Shifting Sands
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Creatures of Night brought to light!"
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Awww you guys who R &R are the best!
*** Chapter 6 - The Inevitable Angsty Chapter
*****
Piotr was happily sitting in the Acolytes base, ejoying a quiet moment of relaxation. But, as they often are, it was interupted very quickly, by Pyro waving his hands frantically.
"Hide, hide, hide!!!!", the Austrailian squeaked, pointing at a broom closet that Piotr couldn't fit in if he TRIED, "before he makes it here!!!".
"Before WHO makes it here?".
"Raowwwrrrr!".
"Too late", said Pyro, "hey...errr....nice knowing you Peety. Can i have your novelty wig collection?....I'll take your silence as a yes...BYE!"
With that, Pyro ran off as Sabertooth entered the room, growling angrilly. He stalked right up to Piotr, grabbed him by the shirt front and slammed him against the wall.
"Where is she?", he growled.
Piotr changed into his metal form in a defence instinct, so Sabertooth had to settle for pinning him to the wall by his throat.
"Where is who?", asked Piotr, "i am not knowing what you are talking about!".
"Sidney!", hissed Sabertooth, bareing his teeth, "i just heard from the Brotherhood brats that she ran off. The fat kid said somethin' about you dumping her for the valley girl".
"I told you before, Comerade, Sidney and i were not dating", he said, "and i am just now hearing of her running away. I am sorry, but i do not know where she is being".
Sabertooth narrowed his eyes.
"If she's gone because of you, i'll tear ya limb from limb", he threatened, "metal case or not. It'll be fun openin' ya like a tin'a beans".
With that, he rather roughly released him. He gave another snarl, before padding out, the sound of a motorbike being revved up ouside then driving off anouncing his depature. Piotr stood up, changing into his flesh form before sighing and sitting heavily on one of the chairs. What if she HAD left because of him. She'd seemed alright with him and Kitty before when he told her about it, even supportive. He'd have to find her, or end up being tossed to the lions...literally.
******
Evan sighed from where he sat on the mansion roof. He'd climbed up from the sky-window in Ororo's attic. He'd often used this way to get up and away from everything. Not that it lasted that long. He closed his eyes as he heard the sound of someone climbing onto the roof. He turned, expecting to see his Aunt, suprised instead to see Forge.
"Can i sit down?", he asked.
"It's a free contry", said Evan moodily, "pull up a roof".
Forge sighed, sitting down next to Evan, glancing out over the grounds, which eventually streched out to the cliffs and sea.
"Wow, you get a good view from here", said Forge conversationally, only to get a glare from Evan.
Forge winced before giving a deep sigh.
"Evan, this really isn't a shot at you, no matter how much you think it is...".
"I don't", said Evan, "but you conviently waited until i had left for the Morlocks before you started dating her".
"Evan, i didn't even know how much i cared about her until...", Forge sighed, "look, i'm not trying to push you out of her life, if that's what you think".
Evan gave a snort.
"I'm not", said Forge, "what would that gain me? Evan, your Aunt is CRAZY about you, nothing i could do or say will ever change that. And i wouldn't WANT to change that".
"Yeah, right", muttered Evan, "you'd get her all to yourself. No Evan the third wheel".
Forge shook his head.
"Man, you are one messed up kid", he said, "i don't WANT Ororo all to myself. There's too much of Ororo to handle as it is. I don't want you out of the picture, Evan, honest. But...you gotta get over whatever it is you don't like about me dating your Aunt...'cause i'm not planning on letting her go anytime soon".
Evan was silent for a while, considering this.
"I don't have to call you 'Uncle Forge', do i?", he asked with a defeated sigh.
"Err...no".
"Good, 'cause i'm not gonna".
****
Sidney sighed from the small cove she had hide herself in, strumming quietly on her guitar. All hopes of a future with this had been shattered with the current view on mutants......though it didn't mean that she'd stop playing. Her fingers automatically started playing a tune she adored, and she found herself singing quietly.
"For a friend, for a love to keep me safe and warm".
She stopped herself, a painfull pang from losing Todd in the first place hitting home. She sighed and started to strum out a different tune.
