Rugrats/All Grown Up copyright Klasky-Csupo

X-Men copyright Marvel

Mutant Nation Chapter 05: City Invasion

[Klaskytown, The Next Day]

Kimi walked into the kitchen to fix some breakfast.
there, she saw her brother, Chuckie...who was already eating something.

"Hey, Chuckie..."

Chuckie looked up and smiled.

"Hey, Kimi."

Kimi sat next to Chuckie.

"So...about last night, at the dance.
you, uhhhh...saw me and Logan, right?"

Chuckie shrugged.

"yeah...I did."

"And?..."

"And, I don`t have a problem with it."

Kimi eyed him.

"You don`t."

"No, I don`t...
I mean, I DID at first...But, I got over it."

Kimi smiled.

"Good.
I`m glad to see that you decided to GROW UP."

Kimi hugged Chuckie.

"Well, not FULLY...
I`m still gonna keep an eye on you two whenever he`s in your room."

"Chuckie..." Said Kimi, Sternly

"Kidding...sort of."

At that moment, their parents walked up.

"Morning, kids..."

Chuckie and Kimi waved.

"You two better get going, school will start soon."

Chuckie and Kimi got up and grabbed their backpacks.
they took one last bite of their breakfast, then walked out the door.

[Meanwhile, at Angelica`s House]

Angelica was brushing her hair in her room, humming a tune.
at that moment, her mother walked in her room.

"Angelica, you need to get ready for school..."

Angelica put her brush down.

"All ready, mother."

Angelica grabbed her backpack.

"My, you seem to be in a GOOD MOOD." Said Charlotte

"Well, considering I have a new boyfriend...I am pretty happy."

"Really!
that`s great!, whose the lucky guy?"

Angelica smiled.

"Chuckie..."

Charlotte looked at her.

"Finster?"

Angelica eyed her mother.

"Is there ANOTHER Chuckie?"

"Oh!, well...interesting."

"Aren`t you happy?"

"Oh, I AM!
Just a little surprised, that`s all."

Angelica shrugged.

"Well...I suppose it is shocking.
Heh, Savannah and her "Brat Pack" certainly was."

"Well, I am very proud of you, sweetheart...choosing an average guy over a popular one.
you know, when I was your age, I could of had PLENTY of cool guys..."

Charlotte then chuckled.

"But, I chose Drew...I thought his "Nerdiness" was so CUTE."

"Hmmm...I feel the same way about Chuckie."

Angelica then looked at her mom.

"Speaking of dad...how is he taking it?"

"Oh, give him some time...he`ll wrap his mind around it."

Angelica smiled.

"Well, later, mom."

Angelica walked out her room.

"BYE, SWEETIE!"

[Later, At School]

Chuckie and Kimi approached the school grounds.
it was there, that they met up with Tommy and Dil.

"Hey, guys!" Said Chuckie

Tommy and Dil waved.

"hey, Chuck, Kim."

"You two waiting on the others?" Asked Kimi

"Yeah...it shouldn`t take long."

Just then, Phil and Lil walked up followed by Angelica and Susie.

"Hey, Chuckie..." Said Angelica in a romantic voice

Chuckie blushed and waved.

"Hey..."

"So, guys...where is Logan.
he`s usually the first one here."

As if to answer Susie`s question, Logan soon walked up to them.

"Hey, Logan...what`s u-"

"SHHHHHHH!" Said Logan, quieting Phil

"What?"

"When I got up this morning, something didn`t feel right."

"What do you mean?"

"I don`t know.
I just feel like something is going to happen today...something BAD."

"Like a "Premonition?" Said Susie

"Something like that..."

Angelica eyed Susie.

"Excuse me, but...WHAT THE HECK IS A PREMO-WHATEVER!"

"PREMONITION...
It`s what happens when some senses something negative will happen, with no explaination why."

"Which is ALOT being Psychic." Said Dil

Kimi approached Logan.

"Don`t worry, Logan...I`m sure it`s nothing."

Logan sighed.
but, he suddenly smelled something.

"What is it?"

