Native Soil
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Huh, ya leave town for a couple of decades and they change everything".
****
This strange fic was inspired by 'Brother Bear', well, to be truthfull, i started writing it when i saw the TRAILER for Brother Bear, and then seeing the movie provided more inspiration. I haven't yet seen Ghost of a Chance, which truly sucks, because Dani is one of my favorite comic characters, so if i'm a bit off on Evo Dani's character, blame UK TV.
****
Chapter 1 - Passing
***
Danielle Moonstar sighed sadly to herself from where she was curled up on her bed in her new home at the Xavier Institute, hugging a pillow. It had, granted, been a few weeks since it had happened...and it had hit her like a ton of bricks. Why it had happened she would never know, all she knew was that her beloved Grandfather was gone, attacked by a gang who had mistaken him for another. It WASN'T fair, she hadn't long been freed from her cavern prison, reunited with him....now she was alone again. Sure, she had the people of the Institute now.....but it wasn't the same, not even her bond with Kitty was the same as the deep one she had shared with Black Eagle. But now with no home, she had moved into the mansion, and had been moved into a room with Kitty. Rogue was VERY pleased with the idea of getting her own room, a 'Kitty Free Zone', as she called it.
"Dani?".
Danielle glanced up to see her roomate looking at her worriedly. Dani gave her a weak smile.
"I'm okay Kitty", she said, "just...taking a few minutes to think".
"Are you sure?", asked Kitty, "i know it's been tough for you".
Danielle sat up with a sigh, still hugging her pillow.
"Yeah...it has been", she said softly, "and i really miss namshim"
Kitty sighed utting a hand on her shoulder.
"I know", she said, "well, if you need me, you know where i am".
"Thank you, Kitty", said Dani, then sighed, "i can't mope around here forever".
She pointed to a box sitting on her dresser.
"I have a job to do".
Kitty looked at the box and blinked, yeah, it was creepy as hell, but she was Dani's friend and so offered support anyway...it must be tough losing your only family member.
"How are you going to get him all the way up to that mountain?", she asked, "it's pretty far, but if you want company..."
Danielle shook her head softly.
"It is my ancestors land", she said, "i think he would have only wanted those of our own descent to walk there.....err..no offense".
"None taken", replied Kitty.
Danielle gave a small sigh.
"Grandfather was going to take me up to Maahe peak this year", she said, "he told me i was finally old enough to go...well, okay, 2 years beyond old enough, but...you know what happened there".
"But....if you've never been, how are you going to find your way?", asked Kitty, concerned, "i don't know a whole lot about mountains, but i'm guessing that they're pretty dangerous to anyone who doesn't know the trail...especially if they are alone"
"Oh, i won't BE alone", said Danielle with a small grin.
"I thought the village ditched because of your powers", said Kity, "you know, the running in fear thing? Who's not going to be bothered about you traveling with them?"
"Kitty, my girl", said Danielle, "i'm a Cheyenne with a plan".
****
"You want me to drive you where?".
Danielle looked up hopefully at Forge, doing the best 'Bambi eyes' she could muster. When she'd actually discovered that Forge really existed (she had believed the elders had gone off their rockers and were making up stories when they talked about him) she had been ecstatic. Not only did she have fellow mutants to talk to, but a fellow Cheyenne mutant, who had ALSO been time-displaced AND living right there in Bayville, it couldn't get much better! WRONG!. To her utter disapointement, Forge pretty much ignored the existance of his heritage, and if the subject came up, he'd shift around it. She shifted her feet arkwardly, she knew she couldn't just SAY where she wanted to go, nope, this would have to be done slyly.
"I want to visit Maahe Peak", she said, "but...i..errr don't know the way to go there and i'll get lost, but you DO know where it is, 'cause you've been there TONS of times, right?".
"Why do you want to go there?", asked Forge, confused, "all that's there is the mountain and a general store at the foot of it....that's it".
Okay, Dani girl, poor helpless orphan time.
"But", she said sadly, "Grandfather *sniff sniff* Grandfather said he would *Sniff* take me there this year *Sniff* and i really miss him and it'll be, you know *Sniiiiiiff* a tribute to his memory".
She added in a few more Sniffs and even a whimper for good measure. Forge gave a defeated sigh.
"Oh, all right", he said, "we go there, you look around, we come right back, got it?"
Danielle squeaked happily, hugging him. Forge, not a big fan of human contact patted her on the head and pried her off.
"Néá'e?e, Forge!!!", she said happily, before clearing her throat and looking sad again, "i'm sure it would have made Grandfather very happy".
"Yeah...i'm gonna suffer", muttered Forge, "no doubt Black Eagle would have LOVED it".
****
"Are you SURE you'll be alright?".
Dani chuckled, turning to look at Kitty, from packing a rucksack.
