Don't shoot! *raises hands in surrender* Life has gotten pretty hectic, which caused me to take a little break in my story. My muse was like, "Screw this" and went on a long vacation. She just now came back. Sorry guys!
I have come to the sad realization that I started this story in Feb of 2012. Hopefully, it won't take me another year to complete it! I appreciate the reviews, and I will try to write as much as I can! There is still much to come, so hang around a bit!
Chapter 20
Found and Lost
It was becoming quite bothersome that no one had entered their room yet. Day after day the only contact made at all were the trays of food that were lazily pushed through the small opening.
It was really beginning to piss her off.
She took over this body so she could take control of the situation, and the only thing that she had controlled so far was deciding what time to got to bed.
She knew something was up. Shaw and herself went way back, and she knew he wasn't the type to let things lay the way they were. She had to laugh at his pathetic attempts at always trying to control something. He always tried to act like the big head honcho. Personally, she thought that he was trying to make up for smaller things.
She huffed and let her head rest against the headboard. She glanced in the mirror, and took in the reflection before her.
The girl was quite attractive. At first it had startled her to see another woman's reflection. But she was used to it now. It was almost pathetic how insecure and weak she was at times. Thanks to her, they were in this mess.
She should have been more aware of her surroundings. If she were, they wouldn't be in the current situation. She really had to learn to keep her guard up.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the sound of footsteps coming closer to their room. She knew it would be a wasted attempt, but she crouched behind the door, as she always did when she heard someone approaching the room.
She knew something was different when the tray slot didn't immediately open. Her adrenaline began to course through the body she was inhibiting. She hadn't been in a good fight for quite some time, and she was ready.
She saw the steel knob turn and the door slowly opened. The figure that strutted in was not the person she expected it to be.
The man known as Sinister was truly a terrifying presence. He would give anybody in their right mind the creeps. She shook the thoughts out of her head, and quickly sprang out of her hiding spot.
However, before she was able to make contact, a force hit her with so much power that her breath was instantly knocked out of her and she quickly found herself on the floor. She looked up and saw the stupid smirk of a Nuetra.
She hated those damn things. She especially hated the one named Egen, who just so happened to be the one who just knocked the crap out of her. She would like to see how tough he was if she had her powers. She could decapitate him with the flick of her finger. Preferably her middle one.
The almost robotic voice of Sinister boomed throughout the room. "Do not hurt the specimen!"
The Nuetra bowed his head in shame, and heeled back to the other man like a lost mutt.
She decided to reply, and made sure to do her best impression of a southern accent. "Well ya'll are just rude as a uninvited guess durin' the holidays!"
The creepy man actually raised his eyebrow in her direction.
Okay, maybe she would have to tone down the fake accent for now.
He turned his body to her direction, and she noticed for the first time that he was carrying something in his arms. She couldn't shake the feeling of uneasiness as his lips began to curl at the corner of his mouth. A smile on that man's face just looked plain wrong.
He took a step closer to her as he spoke. "Well Rogue, you will be happy to hear that I did it."
Ms. Marvel didn't have the slightest idea about what the hell the man talking about. She doubted that Rogue would have known either. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Well since you asked so nicely, and you did actually play a big part, I guess I will let you be the first to know."
She was shocked when he held out his hands and the bundle began to move and produce the sounds hushed grunts.
She unconsciously took a step back. "What the hell is that?"
He ignored her question. "I am sure that you are aware by now that I wasn't just taking your DNA samples for my own research. No, you have helped me accomplish what we have been looking for. All I needed was your absorption ability to bring my experiment to life."
She couldn't take much more of this dramatic speech. The guy was a modern day Dr. Frankenstein.
He continued with his drawn out speech. "I have searched for decades for a mutant like yourself. However, you are a very rare find. To think, that one mere mutant can contain the unlimited power and abilities of all other mutants is astonishing."
The conversation was making her uncomfortable. After all, he was speaking to her as if she was Rogue. It made her realize her own insignificance, and she hated it.
