Its tons shorter, trust me…

Two hours ago on the Black Bird…

Logan chuckled as he watched Bobby and Bishop listen intently through the doors of the jet, on the other side of the door were Scott and Rogue. Arguing loudly.

"Who's winning?"

"It's eight to six." Bobby grinned; Rogue was managing to top Scott in the argument. Bishop flinched, "I think Summers got two points for bringing that subject up."

Scott hung his head down in shame, not quite believing what he had just said that to Rogue. After a few seconds he finally looked up at her, "I didn't mean it that way, you know that."

Rogue pursed her lip, letting the words sink in.

If you hadn't kept your damn mouth shut so long your kids would still be here

"Had to come from somewhere Scott." Rogue licked her lips and crossed her arms over her chest. "Mah point is though, if we're gonna go up against Sinister then we have tah take him down."

Scott sunk down into one of the chairs, massaging the bridge of his nose. "That's not how the X-men work Rogue. X-men don't kill."

"And look how that turned out." Her voice was filled with malice. "Mah team killed Bastion, Vargas, Palance, the Children of the Vault, and a lot more." She ticked them off on her fingers.

"We can't just fight them and hope they get the point Scott. We have to destroy Sinister once and foah all this time."

Scott drummed his fingers against the chair's arms, taking in her little speech. He knew she was right.

But with Sinister it was a whole different story.

The man proved to be resilient to attacks, how could they take him down?

"You know what this means right? What this could mean?" Scott asked her.

Rogue's green eyes filled with tears for a moment, but then a look of pure determination appeared next. She put on her hood, ready for what was going to come next.

"Yeah, Ah know."

Present time-Sinister's HQ…

"Oli!" Bekka pulled her brother of off Gambit. "Stop it!"

But the young boy wasn't listening; he was determined to kill the man that killed his family.

Bekka grabbed a hold off his shirt before he had another chance to jump on Gambit again. She clasped her hand around his face, trying to calm him down.

"OLIVER! Listen to me!" she begged, wondering if this could really work.

'Someone's with us.'

Oliver's face twisted in disgust, "What are you talkin' about?"

'Someone's in this room with us, this could be just a trick.'

Bekka could see the red burn in her brother's eyes. He looked back at Gambit and then to his sister, "Y'better be right about this."

He focused on the room, and then he felt it, a little tug of joy and happiness. Oliver never once in life used his powers against another human or mutant unless he was in a danger room session, but today was an exception.

"SON OF A BITCH!" a female voice screamed in pain as flames engulfed her whole body. The woman screeched and swore as the flames started to burn her hair, skin, and uniform.

As soon as the woman collapsed Oliver let the flames die down. Around them the bodies of the X-men, New X-men, and Gambit's teammates started to disappear.

Rebecca kneeled down next to the woman, turning her over so she could see her properly. "It's Regan." She got up, not an ounce of guilt that a former x-men was now dead.

Oliver cracked his knuckles, "Figures." He looked back at Gambit, his face, chest, and arms were covered in burns. But to his luck, they weren't as severe as Regan's. His favorite trench coat was now in a wreck.

Gambit peeled the coat in pain, some of the clothe had glued to his skin. "Does she know where Sinister is?" he asked.

Bekka nodded, "Yeah, good news is the X-men aren't here yet."

Oliver muttered under his breath about none of this being good.

"We have to keep moving; there's gotta be way out of here." Oliver told them. Gambit cleared his throat, by now his skin was starting to blister and bleed.

Oliver looked at him unapologetically, "If y'know the way out, then y' better help." He barked at his father.

"Oliver!" Rebecca couldn't believe his audacity; he had to know that Gambit was innocent. Why did he have to be stubborn?

Gambit gave his son a dirty look, "Oui, I know de way from here." He started to lead them down the corridors in silence.

After about ten minutes of walking without a word, Bekka decided to ask the one question that was bothering her.

"Why does Sinister want you so bad, Dad?"

Oliver flinched at her calling him 'dad'.

"Sinister and I…we go back, guess he thought we made a good team or something." Gambit quietly said, not even looking back at Oliver and Bekka.

Bekka watched her brother and father for a moment before it hit her.

"Yah know yah do have eyes like Sinister."

Oliver stopped dead in his tracks realizing for the first time that she was right. His and Gambit's eyes were similar to Sinister's, but that didn't mean much…

He hoped…

The dark hall ways seemed to be going on for miles, he noticed there were no doors, windows, or security cameras.

"How close are we to getting out?"

"Who says you're getting out?"

Bright blinding white light shined down on the three, from what they could see they recognized Frenzy, Archlight, Riptide, and Sinister.

Sinister looked like a kid at Christmas morning.

