Summary: Someone's messed time up and it's up to Logan's kids to set it right again.
Genre: General/Adventure/Humor
Rating: PG 13 for language
Reviews: Yes
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT….AGAIN: DAY 1
The trio had breakfast together and Marie simply wolfed down her meal without as much as taking a breath it seemed.
Logan was feeling pretty good. The girls had settled down after Casablanca started and were pretty quiet during the movie. There were only a few comments made during the movie and they seemed to enjoy it a lot. Andrea seemed to know the movie word for word and during some of the scenes she almost acted them out. But other then that it was a rather uneventful night. The girls fell asleep somewhere between an Old Charlie Chan flick and some old fashioned newsreel type of presentation, which seemed quite familiar to him although he was certain he hadn't seen it before then.
Andie had opted for traveling in the camper while she let Marie sit in the front seat with Logan. The girls were chatting away when Marie asked Logan if he was going to buckle up his seatbelt. Logan got a little pissed at that and all of a sudden the truck came crashing to a halt after hitting a tree that was sprawled across the road. Logan went crashing thru the windshield and slid in the snow yards away in front of the truck.
A fire started in the camper and Andie being of sound mind and very quick, put it out.
"Marie! Are you alright?!" She waited for an answer.
"Yeah, I'm fine. But what about Logan?" She asked in a panic.
"Don't worry about him, he'll be fine." She noticed that Marie was starting to panic. The fire was out, but the fear was still there. "Don't panic Marie, calm down. Put your hand on the button to release the buckle. It will unlock if you press down hard on it." Andie instructed Marie. Marie, with Andrea's calm voice giving her precise instructions calmed down. "Stay here inside. We're about to have company." Marie looked at her with wide eyes.
"How do you know?"
"Trust me. You don't want to know." She watched Logan get to his feet. He staggered a little.
"I guess his mutation has something to do with his claw things." Marie said.
"Yeah, he is a healer, a fast one." While she was explaining to Marie about Logan's gift, it was demonstrating itself before their eyes. His wounds closed up and healed. It looked like nothing happened to him.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
"You girls alright? Are you hurt?" He called to them.
"We're fine, Logan. Nothing broken, we are not damaged!" Andrea said, "Heads up, here he comes." She said only loud enough for Marie to hear.
Logan's nostrils flared and he popped his claws. A large brown mass charged out of the trees and attacked him. The fight was fast but brutal. The coup de grace was a tree trunk used as a bat to clobber Logan, who went flying…. landing on the hood of the truck.
Marie was terrified. Andrea grumbled and grossed. She left the camper and got the motorcycle from the trailer.
"God, I hate this part." She grumbled under her breath. She started the bike up and revved it up and rode it out of the trailer. The large man was striding quickly to the truck and looked up startled when Andrea rode the motorcycle at him. She jumped off and the bike; she sent it flying into him, she shot one of her balls of energy into the bike it exploded taking the huge man with it and they both went soaring over the trees.
"Oh, my god, you've killed him!!" Marie screamed.
"Not bloody likely. Quick Marie help me get Logan into the camper, I'm gonna need help, he weighs like a quarter of a ton. Well, don't sit there all day, we haven't got that much time before Vic recovers from his little accident!" Andrea was ordering Marie around trying to get her to respond.
Marie was finally moving in the directions that Andie was giving her. With a great deal of effort they lugged their friend off the hood and placed him in the back of the trailer.
"He's gonna kill me for blasting his Harley." Andie said, covering up Logan with a blanket and putting something under his head. "He'll be out for hours. Stay here with him Marie, while I drive us out of here." Andie climbed out of the truck and blasted the tree trunk that was across the road, and cleared it away. She got in on the drivers side and knew that the truck would start. It was a durable thing after all. It did and she took off down the road. The hole in the windshield made for a very cold ride. But it being cold would be better then taking on the big guy any day.
She heard Marie quietly talking to Logan. She smiled; it was just as she remembered. Marie had it bad for him. Not to unusual, women just loved him.
After driving at top speed over the icy road for about 20 minutes, Andie stopped the truck. She got out and climbed into the camper. She grabbed her satchel and opened it. She was shivering to beat the band and she was so cold. She rifled thru her satchel looking for something that she knew she had. Ah ha! There it was, on the bottom. It was a roll of see-thru duck tape that she had brought along just for this occasion. She grabbed a hand towel and exited the camper and clambered onto the hood of the truck. She wiped the windshield dry and unrolled lengths of tape long enough to go over the hole that Logan had made. It took four strips to cover the hole completely and to make sure it didn't come off she taped the ends of the strips down as well. She got back into the truck and repeated the process on the inside. There! That should keep the cold wind out for the rest of the journey. She knew the crash damaged the heater so it was going to be a cold ride. But it need not be a windy ride.
