Lisa felt her heart stop when she heard Bobby's voice thinking of who they may have ran into and whether they ran into Jonathan or Jackson in the tunnel. Without thinking she moved forward and seized Logan's hand trying to get a grip on herself. Logan looked down at his hand in surprise that Lisa now held onto with deadly force. With a sigh Logan wrenched his hand out of hers then grabbed her by the shoulders, forcing her to look at him.
"Lisa, are you okay?" His usual sarcasm was gone and was replaced by a tone of concern. She nodded uncertainly and took a step backward to distance herself from his reach.
"Let's just see what's wrong with Bobby, okay?" He watched her for a moment longer before continuing to where Bobby was standing, finding another opening in the wall. To their surprise the opening led into a room that was almost pitch back except for the lamp in the very center of the room. The bulb was dim yet gave enough light for them too see the form of a young boy lying on the floor. None of them could tell who it was until they rolled him over onto his back.
Gasping, Lisa plunged into the darkness of the room only to have an arm encircle her waist and slam her against the wall. The attacker clamped a hand over her mouth then said harshly against her cheek, "You don't know if anyone else is in here, Lisa."
To say the she was relieved that it was Logan who held her would be an understatement.
Suddenly a man emerged from out of the shadows on the other side of the room. His blue eyes shone in the dim light as he stared at the young boy and began to circle the child's small form. In the diffuse light his dark hair had fallen in front of his eyes making him appear even more menacing. He stopped and landed a kick directly into the young boy's stomach.
Logan became grateful that he had a hand over Lisa's mouth as he was now muffling her quiet sobs. Her hot tears were falling from his hand onto the floor.
"Jonathan promised Lisa that he wouldn't harm you, but he never mentioned anything about me." Jackson said crouching down next to J.J. "Remember me?" his voice was filled with danger and malice.
A noise caught his attention and he squinted into the dark only to catch the sight of Logan standing in front of a huddled figure; his claws were drawn and resting at his side. His muscles tensed beneath the white tank top that he was wearing and his animalistic glare was landed squarely on Jackson.
"By all means, come on out, Wolverine, join the party." he said melodiously that sent chills down Lisa's spine. When Logan didn't move Jackson continued, "I could kill the kid if you don't comply and you know I will."
"Hiding behind a child seems a little cowardly for you, doesn't it Jackson or is it Jack?" Logan said stepping into the light at the center of the room. Raising his arms in mock surrender Jackson took a step away from the boy and smirked at Logan as he watched him intently. Lisa tried to rush to the child, but Logan put his arm out and stopped her.
"By all means, Wolf Boy, let her take car of the little brat. I do look forward to seeing her again." Jackson said gesturing toward Lisa with a dangerous glint in his eyes. As she rushed past Logan so rapidly her upper arm was cut on his metal claws that she didn't even notice. She rushed to J.J.'s side and dragged him away from Jackson.
"I must say, she's really cute when she's upset." he said calmly looking at Lisa.
"Shut up," Logan said taking a step forward and took his stance, ready for battle. Jackson was the first to strike landing a round house kick to Logan's abdomen.
Jonathan sank back in the plush leather chair as he flipped through a file that had been given to him by a man that had called himself 'Cyclops.' who refused to provide his real name. Jonathan didn't insist already knowing his name to be Scott Summers.
"Lisa, what are you planning now?" Jonathan asked himself. He laced his fingers behind his head and closed his eyes briefly, thinking over what he had found in the file. The pictures had been gruesome but the scene had seemed oddly familiar. He had a strange feeling inside his gut when he began to root through the pages in the file.
Suddenly, the small bracelet that he wore began to vibrate. He grabbed it, jumping from his chair and he was already heading for the door. The vibration told him that Lisa was going into shock causing her heart beat rate to sky rocket.
'This is going to be fun…'
