Hey Here's Chapter 6 :D Hope ya'll like it
UPDATE: 6/23/12
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Genesis Chapter 6:
Agatha watched Logan sleep from the corner of her eye. He looked peaceful and clam. Rarely ever did she see him look so 'happy'. It was almost ironic to see him so relaxed when he was so close to dying.
They soon arrived at the bar and Agatha sighed as she parked the car. She hopped that no one would ask any questions when she walked in.
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He awoke to the sound of the door shutting. He didn't flinch. He knew Agatha would have apologized for waking him the way only a worried teen could, but right now he didn't need that. What he did need was some peace and quiet to sort out his thoughts.
This mission just keeps getting weirder and weirder. The kid probably snuck out against whatever Chuck told her. But what did he tell her? How much does she really know? What's more, Creed saved our butts back there. Why? What did he say when he came back from fighting her? It was somethin' bout her being a lot like us. He musta caught her scent and now he's gonna use her ta find Weapon X. There's no other explanation for it.
The door to the Jeep opened and he kept still. Agatha sat down next to him and said, "I know you're awake. And I know you were ranting."
He smirked and opened one of his eyes looking at her.
"How'd ya know?" he asked.
"You smelled different than you did when you were sleeping, and you were frowning. When you were asleep you weren't," she said matter-of-factly.
"That sniffer o' yers is getting better," he said smiling and sitting up a little more.
"Really?" she asked optimistically.
He nodded as she handed him his beer.
"I'm guessing the bartender didn't ask," he said opening the bottle taking a long drink.
"Well you could say that… or you could say I scared the crap out of him and he didn't bother wondering how old I was…"
Logan chuckled/coughed and Agatha handed him a package.
"Here I got you a burger too."
He took it and hungrily wolfed it down. When he finished he saw her watching him, and realized that she hadn't had one. It would have been impossible for her to have eaten in the bar she had been gone for only a minute or so. She noticed his look.
"Don't worry I really wasn't hungry and chewing is gonna hurt ten times as much as talking does."
He then truly realized how much she was giving for him. Not only was it a pain to drive with her injured hand but talking to him, laughing, it all must have hurt her massively. The realization sunk in as she started the car once more.
"We're almost there, just a few hours. Okay?"
"Great. Can't wait to get home," he snorted. Wolfie noted the slight sarcasm in the comment. "So kid, why did ya come back alone? I thought you said you'd be coming with back-up."
"Well I was planning on coming sooner with the whole team but everyone 'sept Jean, Storm, and the Professor were gone. So I was hoping to have Jean and Storm come with me but then the Professor said Magneto was doing everything for a 'good reason'. So I stayed at the school to get some rest. And well I… I dreamt that I came for you in the morning and it was too late. You were dead. And Magneto and his goons were gone. I was so scared that we would be too late for real so I came on my own."
"Oh," was his only answer. Poor kid's so worried 'bout me she's put herself in danger without thinking. Now Creed's gonna come looking fer her and when he finds out she ain't a link ta Weapon X, he's not gonna be needing her alive anymore. Kid's put herself in more danger than she bargained for.
"What? Do you think I should have waited 'till the team got back?"
"Huh? No, I'm glad you came. If you hadn't I would have been dead meat back there. I would have had to fight Creed and Deathstrike."
She nodded and continued driving, letting the music of the radio calm her edgy nerves. She looked at him every once in a while. He nursed his beer as he looked out his rolled down window, letting the several scents of the streets and houses invade his nose.
A while later Agatha began to fidget as she ran the same question over and over her head.
"Logan. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure kid."
"Was the Professor right? I mean he didn't smell like he was lying but he could have been wrong, right?"
He thought of what to say and after a short while he said, "Don't know kid. There's a chance Chuck was right. Why else would the poison have been temporary? But lookin' at you and me I'm pretty sure Deathstrike didn't have our best interests in mind."
That made Agatha smile a bit but it quickly vanished when Logan began coughing roughly.
"W-what's wrong?"
"Argh! I don't… damn it!"
He tried applying pressure to the bloody cloth around his chest. Wolfie turned the wheel and was going to pull over when he grabbed her arm.
"Don't! Just get us back home. We both need to get to the med-lab, so drive!" he said. She swallowed and stepped on the gas.
