Thief in the night
Disclaimer: I don't own anything so there would be very little point in suing me. The marvelous characters in this story are owned by the people who own them and not unfortunately by me. If you don't recognize a character then it's mine, all mine.
Summary: Xander encounters the X-men but that'd just be boring so there's a twist.
Spoilers: Not really but let's say X-men 1 and Buffy season 6 to be safe.
Rating: Let's say pg-13 in case I use a bad word.
Author's note: Big Thanks to everyone who's reading and reviewing or even just reading.
6. Surprise!
" Yes, and I must say they certainly are." Jean seemed to search for the right word. " Surprising " She ended staring at Xander.
Xander glanced around the room quickly as he held his breath and waited for the results of his genetic tests to be read aloud.
" Well don't keep us in suspense, " The Professor ordered smiling reassuringly at Xander who was getting more nervous by the second.
" The X-rays revealed no unusual bone structure, " She looked at the Professor and he looked at Jean and nodded. Xander raised an eyebrow and was about to ask what that was all about when Jean continued.
" The tests we conducted on your genetic make up showed some of the abnormalities we can expect in a mutant and some that are new to me and I'll have to investigate those further." Jean explained and Xander sighed in relief and nodded, his fraudulent behaviour apparently safe for the moment.
" The biggest surprise came from the DNA test. As you know Professor I've been exploring the link between mutants to see if I can trace the origin of mutation to a specific location or individual." The professor nodded in understanding, Logan and Xander looked lost.
A scream broke the air suddenly and the professor's head snapped up.
" On the basketball court!" He shouted and Logan sprinted from the room closely followed by Xander. They pushed past Jean who was clutching her results sheet in surprise and raced away.
Xander followed Logan through the house nearly crashing into the older man as he came to a stop at the exit onto the basketball courts.
Bear was back and he had a brown haired girl with a long white streak cornered up against the hedge bordering the basketball courts and the house. A teenage boy lay in a crumpled heap behind her and she was pulling off a pair of long white gloves and holding her hands out in an attempt to ward off the huge mutant.
A metallic sound whispered through the air and Xander jumped back in surprise as three long claws on both of Logan's hands extended from the space between his knuckles. Logan scanned the area and moved forward, Xander followed him. Shrugging off Jean who had come up behind the duo and was attempting to grab a hold of his jacket in order to hold Xander back.
"Dale no!" Jean hissed but Xander ignored her and advanced onto the basketball court, putting a little speed into his step he crossed in front of Logan who was advancing cautiously towards the threat.
" Hey it's the teddy bear, Have you come back to play teddy?" Xander taunted moving away from the girl and thus drawing Bear's attention away from her as well.
Bear growled at him and took a step forward, Xander clapped excitedly.
" You have! You have come to play with me!" He yelled jumping on the spot briefly.
" Bear no lose twice " The deep guttural voice surprised Xander for a moment but he covered by shooting back.
" You're on Bear, but this time we take it to the end. " With the challenge Xander charged.
Bear let out a roar and leapt forward but stopped instantly, his outstretched claws dropping to his side and his head falling down so that he stood still staring at the floor.
" Hey!" Xander yelled spinning around and noticing the appearance of the Professor.
" Jean check on Bobby please, " The professor ordered and Jean rushed towards the fallen boy and knelt by the side of the girl who had stuffed her hands haphazardly into her gloves and was tenderly stroking the side of Bobby's face.
Xander looked away from the scene back to Bear who was now muttering.
" Magneto want boy dead, boy too powerful, boy die, boy not boy." Over and over again
Xander's hand dipped underneath his jacket and withdrew a nasty looking hunting knife he moved forwards.
" Dale!" Jean screamed as she saw what Xander was about to do.
" Stop " The professor ordered and Xander looked across at him,
" This is the second time that this, " He gestured towards Bear " Has tried to kill me, now that pisses me off and I'm going to end it now! " Xander exclaimed as Bear's eyes widened in fear, frozen to the spot.
