Chapter 16- Escape

"Oh my God!" Rogue breathed. "Remy!"

Sabretooth threw the unconscious Remy towards Rogue so that he landed at her feet. His trench coat was in tatters, dark blotches of dried blood dotted the surface. His face and arms were covered in deep gashes and dried blood.

"We picked him up at the battle," Magneto explained. "He was so concerned for you. We thought we'd ease his mind and let him see you're fine."

"Remy! Remy please wake up," she sobbed.

Remy groaned as a wave of pain crashed over his body. The fight hadn't gone well for the X-men. They'd even had to call on the students for help. They had barely managed to keep Magneto's forces at bay even when they outnumbered them. It was as though he controlled the most powerful mutants.

Another wave of pain crashed through his body as he tried to rise to his feet. He groaned inwardly as his muscles protested at the movement. The fight had definitely taken a toll on him which was made even worse by the beating Magneto's henchmen dished out. Damn he thought Sabretooth's gonna pay for dis. The thought of Rogue suddenly hit him like a bomb. His eyes flew open and he shakily got to his feet, ignoring his muscles protests. Remy's gaze swept around the cell taking in the various occupants until his eyes met Rogue's.

She wasn't looking so good. Her once sparkling emerald eyes were closed to being devoid of any hope. Her clothes hadn't seemed to have fared any better than his had. Rogue had become pale and thin. So thin that Remy could plainly see her bones sticking out. Her cuts had begun to heal over but he noticed the several bandages wrapped around her form. His gaze next settled on the bands of thick metal preventing her from moving. He scowled and reached in to what was left of his coat. The next thing he knew he was pinned against the wall by Sabretooth.

"Don't hurt him!" Rogue screamed.

Remy watched helplessly as Magneto walked over to Rogue and held her chin in his gloved hand.

"Oh no my dear. We won't hurt him. You are going to do that for us."

Magneto released her chin as he watched Rogue realise what he meant. The look of horror on her face told him that she understood.

"I won't do it! I won't!"

"You don't have a choice my dear."

Magneto released he band encircling Rogue's arms. In that split second Rogue noticed a fatal mistake of Magneto's. He had released her arms and his face was in touching distance and she planned to take advantage of his error.

Rogue launched herself forward and her hand connected with his face. She smirked smugly as a look of terror spread across Magneto's face. He suddenly convulsed in pain as Rogue felt his life force and power flow through her. All of a sudden she was wrenched away by Mystique. Magneto collapsed to the floor unconscious as Mystique and Sabretooth hovered over him.

All of a sudden Sabretooth launched himself at Rogue with no warning. Using Magneto's power she manipulated the metal binding her and transferred it to Sabretooth. He crashed to the floor only inches away from her. Mystique took one look at Sabretooth and ran through the door locking it behind her.

Rogue rushed over to Remy and gently slung him over her shoulder. He protested but was too weak to do anything. She stared at the door, planning a way to escape. She realised the longer she waited the more time Mystique had to go find help. Rogue made up her mind and walked towards the door. She made the door unlock then she kicked it open. Rogue transformed the metal hinges in to balls of metal which floated above her head.

A few guards came running down the corridor. Rogue easily knocked them unconscious with the balls of metal. She silently pulled them aside and walked over to the wall. Gathering all the strength she had gained from Miss Marvel, Rogue punched the wall. It took several tries but eventually Rogue broke through to a layer of steel. She didn't know that the walls were steel reinforced. It was that that made her realise that Magneto must have been planning this for quite a while. Even with Carol's powers she would never have been able to break through steel. Using her new power the steel gave way easily and she stepped out in to the light. Rogue sighed in bliss as she felt the wind on her skin. Slowly as not to disturb Remy, Rogue took off and headed towards the city.

I'm really sorry for not updating in ages but I had my GCSE's. I hope this longer chapter makes up for it. I also have several new stories in the works. One for X-men and one for Labyrinth. You get to see Logan in a pink tutu!