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PART 1
CHAPTER 1
My name is Veronica House. But everyone calls me Ron or Ronnie. I ama mutant. A neko (a neko is part cat part person). From England. From a secrete
world where mutants live. A peaceful world. Everyone gets along with one
another. No crime. No rage or anger at anyone. No humans. Thats right. No
humans live in the world I lived in. We mutants don t get along with you HomoSapiens. Why? Because some humans hate and fear us even though some of us
try to help you humans. Humans try and kill us every chance they get. Mutant
hatred is worse in England than in any part of the world. That s why we live in a
world of our own. With no humans around at all. We live normal lives like you.
We have schools, everyday jobs. You name it, we got it. But the only difference is
that weare mutants. Some mutants dont understand why humans dont like us.
It is because we were all born different. Because we are not what you call
normal. But we are. We are just mutated people.
But humans dont believe that. the human adults dont want us to go to
school with their children. Thats in the United States. In England human adults
dont even want us mutants to look at their children. We wouldn t, of course, do
anything to them. Teenaged mutants and humans somewhat get along. They
both hate and like us. Its weird, actually. Very strange. Very, very, strange.
Younger mutants and humans dont understand. Adult mutants and humans dont
bother with one another. Every night three young adult mutants and three young
adult humans sneak out and meet at Hyde Park. Im one of those three young
adult mutants. The other two mutants names are Alfred and Bruce Walton.
Theyre both twins. They are my foster brothers. The humans names are
Jonathan, William, and Charles Dawes. They are triplets. We are all the sameage. How cool is that!? Our parents, of course, dont know about our meetings.
And its going to stay that way. Until we get caught. Which will never ever
happen. Never.
But what if the humans turn on me and the twins? Will that ever happen?
No, that wouldnt happen. We are too good of friends. Tonight me, the twins, and
triplets are going to sneak out and, as always, meet in Hyde Park.
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Ron put down her pencil and reread what she wrote. She thought it was
very good. It was for a play that she, the twins, and the triplets made up. They
didnt really have a name for it yet (all of what she said is really true about the
human world and mutant world). Ron was the writer and director, the Walton
twins in charge of props, and the Dawes triplets in charge of where the props go.
Ron couldnt wait to get started with rehearsing. Her brothers stood in her room.
They were wearing T-shirts. Alfreds had a capital A and Bruces had a capital B.
It was the only way her parents and everyone else could tell them apart. Except
for Ron. She could tell them apart without the shirts.
Mum says-- Alfred started.
--dinners ready, Veronica, Bruce finished.
Ron got up and walked to her brothers. They were a year older than her.
Alright. Lets go.
They headed downstairs. Rons brothers had teleportation powers. They
both had brown hair, green eyes, they were 6 3, and were twenty-one-years-oldand Ron was twenty and 5 6. The humans were nineteen. Even though they
werent teenagers they still met every night, although. Ron had a secrete. A
secrete that she would never tell her foster parents or bothers. Ron knew
Wolverine. Better known as Weapon X. She knew him all her life. Knew him
since she was a baby.
Weapon X Program
25 years ago:
Rons mother held her baby close to her. Her baby was going to be one in a
few days. Ron could talk well and loved running. Rons mum looked through the
window at Wolverine. He had come back unconscious and was laying on an
examination table, wires covered his suited chest. His chest was covered with
bullet holes that were healing. Thats what the doctors were doing. Monitoring
how fast his healing factor worked. Logan was coming to and the doctors in there
dragged him over to what looked like an electric chair. But it was no electric chair.
The head piece was used to erase Logans memory of what they would do to him
after his missions. But they wouldnt erase the memory of Ron. Ron was like a
daughter to Logan and because Rons mother said not to. Hed care for her while
Rons mother was working. They strapped him to the chair. They worked quickly.
By the time he realized what was going on, he had no memory of what just
happened. They had him unstrapped as Rons mother went into the lab.
How are you feeling, Agent Logan? Rons mother asked, putting her hand
on his shoulder.
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What happened to me, Dr. House? Logan asked.
Another concussion. Dr. House lied. It happened during your mission.
Could you watch her?
Logan! Ron reached out to him.
He put her on his shoulders and walked out of the lab. Ron was tall for
being almost a year old. He set her down. As soon as he did, Ron took off in a
run. She liked doing that. To Logan. To make him chase her.
Ronnie, come back!
He ran after her. She was a quick little thing. She also liked to hide from
him too. She loved it. Thought it was funny. She looked behind a corner. She lost
him. She turned around and Logan was right there.
How do you find me? Ron asked.
Not that hard, Ronnie, Logan said. He followed her sent.
Logan had always called her Ronnie. Dr. House always called her
daughter Veronica. Logan only called her Veronica when he had to go away orif something bad was happening or about something serious. Ron always
responded to both. And still does. She loved Logan to death. He loved her like a
daughter. She loved him like a father. Rons father were not with them. Her
mother wasnt doing to well. She was getting sick. It was getting late and Logan
took Ron to her room. He set her on her bed. Logan sat on the bed and read her
a bedtime story. Bedtime stories never helped her fall asleep. But when Logan
sang a lullaby, Ron drifted off to sleep. Logan was a good singer. He got up and
headed for the door. He looked back, turned off the light, closed the door behind
him, and headed for his room.
Logan awakened in the middle of the night, a small voice saying his name.
He looked to his right and saw Ron standing right beside his bed looking up at
him. Logan asked, What is it?
Mommy, she said. Mommy wont wake up.
Logan got up and picked the girl up. Its late, Veronica, shes tired.
Logan hoped that he was right. He arrived at Dr. Houses room and went
inside. He put Ron down and looked around. He found her on the floor on the
other side of her bed. He knelt beside her. She was still breathing, but was
unconscious. He picked her up and set her on her bed. He took Ron back to her
room. He told her everything was fine and to go back asleep. She did so andLogan went back to Dr. Houses room and found her still breathing. She had a
certain illness and everyone hoped it would go away, but that may not happen.
Dr. House had long brown hair, green eyes, was skinny, and tall. She was at
least four inches taller than Logan. Logan thought that she was beautiful. So did
the other men. Logan started to leave but stopped. Logan turned on the bedside
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lamp. She was a tint of yellow. Her liver was failing. He took her to the hospital
wing.
Logan set her on an examination table. Another doctor came up beside
him.
Her liver is failing, Logan said. I also found her on the floor beside her
bed.
Ill see what I can do, the doctor said.
Walton residence
London England
Today
Ron and her brothers finished dinner. Mrs. Walton had cooked it. She was a very
good cook. Mr. Walton was a business man. Mr. and Mrs. Walton had found Ronwhen she was fifteen wandering the streets of the human world. She was
wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, shorts, hightop Converse, a Boston Redsox
cap on backwards, and a backpack at the time. They knew she was a mutant
because they just knew. Ron has stayed with the Waltons for five years so far.
Only because they wouldnt let her leave. They said it was too dangerous for her
to be out on her own. She stayed with them that long because she needed to
keep track of where she had been so she wouldnt double back. She went all
over the world looking for Logan.
Ron had a big world map on her wall. She had crossed out where she had been.
She had been to Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, South America, parts of North
America, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It was time for her to leave for
the United States and smell him out. She had a belt buckle that belonged to
Logan. She smelled his scent on it. The aroma on it was still strong. She took the
belt buckle everywhere she went. It was just about the only thing Ron had left of
him. She also had a photograph of Logan and her. It was taken 25 years ago
when she was five. Before her powers. Before Logans claws and skeleton.
Before the time she would never see him again.
Ron planned to leave in a few days, but she didn
t know how she would.
She could run away in the night or she could tell the Waltons, but they wouldn t
want her to leave. But what could they do? Ron wasnt a child anymore. She was
grown up. She could do what ever she wanted. But she did live in their house.
Under their rules. She would also have to tell the mutants. Shed tell the twins
instead, but theyd want to go with her. Itd be fun to have them go. Shed want
company on her journey. Ron went to her brothers room and went inside. They
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were making a video on their computer. They were recording themselves
spinning around in office chairs. They were having a fun time. They ended the
video and were really dizzy. Once they were no longer dizzy they realized that
their foster sister was standing in the door way.
I got something to tell you two, she said, closing the door. But you can t
tell your parents.
What is it? they both asked
I need your help finding a person. His name is Logan.
Who is he? Alfred asked.
Hes someone that was like a father to me until 15 years ago, Ron said.
He disappeared when I was five and Ive been looking for him since I was 15.
Thats why Ive stayed here. To look for him here in the U.K. But now I must move
on to the United States to look for him. Will you accompany me in my search?
Sure we will! Bruce said.
