Logan's POV
I slid the jeans up my bottom half and zipped them up, raising a hand to rub at the back of my neck as I watched Selina's naked form zip back into her skin tight cat suit. I gritted my teeth as I watched her, sensual personified was what this woman was. I adjusted my jeans as "Fido Jr." as she so eloquently called it started to perk up again. Christ, this woman was going to give me a heart attack. Selina ran her hands through her blonde locks, bringing life back into them as she glanced over to me. I noticed she took a moment to take in my still bare upper half before she cleared her throat to speak.
"I think we're going about this the wrong way, Wolvie," she said as I quirked a single eyebrow at her, lifting up my stained and completely torn tank top.
"Doing what in wrong way?" I asked as I tossed the shirt back on the ground amidst the slaughter of dead bodies.
"Stopping HAMA, I mean even you compared them to a hydra and how do you stop a hydra?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips and raising both her eyebrows skyward. I contemplated this for a minute, not exactly boned up on my Greek mythology as I rubbed at the stubble on my chin.
"I don't know, kill the main head?" I said, completely guessing as she snapped her fingers and pointed at me.
"Exactly! Kill the immortal head, the one that keeps causing the other heads to grow back. So who is the immortal head of HAMA?" Selina asked, guiding me mentally through her thought process rather than just coming out with it. Women sometimes, I swear.
"Malcolm," I stated simply and started to shake my head, finding a surface to sit on as I retied the laces up on my boots.
"Malcolm," she repeated as she moved to squat down on the floor in front me, her hands draping across her knees as she stared up at me.
"We need to kill Malcom and I guarantee HAMA will crumble. It may not be completely disbanded at first, but over time without their puppeteer pulling the strings, the puppets will crumble," Selina said as she smiled wickedly at me. I smirked as I raised a hand to touch her under the chin before rising to my feet again.
"You are just full of analogies tonight," I said as she stood up, placing her hands on her hips.
"What, you don't agree with me?" she asked, a bit incredulously as I rose an eyebrow at her.
"Oh I agree with you completely, Kitten, but the fact of the matter is, is that he is Malcolm Colcord. He will have a higher level of security then the fucking President. Trust me; I briefly held that role against my will," I said to her as she folded her arms across her chest, proceeded to stomp the floor once like a toddler, and threw her arms out to the sides in reference.
"Do you see the carnage surrounding us? We did this. Well, you did most of it…but between the two of us, we're pretty close to unstoppable," she said as I couldn't help but smirk and idly mumble to myself.
"Unless you can control metal," I said and she leaned forward as if she couldn't hear what I just said.
"Control met-where the hell did that come from?" she asked and I cleared my throat with a sigh rubbing my hands idly together.
"I've dealt with mutants that can control metal. Considering that our skeletons are completely laced with adamantium, you can imagine how that could turn into a very bad day for us, very quickly. Considering the good time that Malcolm and I had the last time I saw him, I'd imagine that he searched for and employed a mutant that could do something similar at this point as a security measure," I said and she stared at me as if I myself was a hydra with three heads.
"There's a singular mutant that you have come across…that can control metal…and you think that Malcolm randomly found another mutant…that can do the same thing? Do I have that all correct?" she finished and I narrowed my eyes at her.
"That is correct," I hissed as she took a few steps towards me, her hand ran up my forearm, over my shoulder and found it's way behind my neck. She stood up on her tiptoes and kissed me, almost…tenderly, in fact. I blinked a few times in surprise before I placed my hands at her back and kissed her in return. Once she broke away from the kiss she stared up at me a moment.
"What the hell was that all about?" I asked, knowing she couldn't deny my suspicion considering the animalistic sack session we had just had, the tender kissing was a bit out of character.
"I find it incredibly sweet that you are actually admitting you're scared of something," she said, which caught me off guard for a second before I took a step back holding my hands up in defense.
"One: I never said that I was scared, Two: Do not take this lightly, and Three: You should be more concerned about this," I said, seriousness etched across my features as she sighed.
"Do you really want to be on the run for the rest of your life?" Selina asked as she placed her hands on each of my shoulders.
"You get used to it," I said with a huff.
"Well I for one don't want to get used to it. I am asking you. Please help me stop them. If there is a mutant that by chance happens to be able to control metal there, we will deal with it, we'll figure it out. You and I seem to be pretty synced despite only knowing each other for a few weeks. Which is incredibly creepy but entirely romantic all at the same time, now that I think about it," Selina said scrunching her nose before offering up a smile.
I sighed as I slipped my hand to the back of Selina's neck, idly rubbing it as I stared down at her. I moved my eyes across hers and the expression on her face. She came across genuine, pleading, and a bit vulnerable, which made her all the more attractive to me in that moment. I knew we'd be walking into a shit storm going after Colcord but I couldn't deny that what she said was right. I did get tired of constantly running and had finally found a peaceful moment in my life before Selina waltzed into it. I nodded slowly to her.
