The sun was shining in through the window when Rune woke up. Sitting up she
felt stiff but it didn't hurt to move as it did earlier. She guessed it
must have been around eight or nine o'clock in the morning. Carefully she
got up and walked to the door. The house was silent so she quickly (as
quickly as she could) walked to the kitchen and grabbed a peach and started
eating it. She walked in the living room not excepting to see Logan
stretched out on the couch, sleeping. She stood in the doorway watching
him. He was a restless sleeper. He rolled over and partly opened his eyes
when they spotted Rune they opened fully and Logan sat up pulling the sheet
he had over him across so it covered his lower half. He had no shirt on.
"What's wrong?" Logan asked not too quietly
"Nothing Logan don't worry go back to sleep" she made to leave
"Where are you going?" Rune turned to face Logan
"Outside"
"Wait" he grabbed a shirt and put in on. Following her out to the back yard
Rune heard the slow smooth grind as Logan slid out his blades. Rune
followed suit. Slowly opening the back door Rune stepped out into the
morning light.
"Where is it?" Rune looked around
"Around the side, we knocked it unconscious and tied it up"
"You didn't set a guard?"
"Yeah" Rune ran around the side to find an unconscious Brian tied up with
chains.
"Brian!" Rune cried and raced to his side. Logan came around the corner and
ran over to Rune.
"Where's the key?" Rune asked desperately. They both looked around and then
saw it dangling on a nail about a metre above Brian's head, along with a
note. Taking the key Rune unlocked the padlock holding the chains on Brian.
Logan tore the note off. It was a small piece of paper folded over. Opening
it Logan saw a picture of an eye done in green with a heavy black line
crossing it. Tapping Rune on the shoulder he handed the note to her.
Shoving it in her pocket she lifted Brian into a slumped standing position.
Logan hoisted Brian over his shoulder and quickly they took him inside.
Lying him down on the couch Logan went and woke Minnie. Kneeling next to
Brian, Rune stared at him tight lipped; Chris had hurt another one of her
friends. He would not get away with this. Taking out the piece of paper
Logan had given her she unfolded it and almost choked. When Minnie came
into the room Rune shoved it into her hand and went and sat down on one of
the armchairs across the room. Logan looked at Rune she was sitting with
her knees drawn to her chest, her lips were a thin line and she seemed
paler. Minnie looked at Logan and then at Rune her mouth open and her eyes
fearful.
"Logan" Rune's voice was small "Go wake the others Chris knows were here"
Within several minutes everyone was in the living room. Standing Rune paced
the room.
"Okay everyone here's the thing Chris knows we're here so we're gonna have
attack either tonight or tomorrow"
"Tomorrow" Minnie replied "But we haven't got much of a force"
"How many have we got on the inside?" Rune asked her friend
"Seventy"
"But isn't Chris in Queensland?" Storm asked
"Not any more" Rune looked at the floor "We need to think of a plan"
"What we need to do is lead him to a place were we can converge our forces"
"But where?" Rune muttered
"Ware houses," a weak voice said. Spinning Rune saw Brian was awake but
very pale
"Of course" Minnie said smiling "It would work, the ware houses have
balconies running around the whole place so we could use snipers and it has
all these empty boxes so it would be easy to hide for us" Rune nodded
"But how are we going to lure Chris there?" Logan asked. The room went
silent. Rune pulled on her lower lip in thought then it dawned on her
"Me" she said everyone looked at Rune. Logan had his mouth open
"Are you sure?" Minnie asked. Rune nodded
"Positive I mean think about it" Rune slowly paced the room as she spoke
"what is the one thing that Chris would do anything for"
"His super army" Brian replied
"Exactly and his way to the super army is me" Rune stopped pacing "Minnie
contact your people on the inside tell them what's going on and to get to
the third warehouse on Elle street as soon as possible. I get in contact
with Hack and tell him what's going on the rest of you get anything that
can be used as a weapon. Tomorrow we're taking Chris down" In the movies
moments like these are greeted with cheering or at least smiles, none of
this happened just the x men and their allies got down to work.
*
Late that night Rune was alone sitting in the living probing her ribs. They
didn't feel sore at all, it was unnerving especially considering the pain
she was in after the fight.
"Rune?" a voice said from the doorway. Pulling her shirt down she looked
up. The room was dark but she knew it was Logan
"You okay?" Logan asked. Rune nodded
"Fine my ribs don't hurt anymore" Logan sat down beside her
"Do you have to do this?" he asked softly
"Do what?"
"Use yourself as bait considering last-"
"Logan I know its risky but who else is there" when Logan remained silent
she continued "I'm the only one who Chris would risk his life for I'm the
perfection remember" Logan looked at her running a thumb along her jaw. She
put her hand over his
"I'm not going anywhere Logan," she promised again. Drawing her to his
chest Logan held her tightly but gently remembering her bruised ribs. He
ran a hand up and down her back and he could feel her smile against his
chest. Leaning back he lay down on the couch with Rune squeezed in beside
him. Kissing her forehead he realised she was asleep. Carefully so not to
wake her he got a blanket from the ground and draped it over both of them.