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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.

etha Tracey Wednesday, March 3, 2010 10:42:20 AM ET


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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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