Hi everyone! It's been a really long time I know. But I had a massive writers block and I didn't get any comments which actually help me a lot. I don't like it when people beg for others to r&r or they won't write anymore but they actually really help me, so for a while I got a bit discouraged I'm not going to lie. But I got over my self pity and just sucked it up. So if you could please, please, PLEASE r&r I'd be most obliged thanks! P.S. I worked really hard on this chapter so I hope you enjoy thanks again!

~Iggypop

He had been searching for days now and Logan still couldn't find the man who had entered his home. The intruder had violated his house, a place he and Ororo created so that their kids could be safe. When he had smelt him in Kaylin's room though he thought he was going to lose it. Kaylin was his baby and for that scum to even step foot in her room…Logan gripped his steering wheel tighter as he raced down a dirt road. He would find that piece of filth he thought to himself and when he did he'd make sure the man would never be able to walk again. He was now headed towards an area near the house. A neighbour had called the police and told them of a burnt car near the property. When Ororo had told him of it he felt compelled to see it. He had no other clues to this mysterious intruder, maybe it would tie into the break in. As he neared the car he could see three police cars surround what was left of the vehicle. Logan parked the car across the street and watched as the police investigated the scene. He had never seen the jeep before but he could still make out the licence plate. He took a strip from an old newspaper and wrote it down. He was contemplating getting out when a cop came next to the car.

"Sir you're going to have to leave, this is a private investigation." Logan sized the man up. He looked pretty young to be a cop he thought. He was tall but didn't have that look in his eye as if he had seen anything so disturbing it gave him nightmares at night. He decided to give him a chance.

"Just tryin' to find out what happened. I live not too far from here; I wanna look out for my family you know?" The young man nodded his head in agreement in understanding.

"This car had been parked out here for two days last week before it was burned. We think it was some kids."

"Do you know which day?" he asked hoping to get more information out of the guy. The cop looked around and noticed his fellow officers giving him a stern look. He quickly shook his head nervous that he had said too much.

"I'm sorry, I-I can't." Logan waved his head and started up his car.

"That's fine, just glad to know what's going on." He said then started to drive away from the scene back to the mansion. It was getting dark and he didn't want to leave the children. Being a father had changed the wild and untamed beast to a well an overprotective father. Logan shook his head and smiled for the first time in days. Who would have thought a bunch of kids would make him go soft? Logan looked toward the strip of newspaper again. Now that he had a licence plate number things would get a little easier for him, at least he hoped.

"How long do you think we're going to be on lockdown?" asked Layla as she braided her sister's hair. It had been a whole week the family had been staying in the mansion. Connor sighed and lay down on his bed next to his sister's in their temporary bedroom. He didn't feel much like talking since the brake in. The whole incident had left his father tense, his mother worried and left him stressed. All he could think of was the look on his dad's face when he thought something had happened to Kaylin. I'm not gonna let that happen he thought to himself. He wasn't going to let some stranger put that look on his father's face again he vowed. From now on he was going to be with his sisters all the time when his parent's weren't around. That was why when Kyle had offered the empty bed in his room he respectfully declined.

"I miss my old room. I wanna go back!" complained Kaylin as she threw her stuffed rabbit across the room. She was tired of sleeping in this old stuffy room. Besides Connor snored at night and she was starting to lose more and more sleep.

"We'll be here till everything's safe again. So get used to it" Connor replied. When Layla had finally completed Kaylin's hair, the little girl had rushed to pick up the stuffed animal and jumped back into bed with Layla.

"What about tomorrow Layla? Aren't you supposed to go to the fair with that face eater?" she asked as she snuggled under the covers. Layla smiled at Kaylin's nickname for Alex. Connor turned his head to Layla waiting for a response.

"No, mom says it's too dangerous and for once I agree with her. We need to stay close together." She sighed it would have been nice to spend the day on thrilling rides, playing fun games and winning prizes but she couldn't afford to make trouble for her parents especially now. When she had told Gerard that she couldn't go at first she thought he was going to bite her head off. Then after a couple of seconds he gave her a smile that unnerved her.

"It's ok Layla, I understand. You're family needs you to be safe right now and you have to stay here." Layla sighed in relief.

"Well, you can still go" she encouraged even though she was hoping that he'd decline and spend the day at the mansion with her. Alex smiled and kissed her hand.

