The Missing Link
Rogue's mother watched from the window as her daughter abandoned her family in her distraught state. As she let the curtain slide back into place, her eyes flashed gold for the briefest of seconds.
The plan head been set into motion, she tuned away to make a call, Erik would want to know.
Rogue was nudged awake by the driver. "This is it".
She stepped down and looked around, "where are we, Ah thought you were gonna take me as far as Laughlin City".
"This is Laughlin City".
The driver dosed on a couch by the wall, or that's how it appeared. He had never taken his eyes or attention off the girl at the bar for one moment. When all hell broke loose, he pretended to be startled, and when the girl rook off after the man, those eyes flashed.
It was Sabretooth's turn now.
She had done her part, raising the mutant that would be key in Magneto's plans, just as Destiny had foretold. The "incident" had forced her out as predicted, and Mystique had spent the last few months driving her little runaway across the country in the guise of so many.
When Rogue was settled into her rooms at the mansion, Mystique took the shape of a room mate to better keep an eye on her, and the plan began to unfold.