A silent madness Ch 2B X-man side
Note: I am writing Heather Hudson how I think she is. I have not read enough comics to get a true feel for her character. Any difference you see from the comics is where I used my own personality to add to hers.
After a two-day cross-country trip Gambit arrived at the familiar driveway that led to the mansion. Gambit walked up to the mansion's double doors and opened them with a casual ease.
Storm was waiting on the other side of the door. "Remy, my friend your back. Where is Jubilation?" Storm tried to look around his shoulder.
"Let's take a walk outside Storm." The left the shelter of the mansion and entered the gardens behind the house. Stormy da 'tite still there. Up at a cabin, one of Wolverine's near where Sabretooth had her. She not want dis tief around. Gambit couldn't help her. She hurt more than Remy could stand."
"Surely she will come home for the memorial."
"Remy don't know if the 'tite ever come back. To her Wolverine is just another person dat died on her without letting her say goodbye."
" I don't understand, Remy. Jubilee was there when he died, surely she had time to speak her peace. Wolverine had time to give Jubilee his last words for Kitten and me. "
Dat message Jubilee had for you. Dose were Logan's last words"
"Yes, I know". Realization had not dawned on Storm yet.
Remy sighed, "Stormy dose were Wolverine's last words, his only words. Da tite didn't get any thing or even a chance to say goodbye."
"Dear goddess, surely that is not true. I just assumed that when Jubilee talked to us that he had said something to her."
"Petite is convince dat she is the angel of death. She thinks that the reason she becomes the last X-man in Bishop's future is because she kills us all. She has the guilt of Wolverine's death combined with her parent, dat Thomas boy and her friend Cynjen. She might come around with some time. Maybe if somebody else went up there she respected went up there and talked to her"
"Remy, we cannot no one is allowed. The Professor has forbidden anyone to go after her. She broke the one rule of being X-men. Jubilee took a life."
"Why is da Professor taking dis so seriously. Other have killed before."
"Not when the Professor knew about it, not while they were on the team, not in the way Jubilee did. Remy she imploded Sabretooth on a cellular level. He saw it all in his mind when we met Jubilee in the woods, violence like that sinks into the very astral plane."
"When da the memorial?"
"Kitten picked up Yuko and Amiko. The service will be held tomorrow. A couple of other people have called the mansion expressing an interest in coming. Who contacted them?"
"Da tite she wrote letters to some of Wolverine's closest friends and gave the mansion number as a contact point."
"We looked in his room and couldn't find any addresses. I didn't know that he would write anything down."
"He didn't have anything written down. Des we just the name dat he had the 'tite memorize incase she was in trouble and he wasn't around."
"Why don't you go get some sleep Remy. You look tired and tomorrow promises to be a long day."
"Remy tink dat the best idea he heard all day."
The next day dawned and the X-men could be seen in full battle uniform. They all wore black armbands out of respect for their teammate. The day was gray and overcast as they stood in the graveyard, fitting in away that the sun wouldn't shine on this day of grief. Other mourners were there the X-men were not the only people that Wolverine had touched. Sean Cassady had come up from Massachusetts for his old teammate. Spiderman, Nick Fury, Captain America, Maverick, Carol Danvers, Heather Hudson, Yuko, Amiko and even Lady Deathstrike had come to honor Wolverine's memory.
Professor Xaiver came forward from the group and floated to rest near a sheet covered object. The crowd silenced and waited. "We are here today to honor the passing of a great warrior. The sudden passing of Logan stuns me, but not the manner of his death. Logan died with the honor and dignity befitting a warrior like himself. Sacrificing himself for another. He was always a puzzle to me. Such a passionate fighter in mind and body. Mixed with a soul that was always so gentle and kind with those he considered family." The Professor pulled the sheet of the object to reveal a stone. At that moment a beam of sunlight broke threw the clouds illuminating the stone where these words were visible.
Logan AKA Wolverine
A fighter's sprits never dies it just fights a different battle. Below those words imbedded into the stone were Wolverine's claws crossed in an X.
Storm came forward, her tears falling along with a gentle rain. "Please join us at the mansion for the wake. As far as we know Logan left no will. If there is something you would like to have to remember him by then please take it." The group walked back the shelter of the house.
