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Okay, Okay, I get it. It's River Rat. I've gotten so many responses to my question… anyway. (Allimba, everyone else said River Rat so I'm going with majority rules)
Rogue238: Thanks for reviewing! Thanks for the nice words about my story!
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Sunspotmisery: Awesome! A true River Rat. Yeah! Be proud of your origin! Don't you hate it when people deny their heritage? I dunno, for some reason it just bugs me. Hmmm, more Jean shit? I actually didn't think of that, but now that you mention it, a thousand and one ideas are popping into my head. (Actually subtract a thousand and you get the number of ideas that are in my head, though it's a good idea). There isn't going to be any Jean shit in this chapter, except for the occasional annoyances with Jean's psyche. There'll be a true beat down in the next chapter though! (oops. Did I just give away the surprise? Shhh. Don't tell anyone!)
Allimba: Thanks for reviewing. As I said earlier, everyone else said River Rat including Sunspotmisery who's a true River Rat, so that's what I'm going with.
Bored247: Love your "pen name" It took me awhile to get though. Lol. I'm so slow. Yes, Rogue's going to try and gain some kind of control over her powers, what kind she gets, will be left up to my imagination.
Authors Note: Please don't kill me. (Cat2fat900) For now, I won't be updating during the week. My schedule is so busy that I barely have time to write a paragraph before I go to bed each night. With track practice, and the end of the year finals, and homework, I have no time at all on week days to update. Don't worry, you should see new chapters (notice the 's'. Imma submit at least three things) every Saturday and/or Sunday. You'll have to wait until Saturday if you want an update until track season/school is over. After then, updates will flow like water to the internet.
I am extremely sorry. One of my songfic one shots, "Complicated" was deemed "against fanfic rules" or something, so it was deleted, and my uploading was temporarily disabled. I meant to have this chapter uploaded on late Sat/early sun of last week, but I couldn't upload anything until this morning.So, here you go! Here's the chapter!Sorry for the delay!
Last Time:
That's it. No more of this. Ah'm going inside my head. The only one that can help meh is meh. I'm going to conquer my power.
Now, FINALLY, on with the story…
Chapter 4- Control
Rogue made a decision. She was going to get control, no matter how long it took. Hopefully it would take less than two weeks.
"Kitty?" Rogue whispered.
Kitty didn't say anything, just rolled over.
Rogue got up and went over to Kitty's bed. She shook her.
"Kitty!" she said. "Wake up!"
Kitty didn't respond, just phased out of Rogue's hold.
"KITTY!" Rogue screamed.
Kitty jumped and woke up. "Like, What?" she said. "I'm like, trying to get some sleep here!"
"Kitty, Ah'm going to trah (try) and conquer my powahs. Ah'm probably going to be in a trance-like state. Ah don't know how long ah'll be lahke that though. Make sure nobody disturbs me, and don't wake meh up unless absolutely necessary," said Rogue. "Okay?"
Kitty nodded. "Okay Rogue," she said. "Like, good luck."
She turned and went back to sleep.
Rogue went back onto her bed. She laid down flat, in a sort of sleeping position. She wanted herself to be comfortable before she tried anything.
She settled into a deep meditation.
(-strawberrie-)
It was pitch black. She was walking around when she reached a door. It was randomly in the darkness. She opened it to find a hallway leading to a bunch of rooms. Everything was white. The walls, the ceiling the floor, everything.
"Where am Ah?" she said softly.
"Duh," said Jean. Jean's psyche actually. She had just some out of one of the rooms in time to hear Rogue. "Don't you know?"
Rogue fought her irritation with the red head.
"If Ah knew would Ah be asking?" said Rogue.
"You're in your mind genius," said Jean. "Isn't that where you wanted to go?"
"Ah just wanted control of my powahs," said Rogue. "Ah didn't know where I was going."
Jean shook her head and looked at her with an attitude.
"Don't even think of doing that!" said Rogue. "Remember, you're in mah head. Ah can beat ya 'til a pulp and no one will save ya."