Oh damn it, he looks terrible. He's gotta be in so much pain! What the heck happened? Aren't his powers are supposed to be fighting off the chips? But it looks like he's just getting worse!
She ignored speed limits and at points stoplights. He had his eyes shut tight and his right hand pressing over his heart. He was coughing up blood and after each cough came an expletive.
"How damn far is the stupid mansion?" he snapped.
"We're almost there. Just try and relax," she said trying to sooth him. He growled at her.
He began to shiver uncontrollably and Agatha turned up the heat. She rolled up his window and put a hand to his forehead. His skin burned and she began to shake him to try to keep him awake.
"Logan you have to hold on. Okay. Just keep talking to me and we'll be home soon."
He nodded closing his eyes again.
"I…I was planin'… on takin'… you and the rest o' the kids in yer… self defense class… ta Canada fer a….*cough* damn it…a field-trip."
"That's a great idea! I'm sure Jean and Beast wouldn't mind and they could convince the professor. What else?"
"Can't… hurts," he muttered between coughs.
"I know, but you just have to hold on. Please."
"Kay. Ask," he commanded.
"Okay, um, what's your favorite type of motorcycle?"
"Harl…*cough*shit… Harley."
"Right, stupid question. And what kind of music do you like?"
"Never paid much…" he said very drowsily. Agatha couldn't understand the end of it.
"Logan?" she asked when he was silent for a while.
"*cough* sorry."
"It's okay. Now how what about the music again?"
"Don't pay much attention to it. *cough, cough*"
Agatha continued to speak to him but he couldn't hear her anymore.
This hurts more than getting' punched by The Hulk! Flamin' hell! I'm sorry darlin' but I can't stay awake much longer.
"Logan? Logan, please stay awake! Please don't leave me!" she said shaking him getting very nervous. But it was no use he was out cold.
His body shivered even harder and his limp hand came off from his chest. When she stopped the car at a light she managed to find a blanket under the back seats and she pulled it over him.
"Come on, come on! I gotta get home!" She sped through the streets as a vast array of honking and yelling followed her trail.
She finally got to the mansion gates. She stopped the car leaving it on so Logan would still be warm, and she ran into the mansion.
"Jean! Jean, get down here!" She got a telepathic answer.
"Yes Agatha? What is it?"
"I need you to come down here and get Logan inside. I snuck out to help him and now he's hurt real bad."
"What? Agatha you could have gotten yourself killed!"
"Yeah I know but right now Logan's the one you should be worried about. He can't heal because of some nano chips and I can't carry him into the lab without making his injuries worse."
"Right. I'll be down in a second."
Agatha ran back outside to see how Logan was holding up. His temperature was rising and he continued to shiver. She then took off the blanket and shirt rag to inspect the wound.
"Oh, yuck. That doesn't look good," she said as she saw the puss and blood oozing out of the wounds. She could see a green substance on the edges of the wounds that didn't look like puss, and assumed that it was the nano-chips. Agatha looked towards the mansion and saw Jean run out in her night robe.
"Oh my god! Agatha, are you alright? Your face and hand!" she said as she ran towards the Jeep.
"Don't worry about me Jean. I'm fine, Logan isn't."
Jean looked into the car and gasped. His costume, or what had been left of it, was in tatters.
"Oh dear god, you were right. This is very bad. I'll get him to the med-lab. Can you park his Jeep and then immediately go to the lab so I can look at you too."
Agatha nodded and got into the car while Jean telekinetically took Logan inside. She parked in Logan's favorite spot put on her shoes and slowly walked to the lab.
Now that I'm not too busy freaking out about Logan I really notice how much my face hurts. And I won't be using my left hand for too many things for a while, she thought wincing with each step.
She slowly walked into the med-lab to see Logan hooked up to many machines. She knew that if her were conscious he would be ticked and a little freaked.
"How is he?" she asked.
"Stabilized. He's not going to get worse… for now. But getting better is going to be a difficult task without Henry, and I have no idea when they will be back."
Agatha sighed and sat on a stool next to him. She looked at him sadly. Agatha could see the 5 holes perfectly on his bare chest. Yuriko's claws had gone cleanly through him. She could see the bed through the holes. It was disgusting and it angered her. She looked at his perfect skin remembering where Deathstrike had gutted him earlier. The wound had completely healed and now there was nothing more than a few blood stains where it had been.
