Rogue came out of the bathroom with jeans and a t-shirt on her long gloves the hitting her at the elbow. She undid the towel from her hair letting her wet brown hair fall, then her white bangs fell in front of her eyes and she sighed. The reminder of what Magneto had done to her. It felt like it had been ages ago when she ran into Wolverine and found herself thrown into the wold of the X-men. At that time in her life she hated what she was and the only thing she could think to do was run from it. But she found out the hard way that when your a mutant there's just no running sometimes. She stretched as she made her way to her room, walking in with the towel still on her shoulders. She took it again and tosseled her hair with it. Looking at her own reflection she smiled, "Well you better get move on you got a class to teach sugar", and she put on some lipstick and threw on a blouse.

Gambit stood atop a precipice that over looked a fairly large and sophisticated complex. Most of it was buried like an old secret. An old dirty secret. Remy's noticeable and characteristic red eyes flashed with quiet solace as a trail thin and grey rose to the height of his nose from his lips.Remy had a crinkled cigarette between his lips, the paper was half burnt leaving a crumbling pillar of ash in the wake of the still burning cinders. The vermillion glow was hardly noticed against the clear blue skies and the forest of pines surrounding him and the compound.

Remy took the cigarette between his middle and fore finger on his left hand disturbing the ashes and causing the fall away and be carried by the wind as he took one last long drag on the cigarette before tossing to the ground. His metal clad boots, the front have a solid steel plates. His extendable bo staff constructed of an alloy of some type was enclosed in his right hands clenched fist. His brown leather duster swayed with the zephyrs as he began his casual descent towards the walled compound.

The outer walls were concrete, Remy had taken note of this. They were easily three feet thick with six watch towers, one on either side of the main gate, and one on each of the four corners that were a hundred feet apart. With the basic out line of the defenses laid out in his mind, Remy began to pick up his pace going fom a saunter to a jog and evolving into a run. Quickly now, his hand gripped the base base of the bo staff that was now, all but a portable device that was no bigger than his palm extended to several times longer than his own arm.

Lengthening to around seven feet or more, Remy drew one of iconic play cards. Immediately, the card began to illuminate the dark of the wooded area around him he flung it with the precision of a long range bored rifle sticking it under the platform of the guard station. Just as he did, Remy gripped the staff weapon turned pole; kinetic energy turning into potential energy and bending the metal rod as it extended to an almost incomprehensible degree forming a 'U' shape.

bringing his top arm down to the hips, while trying to keep the trail leg straight in order to store more potential energy into the pole, while using a rowing motion that also kept the pole bent for a longer period of time for Remy to get into optimum position. Once in a "U" shape his left arm hugged the pole tight to efficiently use the recoil within the pole. The goal was to carry out these motions as thorough and as fast as possible; it was a race against the unbending of the pole. Effectively, this caused a double pendulum motion, with the top of the pole moving forward and pivoting from the ground, while Remy acted as a second pendulum pivoting from his right hand. This action resulted in giving Remy the best position possible to be "ejected" off the pole. The swing continued until his hips are above his head and his arms were pulling the pole close to the chest; from there Remy shot his legs up over the the wall while keeping the pole close.

The moment was precise as Remy's charged card exploded as he landed on the walk way on top of the wall itself as though a panther prowling with one knee and one hand to the surface of the porous walkway and his other hand tucked behind his back letting the staff reduce its size to a manageable length. The charged explosion ripped the cat walk away from the octagonal shaped tower. The glass and lights blew outwards in a fiery birth of conflagration. The three men once stationed there were blasted in different directions, all of them suffering shrapnel wounds. While not all fatal, it incapacitated where they landed.

Sirens blared as the base was set on high alert. Remy rolled of the wall as the spotlight hit where he once was. Creeping like a true predator stalking, he kept low but made his way quickly to the armored vehicles, hiding behind each one and causing its molecules to become excited and begin to oscillate and causing the vehicles to glow before running off into the dark and making it around the facility before the Humvees detonated, like the trickster he was he was actively misguiding them.

