Chapter 4

Rogue could feel her damp clothes cling to her body as she tried to awaken Remy. The feeling of being in a sauna forced her to wake up earlier and she found Remy thrashing around, but her attention didn't first go to him but to her window that was slowly beginning to glow.

"Remy wake up! Ya have ta pull the charge back! Remy!" He began to stir but the window just kept on glowing and soon the whole wall was charged. "Remy we have ta get out of here!"

There were sounds of feet pounding as people both raced to leave and get to the area. She knew the thing would blow any second, but she couldn't leave Remy. Someone finally reached the door and threw it open. Logan with his claws unleashed took in the scene and called to Rogue to get out of there.

"Ah can't!" At that moment Remy opened his eyes and the charge let go. Rogue put her body over his and pulled up a shield, but not before something rammed into her side making a large wound. Taking the pain she concentrated on holding the shield, but she started to lose energy. When it was about to drop another one was put up in it's place. The blood loss and lack of energy got to her and she fainted.

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Remy gently laid her down when he saw the wound at her side, and the blood drenched sheets. He checked her pulse and was thankful that it was still there. Brushing the hair from her face he started talking rapidly in French, trying to apologize for hurting her.

"We need to get her down to the med lab. Move out of the way Gumbo." When it looked like he wasn't going to move, Logan forcefully pushed him out of the way. A few items around the room started to glow.

"Pull that charge back! What it wasn't enough that you nearly killed Rogue you have to hurt the rest of us to?" Scott stepped forward and yelled down at Remy who was nearly falling out of the room.

"Non! I didn't mean to hurt her!" Remy tried to get up when Scott came over and pushed him back down.

"You charged the wall! Was it for fun? Did you want to scare Rogue into doing something? Is that it?" Remy's face paled as Scott kicked him and left the room leaving the stunned group behind. It was even hard for Logan to believe that Remy would do something like that.

Not knowing what else to do, Remy jumped from the gaping whole to a nearby tree and then to the roof. Heading to his room he gathered all the things he needed and left a note on his pillow.

Jumping from his window he ran away knowing the last person he wanted to meet was the only person who could fix him.

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A few seconds later a person entered the room and picked up the note her yellow eyes quickly scanned the contents before exiting the room.

"Hey, Scott. Don't you think you were a little mean to Remy when you said all that stuff?" The shades blocked his eyes that shined with amusement.

"Actually you're right. It was a lapse of good judgment. Mind not mentioning it again. And have the other's do the same thing." Jubilee gave him a funny look, but seeing he was the leader she agreed to tell the others. /Probably doesn't want the Professor finding out what he did./ She proceeded down the hallway only to hear the sound of small padded feet walking and a soft meow. Thinking nothing of it she left it to just her imaginings. How could a cat get in here anyway?

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Scott stood next to the bed and watched the liquid run through the tube to Rogue. After the blast was over Jean told him the Professor wanted them to go help Beast prep a bed for Rogue. They did what they could, but mostly they spent the time waiting for what Hank was going to say.

"How is she?" Logan surprisingly stayed docile through the whole procedure. It must have come from the shock of seeing Rogue seriously hurt.

"She's fine. The wound is healing nicely." This calmed Logan down and just when he was about to head into the Danger Room to blow off some extra steam Jean had to say something to stop him in his tracks.

"What about the baby?"

"The what!?" Logan's claws were back out, he knew they were telling the truth. Beside him Beast groaned. Before the blue doctor could talk Logan opened his mouth and started laying it on him. "I thought you were stopping them from having sex! What the hell were you doing when this was going on? Passing out condoms!"

"Well you see..." Before Beast could finish Jean mentioned that Rogue had AIDS too. And that sent Logan on another rant. Upset that his friend was yelling at him, he decided it might be best if Logan didn't know just yet. "The information is confidentional. Now if you don't mind I should check up on Rogue. If you want to find out more, you will have to ask her when she's better."

/Maybe I should just tell the truth. It will stop this problem before it gets to horrendous./ Turning around he could see the angry man, glaring daggers at him. /Rogue didn't want to say anything before so she'll just have to deal with the consequences./

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Rogue shifted in the bed unsure of her surroundings. There was a throbbing pain at her side. Concentrating on that, she let Sabertooth's healing power take control and patch up whatever was wrong. Feeling just sore now, she got up and headed out the door. Outside she could hear the sound of people arguing. Listening in she was surprised to hear the Professor arguing with Logan.

