Disclaimor: I do not own the X-Men, so don't sue me, but i do own Zero, she's all mine so don't even think about it. ;-)
Summary: AU story, after a while of living in the mansion, Logan and his daughter try to work on the family they've got, and Logan decides she's in need of a mother. Storm just so happens to fit that description.
Light in the Dark chp5
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It was finally night time and Storm and Logan were preparing to head into the woods. Zero was sitting in the living room watching the movie she had picked up at the video store. Logan and Ororo were wearing all dark clothing, so they would be undetected by the hunter. Ororo walked over to Zero.
"Zero where is your video camera?"
Zero looked up, then paused the movie. "It's in my room, I'll get it." She hopped off the couch and ran to get her camera. When she came back, she handed it to Ororo.
Storm looked at the camera. It had a strange red lense on it. "What's this?"
Zero smiled. "Oh yeah, that's an infrared lense so you can see in the dark and not hafta use a light or anythin'. I attached the night vision accesories already for ya."
Storm shook her head. "Where on earth did you get this camera?"
Zero grinned. "Hank helped me fix it up."
Storm chuckled and stuck the small video camera in a little black backpack and slung it over her shoulder. She looked over at Logan. "You ready?"
Logan nodded. "Yep." He walked over to Zero and stood infront of her. "You gonna be ok here?"
Zero rolled her eyes. "Yes Dad. Now go off and nab that sonuva-"
Logan gave her a stern look.
"Gun." She grinned and shooed him off.
Storm and Logan walked out the front door and proceeded quietly into the woods.
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A few hours later, Logan and Storm sat patiently behind a bush near the trap. Logan kept his senses alert and Storm was looking through the camera at the hole, using the night vision so she was able to see.
Greg and his fat friend, from the gas station trekked through the woods towards the set traps. They each carried a tranquilizer rifle by their side.
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Zero sat up on the couch and paused her movie. She looked at her watch and figured she had waited long enough. She hurried over to the door, threw on her boots, and quietly stepped out the door.
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Logan perked his head up and scanned the area around him. He sniffed the air twice and turned towards Storm.
"He's here?" Storm whispered.
Logan nodded. "Yep. Two of 'em."
Storm remained focused on the hole.
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Zero walked into the woods as quietly as possible, sniffing the air for Logan and Storm's scents. She felt that she was getting closer to the hole, when she smelled two other scents behind her. Ones she recognized as Greg and his portly friend. "Oh shi-"
Before she could finish cursing, something hit her in the back of the head and she fell to her knees.
Greg had smacked her in the head with the butt of his rifle. He ordered his friend to pick her up, and he did so without a complaint.
"Stupid girl." Greg mumbled. "I knew she was there all along at the gas station. But I doubt she went to the cops with her poaching story, no proof. Gotta give her credit though, the kid had guts to come out here an' try ta catch us herself." He grinned evily.
"We gonna fill up the hole or somethin' Greg?" The fat man asked.
"Yeah, c'mon. An' bring 'er along incase we got more company."
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Logan heard some muffled voices not too far off, and twigs snapping under their feet to single they were coming closer. He sniffed the air once more and detected a scent that shouldn't be there. His stomach churned and a nervous feeling stuck in his gut. "Zero." He whispered, barely audible.
"What?" Storm asked him, noting the stone look on his face.
"The bastards got her." He said gruffly.
Storm gasped. "Oh no." She looked through the lense of the camera. "There they are." Storm whispered. "The big one's got her on his shoulder."
Logan growled and he lept out of the bushes, startling the two men near the trap.
"Logan no!" Storm yelled, but it was no use. She saw the guns they were carrying and clasped a hand over her mouth.
The fat man stumbled back as Logan came at him snarling and yelling, claws out. Greg readied his tranq gun and shot at Logan.
"No!" Storm gasped, coming out of the bushes. She sighed as she realized it was only a tranquilizer gun. Although she knew Logan wouldn't be killed, most likey, from a gunshot, she still didn't want him getting hurt.
Logan flinched when the needle hit his shoulder and continued at the men.
"He's still coming!" The fat man shouted.
"What the hell?!" Yelled Greg.
He shot Logan 2 more times before he began to slow down.
Logan felt his eyes getting heaving, his legs weak and his heart slowing down, before he fell unconsciously to the ground in a heap. His claws retracted themselves into his forearms as his muscles relaxed.
