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Authors Note: And the story continues.

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Wandering Souls

Chapter 15: Danger Room and Torture

Rogue stood before the full length mirror in the room she shared with the girls, admiring her figure in her new X-Men Uniform. It was mostly black with a deep hunter green strip going across her breasts and the yellow and red X emblem on her shoulders and a yellow belt and gloves.

"Like hurry up Rogue," Kitty said phasing through their door. "We're going to be late, here," she offered Rogue her hand. Rogue took it and the two phased all the way down to the lower levels, stopping outside the danger room. "I like, hope we aren't late," Kitty continued as they phased through the door to join the others.

"Stripes, Half-Pint, you're late," Logan growled.

"Sorry," they mumbled as they joined the group.

"Storms gonna read you your group assignments so listen up," Logan continued, pulling his gloves tighter against his hands.

"Group one is Cyclops, Jean, Shadowcat and Nightcrawler. Group two is Scarlet Witch, Spyke, Colossus and Jubilee. Group three is Gambit, Rogue, Pyro and Magma," Ororo read off the list, smiling at the students. "Good luck," she added before returning the floor to Wolverine.

"Alright, each group goes individually. The goal is to make it to the other side of the danger room as a team," he looked out hard at the students, his eyes falling on Rogue as he continued. "No one gets left behind. Any questions?"

The group slowly shook their heads as they broke off into their assignments.

"Good. Group one, your up," Logan finished as he and Ororo turned and headed towards the control room.

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Cyclops and Shadowcat took up defensive positions as Nightcrawler crouched down next to them and Jean hovered off the ground. The others rested against the wall, waiting for their turn.

"Alright, move!" Cyclops voice rang out and they started to move. Five steps later, lasers and spinning disks were shooting out at them. Jean quickly pulled up a physic-shield after one of the disks slipped through and Kitty had to phase to stay alive. Scott quickly started blasting at the remaining disks as Kurt began teleporting towards the different laser beams, shutting them down.

They continued to move, quicker down the corridor. "I think we made it guys," Jean said when suddenly, a laser hit her full on from behind, sending her toppling to the ground.

"JEAN!" Scott yelled, dropping to the floor and rolling under her, catching her effortlessly.

"SCOTT LOOK OUT!" Kitty jumped on them and phased as a large round ball rolled towards them.

Kurt teleported down to them, clutching his shoulder. "Come," he grabbed onto Kitty and Scott's shoulders and teleported them to the finish line.

"Jean? Are you okay?" Scott asked as he brushed a stray hair from her face.

"Yeah," she moaned slightly cuddling closer to him. "I'll be fine."

"Like, how 'bout you Kurt?" Kitty asked, examining the burn on his shoulder.

"I vill live," Kurt replied, flinching slightly at her touch. "It hurts though."

"Well done children," Ororo's voice was heard through the intercom.

"Slim, Half-pint, get Elf and Red down to the infirmary. Hank's waitin'," Logan said next as he started up the simulation for the next group.

"Sure thing Mr. Logan," Kitty said grabbing onto the others and phasing through the floor towards the med lab on the lower levels.

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"Piece of cake right beautiful?" Evan said as he took his place next to Wanda, Piotr and Jubilee.

"Just keep your eyes open," Wanda said, determination in her features. "Metal up Pete," she added as she turned her attention back towards the battlefield before them.

"Da Wanda," Piotr replied as he transformed into his metal form. "Stay close to me love," he said to Jubilee as they began to move down the corridor. The lasers and disks came flying, as the team went into action. Evan shot several spikes into the laser guns as Wanda hexed the disks, sending them into the remaining laser guns as Jubilee sent fireworks at the few that escaped Wanda's powers and Colossus blocked her from the oncoming lasers, the rays bouncing off of his metal skin. They didn't move until all of the laser guns were incapacitated.

"Keep going," Wanda growled as they began moving again.

The large ball came at them full force, rolling straight for Wanda.

"Look out!" Evan shouted, jumping on top of her and rolling her out of harms way as Colossus pushed Jubilee out of the way and stood, arms outstretched, meeting the ball head on. It stopped with a loud thud and crumpled under the massive Russian's strength.

Evan climbed up and pulled Wanda to her feet, smiling at her. "You okay?" he asked concerned.

"Fine," she growled pulling her hand away from him. She got up in his face and tapped a finger hard against his chest. "And I didn't need you to save me." She spun on her heels and headed towards the finish line with an equally pissed off Jubilee.

