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Post by Jacky on Apr 17, 2011 9:45:53 GMT
It was already evening when the X-Men finally arrived back at the mansion. Some of them headed to the lounge, to discuss what had happened, and how they had been jumping time like that. Logan wasn't interested in other people's stories though. The only thing he cared about now was to check on their daughters. He took Mystique's hand in his own, blood staining the skin, as they left the jet and headed upstairs.
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Post by Lauren on Apr 17, 2011 10:05:38 GMT
They walked upstairs, hand in hand, nudging the door open to Lucy's room first. The bed was empty, her teddy bear gone, no sign of Charlie. Mystique frowned, grip on Logan's hand tightening as they rushed further down the hall to Kaede's room, which was in exactly the same state as her sisters.
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Post by Jacky on Apr 17, 2011 10:13:53 GMT
Logan wiped a trail of blood away from underneath his nose, his gaze darting through the room while he tried to locate the girls by scent. There was nothing there though. His heart sank, for a brief second wondering whether they'd messed up and changed the future after all. But the babyroom was there, and Lucy's room was unchanged, so he pushed that thought to the back of his mind. "C'mon," He told Mystique, pulling her along to Alfie's room who was supposed to babysit.
Just before they got there, the bedroom door opened and Anna's head peeked around the corner, "Hey, have you guys seen Alfie?" She asked, a slight frown on her face.
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Post by Lauren on Apr 17, 2011 10:16:30 GMT
Mystique's gaze immediately darted to Logan. "Shit." She grunted, trying not to panic. "No, and Luce and Kaede are gone. What if those fake-versions of us got them while we were gone?"
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Post by Jacky on Apr 17, 2011 10:22:10 GMT
"I told Alfie to get 'em outta here if there was an attack. To S.H.I.E.L.D." Logan remembered, at Mystique's suggestion.
"Hold on," Anna said, while she got her cellphone out. She pushed two buttons and put the phone to her ear, waiting for her boyfriend .. or fiancee .. to pick up.
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Post by Lauren on Apr 17, 2011 10:24:30 GMT
It rang for a few minutes, but Alfie didn't pick up. And Mystique couldn't stand around any longer. She took Logan by the arm and headed to the garage to get the car. "You coming?" She called behind her to Anna.
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Post by Jacky on Apr 17, 2011 10:28:01 GMT
"Yeah.. okay." Anna said, hurrying after them. She climbed onto the back seat while Logan took the driver's seat, and Mystique got in on the other side. As soon as the garage doors opened enough, Logan drove the pedal down and they raced down the street.
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Post by Lauren on Apr 17, 2011 10:29:11 GMT
Mystique leaned an elbow on the passenger side door, watching out the window in silence, feeling horribly tense and anxious. "I'm gonna kill him," She mumbled, despite the fact they told him to do it.
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Post by Jacky on Apr 17, 2011 10:39:25 GMT
"They're probably fine!" Anna said from the back seat, defending her boyfriend. She still had her phone to her ear, trying re-dial and re-dial every few minutes. "I don't know why you're in such a hurry anyway. We won and absolutely nothing bad happened."
"Anna." Logan growled, his knuckles white as his hands clenched the wheel. "Shut up."
Anna opened her mouth to reply, but after one look at Logan she thought better of it, and sank further into her seat.
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Post by Lauren on Apr 17, 2011 10:44:40 GMT
As soon as Logan pulled up next to the 'parked' Helicarrier, Mystique threw the car door open and ran up the gangplank, and straight through the corridors, ignoring the S.H.I.E.L.D. officers calling for security. She threw the door open to Fury's office and her eyes immediately landed on Alfie, asleep on the sofa, with Kaede on his chest, also asleep with Alfie's arm around her to hold her in place, "poo" written on his forehead in black pen, a matching red heart drawn on his cheek and a sticker stuck to his other. His phone was on Fury's desk, buzzing away while Fury sat in his chair conveniently ignoring it, filling in his paperwork. Lucy let out a shriek of happiness, stopped bouncing around Fury trying to get him to play with her and bounced into her mummy's arms instead.
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