Sorry every one but it will probably be a really short chapter today. I just completed the first year at Purdue and I moved back home for the summer. Unfortunately my room has been taken over and I have to live in the front room (living room) of my house. So I'm trying to make all my stuff fit into one room. Not working too well.

And I don't have a computer at my place so updates may be fewer and far between but I will not give up on you!

Well here's what I got so far.

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Logan's team found Rouge.

He found her by following the screams of pain and fright. She was lying on the ground in the fetal position, Shifting to different people in her head.

Mystique was gone.

"All teams fall back. It was a trap!"

"Rogue!"

Gambit rushed to her side where Jean was attempting to help her.

"Don't touch her."

"but. . ."

"It's nothing against you. You're just a liability until some one tells you."

"Tells Gambit What?"

Gambit looked to Jean then to Logan.

Jean looked to calming Rouge so Logan answered. "She's untouchable. IF your skin touches hers, she'll absorb you. Jean what's wrong? I've never seen he3r like that after using her mutation."

"I'm having a hard time reaching her. They're too strong. Logan she's hurt and we have to get her to the jet."

She looked to Gambit.

"I need help keeping her calm. You're empathic abilities my help. I can't do it by myself."

"Gambit will help. He send out calms so she can be moved."

Jean enlisted another boy to help. Together they were able to make Rogue calm enough to let Logan pick her up. The mental strain was enormous. Hundreds of emotions wanted to be released. Gambit couldn't understand how one person could have so many strong feelings at once. By the time they were to the jet Gambit and Jean were exhausted.

"We have to get her to Professor. He's her only chance."

Jean came towards Rogue who looked like Pyro to look at the damage.

Suddenly she changed to Mystique and kicked at Jean trying to ward her off.

"Get away from ME!" Rogue said in Mystique's voice before shifting back to herself weeping.

Gambit moved forward and took her head in his gloved hands. He looked into her frightened eyes clouded with tears.

"Rogue listen ta Gambit. It be jus' Rogue an' Gambit. T'ings be okay now. Gambit take care o' you."

Rogues head pulled back away from Gambit before shifting once again. This time to an older man with white hair. She began yelling in polish while Logan put a hand on Gambit s arm. Jean took over for Gambit watching Rogue as Wolverine drug Gambit back to talk.

"It's no use bub. You ain't the only one talking to her"

Gambit took a last longing look at Rogue before turning to Wolverine.

"The people Rogue has touched stay in her head. They used to speak to her. Give her nightmares. It was too much. They were driving her insane. Professor was able to help a little but Mystique has changed that."

She changed again. Now she was Wolverine. She was screaming about test and experiments.

The real Wolverine closed his eyes and hung his head. He was responsible for that pain.

"Why don' Jean jus' put her ta sleep; den she can help wit' Rogue's injuries?"

"The only tie Rogue has with herself right now is because she's awake. If she wasn't. . . would want her to live those nightmares?"

The mood on the Jet was hard to describe. Everyone was afraid for Rogue. They were confused and worried. When they landed at the institute Professor was waiting. Xavier was able to get Rogue's mind under control immediately.

They loaded her on a stretcher and took her to the med lab.

Professor began the long process of setting Rogue's mind to rights again.

Jean began to clean wounds.

They still didn't know how Rogue was, or if she will even live.

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yeah it's short. I had a whole second part to this chapter I'm just not done writing it yet

so check back in a few days and hopefully I'll update by then.

Rogue Obsessed.