When do we leave? Alfred asked. In a few days, Ron said. Be sure to pack some clothes. And get all your
life savings from their hiding places. We will need money to get food and for
laundromats.
How will we tell Mom and Dad? Alfred asked.
I dont know, Ron said. Leave a note I guess. But dont tell your parents.
We wont, Alfred said. But what about those humans that we meet?
Well tell them tonight, Ron said. Who knows? They might see us off to
the airport.
Later that night Ron was working on a device while waiting for Mr. and Mrs.
Walton to go to sleep. The device would hide her mutation. Her mutation was a
neko. Her face was cat like. Her eyes were like a cats. Her nose the same, teeth
like a cats, feet the same. She even had cat ears and tail. That s why shes
called Neko (she doesnt get the name until later). Thats just the side effects.
She was born with a healing factor, too. The healing factor affected her age when
she turned 17, so she still looks that age. Ron was trying to make the device
work. One touch of a button and she would be the same, but her appearance
would be human. She didnt know what she really looked like when she was five,
so that she can make the device work. Another touch of the button and shewould return to her normal look. The device was disguised as a watch. It was the
perfect device for mutants to use in England because of the hatred. But she had
lots of trouble making it work just right. Theres was always some sort of glitch
every time she fiddled with it. But the major problem was that the human
disguised wore off pretty quickly. It would only last sixteen minutes instead of all
the time. That would be pretty bad if she was out in the human world and it wore
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off with a whole bunch of Homo Sapiens around. She didnt really like humans.
She hated that they hated mutants. She could take a human on any day, any
place, any time. She wasnt afraid of them. Those Homo Sapiens. She did have a
whip that she liked to use. It was one of her weapons. She would use it to defend
the innocent. Even the the humans. Though she hated humans she would still
defend them if the were in trouble. Of course, Ron would were a costume to hide
her identity, so she wouldnt endanger the mutant world. The other mutants didnt
know about her being a vigilante. That was a very good thing. She would be in
very big trouble. So would her brothers. They helped her with the saving the day
and all. The humans that were saved liked Neko. They would just call her Cat-
lady. And the helpers. Her brothers are also called Jumpers. Its another word for
teleporters. She had been a hero since she was fifteen.
Ron timed to see how long the device would do its course. It only lasted
two minutes this time. It wore off pretty quickly. She didnt have anytime to look at
herself in the mirror to she what she looked like without the cat mutations. Mrs.Walton said that Ron neednt a device to hide her true self. That Ron should be
happy with the way she is. But Ron tried to explain that it was going to be used
for when she was in the human world. Mr. Walton took Mrs. Waltons side of the
argument. And the twins took Rons side. It was three against two. Mr. and Mrs.
Walton were out numbered. They gave up and Ron started making her device.
She didnt have a name for it. She kept on thinking of names, but none of the
names sounded cool enough. And she didnt like them. She would need some
help figuring out a name. And with fixing the device so that it would work when
ever she wanted. But who could she get help from? Who knew things like what
she was making? That she didnt know. But she did need to find help from
someone. Her foster brothers and parents didnt know a thing about that kind of
technology. Maybe someone in America did. She would have to find that person
while she looked for Logan.
For now Ron would have to use her hiding her-cat-mutations thing. But
that was kind of hard to do now. Because her shoes didnt really fit now because
of them being cats feet. Neither did some of her clothes because the mutation
made her a little bit muscular and made her clothes tight. The only place to buy
the kind of clothes that Ron would wear is in the Human world. She had some
money saved up and she would have to go into the Human world tomorrow.Tonight Ron and the Walton twins will sneak out to meet up with their human
friends, the Dawes triplets.
It was ten oclock at night when Alfred and Bruce knocked four times on
Rons bedroom door. She opened it fully dressed, she let them in, and closed the
door. They grabbed each others hands and Alfred teleported them onto a tree in
Hyde Park. They waited twenty minutes and the Dawes triplets arrived at the
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tree. Bruce teleported them up onto the tree branch. It was a very big pine tree in
the middle of the park. It was the perfect place to meet. The trunk of the tree was
enormous. They had carved a hole into the trunk and made their secrete base.
The pine also had branches so low that anyone passing by would not notice that
anyone was there. But they do sometimes hangout on the branches and just talk.
The triplets had red short hair, green eyes, freckles, and their shirts were the
same as Alfred and Bruces. But Johns had J, Will had W, and Charlie had C. It
was time for Ron to tell the triplets about her and her brothers leaving.
John, Will, Charlie, Ron said. Theres something I need to tell you.
Ron told them what she and the twins were going to do.
So, you are going to leave? John asked. How long will you be gone?
I dont know, Ron said. But Im going to start my search in New York and
Im going to use my enhanced senses to find Logan.
How? Will asked.
With this. Ron took a silver belt buckle from her bag. I found it in hisroom when he disappeared. Hes been in parts of the world as I looked for him.
Id be close to finding him, but then the scent would carry off to some other
place.
Why New York City? Charlie asked.
Because its my favorite city, Ron answered. He might be there or
somewhere near there.
Well, John said, well see you when you get back. But I got this feeling
me and my brothers were being followed when we left.
Now you tell us?! Alfred and Bruce said.
Its probably-- Will started.
No. Ron sniffed the air. Theres a scent. Someone else. no-- she sniffed
the air again--two people. Were being followed. There.
Ron pointed to the front of the park. No one was there. From what the
other five could see. Two people were there. Ron could smell them. Her
heightened senses could smell and hear at very far distances. She growled. She
knew they wouldnt be safe here tonight.
We should go, Ron said, not taking her eyes from the front of the park.
Were not safe.
Don
t worry, Charlie said. We
ll be just fine.
I have heightened senses, Ron said. I can smell what brand deodorant
you were wearing this time last year, so dont say were gonna be just fine. We
are in danger. Especially you humans. You will be in a load of trouble. We lot will
be in a load of trouble. We will be in deep, deep trouble. We need to leave now.
Dont get your panties in a bunch, John said.
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Ron growled at him. Fine. Have it your way. Get in trouble. Get us
caught.
Are you certain, Ron? Bruce asked.
Very, Ron growled. I said what I needed to say, humans, now Its time for
us to go.
I think you are right about those other scents, Will said. You guys go. But
hurry. It wouldnt be good if someone found you, Ron. Tell us everything that
happens when you guys get back.
I will try to write to you, Ron said. I think that Logan may be at a place,
but I doubt it. The place I think he may be at is Xavier s School for Gifted
Youngsters.
Ive heard of that place, Will said. Its some sort of prep school.
Right, Ron lied. But its not what you think. I will send letters. There will
be a return address if Im there at the school. See you!
The mutants and humans left the park and headed in different directions.Tomorrow would be the day she and the twins would leave for the States. She
lied because she couldnt risk telling the humans about Xaviers mutant school.
Some of them may go to high school, but they also have to learn to harness their
powers after. She wondered if Logan stumbled into the school at all. She
wondered if he was even there. Is he there? Did he already go there and leave?
What am I gonna do when I get there? I ll just sneak into the school at night and
go find him. Itll be easier to bring my brothers with me. And we won t be seen
and wont be thought a treat. Ive been studying the school and they have a
tough security system, Ron thought.
They returned home and Ron told them to pack everything and that they
were going to leave at three oclock in the morning because her brothers wanted
to go sight seeing first. Ron left a note on the fridge for Mr. and Mrs. Walton. Ron
and her brothers would get a few hours sleep. They didnt have passports, but
that wouldnt stop them from getting to the United States. Her brothers didn t
need to see where they were going. they just thought of where they wanted to go
and theyd teleport there. Of course they needed to see what the place looked
like first. They had pictures of where they wanted to go. The statue of Liberty,
Empire State building, Times Square, and the Museum of Natural History. Ron
couldnt sleep at for the few hours she was supposed to. She had a lot on her
mind. She sat on top the covers, still fully dressed, and looking at the belt buckle
in her hand. She sniffed it making sure she knew his scent well. There wasnt
anything special about it. It was just a plain, silver, oval belt buckle. She also
looked at the picture of her and Logan together when she was five. It showed him
holding her on his shoulders. She only remembered Logan and what happened
to him. She doesnt remember anything else. She sighed and put the picture in
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her pocket along with the belt buckle. She didnt remember what happened to her
when Logan left. She only remembered a lab, her appearance after that, and
running away at the age of fifteen. But memories started coming back, but they
didnt answer her questions. And she was angry. Maybe she could talk to the
head master of the mutant school about it.
When three oclock came, Ron was up and so were her brothers. They had
their backpacks stuffed with clothes and had their money in their hands. Ron
quickly counted the money, put it in a pouch, and put the pouch in her pocket.
There was three hundred dollars total. They held hands and. . .