[b]Night Crawler/b]

Kurt got off the plain in New York. He was wearing pale make up to cover his blue skin much like he did when he infiltrated the White House. He was eager to get back to Xavier's school and escape the awkward glances of the non mutant population. When ever so one would ask him something he would just '' Sorry Ich verstehe nicht. '' or " sorry i don't understand.'' in his native tongue

He quickly left the the Air port terminal and saw people haling for a taxi. One kind women noticed him struggling and haled a taxi for him. ''Vielen Dank.'' he replied and got in the car. he told the driver to go to xavier's school then remained silent the whole ride. when he arrived he got outta the car. and the driver began shouting at him for payment. the his plain ticket was provided to him by the clergy. he was broke. the driver got outta the car and began creating an up roar of the whole situation.

Storm opened the door to let in their guest, Rogue came up behind her, "What the heck is going on out there?" she said. "Oh no", said Storm as she ran out to the cab. "Wait Wait what is the matter?" she asked. The cabby started spouting of expletives about how the guy didn't pay for his fair. "I'll pay his fair how much is it" Storm asked. The guy huffed and spouted off what was owed and Storm payed the man and gave him a tip for his trouble. Rogue walked up and chuckled, "Man Kurt your here three seconds and you start an uproar". Storm put her had on his back and smiled, "Its good to have you back", she said as Rogue picked up his luggage like it was nothing. They made there way back into the mansion, "Rogue could show Kurt where his room is going to be?", asked Storm, Rogue smiled "Come on Kurt I'm glad to have you here things were starting get a little boring around here", she led him down the hallway to the teachers dorms. "With Logan still where ever he is the mansions not the same", of course there were other reasons that was so but, she didn't want to darken the mood. We don't have as many kids as we used to as well, but with the vaccine wearing off enrollment has started to pick up again" she opened the door to one of the rooms, "Shouldn't be to bad Hank's room is just a couple of doors down, so if you have any questions ask him". She looked back at Kurt and smiled "So did you find yourself out there?".

Nigh Crawler

Kurt began wiping off the pale make up showing his true blue '' the pilgrimage vas not for myself rouge....but for salvation for my previous sin and I believe I have made some progress. But there is still much to do. Its just now the vork has lead me back here. to the only place I can call home.'' he takes off the baseball cap he was wearing to cover up his hair and unravels his tail that was raped around his mid section of his body it whips around seance it hasn't moved scene he left Germany. '' and you must not vorry about vovierine he is probably safe and will return at some point you vill see. '' he say '' All though i hope i vont be a burden and you all. I don't know how much help I could be in a school.'' he looks down shyly twettleing his thumps.

Rogue turned and looked at him smiling, "Oh don't you worry sugar we'll put you to work doing somethin", she patted on the shoulder. "You're always welcome here and as far as I'm concerned Kurt this is your home now all right", with that she let him be so he could take things in on his own. She had to go teach her class anyway, English why in the blue hell Storm chose the girl with the southern draw to teach English she'd never know. When she walked into the small classroom, there was a cacophony of sounds going on. One young man who had telekinetic abilities was flying a paper airplane around the room. Another who was super fast sat something on Rogue's desk chair and ran back to his desk and tried to act like nothing happened. There were giggling girls and a boy with a prehensile tail hanging from the ceiling. Rogue shook her head and then gave a sharp whistle with her pinky's in her mouth, ever body dropped what they were doing and stuck their fingers their ears. The boy came down from the ceiling and landed in his seat grinning, and the paper airplane crumpled in mid air and tossed itself in the trash can. Rogue walked over to her desk picked up what looked like a electric hand buzzer, she picked up of her chair and smirked at the young man that had placed it there. "Nice try Anthony", she said tossing it at the boy everyone in the class giggled. She made her way to the chalk board and started writing. Storm smiled as she watched everything play in front of her. She remembered when Rogue was just one of these kids,scared, quiet and afraid of what she might do to others. Now she was so full of confidence and self worth that Storm couldn't help but be proud of the young woman.

