Spykes, Blonde Hair, and fingerless gloves
By Caith

Hello! This is my very first fic, and no, my character is not a Mary Sue! I know enough about X-men: Evolution to write a decent fic, but if you don't like it, do me a favor and say so, I need to add to my book of stupid flames. We all need a good laugh. I don't own the characters, Marvel has that wonderful honor, but I stole them for a while. Oh, and by the way, you know that sister that Attizikkah keeps talking about? That's me, yours truly. Don't mind a sibling war , aka we write nasty reviews to each other and totally screw up the system, it's just the way we are.
I paired my New Character with Evan . I would have paired her with Kurt, no offense to Nightcrawler fans, but I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to make an Evan by Kitty work .. scarrryyyy.
Anyway, I guess it's on with the show!


Chapt . 1 - Breakfast visitor

Another unforgettable morning in the Xavier Institute...

" Argh ! Kurt, watch it !"
" Vhat, Kitty?"
" You little sneak! you tried to get my toast with your tail!"
" I did not!"
" Don't lie!"
" The two of you, will you please calm down?"
" Jean! Tell him to stop it!"
" Kurt, don't use your tail at the table ."
" But, Jean...."
" No buts ."
" Honestly, you three .."
" Scott, I'd like to see you do better!"
" I could !"
" Could not!"
" Could to !"
" Wagh! I didn't want my toast well done !"
" Well, you just shut up, Evan, or I'll hit your fancy smancy watch next!"
" So? That won't improve your aim any better, laser eyes!"
: zzzxt, followed by Even yelping and running to the bathroom to douse his watch.:
" Um, hellllo ! listen, could one of y'all be a dear and pass me the butter?"
The Professor sighed and rolled his eyes as Rogue got her butter and the fight resumed. On his left side, Ororo smiled and shook her head, and both were very happy that Logan had bought earplugs to breakfast, or they would have to explain to another new student why there was a large, hand shaped hole at the center of the table. Yes, life could not be more perfect on a Sunday morning.
But something was about to change.
knock ,knock .
Xavier held up his hands and the room fell silent .
Ororo , looking politely puzzled, got up to get the front door.
:fump :
" Oh, my goodness, Professor! Charles! get out here!"
Xavier turned his hover chair and speed out of the room and into the front hall, surrounded by curious students.
Ororo knelt by the door on the Persian rug, her white eyes fixed on the girl that had - obviously- collapsed into a heap . A relative shiver ran through the small crowd as Logan ran to pick the girl up.
Her waist length blonde hair was flopped over her face, and ,by the looks, it hadn't been washed in a while. She was wearing what looked like the tattered remains of a kangaroo sweatshirt and jeans. the origional color of these garments was lost under layers of dirt and grim. She wore fingerless gloves that covered her knuckles, and she was incoherently muttering something, her hands clutching a small, dirty bag.
" She's delerious," reported Ororo , eyes filled with worry.
" She seems to be saying your name over and over again, professor ."
Charles nodded.
" Get her to the medical wing. Look, children," Xavier turned to look at Kurt, Kitty, Rogue, Jean, Scott, and Evan .
" I want you all not to use your powers until this girl is healed. We don't know if she is a mutant or not, but if not, I need you all to hide your powers from her and make it look like this is a regular dormitory. Alright?"
All of them numbly nodded.
" Good. Then, get back to breakfast, the lot of you. I'll see you all later."
And with that, Logan, Ororo , and Xavier decended down the stairs into the medical wing.



"Well, zis is just great!" moaned Kurt as he flopped onto his bed .
" Vat are we going to do? If ve can't use our powers, zan I'm going to have to use my holo-vatch all day!"
Kitty sighed as she slid through the door, Rogue opening it behind her.
" Kurt, you use your holo watch all day anyway."
" But it's Sunday !" groaned the blue fuzzball, golden eyes going wide.
" I never get any rest ! Sunday is the only day vhen I don't have to use it!"
" Chill out, Kurt," said Evan as he sidled through the door .
" We're not even sure if she is a human."
" What do you mean by that ?"
Scott and Jean were next in line for the door.
" I mean, if she's a mutant, she's just like us, right? no problemo ."
" Evan, didn't you see her? She, like, looked half insane ."
" I know, Kitty, I know, but, hey, if she came here, she'd have to be, right?"
" What did you say ???!"
" Nothing , Rogue, nothing."
" Why I oughta -"
And, thus, the largest pillow fight in history was fought in the room of Kurt Wagner.


