Battle
Rogue sat beside Dan and waited for him to wake up. At some point, he opened his eyes.
A few seconds he just stared at her confused and then she smiled at him comforting. "Hey! How are you feeling"?
He groaned. "Like I've been shot in the stomach", he answered and grinned slightly. "That good, huh?" She smiled relieved. He seemed to be okay so far.
"What happened"? She pulled the chair closer to his bed. "Honestly I don't know. The last thing I can remember is that you appeared and that you.. you were full of blood. And .. and that I begged you not to die", she said quietly.
Dan looked at her. "Greg is dead, isn't he"? She nodded slowly and took his hand in hers. "It wasn't your fault. You know that right? He tried to kill you, you had to stop him."
He stared at the ceiling and shrugged his shoulders. "He was sick, I know. But he was my brother nevertheless."
She looked down, realizing how he must feel. And she was really relieved when she suddenly felt warm and comforting hands on her shoulder. Logan and the others had come in.
She stood up so Charles could sit beside Dan. Logan pulled her closer sensing her sadness.
"Hello Dan. I'm Professor Charles Xavier. How are you feeling"?
Dan stared at him, realizing that he was the owner of this mutant school. "I'm.. I'm.. sorry. I swear.. I didn't want to hurt her, I..", he stuttered.
Charles smiled warmly. "Don't worry. Rogue already told us what you have done for her. You are her savior, are you aware of that? And we're all really thankful that you saved her. Thank you".
The boy looked at him confused. That wasn't the reaction he had excepted.
"But I'm afraid that I have to ask you a lot of questions Dan. I understand if you say that you need more time. I really do. But your information could be very important for us", he said.
Dan nodded. "Of course. I would tell you everything but I just cant remember. I'm sorry Professor".
Charles placed his hands beside both sides of his head. "Don't worry. That won't be a problem. I won't hurt you, promise. But I need you to relax". He said and closed his eyes.
Rogue leaned against Logan who wrapped his arm around her. "I love you", he whispered quietly.
She smiled. " I love you too".
An hour later:
The whole team sat in Xaviers office again. And Charles told everyone what he had seen by reading Dan's mind.
"I have to admit, this is an real problem which we have to solve as soon as we can", he stated and they nodded.
"We know the name and the cell number of the man who let Greg and Dan make the poison. But we don't know what to do now. Any propositions?"
Logan clenched his fist. "We kill him before he can do any more damage. And then the problem is gone."
Everyone shook their head. "That's not the right way. We can't kill him. I think enough people got hurt", Rogue said firmly and Charles nodded.
"I think Scott and me should go to get him. We'll bring him here and try to figure out why he hates mutants so much. Maybe we can change his mind", Charles repeated.
Logan growled. "I want to come with you", he said. Rogue smiled. "Honey, we need him to be in one piece when we want to ask him questions. I think it'll be better if you stay here. With me", she answered.
They grinned and she kissed his cheek quickly. Charles and Scott nodded and went to the jet. Storm went to take care of Dan and Logan grabbed Rogues hand and together they walked outside.
In the park:
Rogue laid in the grass, her head in his lap looking up at the sky. Thoughtfully she watched the stars.
At some point she began to speak. "The whole time when I was in this room, all alone knowing I would die. You were there always, in my head. You told me not to be scared and comforted me. I have to admit sometimes it isn't that bad to have people like you in my mind."
He laughed quietly. "Well, I wished to have you in my mind too. I longed to see your face again, to smell your scent, hear your voice. It was terrible to take all that away from me."
She smiled. "I'm curious why this man wants to kill us all. And I want to ask him if he can imagine how I felt? And how he felt, knowing there was a little girl trapped inside a room and that she was going to die because of him. I wonder what kind of a man he is that he can handle this."
He stroked her cheek softly. "Don't bother yourself with questions about him. He is a sick bastard. And believe me, there is nothing I would rather do than rip him into pieces", he said.
She grinned. "I can imagine."
He sat up and pulled her closer. "Just try to forget it okay? It's over now. I have you back and I'll never let anything happen to you again. I promise. Everything is going to be alright".
