Chapter 7

"Have you found who stole my money?" - A bald large man sitting in the middle of a trashed living room asked not bothering to look behind.

"No sir, we only know that whoever did it knew your bank accounts, we have been keeping tabs on Owlsley to make sure he didn't do it." - A guy wearing an elegant suit and glasses answered him.

"Anything else then?" - He was having a bad day, he woke up in the morning by a call where he learned that someone accessed his accounts and stole his money, learning this he unleashed his anger in whatever was at his reach, now a few hours later he managed to somehow calm down, waiting to unleash his anger in the thief.

"Yes, Barrett told us that someone was asking information about you, sir, something about a crazy guy wearing a ski mask, should we take care of him?"

"Find my money first, then dispose of this crazy guy." - After saying this he got up and stormed off to his training room, preparing himself for when he gets his hand in the thief.

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After suiting up instead of rushing straight to Hell's Kitchen I had to take a round trip to avoid being tracked to the last warehouse where I was working, considering there's a revolutionary technology waiting for someone to stumble upon it and sell it to the best bidder. I lost valuable time taking the round trip but after two hours I reached Melvin's workshop, scouting the place from above I can see that there is no one else here except Melvin, since Fisk is busy searching who stole his money while keeping it in secret, now is the best chance I will have to get Melvin out of his grasp.

"Melvin." - I enter his workshop from the roof this time, to avoid giving him a jumpscare I call him standing under the lights, hearing that someone called him he turned around and started assessing me while being ready to jump at me.

"...Mr. Raiden?" - He isn't too certain with his assumption but he somehow recognizes me, and not that I can blame him, the last time he saw me I was wearing something different and the Sneaking Suit that I made here was slightly modified the other day so his doubt when seeing me is normal.

"That's me, Melvin, how have you been?"

"It has been normal, the only exception is that task you gave me the other day sir." - He said this while taking a huge box that was under the table, leaving it on the table I approach seeing that there are a couple of suits folded in it, I took one of them and started seeing it in detail, the texture is... normal, you can't feel the aramid fibers just by tact, it doesn't have a smell of chemicals either, it's light so you won't notice the slight difference unless you are a tailor, for a normal life this suit is all you would need to be safe, sadly in this world that's impossible but it can still be upgraded with others methods.

"This is very good Melvin if you modify it a little we could sell it to the police and the military." - To sell this I first need to clean the police from Fisk's men, then I can sell it to them with a more armor design in mind instead of a suit, it would be useful in their fight against organized crime but what is important that this thing can be improved in many ways, like the process were Luke Cage got his powers, with Spiderman web fluid formula, tinkering it a little bit of course, those versions can't be sold just to end in the hands of my future enemies but giving it to VIP like the loved ones of my many heroes is a good use.

"Y-You think so?" - Hearing this makes me want to sigh, Melvin Potter, a genius when it comes to creating stuff but got the attention of the wrong guy.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure of it."

"Mr. Raiden?"

"I know what you want to say, Melvin, that's why I'm here, so pack your things, we are leaving in fifteen minutes."

"W-Where are we going, Mr. Raiden?"

"We are going to rescue Betsy and move both of you to a safe house, so we better hurry up and just in case, do you have one of those suits that fit you?" - With my help, there shouldn't be any trouble but being wary it's never bad, also it can serve another purpose but I won't tell him.

Hearing what I told him about both of us going to save her, he moved at a speed he shouldn't, after 15 minutes we were at the entrance of his workshop, I carrying the stuff he made for me and he wearing a tailored suit carrying a box that has his armor.

Knowing that he would never return here he was sad, on this workshop is where he could do what he loved, I experienced something similar when I left the X-Mansion. I was waiting for him a small amount of time until he recomposed, after he got back we left to another place of Hell's Kitchen, luckily Betsy doesn't live in Brooklyn or we would spend so much time just walking, this is a reminder that I have to build a vehicle to avoid this kind of situation.

"Uhmm Mr. Raiden?"

"Yes?"

"I have been thinking about it, why do you bring me to where Betsy lives?"

"Because she won't trust me, simple as that." - Also, I want you to distract her to avoid her nagging at me with the vigilante thing and she will probably say that I'm taking advantage of your kindness, that's why the elegant suit you are wearing right now.

