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 chp.15
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Logan, Zero and Storm were now staying back at the cabin in Canada. Logan still hadn't proposed to Storm or anything yet, but he was working on it. Zero would continually give little hints to Ororo until Logan threatened to take away her Harley riding privelidges.
"Jus' gimme some time, I'll ask her." Logan would tell Zero.
Professor Xavier helped out with Storm moving in with Zero and Logan because they were sort of dating already and the Prof. figured Storm could further help out with Logan's recovery in Canada.
Storm agreed, and that's were she is now. Living with Logan and Zero.
Storm walked into the kitchen with Logan, who was now using a cane for assistance with walking, after they finished getting Logan's things settled back into his room.
Zero was fixing up her room, now she would be sharing it with Storm. She wasn't too keen on the idea, but figured it wouldn't last long if Logan ever asked Ororo to marry him.
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Mystique had followed them all back to the cabin when Hank had dropped them off in the X-Jet. She decided that Logan would probably make a good enough adversary as is, because she was too impatient to wait any longer.
"He never gave me the chance to live my life again, now I won't give him the chance to start his!" She sneered evilly.
Truth be told, it wasn't Logan's fault for what had happened to her family and what she went through during Weapon X. The people there were at fault, and partly herself for working with Sabertooth, but she would never be willing to admit any of that. That simple truth, be what it may, was definetly going to have it's consequences.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
That night, Zero had set up the fold-out bed in her room, while Ororo slept in her bed. Everyone was tired from getting everthing settled that day, so they pretty much all fell right asleep. All of them that is, except Ororo.
Storm found that she couldn't sleep, something was bothering her but she just couldn't put her finger on in. She quietly got out of bed so she wouldn't wake Zero. Storm found her way to Logan's room and slowly opened the door, peering inside. "Logan?" She called out softly.
"Hrm?" Logan mumbled in responce.
"Logan, would you mind if I slept here tonight?" Ororo asked sheepishly. She felt like a child after asking it.
Logan smiled. "Sure 'Ro, c'mon in."
Ororo walked across the room and got into the bed when Logan pulled back the covers. He was wearing a pair of Mickey-mouse boxers she noticed, stifling a laugh when she saw them.
Logan realised what she was laughing at. His cheeks flushed a bit, then he chuckled. "Z got 'em for me fer Christmas last year." He explained, not seemingly embarassed anymore. "It was a joke." He said gruffly.
Ororo smiled, getting under the covers. "They're very cute Logan." She said, still grinning.
Logan sighed and shook his head. Then he looked into Ororo's eyes. "Whats'amater 'Ro? Couldn't sleep?"
She turned to him, still sitting up. "No, that's not it." Storm paused for a moment. "I just wanted you to hold me." She half-smiled, then laid back, resting her head on Logan's chest.
He grinned and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "Well that's fine with me." Logan said softly.
Logan stroked her long, silky hair gently for a while before falling asleep.
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Logan woke in the morning with a start after hearing a muffled scream. He glanced quickly around the room and noticed Storm wasn't there. Something wasn't right here. He sniffed the air and the scent that he caught was disturbing enough. It belonged to one of the men that had attacked him and Storm at the bar. Logan jumped out of bed, nearly tripping on his cane that was lying on the floor. He quickly threw on a pair of pants and ran towards the living room as fast as he could manage.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mystique had snuck into the cabin that morning and used chloroform to knock out Zero and Storm. She knew that Zero wouldn't be out for long due to her healing factor so she'd need to work quickly.
This was her chance to get her revenge, to kill Logan...he wouldn't even know what hit him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Logan's mouth gaped open at what he saw. A blue skinned woman was standing there, an evil look in her eyes. Zero and Storm were out cold, lying on the floor in the kitchen.
"Who the hell are you?!" Logan growled.
Mystique suddenly shape-shifted to the form of the mutant-hater. She then transformed into Storm and back to her blue self. "What's the matter Wolverine? Do you not recognize me?" She questioned him slyly.
Logan stared at her, dumbfounded.
Mystique frowned. "Of course you would not remember, they wanted *you* to forget. They forced me to remember." She snarled.
Logan thought for a moment. 'They? Is she talking about Weapon X?' He thought.
Mystique glared at Logan. "Fine, I will refresh your memory.."
He listened intently, momentarily putting the situation at hand aside.