" So you're going to kill him, just stab him?" The professor asked and Xander tilted his head to one side and sized up Bear.
" Well if you wanted to make it an almost fair fight you could unfreeze him. " Xander reasoned and took another step forward.
There was a blur and Logan was suddenly blocking Xander's access to Bear.
" Drop the knife kid, " Logan threatened and Xander raised an eyebrow.
" Why would I want to do that? "
Logan's hand whipped out in front of him and after the gently clash of metal the blade of Xander's knife dropped to the ground leaving Xander only holding the hilt.
" Because your knife's broken. " Logan shot back and Xander dropped the knife hilt and shrugged.
" Another day, " He told Bear and moved away, Logan followed him perhaps ensuring that he didn't try a sneak attack on Bear.
" I don't understand this, " Scott reasoned as he walked out from the doorway where he had been observing the drama.
" Why would Magneto send Bear to kill Dale when he knew that the Professor would stop him the minute he appeared on the grounds? Magneto's not stupid he must be up to something. "
" I agree, " replied the professor, "let's move the children inside and then see what we can learn from our hairy friend here. "
Logan moved away from Xander and ushered Bear towards the mansion and as he was doing so, Xander's keen hearing picked up on a sound in the playground. He glanced across at Bear and his eye's widened.
" He's a bomb!" Xander screamed catching sight of a small device nestled in the fur at Bear's neck.
" Run!" Logan yelled grabbing Bear and flicking him back away from the panicking students who were streaming into the mansion nearly causing a stampede.
The noise Xander had heard changed slightly and he turned away himself.
" Get down!" Xander screamed and both he and Logan hit the ground just as the explosion ripped through Bear and sent shrapnel flying across the schoolyard.
Xander covered his head with his arms until the explosion had ended and he pulled himself up into a sitting position with a disgusted expression on his face. Bits of metal were lying all around the playground and Xander made a face preparing to be confronted by the gore that an explosion ripping through a body leaves but found none.
" What the.? " Logan demanded picking an electric eyeball off of his shoulder.
" Are you all right?" A voice yelled through the still clearing smoke and Logan and Xander both gave an exaggerated nod.
" It was a machine, " Logan replied confused.
" Bear was a machine. " He repeated shaking his head thoughtfully staring at the smoking hedge and small crater the bomb had created in the dirt.
Xander wiped another bit off fake fur off of his arm and looked around the Professor's office where the X-men had gathered for a team meeting, he had no idea why he was being included but he suspected it was because he was the target for Bear's 'suicide' bombing attack.
" Someone better tell me what the hell is going on, " Logan was growled and the rest of the room nodded in agreement.
"Erik is still in custody at the prison and has had no communication with anyone, so we can only assume that either he set this up while he escaped or that Bear was working independently." Jean mused and Logan shook his head.
" The Bear that just exploded and the Bear on the roof this morning were different, I was trying to place the reason for the change in scent earlier but couldn't pick it. " Logan piped up,
" Which means that someone had to build the machine and have a reason for using it. " Scott looked at Xander who stared back.
" You seemed to hate Bear enough to try and kill him, are you sure you only meet him for the first time this morning?" Scott asked
" What's that supposed to mean? " Xander shot back defensively.
" I'm just thinking that if the attack wasn't personal then why would anyone want to kill you?" Scott demanded,
" To get back at Logan, " Jean suggested thinking out loud
" What?" Several voices asked at the same time all equally confused.
Jean looked up with an expression on her face which clearly said. 'Did I say that out loud?'
" Jean, " The professor prompted and Jean snapped out of her shock
"When I ran Dale's DNA through the mutant genetic database I've created, I found something I wasn't expecting. It would appear that Dale and Logan share a similar DNA make-up."
" Huh?" Xander asked at the same time as Logan made a noise of curiosity.
" Logan, Dale is your son. " Jean finished.
