Rogue trudged to the bathroom mid-afternoon Tuesday.
She had woken up a few minutes ago and planned on taking a cold shower and getting right to work on rebuilding her shields.
She didn't realize she had forgotten to take clothes in with her until she stepped back onto the hard-tile floor, "Oh, well, what's the worst that could happen? Everyone's at school anyway" she fastened a towel around her and made her way back to her room.
When Rogue turned the corner, though, she got the answer to her previous question, she collided head on with Pyro and they landed in a mess of arms and legs.
Rogue scrambled up quickly, thankful she had managed to keep a tight grip on the towel, St. John let out a low whistle, sitting up on his elbows, "By crikey"
Rogue looked down at him, covering up her embarrassment with a glare, "Keep your eyes in their sockets" she spat with disgust, continuing on her way.
She didn't get far before he caught up behind her, she felt his penetrating gaze and whirled around, "Are you going to follow me all the way to my room?"
He grinned, "With this view? Yah" Rogue growled, "Back off you disgusting creep, before Ah zap ya'"
"There a problem here?" Rogue relaxed at the sound of the familiar voice, Warren was coming up behind St. John and he looked ready to kill the guy if need be.
"No, no problem, this flame thrower was just leaving" he caught the double meaning in her words and clamped a firm hand on Pyro's shoulder, "Why don't I show you the way to the stairs?" he commented, glancing back at Rogue as he turned the Australian in the other direction.
She flashed him a smile, which he returned and proceeded to have a 'quaint' little chat with the red head still in his hold.
Rogue smirked and started, for the second time, to her room, glad that she didn't bump into anyone else.
She quickly dressed, combed her hair, and applied her regular amount of dark make up, she then opened her window and settled into her meditating position, ready to pick up where she'd left off yesterday.
*Rogue, we need you downstairs, now!*
Rogue's eyes flew open at the sound of urgency in the Professor's voice, she hurried to the briefing room where, Warren, Ororo, Logan, Beast, Magneto, and the Acolytes were already gathered.
Xavier didn't waist any time, "Mesmero has located the third key, he is on his way to a museum in Holland to retrieve it" (A/N: let me just inform you that I have little knowledge about Holland's landscape, history, etc. so don't flame me for inconsistant info or whatever)
"I'll pick up the rest of the team" Wolverine said, about to head for the garage, "No" the Professor stated, "If we pull all of the X-men out of school it might alert the media and that is definitely something we do not need"
Logan grunted, but stayed put.
"Now, we will take the X-jet and see if we can secure the key before Mesmero does, if so than there is no need for violence, if not." He trailed off but they all caught his meaning, if Mesmero got the key before them then things would get dirty.
"Alright, let's go"
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Rogue jumped out of the jet with Remy on her heels, they had all been paired off into teams for different parts of the keys retrieval, Rogue and Gambit were the stealth part.
Gambit would get them in without setting off any alarms, Rogue would be his back up incase they ran into trouble with the guards, she would also watch for any sign of detection while he stole the key.
Rogue mused at how it was so late at night over on this side of the world, when back in America people were only few hours away from getting off work and out of school.
She concentrated on the mission at hand as Remy motioned for her to follow him down a rope lowered on one side of the building and through a window that he opened with his kinetic charge power.
Once they were inside they found the panel that controlled the laser system and disarmed it with some help from Hank over the intercom.
"Is it just me or is this way too easy" Rogue whispered as they approached the room that supposedly held the key in it, "Ah mean, we haven't caught even a glimpse of a guard"
Remy smirked, "What else do you expect when your with the most cunning thief in the world" Rogue rolled her eyes, "Ah expect trouble, this is starting to feel like a trap"
"Quit worrying, Cher`e"
Rogue just frowned and kept her senses tuned as they entered the room, Remy charged a card so he could see the cases, "There it is, we got to it first" he said with a smile, personally he would have preferred more of a challenge.
"And a challenge you shall have" a creepy voice filled the room and all the museum's lights came on, there stood Mesmero, holding a ruby colored chain that had two golden charms hanging from the middle.
It was an exact replica of the item Gambit had been about to take, Rogue was tempted to say "I told you so", but kept her mouth shut, she didn't want to draw Mesmero's attention, she had been trained to think fast in this kind of situation, and think fast she did by reopening the com-link without the telepath's noticing.
Remy had charged a few cards and threw them at the other man, but they were sent right back at him and Rogue.
