Chapter 17- A Side Is Chosen

Rogue flew through the sewers as fast as possible. She had thought of returning to the X-men but they had deserted her and blamed her for the pain Remy was in. Tears streamed down her face as the memory rose in her mind against her will.

Rogue landed in the grounds of the half standing mansion with an unconscious Remy in her arms. She walked up to what was left of the mansion doors when she heard voices coming from around the corner. Rogue gently laid Remy on the ground and looked around the corner to find the professor, Jean and Scott talking.

"I should have known this was going to happen," the professor sighed. "I should never have brought her here."

"If Rogue had never come here then Magneto would never have attacked!" Scott yelled.

"Calm down Scott," Jean pleaded. "Getting angry will get us no where."

"I agree Jean. We must find a way to control Rogue otherwise there could be many like Carol. We must act fast before Magneto does anything," Xavier said.

"How? With Carol's powers she is way too strong?" Scott asked.

"I just need to get close enough," Xavier said.

Rogue lifted a hand to her face only to find it tear stained. Those she thought of as a family had betrayed her. There was only one place left that she knew she could go.

That's how she ended up flying through the sewers. She was looking for the morlocks to see if they would let her stay with them but she knew that would make her lose Remy. He was the only one that hadn't tried to manipulate her. The time she spent with him at the mansion had been the best time of her life. He hadn't pushed her to talk about what happened in the sewers but he had listened to her when she was ready to talk about it. He'd even offered a shoulder for her to cry on. The endless flirting had really livened up her days and he always defended her whenever someone blamed her about what happened to Carol.

"Rogue!"

A hand on her shoulder snapped Rogue sharply from her thoughts. She looked up to see Poison with a concerned look upon her face.

"They want to control me," she cried.

"Who?"

"The X-men," Rogue sobbed.

A growl erupted from Poison's throat which brought Remy out of his slumber.

"Chere?"

"It's ok Remy. Ah'm here."

Rogue watched as he passed out again.

"Can Ah stay with you? Ah haven't got anywhere else to go."

"Of course," Poison smiled.