"Alright," I finally agreed as I saw her face light up, almost as if she was surprised by my answer.
"Yeah?" she asked, more than likely for reassurance that I wasn't joshing her around. I nodded more fervently.
"Yeah, let's fucking kill Colcord. He's had it coming for a long time, and I'm pissed I didn't complete the job the first time," I said as I squared off my jaw. Selina smiled widely, then suddenly leapt into my arms, kissing me deeply, and then broke away.
"Do you remember where this…Neverland, is?" I asked as she smirked, placing a hand on her hip.
"I got a mind like a steel trap," she said, which I took as half of a joke and half-truth since her Egyptian overtaking, which I still thought was just weird as hell, but I had seen weirder things in my existence, I supposed. I looked down to my bare chest and then back at her with a quirk of an eyebrow.
"I'll probably need to grab another shirt," I said as I heard a whine start to emanate from her throat.
"Why? I certainly won't complain, in fact it could be a great distraction for our enemies," she said with a sly grin as I couldn't help but make two fists and cause my muscles to bulge and harden towards her. I watched her lips part for a moment before I released with a light chuckle.
"I'm flattered but really, it's kind of nippy outside. I'm cuttin' diamonds here," I said motioning towards my nipples before offering a wink and a smile to her. She rolled her eyes in return.
"Fine. Lumberjack shirt and then we kill Malcolm," she said and I nodded in an affirmative response, deciding to overlook the lumberjack quip.
Moments later…
"How many do you see?" I asked Selina as we were currently perched at the top of an adjacent hill across from the Neverland compound. Selina's night vision was working overtime as she scanned the area with her eyes pursing her lips together before she turned her head to look at me.
"Lots. I count twenty-two and that's on the outside. Too bad Miss Egyptian didn't decide to throw x-ray vision into the mix for me too," she said with a smirk and I began to rub at the stubble on my chin. I had a feeling we were going to have to do this the way I that hated most…with stealth. I grimaced at the thought and let out a light sigh.
"We're going to have to find a way in without alerting these guards, if one of them trips an alarm we're fucked. They'll escort Malcolm out of here in a heartbeat," I said and Selina narrowed her eyes as she continued to survey the area before smiling at me.
"Already on it," she said as she started to squat walk her way over the side of the hill. I growled lightly under my breath.
"Selina where are you- Selina!" I said in a loudened whisper as I scurried across the dirt in a ducked position after her. The woman didn't believe in communication and more than obviously thrived on living by the seam of her cat pants. We silently made our way around the outskirts of the compound before Selina reached a hand behind her to motion for me to stop. She pointed to her eyes and then pointed up to a cracked open window a few floors up from the ground floor. Clever girl. I gave her a grin and a nod in agreement, as she moved closer to the building to find a way to scale up the brick and mortar.
I stood at ground level as Selina started to find foot and handle holds up the side of the building like she were full on rock climbing. My head constantly whipped from left to right in search of any unwanted visitors and my nose was working overtime to attempt to scent someone before I could even see them approaching. I glanced up to Selina again just as she was shimmying her way into the opened window; I shook my head in continued disbelief to how she was able to climb on practically nothing so quickly and efficiently.
I began to pace back and forth slightly waiting for Selina to find her way to the next floor below as there was no way in hell my heavy ass was scaling its way up four floors of a building. My nerves started to get the better of me as time dwindled and the 3rd floor story window was still not open. I started wondering if she were caught or much worse as each minute ticked on by. My chest started to heave just as I saw the window slowly start to open as Selina's form leaned out of it with a wink at me. I smirked before I stepped onto the ground floor windowpane and hoisted myself up to the third, paying close attention to being silent as I landed inside. Selina pressed her lips against my ear once I stood up to whisper to me.
"Malcolm is on the fourth floor. There are at least three men on this floor, three on the third, and I have no clue what we'll be dealing with on the fourth, but I'd imagine at least double that," she said and my eyebrows shot to the ceiling in surprise that she already knew where Malcolm was. I in turn pressed my own lips to her ear, all the while idly nuzzling the crook of her neck with my nose like a canine.
"How did you already figure out where Malcom was?" I asked as she leaned back to look up at me with a devilish grin.
"Oh, Wolvie…I'm just that good," she whispered to me as my own lips curled into a wicked smile. We then started to make our way around the current floor where we resided. It was unspoken, but obvious that we would take out the men on the current and above floors silently as to not alert the floor with Malcolm and it would have to be done as quickly as possible. I let Selina lead the way with her night vision as I maintained back up with my nose in case a goon was creeping around a corner. Silently we walked, as Selina would use a claw to slice a neck here and there and I would crack necks. We worked like a well-choreographed waltz together as we moved onto the next floor and followed the same course of actions. As we readied ourselves to approach Malcolm's floor we were immediately greeted by the sound of a slow clap. My entire body went rigid as Selina and I slowly turned to gaze at the owner of the clap. Malcolm fucking Colcord.