Logan sniffed.

"I smell something..."

Lil glared at Phil.

"did you forget to wear deodorent, again?"

"NO!"

"It`s not Phil!
It`s...something else."

Angelica eyed him.

"I don`t understand, what are yo-"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The group are knocked down by a massive tremor.
Angelica was now screaming continuously at a high pitch.

Logan was the first to get up.

"What was that!" Exclaimed Kimi

"Was it an Earthquake!" Said Susie

Logan narrowed his eyes.

"No...It was TOO SUDDEN to be a quake."

Another Bang was heard from a distance, followed by another.
everyone was still for a moment...Then, a massive cargo plane flew in the sky.

"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT!" Exclaimed Phil

Susie looks at it.

"Looks like a Cargo Plane, like what the military has."

Susie then noticed something.

"wait a second..."

Susie grabbed something from her backpack.
she looked through a pair of binoculars.

"M...R...D."

"MRD?
What the heck is an "MRD!" Said Angelica

Logan gritted his teeth.

"trouble..."

Suddenly, armored vehicles with the same "MRD" logo drove up.
the doors opened and several troopers marched out, holding assault rifles.

"We have to get out of here...NOW!"

"How come!" Said Kimi

The troopers fired their guns at them, which only narrowly missed their feet.

"that`s why..." Said Logan to the Freaked Out kids

Logan sweep kicked the ground, sending some dust at the troopers.

"COME ON, LET`S GO!"

Logan and the others immediatly run at fast as they can.

"HALT!"

The Troopers chase after them.

"WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS!"

"No time to worry about that now!
If we can get to the school, we MIGHT be safe."

By the time the group arrived, they saw that MRD troopers were already at the school they were tackling various school kids to the ground and placing shackles on them.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!" Exclaimed Susie

But, before anyone could answer...MRD Troopers surrounded them.

"HALT!
there is no where to run."

Logan glared at them.
an MRD Trooper scanned him with his helmet`s visor.

"Omega Level threat identified."

"TAKE HIM OUT!"

a trooper fired his gun, which hit Logan right in the head.

"LOGAAAAAAAAAAN!" Shrieked Kimi

Kimi ran over to Logan`s still body.

"LOGAN!
NO!, WAKE UP, LOGAN!"

Kimi tried to wake him, but to no avail.
she finally glared at the troopers, then got up.

"YOU FREAKING JERKS!
YOU KILLED HIM, YOU KILLED MY BOYFRIEND!"

Kimi charged after him, but a trooper struck her with the broadside of his gun.

"KIMI!" Exclaimed Chuckie

Another trooper performed a scan.
he then pointed his gun at Dil.

"YOU!, don`t move...your coming with us."

Tommy stood in front of Dil.

"YOUR NOT TAKING MY BROTHER, ANY-WHERE!"

"Stand aside, kid...this doesn`t concern you."

"LIKE HECK IT DOES!"

The troopers cocked their guns and approached them.
but, Logan suddenly grabbed his gun and tore it away.

He smashed it to pieces and glared at him.

"LOGAN!
YOUR...YOUR OKAY!" Said Kimi

Another trooper shot Logan in the head, again.
but, Logan remained on his feet...shrugging off the attack.

Kimi and the others just stared at the open wound on Logan`s head they could see what looked like METAL under his flesh...which soon grew back.

Teh other troopers all aimed their guns at logan.

"CODE RED!, CODE REEEEEED!"

Logan glared at them and cletched his fists.

"should of called in sick today, bub..."

SKNIT!
SKNIT!

Metal claws pop out between Logan`s knuckles.

"cuz` your gonna need bed rest after I`m done with you."

The troopers fired, but Logan ignored the bullets he just rushed over and slashed at the guns in two, he then kicked the men down.

The others watched in shock and terror as Logan fought the troopers.

Logan slashed the guns of the last few men.
he then retracted his claws and punched one man, while striking the last with his elbow

The others watched as his injuries healed instantly.

"Logan...what?-"

Just then, several more troopers rushed over.
Logan popped out his claws again, glaring at the approaching troopers.

