The Rogue

Author's Note: sorry for the delay, thanks for all you who reviewed and for those of you who informed me on the movie. It's been a long time since I saw it, but I loved it, none the less.

This first part is in Logan's Point of View

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Where am I? I feel-wet… like… like that time 15 years ago. God, please don't say I'm back. How did I get here anyway?

I remember the rally…

The machine…

DeVillago…

Then…

Nothing.

What is this throbbing pain in my neck? Come on; open your damn eyes! Move your arms! Do Something!

… Pathetic!

How can you even save Marie if you can't save yourself?! Damn pathetic excuse for a man! Open your damn eyes! Don't cry, dammit! The Wolverine doesn't cry!

You have to move! Unsheathe those damn knives you call claws and break yourself free! You know you can do it… you did it 15 years ago, but you have an advantage… you're not pumped full of morphine…

…Damn it Logan!

Wake up!

"Logan? Wake up…"

Am I dreaming? … no… it can't be… Marie?

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Logan groaned and willed himself to open his eyes. The pain was overwhelming, travelling through every vein of his body. Whatever they did to ensnare him, worked. They had their precious trophy, their Weapon X. He tried to move his muscles with pure effort and they did so, sending more needles of pain throughout his body. It was as if he were frozen and trying to thaw by moving.

He knew that he barely moved an inch, but he kept still, hearing light footsteps approaching his containment cylinder. He closed his eyes again, this time with more control. He was starting to regain feeling in his body and the pain was becoming nothing but a slight sting.

" Logan… "

Logan snapped his eyes open as he heard her familiar voice. The same melodious tune that was forever etched in his memories.

Marie.

His mouth and nose were covered with an oxygen mask that helped him to breathe through the fluid surrounding his body. He saw Marie's auburn hair and longed to run his hands through them, he had to smile at her emerald eyes that were wide with shock and happiness.

She stood before him, dressed in black, ready to complete a mission just to help release him. Although Logan didn't know that, he did know the expression on her face before she saw him was that of hopelessness. He frowned to think of what DeVillago had forced her to do.

There, in all her beauty, Marie stood smiling happily at him, knowing he was alive- and all Logan could do was stare at her.

"Logan?"

Before Marie could react, Logan unsheathed his claws and broke through the glass. Marie blushed at his state of undress which made Logan chuckle.

" Come on darlin'. It won't do any of us any good if we just stand around," he said.

Marie nodded, shyness aside, she sighed with relief knowing she wouldn't have to kill the president after all. Logan noticed that Marie became silent and more agile, as if she had received years of training instead of being the same bumbling teen he had picked up on the side of the road.

' Duh birdbrain! She was captured and experimented on here!' he thought.

Marie chuckled, not having the heart to tell him that she was telepathic as well. 'I'll tell him later' she thought.

Logan peeked through the doorway as Marie looked around. She knew that there was a lack of scientists to run the labs and the cameras weren't installed yet. She grinned, knowing that it would be easier without the surveillance.

Logan found a guard coming towards them and he snatched him inside before anyone else came along. He rendered the man unconscious and borrowed his clothes, leaving the man in the room with nothing but his boxers.

" Fit?" Marie asked, not bothering to look at him. ' This was way too easy,' she thought.

Logan didn't care about how tight the clothes were, as long as he didn't have to trek around in his birthday suit.

As they went down the hallway, Marie flying and Logan running behind her, DeVillago suddenly popped out from behind the corner.

"Did you really think I'd let my masterpiece just slip out of my hands?" he sneered.

" You think you can stop us?" Logan barked, unsheathing his claws. "Right, you and what army?"

DeVillago smirked mischievously, and suddenly divided into two, then the two divided into four, and so on, until there were 8 exact duplicates of himself standing before Marie and Logan.

Marie recalled Mystique's coy answer to her question when she first tried to escape.

"Who says he was human?"

