This story is a Fantastic Fourish/ X-men crossover. I wrote it about two years ago (right before the FF movie came out... what can I say, I was inspired) and it's just been sitting here on my computer, so I figured I'd post a few chapters and see what response it got.

So please, let me know. Good, bad, any reviews are more than welcome! (But please... be gentle.) Let me know if it's worth putting the rest of the story up here.

Summary: The new girl in town! Alex Peters has the gift of a healing hand, joining Xaviers institute in an attempt to learn more about said powers. Ahh... but will she learn more about life? Answer: yes. OC/?? (What, you think I'm gunna give it away?) Also some minor Romy refrence. (What whould a Fan Fic be without Romy?) I've always loved crossover comics... infact this whole thing was inspired by a simple comment my Father made while watching the first X-men movie. You see... he was convinced that "John" Storm had told off in the first movie, was none other than "John" Storm of the Fantastic Four. We now realize that he's actually Pyro... but the thought was intriguing to say the least. And hence... a story was born. So yes... You'll notice that none other than "Johnny Storm" is a main character in THIS story. (If it's good enough, there's more, and there are more cameo appearances. lol)

That being said... I'm terrible at making Fan Fic titles. So I apologize. :)

Time Heals All Wounds

1

Rogue trotted down the stairs with Kitty at her side, who was rambling about some movie she saw the night before. Kitty stopped abruptly and furrowed her brow

"Who's that?" Professor Xavier was with a pretty girl with reddish blonde hair, talking to her intently.

Rogue shrugged and continued down the stairs.

"Ah, just the girls I was hoping to see." He spun around when Kitty and Rogue reached the bottom and smiled at them.

"Girls, I would like you to meet the newest member of the Institute; Alexis Peters."
Kitty extended a hand "Hi Alexis, I'm Kitty and this is Rogue."

"Please, call me Alex." She smiled, shaking Kitty's hand.

"I've already given Alex a complete tour of the mansion; I thought maybe you girls could help her feel more at home."
Rogue kept her mouth shut, internalizing her objections. This girl looked prissy and not her style. Then again, so did Kitty.

"Sure!" Kitty grinned. "Have you eaten breakfast yet? We're just heading over to the kitchen to eat."

Alex nodded with a smile, playing with the cross necklace that hung around her neck. "Yeah, I ate at the airport. But I'd love to see the kitchen again!"

Kitty and Rogue lead the girl to the kitchen, heading over to the cupboard for a box of cereal.

"Mon Dieu, d'room jus' lit up chères…" Remy grinned, setting his bowl down on the counter.

"Shove it Cajun." Rogue snipped.

He put a partially gloved hand to his heart and mocked a hurt face "Rogue… y'cut Remy."

Rogue rolled her eyes and grabbed the cereal box. He and some of the other Acolytes had been living there for nearly three years now but she still wasn't used to him.

"Remy this is Alexis Peters, Alex… Remy." Kitty said with a smile at the twenty two year old charmer.

Gambit took Alex's hand and placed a gentle kiss on the back "You jus' let Remy know if 'dere anythin' y'need."

Alex raised an eyebrow, quite unsure how to take the Cajun and nodded, pulling her hand back.

"Don't mind him," Rogue said with a mouthful of Coca Puffs "He's all talk an' no game."

"Y'never gave Remy a chace t'show you 'game'. Don' want Alexis here t'get d' wrong impression o'Remy…"

Rogue swallowed and shook her head at Alex who shrugged.

"I don't think I got the wrong impression. In fact, understand you perfectly…"

"Oh y'do, do yah?" Rogue raised an eyebrow.

"Oh sure…"Alex looked back at Gambit "you'd pretty much screw anything that moves." A smile lit up her face "'Scuse my language."

Rogue let out a laugh and smacked the counter "Well Cajun, she's got you pegged!" she took another bite of cereal and pointed at Alex with her spoon "Ah like her."

Gambit threw his hands in the air in mock defeat "Gambit out numbered now. Dere's two o'dem." He said to Kitty who laughed.

Alex grinned "I'm sorry… I just couldn't resist."

"So Alex," Kitty smiled in an attempt to change the subject. "Tell us a bit about yourself."

She let out a deep breath "Okay… well… I'm 19. Just finished high school, I have no idea what to go to school for now and I don't really want to think about it." She smiled "I was born and raised in Canada – and before you ask, no I've never seen a Mountie or an Eskimo- Uhm… I have a younger sister Lily and a foster sister Kerri."

"What about y'powers chère?"

Alex licked her lower lip "Well… I can… heal people. Ummm… it's hard to explain… if someone is hurt, I touch them and give them my… energy. I pass out and they get off Scott free." She shrugged.