"we have to get into the building...we`re vunerable in the open."

"But, Logan-"

"FOLLOW MY LEAD!"

Logan charged forward, yelling out loud.
He slashed them, destroying their guns and knocking them down.

"COME ON!"

The others followed the "Path" Logan made.
they soon reached the school enterance and locked the door behind them.

Logan looked through a window...sadly, the MRD shot through it.

"LOGAN!"

Logan grounded as he hed his head.
a crushed bullet fell from his face and landed on the ground...his injury soon healed.

"dang it...that really hurts!"

More shots were fired.
Logan and the others ran deeper into the now empty halls of the school.

After getting some distance away, they stopped to catch their breath.

"okay...WHAT IN THE FREAKING HECK IS GOING ON!" Exclaimed Angelica

"Yeah, Angelica`s right!
What was with the shooting and the slashing!" Said Chuckie

Logan exhaled.

"Alright, long story short: Their the MRD...otherwise known as the MUTANT RESPONSE DIVISION."

"Mutants?" Said Lil

"Mutants are humans...who are born with Special Powers."

"HA!
I KNEW THEY WERE REAL!" Exclaimed Dil

the others ignored Dil

"so...your one of these Mutants?"

Logan sighed.

"yeah..."

"Okay...then, what are the MRD?" Asked Phil

"Mutant Hunters.
They hunt down Mutants, either to Arrest them or Destroy them."

"Why?"

Logan scoffs.

"because their MUTANTS...no other reason than that."

Susie scoffed.

"Sheesh, they sound like a bunch of RACISTS to me!"

"That is one way to out it."

Tommy frowned.

"Why did they try to take Dil?"

"Dunno...maybe they think he`s a mutant."

"Wouldn`t be surprised if he is...he`s WEIRD enough." Said Angelica

Logan got up and sighed.

"Well, we`d better get going...
It`s only a matter of time before those "mardies" catch up with us."

"How can we get away from them?" Asked Susie

Logan groaned.

"I don`t know...
But, staying still certainly won`t help us any."

Logan marched forward, the others followed him.
it was deathly quiet within the halls...so quiet, their footsteps echoed

"never thought I`d say this...but, I sorta miss loud chaos of school.
all this QUIET and SILENCE is seriously creeping me out!" Said Lil

Logan huffed.
He approached a door that lead to the gym.

"Hmmmm...
You know, we might be able to sneak back into town from the exit here."

"Worth a shot!" Said Phil

Logan opened the door...but, everyone gasped as what they saw.
bodies of various MRD Troopers were scattered everywhere.

What REALLY got the others (except Logan) freaked was the smears of blood.

"oh my god..." Said Angelica

Logan approached one dead trooper and examined it.
the body`s uniform had claw marks on it...claw marks that were small and grouped in fives.

"Something killed these guys...something with CLAWS, but not like mine."

Logan then sniffed the air.

"and, it`s still in here..."

The others began tp panic and looked around franticly.

"What if...that THING gets us!" Exclaimed Angelica

Logan popped out his claws.

"It won`t even get close..."

"TOUGH TALK FOR A RUNT..." Said an echoed voice

The others now looked around, trying to find the source of the voice Logan just sniffed the air...he then looked up at a Basketball Basket...

someone was perched on it, but was hidden in shadows.
the others saw this...then, all grouped together near Logan.

Logan could make out a pair of hands...with sharp, hook-shaped fingernails.

"creed..." Said Logan darkly

The figure leaped down and landed in front of the group.
he was revealed to be a blonde teen in a trenchcoat...

He had a look in his eyes that was "Psychotic" and his teeth look pretty sharp.

"Hey there, Jimmy..."

Logan snarled at him, it was clear that Logan DID NOT like this guy.

"What are you doing here, Victor!"

Victor just chuckled.

"Now, that`s rude...
Is that anyway to treat your "Big Brother?"

The others were shocked at this, Logan was angrier.

"YOUR NO BROTHER OF MINE!"

