ROUND ONE

"Alright kid, what are ya doing in Canada?" He told me as he laid the tray of food on the table

and sat on one of the chairs.

"Whay are ya here?"

"Fair enough, where are ya headed?"

"What is this, twenty questions? Ya were the one nearly threatenin' ta kick mah ass if Ah didn't

get away from here. An quit callin' meh kid, Ah am twenty years old for heaven's sakes. Do Ah

look like a kid. Ah probably had ta grow up faster than ya did."

"I wouldn't know. Not my problem. I know the land out here better than anybody else here, so

'Roro sent me in here to help ya out. Not that I wanted to."

"Can't say Ah blame ya feelin's mutual."

"So what do you want me to call you. And don't give me that Rogue bull. I know that ain't a

name."

"Oh yeah, well it's all Ah got. What am Ah suppose ta call you, Mr. Grouch?"

"People round here tend to call me Wolverine."

"Whatever. So Wolvie..."

"Wolverine."

"Wol-ver-ine. What can ya tell meh about the settlements up in these parts."

"What'cha looking for. You don't seem like the type of person who should be up here. You

sound like your from the south."

"None of ya business. Ah heard about some settlements, and Ah would like ta check them out.

The south ain't exactly home anymore, if'n ya know what Ah mean. Especially after the whole

Apocalypse thang."

"You a mutant?"

"What makes ya think somethin' like that. America is in chaos. Need someplace ta go."

"You didn't answer the question. You're a run away?"

"What's it ta ya. Ah said Ah'm twenty. Isn't it legal for meh ta leave home?"

"You want my help you answer my questions."

"Ah don't have to do anythin'. If'n ya gonna help, do it or don't. Ah will find mah way on mah

own if'n Ah have to. Made it here didn't Ah?"

"You wouldn't even be here if it were up to me. You either have guts, kid, or you are really

stupid. So why don't we just clear that up right here and now. People who start stuff with me..."

Snikt.

"...don't get very far in life."

There it was. This man had claws. Ah almost couldn't believe mah eyes. They have ta be mutants, or somethin'. Never heard of metal claws as a mutation though. Ah knew somethin' was up. Didn't make any sense, and Ah had that feelin' Ah had earlier. But Ah am not about to let this guy treat meh like this. So Ah gotta stand up ta him. Claws or none, he's really gettin' on mah last nerve. So Ah get up and stare straight at him, Ah am not gonna back down any more than he is.

"Ya a mutant? Never heard of a mutation with metal claws before."

"The question here, kid, is what do you want? You scoutin' for mutants to take back to the U.S.

or what?"

Ah stand there for a second, tryin' ta figure out if this guy is for real. Then Ah can't help myself and just start laughin'. Ah am almost in tears, when he growls and lunges at meh. Ah knew he was comin' and moved outta the way just quick enough. He turns and Ah decide ta make this worth it.

"Ya wanna piece of meh old man? Come and take it."

Then Ah decide to fly up towards the ceiling, and Ah have made just enough space that he couldn't jump up and grab me.

"If'n ya can catch meh."

Oh the look on his face...priceless. All Ah could do was start laughin' again.

Snikt.

He retracted his claws, so Ah decide to land back onto the floor. He's still lookin' at meh a lil funny. So Ah put on a straight face.

"What, Ah hurt ya pride or somethin'? Can't slice up somethin' ya can't catch. So ya gonna help meh out or what?"

So he inched towards meh and was about ta sit back in a chair, when he lunged at meh again, but this time he caught meh.

"Don't think I couldn't if I didn't wanna, kid."

Oh it's on now. This guy is heavy to. Ah'm startin' ta wonder how much of him is metal. So Ah take mah knew and muster all of mah strength and kick this guy straight up and over meh as he fly's right outta the door and straight into a tree across the camp. Oh the look on his face. Hasn't anybody ever told him ta know his enemy. It was no surprise ta me when he got up not even a minute later as he started ta heal. Ah saw his skin heal after he retracted those claws of his. What got meh was that somebody stopped him when he was about ta come runnin' towards meh for round two. It was some red head, who Ah apparently didn't notice was right outside mah door when he went through it.