"I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned", she sang, "I believe you can't appriciate real love 'til you've been burned"
She closed her eyes as she sang, not noticing someone leaning on the tunnel opening.
"I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side, I believe you don't know what you got until you say goodbye".
"You're pretty good at that".
Sidney stopped instantly, turning to see Morph smiling at her. She gave an anoyed growl, putting her guitar down.
"I thought i'd got rid of you", she said.
"Nah, i'm like a leech", said Morph, giving her a wink, "very hard to get rid of me once i've stuck on. Besides, i promised i'd cheer you up".
"I'm not in a 'cheery' mood right now", said Sidney, "so give it up while you're ahead".
Instead, Morph sat down next to her.
"Wanna talk about it?".
Sidney closed her eyes, curling her tail around her feet.
"I'm just....missing what i had once", she said, "..it hurts to remember".
She paused, looking up at him.
"Who did you leave behind to come down here?".
Morph changed into a very 'father-like' figure.
"Just my dad....but we don't get along", he said, then sighed, changing back into his neutral form, "my mom died when i was thirteen, lung Cancer".
"Oh....i'm sorry", said Sidney, "i lost both my parents...wasn't that old when my father died, my mother died about two years ago....why don't you get along with your dad?".
"He wanted me to take a serious approach on life after mom died", said Morph, changing into a clown, a sad one, but a clown none-the-less, "so i did the oposite, he got nastier, i got more humerous....and then i ended up like this".
Sidney nodded, keeping silent for a while.
"Well, i think it's nice", she said, "it's always good to have a joker around. You should meet Kurt, you two would get along great".
"I'm a one man, act, baby", said Morph, giving her a wink.
Sidney chuckled, before giving him a weak smile.
"Thanks, Kevin", she said, "you really did make me feel better".
With that, she lent up and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Awww sucks, glad to be of service, M'Lady", said Morph, changing into a kight and giving her a bow.
Sidney laughed gently, shaking her head.
"You crack me up", she said, rolling her eyes in amusement before walking off down the tunnel, "come on, lets go throw water balloons at Caliban"
****
Back at the mansion, Rogue was trying her best to ignore a bouncing Kitty.
"Kitty, will you STOP already?", she growled.
"But i'm so HAPPY!", she said, "Piotr's soooooooo sweet! I love not being single again!".
"Yeah.....whoopie", replied Roberto listlessly.
"Ok, what is UP with you?", said Rogue, "you've been a depressed ball of...depression for days. You're gettin' worse than ME".
"I don't wanna talk about it", said Roberto, not moving from where he was lying face-first on the couch.
"It'll make you feel better", chimed in Kitty.
"No, it won't".
"You KNOW a'h have ways of findin' out, right?", said Rogue, making a show of slowly removing a glove.
Roberto pondered this and his options...nope the door was too far away and with the blinds closed he couldn't get nearly enough sunlight to power up. He gave a defeated sigh, shutting his eyes.
"Fine, it's just...this week", he sighed, "is the aniversary of someone who died...that i cared about alot".
Rogue and Kitty exchanged a glance, before looking back at Roberto.
"Who?", they asked in unison.
"Juliana", said Roberto, his eyes still closed and his head hung low, "she..she was my girlfriend back in Brazil. She died saving my life".
"Oh", said Rogue, "...a'hm sorry, Robbie".
"Yeah...it must be tough", said Kitty.
"Yeah, it is", said Roberto, standing up, "now if you don't mind, i'm going to go eat Ice-Cream until i pass out".
True to his word, he disapeared into the kitchen.
"It's always the quiet ones", said Kitty.
"What?", said Rogue, blinking.
"It's always the quiet ones that have the whole...inner torment going on", sais Kitty, "or the overly-happy ones".
"....Yeah...you're right", said Rogue, blinking, "huh....well most of the mutants around here must have OODLES of depressive stuff like that. We should start an agony aunt programme".
*****
Yeah,.....i probably bummed you all out. But the majority of you saw all of season 4, especially the ending, so i'm getting my own back. Mwhoahahahahahhahaha! Ahem. Do review. Until next time....
