Songfic
You guys laugh at our tragedy and romance! You know what would be funny? If we submitted this story without the comments in the middle in a different section, like romance or something, and see how that crowd reviews it. Do you suppose they'll say, "THIS IS SO HILARIOUS!!!" or something more along the lines of "That was so sad!!" That's actually a good idea. I think we'll do it.
Search for Red and Silver.
"It's been wonderful having you here at Hogwarts." Said Dumbledore as he said goodbye to each of them.
"What song are you doing, Charles?" asked Beast.
"Well…I just decided to choose my current favorite song." Professor Xavier answered. "'The Christmas Shoes' by Newsong!"
"'The Christmas Shoes'?" Beast said. "But what as that got to do with the plot that's going on?"
"The songs NEVER have anything to do with the plots!" said Professor Xavier in that 'Oh Beast, you're so silly!' tone. "A songfic is merely this; a song randomly inserted into a story every few lines just to make the story seem more insightful!"
"Wow!" said Beast. "You're STILL teaching me things every day!"
"Naturally." Said Professor Xavier.
"Goodbye Professor!" said the X-Men, waving off to Dumbledore.
St. John was saying his last goodbyes to Angelina.
"Hogwarts just won't be the same without you, Ron." Angelina said, tears streaming down her face.
"It's all right." Said St. John, wiping away some of her tears. "I'll find you again someday. And we'll be together."
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
"I'm going to miss you so much." Said Angelina, hugging him tightly. "I'll never let go!"
"We gotta go!" Scott called to St. John. "Hurry up!"
"Take me with you!" Angelina declared.
"What?" St. John said. "You have to attend school! Don't you want to become a witch?"
"I did…" Angelina answered. "Until I met you…"
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
St. John looked back at Scott and the rest of the X-Men. "Bring her along!" cheered Kitty. "We could use more girl power!"
"I got no problems." Said Lance.
"Whatever you want!" Kurt agreed. The rest of the X-Men agreed. Angelina looked back at Dumbledore.
He smiled and slowly nodded his head.
Angelina turned back to St. John. "We'll be together forever!" she exclaimed happily.
"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"
Everyone boarded the space ship and took off as the entire school waved them off.
"We have to get back to Earth." Said Bobby watching the planet Torgo get smaller off in the distance on the main screen.
"Does anyone even know how to pilot this thing?" Pietro said. "I mean, we got to Torgo with an entire crew and now we're…well, kind of SHORT an entire crew."
"And the engines are failing!" Remy said, looking at a screen in the corner. "Remy thinks we been on the planet too long so 'dis thing not used to flying."
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said "Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes"
"Our only hope is to use the extra power boosters!" said Scott.
"Where are those?!" Kitty yelled.
"How am I supposed to know?!" Scott demanded.
"You're the one who suggested it!" Kitty yelled back.
"I was just saying that!" said Scott angrily. "I don't even know if there ARE any extra power boosters!"
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
"Mama's gonna look so great"
"What are we going to do?" Angelina cried as the ship began to rock.
"I'm sorry you had to be put through this!" St. John said.
"I've got it!" said Scott. "With my brand new powers of telekinesis, I should be easily able to float us safely onto the nearest planet!"
"It's a good thing you learned telekinetic powers!" said Kitty. "I was stupid enough to just decide to go back to walking through walls…you know, I didn't want to try anything new…"
"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"
Scott concentrated on making the ship float. But the nearest planet was awfully far away and he didn't know if he could possibly make it.
"I could help!" Angelina said, reaching for her wand.
"No!" said St. John, grabbing her arm. "Let Scott do it." Angelina nodded.
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about
Scott strained his mind until they finally came across a planet just as he felt as though he couldn't go any further. The landing was an unsteady one, but they were all alive nonetheless!
"Where are we?" Pietro said, looking at the main screen.
"Oh no!" said Angelina. "This planet isn't the one I THINK it is, is it?"
"Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"
"I don't know." Said Kurt. "What planet do you think it is?"
"The Planet Rogue!" Angelina gasped. "But it is! How could you have possibly landed here?!"
"What do you mean?" asked Scott. "What could possibly be wrong with the Planet Rogue?"
"There's an evil tyrant overlord, Rogue." Angelina answered. "She's just downright evil! She kills innocent men, women AND children…for fun!"
"What is it?" asked Beast. "Why did you stop typing, Charles?"
"The song is over." Said Professor Xavier. "I can't write anymore."
"We could choose another song." Beast said.
"That would just confuse the reader!" Professor Xavier protested.
"How about we just start the song over again?" asked Beast.
"You're just FILLED with good ideas, Hank!" said Professor Xavier.
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
"Then let's get outta here." Said Lance. "Remy? How are our engines?"
"Dead." Remy answered. "Remy don't think he can fix them."
"So your nine years training at Engineering School does you no good?!" Lance demanded.
"Don't blame Remy for 'dis." Remy said, standing up and getting all in Lance's face. "He didn't plan 'dis."
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
"Just two questions/comments, Charles." Said Beast, putting his hand on Professor Xavier's shoulder. "The first…I think it's kind of ludicrous to repeat the song over again. Why don't we just move onto a new genre?"
"I was thinking the same thing…" Professor Xavier admitted. "What was your second question?"
"Oh right." Said Beast. "Did Remy really train nine years at an engineering school?"
"Oh my no." said Professor Xavier. "I just thought maybe I'd throw that it. I was planning on making Kitty a princess from another planet! And then I was going to have Lance formally king of the Planet Rogue before he was overthrown."
"By who?" asked Beast.
"Rogue." Professor said as if it were obvious.
"Since when is Rogue evil?"
"Since now."
"And since when is Kitty a princess and…?"
"Since now."
"This is some sort of alternate universe of yours, isn't it?"
"Oh Beast." Said Professor Xavier. "I think you just chose our next genre."
