IT'S TIME FOR THE EVOLUTION!
Adapted from the RPG board by Nagi-Oki
Chapter #2: Trouble is Brewing...
Kurt was confused, he looked around at everyone examining their reactions. He felt a bit afraid for Warren and concerned at how violently he was taken, but he was more afraid of the fact that the professor let them take him.
The triplets were now coming back to the mansion. Sophia and Star went inside, but Scareltt had noticed Kurt standing outside, apparently upset.
"Hey, are you all right?" she asked him, gently putting a hand on his shoulder, looking at Kurt with concern.
Kurt shook his head, "No I'm not alright...vhy did dhe professor just...let them take Varren...I know dhey're going to harm him..." Kurt threw his hands up in exasperation, "Vhat dhe heck is going on here!?"
***
A Harely Davidson 883 Sporster motorcycle pulled up over to the car's driver seat.
"Hey, pull over!" the woman told the driver, quickly showing him her badge.
"What the--?!" Ahead, Scott could see a figure on a Harley along side of the car. With one hand on the wheel, he reached up to his visor and waited for the events to unfold.
The driver of the car gazed at the biker and then looked towards the back of the car. As if finally receiving instructions, the driver floored the accelerator and sped off. Then, just after the car rounded a curve, a pair of swat trucks came the from the same direction. The trucks stopped and swerved, creating a roadblock. Then, dozens of foot soldiers filed from the truck, heavily armed. The troops trained their guns on the biker.
"Prepare to open fire on my command," said the commander.
"Aw sh*t," Scott muttered; he saw the roadblock. "That person is screwed."
He slammed on the brakes and pulled over. *I must be insane* He got out and walked towards the blockade of armed troops. *Professor, forgive me. Peoples lives are at stake* He took off his visor and opened his eyes.
Nicolette just sighed at the soliders.
*Don't these people ever give up?* she thought.
She then saw a red laser beam take one of them down, but that wasn't enough. Just then, gree other people armed with weapons started attacking the soliders. The man looked at her and did a few things in sign language. Nicolette nodded and speed off on her bike after the limo.
When she was a far distance away from the soliders, she pulled out her gun and fired at the limo tires, putting a few holes in them. She then sped up to where the driver of the limo was and broke the window with her gloved fist. She then grabbed the driver and put the gun to his head.
"Stop the damn car or I'll blow your brains out." She said. The driver didn't hesitiate to stop. Nicolette then opened the door, pulled out the driver and knocked him out. She then opened the back door and pulled out Mr. Worthington. She hit his head against the car, knocking him out as well.
She then carefully pulled Warren out of the car, making sure not to hurt the poor boy. Just then, a person who appeared to be half hawk, half human came down fromt he sky and stood in front of Nic.
"You know what you have to do, Hawk?" she asked. Hawk nodded and took the boy, and then flew up into the air.
Meanwhile, the swat team wasn't being very useful. One fo the men at just dropped his gun and started screaming for no reason at all.
The people who had come from now where were doing a very good job of beating them up, one of them had even ripped out the com system so that no one else would come after them.
"You know, it always helps to know who you're rescuing," said the boy to Hawk.
"I mean, come on! Anyone could see that these wings came off the clearance rack at K-Mart!" The boy then started to deliver lightning fast punches at Hawk, eventually forcing him to release his grip. The boy fail onto a mound of snow. Then, after removing the decorations from his body, he sped off, on foot laughing his head off. So, where in the world was Warren now?
The boy dashed back to the scene of the action. He could see the body of troops sprawled all over the ground. He quickly weaved through the carnage towards the limo. He saw Mr. Worthington on the ground, but there was some woman standing next to him. And a few yards away, there stood... Scott Summers, not to mention a few other unknowns.
"Hey, they won't touch Quicksilver," He said to himself. Then, running with everything he had, Quicksilver rushed to the car and picked up Mr. Worthington and dashed off. The thing that made it difficult to follow, was that when he dashed off, he appeared to dash off in several different directions.
***
Warren's eyes slowly opened. His vision was blurred. He shook his head trying to focus in on his surroundings. However, it appeared to be useless, because most of the room was dark. His arms ached, and he realized that they were chained together over his head. He looked down at his body, and found that he only had on a pair of black boxers.
"Hello? Who's there? I demand that you let me go! Dad, are you there?" There were no answers to any of his calls. Suddenly, there was jolt that ran through his body, almost causing him to slip into unconsciousness. He shook it off, trying to stay awake. However, when he didn't pass out, another jolt raced through his body. Warren cried out in pain as the darkness engulfed him completely.
"Is there a problem, Mr. Worthington?" Said a young girl. Her skin was purple and she had long red hair. She was wearing a green jumpsuit, cut off at the theys, and a golden sash around her waist. Strapped to her back was a quiver with several silver javelins emerging from it.
"Yes, there's a problem. Your troops were supposed to protect me from any injury! And now, I come back to see my son chained up like a slab of meat! I want him down, immediately!"'
"I'm sorry sir, that's not an option," Said the girl.
"Then, I'm taking my son and leaving." Mr. Worthington turned to enter the room where his son was, but was stopped.
"Blink, give Mr. Worthington some time to chill out," Called a voice.
Blink grabbed Mr. Worthington and opened a portal in front of him and pushed him in. Mr. Worthington found himself thrust onto a ground covered with snow. He wrapped his arms around himself to keep himself warm.
"So, how long do you want me to leave him there, Doctor?" Asked Blink.
"Until I tell you to go and get him. Alert me once your mentor, Mr. Creed returns."
"Sir, if I leave him there too long, he may freeze to death."
