Disclaimer: I do not own X men. The X men parts come a little later. This
story actually started out as an English hero story in March 2002.
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Orange dog
Kelsey and the officers cautiously got out of the car. Kelsey got more than a little nervous when she noticed that both officers had their hands hovering over their holsters. It was getting dark, and the place smelt like rotting fruit and urine. Kelsey wrinkled her nose in disgust.
Gripped by a wave of pure worry for the little boy, she ran down the alley. In the dim light of a half-broken streetlight She saw three figures standing around a vague shape on the ground.
Suddenly, Kelsey heard gunshots behind her and she threw herself to the ground, covering her head with her hands. She rolled into a space between two overflowing rubbish bins.
Turning awkwardly in her hiding place, she saw four dark shapes on the ground. She gulped and turned back to her more immediate problem. Concentrate on the kid, she told herself firmly.
She looked at the three thugs and the kid. As she was watching, one of the thugs kicked the little boy hard in the ribs and laughed. That made her red with fury.
Boy, would I like to be a really big, really strong animal right about now. Like a Buffalo. Yeah. Then I could teach them a lesson.
Shaking with anger, she took a few steps forward. Her left leg. Her right leg. Her other left leg. Her other left leg?
"What the.?"Kelsey whispered, but it came out "fffrrrhhhooorrr!" I'm a Buffalo! She realised. Kelsey tried to smile, but obviously Buffalos can't, so that endeavour was quickly abandoned.
She charged.
"What in God's name is that?" Her sensitive Buffalo ears heard, just before she collided with something soft and squishy that popped like an overripe tomato.
Even God won't help you now, Kelsey thought grimly, but I'm about to show you the light. Careful not to hurt the little boy that lay at her hooves, she turned around and bellowed into the other men's faces. They ran away like bats out of hell. Deciding not to follow them was the hardest decision she'd ever had to make but Kelsey couldn't just leave the boy.
She turned around to face the boy. Even her weak Buffalo eyes could see that he was deathly pale. She concentrated on him and found herself shrinking, but at the same time standing upright.
She picked up the little boy and touched his cheek. His skin was cold as ice. Kelsey the girl carried him to the police car, but she glanced at herself in the rear view mirror briefly she could have sworn that her skin was green, there were strange markings on her body and she was wearing jewellery she had never seen before.
Kelsey and the officers cautiously got out of the car. Kelsey got more than a little nervous when she noticed that both officers had their hands hovering over their holsters. It was getting dark, and the place smelt like rotting fruit and urine. Kelsey wrinkled her nose in disgust.
Gripped by a wave of pure worry for the little boy, she ran down the alley. In the dim light of a half-broken streetlight She saw three figures standing around a vague shape on the ground.
Suddenly, Kelsey heard gunshots behind her and she threw herself to the ground, covering her head with her hands. She rolled into a space between two overflowing rubbish bins.
Turning awkwardly in her hiding place, she saw four dark shapes on the ground. She gulped and turned back to her more immediate problem. Concentrate on the kid, she told herself firmly.
She looked at the three thugs and the kid. As she was watching, one of the thugs kicked the little boy hard in the ribs and laughed. That made her red with fury.
Boy, would I like to be a really big, really strong animal right about now. Like a Buffalo. Yeah. Then I could teach them a lesson.
Shaking with anger, she took a few steps forward. Her left leg. Her right leg. Her other left leg. Her other left leg?
"What the.?"Kelsey whispered, but it came out "fffrrrhhhooorrr!" I'm a Buffalo! She realised. Kelsey tried to smile, but obviously Buffalos can't, so that endeavour was quickly abandoned.
She charged.
"What in God's name is that?" Her sensitive Buffalo ears heard, just before she collided with something soft and squishy that popped like an overripe tomato.
Even God won't help you now, Kelsey thought grimly, but I'm about to show you the light. Careful not to hurt the little boy that lay at her hooves, she turned around and bellowed into the other men's faces. They ran away like bats out of hell. Deciding not to follow them was the hardest decision she'd ever had to make but Kelsey couldn't just leave the boy.
She turned around to face the boy. Even her weak Buffalo eyes could see that he was deathly pale. She concentrated on him and found herself shrinking, but at the same time standing upright.
She picked up the little boy and touched his cheek. His skin was cold as ice. Kelsey the girl carried him to the police car, but she glanced at herself in the rear view mirror briefly she could have sworn that her skin was green, there were strange markings on her body and she was wearing jewellery she had never seen before.