"Glad you could join us Remy." The white faced man smiled, "I wasn't so sure at first that you would be willing to help. Glad you changed your mind"

If Oliver could have found Gambit he would have surely killed him. But with the light still blinding them all he could do was swear out the Cajun.

Little air valves from the ceiling and the sides released knockout gas, in seconds the three were on the ground.

As soon as the air dissipated three of Sinister's henchman went to pick them up, as they carried them into another room Sinister stopped Riptide to look at Oliver.

He tilted the boy's face to get a better look.

"Looks just like Grandpa." He smiled before letting Riptide carry him in.

A few hours later Oliver started to stir awake, as soon as he opened his eyes he knew where he was.

In deep trouble.

His arms and legs were strapped to the wall, and his hands were covered in flame resisted material.

He swore out loudly.

"That's what I was thinking." His sister told him from her side, she too was strapped to the wall.

"Where the hell are we?"

"Right at home kiddies." Said a very giddy Malice, "Ohh, this is so going to be worth it, always wanted to see what would make Rogue break. Her kids were always her weak spot." She pinched Oliver's cheek hard, making the spot turn bright red.

"Your mother was nothing but a cowardly hum drum harlot, did you know that darling?" Malice cooed at him.

Oliver couldn't care less that Malice was using Karima's body, he spat in her face. The spit slid down disgustingly down Malice's nose and cheek. "Why you little piece of-!" she raised her hand but someone caught it.

"You touch them Malice, and I'll make sure that your life is miserable from here on out." Scalphunter warned her. Oliver held back his fear, he remembered Bobby telling him about Scalphunter and his bloody attacks on the Morlocks.

"Pfft, you think I'm afraid of you?" Malice asked in a girly tone, she had her hand right on the handle of her knife, but Scalphunter squeezed her hand tightly. The kids could hear her whimper, "You should be." He warned his eyes dark and haunting.

Scalphunter looked back at the kids, "You two are in for a special surprise. Looks who came to join the party."

The door to the room slid open and in stepped a tall man, with dark brown hair and eyes. His smile, it was so cold and ugly, that both of the kids fear tenfold. Who knew a smile could be that demented looking?

There was something disturbing about the man, why did he look so familiar to them? Then it hit them.

Hard.

"Sinister?!"

Sinister laughed, his normal laughed sounded so human, and it was amazing in an odd bizarre way.

"'Sinister'? That name always held a soft spot for me when others would call me that." For a just a minute something changed in the man's face, a nurturing look took the place of his former look.

"But for you kids, just 'Grandpa' will suffice." Nathan smiled.

Bekka looked at her brother, his face was burning red. Oliver let out a slew of swear words, Scalphunter was about to advance towards him, but Nathan stopped him with a wave of his hand.

Nathan chuckled, "What a mouth must have gotten that from your mother. That harlot never did know when to shut her mouth."

"You son of a bitch!" Oliver cussed at him again. His fought against his holds, but it was pointless.

"No, my dear boy that would be you." Nathan smiled again, "But for now lets not get into semantics. I brought you here today for one reason." He paused for a dramatic affect "To share the future with you."

Oliver and Bekka looked at each other, both thinking the same thing.

This man is way off his freaking rocker.

Nathan saw the doubt on their faces, "Mutants are at the height of their dominance, but what's to stop us from becoming more? From eradicating those humans before they eradicate us?"

He got very close to their face, "I'm a willing for you two become my pride and joy, by becoming the leaders of a new more powerful mutant species."

Oliver sucked in his cheeks, "In other words you want us to become your guinea pigs?"

Nathan smiled and tousled Oliver's hair, "Clever, like your father."

"I'm nothing like my father, and you're a fucking liar." Oliver hissed.

Nathan's smile started to wilt a bit, "You might have your mother's hair and her temper, but you are in everyway like your father. "

Oliver was about to snap back when the door opened again, this time Remy walked in, looking defeated and tired. He didn't look at his kids, but just silently stood by Nathan who put his arms around him in a fatherly way.

"I don't get it," Bekka spoke up, her face scrunched in curiosity, "How are you related to the Summers? Mom and Scott said that you were his brother." She asked her father.

Nathan's eyes started to change again, back to black on red. "Simple, Kate and I were together in a way you children will never understand." The look on Nathan's face looked to be a face of pure love, but his eyes said something a little more…sinister like. It took a minute for the kid to realize what he meant.

"You raped her, didn't you?" Oliver whispered, he could feel his stomach churning in disgust, his grandmother was raped by this psycho path just because he wanted an heir.

Nathan didn't answer him, but just continued to smirk. Oliver looked back at Remy, whose whole body was shaking in anger. His eyes were crackling in anger, his jaw was clenched, and his fists were turning white.

