Title- I am the Dragon

Author- Zombie Pants, the author formally known as Loddmusdd

Disclaimer- I don't own anything, and I wont pretend to.

Summary- Rogue receives weird dreams that plague her constantly; what do they mean? With the help of her teammates and some outside sources she will be pulled into a chaotic mystery, learning more and more about the real world along the way. In the end what side in the upcoming war will she choose…Magneto…the X-men…or will she choose to walk her own path?

Chapter 2: Unwanted Decisions

Day soon broke through the night, casting away the ominous shadows the lurked in the darkest corners, humbly welcoming the beams of light that managed their way past the thick curtains into the Xavier Institute for the Gifted. This beautiful scene of weaving light patterns would only be appreciated by the few adults that roamed the hallways at this early hour, too early for any teen to be up…But by now, everyone knew that Rogue wasn't any normal teenage girl. Her small body could be found, if searched for hard enough, stuffed in the darkest corner of the library, feet tucked underneath her, and shoulders hunched as she carefully read the thick German Translation volume propped upon her lap.

Elsewhere in the giant building a meeting was being held behind thick oak doors, a selective group of bodies resided in this study, ready to determine the future of the X-men. No sound could be heard from any of the members of this group, every soul was seemingly frozen in their spot, no one knowing quite how to respond to the announcement.

"Chuck…I say this with the utmost respect… Have you lost your damn mind!" Logan barked as he started pacing around the room, "I mean, how can we even begin to trust them! Once we let them in we're putting every child here at risk; are you really willing to take that kind of a chance?"

"I must agree with Logan, Charles. They cannot be trusted, this we all know from past experiences with them. There must be some other way to handle the situation without putting ourselves and the children in so much danger." Ororo formally addressed the professor, neatly folding her hands in her lap.

Sighing dejectedly the professor continued. "I understand your objections, and they are duly noted, but you must understand the situation we are in. Without their help, we will never be able to defeat this new power that has arisen against us…and by saying us, I do not mean just the X-men. This power has shown itself to be against all of mutant kind, and threatens our very existence. No matter how much I trust our team, I know for a fact that we are not strong enough to defeat it alone. We-need-help." Charles finished strongly from his position behind the giant mahogany desk.

"I agree with Charles, unfortunately…" Started the blue furred man known as beast, "there are no other path for us to choose. We must join forces to insure the safety of mutant kind--no matter how much we don't want to. It is our responsibility as the X-men, and mutants in general, to help our people. If we don't get help, we will be willingly sacrificing our lives along with the lives of thousands of others."

Placing his hands on either side of his head in a frustrated gesture, Charles Xavier finally looked all his years old. "Please old friends, I need your support on this. This is something none of us can do on our own, and we must stick together in this dire time." Storm stood quickly and made her way to his side to put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"You have my powers at your disposal as always. I may not agree with this new arrangement, but I will not desert you or the children… ever" she finished the latter word with so much conviction it touched everyone in the room more than they thought a word ever could.

"But of course you have me beside you" Hank assured the telepath as he took to the mans other side.

All eyes expectantly turned to Logan, awaiting his decision.

"Grrr… Whatever, not like I have anything better to do. And I can't let the pip-squeaks get themselves into even more trouble."

And with those final words the decision was made that would change the X-men forever. Soon the mansion would be filled with not only the regular students, but also the infamous punked out boys of the Brotherhood; creating the strongest band of mutants ever to exist…

if they could manage to not kill each other first.

See! I'm still going through and updating my story! Pretty soon, all the chapters will be up. I think there are 8 of them I've written so far...

Hopefully everyone likes this story even more the second time around.

R&R