"We have to go after him. I know he's annoying, but he wouldn't willingly hurt Rogue." /Is Remy missing?/ Her heart started to beat faster.

"We have no idea where he could be. The only person who would know is Magneto and I highly doubt he will just divulge the information. And if he could, I still have no idea where HE is." Suddenly the topic turned to babies, which she ignored.

/Maybe the Professor can't find Magneto, but I can./ Teleporting to her room she changed into the clothes she wore when she was with Remy the first week. The black pant's fit fine but the whit blouse was a whole different matter. With her now increased bust it didn't just fit, it clung to her making her show off a lot more cleavage then she wanted to. She left the chain alone, not wanting to wear anything metal, especially around her neck. Instead she replaced it with a collar. Looking it over one last time she jumped out the window deciding not to ruin her outfit with the smell of sulfur.

Landing on her feet she took of, and within seconds she was in front of the brotherhood house.

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"Wanda...calm down..." John backed away slowly not wanting to infuriate the ScarletWitch any further. "Toad dared me to go into your room and steal it. I swear!"
Actually Wanda wasn't too mad at the situation. It was sort of funny seeing John run down the stairs, her underwear on his head like a hat, but she would never admit it to the others. There was still her reputation to think about.

"John hold still...are you wearing my bra!?" Up until now she was looking at his head but now that he was far enough away she could see that he strapped her bra around his chest too.

"What you don't like?" John shifted the tissues he used to stuff it with so that it would fill out better. "Now what do you think?"

It was just too funny. In a few seconds Wanda was clinging to the couch trying not to laugh to hard, while the others who were watching from a good distance away fell to the floor. Piotr was the only one left standing but it was clear that he was going to burst too. It nearly happened when Pyro decided to go answer the door with his current ensemble.

"What the hell!" Rogue's voice got their attention as they all ran to stand behind John. Her eyes were wide and she poked the material. "Ah don't want ta know."

This made everyone crack again as they brought her inside. She was part of the Brotherhood before the X-Men and after all this time they still saw her as a friend. It would have made Rogue smile if she wasn't so worried and thought all of them were high.

Piotr was the first one to notice Rogue's attire, nudging Lance the younger boy made a loud whistle and sat down at her side. This brought the attention to Rogue and soon John was fighting with Todd to sit at her right, and Pietro stood transfixed in front of here.

"Have any of ya guys seen Remy?" There was a lot of head shaking, as they realized that the girl was taken and by someone who had a really bad jealously streak. The boys stopped fighting and sat far away from her. "He went missing and I think Magneto would know where he went."

"Why can't the Prof guy find him? He has the huge circle room thingy." Blob couldn't come up with anything better than that.

"Cerebro can't track him. He's blockin it somehow." Lance who stayed by her, started to rub her back. They were still friends no matter how many times they have to fight each other. "That's why ah need yar help Pietro. Can ya send a message ta Mags ta meet me or can ah go meet him?"

"He wouldn't want you to know where he's new base is, I'll just run over and ask him. Be back in a sec." It of course was not a second. Even if he could get there in that amount of time did not mean that the talk would take that long. So sitting there they waited and commented about John's new look. He finally took the silly head ware off, but instead of handing it back to Wanda he put it on instead. Pietro sped into the room and collided with the sofa, because he was too busying looking at John to see where he was going. When he was up and dusted off he went over to Rogue and sat at her side. "He-said-he'll-meet-you-and-that-I-should-take-you-there."

She was barely able to understand what he said when she felt the world tilt. Carrying her bridal style he nodded to the rest of the group before running off. Rogue would have protested, but with the speed he was going she really didn't want to distract him. At one point he stopped by a streetlamp dropped her into a bench while he panted.

"I'm sorry...wheeze...but you weigh too much." Rogue let out an indignant cry and was about to hit him when he backed up and tried to explain. "Well...it's the breasts they weigh like ten pounds each!"