Jean rolled her eyes. Rogue punched her in the jaw.
"So, do you know how Ah can control all of ya'll and my powahs?" asked Rogue.
"I only know a little bit," said Jean. "Everyone you absorbed knows a little of how to control your powers. You have to get to know everyone to be able to find all the information to control your powers."
"Everyone?" asked Rogue. "That could take days!"
Jean shrugged.
Rogue took a deep breath. "Okay, let's start."
(-strawberrie-)
"So, how is it here?" asked Rogue.
"Boring!" said Jean. "The fact that you even have this place for us to stay is amazing! You lock us up inside your mind and you give us nothing to do?"
"What am Ah supposed to do? Ah can't control it!" said Rogue.
"Duh! It's your mind!" said Jean. "You can do whatever you want."
Rogue looked at one of the walls. She concentrated and all of a sudden a picture of her, Remy, Wanda, John, Kitty and Piotr appeared.
"Cool," she said. She turned to Jean. "Okay, let's start with you. What would make you happy inside my mind?"
"We'll start with my room," said Jean. She led Rogue into an all white room with only a bed to sleep on.
"Damn," said Rogue. "Ah'm so sorry. Ah didn't realize that ah was keeping ya'll in a place lahke this. What do you want done?"
Jean looked around thoughtfully. "I want a wooden dresser with a mirror, a desk, and four lamps at all the corners of the room. On the dresser I want a picture of Scott and I, some body sprays, hair sprays, a couple of magazines…"
Within five minutes they were done with Jean's room. Jean told Rogue what places she wanted for entertainment, like a pool, a spa and within seconds it appeared.
"Ah think ah'm starting ta get the hang of this!" said Rogue. "Okay! Who's next?"
(-strawberrie-)
"Like, I want my walls to be pink and I want a mountain of stuffed animals in that corner over there. I want a picture of Piotr and me on my desk, beside my laptop. Instead of lamps, I want pink Japanese lanterns around my room. I need a giant closet and instead of a door, I want a bead curtain," said (who else?) Kitty.
"Oh mah gosh," said Rogue. She rolled her eyes and started designing Kitty's room.
"You don't need me anymore," said Jean. "If you need me, I'll be in the pool."
"Okay," said Rogue. She turned to Kitty. "Okay, tell meh what ya need, fast. Ah can only spend a limited tahme in a room so full of pink as this is."
(-strawberrie-)
"Hmmm," thought Rogue. "How do ah navigate these halls?"
…Duh! It's your mind! You can do whatever you want…
"Damn that red head," said Rogue. "But she's rahght."
Rogue concentrated and all of a sudden, black arrows appeared on the ground telling Rogue where to go. They led in different directions, once you followed one, it would disappear, making sure that Rogue didn't go to the same place over and over. All of the arrows led to someone that Rogue had yet to please.
Rogue followed the first one and it led her right to…
"REMY!" said Rogue. She ran up to him and jumped on him, wrapping her legs around his waist.
Remy laughed. "Hey Chere," he said.
"So," said Rogue. She got off him. "What would ya lahke?"
Remy smirked. "Y' and me without clothes," he replied.
Rogue smacked him. "Ah'm talking about t' make things less boring around heah," she said.
"C'mon, let's go t' my room," said Remy. He led Rogue down a hallway and turned right. He opened the door and Rogue entered another drab room, just like Kitty's and Jean's rooms.
"Ah'm starting ta hate the color white," she said. Remy laughed.
"Okay, Remy wants black walls," said Remy.
"Wouldn't that be kinda dark?" asked Rouge.
Remy spread his arms. "No night, no day. No windows. What's the difference?" he said.
"Yeah, that reminds meh!" said Rouge. She checked her clock. It said 2:38.
She blinked, and immediately clocks appeared in all the rooms, telling people what time it is.
"Judging by how tired ah am," said Rogue. "It's AM." She blinked again and windows appeared everywhere and everyone saw it was in the wee hours of the morning.