"I had a family, a husband and young daughter. That is, until Weapon X came into my life, killed them, and dragged me away to be their weapon. You were in a cell across from mine...You had been there a while before me, and when I was brought in, after some time, we sort of...bonded." She said the words with disgust, as if they meant nothing now. Well of course they didn't...to her. She continued. "I was later sent on a mission with Sabertooth once he joined, and when I returned....I'd finally come to my senses and realized there was no point keeping to my morals." Mystique watched Logan's features change as he tried to piece things together. "Sabertooth and I eventually had an escape going, then *you* got out too. I was captured then, you barely even looked back as I called for you to help me." She spoke those last words with no emotion at all, it was quite unnerving.
Logan growled, not quite being able to remember, but it seemed familar. Everything was hazy for a few minutes......then, it all made sense. "Raven." It was more of a statement then a question.
"That was my old life. It's only Mystique now." She said bitterly.
"What do you want from me?!" Logan growled.
"I want to take your life. I want you to die slow and painfull, just like my life has been!" Mystique snarled, grabbing the knife that she had tucked in her belt, behind her back.
Logan dodged the oncoming attack as Mystique dove at him, knife at the ready. He didn't have his full strength back yet, so he was a bit slower than normal, and now he was without his cane.
Mystique yelled out, ready for another attack.
Luckily Mystique wasn't very interested in killing Storm or Zero at the moment, Logan thought. Although, if she managed to kill him, there was no doubt in his mind that Mystique would go after them. He just wouldn't let that happen, he loved them both too much.
Mystique managed to catch Logan off guard and she got him pretty good in the shoulder. He unsheathed his claws, ignoring the pain, and dove towards Mystique. She rolled to the side, easily avoiding the attack. Logan got in a few more good slashes, but Mystique was quick and agile and still held her own.
This time, Logan slashed Mystique pretty good on her side. She doubled over in pain, but as Logan made for another attack, she reached out with the knife and just nicked the side of his neck. He was getting clumsy and Mystique knew it.
Logan's healing factor seemed to be taking care of the more serious injuries first, but it was still too slow. He hadn't done any real fighting in a while since he had been injured and this battle was really taking it's toll on him.
Mystique jump-kicked Logan in the jaw, knocking him off balance. When he regained his composure, Mystique was preparing to jam the knife into his chest. He sluggishly moved to the side, leaning back and kicking her in the stomach. She was finally getting tired, it seemed.
Once Logan was back on his feet, Mystique was up too, and she was too quick for him in his current condition. She leapt forward, stabbing Logan in the side as he tried to block her attack. He fell to the ground, finally feeling the weight of everything that she had done to him. Logan found that he couldn't get up, this wasn't good.
Mystique smiled wickedly as she swaggered towards him, full of confidence that she could make her kill. "It ends now Logan, with your death." She snarled wickedly.
"Dad!?" Zero appeared from behind, worried and confused. She had recently come to, and had no idea what was going on.
Mystique turned her attention away from Logan and made a go towards Zero.
Big mistake lady. With the rage being bottled up inside him, Logan finally let loose, lunging towards Mystique with a final pained movement. His claws were out and he speared Mystique through the back, his claws emerging from her chest.
Mystique's eyes went wide, her mouth gaping open without words, and she slumped to the ground as the last bit of life was drained out of her.
Zero stared, a bit dazed and still confused. She ran towards her father who had now crumpled to the ground himself, on his knees, and embraced him in a hug.
Storm was awake by now, she stood in the back and saw just as Mystique's lifeless body slipped from Logan's claws to the ground in a bloody heap. She ran towards Logan and Zero. "Logan are you alright?!"
Logan grunted, breathing a bit raggedly. "Yeah, I'll be fine."
"Who....was she?" Storm questioned, a little dizzy and still pretty confused.
"An old friend...." Logan said, a little above a whisper. "It's a long story."
Zero backed away from Logan and allowed Storm to move in for a hug.
Logan embraced her in his arms, then pushed her back slightly, hands on her shoulders. "'Ro? I know this ain't the best time...but..I gotta ask ya somethin'."
Storm smiled slightly, gazing into his eyes. "What is it Logan?"
Logan took in a deep breath, gathering all his strength. He stared into her beautiful eyes, full of passion and love. "'Ro....will you marry me?"
Ororo leaned forward, kissing him passionately. She broke the long kiss, smiling and reaching up a hand to wipe some of the blood from Logan's face. "Of course I will Logan."
~End (or is it a beginning?)
Author's Note: Well, it's finally finished. What did ya think? It wasn't exactly the ending I had in mind, but it works. Please Review.
