Evolution: Through the Looking Glass
Chapter 9: Ascension
Welcome to the Final Chapter of "Through the Looking Glass" and you are in for one hell of a climax. I like the way this story is going and plan not to disappoint anyone who has been following this story. Hopefully this chapter will get this story above forty reviews. Anyway, on with the story.
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The room stirred with the hum of machinery as Rogue awoke to find herself chained to a large and cold metal table. She also noticed that several large white bandages, which did nothing but cover her extreme extremities, had replaced her clothes. Silently, a large white man in a leather jacket walked out of the darkness and began to adjust the panels near him. "Who are you?" She called as he turned his glowing red eyes in her direction.
"My name is Nathaniel Essex, but that is not what you meant is it." His tone was a cold and scientific one.
"Why am I here, Is Brian OK, and WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY CLOTHES?" she yelled as struggled against her shackles.
"You are here, my dear specimen, because of your unique DNA." He seemed to salivate with every word.
"Ma DNA?" wondered Rogue.
"Yes, your DNA is unlike anything I've ever seen before. At first I debated mating you with the Summers boy, but later I found that your equally impressive DNAs would not reach the desired result, and that would not do. Next I thought that I would combine your DNA with the Wagner child, but alas this too was ill fated. What was I too do, I about give up; that was until I witnessed the shear power you were able to give to Fenrir despite his already machine enhanced abilities." Explained Essex as he moved in as close as possible to his 'experiment'. Rogue could feel his hot breath cascade over her face and knew what he was thinking. "I then decided that it would be my child that you would bear, surely it would be able to defeat… never you mind that." Mister Essex then just snapped his fingers and bandages that covered her tore off leaving all of her pale skin exposed. Rogue struggled helplessly against her bonds as she noticed him crawling on top of her. "Don't worry about your powers hurting me, child. That collar around your neck is made from the same technology as Fenrir's nano-machines." He stated coldly as he leaned in and kissed her sharply biting her lower lip.
"no," she mumbled into his mouth "No," she spoke as his tongue pushed itself into her mouth and her emotions began to well up inside of her "NO!!!" She yelled as the powers that she had taken from Scott and Juggernaught erupted to blast Essex from on top of her and break herself free from the shackles. She jumped off of the table and noticed that half of Essex's body had been blown off but he was regenerating quickly. She took this chance to knock a whole in the wall and begin running down the corridor after grabbing a near by piece of cloth. Suddenly Nathaniel Essex sprung to his feet, completely healed from all damage. "The young ones always run." He hissed evilly as he licked her blood from his lips. "Computer, release the experiments. Objective, capture mutant known as Rogue, alive."
Elsewhere, the three X-men that had used the mini portal to reach Midgard where approaching a large metallic castle. They were all tired from the long walk that they had to endure. They were all about to catch their paces when a large red beam exploded from the top of the castle. "What the Hell was that?" wondered Wolverine.
"It's gotta be Rogue!" said Scott "Come on!" They began to charge toward the castle. Brian had been quiet up until this point, because of the evil thoughts that coursed through his mind. However, when he saw the red beam of light he knew that whatever Essex had planned, Rogue was fighting. Brian's worst fears had been confirmed, Essex was trying 'combine' his DNA with hers. He did not know how long Rogue would be able to fight back; this thought infuriated him to no end.
The voices that were constantly fighting for control of his mind spoke as if they were one and they all cried for his former master's blood. Then a single voice rose above the others, Rogue. Brian stopped and doubled over in pain as he felt Rogue's fear, anger and worry. Tears of rage streamed down his face, as a pure white aura beginning to engulf his body, He knew what had happened to his Rogue.
"That bastard." Growled Brian as he stood and began to run with renewed strength.
Back inside, Rogue had managed to wrap herself in the dark cloth and work her way to a long majestic coliseum-like room. She slowed to walk and looked around the room. She visibly winced as she noticed large tanks filled with horribly misshapen creatures. "My God."
"God had nothing to do with this one." Came a voice from behind her. Rogue snapped around and away from the source. "He is especially violent, he was that way from birth."
"You're a monster, Essex." Rogue cursed
"That may be, but I will have what I'm after."
"Just what is it you're after?"
"Look around you, Rogue. This dimension has been ruined from war, famine, and pestilence. I want nothing more than it's revival.
"So the ends justify the means?" Rogue hissed
"No, my means are never justified, but what I do had to be done." answered Essex as he lunged toward Rogue but missed. Rogue ran but was stopped as the creatures from the tanks began release.
The voices in Rogue's head began to scream as the same aura that engulfed Brian begun to engulf her as well. Suddenly, the voices quieted and only one rose to the top, Brian's. This man had played God for too long. With a loud bang the doors at the opposite side of room burst open and the three X-men appeared in its stead. Wasting no time, Rogue and Brian began fighting their way too each other. With every punch that was thrown, and use of a mutant power the aura around them shone brighter as did their desire to reach each other as well. It grew and grew as if they were too magnets drawn to each other and strange waves of energy reverberated through the hall. However, the Multitude of enemies were not giving the least way that was until a small opening appeared between the two lovers. As if acting with one mind they put everything on the line and jumped into each other's waiting arms. As their two auras met a shockwave was released that destroyed everything in its path. Luckily, Scott and Logan had managed to take cover in time enough to avoid being destroyed.
The light intensified as the very fabric of the dimension began to unravel leaving nothing but patches of land under Rogue, Brian, Logan, and Scott. Just as the dimension began to unravel, like grains of sand bits of brilliant light began to reform the land. First it was just small patches of grass, and then there came an island. Soon enough a world of lush greenery was brought into existence and in the dead center were Brian and Rogue still tight in embrace. Slowly they pulled away, not breaking the embrace to save their lives, a stared longingly into each others eyes. "You came for me." said Rogue.
"How could I abandon a part of my soul?" He responded as they both rose to their feet hand in hand.
"Lets go home." They spoke with one voice as a bright flash of light flared through the scenery and all of the X-men disappeared.
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The End
Whew, that was a large amount of writing, Well it is when you have a headache like the one I have at the moment. I swear I thought that my head was going to explode. Anyway tell me what yall think.