"I know. And if you go and get him before I tell you, I'll make sure to bury you right along side him." Then, the doctor left the room, with a sinister chuckle escaping his lips.
Warren's entired body ached as he grunted into conciousness.
"I've got to find a way out of here," he said to himself. However, with the pain he felt over his entire body, he know it was going to be impossible. "Maybe the someone can here me if I call out telepathically." There was a quick jolt through his body once again.
"Gotta... hurry.... Blacking out...." Warren closed his eyes and concentrated on his friends at the Institute. "Professor!" He called out in his mind.
"Jean." Then, with one final jolt, Warren slipped back into unconsciousness.
***
"I really don't know, Kurt." Scarlett said. "But you never know. Maybe someone will rescue Warren and everything will be fine. Or maybe he'll run away and come back here. I really don't know."
Kurt gritted his teeth, then turned and punched a nearby wall, which was followed by a chorus of pained German curses as he kissed his poor bruised knuckles, "...I hate dhis...I really do..."
Scareltt took Kurt's bruised hand and held it gently, rubbing the knuckles so that the pain would ease away a bit.
"Do you want to sit out here and talk?" Scareltt asked him. "You know I'm here for you if you need me Kurt."
Logan stormed past the Kurt and Scarlett. Right now, there were only two things on his mind: the fact the Warren's gone and Star's behavior. Logan stormed inside and went right to Star's bedroom. Inside he found both Sophia and Star talking to each other.
"You!" said Logan. "You are grounded until further notice! You got that!"
Logan turned to leave, and heard what sounded like some rather unacceptable language slip from Star's lips. Logan turned around and faced the defiant team. "In fact, I got a better idea. Not only are you grounded, but you're going to relieve the joyride club in the hanger for the next three weeks! And then, you're doing double drill sessions with me alone! And if you don't show up, I'm comin' to get ya! And believe me, I'll find ya!"
And with that Logan walked out of her room and slammed the door shut. "Now to talk with the Professor."
***
Blink's portal opened and she stepped back through it, with flurries of snow emerging from it as well. Behind her she pulled a motionless corpse, literally frozen. She turned to the doctor, who had instructed her to retrieve Mr. Worthington.
"Sir, he's... he's...."
"Dead, yes I see. Oh well, I'll have some one take care of this. You're excused."
"Is that it? You don't care at all, do you?"
"Listen, I have a job to do here, little girl. I don't have time to nurse your emotions. So, find a corner and cry. However, I suggest you get yourself together before your mentor returns." The doctor returned to his office as Blink stared at the motionless Angel hanging from the ceiling by his arms.
"What have I done?" She asked herself.
Warren stirred awake slowly once again. This time he tried to make no noise, assuming they only knew he was awake by the sounds he made.
So, once again, he called out in his head, "Jean! Jean!" Then, there was a sudden shock. Warren couldn't resist this time, the jolt was much more powerful than before. And he slipped back into unconsciousness once again.
With a final Rev before killing the engine, Victor Creed also known as Sabretooth dismounted his hog and started up the dingy steps.
Kicking open the door at the top, he sauntered on into the building. Sniffing the air he caught Blink's scent and that of a few others only one who he knew, the smell of death lingered in the air faintly.
Grunting Creed made his way to Blink.
***
Star narrowed her eyes. Logan wasn't allowed to do that. She then grinned and picked up the phone.
***
About ten minutes later, the sound of a motorcycle could be heard nearing the mansion. Nicolette then parked her bike and walked over to the door, knocking on it loudly. Carlos stood with her as well, knowing how pissed off she was right then and there.
Star opened the door and smiled, letting Nicolette and Carlos inside.
"Logan's going to get his ass kicked." Star said, grinning.
Sophia had now gone to find Logan, to tell him that her older cousin was here and that she wanted to 'speak' with him.
***
"Some good I am," Scott scoffed, "Warren has now disappeared and apparently the other individual didn't need any help." He walked back to his car, slammed the door and drove back to rejoin the others.
***
Jade looked at Rogue.
"What the hell is going on down stairs."
"I have no idea Jade. Looks like we're not the only ones that skipped the Danger Room sim's."
"I'm so bored."
"Me too. Let's go."
Jade and Rogue went down stairs Kurt and Scarlett talking.
"Hey you to where is everyone?" Rouge asked
Kurt looked up at Rogue like she grew a third head, "Vell...let's see...I had an interesting snow ball fight mit Varren and Jean...dhen Logan blows a fuse and gets us ready to go into dhe Danger Room...Varren is kidnapped by a bunch of strange people...and no vone know vhat's going on...AND I JUST TURNED MINE KNUCKLES TO OATMEAL ON DHE WALL!!"
"You should go to the med lab to see if they are really badly hurt." Scarlett told Kurt with concern. "I doubt it though, but you never know."
Just then, Scarlett's little fox cub, Chika, came running into the room and started jumping around Kurt and Scarlett, trying to get them to put all their attention on her.
Kurt sighed, this wasn't supposed to be like this. He felt confused and a bit scared. He just wanted everything to be right again.
Scarlett could tell by the look in his eyes that he was upset. She really didn't know what she could say or do to make Kurt feel at least a little bit better. She herself felt confused and hurt. She just hoped that her cousin would succeed and bring Warren back. But, until then, she did the only thing she could do to comfort him. She put her hand on his shoulder and squeezed it lightly, looking at him with sadness and concern.
Kurt blinked, blushed, and looked down, "Um...I think he wants attention..." Kurt pointed to the fox that was nipping at his uniform.
