To Washington and Beyond

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Jean fell to her knees, shaking. "How did they find us? Why…" She started to sob.

Logan knelt and gently took her into his arms. He was blinking back tears, trying to be strong for her. "Don't worry, Jeannie, we'll find those bastards. And when we do," he extended a set of claws as a warning, "those assholes are gonna wish they had never been born."

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Logan settled Jean on the couch in the living room. "I'll be right back," he assured her and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. With a concerned glance at her, he left the living room and stood at the bottom of the stairs. "Storm!" he shouted. "Get down here, now!" He could hear Storm and Raven jumping out of bed upstairs. Satisfied, he raced back over to Jean, who was still shaking. "Oh, Jeannie," he sighed, and held her close. She closed her eyes, unable to speak.

Storm came sprinting into the room. "What's wrong?" she gasped. As Raven joined her, Logan told them what happened. "Those bastards," Storm gasped. Raven shook her head in disbelief.

"Yeah, but I have plan," Logan said grimly. "My old S.H.I.E.L.D. team taught me how to infiltrate government systems. Raven, can you still hack computers?" Raven nodded. "Excellent. Storm, ready the jet. We're going to Washington."

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Logan came out of the changing room, zipping up a few odds and ends. He couldn't get over how uncomfortable those leather suits were. He saw Jean sitting on a bench outside the changing rooms, still not dressed to go. Sighing, he went to sit down next to her. She stared at the ground, mesmerized, almost never blinking. Logan put an arm around her. "Hey, darlin'," he muttered. "Chin up, eh?" She didn't respond. "Don't worry, we'll find her," he whispered.

Jean finally turned to look at him. He was surprised at the emptiness in her eyes. "How do you know?" she whispered back. "What if they hurt her?"

Logan took a deep, shuddering breath, trying not to cry. He pulled Jean close, trying to regain some control over his emotions. "I don't know," he responded. Jean closed her eyes to his response as tears started to leak out. She started to hyperventilate as her world spun out of control. Everything around them started to shake and vibrate. "No, Jeannie, no!" Logan said sternly. He knelt in front of her and took her face into his hands. "Jeannie, don't do this, don't give up. We can find her, Jeannie, we can do it. But I can't do this without you. I need you by my side. Jeannie…" He took a deep breath. "I love you, darlin'. Don't leave me."

At that, Jean's head snapped up. Her eyes were pitch black. "What did you say?" she hissed.

Logan could see that he was reaching her. "I love you," he repeated.

Jean's eyes slowly returned to normal as everything stopped shaking. She put her hand on his and leaned into his touch. "I love you, too," she whispered.

"Good." He stood up. "Let's go get our daughter back."

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The flight into DC was a silent one. Raven turned to Logan. "So, boss, what's the plan?"

Logan raised an eyebrow, but otherwise ignored the title. "We're going to try to talk to the president Xavier style. All civil-like. If that doesn't work," he smiled grimly, "things'll get nasty."

Raven smiled, looking very much like her old self. "That's where I come in."

Jean flinched and turned to look at Logan. "What do you mean, Xavier style?"

Logan looked at her thoughtfully. "Can you control your powers?" She nodded. "I want you to freeze everyone in the vicinity so that we can have our little chat with the president without interruption." Jean nodded in understanding.

"We're here," Storm said. "How discreet do ya wanna be?"

"I don't give a damn," Logan growled. "I just want my baby back."

"Next to the Washington Monument, it is, then," Storm said, pulling in for a landing.

"Hurry up," Logan said. As soon as the plane landed, Logan and Jean were up, waiting impatiently for the landing ramp to lower. Once the ramp was down, they raced down the street toward the White House, followed by Storm and Raven. Jean blasted the White House doors open with her mind before they were even finished climbing the steps. Logan looked at her in surprise and saw that her eyes were black. He grabbed her hand and gave it a comforting squeeze. Jean gave him a look and sped onward, using her mind to freeze everyone as they walked by. "Good afternoon, Mr. President," Logan drawled sarcastically as he slammed the doors to the Oval Office open.

The president leaped to his feet. "Who the hell are you?"

Logan was about to reply, but Jean leaped forward and put a hand on his arm. "Let me talk," she whispered. Logan gazed into her eyes for a moment. Finally, he exhaled, nodded, and stepped back a bit. He gave Storm and Raven a signal to stand outside as lookouts. Jean stepped forward. "Mr. President," she began. "My daughter has been abducted by officials of the government because she wasn't registered. A law, which you ordered."

The president blinked at her. "So?" he stammered.

"We want her back," Logan growled.

The president refused to be intimidated. "The law is the law. That girl needs to be detained." He waved a file from his desk at them. "Even if she was registered, which she wasn't, I couldn't let her walk the streets. She's too dangerous."

Logan blinked in surprise. "Is that her file?" The president nodded grimly. "Give it to me!" Logan demanded.

Jean put a reassuring hand on Logan's shoulder. "Mr. President," she said, "what do you mean, detained?"

The president shrugged. "She's too dangerous for society. She will have to be imprisoned in a secret facility until we learn more about her."

The idea of experimentation on his daughter was too much for Logan to handle. "I don't think so, Mr. President," he growled. "Jean…"

Jean nodded at him numbly and froze the president with her mind. "Let's go," she said. They met Storm and Raven outside the office. "Raven," Jean began, "how well do you know the layout of the Pentagon?" Raven gave her an evil grin. "Excellent. I need you to sneak in and find out where the hidden facility is." Raven nodded and left. Jean turned to Logan. "Now what?" she whispered helplessly.

Logan took her by the arm. "Let's find a hotel until Raven reports back." Jean nodded.

"You guys," Storm said, "I need to go back to the mansion. We can't leave those kids by themselves."

Jean started to protest, but Logan shook his head. "Go," he said. "If we need you, we'll call." Storm nodded and left. "Come on, let's go," Logan said to Jean. Arm in arm, they left the White House.

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Jean lay down on their bed, exhausted. "I'm so tired, but I don't think I could sleep," she murmured.

Logan lay down next to her and turned on the TV. "Just watch TV until you get drowsy," he said gently, kissing her forehead. "What do you want to watch?" He turned to look at her and saw that she was already asleep. With a chuckle, he turned and took her into his arms and fell asleep himself.

Later that night, they were both awoken by the phone ringing. Logan answered it, still groggy. "What is it?" he said into the receiver. Raven's voice answered.

"I found her."

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