Storm continued on hoping she might find Kurt settling in.

Wolverine

Logan sat at gas station somewhere in New York filling up his motorcycle with the last 20 dollars. He had he takes cigar outta of his mouth and ponders his current situation. he kicks the tires of the bike '' shit '' he couldn't excape it he had to return to the mansion again. he was lost had no idea what he was looking. but this time there was no professor X to help him out this time. but lately he had been feeling on edge. the news he heard a bar was the ani-mutant drug doesn't work like the government. but then in again was form a guy in a drunken slur. before he knew it he went a dollar over on the gas price . he pulls out the pump '' GOD DAMMIT ''. he put the the put the pump staring at the price meeter. he clinched his fist and his andamantine claws slipped out about an inch or two then he quickly retracted them. the looks around his surrounding's no one was paying attention. he hoped on his bike quickly and drove off without paying. and headed toward the mansion.

Aria stared with a little bit of surprise as she saw the huge guy get so mad at the Gas pump. While she watched carefully from reading her newspaper she saw with surprise he had metal claws and stabbed the meter quickly before driving off. She waited for a second and watched him drive off before she leapt up and jumped in her rented car. She was able to find a small job at Burger King and keep an apartment and car, but after the Government Anti-mutant act mutants went under cover and she was trying to find them for months. She turned the key keeping an eye on the motorcycle and drove after him at full speed. After she caught up she slowed down and lagged back to try and make herself less suspicious but if he was paying any attention the man would notice pretty quickly she was following him. She sighed turning on the radio to try and release the tension she had when she looked up and the motorcycle was gone.
"SHIT!" she screamed and stared ahead hoping she had just lagged back to much and sped up to catch up hopefully.

suddenly three metal claws penetrate the top of Aria's car and slash through the roof like it was butter '' RAAAGGGGGHHH '' Logan rips the roof of the car and take 's the wheel and stops the car and grabs Aria by the scruff of the neck his claws pointed at her throat. He breaths heavily '' alright lady why the hell are you fallowing'' he says infuriated.

Aria gaped with surprise and in a fit of terror became vicious. She started kicking and punching and even biting writhing in the grasp of the man and slipped out of her jacket. Aria panted as the chill of the wind followed her and she stared him down trying to remain calm but the mood was so strong it was difficult. She was still in the car and way to close for comfort but she managed to speak trying to stay as far away from him as she could.
"I-I'm sorry i thought you might be able to help me." she said a little insulted a little afraid. "I know your a mutant. I'm not some stupid government figure but i've been trying to find a place where i could go. I can't fit in anywhere especially after my parents . . ." she went silent and shrunk back her hand behind her back as she searched quickly for the handle of the door and pulled at it. It was locked. She felt terror well inside her again and she covered her head and curled into a ball hopeing to protect herself.

Logan looks at the the quivering girl. His claws retract into his hands. her situation reminded him too much of when he first met Rouge. He slowly stepped outta the now ruined car. '' Ah shit....why do i always get the hopeless stray girls '' he goes back to the side of the road and gets his bike '' fine get on I'm headed to somewhere you could go. but don't expect me to make a habit of this.''

X-23 watched the scene unfold from afar and down wind, "Good job old man, you scared an innocent young woman half to death. Im sure you feel really intelligent right now", she had been tracking Weapon X for months now and she was beginning to wonder if he was the right one. "How can someone so hard headed and foolish genetically sire me", but he was raised allot differently than he had a chance to have some semblance of a normal childhood. Not Laura she was an experiment after so many failed attempts that actually succeeded. She was trained to kill not even given a chance to be human, to be anything but a weapon. She she felt her adamantium claws slowly cut through the thin skin on her knuckles, and she felt the blood began to drip, then pain she felt every single time. "I'll get you for this I could have been normal if it weren't for you she died because of you". She jumped out of the tree she was crouching in and prepared to track her pseudo father again.

