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Shadow, Alanta Summers, Claire Lebeau, Leah Logan and Eva Wagner!

So, a story combining all my OC's...oh my goodness.

I have no idea why I'm doing this. It might be completely dumb and I don't know if anyone's interested in reading this. But people have asked for more from stories like My Darling Demon, Daughter of the Phoenix and Beginning of the Shadow. For characters like Leah and Claire (if you're currently reading stories about them), their stories are still going, so it might be a little harder for them.

Review if you want to read more!

JC Posch

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Chapter 1: Cathleen, the Shadow.

Cat crept in the shadows, studying her target's every move. The way he made no sudden movements but took his time and made sure the ones he was doing were right. His careful movements were contradicted by his eyes darting every which way, trying to catch a glimpse of her. She took a slow deep breathe, taking in his scent. There was an odour of paint and cinnamon under his musk of sweat, but she couldn't smell blood. He hadn't spilt any yet. She could hear his heart hammering in his broad muscled chest, giving away his excitement and nervousness.

Suddenly his head turned her way, and he smirked. She crouched lower, trying to stay hidden in the darkness but preparing a fighting stance. The large figure surged towards her, no longer taking care for each precise movement he made. Their game of cat and mouse was over, time for action.

When he was about five feet from Cat, she leapt then rolled out of his path. Now behind him, she kicked out swiftly to knock his feet out from under him. Before he realised what was going on, Cat gave him a push so that he would fall on his chest instead of his back. The moment he hit the ground, she launched myself onto his back and took his muscle arms in a hold. Like a viper, she jabbed the area of the back known to temporarily paralyze a person's arms. She was too far for his legs reach her and his arms were now immobile.

"Make sure you are out of the way of his still able limbs before going into you final move, which might be to snap his neck or paralyze him for good. In this case, you probably want to find out why he was after you, so knock him unconscious or," Cat instructed as she put an arm on his shoulder then wrapped the same arm around his neck and locked her hands. Then flexing her bicep against his neck, while pushing her forearm against the other side of his neck. He struggled, but the hold was nearly impossible to escape, even with his superior strength. "Hold this position until you are sure he is unconscious, try not to suffocate him."

She freed her boyfriend before he went cataleptic and looked up at the assembly of teenage girls in the bleachers, who watched them with utmost interest. "And that concludes our demonstration of taking down larger opponents. Any questions?"

The full lights to the Danger Room came on and my students blinked at the sudden brightness. Most had out binders and were taking notes, while others just looked down in awe. It was a shock to them that Cat had actually been able to take down the newest member to the X-men, Piotr (Peter, since coming to America) Rasputin, the Colossus without my mutant powers. A lot of them had lost money, betting against her.

Cat got off of Peter as he still tried to get his breathe back and walked closer to the bleachers that held the girls who came to her Women's Defence Classes, wiping sweat from her damp forehead.

"Did you really not use your powers on 'im?" One girl asked. She was in grade nine and was required to take this course.

"No, I didn't. That was the point of this class, to show you how to defend yourself without your powers against a larger opponent. Agility, keeping a calm mind and thinking ahead of the attacker will ensure your safety." Cat answered. "Peter didn't use his powers either. We both wore these rings created by S.H.I.E.D that neutralizes our mutant X-gene so we couldn't use them even if we wanted to."

"I've got one," Jubilee, a girl in Cat's year asked, popping a bubble made by her pink gum. "How do we know he just didn't go easy on you because you're his girlfriend?"

"Do you really think any guy would want to lose to a girl in front of a class full of other girls? Do you see this egg on my noggin?" Cat asked good naturedly, pointing up at the still swelling bruise to the side of her forehead. Jubilee was a friend, but one of those friends that you have to resist strangling sometimes. Cat thought that Jubilee was just taking this class as some form of entertainment and so she could heckle her. "Nope, Peter tried his best and was a skilled opponent; this was a real fight and was a real demonstration of how a fight would go if you were attack/stalked by a larger person."

"Why wouldn't you just use your powers?" Another girl asked.

