Wolverine #2:

The Return of Weapon X Part 2

"Vengeance"

Manhattan, New York 1990

"Ha, ha, ha," laughs Kirkia.

Her dad holds her in his arms. The day started off joyous. Logan and his family couldn't have a care in the world, but their good day will soon be a nightmare. The two windows in the living room burst open.

"Ahhhhh," screams Kirkia.

Logan notices two figures out the window. "Get behind me now," says Logan to his daughter.

Kirkia steps behind her father and Mariko enters the room to see what's going on. "Logan what's happening," asks Mariko.

The fingers of the smallest figure in the window begin to grow. "Oh, no," mutters Logan.

This figure hopes through the curtain that was concealing her identity. It's the woman formerly known as Yuriko Oyama and currently known as Lady Deathstrike. "TIME TO PAY," yells Lady Deathstrike as she moves forward.

With one strike of her extended adamantium claws she forces Logan back to the wall. She takes another swipe at him. "No," yells Kirkia as she watches her father being sliced up by Lady Deathstrike's claws.

Kirkia steps forward, but her mother pulls her back to her. The second figure in the windows jobs into the room. It's Sabretooth and he goes directly for Mariko and Kirkia.

"No keep away from them," yells Logan.

"What's the matter runt," asks Sabretooth. "You can stand to see someone get hurt?"

"You ruined our lives and now it's time for you to pay for your sins," claims Lady Deathstrike.

"I didn't mean for that to happen to you," claims Logan. "I didn't know that would happen."

"Logan what are they talking about," asks Mariko.

"Tell her," commands Lady Deathstrike.

Lady Deathstrike extends one of her claws to Logan's throat. "A long time ago these two were experimented on at a lab and were turned into weapons of war. I was the one point these two out to those men," replies Logan.

"What," says a shocked Mariko.

Sabretooth grabs Mariko by her neck. "Let her go," yells Logan. "Let her go!"

Sabretooth does not listen to Logan. He begins to sniff Mariko. "Get away from her," yells Logan.

Logan punches Lady Deathstrike in her face and leaps for Sabretooth. Sabretooth dodges Logan and grabs one of his arms using his strength to toss him out the window. The building is only three stories, so Logan quickly hits the street. He slowly gets up from the street. He stands up straight and his wounds heal themselves.

"Hey runt," yells Sabretooth. "Let's see you suffer."

Sabretooth snaps Mariko's neck. He let's go and her body falls to the floor. "MARIKO," yells Logan.

Lady Deathstrike then steps out of the building with Kirkia in her arms. "She's next," says Lady Deathstrike.

"No," yells Logan.

Logan pops his claws out of his hands and attacks the two. Sabretooth takes a swing at Logan and knocks him to the ground. Lady Deathstrike then kills Kirkia and drops her body.

"No, Kirkia," mutters Logan as he spits up blood.

"Our orders are not to kill you so unfortunately for you, you really won't see them again," claims Lady Deathstrike.

"I never took your families from you. I at least tried to make up for my mistake," says Logan.

"Well, you didn't do good enough," says Sabretooth.

"Get him and let's leave," commands Lady Deathstrike.

Sabretooth grabs Logan and they leave the city.

Alberta, Canada 1990

Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike bring Logan to Canada where they were last together. This is where the Weapon X program once operated, but Logan watched as the compound was destroyed. It would seem that the organization had rebuild there compound a distance away after they were sure Logan wouldn't look for them. Then they trained Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth to prepare for their mission to obtain Logan. They finally reach the new compound and they bring Logan to the laboratory. The place him on a operating table and strap him to it.

"Well, well, well, well," says William Stryker. "If it isn't Mr. James Howlett, it's been awhile. You know I never figured out why you wanted to call yourself Logan. Leave us. It's time for the operation."

Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth leave William Stryker to operate on Logan. "Well, I have a new name for you today. When we're done here you will no longer be Logan you will be the Wolverine," says Stryker.

Stryker begins to operate on Logan. He grafts Logan bones with adamantium starts from toes and up. He finishes the feet and then the legs. Stryker takes a break and then continues. More and more time passes eventually he finishes the body and begins working on the arms. The day passes and he starts the next morning. Then the fingers, he carefully grafts the claws. He finally finishes the skull. It took awhile but Stryker completes grafting Logan's skeleton with adamantium.

"The only thing left to do is wipe your memory," says Stryker. "Then you will truly be a weapon of destruction."