"To get what you want, my boy, certain things must be done in order to achieve them." Nathan explained slowly turning back into Sinister.

"You're sicko." Bekka growled with tears in her eyes.

"A 'sicko' who is trying to save you, trying to create a better future for you. So I expect you to thank me."
"Thank you and Gambit? Not a chance." Oliver growled as he continued to try and break the bonds that were holding him.

"Gambit?" Sinister laughed as he patted his son on his back, "Gambit really didn't have a choice in matter, but he now has seen what has to be done in order to protect our future. Don't you, son?"

Gambit only shook his head 'yes' still not looking at his kids.

"So Oliver and Rebecca, get ready. Your future awaits you." Sinister bowed down as Riptide and Vertigo unveiled a huge machine.

Four large cylinders were connected to large pipes that were holding a lime green liquid at bay. They could see the liquid bubble and ooze and it smelled like sulfur and .

"Here's a little history lesson for you kids, when I was working at Auschwitz, Dr. Josef Mengele and I created a wonderful concoction that allowed us to mutate the genes of people we deemed fit. Splice in anything your heart desired, whether tiger DNA or what not, but the point is we found gold. Now I found way to strengthen our DNA with it, all the control and power you have ever wanted is right here." He gave a solemn pat to the machine.

Malice started to past around small oxygen mask around to everyone. "Once you two have been dealt with then the rest will be easy."

"Why the mask?" Gambit asked he strapped on his. Karima shrugged, "Gives off radiation, breath it and you're a gonner."

As soon as Sinister let the straps go Random threw them into the cylinder. Oliver and Bekka banged on the glass, but it pointless. They were done for.

"Make your peace children. For the time of mutant supremacy has come." Sinister eye's were glowing, finally his plans were coming together. Nothing was going to ruin this moment.

He turned to Sunfire, "Turn it on."

The liquid started to bubble more, but of instead of filling the cylinder it stayed put. Sunfire looked on bewildered, "I don't know what-what…" his face started to turn pale, his eyes were bugging out of their sockets.

Oliver and Bekka looked at the Marauders, they were all starting to wheeze and gasp. They struggled to take the masks off, but some of them were already in a dead faint. Gambit took off his mask and stood above a struggling Sinister, "Funny t'ing happens when y'breathe in mustard gas." Sinister could barely see anything, his whole face and hands were puffy. Gambit kneeled down and grabbed the man by his hair, "Never mess wid my kids, got dat?" he slammed Sinister's face to the ground.

BOOM!

The whole left wall of the lab came crashing in.

"OLIVER. REBECCA!" Rogue and Wolverine ran to them to get them out of their prison.

"Mom!" Both Bekka and Oliver hugged her tightly. Rogue and the team didn't look any worse for the wear. They had gone through the barricades and traps Sinister had placed in front of his head quarters.

"Yah guys alright?" Sam asked while trying to look over Bekka, who now was hugging him.

"We're fine, Gambit saved us." Oliver told them, that name was starting to leave a sour taste in his mouth.

Sam and Rogue looked him as if he had sprouted four heads.

All over the lab the x-men were battling the marauders. Sinister finally got up, staggering a bit as he did, blood from his nose and busted lips was dribbling down his front. He became deadlocked on Gambit.

"You destroyed everything!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. From inside his uniform he pulled out a small remote and pressed a button.

From the floors rose 20 steel chambers, they opened and unleashed black smoke and…more marauder clones.

"The future can not be stopped." He grinned savagely. The blood stains on his teeth made him look like something from a nightmare.

"MARAUDERS! KILL THE X-MEN!" Sinister ordered, the clones snapped the head up and ran towards each X-men.

"EMMA, WATCH OUT!" Cyclops yelled to his wife as three of the marauders took her by surprise. Sabretooth, with one swipe, cut off their heads.

Emma only looked at the feral man in surprise and disgust as he leaked of the blood from his hand.

"Never did like them." He smirked.

Iceman was able to distract Sunfire and Prism long enough for Blade to take them out. "Good job, Ice."

Iceman only gave him a thumbs-up before getting shot in the shoulder.

"BOBBY!" Sam shouted as he ran to his friend's side. Sam looked up to see conscious Mystique with a small revolver, the Southerner was about to advance on her when Bobby stopped him.

"I'll do it." Bobby winced as he held his shoulder, his usually warm and jovial eyes turned hard as he looked upon the woman who had caused his heart pain and turmoil.

"C'mon, Raven. Can we not-" She shot him again, this time in the stomach.

"So that's how it's gonna be, huh?" he gasped, he could feel his ice body trying to mend the damages.

Mystique gave him a small flirtatious smile, "It was always like this my young Drake. You just fell too hard in lust to see it." She cocked her gun again.