"What exactly happened Agatha?"
Agatha looked back at Jean and told her everything.
"I went out to find Logan on my own, knowing that you would try to stop me if you knew. I got there and fought with Lady Deathstrike, hence my cuts. I was all out of energy and she was going to kill me when all of a sudden Sabretooth stopped her and saved my life. I know it's hard to believe but it happened. I managed to get Logan to the Jeep and drive home. He seemed to be fine up until we were really close and he began to be in extreme pain. And then we got here." Her eyes burned with the warning of tears.
"I tried to save him, but I could barely save myself. If it weren't for Sabretooth I would have been dead by now and Logan too." The tears flowed down her face and stung when they hit the cuts.
"Hey it's alright. You did great. If it weren't for you he would still be out there. You did save him. By bringing him home now he's going to be just fine. We should just let him rest and he'll be back to his grouchy self in no time. But for now let's just worry about getting you all healed up."
"Right," said Agatha wiping away her tears, careful not to hit the cuts. She got up and sat on the bed next to Logan's while Jean looked at her hand and the cuts on her face.
"So you can't morph into your werewolf form and heal this?"
"Nope. I don't have the energy. My werewolf powers, like my mutant ones, run on physical energy. If I burn it out then I can't use them. Once I get some sleep I'll be able to though."
Jean nodded. I never knew her werewolf powers and her mutant ones were connected. It just goes to show how little we really know about her powers. I would hardly find it strange if she began developing new ones.
"Alright then, I'll let you get some rest but before that I'm going to do my best to clean your cuts a bit, and properly bandage your hand. Then I want you to stay in the med-lab for tonight."
"Yeah sure Jean. I wouldn't have left anyway. I want to keep Logan some company in case he wakes up and all. You know how he hates medical rooms."
Jean smiled at the compassion that Agatha had for Logan, and then began to work with her hand. Jean had been able to numb it so that Agatha wouldn't feel the sting of the disinfectant. She wasn't as fortunate when it came to her face. She winced and growled a couple of times, but it was over soon and Jean left Agatha and Logan alone in the med-lab.
The lights were out but Agatha's werewolf senses still worked on some level, so even though she couldn't transform her hearing, sense of smell and vision were all still heightened and she could see just fine. Logan looked to be even more tranquil than he had in the car.
It's probably the scent of home, she gladly thought, but a less enjoyable thought crept into her mind. Or maybe is just Jean's scent that's calming his nerves, she thought with a twinge of jealousy.
"Wish I could relax ya Wolvie," she told him sadly. She sighed and lay down. "Night. Hopefully tomorrow things'll be better."
She closed her eyes and fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.
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Jean walked quietly back to her room. She then closed the door and telepathically called Xavier.
"Charles, I'm sorry to wake you but it's urgent."
"Yes Jean, what is it?"
"It's Logan…"
"Jean, please trust me. It's bad enough Wolfie doubts me."
"It's not that Charles. He's back. Agatha brought him back."
"She did what!"
"Don't be upset with her. She was only doing what she thought was right. You can't blame her. He's the closest thing she has to family here. But that's not the urgency of the matter. He's dying Professor."
"Oh no."
"He's got some sort of nano-chip in his blood stream preventing him from healing the injuries. I don't have enough medical experience to remove them and extracting them telekinetically is too dangerous. You need to have Scott bring Hank back. He's Logan's only chance."
"Yes. Not only Logan, but all mutant kind depends on Henry's ability to save Wolverine. I'll call them right away."
Jean waited patiently for the Professor's news. Soon he spoke with her again.
"They will be here in an hour. Do you think you can keep Logan stable until then?"
"Yes of course. I'll get right on it."
She then swiftly walked back to the med-lab to check up on her patients.
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Cyclops and Beast were having a hard time getting all of the students back on the jets. They had sent Nightcrawler to find any students who weren't already with the group. And Emma and Psylocke were telepathically searching for them. When all the students had finally found a seat on the large X-Jets, and all the wondering questions dismissed they stared the flight back home.
"How long do you think he has left, Hank?" whispered Scott so that the students wouldn't hear him.
