The next chapter of The Nightmares From Hell.
Wolverine searches the fridge for a beer, until his cell phone rings. He pulls his phone from his pocket, then sees the number.
"Kitty, what's up?" Wolverine questions, answering the phone. All of a sudden, Wolverine drops the beer in his hand. The bottle smashes on the floor.
A few minutes later, Wolverine rushes down the stairs of the basement. Jackal looks up, a little surprised.
"What's wrong?" Jackal questions.
"It's Jubilee!" Wolverine answers, "She's... she's dead!" Jackal's eyes were widen. He was too shocked to even speak. "We have to go!" Wolverine says, "Her and Kitty were at the mall, and she found her dead! The police are already investigating it!" Jackal and Wolverine rush upstairs and out the door.
A short while passes, and Jackal and Wolverine reach the store in the mall. A group of police officers surrounded the area where Jubilee's body laid. Jackal and Wolverine cross under the crime scene tape. A police officer stops them.
"I'm sorry, fellas, but you can't cross." the officer says.
"We're her guardians." Jackal ecplains.
"Oh, well, I'm terribly sorry for your loss, sir." the officer replies. Jackal, Wolverine, and the officer make their way over to the body. Both Jackal and Wolverine look down in sorrow.
"H-how did it happen?" Jackal questions.
"There's no marks on her body." the officer explains, "So, we've ruled out homicide. She could have just suffocated in her sleep. Does she have any medical history of that kind of stuff?"
"Not that I'm aware of." Jackal answers.
"You could find out if you wish to have an autopsy done." the officer informs. Wolverine drops to a knee and studies the body of Jubilee.
"I don't think that will be necessary." Jackal replies. He then looks around the store. "Did you happen to see where the other girl that was with her went?" he questions.
"One of our fellow officers took her out of the store to calm her down and ask her some questions." the officer answers, "The poor girl was freaking out." The officer notices as Wolverine takes the hand of the dead Jubilee into his. "Would you two like to be only?" the officer questions.
"Uh... yeah." Jackal answers. The officer nods and leaves the two. Jackal goes over to JWolverine.
"She... she was just so young." Wolverine says. For the first time ever, Jackal actually sees a tear stream down Wolverine's face. Jackal places his hand on Wolverine's shoulder. Wolverine quickly removes it. Jackal looks at the lifeless face of Jubilee. She seemed so peaceful. Jackal couldn't believe that earlier that morning, Jubilee was still alive and well. And now, she laid on the floor as a lifeless shell of the girl she once was. Jackal's fists tightens as he thinks of the horrible events she must have gone through.
"I'm gonna go find Kitty." Jackal informs. Wolverine doesn't reply, he just sits motionless. Jackal leaves him and heads out of the store. Once outside, he spies Shadowcat sitting with another officer. Jackal quickly makes his way over to her. "Kitty, are you okay?" Jackal questions. Shadowcat looks up to him and quickly runs into his arms.
"Adrian, I don't know what happen!" Shadowcat informs, "I just went into a dressing room to try on a dress. And when I got out..."
"It's okay, Kitty." Jackal says. Shadowcat then looks up to him.
"Where's Logan?" Shadowcat questions.
"He's back in the store." Jackal answers, "I think you should go comfort him. He's taking it really badly." Shadowcat nods, then quickly rushes into the store. The officer that sat with Shadowcat walks over to Jackal.
"I'm sorry for your loss." the officer says. Jackal lowers his head as she walks away. Jackal found it hard to show any emotion in his location. He quickly rushes into a men's room. He quickly checks to see if anyone is around. He then enters into a stall. Anger and sorrow fill Jackal's body as he begins to let it out.
"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!" Jackal yells, punching the walls of the stall. He continues to punch as hard as he could, causing his knuckles to bleed. "YOU FUCKING COWARD!" he yells again, then pulls out a pocket knife and stabs into the stall wall. Tears stream from Jackal's eyes. Just then, pain rushes to Jackal's head again. This time, Jackal is in so much pain, he falls against the stall door and starts to slide down. The pain was sharper than ever. All of a sudden, vision start to flash before him. He sees Rogue screaming, a dark figure laying on top of her. Gambit laid on the floor, bleeding. He then sees a vision of Boom-Boom, then of Cyclops, then Spyke, Jean, and Nightcrawler. Jackal couldn't believe what he was seeing. He then starts to hear some kind of distorted music in his head.
"Shot down by strangers..." Jackal hears, "Devour the soul-holding his breath half to death-crawls like a-have been out of his mind-mid-day delusions-all alone-terrified-he crawls-can't relieve it it grows-like a worm!" The visions and music end, along with Jackal's pain. Jackal makes it back to his feet, unsure of what has just happened. Jackal pulls out his cell phone and dials a number. A few seconds pass.
"Anna?" Jackal questions, "Something bad happened. I need you to tell the others."
A few hours later, Jackal, Wolverine, and Shadowcat return home. They find some of the mutants sitting in the livingroom, looking to be sorrowed. Jackal makes his way towards the garage door.
"Where are you going?" Rogue questions
"Tell everyone to stay doorstairs." Jackal answers, "I have something that needs to be done." He heads into the garage.
"Is he okay?" Rogue questions.
"I don't know." Wolverine answers, "He didn't say much on the way home." Just then, Jackal comes out of the garage, carrying the burnt corpse of Iceman over his shoulder, which was wrapped in a sheet. In his other hand, he carried a gallon of gas. Wolverine gives him a confused look.
"Like I said before, keep everyone downstairs." Jackal orders.
"What are you planning to do?" Wolverine demands to know.
"You'll have to wait and see." Jackal replies.
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