She leaned against him. "I know. But it's not that easy to forget, ya know. I have these pictures burned in my mind. I'm afraid it's going to be a while till they disappear".
"I know. But together we can make it. Can't we?" He asked and looked deep into her eyes. She nodded and smiled. "I'm sure".
Two days later:
Dan was already back on his feet again when Charles and Scott finally arrived. With them a small frail man with dark sad eyes. He followed them without even trying to escape.
Rogue had heard them and wanted to see him but Logan grabbed her hand. "Stay here. I think maybe it's better you don't see him. I can smell your anger honey. And it won't help a bit if you scream at him or something like that".
She shook her head. "I have to see him. And I have to ask him my questions, even if he won't answer. Do you understand?" Logan nodded and together they walked in the office.
The man sat on a chair and the whole team was there to see him. Charles could feel their hate against this man. And he understood them but he also noticed that this man was just a poor squirt.
"I want to ask you a few questions. And you better answer them", he said sounding deadly serious.
The man nodded slightly. He knew that they were furious. And when he had seen all those little kids in the hallway, he had remembered that had killed some innocent little girl. Their girl. They had to hate him. And suddenly, it was almost inconceivable how he had been able to be this cold.
"Why did you tell Greg and Dan to catch a mutant kid to test your poison on? And why the hell did you want to make this poison anyway?"
"I had to kill every mutant. To save my family." He answered truthfully.
Charles stared at him. "What are you talking about?"
He looked up and decided it was time to tell someone about his gift. And about his vision. So he began to speak.
"A few months ago, I had a vision. I have visions sometimes. Visions of things that will happen in the future. Like births, deaths, and accidents, for example. I stopped trying to prevent them a long time ago. But then I had this vision about the future. There was war. War between mutants and humans and...and.I.. I saw the death of.. of my daughter and my wife and thousands of other children, mutant kids and human kids. I wanted to prevent this, I had to. And I had to make a decision, humans or mutants. It was clear that it was impossible to live together on this earth. I thought of a poison to kill every mutant. I swear I wanted you to all die fast and without any pain. I didn't want to watch dying children again, mutant or not. I had to stop it. So I ordered Greg and Dan..," he stopped and looked down. Feeling the tears welling up in his eyes he covered his eyes quickly.
They sat there motionless. Rogue stared at this poor man in pure shock. So that was the reason. But it didn't explain why he had wanted to test it on her.
"Why m.. I mean why a kid? Why did you have to test it on a kid"?
He shrugged his shoulders. "I told Greg to test it on a mutant. I wanted to be sure that it worked without pain. But Greg and his brother... I didn't know they would take a kid. I swear.. I'm so sorry she's dead. If I would get a second chance I would give my life for her. I didn't see her, I don't know her name but I hate myself for not saving her life. I saw the kids in the hallway and .. and I realized what I did. I know there's no excuse."
Rogue stood up. Suddenly her hate disappeared. Now she felt only pity. "She isn't dead," she said quietly.
He looked up and he stared at her with hopeful eyes. "You're sure? Where is she? Is she okay? Oh thank God", he stuttered.
"She's standing right in front of you. And I don't know how much time I need to forget what happened. I mean I was trapped in a small room without windows and a single idea where I was. And then Greg told me I was going to die and took away my last hope. But I found a new friend who helped me to escape. And yes, I can say I'm okay so far."
He stared at her in shock. "You? It was you"? She nodded slowly. "I don't know what to say to you. I'm so sorry. I swear I just wanted to save my family, can you understand what I felt"?
She nodded and smiled a bit. "Yes, I think now I can. Thank you for telling me the truth."
Logan stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her. Charles sighed. "And what now? I'm sure you realized that you can't just kill us all. We have to find another way, don't you think"?
He nodded. "I'm sure I can think of a way to prevent it," he said.
Rogue shook her head. "No... We will do that, together. Mutants and humans". He smiled. "Sounds good to me,"
Fin
A/N: Okay, I know that's a stupid end but I just couldn't figure out a way how they could prevent the future. So don't be angry. Sorry. I hope you liked it anyway.
