Flying as fast as his wings could carry him, Warren made his way back to the Xavier Institute. He looked down as Boom Boom began stirring in his arms.

"God you're hot." She murmured with a half dazed expression on her face as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Warren ignored her and flew on. It was obvious that she was still dazed and questioning her about Rogue would prove fruitless at this point. He cursed himself for what had happened, and even more so that he hadn't reacted quickly enough to stop it. Where were they taking Rogue, what in God's name were they going to do to her? Warren gritted his teeth and forced those thoughts out of his mind. He would get to Rogue, and he would save her. And he wouldn't be alone.

Panting and sweating, Warren landed on the X-Mansion's front steps and almost dropped Boom Boom out of exhaustion. He began kicking the door with his foot because he couldn't knock. "Hello! Anyone there? I need help!" He yelled, kicking the door even harder. "They've got Rogue!"

The door flew open sending Warren and Boom Boom tumbling down the steps. "Who's got Rogue?" Wolverine snarled and looked down at the two.

"Some guy with white hair, moved too fast…" Warren said in between breaths.

"Pietro…" Wolverine snarled. "Did you see where they went?"

Warren shook his hair and pointed at Boom Boom. "I brought her back because she was part of it, I think we can coax the information out of her." Warren said that last part with an angry look in his eyes. Wolverine couldn't help but grin as he lifted up Boom Boom and put her over his shoulder. The Angel kid was starting to grow on him. Warren followed Wolverine inside.

"Logan what's the matter?" The Professor exclaimed, wheeling himself in from the next room. He took one look at Boom Boom and Warren and realization dawned on his face. "Assemble the X-Men." Professor Xavier said.

Rogue meanwhile was being jolted around inside the trunk of the car. She was panicking and sympathizing with Storm for having claustrophobia. "Ya'll let me outta here right now!" Rogue yelled. The only answer she got was obnoxious laughter. Rogue knew about their plan to take her to Magneto. Rogue didn't know what for, but she knew she didn't want to find out. Then it hit her. She still had Boom Boom's powers from when they touched at the fight!

She focused on making one of the little energy balls she had seen Boom Boom make back when she lived at the X-Mansion. Rogue felt the energy growing in her hands and she slipped it into the lock on the trunk and shifted away backwards. BOOM! The trunk exploded and everything they had inside it blew out. She almost did too but Rogue held on tightly and looked for an opening to make a jump for it. She didn't have to wait long. There was clear opening nearby and although she would definitely be stunned from the fall, at least she had a chance to get away and possibly call for help.

Rogue gulped, took a deep breath and made a jump for it! A long sticky green tendril wrapped around her waist and pulled her back. Toad had reacted swiftly, hanging out the passenger seat window and nabbing her with his tongue. He yanked backwards and Rogue came crashing through the car's back window! The force was enough to knock her out cold as well as cover her with glass and nasty lacerations. Toad winced as he began picking glass shards out of his tongue. "Looks like she ain't goin no where for a while." Toad commented, expecting Lance to beat the heck out of him for damaging the car.

"You're lucky this isn't my jeep creep." Lance growled.

"Hey, where'd you get the new car anyhow?" Toad asked.

Lance shrugged and pressed his foot harder on the gas. "I found a note in our mailbox that said take this and there were car keys and a car out front. I figure it was Magneto or something. Now every cop in town will be after us because of your little stunt."
Toad shrugged then leaned back in his seat. He looked over at Rogue in the back seat and snickered. "Bet she won't get that slime off for a month." He said looking at the green slime that covered her nice outfit. He didn't mention the blood that began pooling and dripping onto the floor.

"Idiots and imbeciles!" Came a booming voice from above.

"Uh oh…" Toad winced as the car began floating into the air. Both boys looked out the window and saw Magneto flying above them and lifting up the car with his power.

"I gave you orders to be discreet!" Magneto yelled. Toad and Lance didn't have the guts to tell him that a flying car wasn't exactly being discreet. Magneto flew them high above the city, away from any cops. It didn't take too long to get to this old abandoned warehouse where Mastermind and the rest of the Brotherhood were waiting.

