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MISSION

Just as soon as Rogue was out of her bathroom, she was called on her communicator. She took a deep breath. There was only one reason they would bother her right now, and that meant mission. Something she was very much not in the mood for. She changed into her uniform and headed downstairs. It looked like a major crisis or something because everyone that was home was suited up and getting ready for details. She made sure to sit as far from Wolverine as she could, hoping that there was no way he could still smell anything on her, but trying to keep her distance from Gambit too. Boy that was a chore, since the two men sit far away from one another, so she opted for in between. She sat between Iceman and Beast.

Apparently it was some of those mutant hating goons running around town again. They were posing as mutants and destroying anything that they could along the way. In the process, they were picking up mutants and taking them to an unknown facility. So Cyclops seperated them into the two teams with Storm and himself being the leaders. She was on Cyclops' team, but right about now she was hoping for Storm's since she would rather go knocking some mutant hating heads in rather than sneaking around trying to find the abducted mutants. But it's not like she could complain at this point. Cyclops made a point that she may really be needed for that mission. Her other problem with that was that she was going to be stuck on the same team as Gambit. But Wolverine was on Storm's, so she gets a flirt or a lecture, hmm, which would she choose...to keep her mouth shut.

On the way to their mission, they dropped off Storm's team, but not before Wolverine passed her and mumbled, "I know." Rogue just hung her head down and knew that she was never going to hear the end of this.When did he not know something. Oh well, maybe him getting the chance to knock around some mutant haters would change his mood, or so she hoped. Rogue just stared out the window, until the jet landed. Walking towards the facility, she couldn't help but notice how annoying her team was. Cyclops was well, himself. Gambit wouldn't stop going on and on about how he could do this by himself. Beast was alright, it's just that sometimes his analytical everything can really bother you. Then Iceman, he was just being goofy. Psylocke didn't bother her too much either.

But she just kept her mouth shut and waited somewhat impatiently for her orders. She just wanted to get this over with and go to bed. Her classes were in the morning, and it was her turn with the kids in the Danger Room. With all of this going on in her head, Gambit decided to make his way to her. Rogue just looked up at him waiting for him to say whatever annoying thing he was going to say and leave her alone.

"Y'alright chere?"

"Fahne Gambit." she muttered. He slipped his arm around her waste and pulled her close. She just gave him a dirty look and shook him off.

"How 'bout we do somethin' after all dis savin' the world stuff?" Rogue looked at him like he grew another head.

"Don't ya get a clue? Ah don't wanna have nothin' ta do with ya. Leave meh alone. Go bug Psylocke, maybe she lahkes ya." Psylocke turned her head after hearing her name, but after hearing the rest of that sentence, moved closer towards Cyclops, definitely not wanting to be part of that conversation.

"Non, dat not da clue Gambit been getting' from you chere." he whispered huskily to her. Rogue just wanted to knock that cocky grin right off of his face. But before she could answer, Cyclops had called the two of them over.

"Rogue, I need you to fly over to that building over there." Rogue smiled, but when she was about to fly off, he told her, "with Gambit." She groaned, but complied. She turned to Gambit and warned him, "Not a word, swamp rat." then she grabbed him and flew off. Over the communicator Cyclops told them that they needed to get inside and open a specific door for them. Once they reached the door, they found that they needed a key card. So Rogue handed her jacket to Gambit, who was a bit confused about it until she placed a finger over her lips. She snuck behind a guard that wasn't too far away.

"Excuse meh sir. Ah'm new an' a lil' lost." The man turned to her and couldn't help but to look her over. So she continued to flirt, until she was able to get him to bring her to an empty office where she touched him and drained him. Then she grabbed the key card and made her way back to Gambit. He just watched her hungrily as she made her way back to the door, putting her jacket back on. Cyclops mumbled something about being fast, while Psylocke just said she would rather not know. Rogue just smiled and winked across to Gambit.

They made their way through the facility searching for the hostages. Pyslocke was able to make the guards not see them using her powers. After what felt like forever, they finally came upon hostages. All of them were caged up, but as Beast was trying to find a way of opening the cages without alerting someone, he accidently triggered a self-destruct sequence on the facility. All of them quickly used whatever they had to in order to get the prisoners out. But just as they were all about to flee, Beast pointed out that there were more hostages in the level just below them, but they had less than five minutes to get out of there. They all looked at one another.

"Ah'll go. Ya'll just get everybody else out'ta here." Everyone turned to look at her like she was crazy. No one expected Rogue to come up with that one.

"Cyclops, Ah'm the best one for the job. Ya'll should get." He agreed with her and ordered everybody out. Gambit tried to talk him out of it, but to no success. After all of them and the hostages were almost out, Gambit snuck back to where Beast said Rogue would be going. He couldn't let her do that alone. He was lucky enough to find her when he did. She had just freed the last hostage and there was only about a minute left. She turned to see Gambit there with a worried look on his face just as the facility started to shake. Some rubbled crushed the exits. They both just stared at each other, not quite knowing what to do at that moment.

Outside, the X-men just watched in horror, not knowing if either of their teammates had made it out. They tried to call them on their communicator's but received no answer. It was very quiet on the way back to the jet. But once they arrived, Beast noticed something in the sky. Rogue landed there right beside him with an unharmed Gambit in her arms.

"So we all done here 'cause Ah could really use 'nother shower and some decent clothes."