AN: Sorry it's short but I've been soooooo busy, I'll try and do another part over the weekend but if I can't you'll have to wait a week. Sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything so there would be very little point in suing me. The marvelous characters in this story are owned by the people who own them and not unfortunately by me. If you don't recognize a character then it's mine, all mine.
Summary: Xander encounters the X-men but that'd just be boring so there's a twist.
Spoilers: Not really but let's say X-men 1 and Buffy season 6 to be safe.
Rating: Let's say pg-13 in case I use a bad word.
Author's note: Big Thanks to everyone who's reading and reviewing or even just reading.
6. Surprise!
" Yes, and I must say they certainly are." Jean seemed to search for the right word. " Surprising " She ended staring at Xander.
Xander glanced around the room quickly as he held his breath and waited for the results of his genetic tests to be read aloud.
" Well don't keep us in suspense, " The Professor ordered smiling reassuringly at Xander who was getting more nervous by the second.
" The X-rays revealed no unusual bone structure, " She looked at the Professor and he looked at Jean and nodded. Xander raised an eyebrow and was about to ask what that was all about when Jean continued.
" The tests we conducted on your genetic make up showed some of the abnormalities we can expect in a mutant and some that are new to me and I'll have to investigate those further." Jean explained and Xander sighed in relief and nodded, his fraudulent behaviour apparently safe for the moment.
" The biggest surprise came from the DNA test. As you know Professor I've been exploring the link between mutants to see if I can trace the origin of mutation to a specific location or individual." The professor nodded in understanding, Logan and Xander looked lost.
A scream broke the air suddenly and the professor's head snapped up.
" On the basketball court!" He shouted and Logan sprinted from the room closely followed by Xander. They pushed past Jean who was clutching her results sheet in surprise and raced away.
Xander followed Logan through the house nearly crashing into the older man as he came to a stop at the exit onto the basketball courts.
Bear was back and he had a brown haired girl with a long white streak cornered up against the hedge bordering the basketball courts and the house. A teenage boy lay in a crumpled heap behind her and she was pulling off a pair of long white gloves and holding her hands out in an attempt to ward off the huge mutant.
A metallic sound whispered through the air and Xander jumped back in surprise as three long claws on both of Logan's hands extended from the space between his knuckles. Logan scanned the area and moved forward, Xander followed him. Shrugging off Jean who had come up behind the duo and was attempting to grab a hold of his jacket in order to hold Xander back.
"Dale no!" Jean hissed but Xander ignored her and advanced onto the basketball court, putting a little speed into his step he crossed in front of Logan who was advancing cautiously towards the threat.
" Hey it's the teddy bear, Have you come back to play teddy?" Xander taunted moving away from the girl and thus drawing Bear's attention away from her as well.
Bear growled at him and took a step forward, Xander clapped excitedly.
" You have! You have come to play with me!" He yelled jumping on the spot briefly.
" Bear no lose twice " The deep guttural voice surprised Xander for a moment but he covered by shooting back.
" You're on Bear, but this time we take it to the end. " With the challenge Xander charged.
Bear let out a roar and leapt forward but stopped instantly, his outstretched claws dropping to his side and his head falling down so that he stood still staring at the floor.
" Hey!" Xander yelled spinning around and noticing the appearance of the Professor.
" Jean check on Bobby please, " The professor ordered and Jean rushed towards the fallen boy and knelt by the side of the girl who had stuffed her hands haphazardly into her gloves and was tenderly stroking the side of Bobby's face.
Xander looked away from the scene back to Bear who was now muttering.
" Magneto want boy dead, boy too powerful, boy die, boy not boy." Over and over again
Xander's hand dipped underneath his jacket and withdrew a nasty looking hunting knife he moved forwards.
" Dale!" Jean screamed as she saw what Xander was about to do.
" Stop " The professor ordered and Xander looked across at him,
" This is the second time that this, " He gestured towards Bear " Has tried to kill me, now that pisses me off and I'm going to end it now! " Xander exclaimed as Bear's eyes widened in fear, frozen to the spot.
