Yay I've decided to continue this fic. Sorry for the daily, just liked to welcome you to 2006 even though it's already February. There will be a lot of surprising and unexpected parts that will mess your mind so I hope the twist will get interesting but anyway enjoy. But before everything I'd like to give the Review Responses.
Strawberry- Hey glad you thought it was awesome and thanx for promoting this fic in some way. Very glad that you're open and interested in reading my stories and sharing your thoughts and ideas. Can't wait to read yours too dude!
CatF: Glad you like and got to know my OC better. Yeah poor Pep and Logan. I'd hate to be both in their cruddy situations. You evil gurl….mwuahahah! Yeah, I always hated humans in this show except for Amanda and some others. And you probably got your wish in this fic. Read ahead and find out!
Xmengirlzrule: Yeah thanx so much for the review. I miss your fics so much and you are always welcome to use Pepper in them. Would you believe I read Two Weeks Alone over like 3 times…I really miss it dude. Good news for Pep in this fic! Aw man why did I spill!
Gulogirl: Thanx for the honest reaction dude. I appreciate if readers tell me what's right and wrong. I could see you're obviously a Wolvie fan and yeah thanx for the tips and facts about his beer factor. Sorry I didn't know any better. But let me remind you that this fic is from my point of view. You could say Logan is very OOC here, it's true. I'll try my best to make it realistic but hey this is fanfiction so we sorta have a freedom of speech and stories. Hope nothing offended you dude. This chap might give you second thoughts again but I'm sorry that's the way I'll be writing things. Honest opinions and corrections are always welcome. Peace out;)
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"Code red! Code red!"
The news had quickly spread across the entire floor and was able to reach Dr. Gonzales when he just finished delivering twins in the far end of the floor. He immediately rushed to the O.R. once his radio went off.
Once he entered the room he saw the body of Pep that was still cut opened for surgery and the doctors and nurses looking for the defibrillator. "Will someone please tell me what's going on in here!" he roared but some were still panicking.
"Were loosing her Dr. Gonzales!" one of the surgeons explained.
"Have you tried using the defibrillator?"
"Not yet because…"
"Don't tell me you misplaced the damn thing again!
"Don't worry we sent one of our assistants to fetch another one."
"I am not willing to loose this one!"
"But she's a…"
"I don't care what the hell she is!"
Immediately the surgeon's assistant came in with the device in his hand. "I found it!"
"Get it ready and use it on her now!" Dr. Gonzales demanded.
The doctors followed his orders and rushed preparing it and making sure that no one was in the way of Pep's body that was still cut open for the unfinished surgery. "One, two, three, clear!"
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Logan at this time had no idea what had been going on because his mind was occupied with worry and guilt. Why did it have to happen to her? Why did she have to go through that pain? This was the part where he started wishing he never had a healing factor. It felt like a curse to him. Why couldn't she have Rogue's powers? That way she would be able to absorb his healing factors and make her wounds completely healed.
He recalled the time he attacked Kitty in Canada and almost killed her because of that damn chip or the time Rogue lost control of her powers and was forced to combat with her until she was drained out. Good thing the Professor was there or Rogue would have ripped his adamantium skeleton out. But out of all those situations, this had to be the worst. A child's life was already hanging by a thread and if he didn't get to that ambulance he would have…he would have lost her. Pep wasn't someone he'd expect to meet in this cruel life but he soon overcame his angry self and didn't mind caring for someone like…(he was afraid to admit it)…like a daughter.
His buff figure laid on the waiting bench with tears streaming down his eyes, his heart bleeding dry and suddenly loosing hope. In that kind of condition, he knew Pep wouldn't make it. He wasn't even sure what the cause of the car accident was? The driver of that must have been drunk and should be arrested for interfering in the life of a little girl.
He had posed as her father when he wasn't suppose to. Why did he do it? He had committed a mistake, a stupid mistake! What if they found out who he really was, almost a centurian with an unknown past who had nothing to do with Pep because her parents were both dead. It was at this time he realized how Pep felt about losing her family but not completely because he had never met them or knew who his folks were. All he ever figured out was that he was a weapon for S.H.I.E.L.D. and had been used for World War 2 and lost his lifetime partner and friend, Captain America. He ignored that topic and went back to Pep and this time allowed positive images to run in his mind.
