Chapter 19- The Finale

Rogue woke up alone the next morning. It seemed as though chaos had hit the sewers as Morlocks were running everywhere. Rogue looked for Poison or Remy but she couldn't find them anywhere. So instead she grabbed the nearest Morlock and asked them what was going on.

"It's the X-men, they're attacking!"

A wave of horror crashed through Rogue as a memory came to her. She remembered the Professor saying she needed to be controlled and she decided this was where she was going to take a stand. With her mind made up she went off in search of a certain Morlock who could help her.

Remy ran down the sewers with Poison while trying to keep track of the turnings. After a while he gave up and concentrated on following the woman in front of him. He grimaced as he stepped on something under the water. You're doing this for Rogue he kept reminding himself. Turning another corner, Remy and Poison came face to face with the X-men team. The team consisted of Jean, Scott, Storm, Logan and the Professor himself.

"Where's the kid Gumbo?" Logan growled.

"Ya mean chere?" Remy asked. "Remy doesn't know."

"Remy, we know she is here. We just want to help her control her powers that's all. She has nothing to fear from us. We know what happened when she was with Magneto," Xavier said.

"Sorry Professor but dis Cajun ain't tellin' you where she is."

"So be it," the Professor sighed as the X-men leapt at the small group of Morlocks.

Rogue wandered the Morlocks camp in search of a mutant she met briefly when she first came to the sewers. She hadn't spoken to her but Marrow had told her of her powers. Her X-Gene allowed her to resist telepaths so they couldn't enter her mind. Rogue knew that if she was to go against Xavier she would need her help. If Xavier managed to get in to her mind it would be all over.

After a while of searching there was only one place Rogue hadn't checked so she made her way towards the back of the camp. When she arrived, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure huddled in the corner. As she walked up to it Rogue realised it was the person she had been looking for.

"Clara?"

"Rogue?"

As Clara stepped out in to the light Rogue managed to get a good look at her for the first time. Clara was one of the normal looking Morlocks. The only reason she decided to live in the sewers was because she had no where else to go. Her hair was a fiery red colour similar to that of Rogue's and her eyes were a deep brown. Like the rest of the Morlocks, she wore rags for clothes.

"How is it you know meh?" Rogue asked suspiciously.

"What Morlock doesn't know you or Remy?"

Rogue had to admit she had a point. Her and Remy were the most famous mutants within the Morlocks and were seen as a source of entertainment. There were even bets as to when they were going to become an official couple.

"I need your help," Rogue said, and began to explain the situation.

"Are you sure I'll wake up?"

"Yes."

Nervously, Clara held out her arm as Rogue peeled off her glove. While she was in the cell a thought had crossed her mind. Whilst she was absorbing people she felt things…flow into her. What if she could control what flowed into her so she didn't have to suffer the memories? So instead of concentrating on not letting her powers absorb, she would concentrate on the stream of things flowing from another person to herself and block the unwanted pieces from entering that way.

Rogue reached out and grabbed Clara's hand and the familiar jolt shot through her. Rogue instantly began to concentrate on the stream and amazingly it began to work. After a few minutes Rogue let go of Clara's hand and searched through the few memories that she had gained. She still needed to practice but it had been a good start. She gently laid Clara down on the ground and set off to find Remy.

Rogue turned the corner after following the noise through the tunnels. She found Poison unconscious on the floor and Remy pinned against the wall by Logan.

"Enough!" she yelled.

All eyes turned to her as she stood there panting. Rogue felt the Professor instantly attack her mind to try and bring her under control.

"Sorry Professor but Ah don't follow orders anymore."

Rogue pushed the professor out of her mind and watched as he gave a scream of pain from being forced back into his own mind. The Professor fell unconscious and the X-men surrounded him. Rogue rushed to Remy and helped him to his feet. She gently put her bare hand to his face and watched in glee as his eyes widened.

"How-?" he started, stunned

"Ah'll explain later," Rogue said and Remy nodded.

Rogue dodged a beam from Cyclops. Between her and Remy they made short work of the X-Men.

"Ah suggest you tell the Professor to leave us alone," Rogue growled as she knocked Scott unconscious.

Both of them stood there in silence as the Morlocks gathered up the X-Men and left to return them to the surface. Remy turned to Rogue and kissed her hand.

"Now what about those powers of yours chere?" he winked as Rogue blushed.

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