Pine: I'm glad you like my AU Logan. Then again, he's a heartthrob no matter how he acts. Lol.
Wapps: Thanks!
Blix: I don't know. You may be right about that magnet. Lol.
Jo: Yeah, she's not that bad. I personally find her kind of annoying, but she's not the bitch a lot of people make her out to be.
: ) : Sorry it took awhile. Thanks for the review!
Carmilla: Glad to hear it! Lol. Thanks for the review.
Gimpy: Lol. Yes, my goal in life is to torture readers. big smile Anyway, thank you so much for the review and compliments. I really, truly appreciate it.
Cassandra: I looked it over and it looked a little complicated. Is it easy once you do it the first time?
Hip-Ban: Depends. I may just be an evil, twisted bitch…or a hopeless romantic. Mmm…which could it be?
Sax: Lol. Gosh, I don't know how to respond. You're review just brought a huge smile to my face. I can't tell you how much I appreciated all the kind things you'd said. I really enjoy writing, but I'm never satisfied with what I write. So it's always a boost when someone seems genuinely ok with the crap I produce. And, yes, OCs can be wonderfully fun! Oh, and one more thing, when are you going to update Finding Normal? Let's go! Hop to it! (Lol.)
Veronica: Well, according to the Epilogue, yes. Yet, maybe fate can be stopped. We'll see. winks Sorry, that's all I can divulge.
Anonymous: I'm trying! Lol. Thanks for the review!
NOTE TO EVERYONE: Sorry it took me so long.
Chapter Fourteen
Confrontation With the Devil
Oh shit, Rogue thought with a roll of her eyes. Where the hell am I going? She ran down the concrete corridor, her boots echoing in the tunnel. Should she turn back? Should she find another way out? She gritted her teeth and pressed on. Going back meant instant capture. Going forward meant…God, who knew? At least she stood a better chance in the compound. Or did she?
She came to a halt and gaped at a pair of gigantic metal bay doors. "Now what," she asked, exasperated. She hesitated, unsure of what to do. She was about to turn around when suddenly the doors clanged open, the metal scraping against the hinges as they were slid across the rail.
Rogue scurried off towards the wall and pressed herself against it, holding her breath. Her ears perked up, straining to hear the slightest noise. She waited a full minute before inching away from the wall, ducking her head inside. Doors didn't just open themselves, but there was no one in sight. Were they in a control room somewhere? Had they seen her coming the moment she'd stepped into the building?
Curious, she went on, scanning the vast room cautiously. Nothing good can come of this, she warned herself. Turn around and get the hell out of here.
"Rogue," a familiar, accented voice called out casually.
Rogue tensed and whirled towards the sound. "Stryker," she seethed.
He clucked his tongue as though to scold her. "I'm very disappointed in you, Rogue." He strolled closer, shaking his head and waving the barrel of his pistol at her. "You have no idea how foolish you have been."
"Foolish enough to join you, but wise enough to figure out what a bastard you really are." Rogue glared venomously at him. "You killed Bobby. And you were using me to get to the rest of the X-men."
"A casualty of war," Stryker replied. "And my interests lie with one particular X-man."
"Logan," Rogue stated the obvious. "Why the hell do you want him so badly? He was a disappointment, too. He failed your vision of him. You did that fucking procedure on him, but then he rejected the Mutant X project. He wants you dead. So why are you so desperate to have him?"
"Don't you get it, Rogue? Haven't you figured it out? Wolverine is Mutant X. We weren't just colleagues working on the project together. He was the test subject. And he volunteered for it."
"No," Rogue denied. "You're lying! Logan would never…"
"But he did, Rogue. He did." Stryker glanced behind him at the sound of approaching footsteps. A dozen soldiers appeared behind him and he smiled at Rogue. "He's not who you think, Rogue. Wolverine is just that: a heartless, cold-blooded military animal. He volunteered for the procedure because he wanted to be Mutant X. He wanted the added ability so he could fulfill his missions. And his missions? To kill."
Rogue shook her head, angry. "I don't believe you! You've lied to me from the beginning."
"I've misled you. I haven't lied." Stryker nodded to his men.
The soldiers swarmed around her and Rogue whirled around, sprinting down the corridor where she had come. They gave chase, firing at her. Rogue screamed as a bullet sliced into her flesh and she cried out as she crumpled to the dirty floor, blood spilling over the concrete. Two of the soldiers scooped her up and carried her away. Her last thoughts were of Logan. And then everything went black.
End Chapter Fourteen