"Oh, I see...your still upset over what happened YEARS AGO.
Honestly, Jimmy...when will you let that go?"

"LET IT GO!
You killed my Best Friend and Girlfriend...and, i`m suppose to "Let it go!"

"Does it really matter?
we would of outlived them, anyway..."

Logan growled at him.

"I didn`t think you could go any lower, creed..."

Victor raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"Did you bring the Mardies, here!"

"Me?...Bring the MRD?
HA! HA!, Don`t be stupid...I hate those guys as much as the next mutant."

"Then, WHY are they here?"

"Who knows...I certainly don`t.
I`ve been tracking you for weeks, waiting for the right time to strike at you."

Victor grinned, exposing his sharp teeth.

"This seems as good time as any...
Hopefully, your time with these humans hasn`t made you "Soft."

"I`LL SHOW YOU SOFT!"

Logan charges after Creed, who himself advaced towards him.

"LOGAN!" called out Kimi

Logan tries to strike, but Victor is faster.
he slashes at Logan`s face, who stepped back...holding his scarred face.

"NO!"

Logan glares at Victor, whose scars soon heal...Victor grinned.

"Your getting SLOW, bro...what happened to that "Ultimate Weapon" I used to know."

Logan rushed after him, But Victor grabs him by the neck and slams him against the floor.
he then raised him up into the air and began to squeeze his throat, choking him.

"Gotta enjoy our HEALING FACTORS, Runt...I`m gonna enjoy Killing you for WEEKS!"

Logan struggled, but the lack of air made it hard to focus.

"LET HIM GO!, YOU`LL KILL HIM!" Shouted Susie

"That`s the IDEA." Said Victor

Kimi narrowed her eyes, she wasn`t going to stand by any longer.
she looked around and spotted the body of an MRD Trooper.

She immediatly ran towards it and knelt down.

"Kimi!, What are you doing!" Exclaimed Lil

"just hold on a moment.."

Kimi searched through the Trooper`s belt.
she find what looks like a Policeman Nightstick.

She presses a button...which activates an Electrical Charge, much to her surprise.

Kimi then grins.
she rushes over to Victor, who is still choking Logan.

Yelling, she plunges the electrical club into Victor`s back.
Victor yells out in pain as he is electricuted, creating blinding flashes.

"LET...HIM...GOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"KIMI!" EXclaimed Chuckie

Victor finally releases Logan, who drops onto the ground and coughs violently Victor fell to his knees in pain, panting heavily.

Unfortunently, for Kimi...her nightstick shorted out from a Power Overload.
Victor looked at her angrily, growling like an Animal.

Kimi tried to turn the Nightstick back on...but, failed.

"For that...I`ll kill you SLOWLY and, use your bones as a TOOTH PICK!"

Kimi hit Victor across the face with the Nightstick...but, this just makes Victor MAD.

"cute...now, you die."

Kimi turns to run, but Victor grabs her.
Kimi screams as Victor restrains her and puts his claws at her neck.

"LET GO OF MY SISTER!" Shouted Chuckie

Victor just looks at him evily.

"Come any closer...and, she gets the "Ultimate Shave."

Chuckie and the others stood still, terrified at what he`ll do.

Suddenly...Victor cries out in pain, thus releasing Kimi Logan apparently snuck up behind him and stabbed him in the back.

Logan rips his claws out and jumped back as Victor swiped at him.
The others see Victor`s injury heal instantly...much like Logan does.

Logan wields is Claws defensively, glaring at victor.

"Touch her again...and, I`ll take your head off!"

Victor snickers.

"You haven`t done stuff like that since the OLD DAYS..."

"Those days are DONE, Victor...i`ve changed."

"Yes...and, I`ve often wondered about that."

Victor`s mood changed from Sadistic...to angry.

"Why did you walk out on me all those years ago, Jimmy?"

Logan and Victor now circled around each other...like Jungle Cats.

"We used to be a TEAM, you an I...we were UNSTOPPABLE!
All the battles we faced, your wars we fought, the enemies we conquered..."

"Yeah...So?"