Wait! Ron went into her room and came back out. Forgot my image
thingy.
Now are we ready? Alfred asked.
Yeah, Ron said.
Wait! Bruce ran back to his and Alfreds room and back. Forgot my
costume. Ready? Alfred asked
Yes, Bruce and Ron said.
They teleported and instead of going where they wanted Alfred accidently
teleported them to a bar in the human world, filled with loads of humans. They
had landed on a table. Right on some tough guys game of cards. The music
stopped and everyone looked in their direction.
Hey, you three!
They turned around and a police officer was walking up to them. Actually,
three police officers walked up to them. The three kids jumped off the table and
backed off.
Uh-oh! Bruce said.
Nice going, Walton! Ron said. Now they are going to kill us! Especially
me! Now teleport us out of here! Now!
I cant! Alfred said. It wont work!
Neither will mine! Bruce said.
Bloody perfect, Ron said.
As they backed off all the people in the bar were getting up and walking
their way with guns in their hands. They were saying stuff like Kill those mutant
scum! Those muties will give us a disease! Kill them!. Ron stopped whereshe was and said, Go my brothers! Hide! Ill catch up with you two!
Are you crazy?! Bruce said. Theyll kill you!
Rons claws popped out with a snikt!No they wont.
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CHAPTER 2
She growled as a tall, strong human man approached her. Her brothers were
gone. The man had a large beer bottle. Ron had one claw on each hand. He ranat her swinging the bottle. She retracted her claws, grabbed him, and slammed
him against a wall, her claw in her right hand emerged under the tall mans chin.
Ron was only five inches shorter than him. She said, Dont attack me or you will
be dead, you worthless sack of meat!
He nodded.
Ron released her grip and let the man go.
That goes for the rest of you lot! Rons claw retracted and she left the bar.
Ron had turned around after walking two blocks to she if she was being
followed. No one from the bar followed Ron. They
re smart not to follow her orelse theyd be dead in a heartbeat. Literally. Ron sniffed the air and followed her
brothers scent down the block. She found them in an alley. She ran over to
them. She said, What the hell happened back there?
I dunno, Alfred said. My teleportation powers have gone bonkers! This
has never happened before.
Nor with me, Bruce said.
With it work now? Ron asked. We cant stay here after what happened
back in that bar.
It might work, Alfred said.
Well then try it-- she stopped. She sniffed the air. The cops from the barare following us. We need to leave now!
How far are they? Bruce asked.
That bar is only two blocks away, Ron said. They could be here any
minute.
Alright, Bruce said, grab my hands. Ill get us to New York.
They did what he said and the teleported just as the police went by. They
made it to New York, but something went wrong. Bruce teleported them right in
the sky and they were falling, screaming, and headed straight for the ground
where cars were flooding the road. Bruce and Alfreds teleportation power were
going bonkers again. They were high enough that the cars almost looked like
toys. They were falling beside the Empire State building. Ron yelled to her
brothers, Grab onto me!
The did as ordered and Ron released her claws and drove them into the
building, trying to stop them from falling. They were going too fast. She put her
heels against it and they were starting to slow down. People below watch in awe
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as they went down. She slowed to a stop, still up very high. She stopped right by
a window. She kicked it, glass shattering everywhere. Her brothers climbed in.
Their powers still didnt work. She was about to go inside when she felt very light
headed and passed out. Her claws retracted and she fell. Her brothers werent
fast enough. They yelled, RON!
She fell the remainder feet and people looked up and gasped at the sight.
All they could do was watch as the girl fell.
Weapon X Program
20 years ago:
Rons mother had died two years ago from liver failure. Ron was now five. Logan
was the only family she had. He had taken care of her, but that may not ever
happen again. She had witness what the program did to Logan. Watched them
infused Adamantium into his skeleton. Saw his newfound claws. Watched him gettwo Adamantium bullets to the fore head. Stryker walked away, not knowing what
Ron had seen. Once Stryker was gone, Ron ran over to Logan. The holes in his
forehead were healing and he got up. He said, Where am I?
Logan? Ron said.
Who am I?
Youre name is Logan and you are also known as Wolverine. Ron had
read the dog tag and it said Wolverine.
He got up, but still looked very confused. But Ron knew what they did to
him and what was wrong with him. Those bullets erased his memory somehow of
who and what he is. He didnt die though. He just lost his memory. Lost his
memory of Ron. She looked up at him and two doctors were coming their way.
He ran. She just watched him disappear and she did the same. She ran to where
Logan slept. There was the picture of him and her that was taken earlier that day
on his night stand. There was also a belt buckle that was on the floor. She
suddenly fell to the floor unconscious.
New York
6:00 am
Ron fell right onto a taxi cab. The roof dented inward all the way. She lie theremotionless as people circled around the wrecked cab. Ron groaned as she
climbed out of the wreck as her brothers ran out of the Empire State Building.
The people gasped and backed off at the sight of this mutant making its way from
the cab. They also did that because of her appearance. All the cuts were healing.
She didnt break any bones because of her Adamantium skeleton. Her brothers
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checked if she was alright as a cop car stopped making its rounds. The cop
shouted, Hey, stop right there!
Run! Ron shouted.
She and her brothers ran down the street followed by the cop car. They
kept on running and the cop car had gotten back up. No way her brothers would
go sight seeing now. They had to find somewhere to hide until that night. That
might not work at all. She might have to get to Bayville sooner than she thought.
First things first. She and her brothers had to ditch the police and fast. They ran
five blocks and two more cop cars came along to help with the chase. This was
getting ridiculous. But they didnt stop running. Suddenly, there were three people
up the street. Magneto, Sabretooth, and Toad.
Magneto lifted his hand and threw the cars back with his metal controlling
power. Ron saw what he did and ran back to help those people. There were two
cops in each car. Ron ran to the third car, Alfred to the first, and Bruce to the
second. The cars were a blaze and Ron used her Adamantium claws to slice thedoor open. The cops were stuck in their seats. She cut the seat belts off and
pulled them out and ran five feet just as the car exploded, forcing them to the
ground. Alfred and Bruce teleported the other cops to safety. Ron, Alfred, and
Bruce looked at each other. And they saw a camera crew taping. They had taped
the mutants the whole time.
Ron and her brothers took off leaving the camera crew, cops, and that
strange man that had caused the mess.
I think he was trying to save us from those cops, Alfred said.
Well, he didnt do a good job about it, Ron said. He almost killed those
cops.
They stopped after running five blocks. Ron looked at her brothers and
asked, Can you get us to the Xavier Institute?
Yeah, Alfred said.
Ron put her jacket hood up. Dont want any other humans to see me.
Lets go.
They grabbed hands and teleported to the front gate of Xaviers school. It
was 6:45 am when they got there. A beautiful Saturday morning. The gate was at
least nine to ten feet tall. Ron jumped it and her brothers teleported. Her brothers
started walking, but she put her hand up. Weapons started to pop upeverywhere. She had expected this. She had studied the mansion and the
weapons that were there. She looked to her brothers, the weapons, and to the
school.
Alfred, Bruce, teleport as many weapons as you can Ron said. Ill
destroy as many as I can. On mark, attack. Now!
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They ran to the school, teleporting and destroying weapons as more
popped up out of the ground. One after one Ron destroyed the weapons. She
didnt use her Adamantium claws. She used her other claws. They had tripped
the alarm and the X-Men were standing outside the mansion. Ron, Alfred, and
Bruce stopped fifteen feet from the X-men. The weapons stopped firing. Her
brothers stood beside her. All three still had their hoods up. Ron stepped forward
and said, We are not a threat. We come in peace.
Who are you? Scott Summers asked.
We are just your everyday mutants, Ron answered. I am just looking for
a mutant I know. I thought he might be here.
Who is it you are looking for? Jean Grey asked.
His name is. . .or was. . .um. . . Ron said nervously. Weapon X. Or
Wolverine. Does anyone know where he is?
Hes giving the younger students a training session, Jean said.
Before we take you to him you tell us who you are, Scott said. My name is Veronica House, Ron said. You can call me Ron. My real
name is X24. Now take me to Logan.
Scott nodded and he, Jean, and Storm led Ron and her brothers to the
pool in the backyard. Logan was doing a rescue training session and Kurt,
Nightcrawler, assisted him. The students had to swim and rescue the victims. As
the students finished up the session, Kurt said, Who is that?
Logan sniffed the air, turned around and saw his team, two hooded boys,
and a hooded girl that walked up to him. She was 56 and Logan was 53.
Hello, Logan, Ron said. Its me. Its Ronnie. Do you remember me?
Ronnie? Logan asked.
Ron nodded and showed him her face.
My God, Logan said, Ronnie.
