Greeting and Salutations. Yes, I know. Too long between updates. My computer keeps crashing, my rooms a mess, etc, etc, etc. I'll try and be a bit more consistent.

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Speedfreak roared down the highway, the enhancements done to her serving her well. Soon, so soon, she would find him. Find the one who had betrayed her, left her to the 'mercy' of the Weapon X doctors. Find him and make him pay.

"Time to pay the piper, 'darling'," she muttered into the wind.

******

Two weeks later.

Shalimar walked through the cemetery, her enhanced senses on full alert. Their mother should arrive soon. She just hoped Dru was right.

"I'm right here, sis," Buffy sent down their link.

"I know," Shalimar muttered. She was nervous. All this waiting…

There. A shift in the wind. Something coming towards her, something moving fast, "Gotta be her," she muttered, getting into position.

*******

Speedfreak moved into Sunnydale. I'll have you soon, Wolverine. Very soon, you will pay for taking my daughter's and leaving me.

She moved quickly, easily covering half the cemetery in seconds, to find someone in her way. For a reason she didn't understand, she stopped.

"Hi," the young woman before her asked.

"Move," Speedfreak said harshly.

"I can't do that," the girl said, "Not until we talk."

"What do we have to talk about?" The speedster asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Shalimar Fox," she said, "and we need to talk about why you're here."

"Vengeance," Speedfreak said simply, "Against the man who stole my daughters, the man who lied to me and left me for dead."

"How do you know he left you?" Shalimar asked.

"How do I know!?" Speedfreak exploded, "One moment he was there, the next gone, and he took my daughters with him."

"How do you know it was him that took them?" Shal said, "How do you know he left of his own will?"

"They told me," she said, "Showed me the tapes."

"Tapes can be doctored," Shalimar said, "A mans word can be false."

"He left me alone," Speedfreak whispered, "They tortured me, operated, made me more of freak than I already was."

"You were never a freak," Shalimar said, "You're special, gifted, but never a freak. My friends found some information on what happened to him and you. Your daughters… we already knew that."

"What?" Speedfreak looked at the girl. What was going on here? "How could you know this? Why would you even look? Who are you? Really."

"Because Wolverine is my father," Speedfreak gasped. It couldn't be, "He and my sister are waiting for us. He was robbed of his memory, couldn't remember you. Didn't even know we existed."

"It can't be," Speedfreak breathed, "It simply… can't be."

"It's true," Shalimar said.

"You're lying."

"I'm not."

"Prove it," Speedfreak took off at top speed.

"Shit," Shalimar said, racing off after her. There was no way she was going to catch her like this. She was going to loose her mother before even knowing her.

Something inside her snapped and suddenly Sunnydale was moving past Shalimar's peripheral vision in a blur. Ahead of her, Speedfreak's racing form began to come closer.

"Go for it, sister mine," Buffy said, egging her on. Shalimar grinned and, if anyone could have seen her eyes, they would have seen the golden cats eyes lock themselves in place.

Speedfreak looked behind her to see the girl claiming to be her daughter closing behind her.

"That's impossible," she whispered, "No one's as fast as me," she increased to her maximum speed. Shalimar noticed this and followed suit, her feral abilities increasing to take the strain. Within moments, the two of them were side by side.

"So you're fast," Speedfreak said, "Let's see if you can keep the pace."

"I was about to say the same to you," Shalimar said.

The two raced through Sunnydale, moving out of the city limits within seconds, running to an unknown destination. They both shared the same, single thought.

Run.

********

"Holy shit," Buffy muttered.

"What is it?" Logan asked. Buffy looked up at him.

"It looks like the files weren't kidding about our mothers speed," Buffy said, "They just left Sunnydale and are heading for LA. From the wrong direction," Logan chuckled.

"Diedre always was a speed demon," he said. His laughter was immediately cut off.

"Dad?" Buffy said, "Did you just…?"

"That was her name," Logan whispered, "Diedre. We were both grabbed after our mutations showed themselves. We were running when Weapon X grabbed…"

"It's started," Dru muttered, "The power is rising, the walls are falling. All will be right, and the Unknown Weapon will be no more," Logan paid no attention to the seers mad ramblings as a single realization swept through him.

