Stranger Than Fiction: The End

As Logan ran down the long Hallway to the elevator a sudden dizziness came over him and he stumbled landing on his knees with a muffled metallic thud as the skin covering his metallic bones connected with the hard steel floor of the Hallway. He winced slightly at the sudden impact. Just as the dizziness had appeared it quickly faded. leaving Logan confused and most of all Hopping no one saw him "bust his ass." The sound Of Hank's Large frame running over to him squashing that hope as quickly has his ego was bruised from the fall.


"Logan are you all right?!" Hank said as his large paw like hand wrapped around Logan's Shoulder.

"Dunno Hank. Just lost my footing." Logan said as he tried to get to his feet only to fall back down.

"Are you sure? You lost a lot of blood in your fight with Sabertooth. Maybe we should retreat just long enough for you to recover." Hank said Helping Logan to his feet.

"Hell No I ain't running! I'm fucking fine. Now hurry up before they catch us by surprise!"Logan said pulling his arm from Hank's grasp and walking to the elevator.

Hank just shook his head and followed behind his friend. As they met up with the others Beak ran over to Logan.

"So.. yo.. you.. Really a samurai ?" Beak asked looking at The Sword held to Logan's side

"Not right now Daffy we got work to do. I'll tell you about it later." Logan said walking past Beak into the center of the small group.

"If there is a later" Beak thought to himself before resting his bat on his shoulder and walking over to the rest of the group.

"So what's our battle plan?" Marrow asked.

Her face had went from the cold expression to one hiding pain as best they could. The loss of her mental Link with her mentor Orlock causing her unstable bone growth to revert back to its painful nature. Small bumps starting to show over her arms and back. The bone growth over her brow starting to slowly sprout spike like growths. Logan also noticed she seems to have grown at least four inches since she had put on her uniform.

"Yeah Logan what are we going to do? We can't just run out there they will slaughter us." Leech said just before taking Marrow's hand.

Marrow's Expression changed from one in pain to a calming demeanor. As Leech's face went to one of intense concentration, A fact that was not Lost to Logan as he knew what was happening. This small gesture between the two Lovers caused his mind to wander. His thoughts fell to Rogue again. He had lost so many people in his long life but the loss of her was unbearable. Over the first few years he had known her he had taken on the role of a father to the young southern soul. Something at first Rogue fought but had settled into and accepted. Even asking him to walk her down the isle for her wedding. Her wedding... He never saw that happening between those two after what they had been through. He still remembered how she barged into his room her face full of tears but a smile on her face as big as the Mississippi. She practically shoved the ring in his face and said while laughing and crying at the same time." We're getting married!!" he was brought back from his wandering thoughts bye Angel saying.

"What's it Matter we will all probably die anywa...." Angel said before Beak covered her mouth.

"eh..uh Sorry guys." Beak said as Angel mumbled something under his hand that sounding very close to acid. Beak quickly removed his hand when he heard that word.

"Yeah I thought so, Look like I was sayin I am fighting just like the rest of you but do we really stand a chance in hell of stopping three of the horsemen AND Apocalypse?" Angel said before making a sick face and pulling a small feather out of her mouth.

Logan's gaze went to each person before him once again. His eyes looking troubled for a moment before a great sigh escaped his lung and he turned away from them all.

"This isn't about beating them kid. To be honest I know we don't have a snowballs chance in hell of stopping them now. This time Apocalypse is playing for keeps and I am to do the same .... Until my dying breath I aim to take out or slow down as many of his thugs as I can. I'm not asking you kids to do the same .. If you are so worried about staying alive more than you are about the future of the world then fine tuck your fucking tail between you're legs and run. I'm not going to stop you from doing it. Me though..."

Logan paused and turned back to Storm his gaze seeming even more troubled.

"I lost almost everything I cared about today. I got nothing left to lose. So I'm going out there, I'm facing my death with the bravery You all seem to think I have and I am going to stop them as best I can until the others can take up the fight."

Logan said before walking to the front doors of the mansion.

"Logan I..." Storm said before Logan replied

"Name's James Ro. And I know what you're gonna say. I do to." Logan said turning back a soft smirk on his face.

Storm's eyes watered up before she spoke.

"I know you do James .. And there is no one in the world I would be more honored to go into my final battle with." Storm said walking to the door with Logan.

"Well, students it's now or never. I'm staying behind to fight. You don't have to do this you can leave if you want." Hank said walking over to his friends and teammates.

"No way Not after what they did. I'm going to slaughter every last fucking one of them or die trying." Marrow said before grabbing a bone shard from her arm and pulling it from her flesh.

The rest of the students all looked to each other. Leech was the first to follow Marrow over to the others.

"Sara .. No matter what happens I just want you to know I love you." Leech said Looking to Marrow with a saddened smile.

"I know you do.. I.. I love you to." She said taking his hand and holding on as tight as she could.

"We..we..well What the hell." Beak said swinging his bat over his shoulder and walking over to the group.

"You all are fucking crazy..." Angel said joining the others.

"Forge you know what to do if none of us make it." Logan said

"Yes, I have already informed Richard's and contacted the Avengers Mansion. Rogers's wishes you luck and said he's on his way with the others. But they may take some time they are having troubles of their own at the moment."



"Who the hell is Richards and Rogers?" Marie asked

Forge shock his head.

"Stupid girl I thought you said you knew all about the heroes of legend." Forge said

"I know about the X-Men not the others.. And don't call me stupid you damn rustbucket." Marie said crossing her arms.

* Marie behave yourself." Xavier said.

