A big huge I'm sorry to anyone who was interested (and hopefully still will be) in my humble story it's been 3 years very very sorry, but in other news I now have two handsome baby boys Ewan (20 months) and Liam (6 months), so I've been quite busy, this is my attempt at finishing my story (or at least continuing it.) Since it has been 3 years and I now suffer from Mommy brain….the writing may be off, but I will try.

Disclaimer: I don't own so don't sue.

There is no idle chatter no sound amongst the X-Men in the Blackbird. Jean sits silently next to Storm holding her hand for comfort for them both. Across from them sat Psylocke and Jubilee, Scott had wanted Jubilee to stay behind with Beast and Dr. Reyes and get the med bay ready but she had insisted on coming, it wasn't easy for any of the elder X-Men to come to terms that she has indeed grown-up. Cannonball and Marrow were in the seats behind them. Wolverine paced the cabin not content to sit for any period of time. Iceman sat by himself. Angel sat up with Scott, he and Psylocke still seemed to be a little on the outs over her coming to Gambits defense. Never before has her team, her family seemed so preoccupied on a way to a mission. Even against the odds they have faced before in the face of suicide missions there was always chatter and joking in the jet, but not this time. Jean can you sense anything more? Scott is reaching out across their constant link not wanting to break the silence or concentration of the others. Sorry my love, nothing since Remy gave me their position, I could sense his plans, he wasn't going to wait for us to try and get to Rogue He never was good at taking orders though if you were being held by Sinister no power on earth could hold me back no matter how rash Jean can't help but smile a bit at the depth of love that washes across her through their link. Jean knows what he says is true and she can't blame Gambit for rushing in against whatever odds, but she last heard from him almost an hour earlier and soon after he stopped reaching out for her with his empathic powers it was as if he ceased to exist again. But he had given her the information she needs the coordinates of Sinister's base and confirmation the person whose drawings they had found was indeed Clarice Ferguson though not the same Clarice Ferguson Jubilee remembered.

"Okay, people let's get ready, they way Gambit described to Jean we are going into Sinister's most protected base, remember this is a rescue mission, we get our people and get out."

Even without her powers Jean could have sensed the heighten tension as the snow broke and the sight of Sinister's base loomed in front of them at first glance it would have looked just like another mound of snow. But at the true knowledge at what was in store behind this innocent white scene made Jean feel nauseous.

45 minutes earlier…

"Okay petit' now 'de caval'ry is ordered. 'Dey want us to jus' wait til' 'dey get 'ere, 'dey'll 'elp you but Remy, he no wait. Where is ma chere'?"

Clair is taken by surprise when Remy begins to speak again he seemed to be in a trance-like state for the last few minutes, at the beginning he explained how he was talking to someone on the outside an X-Man that would give them aid, then he got the information about the base he needed from her after that he was silent for what seemed like hours. Clair grew more anxious as time passed, she knew now that every word her father had ever spoken had been a lie save the fact this man before her was her brother one would expected her to be crushed and yet she felt relief to finally have an answer to the strange pull that overtook her mind to know that she wasn't crazy and that she would never have to face her father's strange 'healer' again. It was if her mind was finally whole for the first time. And with that knowledge came strength she remembered who she was, she was Blink, she too had been an X-Man fought in the battle to save this reality with each passing second she became who she was truly inside not a scared little girl clinging to the romantic notion of a family that never was but a grizzled warrior ready to fight the father that had no humanity no care that against his own children he commits his most terrible of crimes.

"I'm coming with you, he is my father too and my powers will let us get into Rogues room without a fight getting out will be the problem. I will attend to father, you handle getting Rogue free."

'De fille' hav' guts, did't 'tink she 'ad it in 'er to turn 'gainst him. 'Den 'gain seems to be a diff'rnt person 'dan who was 'ere before.

"Remy save 'is chere' but he 'elp ya wit' Essex as well. 'Dat man and me 'ave a hist'ry. 'Sides once ma chere' is free she can 'andle it."

"I wouldn't be sure about that Gambit, I know what he had planned and she may not be in a state that she can defend herself."

Dieu. The thought of Rogue being weakened to that extent sickens Remy.

"Get moi to 'er now."

Blink walks over and grabs his arm, as she summons her power she prays to whatever God there may be that they will survive their father and have a chance to actually be brother and sister in some future day. And that her dear friend Rogue can be kept safe from harm.

BLINK

Rogue's room minutes before the BLINK.

"Hello my dear, I fear time may be a pressing matter so I shall get you ready for the next step, then I shall retrieve what I need from my errant son." Sinister's snake like voice stirs Rogue from sleep. He must be giving her some type of sedative to make her sleep or it is the effect of not having her superhuman powers for such a long time. Funny how 'ya body learns to live on what 'ya hate.

"Ah won't be part in 'ya plans Essex. And neither will Remy."

"My dear you don't have a choice."

Rogue can't help be feel intense fear as Sinister lays her flat and readies a tray of strange instruments near her abdomen.

"Don't look so fearful this is just one last test to be sure of your readiness. With its results you shall be approved to carry on your race to fulfill the dream everyone of our kind will have in the future." With that he stabs a needle into her arm and Rogue feels the world going black.

"Yes my dear sleep I shall retrieve a single one of your precious seeds to check for your quality for our kind." As he says this he slices into her abdomen with a strange softness and begins to retrieve his information.

BLINK

'kay thanks for readin hopefully I'll get another chapter out soon.