"I'm not sure Scott. Charles did know much and neither did Jean. I hope we make it in time to spare, but we won't know until we get there."
Cyclops swallowed hard as they continued the flight in silence. Suddenly Jubilee stood up and leaned over Beast's seat.
"Beast everyone wants to know why we have to go back."
"Jubilee, as I said before, I am needed back at the mansion and because of the urgency of the matter we don't have time to waste."
"Yeah but why do we all have to come back?"
"We were practically done and I'm pretty sure Moira appreciated the early dismissal with all of the trouble you and your friends caused," said Cyclops.
"Aw come on we were just having some fun," said Jubilee, as she slumped back down on her seat and muttered, "Little fireworks never hurt anyone."
"Yeah they did. Ya practically scorched mah back!" said Sam.
"Oh whatever you big baby," she said sticking her tongue out at him. "Plus what could be so important that Hank's gotta come back so darn fast," she muttered to herself.
"It's Logan," sighed Beast, hopping it would get them to be quiet.
Kitty and Jubilee's mouths dropped. Oh no. If Logan needs Beast's help then it must be bad, thought Kitty.
"What!" yelled Jubilee, as she jumped out of her seat.
"He's badly wounded and if I don't go to help him he will die."
"Oh crud. That's not good." Jubilee couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Wait a sec. I thought the all mighty Wolverine couldn't be killed," Kennidon sarcastically commented. Jubilee smacked him on the back of the head.
"Oh, shut-up Kenny! Wolvie can die. It's just really, really hard to do it!" she angrily yelled at him.
"Jubbes calm down gurl," said Rouge with her southern twang. "Wolvie's mah friend too, and ahm worried about him but takin' yer anger out on Kennidon isn't gonna help him."
"Yeah I know," she said. "I'm sorry Kenny." She leaned closer to him. "But if you ever make a crack about Wolvie's powers, I swear I'll make sure you see the fourth of July real close up!" she whispered menacingly in his ear. She sat back down.
The rest of the plane ride home was calm, but there was a nervous chatter and rumors that began spreading about the health of Wolverine.
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When they arrived at the mansion Kitty, Jubilee and Beast were the first off of the jet. They ran to the med-lab and saw their wounded friends.
"Oh my god! Agatha! Look at her. She's almost as bad as Logan is," said Kitty.
"Hank, you're just in time. The chips just duplicated and I can't keep him stable," said Jean.
"Oh my stars and garters. Duplication? These chips are quite intriguing." Then he turned to face the two teens. "I'm going to need you two to leave. You can come back when the operation is over. Don't worry you will be the first to know alright. Now go get some sleep it looks like you need it."
They both nodded and walked back to their room, knowing there would be an empty bed.
Hank went over to Logan and checked the monitors.
"He seems to be stable Jean."
"Just a few seconds ago his heart was racing. I guess his healing factor kicked in again." Jean walked up to Hank and gave him a small sample of blood. "Here, it's Logan's. You should look at the chips in there."
"Right."
They walked up to the microscope and Beast set up the slide so that he was able to see the nano-chips.
"Amazing. They are like nothing I have ever seen before. But what is even more amazing is Logan's very own healing factor. It's fighting the invading nano-chips tooth and nail. I never knew the extent of his powers were this great. It's practically miraculous."
"What is fur ball?"
Jean and Hank turned to see Logan resting on his elbows looking at them. Hank was amazed once more.
"And now you are awake as if nothing were wrong. This is stupendous."
Logan smirked and then a look of confusion crossed his face. "The kid told me you were with Cyke on Muir Island. What are ya doin' here?"
"The Professor called me to come back so that I may extract the chips in your system."
"Chuck," Logan muttered to himself. That's right him and Maggs need me alive… for now. He turned his head towards Agatha and saw her bleeding and bruised. He hadn't realized the extent of the damage before. It made his blood boil.
"Don't worry Logan. Once she gets some rest she'll be able to heal those nasty cuts."
"Yeah I know Jeannie I just wish she hadn't gotten them tryin' ta save me."
Beast walked up to him and said, "We should get started removing the chips as soon as possible. Logan, if you don't mind, I'm going to use this anesthetic."
Logan yawned.
