Hello everyone its Mystery child 001 again.

Yes I am updating this story, after fixing it so many times..... I hate trying to be perfect in my writing sometimes...such a pain

Here's the next chapter so enjoy!

Thanks to angelfish2 and Chanelle for reviewing, and thanks for the help!

Disclaimer: All the X –men characters belong to Marvel.

Their boots stomped across the floor, passing by a few doors here and there. In the middle of the hallway; she stopped and opened the door on the left. There Logan was greeted by the humming noises of computers placed in order. There in the middle of them all was a young man, his fingers tapping the keys like lighting struck the ground. Logan could barely see the young man's hands as his fingers touched the keyboard. His mahogany eyes, half visible behind professional top notch glasses darted here and there as if he was seeing things that Logan would never in his life would see. She turned to him,

"This is Hack's domain," she gestured around the room, "There is Hack."

The room to Logan, had a clean smell, and it smelled like it had been lived in.

"Hack, as you noticed, likes to keep his room nice and clean, just in case he needs to get around to different computers in here. He also installed the high security systems in here with Mech's help of course. And he is one who can hack into any computer system in the world whether it is off or on." Logan was amazed but asked a question.

"Mech... Who's Mech?"

"You'll see him soon. Hold on." She turned to Hack, "Show me where they are, and their position. Maybe Hawk can get in a little closer and find out what's going with them."

"Sure." Logan noticed that he had a deep voice, and that he had jet black hair, when he came closer to the screen. He wasn't sure about anything else because the guy was shrouded in shadow and computer light.

Hack typed quickly and a screen appeared in front of her. It lit up and she began to touch it, as it gave her the place that she wanted to see. She muttered to herself,

"Well father, it seems that you have not given up yet. Your move." She watched the car as it drove away. She pressed a button and the screen went back to wherever it had come from.

"Hack. Meeting in 10 minutes. I won't let Hawk go out again. They've gone." Then she added mentally, We'll go with him. The Professor wants to meet us.

Really? Hack questioned, How come?

You'll see.

You always give that answer.

I know. He just gave a smile as the door was closed.

She walked up the hallway this time, and opened the door. Nothing could be heard on the inside. Lights flashed as Logan stepped into the room and he did not know what was going on until Tomi flicked on the light. Screens flicked and lit showing the logo of the team, The Shadow, he saw it and cocked his head.

"Why the shadow?"

"Hmmmm...I don't know actually, I guess we all have a love of the dark. Especially Shadow herself."

"So you name your group after one person. What kind of—"

"I wouldn't finish that sentence if I were you." Logan noticed that her voice had a warning tone in it, and he began to sniff around the room. His eyes roamed the room but his senses could not find anything. Tomi had felt her presence, she was angry for him for saying so. Tomi calmed her.

Shadow, you know who he is.

Yes... her unearthly silky voice answered, He should be...

No Shadow. You have been though many things and so has he. He does not understand the personal meaning it has for all of us. Especially you.

How do you know he has been though all this? Shadow's voice questioned.

Logan watched her standing there as if she was in another world, but yet it seemed at the same time she was not. He saw her close her eyes and that same look of pain flashed across her face again this time staying longer than it previously had.

Because Shadow... Tomi faltered.

Mother don't tell me...the pain on your face says enough. I will not unless you direct me to.

Thank you Shadow. There will be a meeting in 10 min. You know where it meets.

Yes I'll be there. But I want to scare him though. Make him think a little.

Sure the old 'come out behind the girl' trick. How classic.

Shadow laughed, if anyone who didn't know heard it they would have felt like a ghost was watching them, taunting them, but instead Tomi smiled and turned to Logan.

"What was that all about?"

"Just consulting the spirits."

"The spirits?" Logan gave her a 'what do you think I am, stupid?' look and continued, "Do you think I actually believe that?"

"I don't know Logan...You might find if more real than you imagined."

"Humph. How so?"

"I will show you in time. Care to join me?"

"Where we going?"

"To join Nova in the training room." Logan just nodded and they walked down the stairs and she opened the door. Blackness greeted them, and welcomed them in.

"Tomi, what is going on in—" He never got to finish his sentence as he heard a whistling sound coming to greet him. He jumped forward and heard another one. He then saw what he was trying to dodge: razor sharp scythes going back and forth like a pendulum clock. Tomi saw him, and she knew he wouldn't realize it until it was too late. So she back flipped back to where he was and grabbed him as the scythe came down. Logan felt it whoosh past his ear.

"What is this place?" He yelled at her.

"Your modern day version of the Danger Room. Only more deadly." Logan gave her an incredulous look and spluttered, "WHAT!"

"Not what. How is the word you're looking—" She did not finish that sentence either because the ground beneath them began to shake and split apart.

"Dang!" He heard her yell. "This has been designed to fit Nova's specifications. Logan!"

"Yeah! How are we supposed to get outta here!"

"I'm coming for you! Nova has wings so you won't be able to jump that distance!" Logan looked and saw what she had said was true. The distance between his floating island and the next was too far for him. Then he saw her riding the wind she created. Logan felt the floating island shiver under him. He quickly realized that, "Tomi the island is dropping HURRY UP!"

"I'm coming!" she yelled back and began to increase her speed to get to Logan.

