Thanks for all your kind reviews!
Again sorry for the wait…
(Oh and 'godgivetheglory', thanks for your comment on my grammar, it really makes me feel more comfortable when writing this, the only thing I have to do now is to convince my English teacher that it's not as bad as it seems ;-) )
"Geez…this place is like really huge!"
"Dat's an understatement petite…" Both Remy and Jubilee walked further while Ororo and Logan stood still and watched the building.
"It is very large indeed. Logan?" She got no answer. Logan was staring at the large building lost in thoughts.
"Logan are you all right?" She lightly touched his shoulder and he jumped at the touch.
"Huh?…Yeah I'm fine Darlin'. Let's keep going."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm sure." She looked at him worriedly, but knew better than asking him again. She knew how difficult it must be for him. He had told her about his first visit to this building when he returned. He had been so disappointed. Finding a lead after so many years of living in doubt about who he really was had gotten him real excited and discovering it was nothing but a ruin almost destroyed him. Now he had to go back to try and find something else, she knew he couldn't handle another disappointment and promised him silently that she would help him no matter what the outcome would be. They walked towards Jubilee and Gambit who were waiting for them. She wondered why they had stopped, but soon saw the reason; a large fence blocked their way. Jubilee wanted to touch it to test its strength.
"No! Don't touch it!" She pulled her hand back quickly and looked confused at Logan so did Ororo and Remy. He explained himself further. "The fence is electrified. They left some of the generators on line to make sure nobody got in. There's a large hole in it though. If I remember correctly it's on the left side of the building. We can pass through there."
When they found the spot that Logan told them about they went in one by one. Gambit who came in last noticed that this hole had been made by something or someone who was definitely in a hurry; it was cut into pieces, ripped open with something sharp. He shuddered involuntary when he realized this must had been Logan's escape route all these years ago. It had been patched up but Logan must have opened it again when he came back a few years ago.
As soon as Logan got in he took a deep breath. "So, this is it. There's nothing left of it but a dirty old building."
"Have you been inside?"
"Yeah, looks just like this. But we can go inside if ya want to."
"Do *you* want to go in?"
"I don't know… Maybe I missed something the first time I was here…"
"We can take a look Logan we might find something that will help to figure this all out."
"Yer right, let's go. Gumbo, Jubes; come on. There is a door that way, I opened it a few years back, hopefully it didn't rust."
Once inside the building it took them a few seconds to get used to the dim light and the foul smell of the building. They followed Logan down a long corridor until he stopped and turned around to face them.
"Jubes, I want you to close yer eyes, just hold on to me. 'Ro, Remy better cover yer nose and look the other way."
"Why, Wolvie?"
"Let's say that Weapon X didn't care much for his employees…" Their eyes grew big when they realized what that meant.
"Y-you mean …"
"Yup, just left behind and forgotten, God knows what they told his family. There are a few more, but we don't have to pass that way. Come on let's go, it gets better when we get past him, more light, some fresh air."
They did as they were told, but Remy couldn't stop himself from taking a quick peek. What he saw made him sick and left a knot in his stomach. The body of this soldier was nothing more than a rotten skeleton, the remains of his uniform were loose around the bones. But the most appalling was the skull; three marks ran deep over the whole length of what once was a face. He quickly looked away again and realized he was once more confronted with the destructive power of the Wolverine. On the end of the hallway they entered a large room. Logan told Jubilee to open her eyes again. She saw they had entered some sort of office. Everywhere were the remains of computers, documents and desks. Like Logan had said there was much more light and fresh air thanks to the large broken window in the ceiling.
Ororo was relieved; the dark, small corridor triggered her claustrophobia and she was grateful for the fresh air and the space in this room. Logan must have sensed it too because he looked at her concerned. "Are you all right?"
She just nodded and gave him a smile, he gave her a small smile in return, but it vanished as soon as he looked at the room again.
"I couldn't find anything useful the last time, I destroyed it all back then, pretty stupid huh?"
She didn't answer him, but looked in his eyes and saw the pain and frustration written into them. She wanted desperately to take him into her arms, holding him close, protecting him from everything that happened here, to make sure no one could hurt him again. But instead of that she took his hand in hers, gave it a little squeeze and gave him a supportive smile. " We will figure it out, I promise."
"Thanks 'Ro for doing this ta me. I've been an ass the past few weeks… I'm sorry."
"It wasn't your fault Logan."
He snorted. "Funny, you're the only one who seems ta think that."
"That's not true Logan, Jubilation and my brother know that too, besides they other X-men know it also but they don't know how to handle it. Rogue for example; when you are like that she is reminded of her own fight for control between her and the minds of the people she once absorbed. That's why she's acting so angry towards you."
"Really? I never realized that. I always thought she thought of me as a disgusting animal when I'm feral. But she's angry because I remind her of her own control?"
"Yes, it's a kind of defense mechanism, much like your own."
"What do ya mean?"
"By being angry all the time you keep a distance between you and other people. So they can't see that you are in fact hurt."
He thought about that for a moment. But before he could answer, Jubilee's scream made him turn around and run towards her.
"Jubes, what's…Oh shit!"
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Yes, I know it's a bit short again, but I promise that the next part will be longer.
So you know by now I'm not so fast, so in the meanwhile ya could review this one J
