The Enemy of my Enemy

• Writer - Fabian Nicieza
• Penciler - Andy Kubert
• Inker - Cam Smith
• Colorist - Kevin Somers
• Colorist - Malibu
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Editor - Bob Harras

Summary

  Note: this is the 20th anniversary issue (since Giant-Sized 1).

  Rogue's head is still swimming with Remy's memories. She throws a boulder at Bobby, who has been bugging her, wanting to know why she drove them to Seattle. He ices her up, trying to calm her down, but she breaks free and says she has to confront Remy's secrets.

  Remy has flown in with the Blackbird and stands on the docks, in the rain, crying. He wants to make sure Rogue is okay, and that she doesn't discover the truth.

  Bobby catches up to Rogue in a bar, flirting with frat boys, and stops her from touching them. She is frustrated, so she punches the bar, goes on a tirade, then flies off through the roof. While Bobby holds up the ceiling, the frat boys suddenly become an anti-mutant mob (Bobby: "Oh, give me a break!"), but Remy shows up with flashing cards, and they back off. He won't tell Bobby what's bothering Rogue, but he takes him to a theater where he knows she'll be.

  Graydon watches TV coverage of Gene Nation; Clay convinces him to run for president.

  Remy talks to Rogue, who asks, "How can ah ever love you--really love you--if ah can't trust you?quot; She knows he's afraid of being caught but doesn't know why. He fails to convince her this is just one more hurdle in their relationship, and she takes out her frustrations on the theater and flies away. Remy ducks; Bobby goes after Rogue, saying she needs to face this. Remy charges a sandbag and throws it at her, to drop her back to the ground. He extends his hand, saying they should touch so they can share everything: "no secrets, no shame." She hesitates, then turns away.

  She tells Bobby she's leaving the X-Men for now. She and Remy say they love each other. He apologizes for not living up to her expectations; she says that's just the problem: he did. She flies away, and Remy just gasps. Bobby says he's sorry for him; he goes off alone and wanders Seattle for a while. Sinister shows up in the shadows, mocking him and saying it will soon be time to play the hand he dealt Remy. Remy tosses a full house at him, but he disappears.