Hey! I just had my first day of high school and my teachers are all evil little trolls that constantly give you pop quizzes. *sigh* Just kidding! There all really fun and hyper. So anywho here's a bite sized chapter for you guys to snack on until I get around to writing a long one. Please review! By the way I do not own the x-men or any other copyrighted material affiliated with this fanfic. Hehe you can sue me! Chapter 3 ½ : Fire and Ice "You..." Bobby whispered, exhaling a small stream of frost, his fists balled up in rage. How could he have the nerve to show his face in front of them after what he'd done... John smirked cockily as he tried to hide the fact that this hurt him. It hurt him that every single time a memory of Bobby, or Rogue, or the Institute floated across his mind, a tiny voice inside his head told him that he was nothing more than a traitor, a double- crossing jerk. As he glanced into the room he caught sight of Rogue standing beside him and holding Bobby's pale hand with her gloved one, the same Rogue that he had tried to impress so long ago...Suddenly his mind blurred for a second with panic. What would they do with her after he brought her back? Would they... He brushed away the thought and tried to hide his sudden flash of emotion. He had a mission, a sole reason for being here and he was going to complete it. "Back off Icey, I'm here for Rogue." Bobby clenched and unclenched his fists, concentrating with all his strength on turning the dark haired figure in front of them into an ice cube. The figure glanced down and noticed this with a wry smile spreading across his face. "Hmmm. Let me guess. Trying to freeze me? Well I'm not the same as before. I'm better and even more powerful, so why don't you just try to get through this...", he shouted, and they gasped as he enveloped himself in a layer of shimmering, heated air. Bobby stared at him, his features cold as ice. (No pun intended) "Well, *St. John*, you're just going to have to settle for going back empty handed, I'm not going to let you take her!" Bobby shouted. John grinned and pulled out a small, rectangular, black box that was arranged with a series of small buttons like a TV remote. "I'm sorry to disappoint you but I think that won't be the case..." He said in a soft voice, then he pressed a small blue button on the bottom left hand corner and the cube filled with shimmering blue gas. "NO!" Bobby shouted as he gasped for breath and started to fall to the floor like the others. Pyro walked slowly to the cube until he was only a foot away and he heard a small voice. "Thinking that I could trust you...Thinking that you were my friend...Was the biggest mistake I ever made..." Bobby whispered, then with a soft thump his head fell against the floor. For a moment, John's features faltered, his eyes widening as he realized what he had done. But he pushed the thought back down, hiding it from himself and he couldn't help but feel the large weight of guilt pressing down upon him as he dragged Rogue's limp form back across the metal bridge. Hey! I know, I know, I didn't have the POV from the other x-men or Magneto this time,*Ducks tomatoes, staplers, PVC pipes, and other flying objects* but I'm gonna have them starring in the next chapter. Please review! They make me update faster *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* AND ALSO I PROMISE TO DO A POV OF ANYONE YOU WANT IF YOU CATCH MY SORTA-SUBLIMINAL HINT TO REVIEW! JUST PUT IT IN THE REVIEW ALONG WITH YOUR CHARACTER CHOICE! THANKS FOR READING! ~ OrlandoRoKsMYworld