***
Scott ran he hand through his hair. "Today is not my day." He sighed as he walked back through the hallway. Without looking he bumped into--"Jean!"
"Sorry, Scott, I wasn't really paying attention, I was just thinking." Jean said as she kinda trailed off at the end of her sentence, "Have you found anything about Warren yet...?"
***
Blink was still somewhat distraught over what had happened. She had killed a man! Well, not directly, but she certainly could have prevented his death. Tears began to sting in her eyes. Then, she heard the low growl she knew so well. It was Sabretooth! Blink quickly erased any trace of the tears from her face as she turned to face her mentor. She saw his glance land on Mr. Worthington's frozen corpse, and then return to her. To erase any doubts in his mind about her state of mind, she approached him by stepping on the corpse that lay in her path.
"The Doctor wanted to see you as soon as you got back. I'll tell 'em you're here."
Meanwhile, Quicksilver and the rest of the Brotherhood stared in astonishment at Blinks complete change in attitude.
"Whoa! Talk about a 180!" said Quicksilver who was leaning against the wall. "One minute she's a waterfall, and the next she's a glacier."
Quicksilver's taunts were quickly interrupted by one of Blink's javelins finding its mark on the wall next to Quicksilver's cheek.
"Keep you trap shut! Or I'll shut it for you!" As Blink continued on her way to get the Doctor.
Quicksilver let out a sigh of relief as he slid to the floor. The other members of the Brotherhood began snickering at the scene that just witnessed.
"Hey! That wasn't funny!" shouted Quicksilver as his friends continued to laugh.
Todd looked up, "Um...anyone care to tell me exactly why we're here again yo?"
***
Sophia had found Logan and relayed the message about their visitor. With the urgency in her voice, Logan decided to postpone his meeting with the Professor. Besides, it may have been a good idea to wait, especially considering the mood Logan was in. Logan descended the stairs and saw the pair of strangers in the main hall.
Logan, finally on the main floor, walked towards the woman and asked, "You wanted to see me?"
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Lord of the Neanderthals." Nicolette said, her arms crossed over her chest, a very pissed off look on her face. Star was sitting over on the chair grinning like a cat at the two of them. She knew how tough her cousin was, especially around men like Logan. Carlos stood by Star, knowing full well that Nic would want him to protect her, especially from Logan.
"Who the hell do you think you are, punishing my younger cousin like that?!" She snapped at him, "May I remind you, that you, or any of the other instructors here, have no displinary right over my cousins, what so ever! All displinary rights go to me! I decide if they get punished, not you."
Nicolette then said in a very calm voice, "Star."
"Yes, Nikki?" Star replied.
"You know that punishment this idiot gave you. Forget about it. You don't have to do a single bit of it. Your not grounded." Nicolette had looked at Logan the entire time she had said that, grinning at him. "Now Star, you may want to leave, this might get a little ugly."
"And miss the fight of the century?! No way!"
Nicolette then looked over at her cousin and said something in Spanish.
Star just grinned and then left the room.
Nicolette then looked back at Logan and said, "Gee, she seems to listen to me, I wonder why she won't listen to you. Maybe it has to do with the fact that your an idiot."
"Look lady! Now really ain't the time to try my patience!" Countered Logan. "Now, I said the kid is grounded and she's grounded! You don't like the way I work! Fine! But I'm not about to change it because some chick with a few bucks in her purse tells me! Now, I suggest you and Ricky Martin over there leave before things really get outta hand!"
"This coming from the man who has no past!" Carlos snapped at Logan.
"You still have to obey the contract that was signed." Nicolette said. "I get the displinary rights, not you. And I say that Star is not grounded. Now, unless you want the school to be sued for everything it's worth, I suggest you obey that."
Nicolette continued to stand her ground, refusing to move.
"Sue!" Logan began to grimace at the announcement. "I shoulda known. You rich types are all the same. Ya trip over ya own shoe lace and you're ready to sue. Well let me tell you something Sweet Pea, I don't run from a chump in a three piece suit. Now, I say that Star needs discipline and she needs to respect authority. And while she's under this roof, that's what she's gonna do. And from where I'm standing, there certainly ain't nuthin' you can do about it."
Logan then glanced over at Carlos, "And one more remark outta you 'bub, and you'll be spinning in the snow like a CD. Now, both of you, out!"
"There's nothing I can do about it?" Nicolette asked, almost laughing. "Oh, I think there's something I can do about it. I can do this..."
And with that said, she kicked him in the groin, hard. Now she was already standing in Kung Fu fighting status, ready to kick some ass.
Carlos knew she was pissed now. Nikki never attacked unless she was either in battle or pissed off.
"Nikki..." He began slowly, but she wouldn't listen to him.
"Don't even try it, someone needs to teach the jackass a lesson. " She said.
She then looked over at Logan again, "Look, legally, you have no right to displin my cousins, like I said, that right belongs to me and me alone. Star respects authority, but what the hell makes you think your authority. Your just some stupid cow boy wanna be who can't remember who the hell he is!"
Logan absorbed the kick and at that moment he was fighting the urge to just go primal. A low growl escaped from Logan's lips. He looked up at Nic ready to attack.
"Sister, you just made a real big mistake." Logan stood tall as he stared at Nicolette. "I see where Star's problem with authority comes from now. So, I'm gonna solve the problem right here, right now!"
Logan brought his fists in the air and took a stance of his own. "So, you spar with kung fu? Or karate? Or perhaps judo or tae kwan do?" With each announcement Logan changed his stance.
"Look baby doll, I know 'em all. So, I may not know where I'm from, but I know where you're goin' if you're not out by the time I get to three. 1... 2...."
