Consequences
They came back to the warehouse base, where Magneto was waiting for them. One by one they stepped out of the metal orbs and into the building. He watched them enter and closed the door. "You did it?"
"Yeah," was all Rogue said.
"You absorbed both Jean Grey and Wolverine?" confirming that she followed through.
"Yeah, ah got em both," she turned to face him getting annoyed with the man's questions.
"Good," he then took a steel pipe and sent it flying towards her. It hit her square in the chest, and she hit the wall hard. He took another pipe and stabbed her through the stomach with it. Colossus and Pyro stared at what was happening. They were lost for words and couldn't make any movements to help, or they'd both get the same penalty. Sabertooth stood next to Magneto amused with what happened.
Magneto walked towards her, "You listen to me, fighting Gambit was not part of the mission," his voice got dangerously low, "listen to my orders or next time the penalty will be far worse," he then turned and began to walk out of the room.
Pyro and Colossus watched as he left and Sabertooth followed Magneto. They stared at Rogue, unsure of what they should do. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes, but she would never let them fall. "Ya'll gotta pull it out, ah got Wolverine's powah, it'll heal," her voice was strained and she gasped at the pain she felt as she spoke.
Colossus nodded his head and walked over to the girl, grabbing the pole with both of his hands. He looked at Rogue signaling her to prepare herself. She nodded her head, "Ready sugah."
He then pulled as hard as he could. The pole came out covered in blood. Rogue let out a blood-curdling cry. She fell to the ground and began to heal.
They both looked at her, both worried. "C'mon Sheila, let's get ya back to ya room," concern and sympathy apparent in his voice as he helped her up. Silently he hoped this job would get over soon, because he didn't think Rogue would last much longer.
***********************At the mansion************************************
The X-men came into the mansion. Most were exhausted from the previous battle. But two were furious, as they barged into the institute. Scott and Remy were at each other's throats.
"It was part of the mission Remy!!" Scott bellowed at the Cajun.
"Non! It never be a part of de mission fo' ANY X-Man to try an' kill someone!"
"Where do your loyalties lie, Gambit?!" they began to get closer to one another. The other X-men just watched, ready for an attack by one any minute.
The professor showed up just in time as he broke up the fight between then two. "Scott, Remy, there is no need for this," he looked at the two sternly, "Scott, you must understand that Remy is right, you were never supposed to injure them, just detain them and prevent any further damage."
Scott looked astonished. "Sorry professor," he said through gritted teeth, "it won't happen again."
"Better believe it won' homme."
Scott left the room and headed upstairs blowing off steam. The professor addressed the whole group, "It seems that the chaos at the docks was just a distraction for us. The real objective was for Rogue to gain Wolverine's and Jean's powers for Magneto's future benefits later on."
"But, like what?" a confused Kitty asked.
"That, I do not know, but we must be prepared. I have found traces in Rogue's mind focusing around a Mr. Jack Lang. I must ask you all to keep an eye on this young man."
"But professor that might be difficult, he seems to hate mutants," Kurt added in.
"Be less direct then. The school dance is the perfect opportunity for an attack of any sort. I suggest you all attend, tomorrow night, and keep your eyes open. That will be all," he then left the room and the students soon went their opposite ways.
**********************At the base****************************************
She sat in a chair in her room, elbows on her knees and hands covering her mouth in deep thought. It wasn't until John came in that her trance was broken, "Hey, whatcha thinkin'?"
She shook her head, "Nothin'."
He sighed, truth be told, he had grown fond of the Rogue. She had made a pretty good friend, and he felt he had to help her out right now. "Do ya think he'll let meh go aftah all o' this?" she asked looking at him.
He looked down to the floor, "No, if truth have it, he'll keep ya working here till ya die."
"Ah gotta plan, Pyro."
He looked up at her with confusion in his face. "Ah'm gonna die aftah all this."
"You gonna kill yourself Sheila? I gotta say, that ain't the brightest idea I've heard, and I'm pretty nuts too."
"Nah not lahke that, I'm gonna fake mah death aftah its all ovah. Everyone will thank ah'm dead. Everyone."
"And Gambit?" he looked at her seriously.
She sighed and looked back to the ground, "Who am ah kiddin'? Ah'm a love sick river rat."
A brief silence fell between them, "Don't worry Sheila, we'll think of something to get you outta here, I swear on my sweet Australian ass!"
She laughed faintly, him and Colossus were good people, they just got mixed with the wrong man.
He held out his hand for her as he stood up, "Now, Magneto has told us to go to a high school dance, said ol' Jackie boy will be there," he moved his eye brows suggestively, "So let's get this stupid thing over with and you can go to back with the goodies."
She smiled and stood up, ignoring his hand, "Then let's make this a dance they'll nevah forget tomorrow night huh?" she walked out of the room with Pyro behind her.