"Well, well aren't you two the compatible duo and what fortuitous luck having TWO of my children under one roof. Two of my most successful projects!" Malcom said as his seedy eyes peered on at us from behind his glasses. The grin that spread across his face made the mangled scar there wrinkle in protest. I clenched my fists and immediately released the claws as every vein in my entire body started to bulge with rage upon sight of him.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Weapon X," Malcom said simply as I hadn't given three flying shits at this point as the berserker rage took over and I let out a growl.
"Oh, I really think I do, you piece of shit," was all I said before my body started catapulting forward in a sprint. I felt the slightest graze on my arm from Selina's failed grasp.
"Logan, don't!" she bellowed but I was already too far-gone, before five very long knives suddenly impaled my body. I grunted as I stopped and gazed down at my torso. I looked up to see the owner of the knives and to my astonishment; it was an Asian woman with an equally as horribly scarred face. I recognized her immediately as I narrowed my eyes and slowly started to move backwards to relieve myself of the knives. I smelled Selina as her form appeared behind my own.
"Deathstrike. Didn't get enough punishment the first time?" I asked, as I watched Deathstrike's lips slowly curve into a smile as she brought her blood stained claws to her lips to lick its contents away. I glanced over my shoulder a moment to Selina who was currently scrunching her face in disgust.
"Imagine my surprise to find out that Lady Deathstrike's father was the pioneer to the adamantium bonding process and that she too wanted to find you as badly as I did!" Malcolm exclaimed as the five puncture wounds in my chest started to heal.
"You think she is going to stop both of us, Malcolm? You're fucking delusional," Selina said as Malcolm could only smile wickedly in response. Deathstrike took a few steps towards Selina as I instinctively shoved a shoulder in the way with a growl. Deathstrike looked over at me with another stupid ass grin.
"Oh, what do we have here? Does the wolf have a little soft spot for the cat?" Deathstrike asked as I continued to growl and stare in her direction when she suddenly stabbed her knives towards Selina, but Selina was ready with a counter attack as she unleashed her claws and deflected them. Her hand clenched around Deathstrike's throat as she slammed her up against a nearby wall with a growl.
"Ladies, ladies please! Lady Deathstrike, we had an agreement." Malcolm stated as Deathstrike looked at Selina with a grimace. Selina kept staring on at Deathstrike.
"Agreement is with her, not with me," Selina retorted as Malcolm sighed, my mind racing with the current situation.
"I was hoping it wouldn't have to come to this," Malcolm said as I watched him remove a device from his jacket pocket and press a button. Selina suddenly let go of Deathstrike as her hands went to her head with a shriek of pain, falling to her knees. My eyes widened as I watched Selina collapse to the ground and the rage began to consume again. I started running towards Malcolm, my claws up and ready to strike as Malcolm calmly held up a single hand.
"If I press this red button, that pretty head of hers is going to explode. Care to test her healing factor?" Malcolm stated and I stopped dead in my tracks, narrowing my eyes at the device in his hand. He could have been bluffing, but I wasn't willing to chance it. I sheathed the claws back into my fists with a grunt before I pointed over to Selina, not taking my eyes off Malcolm.
"Stop that," I sneered, as Malcolm gave me that same wicked smile and flipped a switch on the remote. Selina breathed out in relief as her hands collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. Malcolm looked unmoved as he motioned for Deathstrike to follow him.
"Now, you two will comply and your stay here will be a lot more accommodating when you do so. Follow me," Malcolm stated as I walked over to Selina to help her to her feet. She let out a groan as I hoisted her arm across my shoulders and shuffled her into the cell that Malcolm guided us. Once Malcolm closed and locked the door behind us, I turned to grasp Selina's face between both of my palms.
"Selina, baby, are you okay?" I had said, a bit frantically to my astonishment. Selina's eyes slowly rose to look into my own.
"He obviously put some kind of chip in me when he did the procedure. Can you sniff it out?" she asked me, as I let go of her face to rub the back of my neck. I cleared my throat and nodded once in affirmation. I motioned for her to sit down so I could start at her feet and work my way up. My nose pressed into her ankle and slowly moved its way up her legs. When I got to her stomach I heard a light giggle escape from Selina's mouth and I paused a moment to look up at her. She placed a hand over her mouth and looked like she had just been caught doing something wrong.
"Selina, this is serious," I said to her as she bit at her lip, obviously still holding back a laugh.