Magneto set the car on top of the roof where Sabertooth was keeping watch. Sabertooth sniffed the air and ripped off the car door and took Rogue into his arms. He snarled and said in his gruff voice, "I smell so much blood in the air Magneto, she won't last too long. She'd need a healing factor to…" he didn't get to finish before Magneto motioned to him. "Wait until we are inside and she is restrained." Sabertooth growled and stomped inside, obviously not happy about this latest addition to the plan. Magneto followed after him, shadowed closely by Toad and Lance.

Magneto waved his hand and large metal spikes pinned Rogue to the wall.

"Jeez what took you guys take so long and why is she so beat up like that?" Quicksilver asked, looking at Rogue, now drenched in her own blood. Sabertooth snarled and put his hand on Rogue's face. He winced as his powers and his life force began draining out of him and into Rogue.

Her cuts began to heal and the glass was pushed out of her flesh. Suddenly, her hair grew longer; she grew sharp fangs and her eyes opened suddenly. They were a catlike yellow and they looked angry. Rogue roared like a lion and shredded her clothes free from the nails with her newly grown claws. She glared at everyone until her eyes focused on Toad. He gulped and began jumping away. Rogue snarled and leaped after him, claws outstretched. She would have had him too, had Magneto not used his powers to curl thick iron beams around her arms and legs. She growled and fought and snarled, struggling to be free. Magneto put the mutant control bracelet on her wrist. She immediately looked normal again but still kept her feral attitude, snarling and struggling to be free.

Sabertooth shook his head, regained his composure and looked from Rogue to Magneto. "Just don't ask me to do that again." He snarled.

"Next time give her a much smaller dosage." Magneto answered. He turned to Mastermind. "Now, do it now!"

"But the girl's mind is in shambles as it is from him!" Mastermind protested, motioning at Sabertooth. "Shouldn't we wait until she's calmed down or unconscious again?"

Magneto gave him a dangerous look and Mastermind dared not question him further. Mastermind slowly approached the struggling Rogue and placed his hands near her head. He concentrated, rooting through her jumbled memories. Of the memories she had taken from the others she had come into contact with. He began erasing everything and everyone Rogue knew. Mastermind replaced it with his own fabricated images of her serving Magneto, of being loyal only to Magneto and giving him complete obedience. He left her with the knowledge of how to fight that she had learned from the X-men. As he came across the memories of Warren, he found some resistance in deleting them. Inside her own mind she, the real Rogue, not the Beast that Sabertooth had transferred to her, was resisting him. She was clinging to the hope that Warren, her Angel, would come for her and take her away from this nightmare.

"No child." Mastermind whispered as he overcame her and erased the memories finally. "No one can help you now."

Rogue went limp and passed out.

"When she awakes, she will remember only that she serves you. That she will fight and die for you." Mastermind said at last.

"Perfect" Magneto smiled sinisterly. He bade Mastermind go, his part in the plan was done. He removed the bracelet from Rogue's wrist.

Angel fidgeted in his seat and played with his seatbelt. He was inside the X-jet and it couldn't fly fast enough for him.

"Don't worry Warren, we'll find her." Jean assured him.

"It's not your fault Warren, seems like they had this planned out." Scott said. "We'll find her and beat them like we always do. We're the X-men, we take care of our own."

"I just hope we're not going to be too late." Warren whispered as he turned his attention the window. Despite being reassured, he still blamed himself for not taking better care of Rogue. He looked over at Jean and Scott. They sat next to each other. He had his arm around her. They looked worried but they were still together. Warren didn't want to admit how alone he felt. He stared at the warehouse district they were now flying over. It was a ratty looking slum area and he shuddered to think about Rogue being there. What were they doing to her? Suddenly Warren's expression went from worried to angry. He'd make them regret whatever it was that they'd done. He knew he didn't have super strength, laser eyes or an adamantium skeleton, but he didn't need them. Rogue was in danger and he knew he would save her no matter what. Anger could drive a man to do things he couldn't possibly imagine. Warren knew that he'd do anything for Rogue. And he was very angry indeed.

Rogue slowly opened her eyes and sat up. She was no longer restrained and she was lying on a dirty mattress on the floor. Lance, Blob, and Toad stood guard over her. Rogue narrowed her eyes and looked at the three of them. She walked right up to Lance and punched him right across the face!

