AN: Violent and angsty chapter ahead.

Logan paced furiously around the cell, putting the finishing touches on his master plan for their escape.

'If they want my son, then they'll have to come in the cell' his mind raced, 'then I'll kill all of them, and we'll escape. Simple.'

Had his thoughts been more collected, he would have been disappointed in his grand scheme- it wasn't exactly as eloquent as he had originally hoped- but Logan was running out of time. Selene was due any day now, and he still hadn't found a way to protect his family. It was driving him mad. He continued to pace the cell, running his hand roughly through his wild mane as he glanced furtively at his lover.

Across the cell, Selene was in a vastly different state of mind. As the child within her grew heavier, so too had her sense of dread. She hadn't spoken in weeks. She would just lie in bed, staring at the ceiling. Her expression had been uniformly blank for nearly two months, with red, tear-rimmed eyes as its only accent.

Then it finally happened.

Selene gasped sharply as a wave of pain rolled over her. Logan was at her side in an instant.

"Selene, baby, everything's going to be ok. Just keep breathing, alright?"

Selene's only response was another anguished cry.

Logan winced as his heart felt like it was shattered into a thousand pieces. There was no sound on earth that the mutant dreaded more than the cries of the woman beside him.

Not five seconds later, Logan's ears were assaulted with the one exception.

The doors to the cell screeched open and armed guards streaked through.

"Step away from the woman and nobody will get hurt," the guard in the center of the formation commanded.

Oh yeah, he was going to go first.

An audible 'SNIKT' echoed through the cell as Logan charged the door, wildly slashing at anything in his path. For the first time in years, adamantium claws sliced through the armor and flesh of the guards, taking out three of them before the other could react.

Logan worked in a blind rage, slitting throats and opening bellies with no remorse. He didn't care that when one guard fell, two more streamed in to take its place. He also didn't notice the commands that were being issued as the guards raced in to subdue him.

"Bring in the T-39!" one of them called, shortly before his windpipe was severed.

Logan turned from his latest kill to see six guards enter with the most menacing devices he'd ever seen. Each held what appeared to be a three-foot-long black spear that separated into two wicked points at the end. The mutant's eyes narrowed as a flash of electric current jumped across the foot-wide gap between the points.

Logan moved first, lunging forward and slicing one of the menacing rods in two before a sharp current ran down his spine. One of the guards had managed to get his weapon around Logan's neck, forcing him to the ground as the five other guards followed suit and hit his arms and legs. A moment later, Logan was pinned to the cold floor with painful electric currents running through him from every angle. He struggled with all of his might, but managed only to turn his head so that he faced the door.

He almost wished that he hadn't.

Time seemed to slow and all sound was sucked from the room as Logan watched in terror. A gurney was wheeled over to the bed where his struggling lover was roughly transferred and pinned to it.

"Selene!" He screamed.

"We have the female, fall back!" The guards commanded as the gurney was wheeled out of sight.

"SELENE!"

His arms and legs were released from their electrified restraints, but his neck was still pinned. As the remaining guards evacuated the cell, the one holding his neck down was the last to go.

The guard was about to release his hold when a terrible screeching sound issued behind him. The door had closed. They had left him there with that animal. He ran to the door and pounded on it, begging to be released.

The last things he saw were the three gleaming blades protruding from his chest.

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Selene writhed on the gurney, her screams echoed down the endless steel halls. She cried out again and as pain wracked her frame. She was wheeled into the lab, where the next several hours inched by.

-Sweat poured down her face as the contractions came closer together.

-Her knuckles were bone-white as she clenched her fist with every push.

-Losing the battle, the last ounce of her strength came in a flash as she ended her final push with a deafening, "LOGAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"

A moment later, a much weaker cry filled the room.

Selene was able to whisper, "My son. My beautiful boy," before exhaustion finally overtook her.

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Through the cloudy haze, Selene was able to make out two voices. They were arguing over something, but she couldn't quite pin down exactly what.

"The specimen is perfect, everything went exactly according to plan." A weak voice tried to explain.

"Exactly according to plan? From what I recall, the plan was a bit more extensive than this!" The rougher voice roared.

"A minor adjustment, and the next batch should be up to par." The first voice squeaked.

As curious as Selene was, she just couldn't bring herself to listen anymore, and she drifted off again.

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The Wolverine popped his claws with a snarl as he heard the door screech once again. He'd put a great many slash-marks in the door and killed at least two-dozen of the guards over the last few days, and he wasn't nearly through with them yet. Wolverine crouched as he prepared to spring on any who entered.

His heart nearly stopped, and Logan instantly regained control as Selene stumbled through the door. She barely made it three feet before collapsing to the ground. He found no words to say as he embraced his love for the first time in a week. Selene sobbed into his chest for a long time before she was able to whisper the words Logan never wanted to hear.

"They took him. He's gone."

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AN: I'm so sorry that this chapter ended like that, but the bad guys got the baby. Don't worry, there's a LOT more story to go. Twists and turns and evil jerks getting what's coming to them. I won't say what's going to happen with the baby, but he'll be around… (P.S. no flames please!)

Hope and Love, Bobby Rae, trupinkluv24, RosaSpark, and CeruleanKitten: Thanks so much! I'm really so glad that you guys are enjoying the story. Thanks also for your kind reviews, they really keep me going and are a huge help in my writing process!

Chocokittens: lol, I hadn't thought of that.

Lucky's Girl: Thanks so much! Sorry I haven't finished your story yet, things are hectic, but I'll do my best to keep reviewing!

Bridgette Potter: I agree, Clint is super sexy. I took a lot of the comparison from his role in "In the Line of Fire".