"Women," Evan grumbled and Piotr came up next to him, and they began following the two girls.

"Da."

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"Y' sure y' be up to dis chere?" Remy asked Rogue as they watched the others make their way through the course.

"Ah'm fahne Swamp Rat," Rogue answered looking up into his eyes. "Ya worry to much." She'd been working on the new powers she'd acquired from Carol alone with Logan for the past week. This was going to be her first session with the other X-Men. "'sides, Ah gotta show y'all what Ah'm capable of," she winked at him as they moved to take their place next to John and Amara.

"Ready to light my fire love?" John asked looking over at Amara, a mischievous glint in his eye.

"Always," she replied, flaring up into her bright magma form.

"Merde," Remy muttered under his breath as Rogue suppressed a giggle.

"Lets just get this over wit sugah," Rogue smiled and took to the air, as they started out down the corridor.

Remy shuffled his cards, his eyes darting around, aware of his surroundings like any good thief. He made sure to keep Rogue in his gaze as well. The lasers started and Remy and Rogue flew into action, as Rogue flew around to some the lasers, bending them in on themselves as Remy flew charged cards at the others, putting them out of commission. John and Amara busied themselves with the flying disks. Amara sent a fire ball at them which John manipulated to envelope them, melting them all into harmless liquid on the ground at once.

"How are we gonna take on that orb thing?" Amara asked, changing back into her normal form to conserve energy, as Remy and Rogue joined her and John.

"Ah got an idea sugah," Rogue said as they kept moving, waiting for the ball to appear. 'Like they're going to like anything you come up with. Probably just a way to get them all killed so you can have their powers.' 'Shut up Carol!.' Rogue shook her head to clear the voices before continuing, an action that only Remy noticed. "Ah stop it, and Remy here charges it. Then y'all can melt the pieces after they blow, so no one gets hurt."

"Sounds good to me shelia. You think you can handle it love?" John asked turning to Amara an noticing the tired look in her eyes.

"Yeah, I'll be okay," she replied cracking her knuckles. "Let's do it."

"After y' mon chere," Remy replied winking at Rogue as the ball came towards them.

Rogue smiled as she stepped up to the ball and stopped it one handed. "Hurry sugah," she called over to Remy.

He ran over quickly and placed his hands on it. The orb immediately began to glow a bright red as Rogue grabbed Remy and the two dove, just before it exploded.

"Now Love!" John shouted and Amara flared up again, sending flames towards the pieces of metal that were heading towards them. John manipulated the flames to engulf the metal again melting it harmlessly.

Rogue and Remy pulled themselves off the floor, dusting off their uniforms as they made their way to join John and Amara, who had once again reverted to her normal form.

"Very impressive Cherie," Remy smiled at Rogue, taking her hand and kissing it.

"Ya weren't bad yer self Cajun," Rogue smiled sending a mental HA! towards Carol.

"Maybe y' let Remy take y' to a movie tonight?" Remy asked coyly, running his thumb over her fingers.

"Sure sugah, if Daddy will let us off the property," Rogue smiled at him as they joined the other two.

Amara swayed slightly before falling into Johns waiting arms.

"You alright love?" he asked as he easily lifted her off the ground and headed towards the finish line, Rogue and Remy at their heels.

"Yeah, just tired. Take me up to bed after this please," she yawned as she laid her head lazily against his chest, trusting him to take care of her.

"Yours or mine?" he asked raising an eyebrow suggestively, the mischievous glint in his eye again.

"Haha," she said, closing her eyes.

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Logan met them at the finish line, a proud glint in his eye as he looked at Rogue. "Nice job," he grunted. "Now go hit the showers and get ready for dinner." Logan watched them leave as he turned back to see Ororo leaning against the wall, a smile on her face. "Told you she could handle it," he said proudly as he walked over to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, smiling as they headed towards the elevator.

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Mystique opened her eyes slightly to find herself in a cold dark room. "Where am I?" she groaned hoarsely as she rolled her head over, trying to get a feel for her surroundings. She quickly found her hands and feet were bound. "What the hell?"

"You failed me Raven," Magnetos cold voice cut through the silence of the dark room.

"What are you talking about Magnus," Mystique growled struggling against her bonds.

