"How could you have been so stupid about her problems?"Scott asks himself, more a mumble then anything to keep the others from hearing. His silent ranting had been going on for almost an hour since they'd found Jean and Logan's location, then set out to find them. His thoughts were all angry at himself as he remembered the look on Rogue's face when Charles had explained things to them; all the color had drained from her already slightly pale face. "How could you ignore the strangeness to her behavior since we returned? I guess I always had a blind spot when it came to her..." A single tear forms at each of his eyes, but he blinks them away, angry at himself for still caring about her. She'd hurt them all and he should hate her, but he didn't. Scott knew he still loved her as much as he ever had. "You can't blame yourself, Scott. You wanted to think she was healed as much as the rest of us,"Ororo says, obviously sensing the source of his pain. She was sitting beside him while Bobby and Marie sat in the back, silent. Bobby had tried to draw Rogue into conversation several times, but his attempts were met by shakes of her head or silence. "But I should have recognized it. I walked away from the Professor because I believed I was right; I wasn't and that's put Logan in danger."
"It's not your fault, Scott. I know you feel guilty and that it's your fault but you didn't push her into changing sides." Ororo's smile is comforting but he ignores it and continues staring ahead as he steers the X-Jet toward his destination. Iceman's pleaing with Rogue reaches his ears again. "Just say something. Anything to let me know you're okay..." She shook her head again. "Marie, dammnit say something!" "I'm fine." Her voice is little more then a whispher as she stares straight ahead, unblinking or moving. "At least you spoke,"Bobby comments, placing one hand on hers that clutches the armrest,"Logan'll be okay, Marie. He can't really die..healing factor." "I know, but what if there is a way he can die?" "He can't. The guy doesn't die unless you kill him instantly or remove his heart...those might not even work." Storm sighs,"Not helping, Bobby." "Sorry." Scott interrupts them as he lands the plane in what would almost count for a field. Silence falls among them once more as Rogue unbuckles her seat belt and gets out, stretching slightly. The move draws Bobby's attention and for a moment he forgets why they're there, but the sad, far away look in Scott and Rogue's face brings the memory back full force. "Where are they at, Scott?" "The professor said the place was around here somewhere....Rogue, where are you going?" Rogue had taken off running into the distance, leaving the others with no choice, except to follow her or lose her.
"Child, don't run off!" Storm takes flight and manages to land beside the younger mutant as she stops. "Is something wrong, Rogue?" "I just....I want to find Logan and make sure he's okay." "We must wait for the others. You may need them.." Rogue shakes her head as if in protest, but doesn't move. Scott and Bobby catch up to them after a few moments; she's still staring off into the distance as they come to her sides. "Something's not right,"Bobby announces, looking around in front of them,"Wouldn't there normally be some kind of proof that something, anything went on?" Storm nods. "It's as if there's nothing..." "It can't be nothing. There has to be something!" Scott takes off in the direction Rogue had been running, searching for any sign of his wife or the friend he'd never admit was a friend. The other X-Men follow him. "Logan! Jean!" The single word shouts bring nothing, but more emptiness and the caw of birds. "Logan! Jean!" Rogue stops suddenly and turns in a diffrent direction, staring at something in the distance. "Scott, wait!" He stops and looks at her as the others still in their running.
The familiar form of a man walks toward them, holding something limp and with dangling red hair in his arms. His movements appear almost robotic as he makes his way toward them, but he doesn't stop even when he reaches Rogue, Storm, and Bobby. Logan walks past them all and lays the ruined body of Jean down in front of Scott. "I brought her back to you, One-Eye...she's yours again." He turns to walk away as Rogue places one hand on his arm. "What happened? Are you okay?"she questions, holding onto his arm even as he tries to keep walking. He stops as if he knew she'd never be able to hold him alone but wouldn't give up his arm. "I'm fine. Take care of her....It doesn't matter what happened. It's over and you can't change it..." Logan ruffly but still gently enough not to hurt her yanks his arm from her and walks away in the direction of the X-Jet. The gathered three stand motionless as Scott lifts his wife's limp, ruined body into his arms and follows Logan in the direction he went. Rogue closes her eyes, realizing that she'd lost him again and was now alone. Storm touches her shoulder, but she pulls away. Bobby recieves the same reaction. "I won't cry, not for him, not now.."
"It's not your fault, Scott. I know you feel guilty and that it's your fault but you didn't push her into changing sides." Ororo's smile is comforting but he ignores it and continues staring ahead as he steers the X-Jet toward his destination. Iceman's pleaing with Rogue reaches his ears again. "Just say something. Anything to let me know you're okay..." She shook her head again. "Marie, dammnit say something!" "I'm fine." Her voice is little more then a whispher as she stares straight ahead, unblinking or moving. "At least you spoke,"Bobby comments, placing one hand on hers that clutches the armrest,"Logan'll be okay, Marie. He can't really die..healing factor." "I know, but what if there is a way he can die?" "He can't. The guy doesn't die unless you kill him instantly or remove his heart...those might not even work." Storm sighs,"Not helping, Bobby." "Sorry." Scott interrupts them as he lands the plane in what would almost count for a field. Silence falls among them once more as Rogue unbuckles her seat belt and gets out, stretching slightly. The move draws Bobby's attention and for a moment he forgets why they're there, but the sad, far away look in Scott and Rogue's face brings the memory back full force. "Where are they at, Scott?" "The professor said the place was around here somewhere....Rogue, where are you going?" Rogue had taken off running into the distance, leaving the others with no choice, except to follow her or lose her.
"Child, don't run off!" Storm takes flight and manages to land beside the younger mutant as she stops. "Is something wrong, Rogue?" "I just....I want to find Logan and make sure he's okay." "We must wait for the others. You may need them.." Rogue shakes her head as if in protest, but doesn't move. Scott and Bobby catch up to them after a few moments; she's still staring off into the distance as they come to her sides. "Something's not right,"Bobby announces, looking around in front of them,"Wouldn't there normally be some kind of proof that something, anything went on?" Storm nods. "It's as if there's nothing..." "It can't be nothing. There has to be something!" Scott takes off in the direction Rogue had been running, searching for any sign of his wife or the friend he'd never admit was a friend. The other X-Men follow him. "Logan! Jean!" The single word shouts bring nothing, but more emptiness and the caw of birds. "Logan! Jean!" Rogue stops suddenly and turns in a diffrent direction, staring at something in the distance. "Scott, wait!" He stops and looks at her as the others still in their running.
The familiar form of a man walks toward them, holding something limp and with dangling red hair in his arms. His movements appear almost robotic as he makes his way toward them, but he doesn't stop even when he reaches Rogue, Storm, and Bobby. Logan walks past them all and lays the ruined body of Jean down in front of Scott. "I brought her back to you, One-Eye...she's yours again." He turns to walk away as Rogue places one hand on his arm. "What happened? Are you okay?"she questions, holding onto his arm even as he tries to keep walking. He stops as if he knew she'd never be able to hold him alone but wouldn't give up his arm. "I'm fine. Take care of her....It doesn't matter what happened. It's over and you can't change it..." Logan ruffly but still gently enough not to hurt her yanks his arm from her and walks away in the direction of the X-Jet. The gathered three stand motionless as Scott lifts his wife's limp, ruined body into his arms and follows Logan in the direction he went. Rogue closes her eyes, realizing that she'd lost him again and was now alone. Storm touches her shoulder, but she pulls away. Bobby recieves the same reaction. "I won't cry, not for him, not now.."