Feral Family Affairs

The Prodigal Pain

Mystique had become very helpful once Jean threatened to wipe her clean and turn off her abilities. She was currently more scared of the X-Men than she was Daken and honestly had no idea where their sudden lack of tolerance had come from. A point which had Kurt more than a little quiet as he sat near Logan and K, arms crossed and resolutely looking forward.

Mystique gladly showed Jean where she was supposed to meet up with Daken. His base of operations was centered in Sapporo in the northern part of Japan and at this time of year was rather cold. Wearing a telekinetic tether, Mystique slipped the group of X-Men into a hidden entrance, leading them almost directly to Kitty and the children – all of them were perfectly safe and healthy, but also overjoyed to see their parents and their beloved aunts and uncles.

Right off the bat, Scott blasted the lock on the inhibitor Kitty had on as she snuggled the little ones, handing them to various members that were more than willing to cuddle the kids. Understandably though, Logan was wary. It was too easy. No extraction had ever gone this smoothly, particularly any kidnapping they'd ever intervened on. As the team secured the little ones and Kitty, Logan decided to sniff around. He was sure the kids were so easily accessed simply because they were still the bait, so it only stood to reason that there was something nasty waiting to take out the group.

As much as he hated to admit it, even to himself, if it was Logan trying to draw someone in - kids aside - he'd attack when their guard was down.

The team was just starting to remove the kids when Logan froze. Something was off, even knowing he was looking for a problem, something was off. There was a minute beep that gave him just enough time to register that he'd triggered a bomb before his eyes went wide and he turned - then the bomb went off. Logan was blown well away from the team and the kids, though Kitty had managed to phase them out just before the blast happened. Before Logan could get his senses about him, he was jumped by Daken, who led with a fist full of claws into his back.

The battle was swift and fierce – too fast for anyone to try to assist on either man's part. Daken was raging at him, but Logan was well beyond that. They fought viciously, both of them broke down into a berserk rage, and neither felt the damage they were receiving as they duked it out.

As they fought, Daken found himself in a position close enough to threaten the little ones directly after kicking Logan hard enough to throw him backward through a guard rail. His claws were inches from his little brother's head and Remy, who held him. Logan froze, raising his hands in surrender as K slowly and carefully peeled Rose off of her shoulder and slid her into Jean's arms, her own hands raised as well. Before Daken could make the strike, Jean put her telekinesis to work, holding Daken in place in an attempt to protect the child from his big brother. It was clear by how hard Jean was breathing that she was more than a little shaken by James' close call and she, too, was trying to get her feet under her.

Remy rushed closer to the group, hushing the little boy as K rushed past him - rushing toward Daken with a snarl just as he broke through Jean's restraint and right into K's ready stance. Logan was holding his breath as he tried to stop the fight ... knowing full well that without someone big enough to restrain K, that simply wasn't going to happen. Not when Daken had come so close to hurting James right in front of her.

Daken didn't say a word to K to start with, though the hatred was clear on his face. "I suppose he didn't mention me, did he?" Daken hissed out as he rushed her - trying to knock her off balance.

"Oh, I know about you, alright," K growled back. "How about you grow the hell up and quit acting like a spoiled little brat? You want daddy's approval? Act like a man and quit trying to make everyone miserable." His face twisted in rage just before K landed a punch on him, extending her claws as she made contact. He responded in kind and the two of them battled ferociously until Daken managed to get her far enough away from the group that his hoard of ninjas swarmed in around all of them.