The NeXt Weapon X

Finding Out

Logan's P.O.V:

When I pulled my motorcycle back into the mansion, Xavier was waiting for me by the garage door. "Logan, we need to talk," he said sternly. The way he was looking at me made me realize something was wrong.

I put up my bike as quickly as possible and walked back to where Xavier was. "What's wrong Charles? Did something happen while I was gone?"

"There was a breach in our security the other night," he said.

Is he talking about Sabertooth breaking in? "Yeah, but Ro told me he left when she yelled for help."

"No, I'm not talking about Sabertooth Logan," he said. "I'm talking about Mystique."

"Mystique?! When was she here?" This makes no sense! Why would Mystique be here? Unless... "Where's Ro? Is she alright?!"

Xavier shook his head, "I don't know where she is Logan. Did you notice how strange Ororo was acting the other day? Well I wanted to find out what was wrong, but something was clouding her mind.  It wasn't until I focused solely on her that I found out that it was not Ororo here in the mansion but Mystique."

Ro's gone? AGAIN?! Why are they only targeting her? My poor Darlin' must be terrified to be back at that facility. I promised her that they'd never take her away again, but they took her right when I left her alone. 'That was why she suddenly stopped screamin', I realized. Ro was teleported away while she was screamin.' She must have known what was going to happen so she was screamin' for help. Ro was tryin' to get me to come save her!

I fell for Mystique's masquerade without a doubt in my mind. Why wasn't I suspicious of "Ro's" strange behavior? The Ro I know would never give me the cold shoulder.

"Is she still here?" I asked angrily. Mystique would know what they're plannin' to do to Ro. After all she did to Ro... I don't know how I'll question her without without losing control.

Charles nodded, "she is here, but we've put her in a holding cell. I've tried finding Ororo's location, but nothing comes up. It's as if she's-"

"As if she's what?" I asked quickly. From the look he was giving me, it wasn't good.

"It's as if she's dead," he answered sadly. No... NO! She can't be dead! "Logan! There is a chance she isn't dead. The facility's technology is still foreign to me so they could have developed something to block her mind from mine. Lets not assume the absolute worse yet."

My claws wouldn't stop going in and out. I've never felt this empty before. What kind of sick monster would kill my little Darlin'?

I ran inside the mansion and headed straight for the holding cell. Mystique's going to regret ever laying a hand on Ro.

When I made it to the cell, Mystique was sitting in the middle of the floor. She looked up at me with a satisfied smirk on her face, "so the loverboy has returned." Her blue face morphed into Ro's angelic face. "What's wrong baby? Do you miss you miss your little Darlin'? I know she missed you when she was being taken my Sabertooth." Her voice was the same as Ro's, but it had a colder tone.

I got inches away from her face. "You do know I could kill you right now don't you?" I asked menacingly. "If it wasn't for Ro influencing me, you'd be dead already. So you can be cooperative and help us find her, or we could put you through the same amount of pain you put Ro through when she was at the facility."

Mystique snorted, "you and your little XMen team are too softhearted to do something like that."

I glared at her, "try me. You and I both know I don't follow the team's moral rules so I wouldn't rely on our code of conduct to protect you." For the first time since I started talking to her, fear flashed in Mystique's eyes. "If the other XMen know what you've done to Ro, I don't think I'm the only one that's willin' ta break some rules to get her back," I said coldly. "Now, tell me where Ro is."