Once inside two very determined women cornered Storm in the living room.
"Storm isn't it? I am Heather Hudson. Logan talked about you a lot.
"Can I help you?"
"Well Yuko, Heather nodded to Yuko standing next to her. Well you see we were just wondering where Jubilee was. We wanted to talk to her, to thank her for all that she did. She wrote me a very nice letter about Logan.
Yuko spoke, "Storm, I haven't seen Jubilee around since Amiko and I arrived. I asked a couple of the X-Men and none of them will give me a straight answer. I want to talk to her about what she did for Amiko."
Sean Cassady had been standing near by and after hearing his student's name mentioned he walk over to join the group, Gambit followed him.
"Storm where is the lass? She must be taking this harder than most."
"Jubilee is at Logan's cabin in Canada."
"Why, asked Sean, Heather and Yuko?
"Do you all know how Wolverine died?"
Heather answered, we assumed on a mission with the X-men.
"Non, said Gambit. Jubilee had been kidnapped by Sabretooth. Wolverine died fighting him, to save Jubilee. They were up by the cabin when he died. So dat is where da tite went."
Anger rose in Sean Irish face. "Where is Sabretooth?"
"Remy eyes filled with sorrow, "da 'tite killed Sabretooth"
Heather and Yuko stood there taking the information in. Sean did not, "How could you leave her alone after that. Why didn't you bring her home?"
"Da Professor told us not go after her. But Gambit followed her. Gambit stay with her for a little while but she not want dis tief around so Gambit left. She radiating more emotion den Remy could stand."
"The Professor told you not to go after Jubilee," shock clearly visable on all faces?
The Professor had made his way over to the corner where he could sense the anger and rage in Sean's voice. I gave the order to leave Jubilee because she broke the one rule of being an X-man. The rule that separates us from our enemies, the one thing that makes us different from every other Superhero team. X-men do not kill. Jubilee has known that rule ever since she moved into the mansion. She accepted that fact and lived by the rule. I would glad forgive her and welcome her back with open arms if it had been an accident or Jubilee felt remorse for her act. She has neither, when she told us about killing Sabretooth she felt no sorrow or remorse. She was almost happy that she had done it. The method in which she used was not quick or painless, I believe that Jubilee knew what she was doing when she imploded him on a cellular level. She knew how long it would take him to die and how much he would suffer. Changing Sabretooth's death from self-defense to a premeditated murder.
Heather could control herself no longer she walked right up to the Professor and looked him in the eyes attempting to stare him down. "I don't understand you X-men, are you rules so precious that you would condemn Jubilee a girl you claim to love. Her second father, friend, and partner dies and you just leave her in the woods! Of course she knew what she was doing, she just watch Sabretooth kill Logan. And if that was how she chose to kill Sabretooth then she had the right. Logan told me how great you all were. And how you Professor help him try to recover his past memories and make sense of his life. Have your shields grown so thick now that you can't feel empathy for a wounded child. How can you preach for equality and forgiveness for mutantkind when you can't extend the same courtesy to one of your own?"
The Professor's voice was cool and calm when he replied. "Mrs. Hudson, you were a friend of Logan's so I will excuse your outburst as an outlet for your grief. Such speeches are not necessary nor will they change my mind. Until Jubilee feels some remorse about her actions and tries to atone for her crime, she will not be allowed back in this house."
"I am not one of your X-men Professor. And I dare you to try and stop me from going to see Jubilee. Anyone else want to come?"
Sean walked up to the Professor and ripped the X symbol of his uniform. Tossing it in his lap, "Professor I used to respect you. Now I don't understand you." Sean took a position next to Heather. "We can take Emma's jet, let's go."
The walked out of the living room and the front door before Yuko caught up to them.
"Heather, Sean wait, they both stopped and turned around. Can you give Jubilee a message for me? Tell her that there will always be a room with Amiko and me in Japan for the daughter of Wolverine's soul."
Sean and Heather both nodded and left the mansion behind to travel to the woods of Canada. In an effort try to recover the soul and spark of Jubilation Lee.
Authors notes
Well, I have a chapter and a half more written on this fict. Then I need to write some more. I wonder how this story will turn out? At this point your guess is as good as mine. The next chapter will feature just Jubilee at the cabin alone BWHAHAHAHAHAH.