Meanwhile, down in the medical lab ...

" Ororo, did you get those readings?"
" Yes, professor ."
" Logan?"
" Yeah."
" Well, then, lets take a look, shall we ?"
All three adult mutants stood at the side of the bed now housing the girl. She had been given a personal hygiene upgrade, curtosy of Ororo, and was now so bandaged up she looked like a mummy.
" Well," said Ororo,
" She doesn't look that bad. as soon as we get the x rays back, we can be sure."
" Yes, thank you ... Storm ."
" Your welcome, professor ."
Charles looked down at the girl, his bald shiny head reflecting the numerous lights. The lab had a cold, sterile feeling that Logan had come to dislike .
" Logan?"
" Eh, Charlie ?"
" If you want to leave, you can."
" I ain't leavin' till this is all over and done with."
" Alright ."
And, with that, Charles Xavier dove into her mind .

Woobblllyyy .... memories ...


He saw her, the girl that was in the room, looking scared. Her mother was dragging her over the sand with and alarming speed. He could feel her confusion and fear .
The petite blonde woman that heal her hand was breathing hard , but had apparently reached her destination, as she dragged her daughter into the grove of scrubby trees just outside of town and held her close.
" Alice."
" Mom, what'er you doing' ?"
" Hon, that man wants you for the same reson he wanted your father. I can't let him have you."
The girl shivered, lost in confusion and fear. That man, the one that had been chasing them, what didh e have to do with her father, the one the girl had never seen before ?
" Honey?"
" Yeah, ma ?"
" I want you to go to New York."
" What? New York state?! But Ma-"
" Honey, don't fight with me! Listen,"
And with this she shoved a cloth bag into her daughter's hands .
" In this is over one thousand dollars. Don't spend it all in one place. Once you get to new York, I want You to find the Xavier institute . Don't stop till' you get there, and don't let that man get you. I'll stay here and slow him down for as long as I can, alright?"
" But, Ma-"
" No buts! Listen, Charles is an old friend of mine. Tell him Ruby Greenfield sent you. Honey, I'll stay in touch, your not losing me. Xavier's is a place for people like us .. people with special powers. Look,"
The woman hugged her little girl, her treasure, the one thing that kept her connected to the past .
" go, honey. Now!"
And Alice was running through the wilds of Montana, her only thought-
Get to New York....
woobly, woobly, memory scan over with .



Xavier pulled out of her mind, shocked through and through. He turned to Ororo, said simply,
" Her name is Alice."
then flopped over.
" Charles!"
Ororo grabbed the man by the shoulders and- aided by Logan- got him to sit up again.
" Charles, what happened in there?"
Xavier looked up, his eyes haunted.
" She's a Mutant . She comes from Montana. Her name is Alice, and she's been traveling to get here for six months ."
At the name Alice, Logan twitched, but nothing more .
" Do we bring her upstairs with the others?"
" I don't know how she'll react to other people, Logan -"
" Well, you'll find out if you 'd just pay enough attention. Jeeze, y'all have the reflexes of a buncha dead cows!"
All three turned- to see that Alice was up and about , taking in everything with her eyes.
" Man, it must have cost a fortune to biuld this place."
Ororo stood, shocked. Logan was impassive, and Charles was not surprised at all.
" Welcome to the Xavier institute, Miss-"
" Alice." She said, swinging her legs over the side of the bed .
" Alice Greenfield . Where's my clothes ?"
Ororo smiled slightly .
" They were a bit disgusting, to say the least. You can wear this."
She tossed a pair of jeans, boots, and a red tummy-tank top to the blonde .
" Ororo, we'll leave this with you."
And with that, Xavier and Logan both walked up the stairs, Logan stopping for a moment to look back at the blonde girl . Shaking his head, he continued up the stairs.
" Where's my bag?"
Ororo remembered the bag that had had well over five hundred dollars in it. She held up the grimy thing and said,
" You take care of it for now, we'll put it into a bank account later."
She nodded and hugged it to her chest, turning around so that the pretty African woman couldn't see the tears.