Aria felt eyes on the back of her head. She felt danger again as she rode on the back of the motorcycle. She turned to hopefully see maybe a car wreck or anything but instead there was nothing. She shivered with fear feeling the hatred and revenge of whoever was following her and the man. Suddenly realizing that she didn't know his name she looked down blushing in embarrassment. She must have seemed so weak and helpless. And the image of all her classmates and her parents standing over her came back to her. "You're worthless. Pathetic. Stupid. Inferior. WORTHLESS." And she glared with the same hatred that was in the air.
"I'm not worthless." she growled and turned around to try and find the source of this foul mood.

wolverine pulls up to the long drive way of Xavier school for the gifted. ''see kid what did i tell ya there ain't no safer place for people like us.'' logan pulls up to the front door. of the mansion and shuts off the bike engine. hafe uspecting rouge to come running out to hug him. he looks at Aria appearntly still haveing a freak out moment. '' hay kid are you still with me here. ''

NightCrawler

Kurt sat in his room looking down at the motorcycle that just pulled into the schools drive way. he was still wondering what use could they have with a blue circus freake. then he though about how they had Mr hank. he was blue too. but he was intellectual. '' I vas never too bright....I cant be a school teacher. Vay in gods nammen vas i lead back here if I vould just be in da vay''

Aria looked up at the girl running out to the guy she was sitting behind and nodded.
"Yeah i'm fine. Just . . ." she cut off and realized she was still clinging to him like a baby and leapt back quickly. She turned her attention to the girl and smiled calmly. She could tell she was nice. "Hi I'm Aria. I was hoping to enroll here." she greeted and let her eyes wander to the school. 'So many feelings. But comfort is the one that stands out the most.' she thought and started to walk up the steps.

Rouge smiled at the new girl and Logan, "I tell you what Logan your really good at picking up strays", she said with a chuckle, then she turned to the new girl after she introduced herself, "I'm Rogue nice to meet you and welcome", it wasn't long after those words came out of her mouth that Storm came up behind her "Logan its wonderful to see you again"she walked up and hugged him around the neck. Then Storm looked at Aria, "Come on dear we'll find you a room okay" she put her hand on the young girls shoulder. Rouge smiled Storm was always so welcoming and loving. "So old man what ya been up to".

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X-23 watched as Weapon X entered the compound, she sneered the place was heavily fortified not going to be easy get in. "It seems that they take in mutants here", she smirked this was going to be perfect. She just has pose as a lost teenage a lonely mutant girl and she could enact her revenge. She would have to keep her claws a secret until the time was right, so what would she tell them her mutation was. The healing factor was her least dangerous ability and easy to demonstrate. She grabbed her pack and went to look for a fight to get into so she can sustain some injuries, and then just happen to stumble onto their doorstep.

She ran into a gang of teenage boys and began to taunt them the best way she knew how. She walked up to one of them and punched them square in the face. This caused a chain reaction, and soon she was plenty cut and bleeding, she stumbled up to the front gate of the Xavier School, pushing the intercom, "Please someone help me. I.. I..", her bloody hand slipped off the button on the intercom and she fainted at the front gate.

Aria felt the feeling of hatred again. She looked around in the hallway to try and single out where it was coming from but she couldn't tell. Shaking her head she decided it must just be someone who was jealous of someone else. But that put her mind at unease. The feeling she could feel was down right murderous. And even if it was just an impulse then why was it taking so long to go away. She stared with horror behind her but suddenly it vanished asthough the mind had disappeared and that only put her at more discomfort. She looked down and back again but instead of trying to find out what it was she followed the woman named storm again as fast as she could.

