Logan woke up confused; he sat up gently making sure not to wake up Devlin. He looked around the room feeling something not quite right. He rose from bed only for Devlin to waken. The younger rubbed his eyes and sat up.
"Logan?" Logan raised a finger to his mouth signaling him to keep quite. He pointed to the door; looking there Devlin noticed the silhouette of feet walking past the door. Nodding Devlin shifted into his ghost wolf form and silently floated behind Logan who opened the door slowly. Looking though the small crack in the door Logan saw a young girl not part of the institute entering the last room in the mansion on the men's side… the professors room. Logan turned to Devlin and motioned him to follow him which he did. In the professors' room the girl stood holding a small odd device in her hand, she walk closer and closer to the professor's bed.
"W…What? Who's there?" quickly before the professor could act the girl leaped up and placed the device on his forehead shocking him and making the man fall unconscious. She smirked and jumped when Logan kicked the door to the room open.
"Game's over Bub!" the girl seeing Logan when into a rage. She extended her claws to the surprise of Logan and leaped into the air with the grace of a cat and slashed at him.
"Not good…" in the halls flew a pack of wolves that checked every room only to find them in the same state as the professor. The largest wolf howled and the others flew straight to him. "Any luck?"
'Bark!'
"Everyone!?"
'Questioning bark' the lead wolf shock his shadowy head.
"Absolutely not! Who know what will happen if we break those things on their heads. It would be better when Logan captures the intruder… then we can question her." Suddenly a small wolf appeared.
'Warning bark!' the lead wolf shifted until he appeared to be Devlin.
"What? You mean there is another one! Were!?" The little wolf lifted his paw pointing outside. Devlin whistled getting the attention of every wolf. "Ok I'll deal with the new one, you all back up Logan!" saluting the shadowy wolves rushed through the halls while Devlin opened the window and jumped out.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking us!?" Logan was tossed about by the girl fighting around the institute destroying most of the many things inside. The girl roared and slashed at him with a hatred that made no sense to Logan. "Say something dam it!"
"I do as they ask." The girl jumped into the air and twisted her foot making a small claw appear which she used to catch Logan by surprise aiming the blade right at his throat. Before it could slash into him something large smashed into the girl pinning her down.
"Looks like back up is here… that you pup?" the wolf shook his fuzzy head.
'Explanative barks!' Logan scratched his chin confused.
"You do know the pup is the only one who understands ya right?" The wolf sighed but its eyes widened when it disintegrated into ash. The girl lifted herself up and dusted the ash from her face only to stand back in shock after seeing twenty more standing beside Logan. She growled in annoyance and stomped her foot.
"Only cowards fight in packs!" Logan scoffed and pointed to the halls.
"Only cowards blindside people while they are sleeping." The girl enraged shouted a growl at him only to receive a group roar from the wolves that made her jump back frightened. "Best not mess with the mutts, it's not healthy believe me."
"I don't care, I got one down just 20 to go!" she rushed at Logan only for the wolves to rush right back she slashed though half of them easily but was finally pined by the rest who held her limbs with their powerful jaws. "Let go dam it! AGH!" she thrashed in their grasp but it was futile.
"No use bub, now start talking before they turn you into a chew toy." The girl growled but started chuckling. "What's so funny?"
"if you don't let me go your friends won't see the light of day!" Logan's eyes widened and sighed.
"Let her go…" The wolves whimpered but agreed, releasing the girl reluctantly. She stood up and smirked victoriously. "What do you want!?"
"I want my target! Devlin Mercer! Once he's dead Hydra will give me my freedom!" Logan's eyes filled with rage but before he could question her further the wolves roared so savagely that he flinched when they grew in size and became more fearsome. The fire's that were their eyes shifted from blue to red and their maws became nothing but huge sharp jaws that seemed too big for their body's and finally their claws turned long and raged until they were longer then an eagle's talons. They rushed after the girl now with murderous intent. They bit and clawed at her slashing her up like paper.
"AAAAAGHH!" Logan looked on with horror as they made the girl bleed relentlessly.