"You're so sweet you know that? I promise… me and Heather will bring you something back". If he hadn't walked away she thought to herself, she would have given him the same black eye she gave to Heather.

"I'm just so sick of this crummy school!" Kaylin said as she crossed her arms and pouted. The twins remained silent. Truth be told they both felt as if they wanted to break free from the school as well. A knock was then sounded at the door taking them out of their misery.

"I just wanted to say goodnight." Ororo said as she walked into the bedroom. Kaylin got up from her bed and rushed towards her mother and hugged her leg.

"Mommy, can we PLEASE go home? I don't wanna be here anymore!" she said as she started to cry. Ororo picked up the five year old and tried to soothe her.

"I'm so sorry baby but we can't."

"But daddy promised we'd go camping! Remember? He never breaks promises." She cried into her mothers shoulder. Ororo sat down on Connors bed and rocked Kaylin back and forth.

"Camping doesn't sound like such a bad idea now" Connor said as he stared up at the ceiling. Ororo looked to the twins and could only find one emotion plastered on their faces was misery, complete and total misery. Ororo shook her head.

"It's too dangerous your father he's worried about your safety. I have so much work to do…"

"For one day only, please." Layla begged.

"One day, you won't be too overloaded when we get back and dad can be happy knowing that he's with us the whole time." Connor nodded.

"Please mom we just really want a break from all the insanity" Connor added. Ororo looked to her children's pleading eyes. She sighed and tucked Kaylin back into bed.

"I'll try, to convince him but if he says no then that's it." All three of them nodded in agreement. Ororo kissed each one good night then headed out the door. As she walked down the hall she tried to convince herself that tomorrow she'd make her children's wish come true.

This is the best way to let off some steam he thought to himself. When he got back to the mansion he had planned on looking up the licence plate number he swear he did but when he passed by the danger room it was just too tempting. There was nothing better than a good workout in the danger room. It did wonders for his sanity. Before he had kids even before Ororo he'd spend hours upon hours just practicing his combat skills. After he had completed a workout he'd have the best sleeps he'd ever had. Logan had just cut the head off a sentinel when all of a sudden the program had shut down. He looked up and saw Jubilee waving her arms widely in the control room trying to get his attention.

"What?" he yelled back at her.

"Ororo wants you in her old room." She said through the intercom. Logan rolled his eyes.

"Put the program back on." He said as he got into his fighting position.

"I don't think you'll want to miss this Logan." Jubilee said as she smiled back at him. Logan looked back at her and sighed.

"Is it an emergency?" he asked one more hour that was all he needed to have a good nights rest.

"What do you classify as an emergency?" she asked through the intercom. Logan rolled his eyes and started to walk towards the door.

"Fine I'll go, but only because you're pissin' me off" he said. When Logan had reached her old bedroom he opened the door to find Ororo in a silk robe sitting on her bed. She had lit candles everywhere and Jubilee had proven to be right, he was happy he didn't make her wait an extra hour. It had been so long since they had been together he thought. Logan took his uniform off and walked towards her bed. Before he could even kiss her lips Ororo had placed her foot on his chest to stop him.

"Before we make love, we need to talk." Logan groaned and lay down next to her staring at the ceiling.

"About?"

"The children, Logan they're miserable." She said as she lay down next to him.

"You know they can't go back to-"

"I know…but could we maybe still go on that camping trip?" she asked. He turned his head quickly and gave her a shocked look.

"After all that has happened you still wanna take them?" he asked. Ororo stroked his cheek and scooted closer so their bodies were touching.

"I want to spend as much time with Layla and Connor as much as possible before they go off to college. I don't want them to think that working at the institute is the only option for them Logan. They are not us." Logan contemplated what she was saying. It was true their children were not them and they didn't have the same ambitions. He wanted them to achieve their dreams and those meant leaving home. Logan growled in frustration.

"I don't want to go out with that man running loose."

"One day, Logan. We'll leave tomorrow and come back Saturday. He won't find us and if he does we'll be prepared, with you and me the children are completely safe." She said pleading.

"I don't know how many more days I can take Kaylin's tears." Logan remained silent for a long time before he gave her an answer.

"Fine." He said giving into her demands. Ororo clapped her hands with glee and kissed him.

"Thank you so much Logan this is the best anniversary present ever!" she cried.

"Anniversary?" he asked as he pulled her away and looked her in the eyes to see if she was joking to his disappointment she wasn't.

