Story: After X3

Time: All three movies have taken place

Summary: I have been wondering when Rogue will gain her new powers, when she will break up with Iceman and when she will meet Gambit.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the X-Men franchise. Please do not sue me. I do not make any money from this.

Other notes: Rogue is my favorite character of the X-Men. I may make a different stand-alone version of any of these chapters.

----New Powers----

Rogue's POV

Two months after getting the cure

"Hello," Storm says, "This is Carol Danvers."

"Hi," I said, offering a hand to help her with her luggage.

"What's your name?" Carol asked me.

"My name's Rogue. Do you have a nickname?" I asked.

Carol responded, "I sometimes go by the name 'Miss Marvel'.

Two weeks later

Carol is on a mission with us. We are trying to recruit a new person. No one will tell me the new person's name, it is not as if I will shout it out. I sometimes think they do not trust me because I am not a mutant anymore.

New Orleans

We land in New Orleans. Unfortunately, we have to defeat a Sentinel army before we can even talk to this new recruit, we are not even sure if he wants to join. Carol's fighting is impressive. "Oh! No! She's pinned!" I shout as I try to lift the car off her, but instead, I am knocked over, but I panic and grab her hand to try to keep from falling. She is panicking and will not let go! My own panic sets in. "No! Not now, I cannot have this happen now! I can't get my powers back now!" Before I can finish speaking, I have drained all of Carol Danvers's energy, memories, powers, emotions, everything. Now, she is in a coma, and she will always be in a coma.

Everyone on the team and someone new cautiously approach. Wolverine has a look of concern when he looks at me, and he hugs me and says, "It's okay kid, I'll keep my promise to protect you." Everyone else is too scared to go near me. During the entire fight, Wolverine had made sure he was nearby incase something happened to me, he had to keep a sentinel from attacking me, and he couldn't stop the absorption. He felt guilty. I felt comforted, but before I could see who the new recruit was, I passed out.

Gambit's POV

For some reason some people who call the X Men want to meet me, and since I have been alone for a while, I think I would like some company. I am still suspicious about their motives. Are they after me for my powers? Do they want me to be a weapon? Do they want information about the Thieves' Guild or the Assassins'' Guild? How did they find me?

On the way to meet the X Men, huge robots that I hear being called Sentinels attack. I know they are specifically after mutants. Was this part of the X Men's plan? Immediately, I notice that some people in black suits are fighting the Sentinels. Are these the X Men? Quickly, a Sentinel attacks me with laser beams coming from its eyes. Someone else is already in a giant robotic hand of a Sentinel. I noticed a man unsheathe metal claws from his hands to free the person. Wow, she is beautiful. She has brown hair with white stripes in the front. The person who was trapped instantly starts fighting again, she seems to be more defensive than offenses, but she moves quickly, she grabs people and move them out of danger when necessary. People are careful not to touch her skin, even when she is treating their wounds, she is kind, but it is obvious that she has a grudge against one of the boys and one of the girls, and that she is grateful for the person with the metal claws, it seems they know each other well. He is making sure that he protects her from other onslaughts. Unconsciously, I make my way toward her as I fight, for some reason I want to meet her right away. Then, something happens, she is screaming someone is pinned underneath a car, I am tempted to blow up the car, but I realize that would do more harm. Both women are panicked. The one with stripes in her hair grabs the other woman's hand. The other woman's veins starts to show, both women are even more panicked. The one with stripes veins are showing, and she is screaming about her powers returning. Why did she not have her powers? Was she was fighting defensively because she did not have her mutant abilities? Soon she started flying, and she now had the strength to move the car. Was that one of her powers that returned? Were those not the other woman's power? Everyone starts to approach her, including myself. The man with the metal claws hugs her, careful not to touch her skin, he says something to her, and she passes out.

The group brings the two unconscious people into the plane. The one with white hair, and who was using lightning bolts earlier, stops to talk to me. They are the X Men and they wanted me to join. I ask with concern about both women, and Storm tells me that Rogue will be in shock for a while, but she did not know how Carol would be.

I know Rogue will have to think about what happened today, but I cannot wait to meet her. I was curious and confused about her already. I want to ask questions.

Author's note: I was tempted to have just Rogue's POV, but I promised that I would put Gambit's POV, so I took longer to make this update so that Gambit's POV would be in it. Okay, this is the second chapter that you have heard Gambit, but have not seen him interact with Rogue. After Rogue reflects on what happens, she will meet Gambit.