I bet you guys thought I would never get back to this. Gomen, I have been uninspired and a
little depressed, but on to happier things.
Shiny objects are good.
Warnings: This chapter is X-men heavy. I will get back to Duo soon. Contains adult
language and content. Contains shounen ai.
## = thoughts
‘' = English
"" = Japanese
"Two Rogues Cross Paths" Chapter 13
Professor Xavior stared at the monitor blankly. It displayed a picture and stats on Rogue.
‘The rogue still hasn't turned up, Kurt. Are you certain that you couldn't ever possess the
ability to teleport between dimensions or in time? I can't sense her anywhere. If she
didn't change dimensions or time, then she is probably... dead.'
Kurt openly frowned.
‘I'm sorry, Professor. I feel like this is all my fault.'
‘Don't be so hard on yourself, Kurt. We all make mistakes, and this one is a mistake made
by the *whole* team. Yourself and Kitty were too new to send out alone.'
Suddenly, clapping came from the other side of the room. Professor Xavior and Nightcrawler
looked over to see...
‘Cadra.(See end for explanation if you have no idea who the hell she is.) What are *you*
doing here?'
‘What if I told you I know where your little *Rogue* is?' Cadra asked grinning.
*~*~*
Rogue ran out of the room crying.
"What did I say?" Wufei asked confused.
Duo took one look at Wufei, and then, ran after Rogue. Heero remained still with the same
cold mask.
"Spill it, Yuy. You know what's going on."
Heero glared at Wufei.
Quatre piped in.
"Um... I believe that Duo said something about touching Rogue being dangerous."
"And I... Yuy, this is your fault for not filling us in! Injustice!"
Duo walked up behind Rogue, who was looking off the balcony, and put his hand on her
shoulder.
‘Don't touch me! Ah'm dangerous.'
Duo gulped. For one of the first times in his life, he was speechless. Duo wrapped his
arms around Rogue and hugged her.
*~*~*
Wolverine walked in.
‘Spill it. What did you do?'
Cadra smiled.
‘I don't *have* to tell you anything.'
Professor Xavior cleared his throat.
‘Please... Cadra.'
‘That's better, but what's in it for me?'
Wolverine growls.
‘What do you want?'
‘Entertainment. Let's make a deal. I'll bring back Rogue, eventually, if a person or
people of my choosing get to go on a trip with me for a while. They will return with
Rogue.'
‘Why should we listen to you?'
‘What choice do you have?'
‘Who do you want to go?'
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Cadra is an external. Externals are really powerful mutants who are basically immortal.
After a while, externals tend to get bored and like to play with others lives. They can be
quite annoying. Cadra seems to find ways to manipulate the other's powers and use them
against them. Does that make sense. Feel free to ask questions.
Laters, plude