The Mysterious Weapon XIII is mine and everyone else is Marvel property.
Chapter 2
Victoria was walking around the grounds when Storm found her. The weather goddess had taken a liking to this girl and felt that they should be friends of some sort before she went back to Africa.
"Hi. I don't remember your name." Victoria had sensed her before.
"It's Ororo."
"Right. Is there something you need?"
"No. I just wanted to talk." Storm noticed that Victoria was very formal. She had an air about her. Victoria seemed to fear Wolverine more than ever. She needed to talk about it, but was she going to?
"I don't want to talk about Weapon X." Victoria answered.
"Something must be bothering you if you're out here."
"I owe you nothing. You just gave me a ride."
"I'm trying to help you. I don't want to hurt you. Tell me, what's on your mind?" Storm looked like a concerned friend, how could Victoria turn her down?
"Weapon X. He can't stop himself. He had no choice, it was our bond. Do you understand what that means? He's an animal. He'll never understand that the only reason I obey is because of the bond." Victoria felt a little better.
"He doesn't mean to. I don't think he likes it any more than you do. I believe that you should talk to him about this." Storm looked at the girl. She looked like Jean, it was unbelievably uncanny. The red hair spilled down her shoulders and the green eyes, wait hadn't they been black when they met?
"Sorry, my eyes are naturally green, but if I get upset or anger, they turn black. The Director doesn't know about my green eyes." Victoria answered her thoughts again. She was good at that.
"I'm going to find Weapon X. Thank you, Ororo." Victoria looked at Storm and was suddenly unsure if she could lie to her. She wasn't going to find him, hell, she was avoiding him. What was she going to do? She took off down the path and went into the mansion. She walked to the kitchen and decided to get something to eat when Cyclops walked in. No, she wasn't sticking around him. She had seen whom he loved, but the woman, Jean, had died before now. Many times in fact. She knew he wanted to see if she was like this woman, but she wasn't. Just because someone has the same powers and looks, as a woman who was possessed by a cosmic entity doesn't mean that they are the same in every way.
Victoria passed Cyclops and went up to her room. She opened the door to find Wolverine sitting there, on her bed. Now she was pissed. He looked up at her and searched her for something. When he found it, she closed him off to her.
"Don't do that." Logan whispered. Immediately, the wall went down and she shuddered at what was happening. "Sorry, I forgot."
"HOW COULD YOU FORGET? HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN LAST NIGHT?" Victoria was really mad. She was about ready to leave.
"I'm sorry. Look, I didn't mean it. I mean, I didn't want to and I'm not blaming you or that stupid bond. Look, the fact is that, if you didn't want it why didn't you stop me? Don't yell." Logan looked pretty sincere about this. Why was he being so nice about this, this was ridiculous.
"I couldn't stop you because if I had it would have hurt us. That bond is the cause of all of this. The Director is right."
"Don't talk like that." He walked over, but she turned away from him.
"It's true. If it weren't for the Director and the Weapon X program, I wouldn't be in this mess. The Director is right, I'll never escape Weapon X. Never and nothing you can say will change that. What you did last night was wrong and the only reason I have to let it slide is because I'm yours. If I wasn't, I would have ripped you apart by now." She looked at him for remorse, but there wasn't any.
"What about you? You were begging for it."
"Because of your mind. Even with your mind, you can command me, Weapon X. I don't want to be near you anymore. I want nothing, but to go back to the program. I'm sick of you and I'm sick of everyone looking at me like I'm Jean!" She was extremely angry and with a wave of her hand, she opened the door and stormed out.
Charles Xavier expected this to happen sooner or later. Victoria was as temperamental as Wolverine, maybe more since she was a woman. She had expected Logan to treat her fairly, but when he didn't, she was upset, as she should be. Now came the time for her and himself to have a discussion about it. There was a knock at the door interrupting his thoughts, surprised that it wasn't Victoria, but Storm and Cyclops.
"Come in." Xavier was a little preoccupied with the skirmish upstairs to realize they had been standing there. "Ororo, are you leaving us so soon?"
"No, Professor. Actually I came here because I'm worried about Victoria."
"Why should you worry about me?" Victoria was standing there with Colossus guarding the door to stop Logan. If Logan wanted to get in he would, but she would have time for an escape route.
"Victoria, do wish to leave the school?" Xavier could tell she didn't want to tell Cyclops what happened last night for fear of a confrontation between him and Logan.
"Yes and no. I know you don't pry into others' mind, Professor, but please tell me what he's thinking."
"I'm afraid I cannot. Not just because of my policy, but because there is nothing to read."
"How is that possible, Professor?" Cyclops asked.
"Logan has decided to leave so as not to break your heart, I suppose." Xavier looked at Victoria. "Will the two of you leave Victoria and I alone for awhile? We need to have a talk."
Storm looked at Cyclops and they left at Cyclops nodding. They took Colossus with them and closed the door behind them.
"Professor, he blocked me out. I didn't think he could."
"He's not. I know he cannot do such a thing, especially to someone he loves." He looked at her closely.
"I don't think he loves me truly. I think he only loves me because of the bond. If I could understand him, I would be able to see why he did that last night."
"Well, what happened?"
"Weapon X, he possessed me last night. I could do nothing to stop him and I wanted to, but the Director meant it when he explained that I belong to Weapon X. Both the program and the man control me and I can do nothing." Victoria looked at the Professor and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"We will see if we can find Logan and straighten out this mess."
"NO! Please, I will find him. I know where he went."
"Where?"
"To confront the Director. It's obvious. He wants to find out the extent of the bond to either take advantage of it or to destroy it. I hope it is the latter." Victoria was on edge about it since they mentioned he was no longer there.
"Let me send people with you. It will be easier." Xavier hoped she would agree to that at least.
