Investigating

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Much later, Rogue came to the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters, the mansion that she called her home. She was at the laboratory with fellow X-Men member Hank McCoy, otherwise known as The Beast, back in her green and yellow jumpsuit with her tan leather coat, yellow gloves included. She was discussing what happened earlier today, also giving him Jake's blood samples that landed on her dress. "Do you happen to know the license plates of the reckless driver?" Hank asked. "I only caught a glimpse of his Camry, but the license plate was known as MZW0428," said Rogue. Beast typed the license plate and said, "let's see who the owner of this Camry is." After a minute of researching, Hank found results for the drunk driver. He showed the image of the driver to Rogue and said, "the owner of the 1985 Toyota Camry is known as Zebediah Collin Reisenauer, Zeb for short. Turns out Mr Reisenauer has a criminal record about as long as your arm, Rogue. And according to license and registration, Mr Reisenauer's license plate hasn't been renewed in two years, my goodness! It would appear Zeb is on probation after a domestic dispute and driving under the influence of alcohol." As Rogue looked at the picture of Zeb, his face reminding her of Ezra Miller, she cracked her knuckles and aggressively said, "Is Reisenauer German for pile of trash? Someone violated their probation. Time for them to pay the consequences. What's their address, Beast?!?!?!" Hank showed Rogue Zeb's address and said, "Now Anna, before you confront Mr Reisenauer, and I understand how justified you are, do promise to go easy on him. He may be a vagabond prone to petty criminal practices, but he's still human and we must set a good example."

"Oh I'll set a good example," promised Rogue, "on his face!" As Rogue left the laboratory to confront Zeb, Beast looked at the blood samples and said, "Now Anna Marie told me that the young man she saved didn't react negatively to her touch and she didn't absorb his life force or memories... This should be an interesting scientific study, one in which I may need the opinion of the Professor to see if we're dealing with a human or something more extraordinary..."

Meanwhile, Rogue flew on over to where Zeb Reisenauer lived at, and in 5 minutes she was able to find his house. The house looked neglected, run down, and downright ugly. The grass itself was dry and lifeless without any color, but Rogue recognized the piece of shit Camry that belonged to the drunk driver that almost killed Jake. Rogue landed on the ground, cracking her knuckles. She wandered over to the front door and aggressively knocked on the door. She kept on knocking on the door until it opened and Zeb Reisenauer, the man who ran over Jake, said impatiently, "ay! Quit knockin' on my door, bitch! Whaddya want?!?!?!" Rogue glared at Zeb and asked, "You kiss your mama with that mouth?"

"Joke's on you, I never loved my ma, she was a pain in the ass. Now what the hell do ya want, weirdo?!?!" Zeb impatiently asked, clearly inebriated. "Are you Zeb Reisenauer?" Rogue asked. Zeb looked at Rogue and snapped, "yeah, whatzit to ya?!?!?!" Rogue forcefully grabbed Zeb's shirt and asked with a calm fury, "You know that young man in the flannel shirt and Wolverine shoes that you ran over?" Zeb impatiently snapped, "yeah, what about 'im? Idiot shoulda watched where he was goin'!" Rogue pointed at Zeb and scolded, "You oughtta be ashamed of yourself for almost killin' that man because of your reckless drunk drivin'! And you should be even more ashamed that you didn't even stop and ask if he was okay!" Zeb scoffed, "whatever! I don't give a shit! If that dumbass dies, it ain't my problem!"

"That's where you're wrong," said Rogue, "If that innocent man dies, his blood is on your hands! But either way, you're gonna be dealin' with me, honey!" Zeb attempted to slap Rogue, but she grabbed his hand and scolded, "ain't ya ever heard, boy? A real man does not strike a lady!" Rogue tossed Zeb outside, making him land flat on his back. Rogue then punched Zeb in the face, and add insult injury, kicked him directly in the groin. "Consider yourself lucky I'm holding back, boy," she warned, "You and me are takin' a lil' trip." Rogue rung Zeb by the back of his shirt and started flying away from his derelict house, the drunk driver holding on to his groin and whimpering. Five minutes later, Rogue landed at the New York Police Department. Rogue grabbed Zeb by his ear and dragged him into the department. Inside the police department was a black man in his forties with a mustache and glasses, the name Davis-Morales on his police uniform. This was Officer Jefferson Davis-Morales, who was assigned to man the front desk and do paperwork for any crimes reported for the day. "Officer Davis-Morales, I'm here to report a crime." Rogue said in a matter of fact tone. Jefferson looked at what was in front of him and rhetorically asked, "well what have we here? Zeb Reisenauer, what did you do this time?"

"Don't rub it in Morales," scoffed Zeb, "this bitch kicked my ass! And my nuts!" Jefferson stood up and said, "A, Language. B, whatever the reason that this woman beat you for, you were probably asking for it. What did he do?" Rogue glared at Zeb and replied, "ran over an innocent young man and left him for dead. I took the young man to the emergency room. I don't know if he's alive..." Jefferson looked at Zeb and asked, "driving under the influence of alcohol again, Mr Reisenauer? That offense and the hit and run are an official violation of your probation. I'll take it from here, Rogue." Jefferson got out from his desk, and he read Zeb his rights. "You seem awfully calm being around a mutant, officer," said Rogue. "At this point, weird is the new normal here in New York," said Jefferson, "and mutants are looking real nice compared to those Friends of Humanity jerks. I've arrested a lot of those guys for hate crimes. And my son's a fan of the X-Men and Spider-Man. Thanks for helping us report this crime, it's probably the most exciting thing about today for me. I suppose I'll find you at the Xavier Mansion if I need you as a witness?" Rogue nodded and said, "you bet, Officer. See ya 'round!" Rogue then left the station and went back to the Xavier Institute.

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