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Creatures of Night brought to light!"
****
Awww you guys who R &R are the best!
*** Chapter 6 - The Inevitable Angsty Chapter
*****
Piotr was happily sitting in the Acolytes base, ejoying a quiet moment of relaxation. But, as they often are, it was interupted very quickly, by Pyro waving his hands frantically.
"Hide, hide, hide!!!!", the Austrailian squeaked, pointing at a broom closet that Piotr couldn't fit in if he TRIED, "before he makes it here!!!".
"Before WHO makes it here?".
"Raowwwrrrr!".
"Too late", said Pyro, "hey...errr....nice knowing you Peety. Can i have your novelty wig collection?....I'll take your silence as a yes...BYE!"
With that, Pyro ran off as Sabertooth entered the room, growling angrilly. He stalked right up to Piotr, grabbed him by the shirt front and slammed him against the wall.
"Where is she?", he growled.
Piotr changed into his metal form in a defence instinct, so Sabertooth had to settle for pinning him to the wall by his throat.
"Where is who?", asked Piotr, "i am not knowing what you are talking about!".
"Sidney!", hissed Sabertooth, bareing his teeth, "i just heard from the Brotherhood brats that she ran off. The fat kid said somethin' about you dumping her for the valley girl".
"I told you before, Comerade, Sidney and i were not dating", he said, "and i am just now hearing of her running away. I am sorry, but i do not know where she is being".
Sabertooth narrowed his eyes.
"If she's gone because of you, i'll tear ya limb from limb", he threatened, "metal case or not. It'll be fun openin' ya like a tin'a beans".
With that, he rather roughly released him. He gave another snarl, before padding out, the sound of a motorbike being revved up ouside then driving off anouncing his depature. Piotr stood up, changing into his flesh form before sighing and sitting heavily on one of the chairs. What if she HAD left because of him. She'd seemed alright with him and Kitty before when he told her about it, even supportive. He'd have to find her, or end up being tossed to the lions...literally.
******
Evan sighed from where he sat on the mansion roof. He'd climbed up from the sky-window in Ororo's attic. He'd often used this way to get up and away from everything. Not that it lasted that long. He closed his eyes as he heard the sound of someone climbing onto the roof. He turned, expecting to see his Aunt, suprised instead to see Forge.
"Can i sit down?", he asked.
"It's a free contry", said Evan moodily, "pull up a roof".
Forge sighed, sitting down next to Evan, glancing out over the grounds, which eventually streched out to the cliffs and sea.
"Wow, you get a good view from here", said Forge conversationally, only to get a glare from Evan.
Forge winced before giving a deep sigh.
"Evan, this really isn't a shot at you, no matter how much you think it is...".
"I don't", said Evan, "but you conviently waited until i had left for the Morlocks before you started dating her".
"Evan, i didn't even know how much i cared about her until...", Forge sighed, "look, i'm not trying to push you out of her life, if that's what you think".
Evan gave a snort.
"I'm not", said Forge, "what would that gain me? Evan, your Aunt is CRAZY about you, nothing i could do or say will ever change that. And i wouldn't WANT to change that".
"Yeah, right", muttered Evan, "you'd get her all to yourself. No Evan the third wheel".
Forge shook his head.
"Man, you are one messed up kid", he said, "i don't WANT Ororo all to myself. There's too much of Ororo to handle as it is. I don't want you out of the picture, Evan, honest. But...you gotta get over whatever it is you don't like about me dating your Aunt...'cause i'm not planning on letting her go anytime soon".
Evan was silent for a while, considering this.
"I don't have to call you 'Uncle Forge', do i?", he asked with a defeated sigh.
"Err...no".
"Good, 'cause i'm not gonna".
****
Sidney sighed from the small cove she had hide herself in, strumming quietly on her guitar. All hopes of a future with this had been shattered with the current view on mutants......though it didn't mean that she'd stop playing. Her fingers automatically started playing a tune she adored, and she found herself singing quietly.
"For a friend, for a love to keep me safe and warm".
She stopped herself, a painfull pang from losing Todd in the first place hitting home. She sighed and started to strum out a different tune.