"So, now," said Rogue. "For ya room…"
"Black walls would look cool," said Remy.
"It'll be too dark," said Rogue.
"It's Remy's room," said Remy.
"It's mah mind," said Rogue.
"Fine," said Remy. He smiled. "Keep the white walls. Remy wants a giant king n' queen of hearts painted on that wall, a joker on that one n' a giant picture of y' naked in Remy's bed on that one."
Rogue, without thinking blinked and everything appeared.
"Wait!" Rogue screamed. Immediately the picture of her naked disappeared.
"Ugh!" she said. "Ah can't believe ya made meh do that."
"Remy didn't make y' do anything," said Remy. "Y' did it all on y're own and frankly Remy's glad he got t' see that glimpse of his Roguey."
Rogue shook her head playfully.
"What else d' ya want Swamp Rat?" she asked. She laid flat on his bed.
"A strip club," said Remy.
"Only if it has male strippers," said Rogue.
Remy shook his head in horror. "Non" he said. "Remy don' swing dat way."
Rogue laughed. "Ah'm giving ya a bar, a dance club, a gym and tha danger room, so ya can make a simulation ta keep ya're thieving skills sharp," she said. She got up. "Like ya need ta be stealing anything inside mah head anyway."
Remy wrapped his arms around Rogue and kissed the top of her head.
"Thank y' Roguey," he said.
Rogue leaned against him. "Ya're welcome Swamp Rat," she said.
They stayed there awhile, enjoying each other's company, even though Rogue was with a psyche, and not the real thing.
"Ah got ta go. See ya later Rem," she said. "Ah have a lot more people ta please."
"Bye chere," he said and she left.
(-strawberrie-)
Three hours later, according to Rogue's watch, Rogue went looking for Jean.
"JEAN!" she screamed, when she found her. Jean was in the pool, enjoying a swim with Scott.
"What?" she asked annoyed.
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Gosh ya're so annoying," she said.
"So?" Jean asked. Rouge sighed.
"Ah've gone through all mah arrows and ah've still not gotten everyone," she said. "Where's the rest, like Sabertooth, Mystique…?"
Jean waved her hand. "Out there," she said.
Rogue fought the instinct to strangle Jean. "Out, where?" she asked.
"Where you came from!" said Jean. "That black place. They're out running wild. That's where we go if we want to get on your nerves. If we yell at you from there, you hear us."
Rogue put her head in her hands. "Who are out there?" asked Rogue.
"I don't know!" said Jean. "People go and come as they please!"
Rogue glared at Jean. All of a sudden invisible forces pulled Jean towards her, disabling Jean's powers so she wouldn't pull herself away.
The scene changed, they were in the middle of a blizzard. Rogue was warm, having given herself warm clothing, but Jean was standing there with only a bikini.
"Ah have made it easier for ya ta stay in mah mind," Rogue said softly, but dangerously.
"Ah am here, ta help ya and all the rest. Ah have done nothing but cater to ya're needs and wishes, so ah demand a little respect," she finished. She had the invisible bonds shake Jean. "Understand?"
Jean nodded quickly.
"Good," said Rogue. She changed the scene again so that they were back at the pool, Scott wondering where they went. Rogue heated up Jean, so that she wouldn't catch a cold.
"How do ah get out of the 'house'?" asked Rogue.
"Try the front door," said Jean.
Rogue glared at her. "Was that a smart response?" she asked. Jean shook her head, scared. "Thought so."
(-strawberrie-)
Rogue found the front door alright, she went out into the darkness and had been walking for an hour, but couldn't for the life of her find anyone.
"Come out," said Rogue. "Ah know ya're here. Ah have the house mapped, Ah know who is where, and ya're not there."
Finally after another twenty minutes she found Sabertooth.
"Hello, gruesome," she said.
Sabertooth turned. "You!" he screamed. He lunged at her, but was quickly stopped by metal bars. He was trapped in a metal cage.