Yeah, she said, putting her hood back over her face as they hugged.
Jean stepped up and extended her hand to Ron, Lets go see Professor
Xavier.
Ron just looked at her. She wasnt sure if the mutants in the U.S. were like
the ones back home. She didnt even think about that until now. All she thought
about was seeing Logan. Her brothers walked up to her. Alfred opened his mouth
but closed it again. He and Bruce were just as unsure as Ron. The three of themlooked to Logan. He looked at Ron. Logan said, Ill go with you, Ronnie. Itll be
all right.
Ron nodded. Okay, Logan. I need help with the way I look, but. . .
I know youre scared and not sure, Logan said, Ronnie, and that you just
want to get the hell outta here, but Charles Xavier can help you. Trust me, he can
help you.
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Ron nodded.
Training sessions for the day are delayed, Logan said to the students.
Jean, Scott, Storm, and Logan took Ron to Xaviers office. When they got
to his office door, Ron backed off. Ron wasnt a child anymore, but she felt very
scared. Logan went over to her. He said to the team, Ill wait here with Ron.
Jean stayed with Logan and Ron while Scott and Storm told Xavier that
there was a new mutant outside the room. Ron was a little taller than Jean, but
she was still frightened. Not sure to trust any other mutant than Logan because
they dont know what she has gone through as a kid and that they didnt know
her.
What is your name? Ron asked Jean.
Jean Grey, Jean said. What is it you want to be called?
Ron, Ronnie, or Veronica, Ron said. It doesnt matter.
Are you gonna be all right? Alfred asked.
Yeah, Ron answered. You two go sightseeing. They nodded, took their hoods off, and teleported.
Thats their powers.
Professor Xavier appeared at the door and said, Veronica, please come
into my office.
She hesitated at first but went inside his office and sat down in front of his
desk. He wheeled his wheelchair to the other side and faced Ron. She didnt
remove her hood. She just looked at him and the X-Men. She was very nervous
and she tried not to show it. But, of course, Xavier knew how she was feeling.
My name is--
Charles Xavier, Ron said. I know who you are and what you do, so spare
me the lecture. I just need your help with my mutation.
Which is? Xavier asked.
Ron took her hood off. This.
Xavier and the others saw her cat mutation. She had cat eyes, teeth. Ron
looked at Logan, the team, and to Xavier. Xavier was just about to asked her how
she received her mutation but said to the X-Men, Could you excuse us?
They started leaving Xaviers office. Not you, Logan, you need to hear
this, Xavier said. How did you get this mutation?
I don
t wanna talk about it, Ron said. It
s too painful to talk about it right
now.
When ever you want to talk about it I ll be here, Xavier said.
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Weapon X Facility
15 years ago
Ron was curled up in a ball in a corner. She was frightened and was shaking.
Ever since Logan had escaped and her mother died, the people there could do
what ever they wanted with her. Experiment on her all they wanted because of
her mutation. Ron had cat like abilities she got from her father. But the doctors
including Colonel William Stryker, who created Weapon X. But now he will create
a newer weapon using Ron. He wanted to make her indestructible like
Wolverine. Only this time their weapon would not get away or so they hoped.
Rons door slammed open, doctors came and took Ron away against her
will. She screamed, not wanting to have nothing to do with them. But she didnt
have any choice. They got her to the procedure room and strapped Ron to the
table and put an oxygen tube in her nose and mouth. She knew what they were
doing, so she stopped struggling. Stryker had put dog tags around her neck. Hername and her mutant name were on them. She was taking deep breathes to
calm down and be ready for the procedure. A lot of the doctors didnt want to do
this to a child. It was not right for a child to go through something like this. To go
through the pain. She was lowered into the clear tub of water.
We are once again going to bond Adamantium to a skeleton. To this new
weapons bones. Weapon 24. Start the drills.
The doctor did as ordered and the drills lowered into the water at full
speed.
Begin, Srtyker ordered.
The doctor flipped the switch and the drills drove into her bones releasing
the liquid Adamantium. She screamed in pain and thrashed, but no one could
hear her. She screamed Logans name over and over. Her heartbeat rising to
200.
Arent you gonna sedate her with her thrashing like that? a general
asked.
Shes like Weapon X, Stryker answered. She feels pain but sedating
wouldnt work.
Will she survive like Weapon X?
I don
t know, Stryker said. But she has a healing factor stronger than
Wolverines. Her mutant powers are stronger.
Is Wolverine her father?
No.
Her heart beat went to 300. Then to 313. Then it started to slow. More and
more. Then the ECG went flatline. The Adamantium was a total lost. the metal
didnt work. Stryker knew she would survive because Wolverine survived the
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Adamantium bonding. Her heart started beating and she was unconscious. She
was dead for only ten seconds.
What know? the general asked.
We will erase her memory and train her, Stryker said. Then we will try
this again.
Erase the memory of Wolverine?
No, Stryker answered. He is the only family she has. She has the right to
let him live on in her.
New York
Xaviers office
8:00 am
There was knocking on Xaviers door and Ron put her hood back up. Kurt
appeared as his blue and fuzzy self. He looked at Ron then to Xavier.
Sorry for interrupting, sir, but maybe I can help this new mutant, he said
in a German accent. Yknow, talk about. . .appearances.
Yes, Kurt, that just might work, Xavier said. Can you take. . .
Ron, Ron said.
Ron to a guest room? Xavier asked.
Yes, sir, Kurt said.
Ron. Is that short for Veronica? Xavier asked.
Yes, Ron answered.
Ill be up to check on you later, Logan said.
Ron nodded and followed Kurt.
Ron looked at Kurt the whole time they went up stairs. He was just like her.
He had an appearance that he was born with. He has blue hair, was blue, three
fingers on each hand, and had a blue devil like tail. She wondered how he
blended in with humans. Probably got help from Xavier. Ron s room was on the
second floor. Ron looked around. Big, large bed, chair, bureau with a mirror.
Nothing too fancy. Ron liked it. She took her backpack off and tossed it on the
bed. She turned to Kurt. Whats your name, Blue?
Kurt, he said as Ron took her hood off. Im also called Nightcrawler.
I can see why. Ron smiled. You look like something that crawls at night.
Whats your name? Kurt asked
Veronica, Ron answered. You can call me Ron.
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Its not all bad by the way you look, Kurt said. The professor helped out
a lot when I first came here. I was nervous at first, but after a day or so I wasn t
nervous anymore. Professor Xavier game me this image inducer. It makes me
look normal.
Kurt showed her his human look. He looked just the same minus the tail,
blue fur, three fingers, and the way his toes looked. Ron was amazed.
I made one too, she said as Kurt changed back to his normal self. But I
cant seem to make it work right. It breaks every time.
Maybe the professor can help you make your device work, Kurt said.
Yeah, maybe your right, Blue, maybe he can help me.
Thats the spirit, Ron! Kurt said. Say, do you have a hero name?
Ron shook her head. On these dog tags they say my name and another
name.
What does the tag say? Kurt said.
X24, Ron said. What could that mean? I dont know, Kurt said.
What kind of mutant are you? Ron asked.
I was born with this appearance and got my powers at puberty. I can
teleport, Kurt said. What about you?
I only know that I have catlike abilities, claws, an Adamantium skeleton,
and that I have the appearance of a neko. They are cat people, Ron said.
Thats all I can remember.
Hey, how about that being your name? Kurt suggested. Neko!
Yeah! Its perfect! Ron said.
They slapped high fives. They were going to be good friends.
Cmon, Neko, its breakfast! Kurt said.
Lets race, but no powers, Blue boy! Ron.
Ron opened her door and they got into position. Three seconds later they
were off running down the hall. They laughed as they shoved each other. Kurt
teleported away. Ron saw way and tried to stop, but plowed into Logan. He was
on his way to check on Ron. Logan was on top of Ron. She tried to get out from
under him.
Holy crap! Ron said under him and finally getting up. Your heavy! You
almost crushed my skeleton! That would be your own fault, Logan said. Why were you running down
the hall? You know better at your age.
Oh, come off it, Logan! Ron said. I dont care! I havent had any fun
since I got here. And besides, I can do what ever the bloody hell I want when I
want and come and go as I please. You cant tell me what to do.
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Actually, I can, Logan said. It dont matter. Im older than you are and Im
as close as a father that youre gonna get. You do as I order under this roof.
Ron laughed. Let me tell ya something. Im not the same little girl
anymore. I can so do what ever. Im my own boss. Ill see ya down stairs. Oh,
and I was running because Kurt and I were having a race down to breakfast.
Logan was starting to get mad with her. But he let it go. He hadn t seen the
kid for fifteen years. She wasnt the same little girl he knew. He went down stairs.
