X-Mansion

Hank had called Charles, Scott, Jean, and Ororo down to his lab in the basement of the mansion. It had been an early start as they waited for the morning news but Hank had interrupted explaining that he needed to show them the results of the tests he performed on Logan. They had been sitting a few minutes when Hank entered with his blue fur unkempt from a full night's work, "Good morning everyone, thank you all for coming on time" he greeted as he fired up the computer bringing a 3-D image of Logan.

"We didn't really have a choice Hank, I think you sent me about thirteen different messages this morning about being here on time" stated Ororo as she sipped her coffee.

"Yes, sorry about that but I have another meeting in a few hours and explaining this more than once would be very time consuming. Logan as Jean has called him is one of the most fascinating mutants I have ever seen." Hank hit a button and Logan's skeletal structure was highlighted on the screen. "Now you all saw his healing factor at work."

"It reminded me of Sabretooth" stated Scott thinking back to his several battles with the feral mutant. "The guy went one on one with Sabretooth and then took a grenade to the face and was perfectly fine when I pulled him into our van."

"Similar but very different, I've had my theories on Sabretooth's healing factor but the rate that Logan's body heals is something I've never even theorized as possible, as I took blood samples I realized that Logan's skeletal structure is something beyond even mutant possible" explained Hank as the zoomed in on Logan's bones. "His bones are coated in metal."

"Like steel?" asked Jean was she watched the holographic recreation of Logan's body rotate for view.

"No, not steel. It's an extremely rare metal called Adamantium, it's the hardest metal on earth. Logan's claws could put a hole through Captain America's shield." Hank explained with his awe clear in his eyes.

"What does that have to do with his healing?" asked Scott as his unease about their unconscious guest was beginning to grow.

"Well, the Adamantium laced bones are not naturally occurring." Hank answered as the eyes of everyone in the room grew.

"Someone did this to him" stated Charles as the enormity of the situation fell upon them all. "an experiment."

Hank nodded "Someone managed to get Adamantium into its liquid form and pumped it into his body, it had to be piped into his skeletal structure and allowed to cool in order to coat the bones the way it does." Hank handed out papers that detailed Adamantium.

"So his bones are indestructible?" asked Ororo as she scanned the document.

Hank was about to answer when Scott spoke first "This guy is dangerous with these kind of abilities he could cut his way right through just about anyone he wanted to" he said standing to go and check on Logan.

"No need to worry Scott, I've given him enough sedatives to knock out an elephant he isn't going anywhere" explained Hank causing Scott to turn back and walk back to his seat. "To undergo this procedure his muscles, bones, organs, hell every single cell of his body would have been pushed to the limit and probably beyond. The claws are naturally occurring as far as I can tell but popping them out like that would tear through every muscle in his hands, even moving at all must tear some level of his tissue surrounding the bones. Logan's healing factor is healing him probably every moment of every day."

"Remarkable" stated Charles as he began to turn his wheelchair and leave the room. "I will speak to Logan and try to figure out what happened before the mall. I think he would give us the insight we need as opposed to bothering Jubilee with it. How is she by the way?"

Ororo stood "I told her to go ahead and have a look around if she wanted, I'm checking on her once we are done here" she stated as she made her way to the door with Charles.

"Good, help her get comfortable and bring her by my office this afternoon" he said getting an affirmative nod from Ororo who left the room as Scott, Hank, and Jean approached him. "Hank, is everything ready for our meeting?"

"Of course, Charles, everything will be in your office within the hour" Hank replied with a smile as he waited for everyone to start moving intending to introduce himself to Logan once he was awake.

"Scott, Jean…if the two of you would please keep an eye on the children today, I'll be busy all day with everything and I won't be able to be on top of them as much as usual" he ordered as Scott and Jean smiled and headed into the hall with Charles and Hank.

The group approached the room where Logan was resting and were shocked when the slid open and they found the room empty. "Where is he?" asked Scott as he looked to Hank who shrugged.

"The sedatives should have kept him incapacitated for a few more hours, unless…" explained Hank as his voice trailed off.

"Unless what?" asked Scott getting nervous.

"If his healing factor also gives his immune system and his metabolism a boost…he could in theory shake off a sedative far faster than I originally planned" explained Hank.

"Meaning?" asked Scott as he looked down the hall both ways.

"Meaning he may already be up and very much aware of his surroundings" stated Hank with a slight embarrassed tone in his voice.

Scott looked at Jean "Lock down the school and get the children to their rooms" ordered Scott.

