Guardian Reborn

Type of Story: Standalone (Could become series)

Rating: PG

Characters: X-men, OC

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Disclaimer: I don't own them; I only play with them…

Additional Disclaimer: I'd like to think that I'm being original here, but more than likely I'm not. If anyone else has read anything like this, please let me know so that I can give credit where it's due!

A/N:  This is a crossover story.  I've been working on this idea for several months now and have finally decided to go forth with it.  It's a crossover with X-men (movieverse) and the fantasy books by David Eddings: The Belgariad and The Mallorean series.  Actually, it's more like I'm taking a premise of David Eddings' works and incorporating it into the story…  Oh hell with it! – just read the story darn it! : - ) 

I would also like to take the time to extol the virtues of the amazing authors David and Leigh Eddings.  Amazing authors, capable of the most captivating stories!  I highly recommend them!

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The moment he saw her, he knew there was something different about her.  Something in her eyes, her gaze, that made her seem infinitely older than she appeared.  The light blue eyes seem to almost snap with vitality, but were also steeped in dark mystery.  It was a gaze that could hold you captive…  Mesmerizing.  There was more to her than she would ever let anyone know.

But that wasn't his concern right now.  His concern was getting the school computer network back up and running before the Professor and Dr. Grey returned.  Whatever Kitty did to it, they couldn't get it fixed.  And since Guardian Network Consultants were the only ones willing to come to the school, he could only pray that this woman could save the day!

"Ms. Guardian?" he asked while extending his hand to her.  He had manners, just never really used them.  But there was something about this woman, her bearing, which made you become proper.

She took his hand in a firm grip and met his gaze directly.  So directly, in fact, that he was compelled to look away from her… Something that he rarely felt the need to do.  Could she be a mutant, maybe?

"I'm Py… John.  The computer lab's this way."  He turned and led the way to where disaster and chaos currently reigned. 

As he followed the route to his impending doom, he kept surreptiously glancing at Beldiara Guardian, Network Guru.  He couldn't quite believe that this regal looking woman was a computer genius.  She was rather tall for a woman, standing only slightly shorter than his own six foot tall frame.  She had the most amazing black hair and fair skin with those arresting light blue eyes.  What stood out the most about her, however, was the shock of pure white hair that was at her temple.  Definitely natural, she made no attempt to hide or disguise it.  Even Rogue tried to not call attention to her own platinum locks.

She was well dressed, in what could only be a specially tailored pants suit in navy blue.  Expensive, you could almost smell the money that went into the tailormanship of the cut and fall of the fabric.  Black dress boots, tasteful computer work bag and cell phone completed the ensemble.

All in all, it was intimidating to say the least.