Fight for the Frail

Chapter 21

Logan glared at Creed, "Yeah? An' what are ya gonna do about it?"

"Take back what's mine." snarled Creed.

"Come on an' try." Logan said, putting Jubilee down.

"With pleasure."

Creed charged Logan and Logan popped out his claws, ready for the fight. Just as soon as Creed got within arms length of Logan, Logan tackled him, and stabbed him in his chest. Roaring in anger and pain Creed put his foot on Logan's chest and kicked him off.

"Damn you, Runt!" Creed cursed, "I'm gonna tear you limb from limb if it's the last thing that I do!" Slowly he got up and extended his claws.

Logan got to his feet and held his claws up in defense. "You keep sayin' that, but I don't see ya doin' anything about it."

Creed growled angrily and charged him again. He got within arms length of the smaller man, dropped down to the ground, and swung one leg around sweeping both of Logan's legs out from underneath him. Logan fell on his back, the fall knocked the wind out of him, but he shot back up just in time to keep from being stomped on.

"Ha! Looks like you're a little slow today, Creed."

"I ain't slow, runt. I'm just gettin' started." Creed round house kicked Logan in the stomach, knocking him to the ground again. He stalked up to Logan, grabbing both of Logan's ankles, he began swinging him around. "Round and round he goes! Where does he stop? I know I know." he leg go and watched as Logan went flying off of the cliff and into the trees, "See ya next fall, runt! Ha Ha Ha."

Logan fell in a group of trees, branches broke underneath him as he fell, and hit the ground with a very hard thud. His joints popped and cracked as he sat up. Slowly looking back up at the cliff that he was hurled off of, he growled, and got back up.

"I have a feeling that this is going to be a long night." then he made his way back to the cliff.

Creed walked over to where Jubilee laid and picked her up. The sudden movement woke her. Sensing that she was awake he looked down at her and spoke gently, "Hey. You okay?"

She looked up at him with glazed eyes and groaned, "Creed… I don't feel too well."

"Yeah, well… We gotta get moving now. Logan found us and it ain't gonna take him too long to climb back up that cliff again."

Jubilee's mouth dropped, "So that wasn't just a horrible dream?"

He began walking back in the direction of the cave, still carrying Jubilee in his arms, and continued, "Why would ya think that it was a dream?"

"I don't know…" she leaned her head into his chest and shuddered, "I just felt like I was watching a horrible nightmare. I… I saw myself go feral and try to kill Logan. All because I was hungry."

Creed did not say a word, because he didn't know what to say. Being nice and understanding wasn't part of his nature. He began jogging when he came close to the cave, instead of going inside; he jogged passed it.

'Have to keep moving.' he thought to himself, 'Otherwise, Logan will catch up and take the frail away. Can't let that happen. Not now anyways.'