"No!" Storm yelled, summoning up lightning and striking the ground infront of Greg.
He fell back from the force of the lighning and Storm then used her powers to push Greg away with a strong gust of wind, knocking him into his own hunting trap.
The fat man's eyes went wide as he stared at Storm who's eyes were a fierce white. He nervously readjusted his hold on Zero and held her infront of him. "S-s-s-stay back!!" He yelled at her.
Storm's eyes drilled into his soul the way she stared at him and she knew it was making him nervous as hell. "Or what?" She asked him.
The man's eyes looked down at his rifle in his other hand. He picked it up and pointed it at Zero's temple. "Or she gets it in the head!" The man yelled out, sounding more sure of himself. "Even if it is just a tranq dart, at this range, to her temple, it could be deadly."
Storm's eyes went back to their normal color and she blinked slowly, thinking of what to do.
Suddenly Zero's eyes fluttered open and she struggled in the man's arms. "Ugh, let me go you creep!" She cried weakly. Her head was pounding and her mind was racing. 'What's going on?' She thought. 'What the hell happened?!'
Storm sighed, seeing Zero awake.
"My Dad's gonna rip you apart you sonuvabitch!" She cursed at the man.
The portly man laughed wickedly. "Yer Daddy ain't gonna be able to save you little girl. Haha!" He gestured toward Logan's lifeless body on the ground, behind Storm.
Zero gasped. "Dad!"
The man laughed and without thinking first, he moved his arm that was holding the rifle to Zero's head to wipe the sweat from his brow.
Zero looked towards Storm and she nodded at her. Zero took the opportunity and unsheathed her claws on her right hand with a sharp *SNIKT!* She elbowed the man in the gut, then swung her arm around and sliced the gun in his other hand to pieces. When she was free from his grasp, she kicked him in the nuts and he doubled over in pain.
Storm came forward and used a gust of wind to send him in the hole with his friend. She then ran over to Zero. "Are you alright child?"
"Yeah." She rubbed the back of her head. "Just a bump on my head." She then looked at the ground where Logan had been laying. "Dad!"
She ran over to him, followed by Storm. Zero looked up at Storm with pleading eyes. "Why isn't he gettin' up?! Is he gonna be okay??"
Storm put a hand on Logan's forehead and then checked his pulse. She nodded. "He'll be alright. They were only tranquilizer darts." She paused. "Although, they got him with 3 and 2 were already more than enough to knock him out." She stared at him worriedly. "I'm pretty sure all they'll do is keep him knocked out for a little while. With his healing factor, he should only be out for about the regular length of time for one dart."
Zero nodded and looked at Logan. "C'mon Dad, wake up."
Storm truthfully had no idea how long he would be out for, but for Zero's case, she needed to reassure the girl that he would be fine. She began pulling the darts out of Logan's shoulder and chest, although she knew the damage was already done.
"What do we do in the meantime Storm?" Zero asked, looking towards the men that were trapped in the hole, and then back to Logan. "We still have them to deal with, and we can't exactly move Dad, he's kinda heavy."
Storm sighed. "We should try and move him anyway. Then we'll have the cops arrive to take care of the poachers. The camera was still on, so we should have enough on the tape to use as evidence."
Zero nodded. "You think you might be able ta get Dad back without me? Someone should stay here and keep an eye on those jerks."
Storm scratched her head. "It might be best if we don't move him. I don't think I can get him all the way back without dragging him."
Zero nodded. "Alright, you keep an eye on Dad an' I'll call the cops now. We'll jus' tell them he got hit with one of the tranqs from those goons and he'll be alright. They can help us get him to the cabin."
Storm looked at her. "What if they decide to take him to a hospital to be looked at?"
Zero thought for a moment. "Well...since we're pretty much in the middle o' nowhere here in hicks ville, I'm sure somethin' like that has happened before and they won't wanna bother headin' all the way to some hospital a million miles away."
Storm agreed and Zero went back to the cabin to call up the police.
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About an hour later, the cops had come down, taken away the poacher's, the video tape, helped them take Logan into the cabin, questioned Storm and Zero, and left.
By this time it was around 4 a.m. and things had started to calm down. Logan was in his bed and Storm came in every once in a while to check on him. 'He should be awake soon.' She thought to herself. 'He'll be fine.'
A little while later, Logan began to wake up. Storm was sitting in a chair by his bed, nearly falling asleep, when she heard him groaning.
