So I'm sorry for the wait and the crappy new chapter. It'll get better, I promise. I need to be careful about plot holes. .
Disclaimer - I do not own X-Men. It belongs to Stan Lee and Marvel.
LEAH'S POV
It had been a week since the incident with Logan and I hadn't seen him or Matt. Luckily, I had Ien and Logan the wolf man to keep me company. Logan Shah was a wolf mutant with an almost nonexistent past as far as I was concerned. I knew nothing about him except that Ien had met him a while ago and they've been on and off in a relationship since.
Logan was a tall, massive blob of muscle. His 7' stature made me feel like a toddler when he stood next to me. His sharp eye teeth did the job when scaring away random people and it didn't help that he had a large, brown tail or furred ears. But he was light-hearted and wouldn't hurt anyone or anything without very good reason. So when I met him for the first time, two years ago, I found him to be a oversized puppy dog.
Ien sat with me in the courtyard. It was warming up as Spring slowly started to arrive. March was always a strange month in New England. One could never really guess what the weather would do from day to day. But I was enjoying one of the few days that I could get away with jut a hoodie and jeans.
"What's wrong, little-one?" A gruff voice asked as a massive hand held out a cup of coffee. I looked up at Logan as he had gotten back from the local Starbucks. "You look down." He observed as he handed Ien a coffee before settling down next to his boyfriend.
"She hasn't heard from either man yet." Ien explained.
"Well they've run off randomly before. Just never at the same time." I defended. "Besides, I haven't exactly done anything to scare them off."
"Well Tiny probably spooked himself with his little confession."
I chuckled at Logan's nickname for Wolverine. They never got over the fact that they shared a name so they'd come up with a few funny ways to address each other. "He was super cocked, though."
Logan shrugged.
I wanted to voice my concerns but Scott ran over to me. "Hey. Tink." He said, looking at me. "We need you for a mission."
I stood to my feet and looked over at the couple. "I guess I'll see you guys later."
They both waved as I turned to Scott and walked away.
"So." I started. "Have you heard from-"
"Wolverine? No. Not yet." He replied quickly. "We were hoping he'd gotten ahold of you. But I guess not."
"Why?"
"We need both of you. It's a break in to the main frame of MRD's computer base. You'd enter, take out obstacles quietly. Wolverine would come in next, making sure you could get out safely."
"I'll be fine on my own." I assured him.
"I hope so."
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I flew silently over to the fence bordering the MRD's base. Looking around, I found what I needed: a hole in the fence. I wasn't able to fly over the fence at that size, so I had to settle for a whole large enough where I wouldn't touch the electric metal. After getting into the actual base, I ran as fast as I could, down the hall. Logan had taught me to run silently and I managed to get up behind the first guard in my way using a knock out gadget that Professor MacCoy had created.
As I passed the other guard with ease, using my ability to shrink, I reached the main computer. I knocked out the two guards and the three techs before locking the door behind me. I sat down at the keyboard and flipped on my headset. "I'm in."
Xavier's voice answered. "Good. Now, do as I say and we can get what we need."
After twenty minutes of guided hacking, I pulled out the USB drive from the computer and pocketed it. "Done."
"Get out of there."
"Got it." I checked before bolting down the hall. My wings were tired and my heart was pounding in my head as I flew. The hall seemed longer than before. I reached the outside without any passings and I headed for the fence. My powers felt weaker than normal and I found myself winded. I rested at the fence, the size of a small fly.
My heart raced. It was my first mission alone. I obtained the information. I did my job. But the job didn't end until I reached safety. After I regained my strength, I flew to the hole in the fence and ran to the rendezvous point.
The jet was waiting for me. When I boarded, I saw Storm at the front and Scott was standing in the corner. "You got what we needed?" He asked.
I held up the flash drive.
"Good. And we got a call from Wolverine." My ears perked. "He'll be back in a few days. He said to tell you sorry for bailing on him."
I nodded, internally furious at him for blowing off a mission. However, it gave me great satisfaction to know that I didn't need help on a task. For once, I actually felt like an X-Man.
