First part of this chapter up to the fight scene was written to Goodnight Moon from the Logan soundtrack. It really sets a tone and I recommend listening to it as you read. Here's chapter 11!

"Anna?" Hank's voice caught my attention as I looked up from grading papers.

"Hi, Hank." I greeted with a smile. "What brings you here this evening?"

Hank offers a quick smile and nod but it quickly fades. "I'm trying to arrange a meeting as soon as possible. I need staff, especially X-Men members, to be there. It's urgent."

"What's going on?" I ask concerned.

"It's concerning the professor." He sighs, rubbing his neck. "I found something during his last check up that I feel needs to be addressed as soon as possible."

My eyebrows furrowed together. "What is it, Hank?"

Hank shrugs. "It could be nothing but...on the other hand, it could very well be something and regardless, it needs to be addressed with everyone as soon as possible." He says seriously.

"Okay, um...when do you want us to meet?" I ask.

"In an hour. Same place as always." He replies.

"Okay, I'll be there. Is there anything I can do?"

"Just make sure everyone is aware. I think I've got everyone but if you could just make sure, that would be a great help." He says.

I nod in understanding. "I can do that." I say reassuringly.

Hank smiles. "Thank you, Anna. See you soon." He says then disappears.

I spend the next hour finishing the rest of my paperwork and texting people to make sure they're aware of the meeting. The hour goes by fast as I look up and see that I have ten minutes. I hear a knock on my door and Storm sticks her head in. "Hey, Anna." She greets with a kind smile. "I decided to head down early to the meeting. You know how Hank is. Would you like to walk with me?"

"Sure." I nod with a smile. I look at my phone, texts from Logan appearing.

Me: 'Meeting at 4. Hank says it's urgent. Be there.'

Logan: 'On my way. Tell fur ball I'll be late.'

Me: 'He's gonna kill you.'

Logan: 'Good day to die as any.'

I send a face rolling it's eyes in which Logan sends back a winking face.

Logan: 'Still on for tonight?'

I look up from my phone, biting my lip, trying to hold back a smile then finally text back.

Me: 'Yeah. Where we going?'

Logan: "You'll see.

I smile again, giggling to myself as I stuff my phone in my pocket. I look at Storm who gives me a mischievous smile. "What?" I ask innocently.

"Don't 'what' me." She laughs. "I see that silly grin. Must be Logan." She wiggles her eyebrows.

I roll my eyes while laughing. "Maybe."

Storm laughs while elbowing me affectionately. "Where ya going?"

"I don't know. He won't tell me." I reply.

"Think he's gonna propose?" She asks raising her eyebrows.

"What? No!" I exclaim, making Storm laugh even harder.

"I don't know, Anna." She sings. "You two are getting pretty serious."

"Yeah but not that serious." I insist.

She gives me a look. "Only because you won't let it get fully serious."

"Ah, Storm, not again." I stop in the hallway. "You know how I feel about Logan. But I don't want to get my hopes up."

She tilts her head to the side. "Why not?" I look away. "Do you love him?" She asks after a moment of silence.

I close my eyes then sigh. No use in denying it. "Yeah. I do."

Storm smiles softly. "It's clear that he loves you too. Why are you afraid?"

"Because...I don't know, it's Logan." I huff frustrated.

She chuckles softly. "Normally I would agree with you but not this one. He's different around you, Anna. Always has been."

"I just don't want to ruin anything between us, Storm. Logan's my best friend and I don't want to lose him because of some stupid romantic crap." I say honestly.

"Honey, you two have been through hell and back already and through enough fights than I could ever count. I think you've proven that you're stuck with each other." She laughs softly. "If there's one thing that I know for sure about Logan is that he says everything with his actions and he doesn't say anything unless he fully means it. And everything that he's saying about you is that he loves you." She grabs my hand. "You're not just a good night in bed to him, Anna. I know that's what you fear but it's not true. He loves you deeply, in more ways than one." She gives me a kind, motherly look. "I believe you know that too."

I smile back and squeeze her hand. She was right. I did but man it scared the hell out of me all the same. "Thanks, Storm." I whisper then start walking down the hallway again.

We make small talk as we go down the long corridors. "So Hank said this meeting is about the professor. Do you think it's going to be bad?" I ask curiously.

"I'm not sure. He hasn't been doing very well lately with his health, it seems. From what I was told, tests weren't coming back normal." She says with a hint of worry in her voice.

I frown. "What do you think that means?"

"I don't know, Anna. Guess we'll find out soon enough." She says softly.

Not even a minute later, everything froze and a huge wave hit us that made me cry out in pain. It was unlike anything that I had felt or experienced before. I couldn't breath, think, move, anything. Everything just stopped but it was painful being hit wave after wave and it seemed like time just wouldn't go forward. Eventually, I began to see black spots and I willed myself not to black out but soon enough it took me and when I finally woke up, my whole world had changed.

