AN: In response to a couple of comments and questions I've received, let me just say that Laura did go back for her adamantium claws. So no she does not have bone claws.
I do not own X-men or Young Justice
*Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: November 5, 20:00*
With most of the students and faculty were going out for the night leaving her and Logan to enjoy the living room for themselves. Logan who decided this was the perfect time to try some father-daughter bonding time, with the two of them sharing relaxing on the couch sharing in one of his favorite past times.
"Remotes, beverages, trail mix, team year book with stats" Logan listed off, as he arranged the items in question on the coffee table. "All within arm's length, so we don't even have to lean over to pick 'em up."
"I don't understand" said Laura. "Why are you so excited?"
"Laura, I am a proud Canadian" Logan grinned, as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "And I'll be damned if I don't teach you about this wonderful sport."
"Are you sure you won't change your mind, Logan?" Logan and Laura turned to find Prof. Xavier and the rest of the faculty watching them from the doorway. "This is the last night Dr. MacTaggert and her staff with be visiting. Tomorrow they'll be returning to her research facility on Muir Island."
"Not happening, Chuck" said Logan. "Tonight, is all about hockey."
"Alright Logan" Prof. Xavier chuckled. "Just remember not everyone is coming with us. Kitty, Siryn, and Michelle – the girls visiting from Muir Island will be here as well."
While familiar with Kitty the fourteen-year-old brunette girl with the ability to phase through solid objects, Laura took the opportunity take in the two visiting girls. Siryn was eighteen-year-old red headed Scottish girl, who possessed sonic abilities similar to Black Canary. And Michelle, a seventeen-year-old girl with blue skin, pointed ears and large pupil-less white eyes, with empathic abilities specifically amplifying and transmitting her own.
"My sister, Illyana will be staying behind as well, Professor" one of the students spoke up in a thick Russian accent, a small blonde haired girl standing by his side, who looked to be no more than eight.
"Of course, thank you, Piotr" said Xavier, having forgotten that detail. He then turned back to Logan. "That won't be a problem will it, Logan?"
"Won't be a problem, Chuck" Logan assured him. Though he didn't expect any problems from the girls. Once Xavier and the others were out the door, Logan turned to the girls staying behind. "Alright, listen up. You ladies can do whatever you want tonight, I could care less. So long as you don't interrupt our game. I miss one second of regulation time..." Logan popped one of his claws. "…and I turn the lot of you into girl-kabobs. Got me?"
Aware that Logan was being very serious about not wanting any interruptions, Kitty quickly dragged the girls upstairs, leaving Logan and Laura alone.
While Logan was introducing Laura to hockey, upstairs Kitty was leading the girls back to her room, as they tried to figure out what they wanted to do.
"You know what could be fun?" said Siryn. "I'd love to take a look at this Danger Room, I've heard so much about. It's in the basement, right?"
"Oh…I don't know" said Kitty. "Students aren't really allowed to run it by ourselves."
"Aw, C'mon, Kitty! Please just one peak. Mr. Logan said he didn't care what we did."
"Well…"
And so, with peer pressure winning once again the girls ended up in the Danger Room.
"I don't see what so 'Danger-Y' about this place" said Michelle.
"That's because there isn't a training program running" Kitty explained.
"Oh, so you're holding out on me, then?" said Siryn.
"I am not!"
"You said you'd let me see the Danger Room, right? And I'm not really seeing it without a program running, now am I?"
"Well…when you put it that way…"
Peer pressure is truly a dangerous thing, as Kitty started up one of the Danger Room's earliest programs, causing it to deploy five androids.
"These robots represent the X-Men's first foes: The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants" Kitty explained. "There's Magnet Guy (Magneto), Short Ugly Dude (Toad), the Mustache (Master Mind), Running Dude (Quick Silver), and the Scarlet Woman (Scarlet Witch)."
"Did they seriously call themselves 'The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?'" Siryn scoffed. "That's so retro."