Logan wearily opened his eyes, feeling slightly groggy, and tried to focus. He could see Storm standing over him and suddenly memories from the night began to come into his head. He sat up and suddenly regretted it as his head began to pound.
"Take it easy Logan." Storm soothed. "You've been out for a little while."
He growled, putting a hand on his head. "Zero. Is she-?" He said hoarsly.
"She's fine." Storm interrupted. "She's asleep on the couch."
Logan sighed.
"She wanted to stay up until you woke up, but she fell asleep and I didn't want to wake her. She's had a rough night." Storm smiled. "She handled herself quite well actually." She paused. "Oh, and the police came and took the poacher's away. With that evidence we gave them, they said those men should be in jail for a long time. Kidnapping and assault was added to the poaching charges."
Logan grunted. "You look like you could use some sleep yerself."
Storm half-smiled. "I'll be able to sleep a little better now that you're up."
Logan absently brushed the hair away from his face. He slung his feet over the side of the bed and began to stand up. "I wanna see her."
Storm nodded and helped Logan steady himself.
They walked over to the couch in the livingroom where Zero was fast asleep. Logan looked up at Storm. "I'm gonna sit with her a little while, you c'n go ta sleep Storm. I can make it back to my room okay."
Storm smiled. "Alright, goodnight then."
Logan nodded, sitting on the arm of the couch and Storm went into Zero's room to go to sleep. He sat by his daughter, gently stroking her hair. He kissed her on the forehead and began to get up. She began to stir and looked at him with sleepy eyes. "Daddy?"
Logan gently touched her cheek with his rough hand. "Shh..yeah it's me." He smiled.
Zero yawned. "You're okay?"
He nodded. "Yep. Gowon back ta sleep darlin', everythin's fine now."
She yawned. "G'night Dad." Zero mumbled before rolling over on the couch and falling back asleep.
Logan smiled and pulled a blanket over her. He got up, rubbing the back of his neck, then went back to his room. He planned on all three of them sleeping late in the morning, since it was nearly daylight already. Logan sighed with relief that those poacher's had been caught and his daughter was safe, and fell asleep.
Author's Note: How was that chap.? I made it longer for those of you who wanted longer chapters. So whaddaya think? Please Review! *BAMF*
Summary: AU story, after a while of living in the mansion, Logan and his daughter try to work on the family they've got, and Logan decides she's in need of a mother. Storm just so happens to fit that description.
Light in the Dark chp5
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It was finally night time and Storm and Logan were preparing to head into the woods. Zero was sitting in the living room watching the movie she had picked up at the video store. Logan and Ororo were wearing all dark clothing, so they would be undetected by the hunter. Ororo walked over to Zero.
"Zero where is your video camera?"
Zero looked up, then paused the movie. "It's in my room, I'll get it." She hopped off the couch and ran to get her camera. When she came back, she handed it to Ororo.
Storm looked at the camera. It had a strange red lense on it. "What's this?"
Zero smiled. "Oh yeah, that's an infrared lense so you can see in the dark and not hafta use a light or anythin'. I attached the night vision accesories already for ya."
Storm shook her head. "Where on earth did you get this camera?"
Zero grinned. "Hank helped me fix it up."
Storm chuckled and stuck the small video camera in a little black backpack and slung it over her shoulder. She looked over at Logan. "You ready?"
Logan nodded. "Yep." He walked over to Zero and stood infront of her. "You gonna be ok here?"
Zero rolled her eyes. "Yes Dad. Now go off and nab that sonuva-"
Logan gave her a stern look.
"Gun." She grinned and shooed him off.
Storm and Logan walked out the front door and proceeded quietly into the woods.
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A few hours later, Logan and Storm sat patiently behind a bush near the trap. Logan kept his senses alert and Storm was looking through the camera at the hole, using the night vision so she was able to see.
Greg and his fat friend, from the gas station trekked through the woods towards the set traps. They each carried a tranquilizer rifle by their side.
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Zero sat up on the couch and paused her movie. She looked at her watch and figured she had waited long enough. She hurried over to the door, threw on her boots, and quietly stepped out the door.
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Logan perked his head up and scanned the area around him. He sniffed the air twice and turned towards Storm.
"He's here?" Storm whispered.
Logan nodded. "Yep. Two of 'em."
Storm remained focused on the hole.