Note: I am writing Heather Hudson how I think she is. I have not read enough comics to get a true feel for her character. Any difference you see from the comics is where I used my own personality to add to hers.
After a two-day cross-country trip Gambit arrived at the familiar driveway that led to the mansion. Gambit walked up to the mansion's double doors and opened them with a casual ease.
Storm was waiting on the other side of the door. "Remy, my friend your back. Where is Jubilation?" Storm tried to look around his shoulder.
"Let's take a walk outside Storm." The left the shelter of the mansion and entered the gardens behind the house. Stormy da 'tite still there. Up at a cabin, one of Wolverine's near where Sabretooth had her. She not want dis tief around. Gambit couldn't help her. She hurt more than Remy could stand."
"Surely she will come home for the memorial."
"Remy don't know if the 'tite ever come back. To her Wolverine is just another person dat died on her without letting her say goodbye."
" I don't understand, Remy. Jubilee was there when he died, surely she had time to speak her peace. Wolverine had time to give Jubilee his last words for Kitten and me. "
Dat message Jubilee had for you. Dose were Logan's last words"
"Yes, I know". Realization had not dawned on Storm yet.
Remy sighed, "Stormy dose were Wolverine's last words, his only words. Da tite didn't get any thing or even a chance to say goodbye."
"Dear goddess, surely that is not true. I just assumed that when Jubilee talked to us that he had said something to her."
"Petite is convince dat she is the angel of death. She thinks that the reason she becomes the last X-man in Bishop's future is because she kills us all. She has the guilt of Wolverine's death combined with her parent, dat Thomas boy and her friend Cynjen. She might come around with some time. Maybe if somebody else went up there she respected went up there and talked to her"
"Remy, we cannot no one is allowed. The Professor has forbidden anyone to go after her. She broke the one rule of being X-men. Jubilee took a life."
"Why is da Professor taking dis so seriously. Other have killed before."
"Not when the Professor knew about it, not while they were on the team, not in the way Jubilee did. Remy she imploded Sabretooth on a cellular level. He saw it all in his mind when we met Jubilee in the woods, violence like that sinks into the very astral plane."
"When da the memorial?"
"Kitten picked up Yuko and Amiko. The service will be held tomorrow. A couple of other people have called the mansion expressing an interest in coming. Who contacted them?"
"Da tite she wrote letters to some of Wolverine's closest friends and gave the mansion number as a contact point."
"We looked in his room and couldn't find any addresses. I didn't know that he would write anything down."
"He didn't have anything written down. Des we just the name dat he had the 'tite memorize incase she was in trouble and he wasn't around."
"Why don't you go get some sleep Remy. You look tired and tomorrow promises to be a long day."
"Remy tink dat the best idea he heard all day."
The next day dawned and the X-men could be seen in full battle uniform. They all wore black armbands out of respect for their teammate. The day was gray and overcast as they stood in the graveyard, fitting in away that the sun wouldn't shine on this day of grief. Other mourners were there the X-men were not the only people that Wolverine had touched. Sean Cassady had come up from Massachusetts for his old teammate. Spiderman, Nick Fury, Captain America, Maverick, Carol Danvers, Heather Hudson, Yuko, Amiko and even Lady Deathstrike had come to honor Wolverine's memory.
Professor Xaiver came forward from the group and floated to rest near a sheet covered object. The crowd silenced and waited. "We are here today to honor the passing of a great warrior. The sudden passing of Logan stuns me, but not the manner of his death. Logan died with the honor and dignity befitting a warrior like himself. Sacrificing himself for another. He was always a puzzle to me. Such a passionate fighter in mind and body. Mixed with a soul that was always so gentle and kind with those he considered family." The Professor pulled the sheet of the object to reveal a stone. At that moment a beam of sunlight broke threw the clouds illuminating the stone where these words were visible.
Logan AKA Wolverine
A fighter's sprits never dies it just fights a different battle. Below those words imbedded into the stone were Wolverine's claws crossed in an X.
Storm came forward, her tears falling along with a gentle rain. "Please join us at the mansion for the wake. As far as we know Logan left no will. If there is something you would like to have to remember him by then please take it." The group walked back the shelter of the house.
Once inside two very determined women cornered Storm in the living room.
