Author's Ramble:  This is one of my favorite scenes! Why?  It is centered around my favorite character AND it has one of my favorite (Disney) songs from my most FAVORITE Disney movie.  Singing along with it just makes it even better. :)  Anyway, sorry it took so long to get this one up.  I was redoing some of the lyrics because I was unhappy with some of it. 

And once again, thanks for all the reviews.  I appreciate anything you have to say and I love getting reviews.  It lets me know that people are reading and what people think.  It also inspires me to work on fixing my lyrics quicker. :)

Bold=singing, italics=speaking within the song.

Act 3, Scene I:


As the X-men are driving home, Mystique gathers up the Brotherhood, except for Rogue, whom she can't seem to find. She asks if anyone has seen her but they all respond that they haven't, with Lance adding "But then again, we never see her anyway, she's never part of the group". He asks why they have her in the group anyway; she's useless and doesn't care. Mystique gets angry and yells at him, saying that Rogue is more powerful than he could ever be. Just one touch from Rogue could put him in a coma for days. She orders them all to wait in her office while she looks for Rogue. Rogue is standing under her tree looking very sad.

Part of that Team (To tune of "Part of your world" from "The Little Mermaid")

Rogue: Ah can't believe she did that. That's so low, even for her. How could I be part of a team that would do something so...so cruel? {sigh}

Ah look at mahself

And what do Ah see?

Ah see a girl who's confused as can be

A girl who's part of a group

A group that's uncaring

Those guys are jerks

Then there's Mystique

How could she be such a conniving li'l sneak?

What she just did makes me think

Hey Maybe Ah don't belong

Ah've got no friends or fam'ly to turn to

Ah've got no home or haven to go

Come on, The brotherhood?  I don't think so

What ta do?

Where ta go?

Ah don't know

Ah wanna be part of a fam'ly

Ah wanna have

Wanna have a real friend

Someone nice like that

What's his name again?...Oh, Kurt

Bein' alone you can't get too close

But it prevents you from hurtin', cryin'

Feelin the pain of a

Unbearably broken…heart

Have lots of talks

Have lots of fun

Have lots of laughs and days in the sun

Would that be me?

If Ah'd go be

Part of that team

(Rogue leans against the tree).

What would Ah give

If Ah could live

Without these powers

What would Ah bet

If Ah could get

Close to someone

Bet they care and

They understand

Bet they have talks and laughs for hours

Stick together

Through any weather

Unit'd they stand

And bein' real close like a family

Helpin' each other

Through thick and through thin

Being together and lovin' it

That's what Ah...yearn

Where should Ah turn?

Who should Ah trust?

Stay here or go there...decide Ah must

Ah think Ah see

That Ah should be

Part of that team


Rogue lets her back slide down the tree as she sits on the ground, bringing her knees to her chest and resting her chin on them. Mystique finds Rogue, calling out her name as she moves closer to her. When she reaches her, she asks her why she's always alone and never part of the team. Rogue looks up at Mystique for one second and then turns her head, giving her the silent treatment. Mystique gets angry and yells at her, telling her to look at her. Rogue gets up and gives her a hateful glare.

Mystique: Don't you look at me like that!!

Rogue: How could you?! How could you do that?! Ah know they're our enemies but that was just too low, even for you.

Mystique: Are you defending them? After what they did to you? Have you forgotten what they did to you? Don't you remember how they attacked you?

Rogue: Yeah, Ah remember, but that still doesn't mean they deserved to be outed like that. Ah mean...they never did anything to me since then. They've always been really nice to me.

Mystique: Weren't they also nice to you at first when they went down to recruit you? Don't you remember how they tried to be your friend and then attacked you when you refused?

Rogue: Yes, but...wait a minute, how do you know about that?

Mystique: Irene told me what happened in Mississippi. She brought you to me, remember?

Rogue: No, Ah mean about how Ah refused to join them. How did you know they tried to get me to join them and then attacked me when Ah didn't. Ahrene only knows that they attacked me. How could you know about them being nice to me? Unless...you were there, weren't you?!

Mystique: I...no...I wasn't…I couldn't...

Rogue: Tell me the truth, Mystique! Were you there? What were you doing spying on me? You tricked me, didn't you? Tell me, Mystique, or Ah swear Ah'll get it out of you, and you know Ah can! (Rogue takes a glove off.)

Mystique: Don't you dare speak to me like that. I don't have to answer to you. (Sees Rogue is serious). All right, I was there, but I was just making sure you were okay.

Rogue: Liar! How did you know Ah was there? Why didn't you help me?

Mystique: I was helping you. I showed you what they were really like. They only pretend to be nice to use you! I showed you how they would really treat you if you refused to join them. I was protecting you from joining them because of what they might do to you. They would use you.

Rogue: Ah don't kn- No! Ah don't believe you. They've never treated me like that when Ah got here.

Mystique: Rogue, I don't have time to argue with you. Just come with me and we'll talk about it later. Right now we have work to be done. Just believe me, they would never accept you now. You belong with me.

Rogue: Ah don't have to do anything you tell me anymore. Ah'm leavin' this group and findin' out the truth for mahself. (She turns her back to Mystique and starts walking away).

Mystique: Don't you dare walk away from me! You're in this team whether you like it or not. You're in deeper than you know, Rogue. Where will you go if you leave?

Rogue: Don't tell me what to do. Ah'm through taken orders from you! And as for where Ah'm goin...it's none of your business. Just know that it'll be far away from you and that pathetic team of yours.

Rogue walks away and Mystique tries to grab her, accidentally touching her bare hand, absorbing Mystique's power and memories uses her free hand to slap Mystique, which gets Mystique to let go. Mystique passes out from having her energy absorbed and Rogue runs away but soon stops as all the new memories flood her mind.

Rogue can hardly believe the things she sees. She sees the incidences in Mississippi when she first discovers her powers, as well as images of her as a child. She's confused as to whether they are her memories or Mystique's. She then sees memories of Mystique talking to a dark figure about a master plan. Terrified by what she has just seen, she runs off again, knowing now what she must do...something she probably should have done before...

Part of their team (to tune of "Part of your World, reprise")

What would Ah give

Ta live with those kids?

What would Ah bet

Ta get close to one of them?

What would Ah do to have them

Standin' by me?

Would we have talks?

Would we have fun?

Would we have laughs and days in the sun?

Those kids and me

And Ah could be

Part of their team

(She sits and thinks for a moment, flashbacks of memories racing through her mind.  She stands up one again.)

Now Ah know why

Now Ah know how

And Ah know something's certain right now

'Cause now Ah see

That Ah should be

Part of their team


Rogue: But first…

Rogue turns around and starts running towards the school. After a while, Mystique wakes up and puts her hand on her face, feeling the physical and emotional pain of not only of having her energy sucked out of her, but being slapped by Rogue, and of having Rogue leave her. Rogue was one person she didn't want to lose, but she quickly denies any feelings for her.

Mystique: You'll pay for that, Rogue. And after you do, you'll come running back, wishing you'd never left.