"Don't think there'll be much need," he said yawning once more as he lay back down. "All this talkin' has worn me out. I'll be out cold in no time," he finished, closing his eyes.
Soon enough he began to softly snore. Jean suddenly heard the rip of clothing and she looked up, just in time to see Agatha finish morphing into a werewolf. Jean checked her mind and noticed that she was still unconscious.
"Amazing," she said.
"What?" asked Hank turning to see what Jean was looking at. "Is she awake?"
"No. she's in deep sleep. Apparently her body has a healing factor of its own. When she's hurt and burned out of energy her body makes her tired so that it can heal in her sleep."
Beast nodded and then turned back to Logan.
"Let's begin," he said injecting the anesthetic into Logan's arm.
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Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike walked into the base empty handed. Magneto didn't need to figure out why. The way Yuriko looked at Sabretooth was enough to tell him there was a traitor among them.
"What did you do?" he asked as he threw a pipe towards Sabretooth, pinning him against the wall. Sabretooth clutched the pipe trying to pull it off his throat to no avail.
"He let them go free," answered Deathstrike angrily.
"Why?"
"It was an accident. I mistook her for someone else. It won't happen again. Plus Deathstrike over there isn't as perfect as she's givin' off. She used the chips on him," he said through clenched teeth.
Magneto turned to face her, his eyes blazing with anger. "What?"
"I thought we were going to bring him back and that you would take them out! I wasn't planning on Creed to spare their worthless lives!"
"You idiots! You'd better hope Charles can save him or I'll dispose of the both of you," he said dismissing Deathstrike.
When she was gone he turned to face Sabretooth once more.
"Did you think that by letting him go you wouldn't have to go through the procedure? If Wolverine dies, then I'll make sure you don't survive it."
He then left and the bar dropped to the ground. He growled as he was left alone with his thoughts. I've got to find her before Magneto gets Wolverine back. She's the only link left. I wonder how much old Logan has found out from her. He paced around the room planning his revenge on the scientists from his past.
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Logan awoke with vague remnants of pain in his chest. He felt someone squeezing his hand. He forced his eyes open and quickly blinked away the blur caused by the light. Then he saw that it was Agatha who was holding his hand.
"Logan! I'm so glad you're awake," she said hugging him as he sat up.
"Yeah. Me too, kid. Now lay off," he said, hoping she would stop squeezing him that hard, as he was still sore.
She got off of him and said, "Sorry."
"You all healed up?" he asked
"Yeah I woke up and I was all better. I guess I sleep morph."
Her comment made him laugh and Agatha smiled. Suddenly Jean walked in and his attention darted to her. Agatha turned to face her with the realest fake smile that only she could muster.
"Hey darlin'," he said smoothly.
"Hello Logan. It's good to see you're all better."
"Thanks Jeannie."
Agatha mentally frowned. Ugh. What about me? I stayed by your side from the second I woke up, while she went to sleep in her nice bed with Cyke! She complained.
"Well I suggest that you both go get something to eat. I know two girls who are desperate to see you."
Logan grunted and got off the bed walking to the doorway.
"Seya latter red," he called behind him.
Jean smiled and said, "I wonder which one of us he meant."
"Probably you," muttered Agatha.
"What was that?"
"Uh, I said yeah me too."
Jean looked at her questioningly. "Agatha do you want to talk about something?"
"No Jean. Just stay out of my head," she said walking away.
She had first thought of going outside to relax but then she had realized how hungry she really was. So she went to the cafeteria. She grabbed two bacon burgers, fries and a cherry coke, and then proceeded to sit at her usual table. Jubilee and Kitty saw her and quickly ran up to embrace her in friendly hugs.
"Oh, guys! You couldn't wait until I got my stuff on the table! I almost dropped my coke!"
"Woops," said Jubilee giggling as she and Kitty let go of her.
They all sat down and she was greeted with fond hellos and hugs from her friends Kennidon and Marrow. They all watched as she wolfed down the burgers and fries at an impossible speed. She finished in a matter of minutes and was now sipping her coke.
"You sure you didn't want a regular breakfast?" asked Kenny pushing his scrambled eggs around his plate, a bit disgusted at her eating habits.
"No way! I'm starving," she said
"So are you and Logan okay?" asked Jubilee.