He remembered the first time he had met the lil explosive in the recovery room in the institute with a sign of fear in her bright red eyes. She was nothing to him but a confused and terrified child who had no control of her radioactive powers. She feared the Canadian with that legendary temper of his until that particular day…the day that changed everything and made them inseparable complete with the father and daughter sort of relationship which he wasn't really serious to dwell on but his heart had soften. That day where he changed the rules and convinced Chuck to let her have weekly sessions in the danger room where it was a haven for Pep. It was also the same day that she kicked Sabertooth's ass by herself. Logan chuckled at that thought but kept the frown on his face.
He had made a promise to Chuck and himself that as her guardian, swore to protect her…he also swore that to her during the drive. Why did there have to be a car crash? Why did she have to be the victim of all the cause? Why did he take her out? Or better yet why did she have those nightmares in the middle of the night? And the big question was, why was he there in the first place. In his bedroom, Logan swore he heard light footsteps and immediately guessed who it was and made sure that the troubled child was okay. But he didn't expect any of this to happen at all. All he wished was that he could take her place…somehow…
"Mr. Rose." A voice caught his attention. He immediately wiped his eyes and stood up from his uncomfortable position. This could be it, the news he had been waiting for. He took deep breaths and was ready for it.
"There are some visitors to see you." The nurse announced and watched as the X-men entered the waiting area with most of them still wearing their pajamas. Some had worried and upset looks and the rest were crying. Professor Xavier was in the lead and wheeled himself to the shaking mutant who was in complete shock.
"Damn why did he have tah bring all of them." he stuttered.
"Logan, where is she?" Charles asked in a calm matter.
"Is she ok!" Kurt pushed through the crowd without teleporting..
"Did she make it?" Kitty gasped.
"What happened?" Storm asked.
"I can't believe I got up for this." Ray rubbed his eyes.
Suddenly questions and remarks were pouring out from everyone that made the room loud enough for Logan's head to explode. "I don't know! Hell I don't even know if she's fine!" his roar made the whole place tremble (literally). Everyone shut their mouths and stared at him with sorry and clueless looks.
The silence was broken down when the nurse walked up behind Logan and gently tapped him in the shoulder. By this time she would have been lying dead on the floor, bleeding from the release of his blades but instead he calmly turned back and gave a serious glare. "Whatcha want lady?" The nurse was trembling in fear but she was able to deliver her message.
"Mr. Rose, this is concerning your daughter Pepper Rose…"
The mutants started whispering comments on why he was addressed like that but with super sense of hearing he gave them the you-better-shut-up-or-else glare.
What about her Ms. Magsino?" Xavier took over.
"We have good news and bad news. What would you prefer to hear first?"
"Go for the good news!" Jamie squealed but his mouth had been shut by other hands at the same time.
Xavier sighed. "I'll go for the bad news if I were you Logan." He sent a telepathic message to Logan and he knew it would be for the best. He sighed and gulped. "What's the bad news ma'am?" his lips trembled.
"The bad news is that…that we lost her." She said it in a clam manner.
Gasps filled the place and Logan had already lifted the poor women by the shoulders. "Logan put Ms. Magsino down carefully please." Charles ordered. He eventually released her form his grasp and watched as she dropped to the ground. It made everyone uncomfortable while the girls were sobbing in the background.
"What's the good news ha?" Logan threatened her.
Ms. Magsino got up to her feet as nothing had happened. "The…the good news is…is that we were able to recover her." Sighs of relief's and clapping followed but Logan still kept his straight face. "She's alright." She assumed him. "Although the impact of the accident caused a fractured rib that nearly pierced her left lung and has a shoulder disloacation."
"Is that all?" Charles questioned.
"We haven't really figured out the rest…and she may have brain damage but we haven't started the tests on that yet." She clarified.
"What kind of damage in particular?"
"Most probably she could be paralyzed, destruction of senses like blindness and amnesia and loss of intelligence."
"That sucks!" Bobby blurted it out.
"Shuddup!" Logan silenced him.
"Right now she's in a coma and heaven knows when she will ever wake up." She ended.
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"Logan may I speak with you privately?"
"Whatever Chuck." He followed him to a vacant room.
"I've taken care of the medical bill under your name."
"Thanks Bub." He really appreciated what the Professor had done but still felt ashamed of it.
He looked nervous and took a deep breath. "I'd like to ask you a few questions?"