Ron sat next to Kurt during their breakfast and laughed the whole time. Ron
thought he was a nice kid. Then she thought about herself and Logan all those
years ago. A little bit later Logan appeared and took some students for another
rescue mission. Kurt teleported to where the had to go. They went to the edge of
a cliff behind the school and saw Kurt down there. Scott was there with life
rescue equipment.
The session is to rescue the unconscious victim, Scott said.
Everyone waited around as Scott got down to Kurt. Ron, bring down the stretcher, Scott said through his headset.
Your up, Ronnie, Logan said after pulling off her headphones.
Ron looked at him, smiled, then just stepped off the cliff, driving her
Adamantium claws into the cliff stopping herself a few feet above Kurt. She
jumped down and waited for the stretcher to come down. It finally came down
and Ron put Kurt into the stretcher and strapped him in. She waved up to Logan
and the stretcher started going up. But Ron wobbled a little holding onto the rope.
Are you okay? Kurt asked.
I dont. . .know. . .
Ron felt extremely weird of a sudden and she started falling back but got
her balance back. The basket starting swinging uncontrollably. The machine
pulling it up wasnt working right. Ron undid the straps that held Kurt. Only he
could get them to safety. She only had one strap to go when the basket twisted
and slammed hard into the rock wall. Rons head hit hard enough to throw her
unconscious and she was sent her falling toward the deep ocean below. Scott
shot the rocks out below and Ron fell into the water. Ron was sinking fast
because of her skeleton. Logan jumped and dove down while Kurt teleported
down there too. They looked for her in the water and Kurt saw her and swam to
her. Small bubbles came from her mouth as he grabbed Rons arm and swam to
the surface. He wasnt a fast enough swimmer but Logan took Rons other arm
and helped the swim. They reached the surface and Kurt teleported them to the
top of the cliff some feet away from everyone else.
Logan and Kurt were about to set her down when Ron started coughing up
ocean water. They helped her stand up as everyone went over. She was still
feeling uneasy and lost her balance and Kurt caught her. Logan saw Scott tell
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everyone to get back to the mansion and went over to where the three of them
were. Logan told Kurt to take Ron inside to the hospital wing.
Cmon, Ron, lets get you to the hospital wing, Kurt said.
Ron nodded and they teleported.
What the hell made the machine act like that? Scott asked.
My guess is Magneto, Logan said, sniffing the air and walked away. I
gotta check on Ron and speak with Charles.
A little bit beyond the mansion Magneto and Sabretooth stood on a hill.
That proof enough? Magneto asked.
Yes, Sabretooth answered.
Kurt and Ron teleported to an empty hospital room and she took off to the
bathroom to throw up. Never before had she felt this way when she teleported
with her brothers. What had changed? Ron came out of the bathroom and
started walking out of the room. Kurt followed her.
Where are you going? he asked. Back out to that rescue session, she answered. This time it s gonna be
more fun.
But--oh, I see what your getting at, Kurt said and he grabbed Rons arm
and they teleported back outside.
Ron, I. . . Logan looked around the room. He ran back to the rescue
session.
Ron and Kurt grabbed the basket and pushed it off the cliff. It hung a good
six feet below them. Ron climbed down the rope and Kurt followed. Ron stood
looking out into the horizon. Kurt had joined her. They looked at each other and
held on tight to the ropes and hands and made the basket move back and forth,
but slowly. They laughed and made it move faster. Made it go faster and faster.
Soon they were moving sideways very fast. They were whooping and laughing. It
was probably a stupid thing to do, but they didnt really care at the time. Logan
had gotten there and said, Hey, knock it off!
They didnt notice he was there and the basket slammed into the side of
the cliff sending them off and toward the water. They got into a cannonball
position, held there breath, and hit the water. They sank a few feet and swam
back up to the surface. They grabbed hands and teleported back up the cliff.
They laughed and slapped high fives and had their backs to Logan.
That was so totally wicked! Ron said.
Lets do that again! Kurt said.
Lets not, Logan said.
Kurt and Ron froze.
Uh-oh, Kurt said.
Busted, Ron said.
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They turned and saw Logan standing there with an ugly look on his face.
How long have you been standing there? Kurt asked.
Long enough, Logan answered. You are so grounded. I dont care if
youre a child or not, Veronica, you are too. Now you come with me.
Ron and Kurt didnt argue. They followed Logan to Xaviers office. Logan
only called Ron Veronica when he was serious or angry with her. They were in
deep trouble. Ron was in deeper trouble. She came up with the idea. She got
Kurt into trouble. She and Kurt looked at each other. He gave her a hopeful
smile, but she didnt smile back. She would be in more trouble with Logan than
the professor. They arrived at Xaviers office and he was waiting for them. He
already knew what happened. And he was not happy. They sat down in the
chairs in front of Xaviers desk and Logan stood beside him. Ron and Kurt looked
at Xavier. But she couldnt work up the courage to look at Logan.
What you did was irresponsible and dangerous, Xavier said. You could
have been hurt. Ron spoke before Kurt got to. We know, Charles, but we were not harmed
at all. It was all my idea to do what we just did. And Kurt would have been able to
teleport us to safety. But he didnt. Thats okay. It was unexpected that the
basket--
It doesnt matter, Xavier said, cutting her off. What matters is your safety.
So, you are confined to the Institute everyday after school for two weeks. And
you are prohibited from using your powers and will have two training sessions a
day with Logan.
But-- Ron started.
Yes, sir, we understand, Kurt said.
That is your penalty, Kurt, Xavier said. Now, Veronica, we will discuss
yours.
Ill wait for you outside, Kurt said.
Kurt closed the door behind him. Scott was there.
Heard what happened, he said. Howd it go?
Two weeks of coming here after school, no powers, and two Logan
sessions.
What about Ron?
Don
t know yet, Kurt said. She
s in bigger trouble.
WHAT?! Ron yelled. They could hear her through the wall. That is not
fair!
Ron stormed out slamming the door hard enough that it made cracks in it.
What happened? Kurt asked.
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Ill tell ya what happened! Ron said. Three weeks of nowhere, no
powers, two sessions that are three hours long with Logan, and I have to assist
him with the younger students!
Really?
Ron nodded. Starting my first session now.
Now?! Kurt said.
Ron nodded. Maybe Ill see you later, Blue.
Logan came out of Xaviers office and Ron scowled at him. She waved
good-bye to Kurt and Scott and followed Logan. Xavier came out of his office and
watched Ron and Logan disappear down the hall.
Did you have to be so hard on her, Professor X? Scott asked.
The only things I gave Veronica were the same as Kurts, Xavier said.
No leaving the school, no powers, and two sessions. Logan added three hours
to the sessions, added a week to the penalty, and assisting him.
Isnt he being a little hard on her? Kurt asked. Maybe, Xavier said. He is the only family she has. There is nothing I can
do about it.
I thought shed be happy to see Logan, Kurt said.
So did I, Xavier said. But I think she blames him for leaving her behind
and she is both feeling happy and angry with Logan. Im going to talk with him.
Xavier wheeled his wheelchair to the Danger Room. He saw that Logan
watched Ron getting her butt whooped by a bunch of robots. He had put it on a
very hard level. She tried different attacks, but the robots wold either block or
dodge them and then attack her harder and harder. Ron was starting to pant.
Cmon, kid, theyre only robots, Logan said through the P.A.
Then you get down here and fight! Ron yelled. Prove your claim that its
easy cause Ive had enough getting my ass kicked by tin cans!
Arent you going a little far with this? Xavier asked. Veronica is still just a
kid.
She can take it, Logan said. She can take the assisting along with the
three hour sessions.
Logan looked down at Rons session. She was still not doing good. There
was a Quicksilver robot. It zoomed around her and wouldnt sit still for her to
attack. It was starting to make her very angry. There was a Magneto robot, andSabretooth robot. The Magneto robot had the same power as the real Magneto.
The Sabretooth robot had the same powers as the real Sabretooth minus the
heightened senses. It had the claws, but they werent retractible. The robot she
had most trouble with was Quicksilver. She had had just about enough of this
one. She let it come to her. With one slash of her cat claws, the robot fell to the
floor in two pieces. She was now a little bit more relieved. Now she could finish of
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the other two robots. The Magneto robot lifted its arm and Ron was sent flying to
the other side of the big metal room. She slammed into the wall and fell to the
floor. There were certain places in the Danger Room to hide behind. She waited
for him behind a big metal box thing. She released her claws and snuck up
behind him. just as she was going to stab him, Sabretooth came up behind her
and grabbed her, taking her by surprise.
