Nightcrawler: Double Vision Author's Notes
This is an idea that has been brewing in my mind for some time. On message boards
such as X-Fan and Nightscrawlers, many people who believe that Priest Kurt was a bad idea
(I subscribe to that belief) had posted theories that Priest Crawler was a Skrull imposter,
or an evil twin, since his characterization was a complete departure from his previous self.
The idea for this particular fic was sparked there, but it never moved beyond drawings
of Classic and Priest Nightcrawlers battling. Then my true inspiration came- an episode of
"Star Trek: The Next Generation." It was an epidode which dealt with Commander Riker's past.
eight years prior to the debut of the series, he had been serving on an outpost. When situations
became hazardous, the outpost team evacuated. Riker was the last to leave the planet, and an
error in the transporter caused him to split into two people: One who made it off the planet,
and one who didn't. This look at how different situations can change a person led to the
setup for this fic.
I decded to use the blind teleport from the X-Corps story arc (see Uncanny X-Men
# 405 and 407 for details on the 'port) because the sheer distance of the jump easily exceeded
his 3 mile limit. This made me wonder what caused that huge jump, and served as a good catylyst.
When people make any life change, for better or for worse, they always will look back
at what could have been. Kurt would have doubts about leaving the priesthood, and this story
would lay those doubts to rest.
I chose to write this in comic script format (modeled after the Uncanny X-Men 412 script
posted on X-Fan by Chuck Austen) because I don't commit well to stories written in prose. (if
you look at my other stories, you'll find a very large screenplay fic, and several unfinished
prose fics) The comic format seemed most natural.
Thank You for reading Nightcrawler: Double Vision. Please review.
- Nightcrawler ZERO
This is an idea that has been brewing in my mind for some time. On message boards
such as X-Fan and Nightscrawlers, many people who believe that Priest Kurt was a bad idea
(I subscribe to that belief) had posted theories that Priest Crawler was a Skrull imposter,
or an evil twin, since his characterization was a complete departure from his previous self.
The idea for this particular fic was sparked there, but it never moved beyond drawings
of Classic and Priest Nightcrawlers battling. Then my true inspiration came- an episode of
"Star Trek: The Next Generation." It was an epidode which dealt with Commander Riker's past.
eight years prior to the debut of the series, he had been serving on an outpost. When situations
became hazardous, the outpost team evacuated. Riker was the last to leave the planet, and an
error in the transporter caused him to split into two people: One who made it off the planet,
and one who didn't. This look at how different situations can change a person led to the
setup for this fic.
I decded to use the blind teleport from the X-Corps story arc (see Uncanny X-Men
# 405 and 407 for details on the 'port) because the sheer distance of the jump easily exceeded
his 3 mile limit. This made me wonder what caused that huge jump, and served as a good catylyst.
When people make any life change, for better or for worse, they always will look back
at what could have been. Kurt would have doubts about leaving the priesthood, and this story
would lay those doubts to rest.
I chose to write this in comic script format (modeled after the Uncanny X-Men 412 script
posted on X-Fan by Chuck Austen) because I don't commit well to stories written in prose. (if
you look at my other stories, you'll find a very large screenplay fic, and several unfinished
prose fics) The comic format seemed most natural.
Thank You for reading Nightcrawler: Double Vision. Please review.
- Nightcrawler ZERO