Thanks for the review Gulogirl but you see Logan knows something about this girl!
The two stepped into the danger room, each squaring each other up. Shadow stood looking up at the control tower.
"Ready when you are!" she muttered to Logan.
"Any time you want spawn of Sabertooth."
"Shit!" Shadow muttered. "What gave it away?"
"The smell, you have a hint of him."
"I can assure you I'm nothing like him." She tilted her head.
"I find that hard to believe. I wouldn't trust him not to wet the front of his pants when he's on the bog." Shadow laughed and shook her head.
"Like I said, I'm nothing like him."
"We'll see!" Logan ran straight at her, she jumped back and kicked out. He blocked her foot and brought his fist up, connecting with her jaw. She was sent sprawling back. Flipping back to her feet, she blocked his incoming blows and delivered a few of her own. More of his connected but she just kept coming.
Finally he leapt over her and kicked her square in the back, she fell, rolled and turned.
"Well, I guess you're not the fighter like him." Logan chuckled.
"No, but I'm more like my mother." She ripped off the cloak to revile a cat suit. It was a gold and silver vine pattern that criss-crossed over her body. Her eyes changed so they were a cold blue, almost white. Her hair turned a bright blond and her nails grew darker in contrast.
She opened her hand and the floor shook. Logan stared around to see what she would send his way. He back flipped out the way as the floor beneath him exploded upwards. It settled back down as flames appeared in the centre of the room, they formed a large tiger that charged Logan. Again he back flipped out the way and forced the creature to follow him to the back wall. Rolling to the left caused the tiger to hit the wall and disperse.
Taking this as a sign, he ran to Shadow and slashed his claws, the plating off the wall flew to block him but he just cut it in two.
"Dam!" Shadow cried as she ducked to the floor, she rolled under him and came up behind him.
"Can't fight when you use your powers?" Logan asked, spinning round and cutting into the ice horse that had formed between them. She growled and threw her hands out; black shadows came from her fingers and fell to the floor. "What the..."
In response the shadow growled and pounced at him. He leapt out the way only to find the shadow was still in front of him. He slashed out his claws but they cut through the creature harmlessly. For twenty minutes Logan and the shadow danced back and forth, Logan dodging the creatures claws and the creature leaping back from his swipes. Every time he tried to get to Shadow her guard blocked him.
However Shadow collapsed to the floor at the end of twenty minutes and the shadow faded to nothing.
"You see the downside is that I can't hold these powers too long." She explained, getting shakily to her feet. "My mother never could herself." She took a breath and watched as Xavier was wheeled into the room.
"Well done Shadow. Rest the night I we shall see you join the X-men in a training simulation in the morning." Shadow smiled and walked with Jean out the room to find her a bedroom.
"You sure about her Xavier?" Logan asked as he watched her go.
"I knew her mother very well Logan, I trust Shadow like I trusted Sharmel. They are very much alike." Xavier said, the two left the danger room and went their separate ways. Logan got to the top of the stairs and watched Shadow approach him.
"I want you to know I hate my father. I trust Xavier because he helped my mother. Therefore I will not betray him." She walked to her room and stood in the doorway, turning slightly to face Logan. "Or you." She finished, closing the door. Logan looked at the ground and wandered down to the kitchen to think over the evening.
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