"Well I didn't want to remind you, you looked so stressed out about what had happened I didn't want to put any more pressure on you." She said looking down. Logan held her tight and gave her a passionate kiss that left Ororo's head reeling.

"Darlin' being married to you has only been the greatest accomplishment in my life next to being a father."

"But you haven't slept in days and I-"

"You're more important than sleep" Logan said as he nuzzled her nose. Logan thought back to the day when Ororo had become his wife.

He was sweating bullets up there. Logan never liked to be the center of attention and now there he was for all their 200 guests to see. He looked to his best man Henry McCoy in reassurance who nodded to him in encouragement. This was it he was finally tying the knot with Ororo. They had been dating for a couple of years now and knew that she was the one after they had shared their first kiss. It was corny he knew but he did feel those sparks one eye used to rave about when he kissed Jean. The whole school came out for the wedding as well as some of their old friends. Logan nodded to Kurt nervously who smiled back at him. After the death of Xavier, Kurt dedicated his life to God and became a priest. Then he heard the music. He remembered the pattern in which each woman was supposed to walk down in first the flower girl a student named Kathy, the ring bearer another student Lucas, then the bridesmaids. He wasn't supposed to look yet he reminded himself. McCoy would give him the signal. A nod…or was it a thumbs up? He started to freak out. He looked to the side of him to see Kitty followed by Jubilee. Then Rogue the maid of honour. This was it he thought to himself. He looked up to McCoy who nodded his head forward. Logan turned around and was awestruck by what stood before him. He had never seen anything that could compare to her beauty. Ororo looked back at Logan and smiled. She had never been so happy in her whole life. This was the day she was going to marry the man of her dreams. This was the day she was going to be Mrs. Ororo Howlette. Logan met her half way and took her hand in his and whispered "I love you." Ororo smiled and tried to hold back her tears.

"I love you too." She said as she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…"

"Our wedding day was the most magical day of my life" she said taking him out of his day dreaming. Logan kissed her hand and put it to his chest.

"You're just as beautiful as you were back then 19 years ago." Ororo groaned.

"You make me feel so old." Logan laughed and lay on top of her.

"I…know…a…specific…activity…we…could…do…to…make…you…feel…younger" he said in between kissing her. Ororo moaned pulling him closer. Logan started to kiss her neck and then worked his way down her body. Ok he thought to himself maybe there were some things better than the danger room.

Kaylin sat in between her siblings in her father's old pick up truck. She looked up at Connor who had fallen asleep with his head back then turned to Layla who stared out her window listening to her mp3 player. It was only her parents who were paying any attention to what she had to say.

"Daddy, I told all my friends I was going camping today!" She said with excitement. Logan looked in his rear-view mirror and smiled back at her.

"Is that right Darlin'?" She nodded and turned towards her mother's seat.

"Mommy did you bring Mr. Tigglesworth?" Ororo turned around and pointed to the back of the vehicle.

"It's in your duffle bag sweetheart." Kaylin nodded and looked out the window. It was her first time camping and there were so many questions she had wanted to ask.

"Daddy, what do you do when you go camping?"

"What do you think you do?" he asked as he continued to look at the road.

"Samantha said you eat a cookie called somore."

"Smores, they're called smores." Ororo corrected.

"Are we gonna eat some smores daddy?" she asked. Cookies and camping sounded like a good time to her.

"Anything you wanna do, baby girl we'll do." Logan said. At least someone was going to have a good time on this trip he thought. Once they arrived to the camp sight Logan looked at his watch and sighed.

"We should have left earlier, we're losing valuable light." He said as he handed Ororo the bags from the truck. Ororo had refused to pull the children out of school for the day so they had to leave at three. The ride to their camp site took two hours. It was five o'clock and Logan didn't like operating in the dark.

"Connor and I will look for some fire wood. Ro' you ok here with the girls?" He asked as he handed her the tent. She nodded and walked to the clearing where she started to put the tent up with the help of Kaylin and Layla. Logan watched them for a moment before he was interrupted by Connor.

"Dad they'll be fine" said Connor as he finished unloading. Logan looked back at the scene and chuckled to himself when the three girls looked as if they had no idea what they were doing.

"Come on" Connor said as he patted his father's shoulder.

"I'll race you." Logan smirked at his son and pushed him to the floor getting a good head start.

