"Ah'm bored," Ah said ta nobody
in particular. It had been a pretty calm day, which was kinda good 'cause we hadn't had one like it in a while.
Ah went down inta the livin' room ta watch some TV. As Ah flipped through the many channels we get at the mansion, Ah
stopped on a news station 'cause Ah saw a word printed in big letters on the screen that is near an' dear ta mah heart.
MUTANTS. That's what Ah am. A mutant. A person who has special gifts, if that's what ya would call 'em.
"Hey Rogue, what's on today?" one 'a the other residents of
the mansion asked.
"Not much," Ah replied. That's mah name, Rogue.
Mah original power is the ability ta temporarily absorb the life force, abilities, an' memories of anyone if mah skin comes
in contact with their skin. After the contact is over, the other person passes out. Ah also take on that person's
physical attributes. Like, if the other person has blue fur an' a tail, Ah grow a tail an' mah skin grows blue fur.
Because of that power, Ah accidentally acquired mah other powers.
Ah have the ability ta fly at supersonic speeds, breathe in
outer space, an' Ah'm invulnerable. Ah also have super strength. Ah can lift up ta 60 tons an' am able ta break
just about anything. Except adamantium. Adamantium is a man-made metal that cannot be bent or broken, and when
it is made in the shape of a sword or blade, can cut through anything except itself.
A good friend 'a mine had adamantium bonded to his skeleton.
Don't ask me how it happened, but it did. He's a mutant, too. His name is Logan, but call him Wolverine.
Only a limited amount 'a people know that his real name is Logan. He has a healin' factor that causes wounds ta heal
real quick. He also has enhanced senses like sight, smell, an' hearin', kinda like a dog's senses. He has these
bones in his arms that come out a' his hands. They are like blades, and he calls 'em 'bone claws'. He also goes
inta these fits where the animal inside 'a him takes control 'a his body. We call those berserker rages. When
he goes inta one 'a those, Ah get a little worried.
The news story on mutants was about experiments on mutants.
As soon as Ah heard that, Ah froze with fear. It brought back a bad memory. Suddenly Ah wasn't in the livin' room
of the mansion watchin' TV. Ah was in a room with Logan an' Susie. Susie was an alien from a far-off galaxy.
We were all strapped to metal tables. We had been kidnapped by Sinister, an evil mutant with goals 'a rulin' the world.
He was in the room with us. Ah heard machines movin', an' before Ah could realize what was goin' on, Ah could feel Logan
an' Susie's bare arms touchin' mine. An alien language filled mah mind, as adamantium was bonded ta mah skeleton in
Canada. The feelin' 'a mah father, the king of a far off galaxy, givin' me over ta a gross prince ta be married as the
adamantium was ripped from mah skeleton in a battle with Magneto. Ah screamed as the fear an' the berserker rage combined,
an' Ah felt extreme pain on the backs 'a mah hands. Yet, it was a familiar pain. Ah looked down, already knowing
what Ah would see. Ah was right. Bone claws were protruding from the backs 'a mah hands. Six 'a 'em.
Each about a foot long.
*SNIKT*
Ah retracted mah claws. The wounds healed. Ah heard more machine sounds
as Logan 'an Susie were pulled away from me. Ah could hear three different heartbeats in the room.
Wait a darn minute--ain't there four o' us in here?! Ah thought.
Ah looked to mah left, ta see Susie, dead. No!! Ah killed her! Mah damn powers killed her! Sinister will pay
for this! Ah looked over ta Wolverine, only ta find him still awake.
"What the f...?" Ah cried in astonishment.
"It worked!" Siniter cried with glee. He started talkin'
ta himself like the madman he is. "The alien's DNA make-up combined with Wolverine's powers has caused her to have his powers
permanently!"
"But what about Wolvie?" Ah asked worryingly.
"Oh," he turned ta face me. Ah'd rather he kept talkin'
ta the wall. "he still has his powers. The girl's morphing ability copied his powers completely, then bonded with your
DNA. So, in essence, his powers are your powers." Sinister explained, obviously proud a' himself.
"You sick bastard!" Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops yelled.
He's the leader 'a the X-Men, the group me an' Wolvie are in.
"What? How did you get in?!", he yelled as he turned
in shock, "My security systems should have kept you out!"
"We make short work o' de systems, Sinister," Gambit angrily
replied. Gambit's real name is Remy. His power is the ability ta charge inanimate objects with kinetic energy.
Once those objects touch somethin' else, they explode. Gambit is mah sweetie, but we'll keep that ta ourselves.
"Remy! These bonds are adamantium. Ah can't break
'em," Ah told them.
"And you never will. Only I can free you, so you X-Men
may as well go home." Sinister cockily replied.
"Have it your way, Sinister," Remy said with a grin. Ah couldn't
help but smile. Suddenly a glowin' card appeared in his hand. With extreme speed an' accuracy, Gambit flung the
card toward Sinister, the explosion throwin' him off-balance. Sinister fell inta me, his head hittin' mah bare
arm. Suddenly, years 'a horrors filled mah mind, as well as the knowledge 'a how ta free Wolvie, 'Susie' an' me from
our bonds. As Sinister's uncoscious body hit the floor, Ah told Hank how ta open our bonds. Hank is a big,
blue furry guy who resembles his codename-Beast. He's real smart, confusin' people who get a first look a 'im when he's
spoutin' off equations that give me a headache. We didn't have time ta get Susie, Sinister would wake up in mere moments.
Instead, we raced outside an' inta the blackbird, our personal jet.
Suddenly, Ah was back in the livin' room 'a the mansion,
as the news changed subjects ta global warmin'. Ah turned off the TV as fast as Ah could an' ran upstairs ta take a
cold shower. Livin' that nightmare once was enough for me.
