Disclaimer: I don't own any of the X-Men (sadly), But Rayne Harman, Josh Marsters, along with plot, belongs to me.

Sorry for the delay. Writer's block sucks.

Short lil' diddy here, trying to 'thicken' the plot here.

~*~ Interlude

"Did you exterminate the rouge mutants?" a figure cloaked in darkness asked addressing a man wearing fatigues who twitched at the sound of the voice.

"We did our be-"

"Are they exterminated?" the voice grew forceful, and malice.

"Some of them escaped our attack, a possibility of nine at the most." Another man answered. "And that's not all, she was among them," thrusting a photograph at the ominous figure.

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A/N: Yes short, I know but hey, I did update!

Thanx again to all of you who enjoy this story and thank you for all the positive reviews, without you guys, I probably would've left this story after chapter 1. ::throws huge chocolate chip cookies at reviewers (if you don't like c.c. cookies, pretend I threw sugar cookies instead ok? Lol)