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Quiet_Cool In X-Men Uleashed said:Bastard
I was dreaming. That seemed the only plausible explanation.
All around me was heat, too much heat, as though it might singe my skin.
"Bastard..."
A familiar voice, echoing in my head.
I tried to open my eyes, but they fought me. I tried to move my head, but that seemed in vain as well.
"Bastard..."
Again, the same voice, but there were others there too, in the background, further away, but still somewhat understandale.
Who was that? I wondered.
"Bastard, c'mon, B.C."
The voice was worried, but I wasn't sure why. And I also didn't understand why, if something was so wrong, anyone would have bothered me with it. I wasn't in charge of the mansion, or the school, or anything for that matter.
"Kane...answer, Kane..." The voice said, now near tears.
I took in a deep breath, found my lunge tickled at first, then burning with smoke.
I opened my eyes then, without choice it seemed, and raised my head, going into a coughing spell. AFter it subsided, I lay back down and look up to see Rogue, looking down at me with tears in her eyes, running down her cheeks. She was holding my head in her hands, which in turn rested on her lap. I look around at the lawn of the mansion and see several others, watching as flame leapt from the building's windows and doors.
"What happened?" I asked Rogue.
SHe sniffed, looking at the building. I could see the flames dancing in her eyes, reflecting in the tears on her cheeks.
"I don't know. There should have been an alarm. The entire building has an alarm system, all connected and run from the security panel. Everyone should have known before the fire could spread, but..."
I forced myself to sit up, wondering what could have caused the fire, and what could have caused the alarm system to fail.
"THey were all inside," she said, "All of them, and I did what I could...I pulled you and most of them out, but..."
I looked back to her.
"You can't do everything by yourself. You did good."
She shook her head and looked down, more tears spilling down her cheeks, her head slumping.
I stood, looking around to see who else had made it. I didn't see Wolverine, or Gambit, or Storm...or the Professor...
"Were they all...even the Prof?"
She nodded, not raising her head. She was outright crying now, sobbing.
I looked around again, kowing there was nothing I could say to make tings any better for her. She'd lost how many friends? All of them, perhaps?
I could see a few familiar faces, people I'd met since I came back here six months ago, when Rogue had takne me under her wings and helped me get started in the right direction.
I thought i saw Protea, and Razorback, and I couldn't miss Raja. The odd gothic guy was there too, but I couldn't remember his name...
I looked back to Rogue, who'd grown awkwardly silent. I kneeled down and placed an arm around her shoulders, but as soon as it touched, she leapt up, as if startled, and shoved me back. I was on my back, rolling away before i realized what had happened.
I climbed ot my feet, having had the wind knocked ut of me by the force of the throw, and looked back at her, confused.
"No," she said, almsot shouted, "I can't...I..."
She shook her head, violently, then took in a deep breath and seemed to gain some control.
"Rogue..." I began, but she didn't give me time to finish.
"I have to leave, Kane. I'm sorry, but I must go...I can't...I can't stay here any longer..."
With that she leapt into the air and was heading away at full speed.
I watche dher go, her form shrinking into a speck against the night sky, then gone within a few minutes.
I turned to the others then, realizing that we were truly all alone then, no X-Men around, or possibly even alive to help us. Mutants in a world that hated them, forced to face it without help.
"Is anybody hurt?" I ask. "Is everybody okay?"
Originally posted by DarkTalon in X-Men Unleashed
WIld card Road up to the X-mansion Just in time To See It Go up In a magnificent explostion. he New There wern,t Many X-men leftt In There Most Of them W Had Scaterd After the Panthor incedent. (See the OrigenAl Thread BuB*) But He Knew Rouge Had Come Down Here Looking For Him And Some Answers And that Worried Him. He Raced I to the Ruble To Finde Baster And Severle Others. He saw Rouge Shoot Off in to the sky. "Basterd Is Evry One Oky Any One Still in there"
As Basterd Told W.C. That Gambit Storm Wolverien And The Prof Were Still In There He Rilized His Hole Family Could Be DIeing .
" Im Going In To Save them B.C. You Get Those Rookiees Out Of There"
All Of A Sudden oNe Off the Newest student yollerd At WC
" I Don't Knowe Who you Are Budy But no one calls Static A Rookie I'm Going With You."
" I Work Alone Kid" Wild Card Said in His Souther Cajion Accent.