The Answer To The Problem
By: Amara
CHAPTER I
Logan had been staring at Marie the whole time they were in the plane. He had no clue why, either. Marie hadn't noticed though, and that was all that mattered. He smiled a little, as he looked over her white streaks. He remembered well, how she got them and he was glad that he was there to help her that day. He sighed and shook his head, as if to snap himself out of the daze he put himself in, by looking at Marie. He looked down to his folded hands that were gently placed in his lap. They were on their way to a mission and to be truthful, Logan was scared for Marie. She had just gotten out of many sessions with Professor Xavior, that were about her powers. He was like a protector to Marie. But, sometimes, he wondered if he felt for her more than that. He sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair. Marie heard him sigh, looked to him and smiled.
"Logan, are you okay?" She asked him, curiously. Logan looked back to her and smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine Marie." He told her, in a soft and caring tone. Marie nodded slowly and smiled more. Scott and Ororo looked to each other and smirked. They knew that something was going on with Logan and Marie. After a few more moments of waiting, the plane landed at their destination. They all undid their seatbelts and slowly got out of the plane. When Logan got out and noticed Marie a little ahead of him, he caught up to her and gently grabbed her by the arm, so that she would be facing him. Marie looked a little confused.
"Logan? What's wrong?" She raised an eyebrow at him and watched him. Logan sighed and loosened his grip on her arm. "I really don't like you being here, on such a short notice." He looked into her eyes, seeming a little worried. Marie smiled at Logan and looked back into her eyes. "Logan… I'll be fine. Besides, Bobby couldn't come, because he had to go visit his parents, remember?" Logan slowly nodded. "Yeah, I remember." He sighed deeply and let go of her covered arm. "But, it's not like I'm scared. I have you here with me." She smirked a little and then started walking again. Logan wasn't actually sure what she had meant by that, but it seemed as though she was planning something.
The X-Men walked into an abandoned warehouse and looked around, silently. Marie was in front of everyone, with Scott. It was completely silent and the place seemed so lonely. There were a ton of boxes everywhere, so it was hard to see if anyone was there. Logan smelled to see if anything was wrong. Someone was there. He walked to the side of Scott and looked around with him. "Someone's here. I can smell it." Scott slowly nodded and continued searching. Suddenly, Marie was swept off her feet and thrown into a bunch of crates. She groaned in pain and didn't move one inch. Logan instantly ran to her side, as soon as he figured out what had happened. The rest of the X-Men looked around, seeming more alert. Logan picked Marie up and held her in his strong arms.
Ororo's eyes turned completely white, as she created a storm inside of the warehouse. Jean closed her eyes and held her hand out in the air, trying to find the mutant who had hurt Marie. "Got him…" Jean told Ororo. Ororo nodded and let her eyes turn back to normal. Scott watched Ororo and then looked back to Jean. "A teleporter." He muttered. Logan looked down to Marie and sighed. "Are you okay?" He looked a little desperate for help. Marie took a deep breath and groaned again. "I think my arm is broken." She closed her eyes, trying to ignore the pain.
Jean lowered her hand and glared at nothing in front of her. "Stop trying to transport. It doesn't work." Suddenly, a man appeared in a cloud of smoke, in front of her. Jean watched him, waiting for him to speak. As soon as Logan saw the man appear, he felt an anger deep inside of him. An anger that he felt he had to release on this man. If he hurt Marie, he would definitely hurt him back. He let a growl linger in his throat. The man looked at Logan, with an uneasy look in his eyes. "What do you want with me?" He looked really nervous. Ororo walked closer to the man and looked over his face, intently. "We've had quite a few complaints that involved you. You are quite famous, being on the news and all." The man looked at them and sighed. He knew what Ororo was talking about and he wasn't afraid of admitting it. "Yes, you're right. I've done quite a few bad things. But, when I try and stop myself…" Jean raised an eyebrow at him. "Continue." The man looked to the ground and bit his lip for a few moments. "The feeling of anger just get stronger within me." Scott looked to Ororo, wondering if she was thinking the same thing he was.