Title: An Ending And A Beginning
Author: Phatz
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Don't own them. So get the hell off my back.
Summary: Logan and Marie's friendship takes a nosedive, but will it lead to something better? Or is it too late?
Authors Notes: Just so you guys know, I probably won't be able to update this story for about a week. I have two midterms next week, and I work everyday after class, so opportunity to write will be very limited. I should have chapter 5 up by next Sunday.
~Thoughts~
Telepathic Speech
Chapter 4"Well?" Logan asked. "What did you want to say to me?"
Marie brushed her white streaks behind her ear. She was extremely nervous. She desperately wanted to talk and apologize to Logan, but she really didn't know what to say. Not to mention her fear that Logan would tell her to 'go to hell'. "Logan, I just wanted to…"
Logan's head snapped towards the woods. He stared at them intently.
Marie's eyes went huge. A sudden wave of fear rolled through her body. "Logan, what is it?"
He sniffed loudly, and started walking towards the woods. "I dunno. Something." Marie began to follow him, wanting to see whatever it was. "Stay her Marie."
"But Logan I can help."
"No. Stay…" The woods caught Logan's attention again, as a loud rumbling emitted from them. Suddenly, giant robots began to filter out of the trees, with their targets set on the mutant halfway house. "Shit! Sentinels!"
Logan's com-link buzzed to life "Logan!" It was Scott. "Get those kids and you team out of there! It's a trap!"
"No shit Cyke."
"What is it, a large group of FOH?" Scott asked.
"Sentinels. About fifteen of 'em."
"Shit. We are on our way. Get the children to a safe place."
"Hurry up." Logan said, finishing the conversation. Logan tapped his com-link. "Nightcrawler."
"Ya?"
"Get Jubilee and Iceman out here now! We got Sentinels approaching the house. You and Rogue take the kids to a safe place."
"Ok."
In the distance, Logan could see Jubilee and Bobby run out of the house, towards him and Marie. "Marie," Logan turned to look at her. "Go with Kurt." He ordered.
"No! I can help you!"
"No you can't."
"Yes I can! I can fight!"
"Marie, these are Sentinels, not people or mutants. Your mutation won't do shit, and hand to hand fighting is pointless unless ya got a healing factor. And you don't. Now go with Kurt!"
Logan charged the Sentinels with his claws unsheathed, just as Bobby and Jubilee got to them. Logan took out one Sentinel right away, his adamantium claws making short work of it. Bobby froze one with ice, and Jubilee blasted one with her mutant power.
Marie turned her head towards the house, and saw that Kurt was already moving the children towards a safer location, most likely the jet. He didn't need her help. Logan did.
Logan Jumped on another Sentinel, and dug his claws in it's back, slashing it for all he was worth. Just as he raise his fist in the air to plunge his claws in it again, another Sentinel grabbed him, and nearly crushed him with the force. It flung him into a tree, Logan hit it headfirst.
"Logan!" Marie yelled, running towards him. The Sentinel walked up to his limp form. A large, rotating blade came out of its hand, and swung it at Logan. The blade hit him in the waist.
"Ahh!!" Logan screamed in pain. If it weren't for his adamantium skeleton, he would have been cut in half.
Jubilee blasted the Sentinel attacking Logan, before it could do any more damage too him. He was dancing on the edge of consciousness already.
Marie finally reached him, and crouched by his side. She gasped in shock as she looked at his waist. It was healing, but not that quickly. "Logan?"
Logan groaned, Marie's voice making him more alert. Her safety was important. "Get…away…Marie…" He sat up, clutching his side, which was healing, but he noticed, not very quickly. He looked down at his flesh slowly knitting itself together. The blood loss was staggering.
Jubilee and Bobby continued to fight, taking out another Sentinel. ~They're doing all right for kids, ~ Logan thought, ~I gotta help them. ~ Logan tried to stand up, but agonizing pain from the damage he sustained shot through his body, and he fell to the ground, leaning against a tree. He tapped his com-link. "Cyclops." Logan Wheezed. "Hurry the hell up."
"We are landing now." Cyclops said, as the Blackbird flew overhead, landing a few yards away.
Logan sat unmoving on the ground, his back still leaning against a tree, letting his waist heal enough for him to move. "Marie, leave. Go with Kurt."
"No! I can help!"
"The others are here." He nodded his head in the direction of the Blackbird. "We can handle it."