Due to quick reflexes the younger mutants managed to dodge the objects, "Now would be a good time for back up!" Rogue yelled into her com-link, as if on cue the door burst open and everyone rushed in.
Storm swirled a tornado around Mesmero, Logan raced at him with his claws out, the Professor fought kinetic force against kinetic force, St. John surrounded him with dogs made out of fire, Colossus took a swing at him, Magneto pulled on everything that would react to magnetism and sent it hurtling towards him, and Remy charged a few more cards in his direction.
However, their attempts to over power the telepath were in vain, every attack was sent right back at them with even greater force.
Rogue suddenly had an idea, Jean and the Professor had always marveled at how she, being a non-telepath, could keep them out of her mind with hardly any effort.
If she covered up what she was thinking and proceeded with the plan that was forming in her head, maybe she would be able to go through with it without detection.
She didn't risk projecting anything to the Professor, she just made sure the others kept the creep busy.
She didn't know how she was able to get behind him, all she remembered was slipping off her glove and putting a hand to his face, and now his memories and powers were flowing into her.
They were so strong, she had to force herself not to black out at the powerful rush, after a few seconds she realized she would have to absorb his whole being if she wanted to stop him.
She didn't know if she could do it, she didn't know if she could really kill someone, her mind began to swim and her head pounded violently, her body started to tingle and breathing became herder and herder by the second.
Finally it was done, a lifeless Mesmero fell to the floor, Rogue stumbled backwards, holding her head and breathing heavily, images melded and swirled together, all jumbling up in one big pile.
She opened her eyes and stared at the man she had killed, she fought back the tears with every ounce of energy she had left, she stood for a moment, transfixed in her confused state.
Everyone crowded around her but she wasn't aware of them, a sudden surge of power pulsed through her, a barrier was brought up around her mind, the strongest mental walls she could ever imagine shielded her thoughts, sorted her memories and locked away the personalities of Kurt Wagner, Kitty Pryde, and Mesmero.
All this took place in a matter of minutes, accomplishing what she had been wanting to work at for the last two days, her shields were back, three times as durable as before, she had new powers, she was a telepath and a telekinetic.
Rogue blinked a couple of times, letting the surreal feeling that had settled over her, wash away, than she blacked out.
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(A/N: Okay this one was kind of short but I still hope you liked, please review:)
She had woken up a few minutes ago and planned on taking a cold shower and getting right to work on rebuilding her shields.
She didn't realize she had forgotten to take clothes in with her until she stepped back onto the hard-tile floor, "Oh, well, what's the worst that could happen? Everyone's at school anyway" she fastened a towel around her and made her way back to her room.
When Rogue turned the corner, though, she got the answer to her previous question, she collided head on with Pyro and they landed in a mess of arms and legs.
Rogue scrambled up quickly, thankful she had managed to keep a tight grip on the towel, St. John let out a low whistle, sitting up on his elbows, "By crikey"
Rogue looked down at him, covering up her embarrassment with a glare, "Keep your eyes in their sockets" she spat with disgust, continuing on her way.
She didn't get far before he caught up behind her, she felt his penetrating gaze and whirled around, "Are you going to follow me all the way to my room?"
He grinned, "With this view? Yah" Rogue growled, "Back off you disgusting creep, before Ah zap ya'"
"There a problem here?" Rogue relaxed at the sound of the familiar voice, Warren was coming up behind St. John and he looked ready to kill the guy if need be.
"No, no problem, this flame thrower was just leaving" he caught the double meaning in her words and clamped a firm hand on Pyro's shoulder, "Why don't I show you the way to the stairs?" he commented, glancing back at Rogue as he turned the Australian in the other direction.
She flashed him a smile, which he returned and proceeded to have a 'quaint' little chat with the red head still in his hold.
Rogue smirked and started, for the second time, to her room, glad that she didn't bump into anyone else.
She quickly dressed, combed her hair, and applied her regular amount of dark make up, she then opened her window and settled into her meditating position, ready to pick up where she'd left off yesterday.
*Rogue, we need you downstairs, now!*
Rogue's eyes flew open at the sound of urgency in the Professor's voice, she hurried to the briefing room where, Warren, Ororo, Logan, Beast, Magneto, and the Acolytes were already gathered.
Xavier didn't waist any time, "Mesmero has located the third key, he is on his way to a museum in Holland to retrieve it" (A/N: let me just inform you that I have little knowledge about Holland's landscape, history, etc. so don't flame me for inconsistant info or whatever)
"I'll pick up the rest of the team" Wolverine said, about to head for the garage, "No" the Professor stated, "If we pull all of the X-men out of school it might alert the media and that is definitely something we do not need"
Logan grunted, but stayed put.