"Wow." Kitty shook her head "How did you like, find out you were a mutant?"

Alex pressed her lips together and looked at her hands. "I just sort of… found out." She shrugged.

"Do you have a code name?" Kitty asked. "I'm Shadowcat. Remy here's Gambit." She shrugged.

"Well, my mom used to call me Eve. She said I was the giver of life… it's not as cool as Rogue, but someone got that one first."

Rogue smiled "So then… Alex it is."

They all laughed. Some people just weren't cut out for code names.

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She'd been there a week now and Alex was still meeting people and trying to learn names. She sat in the rec. room watching Rogue play pool with Logan and Kurt.

Wolverine and… Nightcrawler. She thought to herself, trying very hard to memorize everyone's name and 'code' name. Logan seemed pretty gruff, but when it came out that she was a fellow Canuck, he softened up a bit.

It was the first official day of summer vacation and pretty much everyone else had gone off to celebrate.

Gambit strolled into the room with two other guys behind him and Kitty rolled her eyes. "Ugh." She groaned

"Bonjour belle femmes." Gambit winked at Alex and hopped over the back of the couch to sit beside her. "Comme ca va?"

Alex shrugged "Ca va bien. Merci."

Gambit laughed "Remy ain' used t'anyone knowin' French."

"That's about the extent of what I remember from school." She said with a smile, wincing slightly as he put his arm around her.

"Relax chère… Remy don' bite."

Alex bit her lower lip and shook her head. "Look Remy," She moved his arm off of her "I don't flirt."

He raised an eyebrow and shrugged "Remy jus' bein' friendly."

Alex let out a laugh "You're just extra friendly to the ladies, right?"

He smiled, putting his arm back around her "Oui."

The other two guys came over. One sat on the coffee table and the other beside Kitty, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Kitty scrunched up her nose and pushed his arm away "Alex, this is St. John and that's Johnny Storm. Pyro and Torch."

"Don't worry 'bout mixin' us up, just call me Pyro, Sheila." Pyro winked.
Alex smiled and shook Johnny's hand.

"Call me John, Johnny, Storm…"

"Jus' don' call him late fo'supper." Gambit smiled.

"Is this guy bothering you? I can take care of him for you." Johnny sat up straight, sticking his chest out slightly.

Her smile widened and she shook her head "Thanks, but I have a feeling he's pretty harmless."

Rogue came up behind them, giving Gambit a good flick on the ear.

"C'mon girls, ah ain't wastin' one day o'mah summer hangin' round with these jerks."

Kitty and Alex got up and headed to the door. Alex turned around with a smile.
"Nice to meet you two." She said politely before following Rogue out the door.

"Nu uh… there's no freakin' way you're sending me to some mutant camp."

"It's not a camp, it's an institute, and it's in a mansion." The blonde woman crossed her arms "I'm sorry Kerri, but your only other option is re-hab. I honestly think these people can help.

The girl pursed her lips and narrowed her deep brown eyes. She raised her chin and looked away "Fine. If you leave me no other option, then fine."

The woman smiled and gave her a hug "Thank you." She whispered.

---

Kitty and Alex lay out in the sun; the slight smell of chlorine mixed with the scent of freshly cut grass hung in the warm air. It was week number four for her at the institute.

Alex let out a sigh "Now this, my friends, is the life."

Rogue sipped her lemon aid as she closed her book, looking at the two girls next to her from over her sunglasses.

"Just wait 'till things get back t'normal. Y'ain't had t'do any of the Sim programs yet."

Alex sat up, propping herself up on her elbows and looking at Rogue "Sim programs?"

"Yeah. Remember the danger room Professor X showed you?"

"Oh… right. Fighting." Alex lay back down, closing her eyes. "I'd rather not think of that right now. Seems like work."

Rogue smiled and nodded "Y'right. Let's just enjoy the silence."

Kitty nodded in silent agreement as she sat up. She jerked her head to one side and rolled her eyes "Looks like you spoke too soon."

Jubilee ran in and did a cannonball into the deep end with a squeal.

"Yeah." Rogue pushed her sunglasses back up and sat back.

"Don' be runnin' like dat." Gambit scolded the mockery very evident in his voice. "It ain't safe y'know."

"Well it's not." Scott piped in.

"Lighten up, would ya mate?" Pyro shook his head. Alex opened one eye, noting all the people that had just arrived. It seemed like everyone had decided to go swimming all at once. One very fit looking blonde guy caught her attention; possibly because of the fact that he had wings, but more likely the fact that he was gorgeous. He turned, flashing a big smile at the same time she noticed she was staring. He made his way over to the three girls, stopping at the end of Alex chair and extending a hand. Alex shook it gently.

