Chapter 24 : Lighters can be annoying
Logan, Pyro, Bobby, and Rogue run down the dimly lit tunnel. They reach an intersection, Pyro starts leading them toward the tunnel on their left.
"No, this way." Bobby points
Bobby leads them to the tunnel on their right. They come up from the tunnel into a large garage. The lights turn on and they gawk at a dozen exotic and expensive cars. They pile into a small sports car close to the garage door. Pyro tries to get into the driver's seat.
"I'm driving" Pyro said before Logan pulls him away.
"Maybe next time. " Logan got in the car and Pyro pouted.
Logan is at the wheel. Rogue rides shotgun, while Bobby and Pyro are in the back.
"This is Cyclops' car. " Bobby stated
"Oh, yeah?" Logan asks while one of his claws shoots out, piercing the ignition. With a quick twist, the car starts. Logan hits the gas.
The garage door opens, and the car speeds away. Logan drives fast, agitated and pre-occupied. The others try to regain their breath.
"What the hell was that back there? " Pyro asks
Logan's eyes flicker, his mind is trying to piece together what he just saw...
"Stryker...His name is Stryker. " Logan said
"Who is he? " Rogue asked while laying her hand on his. Forgetting that she isn't wearing gloves.
"I...don't remember. " Logan mutters
He stares straight ahead, then turns to Rogue, watching her play with something on her wrist. It's his dog tag. She notices and looks up at him. He turns back to the road. Rogue pulls the dog tag off and hands it to Logan.
Logan pauses for a second, then reaches out and grabs the tag, rubs his fingers over the imprinted metal. He smiles and gives it back to Rogue who smiles back. Pyro reaches up and starts fiddling with the radio.
"What are you doing? " Rogue asks annoyed
" I don't like uncomfortable silence. " Pyro stated while still fiddling with the radio.
Pyro hits a button and bad techno music blasts through the speakers. The group cringes. Logan grips the wheel, annoyed. The music only gets louder as Rogue and Pyro fiddle with the controls. Pyro finally presses the eject button and a tray slides open, revealing a small oval-shaped disk. He grabs it, but the music continues to blare. Rogue reaches over and hits a button, stopping the music. Pyro looks at the disk closely, then presses a button. It clicks open, revealing a sleek communication device, a hi-tech cell phone.
"I don't think this is the CD player. " Pyro said
Logan grabs the disk from Pyro, looks at it curiously, and pockets it.
"So, where are we going? " Pyro asks
"Storm and Jean are in Boston. We'll head that way. " Logan reasons
"My parents live in Boston." Bobby said who was quiet the whole ride
"Good." Logan mutters
Click, click, click, click"Pyro, how did you get that lighter?" Rogue asks
"It's my extra one."
"Yeah, because I still have yours." Rogue said
"Where is it ?"
"Here, you can have it back."
"Woohoo." Pyro grabs his lighter back from Rogue and smiles like a five year old that gets his toy back.
Bobby rolled his eyes and looked at Rogue who just smiled at Logan. Their hands are together. Bobby raised an eyebrow at it, "Rogue isn't wearing any gloves, how come she can touch him then?" he thought "Probably his healing factor."
click, click, click, click
"John, if you want to be without lighter again, that can easily be arranged."
"I'm fine."
click, click, click
"Pyro..." Logan growls
"Alright, I'll stop."
"Thank you." Rogue sighed
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