Logan was in a daze, walking around with no purpose any more. It had been four days since
the attack on the camp and he had no idea of how the rest of them had gotten back home,
nor how they had managed to get the prisoners with them. He didn't really care
anymore either. Before he had met her, he had desperately longed for death but had also
known it wouldn't claim him for a long time if nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Logans life could really be divided into three phases. Before, during and the most
dreaded after Marie. Now the dreaded part three had come true and Logan just couldn't
handle it.
If he had asked Blob or Proudstar, or had been able to ask in the first place
for that matter, they would have answered him how they got back but he hadn't and it
didn't look like he was going to anytime soon either. They, however, tried their very best to
get through to him but so far with little success. None really. He seemed to have given up on
everything since Rogue went missing. They hadn't know Logan for very long but they had come to
rely on that he was always the strong one. Not physically since they both were stronger than
him in that regard but mentally and emotionally. Then again, they didn't know how deep his
feelings for this Rogue really went. They'd first met her during the mission briefing and before that,
well they had known about her but that was about it. Logan, even during the best of times, was not
an open book to read about his personal life or his past.
Blob, being the only one that had ever been able to escape from one of those facilities
on his own accord, strongly suspected that Rogue was still alive. If they had
wanted her dead she would have been killed on the spot. But he hadn't said anything to
Logan yet. He was still struggling internally wheter it was good to give him hope
that she might be alive or not. If she wasn't a lot stronger than she looked like she would
soon hope she was dead if that time hasn't passed already. He knew firsthand what the
bastards that took her were capable of doing to people they didn't consider human in the
first place. Would he really be better of finding an alive Rogue but one that was broken
down in all the ways you could possibly imagine? With her body being just a broken shell
and the woman that was once inside gone for all times? Still breathing but only out of
reflex? Everything that needed conscious thought and effort forgotten?
The only reason he himself hadn't broken down there was because he had been lucky.
Damn lucky. A new guard that wasn't as familiar with all the surveilance
equipment and torture devices as he should have been so he got a little caught by
surprise, making it easier for Blob to escape. And that was several years ago, when
retirering mutants not to mention trying to dig information out of them was still a
novelty. Security must certainly have improved since then. That...that...thing that
kidnapped Rogue and Carol certainly proved that point.
And even if Logan needed to know about it, how to go about telling him? Could
he even hear them? Frustrating to say the least.
That's when he heard someone behind him and he turned around, seeing one of the
guys they'd rescued. Native american-looking.
"You look troubled" he said.
"What, you read my mind or somethin'?"
"Nope, not my power. If it had been, I'd be dead. Or retired." he spit out.
"Sorry, didn't catch your name. But you're probably right about the dead thing."
"Goes by the name of Forge. And you don't have to tell me what you're worried about. It's Wolverine, am I not right?"
"Yes. You know him?"
"Not personally but he's made himself quite a reputation. What has made him the way he is now?"
"I don't know if you noticed but when we saved you two of our people were kidnapped by some robot of some sort."
"Really? Didn't know the Sentinels were beyond the prototype stage yet. Still, people of your team must have been killed or
brought in to their 'lovely' torture-chambers before."
"Yes, but one of the women kidnapped is Logans fiancee, girlfrind, wife or whatever their relationship is."
"I see."
Blob could at times be dense and this one of those times but it finally dawned on him. "Wait a minute. You didn't seem surprised
when I mentioned the robot and even called it Sentinel. A brand name I take it. How's that?"
"Because I've been forced to develope certain parts of it."
"And you're not ashamed of it?"
"I certainly am!" Forge said with heat, "But I did it anyway. For several reasons. One is that I am fond of life actually, and if
I hadn't cooperated I know my life would have been forfeited. Sounds cowardly, I know. But I'm as valuable to Kelly
as I am to you despite that I'm partly responsible for the Sentinels."
"How's that?"
"Well, my mutant power is to be able to construct things on instinct. All I need is the raw material to build the thing. I could,
for instance, build something to make the mutant-negators ineffective. Imagine how much more effective or fight
for freedom would be with that."
"A lot more! That why you cooperated with Kelly? Because you knew that if you ever managed to escape you'd be valueable in the fight against him?"
"You got it.If it hadn't been for that talent, I'd be dead or atleast in a much worse shape than I am."
Blob thought for a few moments before saying "You know, as much as your talent would be helpful right now all I can think of is getting Logan back
to his own self. His talents for leadership and experience is invaluable. You don't know if there's an empath or something amongst you that could help
in that matter?"
"Not that I know of. But I know one thing that would help."
"What's that?"
"Getting his fiancee back of course."
"Yes, duh! But how? We don't even know where she is or even if she's alive!"
"I can't answer all of that. But I can answer one of the questions."
"Which one?"
