Chapter 1
The X-Men were in Mister Sinister's lair, it was getting dark so inside the guardhouse it was dark except for a couple of rays of light that were sneaking in from the light that was left outside, Wolverine was running through the halls, Sinister's thugs had caused the team to split up and now he was trying to get back to the others who were surely fighting the villain, he quickly passed by a large room, his eyes and nose caught something and he stopped a little after the entrance of the room and looked at the door to make sure he saw well.
There was someone in a cell.
The room looked like some kind of warehouse, it had no windows making it look very dark, the cell was at the other end of the room, because of the darkness and because they was curled up on themself, wolverine couldn't see the person inside clearly but because of the size they looked like an adult
when they noticed wolverine had entered they moved further into the darkness but in the movement wolverine saw a glow on their neck
A power inhibitor collar
Sinister had a mutant locked up
Wolverine approached the mutant in the cell slowly “it's okay, I'm not going to hurt you”
The mutant remained silent, but as wolverine got closer he could see them better, they had dirt on their clothes and face, plus their hair was messy and they looked very thin
“you don't have to be afraid, I'm one of the good guys, I'm wolverine what's your name?” Logan tried to speak slowly trying to gain their trust, the other mutant hesitated a little and then spoke
“Morph”
The mutant not only saw him with fear but also with confusion, was this wolverine really one of the good guys? Could he trust him? Wasn't he another one of the sinister guys? Maybe this was a test from sinister...
“Okay morph, I'm going to get you out of there okay?”
Wolverine pulled out his claws and cut the lock on the door, having the cell, the other mutant was scared at first but when the door opened they slowly approached, Logan held out his hand to help them out
“I'll get that thing off your neck” when wolverine brought his claws to his neck morph squeezed his hand and closed their eyes tightly but when they heard the sound of metal hitting the ground they opened their eyes to see the collar shattered and slowly let go of Logan's hand
They brought their hands to their neck slowly, it was an immediate relief to be without that thing, he had been wearing the collar for days and it had surely left a mark on his neck
“Thanks” Morph said smiling at Logan and he could see how their eyes were shining
“Come on” Logan wasn't sure why but he also smiled “I'll get you out of here”
Wolverine left the room with Morph following him closely, suddenly footsteps of many people were heard approaching, Morph hid behind Logan
“Wolverine!” Said Cyclops who appeared in one of the hallways with the team
“It's okay, they are friends” Logan turned to Morph
“Who-?” Cyclops said realizing that there was someone behind Logan
“Sinister had them locked up with one of those damn collars, they's a mutant”
Cyclops looked at Morph for a second before speaking “mutant or not, no one should be in Sinister's hands”
“We'll take care of him but not for long” Jean said
“The place is going to collapse soon we have to go” Cyclops explained
Everyone started running back to the jet to get out of there, Logan took their hand to make sure Morph wouldn't be left behind
Morph's body reacted on automatic mode and kept up with the others although they was tired and their legs were shaking a little, their mind felt dizzy as if they he had static, they hadn't fully assimilated the situation, maybe morph was dreaming, maybe they was going to manage to escape this time… Another thought filtered in
Wolverine was taking his hand
And so was he done before, something so everyday felt very strange to morph, for the first time in a long time someone touched them gently, without being threatening or without hurting them
The floor began to shake taking morph out of their thoughts and before they knew it they was getting on a jet, which began to take off quickly
"Do you think we'll see him again?" Rogue asked
Morph watched through the window as sinister's old lair caught fire and fell on itself, they wanted to make a witty comment, maybe on bad penny always turns up, but they didn't feel like talking, thinking about seeing sinister again gave them a feeling of pain in their chest
Suddenly a redheaded girl whose name Morph didn't know, touched their shoulder gently while smiling at them "come on let's sit down"
The girl guided him to one of the seats and put the seatbelt on, Morph saw that the others also sat down, the girl spoke again "I'm Jean, what's your name?"
"Morph" they said again in a low voice
Wolverine approached and touched their shoulder gently while taking off his mask "don't worry kid you're with the X-Men now"
Wolverine sat in the seat next to them, while Jean sat in the front of the jet, but Morph didn't take their eyes off Wolverine, they thought his hair had a funny shape -wait did he say they were the X-Men? H
They had heard Sinister talk about them many times, he had even told them that he was going to send them to face the team when the time was right, they should have assumed that if a group of costumed guys were fighting with Sinister it was the X-Men but they was still trying to process the situation
They took a deep breath as they he thought about what was happening
Morph was no longer with Sinister, they was no longer captive, they was free, they was finally free and they he didn't have to deal with Sinister ever again... well that was being optimistic, morph thought, at least they wouldn't see him for a while
They heard the others talking about something but his mind couldn't understand the conversation, still trying to process that they he was now free
Now... what was they supposed to do now? Where were they taking them now? If they he remembers correctly Sinister mentioned something about a school when he was talking about the X-Men? Are they going there right now?
“Wolverine..” Morph said in such a low voice that they he was actually surprised when he had heard them
“Is something wrong bub?”
“Were we..?”
“Westchester, New York, we are going to a bald man’s mansion”
“Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters” said the man with the visor turning his head a little to look at them “have more respect for Professor Logan”
Logan? Was that Wolverine’s other name?
Later Morph could see the mansion and the dark sky from the jet windows before landing, the others got off and they he did the same following Wolverine closely
As they walked away from the jet Logan mentioned something about being hungry and having dinner, the other mutant tugged at his suit a little
“Are you going to eat? Can I have some too?” Morph said timidly
“Sure bub” Wolverine answered putting a hand gently on his back to guide him through the mansion