All Too Late- Part 13

Author: Sparkling-Diva

Summary: Marie finds out some things that she didn't want to know.

Disclaimer: The usual order. (Confused? The same old: "I don't own" thing.)

Rating: PG-13 (Just to be safe).

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Author's Note: Too much drama. I know. looks up at brain This seriously has got to stop. You heard me you little team of writing monkeys up there? Anyways, sad to say that the rest of my chapters, well some, also have drama. Hope you can hold the anger towards me up to Chapter 18.

Earlier that night…

"…And the prince and princess lived happily ever after," Marie said as she closed the book she had finished reading to her daughter. It just wasn't the same without Logan there.

"The End?" the little girl asked.

"The End."

"Mommy? Do you and daddy live happily ever after too?"

"Yeah."

"You look said."

Marie smiled and said, "We had a little disagreement before he left. That's all."

"Is he coming back?"

"Yeah. Really soon too, baby."

"Good,.. I miss him."

"Me too," Marie said as Bridget yawned.

"You tired?"

"Ah-ha," Bridget said yawning again.

"Get some sleep. Tomorrow will be a brand new day."

"Okay mommy."

"Goodnight baby, " Marie said putting the covers over her and handing here a teddy bear Logan head given her when she was born.

"Goodnight."

Marie turned off the nightlight and kissed her on the forehead.

"Sweet dreams."

"You too."

She was about to leave when Bridget yelled, "Mommy?"

"Yeah."

"I love you."

Marie smiled and said, "I love ya, too."

She then left and closed the door.

Hours passed and Bridget slept.

Later a window mysteriously opened with a laser gadget. A cloaked figure slipped in soon after..

" Now I've got you."

She then picked up the young girl and put in an injection in her arm to get her into an even deeper sleep state.

"You will do great things in the future of the Brotherhood," the woman whispered.

Then she went out the window and down a tree.

From there she ran.

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Many hours late…

Marie paced frantically outside of the room that contained Cerebro.

How could this be? she wondered. How could this have happened?

"It'll be alright mon chere," Remy said holding her, "She'll be okay."

'I have faith," Storm said.

"Hail Mary, full of grace…." began Kurt holden his wooden beaded rosary.

The door opened and out rolled the professor.

"I couldn't tell who it was but whoever that someone may be, he or she works for the Brotherhood. We can only guess that they have another lair up in the mountains somewhere North of here."

"Oh gosh…" Jean said.

"Everybody!" Scott said walking into the hallway."I found this by the lamp in her room," he said raising a letter.

Marie grabbed it from him and read it to herself.

Beloved Daughter of Mine,

Yes. I t was I, who took your daughter. She's safe and I won't harm her. Aren't you forgetting that we share the same blood and pain. You can't heave her. She's better off with her grandma. The brotherhood is where she belongs. Where you belonged. Too bad you were just too different. Ta-ta. May you live a long life of misery and shattered drams.

Love,

Mystique

"Mystique…" Marie said crumpling the letter and throwing it on the floor.

"Marie?!" a sound came from down the hall as Logan came rushing towards her.

"Logan!" she yelled running to him and taking his embrace.

"Are you okay? Chuck sent me the message. I was driving not too far away from here when I heard it and rushed back."

Marie just kept crying.

"Just listen to me darlin'. Everything will be okay. I promise."

"Love ya," Marie said.

"I love you too. And I swear that I will find and bring our baby home even if it means that's the last thing that I'll ever do."