Power Probe

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Scott asked the Professor the next morning. "I mean the last time the Triplets tried to analyze anything it exploded!"

"And it was only a plant which burned for three days straight," Remy added.

"Well to be fair Forge did have a hand in that operation as well," Hank grinned wryly.

"Hey!" Forge protested. They were setting up equipment in the medical bay with Airtight.

"Don't worry," Airtight said. "Lifeline and I will be here to supervise the whole thing."

"That's what I'm worried about," Scott groaned.

"But Lifeline is a very qualified medic and…" Airtight began.

"He meant you ya nitwit!" Roadblock remarked as he put down a piece of machinery. "Start helping us set up now or else I quit!"

It had been decided that in order to better understand the powers of the new recruits they would be subjected to the newest type of scanning devices Trinity had come up with. Of course the assurances that the procedure would be painless didn't exactly ease anyone's mind. All the Misfits and X-Men were there in the large observation room to see what would happen. The fact that they wanted to witness the latest disaster didn't shock anyone. What shocked everyone is that Rogue herself volunteered to be the first test subject.

"You sure you wanna do this?" Remy asked Rogue as he took her aside.

"I need to know," Rogue told him. "I need to find out once and for all where these extra powers came from."

"Maybe you should tell the Professor…" Remy began.

"No, no I can't," Rogue shuddered. "You remember what it was like around here when I thought I shattered Mystique when we all thought she was a statue. I can't go through that again. I mean the last time it nearly tore everyone apart."

"You don't know for sure you killed someone," Remy said.

"Well until then not a word about this," Rogue told him.

"All right we're all set up and ready to go," Airtight clapped his hands together in eager anticipation.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Tim asked Scott. "I mean letting these soldier boys scan us like this?"

"Would you prefer they dissect us?" Betsy gave him a look.

"The Joes aren't like that," Jean told them. "They're a bit…eccentric…"

"They're loons is what they are," Scott muttered under his breath. "Have to be with the Misfits around."

"So let me get this straight," Tim asked. "The Misfits are army mutants and you let them come over here nearly every day? Aren't you worried about security or something?"

"That went out the window the first time Trinity reprogrammed the Danger Room," Scott moaned.

"Don't remind me," Jean moaned. "My hair smelled burnt for over a month after that incident!"

"What?" Everett asked.

"You don't wanna know dude," Forge shook his head.

"Maybe being with the X-Men isn't so bad after all," Tim thought. "There could have been a lot worse places I might have ended up!"

"This is so weird…" Rogue muttered as she lay down on the scanner bed and was hooked up to some wires.

"Now Rogue," Airtight told her as he hooked himself up with the last wires to a machine. "We need to understand your powers fully. Knowing the effect of your powers on individuals and yourself may help you one day recover your ability to touch."

"So why are you hooking yourself up?" Rogue blinked.

"Well I always wanted to know what happens to the subjects you use your powers on," Airtight said. "This will scan the effects on my body as well as yours when you use your powers."

"Let me get this straight," Rogue looked at him. "You want me to knock you out?"

"Oh yes," Airtight nodded excitedly. "I'm looking forward to it."

"I think we're all looking forward to it," Low Light groaned.

"These guys really are nuts aren't they?" Everett blinked.

"You have no idea…" Bobby groaned.

"All right we're good to go," Forge nodded. "Trinity you ready?"

"Ready!" They chirped wearing their pink lab coats and goggles.

"Just relax Rogue," Airtight instructed her. "Clear your mind."

"Not one word Pietro!" Rogue snapped.

"Hey you're not exactly Blob you know," Pietro snickered.

"Note to self, give Pietro a huge atomic wedgie later on," Fred glared at him.

"Can I help?" Wanda asked.

Meanwhile Trinity and Airtight were running the scan on Rogue with Forge's help. "All right Rogue now I want you to give me a little tap with your finger," Airtight offered his hand.

"Okay, don't say I didn't warn ya," Rogue tapped her finger and let her power do her work.

"Oooooooohhhhh," Airtight felt woozy. "Sleepy…" He passed out.

"Whoa! The instruments are going off the scale!" Daria said.

"There's a lot of brain activity going on!" Lifeline said. "What the…" Suddenly Rogue screamed and lifted herself into the air.

"AIIIGGGHHEEEEE!" Rogue screamed then collapsed on the ground.

"Uh, this is not what I expected to happen," Forge gulped.

"No kidding!" Scott snapped.

Next: Rogue goes rogue!