"Yes, Kitty, i'll be fine", she assured her worried friend, "Forge went on on that trail every year for six years...well...before he was zapped up that is...but he knows where he's going".
"I don't know....", said Kitty, still unsure, "Forge doesn't really seem the 'outdoorsy' type....does he even know where you want to go?"
"Well......not exactly", admited Danielle, "but i'll let him know as soon as we get there".
Kitty looked pointedly at her room mate.
"You are SO dead"
~Danielle, Forge is here to take you on your trip~, came Xavier's 'voice', ~incidentally, i suggest you do TRY to tell him where you want to go...but not until he gets you there. I know how stuborn he is~
Danielle grinned, at least Xavier was on her side.
~Yes, Professor~, she 'said'.
She finished throwing a few things in her rucksack, the box from her dresser first, then a few of the 'necessities' of being a teenager, before giving Kitty a big hug.
"Good luck", said Kitty.
"Thanks", said Danielle happily, "here i go!"
With that, she slung her rucksack over her shoudler and bounded downstairs, bouncing past Xavier and Forge and heading outside to jump into Forge's truck.
"She's up to something...isn't she?", said Forge wairilly.
"No, not a thing", said Xavier inocently, "promise you won't toss my latest student into any unnecersary danger, hummm?"
"Why would we be in any unnecersary danger?", asked Forge, only to see Xavier wheeling away, "....okay then"
He sighed defeatedly. This trip was SO something he didn't need right now. He trudged to his truck, in which Danielle was already sitting, reaching over to tune in the radio.
"Touch that and die", said Forge simply, getting in the drivers seat.
"Awwww but i don't wanna listen to 70's tune aaaaallllll the way there", whined Dani.
"Too bad", said Forge with a smirk, starting up the car and driving off, "like it or lump it"
Danielle gave a snort, crossed her arms and chose to stare out of the window. Must be nice to Forge. However anoying he is...he is your meal ticket. You can't do this without him, so put up with him and when you get back you can give him as many scares as you like. Danielle sighed and closed her eyes. This was not going to be easy.
***
Yup Forge and Danielle are indeed both Cheyenne, something i hope Evo will show if there's a season 5 (hey any Forge at all would make me happy...poor guy). Before you all freak out on me this is N-O-T a Forge/Dani fic, more of your paternal/sibling type bond...yeah.
And here's some translations:
Namshim - My Grandfather
Néá'e?e - Thank You
Maahe - Arrow
So, what do ya think?. Like it? Hate it? Review and tell me so! Until next time...
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Huh, ya leave town for a couple of decades and they change everything".
****
This strange fic was inspired by 'Brother Bear', well, to be truthfull, i started writing it when i saw the TRAILER for Brother Bear, and then seeing the movie provided more inspiration. I haven't yet seen Ghost of a Chance, which truly sucks, because Dani is one of my favorite comic characters, so if i'm a bit off on Evo Dani's character, blame UK TV.
****
Chapter 1 - Passing
***
Danielle Moonstar sighed sadly to herself from where she was curled up on her bed in her new home at the Xavier Institute, hugging a pillow. It had, granted, been a few weeks since it had happened...and it had hit her like a ton of bricks. Why it had happened she would never know, all she knew was that her beloved Grandfather was gone, attacked by a gang who had mistaken him for another. It WASN'T fair, she hadn't long been freed from her cavern prison, reunited with him....now she was alone again. Sure, she had the people of the Institute now.....but it wasn't the same, not even her bond with Kitty was the same as the deep one she had shared with Black Eagle. But now with no home, she had moved into the mansion, and had been moved into a room with Kitty. Rogue was VERY pleased with the idea of getting her own room, a 'Kitty Free Zone', as she called it.
"Dani?".
Danielle glanced up to see her roomate looking at her worriedly. Dani gave her a weak smile.
"I'm okay Kitty", she said, "just...taking a few minutes to think".
"Are you sure?", asked Kitty, "i know it's been tough for you".
Danielle sat up with a sigh, still hugging her pillow.
"Yeah...it has been", she said softly, "and i really miss namshim"
Kitty sighed utting a hand on her shoulder.
"I know", she said, "well, if you need me, you know where i am".
"Thank you, Kitty", said Dani, then sighed, "i can't mope around here forever".
She pointed to a box sitting on her dresser.
"I have a job to do".
Kitty looked at the box and blinked, yeah, it was creepy as hell, but she was Dani's friend and so offered support anyway...it must be tough losing your only family member.
"How are you going to get him all the way up to that mountain?", she asked, "it's pretty far, but if you want company..."
Danielle shook her head softly.
"It is my ancestors land", she said, "i think he would have only wanted those of our own descent to walk there.....err..no offense".
"None taken", replied Kitty.
Danielle gave a small sigh.
"Grandfather was going to take me up to Maahe peak this year", she said, "he told me i was finally old enough to go...well, okay, 2 years beyond old enough, but...you know what happened there".