"Uh uh uh!" said Rouge as she wagged a finger. "No can do, ya see this is mah territory, mah mind. Ah can do whatever ah want."
She looked at him sharply. "So yah're coming with me," she said. She turned and started walking in the direction she thought led back to the house.
"Arrrrggghhh!" said Sabertooth. Rogue quickly turned around.
"What the…" she said and stopped short. The metal cage had disappeared, Sabertooth was free. She quickly dived out of the way and turned to kick Sabertooth as he flew past her.
"What's going on?" she asked.
Sabertooth turned to face her. "This may be your mind," he said. "But out here? When you alter the space, it only stays for ten seconds until it disappears. What are you going to do now girlie?"
He lunged at her again, this time aiming a punch to her gut. Rogue blocked it and quickly got a metal bar that she swung at Sabertooth. He jumped and dodged it turning in the air so that he kicked Rogue in the face.
"Damn," said Rogue. "It actually hurts. Ah'm probably gonna have a bruise when ah wake up."
Immediately Rogue started a complex pattern of punches, kicks and turns. She used her mind to help her, altering the space, and using it for the full ten seconds.
Luck wasn't on her side. She quickly became tired. It looked like Sabertooth was just getting warmed up. Since he had the healing factor, he just healed after every hit that landed on him.
"Ah havta end this," thought Rogue. She went on the defense, trying to save up energy and think of a plan. Finally, she thought of one.
Rogue used her mind to get a serum with a liquid that would disable mutant abilities. Immediately she started punching and kicking Sabertooth, trying to get close to him. One she did, she injected him with the serum. Knowing she only had five seconds, she used her mind to turn her foot into metal. She kicked Sabertooth hard across the face, knocking him out. Rogue used her mind again to transport the two of them into the house, where Rogue's mind powers were permanent. She locked Sabertooth into a room, specially designed so that he wouldn't get out.
Once Rogue was done, she fell on the floor while leaning against the wall, breathing heavily.
She closed her eyes. "Y' done chere?" asked Remy.
Rogue opened one eye. Remy was standing at the end of the hallway to her left. "Only with him," she replied. "Ah have seven more people to gather."
All of a sudden she felt herself being lifted up. She opened her eyes and she was in Remy's arms.
"Y' need a quick nap," said Remy. "Since y' haven't created a room for y'rself, we can both go t' mine."
Rogue smiled. "No funny stuff," she said.
Remy smiled as he entered his room. "'Course not chere," he said. He placed Rogue on her bed where she promptly fell asleep.
(-strawberrie-)
Rogue woke up feeling very refreshed. She felt her face, and noticed someone took care of her injuries. She turned to her side and saw Remy sleeping beside her.
"Wakey wakey," she said.
Remy opened his eyes. "'ello, Rogue," he said. "Time t' get up?"
"If ya want ta get up, fahne, but ah have some moa (more) work ta do," said Rogue. She sat up and pulled off the covers.
"Y' want help?" asked Remy. Rogue turned to face him.
"It'd be helpful," said Rogue. "Seeing as how my 'powers' only last for ten seconds out there."
"Sure," said Remy. He got out of bed. "Let's go."
(-strawberrie-)
A couple of hours later, Remy and Rogue had everyone that was outside in a room in the house.
"So what now?" asked Remy.
"Now, ah must begin tha peace treaties," said Rogue.
"Peace treaties?" asked Remy.
"Ah need ta get control of my powahs," said Rogue. "Ah can't get information from them if they hate meh."
Remy nodded. They walked to Sabertooth's door. "Good luck," he said.
"Thanks," said Rogue. "Ah'll see ya later."
(-strawberrie-)
Rogue didn't feel like dealing with Sabertooth so soon, so she turned and walked down to Cody.
As soon as she walked into the room, Cody attacked her, trying to hurt her the same way he was hurt when he was put in a coma by her mutant powers, so long ago.
Rogue didn't do anything, she just stood there and took the beatings. After awhile she became tired.