It began to crumble under him and he and realized by the time that she reached him it would be too late. As the island continued to crumble, he stood in the middle knowing that it would be the last place to fall. Tomi watched all around her as everything crumbled around her but she was more concerned with getting Logan out of here. As the last few pieces fell around him, Logan saw no other option, he jumped. Into the air he flew, for those brief seconds he actually thought he was flying, but gravity, never failing brought him back to reality as he began to fall into the blackness.

"TOMI!" he cried.

She closed her eyes knowing that she had no other option.

"WIND!" she cried, as most of the air in the place went under Logan to hold him and to bring him back up. Outside ventilators whirred to life generating more air inside of the room. Tomi silently thanked Mech.

"Took you long enough!" he looked at her annoyed.

"Your welcome." With that she flew off with him behind her. They flew in silence until Logan spotted solid ground.

"There," he pointed, "Something's going on over there."

Tomi looked, and there was.

There fought Nova against a black haired, black clad woman with a samurai sword in her hands. Nova also had one and they were at it, neither of them paying any attention to anyone around them. Logan tensed to jump, and before Tomi could say anything he flew into action. But before he could reach them someone hurled him to the ground.

"What the—" he never finished his sentence as the being tried to punch him; Logan animal instincts kicked in and took over. He pushed off the thing and extended his claws ready to fight.

Tomi, WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON IN HERE!

Calm down Logan, Tomi came down upon the ground where Logan was and a pair of Egyptian daggers came flying her way. She somersaulted backward and caught them deftly. A young woman came out shrouded in shadow with a golden mask on her face. Tomi felt one materialize on her head. She smiled putting the mask on and quickly explained to Logan.

This place is like your dream in a way, it reads your mind of your favorite way of fighting, the best one you like or the style to are most adapt to for fighting and creates a person for you to fight. You don't leave until you beat this person. If you sustain any wounds they will be healed after you fight. If you die in this place your healed and returned to the control room. That ultimately means...

You fail. Logan spoke out bluntly.

His eyes narrowed at his opponent. Let's do this.

With a loud growl he charged the shadow. Tomi instead waited then with a leap stuck her opponent. Their daggers drew sparks as they clashed together trying at first to overpower each other, then try to slash at each other's body. Tomi found an opening and slashed. Her opponent flinched and Tomi knew without seeing that she had drawn blood. Logan was enjoying himself toying with his own opponent. He had already slashed him twice and he was slowly slowing down but Logan knew he still had a lot of fight left in him. His opponent made a slash, and it cut his arm, but as he had expected his healing factor came into play, and it healed quickly as Logan evilly grinned as he ran straight on to his opponent but sidestepped, jumped and gave his opponent a nice boot in the face. The being groaned and fell heavily. Logan did not expect it to get back up but miraculously it did.

Tomi that boot I just gave that guy should have knocked him out...

Are you forgetting if he has to MURDER you so do you.

Logan gave a feral like grin, I like this even better than the danger room we have at home...

Tomi smiled at that thought, then give the girl a good knock in the face and the girl giving her a slash on her arm responded,

We designed it to be realistic, true to the world outside and hard. If we must fight to save our lives, we will.

Logan felt the willingness she put in that speech, he knew that she was as dedicated as the Professor himself as she would fight for her team. He respected her even more than he did visor boy.

Nova was having a hard time with her opponent, she knew Mech and Hack had upped it more for her since she was a master at sword fighting especially using her samurai sword which she carried everywhere with her. But she hadn't expected it would be this hard with her opponent. She knew she had to end this quickly because she had sustained damage to her right leg, her torso and her left arm. But her opponent fared worst than her; she had sustained damage to almost every part of her body except her face, her feet, her hands, and her neck. Everywhere else there were gashes and small cuts here and there. They were both getting tired but both knew the other would not give up.

'I must finish this now.' Nova angrily thought to herself, 'This has gone on way too long.'

She turned her sword to level her eyes, and then closing them gathered all her strength at the edge of her blade. Her opponent watched because she was not sure what she was going to do. Nova's blade began to glow faintly. Then Nova snapped open her eyes and jumped into the air. Her opponent was ready for anything that she would send. The opponent was not ready for that. Nova blade slashed down and her opponent did not notice anything until it was too late. Her body sliced in two, and then Nova's opponent's last thoughts were that she had focused her energy to move the winds around her. The opponent's mouth opened in an O and she fell to the ground the blood everywhere. Some of it landed on Nova's shoes but Nova ignored it.

She sighed and gave a faint smile as she looked at herself, she was sweating heavily, her adrenaline still pumped though her veins, and her blood was gushing in some places and trickled down her arm and onto her blade. It mingled with her opponent's blood as it slowly dropped bit by bit to the floor. Every drip was like a drip from a pond in Nova's ear. She stood there just listening to it, its dripping calming her, filling her with a silent peace she had not known for a while...Ever since she had come to live with her Mother she had only given her the best showed her the best, and sometimes it would kill Nova to see how she strived for all of them. She gave them the opportunity to prove themselves over and over again, sometimes it would almost kill her but yet she would still do it. Nova loved her dearly and wished to repay for everything she had done for her but....she did not know how...But yet she knew that Mother would not do anything for their benefit, everything she had given to them was to help them...sometimes she did it to hinder us...Nova half smiled. Then she looked up coming out of her silent reverie to look at her Mother giving the final blow to her opponent. 'We will repay you someday Mother, even if it takes our lives.'

Well the completion of this 'Danger Room' scene will end soon, sorry for the abrupt ending but review please and thank you!