Title: The One Who Sees
Author: Dhampyrx2
Category: Crossover W/ X-Men: Evolution, X-Men comic elements
Timeframe: Post-Dirty Girls, S7 Pairings: I'm open to suggestions that don't involve Spike, unless he reverts to his old, evil self
Summary: Xander's loss of an eye at the hands of Caleb stirred up a hornet's nest of trouble. His family is angry, worried, and happens to include several Alpha Class mutants, who will descend on Sunnydale with a vengeance to find out what happened, and take their frustrations out on the Caleb and the First Evil's hides.
Standard Disclaimer: I own squat. Several very wealthy people own the rights to Buffy, X-men, and any other character I may throw in. I make no money off of this. Nobody else try to do it either.
Distribution: You want it, Just ask.
As the Blackbird made its way across the nation a supersonic speeds, Rogue sat in morose silence. Long gone was sullen goth teen of her earlier years with the X-men. The southern belle, now clad in her red and black skintight uniform, had long ago learned to let herself be happy. That was a lesson mostly attributed to her family's help. Her brother, Kurt, her sister-in-law Wanda, her niece Talia, and even her cold hearted momma, Mystique, all helped crack the ice she had encased her heart in. But it was Xander, the did the most for her. Her eyes misted up as she remembered the day she finally got to meet her brother's eldest child.
/flashback/
Rogue stood back and watched as the whole house came out to greet nine year old Alexander Harris as he visited the Xavier Institute for the first time. The brown haired boy was instantly inundated with over a dozen new 'aunts' and 'uncles' to fawn over him. The one woman with the most right to claim the title of 'aunt', however just stood there apart from the festivities.
What's the point of making a fool of myself. she thought angrily. I'll just risk touchin' a kid with that much energy, and then I'll end up hurtin' him without meaning to. She had been working for years to control her absorption mutation, and although breakthroughs had been made, particularly with Gambit's help, she was still far too erratic to be safe. Unless she concentrated to the point she could do nothing else, her power still kicked in. It was wholly depressing to the woman.
That depression forced her into a chair in the main living room, as she began to read one of her favorite books, and pretend that staying back from her newfound nephew did not hurt. It also distracted her, as her brother got that mischievous look in his eyes, and whispered something into young Xander's ear.
She was wholly unprepared, then, when a nine year old bundle of energy and cheer, leapt into her lap, knocking the wind out of her, grabbed her around the neck, and gave her a huge wet smacker right on her cheek, accompanied, by a "Hiya, Auntie Rogue! I'm Xander. Do you wanna play with me?", then followed with a huge hug.
Rogue was so flustered by the attention, she could only sputter incoherently for several seconds, before she realized Xander was touching her, and recoiled back in shock, afraid of hurting him.
"Awww. Don't you want to play?" the boy asked with a devilish grin that matched his father's perfectly, minus the blue fur on Kurt's face, as he poked her in the nose comically.
"Huh? Wha? B..bu...but mah powers." she said dumbly, as she realized the child had yet to show a single sign of being drained.
"Of no use against him, mein schweister(sp?)." Kurt said with a matching grin from off to her right.
She looked over, still confused, as the boy in her lap bounced up and down trying to coax her to play, and saw her bother and sister-in-law locked in a soppy embrace as they watched Alex try to charm her into a game. "What do ya mean, fuzzball?" she asked in bewilderment.
"One of Alex's powers is a body specific nullifying field, Rogue. Your powers will never affect him." Wanda said with a smile.
It took the Mississippi native a few seconds to process that, before her face broke out into a huge grin. She realized she never had to be afraid of her nephew getting hurt by her poisoned skin. She never had to feel the sting of seeing him recoil in fear from her and her powers. She could dote on, and play with, and spoil him just like she had always wanted to with each child born into the X-men, but never dared to try.
Young Xander's face wore a proud grin as his aunt set him down, and kissed his forehead, before she said, "Alraght, rug rat. What do you say we get some ice cream, and then we'll play whatevah' you want." as she smiled like crazy, with small tears in her eyes.
"What ever yo' say, Tante River Rat." Xander replied in a bad approximation of a Cajun accent.
Rogue looked up sharply at that, a fire in her eyes not seen in a long time as she searched out the only possible source of such a comment befouling her nephew's lips. "Remy...when I get hold of your Swamp Rat hide..." she growled at Gambit.
"Promises, promises, chere." Remy said with that grin that made her weak in the knees.
End Flashback
Rogue had to wipe a pair of tears out of her eyes at the bittersweet memory. Bittersweet because she had lost Remy to a horrible battle five years ago against the despicable Mr. Sinister.
Her face hardened as she thought of what lie ahead. She had lost Gambit, and nothing could change that. But There was going to be hell to pay for whomever tried to kill her nephew. She'd teach those bastards not to mess with the Rogue, or with the X-men.
Xander sighed as he looked out the window at the breaking dawn, then glanced at the still sleeping Willow, who had relieved Faith in staying by him an hour ago.
He had managed about two hours of sleep that night after a good conversation with Faith before he had dozed off, and they had cleared a bit of the air between them.
The young mutant sighed as he thought about just who would show up to help him now. He knew 'Aunt' Kitty and 'Uncle' Piotr were on assignment in Mongolia somewhere, but all the others he was close to would probably come.
Damn it, Nana. he thought angrily. Why did you have to be so stubborn? I don't want them getting hurt, and I can't even read enough of the situation to protect them.
His mental recriminations were cut short, however, by the sound of a quiet /BAMF/ to his right, and with it, the arrival of his father, mother, and sister. The women released Nightcrawler from where they clung to him to join in his teleport., and rushed to his side, followed only a second later by his blue, fuzzy dad.
He smiled in spite of himself at the sight, even as Willow awoke to the stench of sulfur and brimstone, only to let out a surprised "Oh." at the sight of the new arrivals.
"Guten Morgen, Frau Rosenberg." Kurt said with a smile, and a wave of his three fingered hand from Xander's bedside, even as his other hand brushed aside his injured son's messy black hair. "We're here!"
"Yeah hi, Willow!" TJ said with a similar wave, as Wanda just nodded her greeting, barely taking her eyes off of Xander.
The son of the Scarlet Witch and the Incredible Nightcrawler let out a long suffering sigh as he said, "Good to see you all. Although I'm surprised you didn't teleport everyone in at once, no matter how stressful, dad."
The German mutant shrugged as he affably replied, "You know Tabby. She complains the smell stays in her hair for weeks vhen I 'port her. And your aunt und godfather had to find a good parking place for the plane. They'll be here as soon as fast as Logan and Rogue can drive from the landing site."
"Then I'm surprised they didn't beat you here." Xander joked in a deadpan tone.
From outside in the tree, Mystique smiled. The family reunion had begun.
END (completed) CHAPTER 1