Disclaimer…I don't own Evo…oh no…and I killed off one of my own characters…so…yeah…

AN: This is just a short collection to fill in between parts in the Cypher Arc…it's all composed of letters Asli 'Cypher' Fraser left behind for her friends and team-mates before her death.  It's kinda sappy but deal with it…I needed closure.

The End of the Tunnel

Rogue

Dear Rogue,

Far be it for me to descend into untold realms of cheesiness, but if you're getting this letter then something happened when we fought Magneto and I'm probably dead.  Or everything went well and we're reading it together having a laugh.  I hope it's the second but…I wrote this intending the first.  Don't be mad, but Mystique told me about a vision of Destiny's where you were killed fighting Magneto.  Even though Carol's powers make you one tough broad I couldn't take that chance.  You understand that I couldn't let you throw away your life on my dream-my plan. A good leader doesn't take risks they won't ask others to take.

This may sound cold to you but please don't spend too much time grieving for me-I'm pretty sure that my psyche will agree with me here-grief won't bring me back.  I've lived a hard life, I'm tired.  Maybe this is my chance to rest at long last.  I know my parents, Bender, Brick and even Feral are all waiting for me. Take your time about it but I'll have one hell of a party going when you join us.

Any advice I give you now will sound like a bad cliché but here goes, if you want to honour my memory-LIVE.  That's right girl, quit cutting yourself off when people reach out to you.  Let your hair down ad relax because you only get one life and it really is only what you make it.  I'm not saying that you have to turn yourself into a Jean clone just for me *shudder* but maybe you should start letting others worry about how close they want to get to you instead of automatically pushing them away.

Case in point-Remy Lebeau. Hmmhumm…You heard me.  That is one sexy Cajun who is head over heels for you Rogue.  Let him in.  Allow yourself to return his feelings.  Don't follow the example I set with Piotr-that's one of my few regrets in life-it never made either of us very happy.  Although I still think it was for his own good. 

You know I'm better at giving advice than following it…so don't laugh.

Be strong when you need to.  Love when you want to.  And laugh once a day when you remember me.

From the end of the tunnel,

Asli