Chapter 34

Nobody likes going outside

At the Institute

The Professor was on his way into the dining room. He was usually the first one there to set up breakfast in the morning.

Charles rolled into the dining room and imagine his surprise to see someone already there reading a newspaper.

Dean moved the newspaper out of the way and smiled, "Morning Professor, there's a fresh pot of coffee" he raised his red mug.

Charles rolled towards the cabinet to get a mug, "May I ask why you're up so early?" he asked curiously.

"I had a great sleep" Dean said with a bright smile.

Charles noticed how joyful he was this morning, "You must have had a fun Birthday" he assumed.

"Hell yeah I did" Dean said with excitement as he went back to reading the paper. He was reading the Daily Bugle, the main article wrote "Spider & Scorpion terrorize Bugle" with a blurry picture of Spider-Man battling some super villain.

"What a world we live in" Dean put down the newspaper and went to leave.

"Are you heading to the danger room by any chance?" Charles asked.

"Yeah, why?" Dean asked.

"Logan's last simulation has rendered it useless for now, it's been malfunctioning" Charles said.

"He broke the danger room? How did he do that?" Dean asked curiously.

"Logan has an issue with his temper when under a lot of pressure" Charles said.

"Oh well I guess I'll train outside" Dean said as he left.

There were so many things that the Danger room could do that Dean almost never wanted to leave, but he had a few ideas of his own.

Like maybe the Danger room should have a gravity simulator, a simulation where there is increased gravity to provide enough resistance to actually give Dean a really tough workout.

Forge was supposed to visit today so he's gonna definitely ask him if he can do that, because that would be awesome.

Unknown Location

A person in a black skintight suit covering their whole body was sitting in front of a computer screen.

The person accessed the known files for mutants in Bayville.

The computer screen displayed the images of all the X-men, Brotherhood, and even some other mutants.

The person scrolled through all the X-men and stopped at the image of Logan. The file was then accessed and displayed.

Name: ?

Alias: Logan, Wolverine, Weapon X

Age: ?

Height: 5 feet 3 inches

Weight: 232 Ibs.

Blood type: D+ Mutated

Birthplace: ? Thought to be Canada

SSN: ?

Current Residence: Bayville, NY

Current Status: Inactive Weapon X operative, teacher at Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted, member of the X-men

Powers: Accelerated healing factor, heightened senses

Note: 2 sets of adamantium claws, 3 in each hand, retractable

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, USE CAUTION WHEN ENGAGING

The person touched the image of his face as if they knew him. Then two metal claws popped out of the person's hand and they sliced the computer in a frenzy.

An alarm suddenly went off and red lights began flashing.

The person made a run for it, passing by an unconscious security guard on the floor with a small round disk on his forehead with a blinking red light.

Two armed soldiers followed the path of destruction. They saw an opening in the wall next to them that was recently cut open.

"The intruder is heading for the roof!" One of the soldiers spoke into his com link.

Outside, a helicopter began searching the base for the intruder.

The intruder suddenly kicked a steel door off its hinges and ran out.

Behind the intruder two soldiers were following him with German shepherds following the scent.

"Freeze!" One of the soldiers shouted as he saw the intruder running. When the intruder didn't stop he let go off the leashes for the dogs letting them chase after the intruder.

The intruder made it all the way to the roof and stopped at the edge. It was a long way down. With no other choice the Intruder turned around and two metal claws popped out of both his hands.

The dogs stopped in front of the intruder, barking and baring their teeth.

The intruder skewered the dogs quickly but then the helicopter in the air flashed a spot light on him.

The intruder then sliced a gas pipe to his right releasing thick smoke, perfect for an escape. He then jumped off the edge of the roof and used his claws to slow his descent by stabbing the wall creating a screeching noise.

The two soldiers that were chasing the intruder caught up and looked down but couldn't see anything.

"Aerial 1 do you have a visual on the intruder?" One of them spoke into their com link.

The helicopter flashed the spot light at the ground but couldn't spot anything.

"Negative the intruder is gone" Aerial 1 replied.

A few other soldiers finally arrived on the roof.

The one in charge took off his helmet revealing Agent Coulson, "Fury is gonna have our heads for this"

Not too far away there was a hole sliced into the ground that lead into the sewer system. Inside the sewers the intruder ran keeping a good distance between SHIELD.

The intruder then removed her mask revealing a young teenage girl with long brown hair and an angry familiar mug.

