An Unlikely Ally

"I'm telling you one thing I am sick of Trask kidnapping me," Logan muttered to himself as he was left alone on the lab table. He struggled to get free but he couldn't. "When I get my claws on him…"

He heard a noise and looked upwards. "What the hell…?"

Hovering above him was something green. That's all it was. A green blob with several green bumps on its head and two arms with tiny hands. It had very large yellow and pink eyes and a little mouth. "Okay…" Logan blinked. "Either I have the world's worst hangover right now…Or…."

"*&$^$^#&$^#&#^#&#^#&#" The green blob chirped.

"I've been kidnapped by aliens…" Logan was trying to find something rational in all this. The thing shook its head, or the top part of the blob that was supposedly its head. "You're not an alien. Okay…Are you a mutant?"

The thing purred and chirped happily. "All right," Logan sighed as he lay back in his restraints. "I knew there was a logical reason for all this. Hey what are you doing?" The green thing took some kind of flat disk and put it on Logan's head. "Hey what did you…YEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWW!" He shouted as it pressed a button that sent a stabbing jolt through his brain.

"##; ^0^ ###^@@@" It said as it removed the disk from his head. "&&&?"

"Of course the damn thing hurt you green little…" Logan snapped. Then stopped. "Hey, I can understand you now."

"%%%##@@$$%%$$%$%$" It told him.

"Oh a translator huh?" Logan grunted as it set him free. "Well why didn't you let me up before?"

It pointed to his claws that had shot out when he was shocked. "Oh," Logan looked down and retracted them. "I see your point. Okay bub, who or what are you and what is this place?"

The creature told him. "Doop huh? That's your name? So these whacked out scientists created you to be some kind of mutant hunting soldier? But you didn't want any part of that huh? I know the feeling. How come they just let you fly around loose huh?"

Doop explained. "Huh, thought you were too cute and harmless," Logan grunted. "I'd have to disagree on that, on so many levels. So what exactly do you do?"

Doop whistled and then explained. "$$$(O@(3(%(#U#)##)#)##$#$3! )(%(%$(%$(%$%$$%$: OO)) VVV###%#$%^%^%&^%^%^%"

"You can do that?" Logan gasped. "And they don't know? Well then why the hell didn't you blast outta this place a long time ago?"

Doop explained. "Oh I get it," Logan realized. "You wanted to keep an eye on things and rescue any other mutants that got caught here." Doop looked at him and pointed. "Yeah I got it. Smart thinking. Thanks."

Doop then began to talk excitedly. "Whoa! Whoa slow down!" Logan held up his hands. "What's this about kids? What kids?"

Doop explained and pushed a few buttons. Logan's jaw dropped when he saw the monitor. "Jubilee!" He gasped. "They got her and some other kids! And the kidnapped Morlocks! When I get my hands on them…Can you get me to them?"

Doop nodded and made a fist, pounding it in the flat of its hand. "I hear ya buddy. You want payback too right? I just might oblige you on that. Let's go!"

Yes I admit it! I'm a fan of X-Statix! Such a fun comic! Where else do the main characters get killed off every couple of issues and don't come back? (Well almost!) If you ever get the chance to read the Doop/Wolverine team up out there I highly recommend it! He's such a fun little green semi-psychopath!

Next: Angelica gets a stroke of luck…sort of.