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Ultimate Mariko	By : Polymer Category: X-men Comics > Het - Male/Female Views: 1702 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 25

Several cards whirled and exploded just before Mariko. She gasped, jumping back as Gambit tumbled forwards, and tried to distract her. "Belle, don't do it� it not worth it!"

Snarling in rage, a beserker rage to rival Wolverine's spread over Mariko as she turned on Gambit, "Get OUT of my way!"

"No, he said let it go!" Gambit protested. A white bandage covered the wounds inflicted upon him, and he twirled his staff threateningly.

"I need help!" Kurt yelled, and other security guards rush over to help with Logan. Nightcrawler teleported over when he saw Logan there, bleeding from two deep piercings.

"Stop... don't resist Remy! It's not your fight!" Gambit cried, dodging her sword blows. He shot out with his leg, tripping her. She stumbled and he knocked the wakasashi from her hand with one blow, and twisting the katana with a jerk of his staff while she slashed wildly with her other hand. Mariko kicked wildly and rolled over, but not before Gambit leapt down on her, pinning her with his Bo staff.

"Logan... I want to go to Logan!" she howled angrily.

"Don't hurt her!" Kenuchio yelled, struggling to his feet. "You get AWAY from her!"

"Shut up, you'll get KILLED!" Kitty yelled at him. "She's an X man! We can help her! Or do you want to end up like Logan?"

"You� presume MUCH� girl," said Kenuchio as Kitty glared up at him, fists raised.

"Remy don't intend to hurt her, he worry about you an hiself�" he answered. Gambit pushed hard, gritting his teeth. Unfortunately he felt a sharp knee in his stomach, and her hands thrust up and push him away.

"Let me, Gambit� do not worry Godspodin Harada," Colossus boomed, stepping up in his armored form. "She cannot harm me�"

"A little help!" Gambit cried, backing away as Colossus stepped between him and their erstwhile leader.

"Well, you want her to shred your guards? Haven't they suffered enough?" Kitty demanded, hand on her hip. "This is an X man thing� so back off!"

"Fine�" Harada bit his lip. "If you ARE as my sister has described you� I will stand aside� but you MUST stop her before she hurts herself�"

"Thank you," Kitty said. "You won't regret it�"

"Do not make me hurt you, malishka..." said Colossus. He changed to steel, and grabbed her gently as she leapt on him. Although she struggled, she could not break his grip.

Gambit turned to help Kenuchio to his feet. The Silver Samurai barked, "Call a doctor! Get the Lady's consort to a private hospital now... We owe him our lives!!!"

"Logan don' need no hospital. Dey ask too many questions. He heal fast!" Gambit yelled.

"You have to keep your guards back! They won't be any help now! Trust us!" Kitty urged, grabbing Harada's arm.

"Very well," he sighed.

"But what's all dis bout de ninja bein a her? Logan call it a her?" Gambit asked. He held his bandaged arm. Kitty Pryde moved over, limping slightly.

Kurt mumbled as he bandaged Logan, "I can help him. I'm trained in medicine..."

"It was a female... Kurt... he's bleeding all over!!!" Kitty confirmed, rushing over to where Logan lay in a pool of his blood.

"I'm capable of helping him, but we need no interference..." Kurt grunted.

"Take him to Lady Mariko's room," Kenuchio said. "And no one will ask any questions... or bother him there..."

Kurt nodded. A silent understanding passed among the X men, and the Silver Samurai. They had a common enemy and a common goal. Differences were momentarily forgotten. Nightcrawler grabbed Logan in his arms, and teleported away just as she reached where they stood.

"Let me GO!" Mariko screamed, her arms pinned behind her back. Morning sun gleamed off of Colossus' organic steel hide, while he wrestled to hold onto her. Nearby X men Red were silently comparing notes and trying to calm a distressed Kenuchio Harada, who was barking orders for the guards to stay clear of the scene. Was he ashamed of his sister, seeing the mutation that was caused as a result of her Weapon X training? How much did he know of how she had changed, Kitty wondered.

"Michelle, please stop this! Listen to me!" Pyoter Rasputin urged. She was still snarling and screaming like a banshee despite his soft coaxing words. Kitty's eyes widened at the sight, realizing it was all too familiar. Guards moved quickly, sealing off the area and wisely avoiding the X men clustered around the scene. Blood pooled on the groudn where Logan had lay moments before. Brimstone still hung in the air from Nightcrawler's timely teleport.