Bayville

Dean was training outside, fully armored, as he listened to music.

Race for the Sun, by 3 Doors Down.

Dean slashed upwards, then down diagonally, and then he spun around and attacked with his shield.

{It's gonna rain some days I know
And things are gonna hurt sometimes that's for sure
But I won't get turned around 'cause I keep moving on
I think my mind plays tricks on me
'Cause sometimes what I get ain't what I see
I just turn it upside down and I keep moving on}

Dean stabbed forward before jumping and flipping in the air. He then came down with a heavy attack that cracked the ground.

{I'm gonna take everything I want
And won't get lost in what I don't
I just hide it all inside and I keep moving on}

Dean swung his shield at his invisible opponent, then he tossed his blade in the air. With his free hand he summoned a lightning bolt and threw it straight ahead, then he caught his sword as it fell down and charged forward.

{I'm gonna race for the morning sun
I can't wait for the day that's on it's way
I gonna race for the morning sun
And it's gonna shine on me}

Dean slid across the ground and slashed upwards, as if he were underneath an opponent, turned around and used his shield stop himself.

{Oh, it's gonna shine a light right down on me
And I swear I'll find where I wanna be
And I'll live the day like it's the only one
I'm gonna race for the sun}

Dean then threw his blade, and as it flipped in the air, he summoned a lightning bolt and threw it right at the blade. The lightning bolt struck the blade, stopping it from flipping and blasting it forward.

{Shine a light right down on me
And I swear I'll find where I wanna be
And I'll live the day like it's the only one
I'm gonna race for the sun}

The blade shot right though a tree, like a hot knife through butter. Dean took off his headphones, 'Didn't expect that' he rushed over to the tree to get his blade but was surprised even further when he saw that his weapon traveled through a couple of trees.

Dean found his blade on the ground not too far away, still electrified. He put it back in it's scabbard and walked back inside as he pondered on what just happened.

The fact escaped him that metal acts as a conductor for electricity. Which meant that his blade must have absorbed the electricity and gave it a sort of boost.

The possibilities of what he could do are basically endless. He'll make a point to practice doing that.

"It's the same as all the others, totally fried, man!" Forge said as he hung by his climbing equipment, which he always used when he was working on the Danger Room. He looked like an adventurous window washer, "If I didn't know any better, Logan, I would say you're to blame for all of this" He gestured to the rest of the room being covered in claw marks.

"Well aren't you observant" Logan said sarcastically.

Forge's arms transformed into tools and he began his work in the Danger Room, "If I wasn't observant I wouldn't be able to fix anything now would I?"

"Just get to work bub" Logan said lighting his cigar.

Dean walked in the danger room, "Damn" he looked around at the disaster that used to be his favorite training spot, "This place is a mess"

"By all means bolt boy, grab a broom and get started" Logan joked.

Dean rolled his eyes.

Forge lowered himself, "Well if it isn't the son of Zeus" he said it like he still didn't believe it.

"How've you been Forge?" Dean asked ignoring his tone, he's expected these reactions to reoccur pretty often.

"As good as a time traveling teenager can be I suppose" Forge said with a bit of sadness.

Dean picked up on it but chose not to pry, "Hey, uh, listen. I know the Danger Room is going to take you a while to finish, but when you do I have an idea for the Danger Room that could be useful for training"

Forge smiled, "Well I always like ideas to use. What were you thinking?"

"Have you ever thought about increased gravity?" Dean asked.

"I never considered the effects gravity might have. I'd assume it could be a very straining exercise for sure, but I'm not sure whether it would do internal damage as well" Forge said.

"Well this is what I was thinking, while you're here at the institute you could build it and we could test it on me. Out of the X-men, I'm the most qualified to test it. We can check whether it affects internal organs or not and see where it leads" Dean said.

Forge shrugged, "Why not, it sounds interesting"

"Thanks, anyways I'll see you later" Dean said hurrying out.

Rogue was working, and hard mind you. She'd been getting more and more time working on vehicles the longer she stayed. But today was just another gas day.

Rogue was pumping gas into a car at the moment. She filled up the tank, "Ok that'll be" she looked at the gas meter, "55.60"

Another car came by, "Hey can you get my windshield?" an old man asked.

"Yeah" Rogue said, "Hold on just a second" she said to the man needing to pay. She grabbed the windshield cleaner and a towel and went over to the old man, "Hi" she said politely as she sprayed the wind shield.

