Storm stood in the Professor's office wide eyed and amazed. "Will you tell him then?" she asked quietly.
"Yes. They must know each other. If they are a friend or foe we will be here for him. She is from his past and must hold answers for him of some sort." He looked at his X-Men he knew they would support whatever he told them. "We have to be there for him it may open a flood gate," he told Jean.
Scott smirked, "Yeah, we should be careful. He is unstable at best."
Jean gave him a scolded look.
Beast came to the room. "Sorry I am late , Charles." He held something in his hand and gave it to the nearest person. Jean turned the dog tag in her hand, it was clean and cool. She turned it to read it, it said 'ALLY-CAT.'
Imp barged into the room with Rogue in hot pursuit, almost knocking Jean over with the door. Imp stopped when she saw Xavier. Rogue stopped when she saw the dog tag. "Do you want me to give that to Logan?"
Jean stared at her "Why?"
"Isn't it his?" Rogue asked " I saw him come back a little while ago." She didn't mention he had some beer.
"Logan has a tag like this?" the Professor looked at her. Confused Rogue had wondered what she and Imp had barged into. Imp now subdued, stood next to the Professor like and obedient dog. Rogue wondered what power he had over the child.
"Storm could you take Jordan to her brothers," he gestured towards the child next to him. Storm went to the now smiling child and walked her out of the room. Professor X looked towards Beast.
"Well she is doing well considering all she has put her body through. She is healing on her own but her healing factor is not nearly as great as Wolverine's. I have other tests to run but nothing is finalized."
"Jean have you had any success reading her thoughts?" he glanced at the redhead.
She looked lovely but thoughtful. "No, just the once. It was like she was trying to talk to me but couldn't. I have tried but it's like there is a wall there. Do you think she is another telepath?"
"I think so," Beast chimed in. "Otherwise I have an alarming concern for Logan's welfare."
"Perhaps she is ready to talk to me. What do you make of the dog tag, Hank?" Xavier sighed.
"I have seen some before but not one quite this personal looking. It contains no numbers just a name. Maybe it is just a nick name for her mutant abilities." He handed the tag on.
"Well maybe she will speak to me." He said as he pushed his wheel chair from behind his desk. They all followed him.
Rogue stared over his should as they made their way down the long metallic looking halls. The dog tag said Ally-cat. It looked a little different than Logan's. A slightly different color than his, more of a bluish. Who is Ally-cat?
The room was quiet. Logan needed it quiet too. He sat on his bed waiting for his headache to go away. There was something going on and he wasn't in it. That was fine with him. He took his shirt off and his pants and crawled under the covers.
Since he had been at the x-mansion Xavier had helped him with his memories and his anger. He started having dreams about a woman, one that he wanted to find in his head now. In his dreams her laughter was like sunshine. Her features were sharp and surrounded by a cloud full of red curls. Was she real? Probably Jean he thought to himself. Wouldn't that bust Scott's chops a little more? He chuckled to himself as he found the inviting covers. In his dreams, his dream Jean was a little wild and carefree. He didn't seem to need him though, she seemed to touch him and leave. She was strong and didn't need his protection in his dream, she was his equal then.
Bah! He put his cigar out in the ashtray by the bed and stretched out. Dreams he had no time for them. If only Jean would act more like this dream Jean.
Charles sat next to Ally cat. He could have fell in love with the young woman. She gave him very little to read. He had found the same wall Jean had but could get a bit more than she could.
Hank stared as Charles as he probed the young woman's mind. She reminded him of an elf. He was tempted to put Vulcan ears on her. He smiled to himself as he worked. She looked vaguely American Indian was it? He complexion was a perfect olive tone and her eyes even closed seemed to hold their own secret.
He stopped smiling as he looked at one of his tests and the results were clear. She was not Logan's enemy, she was his lover. Pregnant, he would bet that was why she had such little of Logan's healing factor. It made sense, perfect sense until the lights went out.
"Hank," Jean stared at him with concern. He sat up a little. "What hit me?" He mumbled. He looked over from the bed he was now on, "How did you lift me?"
"Imp must be getting stronger," Rogue said quietly, " It had to be her." She motioned to the shelving that hit Beast that now lay broken on the floor.
"She is a handful but hardly capable of that." Beast rubbed his head. "Did you make any sense of her yet?" he looked at Charles.
"More thank before. Her name is Allyson she is a telepath and a strong one. Her concern for Logan is real and I believe she can help him," he spoke as he stared at the redhead. " Sabertooth and Mystique attacked her."
"Why would they want her?" Scott wondered.
"Indeed." Hank mirrored his tone.
Rogue wondered who she was too Logan. She was excited to tell Bobby about the sleeping woman. Logan was mysterious guy and now there was a mysterious guest for him. She looked sort of Chinese or something and the sooner she woke the better. It seemed everyone had questions for her.
