As Rogue guessed, most of the students were outside playing a tough round of mutant snowball war. She calmed strolled from the safety of the mansion toward the war zone. She watched several snowballs hurl through the air on both sides of the yard. It was very amusing.

Bobby, Kitty, and Jamie, were hidden behind a wall of snow and ice. Kurt, Tabby, and Sam were behind another wall, only half as decent as the others. Rogue smiled as she watched Bobby bombard the other team with his ice bombs. Tabby seemed to retaliate with her own little bombs.

"Is that the best you guys got?" Bobby taunted.

Rogue shook her head and took another step. "Ya'll mind if ah join in?"

Kurt smiled. "Ja! Rogue's vith us!"

"What? That's not fair Kurt!" kitty called.

"Ya'll got Bobby!" Rogue replied. He flew over the fort and landed behind the wall. She crouched low before Bobby could continue.

"Nice timin' girl, we need help." Tabby said.

"Ah noticed." Rogue replied.

"Ya got a plan Rogue?" Kurt asked.

"Ya betta believe it sugah. Sam, you and Kurt make as many snowballs as you can. Tabby, ah need some bombs." Rogue ordered.

Tabby smirked. "Comin' up."

Kurt and Sam quickly began molding the snow into small orbs. Tabby was hard at work with her little bombs. Rogue picked up one of the snowballs and slipped a bomb into it. Tabby watched Rogue with a wicked smiled. She soon followed Rogue's lead and placed a bomb in each one.

"Alright. Everyone take a ball." Rogue ordered. She took a ball into her cold hands. "Ready?"

The others nodded.

"Fireah!" Rogue ordered. She threw her snowball toward the others. Kurt, Tabby, and Sam all threw their snowballs.

The balls flew through the air and crashed into the wall. Within seconds, the wall exploded from the bombs inside. Kitty shrieked and fazed from it. Bobby and Jamie were too surprised to fight back. Rogue's team continued to throw the snowballs until they were out. They laughed breathlessly as they watched the enemy's fort dissolve from the last bomb.

"Like…I think you guys win." Kitty said. She fazed back above the ground.

Rogue stood up. "Nothin' personal, guys."

"Hey, I'm not complaining Rogue. It's good to have you back." Kitty called. She stood up and brushed off the snow she'd managed to gather on her clothes. "Well, I better get working on my paper. If my chemistry teacher doesn't get my paper by tonight, I can like, kiss NYU goodbye."

Rogue nodded. "Wouldn' want that happnen'."

Kitty jogged off toward the doors. Kurt stood up. "Ja. I better go too. Logan vill kill me if I don't have zhe X-Jet repairs started."

"Ya'll want some help?" Rogue asked.

Kurt laughed. "And have Logan on your tail, no thanks Rogue. Stay on his good side vhile you can. Tanks for zhe offer though." And with that he teleported away.

Not two seconds later, a group of younger kids joined them. Rogue suspected their lessons were over for the day and they were here to play now. Rogue made her way to the safety of the house before another round of mutant snowball wars broke out. She'd had her exercise for the day, now she needed her entertainment.

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Rogue sensed something was wrong. Nothing around her gave her that clue, but call it her intuition. Over the years of being an x-men, you learn to trust your own rather than others. Rogue stood from the stairs and looked up. The cloudy sky hadn't changed much. Rogue could still see the small circular outline of the sun…and something else.

As it neared, it grew larger. Rogue frowned, unsure what it was. It was growing closer and closer to the mansion. Rogue's eyes grew large with realization. She took off quickly into the air.

"SENTINAL!!" she yelled.

The student stopped throwing their snowballs and looked up to the sky. The younger students fell back, while the more senior students charged after Rogue.

"Target acquired." said the Sentinel. It stopped flying toward the mansion. It raised its arm toward Rogue.

"Aw crud!" Rogue yelled. She brought her arms in front of her body and in shape of an 'x'. The Sentinel launched its laser straight into Rogue. She grunted as she took the beam, trying to hold herself in the air.

A large ice flew into the Sentinels arm and exploded, cutting the laser. Rogue dropped her arms and looked down. Bobby and Tabitha were setting up another block of bombs in ice. The Sentinel switched targets and flew down toward Bobby and Tabby.

Rogue flew after it. She flew right up to its head. Rogue spun around and slammed her foot into its head, barely making a dent. It stopped fly and turned its attention back to Rogue. Its iron hand swung hard, slamming into Rogue's body. Rogue flew through the air toward the ground.

"Look out!" Bobby called." He and Tabitha moved as Rogue crashed through the earth.

Rogue coughed hard as the snow and dust settled around her. She pushed herself up on her elbows. She looked up at the Sentinel. It held out its other arm toward them. In the center of its palm, a circle opened up. A small projectile shot toward the ground. Rogue flew out of the small crater she made. The projectile was heading straight for them.

"Incoming!" Rogue yelled. She flew towards the younger students, hoping to protect them. Bobby and Tabitha joined them. Bobby iced up a wall around them as the projectile hit the earth. It shattered on impact, ejecting the liquid it held into the air. The force of impact shattered Bobby's wall instantly.

The Sentinel fired at the exposed mutants. Rogue flew forwards, taking the blast again. She glanced down below. The students had collapsed to the ground, coughing. She felt herself growing weaker. The blast slowly lowered her closer to the ground. Sweat rolled down Rogue's face.

"What's goin' on? Ah…Ah can'…" Rogue thought. She lost it completely and was shot into the earth.

"Objectives complete. Returning to base." the Sentinel said. It turned and flew from the institute.

Rogue pushed herself onto her knees. The grounds spun around her wildly. Her lungs constricted against her, cutting off her air. Rogue tried desperately to breath. All around her, the other students were in the same state as she. Rogue fumbled for her communicator she stashed in her pocket. Her fingers trembled, trying to use the right amount of pressure to activate it.

"Rogue to…to Hank…" Rogue couched violently. "We…we've…we've got a…a medic…medical…emer…emergency!" Rogue coughed harder, causing her to drop her communicator. She couldn't hear Hanks reply or even focus anymore. Rogue collapsed in the snow along with the other students.

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