It was a lot taller than her. She struggled then finally broke free of the
robots grip. She released her cat claws, retracted her metal ones, ran, jumped,
and sliced the robots head clean off. Magneto was still there. She ran at it before
it got the chance to act and sliced its head off. She was panting and looked at the
back of her hands. She tried to release the claws but they wouldnt come out.
She looked up at the control room. It was time to go up against Logan. She
hoped she wouldnt have to use her Adamantium claws because she didnt know
what was happening.
Logan came down and walked to her. She hadnt looked at him since sheand Kurt got in trouble. She was still mad at him. He was a few feet away from
her. Her cat claws popped out she ran at him and he knocked her down on her
butt. She got back up and attacked again and again. Logan either dodged her
attacks or blocked them and gave them right back to her, but did it harder. Ron
disappeared somewhere. Logan could smell her scent, but it was all over the
place and he couldnt get a direct point on where she was. Ron snuck up behind
him, claws retracted, and tapped his back. He turned and She punched him as
hard as she could in the face, forcing him to stumble a little, blood pouring from
his nose. Ron released her claws and sunk them deep into his chest. He
screamed in pain but she didnt retract them. Logan stabbed her and she just
smiled.
Ron head butted Logan. That made him back off a few feet. Ron jumped
up and spin kicked him in the head. Logan staggered. This would go on for more
than three hours. Ron lunged at him and pinned him to the ground, her cat claws
to his chin. She could kill him somehow. She said, I win.
Now, let me up, Logan said
Ron didnt move.
Ronnie, let me up.
She still didn
t move.
Ronnie, Logan growled.
Fine. Ron retracted her claws and let him up. Are we done yet?
No, Logan said.
Ron growled. I finished off the robots and I fought you. What more is
there?
Jet flying, Logan answered.
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Ron smiled. Jet flying, huh? I know all about flying jets.
Really?
Ron nodded. Yup.
You will be doing it with, Kurt, Logan said.
Alright! Ron jumped in the air. I get to train with Blue!
Logan, Veronica, come to my office, Xavier said over the P.A. I have
something for you two.
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Chapter 3
Ron sat in a chair and Logan stood in Xaviers office. They both looked at him
and Logan said, Whats this about, Charles? I have seen Rons powers in the Danger Room, he said, and they looked
similar to yours, Logan.
What do you mean?
I mean that Ron may have a Adamantium skeleton somehow, Xavier said
looking at Ron.
What? Logan said confused. How?
Hes right, Logan, Ron said. You know about my powers, but you dont
know what happened after you abandoned me because you werent there.
What happened after I escaped? It started 20 years ago. . .
Ron had finished what she said. Xavier and Logan listened. But Logan was
very furious with Stryker. Ron could see the anger in Logan s eyes and her ears
drooped. Xavier didnt need physic powers to pick up on Logans emotions. Ron
didnt have that much to say because some of her lost memories. She had hoped
that Xavier could also help her with some of the memories. She figured Xavier
helped Logan a lot because he remembered Ron. He didnt 20 years ago.
So, they put Adamantium on your bones? Xavier asked.
Ron nodded. Im the new weapon. Weapon 24 or X24.
How could anyone put a child through that? Logan said. A child shouldn tgo through that kind of pain! And he erased your memory!
Logan was so angry that Stryker put Ron through that Adamantium
procedure. No child should be put through anything like that. But he had put Ron
through that.
Not all of it, though, Ron said. My memory.
How much of it?
Well. . .
They could have erased it all and implanted fake memories to make you
say and think that, Logan said.
I dont know what they did, Ron said, but I will never forget the pain they
put me through to be their Weapon 24. And from the Adamantium I got these.
Her claws released with a snikt!
You have claws?! Logan said.
Yes. Ron retracted them. They. . . Ron couldnt go on.
They what? Logan knelt beside her.
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Ron was in tears. They. . .they whipped me and starved me when I didn t
do what. . .they wanted! They abused the living crap out of me!
Ron was now on the floor hugging Logan, shaking from crying. Logan held
her tight and just let her cry into his chest.
Just let it out, he softly. I aint going nowhere. Cancel Kurts sessions
with me for the rest of the day will ya, Charles? There s more important things.
Yes, Logan, Charles said. It seems like the abuse to Ron was far worse
than what happened to you.
Yeah, especially since they did it to a child! Logan growled. That just
aint right!
Yes, since the child is a mutant, Xavier said.
Logan. . . she sob.
Shhhh. . . he said. Every things gonna be alright. Aint no one gonna
hurt you no more. Ill make sure of that.
Lets continue this tomorrow, Xavier said. Theres been enoughexcitement for today.
Logan nodded and helped Ron to her feet. He walked her to her room and
went inside with her. Rons eyes were red from crying and tears still flowed down
her cheeks. She sat on her bed. Logan sat next to her and put his arm around
her shoulder. Ron laid her head on his chest, still shaking a little from crying.
They hadnt seen each other in 20 years. She knew Logan wasnt her father. Did
he know who her father was? And how was she related to him? She looked at
Logan.
Im sorry, she said, for everything. For swinging on the basket over the
cliff and for telling you I can do what ever I want. I don t know why I said that.
I know you are, Logan said. And Im sorry for being so hard on ya, kid.
Ill cut back the hours of the sessions and make em only two hours long. I know
you were only havin fun, but--
I know, Ron said. I wont be doing that again for a while. What do you do
here?
Im a teacher and member of the X-Men, Logan said. And Charles has
been helping me with my lost memories. I can remember as far back as when I
got my Adamantium claws and skeleton.
I remember the doctors talking about you back at that Weapon X
program, Ron said. They talked about your lifespan. The way they talked about
it sounded as if you are three hundred and some years old. Going back to about
the turn of the eighteenth century.
I cant tell you if thats true or not, Logan said.
I know, Logan, Ron said. Its not your fault that you dont remember. Its
your fault that you abandoned me when I was five.
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Ronnie, it wasnt my fault! Logan said.
Yes it was! Ron got up. If you were there than none of what they did to
me wouldve happened! The abuse! The pain! The freaking Adamantium claws!
She screamed while punching the wall making a deep hole in it. She didnt
care. Now she was very angry. Logan walked over to her and put his hands on
her shoulders. She didnt look at him at all. Just looked at his hand on her
shoulder. She growled. Logan said, Im sorry, Ronnie--
I dont want you here! Ron knocked his hand off. I don t want to see your
face!
Ronnie, just--
Get out, Ron growled.
Ronnie--
Get out, Ron said, looking at him in the mirror. The bureau was right
bedside her bed. She grabbed the vase that was on it. Now.
Ronnie, just hear me out, Logan said. GET OUT! she threw the vase at him.
He caught it and put it down. Then he back off. Ron wanted him out in less
then ten seconds. She went over to him, shoved him out, and slammed the door
in his face. She went over to the window. There was a balcony outside the room.
Ron opened the big window and stepped out onto the balcony. The wind blew her
hair behind her. She sat on the bar of the balcony. She lowered her head and
sighed. She was not happy with herself. Ron had just pushed the only person in
the world that understood what she was going through away. Just pushed him
away. Ron didnt know what to think right know. She didnt know what to do. She
looked up at the sky. It was close to noon. She would go down stairs to the
dinning room and just sit there. She left her room and headed to the stairs. As
she past an opened room, Ron saw Logan in there sitting cross legged on the
floor, his eyes closed, deep in meditation. She bit her lip wondering if she should
go in and talk with him. She turned away.
You comin in or what, kid? Logan said.
Ron turned back to him. Howd you know it was me?
Logan looked at her. Your scent, kid.
Oh, yeah. Im so very sorry, Logan, Ron said, leaning on the frame of the
doorway. I dont know why I
m so angry. I don
t wanna push you away. You
re all
I have left.
What about your foster brothers? Logan stood up.
Ron shook her head. Theyre not family.
Youre angry cause you dont understand whats happened to you, Logan
said. Angry cause of pain and loneliness.
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Logan, Im a loner, Ron said. I didnt want to associate with no one
cause I dont wanna get close to anyone, but those Walton people took me in.
They didnt understand that I didnt want to be with them or anyone. I couldn t go
nowhere when I was still a child. Im might be a loner, but I want to be with you,
Logan. I know why you call yourself a loner.
Why? Logan asked.
Cause you dont wanna be associated with no one and you afraid to get
close with anyone, Ron said. But you are here at this school and part of a
team.
That dont mean I gotta get associated with the X-Men, Logan said.
If not them then me, Ron said. Dont be a loner with me and I wont to
you, Logan. Like I said before. Youre all I got left. And Im all you got. Were like
family, Logan, we should at least start acting like one.
Ron left and headed down stairs. Logan left his room and went to Xaviers
office. He opened the door and Xavier said, What is it, Logan? I gotta tell you somethin, Charles, but Ron cannot know, Logan said.