More and more time passes again. It takes awhile for Stryker to wipe Logan's memory, but he eventually gets it done. Wolverine no longer knows that he was once known as Logan or James Howlett or that he was once a father and a husband. Wolverine is trained in many martial arts as the days go by. He's put through a training session against fifty men where he must us his skills. Five of the men jump him, but he thrusts his arms upward and sends everyone flying. Two more come from different sides of Wolverine. He just stands and waits for them. When they get close enough he pops his claws and stabs his opponents.

SNIKT!

Wolverine then leaps into the group and starts slaughtering them. Two men fall and then three more. It doesn't end until fifty men lay dead on the floor.

"Rah," yells Wolverine after the slaughter.

Stryker watches from a distance with a smile on his face showing that he is pleased with what he has seen. The day ends and the next day begins with Stryker in the compounds launching area. Wolverine stands alongside Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike, not knowing of what went down not too long ago between them.

"Today we have a mission in a town far south of here. There is a group of people I want you to take out. They were resent member of our organization and they turned their backs on us. They stole our equipment, our technology, and all our data. You take care of them and there will be a big reward for you," claims Stryker. "And this will be a good opportunity for us to see how Wolverine operates in the field."

"I don't see why we need the runt," says Sabretooth. "You should let me off him."

"Sabretooth you will learn to work together or pay the consequences," says Stryker.

Sabretooth growls at Stryker and then the three mutants get on to the aircraft that will lead them to their mission. They sit in the back of the plane as the two pilots take off. We now cut to the next scene where the place reaches its destination. The three mutants jump from the plane and land in the woods located next to the town.

"The town is this way, let's head out and don't start anything," says Lady Deathstrike. "I don't want to have to break up a fight."

They walk out of the woods and head toward the town. They get to the town and start their search. One woman on the street points them toward a local bar. They go into the bar and look for the men that used to work for Weapon X.

"We're looking for a Thomas Jackson," says Lady Deathstrike.

"Yeah, you found him. What do you want," asks Jackson.

Lady Deathstrike extends her claws. The man known as Thomas Jackson sees the claws in the mirror and turns around quickly. "We're here to kill you and your men," says Lady Deathstrike.

The men try to scattered, but the three mutants begin their attack. Sabretooth bashes while Lady Deathstrike slashes.

SNIKT!

Wolverine pops his claws and looks at them. He then looks up and attacks. He slashes one man and then another. Sabretooth grabs one man's head and slams him through the bar wall and all the alcohol beverages spill all over him. Lady Deathstrike leaps up and lands on one guys shoulders then kicks another guy knocking him to the floor. The three of them destroy all the people in the bar and it gets down to Thomas Jackson alone in the bar.

"Ahh, stay back," yells Jackson.

Wolverine moves in for the kill with his claws already drawn out. "Please don't kill me," says Jackson.

Wolverine looks at Jackson as he prepares to strike. "Please I have a family," says Jackson.

A shocked look grows on Wolverine's face. He remembers something.

Flashback

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

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

Logan remembers. "Kirkia," mutters Logan.

Flashback

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

"Come on you know that," answers Kirkia.

Logan remembers. "No, Kirkia," says Logan.

Flashback

"Ha, ha, ha," laughs Kirkia.

"Logan what's happening," asks Mariko.

Logan remembers. "MARIKO," yells Logan.

Logan backs off from Thomas Jackson and focuses his attention on Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth. "Urr…. You… Will die," yells Logan.

The two mutants are shocked at what they hear and watch Logan jump in for an attack. "Raaahhhhhh," yells Logan.

Logan slashes Sabretooth across his body and stabs him in the chest. He then strikes Lady Deathstrike across the face with his claws on his left hand. He draws back in his claws on his right hand and then punches Deathstrike across the face.

"Urrrr, raaahhhh," yells Logan.

Logan trashes the bar. He tosses bar stools at Deathstrike and Sabretooth. After wrecking the place Logan leaves and runs back to the woods. He has regained some of his memory, but can't recall everything. He runs further and further into the forest in an attempt to get away from anyone working for Weapon X. There he stays hidden for sometime.

Alberta, Canada 1992

"I sense a mutant out here somewhere," says Charles Xavier. "But I can not say where he is. His brainwaves are erratic. I can't get a hold of him."

"Do not worry Charles. We will find him," says Eric Magnus.

End