Hearing my answer he stays in silence for a while but being this silent is awkward, so I explain to him how we would proceed once we arrive, that got his attention in the journey while I was avoiding all the criminals that could report to Fisk about seeing Melvin. We reached the place after 1 hour an half, it would have been faster if I was alone but I choose this, another thing that took time was that in the way I was beating the criminals that were in our way, knowing the bad stuff they were doing and not stoping them will leave a bad taste in my mouth and I don't want to feel the side effects of empathy.

Back to the point, we are in the alley outside Betsy apartment complex, inside of it 3 thugs follow orders of Fisk, some drug addicts that buy from those thugs, people too poor to move to another place and lastly our objective, knowing the structure of the building I can start moving.

"When I'm done I will call you and you can enter." - It is the only thing that I said to Melvin before leaping 10 feet grabbing the fire staircase and started climbing fast through it, in just a couple of seconds I was already on the fourth floor opening the window. Now inside without nothing to record me, I can work, I don't like doing this but beating them or killing them is going to alert Fisk, and my mind erasing thing on him would have been in vain, what I plan to do is to brainwash the thugs a little to send them to another country, I won't' use them as puppets nor going to experiment on them.

Finishing with the mind surgery I have to pretend that it will take a while for me to knock out the thugs so I wat a little, 2 minutes later I finally call Melvin, as soon as he sees the call he dashes to a certain apartment and I head to the same floor, the sooner I return to my warehouse the less chance that technology falls in the wrong hands so I have to hurry this.

Reaching the apartment I can hear them discussing, it seems that my plan to distract her with an elegant Melvin didn't work, time to have an annoying discussion, I enter unannounced like this was my home, grabbing the attention of both and ending the discussion that would wake up and annoy the neighbors. Seeing me their reactions couldn't be more different, one was sighing in relief while the other was wary of me, picking the closest thing as a weapon to threaten me.

"Who are you?" - She stole the initiative asking before I could talk and explain myself.

"I am Raiden, a friend of Melvin so can you put down that?" - The closest thing to her was a pencil and that was giving me bad vibes remembering a movie where they kill with it.

"Why are you here?" - Hearing this I sigh, I started explaining from the beginning why we were here, what I wanted, etc, when both of us managed to convince her another hour has transpired. We packed her things quickly in one of the thug cars (thanks to the mind surgery and hot-wiring It) and they go to my safe-house in Manhattan after I gave them the address, as soon they reached the place I called them to give them the impression that I was following them to make sure things didn't go wrong, later I need to dispose of the car. (A/N: Sorry about this rushed thing but I want to just end it and start the next arc.)

Ending this night here I returned to my home, going the safe way, of course, I changed my clothes and I packed my things because I will be staying in the Mansion for a while, finished here I go to my warehouse and picked my innovation, now a little relaxed with this in my hands I head to the library, there I borrow some books and browsed for a while trying to gain access to some info but the computer is very limiting, done here I got in a cab and headed to the mansion.

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"Looks that you haven't been sleeping, Jackson." - The one to tell me the obvious was Ororo, who at this hour is tending her garden before giving classes, the rest either sleeping or busy at the moment.

"It's hard to sleep when you know that people are monitoring you."

"It was S.H.I.E.L.D. or someone else?" - She asked slightly worried, with this nature of her many of the orphaned kids here see her as another mother.

"It was S.H.I.E.L.D. so there was no problem but it's annoying that they enter my home without permission so came here to stay for a while, I hope that it's not a problem." - Here S.H.I.E.L.D. won't be able to watch me and my second family is here so no losses to me, of course before I left I made sure to delete everything suspicious from the guys that were monitoring me and undid the illusion that they were trapped.

"This is your home too, you are always welcome."

"Thanks." - I sincerely thanked her for accepting me even when I mentioned what I will do in the future, luckily I still haven't done anything that violates laws... besides the vigilantism thing, but I need to leave soon once I start taking action or I will affect everyone who lives here.

We talked for a while, she asked me what I was carrying, I showed her the one with the robotics arms for the assembly line, if she sees the other no one will be able to stop her wrath for bringing weapons here, I also avoided the topic where I was being a vigilante without using my powers, not need to worry her or the X-Men will meddle in my work.

After a while she has to leave because of classes, I then walk to the laboratory where I can find Hank in his human form wearing a lab coat and glasses typing on the computer.

"Jackson, what brought you here?" - Hearing the sound of the door opening he turned around and seeing me there he asked with just an arched eyebrow of surprise.

"I'm gonna stay here for a time and while on it I brought something that you sure gonna love."