Least not yet.
What? Xavier asked.
I never told no one this, he said. But Sabretooth is my brother.
He is? Xavier asked. I didnt find that lost memory.
I found it, Logan said, and hes the kids father.
Youre her...
Yeah, Logan said. Im her uncle.
I didnt think Sabretooth ever married, Xavier said. Let alone have a
child.
He didnt marry, Logan corrected. But he did abandon Rons mother.
I knew you two had some relation, Xavier said. You two act the same
and have the same powers.
Yeah and shes angry like I was, he said. They did the same to her as
they did to me. But she got it worse. A lot worse.
Yes, Xavier said. They even erased her memories. But why?
Because they turned her into a new weapon. X24 she said. Thats why
they put her through that procedure. Because she would survive it. Because they
could do it. Because shes just like me and because she has Sabretooth
s
mutation. That made her stronger. So, they pushed harder and harder. Trained
her nonstop to be their newest weapon.
But why? Xavier asked.
That I cant answer, Charles, cause I dont know, Logan said. Maybe we
will find out later.
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Could this be the reason why Sabretooth is looking for you? Xavier asked
as Logan was leaving.
I dunno. There are a lot of reasons, Logan said and left Xaviers office.
Logan found Ron in the backyard with Kurt. They were laughing away
about something that Kurt had said about Logan. Ron looked over and saw
Logan. She waved. He waved back. She went back to talking with Kurt. Kurt saw
that Ron had her diary on the stand they were sitting by. He grabbed it and
jumped off the chair.
Hey, give it back, Elf! Ron chased him.
Kurt flipped through the pages as she tried to snatch it back. She managed
to do so and swapped her real diary with a fake one. She purposely tripped and
dropped the diary. Kurt got it back. He looked at Scott as he came out. Kurt
tossed it to him.
Whats this? Scott asked.
Its Rons diary! Kurt teleported beside him. I think she wrote somethingabout you!
Kurt! Scott! She walked over to them. Give me back my damn diary or
you both are gonna end up in the freaking pool!
Logan was leaning on the wall of the mansion, not caring enough to do
something. Kurt had teleported behind her. Scott tossed it to Kurt. They tossed it
back and forth. Ron looked at Kurt. She smiled at him and left. Kurt opened the
diary and ink sprayed in his face. He yelped and fell into the pool, dropping the
book. The note inside said: Nice try. Do better next time, Elf. Ron walked over to
Logan. She smiled at him and hugged him. She looked back at Kurt and saw his
red ink stained face. She laughed as he left. She looked back at Logan. Logan
caught a scent in the air. Sabretooths scent. Ron had picked it up as well, but
didnt know who it was.
Logan started running to get his motorcycle, but Ron grabbed his arm.
Logan, let me come with you! Please?
No.
But I can help you! Ron argued.
Logan thought for a moment. I suppose this is your fight, too.
Then lets go!
They ran to the garage and Ron grabbed a helmet. I
m driving.
Maybe next time, Logan said, putting his hemet on.
Logan started it up and zoomed off, leaving a trail of dust in the air.
Sabretooth was outside of town. Ron held on as Logan drove the motorcycle
through traffic. She sniffed the air and caught Sabretooths scent. She looked
behind her and saw another motorcycle. It was Sabretooth.
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Logan, she said. Weve got company.
He looked back and saw Creed ride right up beside him. Ron looked at
him. Really looked at him. She thought he looked familiar. Creed looked at Logan
and Ron gasped. She never saw anyone look like he did. Besides herself. But
just one look and she could tell he was very bad.
We have business to settle here, runt, Sabretooth said.
Ronnie, hold on, Logan said.
LoganXavier said in Logans mind. What happened?
Sabretooth is what happened, Logan thought. He knows Im in this
town. just doesn't where I am staying.
He found you, Xavier thought.
Yeah.
Sabretooth zoomed in front of him, wanting Logan to follow him. Logan did
just that. Sabretooth stopped suddenly, causing Logan to almost run right into
him. Instead Logan lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a car. Theimpact forced them off the bike. Ron lay there on the road for a moment, dazed.
She took off her helmet and looked at Logans motorcycle. She got up and went
over to it to examine the bike. There were huge dents in it. The paint didn t
scratch. The car had gotten worse, though. It was all smashed in its side from the
bike impacting with it. She looked around. She didnt see Logan anywhere. Only
Sabretooth. Sabretooth walked over to her. Ron didnt move an inch. She
released her cat claws and growled at him. Sabretooth looked at her and
laughed. Her claws werent even an inch long at full length.
Nice claws, kid, Sabretooth said. But their small like that runt.
Where is Logan? Ron asked.
Somewhere, Sabretooth said. Are you his sidekick?
No, Ron said. Im not. Im just someone who has been looking for him for
a very long time. Hes the only thing I got left.
Didnt know he was taking care of some kid.
He aint, Ron said. I havent seen him in 20 years.
I need to get him alone, Sabretooth said. Which means that you are
coming with me.
Like picking on kids, Creed? Logan said. Big mistake.
Logan appeared behind Sabretooth. Sabretooth turned and Logan lunged
at him, forcing Sabretooth to land on his back..
Yeah, why?
Cause it really ticks me off!
They started fighting. Ron tried to help, but was pushed out. She wondered
what Logan meant by this being her battle, too. She needed answers. But this
wasnt the time for a Q and A. Logan was in trouble.
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RRRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
She turned and saw Sabretooth had Logan in a nelson hold around his
neck. Logan couldnt break free.
Hey! Ron jumped on Sabretooth, hitting him. Let im go, furball!
Sabretooth grabbed Ron by the back of her shirt shirt and threw her over
his head. Ron landed hard on her back. Ron popped her Adamantium claws out
and ran at Sabretooth. She jumped and stabbed her claws into his chest.
Sabretooth fell back onto the road. She looked back at Logan. He got up.
Look out! he said.
Ron turned back to Sabretooth and his fist collided with her face, making a
sickening crack. Ron was sent into the air and fell to the road face first. Ron got
up and turned to Sabretooth. She just stood there as Sabretooth attacked Logan.
A few minutes later the X-Men showed up and Sabretooth disappeared from
sight. Ron was feeling uneasy. Logan ran to her as the X-Men saw her.
Im fine, she said. I cant break my bones but that punch freaking hurtlike hell.
Are you sure? Logan asked.
Yeah, but your bike sure aint. She and Logan looked at the busted bike.
Dont worry, Logan, I can fix it, she said walking over to it. Your fighting
Sabretooth didnt work out too well.
I know, Logan said. What do you know about motorcycles?
I learned about them when I was trained by those Weapon X people, Ron
said. I learned almost everything. Hacking computers, flying jets, and a whole
bunch of stuff. But that is all I remember. The training, the Adamantium claws, the
abuse, and you. I think the X-Men want to talk with you. I ll take the motorcycle
back and work on it. I know how to ride.
Logan nodded.
Ron started it up and zoomed off back to the mansion. Scott came up to
Logan and asked, What--
Sabretooth, Logan said and left Scott standing there with the team. When
Logan got to the mansion, Xavier was waiting for him at the front door.
Why did you take Veronica with you? he asked.
Because its her battle, too, Logan said. Thats why.
Are you going to continue the punishment you added? Xavier said.
No, Logan said. But shes going to do the two weeks of no leavin the
school, no powers, and the sessions.
Where is she now?
Fixin my motorcycle.
Since you are her uncle Im going to tell you first, Xavier said.
Tell me what?
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I read some of Rons mind and I found that she didnt attend any school,
so I feel that Ron should go to high school with the other students.
Youre gonna give her an image inducer, Logan said.
Yes, Xavier said. So she can go to school. She needs to go.
Yeah, I suppose so, Logan said.
And because of her healing factor, Veronica looks like shes only
seventeen, Xavier said.
How are you gonna pull it off? Logan asked. She would be a junior in
high school, but shes never been to one in her life.
I will take care of it, Xavier said. Right now I need to speak with
Veronica.
Xavier wheeled his wheelchair over to Ron. She was under the X-Van with
a box of tools and Kurt was there to hand them. He kept handing her the right
tools.
Wrench, Ron said. Wrench. Kurt handed it to her.
Ron had come out from under the van and wiped her hands off on a cloth.
She had spots of grease on her. Kurt had put the tool box back for her. Ron
looked over at Xavier.
You were working on Logans motorcycle? he asked
Yeah, I got the dents out, Ron said. I saw something was leaking on the
floor under the van, so I check and found it was leaking oil from somewhere
under there.
You know about cars then, Xavier said.
Yeah, from the facility, Ron said, not too happy at the memory.
They taught you a lot of things.
