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Logan had no idea of what to do. There was no way he was going to fight a kid. 'Is this the clone Styker had made of me?' He thought to himself as the girl ran forward, aiming her claws at his head. He stepped out of the way, but got his legs kicked out from the girl.

"Who the hell are ya?" Wolverine shouted as he got to his feet before claws came down at his chest.

"Like you don't know!" She shouted back at him as she dug her two metal claws into the ground where he once was. "Stryker created me to replace you!" She snarled as she ran at him again.

"So why the hell are ya comin' after me?" He yelled, as she took another swing at him. Her claws hooked onto the edge of his shirt and ripped a piece of it off. She growled again as she flung the cloth off her claws.

"Cause everything is your fault!" She shouted as she tackled him to the ground. He knew he could easily get up, but he didn't want to hurt her.

"Ya ain't the only one that Stryker messed with." He told her, trying to make her stop fighting. He cast a side glance at the entrance to the mansion's backdoor and saw Bobby and Lorna standing there watching. 'I gotta end this soon.' He thought to himself.

"It's your fault that I was created!" She yelled at him as she raised her claws, ready to strike him in the face. "It's your fault that I've been hunted for months, or years, or however long it has been." She snarled as she swung her claw down, but Logan was able to react in time and bought his own claws up to stop her. She was breathing fast and it look like she had tears forming in her eyes.

"Kid, I can help ya. I know whatcha goin' through." Logan told her in a calm voice.

"Liar! How could you know what I've gone through? Were you chased by a bunch of assassin's? No, you got a comfy little home with people who like you!" She yelled as she jerked her claws back and tried to take another swing at him.

"No, but I can promise ya it won't ever happen again. You're too young ta be wonderin' around by yourself." He said to her. She growled at him one last time before standing up, keeping her claws extended.

"Your trying to confuse me, aren't you? As soon as I have my back turned your going to take me out." She crouched down in a battle position, waiting for him to make his move. However, he only stood up and retracted his claws.

"I ain't gonna attack ya, kid. Just give me a chance ta explain myself, and if ya still don't like it we can continue this fight." Wolverine told her, hoping she would accept. He knew that he wouldn't be able to fight a kid, especially one that reminded him of one of the younger girls in the mansion.

"Make it quick." She snarled.

"First off, what's your name?" Logan asked her.

"X-23, and that's it." She answered in a low voice.

"My name's Logan. Why are these people after ya?" He asked her. 'God, I'm startin' ta sound like Cyke with the recruitment speeches.' He thought to himself.

"Cause Stryker wanted you dead. Instead of having them go after you, they went after me because I got the same DNA as you." She answered while thinking of what his hidden agenda could be. So far he kept asking questions.

"Well Stryker's dead, I don't know why they are continuin' with huntin' ya down." Logan said as he looked at the mansion. "This place is a school for mutants ta learn how ta-"

"-I know. I was able to get the files and that's how I where you were. Reason why I sent that distress call here so you would go to the faculty in Russia and find the files." X-23 stated as she glared at him.

"Listen, we can keep ya safe here. I swear, no one will hunt ya down, and if they do, they will have ta go through me." Wolverine promised her.

"Why do you care of what happens to me?" She asked him curiously, still not trusting him.

Logan shrugged his shoulders. "Ya remind me too much of Rogue when I first met her. I don't like seein' kids-"

"I am not a kid." X-23 growled.

"Compared ta me, you're a kid." He shot back. 'I can see what traits of mine she got from me.' He thought to himself, then he realized something. This girl was practically his daughter. Sure she may not have been born the normal way like other children are, but she had his traits, his healing factor, and was created off his DNA.

"I'll give it three days, if I don't like being here, I'm out." She growled at him.

"Fine." He said back to her as he started walking towards the mansion. Suddenly, the doors blew open and a gust of wind rushed by them. A young man with short silver hair stood in front of them.

"Hey-Logan-did-you-know-that-John-" Pietro was about to say, until he noticed X-23. "Hey-whose-your-cute-friend?" He gave his most charming smile at her.

"Your voice is annoying." X-23 glared at him.

"That's-what-all-the-women-say-but-they-always-come-back-for-more." He told her, not noticing Logan's death glare. "So-whats-your-name-pretty-lady?" Pietro asked.

X-23 raised her hand and showed her two claws. "Wanna come closer? I'll be more than happy to tell you." She growled. Pietro's eyes went wide when he saw the claws.

"Um-maybe-later-chow!" He shouted as he sped off to the mansion.

"Sorry about him, not all of them are as insane." Logan grumbled.

Boy's Dorm

"We got to go out more often." John whispered into Wanda's ear as they entered his room. He carefully helped her out of her jacket and threw it on Bobby's bed.

"I agree. There is no privacy here. Even with most of the kids gone." Wanda uttered as John went to sit on his bed, but was stopped when Kitty and Pete walked by the room.

"Hey, how was the movie? I've been wondering if that was any good or not, otherwise we are not seeing it." Kitty said as she snuggled closer to Pete.

"Movie?" John looked confused.

