Rogue's brief sleep was busted up by the all too familiar sounds of a klaxon very loudly going off.
"What's going on." Rogue asked as she left her room.
"The
Hellfire Club's attacking Wolverine, they're throwing some pretty heavy
manpower at him and we gotta get there right now." Scott answered as
they rushed out to the Blackbird, Rogue was a little surprised that he
didn't even look at her as they ran, he was clearly per-occupied with
the attack on Logan.
When they finally got out to the Blackbird,
where the rest of the team was waiting for them, everyone stared at
Rogue with varying amusement playing on their faces.
"What's so
damn funny?" Rogue asked, just before she realized that she hadn't
bothered getting into her uniform so she was still in her pajamas.
"Can't
really say dat I disapprove of your new outfit at all, Rogue." Gambit
said, causing everyone to laugh and leading Rogue to feel humiliated by
his joke, even worse, she didn't have time to change now, she'd have to
wait for everyone to get off the Blackbird to fight the Hellfire Club
before she could grab one of the extra costumes on the Blackbird
(uniforms tended to get ripped and destroyed on a regular basis) and
change into that.
"Enough, Remy, we've gotta focus on saving Logan." Scott responded, causing everyone to calm down and listen to his plan.
As Scott droned on, Rogue could feel certain male team members (Remy, in particular) watching her every movement.
Her
ego liked that kind of attention from guys, but that joy was usually
followed by sadness over her inability to actually act on any of those
mutual feelings.
Unfortunately for her, Scott had grabbed her as
they landed and told her that she'd just have to fight in her PJ's,
because they had no time to waste.
She was thankful that it was
merely a shirt and pair of pajama pants that she was wearing...still she
was sure she was gonna be annoyed by her lack of bra.
For the
most part, two soldiers seemed intent on pissing Rogue off by making
some rather lewd comments about her while they fought.
Eventually they tried to run, leading Rogue to chase after them, determined to teach them some manners.
It
took awhile, mainly because a few soldiers tried to attack her and she
had to deal with them, but she caught the pair on a rooftop.
Rogue had just finished off two soldiers when she felt something click around her left arm.
She
immediately looked down and saw a small genoshian collar (which had
been modified into an arm band) around her arm, effectively naturalizing
her powers.
She turned around and saw Sebastian Shaw smiling smugly at her.
"Hello, Rogue." He greeted as his eyes ran up and down her pajama clad body.
"You don't really think that Ah'm intimidated by you?" Rogue asked him, anger in her voice.
"I'd hope that you are not." Shaw said as placed his hands behind his back.
"What are you doing?" Rogue asked, as she readied herself for whatever he was planning.
"I'm placing my hands behind my back so you'll know that I'm not here to hurt you." Shaw said, surprising Rogue quite a bit.
"Show me your hands, Shaw." Rogue demanded, Shaw immediately complying with her.
"Now, tell me why your here." Rogue said sternly, trying desperately to intimidate Shaw.
"I am not here to attack you, Rogue." Shaw said, getting a suspicious look from Rogue.
"That ain't what Ah asked ya, Shaw." Rogue said, feeling more and more confident about herself.
"Fine,
Rogue, if you must know, I am here to recruit you for the Hellfire
club." Shaw said, surprising Rogue enough for him to get the upper hand
by grabbing her arm and spinning her around.
"I Want you to be my new Black Queen, Rogue." He whispered seductively into her ear.
"What's so special about me?" Rogue asked, as she struggled with him.
"Many things." Shaw began.
"I
know deep inside you there is a decedent woman just waiting to show
herself." Shaw said as his free hand then groped her breast.
"Join
the Hellfire Club and you can touch whoever you want, whenever you want
and as much as you want." Shaw said as he squeezed her boob and began
to kiss her neck.
After a few seconds Shaw's hand moved from her
breast to her pussy which he lightly rubbed through the soft cotton of
her pajamas.
"I can feel the decadence rising in you, Rogue, let
it all out." Shaw lustfully encouraged as he felt her get wetter and
wetter.
Rogue's simple answer was to struggle against his grip as hard as she could.
"Don't resist the truth, Rogue, you can have it all, just join The Hellfire Club." Shaw whispered as his hand sped up.
A part of her wanted to give in, she was enjoying this, but she wasn't sure about leaving her life in the X-Men behind.
She was at a crossroads in her life.
And she had to pick a path.