Yeah, but Im glad I did learn all those things, Ron said as Logan walked
in. If I didnt then I wouldnt know the stuff I do know. And that wouldnt be much
fun. I know how to hack computer systems, fly jets, and driving vehicles.
You can do all that? Logan said.
Yeah, Ron said. What is it that you want?
I know that you are trying to build a image inducer, Xavier said, but you
keep failing.
I am and it ain
t not working too good, Charlie, Ron said. I can
t get it to
work right. I keep on failing no matter how hard I try. Its made me angry and sad
that it wont work. Ive tried so hard to make it work. I just want to be normal.
Look normal. I dont even know what I will look like with this mutation gone.
I understand that you want to be normal. I can help you. Xavier handed
Ron an image inducer that looked like a watch. With this you will look normal.
Its mostly for school.
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School? Ron looked at him weirdly. What school?
Bayville High School, Xavier said. You need to go to school with the
other students, so you can learn different things.
How? Ron asked. Ive never been to school in my life. My life is being
the weapon that Canadian people made. I learned very advance stuff at a very
young age. But still I havent gone to any school at any age. How are we going to
do this?
I will take care of it, Xavier said. I will get a list of stuff you will need for
your school as soon as I can get your classes. Which will be before tomorrow.
Ron had thought about what Xavier said while she and Kurt trained in the Danger
Room with Logan. Ron had also thought that Logan was such an ass during the
training. Actually, he was like that all the time. And Ron was starting to act the
same. Not that she learned it. Just that her personality was the same as Loganand Sabretooth. She knew she was related to Logan somehow, but she didn t
know how. She and Kurt were the same. Both wanted to be normal. Even though
Kurt has an image inducer, he is his mutant self at the mansion. Ron didn t know
whether she would use the inducer for only outside the Xaviers school or using it
all the time.
Ron and Kurt had to go through an obstacle course that was quite
challenging. They had to dodge all kinds of stuff. Spikes, mechanical arms, flying
spinning discs with razor sharp points, and guns firing lasers. They made it
though in one piece, but they had to do it again while being timed and having to
rescue a mahican. Also, they had to fight the enemy and Scott and Jean were the
enemy. They only had four minutes to rescue the victim. Once one of them got
the victim they had to stay with them. When Logan told them that, Ron and Kurt
just stared at him.
Are you insane?! Ron said. Theres no why were gonna finish in time!
Actually, Neko, we can.
How? She looked at Kurt.
He whispered something in her ear. Her ears perked up.
Gotcha, Ron said.
The training began. Kurt teleported them to the end of the obstacle course.
Kurt had planned this out very well. Scott fired red beams from his eyes and Ron
blocked it with her Adamantium claws and threw the beams right back at Scott.
He wasnt quick enough and got thrown into the wall hard. Jean used her
telekinesis power and threw things at Ron. Ron sliced all the objects Jean had
thrown at her. Ron picked up a object no average human could pick up and
chucked it at Jean. Jean wasnt quick enough and got smacked by the object.
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She didnt get up. Ron didnt know where she got her strength from at all. She
found Kurt at the starting line yelling at her to get over there. It was a long way
over and She started running. She only had twenty seconds on the clock. She
ran on all fours as the timer clicked from twenty to ten seconds. She was almost
there and she jumped in the air and landed on the start line as the timer hit zero.
Ron and Kurt jumped up and screamed with joy. Logan smiled. None of the other
students ever passed this session. Ron and Kurt were the first.
Rons brothers had returned and found a group of mutants huddled around
Ron and Kurt. They had also wanted to go home and see their parents. They
wanted to know if Ron would go with them or not. They already knew the answer
and didnt bother asking. They walked up to Ron. Kurt noticed them first.
Do you two have a limit of how far you can teleport? Kurt asked.
Because my limit is two miles.
No, kid, we dont, Alfred. asked.
And all we have to do is think of a place we want to go, Bruce said. Butsometimes we forget the name of the place and we have to look at a picture.
That is so cool, Kurt said.
Were gonna head on home to see our folks, Bruce said. But well come
back and visit.
This is where you belong, Ron. This is where you need to be, Alfred said.
We dont need to be here. You came to find Logan and you found him. And
besides, Mum and Dad are worried sick about us, Im sure.
You two go on home, Ron said. Ill write to you guys.
They hugged, said their goodbyes, and Bruce and Alfred teleported back
home. She was going to miss them very much. And Alfred was right. This is
where she belonged.
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Chapter 4
It was sunset and Ron headed to her room. She was tired and didnt eat any
dinner. Ron crawled into bed and went to sleep. But she didn t have sweetdreams.
Weapon X Facility
10 Years ago
Ron was strapped to a chair. She just had her memories erased some
more. She was unstrapped and fell to the floor. She didn t get up.
Get up, the doctor said. Ron didnt.
Get up, I said, the doctor ordered.
Ron slowly got to her feet. She was a tough teenage girl, but she was
feeling weak and crappy. She was wearing a tank top and leggings that went
down right above her knees She looked at the doctor. He had a staff in his hands
that sends off high volts of electricity when it touches a mutant. It has no effect on
humans. She scowled at him. She started walking to The Adamantium procedure
room. The last time they tried was when she was ten. Now she was fifteen and
stronger than before. Her mutation evolved more a year ago. Neko. They had
changed her mutant name once her mutation evolved more. She had cat eyes,teeth, and claws that came out of her nails. Theyre like Sabretooth, but a tiny bit
smaller. She was also sort of muscular. She inherited the features from
Sabretooth. Strength, reflexes, too. She had inherited the heightened senses and
healing factor from Logan. Also the bone claws. She thought she was all mutant.
The powers that she inherited from Logan and Sabretooth were each doubled in
strength. Ron couldnt fight because of the staff. If she disobeyed in any way, the
doctors or who ever she was with would electrocute her. Almost enough to knock
her out.
Ron was forced onto the table. They strapped her in, and put the oxygen
tube on her mouth and nose. She struggled as the table was lowered into the
water. The drills came down. She would have to go through the pain again. As
the drills sunk in and filled her bones with Adamantium, She screamed in pain. It
was more worse than before. The pain far, far, worse.
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Xavier Institute
2:00 am
Ron screamed at the top of her lungs. Her heart was beating very fast. The
covers and pillows everywhere. She was panting. Sweat poured down her face.
The X-Men burst in. Scott turned the light on and Logan ran over to Ron. She
was staring into space. Students gathered outside her room. She looked at
Logan. He knew what happened. Ron had a nightmare of her past. But it was
about the Adamantium bonding procedure that scared her. Logan had
nightmares like that. He knew what she was going through.
Are you alright? Logan asked.
Ron shook her head.
Xavier appeared at the door. The rest of you can go to bed. Except Jeanand Scott.
They went over to Ron.
What happened in your nightmare? Xavier asked.
I dont really remember, Ron said.
Relax and concentrate, Xavier said.
Xavier saw the dream. The memory. Saw everything that had happened in
that procedure room. He took his hand off Ron s head and opened his eyes.
What did you see? Scott asked.
The procedure that gave Veronica the skeleton and claws, Xavier said. It
was far worse than before.
How?
I dont know, Xavier said. But we should all get back to bed.
Everyone did as they were told. Logan stayed in Rons room. He asked,
They did it a second time?
ten years ago, Ron said, calming down. It was worse than before. I dont
know how, but it was. The pain felt ten times worse. But the bonding was
complete. It didnt work the first time. So they waited ten years.
Why?
I don
t know, Ron said. I don
t remember. All I remember is the pain, you,
the training, and the abuse. Thats it.
Charles can help some more in the morning, Logan said.
Ron nodded.
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Ron awakened. It was seven oclock am. She got out of bed, got dressed, and
headed for Xaviers office to see if he could help her.
I dont if I should tell her Im her uncle and that Sabretooth is her father,
Logan said to Xavier. Shes got too much goin on right know with her memories
and all.
Yes, Xavier said. Perhaps it would be best to wait.
Fer how long?
That is up to, Logan.
He nodded and Ron went into Xaviers office.
Charles, Ron said, could you help me with my past? About who I was
and stuff? Because I only remember Logan, the training, the abuse, and the
Adamantium, but there are a lot of things I don t remember.
I can help you, Veronica, but not right now, Charles said.
I understand, Ron said. Someone I knew always called me Veronica. I
dont remember who. But that person was someone important. Ron left and headed to the kitchen thinking about that person.
I just hope that we can help her like you have with me, Logan said.
Hopefully, they dont come looking for her. She did get them off her back ten
years ago, but something tells me that shes being targeted right know. They
want their weapon back. Theyre gonna do everything to get her back to that
facility.
Yes, Xavier said. And we are going to do everything we can so that
doesnt happen.
Really appreciate