It had been several weeks and Joanna had begun to feel tired and less like herself her stomach had grown and was the size of a grapefruit. She stood and looked at her self in the mirror and ran her hand over her baby bump. She saw Storm walk in and smile " Hey storm what's up?" she said pulling down her tee shirt back to cover her tummy .

"Logan thought you could use a day away baby shopping," she told her Joanna sighed and moved to slip on her boots.

"Could use the time to get away, sure why not" she said and grabbed her jacket but as she stood she felt dizzy and Storm grabbed her arm.

"Wow easy does it, you can't move fast like that any more" she told her Joanna gave a growl and she laughed softly Joanna sighed and looked at Storm.

"This is frustrating I need to do something storm." She said and looked at her she could see storm thinking.

"Come shopping with me and I'll think of something, something that won't get Logan wanting to kill me" she said and smiled.

Several hours passed and shopping was done, Joanna now sat in the back of the SUV was feeling like she had run a marathon Storm drove back to the house as Joanna lent against the window her eyes heavy as she drifted into sleep her mind turning the hum of the engine into the hum of machinery.

She sat huddled in a cage cold and alone she could hear screams from other cells to ether side of her. Then she saw the door and it opened a man in uniform walked in she backed away from him as she did a jolt ran threw her body and she cried out as his pole touched her. The man grabbed for her holding her tight as he pulled her to her feet and pressed her hard against the cold stone wall.

Joanna sat bolt up right in her seat she saw Logan looking at her the door was open and they were back at the school. She quickly held him tight. "Hey babe, what's wrong?" he asked she just held him then pulled away slowly. " bad dream?" He asked and she nodded.

"There getting worse," She told him and slipped out of the car. "I'll tell ya inside" She said and walked or rather half wobbled into the school as a strange blue man appeared and smiled at her she stepped back and lost her footing but Logan grabbed her stopping her falling to the floor.

"Shesh Kurt next time don't scare her I don't want her to have the kids early" He said Joanna looked at Logan.

"You know him?" She asked and saw him nod "He was the one who brought me back when Sabertooth attacked?" Once again he nodded.

"Kurt Wagner at your service" The man bowed "Also known as nightcrawler" Joanna lent back on Logan feeling her tummy move taking her breath away,

"I need to sit down." she said placing Logan's hand on her tummy so he could feel and smiled to Kurt "I never did say thank you, Kurt" She said as she walked past him to head inside. Once she was sat down she felt better even though she felt like she was now nine months even though it had only been seven. She felt her self drift asleep where she sat again she saw the metal bars.

" Move" came a voice behind her followed by a sharp pain in her back and she fell to her knees. Two sets of hands lifted her to her feet dragging her down concrete halls to a white room now panic set in and she tried to pull back from her captors.

"oh come now my dear you know it will only be worse for you if you struggle." Came a man's voice as he walked in front of her his once white lab coat spattered with blood as he lifted her head to look at him. " you my dear are my prize" He told her. "Strap her down, I have...a test to perform."

Several pain filled hours later she was dumped naked, bloodied and bruised back in her cell her body shook at the intrusion the man had performed on it. She moved to the darkest corner and huddled in it trying to grab some rest while she could. It was now she picked up the scent of another in the room and she pressed her back hard against the cold damp wall. It offered little protection but she took it. A low growl came and something moved in the opposite corner. But what ever it was growled and moved in the shadows closer and closer she could see two yellow eyes looking at her then it pounced at her and she screamed...

Joanna sat bolt upright her skin damp with sweat she dropped off the bed and backed into a corner her body shook. " no,no" she kept repeating her hands waving as if trying to fend off an unseen attacker. Logan had been in the kitchen but he felt her fear and dropped his cup, diving across the table he dove quickly to their room finding her he moved to face her.

"Hey, hey Joanna, your fine" He said moving to hold her in his arms. At first she fought him once more but then her arms wrapped around him. His left hand caressed the back of her head.

" They...they wouldn't stop...so...so much pain." She arced her back and hissed as if she was reliving that pain. Her fingers gripped his arms tight as her breathing quickened.

Logan glanced back to the door at who now stood there, Storm, Hank and Xavier all had looks of concern. " Professor, can you do anything for her...please?" He asked her pain clear now in his voice as he held her now close to him. Xavier rolled into the room and over to where they both sat.

" For you my friend I will." He told him placing his hand on Logan's shoulder. " lay her on the bed." He told him. Logan picked her up she clung to him shaking as if her life depended on it, as he held her he felt two sharp kicks against his abs and he smiled and gave a growl of satisfaction. Laying her down she kept hold of his shirt. Xavier rolled as close as he could and placed his hand on Joanna's head. Entering her mind he found her huddled in a corner the sound of a creature echoed all around her.

"Joanna, can you hear me." He said speaking softly to her " I'm here to help you." He moved to her side " this is not real, I'm going to help show you how you can work past this." He said reaching out he waited for her to take his hand. Slowly a shaky, dirty, blood soaked hand reached out.

"I'm scared, they...they hurt me, put things inside me." She stopped and tensed as she shook violently once more.

"Shush, don't focus on that, let your instincts guide you, what do they say?" He asked as she shivered in front of him.