Logan charged at one of the DeVillagos and made a deep wound in his stomach. He was about to go onto another, when the wound on the first one's stomach healed before his very eyes. Marie's eyes widened as she realized what DeVillago's mutation was.

" You seem surprised, my dear," the DeVillagos taunted. " Still think you can defeat me?"

They cackled deviously and snapped their fingers. Mystique, Sabertooth, Neutralizer and a group of random mutants appeared.

"Face it, you're outnumbered!"

Suddenly, there was a red blast that blew a hole into one of the walls. As the dust cleared, Marie's heart soared as she saw Scott, in his uniform.

" Not if we can help it!"

Behind Scott, were Jean, Ororo, Kitty, and Bobby. Marie sighed, not seeing Jamie or Ricky, whom she was sure would have pestered them to let him join.

*If you're worried about Jamie and Ricky, they're in the Blackbird with Mr. McCoy. *

Marie smiled at Scott and sent a mental thank you. DeVillago gave out an angered yell and commanded his mutants to attack. Cyclops hit as many DeVillagos as he could, only ending up in creating more of him once they've healed.

Ororo was busy with Mystique, both having unfinished business.

" What do you plan to accomplish, Weather Witch? You can't defeat me!" Mystique taunted as she delivered a kick to the goddess' face.

Ororo merely floated and kicked her back, her weather powers useless indoors. " That's the beauty about this, Mystique… I already have."

Logan was finishing his business with Creed as they circled each other, throwing and receiving blows that they know they can survive through.

" Why do you insist on working with psychopaths?" Logan asked.

" They're the only ones who can find my wife."

Marie was facing off with the original DeVillago. They stood silently staring at each other.

" Why did you kill Nate if you planned to get rid of the human species? Why lie about killing mutants?" Marie asked as she tried to think of a way to stop him.

'Stall him… figure it out… what is his weakness!'

" My dear, in the art of war… you must sacrifice a few to get where you need to go."

" You disgust me," Marie growled as she sent a super-powered kick to his chest, sending him flying towards Bobby. As he hit the boy, Bobby accidentally froze one of the DeVillago clones in a block of ice. Scott and Marie saw it at the same time and yelled out instructions at the same time as well.

" Bobby! Freeze all of the DeVillagos!"

Bobby nodded and did as he was told. " Stop the boy!" the original yelled as he ran towards the control rooms. Jean stood in front of Bobby and telekinetically removed any obstacles from the boy's line of fire.

Mystique and Creed followed the original DeVillago and ran towards the stairs. The mutants that were left were soon defeated and the DeVillago clones disappeared.

They all ran up the stairs and suddenly, there were flashing red lights and a loud voice boomed through the P.A system.

"Warning, Self-destruct imminent"

Marie's eyes went wide as did Logan's. " There are more mutants trapped in here!" Marie yelled. "… Where's Jamie?"

Scott seemed shocked to hear her ask for the boy at the situation but decided to answer her anyway. " He's in the Blackbird. They should just be in the forest."

"Kitty, take Ms. Munroe, phase to the forest and fast. Bring Jamie back here pronto!"

Kitty and Ororo nodded, flying away.

" What's going on?" Scott asked. " DeVillago's getting away."

" If this place self-destructs, we have ourselves more than a hundred mutants dead," Marie explained. " Jean, you know something about these things, right?"

Jean nodded. " Yes, but nothing this big…"

"I'll help you. In case Jamie can't get those people out of here… we might be able to shut the computer manually."

Scott nodded. " Where is it?"

" Logan knows where it is. It's where he was placed it. Lead Jean to the containment room and try to help her all you can. Bobby, keep Ricky company! Scott, I need you here to help."

Jean and Logan made their way to the containment room and Bobby did as he was told. Scott felt proud of Marie as she took the role temporarily.

" What is it you plan to do?" Scott asked as they waited for Ororo and Kitty to return.

