Disclaimer: I don't own X-men: Evolution or any of their characters except for Faye Sparrow.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I've been busy with school and work.

Freedom Chapter Three

Sabertooth roared and once again lunged at Faye. This time instead of her pushing him off to the side, Faye matched his strength. She held his wrists so he couldn't attack or harm her, but she could get him. Faye snarled and sank her teeth into Sabertooth's shoulder causing him to yell in pain. Sabertooth managed to break Faye's grip around his wrists. He slashed at her torso but Faye leaped back only grazing her arm.

Logan tried getting a better footing to climb up the side of the cliff. Sabertooth hadn't managed thrown Logan down to the bottom of the cliff. Logan had managed to put one of his clawed hands in the side of the cliff about halfway down. Logan heard the fight going on above and quickly climbed up to rescue or aid Faye, which ever she needed. When Logan finally reached the top he could barely believe his eyes. Faye was a…werewolf.

"Sabertooth!" Logan shouted.

"Screw this. Wolverine isn't worth taking on the mutt too." Sabertooth said aloud to himself before fleeing.

Faye chased after him in pursuit. Sabertooth jumped the wall with Faye hot on his heels.

"Faye don't. He's leaving." Logan called after her.

Storm landed by Logan without warning.

"What happened?" she demanded.

"Sabertooth came after me again." Logan answered the weather witch.

"Becoming bolder isn't he?" she answered.

"Are you—" Storm was cut off before she could finish.

"I'm fine."

"Where's Faye?" Storm asked.

"She took off after Sabertooth. Tell Chuck. I'm going after her." Logan said running to the garage to get his bike. He knew that the two of them could cover a lot of ground.

Faye had lost Sabertooth hours ago but she was heading west. West, away from the institute. She couldn't return after her feral side took over. Faye was now in her wolf form. It made travel easier. Faye panted to help cool herself down, an animal trait that she had to use in this form. It was dawn. Faye decided to take a rest. She laid down under a large tree in the shade and shut her eyes. She fell into a deep sleep.

"Faye hide quickly! Go hide in the barn with Outlaw." An older woman instructed.

"Okay mom." Faye said running out the back door to the barn.

Faye opened the stall door and crouched down under the bay horse's body. Suddenly her nostrils filled with the smell of smoke. Faye's eye widen and she peered around the corner of the doorway leading to the corral. Her house was on fire! Then she heard it. Her mother was screaming bloody murder.

"HELP! NO! DON'T HURT HER! SHE'S JUST A CHILD!"

Faye watched as a couple men exited the house as the flames engulfed it further.

"Find the girl and kill her. My son is in the hospital because of that brat!"

Faye's eyes widen and she turned to Outlaw. Faye jumped on the stallion's back and rode him fast and hard out of the stable and corral. Just as she reached the edge of the woods Faye heard an explosion and the land light up behind her. She turned to see her house almost completely gone.

"NO! MOM!"

Faye jolted awake from her dream. She could smell someone near.

Logan could smell Faye's scent more clearly now. She was very close. It was amazing the distance she could cover in this amount of time. She had to be running the whole time for several hours. Surely she was resting now. Logan got off his parked bike and went into the wooded area. Logan followed Faye's scent.

A gray and white wolf came around a tree growling warningly at him.

"Faye," Logan said. "I know it's you. Not just by your smell but by the necklace you're wearing."

What do you want? She asked in his head.

"You're a telepath too?" Logan inquired.

Not really. I can project me speech into your head but I can't read your thoughts or anything. Wolves don't have the necessary things needed for verbal speech.

"Are you really willing to give up now and go back to lockup?"

Faye just stared at him with her blue eyes.

"You'd better make your decision Faye or we'll have to make it for you." Logan warned.

I guess I'll go back with you then. she said defeated.

"You don't sound very pleased Pup."

I wasn't prepared for everything. It's been so long since I've been to a regular school. The fight was different. I was scared I guess that's why I ran. Faye said before transformed back to her human form.

"You're lying. That's not why you ran." Logan told her.

"Yes it is." Faye replied in her now human form.

Logan stared at her.

"Fine. It's not." She said defeated. Faye sighed and quietly said, "I can't control myself when I transform like that. I'm feral most of the time."

Logan's face softened knowing what she meant. "You'll learn to control it. You'll have to control your emotions as well. C'mon pup."