Chapter 73: Wolverines


    AN: Sorry for the dy. I was busy with reviewing yesterday and taking the N5 exam today...I don''t think I''ll pass T_T the test had more kanji that I didn''t know...owell.


    Anyway, enjoy!


    We will soon be going through a major arc!


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    <strong>Chapter 73: Wolverines</strong>


    <span style="font-weight:400">After Benjamin made a few more rounds and freed the rest of the prisoners, he exined the situation to them and provided them with three options.


    <span style="font-weight:400">One, they can leave and go about their daily lives. No harm wille to them provided that they do not break anyws.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Two, they can join the EPD and be a part of its members.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Or three, they join his HYDRA team and help Ophelia gain control of the underworld.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The prisoners all looked at each other hesitantly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and urged them some more.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry. I’m not forcing you all. If you don’t want to join either side, you can pick the first option and just live normally. If you want to take any studies, I can refer you to Charles’ School for the Gifted or Massachusetts University. Naturally, if you were tomit a crime, I’ll be putting you back in another kind of cell for you to serve your time. Just like any other human being whomits a crime. You won’t be experimented on.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">At this moment, Laura was the first to step up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’ll join that EPD or whatever. Living normally is too boring for me.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing Laura choose a side, the others began to choose as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As fellow prisoners in the Facility, they were naturally aware of Laura’s reputation.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Unlike them who can freely roam in their cells, Laura was the only one who was tightly bound even in her cell.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She had caused a huge headache to Sublime whenever it was her turn for the experiments and they could asionally hear her roars once in a while.


    <span style="font-weight:400">To put it simply, she was akin to the Alpha in their pack.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Since even someone like her chose to listen to Benjamin, they no longer hesitated and picked the options they wanted.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Most of them desired to be free and picked the first option. Only a few of them chose to join EPD or HYDRA.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After seeing that everyone has made their choice, Benjamin opened up a portal for them to go through based on their choice.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Thest one was Laura who looked back at him instead of entering the portal.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Aren’t you leaving too?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m going to look around for a while here then destroy the ce.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“In that case, I’ming with. There’s nothing I want more than to see this damned ce crumble into pieces!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura growled in hate.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Although she had calmed down a lot, she still can’t get rid of her hate regarding this ce.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin didn’t mind and nodded at her request.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then, the two of them started to look around the Facility.


    <span style="font-weight:400">When they entered a ratherrge room, Benjamin frowned as he looked at what seemed to be an iplete…Sentinel in front of him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin clicked his tongue.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Damn, this guy was even involved in the creation of this thing?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Beside him, Laura was ring at the iplete Sentinel.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That guy called this thing the Sentinel. Supposedly, it’s an anti-mutant weapon he was making that could wipe out the entire mutant-kind! In order to make it, he has been experimenting on us mutants for a long time…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I see…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He then tapped his feet on the ground and suddenly, tree trunks appeared from the ground under the iplete sentinel, winding around it as it grew taller and bigger, eventually crushing it as it grew.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Now, what appeared before them was a towering tree intertwined with the iplete Sentinel.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He tapped on the ground again and the whole ind began to shake.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s go. There’s nothing more to see here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Okay.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura was still quite surprised at the power that Benjamin showed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Is he also a mutant? Or…something else?


    <span style="font-weight:400">While confused, she followed Benjamin through the portal.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As soon as the portal closed, the whole facility caved in and disappeared beneath the rubbles.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Back in the EPD Headquarters, Benjamin and Laura appeared.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, before you actually get started, I think there’s someone you should meet.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Who?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Hm, I guess you can call him your father.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura fell silent for a moment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She knew who he was talking about.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The one they called the Wolverine.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Unless, you don’t want to?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...No. I want to see him.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Alright.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded and opened another portal that led to the X-Mansion.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Appearing there, he was immediately greeted with a red-head. Jean Grey.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked a bit awkward since he knew about her break-up with Scott thanks to his ability. He also knew that he had been the reason for it so he didn’t know what to say.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Not knowing what he was thinking, Jean’s eyes lit up when she saw him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Benjamin! Is it already time to meet?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, hey Jean. No, didn’t we agree to meet on weekends? I’m here for something else.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean then noticed Laura’s figure behind Benjamin and squinted her eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She remembered what Ororo told her about Benjamin sleeping with everyone…is this girl also the same?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura, on the other hand, saw Jean looking at her like that and red at her back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She didn’t know why but she just felt like her prey was about to be snatched by someone else.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at the two of them and cleared his throat to get their attention.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jean, this is Laura. Laura, this is Jean. Oh, have you seen Logan by the way?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean looked at Laura for a while more then back at Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Logan? He’s at the garage.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thanks. I’ll see you this Saturday then!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin grabbed Laura and then ran away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He had a feeling the two were about to fight over something if he didn’t separate them now.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As they left, Laura asked Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Who’s that Jean girl to you?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? Well, I’m teaching her to control her powers.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I see…then, teach me too.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? What’s wrong with your powers?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I can’t control it. It relies too much on my emotion.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura said with a deadpan expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was confused.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She seemed capable of controlling her emotions though.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Won’t Logan be a better choice to teach you?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well…fine. I guess I can teach you some breathing techniques for meditation.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin wondered if it will work if he teaches her a sorcerer’s way of meditating?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Rather…what if she also learns magic?