" So you're going to kill him, just stab him?" The professor asked and Xander tilted his head to one side and sized up Bear.
" Well if you wanted to make it an almost fair fight you could unfreeze him. " Xander reasoned and took another step forward.
There was a blur and Logan was suddenly blocking Xander's access to Bear.
" Drop the knife kid, " Logan threatened and Xander raised an eyebrow.
" Why would I want to do that? "
Logan's hand whipped out in front of him and after the gently clash of metal the blade of Xander's knife dropped to the ground leaving Xander only holding the hilt.
" Because your knife's broken. " Logan shot back and Xander dropped the knife hilt and shrugged.
" Another day, " He told Bear and moved away, Logan followed him perhaps ensuring that he didn't try a sneak attack on Bear.
" I don't understand this, " Scott reasoned as he walked out from the doorway where he had been observing the drama.
" Why would Magneto send Bear to kill Dale when he knew that the Professor would stop him the minute he appeared on the grounds? Magneto's not stupid he must be up to something. "
" I agree, " replied the professor, "let's move the children inside and then see what we can learn from our hairy friend here. "
Logan moved away from Xander and ushered Bear towards the mansion and as he was doing so, Xander's keen hearing picked up on a sound in the playground. He glanced across at Bear and his eye's widened.
" He's a bomb!" Xander screamed catching sight of a small device nestled in the fur at Bear's neck.
" Run!" Logan yelled grabbing Bear and flicking him back away from the panicking students who were streaming into the mansion nearly causing a stampede.
The noise Xander had heard changed slightly and he turned away himself.
" Get down!" Xander screamed and both he and Logan hit the ground just as the explosion ripped through Bear and sent shrapnel flying across the schoolyard.
Xander covered his head with his arms until the explosion had ended and he pulled himself up into a sitting position with a disgusted expression on his face. Bits of metal were lying all around the playground and Xander made a face preparing to be confronted by the gore that an explosion ripping through a body leaves but found none.
" What the.? " Logan demanded picking an electric eyeball off of his shoulder.
" Are you all right?" A voice yelled through the still clearing smoke and Logan and Xander both gave an exaggerated nod.
" It was a machine, " Logan replied confused.
" Bear was a machine. " He repeated shaking his head thoughtfully staring at the smoking hedge and small crater the bomb had created in the dirt.
Xander wiped another bit off fake fur off of his arm and looked around the Professor's office where the X-men had gathered for a team meeting, he had no idea why he was being included but he suspected it was because he was the target for Bear's 'suicide' bombing attack.
" Someone better tell me what the hell is going on, " Logan was growled and the rest of the room nodded in agreement.
"Erik is still in custody at the prison and has had no communication with anyone, so we can only assume that either he set this up while he escaped or that Bear was working independently." Jean mused and Logan shook his head.
" The Bear that just exploded and the Bear on the roof this morning were different, I was trying to place the reason for the change in scent earlier but couldn't pick it. " Logan piped up,
" Which means that someone had to build the machine and have a reason for using it. " Scott looked at Xander who stared back.
" You seemed to hate Bear enough to try and kill him, are you sure you only meet him for the first time this morning?" Scott asked
" What's that supposed to mean? " Xander shot back defensively.
" I'm just thinking that if the attack wasn't personal then why would anyone want to kill you?" Scott demanded,
" To get back at Logan, " Jean suggested thinking out loud
" What?" Several voices asked at the same time all equally confused.
Jean looked up with an expression on her face which clearly said. 'Did I say that out loud?'
" Jean, " The professor prompted and Jean snapped out of her shock
"When I ran Dale's DNA through the mutant genetic database I've created, I found something I wasn't expecting. It would appear that Dale and Logan share a similar DNA make-up."
" Huh?" Xander asked at the same time as Logan made a noise of curiosity.
" Logan, Dale is your son. " Jean finished.
AN: Sorry it's short but I've been soooooo busy, I'll try and do another part over the weekend but if I can't you'll have to wait a week. Sorry.