Moments later the girls were trying their hand at the training, using their respective abilities to battle against the robotic duplicate of the classic X-Men villains. In the beginning things started off well, Siryn used her sonic abilities to knock back androids while Kitty's phasing ability shorted them out every time she passed through them.
Problem was the androids were built tough and with Illyana not having any known abilities and Michelle's own empathic powers having no effect of machines the situation quickly got out of hand with them being sitting ducks.
"Keep Illyana safe!" Kitty ordered Michelle, prompting the blue skinned girl to take the little one as far away from the action as possible.
Unaware of the chaos happening bellow them, Laura and Logan were enjoying themselves on the couch. Though Laura did ask Logan questions on the intricacies of hockey.
"So, every match they sing the Canadian national anthem?" she asked.
"Yep" Logan confirmed, taking a sip of his beer. "All countries have their pride, and Canada is no different."
Laura nodded in understanding, as she enjoyed the taste of the trail mix, completely missing the pleased look on Logan's face as he watched her out the corner of his eye.
As Michelle rushed to carry Illyana to safety she failed to notice the Magneto android until it was too late, taking a low powered energy blast to the back as it flew past, causing her to drop Illyana. Who unnoticed by the older girls accidentally created a portal, sending her to the Danger Room's control room, pausing the training program as she landed on the keyboard.
"Thank God!" Siryn sighed. "That was boring. I'm bored. Let's do something else."
"Ok but I need to find Illya…oh never mind" Michelle turned around to find Illyana innocently standing behind her. "That wasn't funny Illyana. Don't scare me like that again."
Illyana just smiled innocently at the older girl, while privately laughing at the fact no one noticed her newly discovered power.
With that the girls left the Danger Room in search of something else to do, leaving the door opened behind them. Moments later the android Brotherhood reactivated, and with no sign of an enemy the droids left the confines of the Danger Room in search of a target.
Not wanting to risk causing more trouble and distract Logan from his hockey game, Kitty brought the girls back upstairs and to her room.
"You're rooming with Laura, right?" asked Siryn.
"Yeah but she's new to the Institute" said Kitty. "So, I don't really know her that well yet."
"But Mr. Logan's her dad, so why wasn't she here?"
"I think she was with her mom or something." Of course, Kitty had heard about the rumors saying Laura was away from Logan because she was working with the Justice League. Some were even saying that she had left with Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad just last week. But Laura had said nothing to confirm or deny the stories. "So, does anyone know what they want to do?"
"We used to play 'Spin the Secrets' all the time a girl scout camp" Michelle suggested.
"Um…we're not gonna have to kiss each other, are we?" asked Kitty.
"No. It's nothing like that." Michelle had them all sit in a circle and placed a bottle in the center, before spinning. "Whoever the bottle points at has to go into the closet and tell one of us her deepest darkest secret." It landed on Kitty. "Ok. Since I started it I'll go with you. Then each of us writes down the secrets we hear. And then we all guess whose secret is which. It's hilarious!"
"If you say so" Siryn said skeptically.
While she still wasn't sure about all the details Laura found, herself getting into the spirit of the game as she and Logan watched the intense game.
"Kosolov challenged by Tyler"
"Oh, you're going to love this" said Logan.
"Their throwing off the gloves! Looks like we've got a bout for game four!"
Laura had to admit Logan's prediction was right. She did find it strangely entertaining to watch the two players start fighting it out on the ice.
"Is it not against the rules for them to fight like this?" she couldn't help but ask.
"It's the beauty of hockey, Darlin'" Logan grinned. "Bet you're glad I had you watch with me, now."
"Yes" Laura gave a small smile. "Hockey is fun. I'm glad you wanted to teach me about it." Laura didn't imagine she'd have as much fun with the other girls. Nothing against Kitty but she just didn't understand most of the things she was talking about. "I'm curious why did you have me room with Kitty?"
