Amor caecus est

Chapter 13-Making Amends

*Logan’s POV*

I fell quite a ways before I was able to turn and stick my claws into the side of the mountain. As my claws slid through the dirt, I could hear the faint sound of metal cutting through metal. “What the hell?” I muttered. Finding a couple footholds, I carefully slid one set of my claws out and scraped through several layers of dirt. Once it was clear, I could see a wall of metal. I cut through it and inhaled the air coming from the hole. I could smell the faint scent of antiseptics, sweat, and fear. Grinning widely I immediately tried to contact Jean.

‘Hey Red, you there?’ I questioned, hoping she hadn’t taken my advice. *Yes Logan, I’m here. I know I was supposed to...* I quickly cut her off. ‘It’s a good thing you didn’t!! I found something!! I just had to fall off the cliff in order to find it!!’

*You FELL off the cliff!!!* Jean yelled, causing me to wince at her loud voice in my head. ‘Not so loud!! You’re going to make me fall...again!! I promise you, I’m fine!! It’s not like I fell to the bottom! I’m hanging off the side and found a hidden building inside the cliff, it has to be where they went!! I’m going in to check it out.’

*Just...be careful Logan, we don’t need anyone else to go missing!!* I started to work on making the hole bigger as I answered her. ‘Don’t worry, kid. I’m coming home, but not without Chuck and his kid, that I can promise!!’

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Charles followed slowly after Mystique, the metal bracers made too much noise if he wasn’t careful. Both of them were amazed at how quiet the baby was being, almost as if she knew she needed to stay quiet. Charles checked her compulsively, making sure she was still there. “Ah...Mystique,” He said softly, getting the blue woman’s attention. She stopped and turned to him, her yellow eyes glowing slightly in the dark. “Why...why did you do all this?” She moved around to face him, sighing slightly.

“I suppose I could tell you now, we could use a little break anyway.” Charles sat down, facing Mystique. “First off, I’ll tell you how I came to be here. I was heading into my house when something hit me in the back of the head. When I woke, I was here...but I couldn’t do anything, it was like I was locked inside my own head, looking out as I did things I would never do...I never would have attacked you when you were pregnant, even though it’s completely impossible that you could be, I never would have!!”

“I know you wouldn’t, Mystique. I was quite shocked to find you there, I could tell something was wrong, but I didn’t know what it was. How did they control you?” He asked her, leaning foreward to see her better.

“It was some kind of...serum, I don’t really know what it is...”

“How did you break free?”

“It happened when I saw HER,” She pointed to the baby girl in the sling. Charles blinked in surprise and was going to say something, but Mystique held up her hand to stop him. “She...looks so much...like Kurt did...” She whispered softly, turning her head away from him.

“Oh...” Was all Charles was able to say. Mystique moved around and started heading along the air vent, the telepath hurriedly followed her. “Um...Mystique,” He said softly as they moved quicker than before. “When we get out of here...”

“Don’t Xavier!” She snapped sharply, keeping her head facing straight foreward. “Just because I saved you...doesn’t mean I’m going to join you...” Charles chuckled softly.

“I’d never ask that of you...I was just going to say, maybe I could get Kurt and you together...to spend some time together, if you want...” She stopped abruptly and Charles had to be careful not to run into her.

“Are you...just saying that...to make me feel better?” She asked softly.

“Of course not, I mean it Mystique. You ARE his mother, and I know he wants to see you, no matter how he’s acted.” She turned around, and even in the dark, Charles could see her small smile.

“Thank you...Xavier.”

“It’s really no problem at all...” The two then headed on their way, needing to get out of here before someone found out where they were, if they hadn’t already.

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Logan had been keeping in constant contact with Jean, when suddenly, she disappeared. ‘What the hell? JEAN WHERE THE HELL’D YA GO!!’ He shouted in his head. Finding no response, he finished cutting a hole in the wall and slid into the room.

“Damn!! Just when I need ya most, ya disappear...” Sighing, he slid to the door and listened, finding nothing he carefully opened it and slid into the hallway. Everything was metal. ‘Let’s just hope Magneto isn’t part of this!!’ He thought wryly as he moved down the hall, following the scent of a random person. ‘I’ll have to take a hostage to find out where Chuck is.’

He slid into a room, finding a scientist standing at a consol. He moved up behind him, pressing his claws to the man’s throat. “Alright bub, ya better tell me where ya’ve stashed Charles Xavier, or ya’ll have to learn how to live without a head...”

“I...I can...take you there...” The man stuttered.

“That’s a good idea.” Logan answered. He followed the man out the door and down several corridors, finally stopping at two double doors. “Open it.” He commanded, keeping his claws on the man’s throat as he opened the door. Logan then moved into the room, pushing the man in front of him.

“It’s aboot time ya got here, Logan...”

“Oh, fuck!!” Logan growled as the man moved closer, revealing his identity to him. “It’s you!!”

“Yes...it is me, it’s really nice to see you again!! Ah’ve been waitin’ for a long time, for this!! Though ya aren’t th’ one ah’m waitin’ for...”

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Mystique pushed open the air vent at the end, wincing as it slipped out of her hands, clanging on the floor. She dropped to the ground and turned to watch Xavier wiggle out of the vent as well. “Come on, we have to get to the exit quickly!!” He nodded and followed her out of the room. They headed down several halls and ended up entering a large room. They stopped abruptly as they noticed the person standing in the middle of the room.

“L...Lucas!!” Charles gasped, his eyes wide with shock. “What...are you doing here!!”

“Hello, ‘father’!!” He sneered, moving close to the two people staring at him in surprise. “It’s so...good...ta see ya again!! We didn’t get ta spend much...quality time together, but now...we have all th’ time in th’ world!! No ones goin’ ta save ya!! Not even yurself!!” The blond-haired boy laughed loudly before sealing the doors with his telekinesis and advancing on the two of them...


tbc

So? What do you think? Please review!! Probably only one more chapter, plus an epilogue, but we’ll see how it goes!! The next chapter will be longer and Hank will show up, don’t worry!!

If you don’t know who Lucas is, just go to www.youtube.com and type in X-Men Evolution season 4 Episode 4, find the one by MARVEL and watch it!! It will have all the info you need!!