"I know it is, but do you have any idea how ridiculous it feels to have a person sniffing you from head to toe?" she asked, between small bouts of laughter. I continued to stare at her unflinchingly, which gave her the hint that at the current moment I was not fucking around. She cleared her throat and motioned for me to continue, looking a bit sheepish. I continued to work my way up her body until I stopped at the base of her skull as I came across an odd scent. I sniffed a few more times and let out a huff.
"What? Did you find it?" she asked and I slowly nodded as I poked my finger at the base of her skull. I watched, as Selina's eyes grew as wide as saucers.
"Cut it out," Selina said deadpan, staring at me. I shook my head from left to right with a furrow of my brow.
"Selina, no…even with you healing that would hurt like hell. Worse than hell," I said and she continued to stare on at me not blinking.
"If you don't do it, I'll do it myself. I'm pretty sure my head exploding would be far worse than a few minutes of excruciating pain," she said as she released one of her claws and raised it to the back of her head. I instantly reached out and grabbed her wrist, looking down at her with a grimace. I unsheathed one of my claws and moved behind her. What ensued was one of the craziest, fucked up, albeit necessary tasks I have ever done with a woman I cared for. After the blood and the stifled screams of pain, the chip was officially removed. Selina sat on the ground, chest heaving as she attempted to regain her composure. My nose suddenly picked up the scent of Malcolm coming down the hall towards our cell as I looked down to her. She looked up at me with a look that could have killed anyone right there on the spot.
"You rake his ass through the God damned coals, Logan," she said and I nodded once, unsheathing my claws and standing out of sight from the door, waiting for him to enter. I watched as the door slowly began to open, Malcolm seeing Selina bloodied and struggling on the ground first, which was distraction enough for me appear from around the corner and immediately slam all six of my claws into Malcolm's chest. I began to catapult him down the hallway in a fit of rage until I hit the end and his body slammed into the wall. I left out a monstrous growl as I stared at him, his life dwindling away from the puncture wounds given by the very claws this sickening project left me. He slowly sputtered blood as he smiled at me, reaching a hand up to touch one of my claws.
"Your…weakness," were Malcolm's last words before he collapsed dead, pinned against the wall. My face contorted into confusion, wondering what the hell he had been talking about. I sheathed my claws, watching his body slump to the floor. I went to turn around and head back to Selina so we could get the hell out of there as I realized I could not move a muscle. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't even turn my head. Shit. I then felt my body levitating slightly in the air as I was turned around to face my apparent metal controlling mutant nightmare. To my astonishment, it was a woman with short black hair wearing armor. What the fuck?
"Who are you?" I managed to stammer out as she smiled at me, moving my body closer to hers.
"My name is Kahina Eskandari. Well…Iron Butterfly if you're from that kind of circle. Malcolm here told me there were near indestructible threats to our nation whose bodies were completely laced with…metal. So imagine my astonishment to hear that I could single handedly, take you both down given my little set of powers. Where's the woman?" she said as I continued to try to move with no avail.
"Right here," I heard Selina say behind Kahina's back and my eyes widened.
"Selina, get the hell out of here!" I bellowed.
"Oh good. You can watch me rip the life from him before your turn," Kahina said as her fist began to clench and I could feel the metal laced to my bones begin to pull itself off and towards my skin. I left out a monstrous growl of pain as Selina suddenly ran toward Kahina.
"NO!" she bellowed and I watched as Kahina raised her other hand in an attempt to control Selina as well. Her powers however, did nothing to stop Selina. I watched as Selina even winced in anticipation and only paused a moment in surprise before continuing her original path towards Kahina. Kahina had stopped her torturous attempts towards me but still kept me controlled as she bellowed towards Selina in frustration.
"That's not possible! What are you?!" she questioned as Selina stopped in front of her with a sly grin.
"Mythical," was all Selina said before I watched her fist collide into Kahina's chest and my body immediately plummeted to the ground.
"Anubis sends his regards," Selina said before she yanked Kahina's heart straight from her chest, as Kahina's body fell in a slump. My eyes widened at what Selina had just done, having not even seemed herself in that moment. Selina's face slowly contorted from satisfaction to shock as she dropped the heart from her hand and collapsed to her knees. I immediately ran over to scoop her into my arms, kissing the top of her head.
"You wouldn't happen to own a cabin would you?" she asked to my astonishment, for a moment when I thought she was going to cry or scream, or do a little of both. Just as quickly, she reverted to the Selina that I was falling for and falling for quickly. I smirked as I peered down at her.
"As a matter of fact, I do," I said and she smiled up at me complacently.
"Good, because I could really use a vacation," she said as I dipped my head to her.
"You've earned it, Kitten," I said before I touched my lips to hers.
-Stay Tuned for the epilogue!-