Disclaimer: All of the characters and everything that involves the X-men in any and all forms belong completely to Marvel.
WARNING: There is some mild violence and bloodshed in this story.
It was a dark and “stormy” night at the X-mansion. The wind and the rain were coming down so hard that they had to close school short that day at the Xavier Institute. When all of the students had retired to their dorms for the night, the X-team had settled to the parlor for some “bonding” down time. They were all so relieved to not be fighting out in that cold, dark night.
Everyone was so relaxed and happy. Even Logan and Scott were getting along. Believe it or not, they were actually having a real conversation. Well, actually, they were bragging about their girlfriends, but that didn’t matter.
“At least Scott isn’t trying to melt Logan’s claws again.” Xavier thought.
Jean was trying to tell him about her “latest idea” as she called it, about redecorating the mansion, but she wasn’t really paying attention to him, to see if he was paying attention to her. She was just off in her own little world. Across the room from them, Remy and Rogue were cuddling on the couch in front of the fireplace, where Ororo stood ready to douse the flames, every time Jubilee tried, (and failed) to start a fire in the fireplace with fireworks.
“Ahhhh. Look at all my wonderful children. I have taught them so well.” Charles said to himself as he scanned the room.
His eyes fell on Rogue, as she and Remy started to get a little closer on the couch.
“ Oh great,” He thought to himself as he silently “flew” across the room, and snuck up from behind the couch.
“ BOO!” He shouted in Rogue’s ear.
“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Rogue screamed.” Wadja do that for Professor?!”
All eyes then turned to the center of the room.
“ I just thought I would remind you two of the dangers of getting to close.” He said, as if they had never heard his little “ Be careful, or else” speech before.
“ We know that mon ami,” replied Gambit.
“Yeah Professor, Ah already know all of that!” Rogue said, getting annoyed.
“ Ok... I just don’t want you two to get hur...” the Professor started, but he was cut off when the lights suddenly went out, and they heard a scream from down the hall. They all jumped up and ran out of the room. When they started down the hall, they heard a crash, and someone yell for help.
“ That sounds like Storm!” Rogue said in a raspy voice.
“ Storm! Where are you?! ORORO!!!!!!!!” shouted Logan.
All of a sudden there was a thud, and Storm and Logan landed on the ground with a crash.
“ Help me!” she said sobbing and clutching on to Logan. “ They’re after me!”
“ Who is shugah?” Rogue asked, prying her off Logan.
“I don’t know! I was just in my bedroom, when someone in a mask and a robe jumped out of my closet and pointed a gun at my head!”
“ Storm, slow down! Did you see who it was? Did they speak? Did you recognize the voice?”
“Shut up, Scott!” Yelled Xavier. "By the way, we could really use your eyes right about now. You and Jean go get some flashlights and candles.”
“Fine.” Scott said with a sigh.” Jean? Where are you baby?” no answer. “Jean?” Still no answer.
“JEAN!!!!!” everyone yelled.
They raced back to the parlor to see if she was still there. There was no sign of her.
“Oh great.” Xavier said. “ Ok. Let’s split up, and scour the mansion to look for Jean. Ororo, You Logan and I will take the west wing. Hank, you Kitty and Scott take the east wing. Rogue, you, Gambit and Jubilee take the labs. Now let’s all get on our uniforms, so we’ll have the transmitters.”
A while later they all started they all started out on their different ways.
Xavier figured they’d be safer in numbers, but he was soon proved to be wrong.
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The first missing was Rogue. When they went looking for her, they found her strapped by the ankle in Xavier’s private telepathic room, hanging upside down off the platform. She was half dead and barley breathing. When they pulled her up, they found that she had been strangled nearly to death by her own hair.
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They brought her to Jean’s medical facility, and Wolverine tried his best to revive her. Sadly she was lost, and this left Logan close to death. When Storm heard the details of what had happened, she started to sob uncontrollably over loosing two of her closest friends. Scott tried to comfort her, but it was no use. She shut out everyone. She wouldn’t even respond to the Professor. Not even telepathically. Obviously it was hard on everyone, but it was then that Kitty and Jubilee proclaimed their love for Logan. This made Ororo cry even harder. They heard a thud in the far end of the room, and turned just in time to see a corner of a black robe disappear around the corner. Storm tried to stop the person by creating a mist around them, but her powers didn’t work! Hank and Scott ran after “it”, and when they had turned the corner, there was a scream, thud, and then silence. By this time, Jubilee and Kitty had gone into a jealous rage, and had fought each other into a bloody pulp beneath Wolverine’s bed.
Now it was down to her, Gambit and the Professor. They went back up to the parlor to figure out what to do. By then the power had come back on, and the storm outside had subsided a little, but it was still raining and thundering. It was late, but none of them could sleep. Ororo and Remy sat on the couch mourning over their loved ones. Xavier sat in front of the fire (that he made) wondering just how he could have let this happen to his children.
All of a sudden, the door blew open and the lights went out. The last thing Storm heard was Gambit screaming right before she was clubbed in the head and knocked unconscious. When she came to, she was lying on the floor of the parlor. She slowly opened her eyes, and saw that it was light outside. When she was able to focus, she saw that she was lying on a dead, mutilated body of a bloody Remy. She started sobbing, when she heard something. It sounded like repetitive banging.
She went out in the hallway and saw the Professor with his back facing her, banging his wheelchair repetitively against the wall. She turned him slowly around and screamed. His eyes were hazed over and bloody, and his tongue was just hanging out of his mouth with blood pouring out. She screamed again and fell to the floor sobbing when she heard the cocking of a gun. She slowly turned around to find herself facing down the barrel of a shotgun.
“ Miss Munroe? I do believe it’s your turn.” The woman said to her.
Storm thought for a second. The voice sounded so familiar! All of a sudden it hit her.
“JEAN?!” Storm exclaimed.
The woman pulled off her mask and shook her hair out. Sure enough, there was Jean standing there in that black robe.
“ Yes, it’s me. Now I’m going to do to you what I did to the rest of them!”
“But why?!” Storm sobbed. “ Why did you kill them? You killed your husband! You killed your brothers and sisters! You killed your FATHER!” Storm shouted, pointing at Xavier.
“ I hated you all!” Jean began.” I was the real brains of this operation from day one! I was part of the original X-men, and when you came, the world forgot about the first X-woman! Now everyone has been caught up on you and Rogue having (had in Rogue’s case, BWA HA HA HA HAAA!) perfect bodies! They loved Julbils cuz she was so cute and spunky! Remy, Logan, and Scott were the buff studs, so where did that leave me?! Everyone forgot about Marvel Girl, Jean Grey M.D., and now, with you out of the way, it’s time to reunite the world with me! So goodbye Ororo! Tell the others hi for me! BWA HA HA HA HAAAA!”
She cocked the gun, held it to Storm’s head and pulled the trigger.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Storm screamed and sat up in bed.
She was in her own bed, in her own room. She looked over and saw Rogue in the bed across the room from her.
“ Heh, heh, it was just a dream! Just a dream! Rogue! Rogue, wake up!”
She got out of bed and went over to Rogue.
“Rogue?”
She rolled her over, and screamed. It was Rogue all right, but it was just how she dreamed, dead.
THE END