"STOP IT!" Logan rushed after her slashing through the wolves to get to the girl, they refused to fight him but they didn't defend themselves as he slashed through them until they were nothing but ash. Once they were gone he knelt down and lifted the battered and shredded girl. "Crap! What the hell happened to them?"
"H…Help…m...me…" Logan lifted the girl but not before she pulled a small remote with two locked buttons. "The…. B….blue one…. t….takes off…. the inhibitors…." she handed the remote to the Logan and then passed out. He lifted her in his arms and heard a loud crash from outside.
"Pup!" with the girl in his arms he rushed outside to see Devlin standing above an unconscious boy rapped in a red cloak. "Pup… you ok?" with his back still turned on Logan Devlin giggled. "Pup?"
'Foolish mortals….' Devlin spoke in an odd voice that sounded like multiple people speaking at the same time.
"No…" Devlin turned his head and smiled at Logan widely with long sharp fangs. "Not again…"
[A few minutes earlier]
Devlin ran outside surveying the aria looking for the other intruder.
"I know you're out there!" he received no answer other than thunder and lightning flashing in the sky. "Come out!"
"I'm sorry Devlin…." right above him floated a man in a red cloak. "it was just a shock to see you again… you were much smaller and you didn't have a tail or wolf ears when I met you."
"Do I know you?... wait….. That cloak…. That's Skylars!" Devlin shouted up at the man confused and angry. "Why do you have his cloak!" the man sighed and floated softly to the ground.
"It was given to me… as a final wish… from a great man…" Devlin sighed and felt the soft fabric of the cloak.
"How do I know you didn't steal it?" the young man held up his arm and smiled while Devlin gasped in shock. On his wrist was a band with a symbol of the sun on it.
"Because he gave me this first and only he could take it off." Devlin smiled and hugged the young man tightly.
"You're the guy Sky told me about! The one who stole his heart! Your name is Billy right?" the man smiled and nodded.
"Yep Billy or William Kaplan, nice to meet you again Devlin…. but we don't have much time. I came to warn you… about two things actually." Billy pointed to the mansion. "There is a girl inside your new home I think she is here to hurt you." Devlin chuckled.
"Don't worry I have a small army in there and also a really tuff guy helping them. I doubt she will get away. Anyway what is the other thing you wanted to tell me?" Billy fumbled in his pockets looking for something.
"You know why your mother died right?" Devlin shook his head.
"No father and Skylar never told me what happened…. only that she died to protect me." Billy nodded still looking through his pockets.
"Well that's true she did die protecting you but only because she… oh wait a minute… I know it's here somewhere…" finally after some looking he pulled out a band like Devlin's and his own. The band had an image of a paw print and was colored blue and black. "Ok here it is! Your mother gave this to your father who gave it to your brother who in turn gave it to me and now I give it to you… just don't wear it yet."
"What is it?" Devlin touched the band and felt something odd about it.
"What do you think it is?" Devlin thought for a moment and smiled.
"It's a spirit band like the ones my parents made on their wedding day." Billy nodded pleased with his answer.
"Yep so what are spirit bands?" Devlin shook his head confused.
"I have no idea, their like wedding rings right?" Billy shook his head but nodded at the same time confusingly.
"Well kind of and not really. A spirit band is a very powerful magical item. It is made by placing part of one's soul into a woven band made by the person who whose soul it belonged to. The use of a sprit band is like a wedding ring but it is more powerful. It's like physically giving someone a part of your soul. The band can only be taken off if the owner is willing to, and it can only be warn if it was given willingly. But its powers go far beyond that. I suspect you have seen this with your band the band of your mother. You've seen her in your dreams fighting off a man who looks like you only different angry and scorned."
"Yes… so it was not just a dream then…." Devlin raised his mother's band and smiled. "So… she's with me even now…."
"Yes but the problem is the creature in your dreams… you see… the resign he was in your dreams was well… he is you." Devlin's eyes widened in fear. "Now don't worry! That's why your mother made that band, it holds a very powerful artifact inside it that will purify the dark soul within it. Once it is pure you can fuse with it fully and the spell your mother cast when you were conceived will be complete. You will become complete and her death will not be in vain."