Again, he continued. "I'm sure you are well aware by now that I am under the protection of not only Mr. Shaw, but also Trask. Well they gave me the near impossible task of coming up with a formula that removes the X-Gene completely from a person's system, mutant or homosapien alike. Well, I haven't discovered a formula for that, but I believe I have created something just as good. Your mutation really had me thinking. It really only had one downside. You could absorb powers, but you only hinder the other recipient unconscious. They would still have the use of their powers when they awoke. You're a petty thief at most"
Ms. Marvel let a sarcastic huff escape her lips. If he only realized that the girl could kill, and she would know. For a scientist, he really didn't realize how stupid he truly was.
He ignored her sound and continued. "It led me to believe that I could create a specimen even greater than yourself. And so I did!"
With his final exclamation, he held out his arms. He slowly removed the cover placed over the "thing" in his arms. She noticed that he wore a pair of thick gloves as he did so.
That was never a good sign.
Despite her best efforts, she gasped. The "thing" which he possessed was an infant Nuetra. It looked like it had slightly more color to it, but it was SEVERELY deformed. She had to place her hand over her mouth to keep everything in.
"How the hell could you mess with a living creature like that?"
He let out an evil laugh that chilled her to the bone. "This being is barely human. As you can tell, they are more on the level of a dumb, wild beast. Actually, you might be surprised to know that their power inhibiting capabilities come from one of your very own X-Men's relatives. I worked on him for months. He was just a normal human then, but I extracted and brought forth his X-Gene. To me, he was known as specimen 15683, but you may know him by his Christian name. Does the name Christian Frost ring a bell?"
She really hated this guy. She could feel Rogue's mind begin to churn and attempt to put things together. So that is why they had abducted Emma's brother. Personally, she couldn't care less. Emma was paying for the bad deeds that she had done in the past. But she could tell that Rogue's psych felt completely different.
The creeper in front of her continued. "So naturally, I created a specimen with the same power to guard this place. No mutant would be a threat due to his or her powers. So I decided to add your own mutation in the mix. This creature doesn't just absorb powers…he steals them permanently."
His statement began to seep in. That thing could take away one's mutation? She began to slowly back up.
He glared down at the being like a proud father. "Yes, he will take away any mutation that a mutant is born with. Including yours my dear."
She was increasingly becoming worried. She didn't know what his intentions were, but she doubted they were good.
He slowly began to approach her.
Her heart rate definitely had picked up. He was going to make her touch that thing!
He was mere inches from her, when a loud BOOM caused them all to fall to the floor.
She didn't know whether to be thankful or frightened when the ground beneath them shook from an explosion.
She could hear the fearful screams of the others on the island off in the distance.
She quickly looked up, and saw the best sight that she could have possibly seen at that moment. The door was knocked off of its hinges, and she was able to escape.
Before the other's had a chance to react, she bolted from the room.
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They really were an odd looking bunch.
If the situation at hand wasn't so dire, it would almost be comical.
He glanced to his right where is fellow X-Men sat within the jet. Straight across sat the brotherhood, including Magneto himself.
The meeting of both groups, if it could have even been called that, was brief and to the point. Wolverine of course, ran his mouth, and Magneto was determined to shut him up.
Remy didn't understand why Logan would consistently try to challenge the bucket head.
The guy's skeleton was made out of metal. What did he hope to accomplish? He would charge, and then Magneto would use his powers and flick him to the side. It was the same old story.
Yet EVERY time the short tempered man would try to attack the other older man. Remy lost count of his futile attempts. He was pretty sure number thirteen just occurred.
The professor finally stepped in and threatened every man aboard that he would do his voodoo, or whatever it was called, and make them all switch their sexual preference to men.
The only one who looked disappointed when everyone settled down was Christian.
Emma rolled her eyes at the bunch. She couldn't believe that they had to rely on the fuck ups known as the brotherhood.
The one smelled like something dead, and the fire starter blatantly told her he had a thing for pregnant women.
The only good thing that happened out of it was Scott seemed to become the protective jealous type when he heard the remark.
She hated him for getting her hopes up, even the smallest bit.
They were all headed into a serious situation, and she felt the need to say something, anything…to let him know how she felt. She had tried once before, but maybe things were different now. Things didn't seem so perfect in the lives of Scott Summers and Jean Grey at the moment.
She glanced over and noticed Gambit flipping a card through his fingertips in a nervous manner. She couldn't even imagine how he felt right now. He had found out the location, and never lost faith that Rogue was alive, like herself.
It seemed that the other X-Men had thought Rogue dead. It was true that a body did appear, but Gambit had a point. Trask had a man that could clone working for them. They were just trying to throw them off the trail.
