Another new chapter for everyone to enjoy. And as I said before, Dark times are a coming. Enjoy!

Chapter 6: Bad Intentions

Remy and Rogue dropped Sabertooth off for S.H.E. . and returned to the institute. They spent the rest of the night talking about nothing and everything until Rogue fell asleep in Remy's arms. Remy left in the morning so he could tell the others about Sabertooth's apparent escapee.

Over the next few weeks she does more research into the cure and the doctor who created it. She found out a lot about both with a simple Google search. Doctor Essex is a well know doctor in the field of genetics and the cure does seem real. Just over one fifty mutants have undergone the cure, and all of them have no powers left and look like normal people.

Rogue decides to check it out in person and sets up a consultation with Dr. Essex. Her appointment is for the next day, and she is really leaning towards getting the cure. She lets Emma know that she is going to see him and will need the day off.

"It's your decision Rogue, but we are making good progress. You can now control how much you absorb from the person as long as you are not touching for more than a few seconds. And as you friend, I don't want you to do something you my regret later." Emma says to Rogue.

Rogue can tell that Emma is genially worried about her. The ice queen, as the students call her is worried.

"Ah'll be fine Emma. It is just a consultation. Ah'm not getin' it yet." Rogue sighs. "Ya don't know what it's like not bein' able to touch the ones you love. Every time I think about this ah'm torn. Ah finally found someone who loves me and I love him, but I cannot even kiss him without fear of hearting him." Rogue turns to leave Emma's office with tears in her eyes.

"Rogue wait. I didn't mean….." Rogue slams the door shut behind her cutting Emma off. Emma shakes her head as she knows Rogue wants the cure more after her night out with Remy. Something happened that night that and Rogue was not sharing it. Emma just hopes Rogue will be happy, no matter what she chooses.

Rogue returns to her room and stays there until the next day. She wakes early and leave the mansion before anyone else is awake. She rides around town for a few hours to get her thoughts pulled together. She still was not one hundred percent sure on getting the cure. But she definitely was not getting it today.

She pulls up in front of the building where the cure is given. She was surprised to see that how many protesters there where. She walked past them and into the reception area. She walks up to the desk and speaks up, "I'm here to see Doctor Essex."

"Take a number sweetie. There are about fifty other here before you."

"Ah have an appointment with him for nine o'clock." Rogue snaps back at the receptionist.

"Name?"

"Rogue."

The receptionist looks at her funny then looks in her computer, "So you do. Give me a moment and someone will come get you.

Rogue takes a seat. She never did understand why you make an appointment but then have to wait. But to her surprise, it was only a few minutes when someone can out to get her. When the young woman looked up from the paperwork in her arms she froze right after calling out rogue's name. Rogue didn't understand why the woman did that, but she stands up and walks over to her.

"Ah'm Rogue."

"This way please." The woman turned and led her down a hallway to a set of double doors. They stop before them as the woman turns to Rogue. "Dr. Essex will see you now."

As Rogue walks past, she swears the woman is worried for her. She walks into the office and is surprised by what she finds. It's not so much an office, but a lab. Standing in front of a computer on the other side of a lab table was Dr. Essex. He was a tall man in probably his early forties but in very good shape.

He turned around and that is when Rogue sees his eyes. They where a bright red in color, so bright that she almost swore she saw them glow. She smiles as she reaches out her gloved hand, "Hi ah Rogue."

He smiles warmly at her "Hello there. I am Dr. Essex. Now then let's get straight to business. I'm going to need a blood sample and to know the nature of your powers."

Rogue raised her hands, "Ah just wanted to get a little more information. Ah'm still not sure if I want to get it or not."

"Well my dear girl, if you are here, you want it." He smiles as he walks over with a needle. "Now hold out your arm."

Rogue could not figure out why, but she did as she was she was told. And she could not shake the feeling like someone was in her head. She was really starting to not like this.

"Now them, what is the nature of you powers?" The Doctor's voice was smooth and calm.

"Please not her." It was the woman that had shown her in. As she walked closer, her shape changed into one that was very familiar. "I bag you, don't take her." Now the voice matched the shape. It was Mystique.

But why was she her, and why did she sound so worried.

"Quite slave." The Doctor has a hard edge to his voice as he back hands Mystique across the room without braking eye contact with Rogue. "Don't forget that I can kill you at any time I choose."

Then back in his sweet calm and even voice, "Now the nature of your powers Rogue."

"My power is that ah can drain the life, memories, and powers from other people." Rogue starts fighting herself as hard as she could to get out of here. She sees Mystique rise slowly from the ground with blood running out of the corner of her mouth. That is when Rogue remembers her mental training and puts it to good use.

"That is an interesting….."He didn't get to finish the sentence as Rogue uppercuts him with all the strength she has. She turns to run but feels an incredibly strong grip on her arm. She feels a needle enter her neck as she hears a snap from her arm braking in his grip.

Rogue screams in pain as she drops to the ground. The last thing she sees is his eyes glowing red and a red diamond on his forehead and he speaks to her, "Let me introduce myself properly. I am Mister Sinister. And you are my new test subject." Then all there is is the darkness of unconsciousness.

Rogue awakens and regrets that she did. She was chained to a wall in a cell somewhere. Her broken arm has a cast on it and was chained to the wall in a way that didn't hurt until she moves. The duster Remy had given her was tossed aside in the corner along with the clothing she had been wearing. All she has on at the moment is a hospital gown.

The door to her cell opens and in walks Sinister. He smiles at her, "Good to see you awake. I can not wait to see you powers in action. I believe you are the key I have been looking for. Now if you would be so kind boys, and bring her with us."

To men walk in that look identical to Sinister. Rogue tries to struggle against them found them to be just as strong as Sinister is. She gives up her fight for now. She is going to have to wait for her arm to heal before she has a chance to get away. They drag her into a lab where they proceed to lock her down to a table. About it there are all kinds of saws, blades, and needles.

She tugs at the restraints but find they will not budge. The sense of helplessness hits her hard at this point. She knows that nothing good is to come for her and prepares herself for what is to come.

Mystique can hear Rogue's pain filled screams echo through the halls of Sinister's tesseract headquarters. She hates herself even more then before. After this, she will probably never get to repair things with Rogue or Kurt for that matter. She swears that some how she will get her revenge on Sinister for her self and for what he is doing to Rogue.