"… a spell… so I just put the band on and I won't end up turning into that monster…." Devlin remembered his fight with Juggernaut the horror of what happened and the taste of someone else's blood in his mouth.
"Theoretically yes it should… however, artifact in the band cannot stop the dark spirit within you… it will take your mind and destroy all that you are… yet if you continue on without stopping the spirit you will turn mad do things you normally will not do… so please do what your heart commands." Devlin sighed and touched his mother's band. He only thought for a moment when he placed the band on his arm above his mothers. The band glowed with a bright light that surrounded his body making him feel tired.
"S…..something is wrong… I… I can't." Devlin fell to the ground not able to stand or even stay awake.
"No! Hold on Devlin! Just be strong!" Billy shook Devlin trying to wake the boy. A minute passed and when it did his eyes fluttered open. "Oh…. Good your…. Wait…. your eyes." Devlin smiled widely showing large white fangs.
"Thank you mortal." Devlin spoke in a voice that echoed with power and malice. His eyes shined red as blood. "The master is now ours!" Devlin backhanded Billy sending him across the ground unconscious. Devlin or what looked like Devlin stood over Billy giggling to himself while standing over the man on the ground.
"Pup?" Devlie stopped, hearing Logan's voice behind him. "Pup… you ok?" Devlin giggled and turned his head seeing Logan holding the unconscious bloody body of a girl. "Pup?"
"Foolish mortals." Devlin chuckled as Logan's eyes widened and turned his body completely facing the man.
"No…. not again." Devlin's giggle turned into an outright maniacal laugh.
"Yes again… and now thanks to that medaling mortal…" he said turning his head to face Billy. "We are free to do as we wish… and we wish…" Devlin's body shifted being covered in thick black fur and shadows his eyes turned to crimson flames and his maw turned to a gaping cave of sharp terrifying fangs. His body grew and grew as shadows from all around the institute flew in great speeds to his body until he was nearly as big as the mansion itself. Once he stopped growing he roared so loudly that the windows of the institute exploded into millions of shards. "Is to consume! CONSUME EVERYTHING!"
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Devlin stood within a deep forest consumed and frightened. Within the forest stood a wolf of great size with burning red eyes and a smile that chilled him to the core.
"Welcome back master!" the wolf howled in laughter. "Welcome for the final time!"
"I know what you are now and I'm here to stop you!" The horrific wolf shook its large head.
"And how pray tell do you intend to stop the son of a god? You are trapped here now; there is no running from the black forest. We now have control of the body and the soul only your heart remains, and once it is ours we will consume the world! Nothing can stop us now!" as if to answer him a howl deep and yet soft echoed through the woods. Turning around Devlin saw something that made his heart fill with hope. There standing in the grass stood a great white wolf, with blue eyes that shined like stars. The black wolf sneered and charged at the great wolf. "HOW DARE YOU BRING THAT REMNENT HERE!"
The great wolves clashed neither backing away from the other nor giving the other pause. They bit and scratched each other spilling ink like blood from the black wolf and silver like blood from the white wolf. Where the black wolf stepped the grass around it died and turned to ash, where the white wolf stood flowers of different colors sprouted. Seeing the battle was like looking at the clash of life and death itself.
"Your whore of a mother thinks a tear will stop us!? You've got to be joking! Her pathetic spell and magic tear will do nothing to end our hated! We will forever hate all existence for what he did to us! All will fall to death! All will end under our wrath! " The black wolf erupted in black and red flames howling in anger and charged at the white wolf. Devlin closed his eyes and heard a sound like someone calling out to him in a voice very familiar to him.
'Devlin… please…Please come back.' Devlin felt a familiar hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"My mother was the kindest greatest woman in the world…. She died to protect me… her love runs through my veins, her hope shines in my soul and her dreams I will forever hold in my heart. There is nothing in this world or any other that can stand agents the love of a mother. Neither hatred nor death itself." The great white wolf shined bright and grew in size and beauty as Devlin spoke. Soon the black wolf was pinned to the ground underneath its powerful paws. "There is nothing that can stand agents her love. YOU ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO HER!"