"Logan still hasn't woke up yet." Marie said worried.
"He'll be out of it for a good while yet. He took a rather good hit from Vic, I must say." Andie said.
"Who's Vic? That large creature who attacked Logan?" Marie asked.
"He's not a creature; he's a fellow mutant who goes by the name of Sabretooth. He works for Magneto at the moment." Marie looked very scared and she smelled it too. "Look, Marie it's going to be alright. Just keep an eye on Logan and I'll get us some help. There should be a phone in Elk Horn and I'll send for the Marines then, okay?" Andie said soothingly.
"Thanks Andie, I feel better now. I'm sorry; I didn't mean to lose it." Marie said bravely.
"You didn't lose it; you're pretty brave for a sixteen year old." Andie smiled at her. "Well, we're not gonna get to Elk Horn by sitting here talking. I better start this old heap up and get back on the road." She checked on Logan again and gave Marie a reassuring pat on the face. Marie smiled brightly and nodded.
After another two hours on the road they hit another little community complete with a garage and grocery store combined.
"Marie, stay inside the truck and don't leave it for any reason at all until I give you the all's clear, okay? It's very important that you do exactly what I say." Andie said firmly. Marie just nodded. Andie uncovered Logan a bit and started pawing thru his jacket. She pulled out his wallet and took a good sum of cash. She mumbled something about paying him back later, and she jumped out of the camper and closed the door.
Andie dashed inside the store/garage and started pouncing on the goods inside. Three blankets….check. Order of three hamburgers, fries and one large coffee, and one milk…check. She paid for the blankets and took them to the truck and gave them to Marie and told her to bundle up. She gave one to Logan, Andie was not surprised. Andie went back into the store and exchanged a ten note for a roll of quarters.
Good, the pay phone was working this time. She feed the hungry phone quarters and made her long distance phone call. She was hoping she wasn't going to be too late. She dialed the number she had memorized.
She just hoped that someone would answer the phone and not give her a hard time and get her in touch with the old professor.
"Come on, somebody answer the phone, I'm running out of time." She griped and hissed out loud to herself. The store clerk gave her an odd look. Then she went back to the kitchen to turn the hamburgers.
"Finally! Yes I want to speak to Professor Xavier. It's an emergency! Don't give me that Jubilee, I don't have time for this…just tell him I need to talk to him. No, he won't know me, but I know him. Just don't take forever….I need to talk to him now!" She bounced up and down on her toes and thumped the phone with her fingernails nervously.
"Good. Professor Xavier. You don't know me, but I really need your help. The very large man who works for your old friend is after me and my friends. We are here in Elk Horn a couple of hours away from Laughlin City here in Canada. Look I know…He really is going to be very angry when he catches up to me. You do! Excellent. Tell them to hurry won't you? I really appreciate this. I'll be able to explain in more detail when I see you in person. Good-bye and thanks." She hung up and heaved a sigh of relief. So far…. so good.
Andie went over the counter to wait for her order. "Could I have my coffee now, please?"
"Of course, not a problem, ma'am. You got a hold of your friend?"
"Yeah, he's sending someone to pick us up. Gosh, it's cold today." Andie said.
"Sure is," The woman said pouring Andie some coffee in a to-go mug. Andie put some creamer and sugar in it and put the lid on it and drank it gratefully. She was going to need it. The ones Xavier were sending will never make it before Vic shows up, they never did.
Her order was filled and she took and paid for the order then went back to the truck. She opened the camper and climbed in bearing food.
"Here ya go Marie, a burger, fries and milk. I know you probably want something hot to drink, but you really need the milk." Andie said handing over the paper bag. The aroma of the food filled the camper. She secretly wanted the smell to wake up Logan, but she knew he wouldn't be waking up until all the excitement was over.
Andie dug out her hamburger from the bag and started eating quickly. She chomped the fries and burger, taking turns eating them. Taking quick sips of coffee she hurriedly gobbled her food.
"Andie, I know you're probably hungry, but why are you eating so fast?" Marie asked between bites.
"I need the energy. I spent a lot blasting the bike and the tree and I'm going to need even more when he gets here." She explained between bites herself.
"You're acting like you know what is going to happen. Are you a forecaster?" Marie asked.
"No, it's just that…..I rather not explain right now." Marie was quick, and she caught on super fast. She was almost done eating when she heard the roar. It practically shook the truck. Marie's eyes went wide.
"A bear?!" She asked afraid.
"No, worse," Andie said swallowing her last bite, taking a sip of coffee. "A Sabretooth."