"Cody, stop," she said softly.
Cody, surprised, stopped. "Why should I?" he asked. "I've been trapped in here for so long, and finally I get to get my revenge? Why should I stop beating you until you're dead?" He got into a fighting stance again.
"Because if ya do, ya will be killing yarself," said Rogue.
Cody blinked. Slowly he put his fists down and relaxed.
"Are ya calm now?" Rogue asked. Cody nodded.
"Good," said Rogue. She quickly made two twin beds in Cody's room, one for her to sit on, and one for him. She sat down on hers.
"Sit down," she said. He sat on his bed, tense, ready to get up and fight in a moment.
"Calm down," said Rogue. She attended to her wounds, by "blinking" them away, healing herself.
"Cody," said Rogue softly and slowly. "Ah am very sorry for all tha hurt and pain ah have caused ya. Ah didn't know." She sighed.
"It takes awhile for mutant powahs ta surface," said Rogue. "At the time, ah didn't know ah was a mutant in tha first place. Ah didn't know my powahs would surface, ah didn't know ah'd put ya in a coma. If ah could go back in time, ah would never trah (try) and kiss ya. Believe meh. Ah mean, we were such good friends, and look at us now. Ah wouldha never done anything ta hurt ya and ruin our relationship," she finished.
"Do ya forgive meh?" she asked.
"Yeah, Rogue," said Cody. He got up and gave her a hug. "I forgive you."
"So," said Rogue. "What would make ya happy in mah mind?"
(-strawberrie-)
After Rogue had made peace with everyone, she called a "family meeting." She arranged the parlor so that it fit everyone. Once everyone had come in, they all sat or stood in various places of the room.
"Hey guys," said Rogue. "Okay, Ah've been wit all of ya for awhile now. Ya'll are all satisfied. Ah'm sorry, ah didn't know ah was giving ya such horrible conditions ta live in. Ah mean, if ya're stuck here, why does it havta be so boring?"
Everyone nodded, silently agreeing with Rogue.
"So, Ah've hopefully satisfied ya're needs…" said Rogue.
"Thank you Rogue," interrupted Bobby.
"Ya're welcome," said Rogue. "Now, Ah need something from all of ya'll." Rogue paused.
"The key to controlling my powahs," she said.
"Here," said Mystique. "Follow us."
They all got up and led her to the end of a hall. At the end there was an elevator that was surprisingly big enough to fit all of them comfortably. Even Ororo with her claustrophobia was fine.
Logan, being the closest one to the buttons pressed the button marked PWR. The elevator doors closed, and they started to descend.
"Couldn't ah have just done this earlier, instead of having all of ya'll come?" asked Rogue.
They shook their heads. "You needed all of us," said Scott. "The key to your powers was a part of each of us. If even one person wasn't in this elevator, it wouldn't take us down."
Finally the elevator stopped. The doors opened and everyone got out, and went into this circular room.
On the walls of the room, it looked like someone took a glass globe the size of a dinner plate, and half phased it through the wall. It was like a half of a globe stuck to a wall. Above each bubble was a person that has been absorbed's name. None of the bubbles were filled.
In the middle of the room was a huge cylinder, with a screen. Around the base, at a table height were places for someone to put their hand. These places were also marked with people's names.
"So, what now?" asked Rogue. She looked around the room in awe.
"Follow our lead," said Scott. One by one, they all put their right hand in it's designated spot. On the screen, there was a checklist, and as each person's hand got scanned, a check appeared next to his or her name. Finally, no one was left but Rogue.
Rogue looked around. Everyone was looking at her. She took a deep breath, walked up to her spot and placed her hand.
"Access, granted," said a female voice.
(-strawberrie-)
(I would stop there, but no, I'm going to finish this in all one chapter)
The cylinder in the middle opened and a key and lock appeared. One the right side, above the lock, it said "Mutation Activated" and on the other it said "Mutation Deactivated." There was an arrow pointing to "Mutation Activated."