    <span style="font-weight:400">A Wolverine Sorcerer…won’t that be interesting?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled at the thought.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, Laura smiled seeing Benjamin ept.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, they arrived at the garage where they could see Logan, with a cigar in his mouth, maintaining his motorcycle.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hearing someone arrive, Logan lifted his head with a frown and saw Benjamin and Laura.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s you. What do you want?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan grunted and went back to work on his bike.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and didn’t say anything. Instead, he turned to look at Laura and nodded at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura knew what he meant and walked toward Logan.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She lifted her left hand near Logan then in an instant, two des appeared from her knuckles, slicing off the cigar in his mouth.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing the familiar des, Logan’s jaw dropped as the cigar fell to the groundpletely, and looked at the des dumbfoundedly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, he lifted his head again and looked at Laura, then at Benjamin, then at Laura again.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura grinned at him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Hello ‘Dad’.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Fuck.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hearing Laura say that, Logan cursed involuntarily.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He staggered back for a bit and sat on a chair, still not having wrapped the situation in his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan turned to Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You. Exin. Now.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly and exined what happened.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After knowing that Sublime used his DNA and the experiments that guy did on Laura, his face nearly turned red from anger.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As part of the Weapon X Project, Logan naturally knew the pain thates with experiments of this nature.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Knowing that his DNA was used on Laura, he had already acknowledged her as ‘the same as him’ or rather, ‘family’. And for that to happen to her, Logan was seething with hate.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“WHERE IS THAT PIECE OF SHIT!? I SWEAR EVEN IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO-”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry, he’s already taken care of.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and showed him a vision of Sublime the same way he did to Laura.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After seeing the torment that guy was currently experiencing, his anger finally calmed down but he still felt a bit unsatisfied for not being the one to do the tormenting.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan sat back again with a sigh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He turned to Laura and grunted, not knowing what to say.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After all, he doesn’t really have any experience with being a parent and he wasn’t the type of person that was good at making conversations.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Listen, kid-”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m not a kid.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura cut in before he could continue.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan scratched his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“R-right…then, Laura…what’s your n now?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I was thinking of joining the EPD and figuring it out from there.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura shrugged.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan nodded and sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Look…I may not be your actual parent…and I don’t know how to act like one…but if you need me, or if you need help on anything…I’ll be there.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Thank you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing them bond, although just a bit, Benjamin smiled.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, why don’t you show Laura around? There’s somewhere I need to go. Laura, you can start tomorrow. Just rest up for now.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ah?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Before Laura could say anything, Benjamin already left through a portal.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan and Laura looked at each other awkwardly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ahem. Well, have you tried riding a motorcycle?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hearing that, Laura’s eyes shone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Can I!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Haha, sure kid. But you can scratch her.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I said I’m not a kid!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Laura red at him again but didn’t say anything more as she quickly rode on the motorcycle.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The next moment, she drove off whileughing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Bet you can’t keep up, old man!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Old-!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Logan’s face twitched.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He then took Scott’s motorcycle and quickly chased after her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, in Charles’ room, Benjamin appeared there and the two of them watched as Logan and Laura drove off.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles’ face was all smiles.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you, Benjamin. For finding her.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">He knew better than anyone the solitary life that Logan lived.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Now he has a chance to spend that with family.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, finding her was more of a coincidence though.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin just shrugged.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He truly didn’t expect to find her there but he’s d that she and Logan met.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, have you considered my proposal before?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No need to think so much about it. I ept.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’ll tell Emma then.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded and sent a message to Emma.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, the two institutions announced their student exchange n to the media and it garnered some attention.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After dealing with all that, Benjamin went back to the headquarters and saw Spider-man and Spider-woman bickering again.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Besides them, there were two figures in restraints.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was surprised to see that the two in restraints were actually Ant-man and Yellow Jacket.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Just what happened here?