"No thanks, I'd rather leave when I feel like leaving." Nicolette said. At that moment, Carlos had come from behind him and grabbed Logan's throat, lifting him up slightly.
"One little thing, jackass, I'm the only one who gets to call Nikki, baby doll. You have to refer to her as either Nicolette or Ms. Miller." Carlos hissed in his ear before he threw Logan to the floor.
"And that thing you said about knowing all the fighting styles, well, guess what, so do I." Nicolette said, quickly doing high kick, hitting him in the face.
Carlos had gotten in a karate status and stood by Nic, both of them ready to take Logan on.
Logan stood to the floor, slowly running his hand across his lips, wiping any blood if it were present. Then, a crude smile began to spread across his face, and a small chuckle slipped from his lips.
"Let's dance." And with that Logan rushed both Carlos and Nicolette. For the most part, every blow thrown was blocked. Logan backed away and stared at his opponents.
"Ok, the work-outs over. Let's get down to business. Logan leaped into the air, and delivered a kick that sent Carlos crashing into a table, which collapsed under his weight. Then, Logan turned his attention to Nicolette. As she cast her blows, Logan continued to block them. However, one of them connected, and caused Logan's head to snap back.
"She ain't no ordinary human," Logan said to himself. "Then, maybe's its time to crank this up a notch." Then, Logan caught one a kick that was headed for his ribs. He wrapped his arms around Nicolette, lifting her off the ground, and rushed towards a window. The pair landed outside in the snow. They broke apart on impact, each making it to thier feet.
"What's the matter, Toots! More man than you bargained for!" And Logan stood opposite Nicolette signaling her to bring whatever she's got.
He then threw a punch at her, which she blocked. But she grabbed his arm, twisted it, kicked him in the groin and then back handed him across the face, causing him to fall on his back. She walked over to him and gave him a disappointed look.
"Pathetic." She said, shaking her head. She then moved closer to him and said, "Come on, you're not even trying." And smiled at him. She then turned around and started to walk away. She knew full well that he come after her, which he did.
With the speed of a cat, she ran behind him and threw an elbow strike at his back, then a punch to his stomach, elbowed him in the face, then did a trap kick to his knee, and then back handed him again, causing him to fall down once more.
Carlos, by now, was already outside to see how his friend was doing. When she saw Logan on the ground, he walked over to him and grinned.
"Is that all you got?" He asked Logan, before he picked him up by his shirt and threw him against the wall.
"What the hell is going on downstairs." Rogue said
"I have no idea. Proable none of our business. Let's go check it out."
Jade and Rogue ran up the stairs and into the room where they saw Logan being pushed into the wall the room had been trashed.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON UP HERE STAR!!" Rogue asked.
"HEY YOU WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING!!! PUT LOGAN DOWN RIGHT NOW!!!!!" Jade yelled.
"Guys, shut up!" Star hissed, grinning from ear to ear. "This is just getting good!" She then walked over to where Jade and Rogue were and said, "Logan broke the agreement of the contract that my cousin signed when we came here," She explained, "He grounded me. He has no displinary actions over me, that's for my cousin alone. So I called her and now my cousin Nicolette, her friend Carlos, and Logan are duking it out."
She then went back to the window and saw her cousin now elbow him from behind.
"My cousin is kicking his ass!"
"Star, you know he is going to kill you after don't you?" Rogue said
"I am so glad I'm not you, I mean my legs are only just recovering from when Logan caught me sneaking out and made me do Danger Room sims of a month twice a day." Jade said rubbing her left arm.
"I get this strangest feeling that we should be doing something ot stop this." Rogue said.
"How many times has Logan been an uptight jackass to us? He's only getting his own back. I'm just glad I got wings and stealth abilities so I at least can hide after he recovers." Jade responded.
"All right kiddies, playtime is over," Said Logan as he got to his feet and dusted himself off. "Did you guys really think you were kicking my ass. Honey, you and Ricky Ricardo over there can take shots at me all day, but it ain't gonna help. Y'see, my skeleton is laced with adamantium, and the stuff is unbreakable. And my healing factor heals the injuries you guys are dishing out faster than Busta Rhymes raps. So, I suggest that you two take a seat before things really get outta hand. Besides, I'm sure your knuckles are on the verge of bustin' open after taking shots at this jaw."
And with that Logan sprang into action. He lunged under Carlos' blow and landed a swift kick into his abdomen, knocking the air from his body. Then, as if without thinking, Logan swung his arm as hard as he could, sending Carlos to the ground in a blanket of snow.
"He won't be gettin' up anytime soon." Then, Logan turned his attention towards Nicolette. "Listen, honey, I usually don't pick on little girls, but you're makin' real hard to resist."
Nicolette made her move towards Logan. Her fist was headed directly at his face. He made know move to dodge the blow. This time, Logan didn't move as her hand made contact with his jaw, and a thundering crack sounded in the air. As Nicolette cradled her hand, Logan headbutt her in the bridge of her nose and she fell to the snow as well.
"Class is over sweetheart. Logan walked back into the mansion. "Hey Star, you got Blackbird duty 'til March." Then, Logan proceeded up the stairs towards the Professor's office.
***
"Listen," Said Pietro to Todd. "I'm starting to think we may have gotten in over our head. I mean messin' with those X-punks is one thing, but no one ever said anything about being accessories to murder!"
Pietro caught the confused look on Fred's face, "We're in trouble dipstick! Look Mystique never got us into anything this deep, but we better not ditch these guys now. I mean look what we they did to the geezer. We'll duck out later, when its safer."