"But your hurt…" She pointed to his waist, which was still taking longer to heal than she liked.
"I'll be fine in a few minutes."
"But…"
"What the fuck do you care for!?" He snarled. "You're fine! And don't you wanna stay that way so you can fuck Remy!" He knew it was a low blow, but he didn't care. She already hated him, and if getting her angry got her to leave and get out of harms way, he was all for it.
Marie backed away from Logan, unshed tears in her eyes. Jubilee was wrong. He hated her. Not that she could really blame him for it. She hated herself for what she did to him.
"Marie, look out!" Logan dove at Marie, shoving her out of the way of a Sentinel blast. Unfortunately, Logan wasn't so lucky. The blast hit him directly, burning much of his flesh off. Logan screamed and tried to move, when he just completely stopped. He was unconscious. Or dead.
Marie didn't know which. She was on the ground, staring at his limp and burnt body, to shocked to move. He had saved her life. Again. Even though Logan hated her, he still saved her life.
"Rogue!" Scott blasted the Sentinel that attacked Logan. It was going after Marie. She didn't even notice. "Rogue?" Scott kneeled next to Marie. "What's wrong?"
Marie pointed to Logan, lying on the ground, the flesh all over his body completely burned. She even saw some of his adamantium-laced bones. And he wasn't healing. "I think Logan's dead." She whispered.
Scott looked at Logan, and almost threw up. He was in bad shape. Jean! Get over here! Logan is hurt badly! Scott yelled telepathically to his wife. Scott got stood up, and helped Marie to her feet. They walked towards Logan. "Rogue, what happened?"
"He shoved me out of the way of a Sentinel blast. It hit him." Marie said quietly.
Scott bent over to try and drag Logan out of harm's way, but could barely move him. Over three hundred pounds of metal and muscle, that was now dead weight was difficult to move.
Suddenly, more Sentinels stormed out of the woods, directly behind Logan. "Shit!" Scott yelled, as he blasted as many as he could. They just kept coming. "Where the hell did these come from?!"
One of the Sentinels that Scott wasn't blasting grabbed Logan. "X gene confirmed." It's computerized voice stated. "Extracting mutant." The fuel jets on the Sentinels feet came to life, and with Logan in its hand, the Sentinel began to fly off in the horizon.
"NO!!" Marie yelled, running after it, after Logan. Scott shot red beams at it, but missed each time, until it was far out of his reach. The Sentinel was fast. Seeing Marie running after it, Scott grabbed her by the arm. "Let go of me!" She yelled, struggling against his hold.
"He's gone!" Scott yelled. "We can't get him now, you'll get yourself killed!"
More Sentinels came out of the woods, and the X-men were now seriously outnumbered. "Kurt! Are the children safe?" Scott said into his com-link.
"Ya. They are onboard the Falcon with me."
"Ok, as soon as Jubilee and Bobby board, leave!"
"What about Logan?"
"Just do it!"
"Ok."
Scott tapping his com-link again, allowing all the team members to hear him. "Fall back!" He yelled. "Everyone to their planes!" Scott watched as the X-men began to retreat to their respective jets, and grabbed Marie. "C'mon Rogue."
"No!" She screamed. "We are not leaving him!"
"We have to." He said, picking Marie up and running towards the Blackbird. Marie began punching his in the chest.
"You are a coward! He wouldn't leave any of us! How could you do this! Put me down!" Marie yelled into his ear.
"We are not leaving him. We just need to get to safety. We will find him." Scott's words calmed down Marie a little, but she was still hurt and angry. The only reason Logan wasn't there was because of her and her stupidity. She should have listened to him and went with Kurt. Then he would have not had to get hit by a Sentinel blast to save her life.
As soon as Scott and Marie entered the Blackbird, Ororo took off. Placing Marie in a seat, Scott looked out the front of the jet to see the Falcon taking off as well.
"Kurt, everything ok?" Scott asked through his com-link.
"Ya."
"Good."
"What about Logan?" Kurt asked. "Where is he?"
"I'm working on it." Scott said, ending the communication. "Jean." Scott said, turning to look at his wife. "Find Logan."
Jean nodded, and concentrated on finding Logan's mental presence. Although she was not nearly as powerful as the professor, especially with him using Cerebro, she still had quite a range when she concentrated. "Scott." She said, looking worriedly at Marie. "I can't sense anything."
(To be continued…)