"The half pint's room was free and she's basically the only other teenage girl I really know" he explained. Apparently, Kitty was currently hoping to try her hand at becoming a superhero once she mastered her powers, and Prof. Xavier pointed her towards Logan for extra training. "Not sure if she'll stick with it but I figure if I've got to have a sidekick it wouldn't hurt for you two to get along."
Laura nodded. She was willing to try and get to know Kitty better for Logan's sake. Though she couldn't help but feel slightly bothered by what she assumed to be a close relationship, and was fearful that she'd fall short by comparison.
As if sensing her discomfort Logan pulled Laura in closer.
"Listen Laura, I just thought maybe you'd like having some around her besides me to talk to" said Logan. "Now I don't know shit about being a teenage girl but I figure Kitty's a good fit in that department. And you've seen the ugly in the world, so I'm betting you can give her some perspective."
"If I am to learn from Kitty, does that mean you don't want me watching hockey with you anymore?" Laura asked.
Logan chuckled as he noticed a strange gleam in Laura's eye.
Kid's trying to make a joke "Hell no, Laura we've got lots of hockey ahead of us. Though I was serious about you helping the Kitty. Damn girl worries about the dumbest things."
Feeling reassured, Laura went back to quietly watching the game with Logan.
Back upstairs Michelle found herself subject to Kitty's woes. They had barely just closed the closet door before the girl started unloading about her huge crush on Piotr Rasputin.
"…and I just can't get him to notice me" Kitty whined. "The entire time you've all been here, Piotr has done nothing but hang out with Siryn. Do you think she's trying to steal him from me?!"
"Geez, Kitty, I don't know. I'm pretty sure there's a guy Siryn likes back at Muir Island though" said Michelle, trying to be supportive. "But I'll let you know if she says anything."
"Oh, thank God! I really owe you one, Amp."
"Amp?"
"Oh, yeah the students here like to give themselves nicknames based of their powers" Kitty explained. "It's kind of like a tradition from back when the X-Men were active. And I thought 'Amp' suites you, because of your powers."
"I like it" the newly christened Amp smiled.
"Here's Iwaniec's working his way through Mac Miller, connecting with Sareva."
Laura and Logan leaned forward in their seats, neither noticing as the Brotherhood androids stepped out of the elevator.
"And Sareva sends him packing…"
"No" Logan groaned, while Laura looked pleased with herself.
"Told you" she gloated, pleased to see her prediction had come true.
"Kid reads one book and now she thinks she knows everything" Logan grumbled good naturedly, as he gave Laura her prize: the last bag of trail mix. "Damn kid, you're really putting these away."
"Food at the Facility was nutritious but very bland" Laura explained, happily accepting her prize. "Go again? Loser has to get the next round of snacks."
"You're on."
"No score just past the three mark in period two…"
So, focused on the game neither Laura nor Logan noticed the elevator to the basement open.
Continuing with their game Kitty and Illyana were the next pair to entire the closet. There was just the small problem that Illyana could only speak Russian.
"I need you to tell me a secret, Illyana" said Kitty, stressing her words. "You understand? A SEC-RET. Oh, this is pointless you don't have enough English…"
Kitty paused as the little girl held up a note pad and started drawing. Kitty smiled at the clever solution, only to laugh once Illyana showed her a drawing of herself falling through the portal she'd created in the Danger Room.
"That's cute, but you need to tell me a true secret, otherwise the game is no fun" said Kitty, completely missing the point. "You can't walk through walls. I can. But I'm very flattered you want to be me."
Pouting Illyana stubbornly kept pointing at her drawing, trying to tell Kitty about her newly discovered ability, but to no avail. Instead the older girl just decided they'd tell the others her secret was she wet the bed or something.
"Teller gets his marching orders from Kosolov…then gets creamed in the corner by Tyler! Oh, that was brutal!"
"Should've quit, while you were ahead" Logan grinned.
"Fine I'll get the snacks but not before break" said Laura.
