Curse of the Soul – The Origins of H. and Vile
By THE Xenomorph
X-Men Evolution and it's character's are © Marvel
Aliens, Xenomorph and associated material are © Dark Horse/20th Century Fox
The characters of H., Vile, Gik'reber and other Xeno-Sapien's are © THE Xenomorph
Xavier's Nest
"OK, Home stay here while Logan and I get the Professor." Kitty said. They had arrived mere moments ago and already the strange creature was stirring up the usually laid back student body. Which just meant Bobby's pranks were going unnoticed.
"HoMe stay." He said cheerfully.
While Kitty was gone though he looked around the odd nest section. To him it was an odd design and far to open to keep the young ones like Kitty safe. His alien mind also had a hard time understanding the concept of what Xavier's desk was and he carefully prodded it with his clawed hands before deciding it was just a large odd shaped rock. Then the door's to the room opened again and Kitty was back with Logan and the new man, Xavier.
"HoMe meet Shiny-head-man?" Home asked.
The stunned look on Xavier's face that followed was not the result of Home's appearance, but rather the fact that he was expecting a simple mutated animal, instead he was face to face with a fully sapient alien being.
"Empathy." Xavier said in awe. "He communicates with emotion and imagery."
"HoMe want back to hidey spot now." Home said, a whining tinge to his voice.
"Home, was it. Would you like to stay here." Xavier asked.
Without warning Home leapt back behind Xavier's desk. "HoMe no be in cage!" The images in Xavier's mind were truly alien as he witnessed sharp spear poking at him, from what he presumed to be Home's point of view.
"Oh dear." Xavier said. "No Home, not in a cage..."
"NO CAGE, NO CAGE!" Home's empathic voice rang out as he jumped on the desk, the two crests on his head were glowing.
"Home!" Kitty shouted. "We don't want to hurt you."
"Why Kitty-Queen cage HoMe?" Home's voice rang out loud.
"Home, I don't want to..." Kitty said as Logan pulled her out of the room.
"NO HURT KITTY-QUEEN!" Home's voice range out as what could be perceived as a solid wall of emotion emanated from his crests. The emotional wall struck everyone on the premisis and in mere seconds the entirety of the property was screaming in terror. All for Xavier and Logan that is as Logan was charging straight at Home with claws extended. Xavier though merely held back his own fear and shut Logan down with a mere thought, only inches from Home's position.
"That was impressive." Xavier gasped as he was still recovering from the empathic attack.
"No hurt Kitty-Queen." Home's voice was accompanied by a very audible and annoyed hiss that displayed his inner mouth to Xavier for the first time.
"No. We don't do that here." Xavier said as he looked what assumed were eyes with Home. "Here we care for each other."
Home was stunned for a moment, he had never heard another's voice in his head. He cocked his skull in confusion before responding. "Shiny-head-man talk in HoMe head?"
"Yes Home. I am a mutant, I have the special ability to talk to and read the minds of others." Xavier said as he connected to the odd being.
"Muuuutant?" Home's voice echoed back
"Mutants are born different from other humans. We are born with powers and not ever human likes that." Xavier said as he sent Home images explaining mutants as simply as he could.
"HoMe is mute-ant." Home said. "HoMe kind kill. All kill for all lives. HoMe brother like them but he not need to be. He be like HoMe, not kill. Be nice, have Queen like HoMe have Kitty-Queen."
The images from HoMe's mind were blurry at best and most filled with fear. Xavier felt like they were almost a warning, but he pushed that concern aside as he tried to gain the creature's trust.
"Home, do you have a place to sleep?" Xavier asked.
"HoMe have hidey place." Home said as he relaxed his stature a bit. "HoMe find nest soon he hope."
"Home, how would you like to live in my nest." Xavier asked, making sure to choose his words carefully.
"Shiny-head-man let HoMe live in nest?" Home's head cocked to the side again as if expecting an explanation.
"Here you would be safe from the humans who would hurt you." Xavier said. "Here we can help protect you."
"HoMe safe here?" Home cocked his head to the other side. "Shiny-head-man not lie..." Home then jumped off the desk and trotted over to his wheelchair where he sat on his haunches like a dog. "HoMe like big nest, HoMe like to stay here."
Xavier smiled and nodded and then Logan got back up, Home jumped onto the back of the wheelchair in response.
"CLAW-MONSTER!" Home's mind echoed as Kitty phased Home through the wheelchair and onto the floor. It was enough to distract him. "Kitty-Queen make HoMe not real?"
Kitty giggled as she saw Home's interpretation of what happened. "No Home, I used my power to make you pass through the professor's wheelchair."
"Where the heck is it going to stay?" Logan grumbled as he retracted his claws.
"HoMe stay with Kitty-Queen?" Home asked.
"Not tonight I'm afraid." Xavier said, "We need to see how healthy you are." Xavier said. "We have a place downstairs to make you better if you're hurt." Xavier was careful to picture the medical bay as non-threatening as possible, but something caught Home's attention in the images.
"No sharp things!" Home almost shrieked in Xavier's head.
"All right no sharp things, but we need you to stay there for a few nights. Just to make sure you won't get the students sick." Xavier explained with images of possible illness.
"HoMe see Kitty-Queen?" Home asked.
"Of course." Xavier smiled.
"Okies." Home said.
"Welcome home, Home." Kitty said as she hugged her friend's large skull.
"HoMe is HoMe, Kitty-Queen already know..." Home said trying to understand the concept of what she had said.
"Charles?" Logan gave Xavier a concerned look.
"I don't believe he is a threat Logan." Xavier said, "But the images of this 'brother' concern me."
"Think he's being followed?" Logan asked.
"It's possible, but Logan, the images of this other one were not like him. They were almost..." Xavier looked at Logan straight in the eyes. "...human."