She just hoped she wasn't wrong. It would literally kill the man if he found out Rogue was truly dead. She knew that they had gone to help the other mutants that were imprisoned as well, but that would really fuck up the mood.
"The island is up ahead. Everybody prepare yourselves." The voice of Scott brought her back to the current situation.
The jet landed at a very vacant looking beach. Emma had a hard time believing they were at the right place.
The brotherhood stood, and Mystique clearly tried to show her dominant position by being the first to reach the exit. Emma rolled her eyes. She could hardly believe that the woman was Rogue's mother. However, she knew that despite her hard exterior, the shape shifter did truly care about her daughter.
Remy followed the others, but when he made it to the exit, the door unexpectedly shut in his face.
All of the sudden, they were jolted from the movement of the jet. It was raised in the air, and soon they realized the culprit behind the movement.
Magneto held them stationary in the air. The man actually had a guilty look on his face when he spoke. "I'm sorry Charles. We will rescue the innocent. But we will kill every last traitor, as well as anyone whom stands in our way."
The Professor seemed panicked. "You don't have to go through with the blood shed Magnus! We can work together for a better outcome!"
The other man almost looked sad. "We need that enhancement formula Charles."
Remy seemed to get the message before everyone else. Ol' bucket head wanted the formula to either enhance powers, or bring out the dormant X-gene in carriers. He was the exact opposite of Trask enterprises. While they wanted to wipe all of them out, Magneto wanted mutants to rule the world.
Of course, Wolverine chose that moment to charge through the front window, and Magneto simply flicked his wrist, and Logan soon found himself in a very painful situation. He was pinned to the jet, his own arms crossed over himself, and punctured through his body to keep him immobile. He actually roared in pain when he tried to remove them. It appeared that Magneto fished hooked his claws into the jet so he couldn't escape his own fleshy prison.
Magneto then fused the metal of the jet to block all exits.
Remy would be damned if he let anyone come between him and rescuing Rogue. He knew she was here. He could sense it. He quickly charged a card, and had almost completed the task of blowing a hole in the structure before Jean interrupted him.
"Gambit, the jet is made of metal almost as strong as the adamantium in Wolverine! If that charge goes off in here we are all dead!"
He began to pace back and forth. He was past the point of frustrated. He was pissed.
"Like, HELLO! Did everybody forget what I do best?"
Remy raised his head and felt relief wash over him. He was so caught up in the moment he hadn't thought rationally about the current circumstances. No wonder nobody else was freaking out. They had Kitty!
She quickly went to work, and somehow managed to free Wolverine with her phasing ability. He let out a grunt to show his appreciation.
Remy would give him so much crap later. He got his ass whooped by an old man, and then had to be rescued by a petite woman who was barely 5'4.
As if Wolverine suddenly developed the ability to hear thoughts, he glared at the Cajun. "Not one word Gumbo, not ONE word."
Remy raised his hands in mock surrender. He turned to the small brunette. "Chaton, would you do the honors?"
Kitty grinned, and kind of pushed him/phased him out of the Jet. The others weren't too far behind. He decided he hated phasing almost as much as he hated flying.
They soon headed off to find Magneto and his band of morons.
Then, without any type of warning, they were all knocked off of their feet from some type of explosion. It almost felt like the explosion came from within the island itself. Led by Wolverine, they quickly followed the cries of a city
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They soon found their destination. Remy was surprised at the small size of it. Apparently Trask was at the beginning stages of forcing mutants onto the island.
He took in the amount of chaos. Individuals were running everywhere attempting to find some form of protection.
A voice shouted at him through the pandemonium. He was surprised when he found out that the voice belonged to Mystique. He was even more surprised to see that she looked, well, normal. She shouted in his direction. "We have transportation to evacuate everyone on the far side of the island…" She took a moment to catch her breath. "Bombs are planted in the island. The whole place is a death trap. They set them off when they saw us approaching. There are also these… these… THINGS that are guarding the area. They apparently can inhibit our powers!"
Well that explained her new look. She no longer could use her mutation.
He quickly pressed his communicator and informed the others.
A look of relief crossed her face when she heard him warn the others, and she suddenly fell into him. He noticed a blood stain on her back as she did so.