"Yeah we're fine. He's already gotten back to his usual habits," she said thinking about Jean.
"Oh you mean the whole macho loner stuff?"
"What? Oh yeah, that." Jubilee and Kitty looked at each other confused.
"Well next time, come with us and let Wolvie be all lonesome," said Jubilee. "You'll have much more fun."
Agatha slightly laughed and said, "Yeah but I bet I wouldn't be able to fight Deathstrike and Sabretooth if I went with you guys."
"You fought Sabretooth and lived!" asked Kenny.
"No, I fought him and died," she said sarcastically making everyone, except Kenny, laugh.
"We all knew you had fought Deathstrike cuz of the cuts and stuff, but we never thought you would have dished it out with Creed," said Marrow.
"Did Logan save you?" asked Kenny. Jubilee punched him in the shoulder.
"There you go asking stupid questions again! Of course he saved her!"
"Actually I saved him." Everyone looked at her with shocked faces. "I was going to find him and I ran into Sabe. I almost won too but Deathstrike kicked me in the head and knocked me out."
"Oh what a looser," said Jubilee fizzing with jitters to hear the entire story.
"Yeah. But that's not all. Magneto, Mystique and Juggernaut were there too! And before we ran into them some crazy ninjas after us that blew up the car!"
"Wow!" they all said in unison.
"You totally have to tell us everything. Kenny, go find Sam and then meet us in the room," said Jubilee.
"What! No fair, I want to hear the story too!"
"Oh quit yer whining and go get Sam. We'll clue you in when you get there."
"Fine!" he said as he walked away angrily.
Then they went on acting like regular teens, with no worries.
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Logan left his room. He had changed out of his costume and into a pair of jeans and maroon flannel shirt. Then he walked up to Xavier's office. He was frustrated and wanted answers. He was angry that the Professor had set him up, but what really yanked on his chain was that he had lied to Wolfie and the whole team as if it were nothing. Pretending that Logan's life meant anything to him bothered Logan. Bucked-head kidnapping me for a good reason. Yeah right! That garbage won't work on me.
He slammed the door open and stormed in.
"Chuck! You've got a lot to answer for!" he roared as he approached the desk.
The Professor stayed calm and carefully placed his hands on the desk in front of him. Logan stood only a few feet away.
"Logan, please relax. I know you're angry but I can explain."
"Sure ya can Chuck."
The Professor continued ignoring Logan's comment. "You have to understand that everything I am doing is for the best."
Logan slammed his fists into the desk, denting the perfect oak.
"Don't give me that crap! If you didn't want me around to be a bad influence fer the kids then you should have just said so. If this really is the right thing then why keep me in the dark. Why did you set me up?" he asked angrily.
"You wouldn't have understood."
"No Chuck, you don't understand. It's bad enough you tried to get rid of me but you also got Wolfie in danger."
"I told her not to go. I knew she would be in danger."
"You obviously don't know anything about her. She cares about what happens to me."
"I know that."
"You sure fooled me, and in no way did you take the necessary precautions. She sneaked by you twice!"
"You were the one who let her go with you. You could have very easily told her not to come."
"Weapon X is the last damn place I want to go alone. She knows that, and you should have too. She came along because she cared."
"I understand that she could have died but so did she. She knew the risks, yet she still chose to accompany you."
"But she doesn't know the risk Sabretooth poses for her. You did."
"As did you Logan," countered the Professor.
"Yeah, but I didn't know he was there! You knew that and now Sabretooth thinks she's from Weapon X. He's coming for her and when he finds out she aint he's going to kill her. She'll never be safe again. All because you didn't trust me."
"Logan I…"
"Don't. You want to get rid of me fine. But if I find out you got her killed I'll come back and you'll be breathin' through a few new wholes in yer neck!" he threatened.
Then he then left the room and walked down the hall. The Professor sighed.
"Jean I need you to stop Logan."
"What? Why? What's going on Charles?"
"He's trying to leave. You have to make sure he doesn't. Or I will have to in a less appropriate manner."
"Alright."
She walked to the garage door and saw Logan coming down the steps towards it. He walked past her even though she put her hands in his way.
"Outta my way red."
"Logan, please. You have to trust Charles."
He stopped and turned around.
"Trust him? He doesn't trust me," he said angrily.