"Cheater!" Connor yelled as he raced after him. The three girls had finally finished putting up the tent when it started to get dark. Ororo looked up at the night sky. It was beautiful at night. It was nice to get away from the mansion she thought. This was what her family needed. Ororo looked back at the tent when Layla came out handing her mother a lantern.

"Where are they? Aren't you a bit worried?" Layla asked. The two had been gone for two hours now and it was starting to get late. Ororo shook her head no.

"You're father and I, we have this…connection." Layla rose her eyebrow disbelieving.

"A connection?" she asked.

"It's like we can sense each other. We know that the other is safe. It's this feeling we get in the pit of our stomachs. If something bad happens to one of us we just…know" she concluded. Layla gave her mother a weird look and nodded her head.

"Whatever you say". Kaylin then popped her head out of the tent and walked over to her the two.

"What you guys doin'?" she asked. Ororo smiled and picked her up.

"Looking at the stars. See that red one over there?" she pointed to a tiny red star glowing in the far off distance.

"That's mars." Unbeknownst to the three several figures were approaching them from behind and fast.

They had been racing for hours when he got that feeling. Something wasn't right. He looked back in the direction of the camp site and sniffed the air. That was when he smelt something, no someone unfamiliar and there was more than one. He stopped and Connor who was right on his tail ran right into him and fell to the ground. Connor shook his head. It felt as if he ran into a brick wall he thought to himself.

"Hey dad, what's g-"

"Something's wrong." Logan ran back in the direction they came. Connor got up quickly and followed praying that his father was wrong. But by the look in his father's eye he doubted it.

It had been Layla who had noticed something in bushes not far away. She had caught a glimpse of something moving in the shadows.

"Mom." She whispered backing away pulling her mother along with her. Ororo placed Kaylin on the ground and turned to see the panic in Layla's eyes. Ororo looked around her. There was a presence she could sense it. Ororo held Kaylin's hand tightly and followed after her daughter. That was when they saw them. Armed men in uniform came out from the forest surrounding the clearing each of their weapons pointed at them. The three stood still afraid to move.

"Mrs. Howlette I'm very pleased to meet you." The small family turned around to see a tall lanky man approach them. His walk reminded Layla of a snake. Kaylin hugged her mother's leg terrified of the daunting creature. Ororo pushed Kaylin behind her.

"What is it that you want?" She asked. So much for a nice quiet family vacation she thought to herself. Vilmer smiled and walked up to the trio now only a few feet away from them.

"What a lovely family you have. I trust Mr. Howlette is doing well." Ororo looked around and tried to size up their opponents. She tried to calculate their chances of escaping without harm. Slim to none she thought to herself. Vilmer then looked down and caught glimpse of the Kaylin. He smiled and got down to her eye level.

"What is your name?" He asked her in a sweet voice. Kaylin remained silent and held tighter to her mother's leg.

"Please sir, you and your men are scaring my children. I would suggest leaving before my husband and my son return." She said trying to scare him. Vilmer stood straight and clapped his hands with joy.

"I would be most honoured to meet your whole family Mrs. Howlette!" Vilmer then glanced to Layla and smiled to her. Layla glared back at him hoping he'd back off. Vilmer's smile widened as he approached her and he could see that she had the wolverine's eyes.

"My, what beautiful specimens you and your mate have created." He said then touched her face and turned it to the side. A loud slap was sounded in the forest and Vilmer's head was turned to the side his left cheek now burning. Vilmer's men cocked their guns. Ororo glared at her daughter warning her. Vilmer faced the family now smiling holding his cheek.

"This one has her father's attitude I see." He smiled and nodded his approval to Ororo. Ororo pulled Layla closer to her.

"If you'd be so kind as to answer my question sir." Vilmer nodded and walked back and forth trying his best to answer her question.

"Well Mrs. Howlette frankly you have something that I want." Ororo held her children tighter hoping that Logan would show up soon.

Logan could feel his lungs feel as if they wanted to burst. Something was wrong they needed him he needed to be there to protect them. He glanced back and saw Connor only a few feet away running behind him. That was when he felt the wind pick up. Please Ro' hold on he prayed.

"I think you should go." Ororo warned. She needed to get her children out. That was her priority. She gave Layla a sad smile and pulled Kaylin away from her and into Layla's arms. Kaylin gave her mother a confusing look and Ororo just smiled.

"Sir, I do not know who you are or what you are capable of." She said as her eyes started to turn white the wind began to pick up and Layla held her sister tighter to her.