"Um, it was great. Really, best movie of the year." Wanda told the younger girl.

Kitty gave a half smile as she nodded. "Why do you guys look so miserable?" John asked.

"The mansion was attacked. Rogue, Jubilee, and Mr. Summers were injured during it. We do not know what is happening down there." Pete answered for Kitty.

"What? Oh my god!" Wanda looked surprised. "We got to get down there."

"Hank and Jean won't let anyone into the Med. Lab right now. Unless you want to wait outside and wait like Remy and Jono are. We're waiting for someone to tell us what's going on and when we can go see them." Kitty told the two. "See ya later guys."

"I can't believe it." Wanda whispered as John wrapped an arm around her shoulder. They both began to sit down.

"I'm sure they will all be fine. None of them are weak and they all are survivors." He tried to reassure her. As soon as they sat down on the bed, they heard a loud POP.

Wanda growled as she looked down at the bed. "There will be another person joining them in the infirmary when I get my hands on Drake."

Lower Basement of the Mansion- Med Lab

Jono and Remy both sat outside the infirmary waiting to hear word of how their girlfriends were doing. So far, they heard no word. Hank had shooed them out of the room, but had let Jean and Scott enter.

Scott came out twenty minutes later with a bandage wrapped around his arm where the bullet hit. He wasn't able to tell them anything about Jubilee or Rogue.

"I swear, I'm about ready to blow dis door down and find out what's goin' on for myself." Remy grumbled as he paced back and forth, stopping every now and then to look at the door.

Are they goin' ter be okay? Jono asked Scott worriedly.

"Jubilee was still awake when I was in there and getting the bullet removed from her leg. Hank was helping Rogue and was going to get more help when Jean was done with Jubilee. I'm sure they will both be fine." Scott told the two younger men. The elevator doors opened and Bobby and Lorna stepped out.

"Hey, what's going on? How are they?" Lorna asked them.

We still don' know yet, mates. Jono replied with a sad sigh. He glanced at the door when he heard it open. Jubilee came out of the Med Lab on crutches and gave a small smile when she saw Jono.

"Hey." She said to him. He came rushing over to her.

Are yer alright? Is it bad? I'm so sorry I let this happen ter yer. I promise nothing like this will ever happen ter yer again. Jono told her as he glanced down at her leg, which had been heavily wrapped.

"Jean said it would be fine. I just need to take medication so it doesn't get infected. I did get a few stitches for it." She told him, surprisingly happy for a person who just got out of surgery. She looked over at Remy, who continued staring at the door in hopes of Rogue walking out. "Hey, she'll be okay. She's in the best of hands."

Remy didn't seem to be paying attention to what she said. His only thoughts were on Rogue. 'Merde, why de hell did I let her stand up. Dis is all my fault.' He thought to himself as he continued watching the door.

"What if we got Logan down here and had Rogue absorb his healing factor? That would work, right?" Bobby asked them.

"Yeah, maybe. Where is Wolvie anyways? What happened during that fight?" Jubilee asked.

"The guy wearing red retreated and the guy that shot you in the leg was killed by some girl that had claws like Logan's. They started fighting, but I think Logan was able to calm the girl down." Lorna answered.

"Wait, there's a girl that has claws like Wolvie?" Jubilee asked surprised.

"Yeah, I think he got the girl to stay here." Bobby told her as he held Lorna close to him. The elevator doors opened up and Wanda and John exited them.

"Hey, what's going on here? Is everyone alright?" Wanda asked as she walked toward the group. She saw Jono helping Jubilee sit down in a chair next to Scott. Lorna and Bobby were standing aside from the infirmary door and Remy was leaning against the wall staring at the doors.

Wanda stopped next to Lorna as John snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "So far everyone is doing alright. We are just waiting to hear how Rogue is." Lorna answered.

An Hour Later

Logan had joined the group downstairs after showing X-23 around the mansion and introducing her to the Professor. Pietro, Kitty, and Pete also joined the group a few minutes later.

The door to the infirmary opened and Jean stepped out. "Rogue will be fine. Hank gave her a heavy sedative for the pain. We were able to get the bullet out of her chest, it did, however, cause a bit of lung damage. But she will be fine." Jean told them.

"Hey, we thought of an idea: what if Wolvie goes in there and let's Rogue absorb his healing factor." Jubilee asked Jean.

"I would advise against that." Hank said to the group as he stepped out, looking very tired. "From what I've heard, she was awake when she had absorbed Logan and was able to heal herself. Right now, she is unconscious and it might cause more damage. I do not want to take that risk. She will heal." He reassured them.

"Can we go see her?" Remy asked instantly.

"Yes, but I would only recommend three at a time. My lab is not that large and I do not want it overcrowded." Hank answered him.

"I think Remy, Logan, one other person should be allowed it." Wanda suggested.

Remy did not waste time to hear who else was going to be able to enter. He went into the lab and walked as quickly as he could to the bed Rogue rested on.