"I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned", she sang, "I believe you can't appriciate real love 'til you've been burned"
She closed her eyes as she sang, not noticing someone leaning on the tunnel opening.
"I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side, I believe you don't know what you got until you say goodbye".
"You're pretty good at that".
Sidney stopped instantly, turning to see Morph smiling at her. She gave an anoyed growl, putting her guitar down.
"I thought i'd got rid of you", she said.
"Nah, i'm like a leech", said Morph, giving her a wink, "very hard to get rid of me once i've stuck on. Besides, i promised i'd cheer you up".
"I'm not in a 'cheery' mood right now", said Sidney, "so give it up while you're ahead".
Instead, Morph sat down next to her.
"Wanna talk about it?".
Sidney closed her eyes, curling her tail around her feet.
"I'm just....missing what i had once", she said, "..it hurts to remember".
She paused, looking up at him.
"Who did you leave behind to come down here?".
Morph changed into a very 'father-like' figure.
"Just my dad....but we don't get along", he said, then sighed, changing back into his neutral form, "my mom died when i was thirteen, lung Cancer".
"Oh....i'm sorry", said Sidney, "i lost both my parents...wasn't that old when my father died, my mother died about two years ago....why don't you get along with your dad?".
"He wanted me to take a serious approach on life after mom died", said Morph, changing into a clown, a sad one, but a clown none-the-less, "so i did the oposite, he got nastier, i got more humerous....and then i ended up like this".
Sidney nodded, keeping silent for a while.
"Well, i think it's nice", she said, "it's always good to have a joker around. You should meet Kurt, you two would get along great".
"I'm a one man, act, baby", said Morph, giving her a wink.
Sidney chuckled, before giving him a weak smile.
"Thanks, Kevin", she said, "you really did make me feel better".
With that, she lent up and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Awww sucks, glad to be of service, M'Lady", said Morph, changing into a kight and giving her a bow.
Sidney laughed gently, shaking her head.
"You crack me up", she said, rolling her eyes in amusement before walking off down the tunnel, "come on, lets go throw water balloons at Caliban"
****
Back at the mansion, Rogue was trying her best to ignore a bouncing Kitty.
"Kitty, will you STOP already?", she growled.
"But i'm so HAPPY!", she said, "Piotr's soooooooo sweet! I love not being single again!".
"Yeah.....whoopie", replied Roberto listlessly.
"Ok, what is UP with you?", said Rogue, "you've been a depressed ball of...depression for days. You're gettin' worse than ME".
"I don't wanna talk about it", said Roberto, not moving from where he was lying face-first on the couch.
"It'll make you feel better", chimed in Kitty.
"No, it won't".
"You KNOW a'h have ways of findin' out, right?", said Rogue, making a show of slowly removing a glove.
Roberto pondered this and his options...nope the door was too far away and with the blinds closed he couldn't get nearly enough sunlight to power up. He gave a defeated sigh, shutting his eyes.
"Fine, it's just...this week", he sighed, "is the aniversary of someone who died...that i cared about alot".
Rogue and Kitty exchanged a glance, before looking back at Roberto.
"Who?", they asked in unison.
"Juliana", said Roberto, his eyes still closed and his head hung low, "she..she was my girlfriend back in Brazil. She died saving my life".
"Oh", said Rogue, "...a'hm sorry, Robbie".
"Yeah...it must be tough", said Kitty.
"Yeah, it is", said Roberto, standing up, "now if you don't mind, i'm going to go eat Ice-Cream until i pass out".
True to his word, he disapeared into the kitchen.
"It's always the quiet ones", said Kitty.
"What?", said Rogue, blinking.
"It's always the quiet ones that have the whole...inner torment going on", sais Kitty, "or the overly-happy ones".
"....Yeah...you're right", said Rogue, blinking, "huh....well most of the mutants around here must have OODLES of depressive stuff like that. We should start an agony aunt programme".
*****
Yeah,.....i probably bummed you all out. But the majority of you saw all of season 4, especially the ending, so i'm getting my own back. Mwhoahahahahahhahaha! Ahem. Do review. Until next time....