"No" answered Charles from behind. "Logan just woke up in a strange place and based on the thoughts Jean was able to see from him, I don't believe he would harm anyone unless provoked. Lock the place down and isolate him and this will all feel like an attack and we would have a real problem on our hands. Hank get your things to my office, the three of us will track down Logan" ordered Charles as the group split up.

Logan peeked around the corner, he had managed to escape from the room he was being kept in easily and had even managed to find the elevator but now he was a little lost. He was clearly in a large house based on the interior design of the place but he could smell a lot of different scents, there had to be several dozen people living here. He could hear kids yelling and running around as he turned a corner and dipped into a room.

Logan hoped that the girl was okay but he needed to get out of here as soon as he could "Where are you running too?" rang a voice in his head. Logan turned expecting someone behind him but found nothing. The drugs they had given him must have still been working through his system. "The door at the end of the hall to your left" came the voice again. Logan shook his head and popped his claws out of instinct.

He backed out of the room and looked left to find the door the voice had mentioned, he sighed as he decided to move right instead. "What are you afraid of?" the voice asked this time forcing Logan to turn his gaze back to the door.

"Screw it" he said as he retracted his claws and marched to the door, he reached and turned the knob finding an empty office waiting for him. He scanned the room, using his enhanced senses, he smelled a bunch of scents but one was more prominent than the others which was probably the owner of the office. Logan shook his head and was about to leave when he turned to find three people at the doorway.

Scott was ready for a fight when Logan turned, while Jean simply watched and Charles began speaking "Welcome" he said with Logan immediately recognizing him as the voice in his mind. Logan looked over the man in the wheelchair as he spoke "My name is Charles Xavier" Logan was looking for an escape "No need to run" he heard echo through his mind.

"Stop that" shouted Logan getting a chuckle from Charles.

Charles nodded "Very well, I will not enter your mind again without permission" he stated getting a confused look from Logan. "You are in a safe place Logan, a school for mutants like yourself." Logan looked out a window and could see several kids running around the grounds. "We brought you here after the mall" explained Charles as the television clicked on. Charles waved his hand towards the young red head "This is Jean Grey and this is Scott Summers…two of my best students" he explained as Jean smiled towards Logan and Scott merely stared.

"What do you want?" asked Logan as the TV started showing security footage from the mall incident before Jean used her telekinesis to switch the TV off.

"We would like to know everything you can remember about last night and why Sabretooth and Toad were at that mall going after Jubilee" explained Charles.

Logan sighed at the mention of Sabretooth "So he kept the name?" he remarked out loud as he thought back to the last time he had seen his brother and at the time he had begun using the name Sabretooth.

"How well do you know Sabretooth?" asked Scott as Logan didn't even turn to look at him.

"Look, the woman in the bar tried to get that girl into a fight and I stepped in. I knew she was in trouble so I tracked her down and found her being chased by that frog guy and Sabretooth" answered Logan ignoring Scott's question.

"Woman?" asked Charles.

"Yeah, there was a woman who got some bikers to try and jump the girl, not sure why exactly" answered Logan as he turned to find the three exchanging looks.

"So, Mystique was there" stated Jean getting a nod from Charles. "Magneto must have been trying to recruit her" she remarked as she turned her gaze back to Logan.

"Is the girl okay?" asked Logan getting a nod from Scott. Logan sighed with relief "So what now? Am I your prisoner?"

Charles laughed "No, you may leave when you wish but unfortunately your face is plastered across all sorts of television screens across the county, staying here may be safer for everyone until things start to cool down" he explained.

Logan looked at the three standing in front of him and snorted "Fine, for now" he said as Hank joined the group with a large binder and a briefcase. Logan nearly popped his claws from shock when he saw the blue furred mutant.

"He's already here and is about to join us" Hank said to Charles who nodded.

"He is nothing if not punctual" stated Charles "Logan, if you would go with Scott and Jean who will find you a room to stay in while Hank and I attend to other business. I will come find you later and we can properly discuss things."

Logan shrugged "What choice do I really have at this point?" he stated walking past Charles and Hank joining Scott and Jean in the hallway. It was there that Logan was greeted by a face he hadn't seen in a very long time.

Nick Fury rounded the corner at the end of the hallway and didn't miss a beat when his eyes locked with Logan's. Fury stopped next to the Logan just outside the doorway "Logan" he said simply with little emotion.

"Fury" Logan replied as the past between the two flashed through his mind.

"Been a long time" stated Fury who didn't have time to ask the questions he wanted to "Still retired?"

"Yup" replied Logan who started to walk away but not without keeping his eyes locked on Fury.

Scott and Jean looked between the two noticing the unspoken history as Logan kept his eyes on Fury until Fury entered the office and closed the door behind him.