The old man sighed and simply ignored her.

'What an asshole' Rogue thought.

"Miss can I pay ya so I can get out of here?" The man with the full tank asked.

"Yeah" Rogue said, "Just hold on a minute ok" she said to the old man.

Rogue walked over to the other car and took the money, "Sorry"

"It's alright" the man said.

"Hey what about my windshield?!" The old man shouted.

"Hold on" Rogue said calmly. She gave him his change then hurried over to the old man and finished cleaning the windshield.

The old man threw the money at her, "Next time I won't even bother!" he drove off in a hurry.

Rogue clenched her fists, "Ugh!" she wanted to hit something.

Dean rode in on his bike and parked it next to the gas meter.

Rogue could recognize the sound of a Harley anywhere. She turned around with a smile as she spotted Dean.

"Tough day at work?" Dean asked. She looked tired.

"Yeah, it was busy before but it died down" Rogue said cleaning her hands.

"Good, Logan said he wanted us all back in a couple of hours for a training session" Dean said.

Rogue sighed, "I've been working all day, I don't wanna go straight home for a training session"

"Then leave early and take a ride with me" Dean offered.

"I don't know, I never asked to leave early before" Rogue didn't seem confident enough to pull it off.

"Hey" Dean looked into her emerald eyes with a bright smile, "Sometimes all you have to do is ask nicely"

Rogue couldn't help but be hypnotized by his baby blues, "One sec" she walked inside the garage, "Hey Clay"

Clay came out from underneath a car, "What is it darling?"

"I have a lot of school work to catch up on, do you think I can leave early?" Rogue asked.

"Sure thing, do what you have to do" Clay said nonchalantly.

"Thank you" Rogue rushed over to Dean, "Let's go quick"

Dean started up his bike, Rogue hopped on the back, and they took off.

Clay smirked as he watched them drive off, "Ah to be young"

Dean and Rogue sat by his bike, not too far away from the institute.

"So the whole place was wrecked" Dean explained.

"Yeah, it ain't the first time Logan trashed the Danger Room" Rogue said.

"I hope this doesn't happen again, I like training in there" Dean said.

"Soon you're gonna run out of things to do in there" Rogue said knowing how much time he spends in there.

"I already came up with an idea for that" Dean said.

"And what's that?" Rogue asked.

"Increased gravity" Dean said.

"Whoa wait a second that could be really dangerous. Do you realize how many things could go wrong with that?" Rogue said.

"Yeah I do, and like I said it's just an idea for now. It has the potential to be very helpful and very destructive. Luckily my body can take a beating" Dean said with pride.

"I just don't want you to hurt yourself" Rogue said.

Dean looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "Is that concern I hear? For me?"

"What's wrong with that?" Rogue asked not understanding his reaction.

"Nothing, I just think the tough goth is getting soft" Dean said with a smirk.

"I'm not getting soft" Rogue refused to admit.

"You sure about that? When I first came to the institute you practically hated me. Now I put a smile on your face" Dean said.

"You know what would really put a smile on my face?" Rogue said.

"What?" Dean asked curiously.

"Let me ride that beautiful machine" Rogue pointed at his bike.

Upon instinct Dean sat on his bike, "Umm, I don't know about that" he was very protective of his bike.

"Why not?" Rogue frowned at his reaction.

"Well, this bike was my dad's. It's the last thing he gave me before I left and it means a lot to me" Dean said.

Rogue nodded, "I get why it's important to you, believe me I do. But I've always wanted to have my own Harley, to the feel the wind blowing in your face like you're flying. I know how to ride, and I promise I'll be careful, please?"

Dean looked unsure, "I…guess you can" he said reluctantly, after all he knew better than most how that felt.

Rogue's face grew a beautiful smile. She covered Dean's mouth with her gloved hand and kissed her hand as if attempting to kiss him.

Dean felt sort of flattered.

Rogue then hopped on the bike in front of Dean and bumped him back with her rear, "Move over"

Dean felt nervous, 'Think about something disgusting, uh Rosie O'Donnell, the Abomination's face, Toad naked' he almost barfed with that last thought.

"You ok?" Rogue noticed something was off.

"Yeah, just a little stiff. You sure you know how to handle a bike?" Dean asked.

Rogue smiled deviously, "You tell me" she started up the bike and went full throttle.

They went so fast Dean almost fell off the bike, forcing him to hold on to her waist.

"Hold on bolt boy!" Rogue said.

