The Truth Hurts
Chapter XXIX: Rogue Recruit
By: Michelle
This chapter is dedicated to Sweetbee for her graduation from college. You Go Girl!
Kurt walked over to her and dropped to his knees and hugged her. "Mutter, I forgive you." His eyes flowed with tears. But, why did you have to lie to me?
He stared blankly at the wall still holding her. He didn't know how to feel about her anymore. He was her son and she lied to him.
He felt her arms tighten around his neck. Does she feel guilty about what she has done? Did she really feel guilty about what she did to me? Trying to kill me. Throwing all these lies on me.
I have forgiven her. But I know, she has not forgiven herself. And I'm not sure she'll ever be ready for that.
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Graydon Creed backed up as his father walked into the cell. He was afraid, but if anyone were to ask him that he would flat out deny it. Of course, he knew his father could sense the fear in him.
He studied his son's appearance carefully. So the Big Bad Mutant-Bashing Senator is afraid of his old man. Sabretooth smiled to himself as he walked forward. That's just how I like it.
Graydon tried his hardest not to shake in his black suit and tie, but his father's mere presence was enough to cause him to piss in his pants. I'm surprised I haven't done that already.
His blonde hair was a mess and his dark eyes were deep with hatred. Damn, I am my father in some ways.
"Son, son, son." Sabretooth growled. "Even now, as a man, you disappoint me."
"I always disappointed you." Graydon remarked back. "I was never good enough for you."
"HaHa." Sabretooth chuckled. "So true."
Ow. Graydon found himself cornered in the cell as she backed up into the ball. Oh Shit! Rogue was on the other side dealing with Pyro, Mastermind, and Magneto. Looks like I'm on my own in this.
Smash
He jumped at the sound and the sight of his father's fist slamming into the wall next to his head. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
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For the first time, Mystique felt her son hug her. Suddenly feeling guilty, even more tears rolled down her cheeks. What have I done? She tightened the hold she had on him
She flat out lied to him, which was bad enough. But, for him to actually believe her and forgive her, felt like a dagger through her heart.
I brought this on myself haven't I? All the sins I have committed are finally catching up to me. But, I can never take back what I did to him. What I still do to him. What I plan to do to him.
Mystique slowly pulled away from him to look at him with amazement. Her son turned out to be a good man. Kurt may have been a combination of her and Azazel's appearance, but his soul was their opposite. For that, she actually felt glad.
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Rogue watched as Graydon slowly backed away from Sabretooth. She debated whether or not she should help him, but she soon found herself in the middle of her own situation.
"Rogue." Magneto addressed her. "So nice to see you again."
"What do you want?" She replied feeling her head pound.
Magneto walked over to her, but kept his distance. "I was hoping you had reconsidered my offer."
"I…" She used her hands to place pressure on her pounding head. I'm so confused. Why do I feel this way? "I don't know."
"You don't know." Magneto said to her. "But you know I'm right." He stared into her eyes. "You know I'm right about humans and mutants. They will never live in harmony like Xavier believes."
I'm so confused. What do I do? Her head pounded harder and harder. She felt so weak. I'm so confused.
"Perhaps you need to be reminded about how the real world operates." Magneto signaled Mastermind to get to work.
Rogue closed her eyes feeling the tears roll down her cheeks as she relived the nightmares of her past.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" She backed up at the sight of her boyfriend's shaking body. What did she do to him? AHHHHHHH! She huddled in the corner feeling the strange tingling in her skin.
"Marie." Her father and stepmother barged into the room to see what was going on.
"Ah don't know what happened." She sobbed. "Ah just touched him. Ah didn't mean too."
"Cody." Her father rushed over to her boyfriend trying to figure out what was happening to him. "Call an ambulance."
"Don't touch me." She backed up against the wall confused at the unfamiliar thoughts she felt in her head. Her stepmother walked forward to try to calm her. "JUST GET AWAY FROM ME."
"Will some body call an ambulance?"
"Ah just touched him." She cried. "Ah didn't mean it. Ah just touched him."[1]
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She shook in the hospital room as friends and family of Cody came to visit him. She cried as she overheard their comments about her.
"I heard she touched him." One of her friend's said. "And put him in that comma."
"She sucked the life out of him." Another added in. "Almost like a vampire or something."
"She must be one of those mutants." Another girl said.
A preppy blonde held her nose high. "I told ya'll she was a freak."
"God, she is a Rogue."
She felt their hateful eyes pierce her. Guess I know who my real friends are. Nobody.
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"Ah didn't mean it." She explained to her father. "Ah didn't mean to hurt him. Ah didn't know Ah…" She looked at her gloved hands. "Ah'm sorry."
"My own flesh and blood. A MUTANT."
"DADDY PLEASE."
"You're a disgrace. Ah'm asshamed tah be seen wich ya." He said coldheartedly. "Yah ain't mah daughter. Not anymore."[2]
"Daddy…DADDY." She called after him as he walked away from her. The tears rolled down her cheeks as she slowly walked to her room.