Nightcrawlerout side

Kurt jumps up from his bed after seeing a girl pass out on the fount doorstep. he closes his eyes and quickly telaports outside. (( BAMF ))
he lifts the girl and rests her head on his arm. '' Hay are you okay miss.....miss... '' her wounds began healing quickly. Kurt looks on in amazement. '' Mein Gott en Hemmel.'' he quickly images the lay out of the medical wing in his mind and attempts to telaport there. ((BAMF!!!!)) he appears in the middle of a hall a ways down form the medical wing. scarring a lot of children. in that hall way. he starts running to the medical wing embarestly shouting '' sorry, sorry sorry sorry, Traurig.... he gets to the medical center. and the medic's put her on a stretcher an tell kurt to wait outside

X-23 feels herself travel it felt like she was holding her breath underwater as the strange blue man teleported her to the medical facilities. She knew they would quickly find out her other abilities soon so she played along with things acting as though she was frightened and didn't know what was going on. "Help!", she screamed swinging her fists wildly as the medical crew surrounded her. "Give her some room" she heard a deep but intelligent voice say, "Young lady your alright but you must calm down, my associates really don't enjoy getting broken noses", X-23 looked over at one of the attendants that she had accidentally punched in the face. She sat up hyperventilating "I'm so sorry" she said putting her face in her hands.

Hank shook his head and smiled but then he noticed the girls wounds healing before his eyes, "Fascinating", it wasn't long before her wounds were completely healed up. When X-23 looked up with fake tears in her eyes and looked she saw where the voice was coming from, and even bigger blue man. "Now my dear I know my appearance can be quite unsettling at first but I assure you I don't wish to harm you in any fashion" said Beast as he pushed his glasses up on his nose. "My name is Hank McCoy my dear and you might be". X-23 smiled in her head this was going to be easier than she thought, "I... I... don't remember", she began sobbing uncontrollably into her hands. Beast shook his head "Poor girl, has lost her memory", he thought to himself, "Well dear I promise you are safe here and we will do what ever we can to help you", he said to the crying girl. As he walked over to her and tried to put his hand on her shoulder she flinched, and then he saw something that astounded him, he heard it at first the sound of metal like someone sharpening knives. The young girl screamed in pain as the adamantium claws emerged from her hands. Beast was in shock, he couldn't believe his eyes as the young girl curled up into a fetal position on the floor, slowly the claws retracted back into her small thin hands. "Wolverine I need to talk to him about this", he thought to himself. He walked over to a control panel in the bay, hitting an intercom button.

"Rogue?", Rogue stopped talking to Logan for a moment, pushing the intercom on her wrist watch. "Yeah Hank what is it?" she spoke back. "Are you by chance speaking with Logan?", Rogue chuckled to herself a bit he was just to smart for his own good sometimes. "Why yes I am Hank you need him or somethin?", she answered back. She looked at Wolverine and smiled, "Haven't been back ten minutes and your popular?". "Yes I need him to come to the med bay I have something here I believe he will want to see ASAP". said Beast. ""Well Logan your being paged, better head down there before he freaks out and decides to start doing experiments or something".

Aria wasn't sure why but as soon as Storm had left her she took off through the school trying to find the source of this strong sad disdainful hatred filling the school. Heart pounding she slid silently to a stop right before the medical ward. It was a regular door but the feeling was so strong here that she felt herself nearly quiver as it tried to consume her. She shook it off taking a step back and frowning.
"What is going on here?" she whispered but just then she heard footsteps coming down the other hall and she ducked into a surprisingly convenient corner with a plant in front of her face as she watched and listened. Her keen hearing quickly picked up the voice of a young girl crying and a calm deep voice of someone comforting her.
"What the hell would make that so bad?" she wondered quietly and froze as two figures passed her.

wolverine

Logan enters the medical area cracking his neck. '' this had better be good fuzz ball. Ive been on my feet all day and i'm starting to get ticked off about it.'' Logan looks at the teenaged girl. '' ahh no no no way fuzzy im done taking care of pups for one day. he starts to walk outta the med lap

Hank sighs, "I think you would be interested to see this young girls X-ray's you should see something very familiar",he put up X-23's x-ray films up on the viewer showing the adamantium frame work through out her body. "As you can see Logan you have something in common and I can tell you that's not the only thing. Her rapid rate of healing is quite intriguing as well. But it you have more pressing matters". Hank turned to the girl, as she sat there quietly looking at the floor, "And I must say the resemblance is quite uncanny".