He lowered her to the ground, not really knowing what to do. He attempted to put pressure on the wound, but he knew his attempts were futile.
Apparently, she did too. "Don't waste your efforts. I'm dying and I know it."
Her breaths became shallow. She suddenly grasped the collar of his coat, and brought him closer to her face. "Find her. Let her know the only reason I came was to find her."
Her grasp loosened, and he knew she was dead.
He quickly stood and took in his surroundings. He saw a large structure that almost looked like a castle more than a mansion. He knew if she was here, that is where she would be.
He grabbed his Bo staff from within his jacket, and pressed the small button to extend it. He didn't need his powers to fight.
He took off at a high speed towards his destination. There was suddenly another loud explosion, and he almost wept when he saw the structure slowly begin to topple down upon itself.
The sight made him more desperate to reach his destination. As he was running, he barely had time to avoid the long sword like weapon that was aimed for his throat.
He quickly ducked, and swung his Bo Staff in his attacker's direction. He knocked his assailant down for a brief moment, which was all that he needed.
He landed on top of the individual, and slammed his staff against the person's throat. If it could be even be called a person. The creature had no pigment, and had teeth as sharp as the weapon it carried.
He came back to his senses, and pressed harder against his Bo staff. "Tell me where I can find a woman that goes by the name of Rogue!"
Now any normal person would have missed the flash of recognition in the creatures eyes, but not Remy. This thing knew Rogue, which meant she was alive!
The thing suddenly spit in his face. He released the pressure he had against the creature's throat, and slammed his fist a few times in it's face.
"I'll ask one more time. Where. Is. She?"
The creature actually attempted to speak as he was being choked to death. "I'll never betray my master!"
Remy noticed a small collar around the man's neck with a name printed on it.
"Egen huh? You willing to die for him? Because I promise you, if you don't give me the information I need, I will kill you AND him."
The creature suddenly maneuvered himself in such a manner that caused Remy to fall back off of him. It stood up and spat in his direction. "Master Shaw cannot be killed by any man!"
So, the guy was working for Shaw? He wasn't surprised.
He braced himself as the creature began to attempt to slash at him. The son of a bitch was fast! He had a few tricks up his own sleeves though.
He grabbed the small blade hidden within his boot, and swiftly threw it at his target. The object hit the creature in the thigh, and it stumbled in its attempts to stab him.
To Remy's surprise, it yanked his knife from its leg, and discarded it on the ground. It charged with a battle-like war cry, and Gambit braced himself for the attack.
Suddenly the creature slowed its charge. It looked down to see three very long, very sharp claws piercing its abdomen. The claws disappeared just as quick as they entered, and the creature literally fell down dead.
Wolverine tilted his head to the side, cracking his neck in the process. "I had to shut that guy up."
Remy was shocked. "What the fuck? He knew where Rogue is!"
Logan smirked. "So do I. I can smell her scent. You were right. She's alive."
If he were an emotional man, he would have cried at those words. "Take me to her."
Logan nodded his head, and they both proceeded to the mound of ruble that was standing just moments before.
Then his breath caught in his throat. He could see her long hair flying around her in the distance, her signature white streak gently caressing her face. He instantly became enamored with her all over again.
He took off towards her at a dead run. As he came closer she stopped and bent over, catching her breath. He screamed her name to get her attention. "ROGUE!"
She didn't look up. She most likely didn't hear him. He slowed his pace as he approached her. "I knew you were alive…I knew it…."
She lifted her gaze, and he was lost in the emeralds that she called eyes. He instantly embraced her and held her closely to his chest. He felt like he couldn't get her close enough to himself. His unshed tears could no longer be contained. "I knew it…Dieu merci! Je t'aime tellement!"( Thank God. I love you so much).
He was more than surprised when she quickly pushed away from him.
"Listen buddy, I don't know who the fuck you are."
Wolverine gave him a worried glance.
If hearts could literally break, he would hear the sounds of his shattering right about now. He knew that she may have gone through some fucked up shit, but how could she not recognize him?
He slowly raised his hand to his chest. "Chère, it's me!"
She squinted at him as if she was trying to identify him, and she suddenly began to snap her fingers in a repetitive motion trying to think of his name!
"Oh yeah! What's your name again? Randy? Rambo? Ronnie? It's on the tip of my tongue!"
What.
The.
Fuck.
