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"Why are you leaving?" Jean asked
"Cause I'm no good here," Logan replied, packing his bags
"I don't understand"
"I can't fight here. You saw what happened earlier. If that blast was bigger or if I was any closer, I wouldn't be here talking to you"
"But that doesn't call for you to leave"
"My choice. I'm leaving, Jean, so don't stop me. There's no argument to it"
"I – We need you here"'
"Sorry, but I can't be here. I'm a liability"
He left his room, slinging his bag onto his back and passing Laura in the hallway
"You leaving, aren't you?" she asked
"Yeah, I am, kiddo. I can't be here"
"I want to come with you"
"No. Your place is here with the others"
"Will you be coming back?"
Logan didn't answer. Instead, he removed his dog tags and placed them in Laura's hands. This was a new set of dog tags he had bought for himself, as his old set were buried under Alkali Lake. Laura stared at the necklace, as Logan smiled at her and moved on with Jean closely behind him. Laura waited until he left before putting the dog tags on and looking over her should as he walked away
"Logan, please think about this," Jean continued
"I already have, Jean. Please, no more. It's hard enough for me as it is"
He entered the garage, where Scott was currently finishing up with the motorcycle
"So, you're really leaving, huh?" Scott said, "Well, she's all ready to go"
"Thanks, Scott"
Logan got on the bike and started it up, as the garage door opened. He cast Jean a quick look, before roaring out of the garage
"Ah, he'll be back," Scott said, "Give it time"
Jean didn't answer as she stared out of the garage in Logan's direction. Scott noticed this and let out a small sigh, before heading inside where he came across Emma
"You seem tense," she said, "Can I help?"
"No," he answered shortly before walking past her
"Scott," came Xavier's voice, "Care to join me in my office"
"Okay, professor"
Scott followed the professor to his office, where Tony Stark was also waiting
"First off, we must get to the bottom of this attack," Xavier said, "Has Logan left?"
"Yeah, he just took off"
"Warren has also left. He was so distraught about his wings"
"How do you know? When did he leave?"
"It isn't hard to tell. He slipped out earlier, just before those robots attack"
"I've got my company looking into it," Stark said, "We'll get to the bottom of this"
"I know they hunt mutants," Scott said, "One of them said to kill mutants"
"Well, this can't be good for any of us. The Brotherhood finds out about this, there will be serious repercussions"
"There was a group of them attacking Manhattan," Stark said, "I sent out the Avengers to deal with them and they were taken care of"
"We have to find out where they came from," Xavier said
"Well, they just came out of nowhere. Caught Fury by surprise"
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"Your Sentinels are out of control," President McKenna said
"I programmed them to hunt down Magneto," Trask said with a shrug
"Did that include destroying part of Manhattan in searching for him"
"Mr President, not to be rude, but you did give clearance for this project"
"And now I'm regretting it. I want you to shut down the Sentinel program"
"Very well then, sir"
Trask pulled out his remote control and pressed the button. Any Sentinel that had been activated was suddenly deactivated, falling limp in their actions
"All better now," Trask said
"Now we have to clean up the mess you made," McKenna said, "First off, by having you fired"
"Excuse me, Mr President"
"You have put innocent lives at risk. You are removed from the office as of now"
"As you wish, Mr President"
Trask turned and left the office. But as he did, he slyly reactivated the Sentinels. But the Sentinels weren't the only things activated. The eyes of the completed Bastion flashed, signalling his activation
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Logan came to a stop in the Canadian wilderness. He had riding non-stop for the last couple of days, using the motorcycle's enhanced speed to reach the border quicker than normal. Taking a quick break, he took in his surroundings, seeing that he was pretty much alone in the snowy lands
"Okay, time to try something out"
Popping out one claw, Logan cut a line on his inner left arm. As soon as he made the cut, the wound close over and healed. He was surprised at that. The wound had healed at a much faster rate than if he had adamantinum bonded to his bones. So he theorised that without the metal, his healing factor was very powerful compared to when he had the metal. Logan turned back to his bike, but stopped and sniffed the air
Someone suddenly burst out of the trees to his right, taking him down. Logan rolled onto his feet and extracted his claws, as Daken did the same thing. Logan straightened and sheathed his claws as he looked at his son
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Daken said
"Why are you here, son? And why are you trying to kill me?"
"I've been following you since you left Xavier's Institute"
"Doesn't explain why you're trying to kill me"
Daken growled and lunged, but Logan dodged him, as he whirled around
"It's all your fault," Daken growled, "It's all your fault"
"Explain to me why it's my fault"
Daken lunged again, ripping three cuts in Logan's chest. The elder mutant responded instinctively with a right hook to the jaw, forcing Daken to stumble back
"I don't want to fight you, Daken," Logan said
Daken slashed again, but Logan blocked and punched him again
"Doesn't mean I won't"
Logan extracted his claws, blocking Daken's blow and slashing him across the face. Daken whirled around, kicking Logan in the stomach, his injuries instantly healed. Recovering, Logan dodged Daken's kick, but wasn't prepared for the backwards elbow strike. Stumbling back, Logan just managed to deflect Daken's next strike, slashing him across the chest. Daken slashed him back, followed by a stab to the ribs. Logan gritted his teeth in pain and kneed Daken in the stomach, followed by a backhand that slashed his face. Daken stumbled back, as Logan lunged, taking him down. Daken kicked him over his head and flipped onto his feet, as Logan did the same, whirling around as the pair began to circle each other
"There is no need for this," Logan said, "We can find another way"
Snow started to fall lightly upon the two fighters
"I don't think there is another way," Daken said
"Sure there is. Professor Xavier can help you"
"I don't need any help. I just need to kill you"
Daken charged at his father and slashed furiously, as Logan dodged or blocked his blows, infuriating Daken because he wasn't fighting back. Logan kept on the defensive, trying to wear Daken down, but his son was still fighting as furious as ever. Logan growled as new injuries were added to his body; however, they quickly healed as he struck back at his son, sinking his claws into his stomach, then sinking his other claws into Daken's chest. Daken groaned and slacked against his claws, as Logan quickly removed them and caught his son as he fell
"I'm sorry, so sorry," Logan said
"Yeah, you should be"
The next thing Logan knew, he was on his knees, clutching his throat as blood spilled past his hand, turning the snow crimson. Daken stood over him, blood dripping from his claws, as he kicked Logan onto his back and stood over him, raising his fist
"And now for the coupe de grace"
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