The Silver Samurai edged close to Colossus, his eyes wide with both terror and concern. Gambit and Kitty exchanged looks of sympathy when they saw there was no revulsion, simply the desire to help his sister calm down. Nevertheless he was terrified of her. Reason and family honor were warring inside of him, and they could see the conflict written on his face. Although she had a strange feeling about him, Kitty sensed that his overall intentions were benevolent.

"Sister, stop," Harada pleaded. "Please, you must stop� you cannot help him like this�"

"I want to go to him, let me GO!" she howled. She strained against Colossus, still in the grip of a rage that would rival Wolverine's. Even though her reason raged against the beast inside, it had taken over, and all she saw was that her mate had been skewered by something else. And she wanted to make it pay, or go to her mate before he died.

Gambit motioned quickly to the Silver Samurai, trying to divert his attention away from his sister's beserker fit. "Excuse me, but Remy notice somting you might wanna notice� about the intruder�"

"What� other than it is lethal and has all but killed my sister's consort and champion?" Kenuchio Harada demanded.

"Listen to him please!" Kitty urged. "This might be important� Colossus can hold her� hopefully he can get her to calm down so we might as well try and figure out WHAT the hell that thing was!"

"Any one else notice how de thing...she move a lot like Logan. and she got de claws. It's like seein' two of dem fight or somethin'... Or is Remy de only one who see dis?"

"It moved much like my sister's beloved," Kenuchio nodded. "Their styles of fighting were identical�"

"She has the same claws as Logan..." said Kitty. "And when I phased through her it HURT!"

"But that mean�" Gambit trailed off. They turned when they heard Colossus shout in pain.

"Shto... stop malishka!" he hissed as she hits a pressure point.

"Excuse me," Kitty said. She rushed over towards him, moving to phase Polymer who was generating a blade of plastic and twisting wildly. Colossus struggled to get the leverage to pin her before she twisted loose.

"Michelle!" Kitty cried. "You're our LEADER! You're not helping Logan� please�"

"Let her go� I will deal with her," Harada urged. "She will listen to me�"

"But�" Gambit trailed off, interrupted in his observation of the ninja's attack.

"She is my sister. Let me handle her, for you have done enough," Kenuchio Harada urged. Colossus released her, and she rushed away, toward the main complex.

"Get ready to phase her if she poses a threat�" Remy whispered. Kitty nodded.

"Sister, stop, you aren't yourself, you remember me�" Harada soothed gently, blocking her way. She looked at him, anger in her eyes as he held out his arms.

"Please, stop this!" Kitty urged. "You aren't an animal! Logan beat this� you can too! You have to FIGHT it! He needs you! WE need you!"

"Your clan needs you, sister. I need your help� please, fight it! You're strong� I cannot do this without you," Kenuchio said softly.

"Belle, listen to Remy. Don't do dis� you not helpin' Logan dis way� carryin on so�" Gambit urged, stepping over. She turned her gaze to him momentarily. Kenuchio's hand shot out, and hit a pressure point in Mariko's neck. She crumpled into his arms and he gently lifted her. "Thank you, Lebeau san," he bowed.

"Welcome," Gambit nodded.

"I'll take her to her room. If you X men will excuse me, I shall express my gratitude when she is settled and calm. I owe you an apology for misjudging your friend�" the Silver Samurai said. Reaching at his belt he activated his tachyon field and vanished from sight.

X Men red sighed, shaking their heads. Nothing remained now but to compare notes while they waited for Kurt to tend to their first and second in commands. Soberly they turned to one another, and exchanged glances. Kitty opened her mouth to say something, but snapped it shut a second later. "Dammit I'm not gonna cry�"

"Sapristi, dis make no sense. Remy t'ought dat someone called Lady Deathstrike was after her� dat be what Silver Samurai says�"

"whoever it is, it doesn't matter! We have to get to the bottom of this� Deathstrike had adamantium talons, but this wasn't a cyborg�"

"You say it hurt when you phase through her? Not stop her� so she definitely not a cyborg," said Remy.

"Yeah� believe me. That chick is solid adamantium to the CORE� just like Logan," Kitty shivered.

"Chert," Colossus gritted. "This is awful� what sort of being has the same claws as Logan?"

"Someone from weapon X?" Kitty suggested as Remy shook his head. "Like Lady Deathstrike� or maybe Sabretooth�"

"Sabretooth no longer in Weapon X�" said Remy, and they wondered how he knew THAT. "What, Remy just find out dat� remember?"

"I am not even gonna ask," said Kitty with a sigh.