'Logan' he heard the voice. This girl was less a 'dream Jean' in his mind . He held her close as if she would run the other way if this spell were broken. He buried his face in her soft massive red curls along her neck, savoring her scent. He kissed her neck gently and she made a sound that was not much more than a mouse, "It will be okay" he told his dream. He pulled away gently but could not make out her face. He kissed her lightly as if to brush her lips with his. He touched her hand and noticed the cold metal of a shiny ring. He was glad he had given it to her. He had marked something that was as unobtainable as the wind. He took his hand to her shoulder to caress it and then kiss it, just like he did to her neck. He had to be careful he knew she could run like a deer at any time. She was not fighting him though, she returned his caress and kiss. She pushed her body closer to him so she could press herself against every bit of manhood. He moved his caress and kiss as his began to touch her breast. Then it was gone.
He sat up in bed. He could hear someone at the door. He could smell Imp a mile away but who was with her? He could smell fear and pain. He pulled his pants on and opened the door.
There was Imp and she was alone with her eyes big with fright. He must be losing his mind he thought. Imp walked in and sat down on his bed while he was lighting a cigar. "Make yourself at home, kid," he grunted at her. 'Why do kids and animals follow me' he watched the child as she got comfortable. It was probably better to interrupt his Jean dream before a telepath caught on, especially Jean.
"They want you," Imp mumbled she looked a little scared of him. Something wasn't right here. He could smell someone with Imp and it was strong and familiar. Maybe she had something that belongs to someone else. "What's up kid?"
Imp held a fist out to him. He stepped closer. She dropped the dog tag in his waiting hand and jumped back. It smelled of blood and another familiar scent. It wasn't his dog tag but similar. He read the name quickly. Shit! Allyson how could he not remember Ally. The girl in his dreams with the red hair it was Ally not Jean. They were both telepaths, redheads and not easily to obtain. He hadn't been attracted to Jean but to the fact she had reminded him of Ally. He snapped back to reality and looked at Imp.
"Ally sent you?" he looked a little taken back and that made it look more comfortable now. She must have been nervous bother him. It was rumored not wake Wolverine when he asleep or busy.
The small child just smiled now. He looked at the tag Ally's scent was strong on it. She had to be near by. He reached over and grabbed a shirt then he grabbed Imp under his arm and ran with Ally's tag in hand.
Storm was confused. If Magneto wanted a telepath, why this one? Why she connected to Logan?
"Charles, we should get Logan. I have some test results he should know about," Beast looked far away.
"Why Logan?" Charles raised and eyebrow.
"Well if my guess is right Logan is going to be a daddy." Beast made a weak attempt to make the words sounds humorous and light but it didn't seem to work. They all stared at him with surprised expressions. Then he realized they were staring behind him. Where Logan stood wide eyed holding Imp under one arm and a shirt and a metallic object in the other hand.
Jean grabbed Scott and Rogue's arms and nudges them out of the room. Logan set Imp down gently to the ground and stood up straighter.
"Hello, Logan," Xavier smiled at him slightly.
Logan moved forward slowly, he knew it wasn't a dream now. There was Ally and she had been haunting his dreams. He missed her as soon as he saw her. How could he not remember her? All this time he had been at the mansion he could not remember her. She was so close to him he could breathe her scent and remember how close they were. She smelled like a fresh wind after the rain with earthy tang that was her own. She was beautiful her wounds couldn't hide that. What happened? He could smell Sabertooth on her. He started to scowl.
"Logan," Jean put a hand on his shoulder. He touched it gently but he felt as if he had betrayed both women. He felt as if he had led Jean on about their friendship. He would have to get Jean alone and talk to her.
"What happened?" he demanded without taking his eyes off her.
"Scott and I found her. We think she was attacked by Sabertooth and Mystique," she knelt beside him and gave him a half a smile, "She is going to be okay. She is healing".
Logan pulled a chair and sat next to Ally. "What do you mean?" he lowered his gaze as he now seemed to notice the people still in the room. Beast cleared his throat uncomfortably. 'What did that mean?'
Imp wasn't scared of Logan anymore. She tumbled into his lap and stared at him innocently, "they just need rest." She announced proudly. Logan raised an eyebrow. Storm walked over to Imp and put her hand out to her. Imp smiled and the snowy haired beauty. She made her way off Logan as she grabbed her hand and left.
"How bad are her injuries" he looked at Charles and Beast.
"Logan she is healing herself," Charles offered
"How?"
"What was your last memory of her?" Beast asked quietly.
Logan blushed. He knew it was sex as it was from his dream. What did it matter though? He had given her that ring because they had wanted to marry eventually. He remembered telling her 'I will be back, I promise,' they had been lying in bed talking. It was not that long before he had run into Rogue.
"It was right before I met Rogue. Maybe a month or so..."
Jean was now blushing. "She is a telepath?"
"Yeah, but she is healing herself?" he was still confused. "Why is it taking so long?"
Beast cleared his throat and removed his glasses to look at Logan. He didn't feel he should be the one to tell Logan he sighed, "It would seem your child has a strong sense of self-preservation. He or she is doing it. Considering, it is going slowly but as the child grows so will the ability to heal." He smiled.
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