Chapter SIX

"Angel!" Jean said when she saw Warren running down the hallway to catch up to her and Wolverine.

"Where's Theressa?" was the first thing out of wolverine's mouth, when he saw the horrified, almost panic look on Angel's face.

"She thought she heard something so we went to check it out."

"That much I know birdbrain! Where's my daughter?"

"We ran into four troops with P90's and they fired on us but she stopped the bullets."

"Then what?" Jean asked knowing there had to be more to the story.

"Then I left."

"You WHAT?" Wolverine asked pulling his claws out on his left hand and wanting to kill Angel for leaving Theressa alone with four troops. Logan walked forward until Angel's back hit the wall and neither man could move any further.

"Logan she was having trouble holding the four bullets back." Angel said trying to justify his reasoning for leaving Theressa alone. "That's all the more reason you should have stayed!" Logan said putting his right hand around Angel's neck and pulled his left fist back and was about to drive the claws into Angel's head when Jean stopped him telekinetically.

"Logan, listen to me, if she was having trouble holding something back telekinetically, she may have, very well, told Angel to leave and come find us."

"Why would she do that?" Logan asked all ready knowing the answer to that question.

"She was more than likely afraid that the telekinetic shield wouldn't hold against the bullets and she didn't want Angel to get hurt. Come on Logan, you of all people should know how she tries to protect everyone, including you."

"Fine," Logan said letting Angel's neck go and retracting his claws, "We've go to go back and get her, then." Wolverine said as he was about to head for the elevator. "We will but we need the jet first." Jean said, staring off into space.

"What? I ain't going after Cyke before my own blood, Jeannie."

"That's what I'm trying to tell you, Logan." Jean said trying to calm him and herself down as she looked him in the eye, "The troops and Theressa are gone. You said that if one of use got captured, the rest would head for the jet and trace the tracker signal of the person who's been captured." Jean said but when Logan didn't look convinced, she stopped trying to prove her point and walked off.

"Where's she going?" Logan asked hating when she and Theressa just left without any explanation.

"Probably to the Blackbird and Logan you know she's right. We're going to the jet with or with out you."

"You ain't leaving with out me."

"Why not?"

"Cause I'm flying the dang bird."

Angel smiled and the two men went to the jet chamber.

Five minutes later

"Logan, slow down!" Jean cried from the back seat of the Blackbird. She hadn't even gotten her seatbelt on and Wolverine had all ready taken off. Angel was having a hard time staying in his seat as well. Just then there was a beeping noise.

"What the hell is that?" Logan asked getting annoyed really fast.

"Incoming message, Logan." Angel said looking at the screen. "you want me to play it?"

"Sure, what the heck." Logan replied

Angel turned the video screen on and played the message. It was Andi, who came on the screen. "Hey, Andi, what's up?" Angel asked politely. He had noticed how she really didn't like to be around him but he didn't know why.

"When are y'all going to pick us up?"

"Change of plans kid." Wolverine said still forcing the jet to maximum speed. "Yer mom's been captured and I don't know what her condition is. She has a tracer on and if westop for anything, I may lose the signal and any hope of finding yer mom 'er Cyke. Sorry Andi but yer gonna have to sit this one out." Logan hung up on Andi and continued flying the plane.

"Logan that was rude." Jean said

"It's the truth and sometimes the truth hurts." Logan replied to Jean

"You shouldn't have told Andrea about her mother." Angel argued

"Why not?"

"Because now she's down there worrying about her mother and there's not a thing in the world she can do about it!"

"So now you think you know Theressa's girls better that I do?"

"Is that why your mad, Logan?" Warren asked gently.

"Guys." Jean said trying to get their attention

"Hold on Jean, do you think I'm taking your place, Logan?"

"I don't want to answer you." Logan replied not looking at Warren and trying to make the jet go even faster.

"Guys the signal has…."

"Well, I do, Logan," Angel said ingnoring Jean even though what she had to say had something to do with the tracer signal, "I am not trying to take your place by any means. Theressa doesn't like me in the way I wanted her to and I have to accept that fact."

"She does." Logan said in a cooled tone. "She might not know it yet but she does."

Can I have your attention please! Jean roared telepathically making Angel and Logan grab their heads.

"Thank you." She replied to their actions.

"Gosh, I hate it when you do that!" Wolverine said placing his hands on the wheel.

"As I have been trying to say, the tracer signal has stopped moving."

"Can we still find it?" Logan asked worried what the answer might be.

"Yeah, we still have it but it isn't moving any more. I guess they've reached the base. My assumption would be that if Theressa is in critical condition they will do their best to save her."

"But she's a mutant." Angel replied a little confused.

"True but they want answers and they want to find the x-men of above all things and if Scott won't talk, which he won't, then they will try to get it out of Theressa."

"But Theressa won't talk either." Logan reminded Jean.

"Also true but they don't know that do they. I just hope that they don't make her to angry and force her to do some pretty stupid things."

"Logan, look up ahead." Angel cried pointing to a white building in the middle of the desert.

"I see it Angel." Logan replied turning on the cloaking devise.

"Why would there be a single building out in the middle of no where?" Jean asked bracing for impact.

"Jean, as many missions as you have been on and you still have to ask that question? It's a bad guy thing and you know it." Wolverine replied making a rough landing.

"Scott lands it better." Jeansaid teasing Logan because he all ways say that Scott can't land a plane.

"Whatever, let's just get in there, yet your hubby and my daughter and get out tails out of this joint." Wolverine said as he opened the ramp and walked down it to the mission that awaited him and everyone else aboard the X-jet.