Rogue stood there, staring. She could not believe this was actually happening.
"Rogue," said Remy. Rogue snapped out of…wherever she was and looked at him.
"Go on," he said.
Rogue walked up, took the key and put it in the keyhole. Slowly, she turned the key and the arrow moved to "Mutation Deactivated."
Rogue looked around at each face, ready to cry.
"So, does this mean…" she started.
"Yup," said Kitty. "I'm like, so proud of you Rogue. You now have control of your powers."
(-strawberrie-)
A couple hours later, after they had a party, they sat down to talk.
"After practice, you'll just be able to turn your powers on and off without having to visualize you turning the key in the lock," said Jean.
"And to keep control of your powers," said Ororo. "As in, to keep the key, you have to keep all of us happy. If say, I'm not satisfied, I could go down and press my hand again on the keypad, unchecking my name and automatically switching your powers back on."
"Now that we've all come together you don't need us to come together anymore to activate or deactivate your powers," said Magneto. "and, if you absorb another psyche, it'll automatically create a spot for them, and you'll have to satisfy them so that they can get their name checked. You'll only have three days with control over your powers. If you haven't satisfied the new psyche by then, you're control is automatically taken away until you do."
"Understand?" asked Beast.
"Ah understand," said Rogue.
"There's another thing we need to talk about, but that'll come later," said Logan. "For now, you'd better go back."
"Will ah be able ta come back inta mah mind lahke this without going inta a deep meditation?" asked Rogue.
"Y' can just go in y're sleep," said Remy. "All y' have t' do is act like y're about t' meditate before y' sleep, and y'll come."
"You should not come here every night though Rogue," said Piotr. "Coming here results in you not getting sufficient rest."
"Okay," said Rogue.
"You'd better go," said Jean.
"Okay, guys," said Rogue. "Ah'll see ya in two days, except, Ah'll come tomorrow for a second, just ta make sure that ya'll have an accurate calenda (calendar) around heah."
"Okay," said Logan. "See you around kid."
Everyone said bye.
"Uh, how do ah leave?" asked Rogue.
"Close your eyes," said Mystique. Rogue closed them. "Now, concentrate, and open your physical eyes."
And Rogue did.
(-strawberrie-)
Rogue blinked once, twice. She got up, and found herself on her bed. It was 2PM. She turned and found Kitty taking a quick nap at her desk.
Cautiously, Rogue got up, and with her bare hand, touched Kitty's face.
Rogue waited…nothing happened.
"Ah can touch!" Rogue whispered.
(-no more strawberries-)
GAH! That was the longest chapter I have ever written! It's like, 11/12 pages! Anyway, I'm SUPER tired right now. It's 10:30 on a school night. I bet I'm going to be sleeping in first period tomorrow.
Anyway, before I go, some things…
I'm sorry if you feel this chapter is insufficient. I mean, there are parts where I could have gone through the whole scene and elaborated more but I was too lazy and too tired.
The reason this chapter is super long is because I wanted Rogue's whole, getting control to be one chapter. I didn't want you guys reading two to three chapters on nothing except how Rogue get control.
I have no idea who Rogue has an ACTUAL psyche from, so I'm just pulling names out of a hat (not literally). If you want to correct me, and say that so and so was never absorbed, feel free.
Okay! So how was that chapter! A bit of ROMYness. A bit of Jean shit for sunspotmisery. BTW, I'm going to have even better Jean shit soon. At least I think it'll be the chapter after the next.
Hmmm. Other than that, I'm thinking that you know how we have ROMY and KIOTR, and you put that in the summary and people know what couples are in the story? Well, I'm thinking we should make a ROMYKIOTRJONDA triple. So all you put is like ROKIJO orAcolyte Triple orsomething, and everyone knows that you're going to have those three couples in the story. Because, I know I love any stories with that triple in it, and I'm writing one, so why not make it into a separate category…thing…
Anyway, love always!
NaijaStrawberrie.