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When I say I slaved all night through my bitter insomnia to get this done… here is my vision of Laura Howlett - The Wolverine, in the MCU. Please watch. 🙏🏼

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"She called me a narco whore and slapped me, so I hit her -- what would you do?"

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@percentstardust. steve!

For a moment or so, she narrows her eyes, but, it really does not take long for the snark to set in. "You do realize you are NOT my daddy." Laura leers...currently, the closest thing she has to one would be Tony. After all, he'd opened up his home -- and now the Avenger's campus, where she prominently stands, fully prepared to join them with whatever little scheme they've got going on.

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@vihilum​.  kate.

     Seemingly a fruitful morning -- the mutant had been up since 2 am, inability to sleep well a usual for her. For as long as she can remember, since childhood, her insomnia has been a staple. She’s adapted and learned over time how to utilize such an ailment. Most of it included beating the shit out of something. Finally, Laura moves to sit against the band of the ring, taking deep breaths through her angered panting. There’s so much pent up, jealousy and rage...no amount of punching, fighting, gritting her teeth, grumbling, yelling -- could ever bring her family back, blip or no blip. She’s witnessed the X-men come and go, in various universes. And her father? Well...her father... what a heartbreaking concept... she’d rather not get into it. In many ways she and Kate’s father are very similar. They situate their frustrations on a common cause and use their infuriation to overcome it, to FIGHT. Some days she hates that she’s known as a killing machine, others? It’s her lot in life.       Today? It’s a little of both. Regardless, there’s the lonely factor. She will never fit in...

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     *  Note: Since LOGAN takes place in a dystopian world set in  the 20th Century Fox world of their ‘XMEN’ in 2029 -- I’ve had to tweak Laura’s canon timeline to fit in with the MCU. These are my compiled ideas/notes for where Laura would/might fit in, according to the MCU timeline. This can also be amended/altered depending upon who I am writing with & whatever stories we come up with on the sides. I will update/list those verses within this list as well. XO. - Betty. 

2012.  AVENGERS.   ✗ verse: ( mcu 001. avengers. )  i am not my enemy.  

     2002, Alkali-Transigen  aka ‘Essex Corp’ ) conducts it’s second round of the Weapon-X program utilizing children ‘perfected’ in a lab/facility. Laura Howlett ( known as X23 amid the program ) was ‘born’ into the program, the daughter of an unknown Latina woman ( who is more than likely murdered by the company shortly after Laura’s birth ) & James Howlett aka The Wolverine.       2012, a 7 year-old ‘killing dream’ begins her hardcore training under the Transigen umbrella, having grown up within their cage and knowing nothing but life within ‘The Facility’. During the events of ‘The Avengers’, Transigen ( more than likely a subsidiary or sister-company to HYDRA ) attempts to gather knowledge/the power of the alien forces that attack Earth. It is quite possible during this attack, the Xmen join the Avengers. - Transigen utilizes newer technology to harness a killing serum that triggers and strengthens the children’s mutant abilities. Through the years they continue to medicate and test the formula out on the children, including Laura;  to which they discover if they choose a specific target, she will stop at nothing until said target is vanquished. 

2015.  AGE OF ULTRON.  ✗ verse: ( mcu 002. ultron. )  i can do anything.  

     2013,  8-year-old Laura, along with her ‘brothers and sisters’ attempt to escape from the underground jail in Mexico ( where she was ‘born’ ) when given word/hope of a safe haven full of mutant-kind. The children are provided stories with the help of comic books smuggled into the facility. Some of which include stories of The Avengers, while others house a storyline shadowing the truth about the XMEN. Upon their first attempt of escape, the children are unsuccessful, and Essex Corp demands that they relocate to a ‘more secure’ unit in New York City. In 2015, the attack of ULTRON commences, more or less rocking the hard walls of the New York facility to rubble.        For the most part, with the help of HYDRA, Transigen is able to gather up their little ‘test subjects’, some having successfully gotten away, sadly Laura not being among them.      2016, an 11-year-old Laura with the help of the nurses, including Gabby, leads the pack to escape once more. It’s here Laura encounters her father ( Wolverine/James LOGAN Howlett ), Xavier & Caliban by psionic-ally following Charles’ guidance. During this timeline she goes on the wild chase, running from Transigen and relying on what remains of Logan’s strength. The climax ends with Xavier’s passing and Logan’s sacrifice, and the children successfully fleeing for the Canadian border to ‘Eden’ aka the safe haven which turns out to be a new school for the gifted, headlined by a group of vigilante mutants ( aka, the plotline of Mangold’s LOGAN. )      It should also be noted that during this time period, the X-men are dwindling/dying out, and going into hiding due to many people either wanting to lock them up out of fear or provide them ID badges and what not ( similar to the plot of the ‘Civil War’ in the comics. ) 