I was nearly asleep when I hear voices cursing inside and I felt Logan tense beneath me. "What's going on?" I ask sleepily.

"I don't know. I'm gonna go find out." He says letting go of me.

We go inside and find the Munson's rushing around and barking orders at each other. "What's going on?" Logan asks.

"The pump station that supplies us is about a mile and a half from here. Sometimes it gets itself shut off." Will explains.

"Yeah, by assholes." Nate rolls his eyes, causing Will to reprimand him. At the same time, Laura is about to help herself to some dessert but Logan quickly intervenes.

"My son is happy to go with you." Charles volunteers Logan.

"No, no, no, it's fine." Will tries to reassure us. "The men that do this some time they can be..."
"I can go." Nate volunteers.

"No, you have homework." Kathryn objects.

"Alright, I'll go. Just uh...let me get my dad settled." Logan says then turns to me. "Get your sister settled and ready for bed."

I nod. "Okay." I obey then turn to Laura. "Let's get you ready for bed, sweetie."

I hold out my hand and she takes it, following me to the bathroom. I wait for her to change into her clothes then take out a bottle of dry shampoo. "Dry shampoo." I explain as I feel her curious eyes looking at me through the mirror. "A woman's best friend but after day three or four, time for a shower." I smirk as I begin to spray her hair. I run my fingers through it then brush through the tangles. "Voila. Clean, shiny hair." I say and watch in amusement as Laura runs her finger through it, amazed.

After she gets done in the bathroom, she explores the house more and disappears into Nate's room. I take the time to get myself changed into pajamas and freshened up. When I come out, Logan catches me in the hallway as he leaves Charle's room. "He's had his pills and is settled, ready for bed. I'll be back soon." He informs me.

"Okay." I nod. He gives me a faint smile then goes to walk downstairs. "Logan." I call after him. He turns to me. "Be careful."

He holds my gaze for a moment then nods. "Be back soon." He says then disappears downstairs.

Laura comes back out with a phone and head phones. I smile at her. "Looks like Nate hooked you up."

She nods then shows me what she's listening too. "Ah. Good song." I compliment then nods towards the door. "Come on. Let's get ready for bed. It's been a long day."

Laura follows me to the bedroom and I see an air mattress big enough for the both of us. I motion for her to get in first then I slide down next to her. I quickly feel sleep beginning to take over me but after a few minutes, I notice that the room is oddly quiet and not filled with sleeping sounds. "Laura?" I whisper and she rolls over, taking her head phone out. "You okay?" She thinks for a moment then hands me a folded piece of paper. "What's this?" I wonder out loud.

I prop myself on my elbow and open the piece of paper. It turns out to be a photo and see about six children and two nurses, one of them being the slain nurse that I saw in the hotel room. I sigh heavily. "Are these your friends?" I ask her.

She nods very slightly, looking sad. "They're probably the only family you've ever known, huh?" I ask as I hand the picture back to Laura. She takes it then looks up at me. "I had friends once too. They were...they were everything. I lost my family at a young age and was alone for many years. When they found me...I had all but lost myself. I was alone. Scared. Tired and worn from being experimented on. Charles...and Logan...they saved my life. They brought me back." Laura listens intently and it feels weird talking about this with her. It feels like ages ago. "I know what it feels like to lose the very people you dare call family. And it hurts. It hurts like hell and you never fully recover from it. And I won't tell you it gets easier because sometimes it just doesn't. However, it shows the impact they had on you. Shows how much you cared for them and there's nothing wrong with that. I pause, feeling tears threatening my eyes. I see them shining in Laura's too. "I can't promise you that we'll find them, Laura. But I can promise that we'll try, okay?" I brush the hair from her face and smile.

Next thing I know Laura comes and snuggles close to me and I freeze at first but then wrap my arms around her and hold her close. We stay like that for a long time before I feel her breathing soften and her arms around me relax. I stayed wide away for a while. Staring at the moon through the window and enjoying the stillness. An hour must've passed before I hear stirring in the room. "Anna?" I hear Charles call my name.

I get up slowly, trying not to disturb Laura as she rolls over. "Hey, Pops." I whisper as I sit on the edge of his bed. "You alright?"

"Yes." He whispers. "Better than alright, actually."

I smile, grabbing his hand. "Good night, huh?"

"Oh, this was without a doubt the most perfect night that I've had in a very long time." He says softly with a smile but then it quickly breaks as his face falls and his voice cracks. "But I don't deserve it. Do I?"

I frown and tilt my head to the side. "Why would you say something like that?" I ask concerned.

