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Rogue's eyes went wide as she heard the rumble of the place collapsing into the ground. She tried to run towards it as if she was able to save Gambit by doing so but she couldn't. Logan locked his arms around her waist and held her with his strength. Carol's powers seemed to have faded inside of her but she could still feel the powers inside of her. Her body was just too weak to respond.
"Remy.." She whispered. Tears fell from her eyes and down her cheek. She glanced over at Carol's body and thought of Trask and his associations. Why didn't she go instead of him? Why did he go? Minutes later everyone and everything was silent. All that could be heard was Rogue's sobs. How could this happen? Why did this happen? So many thoughts went through Rogue's head.
"Rogue!" Mystique ran up to her 'daughter'. "I see you got out alright. I'm glad. For awhile I thought you weren't going to be able to make it out alive."
The swirling thoughts came to a halt. "What?" Did Mystique to this? Was this her doings? "You did this?" You didn't need to be a telepath to know the answer. Rogue went limp in Logan's arm although she was still conscious.
"I had to destroy it—"
Rogue ripped out of Logan's arm with such strength that he fell back. "How could ya do this? As if ya already didn't hurt meh enough, ya gotta kill the one person Ah love!"
Mystique's eyes went wide. "I did not know, Ro—"
She went charging at Mystique. Her feet lifted right off at the ground and she flew right at her knocking them both into the rubble and debris. Even through she had landed hard on Mystique she started to punch at her with her eyes shut tightly to block the incoming tears.
"Rogue—Please stop!" Kitty put her hand up against Rogue's back and phased her so that the punches would phased through Mystique. "Violence isn't going to help."
Rogue's eye then opened up and went wide. She stopped punching her 'mother' then got up and stared at Kitty. "Kitty, Phase through the ground! See if ya can find Remy!"
Kitty's eyes began to swell up. "Rogue, there's no chance.."
"No chance of what?" Rogue asked. "He's alive, Kitty. He has ta be." She wiped the tears off with the side of her hand.
"Go." His grip on her arm tightened. "C'mon Rogue. Get out of here."
"No."
"'Den we both die."
She blinked. Her heart suddenly seemed to soften. "Ya plan on dyin' in here?"
"If y' don' leave now, I will. Now go!"
"Oh mah gawd." Rogue choked on a sob as she relived the memories. "He nevah planned on gettin' outtah there. He knew.." She fell to her knees. "Remy.. is dead."
Mystique just sat up, still a bit dazed. "I'm sorry Rogue." Even as sincere as it had sounded, Rogue just ignored the apology.
It seemed like a dream. No. A nightmare. None of it seemed real. Rogue was waiting for her to wake up then be in the comfort of Remy's arms.
'He never loved you anyway..'
'Forget about him..'
'No one wants the untouchable..'
The voices. She squeezed her eyes tightly. No. They had vanished for a while at one time but now they were back and louder than ever. She couldn't let them control her anymore. She couldn't—She wouldn't. The only person who had helped her control her powers and the voices was now gone. And so was she. She became engulfed into the darkness around her.
"Iz she..?" Kurt asked as Logan picked up Rogue's limp body. Logan didn't say anything in response to the blue fuzzy 'elf.'
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"How are you feeling, Chuck?" Logan asked the Professor. The whole X team was staying in an underground 'institute' that was right beneath the real institute which was now being rebuilt.
"I've been better." Charles admitted. "I'm just worried about Rogue." Logan slowly nodded then looked down. "They started clearing up the rubble from Trask's headquarters."
"And?"
"They haven't found any bodies yet."
Logan looked up. "Does that mean Gumbo might still be alive?"
The Professor nodded. "Don't mention this around any of the children. If anyone tells Rogue, it might ruin her mental stage even more." Seeing Rogue rocking back and fourth while shivering in the hot underground room, worried him greatly. Her face was paler than ever and she refused to talk to anyone. "I think there's only one person right now who can make Rogue sane again." He didn't wait for Logan's answer. "Gambit."
"Xavier?" Carol walked into the room. She wore an X-Men uniform, for it was the only thing she had to wear. Xavier had already explained the institute to her and asked her to join but she said it wasn't 'her.' Charles looked at her. "I called my parents. Told them I'm alright and I'll be home in a few days after my full strength has returned." Her blue eyes seemed to get colder at the word 'strength.' Carol seemed to have something against Rogue who, even in her weak state, still possessed the true strength of Carol's powers.
"I understand Carol." He gave her a slight nod. Carol mumbled something under her breath then exited the room as Hank walked in.
"She's stable." He explained, give them both a half smile. "And takes to Storm, Jubilee, Amara, Kitty and Bobby, she has finally eaten something." The news relieved them both.
"I'm goin' to go talk to 'er." Logan muttered walking out of the room. As he walked down the hall he smelled something familiar. The smell of blood and something else that he couldn't quite put his nose on. He wasn't used to the underground shelter yet so he let his nose take control. As he walked down into the main room, the metal door busted open and in came a beat up and pissed off looking Gambit.
"I wake up an' what's 'de first t'ing I see? An ugly old man wearin' a hard hat." He snapped. Dried up blood was caked onto his ripped clothes and hair. "T'anks fo' lookin' fo' me!" Logan's jaw just about hit the floor. "Remy nearly died in 'ere and y' guys didn't even look fo' 'im!" He waited for an answer.
"Logan?" Ororo called walking into the room. She stopped dead in her tracks. "Gambit? B-but.." She shook her head. "You're dead.."
Gambit just looked around. It took him a minute to realize they did think he was dead and he didn't like that idea. "Mon dieu."
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Short. Oh well. Sucky. Oh well.
It was either this or nothing. :)
