Summary: Takes place at the end of the ep. Turn of the Rogue. Except...Rogue isn't saved by the X-men and doesn't join them then. Everything changes, but as more events take place and unfold, an unknown Cajun starts popping up in Rogue's life. Until she is determined to find out who this mysterious man really is.

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Cold, so cold!



 The blizzard was only getting worse. The blinding snowy gales kept coming and coming, not slowing down for any warmth at all.

"X-men...they're coming." Scott mumbled.

"What? They are? Great." The untouchable Goth stated, feeling a little more warmth and hope.

"They...can't find us." Scott replied, deflating Rogue's hope of getting out of this mess alive.

"Figures." She mumbled, standing up a little to pull Scott backwards through the snow, away from an approaching wolf.

Sheesh Scott, Ah didn't know you weighed so much, Rogue thought absently. Maybe if you were skinny instead of muscular Ah might be able to break a gap of five feet between Mystique, instead of playing cat and mouse so close. The scared mutant trashed the thought, being glad that she was at least strong enough to drag the X-men leader through the snow. What Ah would give to just drain a little bit of Blob's strength!



 Rogue glanced behind her; see that there was almost no more ground to cover for an escape. Mystique in her wolf disguise stopped and snarled.

"Then we'll give 'em something they can find." Rogue stated quickly. Open your eyes Scott, now!"

With his shades off, Scott had no trouble shooting an optic blast up into the snowy sky. And he held it, for about three seconds. Rogue slipped on his shades as his eyes closed.

Please X-men; please be on your way, Rogue though anxiously. But then she decided to take action now.

After off her glove, Rogue placed the tip of her fingers on Scott's cold forehead. The absorption caused her to cry out quietly, but she quickly ended it.

Ah am so not used to this yet. Rogue could feel the energy burning around her eyes. It was time to teach Mystique whom she was dealing with. Rogue stood up, ready to take control.

"Some friendly advice, teach, don't mess with the Rogue!"

Aiming straight at Mystique, Rogue fired an optic blast. The scarlet beam caught Mystique in the chest, sending her sprawling.

The wolf crashed against the side of the ice bridge, breaking through the side and scattering snow. But Rogue knew Mystique wasn't ready to give up.

The freefalling wolf morphed into a bird, and took straight up into the sky. Rogue gazed at the bird, firing multiple optic blasts. But the shapeshifting mutant was quick though, maneuvering through the air. The bird suddenly morphed into a leopard, splashing down into the snow.

Rogue stifled a scream.

How am Ah gonna defend against her now? Now she's mad and Scott's powers are drainin' from meh? Sure enough, the self-proclaimed rogue could feel Scott's power evaporating. She was afraid to snatch some more juice from him. The X-men leader was already injured, and Rogue didn't want to knock him out, too. But Mystique was starting to move in, now.

But then something made Rogue regain hope.

The sound of a jet was getting close, and Rogue hope so much that it was the X-men to rescue her.

"Rogue...get back."

The mutant loner looked down to see a mumbling Scott. The older mutant slowly got to his feet, standing in front of Rogue in a protective stance.

"Scott you're hurt!" Rogue urged, stating the obvious and hoping to get him to not challenge Mystique. But then the leopard pounced.

Rogue screamed as she was knocked to the ground. She heard a loud ripping sound, and received shiver as she hit the snowy ground.

A white blur appeared in front of her gaze, only about two feet away. Rogue felt herself being pulled backwards as the angry leopard started to advance from the opposite side.

Still not exactly sure how things were playing out, Rogue let herself be dragged, giving the occasional push off of the ground with feet. But she suddenly dropped to the ground as she fell over Scott behind her.

He had carried her, but now the X-men leader was on his knees, Rogue frantically checking for injuries. Finally, she found a long but not to deep slash across Scott's back. Mystique's claws had cut through his heavy jacket and T-shirt underneath. The claw marks were starting to bleed a little, soaking into the back of his clothing.

