A/N:I realize that chapter 13 is a bit short or at least if feels short to me, but I didn't want to botch this chapter up because a lot of drama and fighting is coming up in the next chapter and I would like to re-watch the movie just to get it right. I would also like to thank everyone who took the time to read the story up to this point and apologize for any and all spelling and grammar error's. I seriously need to get a beta :p take care and enjoy.

Cassandra.

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Marie's head was still pounding just as badly as it had been when she had felt the sting of the needle in her neck only now there was a dull soreness in her neck that throbbed keeping time with the beat of her heart but put more bluntly as he grandpa used to say 'throbbin' like a red robin's ass.'

Turning her head she thanked the heavens that where ever she was the lights were dim. But just where she was made her sit up and take a better look at her surroundings. It was in semi darkness where she sat and it was deliciously warm. Straightening up Marie became aware that she was handcuffed around a steel pipe and her gloves had been removed. Pulling in a shaky breath, Marie was going to die at the hands of the mutants that had kidnapped her. What had she ever done to them Marie couldn't say, she supposed that these were the cards that life had dealt her. She was never meant to be happy, to live a normal life. Fate might have been able to bring her to her death but it would never be able to take way her pride. No one wanted Marie and she could live with that so long as they never saw her suffer. But this resolve was a lot easier said than done.

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Logan was sitting in the blackbird adjusting the zipper on his uncomfortable leather uniform, how he had gotten suckered into wearing this he wasn't at all sure. "You people actually go outside in these things?" Raising a brow slowly at Scott preparing the blackbird for take off.

"Unless you prefer yellow spandex." Scott mumbled taking the jet into the sky.

The ride on the jet this time was slightly smoother being as Logan had something more important to train his mind on. Marie, they were going to get her and when they did get there he was going to slice and dice every last one of those brotherhood fucks until even their own mothers couldn't recognize them.

"Storm, a little cover please."

Sitting up in his seat Logan watched as the infer red shielded the windshield of the jet as they were surrounded by a low hanging fog the blackbird descending from the air hovering over the bay.

Exiting the jet, climbing their way over the shore line the team looked up at Lady Liberty scanning the area. Pointing towards the bottom of the torch Scott spoke. "There."

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Magneto staring out from the torch watching the fog rolling in from the bay his back to Marie his helmet removed as his eyes narrowed. Mystique standing behind him. "Stay sharp, we're not alone." Squaring her shoulders Mystique left them alone as herself and Toad went to hold of the X-men from Magneto.

Turning slowly Magneto looked at Marie seeing her fear. "Once upon a time ago none of this was here, when I first came to America. It was supposed to be the land of hope." Smirking slowly a grim expression stretching across his face. "We are going to change all of that, and you my dear are the key." Turning his chin up as he watched the girl's back straighten. "And well if you have to die for that to happen then it's a small price to pay."

The reaction Magneto got from Marie was not the one he had been expecting, tears, pleading for her life. She simply squared her chin and looked away from him. She was strong, that was good. She would need to be strong to power his machine. Leaving her alone he went to prepare the machine as well as ready himself he would need to have his thoughts together when he transferred his power to Rogue.

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Shifting in her seat Marie looked up around her, above her head was a dome like structure; twisting her hands she hoped maybe she could free her hands. If she could just get loose she might have a chance of getting away. Straining her fingers tightening her fist to squeeze her hand through the cuff, but they had been cuffed too tightly. Pulling her bottom lip up into teeth biting down onto it as her eyes closed squeezing out slow tears.

"Help meh! Somebody please!"

It was no use; no one was coming for her. All the regrets that she had there were few only one face stuck out in the crowd of people inside of her head. Logan. Marie wished that she hadn't left him when she had, she should have staid in that hotel room until he woke up until she knew for sure that he was okay that he was alive still. He was the only one who seemed to really understand her, that hadn't shrunk away from her poisoned skin. With her parents even when she had been gloved and covered from head to toe they had still carefully crept around her as if the power in her skin would seep out and crush them through her clothing. Swallowing she shook her head Logan was telling her that it was alright not to give up, there was a way out of this that he was coming for her. But he wasn't Logan was probably dead. No one could survive her touch not even Sabertooth could she'd tried to tell him, warn him. But he had no idea. She knew that now, the only one who really understood about her skin was Magneto and the blue one, the woman. Mystique. Sabertooth had been left out of the loop so badly that it had killed him, and now she had to live well not for much longer but with him inside of her head.

Marie knew that she hadn't had much of a life but at least she had had one, and it was almost over now. Like the sands of time slipping through the hour glass that she couldn't reach to turn back over before it was too late.

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