"The big man that you blew up with the motorcycle?" Marie's mouth dropped open.
"The big man that I blew up with the motorcycle." Andie confirmed.
"But, but how??!!" Marie asked. "How come he's not dead, he should be dead." Marie said shocked.
"He's like Logan, he has a healing factor that beats the band and he's really, really tough." Andie had to grin. She knew more about Sabretooth then the average person would know. She knew his weakness, his strengths and his ticklish spots, too. Not that many knew he had ticklish spots, or weaknesses, but he did…and she knew them all.
Andie took a final swig of coffee and started taking her jacket and pants off. Under her pants was a slick black skin tight pair of pants and under her flannel shirt was also a skin tight black shirt to match her pants. She dug thru her satchel again and came up with a six inch long object that looked like the handle of a light saber. She wrapped a black bandana around her head and looked at Marie.
"No matter what goes on out there; no matter what you hear. Stay put. Your life and Logan's are counting on doing just that. I can handle myself and take care of myself, even against Sabretooth, so don't leave this camper until I give you the word. You do understand, right Marie. Just stay here. I will be fine. Just don't draw attention to yourself, that's my job." Andie said firmly, and then she smiled. "It's going to be alright." Logan chose that moment to groan. Marie turned her attention to him. Good, that's just what she needed Andie thought.
She jumped out of the camper and met Sabretooth outside.
He was stomping his way towards the truck and camper knowing that his prey was inside. But the woman in black was in his way. She looked and smelled familiar. Oh, yeah, she was the one who clobbered him with the motorcycle and blasted him with a ball of energy. She was spunky without a doubt. She had potential, and he grinned. But business first, pleasure later.
"Hold it right there, Victor Creed!" She shouted at him. It sounded more like she was scolding him and there wasn't a trace of fear in her voice. He stopped.
"You know my name, gal?" Victor asked.
"I know a lot more about you then your name, Vic." She grinned. "I can't let you finish your job, ya know." Andie said.
"Ya got a name there, babe?" Sabretooth growled. She seemed interesting.
"Just call me Black Fire, Vic." Andie grinned. "And you're not getting by me." She stated it like it was a fact and not bravado like he knew it would be.
"You can't stop me frail." Sabretooth said, sneering.
"Yes I can, and I'm anything but frail, babe." She taunted him with a smile he found rather sexy. She smelled like she was attracted to him. Well, this might be interesting. He charged her and too his surprise when he got to her, she was not there. Huh?
Sabretooth whirled about looking for the frail Black Fire. She wasn't anywhere to be seen. "Up here, kiddo!" He looked up and she was hovering above him.
He grunted, impressed. "Neat trick, babe." He said smoothly.
"If you liked that one, this one will beat it." In her hand a ball of light glowed, His eyes narrowed. Yeah, it was time to get moving out of the way. He knew how powerful that trick was. He dodged the ball of energy and leaped up and grabbed her. "Oh my, a bear hug, just love those." He grinned and started to hug her even tighter, and tighter. But something wasn't right. She should be screaming in pain and having trouble breathing. He was trying to crush her, but it wasn't working.
"That's kinda nice there big guy. Say, mind if I return that hug." She grinned at him, nicely. 'Uh oh, it looks as if I bit off more then I can chew', thought Sabretooth. She did hug him back and found he had trouble breathing and she was crushing him! A little frail gal was crushing him!! He smelt the air get charged up with ozone, oh no!
The electric energy hissed a crackled all about him. It was like he had grabbed hold of a huge live electrical cable. With a huge burst of energy she sent him flying head over heels yards away and he fell to the snow face first and slid yards more. He stopped and just laid there for a few moments. His mind was racing. Who was she? Why didn't he know of her? Why didn't Eric know about her? They were all good questions. She was powerful!
Black Fire lightly touched down onto the snow and waited. She saw his shoulders heaving. A muffled sound came up from the snow. If it had been anyone else, she would have assumed that they were sobbing. She knew for a fact that he wasn't.
She saw him rise up and sit on his knees and he threw his head back and laughed. It was a booming laugh. It was taking his breath away. He carried on like that for sometime before getting to his feet. She heard him gasp for breath as he got himself under control.
"Damn gal! Now that is what I call a hug!!" He said shaking his head like a cat and shaking his arms to clear the tingle that she knew he would have to have after a blast like that.
"Like my hugs?? You should try my kisses!" She yelled back at him. She told herself not to flirt with him, but she couldn't stop herself. She had to remind herself that this was a different Victor Creed, not the one that she knew. But she couldn't quiet contain her feelings for him. She saw his eyes narrow as he sniffed the air. A lewd half grin spread over his face.