"He's doing what's best. It's difficult to understand but…"
"So he tells you why he set me up, and neither of you have the guts to tell me. That's just flamin' great."
"Please Logan, just have some faith."
"Save it Jean," he said as he walked to the door opening it. But he didn't cross to the garage. The second he let go of the door handle he fell to the floor unconscious.
"Did you really have to shut his mind down like that?"
"Jean, he gave me no choice. You know we can't let him leave."
"You could have told him the truth! He would risk his life for the X-Men any day. You know that."
"Yes but you know he wouldn't have reacted well if we told him the truth. Isn't that why you haven't told him yet?"
"I know but…"
"Jean I need to know that you trust me."
"I trust you, but Logan probably never will."
Jean sighed as she felt the Professor end their link. She then walked up to Logan and telekinetically took him up to his room.
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Agatha walked around the mansion looking for Wolverine. She had asked several people but no one had seen him. Typical of Logan to stay out of sight from everyone. He didn't even come to see Kitty and Jubbes. She walked into the kitchen and found it surprisingly empty. Not here either. And he wasn't in the danger room. Where could he be? If that jerk left without telling me I'm gonna… Oh my god! What if he did leave? That idiot's going to get himself killed!
Agatha ran to the garage hoping to catch him before leaving. She was relieved to see his Jeep where she had parked it. His Harley was also untouched. She then walked back to the kitchen and sat on one of the cabinets. I would have thought that he would be getting back to his old habits by now. I haven't checked his room but I doubt he's there. It wouldn't hurt to look though.
She jumped off the cabinet and quickly walked to his room. The door was closed as usual. She knocked a few times but there was no answer. So she opened the door to find him asleep over the covers. What she found strange was that he was still wearing his boots and he had new clothes on.
Strange, guess he must have been really tired, but god knows what made him so exhausted, all he did was sleep, she thought as she closed the blinds and walked out.
"Agatha?"
She spun around and saw him sitting up on the bed rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oops. Did I wake you up?"
"Nah, it's fine," he said standing up remembering how Xavier had stopped him from leaving. It made him angry but he would have some words with Charles later. "What are ya doin' here. Thought you'd be with yer friends."
"Well I was up until a few minutes ago. I told them the whole adventure we had."
Logan smirked. "I bet Jubilee and Marrow loved that."
"Yeah they were pretty amazed. Especially when I told them that Sabretooth saved us."
"Yeah I bet." He then walked over to his bathroom and pulled out a cigar from the cabinet. "So what did you come up here for?"
"Just wondering if you wanted to walk around the woods near the campus. Like we used to. But if you don't want to then it's fine."
"Hey, I'd love to kid. The fresh air will do me good," he said walking over to the door and grabbing his cowboy hat.
She grabbed his jacket from the chair and said "Here, I left it for you."
"Thanks," he said slipping it on. Then they walked outside.
It was warm weather for it to be late September, unlike in Canada. Agatha was in a light tee-shirt and some jeans. She didn't understand how Logan could walk around with that heavy jacket all the time. They walked through the woods around campus silently while Logan puffed his cigar to life. They enjoyed listening to the many sounds of the forest. The various smells lingered in their noses. They were clean and calming.
Agatha and Logan had walked this trail a lot. It was their time to be free of a world full of people who didn't understand; their place to really feel at home. Sometimes Agatha would observe Logan; he was always so caught up with his surroundings he didn't notice. Many times she noticed the several similarities between them. But this time she noticed that he was focusing, not relaxed like he usually was. He's been acting strange since we got back in the car after Sabe saved us. Something is seriously bugging him, and I'm going to find out what it is.
"Hey Logan are you okay? I mean you've been acting weird since we got back."
"Yeah. I'm fine."
"Liar," she accused. He looked at her. "I can smell it. Remember? Look I don't need hyper senses to know that something's bothering you. Maybe I can help."
"Doubt it," he replied looking away.
"Aw come on Wolvie. Give me a chance," she said grabbing on to his arm.
He sighed and stopped. "Fine." He pulled out his cigar and blew a cloud of smoke. "I never thought I would have to go back there. That's why I let you come along without thinking it through."
Agatha frowned and her hands balled into tight fists.
"You're saying you wouldn't have let me go if it were any other place."