He could have sworn he could to hear the shatter of his heart.
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The guy in front of her looked like he was going to cry. What was his damn name again? She started rambling off what she thought his name was, and was getting pissed that she couldn't think of it.
Finally he interrupted. "Remy! It's me..REMY!"
"Shit, I was just about to say that. Listen Romeo; we don't have time for this, I'll explain later. Just get me the fuck out of here!"
Remy knew something was severely wrong. Then it hit him. The woman in front of him wasn't Rogue, it was somebody else. He quickly pushed her up against the nearest building. "Who the fuck are you?"
Wolverine seemed to catch on, so he didn't interrupt.
She attempted to struggle, and realized it was useless without her powers. "My name is Carol Danvers. Also known as Ms. Marvel. Let me go!"
He shouted back just as loud. "You let her go!"
She stopped her movements and glared in his direction. "She doesn't deserve this body. She gave it up a long time ago! It is rightfully mine!"
"Like hell it is!"
She didn't have time for this. "Listen asshole, we have to get off of this island, otherwise we are all dead. Can we discuss this at another time?"
He begrudgingly loosened his grip, and she shrugged out of his grasp.
Logan awkwardly stepped between the two and spoke up. "Everyone has been evacuated, and the team is ready to go." He led the way with the train wreck of a situation following him.
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When they met the others, everyone looked a bit worn out, but they all were there.
Their expressions brightened when they saw Rogue approaching them.
Wolverine quickly held up his hands. "Don't waste your time. Its not her."
The Professor hovered in his hover chair in front of the group. "I know. How are you Carol? It has been a long time."
She smirked down at the older man. "No thanks to your precious little Rogue."
She then looked towards the others. "She isn't as innocent as you think. She killed me, you know."
Emma heard enough from the bitch. "You know damn well that it was an accident!"
Ms. Marvel bristled at the voice of Emma Frost. It was her who had tricked her into trusting her, before she was ambushed by the hellfire club. Of course, she did look different with the pregnant belly she was now carrying. Pregnant or not, she would have her revenge.
Ms. Marvel charged at the other woman, but was abruptly stopped by a pair of strong arms. "You won't touch her!"
The others stood silent as Scott contained the thrashing woman.
Kitty cleared her throat. "Can we please leave before we are all blown to bits?"
The others came to their senses, and began to board their very messed up jet.
Suddenly, the sound of an eerie laugh caught their attention. Out of the rebel, three forms emerged.
They were quickly identified as Shaw, Kara, and Sinister.
The others quickly prepared themselves.
Shaw yawned as if he was bored. "There is no need. Thanks to you, I was made aware of Trask's betrayal, and they will suffer."
As the team leader, Scott spoke first. "Aren't you done with the killing? Let it go!"
He then turned to Kara. "Kara, you're better then this. You don't belong with them!"
Kara immediately cut him off. "Save the shit. I was born to do this. I had quite the time torturing that one over there.' She pointed to the woman she assumed was Rogue.
Remy would have killed her if he could. No wonder Rogue had given up.
Shaw again spoke. "I have come to make a little agreement. Give me back the girl, and you will never hear from us again."
"That will never fucking happen!" Remy would kill them if they even tried to take her.
Shaw sighed dramatically. "I thought you would say that. Kill them all. Bring me the girl."
Kara began to shift into her favorite cat. As she pounced towards Jean, her movement was interrupted by Scott's optic blast.
"We have our powers!"
The battle commenced, and it seemed that neither side was doing much damage. It didn't help that Shaw was damn near immortal.
Ms. Marvel saw an opportunity, and she was going to take it. She could fly again! She lifted herself from the ground. While they were fighting, they probably wouldn't even notice her fly off into the sunset, never to be seen again.
She quickly flew up, and was stunned when an object suddenly hit her. As it fell to the ground, she fearfully realized that is was the infant Nuetra that Sinister had just shown her earlier that day, only it was obviously deceased. Everything became hazy, and Ms. Marvel knew that she would no longer exist in the body she inhabited. She even felt bad for the girl. She would no longer be a mutant. As things went black, a small tear escaped her eye as she fell towards the ground.
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Remy saw Rogue, or whoever the hell had control of her, quickly falling towards the ground. He rushed over and quickly caught her, the force knocking them both to the ground.
