All Too Late-Part 4
Author: Sparkling-Diva
Summary: Marie finds out some things that she didn't want to know.
Disclaimer: Alas, it's a pity that these wonderful characters are not mine.
Rating: PG-13 (Just to be safe).
Feedback: Please!!!! My e-mail is rogue200348yahoo.com. Thank you very much too all my reviewers!!
Author's Note: Sorry!! I know it took so long but it's never to late to pick up the pace again isn't it? Here you go!! Enjoy!!
"CHARLES!!!!!" Logan yelled as he ran into the underground lair of the mansion.
He went and tried to open Cerebro and it wouldn't budge. He went into the Danger Room and went up to the control room. After frantically pressing button after button, he finally managed to hear Cerebro open.
"Welcome, Professor," it said.
He ran back down and into the room where the mutant tracking device, Cerebro, was. There was Charles tied up to his wheelchair. His hands and feet were tied up with ropes and his mouth was covered in masking tape. Over his head was the mutant tracking device.
"Oh god. Charles?" Logan yelled as he went to the generator and realized it was filled with a poisonous gaseous fume. He removed it and ran back to the Professor.
He took off the masking tape off his mouth and said, "Charles? Are you okay?" as he was trying to remove and untie the ropes from him and the head piece.
"I'm fine," the Professor added with a cough, gasping for air.
"I didn't see it coming," he continued.
"They took Rogue," Wolverine exclaimed.
The Professor was now relaxing a little bit more and said, "I should have seen this coming."
"What?" Wolverine asked frantically.
"Rogue is Mystique's daughter."
"WHAT?!" Wolverine said in shock.
"Mystique had her and before Magneto could let her, she put her up for adoption. Later, after when she was 5, they died and Mystique disguised herself as a woman named Deborah and adopted her. She was disguised and never told her the truth. When she was 13, she moved in with some family friends after believing and being told by them that Deborah had died when she really left to go and work full time for the Brotherhood.
"How come you never told me this before?" asked Logan now scared and worried.
"I wanted her to figure it out for herself."
"Well nice job Chuck because now she is gone."
"What happened?" yelled Storm coming into the big round room. Behind her were Jean and an unfamiliar character of a man with sharp teeth, sharp tail, markings all over his body, and purple-blue skin.
"Who the hell are you?" yelled Logan now losing his temper.
"Kurt Wagner but in the Munich Circus I was known as the incredible Nightcrawler. I-"
"Rogue's brother," Professor Xavier added.
"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"I have a sister?" asked Kurt.
The Professor nodded.
"I can't…I lived alone all my life…I…wait a minute…what is a Rogue?"
Soon after, the Professor started the story once again and mentioned how before Rogue was born, Kurt was born and Magneto turned him into a mutant with a scientific experiment. Mystique was mad and fled from Magneto's lair and put Kurt in a basket and fled. Erik caught up and Mystique dropped the bundle into the lake over the bridge where he sailed to shore. A nice couple found him, took him, and made him part of their family. He grew up and for his appearance and acrobatic ability, he was joined into the Munich circus as "The Incredible Nightcrawler". He soon discovered growing up that he could transport from place to place. Sensing he had great power and a good heart, Charles had sent Storm and Jean out earlier that morning with the Blackbird to recruit him and offer him a position on the X-Men team.
"Well that explains a lot," Logan said.
"So what happened?" asked Jean.
Logan was about to explain until he saw Scott walk into the room furious.
"Charles, I-," he stopped and looked at everyone.
"Is something going on here?" he asked.
Logan then explained the History of Nightcrawler, Rogue, and the morning incident.
"What?!" Jean and Scott exclaimed.
"She passed as me?" Jean yelled.
"I yelled at you for nothing?" Scott asked in shock.
"Okay, for the record I will like to clarify some things in front of all of you."
Everyone listened.
"Scott, Logan, everyone. I love Scott and even through I can say-as well as many other girls-that Logan is cute, there is no way that we would ever hook up."
"I'll take that as a compliment," Logan said.
"Scott and I are married and we will never stop being in love with each other."
