A/N: Sorry this one took so long guys, but I wrote half of it in like two days and hit writer's block, then my brother reformatted the computer and I forgot to back the chapter up. So I'm sorry. Hope this chapter doesn't disappoint. This may or may not be slightly short because I don't like writing the same thing twice.

Chapter Ten: Surprise

It was weird having another mind inside hers. Even though the professor had entered Rogue's mind many times to help her with her psyches, this was different. Mastermind felt completely different compared to the professor. It was also much more unnerving than the professor. Recent memories of the x-men began to play out in her mind. She saw herself eating breakfast with the x-men the morning she was kidnapped. As the memory played out it faded from her mind and then it was gone. Memories similar to that one played before her and then were erased. Discovering Mystique was her mother, and Kurt was her adoptive brother, gone. Spending Christmas with Scott and helping Angel, gone. Becoming a siren with Jean, Amara, Tabitha, and Kitty, gone. The more memories Rogue last, the calmer she became about the situation. Finally, her last memory of the x-men was played out. She was with Scott in the X-Jett, shivering in the corner. The X-Man known as Wolverine walked over to her. "Where's your allegiance kid, us or them?" Rogue looked up at him uncertainly. "If Ah don't say you, do Ah get kicked off this jett?" Logan smiled and shook his head. "We don't work that way. We've either earned your trust by now or we haven't." "You."

Then it was gone. No more Logan. No more Kitty or Kurt. Whatever crush she once had on Scott was gone, along with all memories of him. Her dislike for Jean, he admiration of Storm, and her respect for the professor.

Then Mastermind began giving her new memories. She saw herself being rescued by Magneto after being betrayed and used by Mystique. The Acolytes were there too, along with Magneto's son, Pietro Maximoff, better known as Quicksilver. They took her to their base. Magneto offered her a job as an acolyte and she quickly accepted. The next memories were of her fighting the x-men, alongside with the acolytes.

Mastermind turned to Magneto who was watching with interest. "It is done."

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Pietro and the Acolytes were gathered outside the base. They watched as the x-jett landed and the x-men filed out led by Cyclops. An immediate blast hit Pietro in the chest, making him fly back and hit the wall of the base.

"Where is Rogue!" Cyclops demanded.

"Right here." Everyone's heads turned to where the southern girl stood.

Pietro and Gambit's jaws dropped as they took in Rogue's new appearance. Instead of her usual attire, covering her from head to toe, Rogue wore a sleeveless dark green top, that had sown in armor to help soften any blows she might take. Her black gloves went all the way up just below her shoulder, also having small metal plates of armor sown in the fabric, and the fingers of the glove had been cut off, leaving her fingers completely bare.

"Rogue!" Kitty's voice cut through the air. Before any of the acolytes could stop her, Kitty ran up to Rogue, not caring about anyone else. She wanted so much to hug Rogue, but despite how much she missed her, she was still wary of the uncovered skin. So instead she stopped a foot away from Rogue and looked at her with concern and gladness that she was alright. "Rogue are you okay? We were so worried!"

"Dis'll be interesting," Gambit muttered, noting the look on Rogue's face.

Rogue looked at Kitty and in both confusion and amusement. "Ya were worried about meh?" She asked, suppressing a laugh. Did these X-Men really expect they could make her think they cared about her? Their enemy?

"Of course we were worried about you Rogue!" Kitty wailed. She didn't understand that look on Rogue's face. Why was she looking at her like that? Like she was the enemy.

Neither the acolytes or any of the X-Men made a move towards each other. Both teams were to busy watching the scene between Rogue and Kitty. Gambit studied Rogue closely, trying to see if there was anything different about her, aside from her wardrobe. Worried that Mastermind did more than just change her memory, while Pietro just couldn't keep his eyes off of her. She looked so hott in that outfit. The rest of the X-Men were just as confused as Kitty was. Why was Rogue acting so differently?

Kitty noticed how everyone was just watching them and not doing anything. Turning back to Rogue she whispered, "come on Rogue, let's just go home okay?" For a brief moment something flickered in Rogue's mind, something she just couldn't quite get. She tried to remember what it was but she couldn't reach it.

"Rogue." Magneto's deep voice filled the air as he walked out of the base.

Whatever memory was trying to surface was gone. Rogue looked into Kitty's eyes with a mischievous smile playing on her lips. "I am home."

The next thing Kitty knew Rogue's fist collided with her face.

A/N: I am so sorry this is so short. I promise the next chapter will be shorter! I've just been busy lately, and plus it wont take me as long, I promise. To you Rietro fans I have a new fic that I'm working on that is purely Rietro. Not a hint of Romy anywhere, but don't worry Romy fans I haven't forgotten about you either. I'm also working on a purely Romy fic, so you guys can each have what you want. I still haven't decided what this fic is going to end with though.