" Vat ?"
Kurt asked blankly.
" I said, she's a mutant, and she's staying with us for a while ."
" Really? Another girl ? like, cool!"
" Oh, man, we are so out-numbered !"
Evan moaned as he leaned against the door frame. They were all in the professor's study, after he had just broken the news to them about Alice.
" I'm not sure what her power is yet, so please leave her alone about it."
" Yep."
" Sure."
" Alright, professor ."
Evan grinned.
" Who knows? maybe she'll be the cutest girl you could ever meet ."

Alice smiled as she slid on the shirt . Man, being clean felt great! And she smelled better, too .
She looked at the strange African woman who had given her the clothing- what was it the proffesor called her, Ororo? - and smiled slightly.
I did it. I made it to New York. I'm at Xavier's. I made it. Are you proud of me?
Of course I am.
She ran her fingers through her hair- it had been cleaned and brushed- and groaned .
Ororo turned and looked at her.
" What is it, Alice ?"
" Excuse me, but - how good are you at cutting hair ? It's grown long again."
Ororo smiled.
" Why do you want it cut ? You look pretty with long hair."
Alice turned to her, eyes suspicious. And, for the first time. Ororo saw The girl's eye color .
They were iron grey, the eyes of someone who knew only survival, whose only life was a promise, a memory, and a mother .
Ororo gulped, but her face remained calm. Alice quietly said,
" When your running, you can't look behind you with long hair."
She nodded, and pulled out a chair, using her power to control the wind to pick up a pair of scissors and bring them to her hand.
" Sit here."
Alice nodded , and Ororo began to cut, her elegant fingers slicing precisely chin length.
But not everyone's perfect.
" Oh! I'm sorry!" exclaimed the African woman as she pulled her hands away.
" I didn't think it would cut you !"
Sure enough, the newly sharpened scissors had cut a long, narrow gash across the back of Alice's neck.
" Oh, don't worry about it."
And Ororo was forced to stare in wonderment as the gash healed within the span of two seconds.
" Well," she said, trying to contain her shock,
" I guess your ready to meet the other children now. The professor will get you enrolled in regular high school as soon as he can. That is ," she stopped, looking at the blonde girl,
" If you plan on staying ."
Alice turned again to look at her.
" Is this the Xavier institute which belongs the Charles Xavier?"
" Yes."
" Then I'm staying. This is where my mother told me to go, this is where I stay."
Ororo smiled, and lead her up the stairs, privately hoping that the X-rays of Alice's body would come through soon .