That just made her more angry. Quickly he picked her up, ignoring the pain in his legs and sides and took off. As soon as he reached the spot he dropped her and ran off again, this time with way more ease.

Getting up from the floor she brushed her clothes before looking around. It was a dark alleyway. The buildings were so tall and close together that they blocked the sun's rays. Confidently she made her way inside and noticed that one of the side doors was open. She wasn't sure if she should enter, but when the metal door shook for a few seconds she knew it was the right way.

"Hello?" The place was dark, the only light coming from the door, but soon that was gone when it suddenly closed. Her eyes adjusted and she was able to make out shapes. "Can someone turn the lights on?"

As soon as she said the words the room lit up making her eyes water from the sudden onslaught of light. When she was able to see again she found Magneto sitting in front of a desk. At first glance it seemed like the Professor's office except everything was in metal instead of the perfectly sculpted mahogany furniture.

Taking a seat across from him, she warily searched the room for any traps.

"There is nothing to worry about. I'm not here to hurt or capture you, just talk." He greeted her like an old friend, which would have infuriated her if she wasn't so worried about her boyfriend. "Now on to the matter of Gambit."

"Do ya know where he is?" The X-Men that she absorbed were screaming in the back of her mind telling her not to trust him. She could barely hear what they were saying though. Since her powers evolved they remained mostly dormant. So the fact that they were making an effort to warn her wasn't settling well with her.

"Do you want to know how I met young Gambit?" There was something in the way that he said it that made her think she was going to hear the answer no matter what. Going on with what she considered was an old man's ramblings she nodded her head and waited for his reply. "I found him nearly buried alive under the rubble of a destroyed room."
"A destroyed room?" Something was telling her that piece of information was important, but she pushed it back, listening to what he had to say first.

"I got word that experimentation on mutants were occurring at this location. I went to investigate and found a destroyed room. Searching the rubble I found his body mostly unharmed and took him with me. After I brought him back to my base he wouldn't tell me what happened there. I just offered him a place to stay and he accepted." Rogue's eyes widened. Remy never told her anything significant about his past, especially what his nightmares were about.

"Why are ya telling mah this?"

"Because I think that's where he went." Magneto got up slowly and he used his power to bring a metal cylinder to the table. Unhooking the top he laid out a map of the area and showed her where the place was. "I'm positive that he went there."

"What's the catch?" Rogue memorized the location before asking the question.

"There's no catch. Just remember that I helped you." A frown crept onto her face as she realized that he was going to make her do something in the future. But for right now she needed to find Remy. Excusing her self she left the building, feeling like this was the worst mistake she'd ever made.

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Gambit wandered aimlessly through the compound searching for anything other than cobwebs and broken furniture. Any machine that he saw before was gone and it looked as if it was abandoned for decades instead of half a year.

"Where is everythin'?" His voice was low as he clutched his bag closer his heartbeat racing from being in this place again. After searching for a few minutes he found the door that led to the underground lab he was elated and terrified to open the door. In there would be the proof that he was held here, and it might also lead him to more trouble.

Taking the chance he opened the door and stood shocked at the mop and bucket placed inside of it. Confused he searched the room trying to find a switch. /This can't be right. I'm positive this was the right door!/ He became more frantic as he searched the room, until he was finally able to find a lever. When he tugged it one of the walls moved to reveal concrete behind it. Before even tapping on it he knew it was solid and probably ran through the whole compound. Whatever they were doing here was over, he wouldn't find any help here.

"At least I'm not insane." He laughed out loud to that as he left the small closet to go check one last spot. /They left it the same./ The wall was still destroyed and the broken bricks from where the roof fell was still scattered all over the place. What got him the most was the metal table still lying on its side. He wasn't sure what to make of it. Were they expecting him to come back? Seeing the table again sent shivers down his spine, and soon the table started to glow as it was charged up.

"Remy!" /That voice...Rogue./ As he turned around, all of his attention on his girl, the metal table turned back to it's original color and laid their forgotten.

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"Rogue what are yo' doin' here? How did yo' find me?" Rogue ran up to him and pulled him down into a big hug. As soon as she let go she punched him in the stomach. "What de hell was dat for?"

