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"Marie looked so beautiful didn't she Tiger?" Sara was talking softly to him. "And Remy...He, looked handsome. They haven't done the pictures yet. Marie didn't have to say why they didn't. She...She wants you in them baby." She was rubbing his chest and staring at him. "The kids are alright. Keagon and Brodee were scared a little but Brianna. Well you know her, she slept right through it." She said with a weak laugh. "So...you have to wake up Tiger. Please open your eyes. Charles said...that you need to heal on your own baby." Her hand froze on his bare chest as she stared at the dry blood flaking off her fingers. The tears that burned her eyes rolled down her cheeks when she looked down at her blood covered dress. He...He said the kids would need me and you are healing baby.
"Charles, We have a very serious problem. Please forgive me my friend I know this team meeting is needed but this can not wait." Hank looked at his team mates. "What is it Hank, is Victor alright?" Logan was out of his chair and staring at the huge blue doctor. "Ah, yes he is recovering as best as can be expected. Please forgive me for not updating you. I was able to remove all the bullet fragments and he is resting now. I have him on IV sedation to keep him under while his healing factor works to fix the worst of the damage. "What is the problem Hank?" The Professor asked. "Sara,has done something to the man that we captured after the assassination attempt." Hank said looking at the people in the room. "What do you mean she did something to him? He's in a holding cell. We have to find out why he did this." Marie asked looking at him confused. "That's not going to stop her if she really wants to get to the guy darlin',You know that." Remy said pulling his wife into his arms.
"What did she do Hank?" Logan asked staring at the man. "Did she kill him?"
"No, He is very much alive. But, She's done something to his mind." Every one in the room looked at the Professor when Hank said what had happened. He was staring off into space as his mind reached for the man's. "Oh my God, She...took it...All. The only thing left in his mind is his greatest fears and there playing over and over again in his head. He's trapped in his own personal hell." The Professor closed his eyes to sever the link he had trying to block the horrifically graphic images on a never ending loop in the mans mind. "I...cant help the man. She won't let me." The Professor looked tired and his age hung heavy on his shoulders in that moment. The realization of just what she was able to do reassured him and frightened him all at the same time. "She's to strong there's nothing we can do for him."
She heard the soft hum of The Professor's chair but never took her eyes off her sleeping husband.
"Sara, darlin' Chuck needs ta' talk to you." Logan said setting down beside her. She didn't look at him when he spoke. "Hank had to shave all his hair off. I miss it already. I'll get use to it, he'll be just as handsome with short hair too." She said holding Victors large hand. "He's...not going to like waking up with all this stuff attached to him." She said as her fingers ran over the IV tube. "Sara, baby what did you do to that man?" Logan pushed her hair out of her tear streaked face. "Is Salem alright Logan?" She looked at him. "She's fine darlin'. She's with the kids right now." He looked at the Professor then back at her. "She's in shock Logan." The Professor's voice was in his head as he watched her. "I am not in shock. But I am trying really hard right now not to come unglued Charles. The back...of my husband's head is gone!" Her anger spiked and his chair was pushed back a few inches as the flames in her eyes licked her eyelids. "Sara, who was the man in the holding cell?" Logan took her face in his hands making her look at him. "His name is Jerome Woodard, He...was an army sniper." She was staring at him. She pulled away from Logan and set back in her chair. "He was dishonorably discharged from the army for nearly killing his wife not long after she gave birth to their first child. She...She was still in the hospital when he beat her." Her voice was soft and detached when she spoke. "He was so mad at her. He wanted her dead because there little girl was a mutant. I saw her in his head." She said tapping the side of her own. " I thought she was so beautiful, She had lavender colored skin and bright yellow eyes. There's no hiding her mutation." She said looking him eye to eye. "He was awol Logan, he left before his court martial. The army is looking for him." She took Victors hand again and kissed his claw tipped fingers. "Who sent him Sara?" The Professor's calm smooth voice relaxed her a bit. "Someone who is going to pay dearly." She was on her feet in a heartbeat. She kissed her sleeping husband before whispering into his ear. "I'm going to take care of this for us baby. I'll be back in a little while." She stood up straight and looked around the room. She ignored the two men watching her and walked out into the hall. The team was there and they all looked at her when the med bay door opened. She couldn't stop the tears when she saw Marie. Her beautiful white dress smeared with dry blood broke her just a little more. "I'm so sorry. God, I'm so sorry your special day was destroyed baby girl." The two women held each other as they cried. "I have to go Marie." Sara's voice was barely a whisper in her ear. Marie looked up at her shocked. "But?...Why?"
"I have to take care of this before Victor wakes up."
"What do you mean? Where are you going?"
"Don't worry about it baby girl. I'm going to fix this." Sara hugged her again and let her go.
"Sara, don't do this. You are upset." Logan said pulling her around to look at him.
"Go take care of Salem. Check on the kids for me Logan. I'll be back in a few hours." Her voice was eerily calm. "No! Wait..." She was gone before his words ended. She had faded away before his very eyes.
"Fuck! We have to find her. She's to fuckin' dangerous when she's upset like this! Victor's not awake to calm her down and stop her!" Logan popped his claws trying to ground himself. The pain cut through the haze of anger and worry. "What do we do Professor ?" Marie asked almost panicked. He sounded tired when he finely spoke. "The only thing we can do, wait for her to return. She wouldn't let us help her even if we tried. I know who she's going after."