It's all good Rogue Gal... it's all good. :) And as for those people that dislike AJ... it's all good. lol. Hey. there are just some people you love to hate. (Might I just add that I'm nothing like her at all... lol)

Well here it is... the thrilling epologue!

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Logan held up his hands "AJ, think about what you're doing."

"Don't need to." She smiled wickedly.

She swung the axe at him. He ducked, sliding away from her quickly.

"You're making this difficult." She gritted her teeth before taking another swing, missing again.

She let out a frustrated huff. She was getting angry. He'd have to act fast; she wasn't going to keep missing.

She took another swing. He sliced the head off the axe, grabbing the handle and pressing her against the wall, holding the axe handle firmly against her neck. She tried to gasp for breath.

His eyes fell on her wrists as she frantically clawed at his hands, trying to get him to let go.

There was a black band wrapped tightly around each wrist, digging into her skin to keep them in place, a tiny stream of blood tricking down her arm. They hadn't been there before. With his claw he ripped it out of her flesh, followed quickly by the second one. He let her go. She fell to the floor with a gasp before crying out in pain. Blood began to leak from her wounds.

He kneeled over her, ripping the sleeve off of one of the fallen men from the cell, tearing it in half and wrapping it around each of her wrists. The wounds weren't terrible, but he knew she wouldn't make it if she saw her own blood.

He helped her sit up, looking her in the eye. "You okay?"

She looked pale, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. "Yes." She lied, struggling to stand.

He picked her up; carrying her in the direction the X-men had taken.

"Logan." Scott's voice cracked over the radio. "We have an issue. There are no cells."

"It's a maze!" Bobby shouted through the device "We're like rats down here." Logan put her feet on the ground, making sure she was stable.

"That's the idea." AJ pressed her lips together. She looked at Logan and he put her feet on the ground. She took his radio with a frown. "Rogue. Are you there?"

"AJ?" Her voice sounded relieved "You're alright!"

"Rogue, listen to me. Did that guy who touched you know a way out?"

"I… I don't know."

"Try to think Rogue. Focus. Remember how I taught you?"

"I do."

Dead air.

"Rogue?"

"Meet up with us. I know the way."

Logan spoke into the radio for a moment before taking AJ's arm and heading forward.

She furrowed her brow as she tried to focus. They'd reached a fork in the path.

"Which way?" Logan rumbled.

She pressed her lips together and pointed down the left hallway. "This way."

They started down the ally before running into the others.

Rogue gave her a hug "Are you okay?"

AJ nodded. "I'm fine." She muttered. "We have to get out of here. We don't have much time."

They walked in silence for a few minuets before Rogue shook her head.

"Ah wish ah could've seen you… takin' two guys at once in the dark?"

"No big deal."

Gambit chuckled. "Takin' two in d'dark?"

Rogue gave him a punch "Why y'gotta make everything a big damn joke!"

"Remy jus' happy t'see you two talkin' again."

"Gambit, knock it off." AJ crossed her arms.

"Y'can't tell me you've never made a mistake belle." He continued, shaking his head at Rogue.

"I said drop it!" AJ snapped.

They walked in silence, following a determined Rogue closely.

Finally, they saw the moonlight streaming down from a man hole in the ceiling.

"Stand back." Scott took aim before blasting the stuck trap door. He blew it clean off.

Storm flew up with Rogue in her arms.

"We aren't gunna make it…" AJ whispered her eyes fixed on the opening.

Gambit pushed AJ forward.

"Go p'tiete."

AJ nodded, pulling herself up the ladder as fast as she could.

Rogue helped her out, followed by Bobby, Scott and Gambit.

Logan was last.

He didn't come out. AJ looked down the hole. Something was wrong.

Skyler.

She jumped back down the hole, ignoring everyone's shouts.

"You have a lot of nerve." Skyler gritted his teeth, gun fixed on her. "Here's the deal Adiah. You stay here with me… I let 'Tiger' go."

She pursed her lips "You're not serious."

"This whole place is going to go. You're running out of time."

She shook her head. "No. No!"

"Tick Tock beautiful."

"Don't call me that you disgusting pig." She grimaced.

"If you can't decide, then I kill the both of you." He grinned.

"Okay." She frowned, looking at Logan. "Go ahead. Me first."

He chuckled, cocking the gun, taking aim on her.

Logan stabbed the man in the back; a shot rang out as he grabbed the gun, aiming it upwards as another shot hit the ceiling causing plaster to crumble and fall from the new hole.

AJ gasped, falling back against the wall.

"Let me go or I shoot." Skyler aimed his gun at AJ who clutched her stomach.

Logan threw him towards the ladder, moving over to AJ. He scurried up the ladder, aiming at the X-men who threatened to kill him.

Logan hovered over her bleeding body. Her face was ashen.

"We're almost out." He informed her, picking her up, climbing the ladder carefully. The ground began to rumble.

"Hang on." He whispered to her, lifting her out and setting her on the ground. He managed to climb out before the ground caved in.

She trembled, lying on the ground, staring at the starry sky. She'd been shot when the first stray bullet was fired. Storm helped Logan to his feet while Gambit picked her up, carrying her to the X-jet.

"We're all out chère." He whispered, setting her down in one of the seats.

"We have to hurry. She needs medical attention." Storm hurried everyone into the jet.

Logan brushed the hair from her face, sitting down next to her. The jet took off, heading for the mansion.