Hi peoples. Here's the next chapter. Thanks Cmdr. Gabe E for pointing out my mistake. Stryker is a Colonel not General. Surry for the mishap.
A few years later, after Gavin had his training for a few years, he was just as tough as Wolverine. Of course as a kid he was arrogant and cocky. One day Wolverine walked into his room after Gavin hadn't shown up for their training. He was pissed.
"Gavin, where the hell were you? Did it slip your memory? We have training."
"No, I didn't feel like comin'."
"Didn't feel like comin'!? You come when you're told Gavin. So you think that you're-"
"Wolverine. Stop. I'm not a child. I can fight, and I don't need training. And would you call me Dagger, that's my name now."
"Yes, you still need training. And Dagger's only a codename. If I still train then you still train. Now get up and come to the fight room."
"Ha, you're kiddin' me. Ain't ya? I'm not comin'."
"Yes you are," he said pulling Dagger up and dragging him out the door.
"Let me go Wolverine!"
"Wolverine, is the young Dagger giving you trouble?" said Col. Stryker.
"Dagger? No." He said trying to protect his apprentice.
"Let me speak to the Colonel. Colonel Stryker, sir, I feel as though I do not have to train because Wolverine has already taught me all I need to know. I have already proven that I can do this job many times before. I-"
"Do you think that you are the best?"
"Ah, well, yes"
"Then I want to see that. Show me."
"William, I don't think that we need to-"
"Wolverine, I would think that you of all people would want to protect your status."
"I, but William, he's just a kid. He doesn't know what he's-"
"Come on Wolverine. I've always wanted to fight ya. This'll be great. Thank you Colonel." And he ran over to the training room.
"William, why did you do that?"
"Because you're growing too attached to him my friend. He needs to learn to listen to his higher officers."
"He will, just let me talk to him."
"No. I want to see how you handle this." He turned to go to the training room where Dagger was waiting. "By the way Wolverine, I wouldn't hold back if I was you. He's very strong. Besides I have an experiment I want to do and this will determine who will be my experimentee."
"I'll do it then not the boy."
"Fight him and I'll make my decision." They walked to the fight room. Wolverine knew that whoever won would be prime candidate for the "experiment". Dagger fought very gallantly, but in the end he was no match for the experience of Wolverine. He was taken back to his room unconscious, but healing quickly. After the fight Wolverine met with Stryker.
"Well fought Wolverine."
"Yea, What's this experiment you were talkin' about, eh?"
"I really don't want to use for it. I want to try something on the young Dagger first."
"What? I said that I would do any experiments. Leave the this outta this. William, please, let me do this. I'm askin' ya as a friend. We've been through it all. I battled along side ya, we got through your wife's death, please."
"No James, I'm doing this for you. You'll see, in the end it will be for the better." With that he walked off into his office. Wolverine followed, not willing to give up this fight.
"William, I do not think that this is-"
"James, you're not here to think! You're here to do your job, which is to listen to me. I'm the Colonel, you are the soldier." He said clearly pissed off, "I think that you're going soft on me."
"Soft? Hey, don't forget I'm the one doin' all your dirty work. I don't see you standin' there and watchin' people for reasons unheard of."
"You're Wolverine! You kill for the hell of it. Do I have to drill that into your brain again? I can get them to beat that prospect into you you know."
"Are you threatening me?"
"Yes, yes I am. If you keep with this charade them I will do that to you." Wolverine glared at him. He couldn't do anything about that. If he kept arguing then his men would come in and use their electroshocks to subdue him, if he attacked the same thing would happen. He trudged out of the room going to the training room to let off some anger.
That night he heard Stryker's men get Dagger and take him to god-knows-where and do god-knows-what to him. All Wolverine heard was the struggle and then silence. He could do nothing for him. And he wouldn't stand up and try.
The next day he went to see what had happened to Gavin. He walked into the room.
"Hey kid. Sorry about yesterday, but, what the hell happened to you?" he said as he looked at the young man. He was paler; his eyes showed a deep nothingness and darkness, his features seemed more distinct like he'd been through hell and back. He rose.
"I am better now. Colonel Stryker showed me everything. Now I know and understand my purpose, but I don't think that you understand yours," he said monotonously.
"What? I'm gonna talk with Stryker and see what's wrong. You ain't yourself Gavin."
"I'm Dagger. Nothing's wrong except you. You destroy everything. You killed my parents, your ruining Colonel Stryker's plan for me, and you need to be eliminated." He charged at him. Wolverine tried to dodge, but Dagger did get a punch in in the face.
"Gavin, what the hell are you doin'? It's me, Wolverine." He dodged the next attacks. They were getting more and more intense and he knew he couldn't dodge forever. He fought back. He landed a few punches and so did Dagger. He had to resort to using his claws. He waited for his opening and then drove them into his crest.
"Sorry kid," he said as he pulled them out. Dagger collapsed onto the floor. Wolverine stormed out of his room and went to go find Stryker.
K. There's your next chapter. Plez review, Tanks!!