As always I do not own the songs, or the x-men series… lets go!

Tonight was the night, battle of the bands at House of M. All the x-men were there, sans the teachers, and a lot of other mutants. Spyke and Cannonball were playing the music up front near the stage.

"You girlies ready?" asked Tabitha as she surveyed the crowd from the bar. All three girls were hanging back till the contest started.

"Ready as we'll ever be." Wanda told her.

"Kitty?"

Kitty only shook her head.

"ARE YOU GUYS READY TO ROCK?!"

Everyone on the club responded by cheering "Yeah!"

A girl with pink hair and spikes sticking out from her body took stage.

"My name is Sara a.k.a Marrow. And I'll be yah host for this bitchin evening.

"Anyone getting déjà vu?" asked an amused Tab to Wanda and Kitty. She looked to Evan for his reaction.

"You think like their related?" Kitty asked laughing a bit.

"Who cares?"

"Now it's my pleasure to introduce The Dazzlers! Give it up."

A bored looking girl with short jet black hair and multiple piercing took the microphone, behind her a few others who looked some what bored too.

"Ya'll know what to do." The girl told the audience "Pick your favorite, just make sure you don't pick a sucky group. Got it?" She finished, handing the mike back to Marrow.

"Hello shielas." The three girls turned to find a smug John with Remy and Piotr in tow.

"Are yah petites readah?" asked Remy casually sliding onto a stool next to Tabs.

"Ready than you'll ever know."

"Did you guys like find a fourth member?" asked Kitty to John

"Fourth member? What the bloody hell are you talking about?

Wanda smirked "You didn't read the sign up sheet did you?"

John shook his head 'no'.

"You have to have at least four people in the band, other wise you can't play." Explained Wanda.

"Damn it!"

Gambit cast his head down for a second, and then looked up. His red on black eyes glowing.

"Don't worry." Said Remy as he left to find Marrow.

"He can't hit on the MC." Asked Tabs "Can he?"

John stood there for a while trying to figure out what Gambit was doing.

He saw Gambit talking to Marrow, her face going little blank.

"Ol' boy still got it!" Pyro jumped, and faced Wanda.

"You girlies are going down."

"What?"

Remy came back to join them, "Hommes let's go." He motioned for them to follow him.

"How the hell did he do that?" Wanda turned to Kitty and Tabs, both looked surprised.

"The first two bands going head to head get set. Up first The Alts." Marrow finished putting the mike back on the stand, as she stepped down Gambit, Pyro, and Colossus got set. Pyro with his flaming guitar, Colossus sat down behind his drums, and Gambit strapped on his guitar.

Wanda watched as the x-men and the rest of the audience cheered them as they began.

Gambit stood up to the mike strumming his guitar a bit, "Dis goes to our drummer's special fille." Gambit said as he smirked.

"GAMBIT!"

Remy turned to Colossus who was beat red.

He just shrugged and turned back to the audience.

"You think their any good?" asked Kitty, none of them saw the boys play their new songs, and vise versa.

"One! One, two , three"

Hey, girl, you know you drive me crazy
one look puts the rhythm in my hand.
Still I'll never understand why you hang around
I see what's going down.

Cover up with makeup in the mirror
tell yourself, it's never gonna happen again
you cry alone and then he swears he loves you.

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

'Crap, Kitty!' Tabitha looked over at her friend; they both knew who the song was talking about.

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wade around forever, you will surely drown
I see what's going down.

I see the way you go and say you're right again,
say you're right again
heed my lecture

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

Wanda looked at the crowd; everyone was rocking their head to the song, and dancing a bit. She hated to admit it, but they were good.


Face down in the dirt, she said,
"This doesn't hurt", she said,
"I finally had enough."
x2

One day she will tell you that she has had enough
it's coming round again.

Kitty could feel her face get red hot, 'How dare they?!' she looked over at Lance who didn't seem to get the lyric in the song yet.


Do you feel like a man when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
x2

Face down in the dirt, she said,
"This doesn't hurt", she said,
"I finally had enough."

The audience cheered and whooped as Gambit, Pyro, and Colossuses took a bow, and stepped down the stage.

It was no contest, Wanda and Tabitha (Kitty left and went back stage to find Piotr) watched as the audience chose the Alts after the second band finished. Making the Alts allegeable for the semi-finale

"Should we worry that even One eye and Red cheered for them?" asked Tabs.

