fade away, and she quickly started to as well. *Bobby* she thought hard, *find Bobby*
There was blackness, deep blackness and then ground. Jean hit the ground with a force that would have hurt her badly, if not killed her. But she wasn't really there. She was in a pit made of dirt. No bigger then the size Rogue's little island was, she was in Bobby's mind. Smiling, she turned, and standing there was Iceman.
"Bobby!"
He turned to see her"Jean? How did you get here?"
"I didn't. Its a trap, Bobby. A mind trap."
He nodded slowly. "Ok, I get you. So how do we get out."
Jean held out a hand. "Take it" she said calmly.
Iceman, confused, took her hand. The moment he touched it he felt a dizziness around him. Falling to the ground, it stopped. He sat up, and saw the rest of his team.
"You okay?" Rogue asked.
"Yeah." He replied.
"Lets give Rogue, Jean and Iceman a moment to rest before we continue." Cyclops said to the others.
They nodded in agreement.