That's when she noticed it, small patches of ice started to form on her arm, "What are you doing?!"

"What has to be done." Bobby watched on without a signal amount of remorse on his face as Mystique was trapped in thick casing of ice.

He went up to her, brushing his fingers against the ice prison.

"Luck."

Gambit was about ready to blow up Sinister's computer when a bullet dug into his arm. "MERDE!" he hissed as blood started to pour down his arm.

He turned around to face Sinister hold the gun. "Thought I would be that easy to get rid of son?" He fired again, shooting Gambit right in the leg.

Sinister walked over to him and grabbed him by the face, his nails digging in hard into Gambit's face "You destroyed EVERYTHING!" He pushed Gambit over like a rag doll.

"All that planning to bring you into this world, you really are a bitter disappointment to me." Sinister held the gun over Gambit's body, ready for the last and final fatal blow.

FOOSH

A mixture of laser beams and fire rammed straight for Sinister throwing him into the wall.

Cyclops and Oliver stood side by side behind where Sinister stood, "Man, that guy was annoyin'."

"You okay?" Cyclops asked helping Gambit up to his feet.

"Never t'ought I would be happy t'see one-eye in mon entire life." Gambit quipped in pain. Cyclops supported him as he tried to stand on his own, "Last time I checked, you were still my brother."

Oliver bit the inside of his cheeks, "Y'got nothin' to say t'me?" Gambit asked, snapping the young boy out his daze.

"I owed yah, consider us even."

Oliver's eyes widened and started to roll to the back of his head.

"Oli?!" Scott barely caught the young boy before he was able to hit ground. Both men could see on the back of Oliver's neck was a tranquilizer dart.

"You two aren't going anywhere." Frenzy threatened, reloading her gun again.

As Rogue looked around, it hit her. This was never going to end. Unless she got rid of Sinister.

'Rogue, NO!' Emma warned her as she picked onto what Rogue was thinking.

'If yah got any bettah ideas, Ah would love tah hear 'em now.' Rogue didn't let Emma reply, "Get everyone out of here."

Sinister could see his skin turning normal without his consent; he could see all of his marauders starting to lose his powers.

He spotted Rogue using her borrowed powers against him, "YOU!?"

He tried to move, all of his marauders, tried to move but they were all stuck.

"Rogue, what are you doing?!" Scott asked, Rogue's eyes were glued to the ground. "Ending this."

She knew what to do; she knew whose power to use to defeat Sinister once and for the all.

The whole head quarters started to turn pink, a low hissing noise filled the room as Rogue continued to charge the whole building.

"Get everyone out!" Scott ordered, he turned back to Rogue. "You can't do this." Scott tried to plead with her. But it was no use.

"This is the onlah way."

"And what about your kids!?"

Rogue's eyes filled with tears, but she didn't look up to face Scott. She knew what this meant, they both did. If she could stop Sinister now, then her kids and all of mutant kind would be safe.

"Get 'em out of here, Summers" she growled. Everyone (X-men and Gambit's crew) were running out of danger's way.

Sam had Oliver in his arms, "Rogue?" He could feel something catch in his throat. He didn't want it to end like this.

"Sam, just go!" Rogue ordered

Sam bit his lip hard and shifted Oliver a bit. "Ah love yah." Sam told her, he wanted to hug and kiss on last time.

Rogue only gave him a sad smile, "Ah love yah too."

Gambit was the last person to face her. "Rogue, I-" She cut him off with a look, Gambit could feel his heart break again. Her eyes were soaked in tears, her face blotchy and red, her whole body was shaking in pure anger and fear. "Just take care of our kids, Remy."

"Rogue-?"

Wolverine grabbed Gambit, "C'mon Cajun, leave her be."

As soon as Rogue knew they were all gone, she released her hold on Sinister and his crew.

"You wouldn't." Sinister sneered "You'll kill us all!" For the first time he was scared. Everything he had worked for and on was right here. And this crazy southerner was about to ruin it all.

Rogue smirked, the fear in her eyes were now replaced with revenge. She looked so cold and lifeless. She let go and stood up. The hissing noise soon grew louder; it was only matter of seconds.

"Ah'll see yah in hell."

From the black bird a few of the X-men watched as the whole headquarters blew up. As the dust settled, gasps could be heard through out the jet as they saw the crater where Sinister's headquarters once was.

Scott looked back at Emma, but she already knew what he was going to ask. The only answer Scott got back from her was a few tear drops cascading down her cheeks as she shook her head 'no'.

From the back of the jet, Gambit checked on his kids, both of whom had been knocked out conscious from the tranquilizer darts.

How was he going to tell them?

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(Last chapter coming up)

Thank everyone.