"Oh Scott." She mumbled, getting even more worried. But then close by she could see a black large jet coming towards the ice bridge.

Please be a rescue team.



Rogue turned back just to see Mystique pouncing again. Scott, who was in front of her, dove to the side and dragged Rogue with him. But another tearing sound caused Rogue to cringe.

Quickly checking Scott for more wounds, Rogue found large rips on the front of his jacket. The claws had also ripped through his T-shirt underneath, but luckily they hadn't touched his skin.

But now Rogue was worried because the large rips left parts of Scott's chest bare, and he need to cover up because of the cold.

Rogue suddenly gasped as the thunderous sound of the black jet lofted in the air next to the ice bridge.

"Scott, let's go!" Rogue motioned toward the jet, seeing a door open. The mutant Rogue recognized as Wolverine was waving them on. But then she felt Scott slam against her.

Mystique had tackled both Rogue and Scott, but the ice bridge started to break. Rogue screamed as the three mutants plunged downward, as they broke through the ice bridge.

And then Rogue fainted in mid air as she and the other two mutants plunged uncontrollably toward the far off ground.

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"I think she's waking up, yo!"

"Scott?" The name escaped Rogue's lips in a quiet whisper.

"I do kinda look like him if I put some shades on." Came a voice Rogue knew all to well.

Rogue sat up on a couch, seeing Todd crouched in his toad stance on the other arm of the couch.

"Come guys, she's wakin'!" The slimy mutant called. Rogue rubbed her eyes and gazed around, instantly finding herself in the Brotherhood living room.

"How did I get here?" Rogue asked blankly, trying to remember the past events. "Oh no! Scott! And Mystique!"

"What about them, yo?" Todd asked as he hopped off the couch and onto the ground.

"Todd, how did I get here?!" The untouchable Goth asked anxiously, shaking her teammate by the shoulders.

"Some dude dropped you off. He had brown hair, a trench coat. Oh, and really freaky eyes!" Todd answered, breaking from Rogue's hold. A slight breeze brushed against Rogue.

"So princess, sleep well?" Rogue spun around and grabbed Pietro by the front of his T-shirt with both hands, and yanked over toward her and against the couch so hard that his shirt almost ripped. "Hey!!" The silver haired mutant yelled, trying to yank himself away from her. But Rogue gripped tightly.

"Where's Mystique at?!" She asked angrily.

"I don't know!! You were dropped off by this guy a couple of hours ago! You've been sleeping since, and no one has come here since!" Pietro answered while still yanking against Rogue's grip. His shirt started to make ripping sound as it was stretched out so much. "Will you let go of me now?!!"

"Oh!" Rogue released her hold on Pietro's shirt, and quickly laid her head back down on a pillow.

"Dammit Rogue, you sure do grip hard!!" Pietro commented loudly, examining his shirt. His T-shirt collar was now hanging down to the middle of his chest. "Great, that's ruined!" Pietro complained, slipping off his stretched out T-shirt.

Just as Rogue thought he would leave her alone, the speed demon zipped in front of her.

"Like what you see, Rogue?" Pietro asked in a boastful tone, referring to his muscular upper body. Rogue angrily slipped off one of her gloves, and slowly reached forward for skin-to-skin contact. "Hey!" Pietro yelled, and zipped away instantly. Rogue sighed in relief.

"When that guy gets over himself I will be so happy." She mumbled.

"You said it, sister!" Todd exclaimed. Rogue gave him a sour look, not finding him funny.

Todd started to hop away, as Lance came into the room.

"Glad you're awake." The ground-shaking mutant stated.

"Lance, do you know anything about what happened?" The untouchable mutant asked slowly. The Brotherhood leader smirked and looked outside, although still talking to her.

"All I know is that you're with us now, and not, with the X- men."

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A/N: The beginning might have seemed like a little Scogue, but this story is centered on Romy, which will start coming up more often in latter chapters.

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