"Go ahead mess with my mind if ya wanna get the answers."
"No I prefer it verbally."
"Okay…" he sighed.
"Why did you take her out without my permission?"
"She couldn't sleep because…you know what I'm talking bout."
"How many times have I told you to let her deal it with me, Logan!"
"Well it's pretty useless if yah keep hiding her real past!"
"She's too young to know of these things!"
"Ya could at least tell her where ya buried her mother."
"You're right…I should have told her…" Xavier felt so guilty. "Or the more the burden will be heavy."
"Why'd ya end up erasing everything Quicksilver revealed ta her?"
"I was foolish."
"Now the kid's gotta face the consequences."
"Logan, please, let's get back to the point." Xavier didn't want to stray off and keep the conversation too long. "I want to be honest with you."
"Yeah."
"Did you drink?"
Logan just kept silent and wouldn't dare to answer the painful question. He didn't know what to say and allowed his buff body to become so tense that the Professor was getting impatient.
"I am not messing with your mind. I just need your answer."
"I-I-I wasn't drunk…"
"But did you drink?"
"Yes." Wolverine expected to be scolded by Xavier who was very pale in his wheelchair and watched as he rested his hand on his temples and nodded his head.
"I-I trusted you Logan…I-I really did." Tears formed in his worried brown eyes.
"I never thought it would turn out like this, I swear!"
"She's just a child…a child with an awful past and you treat like a…a…I don't know how to tell you this."
"Chuck…I didn't mean…"
"You swore to protect her and what almost got her killed!"
"None of this would have happened if she didn't wake up because of her nightmares!" he couldn't stop making excuses.
"And that business is supposed to be dealt with me immediately! How many times have you managed to let that slip by me?"
"What's the use anyway if you'll just make it worse. The kid's head is as disturbed as Rogue's!" he roared and kicked one of the empty chairs in front of him.
"Her dreams and flashbacks could be the answers for her reason why her powers emerged too early."
"Ya don't need ta force it. She's only nine!"
"Yes but she's been eager to know about her past and…"
"She's been through too much I tell you, too much Chuck! I love her as if she was my own! She's meant more to me than you can imagine." He bit his lip. "On the ride home I told her that I'd never let anything happen to her…or lets say I'm nothing to her but a lousy guardian." He recalled the scene rescuing Pep from the demolished vehicle before it blew up.
Xavier had never seen and felt so much affection from one of his mentors especially someone like Logan. He wheeled himself closer to him and gave a pat on his shoulder. "I understand how you feel."
"It was my fault. It was because of me this happened to her." Angry and upset tears fell from his eyes. "I'm so sorry Pep." He turned his back and left the room.
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Everyone bunked into Pep's hospital room and stayed up worrying about her condition. It was a blessing that she was still alive although her heart rate was at its weakest trying to hold on as long as possible even though she was stuck in a drastic coma that the doctors predicted would last for days, weeks, or even months. The operation was success and the surgeons were able to fix her broken rib that nearly pierced one of her lungs. Another thing was that her shoulder blade had been badly dislocated and were fortunately they were able to attend to that too. Lastly, they were skeptical that she had brain damage whatsoever and decided to put it through tests the next day after enduring the painful and depressing surgery.
A whole week had slowly passed and Pep was recovering at her best. The good news was that she had no sign of brain damage and the bad news was that she was still stuck in a coma. Each of the mutants took turns watching over her and some wanted to skip school just for a few assigned hours each. Xavier only allowed the older students to be the job since they were "responsible" and all (which also made the recruits left out).
Logan had never stepped out of the hospital since the accident and had been there overnight making sure that Pep had some company even though she was unconscious the whole time. Once in a while, the recruits would come and visit filling the place with flowers, balloons, get-well cards and a bowl of raw chili peppers, Pep's favorite dish. One thing for sure is that they didn't have D.R. sessions for a while so that was some vacation for them to be thankful for until they missed having both Logan and Pep in the institute, things weren't the same anymore.
On a Sunday afternoon, everyone ate lunch in the hospital's cafeteria and watched dvd's in Pep's room. They actually chose her favorite movies even though some weren't really interested in them which include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Shrek, and The Chronicles of Narnia and other juvenile movies. There was also a moment where everyone said a short prayer for Pep to recover and all hoped for the best.