"Where's Lord Magneto?!" She screamed, grabbing the color of his shirt and preparing to punch him again!

Blob grabbed her by the arm, wrenching her away from Lance. Rogue quickly whirled around and sent a flying kick to Blob's face as she grabbed at his arm with her free hand. She absorbed enough of Blob's strength to throw him off of her and right at Lance and Toad! Toad knocked Lance down and out of the way. Rogue crashed through the wall and into the next room, right into Magneto's arms.

"Calm yourself my child." Magneto crooned.

Rogue immediately looked up at the master of magnetism and fell to her knees. "Yes my lord, anything for you." She said softly, barely above a whisper.

"There are some people coming. They are our enemies. I need you to fight them alongside our allies." He said, gesturing to Toad, Lance, Blob, and Sabertooth. I need you to capture the Angel."

"Angel…" Rogue repeated.

"Just subdue him, show him that our cause is the right one." Magneto told her.

"You are my master, your wish is my command." Rogue answered, bowing.

"Rise my child and prepare yourself, they're coming very soon." Magneto told her, making sure his helmet was secure. He motioned for the brotherhood to go back up onto the roof. He stayed inside with Rogue, whispering more instructions to her.

"Look there they are!" Cyclops exclaimed. "Take us down Beast!"

"That roof won't support the weight of the Jet, I'll have to let you out, find someplace to land and then join you afterwards." Beast replied pressing a button that opened the hatch.

"Negative." Scott said. "Land the Blackbird and wait for us. Be ready to take off the moment we get back!"

Beast nodded and watched as Jean took Scott's hand and flew down with him to the roof. Wolverine snarled, popped his claws and jumped. Without hesitating, Warren flung himself out of the jet, unfurled his wings and flew into the sky. He circled around, looking for Rogue amongst the villains on the roof, but couldn't see her.
Wolverine immediately leapt for Sabertooth. "Where is she Creed?" Wolverine snarled as Sabertooth ducked away from his claw swipe.

"Well well well, if it isn't the runt. Miss me?" Sabertooth growled and chuckled as Wolverine took another swipe at him.

"This ain't a game fuzzball where's Rogue?" Wolverine yelled, this time connecting and slicing at Sabertooth's arm. Sabertooth yelled in pain and his rage took over. Their fight had really begun now.

Scott and Lance had begun to exchange blows. Lance was grateful that Kitty was nowhere in sight. "Well Summers, look's like we're finally gonna be able to settle our score." Lance sneered as Cyclops ducked under his punch.

"You want a fight Alvers? You got one!" Cyclops retorted, pressing his visor and blasting Lance backwards into the building.

"Scott, Logan, this isn't about your petty rivalry! We have to find Rogue!" Jean shouted as Quicksilver circled around her as fast as he could. Neither one of the men seemed to hear her. Quicksilver was running so fast that Jean was caught in a whirlwind that was knocking the wind out of her making it hard to breathe.

Blob looked steamed as he charged over to Jean. "You didn't want me back then but how about now!" He screamed, swinging a fist at her.

Quicksilver stopped to dodge out of the way. "Blob! Watch where you're going!" He cried indignantly.

"Oh, sorry Pietro." Blob apologized, scratching his head.

That moment's confusion was all Jean needed. "Thanks Fred." Jean grinned. She noticed that Quicksilver and Blob were standing very close to the edge of the building. All she needed to do was lift the Blob up with her telekinesis and shove him right into Quicksilver! Both of them came tumbling off of the roof. Blob landed in an unconscious heap right on top of Quicksilver. "Well, those two will be out of the fight for a while." Jean commented, wincing at the crushed Quicksilver.

Vicious snarling came from behind her as Wolverine and Sabertooth brawled on. Blood splattered the rooftop and both combatants were ignoring everything else around them. Jean was just about to fly down and start looking for Rogue when a long sticky tongue wrapped itself around her waist and pulled her down. Toad had leapt from rooftop to rooftop and managed to snag her.

"Jean!" Scott cried out, momentarily distracted. That one moment was enough to give Avalanche the advantage. He clocked Scott across the back of the head and left him in a daze.

