I know it's been a long time since I've updated, my apologies. I've had a lot to do. Now, onto the reviewers:

ishandahalf: I know the tracking device thing might have seemed weird, but I'm glad you liked the Remy part.

Star-of-Chaos: You'd like that now wouldn't you? Remy stripping for you...

Kaliann: Sorry if the Remy thing was a little overboard. I had it like that because a lot of people reading like Remy that way I think. Glad you liked the rest of the story though.

Kitrazzle Fayn: Sorry if it's been a long time since I last posted.

enchantedlight: I'm sure you would want Remy like that. Glad you liked the chapter.

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"I don't care how long it takes. Just finish the job, and your services will be paid for."

"Do I have to stay here?"

"No, go as you please. Just make sure everything is in place, and that she can't remember a thing."

"Of course, sir. And the other two?"

"I can make sure that the young man will stay. It is the girl I'm worried about though."

Awakening to the feeling of exhaustion, Rogue felt she needed more sleep. But of course, after a few moments, she realized that she wasn't home at all.

Footsteps sounded fainter as she rolled onto her side. A door closed behind her, and they faded.

Rogue slowly sat up, yet quickly gazed around at her surroundings. She was surrounded by gray metal walls, as well as piles of crates. A black door stood to her side.

She had heard the voices. Rogue was certain it had been Magneto talking, which gave her incentive to believe she was in his base; wherever that was.

The other voice had been a male's, sounding a little nervous and timid. They had been discussing something.

"Remy?" Rogue whispered harshly, remembering that he had been with her when they'd been attacked. As she had predicted, no one answered.

Rogue pushed herself up onto her feet, and slowly paced toward the door. Stopping in front of it, she was unsure whether to escape and look for Remy, or try and find out what Magneto was planning.

Figuring there was someone watching her, Rogue decided against moving through the base. She half glanced around for any security cameras.

Still though, she tried the door.

"Locked," whispered Rogue angrily. It had been what she'd expected though.

The young mutant slid down to the floor, with her back against the wall. She had to escape, to do something. Where Magneto was concerned, Rogue was sure the X-men would be there. And right now, she expected Magneto knew that too.

Off to a corner, a lone security camera caught Rogue's eye. Gazing around a pile of crates, she glanced up at it, and then stood under it.

A minute later, as she figured out how much of the room the security camera could view, an idea popped into her head.

Another quick search proved to be very useful. A small vent was positioned just next to the door, almost hidden by the crates.

Rogue smiled away from the camera, and then sat back down by the door. Sliding around, she made sure that the security camera's view only captured her feet. So whoever was watching thought she was just sitting there.

A moment later, Rogue's sneakers were propped up to jut out in front of the camera. The crates, giving the illusion that she was still sitting, made her cover. All she had to do was escape, while whoever was watching still saw her shoes.

She'd escape undetected, until someone found her shoes. But for now, she concentrated her newly obtained telekinesis, and quietly pried the vent off the ceiling. She didn't know if the camera picked up sound, but she wasn't taking chances.

Quickly yet carefully, she floated into the air, blocked by crates. A moment later, she was uncomfortably shifting through the vent.

"Now to find my way," muttered Rogue slowly, as she continued to crawl through the vents.

Some voices in the distance piqued her attention, which made her speed up. She tried to keep the noise to her movement to a minimum though, as she drew closer to the voices.

"I shall give her a test run, and see how much she's learned. With these new memories she should have more control. Am I correct, Mastermind?"

"Of course sir. I expected all of her anger as been diminished."

"Did you add the part about the X-men?"

"Yes, she is convinced to serve your commands."

"Very well. I shall send both of you. Once she's finished, report back to me. Then you will be rewarded and free to go."

Still in the vents, Rogue started to ponder whom the two people below her were talking about. One voice was definitely Magneto's. The second one was identical to the voice she'd heard when she'd awaken. But who was Mastermind?

The start of footsteps told Rogue that the two men below her were separating, leaving her alone.

"What part about the X-men? What is Magneto planning?" Rogue questioned to herself. One way or another, she had to find Remy, and then get back to the mansion.

Rogue silently pried the vent below her off with TK, and then dropped onto the floor below. Thankfully, no one was there to watch her.