"You're new aren't you? I'm Warren, they call me Archangel."

Alex grinned and nodded.

"Do you have a name?"

Her grin widened as she suppressed a girlish giggle, her face turning a light shade of pink. "Yes. Alexis."

"Alexis." He leaned in a little closer and winked "That's a very pretty name."

This time she uttered a slight giggle.

"Zat vas a pathetic cannon ball!" Alex's attention turned to the fur ball in swimming trunks. Kurt shook his head before jumping in the pool with ease and creating a giant splash. When she turned back, Warren offered the girls a wave. "Ladies." He nodded as he headed back inside.

Kitty smiled "You are so smittin'." She shook her head.

"Nu uh!" Alex pretended to pout "But I must admit… he is easy on the eyes…"

Gambit plopped down at the end of Rogue's sun chair with a smile.

She frowned and rolled her eyes "What."

"Not'in… jus' didn' realize y'could go out in d'sun."

Rogue smacked him with her book "Ah ain't a vampire, dumb ass."

"Never know." He put his hand on her covered leg and winked.

"Y'treddin' on dangerous ground Cajun."

"Worth every step chère."

Rogue scoffed and stood up, grabbing her book and moving to the other side of the pool.

Alex laughed with a snort. "You really are persistent aren't you?" she pulled her Sponge Bob towel up, draping it over her, suddenly feeling very self conscious wearing a bikini with so many people around.

"Don' cover up belle, y'got d'body, show it off." Gambit smiled as he swung his legs up onto the chair and laid back.

"I don't want to." She closed her eyes "I'm not a 'flaunt it if y'got it' kind of girl. I'm a… 'one of the guys' kinda girl."

Remy shrugged "Suit y'self chère, but y'don' look like one o'd'boys."

Johnny stopped at their chairs, dripping wet.

"Damn. I think I got chlorine in my eyes. Can I use your towel?"

Remy snatched Alex's towel and handed it to him.

"Here Storm, she don' need dis." He said with a smirk.

Johnny wiped his eyes and smiled at her, giving her a wink "Thanks."

"No problem." She muttered, flipping onto her stomach and turning her head away from the two. "Time to turn over anyways."

She certainly wasn't used to this kind of attention back home.

"My my my…" Gambit said with a smile "What's dis?"

"Geeze guys. Just leave the girl alone!" Kitty rolled her eyes.

"Looks like d'new girl's got a tattoo." He finished, sitting up.

Johnny sat down at Gambit's feet and shook his head as Kitty shot up in her seat and ripped her sunglasses off.

"Oh my god no way!" She gasped with a smile "Where!"

"Right here." Johnny pointed, about to gently tug back the piece of fabric to reveal the whole thing before she smacked his hand away. It was located on the right side of her lower… lower back.

"Now that is hot."

She spun around and snatched her towel back from Johnny.

Alex stuck her tongue out, wrapping Sponge Bob around her before she stood up.

She slipped her flip flops on and turned to leave, stepping out of the way of Jubilee who giggled and ran from Pyro.

There was a squeal and a splash behind her. Then silence.

Sickening, dead silence.

"Jubes?" Gambit stood, looking over the edge of the pool.

"What happened?" Kitty gasped.

"Ahh… she's just kiddin' with ol' Pyro…" Pyro said, hope very evident in his voice.

Alex stopped and looked over her shoulder in time to see Gambit dive in, bringing Jubilee's limp body to the surface. Her head was bleeding.

Scott helped him put her body down on the concrete carefully, opening her eyes to inspect them.

"I can't tell if she has a concussion… this isn't good."

He put his ear to her mouth "She's breathing… but she's not conscious. Jean, contact Dr. McCoy… she's losing a lot of blood. Gambit, can you carry her?"

"Wait. Don't move her." Alex moved over to Jubilee, putting her hand on the girls' forehead, brushing the damp strands of hair away, being careful not to touch her wound.

Her energy slowly drained from her and before she knew it Jubilee's eyes popped open and she gasped for breath.

The crowd sat in stunned silence.

"What happened?" Jubilee asked feeling her head. Her wound had almost completely healed. Alex closed her eyes, slumping backwards. Johnny caught her before she could hit the ground, struggling to hold her in the awkward position.

"It's okay… she told me about this." Kitty held up a hand "It's her power."

"Maybe you should take her t'Hank… just incase." Rogue said warily. Scott nodded at Johnny who picked her up and headed for the medical wing; the entire entourage following behind him.

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Thanks!

-The Artist Formerly Known as Rogue3o3 (wink)