((TO BE CONTINUED...))
Adapted from the RPG board by Nagi-Oki
Chapter #2: Trouble is Brewing...
Kurt was confused, he looked around at everyone examining their reactions. He felt a bit afraid for Warren and concerned at how violently he was taken, but he was more afraid of the fact that the professor let them take him.
The triplets were now coming back to the mansion. Sophia and Star went inside, but Scareltt had noticed Kurt standing outside, apparently upset.
"Hey, are you all right?" she asked him, gently putting a hand on his shoulder, looking at Kurt with concern.
Kurt shook his head, "No I'm not alright...vhy did dhe professor just...let them take Varren...I know dhey're going to harm him..." Kurt threw his hands up in exasperation, "Vhat dhe heck is going on here!?"
***
A Harely Davidson 883 Sporster motorcycle pulled up over to the car's driver seat.
"Hey, pull over!" the woman told the driver, quickly showing him her badge.
"What the--?!" Ahead, Scott could see a figure on a Harley along side of the car. With one hand on the wheel, he reached up to his visor and waited for the events to unfold.
The driver of the car gazed at the biker and then looked towards the back of the car. As if finally receiving instructions, the driver floored the accelerator and sped off. Then, just after the car rounded a curve, a pair of swat trucks came the from the same direction. The trucks stopped and swerved, creating a roadblock. Then, dozens of foot soldiers filed from the truck, heavily armed. The troops trained their guns on the biker.
"Prepare to open fire on my command," said the commander.
"Aw sh*t," Scott muttered; he saw the roadblock. "That person is screwed."
He slammed on the brakes and pulled over. *I must be insane* He got out and walked towards the blockade of armed troops. *Professor, forgive me. Peoples lives are at stake* He took off his visor and opened his eyes.
Nicolette just sighed at the soliders.
*Don't these people ever give up?* she thought.
She then saw a red laser beam take one of them down, but that wasn't enough. Just then, gree other people armed with weapons started attacking the soliders. The man looked at her and did a few things in sign language. Nicolette nodded and speed off on her bike after the limo.
When she was a far distance away from the soliders, she pulled out her gun and fired at the limo tires, putting a few holes in them. She then sped up to where the driver of the limo was and broke the window with her gloved fist. She then grabbed the driver and put the gun to his head.
"Stop the damn car or I'll blow your brains out." She said. The driver didn't hesitiate to stop. Nicolette then opened the door, pulled out the driver and knocked him out. She then opened the back door and pulled out Mr. Worthington. She hit his head against the car, knocking him out as well.
She then carefully pulled Warren out of the car, making sure not to hurt the poor boy. Just then, a person who appeared to be half hawk, half human came down fromt he sky and stood in front of Nic.
"You know what you have to do, Hawk?" she asked. Hawk nodded and took the boy, and then flew up into the air.
Meanwhile, the swat team wasn't being very useful. One fo the men at just dropped his gun and started screaming for no reason at all.
The people who had come from now where were doing a very good job of beating them up, one of them had even ripped out the com system so that no one else would come after them.
"You know, it always helps to know who you're rescuing," said the boy to Hawk.
"I mean, come on! Anyone could see that these wings came off the clearance rack at K-Mart!" The boy then started to deliver lightning fast punches at Hawk, eventually forcing him to release his grip. The boy fail onto a mound of snow. Then, after removing the decorations from his body, he sped off, on foot laughing his head off. So, where in the world was Warren now?
The boy dashed back to the scene of the action. He could see the body of troops sprawled all over the ground. He quickly weaved through the carnage towards the limo. He saw Mr. Worthington on the ground, but there was some woman standing next to him. And a few yards away, there stood... Scott Summers, not to mention a few other unknowns.
"Hey, they won't touch Quicksilver," He said to himself. Then, running with everything he had, Quicksilver rushed to the car and picked up Mr. Worthington and dashed off. The thing that made it difficult to follow, was that when he dashed off, he appeared to dash off in several different directions.
***
Warren's eyes slowly opened. His vision was blurred. He shook his head trying to focus in on his surroundings. However, it appeared to be useless, because most of the room was dark. His arms ached, and he realized that they were chained together over his head. He looked down at his body, and found that he only had on a pair of black boxers.
"Hello? Who's there? I demand that you let me go! Dad, are you there?" There were no answers to any of his calls. Suddenly, there was jolt that ran through his body, almost causing him to slip into unconsciousness. He shook it off, trying to stay awake. However, when he didn't pass out, another jolt raced through his body. Warren cried out in pain as the darkness engulfed him completely.
"Is there a problem, Mr. Worthington?" Said a young girl. Her skin was purple and she had long red hair. She was wearing a green jumpsuit, cut off at the theys, and a golden sash around her waist. Strapped to her back was a quiver with several silver javelins emerging from it.
"Yes, there's a problem. Your troops were supposed to protect me from any injury! And now, I come back to see my son chained up like a slab of meat! I want him down, immediately!"'
"I'm sorry sir, that's not an option," Said the girl.
"Then, I'm taking my son and leaving." Mr. Worthington turned to enter the room where his son was, but was stopped.
"Blink, give Mr. Worthington some time to chill out," Called a voice.
Blink grabbed Mr. Worthington and opened a portal in front of him and pushed him in. Mr. Worthington found himself thrust onto a ground covered with snow. He wrapped his arms around himself to keep himself warm.
"So, how long do you want me to leave him there, Doctor?" Asked Blink.
"Until I tell you to go and get him. Alert me once your mentor, Mr. Creed returns."
"Sir, if I leave him there too long, he may freeze to death."