There were two doors in the room, one to the left and one to the right. Rogue tried to remember which way Magneto had taken, judging by his previous footsteps. So she took the left, figuring Magneto would lead her to Remy.

The next room was very large, like a small warehouse. There were pillars and crates and a few dim lights. Rogue could barely see the outline of three metal orbs hidden behind some crates. They seemed to be moving.

Quickly dodging behind a crate, Rogue silently watched as the orbs closed up. She glanced at the last one, and saw. Remy's face just before the orb sealed up.

Resisting the urge to yell his name, Rogue continued to watch as the five orbs lifted into the air. Part of the ceiling opened up, drenching Rogue in moonlight. A moment later, the orbs were gone, and the ceiling started to close.

Rogue sprang into action, lifting herself into the air. As she shot through the air, the ceiling became only feet apart from closing. Using a little TK, Rogue halted the ceiling just enough for her to slip outside. It immediately slammed shut behind her, sending her forwards by a rush of air.

The metal orbs were nowhere in sight.

"Ah guess Remy's with Magneto now," stated Rogue to herself, hoping it would impact her less if she said it instead of thinking it. Believing that the Cajun was being forced against his will somehow, Rogue took off into the air.

Instantly a freezing sensation pricked Rogue's bare shoulders. She shivered and wrapped her arms around herself.

There was light snow on the ground below her, and off in the distance was a ski lodge. Rogue smirked slightly as she realized where she was. Not that she had time to ski, but at least she knew the mansion was close by. Maybe she could beat Magneto there.

Flying through the cold winds, Rogue hoped she wasn't too late.

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"Are you sure the Professor was feeling alright when he told us to go to the mall?" Bobby asked loudly, a little annoyed.

"Maybe he wanted us to go shopping. I seriously want to wear something other than...this!" Jubilee stated, motioning at the plain new recruits uniform. "At least the others get a little variety in their uniforms.

A few of the others nodded in agreement.

"I agree with you, Bobby. The Professor was acting a little weird. I mean, he wasn't crazy, but he seems preoccupied or something." Ray added, as he and the other New Mutants made their way through the already closed mall. They had been able to enter due to Ray's electrical interference with the security system. He had slightly overloaded it with his powers.

"Shouldn't the Brotherhood be with us?" Amara suddenly questioned, staring at Ray and Rahne. "I know you two are like all friends with us now or whatever, but the rest of your team is lazy."

"Yeah, how come Todd, Fred, and Tabby get to stay home at the mansion?" Jamie added angrily.

"They're watching the place." Rahne answered simply, even though she was a little mad as well.

"Come on guys! Let's just separate and try to find something "out of the ordinary" here. The Professor sure was vague about what we were doing here." Bobby stated, being the leader that he was.

A few of the others nodded, and separated into smaller groups.

Their search only lasted about ten minutes. Already bored and confused, the new mutants met back up near the mall entrance.

"Sorry to burst your bubbles guys, but I'm afraid we're the only people here", remarked Jubilee in a bored tone.

Nobody replied, but they all felt like it was some practical joke the Professor played on them because they were so eager to prove themselves.

"Let's just head back", stated Bobby slowly, bummed about the whole situation. There were a few nods, and then the new mutants started toward the main doors.

The escalator suddenly came to life behind them.

Toward the top of the escalator, the new mutants could barely notice the silhouette of a person standing at the top.

"Uh oh, bad vibe," mumbled Jamie as the person stepped onto the moving escalator. It was a girl, about Jean's age, dressed in crimson and black with a coat and long gloves. Her hair was short and black, but on the sides it was dyed a scarlet red. The girl clenched her fists and looked up, eyeing the mutants below her. She moved her arms above her head, and flung them downwards; her fingers in motion.

Suddenly all the lights along the sides that were off exploded into searing flares, darting along the floor. They continued like a domino effect down one wall, and started down the other wall towards the recruits.

A piano lifted into the air, and sailed toward the group of mutants. Ray fired off a blast of electricity from his palms, planning on deflecting the heavy projectile. Oddly, his attack bent side ways, and blew out a window.

The mutants scrambled to different sides, and dove out of the way as the piano crashed down onto their previous location.