" I'm going to absorb Jamie, reverse my mutation place Jamie's mutation in Kitty and Ms. Munroe and you. That way, you can multiply yourselves, get as many people as you can with the help of the Kittys," Marie explained.

They saw Kitty and Ororo float down with Jamie, who gave Marie a big hug before he smiled at her.

" I'm glad to see you too, Jamie. Now… this may sting," Marie said as she touched Jamie's face, taking only his powers and not his energy.

She then went to Kitty, Ororo and Scott, reversing her mutation. They felt a slight tingling sensation and felt different. Rogue pushed every one of them, creating multiples of themselves.

" Now, Kitty, grab one of them. All of you Kittys. Phase through the walls if you have Scott and Jamie. If you have Ms. Munroe, phase to the floors below you. If we need any more of you guys, just tell me and I'll relay it to you guys."

They each went their separate ways and Marie made multiples of herself as well, flying down the levels to help out anyway she could. The original Marie ran towards the containment room and found Jean typing away as Logan tried to re-wire the computer.

"Self Destruct in 10 minutes"

Marie panicked. She tired to find a memory that might be able to help, but all she could find about computers were how to reprogram things.

'Dumbass! That is a good thing to know!'

She began to type away at the controls, making Jean and Logan look at her as if she were crazy.

" Darlin', what are you doing?" Logan asked as he watched Marie typing away. Jean tried to keep up with the girl as she read through her commands.

" You're trying to over-write the program?" Jean marveled, wondering why she hadn't thought of that earlier.

" That's if it's possible…" Marie started, still typing away. Hopefully, she wouldn't get to any walls that would prevent her from saving her friends.

" Is there anything I could do to help?" Jean asked.

Marie nodded. " Yes, you too, Logan. Since we have a lot of people to rescue. I need you guys to multiply."

Without looking at either one of them, she touched them with her finger and sent what was left of Jamie's mutation to them. Logan immediately felt the change and started to multiply at will. He grinned as he saw himself outside of a full- length mirror.

" Self destruct in 5 minutes"

Logan cursed and ran towards the levels, hoping he could speed up the process. Jean did the same, but her original stayed behind.

*Level 1 is clear! * one of the Ororos said mentally. Jean and Marie smiled, relieved as their friends continued to keep them updated

* Level 2 clear! * Logan's gruff voice said mentally.

*Level 3! Clear! * Scott said.

*Level 4! And 5 Clear! * Kitty said jubilantly.

*Level 6 clear! * Jean said. * I have to add…this mutation is cool! *

Marie laughed at that and Jean had to blush at her sudden immaturity.

*Level 7! … wait… okay, Logan has them! Clear! *

" Self destruct in 3 minutes, lockdown in 10…9…"

Marie continued typing, hoping that she would still be able to over-ride the previous commands when she heard a telepathic cry for help from one of the Scotts and Kittys.

*We got everyone in Level 8, but there's a metal cell in here! We can't get through! Kitty just disappeared! *

Jean looked at Marie. " Jean, I need you to do me a big favor…" Marie started as she typed the last command.

" Lockdown over-ridden, Self Destruct in 60 seconds "

" I want you to go up to the surface, get everyone far away from the warehouse. At least 300 ft away!" Marie continued. "Go!"

As Jean flew towards the level, Marie flew into the floors, not caring whether she may get hurt or not.

'If I use the damn stairs, I'll never make it out in less than 30 seconds!'

" Self destruct in 20 seconds "

Marie crashed through the levels, trusting her friends when they said they were in the clear. As she reached the bottom level of the underground lab, she found the only chamber left unopened. She yanked the metal door and found a woman, floating in a bluish liquid.

" Self destruct in 10…9…8…"

'Shit!'

Marie punched the cylinder and caught the limp body in her arms. The woman was considerably light… but then again, everything was lighter now that Marie had her super-strength back.

" …4…3…2…"

Marie prayed that her telekinesis wasn't rusty and waited for the blast.