"I know. And if you go and get him before I tell you, I'll make sure to bury you right along side him." Then, the doctor left the room, with a sinister chuckle escaping his lips.
Warren's entired body ached as he grunted into conciousness.
"I've got to find a way out of here," he said to himself. However, with the pain he felt over his entire body, he know it was going to be impossible. "Maybe the someone can here me if I call out telepathically." There was a quick jolt through his body once again.
"Gotta... hurry.... Blacking out...." Warren closed his eyes and concentrated on his friends at the Institute. "Professor!" He called out in his mind.
"Jean." Then, with one final jolt, Warren slipped back into unconsciousness.
***
"I really don't know, Kurt." Scarlett said. "But you never know. Maybe someone will rescue Warren and everything will be fine. Or maybe he'll run away and come back here. I really don't know."
Kurt gritted his teeth, then turned and punched a nearby wall, which was followed by a chorus of pained German curses as he kissed his poor bruised knuckles, "...I hate dhis...I really do..."
Scareltt took Kurt's bruised hand and held it gently, rubbing the knuckles so that the pain would ease away a bit.
"Do you want to sit out here and talk?" Scareltt asked him. "You know I'm here for you if you need me Kurt."
Logan stormed past the Kurt and Scarlett. Right now, there were only two things on his mind: the fact the Warren's gone and Star's behavior. Logan stormed inside and went right to Star's bedroom. Inside he found both Sophia and Star talking to each other.
"You!" said Logan. "You are grounded until further notice! You got that!"
Logan turned to leave, and heard what sounded like some rather unacceptable language slip from Star's lips. Logan turned around and faced the defiant team. "In fact, I got a better idea. Not only are you grounded, but you're going to relieve the joyride club in the hanger for the next three weeks! And then, you're doing double drill sessions with me alone! And if you don't show up, I'm comin' to get ya! And believe me, I'll find ya!"
And with that Logan walked out of her room and slammed the door shut. "Now to talk with the Professor."
***
Blink's portal opened and she stepped back through it, with flurries of snow emerging from it as well. Behind her she pulled a motionless corpse, literally frozen. She turned to the doctor, who had instructed her to retrieve Mr. Worthington.
"Sir, he's... he's...."
"Dead, yes I see. Oh well, I'll have some one take care of this. You're excused."
"Is that it? You don't care at all, do you?"
"Listen, I have a job to do here, little girl. I don't have time to nurse your emotions. So, find a corner and cry. However, I suggest you get yourself together before your mentor returns." The doctor returned to his office as Blink stared at the motionless Angel hanging from the ceiling by his arms.
"What have I done?" She asked herself.
Warren stirred awake slowly once again. This time he tried to make no noise, assuming they only knew he was awake by the sounds he made.
So, once again, he called out in his head, "Jean! Jean!" Then, there was a sudden shock. Warren couldn't resist this time, the jolt was much more powerful than before. And he slipped back into unconsciousness once again.
With a final Rev before killing the engine, Victor Creed also known as Sabretooth dismounted his hog and started up the dingy steps.
Kicking open the door at the top, he sauntered on into the building. Sniffing the air he caught Blink's scent and that of a few others only one who he knew, the smell of death lingered in the air faintly.
Grunting Creed made his way to Blink.
***
Star narrowed her eyes. Logan wasn't allowed to do that. She then grinned and picked up the phone.
***
About ten minutes later, the sound of a motorcycle could be heard nearing the mansion. Nicolette then parked her bike and walked over to the door, knocking on it loudly. Carlos stood with her as well, knowing how pissed off she was right then and there.
Star opened the door and smiled, letting Nicolette and Carlos inside.
"Logan's going to get his ass kicked." Star said, grinning.
Sophia had now gone to find Logan, to tell him that her older cousin was here and that she wanted to 'speak' with him.
***
"Some good I am," Scott scoffed, "Warren has now disappeared and apparently the other individual didn't need any help." He walked back to his car, slammed the door and drove back to rejoin the others.
***
Jade looked at Rogue.
"What the hell is going on down stairs."
"I have no idea Jade. Looks like we're not the only ones that skipped the Danger Room sim's."
"I'm so bored."
"Me too. Let's go."
Jade and Rogue went down stairs Kurt and Scarlett talking.
"Hey you to where is everyone?" Rouge asked
Kurt looked up at Rogue like she grew a third head, "Vell...let's see...I had an interesting snow ball fight mit Varren and Jean...dhen Logan blows a fuse and gets us ready to go into dhe Danger Room...Varren is kidnapped by a bunch of strange people...and no vone know vhat's going on...AND I JUST TURNED MINE KNUCKLES TO OATMEAL ON DHE WALL!!"
"You should go to the med lab to see if they are really badly hurt." Scarlett told Kurt with concern. "I doubt it though, but you never know."
Just then, Scarlett's little fox cub, Chika, came running into the room and started jumping around Kurt and Scarlett, trying to get them to put all their attention on her.
Kurt sighed, this wasn't supposed to be like this. He felt confused and a bit scared. He just wanted everything to be right again.
Scarlett could tell by the look in his eyes that he was upset. She really didn't know what she could say or do to make Kurt feel at least a little bit better. She herself felt confused and hurt. She just hoped that her cousin would succeed and bring Warren back. But, until then, she did the only thing she could do to comfort him. She put her hand on his shoulder and squeezed it lightly, looking at him with sadness and concern.
Kurt blinked, blushed, and looked down, "Um...I think he wants attention..." Kurt pointed to the fox that was nipping at his uniform.