Jubilee landed on her back in a tree plantation grid. A flame seeped along the grass towards her. But a quick leap helped her narrowly avoid the inferno as it climbed up a pillar.

Still having no control over his powers, Ray tried to aim away from his teammates, but it was as if his powers were locked on them. He blasted through another window, and then into Jamie. Five Jamie clones toppled threw some shop doors.

Cautiously moving, Amara tried to avoid any stray electrical blast. She leapt out of the way as one destroyed the pillar holding a balcony. Landing in a roll brought Amara farther to the side.

"Ray, what are you doing?!" She demanded urgently.

"I don't know! I can't control it, I can't turn it off!!" Ray replied wildly, as he continued to uncontrollably destroy the mall.

Amara looked toward the opposing mutant as she stepped of the escalator. Hoping to catch her off guard, she fired off a stream of lava. The girl noticed it though, and waved her hand. The molten lava turned direction, and poured down toward Amara. She rolled out of the way, as the floor was melted next to her.

Five Jamie clones rushed at the girl as they exited the store they had been thrown into. A bright blue stream of energy shot out of her hand, and encased the Jamie clones. A moment later, there was only one Jamie as he was sent into a pillar.

The girl then waved her hand, causing an explosion as well as the railing along the second floor to pry off. It wrapped around Roberto, trapping him. At the same time, Rahne was sneaking up behind the mutant in her wolf form. Getting a running start, she was prepared to tackle the girl. At the last second though, Rahne was knocked backwards, spiraling out of control. But as she slid backwards along the floor, she was in her human form.

Sam was now catapulting through the air, charging toward the new mutants opponent. But with little concentration, she sent Sam spinning out of control, where he crashed in to a pillar and decimated it.

Just after Sam, Bobby came forward, ready to attack. But his hands suddenly became in cased in a sphere shaped blue energy. His arms shot out to the sides, and beams of ice controllably escaped his palms. The twin ice streams encased both Amara and Jubilee, before they wrapped around Bobby's arms, back, and chest, freezing a chunk of ice around himself.

The girl suddenly screamed in anger as she preformed something with her hands. Separate streams of flaming energies shot out, exploding into different parts of the mall, causing multiple explosions.

Ray's control had finally been retained, as the second floor was about to collapse on him. Amara came up from behind and shouldered him forward, moving them both away from the collapsing floor.

"It's not good, Ray! We can't stop her; she's too strong! We've got to retreat!" Amara pleaded with him, as Ray helped her up and then shattered the ice with his fist.

"It's not over yet", objected Ray angrily in a shout.

"Yes, it is!" Amara retorted, pulling Ray's arm toward the main doors. The rest of the new mutants ran with them, all escaping the chaotic scene.

The girl did not follow them though.

Once they were outside in the parking lot, all the teens felt defeated and agitated.

"Could the Professor have known we'd fight someone so powerful?" Sam asked to no one in particular.

Bobby was shaking his head angrily.

"Let's get back. Something's wrong with the Professor. I know it."

A few of the others agreed as they headed toward the X-van.

Then they left, without even looking back.

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Moving through the night, Rogue kept high in the sky. She wanted to be undetected as she flew towards the mansion. But she did keep her eyes peeled as she went, knowing that Magneto must be somewhere close by.

As she flew over the Bayville Port, something caught her attention.

Two small groups of people were moving about along the warehouses by the port. One group was in the clearing, while another was moving in between the warehouses.

Below her, the X-jet was stationed nearby the two groups, yet hidden behind a building.

"What's going on?" Rogue asked herself as she moved closer to ground. Sure enough, the X-men and some of the Brotherhood were moving about, searching for something.

Rogue also noted five familiar metal orbs docked on the ground. She flew to the top of a building close to the orbs, and carefully peered down at them.

Empty.

But Rogue was sure Magneto's group was close. Taking a moment to search telepathically, she found Remy's location. He was moving towards one of the groups, hidden behind pillars of boxes.

Rogue prepared herself, as she knew a battle was about to commence. But what made her scared was that things were different now.

Gambit was with Magneto.

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A/N: So there's the first part. The next chapter will involve the battling, as well as a different twist. Please review.