I love that episode with Gambit and Rogue!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited! I heard about that episode a few months back and have been waiting for it to come on!!!!!!!!! I could not get enough of that episode!!!!!!!! It was great! I love where Rogue asks Gambit why he uses cards to the point where she walks off saying, "Like I want you inside my head!" That was great! I love that when she ends up nearly knocking him out of the train and told him that she didn't like getting pushed in any direction and then he threatened to blow up the box car if she didn't pull him in! I love that! Great episode!!! Hey, any episode that has those two as the many characters is great in my book! But, the only problem for me was that HE LET HER LEAVE!!!!!!! HE SHOULD HAVE GOINE WITH HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOIN THE X-MEN AND BE WITH ROGUE!!!!!!!!!!! He better show up again real soon!!!!! Grrr . . . well, that was the only problem for me! 'Cuz those two are my favorites!!! Hey, anyone else thought it was way cool when Wolverine went after Pyro! I love when Pyro said "Sabertooth's out playing with a big ball of yarn somewhere,"! I thought that was funny. Dude, Pyro is funny!
Control
-Voice that always argues with you-
The blind mutant Irene turned to Mystique as she felt the car stop.
"Raven, you must be careful. Many things will be decided tonight." Mystique raised an eyebrow.
"Such as?" Irene sighed and shook her head.
"It is not my place to tell you. It will influence your judgment and endanger Rogue. Just think carefully before you act."
Xavier opened his eyes as he located Rogue. He turned and left the large room. Logan was waiting outside.
"So, have ya found her Chuck?"
Rogue felt herself start to loose conscious. Her will was the only thing keep her awake. Gaia smiled.
"Don't worry Rogue. Once this is over, you won't have to worry about any of those pesky memories bothering you." Rogue's eyes went wide.
"Yer gonna take mah memories?" She whispered. Gaia nodded.
"Of course, they won't have any meaning in you new life." Rogue shut her eyes and shook her head. There was no way this was real! Rogue bit down on her lip to keep herself from passing out.
The regal woman who stood in front of a screen was known by several different names. She had been called Windrider, a weather witch, some even believed her to be a goddess, but most knew her as Storm. Storm opened a channel with the Blackbird.
"Artemis?" After a few minutes the screen in front of her showed her the cockpit of the Blackbird.
"Yeah?" Artemis asked while Dixie glanced back and forth between the sky and the screen. Storm gave Dixie a weak smile.
"Dixie, I am glad that we got you back." Dixie smiled.
"Yep, I guess I have some explaining to do." Storm nodded.
"Yes, but not now. I am sending coordinates to meet us at. Professor Xavier has found Rogue." The smile that was on Artemis's face disappeared.
"Understood. We'll get there as fast as we can." Storm nodded once more and sent the coordinates.
Artemis stood as the screen went blank once more.
"Sorry Nebula, but I need to take the controls now." Dixie nodded and the two quickly switched seats. Artemis quickly looked at the coordinates. "Go change, fast!" Dixie ran to the back and looked for regular black uniform with a yellow belt, gloves, and boots. She didn't need to look too hard. Within minutes she found on and quickly changed into it. Nebula came through the door and was back in the cockpit and was pulling on a yellow glove. She reached back quickly and pulled her hair into a low pony tail to keep it out of her eyes. She sat down in the passenger seat and buckled up. She looked at the coordinates but they made no sense to her. Nebula turned to the former Fury.
"So where are we going?" Nebula noticed that her mentor's eyes had changed from blue to green and she now had cat eyes. Her usually soft and friendly facial features had hardened and the also become serious. Her warm and friendly smile was replaced by a serious frown, as though she was going through hundreds of possibilities this very moment. Her posture had change too. Before she had a care free posture, now, it was noting of the sort. It demanded respect and . . . maybe just alittle fear. Nothing about her was relaxed. She seemed to be on full alert even if she was in the cockpit. Dixie only once really seen Artemis fight and that was in the Danger Room, and even then she wasn't so serious and . . . well, somewhat scary. It amazed her at how fast she could change everything about her when faced with a battle. She noticed that Artemis's jaw was set firmly and her once lazy hands were tense. Artemis's eyes were scanning the sky in front of her, ready for the slightest disturbance. Everything about her screamed that she was ready to fight with everything she had in her.
"Amusement Park." Artemis merely said before she put the jet to its maximum speed and Nebula, even though she had braced herself, was shoved back into the chair from the pressure.
A raven watched an old abandoned amusement park with sharp eyes. It was looking for anything out of the ordinary. Its keen eyes finally spotted a building that had some boards removed. Other than that, there was nothing out of place. The raven flew behind the building. As it landed it grew in size and changed into a small cat. It quietly walked down the
Gaia frowned. Things were not going as he had expected. Rogue should have blacked out by now. She was suppose to be willing to live in a place that she was treated as she should be, a goddess! She was meant to be with him. How could she not see that?