Rogue sat beside Dan and waited for him to wake up. At some point, he opened his eyes.
A few seconds he just stared at her confused and then she smiled at him comforting. "Hey! How are you feeling"?
He groaned. "Like I've been shot in the stomach", he answered and grinned slightly. "That good, huh?" She smiled relieved. He seemed to be okay so far.
"What happened"? She pulled the chair closer to his bed. "Honestly I don't know. The last thing I can remember is that you appeared and that you.. you were full of blood. And .. and that I begged you not to die", she said quietly.
Dan looked at her. "Greg is dead, isn't he"? She nodded slowly and took his hand in hers. "It wasn't your fault. You know that right? He tried to kill you, you had to stop him."
He stared at the ceiling and shrugged his shoulders. "He was sick, I know. But he was my brother nevertheless."
She looked down, realizing how he must feel. And she was really relieved when she suddenly felt warm and comforting hands on her shoulder. Logan and the others had come in.
She stood up so Charles could sit beside Dan. Logan pulled her closer sensing her sadness.
"Hello Dan. I'm Professor Charles Xavier. How are you feeling"?
Dan stared at him, realizing that he was the owner of this mutant school. "I'm.. I'm.. sorry. I swear.. I didn't want to hurt her, I..", he stuttered.
Charles smiled warmly. "Don't worry. Rogue already told us what you have done for her. You are her savior, are you aware of that? And we're all really thankful that you saved her. Thank you".
The boy looked at him confused. That wasn't the reaction he had excepted.
"But I'm afraid that I have to ask you a lot of questions Dan. I understand if you say that you need more time. I really do. But your information could be very important for us", he said.
Dan nodded. "Of course. I would tell you everything but I just cant remember. I'm sorry Professor".
Charles placed his hands beside both sides of his head. "Don't worry. That won't be a problem. I won't hurt you, promise. But I need you to relax". He said and closed his eyes.
Rogue leaned against Logan who wrapped his arm around her. "I love you", he whispered quietly.
She smiled. " I love you too".
An hour later:
The whole team sat in Xaviers office again. And Charles told everyone what he had seen by reading Dan's mind.
"I have to admit, this is an real problem which we have to solve as soon as we can", he stated and they nodded.
"We know the name and the cell number of the man who let Greg and Dan make the poison. But we don't know what to do now. Any propositions?"
Logan clenched his fist. "We kill him before he can do any more damage. And then the problem is gone."
Everyone shook their head. "That's not the right way. We can't kill him. I think enough people got hurt", Rogue said firmly and Charles nodded.
"I think Scott and me should go to get him. We'll bring him here and try to figure out why he hates mutants so much. Maybe we can change his mind", Charles repeated.
Logan growled. "I want to come with you", he said. Rogue smiled. "Honey, we need him to be in one piece when we want to ask him questions. I think it'll be better if you stay here. With me", she answered.
They grinned and she kissed his cheek quickly. Charles and Scott nodded and went to the jet. Storm went to take care of Dan and Logan grabbed Rogues hand and together they walked outside.
In the park:
Rogue laid in the grass, her head in his lap looking up at the sky. Thoughtfully she watched the stars.
At some point she began to speak. "The whole time when I was in this room, all alone knowing I would die. You were there always, in my head. You told me not to be scared and comforted me. I have to admit sometimes it isn't that bad to have people like you in my mind."
He laughed quietly. "Well, I wished to have you in my mind too. I longed to see your face again, to smell your scent, hear your voice. It was terrible to take all that away from me."
She smiled. "I'm curious why this man wants to kill us all. And I want to ask him if he can imagine how I felt? And how he felt, knowing there was a little girl trapped inside a room and that she was going to die because of him. I wonder what kind of a man he is that he can handle this."
He stroked her cheek softly. "Don't bother yourself with questions about him. He is a sick bastard. And believe me, there is nothing I would rather do than rip him into pieces", he said.
She grinned. "I can imagine."
He sat up and pulled her closer. "Just try to forget it okay? It's over now. I have you back and I'll never let anything happen to you again. I promise. Everything is going to be alright".
