TITLE: Flashbacks
AUTHOR:  Peachy
EMAIL: kkeene@bradley.edu
Teaser: The memories of others haunt Rogue
Rating: PG-13
Genre:  drama

The next day she was in class and Scott Summers was  lecturing on a story they had to read for English, when something happened.  Rogue was one minute in class  goofing off with Bobby and Kristine and the next it got  very cold.  She was no loner in New York but could feel  herself being drenched by rain.  She looked around not  knowing where she was, Rogue got scared.  Then she saw  her parents but they weren't hers.  They where crying  for her to come to them.  She obeyed without thought,  feeling only the fear of losing them forever.  She was  then pulled backwards, held back by a soldier.

In the classroom Rogue became dazed and Scott then  called on her…

"Rogue, you can rejoin class anytime now.  So who do  you think this monologue was really intended for?" he  stood waiting for her to answer.  She didn't even  move.

"Rogue?"

Bobby saw her breath in the warm air as if she was very  cold.  She started to shake slightly.

"I think something's wrong with her."

Everyone in class turned to look at the shivering,  mindless Rogue that sat before them. Scott ran up to  her, grabbed her lightly and tried to shake her gently  out of this state.

"Katherine, go get Dr. Grey," she immediately obeyed  and left the room, vaporizing through the door.

"Rogue, sweetheart, snap out of it?"

She screamed a load "NO!" at the top of her lungs and  tried to run away.  She got out the library door and  belted toward the exit.  Scott got a hold of her trying  to calm her and hoping that he wouldn't hurt her or her  hurt him.
 
These feelings and emotions running trough her body  were out of her control.  She was there but couldn't  stop them.  She felt another arm grab her and pull her  away from her family.  She reached out her hand begging  for her mother's touch.  The gate moved before her,  crumpling.  She realized whose thoughts she was trapped  in.  Magneto… She was terrified, especially after he  tried to kill her.

These men had her pinned and all the memories and  experiences were his.  She felt great pain on the  inside, her lungs would not stop screaming until it all  went black with a thud to her head.  It went black and  she went limp.
 
Dr. Grey was running down the hall to help Scott with  Rogue who looked like she was deranged.  Suddenly as  Scott was trying to calm her, she went limp in his  hands.  He wanted to feel her head or wipe away the  tears that flowed down her face but he didn't have  anything to cover his hands with.  He carried her to  the medical room and after a few minutes of examining  her, Jean found nothing wrong.

Rogue opened her eyes to a bright light.  She wondered  what happened.  She remembered the events and the  dream.  "Rogue can you hear me?'  Jean asked.

"What happened?" was the only response.

"We were hoping you could answer that question?" Scott  inquired.

Rogue sat up slowly, and took several deep breaths.   She cleared her head and organized the thoughts  swimming about.  She tried to decipher her own memories  from others.

Professor Xavier wheeled into the room to check in on  the new pupil.

"How are you feeling Rogue?" He asked like a concerned  father.

"OK, now."

"Please tell us what happened."

"Well…" she began, "First I was in class and then I was  somewhere else.  It was dark and raining. I saw two  people, a couple.  My heart went out to them.  I  couldn't stop hoping they would turn around and come  after me.  I was being dragged farther away from them.   I didn't want to leave 'em.  I ran towards a gate that  was closing and then an arm grabbed me.  I started to  scream and scream.  I didn't want to, it just came out  of my mouth.  I reached out as if they could grab my  hand but they were out of my sight.  Another hand  grabbed me and then another.  All trying to drag me  away but I wouldn't let them.  The metal gate bent and  twisted at my control and I was ripping it to pieces.  Finally something hit me and all went blank."

Professor Xavier nodded, "Magneto" he declared.

"What does he have to do with this?" Scott wondered.

"When Rogue touches someone she gains their memories as  well as their power and strength.  Apparently all these
new memories from Magneto are just a shock to your  system and your brain.  In trying to file these strong images, they transfigure themselves creating dreams and nightmares.  Have you had any others?"

Rogue hadn't said anything before but the nightmares  that seemed to haunt Wolverine haunted her as well on occasion.  Is this what it was all about? Would more vivid dreams haunt her unexpectedly?

"Yes." she said quietly under her breath.

"What other dreams have you had?" Dr. Grey was curious.She felt that it was getting personal.  These were
Logan's nightmare and memories.  It wasn't for her to share them.

"I really don't want to talk about them if that's ok with you," she said as kindly as possible.  "Will they ever go away?"

"I believe in time."  Xavier stated.

"Can I go now?"

"Yeah," Dr. Grey added with a hopeful smile.

She hopped off the table and went back to her room to rest.  She didn't think they would end.  If Logan hasn't gotten over those images and memories how could she?

FIN