'This girl is as crazy as me' Dean thought.

At the Institute

Later on the X-men were having their training session outside. Everyone split into groups, Dean was with Evan at the moment.

"This is so lame, I don't understand why we can't do this in the danger room" Evan said.

"Forge is making some repairs so we're gonna have to use outside for a couple of days" Dean said.

Dean heard something in the trees behind him. He turned around and threw a lightning bolt where he thought he heard a sound. But there was nothing there.

"What happened?" Evan asked.

"Thought I heard something" Dean said relaxing, "Must be just me"

The girl with the brown hair leaped from tree to tree, she has to keep her distance. They're not stupid.

"Man I hate these training sessions" Evan said. He took a step back and suddenly the ground underneath him collapsed and he fell in a hole, "Ah!"

"Whoa hang on man I'll—" Dean went to reach for Evan's hand to pull him out.

Bars suddenly closed the hole, trapping Evan inside.

"Get me outta here!" Evan said tugging at the bars.

Dean grabbed two bars and tried bending them. They started bending, slowly.

5 turrets suddenly came out of the ground around the hole and started shooting plasma shots.

Dean first destroyed the turrets then freed Evan, "Let's go get the others"

As they kept on moving they ran into Kitty and Rogue.

Rogue was hanging upside-down from a tree, must have been a trap. And Kitty had no way to get her down.

"Can one of ya'll get me down? Kurt went to find the others and still didn't come back" Rogue said.

Dean looked at Kitty, "What happened to you?"

"I don't climb trees you know" Kitty said.

Dean shook his head and summoned a lightning bolt to his hand, "Kitty you need to try more" he threw it at the rope.

The rope broke letting Rogue drop.

Dean caught Rogue, "I feel like I've been here before" he joked.

"Ha ha, now put me down bolt boy" Rogue said feeling embarrassed.

Dean set her down.

"I wonder where Kurt could be" Evan said wondering why he took so long.

"Well we won't find out standing around here, let's go" Rogue said.

They continued through the course until they ran into Jean and Scott.

Scott was trapped inside a glass box while Jean was dealing with some plasma turrets.

Jean ripped out two of the turrets and threw them into the other two destroying them.

"Well at least someone else isn't useless" Dean looked at Kitty.

Kitty stuck her tongue out at him.

"I don't know how to free Scott, he told me he can't blast the glass because it's too close to him" Jean said.

"I could smash the glass" Dean offered.

Scott spoke to Jean telepathically.

"He said for Evan to make a circle with his spikes" Jean said.

"If he says so" Evan shot spikes at the glass in a circle cracking it enough to make it fragile.

Scott bumped the glass with his elbow shattering it, "Good job Evan, let's keep moving guys"

They kept on moving and as they neared the end of the course they found Kurt.

Kurt had something metal wrapped around his face preventing him from seeing, "Hello? Is anyone there?" he walked around waving his hands.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh a little.

"Only this guy could get stuck like that" Evan said.

Not too far away the girl with the brown hair stared at them enjoying themselves.

Evan created a long spike and started poking Kurt in the butt.

"Hey stop that!" Kurt said shaking his fist.

The girl recalled some of her childhood memories.

She remembered training in the pouring rain.

These machines would launch these boulders at her and she kept on slicing each one of them for hours. Even when she would be too tired to go on they still kept on coming at her shattering on impact and bruising her body.

The brown haired girl shook off those feelings of the past and stayed focused on her goal.

"Just hold still Kurt" Dean said approaching him. He grabbed the metal piece over Kurt's face and ripped it off.

"You sure you don't wanna wait any longer?!" Kurt said sounding annoyed.

"Relax Kurt, what happened to having fun?" Scott asked.

"Getting poked while you're blind is not fun" Kurt protested.

"Not it's not fun" Logan walked over to them with Ororo, "It was downright hilarious" he said with a grin.

"At least he's got a sense of humor" Evan said.

As they finished Logan saw two Helijets approaching.

"Take over for me would you Storm" Logan said walking away in a hurry.

Dean immediately recognized the Helijets, "I'll come with you"

Logan turned around and stopped him, "No, you've got a course to finish"

"But I already finished" Dean said.

"Then do it again" Logan said as he left.

Dean glared at Logan for a moment before hurrying back to the start.

Author's note: So I decided to have the X-23 episode happen earlier than in the show, mostly because if it happened that late she would have been irrelevant. We'll find out what happens in a couple of days!