"But trust me when I tell you, you will regret threatening my family." Ororo then suddenly lifted into the night sky and the winds now began to push the men back creating a path for the Layla and Kaylin.

"GET HER DOWN!" yelled Vilmer as he pointed up towards her. Ororo then looked to her children one last time.

"LAYLA RUN!" she yelled to them.

"MOMMY!" Kaylin yelled.

Layla grabbed her sister and started running towards the path their mother had cleared for them.

"MOMMY! MOMMY! MOMMY!" she yelled over and over again as tears started streaming down her face. She reached out her hand trying her best to reach towards her mother as Layla ran away. Ororo then saw a man pointing his gun towards them. Thunder had erupted from the sky hitting the man. Vilmer's soldiers backed away in fright. The wind now was getting stronger and Layla found it difficult to make her way into the forest. When they finally reached their destination she hid behind a tree watching the events unfold and dropped Kaylin to her feet. Kaylin quickly tried to run towards the clearing. Seeing this Layla tackled little sister to the ground and held on to her for dear life as the winds became stronger. Kaylin looked upwards towards her mother.

"MOMMY! MOMMY!" she yelled harder hoping she'd hear her.

He was almost there he could smell them. He could feel her. He fell as a large gust of wind threw him to the ground. Connor quickly rushed to his father and pulled him behind a tree.

"Dad the wind is just too strong. It's too dangerous." Logan pushed Connor to the side and kept running towards his family, they were only a short distance away. Logan looked behind him and saw Connor trying his best to keep up. It would take them longer to get to them with the damn wind but he knew she was fighting.

"Good girl Ro', good girl" he said as he struggled against the wind.

"What's wrong with you men?" yelled Vilmer as he watched them cower away from the mutant.

"Sir, she's too strong. I've called in the Helicopters we need to retreat!" yelled one of the men. Vilmer growled in frustration. He had planned on getting to the wolverine. That was the point of this whole bloody operation he thought to himself. He then glanced up to the weather witch. Well he thought if he couldn't get to the animal, the animal would have to come to him. Vilmer took the man's gun and pointed to Ororo and shot in her direction. Ororo felt a sharp pain in her side then looked down to find a dart pierced in her lower ribs. She quickly removed it and threw it off to the side. In the distance she could hear helicopters coming. She started to sway in the air feeling the tranquilizer's effects immediately. She lowered herself to the ground knowing that she was defeated. When she touched the ground she collapsed and was on her hands and knees trying her best to crawl away. Vilmer came up from behind her and kicked her to the ground. In the distance Layla held her hand to her mouth trying her best not to scream. Tears started to form in her eyes. She looked down to her younger sister wondering why she was becoming so silent. That was when she glanced at her eyes as they started to turn black. Layla quickly backed away from her sister.

"You'll be coming with us Mrs. Howlette." He said then nodded towards his men to tie the goddess' limp form. Helicopters had now descended from the sky, landing in the clearing.

"Now for those children." He said as he walked towards the forest. A loud crack of thunder sounded in sky and Vilmer looked up to see what was a clear night sky began to turn black.

"Sir we need to leave! We can't travel in these conditions!" A pilot said as the men boarded the air crafts and carried a sleeping Ororo into one of them. Vilmer ignored him and continued walking towards the forest.

"Sir if we don't leave now then mission annullo is finished!" This had caught Vilmer's attention. He glanced back at the Helicopters and could see each one of them start to gently rock back and forth. He glanced back at the forest one more time then ran to the helicopter that held Ororo. As soon as he got in it took off into the night with the rest of the air crafts.

When he couldn't feel her anymore he started to run faster than he ever had in his life. Even against the hurricane wind and the lightening strikes that were hitting the ground around him he ran faster than he ever had before. When he finally reached the camp site it was a disaster area. The tent was now destroyed and the pick up had been pushed back a good twenty feet from its original position. Connor shortly arrived after him breathing hard. Logan quickly surveyed the area trying desperately to see if his family was still alive. When he saw no sign he smelt the air for any clues. There they were, Layla and Kaylin but no Ororo. She was gone. Logan gave a pained howl into the night. He fell to the ground beaten. Connor then quickly shook him pointing to the forest on the opposite side. Logan looked up seeing his eldest daughter stumble from her hiding place. Logan ran straight towards her. When he and Connor had reached her she looked exhausted and terrified.