He looked down and saw that she was out like a light. The situation at hand seemed bad. Really bad.
Emma yelled from the jet above the others "Christian, you have to use your powers!"
He yelled back. "If I do, none of our powers will work!"
"DO IT!"
In an instant, they all were aware of the change. Kara immediately became human again, and Shaw actually looked unconfident.
He quickly pulled out a device and pressed a button. They were all thrown back by a final explosion, and Shaw and Kara took off. They were running towards a helicopter not far off in the distance.
Remy attempted to chase after them, but was stopped by Warren. "We have to go Gambit! There isn't any time!"
Remy knew he was right, but if they escaped they would never be safe. "FUCK!" He cursed out loud in frustration. He quickly scooped Rogue up within his arms and boarded the jet with the others.
"You cowards!" Sinister shouted at the other two retreating forms.
Emma slowly turned towards the injured man. It was a pathetic sight. He basically was on death's doorstep.
She slowly approached him when she spoke. "You tortured my brother."
Sinister gurgled in out his response. "I made him great."
Emma kicked him in the head as hard as she could. "I hope you burn in hell you sick fuck."
She turned away and quickly headed towards the jet so they could get the hell out of there.
Suddenly there was the sound of a gun being fired. She tried to take a step forward, and felt a numbing pain beginning to spread throughout her chest. She looked down, and saw the deep scarlet color of her blood slowly spread across her white top. She slowly turned and saw the weapon in Sinister's hand. With his last breath he mocked her. "I will see you there Ms. Frost—" His words were stopped short when an optic blast hit him straight in the face. The man was definitely dead after that.
Emma turned back towards the jet. She took a step, and instantly collapsed when she couldn't manage the strength to take a breath.
She saw Scott running towards her, as well as her brother. She knew by the movement of his lips he was calling her name, but his voice seemed so far off in the distance.
He quickly swooped her up and carried her onto the jet. There was a medical cot in the back, and Jean instantly began working on Emma.
Emma was only concerned about one thing. "Scott…"
He kneeled by her side and shook his head back and forth. "Don't speak. Everything will be okay!"
She could see the fear in his eyes and smiled weakly at him. "Liar."
It was weird. She knew that she should be in a lot of pain, but she wasn't.
She knew that she was dying. "Scott..the baby…please…"
He squeezed her hand a little harder, and gazed down into her ice blue eyes.
As Remy held Rogue within his arms, he instantly was able to identify the look on the other mans face. Scott loved her. He was in love with his fiancé and the mother of his child. He felt sorry for the guy.
The lining of Emma's vision began to seem fuzzy and white.
"Take care of her…"
Scott began to silently weep. "Your just seven months. You have to live Emma! You have to live for our daughter!"
Remy had a new found respect for Jean. Despite her hatred towards the other women, and the overly affectionate display between Emma and her husband, Jean was desperately trying to save her life.
Jean wiped her brow, and spoke up. "She has lost so much blood…"
Scott wiped a stray hair from Emma's face. She smiled weakly at him.
She then weakly lifted her hand and stopped Jeans frantic attempts to save her life.
Jean could hear the desperation in Emma's voice when she spoke. "Please take care of her."
She was talking about the baby.
Jean could only nod her head as Emma's grasp loosened from her hand.
She slowly turned her head back towards Scott. "Scott …I…I…"
He finished her sentence for her. "I love you too."
A small tear fell from her eye. She then smiled. "It's so beautiful Scott. I'm not afraid."
After that, she stilled, and everyone knew she was gone.
Without missing a beat, Jean put on some rubber gloves. "Scott, I have to save the baby."
The only response she got from the weeping man in front of her was a head nod, and she prepped to deliver a premature baby who had just lost her mother.
To be Continued…
update: It was brought to my attention that one part of my story may be confusing. Sorry for the confusion! It is the part when Rogue/ Ms. Marvel get hit by the dead power stealing Nuetra. Honestly, I made the nuetra die because if it was alive, the noble Xmen would surely rescue it and bring it back with them:) I just couldn't handle another character at the moment. I leave it to the reader to assume what happened...but in my own mind, Sinister saw "Ms Marvel" attempt to fly off, he quickly killed the nuetra, and tossed it. It was freshly killed (eww I know) so its skin still had a brief moment to absorb.
As for Rogue we will see...;)
Sorry for any confusion!