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Jean nodded uncertain of her command, but complied. She flew up to the surface and found more people present than an ordinary hockey game. She quickly sent them a telepathic message and they ran towards the Blackbird. As soon as they were far enough, not able to see the warehouse, Scott began to search the crowd for Marie.

"Where is she?"

Jean was about to reply, when a huge explosion occurred. A mushroom cloud hovered in the air, disappearing into the afternoon sky.

" Marie!!"

Both Logan and Scott were about to run back to the wreckage, only to be held back by Jean and Ororo. Logan closed his eyes, feeling tears running down his face, Ororo's embrace giving him slight comfort. Scott pushed Jean away and fell on his knees. Tears seeped through his visor, as he pounded on the cement. Jamie shook his head, sobbing uncontrollably. He loved Marie, even though he hadn't exactly known her for a long time… he started to look up to her like a mother. And now… she was gone.

Jamie couldn't believe it. He wouldn't believe it. Without anyone to bump into or stop him, he ran towards the crater, with Scott right behind him. He stood less than a hundred feet away from the remainder of the burning wreck.

" She-she can't be-"

Scott pulled Jamie in a tight hug as he sobbed. The rest of the X-team came to them and bowed their heads. Jean closed her eyes and took a shaky breath.

' Rogue… '

Suddenly, there was sound of creaking metal within the mass. Then, something shot out of the rubble and into the sky. Logan laughed and gave a cheer as it came flying towards them. Scott let go of Jamie and walked towards Marie.

Her black uniform was burnt and torn, but Marie herself was untouched. In her arms, was a woman with unusually light violet skin, and lavender locks; the woman seemed unconscious with her head relaxed and limp.

Logan came towards Marie as she gently transferred the limp woman to Logan's arms. Scott was by Marie's side before she fell from exhaustion. She leaned into Scott and placed her head on the crevice between his neck and his shoulders. Scott knelt down and scooped her up, carrying her bridal style, with her arms around his neck.

" I'm glad you're alive, baby."

Marie smiled and whispered, " Me too."

Logan watched, his heart clenching as he was forced to endure yet another form of torture; seeing the woman he loved in the arms of another man.

Ororo placed her hand on Logan's shoulders. " It'll get better with time…"

Logan nodded. " I know 'Ro… its just… it hurts right now…"

Jean resisted the temptation to cry and shifted her attention from the couple to the woman in Logan's arms.

" Who is she?"

"Her name is Clarice Ferguson; Codename: Blink. She has the ability to focus matter to one point, and move the matter from place to another," Marie said hoarsely. " She's Victor's wife."

Marie felt the slow healing factor rejuvenate her body. Scott placed her back down on her feet and Jamie rushed at her. Logan fell silent, still carrying the woman in his arms.

" I'm glad you're okay!" Jamie exclaimed. Marie ruffled his hair and walked towards Logan.

" Thanks for savin' me back there, darlin'," Logan said sincerely.

Marie flashed him a loving smile and nodded. " It was the least I could do to repay you for saving me."

Logan chuckled. " Let's just say we're even then."

Marie nodded and looked at Scott as he embraced her from behind. For the longest that Marie could remember, she felt content. Friends and family were surrounding her.

" So, let's get back to the Blackbird, shall we? I want to see my other son," Marie said, winking at Jamie. They reached the forest where the Blackbird was hidden, followed by over a hundred groggy mutants.

Scott noticed that something felt odd. The Blackbird's cargo hold was open and Henry was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, they saw Bobby running towards them, carrying a groaning beast.

" Bobby! Hank!" Jean exclaimed.

" What happened?" Scott asked.

Marie braced herself for what she knew had happened.

" DeVillago came this way… he took Ricky!"

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Author's Note: Like? Ya, I know that I didn't say what happened to DeVillago. You'll see… And as for Blink… ya I know she's supposed to be single, but in the old comix I believe that she was the only one that Creed ever saved or even tolerated. So I thought there was some chemistry between them…