2017.  CIVIL WAR.   ✗ verse: ( mcu 003. civil war. )  my choice mine.   

     At 12, Laura quietly slips from the safe haven ( headmistress at this time being Emma Frost ) , feeling as though she’s really more of a danger than anything else, specifically due to the ‘death’ serum. Laura cannot control herself when injected with it, especially if she’s provided a ‘target’. To think she could end up killing one of her own terrifies her, not to mention the more she keeps running the less likely Transigen is to discover her.       During the time of the Avengers’ ‘Civil War’  ( between Tony & Steve ), Laura is only a child but spotted through the streets of New York. A time or two, Tony witnesses the feral child having pick-pocketing or slyly stealing a thing or two of necessity. Unable to confine the child or discover her whereabouts, he becomes aware of the ‘mutant strain’ in DNA, now knowing there is far more to this life than other worlds, planets, Norse gods and experimental projects gone wrong like Banner -- Hydra’s been hiding the secret unit to which not only have they began to suppress the X-gene that creates the ‘mutants’ but that they’ve been testing the effects of their serums and juices and what have you on children more-or-less created in a lab with the specific function of utilizing them as some ultimate mutant army. It is a terrible and harsh reality and one he does not take to lightly.      Contrary to the comics’ canon ( & the Xmen’s Civil War ) when Tony discovers she is a mutant child born and raised the way she was, he almost feels an obligation to protect her from others who felt mutants ought to be branded or ID’d and what not. ( A bit contradictory to the Xmen comics, I know, but it makes sense when you think of Steve/Capt America in the comics and how against Laura he was in the beginning, I feel he’d be a little apprehensive in the MCU as well. This could change depending upon whom I’m writing with. )       On the search for a place to help her ‘lay low’, Tony keeps her at the compound, until Pepper insists she just come on home with her. ( Again, this can be adapted depending upon the individual story. ) 

2018.  HOMECOMING.   ✗ verse: ( mcu 004. homecoming. )  are you sure i deserve salvation?  

     At age 13, since Pepper thinks it best that the pre-teenage girl get used to a ‘normal’ life, Laura begins attending public school, where she continues to attempt to ‘lay low’. Of course she does her very best to fit in, though there are many ‘human’ things she’s unaware of such as personal space and certain topics of speech. She basically follows the lead of people she feels she can trust like Peter Parker. Technically since Laura also ages much slower than most everyone, she will be a teenager for a longer period in her life. It is within these confines that she learns more about humanity, her compassion for the human race quite evident and her curiosity ever the more present. She spends a lot of time making up for lost time in her childhood, things she’s never discovered, places she’s never been -- a life she never knew she could have.  2019/2023.  ENDGAME.   ✗ verse: ( mcu 005. endgame. )  i’m f*cking wolverine. 

     During INFINITY WAR ( obviously just prior to this timeline ) Laura of course fights along side the team sustaining little to no injury even though she could’ve severed a limb or two, due to her mutation, she recovers rather quickly. Upon the realization that she could lose her family of mutants with Thanos’ plan, she scurries to get back to the school, begging many of the others to fight along side the Avengers. She succeeds in convincing several of the XMEN, including but not limited to Emma Frost,  to take part in the battle... but it is only to their demise as her healing is too rapid for his ‘curse’ and rather than fluttering into ash, she witnesses all those she holds dear dissipate having to see, once again, the utter destruction of those she holds dear. It tears her apart from the inside.       In 2023, Laura is just about to turn 17. -- Upon Tony’s return from space (2019), and the realization that Pepper hadn’t been taken away, Laura barricades herself within the hope she can have a somewhat normal family. She stays with Pepper and Tony, far away from the compound. She takes up her roll as a sister-figure to Morgan, something she absolutely takes seriously. She’d give it all up for this little girl -- hell, for this family. Tony stands in as an unlikely father-figure, but even moreso, Pepper as her mother. ( Again, these choices can be adapted/tweaked depending upon the storyline/plot we have -- maybe Laura grew up at the compound, or with someone else or with Aunt May... the possibilities/ what-ifs are endless... She could’ve also gone off on her feral way, etc etc. ) 

     When the final battle hits, and those who were taken away appear within the portals, a sudden relief washes over her. She has much more to fight for, and she gives it her all. But it is at the loss of Tony where she feels her world crumble once more, wondering if she should go off on her own and call it good, because it seems no matter where she attempts to land, there is far more loss to be had. She contemplates whether or not Logan had it correct when he was always insistent they stay far away from people, isolate and keep to themselves. Of course that was a much different time in the world and Transigen/Hydra has/have more things to worry about than hunting her down lately -- still, it’s a threat.        With Peter Parker’s ( and possibly others ) insistence, she remains close by. 2023/24.  FAR FROM HOME.  ✗ verse: ( mcu 006. far from home. )  el que con lobos anda a aullar se enseña. 

     Basically, Laura ( now, tech, post-snap almost 18 ) is hanging out with SHIELD, there to aid Peter where needed, more or less helping to keep an eye on him, along with Happy doing her best to stay out of trouble.   

