"Do it. Kill me. I dare you."

Bobby couldn't move. So this was the man who had nearly killed Rogue. He was about Bobby's age, with light brown hair, tall, and an evil gleam in his eyes. They stood facing each other, both waiting for the other to make a move, both ready to attack, to fight, to kill.

'Who are you?"

"Me? I'm Jamie Madrox they call me Multiple Man; part of the Brotherhood. You know that sounds familiar, oh yes, thats exactly what I said to your little Marie before I killed her. I guess you'll be trying to kill me now. But you can't do it Bobby.

I don't think you came here to kill me. You just just wanted to know who I was, you wanted to see who murdered your girlfriend. Well, now you have met me. What comes next Bobby? Will you fight me, let me kill you, or run away? I'd like to find out."

In a flash, Multiple Man split into forty people and then, they all seemed to evaporate into thin air.

Since when could he do that?

Multiple Man's voice filled the room from places all around but Bobby couldn't see him. The echo of forty voices combined was to confusing for one location.

"See me yet Bobby? I'm here, somewhere. Just look around you've got forty to find and more to fight. I can guarantee I'll have you dead in an hour. Then, you can go join Marie. At least that way you'll get to see her again. You can think of it as a favor.If you want to pay me back just let me kill you quick."

I won't draw it out like I did with Marie. You should have heard her. She screamed till she lost her voice. It was very funny when she tried to fight back. I know you have a question for me Bobby. How did I do it? She should have been able to kill me easily being a class five. But Magneto prepared me. He gave me a poison that would stop her powers for 48 hours. Magneto wanted her dead."

The girl was to strong, to powerful and we knew she'd never join us. So she had to die."

His voice disapeared completely. Bobby stood in silence and darkness almost afraid now. He had been so confident before, so ready to kill Jamie. But now it seemed he'd be the one to die. Suddenly, Bobby felt something hit him hard, from the back and he fell to the floor.

But he got up. Maybe he would die today but he would go fighting, like a real X-Men.

Jamie made another move but his attack was blocked by a wall, a wall of ice.

"NO! You can't do that!"

Bobby laughed and slowly the ice began to shape into something else. It covered the walls around them, it blocked every door and every window.

"What the?"

Ice formed around Jamie's hands like unbreakable chains and for the first time Multiple Man looked truly scared."

Bobby nodded towards his ice chains.

"You know what that is? Its Dry Ice. You can't touch it, it'll burn, badly. Most people who touch get their hands amputated. But me, I can touch it and I'll get stronger. Regular ice won't hurt you but this, this will. Dry Ice. That whats covering the walls, the doors, the windows, your every chance of escape just became another way for you to die. I can walk right through it though. Iceman, makes sense doesn't it?"

Bobby was really enjoying himself now.He wasn't scared anymore, he was in control now, Bobby had the power. And could see rings of red forming under the ice on Jamie's wrists. Jamie winced. But this wasn't enough damage done for Bobby.

More ice appeared around Jamie's ankles; he couldn't move at all now. Madrox screamed. The pain was unbearable. Dry ice covered his arms, held his wrists together and bound his ankles. There was no to avoid death, no way to escape pain.

"I am going to kill you Jamie. And it will hurt."

Bobby smiled, a cold evil smile, so different from his true self, his kind, loving, happy self.

This was his finale.

Slowly, very slowly, ice formed on Madrox's face from the chin up. It too was dry ice. This was torture for Multiple Man. The ice over hs mouth and nose kept him from breathing and his eyes were still open so the ice burned them worse than fire. Jamie yanked anf tossed and turned and hit himself to the floor but the ice never broke. Multiple Man stopped moving.

"Bobby no! Don't do it!"

A desperate voice screamed from the doorway.

But how? How could anyone get through the door, Dry Ice was untouchable. Bobby didn't bother to see who it was. No one would stop him now, Jamie Madrox was going to die, no could do anything about it.

"Bobby its me, its me Rogue, I'm alive, I'm okay, I don't want you to kill him for me, don't do it!"

Iceman froze. Slowly he turned and yes, there she was , alive and healed, it was Rogue. She ran to him and fell into his arms, Bobby tried not cry.

"You-yoyour alive. How?"

"I healed myself. Pyro was talking to me, I was still asleep, but he saying you missed me and that, I guess, triggered my mind to wke up, so I healed myself. But let him go Bobby, I don't want you to kill someone just for me. The ice covering Jamie disapearred, but his arms ankles and face were redder than the worst sunburn. But who cared, Rogue was alive.

The end.

Okay, I hope you all liked my story. I learned about dry ice in school and thought it worked for this story. Thanks for all the great reviews I've gotten so far! Love you all!