They came back to the warehouse base, where Magneto was waiting for them. One by one they stepped out of the metal orbs and into the building. He watched them enter and closed the door. "You did it?"
"Yeah," was all Rogue said.
"You absorbed both Jean Grey and Wolverine?" confirming that she followed through.
"Yeah, ah got em both," she turned to face him getting annoyed with the man's questions.
"Good," he then took a steel pipe and sent it flying towards her. It hit her square in the chest, and she hit the wall hard. He took another pipe and stabbed her through the stomach with it. Colossus and Pyro stared at what was happening. They were lost for words and couldn't make any movements to help, or they'd both get the same penalty. Sabertooth stood next to Magneto amused with what happened.
Magneto walked towards her, "You listen to me, fighting Gambit was not part of the mission," his voice got dangerously low, "listen to my orders or next time the penalty will be far worse," he then turned and began to walk out of the room.
Pyro and Colossus watched as he left and Sabertooth followed Magneto. They stared at Rogue, unsure of what they should do. Tears were beginning to form in her eyes, but she would never let them fall. "Ya'll gotta pull it out, ah got Wolverine's powah, it'll heal," her voice was strained and she gasped at the pain she felt as she spoke.
Colossus nodded his head and walked over to the girl, grabbing the pole with both of his hands. He looked at Rogue signaling her to prepare herself. She nodded her head, "Ready sugah."
He then pulled as hard as he could. The pole came out covered in blood. Rogue let out a blood-curdling cry. She fell to the ground and began to heal.
They both looked at her, both worried. "C'mon Sheila, let's get ya back to ya room," concern and sympathy apparent in his voice as he helped her up. Silently he hoped this job would get over soon, because he didn't think Rogue would last much longer.
***********************At the mansion************************************
The X-men came into the mansion. Most were exhausted from the previous battle. But two were furious, as they barged into the institute. Scott and Remy were at each other's throats.
"It was part of the mission Remy!!" Scott bellowed at the Cajun.
"Non! It never be a part of de mission fo' ANY X-Man to try an' kill someone!"
"Where do your loyalties lie, Gambit?!" they began to get closer to one another. The other X-men just watched, ready for an attack by one any minute.
The professor showed up just in time as he broke up the fight between then two. "Scott, Remy, there is no need for this," he looked at the two sternly, "Scott, you must understand that Remy is right, you were never supposed to injure them, just detain them and prevent any further damage."
Scott looked astonished. "Sorry professor," he said through gritted teeth, "it won't happen again."
"Better believe it won' homme."
Scott left the room and headed upstairs blowing off steam. The professor addressed the whole group, "It seems that the chaos at the docks was just a distraction for us. The real objective was for Rogue to gain Wolverine's and Jean's powers for Magneto's future benefits later on."
"But, like what?" a confused Kitty asked.
"That, I do not know, but we must be prepared. I have found traces in Rogue's mind focusing around a Mr. Jack Lang. I must ask you all to keep an eye on this young man."
"But professor that might be difficult, he seems to hate mutants," Kurt added in.
"Be less direct then. The school dance is the perfect opportunity for an attack of any sort. I suggest you all attend, tomorrow night, and keep your eyes open. That will be all," he then left the room and the students soon went their opposite ways.
**********************At the base****************************************
She sat in a chair in her room, elbows on her knees and hands covering her mouth in deep thought. It wasn't until John came in that her trance was broken, "Hey, whatcha thinkin'?"
She shook her head, "Nothin'."
He sighed, truth be told, he had grown fond of the Rogue. She had made a pretty good friend, and he felt he had to help her out right now. "Do ya think he'll let meh go aftah all o' this?" she asked looking at him.
He looked down to the floor, "No, if truth have it, he'll keep ya working here till ya die."
"Ah gotta plan, Pyro."
He looked up at her with confusion in his face. "Ah'm gonna die aftah all this."
"You gonna kill yourself Sheila? I gotta say, that ain't the brightest idea I've heard, and I'm pretty nuts too."
"Nah not lahke that, I'm gonna fake mah death aftah its all ovah. Everyone will thank ah'm dead. Everyone."
"And Gambit?" he looked at her seriously.
She sighed and looked back to the ground, "Who am ah kiddin'? Ah'm a love sick river rat."
A brief silence fell between them, "Don't worry Sheila, we'll think of something to get you outta here, I swear on my sweet Australian ass!"
She laughed faintly, him and Colossus were good people, they just got mixed with the wrong man.
He held out his hand for her as he stood up, "Now, Magneto has told us to go to a high school dance, said ol' Jackie boy will be there," he moved his eye brows suggestively, "So let's get this stupid thing over with and you can go to back with the goodies."
She smiled and stood up, ignoring his hand, "Then let's make this a dance they'll nevah forget tomorrow night huh?" she walked out of the room with Pyro behind her.