"So?...SO!
SO, YOU ABANDONED ME!
ME!, your own Brother...why?"

Logan glared at him.

"Because, CREED...you couldn`t stop!
I did what I did because I had to, You did what you did because you ENJOYED IT!"

"Is there a difference?"

"YES!, THERE IS!
I cared about protecting people...all you cared about was your NEXT VICTIM."

"Don`t talk like your one of them...because, YOUR NOT!
deep down, you know your just like me: a Monster."

Logan glared at Victor...who just smiled.

"And, I will ALWAYS be around to remind of what you are."

Logan charged angrily at him.
THIS TIME, he slashed at victor`s chest and knocked him down.

Logan pinned Victor to the floor before he could get up and raised a Metal claw at Victor.

Victor just smiled at this.

"go ahead...do it.
kill me...you know you WANT TO."

Logan glared at him.

"Yeah...I do."

Logan growled.
he then retracted his claws and punched Victor hard in the face...knocking him out cold.

"But, I`m not like you."

Logan looked back to his friends, Chuckie was kneeling to Kimi...who was in a state of shock.

Concerned, Logan ran up to them.

"Kimi...you alright?"

Kimi looked at Logan, she looked like she was ready to cry.
she finally got up and hugged him tightly, crying a little.

"He was...g-gonna kill me!"

Logan hugged her.

"yeah...I know."

"Is it true that Victor Guy is you brother?" Asked Tommy

Logan parted from Kimi and sighed.

"Sort of...He's my HALF-BROTHER.
though, I really wish he wasn`t any relation to me At ALL!"

"Wait a minute..." Began Chuckie

"When you first came along, you said you didn`t have any family."

"I don`t...Victor ceased to be my "Brother" YEARS AGO.
and, sometimes...I don`t think he ever was."

Kimi looked at him.

"The things Victor said...about you and him, they can`t possably be-"

"I told you I used to be a "Different Man."
but, even back then...I wasn`t like him."

"No arguement there."

Logan huffed.

"Come on...we have to get back home to Csupo Street."

"How come?" Asked Angelica

"Because the MRD won`t stop until they`ve captured or killed EVERY MUTANT in town...
besides, They`ve seen you guys with me...and, they`ll do anything to get to me."

Logan Then looked at his friends.

"That INCLUDES taking your parents hostage to draw me out."

The others were now scared.

"oh, my god...
They wouldn`t do that, would they!" Exclaimed Lil

"Trust me...they`ve done WORSE."

The friends looked at on another, then back at Logan.

"So...what`s the plan?"

"Simple...we`re going to get to your Families BEFORE that Mardies then, you guys will stay somewhere safe...Until I can fix this problem."

Logan turned and marched off, the others followed him.

Once they were outside...they saw that their once peaceful town looked more like a WAR ZONE.
MRD vehicles and troopers were EVERYWHERE, with various Adults, Teens and even Kids being lead away in shackles.

"oh, man...this reminds me of grandpa`s old War Stories." Began Tommy

"I didn`t think it was much back then, but to see it..."

"Trust me...this is NOTHING compared to World War II." Said Logan

"How do you know that?" Asked Chuckie

Logan was silent.

"I just KNOW, Okay?
Now, COME ON!...the longer we stay here, the more we risk getting caught."

The group snuck past the MRD, hiding behind Bushes and Trees.
they soon sprint behind an abandoned car...then, headed for an alley.

they all ran deeper into the city, doing their best to stay in the shadows.

"You know...
if our lives wasn`t being threatened...this would be SO COOL, right now."

"Shut it, DIL!" Snapped Angelica

"I have to agree with the "Queen of Mean", here...
Be quiet, Dil...you`ll expose our position." Said Logan

"Okay...but, I`m just saying-"

"SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Shushed Lil

Dil crossed his arms.
The group continued on their way.

They soon escaped the City and entered the neighborhood where they all lived.

Unfortunetly...their were MRD vehicles here, too!

"Oh, No!
Those "Mardies" are ALREADY HERE!" Exclaimed Susie

Logan growled.