"Why are you fighting it? All you have to do is go to sleep and then you can live without your painful past." Rogue shook her head in determination.
"No, Ah won't let ya take mah memories!" Gaia sighed. He knew this would be harder than he had originally thought.
"Why? What's so great? All you can remember is fear, betrayal, and loneliness." Rogue fought tears. He was right! He was right . . . she knew so much pain . . . maybe she should give in.
-You're wrong. You shouldn't give in.-
'Go away.'
-Why? So you can give up?-
'Why do ya care?'
-Because I'm you! And you don't give up!-
'What makes you say that?'
-You don't give up! You didn't give in to Faye Ma'at! You didn't give in to the Grim Reaper himself! You fight it!!!-
'Why?! Why do Ah fight?'
-You don't remember?!-
'Remember what?'
-Remy Lebeau! The man who you want to marry! The man that didn't give a crap about the fact that you couldn't touch!!!!! The same man who you came back for! He is the reason you fought Death itself!!!!!!!! Remember! Don't let Gaia take away your memories! Just think Rogue! Think!- Rogue searched her mind. She felt thousands of memories pass her by as she searched. Rogue almost gave up. Almost! But right before she did, Rogue saw a playing card? That couldn't be right. But . . . it was. A card was floating her in mind. She could see a blurred outline on it but she could not make out any details. All she knew was that the figure was male. In her mind she reached out to that card, grasping at it, praying that she would be able to touch it. Her hand fell short, but Rogue shoved her hand forward and pushed herself to reach it. She stretched out her arm as much as she could. Her fingertips finally brushed up against the card. Memories flashed through her mind. Their first encounter, where she felt herself stare in shock. A foreign feeling crept through her. It was similar to what she had felt for her team leader but far stronger. The first time he call her Chère after he chased off some thugs that had shoved her. How she had followed him with her best friend and ended up chasing down the Brotherhood and saving Pietro's life. Her mind saw when she was a Fury and absorbed her friend's powers and became Ma'at. She remembered how she had attacked her friends and ran, causing him to cause though Chicago till he saw her on the docks. She remembered how she had disappeared without a trace the second her turned. Rogue knew that she had absorbed Kitty to see if her old family was telling the truth. She knew that she had left and once more saw Gambit on the docks and, thanks to Blade, she kissed him. The time she tried to break it off because she didn't want to hurt him and he found her later while she was crying and told her that he would not let her throw the relationship that they were trying to have away because she didn't want to cause him pain. And when he held her and told her everything would be alright. When she was taken over she remembered Faye Ma'at trying to get her to forget about him. When she sorta kissed him before she fought against Apocalypse with Faye Ma'at. When she tired to save his life by breaking up again. How Faye Ma'at, even though she didn't like him, made sure he knew that it was because Rogue was scared and wanted to make sure he lived because she had finally defeated her father and made amends with Rogue. And how she had come to her grave after Faye Ma'at plan came though and met him there and kissed him without leaving him on the ground. In the park where he talked with her and kissed her. How he had shown up in her room and held her while she was sad and depressed. But most of all, when Kitty told her that he was an X-man and how happy she had become.
"Rogue, just sleep." Gaia smiled at her as he spoke. Rogue's eyes snapped open. Anger burned through her veins. He would dare to try and take those memories of Remy away from her!
"NO!!!!!!!!!" Rogue screamed out, filled with rage. She gritted her teeth in anger. "YA WON'T FORCE MEH TA DO ANYTHIN'!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed. Rogue didn't feel something snap in the back of her mind. She didn't feel something changing in her, something evolving. She didn't feel the flow of power suddenly stop. She couldn't. She was too mad. She didn't feel fear of killing someone with her powers anymore, she was too angry. That anger melted the fear. What's more, her desire, a desire to get back to the one person that was interested in her romantically when she could not even touch someone, broke loose inside her. Her mind was forced clear as she felt that desire to never loose him again melt away her fear That desire demanded that fear was cast out of her. That her wild emotions calmed for the moment. "LET! MEH! GO!" Gaia fell to the floor in shock. Rogue yanked down hard on the vine.
Hope you liked it!!!!!!!!! I hope I can write the next chapter soon!!! I have a four day weekend so I should be able to get a lot of writing done. Well, review cause that makes me real happy! And hey, in the next few chapters I'll try to do justice for any fighting that will happen! Hmm . . . . I don't think I've got anything else . . . . ummm . . . . oh, don't forget, if you guys can help me with my summaries then e-mail me or review, either way is fine with me. Well, that's all for now! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!