Their attention completely focused on the game Logan and Laura failed to notice the Brotherhood androids step out of the elevator. Their sensors picking up on their active x-genes, the androids stocked towards the pair.
Unfortunately for them the androids decided the best approach was a frontal assault, positioning themselves in front of the Logan and Laura, blocking their view of the TV angering the father and daughter.
While things started heating up downstairs back in Kitty's room, Amp and Siryn have taken their turn in the closet so that the blue skinned girl may share her secret.
"You know Dimitri? Dr. MacTaggart's intern, the Russian exchange student. I have a huge crush on him." Amp confessed. "It's horrible. I'm just working up the courage to ask him out – maybe with this holiday break coming up…" she paused as she noticed the strained look on Siryn's face. "What?"
"I'm so sorry, love. If I'd known – I never would've…"
"What?"
"Well…Dimitri slipped me a note right before we left the island" Siryn confessed. "He has this mad crush on me. You see, I've been having Piotr help me write him a note back in Russian. I thought it'd be cute. I had no idea you fancied him, too. Not that I blame you. No worries though it's just a bit of fun, you know? It's just…"
"It's just what?" Amp pressed, gritting her teeth against the biting pain in her heart.
"It's just – you know I love you, and I just don't want you to waste your time. The thing is…he's told me…it's awful, but you scare him, Dear. Your looks. Isn't he pathetic? But I told him…"
Just like that something snapped inside Michelle causing her to tap into her emphatic abilities, transmitting her pain and rage to Siryn, amplified by eleven.
"You're pathetic! You know what, Kitty loves Piotr and made him play a trick on you! That note he wrote for you, it actually says you hate Dimitri, and that he should date me instead! Doesn't that make you ANGRY Siryn? DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU HATE KITTY? Well why don't you do something about it?!"
Under the influence of Amp's powers, Siryn was filled with an uncontrollable rage, driving her to smash through the closet door and attack Kitty with her sonic powers.
Back downstairs the Brotherhood androids were learning that the only thing worse than one pissed off Wolverine was two, as Laura and Logan started tearing into them.
"Listen up, you flamin' robots" Logan snarled, as he slashed his claws into the Quicksilver android's head, reducing it to scrap. "We're the best there is at what we do. And what we do is…" sensing movement behind him, Logan turned and slashed his claws clean through the robotic Toad's torso. "Is watch hockey!"
The Magneto android fired a laser blast at Logan, only for Laura to dive into the beam's path. Using her adamantium laced claws to deflect the laser, Laura bounced it into the Scarlet Witch android, blowing it to smithereens.
"And we will watch it whenever we feel like it!" she growled. Sensing movement behind her, Laura spun on her heel, releasing a foot claw, and sliced the Master Mind android's head clean off. "For as long as we feel like it!"
"Damn right we will!"
Fueled by rage, Logan and Laura pounced at the Magneto robot, finishing their rampage in style as the android suffered the fate of having two sets of adamantium claws tear its body to shreds.
With the Brotherhood androids dealt with, Laura and Logan happily sat down to finish watching the game.
"Down to the front – Kosolov drops it…"
The father and daughter leaned forward in their seats grinning in anticipation
"…Iwaniec fires and…"
Then just at what could be the most pivotal moment of the entire game, Kitty and Siryn came smashing down through the ceiling, crashing into the TV, leaving the two hockey fans stunned.
"N…No" Siryn and Kitty broke up their fight to take cautious looks at Logan and Laura, both of whom were now shaking with rage. "No…hockey…no…"
"Um…guys?" Kitty called nervously. "Are you two ok?"
"I think we should run now" said Siryn.
Running turned out to be the smart choice as Laura proved just how much like Logan she was as the pair of them let out a pair of savage roars and started chasing Kitty and Siryn up the stairs.
"What do we do?!" Siryn fearfully asked Kitty.
"Just keep running!" Kitty screamed. While she was, sure Logan would never seriously hurt them, she wasn't sure about Laura and was afraid to find out just how far she'd be willing to go.