"Where's your mother?" he yelled against the wind. Layla shook her head as she began to sob. Logan's heart began to break but he had to stay focused.

"Kaylin?" he asked fearing the worst for his youngest. Layla pointed to the forest behind her. Logan ran up to the direction she had pointed to him only to find her standing still as the ciaos ensued around them. His daughter's black eyes stared back at him. He ran up to her and embraced her tightly.

"Kaylin its daddy!" he yelled over the wind. Kaylin blinked in response.

"Wake up baby girl! It's time to wake up!" Still getting no response Logan began to shake her.

"Darlin' please I need you to wake up. Daddy needs you!" He said desperately trying to get his daughter back. Kaylin's eyes started to become a light gray then finally back to its normal color.

"That's it baby girl, that's it." He said then kissed her cheek and held onto her tightly. Kaylin rubbed her eyes and looked up towards her father. She returned his hug then started crying as the storm started to die down.

"They took her daddy! They took mommy!" she cried. Logan picked her up and tried as best he could to soothe her as Connor and Layla made their way to them. Logan turned towards Layla and pointed to the clearing.

"What happened?" He asked furious. Layla wiped her eyes and tried her best to explain the situation to her father.

"There were these men. They came out of nowhere. There was a man, tall, skinny, creepy he said he wanted something mom had. He said the two of you made beautiful specimen. She used her powers and tried to save us. Me and Kaylin got into the forest and they shot her." She said as she started to cry. Logan's heart sank at her words.

"She…she came down slowly. But she collapsed and he kicked her to the ground like some dog!" She spat angrily.

"Then Kaylin started to you know…then they took off with her that way" she pointed towards the direction they had flown. Logan smelt the air and could smell the jet fuel. He stared at the direction for a long time before he began to walk off with Kaylin towards his pick up.

"Where are we going?" asked Connor as he and Layla followed his father.

"Home."

"We have to go get her!" Layla said as tried to catch up to his fast walking pace.

"I will go get her. You guys are going home." He said as he placed Kaylin in the passenger's seat and buckled her in. Before Logan could reach the driver's side Layla stood in his way.

"We can't just leave her! Dad please! Who knows what they're doing to her-"

"I can't lose you guys too!" he said as grabbed onto her shoulders. Layla stared up at her father shocked. Never in her whole life had she seen him so scared.

"I-I need to know you're safe. Please get in the truck." He said then released her shoulders and got into the drivers side. Layla along with Connor got into the back of the truck and remained silent for the rest of the ride home. Their heads reeling of what would become of their mother.

When the four got back to the mansion Logan retold the whole story to the x-men in Ororo's office. Kitty and Jubilee began to comfort the children as the rest of the x-men remained silent mourning the loss of their leader. Bobby was the first to speak.

"What are we going to do?" he asked Logan. Logan looked back to the group and then his children.

"You guys are going to run this school together and keep it going like how she would want it to be" he said. He glanced at a photo Ororo had kept on her desk of the whole family. He took it in his hands and began to take the picture out of the frame.

"I'm going after her." Connor stood up when he heard this.

"Me too dad. I'm going with you." Logan shook his head and placed the photo in his wallet.

"No you're staying here with your sisters." Connor walked up to him so they could talk face to face.

"Dad I could help you. I've been training for a long time for this and-"

"I said no." Logan said as he pushed passed him. Connor grabbed onto his father's shoulder and Logan grabbed onto his arm reversing it so that his knees hit the floor with a loud thud. Connor screamed in pain as he felt his father's hand twisting his arm feeling as if it was going to break. Logan quickly released him. The whole room remained silent shocked at what he had done.

"You don't know everything. You are my son. I love you but you will only slow me down. Stay here and look after your sisters. You are now the man of this family. Remember what I told you, always protect your family." He said he then walked up to Kaylin and Layla and kissed them on top of their heads. Logan handed Kaylin a chain attached to it were a pair of old dog tags.

"Wear this" he said as he placed it around her neck.

"When your mother and I come back I want them back" He said. Kaylin nodded as tears started coming out of her eyes. Logan looked to Layla and hugged her tightly.

"You're strong Layla. You need to be the rock for this family." Layla bowed her head she didn't want her father to see her crying. Logan looked back to Connor and sighed heavily.