"That was for runnin away like that." She was debating whether to hit him again when a nearby door started to charge. Grabbing him she pulled up a shield and watched as charred pieces of wood bounced off of it. "What's goin on with yar powers?"
"I can't control it chere. Yo' have to get out of here, I might hurt yo' again." This was the first time she'd seen him like this. He was becoming hysterical. A piece of furniture glowed. "I don't want to hurt yo'."

"Ah know Rems just let mah help ya." He shook his head and various small object exploded. "It's yar emotions. Take a deep breath and relax."

Following her instructions he controlled his breathing and everything around him quieted down. A little piece of happiness showed on his face, but it disappeared when a nearby plant exploded sending dirt at them. /It's any emotions. Oh God. How am I going to help him?/ He started to panic again when she made her decision.

"Sugah, oh gawd ah don't wanna do this." Her accent became thicker as she looked into Remy's eyes. "Ah'm sorrah."

Picking up a brick laying by her feet she remembered what Wolverine told her and hit him hard and fast on the head. The impact was enough to knock him out, and set off all the remaining charged objects. Cradling his head in her lap she used his cell phone to call the mansion and have them bring the X-Jet over. Hopefully he wouldn't wake up before they arrive.

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"We simply can't wake him Rogue." Beast, balanced on one of his feet, was pulling chemicals and examining Remy's blood through the microscope. They were able to get the jet in and out before he fully awoke. "If what you say is true then he could charge up this whole room, by feeling any emotion."

"Well if we blindfold him..."

"Then he might just charge us when we talk instead of inanimate objects." Lifting off his foot for a second he used it to push a chair between Rogue and Remy. Since it was a case of young love he wasn't ready to trust her decision-making skills just yet. The chair snapped her attention from the serum that would wake him. "Why don't you run upstairs and get a bite to eat while I go over this blood sample? When I come up with something I'll tell you."

At that exact moment her stomach choose to grumble and she realized that she hadn't eaten a thing since last night. Placing a kiss on Remy's head she left the room for a quick sandwich.

She was feeling weak from using so much power that she decided to use the elevator it dropped her off at the main hall. As she was about to turn a corner she saw the Professor roll up to the elevator and enter it. /He could just be checking up on Remy./ She wanted to shrug it off, but she felt that something was wrong. Using the last bit of her strength she ported back down in to the room and hid behind one of the huge machines close to where the Hank was standing. A few minutes later the Professor rolled in.

"What is it that you wanted me to see?" Hank showed the Professor whatever was in the microscope. When Charles straightened up he had a grim look on his face. "How long?"

"A couple weeks in this state, but when he's conscious there is no way to tell." Hank took of his glasses and rubbed his eyes. "All it will take is one mistake."

"Is there anyway to help him learn to control it, before anything serious happens?"

"There is nothing we can do now, except keep him comatose. His power is just too uncontrollable. He'll end up hurting him self or others before he could learn anything." Hank dropped his glasses no longer having the strength to hold them. Rogue wrapped her arms around her legs still unsure of what he was trying to say. /No.. It can't be.../ "Either way. Remy's going to die."

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Author's Note: I'm not going to say anything lest I give the next chapter away so everyone review and give me your opinion. Remember this be a plot story.

Those who reviewed:

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just me: It comes from the weirdness that is my mind.

Episodic: I'm weird and proud of it. Also it was Funny and Awkward all the way! People already know that the school's way of teaching sex is to make it as embarrassing and scary as possible so kids wont want it. Come on! They spend all the time talking about parts of the body and puberty and diseases. They even make people take it in highschool when their sooooo past puberty. Stupid school people!

ishandahalf: They don't want it to be fun, because they don't want the students to think sex is fun so they wont do it. It's a conspiracy I tell you!

rage-girl-05: Yeah, but sadly the school just isn't creative like that.

DreamCatcher89: Poor Kurt. Yeah he really has problems doesn't he? And Logan found out. Not too much on the reaction just yet. Too much going on to fit it in. But there should be more on it in the next chapter.

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Rogue4787: Embarrassed and mortified. Learning about sex again with your drop dead gorgeous boyfriend. There is no torture worse then that. Also Sinister may make an appearance in this fic. He is really easy to write, except you can't make him like a happy person who does the right thing and saves lives and stuff, or can I?