It was Kitty's shift to take charge of Pep and was the only one who realized that Logan hadn't joined them for that day and saw no sign of him at all. She grabbed a chair and positioned it on the left side of the hospital bed where the unconscious mutant had been resting there for days. She stared at her adorable yet so uncomfortable face with her bloody red hair all over it. She leaned over to the other side to avoid touching her left arm that was in a cast so that she could tuck a piece of her bloody red hair behind her ear and made sure her looked neat and more appealing. She sighed and wished that her bright red eyes would just pop open anytime but knew she had no luck.
Suddenly her cell phone from her bag started ringing a few times but was too lazy to even go to the other end of the room and pick it up. After the 7th ring, she rolled her eyes and answered it.
"Like hello." She greeted the caller.
"Kitty?" a familiar voice replied.
"Lance, is that you?"
"Kitty pie, I've been trying to reach you for days. Where the hell have you been?"
"Uh, the hospital…" she was immediately cut of from her phrase.
"Oh my…what…what happened to you? Baby are you okay! Tell me you're okay!" Lance started freaking out.
Kitty rolled her eyes. "Relax, I've been babysitting Pep after the car accident since last week…" again she was cut off.
"But you're alright?" he was still concerned.
"Of course I am!"
"O-kay, so um what happened to the kid?"
"This is like so horrible! She went out on a drive and had a car crash and she nearly died and now she's in a coma and…and she's…she's…" she explained trying to catch her breath.
"Wait a minute? The punk can drive?"
"Shut up!"
"Oh sorry, you were saying?" he tried to sound a little concerned.
"She won't wake up!" she sniffed.
"Ok, I'm really sorry to hear about that Kitty pie…I really am." He made himself sound unhappy.
"Sorry to hear bout what?" a voice came in.
"Get off the other line Piertro I mean it!"
"First-you-two-love-birds-tell-me-what's-goin-on?"
"What?" both couldn't understand his natural fast language.
"Speak slower you moron!" Lance ordered.
"Or better yet get off the line." Kitty screamed for both guys to get deaf in one ear. "Oh Lance I'm like so sorry." She apologized.
"Ha ha I'm still here." Pietro continued the messed up conversation.
"Get your ass off the line now!" you could tell that Lance was obviously pissed.
"C'mon you guys tell me what happened?" the fast-mouth pleaded.
"I can't take him anymore I swear!" Kitty couldn't tolerate this and just wanted to hang up.
"Why not?"
"You know what Kitty, I'll just meet you there."
"Where?"
"None of your business!" both the lovers yelled and hung up right after.
"Hmm sounds like a challenge or is it?" Pietro was eager to know what they were up to. He dropped the phone and smirked. "Oh Lancey boy!"
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"Hey Kitty, mind if we crash…I mean take over her for a while?" Bobby entered the room together with the rest of the recruits.
"But…"
"You can trust us." Sam showed his innocent eyes to her.
"We won't do anything stupid." Ray chuckled.
Roberto glared at Jamie. "Positive and we'll make sure that Jamie won't…"
"Hey what I do!" the second youngest mutant defended himself (as usual).
"Wait…"
"Kitty we are professional babysitters and we deserve to be here…for once." Tabby smirked.
"We won't burn anything!" Amara said in sing-song.
"Bobby!"
"Chill dude, we know what to do, you know watch over Pep and…stuff." He scratched his head.
"Fine but when I come back you're all out of here got that."
"Got it." All crossed their fingers behind their backs.
"And one more thing, no watching tv and messing up the place!" the OC left the room and knew she was making a huge mistake.
"Where's the chips?" Amara beamed.
"Got it?" Jamie dove under the bed and pulled out bags of Cheetos and Lays.
"Nice spot sport." Bobby commented.
"Who's got the remote?" Sam asked.
Roberto and Ray quickly glared at each other and fought over it. "I saw it first you idiot!" "No I did dufus!"
"Hurry up you two or we'll miss the OC!" Tabby watched as the two rivals rolled on the floor fighting for the frigin remote.
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Oh yeah…Anyway I didn't mean to kill my OC…I've been planning more Pep fics from the start but just was as lazy as now and before. Sorry if my grammar or spelling didn't make sense or whatever seemed wrong. Any comments, suggestions, remarks or violent reactions are welcome. No flames pls…hehe! Thanx for reading…next chap will be coming soon. Have a good day and God bless yo'll!