"What's going on?" Shiro barked. "Where is the gaijin and Lady Mariko�"

"Oh, there da big hero," Remy snorted.

"Gambit, knock it off!" Kitty shouted. "They left�"

"Mind your place woman�" Shiro snapped at her.

"Of all the stupid male chauvanist�" Kitty cursed at him. "Listen BUSTER�"

"You will NOT speak to Katya in that manner," Colossus shouted back, stepping between them. "She is NOT one of your servants. Apologize immediately�"

"I�" Shiro trailed off, as Colossus stared him down. "I� am sorry�"

"Pardon!" Gambit interrupted. "Dis not helpin da situation. Stop de arguin' an' help Remy figure out what just happen!"

"Yeah! What were you saying Remy?" Kitty interrupted, and a glare from Colossus insured that Shiro held his tongue.

"Monsieur Yoshida," Remy coughed. "You seen anyting like dat ninja ever attack here before?"

"I do not know, but it is disturbingly familiar," Shiro rubbed his chin.

"You were at Weapon X, were you not?" asked Kitty.

"Hai," said Shiro, with a look of distaste. "Before I was released. That thing� whatever it is� indeed DID move like Logan-san� its moves were IDENTICAL�"

"What other operatives had adamantium? We only know of two� Logan and Creed," said Kitty slowly.

"There were OTHER experiments," Shiro corrected her. "but I was not privy to them. However� there WAS talk of trying to duplicate the process in another subject just after Logan-san escaped. However, it was kept secret. I recall there were several failures, but one was rumored to have been a success. However my mind is not clear at that point�" he trailed off.

"Logan says his memory of that time was screwy too," said Kitty.

"Michelle, I mean da Lady Mariko said da same ting happen with her memories too," Remy confirmed. "It sort of some self defense. Maybe dis ninja from weapon X�"

Kitty gasped as she glanced wildly at Gambit. "What does this mean? is she RELATED to Logan?"

"I was not aware Logan had any relatives still living. And that doesn't mean that just because it had adamantium too�" trailed off Colossus.

"But her movements were identical," said Shiro reluctantly.

"Likely. Which raises disturbing possibilities. They know Logan is here, or else that was the assassin sent to kill Lady Mariko," said Kitty slowly.

"If so, we must be more vigilant then ever," Shiro muttered. "I hope that I can count on your continued support."

"She an X man. We take care of our own," Gambit said, glaring in Kenuchio's direction pointedly. "Unlike some people�"

"I take it you refer to this family?" Shiro asked, his voice low, eyes narrowing to slits.

"Take one to know one, don't it?" Remy asked.

"Enough of this, we cannot afford to fight among ourselves," said Colossus angrily. "This does NOT help your cousin� who is also our leader� or Logan. So we must work together to figure out what happened here, and WHO this assassin is�"

"Agreed," said Kenuchio as he materialized between Shiro and the X men Red squad. "I will not tolerate fighting in this castle. My sister is NOT well, and you will do well to remember the x men are our GUESTS, cousin�"

"Very well, milord," said Shiro slowly. He bowed to the Silver Samurai, who barked something to him in Japanese.

"My apologies for my cousin's behavior. I shall of course thank you for your aid. And request that you rest and take some refreshment now� as soon as your friend recovers, we will inform you," Kenuchio said, bowing slightly to them all.

"Are they�" asked Kitty.

"Your friend Darkholme-san is well skilled in medicine. He informed me that Logan-san and the Lady Mariko will recover. But only with rest and plenty of quiet. I shall start investigating what CAUSED this lapse� and perhaps you will see fit to assist me?" Kenuchio suggested.

"Do you have a computer I could use?" Kitty asked.

"Of course," he nodded, and clapped his hands for one of the ladies in waiting to come. "Show the lady to our study. And make sure she has all she needs� as for the rest of you�"

"Where do we start?" asked Gambit.

"Come with me, and we will discuss this over refreshment� follow me," Kenuchio offered, gesturing them to follow him into the main compound. Shiro muttered something in Japanese that caught Remy's ears.

"He awful friendly to us now," Remy mumbled. Colossus nodded his own wariness.

"But he is our host� and Shiro seems quite annoyed that WE are involved�"

"He just jealous. He afraid of westerners," Gambit whispered back. "Michelle tol' me earlier�"

"Most unfortunate," said Colossus, keeping an eye on Shiro, who was walking away in the other direction, barking orders to the remaining guards who were clearing up the courtyard.
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