"So there you have it. Wow, that was a long one, even for me. It just kept going. Well, what did you think? Sure, no super villains or anything but it passes for a mediocre story, huh? And it was a happy ending! You should've seen the sad ending. That was depressing. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. If not, it's your own fault. I'm the Watcher, gosh darn it! Nobody likes stories without heavy violence anymore! So, whatever the case, I'll be seeing you. That is, I always see you. So I'll always see you first. Even first thing in the morning I see you, and trust me it's less of a thrill for me as it is for you. Until next time, this is the Watcher saying, see you on the toilet!"
Author's note
Hi, this is chainbluelightning, the author of this story. I just wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone for your comments for the past while (unintentional epic). I figured no one was ever going to read it at all, let alone send me their thoughts. I appreciated it though, even though they were answered with a stony silence for the most part (lazy bum).
Anyway, I just wanted to make a few notes about why I wrote this story in the first place. Well, I was a fan of the X-Men: Evolution cartoon, which blew away my low expectations. It was very well done despite being cancelled before its fruition. There were aspects of the cartoon that I thought would make interesting stories and one of them was the obvious Rogue/Scott dynamic that was never really resolved. Both of the characters seemed to make more sense as a couple than the Scott/Jean dynamic, even though X-Men lore demanded that they end up together. Suffice it to say, they never really brought up the point in the series, even though it was heavily implied. They introduced Gambit, but there weren't enough episodes to make the Rogue/Gambit relationship plausible. So I thought, hey, this would make a story (hopefully) and it would be resolved. I thought the Watcher aspect would be a nice touch as the story to me was indicative of those "What If…" comics. I tried to stay within the confines of the actual cartoon and established events. I also wanted to avoid language and behaviour that the characters would have actually used in the series. I did use commercial names and there certainly wasn't any sexual innuendo in the series, but I had hard time compromising the fact that teenagers would get together and there would never be a hint of sexuality anywhere. So I strived just to make it as fun and entertaining as possible (I tried).
So, thanks a lot. It took a long time to write and I'm glad I've finally finished it. I'm thinking about doing another story, but I want it to be shorter, that's for sure. I'm also going to attempt to write more on a regular basis since a lot of things made it impossible for me to do in the past. If any of you have any ideas about what to write about, I'm open to suggestions (except for the derogatory ones, I'm not open to those).
So, until then, thanks.