"Come On, We`ve got to hurry!"

They all ran down the street.
by the time they reached their homes...they saw their parents in handcuffs, being lead to a helicopter.

"MOM!, DAD!" Shouted the others

Their parents all looked at them.

"KIDS!, RUN!" shouted the parents.

The parents were put in the helicopter, which began to take off.
Logan popped out his claws and ran forward.

as the helicopter rose up, Logan ran onto an MRP truck and leaped for the Helicopter his Claws dug into the metal door and after climbing onto a rail, he tore a hole into it.

"Let them go!" Shouted Logan

The parents looked at Logan in shock.
However, a man approached Logan...a man with a scarred face.

"Hello, Wolverine..."

Logan was wide eyed, then angry.

"Col. Wrath..."

"It`s GENERAL, now."

Logan glared at him.

"Let them go, NOW!"

"Sorry, I can`t do that.
they are under arrest for questioning...as are the children."

Wrath then took out a rifle and aimed it at Logan.

"And, I am afraid this is a HUMANS ONLY flight...No Mutants Allowed."

BANG!

Wrath shoots Logan point blank in the face.
the shock of the blast knocked Logan out of the helicoper...which is already pretty high off the ground.

"LOGAN!" Exclaimed Kira

Logan yells as he falls.
he lands hard on a nearby car, crushing it.

"MY CAR!" Exclaimed Drew Pickles

Wrath just grins as the helicopter flies off.
Logan struggles to get him, his bones aching a little.

"ohhhh...that hurt."

"LOGAN!"

Logan looks to see Kimi and the others being restrained by MRD Troopers they are shackled and lead into an armored vehicle, which shuts it`s door tightly.

"KIMI!"

Logan approached the vehicle.
but, the truck`s laser fires at from...knocking him into Tommy`s house.

"Direct hit, sir." Said a Trooper on his Radio

"fire again...I don`t want him getting up from that one." replied Wrath

"Yes, sir."

The truck fires at the house, causing it to fall apart on top of Logan.

"Target has been neutralized, sir."

"Exellent..."

Kimi hears this and thrashes around.

"NO!, LOGAN!"

a Trooper places a device against her neck and injects her with something.
Kimi begins to feel very drowsy, her eyes getting heavy.

"lo...gaaaaaaan."

Kimi soon passes out.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO KIMI!" Exclaimed Susie

"Same thing we`ll do to all of you."

The troopers sedate the other kids.
the truck then drives off, followed by others MRD trucks.

[Later, at a Secret MRD Facility]

Gen. Wrath presses a button on a computer...someone soon responds.

"Yes?"

"The mission was a success.
we captured ALOT of Mutants, including the one you told me about."

"Good...I knew you would be successful."

"On an added note, I-,er...WE found Wolverine in the area."

"Oh?...you did?"

"Yes...
and, he was in the company of some humans who apparently have knowledge of his Mutant Status.
we have taken the children and their families prisoner to question them further on what they know."

"And, what about Wolverine?"

Wrath sighed.

"We encountered resistance...but, fought back.
it seems he has been neutralize, but we`re not certain."

"Well, in that case...you had better prepare for an attack.
if he is INDEED allied with humans, he will certainly attempt a rescue."

Wrath smiled.

"Yes...I KNOW."

The mystery man chuckled.

"Good luck, then..."

The feed is cut off.
Gen. Wrath then gets up from his chair and walks out of his office.

Later, he enters a metal room with a single cell.
the guards deactivate the energy barrier, allowing Wrath inside.

He faces the Pickles, Finster, DeVille and Carmichael partents and their kids.
who are sitting on a metal slab hanging from the wall and looked terrified.

"Now...tell the the truth about WOLVERINE." Said Wrath, threatening

[Meanwhile, Back in Klaskytown]

all is quiet in Csupo Street.
Tommy Pickles house now lies in ruins, nothing but rubble and broken glass.

just then, the ground shifts a little.
suddenly, an arm tears through the rubble, followed by Three metal blades that rips between the knuckles.