" Vell, this vas a perfectly vasted morning ."
Kurt groaned as he hung from a tree on the grounds.
" Get over it, blue man. We have a new student, no one's gotten hurt , and life goes on."
Evan grinned as he sat on a bench, trying to find a good pick- up line for the new girl .
Rogue sighed and went back to watching Kitty beat Scott at tennis . Jean was making the score pad levitate in the air, and writing down the scores with a levitating pencil . Suddenly, a silent breeze told them that Storm had Arrived on the scene. All turned- to be faced with an interesting sight .
The same girl, but she looked -different. Of course, the absence of two tons of dirt and an awful smell might have something to do with it. She was dressed in a red tummy- tank top, with boots and jeans. She continued to wear fingerless gloves, but she was wearing a jean jacket, elbow length, only a few inches longer than the shirt. All in all, a perfect ten on the male score sheet - except that this girl had finely toned muscles . Lots of them. She wasn't bulky, but there was a sleekness about her that seemed to scream
' Keep the fuck away from me.'
Her iron grey eyes were wandering over them all with a slight scowl, and her blonde hair- which used to be waist length- now blew around her cheeks in the early Autmn wind.
" Children, this is Alice Greenfield, from Montana. She's going to be staying here with us."
Kitty shivered lightly, though the day was warm for September . Such a sweet, innocent name, for such a cold looking girl ...
Surprisingly, Rogue was the first to step up .
" Mah name's Rogue, nice to meet 'cha."
The scowl lessened as Alice heard a familar southern drawl, much like her own. she placed it instantly as nearby or in Mississippi.
" I'm Alice. Nice to meet y'all." she drawled. Rogue smiled. And a friendship was made.
Kitty stepped foreward, her shoulders high as she smiled at the Montana girl.
" I'm Kitty Pride."
She stepped back, and Kurt was up to bat. with a glance at Ororo, he reached down and pushed a button on his holo-watch . the hologram fell . Alice only raised her eyebrows, not saying a thing as he said
" I'm Kurt. Kurt Vagner ."
Alice didn't know that she had just given the blue German the best thing in the world - no freaked out reaction at his looks. Evan grinned .
" I'm Evan Daniels ."
Scott and Jean introduced themselves, and Ororo was satisfied as she said
" I want you to make her feel welcome, Alright?"
" alright,"
Ororo smiled as she walked away. Unfortunatly, Evan seemed not to remember the professor's warning about the power thing. He pounced.
" What can you do? huh, huh?"
Everyone winced, expecting Alice to explode on contact.
When the insults didn't start flying, all cautiously lifted their heads up. Alice was smiling, her eyes glinting.
" I was born with several."
" Really?"
" ... which would you like to see?"
" All of them! We'll show you ours, right, guys?"
all nodded mutely as Evan turned to them, his face gleaming with enthusiasm that was ... creepy.
Alice nodded.
" alright"
suddenly, she had lifted a granite bench into the air and was flipping it over and over with one hand. Evan grinned widely.
" Super-strength, right ?"
Alice smiled again.
" actually, it's all a part of one major power. I was born with super strength, speed, and agility. I have enhanced senses. Sort of like a wolf , but, well ..."
Evan smiled.
" Well, you said you had several. What's another one?"
Alice sighed.
" Well, I have this ..."
The blonde turned to face a short tree, looking at it for a moment before gently touching it with the tip of a finger.
The tree shot up six feet before she managed to pull her hand away.
" What the ...."
Alice grinned sheepishly.
" I can do this whenever I touch a person, or I can levitate myself."
Evan's eyes widened, along with the rest of the X-men, their mouths in nice, neat little O s .
Evan managed to regain thought .
" Alright, how many more left?"
" .. Only two."
" Well, show us!"
" .. any of you have anything sharp?"
Without a thought, Rogue handed over her spiked collar, which she kept super sharp, just in case.
Alice calmly grabbed it- and ran the spikes over her bare arm . Red blood slowly dripped down , on a crash course with the ground.
Jean was horrified.
" Alice! What are you -" She stopped as she watched the wound close back up, all traces of the spikes vanish. Calmly, Alice wiped the collar off and gave it back to Rogue, who, just as calmly, put it back on .
Evan faltered as he said,
" The last one?"
Alice was silent. Then, finally,
" That one is for another day."
Evan got the point, and even Rogue was a bit creeped out. Kurt came to the rescue.
" Vell, ve did promise to show her our powers, didn't ve? Who's going to go first?"
Evan grinned.
" I made the bargin, I'll go."
Evan looked at his arm for about two seconds.
Alice didn't even flinch as a large, brown spike sprouted from Evan's arm .
Evan grinned.
" I can grow spikes from any part of my body." [1]
Alice looked genuinly impressed.
" Cool."
Kurt was a bit shy as he stepped foreward.
" Vell, I can-"
BAMF!
a strong smell of Brimstone- and the sense that someone was behind her- made Alice spin around .
Kurt was stood there , showing his canine grin.
" teleport from place to place."
She cocked her head to one side.
" Neat! Me an' my Ma were the only mutants n our town, it was a pain in the butt during school-"
She cut off the thought abruptly, and no one wanted to ask her why .
Kitty eagerly walked over to a large oak tree.
" watch this!"
Alice nodded apreciativly as Kitty ghosted through the rough bark , a look of triumph on her face.
Jean smiled.
" I'm telikenetic."
to prove it, she lifted the scoring pad again into the air.
Alice whistled, then turned to Rogue and Scott.
" You two?"
scott looked around, then spotted an old dead tree that would have to go anyway. He lowered his glasses and shot. Alice jumped a little as she watched the tree burst into orange flames.
" Eyebeams. Nice."
She turned to Rogue. The girl looked at her, and, though the others couldn't see it, a pleading look was in her eyes .
" For another day, then?" asked the blonde softly.
" ... yeah ."
Both of them were knocked off as Kitty yelled,
" Hey! we're going in! You comin'?"
" Yeah!"
" Be right there!"
both southern girls rolled their eyes as they walked up the granite steps .
And the Xavier institute was as it was , a haven for the young and confused, a sanctuary for the weak, and, to the X-men and their - maybe- newest member- home.

End Chapter 1
one little footnote here ...
[1] - No, Evan/Spyke does NOT grow spikes out of some places, for those with sick minds!

I'm not gonna tell you what's gonna happen in Chapter 2, you'll have to find out !