"O.K. now you get in there." The voice ordered as the sound of footsteps was heard as was the sound of whimpering . "Hey I said you not her."

"Come on can't you see how she is!" The voice said as it was filled with anger, and concern.

"Tell it to someone who cares 'mutie.' Now you either get in thereon your own, or you are going to be sporting a limp." The voice retorted as the sound of a firearm was heard.

"Now look you can't just keep treating us like.." The voice said before it was cut off by the sound of the gun being fired.

"SCOTT!" Yelled out the same voice that was whimpering moments ago.

"Take the bitch. to her cell!" Ordered the angered voice.

"NO LET ME GO!" She yelled out as the sounds of her struggling was heard.

"No can do you have to go in to your cell now." The second voice sounded.

"NO!" She yelled still struggling.

"Look just be grateful he will only have a bruise, and at the most a slight headache." The voice said while struggling to hold her down.

"Wh..what!" She said as she was starting to calm down.

"Come on look all I can say is that we got some more coming in today, except one of them was here before. Wraith ordered us to use the special equipment down here until ..." The voice started to say while leading her to her cell.

"Just get her in her cell. We have alot more of these 'muties' to secure!" The other voice sounded.

"Anyway just get in. Your friend is not harmed. The guns are tranqs." He stated in a rush.

"Thank you, but why are you working with them then." She asked as entered the cell. Also taking notice that the other bed was now occupied.

"A jobs a job. Not everyone here has the same beliefs as Wraith it just seems like it." The voice said as the sound of bars being lowered was heard. "Maybe if you're lucky your cell mate might be awake soon."

Now left alone in the confines of her cell with her new cell mate. A cell mate that was covered head to toad with a sheet. She moved tentatively towards the where her cell mate laid. Just as she grabbed the sheet to slowly remove it. A hand from under the sheet shot out and grabbed her.

"So...rry if I scared ya.'" The gruff voice sounded.

"Oh God Logan.!" She said quickly as she with the other hand removed the sheet. And just as fast gasped at what she saw. There he was with she skin completely burned. "L...Logan what happen.?" She said softly.

"Just another one of Wraith's sick games. He caught me while you guys were on that mission." He said as his eyes locked onto hers. "I saw, and heard what he made you do. I sorry." He said as he soon found Jean crying on him, as his arm started to calm her crying form as he ignored the pain he was feeling from his burnt body. "You made her cry Wraith. I will have your head for this. And it will be happening soon enough." He thought to himself as he noticed that the distraught fiery red head had feel asleep.

----- Upper Floor -----

"Cheers!" Wraith said as he and everyone that was gathered held a glass. As they all were in a festive mood.

"To Wraith for bringing that piece of shit Wolverine back, and bailing Fury's ass out of the frying pan!" One solider said as everyone cheered and laughed. "So tell us Wraith how did you do it?" He said after he took a sip from his glass.

"Easy my boy!" Wraith said with a big smirk. "We have a secret weapon." He said as he lifted a remote, and aimed at one of the wall. Just as he clicked the remote the wall started to move upwards. And revealed body seated on a chair, but had attached to it were many cables. "I must admit eight-ball here may not look like it, but he is our ultimate weapon. And a prime example of how muties should be kept." He said before he took a gulp of his drink. "But enough about this mutie. Lets party!" He yelled out as everyone that was there followed. "So Al did you bring back X-21?" He said as he spotted the solider he gave orders to before he left.

"Of course Sir. That mutie is in the special holding cell till the Doc checks him out."

"This is almost too perfect. Now all I got to do is get rid of Fury just like I did Ross hours ago." Wraith thought to himself. "Good to hear. Nothing can..." Wraith started to say a he was interrupted.

"Col. Wraith."

"What is it Doc?" He said as he turned to face the doctor.

"Well sir I found something odd in the subject that you brought earlier." The doctor said as he was reading from a clipboard.

"Odd?"

"Yes sir please follow me you have to see the x-rays." The doctor said as he motioned Wraith to follow.

----- down below in the cells -----

"Hmm." The sound of one Jean Grey was heard.

"Hey." The gruff voice of Logan greeted her.

"Logan?" She whispered as she turned to face him.

"You OK?"

"No. Even in my dream I kept reliving what I did." She said still in a hush tone.

"You couldn't help it. It was either him or Scott. Like I said before we all can kill it's just..." He then stopped as he notice how harsh his words sounded.

"I'm sorry. It's just I...I am not very well with..." Logan started to say as he still held her.

"Emotions?" She said still in a soft tone. With the thoughts still going through her head of what had happened.

"Yeah. I mean I have been getting better at, but with what happened at the hotel, and with Ranma gone. I ... I just couldn't handle it." Logan said as moved his arm as Jean moved to sit on the edge of the bed.

"H...he meat a lot to you huh?" She said as she was now looking at each other eye to eye.

"You know he was the first person I can remember calling a friend, and he was also the only one to ever knock me out cold." Logan said with a hint of humor.

"What?" She asked.

"Yeah when we had first met. I was on contract to take out the head competition for this guy. Well Ranma was roof hopping." Wolverine said as his voice held a hint of remembrance.

"Roof hopping?" She asked in a tone filled that showed how perplexed she was.

"You have to see it to believe it, but just as I said there he was hopping from one roof to another." He soon stopped when he notice that she was moving.

"You know Logan I think I can understand you better now that I have seen first hand what they did to you." She said as she curled up closer to him, and made sure to both of themselves with the blanket. "Funny this is the most we have talked since D.C." She said as she lead her head on his chest.

"Um Jean."

"Shh." She said while placing a finger on his mouth. "Lets not talk for now." She said as she snuggled up to Logan's body.

"Your not mad still about...?"

"Oh I am , but I think we can work it out. Now less talk and more sleep." She said with a soft smile on her face

"Heh sorry Jean, but I guess you haven't learned anything yet?" He said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" She said as she was looking at him. While he still had a smile on his face.

"Before I let Wairth catch me I called in a favor." He said with a smirk.

"A favor?"

"That's right. So lets just say that it is going to hit the fan soon for Wraith, and his little gang of flunkies."

----- Else where -----

"Tell me again why we are here?"

"I will tell you one more time Blob. We are here to help bust out the x-men." Quicksilver said as he turned to face bahemeth of a man.

"But why? The whole lot of them are getting what due." Toad as as he was now perched on the big guys shoulders.

"Come on." The only female in the group said while walking ahead of the group.

"What's her problem." Toad asked.

"Wanda's just.." Her sibling started.

"That time of the month?" Toad said cutting in, but soon found himself as well as everyone else moving to dodge a series of falling trees.

"Anyone esle?" Wanda said while both of her hands had a red glow. When she had no repley she continued her walk towards the base.

"So why are we doing this again?" Toad mumbled as he got up from snow covered ground.

"Because then they will owe us big for this." Quicksliver said with as smirk as he went to follow his sibling.