She grabbed her backpack and shoved as many of her things as she could in her bag. The tears streamed down her face as she took one last glance around her room before she climbed out the window.
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"What's the matter girlie?" A man said as he followed her up the street. "You got something to hide under all that clothing."
She tried her hardest not to let him get to her, but it wasn't working out that well. So, she quickened her pace.
His footsteps picked up as he continued to harass her. "Whatcha hiding? Huh?"
The tears streamed down her face as she ran as fast as her feet could carry her. He was still yelling at her.
"That's right freak." He screamed. "Keep running, cuz we don't want your kind here."
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"Look out." She yelled to the scruffy man on the opposite side of the bar.
He acted quickly and pinned man against a post with three razor sharp claws that extended from his hand.
Click
"Get out of my bar freak." Her eyes widened as she saw the barrel of the gun to the man's head. "We don't want your kind here."
The scruffy man glanced quickly at the situation he was in before he sliced the gun in half. He looked at the two shocked men and walked out. She decided it was her best interest to follow someone that might understand what she was. He was a mutant too.[3]
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She listened to the debate on the television set. She felt so sick listening to all the comments made about her, but one really hit her hard.
"Senator Creed. What would you do if you had a sister, brother or even a mother or father that was mutant?" Hank questioned. "Would you support the Mutant Registration Act? Would you force them to expose themselves knowing fully well that they would be rejected by the four little words? I am a mutant."
"YES." Graydon answered without a care in the world.
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And you are no better than he is." Graydon looked at her short black nightgown and gloveless hand. "It's like you are dressed to kill or undressed for that matter."
"I'm not harming anyone." She answered hurt by his words.
"Whatever Missy. There is a reason you are called Rogue." He stared at her with his soulless eyes. "You are a mischievous person incapable of controlling the lies that surround you. It's mutants like you that should be locked up for good."
She felt hatred for Graydon run through her body. She was fighting so hard to keep the tears from falling and from loosing control.
"I've changed my mind. I want to join you." Rogue agreed with Magneto. "You're right." She glanced over at Graydon. "Why should I spend my life trying to help those who fear and hate me?"
Magneto glanced at Mastermind and Pyro before he turned to smile at her. "Welcome to the team."
Rogue followed them willingly and welcomed the freedom. She turned to glance one last time at Graydon's pinned form against the wall before she made her final step out of the cell. He deserves what is coming to him.
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Xavier closed his eyes and concentrated. He could sense Kurt and Rogue's presence growing stronger the closer and closer they got to Genosha.
He was worried about them. It scared him that he was still unsure about all of Magneto's plans. Kurt, Rogue, and all of the X-men were like his children. And, like any parent, he wanted what was best for them.
But, hasn't he done what's best for him. They were X-men. They fight for the good of all men: mutant and human.
"Professor." His eyes opened upon hearing Storm's voice. "We are approaching on Genosha now."
Has he done what's best for them? He wasn't sure. However, he knew the decision was not up to him. It was up to Kurt and Rogue. Did they feel being an X-man was the best for them?
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Graydon found himself pinned against the wall by his father. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Rogue leave the room with Magneto and his two henchmen. Where is she going? She can't leave me in here with him.
He closed his eyes in fear. GRRRRRRR. He could hear the sound of his father growling in his ears. His heartbeat quickened as he awaited a death blow.
Sabretooth held Graydon firmly against the wall with a single hand around his neck. GRRRRRR. He could sense the extreme fear coming from his son. GRRRRRR. "Time for a little father-son time."
Graydon felt himself being lifted in the air. He tried to pry his father's hand around his neck, but Sabretooth had no intentions of letting free.
"What's the matter boy?" He growled. "Not so tough when you aren't arguing your way out of a situation." GRRRRRR. He tossed Graydon across the room like he was a rag doll.
Graydon felt his throat and coughed. He looked up from his landing spot to see his father coming towards him. "Stay away from me."
"Oh come on son." Sabretooth growled. "I'm just trying to make up for the time we lost out on."
Graydon's eyes widened at the sight of his father's hand swinging his way.
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Rogue walked down the hallway with Magneto, Mastermind and Pyro. She felt guilty about turning over to the dark side. Kurt did it willingly and he is stronger than I am. Besides, Magneto is right. Fighting to protect humans is not worth all the cuts and bruises in the end. Or is it?
She felt her head pound again. Am I doing the right thing?
Magneto opened the door to find Mystique and Kurt turn and look at them.
"Rogue." Mystique said shocked to see her in the doorway.
"Rogue." Kurt whispered under his breath. My God! No, please don't let it be true. Please say she didn't.
She stepped in slowly. "Momma." I missed you so much. Tears of joy rolled down her face as she forgot about all the wrong Mystique did to her. "I missed you Momma."
