Stars: Rogue, Mystique
Appears: Cyclops, Risty, Wolverine, Shadowcat, Jean, Multiple,
Nightcrawler, Iceman
Cameos: Amanda, Boom Boom, Magma, Berzerker, Sunspot
Summary
Rogue and Scott are playing racquetball. Rogue wins and
asks Scott for a rematch tomorrow. Scott tells her he can't because he's
going to a concert with Jean.
At school, Rogue has more of the memory flashes/attacks
(Kit) and accidentally phases through into the girl's bathroom. Risty is
inside and is really excited to see Rogue. She tells Rogue that her
parents wouldn't let her come back from England right away because of
the whole mutant "fuss". As they walk and talk, Rogue has another attack
(Storm) and electrocutes a water fountain. Rogue gets really upset and
rushes off. Risty finds her outside and asks her if those were her
mutant powers.
Rogue explains to Risty about her powers and how they
work. She tells her that everyone she's absorbed is still inside of her
head, and it's getting pretty crowded. Risty talks Rogue into going to
the concert with her. Rogue tells Risty that she really missed having
her around.
At the concert that night, Kit shows up with Jamiewho's
dressed up in a oversized Tux. He begs her to wear a corsage and she
finally agrees, but tells him that it doesn't mean they're on a date.
At the concert, People start pushing and shoving and a
girl falls into Rogue, tearing her sleeve off. As she bumps into more
people, Rogue's power kicks in and they begin dropping around her. She's
shoved into Risty and as the two touch, Risty morphs back into Mystique
and screams.
She morphs back into herself and collapses as another
attack hits her (Sabertooth). This time instead of merely having the
powers though, she actually morphs into Sabertooth. As Sabertooth she
starts wrecking the concert equipment and stage. Multiple jumps on her
and tons of Jamies appear. Security shows up and Rogue/Sabertooth throws
them all off.
Outside now, Rogue morphs into Magneto and pushes away
the cop cars chasing her. Then she morphs into Quicksilver and takes
off. When she runs into another car, she morphs into Arcade and hides in
an alleyway. As she collapses shivering, she morphs back into herself.
Mystique tracks her to the alleyway and tries to help her. She tells
Rogue that she only became Risty so that she could be close to her. They
get into a fight and Rogue morphs into Mystique.
As Rogue tries to fight Mystique, Mystique backs away
saying that Rogue knows the real truth. Mystique adopted Rogue when she
was only four and Rogue is her daughter. Rogue gets really stressed out,
morphs into herself and runs away.
Rogue attacks Wolverine, but he's pretty quick to
realize that it's not actually Sabertooth. As he's dodging Rogue's
attacks, Cyke and some more of the X-kids show up. Cyke blasts Rogue/Sabertooth
right away and knocks her into a warehouse. Wolverine tells him that
it's not really Sabertooth, it's Rogue. They follow her into the
warehouse.
Rogue morphs into Storm and blows Cyke and Wolverine out
of the warehouse. She lifts herself into the air and starts blasting
Cyke's beams and flinging lightening at the X-kids all at once.
Wolverine says that she has control of all of the powers at the same
time.
Storm gets out of the plane. Jean tries to take Rogue
out with her TK, but Rogue turns it back on her. Storm goes one on one
with her, telling her that she's sorry she has to do it, but she can't
let Rogue hurt any more people. She hits Rogue with lightening and tries
to knock her out, but Rogue sustains the blast and throws some
lightening of her own at Storm.
Wolverine tells them that he's the only one who can
stand up to the punishment and has Bobby ice him up to Rogue in the air.
The force causes Rogue to multiply (from Jamie's power) and they all
turn on Wolverine. He tries to talk her down, but she uses Magneto's
power to lift him up.
Wolverine tells her that she's being pushed around by
all of the other personalities inside of her, and that the Rogue he
knows wouldn't let anyone get away with that. Rogue finally pulls her
self together and reabsorbs the other Rogues. She falls to the ground
and tells him that she's trying to fight them, but there are just too
many. Xavier helps her to expunge the other personalities one by one.
Until finally it's just Rogue again and she collapses into Wolverine's
arms. Wolverine asks Xavier if she's going to be okay, and Xavier tells
him that he's not sure yet. Mystique watches them from a rooftop and is
pretty upset as they all leave.
Back at the Institute, Rogue is in the infirmary.
Driving out the other personalities has left her weak and "very
fragile". Xavier says that she still has to deal with the whole Risty/Mystique
betrayal. Logan talks to Rogue about how much the betrayal hurts and
tells her that she needs to let her real friends be there for her.
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