"Storm isn't it? I am Heather Hudson. Logan talked about you a lot.
"Can I help you?"
"Well Yuko, Heather nodded to Yuko standing next to her. Well you see we were just wondering where Jubilee was. We wanted to talk to her, to thank her for all that she did. She wrote me a very nice letter about Logan.
Yuko spoke, "Storm, I haven't seen Jubilee around since Amiko and I arrived. I asked a couple of the X-Men and none of them will give me a straight answer. I want to talk to her about what she did for Amiko."
Sean Cassady had been standing near by and after hearing his student's name mentioned he walk over to join the group, Gambit followed him.
"Storm where is the lass? She must be taking this harder than most."
"Jubilee is at Logan's cabin in Canada."
"Why, asked Sean, Heather and Yuko?
"Do you all know how Wolverine died?"
Heather answered, we assumed on a mission with the X-men.
"Non, said Gambit. Jubilee had been kidnapped by Sabretooth. Wolverine died fighting him, to save Jubilee. They were up by the cabin when he died. So dat is where da tite went."
Anger rose in Sean Irish face. "Where is Sabretooth?"
"Remy eyes filled with sorrow, "da 'tite killed Sabretooth"
Heather and Yuko stood there taking the information in. Sean did not, "How could you leave her alone after that. Why didn't you bring her home?"
"Da Professor told us not go after her. But Gambit followed her. Gambit stay with her for a little while but she not want dis tief around so Gambit left. She radiating more emotion den Remy could stand."
"The Professor told you not to go after Jubilee," shock clearly visable on all faces?
The Professor had made his way over to the corner where he could sense the anger and rage in Sean's voice. I gave the order to leave Jubilee because she broke the one rule of being an X-man. The rule that separates us from our enemies, the one thing that makes us different from every other Superhero team. X-men do not kill. Jubilee has known that rule ever since she moved into the mansion. She accepted that fact and lived by the rule. I would glad forgive her and welcome her back with open arms if it had been an accident or Jubilee felt remorse for her act. She has neither, when she told us about killing Sabretooth she felt no sorrow or remorse. She was almost happy that she had done it. The method in which she used was not quick or painless, I believe that Jubilee knew what she was doing when she imploded him on a cellular level. She knew how long it would take him to die and how much he would suffer. Changing Sabretooth's death from self-defense to a premeditated murder.
Heather could control herself no longer she walked right up to the Professor and looked him in the eyes attempting to stare him down. "I don't understand you X-men, are you rules so precious that you would condemn Jubilee a girl you claim to love. Her second father, friend, and partner dies and you just leave her in the woods! Of course she knew what she was doing, she just watch Sabretooth kill Logan. And if that was how she chose to kill Sabretooth then she had the right. Logan told me how great you all were. And how you Professor help him try to recover his past memories and make sense of his life. Have your shields grown so thick now that you can't feel empathy for a wounded child. How can you preach for equality and forgiveness for mutantkind when you can't extend the same courtesy to one of your own?"
The Professor's voice was cool and calm when he replied. "Mrs. Hudson, you were a friend of Logan's so I will excuse your outburst as an outlet for your grief. Such speeches are not necessary nor will they change my mind. Until Jubilee feels some remorse about her actions and tries to atone for her crime, she will not be allowed back in this house."
"I am not one of your X-men Professor. And I dare you to try and stop me from going to see Jubilee. Anyone else want to come?"
Sean walked up to the Professor and ripped the X symbol of his uniform. Tossing it in his lap, "Professor I used to respect you. Now I don't understand you." Sean took a position next to Heather. "We can take Emma's jet, let's go."
The walked out of the living room and the front door before Yuko caught up to them.
"Heather, Sean wait, they both stopped and turned around. Can you give Jubilee a message for me? Tell her that there will always be a room with Amiko and me in Japan for the daughter of Wolverine's soul."
Sean and Heather both nodded and left the mansion behind to travel to the woods of Canada. In an effort try to recover the soul and spark of Jubilation Lee.
Authors notes
Well, I have a chapter and a half more written on this fict. Then I need to write some more. I wonder how this story will turn out? At this point your guess is as good as mine. The next chapter will feature just Jubilee at the cabin alone BWHAHAHAHAHAH.