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Rogue awoke against the cold metal of the floor. She assumed that she was taken to Magneto's base as she sat up, not seeing anything. Panicked she tried to reach for her eyes when she realized her hands were tied, no strapped between her back.

This was all too familiar. She bound like an animal, in a metal cell. All the humanness she learned over the last year instantly went away as she thrust her body against the cage repeatedly. The guards outside the cell did nothing. They all knew the fate that would be bestowed upon you the moment you entered that cell.

After two hours straight of her shrieking and banging Stryker came outside her cell.

"So I see you've realized that you're home Prisoner 826 or do you prefer to be called Rogue now?" he teased. She responded with growls. Stryker could just imagine the hate seething under her mask.

"Are you hungry?" he asked. Of course she was hungry, but she refused to eat anything from him.

"I'll take that as a no. You see last time you got lucky. just had to take a liking to you. But this time I assure you that you wont escape a second time."

Meanwhile with the XMen

"She aint here, damnit!" Gambit hissed. He, along with Logan, against the Professors wishes left the crippled mansion in search of Rogue. They found their base and blew it to bits. Kicking Magneto again for good measure Gambit stomped away towards Logan.

"Any sign of her Gumbo?" Logan asked knowing the answer.

"No, she aint here."

"And neither is Wade."

"Who?"

"The new guy. He … we used to work for Stryker, but after he turned me into this (extends claws) I left. I'm guessing he experimented on Wade too. He's not here and neither is the girl."

"So there wit him then …"

"We aint strong enough yet to go after him. The others are hurt Gambit (places a hand on his shoulder) We'll get her back. I can promise you that."

Gambit nodded as the pair left the destroyed base strewn with badly beaten Brotherhood and Acolyte members.

Two Weeks Later

"She still won't eat Jane. She won't do us any good dead." Stryker told Lora and her.

"We could always …" Jane stated.

"No I will NOT do that!"

"You will have no choice then Stryker."

There was a pause. Stryker obviously didn't like what he was about to agree to. Lora looked confused but stayed silent. Eventually after a few not so softly muttered curse words he agreed, "Very well."

XMen

"We cant wait faever Charles. We don know wat they could had done to 'er by now!" Gambit yelled at the Professor.

"I understand your concern Gambit. But we are still rebuilding the mansion and some of our more experienced members are still injured. We cannot risk further injury by sending out everyone to bring back one stray XMen in training." He tried to reason with her.

"Storm and Jean are hurt. We can do witout both."

"Bobby is hurt as well …"

"You gotta be kiddin me. Tat kid counts as an experienced member?"

"Although he's young he has proved his worth."

"Fine I'll get 'er myself!"

"We will help just be patient."

"No, I've been there before. I know what they can do to her an I promised tat I'd take care of 'er. I will not wait faever!"

"He has a point Chuck."

"You are letting both of your emotions get the better of you."

Slamming his hands on the desk, "So tell me if it were Jean out there ya wouldn't send us all out there ta get 'er hurt or not!"

The Professor felt anger engulf him. The Cajun had a point.

Pulling back, "Thought so." Gambit huffed.

Entering the office, "Gambit, Logan," Scott started, "Rogue s family and we will help her, but it's only logical to go in there when we are strong. Who knows what defenses they have. Look at what they did to Logan and the new guy. All I'm saying is that I'm glad that he's on our side. So maybe we should wait it out a little. Just one more week …"

"Scott has a point." The Professor noted.

"Grr I hate it when Shades has a point." Logan agreed.

"One week an tat's it." Gambit said curtly before turning on his heel and leaving.

Alkalai Lab

"She is prepared Jane." A male doctor next to her said.

"Has she already had the anesthetic?"

"Yes, twice the amount of a normal person."

"Good. Are the pain killers in effect?"

"Yes." A blonde woman also in a lab coat said.

Nodding, "Is all the other procedures ready?"

"Of course." The others said.

"We have to do this quickly. Open her legs and for God's sake make sure your gloves are on right."

"Are you sure Stryker is ok with this?" The blonde asked checking her gloves.