His face continues to contort in pain. "I did something. Something unspeakable." He whispers as he remembers something then looks at me with broken eyes. "I've remembered what happened in Westchester." I look at him in shock and feeling very cornered but let him continue. "It's not the first time I've hurt people." He sighs closing his eyes then looking back at me. "Until today I didn't know. Logan wouldn't tell me...neither would you. So we just kept...running away from it."

Tears fill my eyes as I take his hand and notice the door opens. I look back briefly and notice that it's Logan but I turn my attention back to Charles. "It wasn't your fault, Charles. We knew something was wrong. Hank caught it." I clear my throat of the tears clogging it. "We were on our way to discuss it but you had the seizure before we could do anything. By the time it was over...they were gone. It was just Logan and I left. We never told you because we were trying to protect you."

Charles pulls the blanket close to his face, closing his eyes in pain. "I'm so sorry, Anna. So sorry." He whispers, tears running down his cheek.

"Hey, shhh..." I whisper comfortingly while cupping his cheek in my hand. "It's not your fault, Charles, okay? It's not your fault. It was an accident. A terrible one. But it wasn't your fault." Charles takes a shaky breath as I brush the tears away from his face with my thumb. "Be at peace, my friend." I say softly while letting my one hand linger on his cheek and my hand squeezing his.

Charles takes a deep breath, finally relaxing as he squeezes my hand back. I felt a weight in a way lifted from my shoulders. Logan and I had hidden this truth for so long thinking that we were protecting him but really...he needed this. He needed to know and face it. I hoped Logan wasn't too upset with me as this was something we debated a lot.

Speaking of Logan, I heard his footsteps come closer but I immediately sensed something was off. Where was his ragged breathing? His heavy footsteps? Why hadn't he said anything yet? Charles went to say something to me but he turned his attention to Logan. "Logan?" He said reaching out for him. I looked at Logan but a ice cold chill surged through me as I realized something was definitely wrong.

"Charles!" I screamed as I threw myself over him to protect him but I was cut off by a painful, hot piercing that went through my back. It knocked the breath out of me and I gasped in pain, immediately feeling my lungs fill up. But what hurt even worse was the pained and surprised gasp that came from Charles. The claws that went through me retracted and I let out another painful yelp as I collapsed next to Charles.

I then hear a manic scream come from Laura as she attacks Logan and they fight back and forth. I was worried for Laura but more concerned for my friend next to me. "Charles?" I cough violently. "Charles!" As I shake him and he looks at me scared.

"Anna?" He whispers hoarsely, blood coming from his mouth.

"Charles, stay with me!" I plead with him as I press down on his wounds.

I look back frantically at Laura and Logan who are still violently fighting. What was going on? My vision was blacking and I shook my head fiercely to clear it. I jump as Laura goes crashing into the wall, knocking her out. "Laura!" I cry out.

Logan makes his way over to me slowly and I shake violently. That wasn't Logan though. That was some sort of clone. Just then Nate comes in and knocks the thing over the head with a baseball bat which was a big mistake.

"No, Nate, run! Get out of here!" I yell at him but I'm too late as the clone stabs Nate fatally, killing him instantly.

Shock and fear paralyze me and I want to do something but I can't leave Charles. I watch as the thing puts Laura in restraints.

"Nate?" I hear Kathryn cry as she sees her son then fiercely points the gun at the clone.

"Put her down." She growls.

"Kathryn, get outta here! Run!" I plead with her, not wanting to see another life lost.

"Honey?" I hear Will downstairs.

"Stay down there Will!" Kathryn yells as she stands her ground. "No, stop!" She screams as the clone rips into her.

Laura screams bloody murder and I scream too before I'm cut off by violent coughing. "Anna." Charles whispers and I try to look up but get dizzy. "Anna, you mustn't let them take Laura." He pleads. "Go. Stop him!"

I shake my head rapidly. "I'm not leaving you, Charles. Now hang on. Hang on." I say as I frantically try to see what I'm doing to stop then bleeding. I cry more as I hear another gun shot and hear someone falling down the stairs, knowing that it was the last Munson.

"Anna. You have...to...go." He pleads again as we hear Laura scream again, this time farther away.

"I'm sorry, Charles. I can't. I can't." I cry.

"Charles?!" I hear someone say from down stairs. "Charles!"

My head swims violently and I near pass out as my ears ring. I suddenly feel a rough hand grab and I instantly come too and fight back swinging and screaming. "No, no!" I scream as the assailant but I'm easily caught by both arms.

"Anna, it's me! It's me!" The real Logan says frantically then looks at my wounds and Charles' wounds. "Shit." He curses as he holds down the already bloody compress on Charles' chest. "Hold this. It wasn't me. It wasn't me." He whispers in Charles' ear.

Seeing that Logan has Charles, I force myself and run out the room. "Anna!" He calls after me.

"I have to get Laura!" I yell back over my shoulder.

