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Thank you to everyone who read the previous chapter. I appreciate you guys and gals taking time out of your busy lives to look at and read this chapter and story. Thanks to Mrs. Jehilew for her lovely reviews. This one might be a little shorter than the others, but anywho, here it is:

Hidden deep within the outlands of the Morphs' underground city was a very nervous Kurt and a consistently pacing Rogue. The young man watched in stunned silence as his sister walked in circles, arguing with herself with such determination, that any viewer would have written her off as insane. The only thing that seemed to separate her tantrum from the ravings of a lunatic was the way her voice and eyes changed with each twist of her body. One moment a deep, manly tone shook the walls and the next a lighter, yet no less angry, feminine voice screamed back.

Kurt clutched his sore arm with his hand and tried to figure out where they were. The walls were rocky and all around their feet were various sharp edges jutting upward to the ceiling. He knew enough about natural features to surmise there was a good chance the top of their cave was also covered in sharp spikes. After taking a slow breath, to calm himself, he looked upwards and noted how many sharp points were decorating the ceiling. When Rogue let loose another yell and foot stomp, he observed a few of the stalactites move ever so slightly.

"Oh, man…" He mumbled under his breath and tried to figure out the second step of his plan. The first step, of course, being to avoid looking at the spikes on the roof again at all cost.

He didn't want to leave his sister alone with Sunil this upset, but if he stayed there was a good chance no one would find their hiding place and help him stop Rogue. Not to mention, with Rogue's current temper there was a good chance they would be impaled at any minute. He had already spotted the only exit to the cave behind the troubled woman. The long and dark tunnel looked somewhat menacing but much less so than the situation he was currently in.

"The revolution will happen with or without your cooperation, princess!"

The scream was so loud and deep, that Kurt jumped in his spot nervously and watched a lone stalactite fall from the ceiling and crash near the cave's exit. Rogue grabbed her head instantly and turned on her heel to stare at the broken pieces.

"Stop this or you will kill us all!" She screamed in her own voice.

"Ha!" Sunil's voice thundered out of her throat as she turned back around to stare at Kurt. "No rock could even scratch me!"

Kurt retreated a step and felt his back hit the smooth cave wall. He took a deep breath and tried to avoid staring at the way Rogue's eyes flashed like a strobe light. He knew his sister was trying her hardest to fight back, but he couldn't relax into the idea that she could stop Sunil from attacking or killing him. There was only so much strength Rogue could muster before her body gave out and Sunil tried to take her for another round of destruction.

"Not you! Kurt." Rogue stared out at the nervous Kurt with tearful green eyes, "If you don't stop this you will kill your own grandson!"

The area grew quiet for a moment as if her words hit a chord with Sunil. She took a step forward, her eyes still flashing between green and yellow, and stared Kurt right in the face. Her eyes squinted as if she was trying to measure whether or not she approved of him as a person. After an excruciatingly long wait, Rogue's eyes flashed back to full yellow and her hand shot out to pin Nightcrawler against the wall.

"This…" She paused for a moment, tilting her head to try and get a full view, "creature, is no relative of mine."

"But I am!" Kurt suddenly piped up as the hand on his chest pushed harder. "I am Mystique's son and I have been supporting your cause."

What am I saying? The words felt so strange coming out of his mouth that he was almost as surprised by them as Rogue/Sunil was. It had been a very long time since he said he was related to Mystique, and he certainly wasn't excited about what he knew about Sunil's cause. All he knew about the old man currently talking to him, was that he wanted the Morphs to be in control and to get rid of the Lenox. Wasn't a cause he figured most sane people could support.

Had he been in a less life-threatening situation, he would have probably been more concerned with the discovery that his family and Rogue's had been killing each other for so many years. The idea already left his heart with waves of pain and anxiety, but he couldn't stop and address the problem now. As he stared into the yellow eyes trying to switch back to green, he figured he had to say whatever he needed to make it out of the cave.

"I spent years studying the people of Earth." He rambled on as his brain tried to plan what his next move would be if Sunil bought the story, "Why do you think I have spent so much time with the princess? My mother… My mother left me on Earth to make sure we didn't lose the last mimic."

The grip on his chest lightened slightly and he took that as a sign to increase his story, "I have studied the royal family too. They trust me and I have even been in their most secure castle rooms."

It honestly surprised Kurt, when Rogue took her hand fully away from his chest and took a step back. She nodded her head slowly as if she somehow was starting to believe the story he offered. The whole thing was ridiculous, but if it was working he wasn't going to question the plan. Instead, he decided to push the whole thing to a riskier level.

"They will come looking for you." He told her slowly, "Why don't you let me keep watch outside?"

"What?!" Rogue demanded and Kurt suddenly regretted his words.

"Well, I just…" He stumbled slightly, and then pulled himself together. "I can keep an eye out for the X-men while you plan your next move."

This answer seemed to give Rogue and Sunil something to think about. They took yet another step away and turned their face away from the young man. He expected Sunil to be the type to make decisions on the spur of the moment. Most power hungry people were not the best at thinking things through, in his opinion. Either way, he wasn't planning to wait and hear the answer. He stayed still until they started pacing again then went for the leap.

