Claws Out (Marvel x MHA fanfiction)

Chapter 29 - Studying up for Final Exams

The phone line clicked, "Ms. Howlett, I would be lying if I said this call is a surprise."

"Professor Xavier, I would be lying if I said I didn't expect you to expect this call." Y/n let out a sigh, "Where's Logan?"

"I regret to inform you that Logan is currently away dealing with some personal matters, I don't think you will be able to reach him for some time." Xavier sipped some tea, "Whatever is the matter, my dear, I'm sure I could help you with it?"

Y/n stopped and looked at herself in the mirror. It would be nice to hear what I need to know straight from Logan, but chances are he'd be... in a less than approachable mood. At least with Xavier, I might stand a chance at getting actual answers...

"What do you know about Logan and I going 'feral'? He mentioned it when we first met... remember?" The girl spoke with anxiety around the edges of her voice.

The professor thought for a moment before responding, "Yes I do recall that particular part of the conversation. I also recall seeing you go 'feral', as you said, during the sports festival— am I correct?"

"Yes... Listen, you probably know I wouldn't bother you guys if I wasn't desperate for some kind of answer on this..." Y/n paused and then added, "It just happened again. I need to know everything I can so I don't hurt someone."

"...Might you describe this most recent experience to me, my dear?" Xavier said, caution lacing his voice.

The girl explained everything she could about her encounter with Monoma in the hallway. How she lost control yet maintained a semblance of self, how her body changed and formed to match the energy she was giving off, how her strength multiplied. Y/n told Xavier everything, except the part where her mind seemed to speak to her in two different voices.

"I don't know how to handle it properly, but I want to. I can't live on the edge like that, at risk of setting off at any small thing. So if there's anything you can tell me, I'll appreciate it more than you could ever know." The girl took a deep breath before adding, "Please."

The professor was quiet for a moment, Y/n could faintly hear him stirring his tea, before he spoke, "When I first found Logan, he was a different man than the one you met. He was inexperienced, reckless, and being taken advantage of by a Canadian force of government known as Department H. It was a nasty group of people who utilized mutants and quirk-havers alike, they enlisted people with great mental abilities– not unlike my own– to control others and manipulate them into doing their dirty work."

Xavier sighed and for a moment Y/n wondered if this was a painful memory for him to recall.

"Logan had just fought an Avenger known as The Hulk. A big green fellow with a nasty temper—their battle nearly leveled a section of New York and was left with no clear winner. I realized that Department H was no place for a mutant, especially one as desperate as Logan was for a place in the world. I reached out to him mentally, I gave him a way out of that place."

The girl was silent as she thought over what the professor was telling her. So... Logan was being taken advantage of. He was manipulated into being a weapon... kinda like me...

The older man continued, "Logan... he had many challenges and problems to work through, going feral being one of them. At one point, the feral nature completely took over his mind and his body."

Y/n felt her breath catch, "You mean...?"

"Logan became more man than beast. Elongated teeth, his hair grew at a rapid pace, his teeth were sharper, and his eyes... they were the eyes of a wild animal." A sinking feeling of dread was rapidly appearing in the girl's stomach, "It was not unlike what you've described. My dear, I believe you are right to worry about your feral nature and I do wish I could do more to help you—"