* Prologue *
Logan watched the boy as he tried to talk his way out of a fight. The gang had found him sleeping rough on their territory and they weren't very happy about it. He was about to get a good kicking in by them. Logan decided it was time for him to intervene.
"Leave him alone" Logan walked towards them.
"Look another mutie, come to back up your little friend? " the gang yelled at him.
"Yeah," Logan bore his claws at them "another mutie" The gang took one look at his claws and ran away, yelling insults and jeering. Logan put his claws away and held out a hand to help the boy up. The boy got up on his own and started to walk away.
" I just saved your skin. You should be thanking me." Logan turned round to look at him.
"I was doing okay. I was managing. I don't need anyone's help, don't you know that I'm a mutant. Lock up your children! Close the shutters! The mutant's out! The boy spat the words at him, his voice layered with hate and pain.
"Look, kid. I'm the same. A mutant. Let me help you."
"Why? " he looked at Logan " So you can jeer at me and laugh with your friends. No way." He started to leave the ally.
"Kid, I can give you food and a bed for the night. You'll have to trust me"
"Trust no one." He left the alleyway.
"Fine then." Logan went towards his truck. Just as he was about to put the key in the lock a voice stopped him.
" The catch, what is it? There has to be one." The boy was behind him.
" No catch. Just meet my boss."
"Bed and food, and just meet your boss." The boy replied.
"That's about it." Logan opened the door "Are you coming kid?" The 'kid' walked round and slung his bag in the back.
"So kid, what ya called?" Logan started up the engine of his pick-up.
"Solar." The pick-up rolled down the street.
"Wolverine."
.
Logan watched the boy as he tried to talk his way out of a fight. The gang had found him sleeping rough on their territory and they weren't very happy about it. He was about to get a good kicking in by them. Logan decided it was time for him to intervene.
"Leave him alone" Logan walked towards them.
"Look another mutie, come to back up your little friend? " the gang yelled at him.
"Yeah," Logan bore his claws at them "another mutie" The gang took one look at his claws and ran away, yelling insults and jeering. Logan put his claws away and held out a hand to help the boy up. The boy got up on his own and started to walk away.
" I just saved your skin. You should be thanking me." Logan turned round to look at him.
"I was doing okay. I was managing. I don't need anyone's help, don't you know that I'm a mutant. Lock up your children! Close the shutters! The mutant's out! The boy spat the words at him, his voice layered with hate and pain.
"Look, kid. I'm the same. A mutant. Let me help you."
"Why? " he looked at Logan " So you can jeer at me and laugh with your friends. No way." He started to leave the ally.
"Kid, I can give you food and a bed for the night. You'll have to trust me"
"Trust no one." He left the alleyway.
"Fine then." Logan went towards his truck. Just as he was about to put the key in the lock a voice stopped him.
" The catch, what is it? There has to be one." The boy was behind him.
" No catch. Just meet my boss."
"Bed and food, and just meet your boss." The boy replied.
"That's about it." Logan opened the door "Are you coming kid?" The 'kid' walked round and slung his bag in the back.
"So kid, what ya called?" Logan started up the engine of his pick-up.
"Solar." The pick-up rolled down the street.
"Wolverine."
.