"NOOOOOO!" The great wolf stomped on the black wolf making him disappear in a howl of fear. The red and black flames extinguished under the paws of the white wolf and light returned to the forest making it shine bright and beautifully until the forest was like a paradise. Small blue wisps flew about the great wolf and Devlin dancing joyfully. The Wolf smiled down at Devlin and spoke in words so harmonic and gentle it brought Devlin peace of mind.
'Thank you young one, the love you held for your mother reminded me of the love I had for mine. I have returned to my old self, pure of my hatred and filled with your love… sadly my time in this world is gone, I must finally return to my mother. I give you my power, all of it. The flames of hope are now yours to temper and kindle.' The great wolf faded into flurry of blue lights that rose high into the sky until it reached the pale moon making it glow with a royal blue light. Devlin's own body shifted into the form of a great black wolf with shining blue markings and eyes that shined like the blue moon above.
'Well done my heart!" Looking behind him Devlin saw a woman bathed in white light. Devlin rushed for the woman and jumped around her like a playful puppy.
"Mother!" The woman held Devlin in a loving embrace and kissed his fuzzy head.
"I'm so happy you completed my spell. And I'm so sorry it caused you so much pain." Devlin sat in the woman's lap happily.
"Its ok mother… but what was the spell anyway and why did you cast it?" The woman sighed and looked up at the blue moon.
"When you were conceived a horrible woman with green hair captured me, she hated our family and couldn't bear to see another child of ours to be born." Devlin tilted his head confused.
"But why? Why did she hate us so much?" The woman sighed and pointed to the moon.
"My side of the family was very close with the lunar goddess. A lot of people hated us because of the magic she gave us. But this woman hated us because of what my family guarded since as long as we could remember; the healing tear of Crest the first born of the lunar goddess. We kept it safe for thousands of years, waiting for the day when he would return to the living. Yet the day when I was taken I knew that the time of his rebirth needed to be that day and the only way to do so was to fuse a child's whole being the remnants of Crests body. The moment I was able to act I cast the spell and fused his body with yours making you the reincarnation of Crest… sadly the spell back fired on me ending my life. If it was not for your father you would have died inside me as well. He fought the woman with the magic I gave him through our spirit bands and defeated her saving you. what I did not know was that how his death affected Crest, he became bitter and vengeful of humans and in time wanted only destruction of the world. Yet the light in you won over the darkness in Crest's heart, making him pure as the day he was born. I promise you now that you will never see the evil that he was ever again…. You my son have been given the task to protect the flames of hope, you will be immortal and with time you will become even stronger that Crest ever was. Please know that I am so proud of you!"
"I love you mother!" The woman smiled at her son full of pride and love.
"I will always love you my heart…. Goodbye. And tell your love I said hi." The forest around them faded away leaving the beautiful pale blue moon in the empty black sky.
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"Is to consume. CONSUME EVERYTHING!" the horrific wolf howled in victory… or so he though. The wolf rose into the sky on his back legs ready to crush the man and girl below it.
"Devlin… please…. PLEASE COME BACK!" the wolf paused, its grotesque face contorting in a frown and its blood red eyes shed a lone silver tear.
"….L…Logan?" its red eyes and gaping maw widened greatly. And to it everyone's horror around the world it screamed.
'RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!' The howl of pain was so great that it sounded all over the world; everyone could hear the wolf's howl of pain and misery. The wolf's body contorted and twisted so violently that its limbs cracked and snapped until it was nothing but a round blob of flesh that was engulfed into black flames until it was nothing but a large pile of ash.
"No…. Devlin!" Logan gently lowered the girl to the ground and rushed to the ashes. "Not again…" he sifted through the ashes hoping to see Devlin like he did back at the mountain but he found nothing. "No…" he tossed the ashes into the air digging in a panic. "NO!" Logan dug until the ashes scattered into the wind, to his horror there was nothing in them… no body, no Devlin. "Devlin… pup…. I'm so sorry… I'm sorry I couldn't save you." Logan kneeled in the ashes in and felt his eyes start to water.
"Logan… are you crying?" Full of hope Logan turned around to see nothing.
"Pup!? Where are you?" He looked left to right but found nothing. "Oh great I'm going nuts again." He heard a giggle and turned around still seeing nothing.