"Ya know, I bet I could beat you, if you weren't carting all those powers of yours." Sabretooth purred.
"Oh, I see. You're challenging me to a one on one, without using powers? Uh huh. Well, I'll tell ya what. I'll bet you I can hold my own with you without my powers. You have my word; that I won't use my powers to fight you."
"Yer on, frail." He snarled. She knew he would not hold back and she would not either. It was a good thing that she had trained long and hard all her life. Because it was a fight for her life; a fight for a lot of lives; hers, her families' and millions of others as well. "Let's you and me tango!" He growled. She just stood there. "Whatcha waiting for, frail?"
"Well, in a tango, the gentleman usually leads. Ah, no offense there big guy." She grinned.
"None taken," he snarled. She knew he hated to be called a gentleman. Sabretooth was an African Bull Elephant in battle. The roar and charge was his trademark. It was perfected to his specifications. The roar with teeth showing and eyes ablaze were to make most grown men cower in fear. To her, it was almost a song. She smiled at him as he charged. He was almost on her when he found himself flying over her head.
Now how in the world did that happen?? He slid on the snow and spun around and was suddenly looking at the dray skies. "Hey, you're not supposed to use your powers." He griped.
"I didn't. It's a move from some of the open hand marshal arts. What do think…. effective, no?" She refrained from laughing at him.
He got to his feet and gave her a look that bordered on respect. He would have to treat this woman with a little more then just brute force. She wasn't afraid of him in the least. She was fast and skilled. He hadn't even seen her move, she had said she wasn't using her powers and he believed her. Her style was familiar to say the least.
"Who taught you how to fight, Black Fire?" Sabretooth asked. He was curious. Her training was very good.
"I was taught by one of the best. My father, he's the best at what he does." She grinned. She saw him lower his eyebrows. That phrase was too familiar as well. Andie waited, he was building himself for another charge. And sure enough without his usual fanfare he charged her quickly. She was more then ready for his attack. She threw out her leg and tripped him nicely and jabbed him in the back with her elbow.
Now he was getting perturbed. He was spending far too much time on the snow. Twice she had thrown him on the ground without breaking a sweat.
"You can't win, Vic. So just go back to Eric and tell him he's not getting the girl." Andie said quietly. She saw him heave a mighty sigh.
"Ya know I can't." Vic said.
"Yeah, I know. Shall we continue to tango, or would you rather switch to the cha cha?" She giggled. He smiled.
"I prefer the tango. Shall we try that again? I'll be ready for ya this time." He said.
She doubted that, she had some tricks that he didn't know about at this time. He approached her slowly and stopped only a few feet away. She looked up at him.
"We don't need to do this, Vic. Just go back to Eric." She sounded like she didn't want to hurt him anymore. He caught that. How strange.
"I can't. Give me the girl, and I won't hurt ya." He said quietly.
"You can't hurt me anyway, and no, the girl stays with me. Don't make me break my word. I really don't want to hurt you anymore. I really don't. But I will stop you. I have to stop you. And I will continue to stop you….. as long or as often as it takes." She said sadly.
He was beginning to get confused. What she said made no sense to him. But he didn't doubt her word about not wanting to hurt him. It was confusing. Her scent told him that she found him attractive and she wanted him. But her actions says, don't piss me off and you can't have the girl. Then they both heard it. It was the Blackbird, right on time.
Sabretooth snarled and was all set to charge the jet, even before it touched the ground. Black Fire touched Sabretooth on his shoulder.
"Sorry, Vic….the dance is over. Time for you to take a nap." He whirled around quickly. He was all set to backhand her. She grabbed him by the wrist and suddenly he found himself losing consciousness. "Sorry, I really am. Too much is at stake. Have good nap, love." She whispered. Did he hear right? Must be what……………….his eyes rolled and he fell gently to the ground.
The Blackbird touched down. The hatch opened and two people walked down a ramp.
"It's about time you two got here!" Andie said irritably. "I've got one injured man in the truck and a scared teenager too!" She scolded. She bent down and reached into Vic's big overcoat and pulled out a device. She turned and walked over to the truck.
"Marie, its all clear! You can come out now, help is here." The camper door and the two people saw a young beautiful girl stick her head out of the camper door.
"Andie, he's waking up." She said looking inside.
"Of course he is." Andie said sarcastically. She sighed.
After wrestling Logan to the jet after parking the truck behind the garage and getting his stuff and explaining why he no longer had his Harley, the three of them got into the jet. Logan growled and kicked Vic in the ribs as he passed by. Andie smacked him on the back of his head. He shot her a dangerous look, which she ignored. The Blackbird took off and they were on the way to New York.
