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Chapter 17: Fire in the Sky

Two hours passed as Rogue and Remy tore through a few Danger Room simulations. They both ended up exhausted lying on the floor together when they heard the professor call for everyone. He had found Jean. They all gathered at the blackbird. Everyone was there that was at the wedding. They all loaded onto the blackbird and took to the sky.

"He tried to hide her, but her power is growing. They are in Antarctica, almost at the South Pole. Everyone needs to be prepared, this could be as hard as the fight against Apocalypse."

A few hours later and they are landing in a nice little tropical area that was hidden away in Antarctica. They pile out to be greeted by an equal number of enemies. One speaks up from the back as he walks to the front, "You had better leave now runt or you will never leave the Savage Lands." It was Sabertooth.

"Think again, bub." Logan answers as his claws extend as he leaps forwards at Sabertooth. It didn't take long for the rest to start fighting.

Rogue flew off into the air and began to fight with someone that attacked her. He could hit hard, but she hit harder. She dispatched him pretty fast, but then was hit by an energy blast and was flung back over the blackbird. Her ears where ringing with the impact with the ground, but she could tell Remy was yelling at her while fighting off an attacker with his Bo.

She gets to her feet and realizes that she is in a small crater where she landed. She shakes her head and sees Remy surrounded by four enemies, one is actually Sinister himself. She flies as fast as she can and catches Sinister of guard as she uppercuts him with her full might. He goes sailing though the air as she begins to rush of after him, pounding him every time she is close enough to.

She feels a weight on her back then hears Deadpool shouting, "Weeeee, go faster!"

Rogue grabs him off her back and throws him at Sinister. "I like where this is going!"

Deadpool slices off one on Sinister's arms as he flies by, then teleports almost to the ground as he drops the last twenty feet. Rogue finally flies up past Sinister and drills him down into the ground, creating a large crater the knocks almost everyone over with the shock wave from it.

"Awww, I wanted to do that again!" Deadpool whines.

As the dust clears Rogue walks out of the crater. She didn't care what anyone would think of her for killing that basterd. But then she hears his laugh. That cold and sinister laugh that she had heard so many times when he was experimenting on her.

"So you still have her powers, how interesting. Maybe I should take you back as an experiment." He was right behind her as he spoke. Rogue did not think that she would ever be frozen in fear again, but she was now.

Sinister wraps his fingers around Rogue's through and lifts her effortlessly off her feet with one arm. As he lifts her his grip gets tighter, cutting off her air supply. Rogue begins gasping as she struggles to break his grip, but can't. She then uses her powers, even though she didn't want him in her head. They had no effect though.

"Come now, did you really thing I had you that whole time without figuring out how to stop your powers?" He smiles at her.

"NO!" Remy shouts as he throws card at Sinister, knowing that Rogue could take a few shots. But Sinister's gripe does not loosen one bit. The ground begins to shake and then erupts with flames from the crater that Sinister had walked out of. The flames have the shape of a bird, and at it's base is Jean Gray.

Jean looks possessed with anger as she walks up and forces Sinister to drop Rogue with nothing more than a look. The next thing Rogue knows she is sent flying backwards with such force that when she hits the blackbird, she ends up punching through the side of and lands inside. She fights to stay conscious as she gets slowly to her feet and walks to the hole she made. Remy is there already helping her down out of the jet.

"You took the most important thing to me away. There is nothing left but to end all of this. All the fighting and suffering will stop here." Jean's word hit hard with Rogue. They could only mean one thing, Scott was dead. But before she could think any more about it, she could hear screaming.

She looked up and could see Sinister burning away and into ash. Anyone who was close started to burn as well, be it friend or foe. Jean raised up into the air burning everything. Logan was caught in the flames along with Deadpool, both made it out though with little damage after they healed that is.

"She plans on destroying the world. And she will not listen to anything I say. She is actually blocking my mind." Professor Xavier looks around at his x-men. "We must stop her."

"How ya planning on doing that Chuck?" Lagan asks.

"I do not know. But we must." Xavier looks around trying to think of what to do.

Rogue looks over her shoulder to the man that is holding her. She makes up her mind and turns in his arms to kiss him. She uses her powers just enough to cause him to black out. "Ah'm sorry Remy. But Ah'm doing this for you."

Rogue has tears in her eyes as she walks closer to everyone. She gently touches Kurt and Logan both to gain their powers. Professor Xavier looks to Rogue as he senses her intentions.

You do not have to do this Rogue. We can find another way. She hears him calling to her mind.

Ah'm sorry professor, but we do not have time to argue over this. Rogue looks to him and smiles.

There is no way I can talk you out of this is there? He asks.

No. It's the only way to save everyone. Rogue lowers her head as the tear fall.

Are you sure you could control her powers though. They are stronger than any you have taken before. Xavier lowers his head as well.

Ah don't know for how long, but at least long enough to get away from here. She raised her head up with a new found resolve.

Come back soon my dear. I know we all will miss you. Xavier looks up at Rogue, he has tear in his eyes now.

You know as well as Ah do that this is a one way trip. Just let everyone know Ah love them all. Rogue hears Remy waking up behind her as well as Logan and Kurt. It was time to go.

Good bye Professor.

Everyone is looking at the Professor and trying to figure out what is going one when they hear Remy shout. "No cheri. Don't…"

"I'm sorry Remy, but Ah'm the only one who can stop this. Je t'aime." Rogue has tears streaking her face as she teleports away.

Everyone else turns after hearing Remy and Rogue just in time to see Rogue disappear in a puff of smoke.