Rogue's skin looked pale and she was wearing a hospital gown on. Remy grabbed a chair from the corner of the room and brought it next to the bed. "I promise, chere, Gambit'll never let anyone or anythin' touch y' again." He swore as he took her bare hand in his gloved one, being careful not to touch the IV.

Outside the Med Lab

"I probably should call and cancel my trip." Hank said as he went for the phone.

"No, you worked really hard and deserve to go. Jean knows how to treat anything that happens to Rogue." Scott told him.

"If it will make you feel better, I can lend you my pager so if we have any questions we can contact you. You'll also be back in three days, by then Rogue should be awake." Jean said.

Hank gave the couple a small smile. "I shouldn't be leaving a patient, but I do know that you can handle anything that happens. Alright, I will go pack. Thank you. But if anything should happen, call me immediately." He ordered to them.

"Of course." Jean smiled at one of her oldest friends before she hugged him. "Have a wonderful time there."

David Haller walked down the hallway of his apartment building of his college. He knew no one would be home since his roommates mostly spent there nights out parting or hanging out with their girlfriends. He usually spent this quiet time to study.

He opened the door and turned the lights on. He threw his backpack to the side and sat down on the couch and sighed.

"Nice night, isn't it?" David heard a voice say from one of the bedrooms. He quickly glanced over and saw a man about his age with blonde hair emerge from his roommates room.

"Oh shit!" David yelled as he scrambled off the couch and tried to get as far away from the other man as possible.

"Now, now Davie. Is that the kind of language your mother taught you?" The other man laughed as he walked further into the room.

"What are you doing here, Lucas? The last I heard you-" David began to say, but Lucas cut him off.

"Staying in Scottland?" Lucas finished for him. An evil smile crept on his face as he looked at David. "It is a very nice place. We should go there sometime. Ian already agreed he would love to come along too."

David's eyes widened. "What did you do to him?" He demanded to know.

Lucas began to chuckle. "Just doing a little reversing, if you know what I mean." He continued to walk closer until he stood in front of David. "Isn't it a bit unfair how you got to keep all your memories, everyone you loved, but we got shitty side of the deal. You got to stay with your loving mom, while I had no where else to go and Ian just walked around the streets." He growled.

"It's not my fault that-" David tried to protest.

"-why don't you just shut up?" Lucas punched him in the stomach, causing David to fall to his knee's. "You're pathetic, as one you were stronger. But no, you had to have that stupid accident and broke up into three people: your child self, bad self, and your whole self." He bent down and picked David up by the shirt.

"But don't worry, that will be fixed soon. Besides, there is someone I want you to meet later." Lucas grinned at David before he head butted him, knocking David out cold. He picked David up and swung him over his shoulder.

"Hm, now what to do with this?" Lucas thought out loud to himself as he looked around the room. "Of course." He grinned as he raised his hand and the couch, TV, and the walls started on fire. He began to laugh as he disappeared in a blue flash of light.

X-Mansion

Beast handed his suitcase to the taxi driver and opened the back door to the cab. He buckled himself in as he heard the trunk slam shut.

Hank cast one more glance at the mansion before the driver began to pull away. "Do you know if there will be someone there waiting for me after my plane arrives?" He asked the driver.

"Don't worry. I'll be accompanying you there." The driver told him as he looked into the rear view mirror. His right blue eyes looking back at Hank, while his shining yellow eye looked at the road.

End of Chapter 5

Note: sorry, I don't think the X-23 vs Wolvie fight turned out that good. I promise the next fight will be more of a fight.

Special Thanks to: Crystalwish (no need to worry, they'll be alright :), Chica De Los Ojos Café (hehe, Poccy doesn't come till the next part, however, with his horsemen, in 7 chapters from now, one of the horsemen will be revealed (hint: they will all be X-Men).I can't wait to get to that part, I have so many ideas, and you rock too:), Loneraven (excellent, I wanted to make his as annoying as possible, though I didn't want to write him, he was that annoying, I would never. . . um, yeah, I can't promise anything, sorry :), firestorm13 (Gauntlet got killed off by X-23, though I think if Remy or Jono did see him, he would be dead extremely fast, hope the X-23 vs Wolvie fight didn't disappoint you), enchantedlight (I only Rogue have the flight and super strength powers from Carol, though, she will be getting invulnerabity later. :), AngelofMercy86 (Rogue may die, Rogue may not die :P the fight between Wolvie and X-23 happened in here :), WolvGambit Le Diable Blanc (I don't know Deadpool's character, except for in legends, and he kinda got on my nerves. So I tried to make him more annoying :), and BlkDiamond (aw, thank you so much :) Guardian Devil, though won't be having a sequel, I've been trying to fix it up more and have a extra chapter to it. And no need to worry about updating, I try to do it as often as possible, next chapter for this should be up in 2 days :)

(Hugs you all) thank you guys so much for taking your time to review the last chapter of this story. It means a lot to me knowing what you think of it and what you would like to see in here.

Next Chapter: Trust- this chapter is mostly all with the couples and that romance stuff. Also, Lucas and David have a little chat. I know it sounds boring, but I'll try to make sure it isn't.