Was I evil with the last chapter? Oh yes. Hehehehehe... It was just wrong. Huh... To type or not to type... That is the question.

To type is the answer.

Thanks to:

Wishful Thinking: Oh yeah, innocent.

Heath 999: Thank you.

Me: Thibit.

Ezrajade: I will when I finish this story then.

Ash: I'm glad you approve, the voices in my head thank you.

LEM: *cringe* you liked the frequent updates? *clears throat*. Sorry. DON'T HURT ME!

Sorry this took so long. =]

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Wolverine found that her scent was strongest over by the dog runs. It left after that. He was crouched by the dog runs, when he heard Larry cussing. The sound came from one of the small buildings over on the other side of the horse barns. The one where children were kept.

Wolverine snuck over to the children's building and saw Larry and another man who he knew only by sight and scent come over. They were talking about the possibility of Mute and Flute having escaped.

Wolverine leapt out in front of them, claws at the ready. The men lowered their weapons at him and fired. By the time the shots went off Wolverine was on top of them. He destroyed the guns and knocked out the man he didn't know. He did this so quietly the mutants in the barn heard nothing.

"Now, Bub, you're going to listen to me. Got it?"

Larry nodded.

"You are going to forget about going out to find those two people who just left your property. Aren't you?"

Larry nodded.

"Good." This sounded almost sarcastic.

Wolverine dropped the frightened man and ran off to the spot he had last caught Melody's scent. He was going to track her down. He felt he needed to protect her.

He still didn't know why.

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"I'm cold." Flute said to Melody.

"I know, but we can't light a fire."

"I know." Flute sighed.

"Then why did you say anything?" Melody snapped.

Melody and Flute were huddled by the riverbank, the same river that she had swum out to get the horses in. They were, however several miles upstream.

"Flute, you need to get some sleep."

"Alright, but what about you?"

"I'll be fine."

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In the morning Wolverine was watching them from a safe distance. Melody and Flute had had stale bread and water for breakfast and were now on the move. Wolverine was pursuing them.

After about ten miles of hard riding they stopped for a drink of water.

Wolverine was debating with himself silently over whether to come out and tell them that he was there, or if he should stay quiet. The first one over common sense.

"Hello there." He said in his least gruff voice.

He could see the blue Mutant step in front of the girl, protectively.

"I wont hurt you."

"Prove it." She sounded very tense.

"How? I'm trying to help you get away. Your too close to the road." Wolverine thought this may be the best way to gain her trust.

She relaxed visibly. "Alright. I'm Melody. This is Flute."

"I'm Wolver- Logan." He said. He hadn't introduced himself as Logan in a very long time.

"Well Wolverlogan, why are you helping us?" Melody teased.

"I don't know. Nothing better to do." This was an obvious lie.

"Uh-huh. We'd better be leaving. Do you have a horse?" Melody asked.

"Not with me. I'll manage."

Flute, who had looked bored as soon as she heard Melody relax, suddenly stiffened.

"Someone's coming." She hissed.

"How do you know?" Logan asked, smelling the air.

"I can hear them."

Suddenly they could all hear.

"Get down." Logan breathed.

The dog they had brought was waging its tail as it lay in the tall grass of the river bank. Logan winced slightly with every thump it made.

Melody made a hand signal at the animal and it stopped waging its tail and lay very still.

The men came closer. They heard the foot falls grow louder as the people found the horses.

They came slightly closer and...

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Together this and the flashback were about as long as a normal chappie, so it's all good.