She leaned against him. "I know. But it's not that easy to forget, ya know. I have these pictures burned in my mind. I'm afraid it's going to be a while till they disappear".
"I know. But together we can make it. Can't we?" He asked and looked deep into her eyes. She nodded and smiled. "I'm sure".
Two days later:
Dan was already back on his feet again when Charles and Scott finally arrived. With them a small frail man with dark sad eyes. He followed them without even trying to escape.
Rogue had heard them and wanted to see him but Logan grabbed her hand. "Stay here. I think maybe it's better you don't see him. I can smell your anger honey. And it won't help a bit if you scream at him or something like that".
She shook her head. "I have to see him. And I have to ask him my questions, even if he won't answer. Do you understand?" Logan nodded and together they walked in the office.
The man sat on a chair and the whole team was there to see him. Charles could feel their hate against this man. And he understood them but he also noticed that this man was just a poor squirt.
"I want to ask you a few questions. And you better answer them", he said sounding deadly serious.
The man nodded slightly. He knew that they were furious. And when he had seen all those little kids in the hallway, he had remembered that had killed some innocent little girl. Their girl. They had to hate him. And suddenly, it was almost inconceivable how he had been able to be this cold.
"Why did you tell Greg and Dan to catch a mutant kid to test your poison on? And why the hell did you want to make this poison anyway?"
"I had to kill every mutant. To save my family." He answered truthfully.
Charles stared at him. "What are you talking about?"
He looked up and decided it was time to tell someone about his gift. And about his vision. So he began to speak.
"A few months ago, I had a vision. I have visions sometimes. Visions of things that will happen in the future. Like births, deaths, and accidents, for example. I stopped trying to prevent them a long time ago. But then I had this vision about the future. There was war. War between mutants and humans and...and.I.. I saw the death of.. of my daughter and my wife and thousands of other children, mutant kids and human kids. I wanted to prevent this, I had to. And I had to make a decision, humans or mutants. It was clear that it was impossible to live together on this earth. I thought of a poison to kill every mutant. I swear I wanted you to all die fast and without any pain. I didn't want to watch dying children again, mutant or not. I had to stop it. So I ordered Greg and Dan..," he stopped and looked down. Feeling the tears welling up in his eyes he covered his eyes quickly.
They sat there motionless. Rogue stared at this poor man in pure shock. So that was the reason. But it didn't explain why he had wanted to test it on her.
"Why m.. I mean why a kid? Why did you have to test it on a kid"?
He shrugged his shoulders. "I told Greg to test it on a mutant. I wanted to be sure that it worked without pain. But Greg and his brother... I didn't know they would take a kid. I swear.. I'm so sorry she's dead. If I would get a second chance I would give my life for her. I didn't see her, I don't know her name but I hate myself for not saving her life. I saw the kids in the hallway and .. and I realized what I did. I know there's no excuse."
Rogue stood up. Suddenly her hate disappeared. Now she felt only pity. "She isn't dead," she said quietly.
He looked up and he stared at her with hopeful eyes. "You're sure? Where is she? Is she okay? Oh thank God", he stuttered.
"She's standing right in front of you. And I don't know how much time I need to forget what happened. I mean I was trapped in a small room without windows and a single idea where I was. And then Greg told me I was going to die and took away my last hope. But I found a new friend who helped me to escape. And yes, I can say I'm okay so far."
He stared at her in shock. "You? It was you"? She nodded slowly. "I don't know what to say to you. I'm so sorry. I swear I just wanted to save my family, can you understand what I felt"?
She nodded and smiled a bit. "Yes, I think now I can. Thank you for telling me the truth."
Logan stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her. Charles sighed. "And what now? I'm sure you realized that you can't just kill us all. We have to find another way, don't you think"?
He nodded. "I'm sure I can think of a way to prevent it," he said.
Rogue shook her head. "No... We will do that, together. Mutants and humans". He smiled. "Sounds good to me,"
Fin
A/N: Okay, I know that's a stupid end but I just couldn't figure out a way how they could prevent the future. So don't be angry. Sorry. I hope you liked it anyway.