Okay, kind of answered that before the demonstration, Cat thought a little irritated.

"Because you might not have your powers to help you at sometime. Some of you don't even have defensive or offensive abilities, that's why you're here. The X-men all have great powers, but they also know hand-to-hand combat because they know they can't always rely just on those powers." Cat answered. "Any more questions?"

The girls in the bleachers didn't show any sign of wanting to ask questions. Seeing them like this, it was weird for Cat. Listening and trying to learn from her, trusting that SHE knew what she was doing? This was all so crazy. Most of the girls here were in their early teens, but there were many girls who Cat's own age and still coming to learn from her. When these lessons first started they treated it like a joke. Not that Cat could blame them, she was some girl not that much older (or even younger than, in some cases) droning on and on about ways to defend yourself. It wasn't until Cat started adding demonstrations and practical classes that this course was started to actually be taken seriously. At the Xavier Institute, everyone had defence classes and Danger Room sessions when they got to a certain age; but this was a class Storm and Cyclops had thought up of. A class taught by a female to girls to teach them how to defend themselves in the world not only because they were mutants, but because they were female.

The world is a dangerous place for mutants, but there are different dangers for girls as well. This class is to give these girls the methods and knowledge to defend themselves.

It shocked Cat when she was asked to do these classes. She was in her last year of high school, a teenager, not a teacher or X-man. Why should she be given the task of this when there were so many better people to do the job? Scott Summers (aka Cyclops) muttered something about 'I had enough experience' 'it will be easier for them to learn if they see a girl like them can do these things' 'it'll give me experience for the future". Oh, and all the women teachers/X-men had enough on their plates to deal with and the men didn't think it would be appropriate to teach a class of just girls. So Cat got stuck with the job.

No, that's not fair to think of it like that, Cat scolded herself. You've come to like teaching these girls and don't pretend you don't!

"Alright, so no more questions?" Cat said to the class, giving them one more chance. No one said anything, so she continued. "Alright, lets all give Mr. Rasputin a big thank you for helping with the demonstration today."

By now Peter was sitting up on the floor his arms draped on his legs. The girls gave him some polite clapping; some getting creative. Cat head some catcalls and giggling, and was sure it was Jubilee who screamed out "Russian boys are hot stuff!".

"Okay, so I'll see you all on Monday. I want you all to practice the moves we learned this week and go over your nerve charts, you can't do acupuncture defence moves if you can't remember where to hit them. And you all know where to find me if you need help."

"Can Peter help us instead?" Cat heard a voice call out. The girls giggled at that and Cat saw Peter's face go red.

"You're dismissed!" Cat said sternly. "Oh, and we're getting a guest speaker in on Tuesday. Mr. Logan, Wolverine. Its going to be good."

The room filled with chatter as the girl got their stuff together and started to file slowly out of the Danger Room. Once they were alone, Cat went back over to Peter.

He was beautiful, inside and out. His thick black hair and innocent blue eyes, his puppy dog perfect smile and his perfect skin. Plus his amazing body. He was a giant. Standing at six feet five, he was all muscle. But looks aren't everything, Cat wouldn't be with him if it weren't for his beautiful soul. He was very sweet and loving, never wanting to hurt anyone's feelings. He would put his foot in his mouth every once in awhile, and he gets so embarrassed that he'll blush. He makes you feel as if you are perfect, or as close to it as its gonna get. He's also brilliant and an artist. He picks out things that no one else can see or imagine, and then uses his gift to put it on paper and show it to the world.

Cat know for every teenage girl its always 'love' not 'like', but in this case she really believes she loves him.

"Thanks again Peter, I really owe you one. I guess I won't leave my lesson planning till the night before so I won't have to beg for help again." Cat smiled sheepishly.

"Its alright, I liked helping you." Peter smiled back, his Russian accent making her swoon a little (Cat never thought a Russian accent could be so sexy before meeting Peter). "Though I'm not sure I'll feel the same way when my comrades hear that I was beat by a girl."

His tone told her his was teasing but she still raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? You think its embarrassing to lose to a girl?" Cat asked coolly.