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 chp.15
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Logan, Zero and Storm were now staying back at the cabin in Canada. Logan still hadn't proposed to Storm or anything yet, but he was working on it. Zero would continually give little hints to Ororo until Logan threatened to take away her Harley riding privelidges.
"Jus' gimme some time, I'll ask her." Logan would tell Zero.
Professor Xavier helped out with Storm moving in with Zero and Logan because they were sort of dating already and the Prof. figured Storm could further help out with Logan's recovery in Canada.
Storm agreed, and that's were she is now. Living with Logan and Zero.
Storm walked into the kitchen with Logan, who was now using a cane for assistance with walking, after they finished getting Logan's things settled back into his room.
Zero was fixing up her room, now she would be sharing it with Storm. She wasn't too keen on the idea, but figured it wouldn't last long if Logan ever asked Ororo to marry him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mystique had followed them all back to the cabin when Hank had dropped them off in the X-Jet. She decided that Logan would probably make a good enough adversary as is, because she was too impatient to wait any longer.
"He never gave me the chance to live my life again, now I won't give him the chance to start his!" She sneered evilly.
Truth be told, it wasn't Logan's fault for what had happened to her family and what she went through during Weapon X. The people there were at fault, and partly herself for working with Sabertooth, but she would never be willing to admit any of that. That simple truth, be what it may, was definetly going to have it's consequences.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
That night, Zero had set up the fold-out bed in her room, while Ororo slept in her bed. Everyone was tired from getting everthing settled that day, so they pretty much all fell right asleep. All of them that is, except Ororo.
Storm found that she couldn't sleep, something was bothering her but she just couldn't put her finger on in. She quietly got out of bed so she wouldn't wake Zero. Storm found her way to Logan's room and slowly opened the door, peering inside. "Logan?" She called out softly.
"Hrm?" Logan mumbled in responce.
"Logan, would you mind if I slept here tonight?" Ororo asked sheepishly. She felt like a child after asking it.
Logan smiled. "Sure 'Ro, c'mon in."
Ororo walked across the room and got into the bed when Logan pulled back the covers. He was wearing a pair of Mickey-mouse boxers she noticed, stifling a laugh when she saw them.
Logan realised what she was laughing at. His cheeks flushed a bit, then he chuckled. "Z got 'em for me fer Christmas last year." He explained, not seemingly embarassed anymore. "It was a joke." He said gruffly.
Ororo smiled, getting under the covers. "They're very cute Logan." She said, still grinning.
Logan sighed and shook his head. Then he looked into Ororo's eyes. "Whats'amater 'Ro? Couldn't sleep?"
She turned to him, still sitting up. "No, that's not it." Storm paused for a moment. "I just wanted you to hold me." She half-smiled, then laid back, resting her head on Logan's chest.
He grinned and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "Well that's fine with me." Logan said softly.
Logan stroked her long, silky hair gently for a while before falling asleep.
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Logan woke in the morning with a start after hearing a muffled scream. He glanced quickly around the room and noticed Storm wasn't there. Something wasn't right here. He sniffed the air and the scent that he caught was disturbing enough. It belonged to one of the men that had attacked him and Storm at the bar. Logan jumped out of bed, nearly tripping on his cane that was lying on the floor. He quickly threw on a pair of pants and ran towards the living room as fast as he could manage.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mystique had snuck into the cabin that morning and used chloroform to knock out Zero and Storm. She knew that Zero wouldn't be out for long due to her healing factor so she'd need to work quickly.
This was her chance to get her revenge, to kill Logan...he wouldn't even know what hit him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Logan's mouth gaped open at what he saw. A blue skinned woman was standing there, an evil look in her eyes. Zero and Storm were out cold, lying on the floor in the kitchen.
"Who the hell are you?!" Logan growled.
Mystique suddenly shape-shifted to the form of the mutant-hater. She then transformed into Storm and back to her blue self. "What's the matter Wolverine? Do you not recognize me?" She questioned him slyly.
Logan stared at her, dumbfounded.
Mystique frowned. "Of course you would not remember, they wanted *you* to forget. They forced me to remember." She snarled.
Logan thought for a moment. 'They? Is she talking about Weapon X?' He thought.
Mystique glared at Logan. "Fine, I will refresh your memory.."
He listened intently, momentarily putting the situation at hand aside.