***
Scott ran he hand through his hair. "Today is not my day." He sighed as he walked back through the hallway. Without looking he bumped into--"Jean!"
"Sorry, Scott, I wasn't really paying attention, I was just thinking." Jean said as she kinda trailed off at the end of her sentence, "Have you found anything about Warren yet...?"
***
Blink was still somewhat distraught over what had happened. She had killed a man! Well, not directly, but she certainly could have prevented his death. Tears began to sting in her eyes. Then, she heard the low growl she knew so well. It was Sabretooth! Blink quickly erased any trace of the tears from her face as she turned to face her mentor. She saw his glance land on Mr. Worthington's frozen corpse, and then return to her. To erase any doubts in his mind about her state of mind, she approached him by stepping on the corpse that lay in her path.
"The Doctor wanted to see you as soon as you got back. I'll tell 'em you're here."
Meanwhile, Quicksilver and the rest of the Brotherhood stared in astonishment at Blinks complete change in attitude.
"Whoa! Talk about a 180!" said Quicksilver who was leaning against the wall. "One minute she's a waterfall, and the next she's a glacier."
Quicksilver's taunts were quickly interrupted by one of Blink's javelins finding its mark on the wall next to Quicksilver's cheek.
"Keep you trap shut! Or I'll shut it for you!" As Blink continued on her way to get the Doctor.
Quicksilver let out a sigh of relief as he slid to the floor. The other members of the Brotherhood began snickering at the scene that just witnessed.
"Hey! That wasn't funny!" shouted Quicksilver as his friends continued to laugh.
Todd looked up, "Um...anyone care to tell me exactly why we're here again yo?"
***
Sophia had found Logan and relayed the message about their visitor. With the urgency in her voice, Logan decided to postpone his meeting with the Professor. Besides, it may have been a good idea to wait, especially considering the mood Logan was in. Logan descended the stairs and saw the pair of strangers in the main hall.
Logan, finally on the main floor, walked towards the woman and asked, "You wanted to see me?"
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Lord of the Neanderthals." Nicolette said, her arms crossed over her chest, a very pissed off look on her face. Star was sitting over on the chair grinning like a cat at the two of them. She knew how tough her cousin was, especially around men like Logan. Carlos stood by Star, knowing full well that Nic would want him to protect her, especially from Logan.
"Who the hell do you think you are, punishing my younger cousin like that?!" She snapped at him, "May I remind you, that you, or any of the other instructors here, have no displinary right over my cousins, what so ever! All displinary rights go to me! I decide if they get punished, not you."
Nicolette then said in a very calm voice, "Star."
"Yes, Nikki?" Star replied.
"You know that punishment this idiot gave you. Forget about it. You don't have to do a single bit of it. Your not grounded." Nicolette had looked at Logan the entire time she had said that, grinning at him. "Now Star, you may want to leave, this might get a little ugly."
"And miss the fight of the century?! No way!"
Nicolette then looked over at her cousin and said something in Spanish.
Star just grinned and then left the room.
Nicolette then looked back at Logan and said, "Gee, she seems to listen to me, I wonder why she won't listen to you. Maybe it has to do with the fact that your an idiot."
"Look lady! Now really ain't the time to try my patience!" Countered Logan. "Now, I said the kid is grounded and she's grounded! You don't like the way I work! Fine! But I'm not about to change it because some chick with a few bucks in her purse tells me! Now, I suggest you and Ricky Martin over there leave before things really get outta hand!"
"This coming from the man who has no past!" Carlos snapped at Logan.
"You still have to obey the contract that was signed." Nicolette said. "I get the displinary rights, not you. And I say that Star is not grounded. Now, unless you want the school to be sued for everything it's worth, I suggest you obey that."
Nicolette continued to stand her ground, refusing to move.
"Sue!" Logan began to grimace at the announcement. "I shoulda known. You rich types are all the same. Ya trip over ya own shoe lace and you're ready to sue. Well let me tell you something Sweet Pea, I don't run from a chump in a three piece suit. Now, I say that Star needs discipline and she needs to respect authority. And while she's under this roof, that's what she's gonna do. And from where I'm standing, there certainly ain't nuthin' you can do about it."
Logan then glanced over at Carlos, "And one more remark outta you 'bub, and you'll be spinning in the snow like a CD. Now, both of you, out!"
"There's nothing I can do about it?" Nicolette asked, almost laughing. "Oh, I think there's something I can do about it. I can do this..."
And with that said, she kicked him in the groin, hard. Now she was already standing in Kung Fu fighting status, ready to kick some ass.
Carlos knew she was pissed now. Nikki never attacked unless she was either in battle or pissed off.
"Nikki..." He began slowly, but she wouldn't listen to him.
"Don't even try it, someone needs to teach the jackass a lesson. " She said.
She then looked over at Logan again, "Look, legally, you have no right to displin my cousins, like I said, that right belongs to me and me alone. Star respects authority, but what the hell makes you think your authority. Your just some stupid cow boy wanna be who can't remember who the hell he is!"
Logan absorbed the kick and at that moment he was fighting the urge to just go primal. A low growl escaped from Logan's lips. He looked up at Nic ready to attack.
"Sister, you just made a real big mistake." Logan stood tall as he stared at Nicolette. "I see where Star's problem with authority comes from now. So, I'm gonna solve the problem right here, right now!"
Logan brought his fists in the air and took a stance of his own. "So, you spar with kung fu? Or karate? Or perhaps judo or tae kwan do?" With each announcement Logan changed his stance.
"Look baby doll, I know 'em all. So, I may not know where I'm from, but I know where you're goin' if you're not out by the time I get to three. 1... 2...."
