Aburameclanhead: I am glad that Agent-G responded to my request for a review. I've read his work and he made some good points. However I will explain how Shawn got to the mansion very soon, maybe a few chapters from now. Thank you for helping a poor newbie. Also here's my disclaimer. I do not own X-men Evolution or any of the characters. If I did I wouldn't be poor. *_* P.S. Another chap came out after his advise because of some wierdness with uploading so please forgive it being so bad.

A Tale of Two Animals Chapter 8.

Shawn was at his job at the mall, trying to earn enough for a gift for Laura, when his watch went off. "Time for my first training session, wonder what we're gonna do." he thought as he took off his uniform. Whatever it was the others seemed non to happy about training with Logan. He didn't seem too bad. Although Shawn had to admit he felt uncomfortable around him lately, like Logan was watching him a lot more, especially around Laura.

'Laura' Shawn thought to himself as he boarded the subway. Since his talk with Ororo yesterday he had been thinking about what to get her and Christmas was only three weeks away, yet he wasn't any closer to getting Laura a gift.

Walking up the path to the institute, he remembered the first time that he went up this path.

Flashback

It had been snowing like crazy for three days and Shawn hadn't had anywhere to take shelter so he just kept walking, his healing powers were the only thing keeping his frozen and starved body moving. He didn't know where he was going or why but something was telling him to go that way. He reached a pair of iron gates and clasped his stiff, blue fingers around the bars. Slowly, he climbed up the high wall and was greeted by what looked like two big guns in his face. When they tried to fire though, they just flung sparks.

It was funny the cold and ice he had been cursing for days just saved him. He walked up to the large mansion on top of the hill. When he reached the door all he could do was hit the door a few times before all of the white and cold turned to black and numbness.

End Flashback

Shawn was in a black spandex suit, feeling like a jackass. "Why do I have to wear this getup? I look so stupid, I want to kick my own ass." he muttered to himself.

Suddenly from behind Shawn, he heard a gruff voice say "Watch it kid, that's your uniform until you prove your good enough to be an X-man. So get used to it. You'll be wearing it for awhile."

Shawn looked behind him and saw Logan grinning, (most likely at Shawn's humiliation), causing him to shoot Logan with his trademark glare. However it just seemed to make Logan grin even wider.

'Time to knock the chip off this runt's shoulder.' Logan thought to himself. "Okay everybody, listen up. Today we're doing combat training. I'll pick who fights who. Laura and Scott, Elf(Kurt) and Evan, Kitty and , Jean and Amara, finally Shawn and Bobby. Powers allowed."

Everyone looked at Logan like he was crazy. "But Logan won't that make a little uneven for some of the others?" Scott asked, he was right but he had a feeling Logan was up to something.

"In a real fight things aren't always gonna be fair kid." The scruffy teacher replied. "Besides, I want to see how you use your powers better." he lied, he really just wanted to get Shawn to lose his attitude.

Out of nowhere, Shawn speaks up. "Whatever let's just get started." Shawn had been board and was looking for something exiting to do. He found out he was a natural fighter in the streets he had been living in.

"Then get started." Logan grinned.

Everyone was holding back, not wanting to actually hurt their friends. Everyone that is except Bobby.

He had never been one to know when not to go all out, and he was still mad about Shawn crushing him under a door. So he powered up and started blasting Shawn right from the start. Sliding on the ice to keep him at a safe distance. "What's wrong, can't keep up?" He laughed as Shawn got more and more frustrated, even falling on his ass trying to climb onto the ice slide that Bobby was on.

Shawn was getting sick of this fast. He couldn't get close enough to do anything and his powers couldn't help him. Bobby started to spray him with ice and it was getting hard to move covered in frost. He hated the cold ever since he first started sleeping outside. Suddenly, a jolt of pain went through his head and he saw something.

Flashback

He was running through the woods from someone or something. He heard growling and the crunch of snow and twigs being trampled. Whatever it was, it was big and getting closer fast. He turned around just to see whatever it was leap at him. He remembered fangs, long claws, and finally, furious, cat-like eyes." Next, he felt a collision he la,nded in the road, and saw a truck too close to stop and too big too see him this close anyway, then nothing.

End Flashback

Shawn was screaming, clenching his head in his hands when his nails grew long and thick. At this point everyone else had stopped their matches to see what was happening. Shawn burst out of the ice and moving on instinct flung his hands towards Bobby, who was still laughing uncontrollably. Shawn's nails, more like claws now, flew towards him like bullets. Bobby noticed in time to put up a shield but one of the claws still grazed his shoulder.

The ice covering Bobby melted and he fell onto the floor pretty hard, he was sliding when he got hit. He lie there, holding his shoulder, not sure what happened. Logan and some of the others went to help him, while Laura, Scott, and Rogue went to Shawn.

Laura quickly went over to see if Shawn was alright. He was in a cold sweat and nearly hyperventilating, as he wrapped his arms around himself, muttering "So cold," over and over again.

Laura wrapped her arm around him, trying to do anything she could to comfort him.

Scott walked over and still shocked about what he'd just seen asked, "What did you do to him?"

Shawn looked up to see Bobby lying on the floor. He looked down at his hand, his claws already regrown. He stood up and ran out of the danger room to fast for Laura to stop him.

Rogue saw the look on Laura's face. She looked so sad for Shawn. Rogue went over and put a hand on her shoulder trying to re-assure her.

Meanwhile, Logan was taking Bobby to the Med wing. When he got there Professor Xavier had just arrived.

"What happened?" Professor X asked. Logan gave him the whole story. "We'll talk about your actions later Logan. Hank do you have a diagnosis yet?"

"Yes professor, Bobby will be alright. His Injuries came from the fall, but I'm more concerned about his powers deactivating." Replied Hank Mcoy (The Beast).

"Please, elaborate Hank." requested the telepath.

"His powers where deactivated by a toxin on Shawn's claws. It's already starting to wear off, however if it fell into the wrong hands..."

Xavier interrupted." It could be the end of all mutant kind."

Aburameclanhead: So, nice twist huh?

Logan: Gotta hand it to ya kid, wasn't expecting that.

Laura: Poor Shawn. I hope he can get through this.