"Now, we will take the X-jet and see if we can secure the key before Mesmero does, if so than there is no need for violence, if not." He trailed off but they all caught his meaning, if Mesmero got the key before them then things would get dirty.
"Alright, let's go"
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Rogue jumped out of the jet with Remy on her heels, they had all been paired off into teams for different parts of the keys retrieval, Rogue and Gambit were the stealth part.
Gambit would get them in without setting off any alarms, Rogue would be his back up incase they ran into trouble with the guards, she would also watch for any sign of detection while he stole the key.
Rogue mused at how it was so late at night over on this side of the world, when back in America people were only few hours away from getting off work and out of school.
She concentrated on the mission at hand as Remy motioned for her to follow him down a rope lowered on one side of the building and through a window that he opened with his kinetic charge power.
Once they were inside they found the panel that controlled the laser system and disarmed it with some help from Hank over the intercom.
"Is it just me or is this way too easy" Rogue whispered as they approached the room that supposedly held the key in it, "Ah mean, we haven't caught even a glimpse of a guard"
Remy smirked, "What else do you expect when your with the most cunning thief in the world" Rogue rolled her eyes, "Ah expect trouble, this is starting to feel like a trap"
"Quit worrying, Cher`e"
Rogue just frowned and kept her senses tuned as they entered the room, Remy charged a card so he could see the cases, "There it is, we got to it first" he said with a smile, personally he would have preferred more of a challenge.
"And a challenge you shall have" a creepy voice filled the room and all the museum's lights came on, there stood Mesmero, holding a ruby colored chain that had two golden charms hanging from the middle.
It was an exact replica of the item Gambit had been about to take, Rogue was tempted to say "I told you so", but kept her mouth shut, she didn't want to draw Mesmero's attention, she had been trained to think fast in this kind of situation, and think fast she did by reopening the com-link without the telepath's noticing.
Remy had charged a few cards and threw them at the other man, but they were sent right back at him and Rogue.
Due to quick reflexes the younger mutants managed to dodge the objects, "Now would be a good time for back up!" Rogue yelled into her com-link, as if on cue the door burst open and everyone rushed in.
Storm swirled a tornado around Mesmero, Logan raced at him with his claws out, the Professor fought kinetic force against kinetic force, St. John surrounded him with dogs made out of fire, Colossus took a swing at him, Magneto pulled on everything that would react to magnetism and sent it hurtling towards him, and Remy charged a few more cards in his direction.
However, their attempts to over power the telepath were in vain, every attack was sent right back at them with even greater force.
Rogue suddenly had an idea, Jean and the Professor had always marveled at how she, being a non-telepath, could keep them out of her mind with hardly any effort.
If she covered up what she was thinking and proceeded with the plan that was forming in her head, maybe she would be able to go through with it without detection.
She didn't risk projecting anything to the Professor, she just made sure the others kept the creep busy.
She didn't know how she was able to get behind him, all she remembered was slipping off her glove and putting a hand to his face, and now his memories and powers were flowing into her.
They were so strong, she had to force herself not to black out at the powerful rush, after a few seconds she realized she would have to absorb his whole being if she wanted to stop him.
She didn't know if she could do it, she didn't know if she could really kill someone, her mind began to swim and her head pounded violently, her body started to tingle and breathing became herder and herder by the second.
Finally it was done, a lifeless Mesmero fell to the floor, Rogue stumbled backwards, holding her head and breathing heavily, images melded and swirled together, all jumbling up in one big pile.
She opened her eyes and stared at the man she had killed, she fought back the tears with every ounce of energy she had left, she stood for a moment, transfixed in her confused state.
Everyone crowded around her but she wasn't aware of them, a sudden surge of power pulsed through her, a barrier was brought up around her mind, the strongest mental walls she could ever imagine shielded her thoughts, sorted her memories and locked away the personalities of Kurt Wagner, Kitty Pryde, and Mesmero.
All this took place in a matter of minutes, accomplishing what she had been wanting to work at for the last two days, her shields were back, three times as durable as before, she had new powers, she was a telepath and a telekinetic.
Rogue blinked a couple of times, letting the surreal feeling that had settled over her, wash away, than she blacked out.
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(A/N: Okay this one was kind of short but I still hope you liked, please review:)