Hee. I love your Stark. He's a perfect blend of charming and smarmy. 'Anina' handles him well ;).

Go Xavier. I like his forceful speech. Cool. At first I thought Melanie was Mystique. So cool to see Blindspot brought in though. I had totally forgotten about her (been a long time since I read the comics).

"Welcome back to the Brotherhood, daughter." AHHH no! Is Rogue going to turn evil now or something? Oh my gosh. This was definitely a well-written and exciting chapter. I can't wait to find out what happens next. Poor Logan.

Gambit wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace, enthusiastically returning the kiss, thinking he was in heaven, only to realize he was in hell. His eyes shot open, his bare skin riddling with blackened veins as his life energy drained away from him and into her. Rogue broke away and released him, her face full of malice as he fell into a twitching heap at her feet. She licked her lips.

Yipes! Oh my gosh, poor Wolverine. You got me literally biting my nails here. Why did Mystique hafta go and ruin the happy Rogan times? Hmph.

And what does S.H.I.E.L.D. want with Rogue? Every time one question gets answered I'm left with a dozen more.

I'm not sure whether I look forward to or dread Rogue waking up =/. Poor, poor, Logan. This thing better have a happy ending, Sera, you hear me?!

They all heard the growl. Ha! What a perfect moment. I love this simple little statement set off in its own paragraph right there. Conveys so much with so little, giving us Wolverine's state of mind and a hint of humor as well.

Ha! Holy cow. The plot thickens even more, if that's at all possible. Our Anina has been mighty busy, hasn't she? An international spy, heh, awesome.

Oh no. Hold the freakin' phone. "t a bigger part of him was upset that Anna hadn’t confided in him. She hid so many things from him. What else didn’t he know about the woman he had wanted to spend the rest of his life with?" That sounds bad. Granted, they've both broken each others' trust before, but I feel so bad for Logan right now! :( Yay for instinctive Rogany-ness though. How sweet that she still responds to him even though she doesn't remember him.

Another exceptional chapter. I can't wait to see how you pull all of the intricate threads of this plot together.

Ooh. Yay for two chapters at once. I think that warrants two reviews at once too, huh? If only because I don't have the attention span to read two chapters and remember what I read well enough to review it all *blush*.

Love his thoughts during the training sim--really brings home the sadness of the events that came after to derail his plans :(. Now I'm wondering what kind of magic you're going to work with the scene where she's leaving to get the Cure.

Oh cool. What an interesting glimpse into Rogue's mind. The idea of Magneto and the paper clip sculpture was definitely creepy--I could feel Rogue's nervousness about that, as well as her insecurity and nervousness about taking the cure.

Marie tripped over nothing, and scattered them across the floor.

What a wonderful image. Awesome, awesome ideas here, and really well-written. I absolutely cannot wait for the next update. Hee. Poor Logan, having his memories rifled through like that. Oh meh. I have a feeling he won't be too upset with her as long as she decides to fulfill a coupla those fantasies for him ;).

Author's Response: So glad you liked it. I\'ve always thought inside Rogue\'s head is a pretty fascinating place to explore - and this lets me explore Rogue\'s mind, AND Logan\'s memories. Not sure whether there will be any fulfillment of fantasies here - I don\'t think I see it going that far, because I\'m going to try and keep it as faithful to the X3 continuity as I can, and we all know what happened there. But I feel entitled to screw with our perspective a little and make things less painful for Roganites.

LOL. Not sure why, but I love that Logan's bar is called 'The Bar'.

Ooh, and the game is on. I love this badass side of Marie, totally cool. The chemistry is already palpable, and I can't wait to see how things develop between those two.

Is it wrong that I'm kind of hoping they'll get in a fight at some point? Ha!

Author's Response: It was either that or Logan\'s, but I thought The Bar was just so appropriate. Don\'t worry about the fight, it will be sooner rather than later, I can assure you. ;)

"If she dies, you know Raven is going to eat you alive. And I'll be there with a knife and fork, ready to dig in, old man."

Line of the day. I like your Victor! He's still reckless and overly emotional, but not as plain stupid/barely verbal as most people characterize him to be.

I love the dark humor when Marie tells Logan that she's stuck with his "fucking nobility and hero complex."

I'm so glad to finally have a little time to read this! It was definitely worth it. The interplay between Logan and Marie is great. Curious to see what the heck happened when she touched him. So she like, has his powers permanently now? And what the heck is Magneto planning?! Update soon! Pwease?

