Title: Sirens' Song
Author: Sinayah
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Buffy, Angel, or Xmen. They belong to very rich people who don't appreciate them as we fanfic writers do.
Disclaimer 2: The Chapter Title and Lyrics belong to Joe Diffie.
Authors Note: Many heartfelt thanks to my muse Zenura, without her I wouldn't have had the guts to write. If you like this story please review or send me an email, I'd really appreciate hearing what you think. Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Third Rock From the Sun
"welcome to earth, third rock from the sun…"

Five minutes later a somber group of people assembled in the mansions Ready Room. The Brotherhood boys had elected to stay for this special meeting, curious as to what information the new woman had that could 'turn your world upside down.' Pietro had decided he would go on the mission, no matter what it was. The dark beauty was his friend after all.

Standing at the head of the large table Serena began. "First I want to apologize for scaring everyone earlier. Jean, Charles, I'm so sorry I hurt you; I assure you it wasn't intentional." The lion eyed woman felt guilty for the pain she'd caused her friends, though in the state she'd been in there was no way to have blocked her emotions from them. Charles nodded acceptance of the apology, knowing the girl wouldn't blast her thoughts and feelings deliberately. Jean also nodded, though she glared at the woman.

"Now, I believe I promised to turn your worlds upside down, that's one promise I can fulfil. I'm going to give you a little history lesson now, and if at any time you don't believe what I'm telling you just look to Charles or Jean. I'll be showing them my memories and they'll confirm the truth of my story." The dark haired hypnotist said, and opened a window into her memories for the two telepaths.

"For as long as we can remember, humans have thought themselves to be the only intelligent race on this planet. This is not true. The earth was ancient long before humanity evolved, and it was inhabited by untold races of intelligent beings. Some of these beings still walk the earth today."

"Think back now to all your childhood nightmares, they're about to become frighteningly real to you. Demons, Vampires, Witches, Werewolves; they all exist. Demons were the first inhabitants of this world and some still walk among us. Most are the incarnation of evil and take great pleasure in slaughtering humans. Some are benevolent though. They only wish to live out their lives in peace, as we do."

"Back in the beginning of humanity, demons were expunged from the planet, to make room for the new race. This was done through the opening of a dimensional portal that came to be known as a hellmouth. The hellmouth lies on this continent, in a small town called Sunnydale, in California."

"Not all the demons were taken through the portal, but those who were left were severely weakened. It's said that the last demon to be sucked through the portal mixed its blood with the blood of a human. That human died and rose again as the first vampire. Now vampires are the most prevalent species of demon on earth."

Serena paused to let the group assimilate this new information and, as expected, they looked to the telepaths to confirm or deny her story. Both the old man and the teenage girl were forced to agree with the hypnotist, having looked into her memory and seen her various encounters with demons and vampires and her dabbling in witchcraft.

"It's true children. Her memories of the last ten years show countless meetings with demons and vampires. She lived with two vampires for a year after her mutation manifested. They saved her from starving or freezing to death on the streets." Charles said. The professor had known about the mystical realm for some time, though not about the creatures that filled Serenas' memories.

The teens looked back at Siren with shock, believing her but at the same time not wanting to consider that the evil creatures of their nightmares were real. "Don't give up hope yet kids. Demons are real, and they're evil. But the bloodline of the very first mutant still exists to battle the demons. The first mutant was called by a higher power to fight the demons and vampires."

"Every generation a Slayer is born, the one girl in the entire world who has the power to fight the ancient evil. The slayers are stronger, more agile, and heal faster than a normal human. They have a natural affinity with weapons, especially a wooden stake. The current slayer, Buffy Summers, lives in Sunnydale with her Watcher, Rupert Giles, and a small group of friends that know her secret identity and aid her in her fight." The dark haired woman finished her tale of the history of demons and slayers. She looked around the room, pleased to see hope still in the eyes of her friends.

Pietro, who had read the letter from Serenas' friend, recognized the terms slayer and watcher. The snowy haired boy spoke up, "'Rena, I read your friends letter. Didn't he say he was being held captive by the slayer and the watcher?"

Serena looked at her old friend, wondering how much he'd deciphered from Spikes letter. "Yes Ptichka, my friend Spike is being held by Buffy Summers and her group. Spike and his girlfriend Drusilla saved me when my powers manifested. They took me in and protected me, taught me how to get along without my voice, and took me on a year long trip around the world. When I decided to stay in New Orleans Spike gave me a new identity and enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life. We've remained in close contact over the years and I love him dearly."

"He's a vampire isn't he? The Professor said you used to live with vampires. This Spike is who he was talking about right?" Kurt asked, shocked that the gentle woman he knew and thought of as a surrogate mother had lived with creatures that killed people to survive.