"No thanks, I'd rather leave when I feel like leaving." Nicolette said. At that moment, Carlos had come from behind him and grabbed Logan's throat, lifting him up slightly.
"One little thing, jackass, I'm the only one who gets to call Nikki, baby doll. You have to refer to her as either Nicolette or Ms. Miller." Carlos hissed in his ear before he threw Logan to the floor.
"And that thing you said about knowing all the fighting styles, well, guess what, so do I." Nicolette said, quickly doing high kick, hitting him in the face.
Carlos had gotten in a karate status and stood by Nic, both of them ready to take Logan on.
Logan stood to the floor, slowly running his hand across his lips, wiping any blood if it were present. Then, a crude smile began to spread across his face, and a small chuckle slipped from his lips.
"Let's dance." And with that Logan rushed both Carlos and Nicolette. For the most part, every blow thrown was blocked. Logan backed away and stared at his opponents.
"Ok, the work-outs over. Let's get down to business. Logan leaped into the air, and delivered a kick that sent Carlos crashing into a table, which collapsed under his weight. Then, Logan turned his attention to Nicolette. As she cast her blows, Logan continued to block them. However, one of them connected, and caused Logan's head to snap back.
"She ain't no ordinary human," Logan said to himself. "Then, maybe's its time to crank this up a notch." Then, Logan caught one a kick that was headed for his ribs. He wrapped his arms around Nicolette, lifting her off the ground, and rushed towards a window. The pair landed outside in the snow. They broke apart on impact, each making it to thier feet.
"What's the matter, Toots! More man than you bargained for!" And Logan stood opposite Nicolette signaling her to bring whatever she's got.
He then threw a punch at her, which she blocked. But she grabbed his arm, twisted it, kicked him in the groin and then back handed him across the face, causing him to fall on his back. She walked over to him and gave him a disappointed look.
"Pathetic." She said, shaking her head. She then moved closer to him and said, "Come on, you're not even trying." And smiled at him. She then turned around and started to walk away. She knew full well that he come after her, which he did.
With the speed of a cat, she ran behind him and threw an elbow strike at his back, then a punch to his stomach, elbowed him in the face, then did a trap kick to his knee, and then back handed him again, causing him to fall down once more.
Carlos, by now, was already outside to see how his friend was doing. When she saw Logan on the ground, he walked over to him and grinned.
"Is that all you got?" He asked Logan, before he picked him up by his shirt and threw him against the wall.
"What the hell is going on downstairs." Rogue said
"I have no idea. Proable none of our business. Let's go check it out."
Jade and Rogue ran up the stairs and into the room where they saw Logan being pushed into the wall the room had been trashed.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON UP HERE STAR!!" Rogue asked.
"HEY YOU WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING!!! PUT LOGAN DOWN RIGHT NOW!!!!!" Jade yelled.
"Guys, shut up!" Star hissed, grinning from ear to ear. "This is just getting good!" She then walked over to where Jade and Rogue were and said, "Logan broke the agreement of the contract that my cousin signed when we came here," She explained, "He grounded me. He has no displinary actions over me, that's for my cousin alone. So I called her and now my cousin Nicolette, her friend Carlos, and Logan are duking it out."
She then went back to the window and saw her cousin now elbow him from behind.
"My cousin is kicking his ass!"
"Star, you know he is going to kill you after don't you?" Rogue said
"I am so glad I'm not you, I mean my legs are only just recovering from when Logan caught me sneaking out and made me do Danger Room sims of a month twice a day." Jade said rubbing her left arm.
"I get this strangest feeling that we should be doing something ot stop this." Rogue said.
"How many times has Logan been an uptight jackass to us? He's only getting his own back. I'm just glad I got wings and stealth abilities so I at least can hide after he recovers." Jade responded.
"All right kiddies, playtime is over," Said Logan as he got to his feet and dusted himself off. "Did you guys really think you were kicking my ass. Honey, you and Ricky Ricardo over there can take shots at me all day, but it ain't gonna help. Y'see, my skeleton is laced with adamantium, and the stuff is unbreakable. And my healing factor heals the injuries you guys are dishing out faster than Busta Rhymes raps. So, I suggest that you two take a seat before things really get outta hand. Besides, I'm sure your knuckles are on the verge of bustin' open after taking shots at this jaw."
And with that Logan sprang into action. He lunged under Carlos' blow and landed a swift kick into his abdomen, knocking the air from his body. Then, as if without thinking, Logan swung his arm as hard as he could, sending Carlos to the ground in a blanket of snow.
"He won't be gettin' up anytime soon." Then, Logan turned his attention towards Nicolette. "Listen, honey, I usually don't pick on little girls, but you're makin' real hard to resist."
Nicolette made her move towards Logan. Her fist was headed directly at his face. He made know move to dodge the blow. This time, Logan didn't move as her hand made contact with his jaw, and a thundering crack sounded in the air. As Nicolette cradled her hand, Logan headbutt her in the bridge of her nose and she fell to the snow as well.
"Class is over sweetheart. Logan walked back into the mansion. "Hey Star, you got Blackbird duty 'til March." Then, Logan proceeded up the stairs towards the Professor's office.
***
"Listen," Said Pietro to Todd. "I'm starting to think we may have gotten in over our head. I mean messin' with those X-punks is one thing, but no one ever said anything about being accessories to murder!"
Pietro caught the confused look on Fred's face, "We're in trouble dipstick! Look Mystique never got us into anything this deep, but we better not ditch these guys now. I mean look what we they did to the geezer. We'll duck out later, when its safer."
((TO BE CONTINUED...))