"I have already told him that we are about to perform artificial insemination on her. Judging by the girls' behavior patterns she seems to be very protective of her friends. Why not be protective of her own child?

Jane's Office

"So did you do it Jane?" Deadpool asked practically bouncing on his toes.

"Yes, I convinced Stryker."

"Don't sound so sad Jane. So how long do I have to wait for little Deadpool Jr. to be born?"

"Nine months the same as with human children."

"That's depressing. But do you want to know what's not depressing?"

"I'm sure you're going to tell me."

"Once I raise that Bastard child of mine to have her and mine combined powers I will make the ultimate mutant that Stryker could only dream off and use it to kill Stryker. It's poetic to get killed by his legacy. All his hard work to make and control stronger mutants …"

"How fascinating."

"Try to sound a little happy Janie. I wont be here much longer, but I will come back for the girl. It's your job to make sure this process goes as smoothly as planned."

"And it will. Stryker didn't hire an imbecile."

"Are you sure?" he teased.

Rogue

Feeling rather groogy she pulled herself off the floor. It was weird that she was both untied and unmasked.

"Do you remember me bitch?" a woman asked on the other side of the bars.

Recognizing the voice, "Lora is that you?"

"You will pay for killing my family."

"They deserved it. They were bastards just like their bastard bitch of a daughter." Rogue said turning to face Lora. Lora had long since out grown her pink bows, stuffed animals, and pig tails. Today she stood before her a hardened woman. Her dirty blonde hair tied in a tight bun in the back of her head.

"How about you come in here and we'll settle this now."

"Ha, you never enter the beast's cage."

"At least yer smarter than I thought. An how do ya plan on killin my family? I don have one."

"It all depends on what you mean by family. I was not talking about your parents' kid."

"I don hav any siblings."

"So you don't know then."

"Know what?"

"Jane told me about you two."

"Are ya blind there's only me in here?"

"I wouldn't be so sure."

"Seriously Lora I'm te only one in here."

"True you are in there as well as the bastard child growing in your stomach."

"I'm not pregnant. I aint sleep wit no one. I cant."

"Science can do miraculous things. See you later …" Lora said leaving. Rogue watched her retreat. Was Lora lying to her? What if she was telling her the truth? She wasn't so cruel as to not eat for her supposed might possibly be there child.

After a rest she awoke around midnight starved when she saw a man standing next to her.

"Who are ya?"Rogue asked surprised.

"Just checking on you and what's ours. Are you hungry?" Deadpool asked.

"Yes"

"I snuck you some food." He said pushing a tray at her, "You know Stryker's gonna move you to a special location where I will watch you personally."

"Dammit."

Visiting the Wolverine

Logan was beyond pissed that Stryker came to flaunt the fact that he had Rogue to his face. Stryker also had a device in his watch that prevented his mind to be read.

"How have you been Logan?" Stryker asked.

"Where's Rogue!"

"She's with me … in a way. As you know. I just wanted you to know she's no longer at the lake base so before you come there and tear things up I just wanted to let you know it will be for nothing."

"How do you know you're not lying bub?"

"Cant you smell it in my scent?"

"Is he tellin te truth." Gambit huffed.

"Yeah he is … for once."

"You know Logan if you would had came a week ago she would had been there. I was surprised that you didn't come clawing through my spill way the same day she'd been captured."

Logan growled at him.

"How bout we jus kill ya anyway?" Gambit suggested.

"Sounds good to me Gumbo." Logan agreed.

"Logan, Gambit, no." The Professor told them.

"An why not?" Gambit asked.

"What would that accomplish?" The Professor asked.

"It'd make me feel bettah."

"He had this coming decades ago!"

The Professor sighed. Stryker turned to leave in his jet that he parked in the yard.

"No one told you that out could leave bub! This aint over!" Logan yelled at him.

"Once an animal always an animal Logan, and Mr. LeBeau you will pay for what you did to my soldiers." Stryker warned as he stepped into the plan, "But if you both won't to make my day come and visit me. You know where I'm at. Good bye."

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