Magneto and Sabertooth emerged from the shadows, a smile on Creeds face. "Because of your ignorance, Rogue has joined the X-men. As have John, Piotr and my daughter!" Magneto quickly lost control of his anger and tightened the metal bonds on Mystique's limbs. He turned and headed for the door, stopping to look at Creed. "Enjoy yourself."

Victor let out a low growl as he turned smiling towards Mystique. "I'm gonna love this," he said as he moved towards the woman who was still struggling with her bonds.

Authors Note: Cliff hanger! Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, but I had trouble finding inspiration for it. Writers block is a bitch. Well, next chapter will be the convincing of Logan and date. (Or maybe just the date…nah, Logan will need convincing.) Well, on with the shout outs and as always thanks to all my wonderful reviewers. You guys keep me going.

Weeble Wobble Chic ~ Sorry it took so long. Hopefully my writers block is gone now. Enjoy and thanks.

Denial ~ I didn't even think when I wrote that at the end. Sorry but this story is far from over. I have plans. Big ones. Involving our favorite southern couple. So never fear. Yeah, between Ororo and Rogue, Logan doesn't stand a chance. Poor guy. NOT! Enjoy and Thanks for the review. Keep it up. You know you want to.

Yumiko ~ Aren't we demanding? Leather pants or Rogue walking in on him in a towel? Wow, I love how you think. Although, I was thinking she should walk in on him in the shower…yeah, bad me. Okay, done now. Gotta go mop up the drool. Thanks, as always, for the review.

Danfred ~ Thanks for your concern and let me clear up some of my weird thoughts for you. Cause, even I don't understand them sometimes and sometimes when I'm writing, I get ahead of myself and forget to explain. As of right now, the only one Rogue can touch is Logan. I mentioned somewhat why in chapter 11: Decisions and Control, right before Rogue heads up the stairs and runs into Remy. I didn't go into detail, but it's basically a genetics thing. Remy on the other hand, every time they touch it's not skin to skin. Except also in Chapter 11 when he kissed her, but it was so brief she didn't get much. I do plan on having Rogue learn how to control her powers but I have a very detailed idea that will take sometime to get out. Thanks for your questions, hopefully this helped explain my weird way of thinking. Thanks for the review. Feel free to do it again.

Ishandahalf ~ Wow, I've never been someone's hero before. I don't know if I should fear you or not. I tried to work in some fluff here for you. More to come next chapter. Hehehe, date chapter. Thanks as always for the review. Sorry my crack bunny didn't make me write this faster this time though. His supply was low and his dealer was in jail this week.

Rose ~ Be patient cause more of Rogue's past is fixing to come and bite her in the ass. So to speak. Any who, I loved that song you sent me. I've never heard it before. It kinda reminds me of Logan too, at least in my little piece of insanity here. He's Mr. Tough until his baby girl pouts, then it's whatever she wants. Well, dance again, for I have updated and will try to do it again soon.

cool-chick-rae ~ I'm just so honored that reading my story fit into your busy schedule. I like your system. I need to actually start doing my homework. I'm hoping to get into it before midterms and finals. Especially before finals. Well, hope you enjoy and it gives you a break from all that work.

Invader ZaiFae ~ Your Cajun speak has very much improved. I am of the impressed. I'm glad someone else agrees with me on the Pietro bashing. He's just too cocky for his own good. He must pay. And thanks for the compliments on Rogue. I'm trying hard not to make her too swoony, (which is hard, cause hell, if the Rajun Cajun was flirting with me, I'd turn into putty in his hands, but anyway). Your review means a lot to me. I'm out of wall space period. So sorry this chapter took so long to get up. Hopefully it won't happen again.

Kendarath ~ If you think Logan's over protective now, wait till Rogue asks if she and Remy can go to the movie. LOL! I can't wait to write that.

Rogue77 ~ Well, I wasn't planning on writing in a chick for Toad, but for you, okay. I'll come up with something. You'll just have to wait till then cause I'm evil, and cause I have to wait to see what Remy does to Morf's stupid ass. LOL. Thanks for the review, keep it up.

tragic spades ~ Well, hope I don't disappoint in the future. I promise to have action as well as lovey dovey, so maybe that will help, non? Sorry, couldn't resist. Too much Remy. Anyway, thanks for the review.

Carla-p ~ yeah, there was no fit Cajun in my bedroom either. And I wrote it. ::sigh:: Damn Rogue gets all the luck. Glad you liked. Can't wait to hear what you think of this one.