Unfortunately, the two fleeing girls didn't know just how agile Laura was, as the angry clone/daughter of Wolverine leaped over their heads, landing at the top of the stairs, boxing Kitty and Siryn in.
While this wasn't a problem for Kitty, Siryn on the other hand wouldn't be so lucky.
"Don't you dare leave me here" said Siryn, glaring at Kitty who had already started phasing through the wall.
"We were watching that" Laura growled, making Kitty and Siryn take an involuntary step back. But it didn't matter as an equally angry Logan was standing behind them.
"Wait!" Amp cried, running out into the hall. "I've calmed down. And so, will you."
Tapping into her emphatic abilities, Amp forced Logan and Laura to calm down.
"Ok now what the hell's going on?" Logan demanded.
"Oh nothing" Amp said sarcastically. "Just a lot of petty whining. Kitty's worried about someone stealing her man. Siryn's worried about anything messing with her fun" she then turned her attention to Kitty and Siryn, deciding to unload on the girls. "You two ever thing about what I have to go through, looking like this? You two can still pass for normal! And to top it off, you're both beautiful! It's not fair! No boy is ever going to want to be with me! Ever!"
Standing awkwardly to the side, Laura looked to the Logan for an explanation.
"It's nothing you'll be worrying about for a long time" Logan said gruffly, vowing to himself that Laura wouldn't be allowed to even think about boys until she was in her thirties. "Now just let me take care of this."
Approaching the now crying Michelle, Logan placed a comforting hand on the blue skinned girl's shoulder.
"Now hold up there. I can tell you from experience, nobody who doesn't accept you for who you are is worth keeping. And that's true of anybody, doesn't matter who or what you are." Logan pulled the crying girl's chin, nudging her to look at him. "You're beautiful where it counts. And if a dumb bruiser like me recognizes that, law of averages says your Mr. Right out there will too, right?"
Hours later Prof. Xavier and the others returned to the Institute laughing and smile after a fun night out. The sports fans of the group immediately moved to the living room to ask Logan about the game, only fall silent at the door.
While some were focused on the destruction around the room the majority of them were focused entirely on the sight of Logan sitting peacefully on the couch – watching TV – between a sleeping Laura and Michelle, with Siryn and Kitty choosing to sleep on the floor lying back against the sofa.
"I assume tonight went well" Xavier sighed, knowing he'd have to pay for repairs. Still he was pleased to see things were going well for Logan and Laura and it seemed the girl may have even found some new friends.
Of course, the night couldn't just end on a peaceful note as Scott suddenly glared at Logan.
"Is that my TV?" he demanded. "You broke into my room?"
"No Laura did" Logan smirked. "I just told her you had a TV, and I wouldn't stop her."
He got bond with Laura, watch a hockey match, and tick off Scott Summer. Logan was definitely calling tonight a win.
*North Atlantic Ocean: November 6, 14:00*
With their visit to the Xavier Institute over Siryn and Michelle were on their flight back to Muir Island. Michelle was content to spend the time sketching but Siryn was still feeling a little guilty.
"Again, I couldn't be sorrier, Michelle" said Siryn.
"Don't worry about it. Water under the bridge" Michelle assured her. "Oh, and I think I'll keep the nickname Kitty gave me. So, call me 'Amp'."
"Nice, I approve."
"You should. Like I believe your real name's 'Siryn'."
Siryn laughed admitting it was just a handle she'd given herself.
"But seriously, no stupid little boy should stand in the way of our friendship" said Siryn. "And when we land, let's call up Kitty. Maybe Laura will join too. We're forming a Sisterhood!"
Sharing a laugh Amp and Siryn high-fived.
"Sounds good" said Amp. "But I've already forgotten about Dimitri. Consider him yours. I've moved on to bigger and better prospects."
With a smile, Amp returned to her drawing: a very well down sketch of Logan surrounded by hearts.
I hope Laura won't mind.