A/N: Hey guys, I'm baaaack! Mwhahaha. Okay actually I've been back for nearly a week now, but now I'm resettled at home and ready to continue the story. Man that was a long vacation. Waaay to much quality time with the family. The first thing I did when I got home was leave. I had to get away from them. No more quality family time lol. But anyway, my brother brought his lab top with and the hotels had internet so if some of you were reading other stories and noticed I had reviewed them then that's why. Only his lab top didn't have word so I was unable to write. But I'm back now and here is chapter 18. Enjoy!

Chapter Eighteen: Decisions

Rogue kicked and struggled, and she even spit on him a few times, but everything she did was no use. Sabertooth didn't even seem to notice. She gave out a loud scream of frustration and kicked him one more time before she gave up on that method of escape.

Unbeknownst to Sabertooth, he was leaving a trail. It wasn't anything he was doing, which is why he didn't notice it. It was Rogue. The powers she absorbed from Warren were wearing off, which meant the feathers in her wings were falling out, leaving a nice feather trail. She just hoped that the X-Men could find the trail. The feathers started falling out awhile after she had been dragged away from Scott. She also hoped she wouldn't run out of feathers before they got to the acolyte base.

It felt weird to Rogue to be hoping the X-Men would help her, but at the same time it didn't. All those memories Mastermind had put in her head portrayed the X-Men as cold and cruel. To be wanting them to rescue her and having those memories made her feel weird about relying on them, but then, on the other hand it felt right, and not just based off Scott's memories either. It was something deep down inside of her.

Somehow she found more energy to struggle more, and she let out a nice loud scream. She wasn't going to make this easy for Sabertooth.

"LET MEH GO YA OVERSIZED APE!"

Sabertooth gave out a low warning growl, "If don't shut the hell up I'm going to-"

Snickt

"The only thing your going to do is put her down."

Wolverine came out of the darkness, his the light reflecting off his adamantium claws. Fear and hope collided with each other deep inside Rogue. She wanted Wolverine, no, Logan to be here. If anyone could take down Sabertooth it was him, but the memories Mastermind had given her of him weren't all that pleasant.

"Who's gonna make me?" Sabertooth asked. "You?"

"This isn't about her," Wolverine growled. "Put her down and we'll settle this once and for all. You don't need her to get at me. I'm right here."

Sabertooh let out a loud menacing laugh. "Always thinking it's about you, aren't you?"

"Isn't it?"

Sabertooth shrugged. "Maybe. But maybe I don't just want to kill you. Maybe I want to torture you first. We'll see how much you like this girl when she's the one trying to kill you. You know my contract with Magneto ended awhile ago, but then when I heard about the runt becoming an acolyte I thought, that is just to sweet. So I signed back on, just so I could see your face when she tries to kill you. When I take her back to the acolyte base I'm going to make sure Mastermind gives her a whole bunch of nasty memories about you. She'll hate you more than I do."

"No!" Rogue yelled.

"Don't worry darlin'," Logan said, trying to calm her down. "That's not going to happen."

"Heh, we'll see." Sabertooth's gaze went to something behind Logan. He threw Rogue off his shoulder and to the ground a few feet away, not to gently either. Logan gave out an angry growl and charged at Sabertooth.

Rogue watched as the two ran at each other, knowing that whoever won decided her fate, Acolyte, or X-Man. Or so she thought.

She felt a wind rush past her, and then arms slid under her back and legs and lifted her up. "Pietro!" Rogue said angrily, seeing his face. "Put meh down! Logan!"

Logan heard Rogue call his name. He turned to see Quicksilver holding Rogue in his arms. Forgetting about Sabertooth he started running toward them, but in a flash and a gust of wind, they were gone.

xXxXx

It seemed that barely five seconds had passed before they were in front of the acolyte base. It was a good thing to because Rogue was struggling so much Pietro thought he was going to drop her. As soon as he stopped running he let her go. Probably not a wise thing to do, but she would probably kill him if he dropped her.

"Pietro ya piece of scum!" Rogue kneed him in the stomach as hard as she could. "Ya lying piece of shit! If mah hands weren't tied behind mah back Ah'd beat the shit out of ya, ya rat sucking asshole!"

"Rogue, I-"

"Go to hell ya brown nosing-"

"Rogue-"

"-ass wiping little-"

"Would you just shut up!" Pietro yelled impatiently. "Don't get mad at me! You're the one who said you didn't care if Mastermind made you believe you were an acolyte. So don't you dare blame me!"

Rogue felt like she had been slapped in the face. "What?"