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Zero walked into the woods as quietly as possible, sniffing the air for Logan and Storm's scents. She felt that she was getting closer to the hole, when she smelled two other scents behind her. Ones she recognized as Greg and his portly friend. "Oh shi-"
Before she could finish cursing, something hit her in the back of the head and she fell to her knees.
Greg had smacked her in the head with the butt of his rifle. He ordered his friend to pick her up, and he did so without a complaint.
"Stupid girl." Greg mumbled. "I knew she was there all along at the gas station. But I doubt she went to the cops with her poaching story, no proof. Gotta give her credit though, the kid had guts to come out here an' try ta catch us herself." He grinned evily.
"We gonna fill up the hole or somethin' Greg?" The fat man asked.
"Yeah, c'mon. An' bring 'er along incase we got more company."
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Logan heard some muffled voices not too far off, and twigs snapping under their feet to single they were coming closer. He sniffed the air once more and detected a scent that shouldn't be there. His stomach churned and a nervous feeling stuck in his gut. "Zero." He whispered, barely audible.
"What?" Storm asked him, noting the stone look on his face.
"The bastards got her." He said gruffly.
Storm gasped. "Oh no." She looked through the lense of the camera. "There they are." Storm whispered. "The big one's got her on his shoulder."
Logan growled and he lept out of the bushes, startling the two men near the trap.
"Logan no!" Storm yelled, but it was no use. She saw the guns they were carrying and clasped a hand over her mouth.
The fat man stumbled back as Logan came at him snarling and yelling, claws out. Greg readied his tranq gun and shot at Logan.
"No!" Storm gasped, coming out of the bushes. She sighed as she realized it was only a tranquilizer gun. Although she knew Logan wouldn't be killed, most likey, from a gunshot, she still didn't want him getting hurt.
Logan flinched when the needle hit his shoulder and continued at the men.
"He's still coming!" The fat man shouted.
"What the hell?!" Yelled Greg.
He shot Logan 2 more times before he began to slow down.
Logan felt his eyes getting heaving, his legs weak and his heart slowing down, before he fell unconsciously to the ground in a heap. His claws retracted themselves into his forearms as his muscles relaxed.
"No!" Storm yelled, summoning up lightning and striking the ground infront of Greg.
He fell back from the force of the lighning and Storm then used her powers to push Greg away with a strong gust of wind, knocking him into his own hunting trap.
The fat man's eyes went wide as he stared at Storm who's eyes were a fierce white. He nervously readjusted his hold on Zero and held her infront of him. "S-s-s-stay back!!" He yelled at her.
Storm's eyes drilled into his soul the way she stared at him and she knew it was making him nervous as hell. "Or what?" She asked him.
The man's eyes looked down at his rifle in his other hand. He picked it up and pointed it at Zero's temple. "Or she gets it in the head!" The man yelled out, sounding more sure of himself. "Even if it is just a tranq dart, at this range, to her temple, it could be deadly."
Storm's eyes went back to their normal color and she blinked slowly, thinking of what to do.
Suddenly Zero's eyes fluttered open and she struggled in the man's arms. "Ugh, let me go you creep!" She cried weakly. Her head was pounding and her mind was racing. 'What's going on?' She thought. 'What the hell happened?!'
Storm sighed, seeing Zero awake.
"My Dad's gonna rip you apart you sonuvabitch!" She cursed at the man.
The portly man laughed wickedly. "Yer Daddy ain't gonna be able to save you little girl. Haha!" He gestured toward Logan's lifeless body on the ground, behind Storm.
Zero gasped. "Dad!"
The man laughed and without thinking first, he moved his arm that was holding the rifle to Zero's head to wipe the sweat from his brow.
Zero looked towards Storm and she nodded at her. Zero took the opportunity and unsheathed her claws on her right hand with a sharp *SNIKT!* She elbowed the man in the gut, then swung her arm around and sliced the gun in his other hand to pieces. When she was free from his grasp, she kicked him in the nuts and he doubled over in pain.
Storm came forward and used a gust of wind to send him in the hole with his friend. She then ran over to Zero. "Are you alright child?"
"Yeah." She rubbed the back of her head. "Just a bump on my head." She then looked at the ground where Logan had been laying. "Dad!"
She ran over to him, followed by Storm. Zero looked up at Storm with pleading eyes. "Why isn't he gettin' up?! Is he gonna be okay??"