"Logan… look up dummy!" Doing as he said Logan looked up to see Devlin floating in the air, he still had his wolf ears and tail his same smile and he wore his same pants he wore to bed but nothing else. The only thing different was the two small blue fire balls on the sides of his feat that seemed to lift him into the air and the paw print band on his wrist where his mother's band used to be. "What? Did you really think I would die that easy?" Devlin chuckled and floated into Logan's arms. The moment he was in his arms Logan showered him in kisses. He then grabbed Devlin's shoulders tightly and shook him.
"Don't fucking do that again!" Devlin smiled shyly and kissed Logan's nose.
"My bad," Logan's frown turned to a smirk and he kissed Devlin deeply when they parted Devlin smiled goofily. "I should almost die more often…. But for now I have wrongs to right." Devlin broke out of Logan's arms and walked to Billy. He kneeled down and lowered his head close to his and from his eye fell one silver tear. It fell onto Bill's face and with a small sigh he opened his eyes awake and well.
"W… what happened?" Devlin smiled down at him and waved. "Devlin! Are you alright? Did the band work?" Devlin nodded and helped him to his feet.
"Yes, Crest was purified and mother returned to the goddess…. Now that the danger is passed I should tell you, Skylar might still be alive." Billy's eyes widened and jumped to his feet.
"I'll start looking for him at once!" Devlin gave him one last hug and he flew into the air. Billy turned around and waved goodbye. "Take care of yourself! I'll be back once I find your brother!" Billy flew high into the clouds away from the mansion. Logan walked up to Devlin and patted his shoulder,
"What just happened and who was that guy?" Devlin chuckled and shook his head.
"It's a long story you see…" Devlin sniffed the air and turned around shocked to see a young girl covered in blood and nearly ripped apart. He rushed over to the girl and kneeled down in front of her shedding a tear on her face. Once the tear fell all the cuts and blood on her seemed to fade away until there was nothing but her soft tan skin. The girl coughed for only a moment and sighed contently asleep. Devlin sighed himself and rose to his feet he turned to Logan and frowned. "You could have told me I hurt another one!"
"I was caught in the moment pup, my bad." Devlin shook his head and lifted the girl in his arms, she felt heavy like she was full of sand or bricks.
"Man what did this girl eat!" it was weird, she didn't look fat. She looked kind of pretty actually. But there was something about her, she seemed oddly familiar. "Hey Logan is this girl part of the institute?"
"No, she's the intruder…" Logan looked through his pockets and pulled out a remote and pressed one of the two buttons, a noise sounded like something being unlocked and then he smashed it in his hands. Devlin looked suspiciously at the girl.
"She doesn't look so dangerous… did you find out why she attacked?" Logan stopped to remember why and rushed to Devlin taking the girl from his hands. Devlin looked at him confused until he explained.
"She said she was here for you pup." Devlin felt a knot in his stomach.
"Did she say why?" Logan thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Didn't say…. I'm taking her to the basement for interrogation, go make sure everyone is alright, that remote I used should have taken those things off them." Nodding his head Devlin clicked his fingers and twenty wolves with black fur with blue markings appeared the wolves barked with joy and followed Devlin into the mansion.
Logan held the girl but not without wrapping her arms and legs together first and took her inside the mansion. Logan's eyes narrowed and whispered to the girl.
"I don't know what Hydra wants with Devlin but I'll be dammed before I let anyone take him away from me."
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One hour later
Deep in the basement of the institute was a room unlike most of the others, this room was not meant for the students or for learning, this room was made to hold dangerous mutants to interrogate and them send them to the authorities once answers were found. It was only used once in its time in the institute, the professor never wanted it to ever be used again, however this night it was in use for the first time in years. The holding cell was made of indestructible glass that even Logan's Adamantume Claws could not penetrate. Inside it was a bed chair and a fountain for water. And now inside it was a young girl with tan skin and long brown hair. Logan sat just outside the cell glaring at the girl inside that just glared back.
