Wolverine #1:

The Return of Weapon X Part 1

"Sins of a Man"

Alberta, Canada 1940

Logan narrates: During the second World War, I was doing things that no man should do to another person. I was working for a group called Weapon X. They were experimenting on mutants like me. The group didn't know I was a mutant. I wouldn't let them know, but I led them to others that I knew were mutants. I was a naive fool. I believed that the people at Weapon X were just studying the mutant gene, but I was wrong. I was leading the organization's dogs to a mutant who recently came to Alberta, Canada. Each man stayed behind me with rifles in hand. We were looking for a woman by the name of Yuriko Oyama. We found her in the town not too far from the Weapon X complex. I pointed her out and the men took her down. They dragged her to their base and locked her in a cage. She was there for awhile. Time went by and I eventually learned what they were doing to her. They grafted her bones with a metal that is supposed to be indestructible. It was a difficult procedure, but her healing factor made it easier for the scientists to work.

"Success," yells William Stryker. "After years of work I have finally finished the process of grafting adamantium on a human skeleton!"

Logan narrates: William Stryker, head of the Weapon X program. I believed him when he told me he would only study the mutants we captured. I was unaware of this lab and of his exploits. I accidentally stumbled upon it one day. As I watched, Stryker had his men place Yuriko in a giant glass tube with a strange blue colored liquid after the surgery. I over heard them say that it would keep her asleep. A couple a feet away in another tube was a mutant by the name of Victor Creed. They've been working on him, but haven't been able to completely cover his bones with the metal.

"I was thinking of code-names for them," says Stryker. "Miss Oyama will be known as Lady Deathstrike and when we're done with Creed he will be called Sabretooth."

"I like the sound of it," claims one of Stryker's men.

Logan narrates: They proceeded to take Creed to the operating room next door. It's my fault these two are being put through this and I must set things straight. I let them take Creed to the lab and from the shadows I jumped out to the tube containing Yuriko. I took one of the computer monitors in the room and smashed it into the glass. It broke open and the liquid spilled out. Slowly Yuriko woke up.

"What has happened to me? I feel…," says Yuriko before claws pop out of her fingernails. "What? What have you done to me?"

"Listen to me," replies Logan. "You must get out of here. Those men will be back."

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME," yells Yuriko.

Yuriko lashes out on Logan. Using his enhanced agility he manages to get out of the way before being cut down. Logan then forces three claws out of both hands made of bone.

"Ahh," yells Logan as the claws come out. "I don't want to do this, but I have no choice."

Logan stabs Yuriko blow her chest. She falls to her knees and puts her hands over her wounds. Still weak from the surgery she stays on her knees.

"Sorry, but I can't stay. I have some business to take care of," says Logan.

Logan leaves the lab and heads to the operating room.

Logan narrates: I didn't know it but, the scientists managed to completely cover Creed's body before I got to the room. When I came into the room they were preparing to work on his skull.

"This ends now," yells Logan as he jumps into the room.

"Logan! What is the meaning of this," questions Stryker. "You're not allowed in here."

"This experiment of yours is over," says Logan.

Logan begins an attack on the scientists. He punches one and pushes a table into another. He then takes the small table and slams it across the adamantium containment unit. The liquid metal pours out and hardens on the ground.

"You fool," yells Stryker. "Once the metal hardens it can't be turned back to liquid form."

"Deal with it, bub," says Logan.

Four armed men charge into the room pointing their rifles at Logan.

"There's nowhere for you to go and nothing you can do," says Stryker. "I have the upper hand."

"Urr… Raahhhhhhh," yells Logan as he leaps toward Stryker.

Logan pops out his claws and stabs Stryker right above his heart, missing it. The men open fire and shoot Logan. He steps back and looks at the men. The bullets begin to pop out of his body and he heals himself.

"He's a mutant," yells one of the men.

"Yeah, what about it pal," asks Logan.

Logan goes after the four men. They open fire, but they miss Logan as he comes forward. He kicks one soldier in the jaw and punches another across the face. One of the men tries to hit him with the end of his rifle, but Logan turns in time and grabs the man and slams him to the ground on his back. Logan looks at the final standing man. He cowers in the corner of the room. Logan gives him a look and runs off.

"You… Soldier," mutters Stryker. "Get the others together. I want Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike apprehended. After we're away from here I want some charges set up and this place destroyed."

"But, sir," says the soldier.

In anger Stryker yells, "Do it! Logan will make it out of here and he'll bring the authorities here."

Outside

Logan has made distance between himself and the Weapon X compound.

Logan narrated: There's no way I'll be able to get help out here. By the time I get back here with someone this place will be abandoned.

At that moment an explosion occurs at the compound. The walls fall. Logan has a shocked expression on his face.

Logan narrates: They destroyed the compound. There's nothing I can do now. Better just make some distance between me and this place. Might want to head to States, they know I'm a mutant and that I have similar abilities like those we captured.

Logan begins his journey to America. He knows he is only safer if he stays out of Canada.

Manhattan, New York 1990

Fifty years later Logan has settled in Manhattan, New York. He has a family. Living with him is his wife Mariko and his daughter Kirkia. Kirkia is only five years old now and takes after her father.

"Think again, bub," says Kirkia with a smile on her face.

"Logan it seems our daughter is pretending to be you again," says Mariko.

"Come here half-pint," says Logan. "Do you love your daddy?"

"Come on you know that," answers Kirkia.

Logan hugs his daughter and we begin to close the first part of our story, but right before we do we get a glimpse of two people outside on the street. Right outside the building Logan lives is Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth.

To be continued…