"What thing?" - Hearing something like that I can detect his curiosity, not trying to prolong the wait I show him the microbots, as soon as I explained what is going to be capable of doing his eyes were wide open like they could pop out of the sockets.

"Jackson, you know what you created right? I mean the applications of this thing are limitless." - I feel a little embarrassed since this is not my original idea, in fact, I rarely have original ideas from what I know but also you could tell that I'm the best redesigner in the world so that it's a little solace.

"Yes, I'm aware. But the reason I brought this is here is so you can use it in the things I requested, I'm gonna need the aircraft in a month due to something urgent." - That important thing it's going to Madripoor but not only for Romulus but more.

"An aircraft in a month!? I only could do it if I had you helping me or Jean and that it's when we have all the details, but... with these microbots... I think I can do it on that deadline, so gonna tell me what is that urgent thing?"

"It's something personal for an old man and a chance for me. Anyway, Hank, I saw you working on something, maybe I can help?" - I changed the subject, this thing the less are in the known less chance for something going wrong.

"... I was working on an A.I. after hearing your advice about Cerebro, I saw that you were right and such an outcome would have been horrible." - For a moment he was silent, not satisfied with such an answer but he played along because of his trust in me. - "Think you can help me with this project?"

"Maybe you don't know but A.I. is one of my specialties." - Hearing talking about one of my favorite subjects motivates me to work even though I haven't sleep, but first - "I need to go the Danger Room for a little, once I'm done I will be back."

I leave the robotic arms to Hank in the lab, taking with me the other bag, walking just for a short while I reach the Danger Room, entering I spot Logan training non-stop, seeing it makes me think that even if I had the same healing factor I wouldn't work out the same amount of time to have these bulky muscles.

"What brought you here kid?" - He asked without turning around, surprising someone with those superhuman senses is hard but let's see the good of it, it can serve me as practice.

"... Remember what I told you before our spar?" - Instead of beating around the bush with how is he is best to get straight to the point, even though giving this news is not easy. Hearing what I told him, make him stop and stand right in front of me, I can feel a turmoil of emotions in him, anxiety, fear, hope, etc.

Not making him wait too much I open the bag that I was carrying, inside there were some historic books marked in certain pages, opening the first book we can see a picture in black and white, in the picture you can see two groups of people together celebrating a victory, one of them being lead by a guy with a round shield, Captain America with the Howling Commandos, the other group according to the information of the book is the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion also known as the Devil's Brigade, in it you can see some members but two of them grab your attention, Devil's Brigade leader Silas Burr and James Howlett a.k.a. Logan who is next to the Captain as a comrade in arms.

"This is... me? That is my name? James... Howlett." - I pass him the other historic books picturing him with the Howling Commandos confirming his doubts. - "Is this all you could find!?"

"Even now I have been thinking about how to give you the rest of the news but" - *Sigh* - "there's no way to make it easy."

"Logan... You are a father." - Hearing my statement his eyes widen in shock, if what he felt before was a turmoil of emotions, now is a hurricane that is calling all the telepaths in this mansion and knowing the Professor he will have questions.

"Kid, you must know that a joke must be funny." - It seems that he doesn't believe me so having no other choice I enter his mind to show him the last thing I saw about Akihiro gutting someone as practice.

"Your son Akihiro has been manipulated to believe that you killed his mother, if you go there without knowing nothing it will only end in a fight to the death between both of you." - While the iron is hot I started to explain how this happened, the constant manipulation for the bad stuff in his life under the hands of Romulus, etc.

"In a month an event will be held in a certain country, both of them will be there together with some special people, that will be our best chance to find them." - Hearing the plural in that statement he looks at me in confusion. - "If you go alone it will be sending you to your death, besides some of those people are in my target list." - Romulus being one of the prime subjects, among all those that have lived thousands of years he is the easiest one.

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Logan POV

The last five minutes have been the most agitated that I had, first I learned a bit of my past and my original name and now he goes with me being a father, if it wasn't for his serious face and the images he showed me I will seriously think that he's mad, bluffing, though the kid does not have a reason to lie to me about this... son, according to those images it seems that he is a lost cause.

"Where are we going?" - If his words are of trust then I will need his help to find my son, if he's truly a lost cause then I must stop him.

"The annual event celebrated in Madripoor." - At this exclamation, I can see in his face turn into one that I'm familiar with, the grin of a hunter when he spots his prey. - "We are raiding The Bloodsport."