"To a little girl? Of course it's embarrassing!" Peter went on. "Maybe they'll understand when I tell them I was not allowed to use my powers."

"I wasn't allowed to use my powers either." Cat countered, pulling off the ring she wore to block her powers. "But if you'd like to try again, I'd be happy to whoop your steel butt again."

Cat stood right in front of him, drawing herself to her full height. She wasn't that big, only five feet two inches tall. Her muscles were small and lean, but hard as rocks. She knew how silly she looked. The couple got a lot of teasing from their friends about how the "midget was dating a giant". Usually she didn't mind, but it was kind of hard to be taken seriously at times like this when he's so large.

"What if I told my friends that my girlfriend abuses me?" Peter asked.

Using her telepathic powers, she flew up to be eye level with Peter.

"You know you like my abuse." Cat said, kissing him passionately. Once she knew he was too involved in the kiss to notice, she dropped down and tripped him. Using her powers, she made mental ropes to bind his limbs to his side.

"Do you want to tell the guys that a 'little girl' beat you twice, or shall I?" Cat cooed.

Instead of getting mad (Peter hardly ever gets mad) he laughed. "Alright, alright, you're the winner. Will you let me go now?"

Cat smiled and released her mental binds. Just to make sure no feelings were hurt (and because she love doing so), she kissed Peter again softly. "Better?"

"Much. So do you wish to go get some breakfast now?" Peter asked.

Cat dipped down to grab her gym bag. "Love to, but I'm supposed to go to town with Logan."

Logan, Wolverine, had this reputation at the school of being a father figure to the girls who needed it. He's protective of them, offers them help, and takes them out to breakfast once in a while to let them get away. His girls are called part of his 'litter', because of his code name. For whatever reason, he decided that Cat was going to be under his protection.

She gave Peter a quick peck of a kiss before running out of the Danger Room, her gym bag banging against her side. She was already a little late for their breakfast date.

"Please stay? I'll let you abuse me some more!" Peter called.

Cat laughed and continued running. She rounded the corner to see a woman standing in her path and was forced to skid to a stop to avoid crashing into her.

"Oh, sorry." Cat apologized, her cheeks flushing in embarrassment. "I almost crashed into you."

The woman was very tall and fit looking. She had extremely pale skin and long, silverish white hair. She had six arms, like Jenny. But unlike Jenny, there was something cruel in her eyes.

She gave Cat a feral grin and held up a sword in one hand. Behind her opened a large black hole, and she grabbed her hand and pulled her through.

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Chapter 2: Claire Lebeau, Daughter of a Thief

Be a cop, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Officer Claire Lebeau thought sarcastically to herself as she ran down the cold wet streets of New York.

She was supposed to be going home for the weekend, but her plans were delayed when a black cat crossed her path. Whenever the thief known as the Black Cat broke the law, Claire was called in to bring her down. It had become a habit to send Claire after the Cat ever since her first day on the force had proven that she could handle her.

Dumb, dumb cat! I've probably missed dinner with my family by now because I've been chasing her for over two hours! Now I'm cold, I'm wet, I'm hungry, and I'm in a really bad mood!

I tried not to think of Blake, who would also be at the mansion this weekend visiting his brother. Mmm, Blake…

They'd been spending more time together, ever since they found out each other's little secrets. Of course they spent time together at work, since they were partners, but after work as well. They'd go out for drinks or burgers, or just go over to each other's places and hang out. Having Blake know about her mutation had made things a lot easier. Now she didn't have to worry about giving herself away as a mutant to him when she used her powers while on the job. And she didn't have to wear sunglasses or contacts around him when they were alone.

She saw a flash of white hair fly around a corner.

Ah, I've got you now, Cat! I thought triumphantly, speeding after her. I knew she had just cornered herself into a block alleyway, so now I could.

But the white haired woman was not the infamous Black Cat. I had no clue who she was.

"Who are-ah!"

I was pulled into a glowing black hole before I could even finish my sentence.

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Okay, is anyone actually interested in this story? Please review if you are and I'll continue!