Disclaimer: Don't own, not mine…blah blah blah.
A/N: Okay the danger room simulated people are either called past selves or robots. I vary. And I'm sorry if you are all annoyed by my constant responding to each…and…every…single…review. I just feel weird ignoring them…
The Danger Room
Logan stood, motionless. He found himself in the mansion, but it somehow looked different.
He looked towards the other X-Men, but they were nowhere to be found.
Suddenly, he heard himself. He walked towards the kitchen, intrigued. What he saw disturbed him deeply.
He saw himself, in a scene he had experienced long ago. It was night, and he was talking to Bobby Drake, who was also in the kitchen.
His past self was facing the fridge, so probably couldn't see Logan peeking around the corner.
"Got any beer?"
Bobby Drake's past looked up, surprised.
"This is a school."
"So that's a no?" The past Logan looked a bit disappointed.
"Yea, that's a no."
"Got anything other than chocolate milk?"
"There should be some soda in that small cupboard," said Bobby as he pointed to Logan's right.
Logan moved away from the door, hoping to not be seen by the Danger Room's simulated versions on himself and Bobby.
He began to move quickly, searching for any of his fellow X-Men. He passed Rogue's room, and stopped to look at her. She was sleeping peacefully, with gloves beside her. He watched her, but the realized it was only a robot, and that he was in the Danger Room. Still, he wondered about her. In a way, he saw himself as her father, but also as her friend. He wasn't ready for her to leave for good.
"Logan?"
He turned around to see Storm standing there, looking confused.
"Is that you, or a robot?"
Logan looked down at his X-suit, and sighed.
"Do you think I sleep in this thing?"
"I'm sorry it's just, I don't understand why we're in the mansion."
Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the air.
Even though they were both covering their ears, they both turned to a thump that had sounded behind them.
As Storm moved forward, Logan held her back.
"Wait."
He moved forward, and listened as he pressed against the wall. He heard marching, and the breathing of men who didn't belong.
Logan realized where they were.
Closing his eyes, he muttered "Oh great…"
Storm moved up beside him, and grabbed his arm,
"Logan? Why did the Danger Room bring us here? Logan?"
He held his finger to his lips, motioning for her to be quiet. He sidestepped, and ran smack into himself.
The past Logan only stared in wonder, as did the past Bobby, who was behind him.
They really didn't have time to worry, though, because soldiers dressed in black were beginning to surround them.
The past Bobby spoke up first.
"What's going on?
As if he was the wise one, they two robots and Storm turned towards Logan. But he was crouching, ready to attack the shoulders. Upstairs in the dormitories, they heard thundering footsteps.
Storm's eyes grew wide. She tugged Logan's arm.
"Logan, you have to tell us what's going on. The children…"
Logan turned to face her, and looked her straight in the eye.
"When Stryker attacked the mansion. You remember? Before Alkali Lake?"
Storm stood motionless for a moment at the mention of Alkali Lake. Then, she searched her memory.
"Where were me and Jean?"
"Donno, in the X-Jet probably."
She pulled away, and faced the soldiers, who now had raised guns.
They hadn't realized the robot had pulled out his claws, and was in the middle of slashing apart the soldiers. As he got the last one, the soldier pulled the trigger.
A tranquilizer dart hit him, and he faded completely.
"Shit. Alright. Storm," he faced her, "go upstairs. Find as many children as you can. I donno if we hafta defend them or fend off these guys, but I can take care of them."
As Storm turned to go, she looked over her shoulder. "Be careful Logan."
He nodded, and she went upstairs.
Bobby…"
The robot spun to face him.
Logan rolled his eyes. "Come with me."
He hesitated, and started to mumble something about Rogue, but Logan just kept moving, and Bobby ran to catch up.
Upstairs, Storm was running, trying to find the children. From what she could see, the rooms were empty. She turned a corner, and looked towards the passage that led outside, which was made to look like a wall panel. It had been opened, she could tell. She knocked it open once more, and peered inside. She saw Peter, or Colossus, leading a group down the hall. As she moved to follow them, she felt footsteps vibrating the floor behind her.
"Storm?" It was a deep voice, one of her students.
When she turned, the student in front of her was one that put her into a slight rage.
"John?"
He was in his pajamas, with his lighter in his hand. Very different from the John at Alkali Lake. He was standing beside Rogue, and holding her hand. She was trembling, and practically cutting off the circulation to his hand.
If she holds any tighter, she'll activate her power through her glove. Or Bobby's rage.
"What the hell's going on here?"
He was still staring at her, wide eyed.
Suddenly, as the window shattered, John immediatly pulled Rogue to the ground, and they lay there, silent.
Stormdidn't know what to make of his protectiveness, but passed it off as a defect in the robot.
"Cmon," she said and pulled them up. As the three ran towards the stairs, Storm quickly tried to formulate a plot. They reached the stairs, only to run straight through Kitty Pryde. Both of them.
"Oh God," Kitty panted, "thank God I found you. Where-"
But as Kitty god ready to ask the question, her younger version faded.
John and Rogue, still firmly holding hands, also faded. Then, the whole mansion slowly faded with the rest, leaving Storm, Kitty, and the rest of the X-Men in the danger room.
Storm looked to see the other X-Men staring at the control center, with shock on every one of their faces. She looked, and her jaw dropped.
Professor Charles Xavier and Scott Summer, both dead, stood solid and alive right before them. Beast was next to them, gaping.
Xavier moved forward, and looked proudly upon his X-Men. Through the intercom he spoke.
"Good to see you all again. Come to my office as soon as you are finished."
He pressed the button, and Kitty, John, and Rogue reappeared.