Author's Response: Thank you! For me, Victor is a fun character to write. I\'ve always seen him as just the anti-Logan; still smart but completely sociopathic and unpredictable. \r\n\r\nI\'m glad you like the interplay. I want to keep them true to Logan and Marie but just in a different setting. I\'ll try to update soon, I just started a new job and it\'s cramping my writing time! Stupid employment!

Aw, man! No. Marie gone is bad. They need to keep on, um, solidifying their connection ;). I'm curious to see how Victor will respond to Erik's plans for Marie, if he's gonna be a willing participant or he wants her all to himself or what. Also, the green guy?! I can't decide if it's Toad or Leech. Hmmm.

Looking forward to Logan's rampage, and possibly an epic showdown between him and Victor (huh? yeah? mebbe?) More soon! Glad you're continuing this; I dunno what the deal is with people not reviewing, 'cause I think your stories are a pleasure to read =D.

Author's Response: Thanks for the kind words. Maybe it\'s not their cup of tea and that\'s fine, I guess I thought I had an intriguing idea. Oh well! Thanks for your continued reviews and support...and ideas. ;)

Hey, I was sorry to see that WRFA ate your story =/. Anyway, just read the whole thing this morning (ah, the beauty of short chapters!). I'm definitely enjoying this, especially your characterization of crazy!Marie. The instant chemistry with Logan is great and I'm curious to see what will come of it now that the rest of the X-Men are thrown into the mix.

Author's Response: Thanks! I haven\'t had a story eaten by the WRFA before, I thought it was above that. *give the WRFA a disappointed look* I wanted o do the lab fic in drabbles for the first time because I was so afraid of mucking it all up with long detailed chapters. But I\'ve given myself a long long list of prompts so it\'ll be fun. crazy!Marie is delightful, I\'m thrilled writing her and figuring out her patterns and the way her psyche works. I think I started this... Wow, back in December. Remember how I said I didn\'t have any room to talk? The chemistry is really fun to write, I love this Logan. He\'s definitely not one to give two sifts about what anyone else thinks. And Marie is taking what she can get as soon as she gets her hands on it. The X-men, lol, they\'ll do what hey do best. Put their noses into everything. lol

“Is it safe?” I joked. “I’m more than a match for the bugs in the walls.” “Did you have to tell me about them?” I moaned. “I was happier not knowing.”

Ha! I loved this. What a cute moment. This Logan and Rogue have such great banter. I'm liking the Rogue/Marie moments too.

And thank you, thank you, a million times thank you for not overdoing the scene in the bar where the guy came up to hit on her. So many people would've made him come up and grab her out of the blue and try to have his wicked way with her or something, LOL, but you made it really realistic. Nice. Off to read the next chapter!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I try to just let the banter come naturally but I often get worried it doesn\'t come out quite right. \r\n\r\nYou make me blush with your reviews =)

Oh. Wow. This pairing never would have even occurred to me, but I like it, weirdly enough. You write Captain America really well :). I love the use of his 'voice' in the narrative. "I think she's swell!" Hehe.

Okay, so when you said this story wasn't going to have a happy ending, that put me off and I almost didn't read it. But I'm soooo glad I did. This was great. Not too terribly, heart-breakingly angsty, but just angsty enough. And the moment in the sim when Rogue realizes she can touch Steve, and Wolverine's reaction to it--priceless. I cannot wait to read the last chapter of this. Or maybe I don't want to read the last chapter. It's stupid, but even after what you said, I'm still somehow hoping for a Rogany ending.

But regardless of the outcome, you definitely have a great story here and I will be waiting with bated breath for the last installment! Update. Soon. Pwease =D =D =D

Author's Response: hey, thanks for the review. glad you like steve\'s voice because i was a little nervous about it; i kept asking myself how much period detail should i put into his narration? how old-fashioned should i make him? if he comes across as naturalistic and sympathetic then i\'m a very happy hobbit. as for where the pairing came from- it just occured to me out of the blue during the captain america movie. glad you think it works- i quite like it myself. now i know what i said but this isn\'t actually the last chapter, i just hope you enjoy the penultimate one just posted. thanks for the review and hobbits away, hey!

I hate you. That is all.

Author's Response: don\'t buy me flowers or nuthin\'...;-)

Ugh. As much as I love Logan's total agape for Rogue, it sucks that it had to come to this.

Reminds me of some Medieval knight who has this pure, selfless love for a maiden.

Sigh.

As much as this story and I have a love/hate relationship, it is beautifully written, and I have to give you props for that. Great job.

Author's Response: hey hun, know it\'s late but thanks for the review. i think logan and marie certainly have the courtly love thing going on, (as you said, the untouchable maiden, knight errant in leather jacket...) it is kinda selfless. and thanks for giving this story!