In an instant, Kurt teleported across the room and to the exit. Rogue caught sight of his motion and instantly lost the last shred of her patience. She let out a scream so loud and deep the whole cave seemed to shake. Kurt gulped and took off down the hall at full speed; still trying to convince himself the only way to help her was to get reinforcements. Behind him, Rogue yelled out in a masculine voice causing the stalactites to crash around him. He picked up his speed and prayed Rogue's strength would keep her from being hurt back in the main room of the cave.

Gambit felt the ground begin to shake as soon as he stepped foot on the tall cliff he scaled for a better view of the vacant scenery. Instantly, he crouched down and tried to stabilize himself as the shaking became more intense. Thankfully, the rock stayed in place and he was able to stand up when the shaking stopped as suddenly as it had appeared.

He had been searching for at least a couple of hours and had yet to come up with anything that resembled a clue about Rogue and Kurt's whereabouts. Logan had boldly informed him he would have been a better candidate for the search than Remy because his senses were far keener. Which did little to help ease the young man's already edgy mood.

Personally, Remy disliked the idea of having Logan go with him, but with so little results to show after his explorations, he was starting to miss having the grumpy Canadian nearby. The X-Men had their way of doing things like search and rescue, and, he could admit, they were effective most of the time. But this case was different. This time it was extremely personal and he would not, could not, leave it up to someone else.

Besides, neither he nor Logan trusted Mystique to keep her word and actually help them, so at least one of them needed to keep her under close observation. It was Jude's idea to go ahead and take the woman to the Meridan mansion so she could explain everything she knew about the whole situation to the queen. Mystique had been somewhat reluctant to leave the search, and Remy could only speculate what emotion was fueling that hesitancy.

She claimed that she wanted to be there for her children, but the children she was supposedly concerned about seemed unwilling to even talk to her. He knew enough about Rogue's life to realize how strange her relationship with Mystique really was, and it convinced him that even if the woman wanted to help, putting her in a room with Rogue would only cause more trouble. Who knows what would happen if Rogue flew into a rage and gave Sunil the upper hand? Which is exactly how the agreement that Logan and Jude would escort Mystique back to the mansion was finalized.

Remy could only hope that by the time he found Rogue and figured out a way to calm her down, the others would have some kind of good news. All he had to do was think of some way to turn off Sunil for even a moment to give Rogue a break. If she could have at least a few minutes of rest, he was almost certain she could keep fighting until they thought of a new plan.

"Remy!" Kurt's voice hit him almost as hard as the blue man's head hit his chest.

The pair tumbled down the side of the rocky structure, something Remy was growing more and more aggravated with, and crashed on the hard ground. The blue mutant groaned and rubbed his sore head as he tried to regain his train of thought. Remy sat up quickly and coughed out a few French words Kurt didn't know, but suspected may be curse words. Remy had wanted a clue, and this was about as big a clue as he could find. Or, in this case, as big a clue that could find him.

"Kurt?" He rubbed his sore chest, "Where did you come from? Where is Rogue?"

"The cave." He stood up swiftly and scanned the area for any sign of his sister.

He had been teleporting as far as he could see over-and-over again for the past half-hour. Rogue never appeared behind him, but he definitely felt the strong desire to keep moving as quickly as he could. When he spotted Remy standing on the rock, he had been hopeful that the whole group would be with him. Now that he was realizing it was just the two of them, his urge to run was starting to kick in again.

"We need to get the others! She is still in there, but if Sunil is still in there," He pointed at his head, "I don't think the cave in will hold her long."

"Wait," Remy stood up himself and tried to spot this cave Kurt was shouting about, "Where is the cave? We can't just leave her out here."

"Remy," Kurt stressed the name and put a hand on his shoulder, "I don't want to leave her either." His voice was genuine and Remy could tell how much it hurt the young man to talk about this, "But right now, I don't know if she can even stop herself from hurting us. We need help, Remy. We can't help her until there is some kind of plan."

For a moment, Remy held his breath and weighed his options. He knew that the woman he cared about was trapped inside a cave and could possibly be injured. On the other hand, he also knew that Kurt had a good point when he said they couldn't just bust in and expect Rogue to welcome them with open arms.

He didn't like to say it, even to himself, but his girlfriend was not the same person at this moment. She was fighting something bigger than he could completely understand, and it scared him a little. They needed the other X-Men. But he just couldn't face himself if he left her in that cave alone and hurting. No matter the risk, he wasn't going back without Rogue.

"You should go warn the X-men." He told Kurt suddenly, "I am not going back without Rogue."

"What if she can't stop herself from hurting you?" Kurt asked with worry in his voice for a teammate he never realized he would become friends with. "You could be..."

"I made her a promise that we would get through this. And I am keeping it."

Kurt watched in silence as Remy stepped forward and headed straight towards the cave. He only had a vague idea where he was going, based on the direction Kurt had come from, but he was determined to find the spot. His dedication impressed Kurt and the boy felt his own courage slowly start growing. Maybe, if they worked together, they could calm Rogue down enough to get her back to the mansion to hear Mystique's news.

"Wait," He jogged to catch up to the other man, "You will get there faster with my help. Besides, she might still believe her newest watchdog more than you."

"Thanks." Remy nodded as Kurt wrapped an arm around him so they could move quicker, "But what watchdog are you talking about?"

"Long story," Kurt sighed, and they disappeared from sight.