Serena smiled at the blue teen, nodding. "Yes Kurt, Spike is a vampire. He's one hundred and twenty six years old. I lived with him and Drusilla, who is a hundred and forty odd. I make no apologies for them. They're two of the most vicious vampires alive. Spike earned that name by ways I won't tell you the details of. Dru is a raving psychotic, she's insane and psychic and can do with her eyes the same thing I do with my voice. I know they're killers, and I love them despite that fact. They saved my life and stood me back on my feet when I didn't want to live. They even went so far as to stop killing when they fed because I couldn't bear the thought of my friends murdering people."

The hypnotist took a look at her friends, these people she loved, seeing the feelings returned. The Xmen would care for her despite her background and her friendship with a murderer. She hated to test their trust in her but for Spike, she would ask. "Now that I've explained I'd like to ask a favour from you. I have to go to Sunnydale and get Spike away from the slayer. She's holding him captive because she believes he has information on a group of soldiers that have been hunting demons in Sunnydale. He was captured by these commandos and they did something to him that's made him unable to harm humans."

Siren looked at the Professor and asked the favour. "I need to borrow the X jet. Also, if any of you are willing to go on this trip with me your help would be most appreciated. If you're all agreeable I'd like to bring Spike back here with me, to live at the mansion. He could be a great asset to the team if you're willing to give him a chance. I can promise no harm will come to any of you, even if I find a way to undo whatever the soldiers did to him. I'll understand completely if none of you want to help me, and if you'd rather I left I'll pack my things and go back to New Orleans after I retrieve Spike."

Finished, Serena moved away from the tables head and took a seat between Logan and Rogue. Both patted her hand and gave her a small smile. Looking around the room she received several similar signs of support and only a few negative reactions. Smiling back at her friends the lion eyed woman waited as Professor Xavier took her previous position.

"First my dear, I commend you on your honesty. I imagine it was quite difficult to tell us the things you did, not knowing how we'd react. You've been through some difficult times, and I agree that your vampire friend saved your life. As far as I am concerned, you may take the jet and as many volunteers as you wish to California to retrieve him. As for having a vampire living here in the mansion I'll leave that up to a vote."

The older mans eyes ranged over his charges, "Children, What are your opinions? Serena has promised that her friend will not harm you, and I personally think he would make a good asset to the team, but the decision is yours and the majority will rule. I'll even go so far as to allow Lance, Fred, Todd, and Pietro to vote in this matter." The professor was astute enough even without his telepathy to realize Serena had two or three votes at least from those boys.

Nervous glances were exchanged between the ten teenagers, no one wanting to be the first to speak up. "I'll go with ya Chatterbox, and your friend can stay here as far as I'm concerned." Logan spoke up. Being the object of experimentation himself, Logan felt an amount of sympathy for the vampire.

"I'm with Serena and Logan. Spike can stay." Kurt was next, teleporting to stand behind them. Rogue placed her gloved hand on Serenas' arm. "I'm with them on both counts." One by one the others declared their support of their friend and their willingness to give the vampire the same chance they had been given at the mansion.

Of the Brotherhood members Pietro was, expectedly, the first to support the hypnotist. Lance shrugged and declared that it sounded cool to him, while Freddy merely nodded and asked if he could finish his lunch before they left. Todd commented on how cool Serenas' life was, with a lot of 'yo's thrown in.

Jean and Ororo were the last to capitulate. "I am wary of this vampire my friend, as you said so directly, he is a vicious killer. But I will give him the chance you ask for." The weather witch stated.

"Well I don't want him here! He's a murderer, a demon! I say let Siren go far, far away and take her 'friend' with her! But it looks like I'm the only one with a shred of sanity left so I guess we'll be getting a new house mate." Was Jeans exclamation, the redhead in a fury over what she saw as a betrayal by her friends.

Serena moved again to stand behind the Professors wheelchair and placed a hand on the older mans shoulder. "Thank you, all of you, you don't know how much your support and trust means to me. I'd like to take all of you to California with me, but I don't want to overwhelm the slayer and her group by showing up with an army at my back. I think we should keep the group small."

"Logan, Kurt, Evan, Rogue, Kitty, and Pietro will be the most effective if anything should happen. Also, a lot of you are quite sensitive to the energies that surround us and I fear the negative energy coming from the hellmouth would put a great strain on you. Don't underestimate my gratitude though, you're all the best friends I could possibly ask for." Giving her friends a huge, endearing smile of thanks the hypnotist told everyone good bye and sent her chosen team to pack a bag for the trip and told them to meet in the hangar within the hour. She wanted to hurry and get to Spike before the british pain in the arse annoyed the slayer into staking him.