Great! And what a unique twist that the man Rogue's running to for safety is Victor, not Logan. She really has a knack for those very special (and rather murderous) guys, hasn't she? I'm looking forward to see what happens next (And I love that Angel flies to the rescue!)!

Author's Response: Who doesn\'t have a soft spot for these two cute psychos? And with Angel, the only other thing I could think of was Pietro some how gaining enough momentum to run up air to them, which would have probably killed the story! Thanks for the review!

With the hard drive of my laptop crashed, I had to snatch my Hubby's laptop to do some readig at all. But yes, this continues to be good, and I throroughly enjoy the twist you gave the relationships between people (setting the ship into fresh waters, so to speak...). And a hearty Hip Hip Hooray for Pyro!

Author's Response: Thanks. I thought it was time to give the others a little moving room, too. And I wanted to put a new dynamic on Kitty and have Pyro start a few things along the way. Keep reading!

Logan sings Springsteen. How VERY appropriate. *grins* (And I won't say a word about Miley Cyrus. Not.A.Word.)

Cúthalion

Author's Response: Thanks! Yeah, essentially, Logan is my mouthpiece on the whole Miley issue. And he and the Boss go together like jeans and t-shirts. --Wendie

I was slowly drawn into this tale, dropping in from time to time and finally finding myself waiting for each new chapter. Thank you for taking a (VERY) familiar premise and plot and writing both of our beloved heroes as refreshingly mature human beings - distrustful, hurt beyond measure and still yearning for closeness. Rogue is a strong women (even if vulnerable), and far beyond any usual fanfiction cliché, and Logan as a wonderful man, so much more than the stereotype of a cigar-smoking feral we see far too often for my personal liking. Plus that the story is full of delicious twists, packed with suspense and rimmed with breathtaking cliffhangers - bravo. I'm definitely a fan.

Author's Response: Thanks so much for your review! I\'m glad you feel this is a fresh take on this premise and characters -- and that you feel that Rogue is coming across as strong despite her weepiness, I mean, vulnerability. :-)

VERY believable showdown, and I like that Rogue is the true heroine here. I also like her interaction with Charles... and of course the Happy End makes me happy, too. Perhaps the pace was a bit too rushed overall (especially given how many time you gave the plot to develop during the previous chapters), but still - great storytelling, and a most enjoyable read. Well done!

Author's Response: I\'m glad you liked it! And that you liked the scene with Charles, it seems to be a standard of my \"back-at-the-mansion\" tie-up. Last time it was Logan talking to Xavier, so I wanted to have the parallel experience for Marie. I agree about the rushed pace of this finale. I kind of screwed myself in a few different ways. I had promised smut and I wanted Logan and Marie to be fully committed to each other before she has to hurt him, so they did all their relationship-resolving before that last chapter, which left me not much to do in the end. Also, once the adamantium ends up on Magneto\'s side of the barrier, it\'s too powerful of a weapon, so I pretty much had to set him on fire to keep him from using it. But then he couldn\'t wander around on fire for fifteen minutes while I drew out the action and still be okay, so I felt like the intervening fight scene couldn\'t last too long. Not to mention I wanted the reader to figure out Marie\'s plan as Logan did so I wanted it to be from his perspective, and that limited me to describing the parts of the action he witnessed. I wrote it, and when I was done I was like, \"That was it? How did that all tie up in like five paragraphs?\" I thought about adding more layers of bad guys, calling in the X-Team, etc., but it seemed like it would just be padding. So, anyway, there is my overly lengthy apology/excuse. :-D thanks for reviewing!