Seeing Rogue's face made Pietro wish he hadn't have said that. It would have probably been easier for her if she believed none of this was her fault. Now that he had said something he might as well say the rest. "We did kidnap you. We locked you up, and my father tried to bribe you with that bracelet, but Rogue, you were the one who said you wanted to join but didn't want to remember the X-Men as your friends because you didn't think you could fight them if you did."

Rogue suddenly felt so tired. She didn't know what to believe anymore. She couldn't even trust her own memories. Scott's memories showed them as some kind of family. Why would she want to leave that behind? "Ah . . . Ah can't do this anymore." Rogue said in a defeated whisper. "Why meh! Out of all the X-Men why did ya have to pick meh? Why not Jean? Or Scott, or one of the older X-Men?"

Pietro really felt like a jerk now, "I'm sorry for doing this to you Rogue, but you have the most potential and . . ."

Rogue looked at him, "And what?

Pietro was hesitant at first and then let it all out, "Doyouknowwhatitwaslikeafteryouleftthebrotherhood?Oneminuteyouroneofusandthenthenextyourgone!YouranxmanandMystiqueisallpissedoffblamingusandthereisnooneintelligenttotalkto!"

Rogue stared at him blankly. "Could ya say that again, just a lil' bit slower?"

Pietro who really didn't feel like repeating himself said, "You heard me the first time."

"No Ah didn't. Seriously ya were goin' to fast to understand."

"Oh."

xXxXx

Mastermind was in Magneto's office, preparing to once again burry Rogue's memories with false ones. "I want you to be very detailed with these memories," Magneto told him. "I want them to be so real that even if she does absorb an X-Man she will think it's a trick, and give her a lot of them too. You said the more new memories you give her the deeper her old ones are buried and the harder it will be for them to resurface."

Mastermind nodded. "It will take awhile to do it all at once Lord Magneto, but if you command it I will do it."

There was a knock at the door and Pyro walked in. "Just though you mates would like to know Pietro's got Rogue outside."

"Good. Bring her inside and make her sit in one of the metal chairs. I'll do the rest."

xXxXx

Colossus had decided to go to the club as soon as Remy had called. He got their pretty quickly. For not growing up in New York he sure knew his way around. Remy was just coming out of the club by the time he got there. He did not look well at all. Perhaps it was guilt that was making his face look so pale and tired.

"Hello Gambit," Piotr said.

Remy jumped surprised by Piotr's presence. "Piotr mon ami, what are you doing here?"

"I came as soon as I heard what happened."

Remy nodded. "We have to find de petite. Magneto told me Sabertooth was back on de job, and he sent em to look for her. Remy don't think Sabertooth gonna be all to gentle wit her."

"I agree with you there my friend," Piotr said, but there was something in his voice that told Remy there was something else. "But when we find her you are to take her back home, her real home, where she belongs."

"What?"

"Remy, the girl has been through to much. It's time for her home," Piotr insisted. "I would have done it myself but I have to many things on the line if I betray Magneto. Pyro is to psychotic, Pietro would never betray his father, even for her, and Sabertooth, well I don't think I need to make any explanations for Sabertooth. I believe you care for her, and if that is true you will help her." Piotr's gaze went somewhere behind Remy. "And it looks as if there is a way to help her." He pointed behind him.

Remy turned and saw two of the X-Men. Beast and Jean. Beast was dressed in a long trench coat and hat to hide his appearance. The two were approaching the club. Remy sighed in defeat. "Mon ami, de world is about to change. Remy held dem rescue de Rogue den dere is no turning back. Magneot will be out for my head."

Piotr smiled. "So I guess you'll just have to join them to be on the safe side." Remy gave him a skeptical look. "If member of the brotherhood could join the X-Men, then so can an acolyte."

Remy suddenly realized how much he appreciated Piotr. "Good bye Piotr. Remy hope to god he never have to fight you on de battlefield."

Piotr grinned and shook Remy's hand. "Good luck my friend."

Piotr watched as Remy made his way over to Beast and Jean. Jean wore an angry expression when she noticed him, but Beast as usual kept a calm face, but even Beast couldn't keep the suspicions down when Remy told them he wanted to help. Piotr was almost proud of Remy for doing this. If he didn't have so much on the line he would have done it himself long ago, but he had his sister to think about.

Piotr sighed. It was time to get back. If Sabertooth was looking for Rogue than he probably already had her by now. If the Acolytes asked him about Remy he would tell them the X-Men captured him for questioning. That would give Remy some advantage. He hoped with Remy's help the X-Men could get Rogue back.