Chapter 20:

The banging on her door had her almost throwing her now empty soup bowl up in the air. Setting it down and putting a hand over her pounding heart, she grabbed one of her javelin ends sitting on the table next to her. While it didn't have a shaft, if whoever out there was not feeling friendly, this particular javelin was created to send out a shock, much like a taser, that would disable a person long enough for her to react.

"Allie! Open up! It's Remy and Logan!"

Allie stood still, shocked at the voice from her past. Shaking her head, she quickly moved to the door and after checking through the peephole, threw it open.

The two men brushed by her in their hurry to get inside. She shut the door behind them and leaned against it, looking at them expectantly. What were they doing here?

"Ma chere, you look like you've seen a ghost," chuckled Remy. "Do we really look that bad?"

The other man in the room, Logan, was sniffing the air, glaring at her, his usual expression. "We knew he wouldn't be here, that you were here alone. Why are you here alone?"

Allie sighed. "Gee, why don't you come in? Have a seat? Can I get you something? Yeah, it's been awhile, guys, nice to see you, too!"

Remy chuckled. "Ever the proper lady." He flopped down on the couch and glanced at the television. Eyebrows raised, he looked at her. "Never figured you for the chick flick, but then again, it's been some time hasn't it? Guess marriage makes you soft."

Picking up the remote from the side table, she clicked the TV off. "What can I do for you guys? Kind of late for a visit, isn't it?"

Logan crossed his arms and looked at her. He was never one for pleasantries and liked to get straight to the point. Remy, on the other hand, would take an hour to get around to the real reason for their visit, preferring to spend the time flirting and possibly getting a woman into bed. She preferred Logan's method at this point.

"You're in danger." Well, yeah, he got right to the point. "The Professor sent us to tell you that the there is an attempt to raise the demon."

Allie froze, then sat down hard on one of the chairs in the room. "It can't be," she whispered. "We contained him ages ago. Who would do this? It should've taken him several eons to work his way out, to contact someone in the human world!"

"He didn't plan this on his own. He was helped," Logan growled, wishing there was something he could do to comfort her. Allie had always been one of the few female students at Xavier's school that he truly liked and admired, and he hated to give her news like this. Unlike the other mutants at the academy, her "talent" was natural, something her mother didn't seem to understand, instead shipping her off to a "gifted school." Thank god the Professor had been there for her, to work through the young child's sense of abandonment by her mother. Her father had been furious, but allowed her to continue her education there with the Professor so he could show her how to harness and hone her natural powers. So the half of the year she spent with her mother, she stayed at Xavier's school. The other, she lived with her father in Scotland. Once she reached thirteen, her mother yanked her out of the school and sent her to a boarding school in Switzerland. Allie managed to stay in touch with the Professor, as well as some of her classmates, but the visits were too few and far between.

Logan started to put a hand on Allie's shoulder, then stopped himself. She needed to face facts. "I realize you thought he was gone for good, but this time, he had help. We don't know who, but we have our suspicions. What do you know about an organization called Cobra?"

Allie started to laugh. In fact, she laughed so hard, tears began to fall. "You can't be serious! Logan, I know you've done your homework and simply aren't the errand boy for the Professor."

At his blank look, she wiped her tears and sobered up. "Logan, I work for GI Joe. Cobra is one of our main targets, which is a terrorist group led by a man proclaiming himself 'Cobra Commander.' How on Earth would that inept individual be able to raise a demon, especially one trapped in another dimension?"

Remy stepped up. "We're not sure, ma chere. Storm's finding out all she can, but we suspect it has something to do with two men, one called Mindbender, the other Destro."

Allie shook her head. "Seriously, pinch me because I must be dreaming! So, Cobra has raised a demon who is intent on hunting me and my kind down because he swore revenge when we helped subdue him years ago...and was helped by my own uncle?" Her head hurt. Between this and the Alexi situation….which seems so insignificant now…

Logan interrupted her thoughts. "The Professor thought you might want to come talk about it back at the school. We're here to give you a ride."

"Sure. Why not? I need to call my commanding officer and let him know." At Logan's snort, she smiled. "He knows. Everything. He's the only one who does, but he knows, so it shouldn't be a problem." She managed to smile. "Come on, Logan, I thought you'd be proud I went military," she teased.

Remy came over to Allie and gave her a big hug. "Sorry, that was overdue. However, hearing you tease Logan, who I might add most people still don't get away with without a hole or two in their body afterwards, makes me realize how much I've missed you!"

"Stop trying to feel me up, Remy!" Allie laughed, pushing him away. "I'm an honest woman now! Or, at least I was," she groaned, sitting back down again. "What am I going to tell Dash?"

"Your husband?" Remy questioned. "Tell him the truth. You hang out with mutants, you're not human, and you're about to run off with the likes of me," he said, giving her a dashing smile.

"Quit the chatter," Logan growled. "We need to get moving."

After leaving a note for Dash, on the off chance he should return early from his mission and worry that she wasn't here, she left with Logan and Remy in the Blackbird that was camouflaged in the yard. She would call Hawk along the way.