"You do know I won't let you out of there until you talk. So talk!" the girl spat at Logan in response hitting the glass missing the target. Logan growled and the girl growled back, if it was not for her being a young girl they would have looked like he was talking to a mirror. "at least give me a name Bub."
"…. Wouldn't you like to know." The girl had a look in her eyes that made Logan smirk.
"I think I can guess." The girl scoffed and chuckled.
"Fine go ahead nothing's stopping you." Logan stood up and turned his back at the girl.
"You don't have a real name to be called don't you." the girl glared not wanting to show her shock.
"How would you know?" Logan held a computer disk in his hand and waved it to her.
"You said you worked for Hydra, the last time I met someone from your little group I snagged this and it was just filled with info. Your friends need to keep stuff like this out of peoples reach." Logan smirked at the girl and sat with his legs propped up on a desk crossed. "Sloppy."
"What do you know?" the girl looked on nervous but curious what the older found out.
"I know they are fanatics looking to kill someone…. Someone I really care about…. I also know they have been making weapons… living weapons." The girl looked scared but only for a moment then glared and pouted at the man.
"Your point?" Logan smirked.
"You're one of those weapons… and no one names a weapon." The girl roared in anger.
"Have a name dam it! And it's X-23!" Logan's smirk faded when he heard the so called name.
"….that's not a name Bub, it's a title. A brand given to a tool or a car." The girl enraged stood up and slashed at the glass window not even leaving a scratch.
"IT IS A NAME!" Logan stared at the tear stained eyes of the girl and shook his head.
"Sorry Bub… it's really not." The girl screamed in complete rage attacking the glass wall until she slowed and started crying in emotional pain; she was a wreak; she curled into a ball waling in sorrow. Logan stood up and knocked on the glass of the cage. "Laura…"the girl looked up confused but still crying.
"What?" Logan smiled kindly.
"Laura Mercer…. A name… if you want it." Her eyes widened confused.
"Mercer? Like the targets?" Logan punched the wall.
"His name is Devlin… or puppy, but yes it's a good name and if you want it it's yours." The girl looked down for a second and smiled.
"Laura… Mercer… yah…. I like it… wait why are you being nice to me!?" Logan shrugged.
"How is a father suppose to act with his daughter ?" the girl scowled at him and jumped back.
"The hell are you talking about!?" Logan chuckled.
"You have my stare eyes and claws and your name is X-23 I'll have to be a dumbass to not figure that out Bub." Logan walked to the controls of the cell and pushed a button that opened the glass wall infront of the girl. She looked shocked at Logan like he was insane.
"Why are you letting me go?" He smiled and pointed up.
"Because you're not going anywhere Laura." He smiled and motioned for her to follow him. "The institute is a big place, we got room to spare for ya and its safe here. We'll protect you from Hydra… they won't have a chance with our guard dog." Laura shook her head.
"You have no idea what they are capable of! Even those wolf things they will come here and tear this place down to get the target er… Devlin… and me…" Logan scoffed.
"I'd like to see that. Anyway what's your choice Laura? You don't have to stay but you'll never kill Devlin, he died twice now and came back twice as powerful every time. So what's it going to be?" She sighed but stoped to think.
"…. How do I know this isn't a trick?" Logan shook his head.
"We don't do that here. Even this place was never meant to be used. Once Chuck finds out I put someone in here he's going to through a fit." He chuckled to himself and looked down at the girl who smiled slightly.
"….ok but if Hydra comes for me it's your fault Bub got it?" Logan smiled and nodded. Laura followed behind Logan nervous but deep down inside she felt safe despite all of the training inside her told her that this was the dumbest thing she ever have done.
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Meanwhile upstairs everyone gathered woken from their forced sleep confused and full of questions. Devlin explained as much as he could about the girl and how they were forced unconscious by an intruder and how she was down stairs being interrogated by Logan. He kept his transformation and his defeat of the darkness of Crest to himself.
"So she's down stairs? Do you know why she attacked us?" Devlin sighed and nodded his head.
"Yes…. she was after me." Devlin was bombarded with more questions but the professor was the one to stop them.
"No matter why she was after you the danger has passed. I spoke telepathically with Logan just now and he's bringing the girl here as we speak." Scott frowned and punched his fist into his hand.