Storm put a hand on Logan's forehead and then checked his pulse. She nodded. "He'll be alright. They were only tranquilizer darts." She paused. "Although, they got him with 3 and 2 were already more than enough to knock him out." She stared at him worriedly. "I'm pretty sure all they'll do is keep him knocked out for a little while. With his healing factor, he should only be out for about the regular length of time for one dart."
Zero nodded and looked at Logan. "C'mon Dad, wake up."
Storm truthfully had no idea how long he would be out for, but for Zero's case, she needed to reassure the girl that he would be fine. She began pulling the darts out of Logan's shoulder and chest, although she knew the damage was already done.
"What do we do in the meantime Storm?" Zero asked, looking towards the men that were trapped in the hole, and then back to Logan. "We still have them to deal with, and we can't exactly move Dad, he's kinda heavy."
Storm sighed. "We should try and move him anyway. Then we'll have the cops arrive to take care of the poachers. The camera was still on, so we should have enough on the tape to use as evidence."
Zero nodded. "You think you might be able ta get Dad back without me? Someone should stay here and keep an eye on those jerks."
Storm scratched her head. "It might be best if we don't move him. I don't think I can get him all the way back without dragging him."
Zero nodded. "Alright, you keep an eye on Dad an' I'll call the cops now. We'll jus' tell them he got hit with one of the tranqs from those goons and he'll be alright. They can help us get him to the cabin."
Storm looked at her. "What if they decide to take him to a hospital to be looked at?"
Zero thought for a moment. "Well...since we're pretty much in the middle o' nowhere here in hicks ville, I'm sure somethin' like that has happened before and they won't wanna bother headin' all the way to some hospital a million miles away."
Storm agreed and Zero went back to the cabin to call up the police.
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About an hour later, the cops had come down, taken away the poacher's, the video tape, helped them take Logan into the cabin, questioned Storm and Zero, and left.
By this time it was around 4 a.m. and things had started to calm down. Logan was in his bed and Storm came in every once in a while to check on him. 'He should be awake soon.' She thought to herself. 'He'll be fine.'
A little while later, Logan began to wake up. Storm was sitting in a chair by his bed, nearly falling asleep, when she heard him groaning.
Logan wearily opened his eyes, feeling slightly groggy, and tried to focus. He could see Storm standing over him and suddenly memories from the night began to come into his head. He sat up and suddenly regretted it as his head began to pound.
"Take it easy Logan." Storm soothed. "You've been out for a little while."
He growled, putting a hand on his head. "Zero. Is she-?" He said hoarsly.
"She's fine." Storm interrupted. "She's asleep on the couch."
Logan sighed.
"She wanted to stay up until you woke up, but she fell asleep and I didn't want to wake her. She's had a rough night." Storm smiled. "She handled herself quite well actually." She paused. "Oh, and the police came and took the poacher's away. With that evidence we gave them, they said those men should be in jail for a long time. Kidnapping and assault was added to the poaching charges."
Logan grunted. "You look like you could use some sleep yerself."
Storm half-smiled. "I'll be able to sleep a little better now that you're up."
Logan absently brushed the hair away from his face. He slung his feet over the side of the bed and began to stand up. "I wanna see her."
Storm nodded and helped Logan steady himself.
They walked over to the couch in the livingroom where Zero was fast asleep. Logan looked up at Storm. "I'm gonna sit with her a little while, you c'n go ta sleep Storm. I can make it back to my room okay."
Storm smiled. "Alright, goodnight then."
Logan nodded, sitting on the arm of the couch and Storm went into Zero's room to go to sleep. He sat by his daughter, gently stroking her hair. He kissed her on the forehead and began to get up. She began to stir and looked at him with sleepy eyes. "Daddy?"
Logan gently touched her cheek with his rough hand. "Shh..yeah it's me." He smiled.
Zero yawned. "You're okay?"
He nodded. "Yep. Gowon back ta sleep darlin', everythin's fine now."
She yawned. "G'night Dad." Zero mumbled before rolling over on the couch and falling back asleep.
Logan smiled and pulled a blanket over her. He got up, rubbing the back of his neck, then went back to his room. He planned on all three of them sleeping late in the morning, since it was nearly daylight already. Logan sighed with relief that those poacher's had been caught and his daughter was safe, and fell asleep.
Author's Note: How was that chap.? I made it longer for those of you who wanted longer chapters. So whaddaya think? Please Review! *BAMF*