"I missed you too." Mystique cried as she placed a gloved hand on her daughter's cheek. She sniffled and took a good look at both of her children. "I missed both of you."
She did. Kurt felt his heart sink.
Rogue carefully hugged her adoptive mother for the first time in over four years. All that motherly love she felt came back in a tidal wave. She glanced over at Kurt and smiled. "What are you waiting for?"
Kurt smiled and joined in the hug but felt something inside of him cringe. I thought I would be happy. I have a mother and a sister. What more could I want? He held them little closer. How about the truth?
"It's a Kodak moment." Pyro said as he watched the three carefully hug.
"Indeed it is." Magneto nodded. It's picture perfect. When the X-men arrive and see their teammates as their enemies, it would be a moment worth capturing.
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Storm landed the Blackbird in a well hidden forest on Genosha. She was ready to go fight to save the man she loved.
She glanced over at Professor Xavier to signal her determination to lead the team.
You are the leader Storm. Xavier nodded.
She unbuckled her seatbelt without much effort as she nearly jumped out of her seat ready for action. "Gambit, Shadowcat." She said taking control. "What have you two found?"
"Magneto's lair like has three main levels." Kitty replied and pulled up a 3-D model to show her teammates. "Each level consists of various tunnels, almost like a maze."
"Using da satellites, we dun scanned da lair with heat sensors." Gambit said showing where any warm bodies were on the model. "According to dis, dere are nine people total in his lair. Kurt, Rogue, Senator Creed, Mystique, Magneto, Sabretooth, and Pyro."
"What about the other two?" Wolverine grunted wondering what he was going to be able to slice and dice.
"We're like not sure." Kitty answered with dread.
"Professor, can you sense who else is in there." Storm asked.
Xavier closed his eyes. "Mastermind…and I'm not sure who the other is."
"What's Mastermind?" Jubilee asked.
"He's a mind manipulator." Xavier answered. "And an old Acolyte of Magneto's."
"He's trying to even the odds." Wolverine replied. "He knew we were going to come for Kurt and Rogue. FUCK"
"Alright." Storm placed her hands on her hips. "Gambit, what kind of security system are we dealing with."
"It's extremely high-tech." He twirled a card in his hand. "But nothing Gambit can't handle."
"Good." She turned to Professor Xavier. "Can you guide us through the tunnels from here in the jet?"
"Of course." Xavier replied proud of the strength Storm had over her leadership and control she had over her emotions.
"I'll like stay with you Professor." Kitty volunteered pulling out earpieces. "I can like help you radio out to them."
"Thank you Kitty."
"Hook us up then." Storm stood proudly before them.
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Graydon felt his father's hand hit him hard. He went spinning and slammed into the wall.
"Come on son." Sabretooth growled. "Fight me like a man."
Graydon felt the blood drip from his nose and wiped it with his suit. He gave him one of his coldhearted stares. "Then show me a man and I will fight them."
"You little bastard." Sabretooth swung at his son numerous times tearing apart his son's jacket.
Graydon ducked and blocked as much as he could. He knew how to fight, but wasn't about to waste his efforts on losing battle.
Sabretooth grabbed his jacket and tore what was left of it off his son's back. His son stumbled to the ground in his white shirt and blood stained shirt with a yellow band around his arm.
Graydon tried to get up again, but found himself grabbed by the collar of his shirt and pinned to the wall with his arm twisted behind his back.
GRRRRRR. Sabretooth twisted his son's arm knowing full well he could break it with one swift movement. His eyes latched on the yellow armband and read the letters F.O.H. off of it. GRRRRRR.
He yanked his son away form the wall and led him out of the cell with him to inform Magneto.
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Kitty placed the headset on Colossus. "Be careful Piotr." She said and kissed him softly on the cheek.
Iceman looked at the display and found himself thinking of his girlfriend. I miss Rogue. I would do anything to be with her now. I hope she is alright.
Colossus blushed. "I will Kitty."
Gambit sighed as he saw the new couple together. I'm gonna find ya, ma Chere. He closed his eyes tightly as he felt a sharp pain run through his side.
"Gambit, are you alright?" Storm asked as she put on her headset.
"Gambit fine Stormy." He lied as he fought showing the immense pain he was feeling.
"Are you sure?" She asked again worried about her friend.
"Gambit sure." He answered feeling the pain die down. "Gambit gonna be alright. It's just a burn, dat's all."
"Ok." She answered knowing he was lying, but she knew Gambit. Once he has his mind set to something, he doesn't back down from it. Especially, since it involved Rogue. She looked at her assembled team. "Let's go."
Xavier lowered the ramp to the Blackbird and he and Kitty watched as they one by one left the jet. Storm…Wolverine…Gambit…Colossus…Iceman…Jubilee. Good luck my X-men. Good Luck.
[1] X-men movie
[2]Episode 209 A Rogue's Tale
[3] X-men movie