A/N: Hope you enjoy this next chapter to my story. And I'm sorry for it taking so long, but with my birthday, and Christmas everything has been really hectic.

THE X FACTOR

"I still don't understand why Eye's Only would get involved in Trask's business," Jean wondered aloud. "And why they went from these files…. what does he care about mutant security?"

"What do you mean?" Questioned her husband from besides her.

"Ohhh…it's nothing I was just thinking aloud," She responded, she pushed a hand through her red hair, standing from her spot on the hotel couch in the X teams suit. "I'm going for a walk," she stated.

"Do you want me to come?" he didn't come out and ask if she'd be ok, he knew she could take care of herself better then most people, that didn't stop him from worrying.

"No, I'm fine," she said, "I just need to think," she headed for the door, "I'll keep in touch," she tapped the side of her head. She sent a final wave a love though their psychic bond and stepped out into the corridor.

#SC#

"A women breaks into Logan's apartment… just after he cracked the disc… asking questions about Trask industries?" Alec paused in his Jam Pony locker search, "That doesn't sound like a coincidence to me."

"So what?" Max questioned, "You think that the English women who broke into your apartment was sent by Trask?"

"Trask or someone else," Alec said, turning to face her. "So," Alec said, his attention on the Jam Pony on the crowd mindful of any one listening. "What's the plan for these new hoverdrones?"

Max had come to him after seeing Logan had given him the details on the disc contents. Much as he wished she had done so out of concern for his welfare, he knew she was just using him as a link to the transgenics. And as much as it…hurt, for her to overlook him, he would push it aside for his duty. He worked so hard to make things up to her, and show he wasn't a screw up, that he could cope in this world she'd thrust him into. Which ironically in her eyes, he keep screwing up.

"We have to stop them for producing them," Max said, "But after the break in Trask security is going to be tight as." She slumped back against the lockers, the weight of her self-imposed reasonably for the transgenic race crushing down on her. Alec went back to his locker, knowing she would prefer the silence.

#SC#

Logan worked furiously at his computer, eyes flicking across the screen, searching for anything that might give any answer. Windows popped up left and right, news paper articles from around the world. Each had one thing in common, the same grainy picture and a hazy picture of a woman. An Asian woman, with long hair so dark it was almost purple.

Fight breaks out down town, twelve hospitalised

Unknown female assailant, sighted after assumed terror attack

Asian woman spotted…

Longan had spent the ages, searching for any traces of the woman that had broken into his apartment. There was something off going on, and he would feel safe until he knew who was behind it. Frowning at his computer as his hacking skills were once again called into action, as the results draw him in some highly encrypted areas.

Frown growing, he paused. The files were fractured, as if large portions had been deleted, others encrypted beyond few he had seen. Working harder he put his vast skill in computer hacking to work. The files began to flow.

Elizabeth Braddock

British Agent

Possible connection to X teams.

#SC#

Max's pager went off, just as she was reaching for another beer. Frowning she lent back in her seat, reaching for the little beeping machine clipped to her belt.

"What is it boo?" her companion question, arching a stylised eyebrow. She lent forward against the metal table. Every inch of her primed, primped, and painted, as she oozed enough boldness and sass to make her worthy of the a name taken of Original Sin.

"Logan," Max replied, putting away pager, "You mind Cindy, I'm gonna go call him."

O.C flicked a chocolate hand, "Off you boo," She said, "O.C'll be here when you get back, 'sides here comes the pretty boy." She nodded her head in the direction of Alec, making his way though the crowd towards them. He sat down as Max moved off towards the pay phones in the back.

"Something I said," he questioned Cindy taking a seat.

"She's answering a page from Logan if you must know." Cindy said, before taking a mouthful of her drink.

A/N Short I know, but I thought I should post something since its been so long. Anyway I hope everyone had a great new years, and that your fortunes this year will be better than any you had last. Please tell me what you thought of the chapter and review.