"I love you son." Connor remained silent. He remained in his position on the floor staring at the ceiling. Logan then said his goodbyes to the x-men and left the mansion. When everyone had finally left Connor yelled in frustration and flipped over his mother's desk. He couldn't just sit there and wait. He needed to do…something. He quickly got up and ran towards the door. Then he heard the rumble of his father's motorcycle. Connor ran to the window and saw his father drive off into the dawn with out looking back. He was about to head to bed when something caught his eye. An old piece of newspaper was placed on the floor next to mother's now toppled desk. He picked it up and read what looked to be a licence plat number.

Logan got to the clearing in record time. He couldn't smell her but he could smell the jet fuel in the air that was rapidly fading away. Logan started up the engine and headed towards the direction Layla had pointed him.

"I'm coming, Ro' hold on I'm coming."

When Connor found the licence plate number he spent the whole day trying to find its owner. He had this gut feeling that his father wanted him to find the owner. That maybe he had to do with what was happening to their family. Connor typed furiously at the keys hoping to get results. When he came up with nothing he banged the desk furiously. He was never that much of a computer hacker. Kitty had noticed Connor had been slaving away at something all day. She could read the frustration plastered all over his face. She then approached him hoping to help him anyway she could.

"Go away aunt Kitty" Connor said. He could feel her presence a mile away. Kitty ignored him and sat beside him next to the computer. She placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Connor it's eleven at night. You haven't slept in two days, you need to rest." Connor shook off her hand and continued to type away.

"I'm busy." Kitty shook her head and then glanced at the piece of paper that lay before him.

"What's this?" she asked as she tried to reach for it. Connor grabbed the piece of paper and glared at her.

"It's nothing." Kitty then glanced at the computer screen for the first time. Licence plates. He was looking up licence plates. Kitty shook her head. Connor was never that much of a computer whiz.

"Let me help you" she said now typing away at the keys. Connor remained silent. I can't even look up a licence plate right he thought to himself. When she was finished she looked back at him and shrugged.

"It doesn't exist." Connor looked at her disbelieving.

"What do you mean it doesn't exist?" he asked her.

"Look here. It says it is invalid." Connor banged his hands on the desk and walked out of the room. Kitty quickly got up and followed him down the hall.

"Where are you going?" she asked as she tried to match his fast pace.

"I'm going after my dad." He said as he walked down the stairs. Kitty ran in front of him trying to get in his way. She placed a hand on his chest stopping him.

"No, no way. Your dad told you to stay here, with us."

"I can't just sit here and do nothing!" He yelled. He looked Kitty dead in the eye.

"There's something coming aunt Kitty something bad. You know I'm right. You can feel it too." She looked away. Of course she knew something was approaching but she didn't want him to know that. She didn't want to scare any of the kids.

"If there is something coming we need to be prepared. We need help."

"That's our problem." She said seriously she didn't want the kids in a total panic.

"Please, don't ask me to sit by and watch as my world gets destroyed" he said. Katherine's heart broke as she saw her favourite and only nephew's face. He looked so sad, weak and fragile like any of the younger kids. But she also saw Logan and Ororo and the strength they had created within him. Kitty groaned.

"Come with me." She said as she pulled him into the closest room. She locked the door and turned on the light.

"I promised not to say…but you're right we do need help. And so does your father. He's just too stubborn to admit it." Connor smiled finally he was going to actually help.

"So you'll let me go after him?" he asked hopefully. Kitty shook her head.

"I can't let you go after him. I swore I wouldn't let you follow him. But I do know two strong mutants that could help us" she said. Connor nodded not what he was hoping for but it would have to do.

"What's their number?" he asked. Katherine scratched the back of her head contemplating if she was making the right decision.

"See that's the thing. One of them he's moved around so much it's hard to keep track of him. The other well…" Kitty looked up at Connor. No she couldn't let him do this. It was too dangerous.

"Forget it." She said as she headed towards the door. Connor ran to the door and stood in her way.

"The other?" he asked. Kitty sighed Logan was going to kill her.

"The other is well…kinda crazy."

"Kinda?" he asked. Kitty waved her arms in the air frantically.

"Ok he's insane. But he can help. The only thing is trying to convince him to." Connor nodded. He would get this man to help even if he had to use force.

"Who are they?" he asked eager to start his mission. She looked up at him and whispered almost afraid that Logan was going to come back and kick her ass.

"Remy LeBeau and Victor Creed."