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@thunderbringer​​.  thor. ( plotted. )

      Laura is  already out of her element -- a room full of superheroes and to some, she’d be considered a villain merely for her existence. Unlike most, she was born this way -- adamantium clinging to mutated bone marrow harboring far more than mere calcium. To some, she was an abomination, an experiment gone array. To some, she deserved to be branded and ridiculed merely for the x-gene steaming through her veins. To SOME -- but not to the Avengers ( well, for the most part... )  Even so, she hadn’t the privilege of meeting many of them until now. Wary eyes gallivant about, peering mainly at Tony with the preoccupation of his health. Right away ( as everyone ) Laura takes note of how much weight he’d lost, how malnourished he truly is. It draws a seemingly permanent crease to her brow and a scowl to her features. Arms fold over her chest and she stands on the other side of glass, nibbling her lip while the monitors indicate his heart stamina. The quarreling between Tony & Steve had been enough to set Laura ablaze, but she kept to herself, nostrils flaring in frustration whilst she grimaces.       Now she’s practically gritting her teeth, yearning to pace but she remains in her stoic state until coaxed back to earth when she notices the ‘adults’ speaking. Boldly, she slips into the room, taking a seat beside the ‘strong one’. -- He reminds her of someone... Her eyes widen once the realization settles. -- His scowl, his countenance, his frame and slightly slouched nature... Once he glances her way she blinks and looks away almost sheepishly, drawing her lips into a tight line. There’s a pause before she admits:            “You... remind me of someone.” 

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@shlded​.

     Laura -- unlike several others, had been lucky enough to return to the Avenger’s compound. Not entirely unscathed though it would seem so considering her...’condition’. She’d found comfort in the embrace of her mother-figure, Pepper, though the outpouring of her preoccupation was evident -- WHERE’S TONY?! She’d spent most of her time in waiting with Pep, back and forth between their safe haven and the meeting grounds. Then FINALLY comes that fateful evening where The Benatar returns from orbit and Tony comes stumbling out...an unhealthy mess of the human he once was. It genuinely breaks Laura’s heart to witness. Still, she’s there for some added aid and he embraces her as best he can within his frailty.       Once inside, the thunder of arguments breaks loose leaving Tony wounded, and the others to ...not so quietly discuss the fate of their mission. Though it would seem the ‘adults’ are attempting to leave Laura out of it, she’s not conceding.            “You know, I CAN fight.” she interjects. “Pretty sure I’m the only one who survived due to my... Because of what I am.” eyes narrow at the Captain, whom she solely recognizes because of Parker’s obsession. “You. You don’t even know me...” 

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@nathaliesblogroll​​ / @girlspeeds​​.

          “You can do whatever the fuck you want.” Laura sighs, tossing her pack over her shoulder and preparing to be on her way. She used to be a team player, back when it seemed to matter -- now she’s more of a lone creature, a habitual occurrence as The Wolverine, so it’d seem. That’s just it, however, she would never know. She never got to fully comprehend the kind of person her father had been before her -- if only she knew how similar they truly are. “Look -- the border to Canada is just a few miles North of here. I’m going back to Mexico, opposite direction...” Considering the amount of mutants that have been hunted as of late, it’s definitely not a safe time to be in the States -- even if Tony had promised to protect her at all costs... who was going to protect him? And their remaining family, if not Laura? Even though she ultimately feels she’s their greatest threat. “I’m not in the business to babysit.” -- how condescending of her, the girl looks to be around the same age, if not older than Laura herself, still, her point’s been made. 

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@skyguarded​. 

     Laura would be the first to admit that she’s not following exact protocol -- mainly because she doesn’t care. She knows it’s risky, behaving the way she’s allowed herself to, reckless, out to start a fight whenever she sees fit... there’s a pent up rage that she cannot seem to dissipate no matter where she may turn. Rather than bring it home to the care of her ‘foster’ family ( the Starks ) she takes it to the streets... and yet, she’s still home by dinner time every night, to the pleasure of Pepper’s home-cooked meals and seeming familial bliss. Laura’s grown accustomed to faking the habits of happiness. Of course, she’s thankful, grateful, beyond so, for everything that Tony and Pepper continue to do for her. But -- at the end of the day, she is also The Wolverine, something she sees as both a burden as it is a privilege that she must use wisely.  What good will it do for her to stay home and play nice when there is real evil afoot? 

      And so, mutant wanders, finding herself kicking into the rib-cage of another asshole that dared attempt an assault on some poor woman. With the snap, didn’t the world have enough injustice? Why was it Thanos that got to decide the 50/50? Why did he get to seek his twisted form of justice whilst the rest of them had to sit there and deal with the aftermath? Nothing is fair -- and still, nothing is certain. Except how good she feels, cracking into the bones of this guy’s nose. Finally, when she knows she’s gone a bit too far, familiar scent of iron and alkaline fluttering through her nostrils, she steps back and grunts -- aware she’s been watched. 

          “I don’t have to explain myself...” she simply grumbles.