"Where she is. Whether she's alive or not remains to be seen."
the attack on the camp and he had no idea of how the rest of them had gotten back home,
nor how they had managed to get the prisoners with them. He didn't really care
anymore either. Before he had met her, he had desperately longed for death but had also
known it wouldn't claim him for a long time if nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Logans life could really be divided into three phases. Before, during and the most
dreaded after Marie. Now the dreaded part three had come true and Logan just couldn't
handle it.
If he had asked Blob or Proudstar, or had been able to ask in the first place
for that matter, they would have answered him how they got back but he hadn't and it
didn't look like he was going to anytime soon either. They, however, tried their very best to
get through to him but so far with little success. None really. He seemed to have given up on
everything since Rogue went missing. They hadn't know Logan for very long but they had come to
rely on that he was always the strong one. Not physically since they both were stronger than
him in that regard but mentally and emotionally. Then again, they didn't know how deep his
feelings for this Rogue really went. They'd first met her during the mission briefing and before that,
well they had known about her but that was about it. Logan, even during the best of times, was not
an open book to read about his personal life or his past.
Blob, being the only one that had ever been able to escape from one of those facilities
on his own accord, strongly suspected that Rogue was still alive. If they had
wanted her dead she would have been killed on the spot. But he hadn't said anything to
Logan yet. He was still struggling internally wheter it was good to give him hope
that she might be alive or not. If she wasn't a lot stronger than she looked like she would
soon hope she was dead if that time hasn't passed already. He knew firsthand what the
bastards that took her were capable of doing to people they didn't consider human in the
first place. Would he really be better of finding an alive Rogue but one that was broken
down in all the ways you could possibly imagine? With her body being just a broken shell
and the woman that was once inside gone for all times? Still breathing but only out of
reflex? Everything that needed conscious thought and effort forgotten?
The only reason he himself hadn't broken down there was because he had been lucky.
Damn lucky. A new guard that wasn't as familiar with all the surveilance
equipment and torture devices as he should have been so he got a little caught by
surprise, making it easier for Blob to escape. And that was several years ago, when
retirering mutants not to mention trying to dig information out of them was still a
novelty. Security must certainly have improved since then. That...that...thing that
kidnapped Rogue and Carol certainly proved that point.
And even if Logan needed to know about it, how to go about telling him? Could
he even hear them? Frustrating to say the least.
That's when he heard someone behind him and he turned around, seeing one of the
guys they'd rescued. Native american-looking.
"You look troubled" he said.
"What, you read my mind or somethin'?"
"Nope, not my power. If it had been, I'd be dead. Or retired." he spit out.
"Sorry, didn't catch your name. But you're probably right about the dead thing."
"Goes by the name of Forge. And you don't have to tell me what you're worried about. It's Wolverine, am I not right?"
"Yes. You know him?"
"Not personally but he's made himself quite a reputation. What has made him the way he is now?"
"I don't know if you noticed but when we saved you two of our people were kidnapped by some robot of some sort."
"Really? Didn't know the Sentinels were beyond the prototype stage yet. Still, people of your team must have been killed or
brought in to their 'lovely' torture-chambers before."
"Yes, but one of the women kidnapped is Logans fiancee, girlfrind, wife or whatever their relationship is."
"I see."
Blob could at times be dense and this one of those times but it finally dawned on him. "Wait a minute. You didn't seem surprised
when I mentioned the robot and even called it Sentinel. A brand name I take it. How's that?"
"Because I've been forced to develope certain parts of it."
"And you're not ashamed of it?"
"I certainly am!" Forge said with heat, "But I did it anyway. For several reasons. One is that I am fond of life actually, and if
I hadn't cooperated I know my life would have been forfeited. Sounds cowardly, I know. But I'm as valuable to Kelly
as I am to you despite that I'm partly responsible for the Sentinels."
"How's that?"
"Well, my mutant power is to be able to construct things on instinct. All I need is the raw material to build the thing. I could,
for instance, build something to make the mutant-negators ineffective. Imagine how much more effective or fight
for freedom would be with that."
"A lot more! That why you cooperated with Kelly? Because you knew that if you ever managed to escape you'd be valueable in the fight against him?"
"You got it.If it hadn't been for that talent, I'd be dead or atleast in a much worse shape than I am."
Blob thought for a few moments before saying "You know, as much as your talent would be helpful right now all I can think of is getting Logan back
to his own self. His talents for leadership and experience is invaluable. You don't know if there's an empath or something amongst you that could help
in that matter?"
"Not that I know of. But I know one thing that would help."
"What's that?"
"Getting his fiancee back of course."
"Yes, duh! But how? We don't even know where she is or even if she's alive!"
"I can't answer all of that. But I can answer one of the questions."
"Which one?"
"Where she is. Whether she's alive or not remains to be seen."