The Fight

Chapter 20

Jubilee walked to the mouth of the cave and stared up at the night sky. She looked in awe at the stars and moon at how more clearly they look. With her newly heightened senses, she began to appreciate what Weapon X had given her, but she also hated them for what they took away from her.

She glanced at Creed, who was sleeping soundly and imagined what it would be like if she turned into him. A part of her shuddered at the thought of becoming a murderous monster like him, but the other part of her was eager to have a chance to hunt and kill her very first prey. She sighed and turned her attention back to the sky.

An hour had past and Jubilee had gone into the woods to hunt. She was so desperately hungry that the animal inside had taken over. Stalking through the woods she took in every scent that the wilderness had to offer, patiently awaiting for the scent of an animal. Soon the winds changed again and she finally picked up a scent. The animal inside tried to decipher what the scent was, but because this was her first hunt, she wasn't quite sure.

She sniffed the air again and growled with frustration, thinking to herself, 'Grr Something close by…" she sniffed again and headed straight for the scent, 'Smell's like meat, but more me. Not much fur. Stinks of something unnatural… What is it?' She followed the scent for about thirty minutes till she finally found the source down below her, walking along the side of the cliff she was standing on. Looking down she saw a short, hairy man pressed up against the cliff. Wanting a closer look, she leaned a little more forward; knocking a few loose rocks off which hit the man on top of his head.

Down on the ledge, Logan was walking along the narrow path, when he suddenly felt something hit him on top of his head. He looked up to see what it was, he saw Jubilee, and immediately became enraged.

"Jubilee!" he roared, popping out his claws, and he turned around, and began to climb the cliff with his claws.

Jubilee stared at the man curiously. She was still in a feral state of mind, which was tell her to wait for her meal to come to her, but a small voice in the back of her head told her that he wasn't food and that she should run. Not knowing which one to listen to, she simply stepped backwards, and waited for him to reach the top.

When Logan finally reached the top, he was ready for a fight.

"Well, Darlin'." He said, "It looks like you're gonna have ta fight for your life after all, cause I'm takin' you back to Weapon X."

Memories flashed through her mind at the mention of Weapon X and immediately she went into a feral rage.

"Come on!" he roared, "Hit me with your best shot!"

The sounds of a feral scream echoed through the woods, waking all the wild life from their slumber, even Creed. Creed woke up and rushed to his feet.

"What the hell!" he looked for Jubilee, but found that she was anywhere within the cave. He rushed to the cave's opening and sniffed the air, picking up on her scent and Logan's as well. "Damn!"

Logan and Jubilee were rolling around, punching, and clawing each other, hoping that the other would give up. They broke apart and stood glaring into each other's eyes with a kind of hunger and hatred. Blood dripped from their bodies, but their wounds healed rapidly.

"So." Logan began, "Weapon X hooked you up, huh?"

"Grrr"

"It ain't gonna help ya out much, Darlin'. Specially since you're feral and not thinking clearly."

Jubilee glared at her prey. Angry at the fact that he hasn't gone down that she hasn't gotten the chance to eat him and scared that she might loose and become his meal. Her body began to glow again. The heat from her own power building up made her upset and being upset made her power build up faster.

"Damn it!" he cursed, "I gotta knock her out before she does the same thing to this place that she did to the last."

Logan raced up to her and punched her as hard as he could on her head. The blow made her stumble, but it wasn't enough to knock her out. She shook her head and tried to retaliate, but the heat of her own body was driving her crazy. Logan tried again, this time a double punch, which was enough to knock her out. He caught her, quickly dropping her when he felt how hot her body really was, and watched as her body slowly stopped glowing. After a while he knelt down next her, gentle prodding her with his finger to make she was no longer hot before picking her up. He stood up with the young girl in his arms and began to head down the cliff, but stopped when he heard a familiar voice.

"I believe you have somethin' that belongs to me, runt." said Creed in a threatening manner.