"Heh, now we finally see who's better." Lance sneered. He took Scott's visor and put it on his head. "Think I'll keep these as a trophy." Lance then went to retrieve his helmet, which Scott had knocked off his head in their fight.

He was just about to pick it up when Warren swooped downwards and slammed his fist into Lance's head. The force of the blow was enough to knock him out for quite a while.

Warren landed and looked around. Scott had shakily gotten to his feet and was walking over to where Jean was struggling. Wolverine and Sabertooth were keeping themselves occupied and there were no other immediate bad guys to fight.

"Time to find Rogue." Warren said, walking toward the door on the roof. He was oblivious to the blood or screams of battle coming from behind him. All that mattered to him was to find Rogue. He folded his wings behind his back, opened the door and stepped into the darkness. The door closed behind him seemingly of its own accord. Warren knew better. He knew who was down there waiting for him.

"Let her go Magneto." Warren said with a warning tone in his voice.

"My dear boy." Magneto said as Warren entered the dark barren room. There were a few metal folding chairs and the piping for the building but other than that it was a dirty empty place. Magneto moved aside to reveal Rogue standing there, battle ready. "Who say's I'm keeping her here against her will."

Rogue moved in front of Magneto and glared at Warren with cold unfeeling eyes. "Join us in serving Lord Magneto Angel." She ordered.

"Rogue…it's me! What has he done to you?" Warren cried outraged. He began walking angrily towards Rogue and Magneto.

"Rogue, teach him what side he should be on." Magneto said, gesturing for her to go forward.

Rogue nodded and tightened her gloves. She began advancing on Warren.

"Don't do this Rogue!" Warren cried, holding out his arms to her. "You don't want to fight me. Magnetos' controlling you somehow. Try to remember!"

"I serve Lord Magneto and so shall you!" Rogue cried, punching Warren in the stomach and kicking him in the shin.

Warren grunted and doubled over in pain. He never lifted a hand to hurt her.

Rogue continued beating on him, hitting him, punching him and snarling in frustration. She kept shouting for him to join Magneto and each time Warren refused. She ended up getting so frustrated she ran and shouted at him. "Why won't you fight back?"

Warren caught her, wrapped his arms and wings around her, pinning her to him. "Because I love you." He told her. "You just need to remember." Warren pressed his lips against hers and kissed her deeply.

Rogue struggled against him but stopped within a few seconds as memories began flooding her mind. Despite the pain, despite the fact that his very life force was being drained from him, Warren held on. He needed her to remember. Wanted her to be the girl she used to be.

Rogue fell to her knees as large black feathery wings sprouted from her back. Warren gasped and fell over backwards. He twitched in pain and was almost at the point of going catatonic.

Rogue's mind was in turmoil. She saw images of her and Warren dancing, him carrying her as they flew and other images from Warren's head. She also saw the first time Magneto came after Warren. That time when she and Cyclops had come to his defense. Her feelings for Warren came flooding back to her and she turned to Magneto and glared at him, taking off her gloves.

"No!" Magneto cried angrily. He wasn't about to see his well laid out plans ruined. He ripped out the support beams from the wall and tried to pin Rogue with it. Rogue used her new wings and Warren's knowledge of how to use them, to flutter out of the way. She leapt at Magneto and in one fluid motion grabbed his face with her right hand. Magneto's memories now flooded into her jumbled mind. How he had commissioned the brotherhood to kidnap her and made Mastermind erase her memories.

She couldn't keep herself from freaking out. So many memories were confusing and tearing into her. The metal in the building began screeching and straining.

Magneto slowly and painstakingly reached behind him and produced the mutant control bracelet. He attached it to Rogue and she immediately went limp and fell to the floor. Her wings were gone. Magneto could feel the building straining and knew that it could collapse at any moment. Rogue had drained him. Despite his power and youthful vigor, Magneto was an old man. He didn't have the strength to keep the building from collapsing. Magneto cursed himself for his plans failure and staggered up the steps, passing by Warren who had begun to stir. "Let us hope you truly are an angel." Magneto murmured as Warren shakily got to his feet and approached the fallen Rogue. Magneto kept walking and opened the door onto the roof.