He looked back at her and she glared at him angrily.
"You probably wouldn't have asked to come."
"Don't kid yourself! You know I would have."
"Right. Even so I would have thought it through. If I thought you could handle it then I might have let ya come."
"So what made this place so different?" she asked angrily.
He closed his eyes and put his cigar back in his mouth.
"Like I said, I never wanted to go back. What they made me; the monster they created, it scares me. I thought I put it behind me. I thought I could face it. But I was wrong. Being back there, even if it was abandoned, it reopened old wounds," he told her. It was the truth, being back there was not the best thing in the world but with so much happening it didn't affect him as much as he thought it would. He was really just worried about Sabretooth.
"I know that you must be spooked, but I also know that you can't give up," Agatha said, looking into the forest ahead, her hands once again fists.
"Huh?"
"Your tags are all you have left right. The only link to your past. Well you can't give up hope. Even if it means going back there. Running away from it is exactly what they want. Even if you've changed since then you deserve to know who you were and what they did." She looked at him. "And then teach them what it really means to mess with the Wolverine," she said smiling.
He smirked.
"Alright. I won't ditch my past. But you have to promise me something."
"What?"
"No matter what happens, you'll trust me," he said thinking about Charles and Sabretooth.
She smiled and said, "Always. There's no question about it. Hell I'll even go with ya if you like."
"Yeah."
Then they began walking back to the mansion.
When they reached the courtyard Logan stopped and said, "I'm going to go inside to get myself a beer."
"Kay. I think I'll stay here a while longer. Just do some thinking."
"Okay. But be careful."
"Sure thing," she said turning around and waving him off.
He smirked and continued to walk across the campus. He walked inside and headed towards the kitchen. He pulled out a beer from the hidden back in the refrigerator. He opened it with the twist of his wrist and slugged down the entire bottle. Then he pulled out another one. He sipped this new bottle slowly as he walked through the halls of the school, trying to save everything to his memories.
I'll have to leave real soon. I can't trust Chuck anymore, and I don't think I can stand living in the same place as him. He might keep setting me up, and if he does he'll be risking everyone else's lives. As soon as I clear the kid from Sabretooth's radar, I've got to get out of here. His future plans were interrupted when he bumped into Jubilee.
"Hey! Watch it buster!" she yelled turning around to face him.
"Who do you think yer talkin to Jubbes?"
"Yeah, you'd better be sorry!" she said poking his chest.
He rolled his eyes and snorted at her and she backed away smiling.
"So what are you guys up to?" he said looking at the group of kids behind her.
"We were looking for you and Agatha. We were wondering if you wanted to play some B-ball with us?" she said sliding down her shades. "You, me and Aggs could be on a team against them." She pointed behind her.
"What!" they all said in unison.
Logan chuckled. "Alright. You decide the rules and teams. I'll go get her." He walked away listening to the arguing group of friends.
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Agatha sat calmly on a tree branch. It was her special branch where she went to think and relax. Only she and Logan knew exactly which tree it was. She was leaning on the tree as she lay on its branch.
He's still not telling me everything. Something else is bugging him. Maybe it's because Sabe saved us. But it can't just be that. I bet he knows why. Why won't he tell me? She sighed and closed her eyes, putting her hands behind her head.
Slowly she drifted into a comfortable sleep. She didn't notice the man who climbed up the back of the tree, until his clawed hand came over her mouth. Her eyes snapped open and she looked into Sabretooth's bloodthirsty eyes. Her scream was muffled by his grizzly hand.
"Quiet little pup. Now you and me are going to find some Weapon X goons."
She mumbled something, but then Sabretooth pulled a cloth over her mouth. She slipped into his arms unconscious. He slid down to the floor and slung Wolfie over his shoulder. He walked over to his motorcycle. He tied her legs to the motorcycle and her waits to his own. He put a helmet on her head and drove off.
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Well there you have it :D Tell me what you think? Chapter 7 will take a while longer to get up since I actually have to write half of it :P so either that is next or Naruto. But I won't put up chapter 2 of Naruto until The. Curry. of. Life. 16 reads all of my one piece fanfiction (this is the only way I'll get her to read it :P ) so everyone pm her and tell her to finish reading my one piece fic so that I can put up Naruto :D R&R