A rush of adrenaline courses through me as I run outside looking for Laura. I stop in my tracks as the clone is facing off against a bunch of people that I don't know. In a moment it turns into a horrific blood bath that you'd only see in horror films. I look around frantically for Laura and finally spot her not too far away. I stagger her way and fall next to her. Laura growls and screeches but I put my hand on her forehead. "It's okay." I say coughing. "I'm here. I'm gonna get you out."

Laura relaxes a tiny bit as I desperately look for a way to unlock her. I can't figure it out so I pick her up or try to anyway but my vision swims and I nearly drop her.

"Come on, Anna. You got more fight in you than that." I stop in my tracks to see none than Scott Summers.

"Scott?" I stammer confused. I shake my head. It can't be. He's dead.

I run with Laura but it feels like I'm in slow motion. I lose my balance and drop Laura with a grunt.

"Come on, Anna. Get up!" Hank coaxes me.

I shake my head again and pick Laura up and try to run again.

"Don't stop." I hear Jean say as I pass her.

I run harder but I fall again with Laura in my arms. "I can't. I can't." I cry as my legs give out. My vision swims again and I feel myself panicking more and more. Laura screams more at something behind me and I look back and see the clone above me staring at me angrily.

He swings at me and I block him but then his claws come out and I have to dodge him. He comes after me and my only weapon is a metal pole. I know it's feeble but I fight him regardless. It's the scariest thing I've ever been faced with. More so than any experiments because this is too personal. Finally, he makes a hit, slicing through my side. I scream, trying my best to block him.

"Remember your training." I see Scott again the background.

I try everything that I know but he is faster than I am and full of rage. I'm backed up against a tree and get away. My energy fails me, not able to fight anymore. I look one last time into fiery eyes of the clone of my best friend. He growls the slices across my chest. I try to block him with the pole he slices through and rakes his claws across my abdomen, cutting deeply. I scream loudly in pain as I fall to the ground. He picks me up by the hair and throws me on to my back. I watch helplessly as I prepare for my death but at the last moment, Logan comes through body slams him away from me. They start fighting but I can barely pay attention as I shake violently from fear and pain. I gasp and cough violently for air and I vaguely hear Laura scream in the background.

I feel hand a faint hand grab my own and I look up over to see Marie holding it, smiling down at me. "Don't worry, Anna. It'll be over soon."

I close my eyes, still panting frantically. I can feel the hot, sticky pool of blood form around me. "Focus on your breathing, Anna. Slow down." I look over and see Storm sitting on a tree stump.

"Help me." I plead desperately to no one as I cough up blood.

In the back ground I hear Logan screaming in pain and I fear the worst as my breathing picks up and I can't catch my breath. "Oh, dear. What do we have here?" I look over and see none other than Magneto walking slowly towards me. He stops in front of me, kneeling down and sighing deeply. I continue to wheeze painfully. "This is the very thing that I was afraid of, Anna. This is the very reason I fought so hard against them. Humans. They did this." He sighs, shaking his head. "I tried to warn Charles. I truly did. I tried to warn all of you but I was always taken the wrong way. Too bad, really. Us mutants...we could've had so much. Could've done so much. But there was too much focus on trying to coexist." He places a hand on my forehead, brushing the hair away from my face. "Such a shame. You tried though. You tried."

As Magneto disappears, the pain comes back full force and I can't breath properly without coughing up blood. I just wanted to die. Right then and there. Anything to escape this pain. I felt myself growing colder and colder, my vision beginning to darken. As I begin to still, I'm jolted awake by hands shaking me.

"Anna? Baby, wake up." I hear a familiar voice. As I come too, the pain grips me again and I cry out in pain. "Stay still. Stay still." I hear Logan's deep voice.

"Logan." I gasp, my breathing ragged and hoarse.

"Shh, shh." He whispers as he presses something against me hard and I yelp but am cut off by a violent coughing spell. "I know, it hurts like hell." I try to breathe but can't easily. I feel myself slipping further and further. I feel another shake. "Anna, stay with me, baby. Stay with me." He demands. I open my eyes and see Logan's scared eyes filled with tears. He cups my bloody cheek in his hand. "Anna." He whispers, his voice cracking.

I grab his hand, still trying to breathe. "Charles." I whisper so faintly that he doesn't hear it. "Charles." I gasp again, coughing again painfully.

"Shh." He coos as he smooths my nappy hair back.

I look at Logan again, tears falling down my face. "I tried." I mumble over and over through my ragged breathing. I hold his hand more firmly with what little strength I have left and look up at him one last time. "I tried."

And with that, I exhaled one more time before darkness over took and the fear and pain released it's grip.

:( This was a hard and emotional chapter to write. RIP Charles, Anna, and the Munsons. Please review and stay tuned for the next chapter! It will be written from Logan's point of view! Let me know what you think!