"I remember."

*********

Shalimar smiled as she looked over at Speedfreak. This was how it was meant to be. As much as fighting alongside their father was right for Buffy this, running alongside their mother, hitting speeds no normal person even dreamed of… this was right for her. She could feel it.

And so could Speedfreak. In her heart of hearts, the speedster knew this girl was her daughter.

They finally slowed to a stop a stones throw from LA, both grinning madly.

"I've never run like that before in my life," Shalimar said, slightly winded. Only slightly.

"You'll get used to it," Speedfreak said gently, "Given time, a short run like that will be nothing for you," she looked back the way they had just come, "I haven't run like that since the day you were all taken from me," Shalimar looked over at her.

"You just said that we were taken without mentioning dad as the bad guy," Speedfreak looked over at her.

"What…?" Images came to her mind, "They took you, all of you. Logan refused to give up. They tazered him and dragged him off. You and your sister, you were screaming… God, you were so scared. They were holding me back, I couldn't…" she fell to her knees sobbing, "They brainwashed me. All these years hating him, and the memories weren't even real."

"Mom," Shalimar whispered. What could she say in a situation like this?

"Shal, dad's started to remember!" Buffy 'shouted' excitedly.

"Same on this end," Shalimar sent back, "She just remembered the day we were taken."

"Oh God. What a way to start."

"Yeah," Shalimar said, kneeling next to her mother, "How's dad taking it?"

"He's wigging," Buffy said, "Hasn't said much since he remembered her name."

"What's going on, Buffy?" Shalimar asked, "All these years, suddenly Weapon X's conditioning just… stops working? It doesn't make sense."

"Definitely something going on here," Buffy said, "Dru said something, but it doesn't really make much sense. Bring her in, Shal. It's time for a family reunion," Shalimar nodded, touching Speedfreak's shoulder gently.

"Mom," she whispered. Diedre looked up at her, "Come on. They're waiting."

"They…?"

"Dad and Buffy," Shalimar said.

"Buffy?" Diedre asked. Shalimar gave a grin.

"It's what she prefers," she explained, "I don't know why."

"It annoys the crap out of Uncle Red Eye," Buffy sent.

"Will he… want to see me?" Diedre said nervously, "I came to kill him…"

"Dad's pretty forgiving," Shalimar said, helping her up, "Unless you go after people he cares for. Besides, he knows what Weapon X can do to a person, first hand. They erased you from his memory completely, up until a few seconds ago. Buffy just told me he's starting to remember."

"She… told you?" Diedre looked at her daughter, confused.

"We've got some twin link going," Shalimar explained, "We feel each others emotions, what we're feeling, even share thoughts. We just had a conversation. Dad's remembered a few things, including your name," she tilted her head, like she was listening to something, "Diedre, right?"

"Y-yes," Diedre said, "That was my name, before…"

"It's okay," Shalimar whispered, "He loves you. He just…couldn't remember you for a while," she made a disgusted face, "Those Weapon X creeps have a lot to answer for when we get our hands on them."

"More than a lot," Diedre growled softly, "They took Logan, my daughters, my life! They will not get away with that."

"No," Shalimr agreed, "They won't. We've got a lot of friends, and dad's not exactly unknown in the super hero or intelligence communities," this got Speedfreak's attention.

"A super hero?" She gasped, "My Logan?"

"Alpha Flight, the X-Men, hell, dad was even a member of the Fantastic Four for a while when they disappeared once," Shalimar listed proudly, "He's also a friend of Nick Fury's and Captain America. Even teamed with Spiderman a couple of times," Diedre was lost for words.

"This is… I never would have suspected," she whispered.

"Come on," Shalimar said, "Let's head back. I'll fill you in on what I know on the way back."

Obviously, we're going to see some Marvel heroes coming to the party. So far, S.H.E.I.L.D, Avengers past and present, X-Men and Alpha Flight are in. Any other suggestions?

Stay tuned.

Doc.