Most of her life, Rogue had just wanted to be normal. To belong. To be able to touch another person without hurting them. Her gift made her dangerous. It kept her from ever knowing what it was like to be close to anybody. Absorbing another person’s memories was traumatizing at times. Painful surely for both parties. When it was another gifted, things could become even more troublesome. Rogue could actually take on the powers of the gifted for a time. The She-Hulk was not born gifted. So it was with a shock that Rogue felt herself flooded with raw surging anger with the skin of her neck being clutched by She-Hulk. How dare this green skinned brute threaten her team. Just stomping around like this. Who did she think she was anyway?

“Hun, did you ever make a mistake.” Rogue snarled through gritted teeth as pure strength swelled inside her. Using the stolen power she broke free of She-Hulk’s grip and sent her flying with a single punch to the side of her head. It sounded like a grenade had gone off.

“Whoa!” Dazzler managed to say from where she sat on the ground.

Iceman had seen it too, still trying to pick himself up from Dazzler‘s earlier show of power and checking on a very shaken Firestar.

Rogue was two steps away from laying into the source of her new found anger and power when she just crumpled to the ground. Storm and Marvel Girl were at her side instantly.

“What happened to her?” Storm asked as the rest of the team made their way over, seeing Rogue suddenly break down into sobbing.

Marvel Girl touched a finger to her own temple, reaching into Rogue’s mind. “It was too much for her. She couldn’t handle it all. Whatever memory she absorbed…  We need to get her out of harm’s way now.”

Telepathically, Marvel Girl reached out to Storm’s mind, reminding her not to touch Rogue’s skin.  Out of compassion, she did not want to further upset Rogue by stating this obvious, but still sensitive detail aloud.  Storm nods, receiving the reminder.

Off to the side, She-Hulk was ripping her way free of the tangled ice machine she had landed on.