* I will if he shows me some damn respect* Marie thought in reply

* Oh he will eventually my child. * Xavier thought with a slight chuckle in his voice.

"Anyway if you must know Richards was Mister Fantastic, Rogers is Captain America. You ever heard of them?" Forge asked his robotic face raising a brow.

"I think so.. yeah. OK you can go back to you're story." Marie said

"Thank you. Now where was I? Oh yes.


Logan nodded and walked out the door of the mansion. The site before him was pure chaos. Swat cars and police tanks overturned. The city was ablaze and flooded with the cries of those unlucky enough to still be alive. His gaze narrowed into an animalistic grimace when something else caught his eye. One of the horsemen Surrounded by a group of swat team members.

"Ma'am put your hands over your head and lay on the ground now! I repeat put your hands on your head and get on the ground now!" The team leader yelled.

The native American woman's face was blank. Her clothes shredded and covered with blood bulletholes and dirt. Her exposed skin covered with glowing implants the same with her face. Her eyes crackled with energy as She looked at the guns surrounding her. She raised her hands as if to comply with the swat team when she suddenly thrust her hands forward. The swat team reacted with attempting to fire their rifles only to have their firearms begin to morph and sway in their grasps.

"DROP YOU'RE GUNS!!" Logan said running at full blast over to the group of men.

Logan's warning were to late as their guns transformed into venomous snakes attacking the swat team viciously. They all fell to the ground in poisoned convulsions.

"HANK GET THEM INTO THE MANSION NOW!" Logan said launching himself at the horsemen before him

"Of course Logan! Beak help me!" Hank said dodging the snakes as they snapped at his body.

"To late teach .. I think their dead... AHHH!" Beak said launching into the air as one snake bit for his arms only get a mouthful of feathers.

Hank dodged one snakes bite grabbing the snake by the head and snapping its neck. To his surprise the snake morphed back into a rifle as he did so.

"Their illusions!!" Hank yelled to Logan.

Logan was now to busy to hear Hank's words. He had drawn his sword and was fighting like a man possessed against the woman before him. Before this she had gone by the name Mirage. She was a X-Men once but had gone missing in a mission overseas. It was easy to put together what had happened to her now. Each blow Logan landed seemed to pass through her body as if she was made of thin air. Logan growled out of frustration and went into a torrent of slashes with his sword. The air around him become a tornado of tempered razor sharp steel as he sliced with his sword.

"Wow... I didn't know he could move so fast...." Leech said with a shocked expression as he watched Logan fight against moonstone.

"God damn it stop fucking with me girl and fight!" Logan growled as his efforts bore no fruit.

As he yelled the image of the woman before him flickered then faded away. Logan stopped as a low gust of wind blew across his face. His nostrils flared as he took in the scent of the air. A puzzled look crossed his face as he sniffed the air.

* What the hell .. I can't smell her..* Logan thought to himself as he smelled the air again with no result again.

"Where the hell is that bitch at?!" Marrow yelled looking around.

"I'll see if I can see her from up here!." Beak said soaring higher into the air.

"Oh my God....." Beak said as the layout of the city flooded his eyes.

"The whole town's destroyed!!" Beak yelled.

"Forget about that can you see her or not?!" Logan yelled up to Beak.

"Hold on let me look." Beak said flapping his wings as hard as he could praying they held out long enough for him to spot her before landing.

"I can't see her! ... Oh shit the others are coming!!!" Beak said flying back down to the ground.

"What?! Where are they?" Hank said running over to Beak as he landed.

"There" Beak said picking his bat back up and pointing behind Hank.

"Forget about them we have to worry about the one that's already here." Logan said as he slowly stalked around his sword drawn and held out in front of himself.

As Logan slowly walked the ruined street in front of the mansion something caught his senses. A smell he knew well. It was so faint he had to struggle to catch it. He was having trouble picking up anything with his senses at the moment and this wasn't any different. Logan looked to the others and put his finger to his lips to hush them as he turned his ear to the direction of the smell. Just as quickly as he did so he dropped to his knees and swung his sword in a vertical ark. The sound of fabric ripping followed by the gurgled scream of a woman followed. Logan rolled to his right as the sound of something hitting the ground followed. The air around the ground began to shimmer then fell away to a woman holding her chest and throat. A collar laying beside her as she gasped for air. Logan leaned over her and took her hand.

"Sorry kid.. I had no choice" Logan said as he held the woman's hand

The woman mouthed something and Logan nodded. Then took his sword and raised it above her body.

"LOGAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Hank yelled

Before Hank could reach him Logan had plunged his sword into her chest ripping through her heart.

Hank punched Logan onto his side and checked the woman for a pulse.

"You murdered her! How could you?! She was free of his control!" Hank said turning back to Logan and growling.

"She told me to end it Hank! She was gone any way I cut her to deep she was just going to suffer if you tried to help her!" Logan said snapped back. Struggling to get back to his feet as he spit out a mouth full of blood.

"You don't know that Logan! You could have saved her with a blood transfusion!" hank snapped back.

"Not anymore I can't. I'm burned out Bub." Logan said as Hank noticed the busted lip He had given his friend wasn't healing.

"You..you're lip..." Hank said in shock.

"Yeah yeah.. Lets just worry about the rest of them right now." Logan said as he got to his feet.

"But how did this happen?" Hank asked walking after Logan

"Musta been Creed." Logan said turning Back to Hank. Hank then noticed a few stray gray strands in Logan's slicked back hair.

"We have to get you out of here Logan." Hank said grabbing his friends arm.

"No time ." Logan said before redrawing his sword.

"Their HERE!!" Beak yelled.