"Well thanks Jeannie but now is not the time for a lecture. Rogue is out there and she needs my help."
"I'd like to say something on Rogue's behalf," Storm spoke. Everyone turned to look at her. "Now I don't know what you, Logan, think of all this but I want to talk to you right now."
Logan had full attention on her now.
"But before I do that, all I will like to say is that the only thing that I see is a bunch of confused faces on all of you. Don't you guys understand? Rogue doesn't have any idea what is going on. All she can do is be hurt from what she saw this morning. We have to find out what Mystique wants with her as soon as possible. Rogue is older and her powers are more powerful than what they were before and they are going to keep growing until she can't control them. At least not without our help. No one seems to recognize that she is young and she is living in this harsh place full of chaos. We have to find her. Everyone stay here with Charles and try to locate her by using Cerebro. Logan, you and me need to talk."
"I have to go find her!" he yelled.
"I know. But I must discuss something very important with you first before things go any further out of hand. It is a personal matter that needs to be discussed with us alone."
"Fine. Lead the way, 'Ro," Logan said sarcastically.
He followed her out into the entrance of the hallway and stood.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Rogue. Are you in love with her?"
Logan was shocked. One of his deepest secrets was now known by someone other than himself.
"What point are you coming to?" he asked.
"Look, I just want you to answer my question. I don't know if you have already noticed this or not but Rogue is in love with you. I've seen the way she stares at you and how happy she gets when you are nearby. I've also realized how much you change whenever she is around. She tried to get close to you and tell you but you just shrug it off as if it was nothing and just ignored her. You are the only one she cares about and the only one who seems to return the same feeling is you. Just let me ask you, how many boys has she dated?"
"Two," Logan said still in a stock state, "One named David in Mississippi and that Bobby kid."
"And what happened to them?" Storm asked.
"Mississippi kid went in Coma and dumped her and Bobby kid was dumped by her.'
"Why was that?" Orono asked him impatiently.
"Because he liked Kitty?"
"There was another reason."
"There was?"
"You."
"Me?
"Logan," Storm said seriously, "She talked to me a few times about the issue and with Bobby. She told him they couldn't go on any further not because of her skin or him liking Kitty, but because she would be living a lie."
Logan was confused.
"She said that she wasn't in love with him. She was trying too hard but knew she never would be able to. All she felt from his was friendship."
Logan stared in shock as Storm continued.
"He understood this and how she felt for you. It was undeniable."
"And that's what happened?"
"Yes. They are still friends to this day. Logan, she still loves you and this is something that nothing can stop. It's more than just a little crush. It's true love. It's obvious that you care for her since you are always going to her before anyone. You spend all the time you have with her whenever you get the chance. And when you aren't, you are trying to pre-occupy yourself by chasing after Jean and hurting her. Logan, what is going on?"
"It's true," he said hopelessly, "I tried to hide the fact…I'm in love with her. When I first met her she was just kid but to me she has always been something more. I guess that even despise how much she grew up, I mean now she's 19 and all, I tried to not to face the fact but I have noticed. She's all I have 'Ro. I don't want to lose her. She's all I have to care about."
"Then go and tell her that. Go find her after you know where she is and tell her. This whole mix-up and confusion of the relationship between you and Jean are tearing her apart. She loves you. You love her. You love each other."
"You're right," Logan said getting up, "I'm going to find her. Thanks 'Ro."
"Good. And be careful okay?"
"I will."
He was walking towards Cerebro when it opened and Charles wheeled out with everyone else behind him.
"She's at Magneto's lair up in the mountains about 5 hours away from here."
"I'm going to go find her," said Logan, "I'll take the black van and get and some of her stuff."
"We can help you," said Scott.
"I can do it alone," said Logan.
"It'll be too though," replied Jean.
"Stay out of this, all of you. This is something that only I can take care of."
He shot Storm a smile which she returned.
"Now if you excuse me," he went out to the elevators and arrived at the second floor. He found her empty suitcase and found some clothes to put in there. While he was searching her drawers, he found a picture of the both of them together and smiled.
"Comin' darlin'," he said to himself and with that he ran down the stairs and out the front door.