"Fine, but if they tell me what to do, I'll take off."
"Agreed. Go to the situation room. All of us will assemble in a few minutes."
The room was a bit cold for Victoria's liking. In the room with her were Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Polaris, and Professor Xavier. The Professor was at the head of the table with Cyclops standing on his left. Storm was sitting with Polaris who was manipulating a small metallic ball. Nightcrawler was squatting on the edge of the table, while Victoria herself was leaning against the wall farthest away from everyone.
"We need to find Logan. He is now back with Weapon X. Victoria, can you tell us what we should expect?" Xavier looked at her.
She stopped leaning and walked to the edge of the table. "Weapon X is the most dangerous of all the Weapons. With his healing factor and his mental defenses, he will be difficult to take out. His claws are of adamantium and they can go through anything manmade. He will not touch you, Victoria. No matter how many mindwipes he receives, Weapon X cannot harm that which he loves. If he does, it will hurt him and he will be locked away for more training so as not to touch you again." When she finished, they were all looking at her. "That was what I remember from what the Director told me. Since they have him, they have already mindwiped him and he will not remember anyone but the Director and myself. In fact, that may be his first order, to capture me and bring me back to the Director for punishment."
"Punishment?" Cyclops and Polaris echoed.
"For defection." Victoria looked at them. "Do
I get a codename or is that a special privilege?"
"Well,
aren't you Weapon XIII?" Professor Xavier smiled.
"I
suppose. We have to go to the Yukon. I feel his pull. Wolverine is
calling me."
Logan was standing outside the facility with a growl in his throat. The Director was behind him and Logan was doing his best to ignore him and call his woman to him. He knew she would hear him and come to him. It was only a matter of time. Hopefully, whoever kept her would come with her so that he could rip out their throats for it. He chuckled and continued to call her.
The Blackbird was almost to the Yukon. Cyclops and Storm were piloting, while Victoria was looking at the interior of the aircraft. It was dreary and she didn't like it at all. Nightcrawler and Polaris were in conversation as were Cyclops and Storm. Victoria thought about things.
She always thought about things. She was allowed the most freedom out of all the Weapons and was the best candidate for catching the Weapons with her telekinesis, as long as Wolverine wasn't there. What would happen to her? Would she face punishment for defection or reward because Weapon X had returned home? She didn't know, but one thing was certain: Wolverine called her. She wanted to answer, but could she? Unless he ordered it, she wouldn't. She wanted to go alone, but she didn't want to disappoint Professor Xavier. Why not? She liked him that much was true. She wanted to run from Weapon X, but she would feel like she needed to see him. Was there any redemption for Logan at all? Should she try?
The Blackbird touched down about three miles from where she was being called to, which snapped her out of her thoughts. She looked out of the cockpit window and saw the familiar Yukon wilderness. She shuddered and knew Logan felt it as well. He was worried about her and that was natural, at least the bond was working. She went to the group of mutants and looked at all of them.
"Alright, so this is what we do." Cyclops was saying.
"No." It was simple enough. She would not be responsible for death.
"No? What do you suggest?" Storm was interested.
"I go. Alone and no one will get hurt. Logan wants to kill whoever comes with me. Just stay here or go. No, just go. It will be better that way. The Director can't afford to mindwipe me." Victoria was getting annoyed.
"No. You can't go alone." Cyclops looked at
her.
"I'm not Jean! I can handle myself!" Silence followed
for a moment. "Now leave. I don't want you getting hurt."
Victoria resounded it in all of their minds. They collapsed and fell
into unconsciousness.
She lowered the ramp of the Blackbird. She walked into the Yukon night and sighed. Why did she do that? They would be angry and come after her when they returned to a conscious state, unless she wiped their memories. No, she couldn't do that, the Professor would get upset. She couldn't have that. What about Logan? She couldn't leave him at the mercy of the Director. Maybe she could return his memories and they could run away from the facility together.
She continued to walk to the facility when she felt something back on the Blackbird. No one could be up yet. She hit them pretty hard. It must beā¦Logan. She ran back to the Blackbird and saw Logan sniffing around the ramp.
Logan felt her presence and looked at her. She
smiled and beckoned him to come to her and be with his woman. He
complied and they began to walk hand-in-hand to the facility, which
was a little ways away.
"Wolverine." He growled at the name.
"Weapon X?"
"Yes?" He was still speaking. That wasn't supposed to happen. Not after being mindwiped.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. We have
to see the Director. He asked that I bring you back to him before I
took you to our room."
"I see. As you wish." Victoria looked at him. "Weapon X? I wonder why they let me go; I believe they fear you."
"They should. I need to find them, to kill them."
"No!" He looked at her. "I think you should be grateful that they didn't hurt me and that they returned me to you."
"I suppose, but if I see them around you again, I'll kill them."
"As you wish." Victoria looked at him. "Do you remember my name Weapon X?"
"Of course, your name is Weapon XIII." Logan looked at her. "Why wouldn't I remember your name?"
"No reason. I was just wondering. You were defected for a long time."
"That's in the past. Now we will always be together." Victoria stared at him as they walked. The lights from the facility were visible through the trees now. She didn't want to know if the Director was going to punish her, but she had a feeling that Logan knew and that he would tell her. "He's not going to punish you. Who's Logan?"
"It was what you called yourself when you defected." Victoria looked at him.
"Oh, right. I use so many names. I never keep track. I'm glad you do though. I missed you."
"You did?" Victoria pulled on his arm.
"Of course. I love you and you belong to me. I've claimed you and no one else can touch you." Logan looked at her.
"I understand." Victoria looked up and they were nearing the door now. "Are you sure you're okay, Weapon X?"
"I'm fine. Now it's time to go see the Director, my dear." Wolverine opened the door for her and they descended into the dark abyss.