"Let's go." Wanda pulled Tabs to the back of the stage to get set. It was their turn.

Remy was the first to greet them, "So petites still t'ink yah can beat us?" he asked them smugly.

"The only reason the crowd voted for you guys is because the other band sucked ass." Wanda said darkly.

"Luv? You jealous already?" John joined the conversation.

"No, cause we have a secret weapon." Tabs exclaimed.

"Ha, yeah right. What are you gonna to do hex the crowd?" Remy chuckled at John's little zing.

"Bettah make sure yah get yahr bikinies ready." Remy stated walking away from them and into the crowd. John and Piotr followed him shortly soon after.

Wanda turned to Kitty, "You ready Kitty?"

Kitty wiped her eyes "Yeah, lets like kick their butts already."

Tabs nodded and made her way on stage getting herself ready behind her drums, followed by Kitty who set herself with her keyboard.

Wanda looked towards the shadows where she felt someone waiting, "You ready?"

Rogue stepped out of the shadows, fueled by what she heard from Remy backstage. She had been there for awhile, she heard everything he said before he saw the girls.

"Readah"

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Remy leaned backed on his stool by the bar, surveying the crowd.

"Guess chere never made it." He said to himself.

"You say something mate?"

"Nah." Remy took a gulp of his drink, watching as Marrow introduced the girls.

"What do you think their secret weapon is?" asked Piotr

"No clue, but we are about to find out."

"Next band up… the Lady Sirens! Give it up." Yelled out Marrow as she put back the mike back on its stand.

The three boys watched as Tabitha sat her self with the drums, Kitty with her keyboard, Wanda with her guitar… and ROGUE!?!

Remy choked on his drink. "Mate you alright?" asked a worried John.

"I did not know Rogue could play." Said Piotr in awe.

"You think they're gonna be any good?"

"We will see."

Remy didn't say anything as he watched Rogue step up to the mike.

"Everyone readah?" Rogue asked the crowd.

"YEAH!!"

Rogue turned to her band mates, "Sounds lahke it. This song goes to everyone with big egos who can't love" She smiled at them.

Wanda counted down. "And a one, one, two, three!"

Rogue and Wanda opened the song with their guitars,

"Can Rogue sing?"

Rogue opened her mouth and answered their question.

I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency

If you thought I'd leave, then you were wrong
Cause I won't stop holding on

So are you listening?
So are you watching me?

If you thought I'd leave, then you were wrong
Cause I won't stop holding on.

This is an emergency
So are you listening?

And I can't pretend that I don't see this

It's really not your fault
When no one cares to talk about it,
To talk about it

"Shit, they are good." Said John his eyes opened wide at the all girl band.

Piotr just stood there awe stuck.


Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserve to be alive, alive

So you give up every chance you get
Just to feel new again

I think we have an emergency
I think we have an emergency

And you do your best to show me love,
but you don't know what love is.

So are you listening?
So are you watching me?

'Merde.' Remy knew who Rogue was talking about.

He saw the crowd; everyone was dancing and rocking to the music. A lot more than their song.

Well I can't pretend that I don't see this

It's really not your fault
When no one cares to talk about it,
To talk about it

Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserve to be alive, alive

These scars, they will not fade away.

No one cares to talk about it, talk about it

Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive
I've seen you cry
Way too many times
When you deserve to be alive, alive

The whole audience broke out in cheers, Remy watched Rogue standing and smiling towards the crowd, the girls took a bow and left the stage laughing.

He saw Piotr smile and cheer on the girls as they left the stage, even John was applauding.

"Y'all really lahked them?" he asked the other two.

John just shook his head, "Oy'm just hoping that the next bands rocks."

But it was pointless, the girls won by a land side over their competition. That meant the girls and guys were both in the semi-finales.

John turned to face Remy after Marrow declared the girls the winner "You're going against Rogue. You ready for that mate?" John and Piotr both knew who Rogue was singing about

Remy eyed Rogue as she came towards the other x-men. All congratulating her and the rest, she saw him looking at her and quickly turned her head away from him.

"Yeah, homme. Ah'm readah." He got off the stool and faced his band mates.

"Let's rock this bitch."

It was going to be an interesting night.

Next up the Alt vs Lady Sirens!!!!!!!!! The songs here are Face down by red jumpsuit apparatus and Emergency by paramore. Reviews anyone? Cya.