"It's a good thing I prepared for this, otherwise Agatha Harkness's double-cross would have gone unchecked. I suppose I could remove that blindfold." The stranger she had met the last time she was unconscious gave her sight. She saw Xavier was restrained on the wall of the large room. Logan was being held in containment gel up to his neck opposite him. Rogue noticed small jail cell-like chambers on the wall across from her. They held most of the other mutants.
Rogue tried to throw him against the wall. He noticed her attempts. "Sorry to disappoint you, but your powers have been disabled." Another man whispered in his ear. "You haven't found him yet?!" he asked in a rage. "Find him or it'll be your head!"
He turned to Rogue and pacified his voice. "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Rajah. You may not have heard of me, but my name will be famous once I rid the world of mutant filth."
"Who escaped?" Rogue asked defiantly.
"What? Oh that. That's none of your concern." Suddenly, the alarms went off. Most of the guards sprinted out of the room. Rajah continued to keep Rogue company. A few minutes later a man in a military uniform walked up to Rajah.
"Sir, we have a serious situation. More mutants have entered the facility and are overpowering our forces," the officer reported.
Rajah pointed at the officer. "You, stay here and make sure no one moves. Do not let anyone into this room until the red alert has been disengaged," Rajah ordered. The officer nodded and walked Rajah over to the door. Rajah opened the door and sealed it shut after leaving. Once Rajah was out of sight, Mystique took her normal appearance and freed Magneto and Xavier. She then began to reprogram the computer to unlock their powers.
Once they had their powers back, the mutants broke out of their restraints and cells. Scott blasted the gel off Logan. Magneto freed himself and Xavier from the restraints. Rogue and Gavin helped Pietro, Toad, Pyro, and Sam escape from their plastic prisons. Logan, Storm, and Jean began escorting the mutants out of the base. Mystique stayed back with Kitty, Xavier, and Magneto to destroy their records. They set the self-destruct to three minutes and Kitty disabled the computer controls.
~*~
After the X-men arrived at the Institute, Xavier called a meeting before sending everyone to bed.
"I know all of us could use a good-night's sleep so I'll make this short. Since our latest experience, we have gained a new addition to the mansion. Gavin Marsters has joined our family." Xavier began to get questions pertaining to Gavin's ability. "Mr. Marsters can manipulate atoms. In fact, he will be helping us to repair the Institute tomorrow afternoon." A unanimous groan filled the room. "That is, after visiting the swimming pool." Everyone cheered. "Goodnight everyone. Kurt, Gavin will be sharing a room with you."
"Alright Professor." Kurt turned to Gavin. "Here I vill show you our room." He teleported the two of them to the bedroom. "Vait right here." Kurt left the room and returned with a bed moments later. He almost landed on Gavin. Gavin received sheets from Storm when she knocked at the door. Kurt was already changed and in bed by the time Gavin finished making his bed. He was too tired to change and fell asleep before his head hit the pillow.
~*~
"Like wake up Rogue!" Kitty ordered excitedly. "You'll never guess who's here to see you." Rogue figured it was Remy or Agatha. Either weren't worthy of her attention right now. She was still too burnt out.
"Tell 'em Ah'm busy. It's too early fer meh to get up," Rogue stated.
"Sorry Stripes, this is kind of important."
Rogue became alert and turned to the door. Sure enough, Logan was standing there looking at her. She stared questioningly at him for a second before they both realized Rogue needed to get dressed.
"Oh! I'll see you in the Rec Room." Logan turned quickly and left the room.
"Oh my God! I'm not supposed to say anything, but I like was listening when Logan was talking to the professor about something. This is really crazy. I like can't believe what he said!" Kitty began to ramble on and on as Rogue began to zone out. One of her absorbed memories came to her conscious thoughts. She was seeing through Jean's eyes...a bare-chested Scott. She tried to shake the thought from her mind, but at the same time, she seemed to enjoy it. In the middle of the memory, it just stopped. Rogue began to wonder were these really memories or just fantasies?
Rogue finished getting dressed and made one quick stop before making her way down to the Rec Room. She knocked on Jean's door. The door opened on its own accord. Either that, or Jean was using her telekinesis.
"Jean, remember that one night when Ah came in here an' asked you about some things?" Rogue asked.
"Yes." Jean shifted uncomfortably on the bed. "What about it?"
"Well that night Ah absorbed your power. Ah also got some interestin' memories of yours." Jean was starting to look very uncomfortable at this. "Those times with you and Scott, they weren't real were they? Those were your dreams right?" Jean turned bright red.
"Well, um...uh..." Jean gulped. "Um, yea." Jean was almost shaking.
"He's a guy. It won't take long fer him to bring it up," Rogue reassured her, At this, Jean became more calm.
"Well I-I did mention something once, but he-he doesn't want to. He said he was waiting." Rogue let out a howl. The thought of Jean being more perverted than her boyfriend was somewhat hard to believe, even if he was Scott.
"Pin him down. He'll like it no matter what he tells you!" Rogue responded with a grin from ear to ear. She left and made her way down to the Rec Room where an epiphany awaited her.
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Author's Notes
Yay! I finally finished! I'm sort of glad it's done, but I know I'll miss your reviews and writing too. Don't hate me because I ened it like this. You all know what he's going to tell her, and I'll have Rogue's response and teh test results in the sequel. Speaking of, I've decided to take a break from writing and I'll start the sequel or a little humor piece in about a month. Until then, contemplate this: A woman has seven children, half of them are boys. How can this be possible?
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