"But....if you've never been, how are you going to find your way?", asked Kitty, concerned, "i don't know a whole lot about mountains, but i'm guessing that they're pretty dangerous to anyone who doesn't know the trail...especially if they are alone"
"Oh, i won't BE alone", said Danielle with a small grin.
"I thought the village ditched because of your powers", said Kity, "you know, the running in fear thing? Who's not going to be bothered about you traveling with them?"
"Kitty, my girl", said Danielle, "i'm a Cheyenne with a plan".
****
"You want me to drive you where?".
Danielle looked up hopefully at Forge, doing the best 'Bambi eyes' she could muster. When she'd actually discovered that Forge really existed (she had believed the elders had gone off their rockers and were making up stories when they talked about him) she had been ecstatic. Not only did she have fellow mutants to talk to, but a fellow Cheyenne mutant, who had ALSO been time-displaced AND living right there in Bayville, it couldn't get much better! WRONG!. To her utter disapointement, Forge pretty much ignored the existance of his heritage, and if the subject came up, he'd shift around it. She shifted her feet arkwardly, she knew she couldn't just SAY where she wanted to go, nope, this would have to be done slyly.
"I want to visit Maahe Peak", she said, "but...i..errr don't know the way to go there and i'll get lost, but you DO know where it is, 'cause you've been there TONS of times, right?".
"Why do you want to go there?", asked Forge, confused, "all that's there is the mountain and a general store at the foot of it....that's it".
Okay, Dani girl, poor helpless orphan time.
"But", she said sadly, "Grandfather *sniff sniff* Grandfather said he would *Sniff* take me there this year *Sniff* and i really miss him and it'll be, you know *Sniiiiiiff* a tribute to his memory".
She added in a few more Sniffs and even a whimper for good measure. Forge gave a defeated sigh.
"Oh, all right", he said, "we go there, you look around, we come right back, got it?"
Danielle squeaked happily, hugging him. Forge, not a big fan of human contact patted her on the head and pried her off.
"Néá'e?e, Forge!!!", she said happily, before clearing her throat and looking sad again, "i'm sure it would have made Grandfather very happy".
"Yeah...i'm gonna suffer", muttered Forge, "no doubt Black Eagle would have LOVED it".
****
"Are you SURE you'll be alright?".
Dani chuckled, turning to look at Kitty, from packing a rucksack.
"Yes, Kitty, i'll be fine", she assured her worried friend, "Forge went on on that trail every year for six years...well...before he was zapped up that is...but he knows where he's going".
"I don't know....", said Kitty, still unsure, "Forge doesn't really seem the 'outdoorsy' type....does he even know where you want to go?"
"Well......not exactly", admited Danielle, "but i'll let him know as soon as we get there".
Kitty looked pointedly at her room mate.
"You are SO dead"
~Danielle, Forge is here to take you on your trip~, came Xavier's 'voice', ~incidentally, i suggest you do TRY to tell him where you want to go...but not until he gets you there. I know how stuborn he is~
Danielle grinned, at least Xavier was on her side.
~Yes, Professor~, she 'said'.
She finished throwing a few things in her rucksack, the box from her dresser first, then a few of the 'necessities' of being a teenager, before giving Kitty a big hug.
"Good luck", said Kitty.
"Thanks", said Danielle happily, "here i go!"
With that, she slung her rucksack over her shoudler and bounded downstairs, bouncing past Xavier and Forge and heading outside to jump into Forge's truck.
"She's up to something...isn't she?", said Forge wairilly.
"No, not a thing", said Xavier inocently, "promise you won't toss my latest student into any unnecersary danger, hummm?"
"Why would we be in any unnecersary danger?", asked Forge, only to see Xavier wheeling away, "....okay then"
He sighed defeatedly. This trip was SO something he didn't need right now. He trudged to his truck, in which Danielle was already sitting, reaching over to tune in the radio.
"Touch that and die", said Forge simply, getting in the drivers seat.
"Awwww but i don't wanna listen to 70's tune aaaaallllll the way there", whined Dani.
"Too bad", said Forge with a smirk, starting up the car and driving off, "like it or lump it"
Danielle gave a snort, crossed her arms and chose to stare out of the window. Must be nice to Forge. However anoying he is...he is your meal ticket. You can't do this without him, so put up with him and when you get back you can give him as many scares as you like. Danielle sighed and closed her eyes. This was not going to be easy.
***
Yup Forge and Danielle are indeed both Cheyenne, something i hope Evo will show if there's a season 5 (hey any Forge at all would make me happy...poor guy). Before you all freak out on me this is N-O-T a Forge/Dani fic, more of your paternal/sibling type bond...yeah.
And here's some translations:
Namshim - My Grandfather
Néá'e?e - Thank You
Maahe - Arrow
So, what do ya think?. Like it? Hate it? Review and tell me so! Until next time...