"Good time for some answers." The professor shook his head.
"There is no need, in fact no one is allowed to interrogate her about what happened tonight and you all will be in best behavior once she is properly enrolled in the institute." Everyone erupted in a group.
'What!?'
"All I will say is that she was forced to do what she did, I have checked her mind and I believe she will not harm anyone here unless given a resign to. I expect you to treat her as you would each other." He turned his wheelchair around and faced the elevator. "Here they come now." Everyone was silent as the doors opened revealing Logan and a nervous Laura who was hiding behind him. Logan smiled and pulled Laura in front of himself. He pushed her forward and cleared his throat.
"Everyone meet Laura Mercer." Devlin's eyes widened and tilted his head confused.
"Uhhh…. Hi." He walked up to her and rubbed his neck. "I'm Devlin… Mercer… Logan? Mine explaining?" Logan blushed and coughed rubbing his neck.
"Uhhhh my bad pup I'm not good with last names and uhhh… She is kind of my daughter so I used yours." Devlin's mouth along with everyone else's mouth was agape excluding the professor's of course who was smirking and trying not to laugh. Devlin sighed but smiled.
"Well…" Devlin walked up the Laura and embraced her she rose her arms up high and her claws were out ready to sink them inside Devlin's shoulders but stopped when he lifted her up and span her around once then gently lowered her to the ground and gave her a small kiss on her forehead. "I always wanted a sister!" He smiled widely as she looked at him with shock and a little bit of something else she didn't quite understand. She moved the hair from her eyes and smiled.
"Never had a brother before… well… a living one… but that can be rectified if you don't start touching me!" Devlin chuckled and released the girl stepping back to give her space. "Thank you."
"So you have other brothers and sisters?" Laura sighed and shook her head.
"No I just said they are all dead, weren't you listening?" Devlin frowned and smiled sadly.
"My brother is gone too…. Maybe… I'm still not sure about that one…. anyway I know what it feels like to lose one." Laura looked at him strangely and sighed.
"Keep your condolences, most of them I killed. The others killed each other or were killed by Hy…" Logan tapped her shoulder and she turned to see everyone looking at her with fear and pity. "Sorry, I'm not used to talking to people. I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you." Devlin smiled sadly but nodded.
"It's ok. Anyway it's great to meet you and welcome to the institute!" Devlin raised his arm and turned her to face the students. "Guys meet my sister Laura!" Everyone did their best to smile and wave even if it was forced.
"Yah… uhh… sorry about the whole putting a stun bomb on your head thing…." Everyone gasped in fear.
"Bomb!?" Devlin chuckled at that.
"Thank you for not blowing them all up sis." Devlin messed up her hair much to her annoyance so in retaliation she reached up and messed up his hair making him laugh, but then moan when she touched his ears. He jumped back and blushed holding his arms over his ears protectively. "Not the ears please! Their too sensitive."
"Oh really?" Laura smirked and clawed her fingers then pounced on the poor boy.
"No! Not the ears not the…. Oooooohhh" Devlin blushed as Laura pulled on them chuckling evilly as the boy squirmed. "Loooooogan! Please! Get her OOOOOOFF me!" Logan laughing just as loudly as Laura picked her off Devlin who blushed holding his tail in front of his waist.
"Play nice kids!" Devlin did his best to calm down still with his tail wrapped around himself. "And keep the hands off the ears Laura. I don't think pup can handle it." he turned to see Devlin blushing and started to laugh harder.
"Yah yah laugh all you want…" Devlin smiled and turned his head to Laura. "Question, do you heal yourself as fast as Logan?" Laura nodded.
"Yah why?" Devlin smirked and Logan cringed.
"Oh crap…" Devlin smiled and snapped his fingers making two wolves appear… one for each of them.
"Sick em!" The wolves howled and chased after the two with Devlin right behind him tail still held in front of his lap. Everyone looked on confused but content.
"They are like a real family. It's so cute!" Kitty giggled and the professor smiled.
"A great family indeed." Everyone one watched as Devlin and his wolves chased after the two laughing happily.
"Running only makes them hungrier!"
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