Warren felt stronger with every step he took. He felt his wounds healing themselves and looked down and realized his cuts were gone! Had he manifested some healing factor like Wolverine and Sabertooth? Warren shook his head. He'd figure that out later, it was time to get Rogue out of there. The building could collapse at any moment. He scooped her up into his arms and made his way to the door. "You're going to be fine Rogue. I'm here now." He whispered to her. She didn't stir.

Meanwhile, as the fight raged on outside, Jean had telekinetically untangled herself from Toad and had landed on the roof. She saw that Cyclops and Wolverine were fighting Sabertooth and that Toad was quickly hopping back from where she had thrown him.

Suddenly, Magneto emerged from inside the building. He was limping and clutching the railing for support. "Sabertooth! We're leaving the building is collapsing!" Magneto cried.

Sabertooth looked over at the old man, assessed the situation and snarled. He leapt aside, grabbed Magneto and jumped off the side of the building and on to a lower roof of an adjacent building. That's when the other brotherhood boys decided it was time to go as well.

"Scott, Logan get off the roof!" Jean cried out, waving her hands and trying to steady the quickly crumbling building. "I don't know how much longer I can hold it steady!"

"What about Angel and Rogue?" Scott shouted.

Warren had just about made it out the door with Rogue in his arms. "Don't worry about us we're coming!" Warren shouted. He began flapping his wings, scattering debris all around him in his attempt to get airborne. "Come on come on!" Warren urged himself. He was still weak from when Rogue had absorbed him and Jean couldn't hold the building much longer. She was already groaning and straining with the effort.

Logan grabbed Scott and then jumped off the roof, slowing down his decent with his claws. "Come on kid get movin!" He growled up to Angel.

Warren let out a fierce yell and jumped into the air. He had barely flown three feet higher when Jean lost control. The building began crumbling and bits and pieces of it began flying everywhere! Warren managed to dodge through the most of it, while Jean used the last of her strength to fly away from the building. Warren smiled and let out a yell for joy. They were going to make it. The mission had been successful and Rogue was safe in his arms again.

She was still out cold in his arms and Warren smiled and whispered to her that she was going to be ok. That moment's distraction was all it took for a flying lead pipe to hit Warren right in the back! Rogue slipped from his grasp as he cried out in pain and began plummeting himself.

Rogue's eyes fluttered open at that scream and looked up at Warren as she was falling. "Warren!" Rogue screamed and reached out her arm to him. Warren knew he only had seconds to react. He folded his wings behind himself and descended at a greater speed than he had ever tried before. Warren ignored the pain in his back and stretched his hand for hers. They were mere inches apart. Warren managed to snag Rogue's hand in his own and spread his wings to break their fall and to shield them from debris. Rogue had fainted again. At the end of their fall, they were both bloody and weak. Warren fell to his knees near Rogue and grimaced. His wounds were healing themselves. Hers were not. Warren knew that she still wore the anti-mutant power bracelet Magneto had forced on her. So there was no getting Wolverine to lend her his healing factor until they found a way to remove it. He knew that she wouldn't survive very long without something to heal her.

As Warren frantically thought of what to do, his blood began dripping all over Rogue. She began to stir and that caught his attention. He noticed that whenever his blood touched her wounds that they started to heal up! Rogue was soon healed completely but a bit dizzy. Warren felt like a truck hit him but none of that mattered now. He gently reached down and cuddled Rogue to his chest, stroking her hair softly.

"Warren." She murmured and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I'm here Rogue." Warren whispered softly. "I'm not going to let you get hurt again." Rogue drew away from Warren for only a moment to gaze lovingly into his eyes. She had only that one memory restored to her, but that's all she wanted at the moment. Rogue smiled at the mutant control bracelet on her wrist and touched Warren's face with her bare hands. He shuddered with pleasure at the touch and drew his face closer to her. Then, finally, without obstacle, Warren and Rogue kissed.

Hey guys, sorry it took me this long to update, but stuff got in the way. Work, city of heroes, work, world of warcraft, sleep, work…stuff like that. There will be at least one more chapter and probably an epilogue too, thanks for the wait!