"I had a family, a husband and young daughter. That is, until Weapon X came into my life, killed them, and dragged me away to be their weapon. You were in a cell across from mine...You had been there a while before me, and when I was brought in, after some time, we sort of...bonded." She said the words with disgust, as if they meant nothing now. Well of course they didn't...to her. She continued. "I was later sent on a mission with Sabertooth once he joined, and when I returned....I'd finally come to my senses and realized there was no point keeping to my morals." Mystique watched Logan's features change as he tried to piece things together. "Sabertooth and I eventually had an escape going, then *you* got out too. I was captured then, you barely even looked back as I called for you to help me." She spoke those last words with no emotion at all, it was quite unnerving.
Logan growled, not quite being able to remember, but it seemed familar. Everything was hazy for a few minutes......then, it all made sense. "Raven." It was more of a statement then a question.
"That was my old life. It's only Mystique now." She said bitterly.
"What do you want from me?!" Logan growled.
"I want to take your life. I want you to die slow and painfull, just like my life has been!" Mystique snarled, grabbing the knife that she had tucked in her belt, behind her back.
Logan dodged the oncoming attack as Mystique dove at him, knife at the ready. He didn't have his full strength back yet, so he was a bit slower than normal, and now he was without his cane.
Mystique yelled out, ready for another attack.
Luckily Mystique wasn't very interested in killing Storm or Zero at the moment, Logan thought. Although, if she managed to kill him, there was no doubt in his mind that Mystique would go after them. He just wouldn't let that happen, he loved them both too much.
Mystique managed to catch Logan off guard and she got him pretty good in the shoulder. He unsheathed his claws, ignoring the pain, and dove towards Mystique. She rolled to the side, easily avoiding the attack. Logan got in a few more good slashes, but Mystique was quick and agile and still held her own.
This time, Logan slashed Mystique pretty good on her side. She doubled over in pain, but as Logan made for another attack, she reached out with the knife and just nicked the side of his neck. He was getting clumsy and Mystique knew it.
Logan's healing factor seemed to be taking care of the more serious injuries first, but it was still too slow. He hadn't done any real fighting in a while since he had been injured and this battle was really taking it's toll on him.
Mystique jump-kicked Logan in the jaw, knocking him off balance. When he regained his composure, Mystique was preparing to jam the knife into his chest. He sluggishly moved to the side, leaning back and kicking her in the stomach. She was finally getting tired, it seemed.
Once Logan was back on his feet, Mystique was up too, and she was too quick for him in his current condition. She leapt forward, stabbing Logan in the side as he tried to block her attack. He fell to the ground, finally feeling the weight of everything that she had done to him. Logan found that he couldn't get up, this wasn't good.
Mystique smiled wickedly as she swaggered towards him, full of confidence that she could make her kill. "It ends now Logan, with your death." She snarled wickedly.
"Dad!?" Zero appeared from behind, worried and confused. She had recently come to, and had no idea what was going on.
Mystique turned her attention away from Logan and made a go towards Zero.
Big mistake lady. With the rage being bottled up inside him, Logan finally let loose, lunging towards Mystique with a final pained movement. His claws were out and he speared Mystique through the back, his claws emerging from her chest.
Mystique's eyes went wide, her mouth gaping open without words, and she slumped to the ground as the last bit of life was drained out of her.
Zero stared, a bit dazed and still confused. She ran towards her father who had now crumpled to the ground himself, on his knees, and embraced him in a hug.
Storm was awake by now, she stood in the back and saw just as Mystique's lifeless body slipped from Logan's claws to the ground in a bloody heap. She ran towards Logan and Zero. "Logan are you alright?!"
Logan grunted, breathing a bit raggedly. "Yeah, I'll be fine."
"Who....was she?" Storm questioned, a little dizzy and still pretty confused.
"An old friend...." Logan said, a little above a whisper. "It's a long story."
Zero backed away from Logan and allowed Storm to move in for a hug.
Logan embraced her in his arms, then pushed her back slightly, hands on her shoulders. "'Ro? I know this ain't the best time...but..I gotta ask ya somethin'."
Storm smiled slightly, gazing into his eyes. "What is it Logan?"
Logan took in a deep breath, gathering all his strength. He stared into her beautiful eyes, full of passion and love. "'Ro....will you marry me?"
Ororo leaned forward, kissing him passionately. She broke the long kiss, smiling and reaching up a hand to wipe some of the blood from Logan's face. "Of course I will Logan."
~End (or is it a beginning?)
Author's Note: Well, it's finally finished. What did ya think? It wasn't exactly the ending I had in mind, but it works. Please Review.