Author notes: Alright! So this is my first fanfiction tale, pretty much, ever. Um, I really hope you like. This will be very Logan-based, so a few scenes and maybe chapters may bother a few people.
Author notes II:It is very much an AU that is pretty much using a bunch of media but based in the movie universe. I like the way the movies have portrayed the X-men characters, but the whole Jean love-affair affair bothers me. It does in most media the X-men have graced. Not sure why but it does.(don't hate me) Also there well be a few X-men: Evolution references and some of the X-men will be shown as from that (like teenagers) while others will be from the movies. And yet still some others may be based on the various comics. It may appear to be spazztic but it is chaotically organized. Just so everyone knows going into this
I own no character that is easily recognized. Meaning all X-men and others belong to Marvel, which is now Disney. The only real claim I can make here is the 'creature' you see in a minute. I wish I owned the X-men, but sadly, I only write bad fanfictions.
Prologue
It was quiet. But not just quiet. It was that bone-chilling silence a forest in the pre-dawn ghost light toward the middle of winter had. That dead, cold silence. A silence now broken by the yielding sound of new fallen powder being crunched under soft padded feet. A shadow skirted passed a corps of trees.
The sound of rash breathing and strangled lungs accompanies the crunching snow. The creature rushes forward at a frantic pace, glancing over its shoulder like it was scared of being followed. It came to an abrupt stop in front of a tight cluster of evergreens. The creature snapped its head left and right, scanning for a way out or a place to hide. Its attention jerked at yet another sound in the distance. The creature scurried over and up one of the near by trees into a small nook toward the top of the main trunk. The odd creature curls in on itself, trying to hide from any view on from the ground. Again that dead cold silence.
The creature sits quietly, shivering only slightly from the cold.
Its odd, pointed ears perked up as the sound of heavy boots crunching snow come closer. More than one pair of heavy boots. The creature's nose twitched as a small party of men appeared before the cluster of trees, bright flash-lights waving about. The creature curled in on itself as much as it possible could when a beam passed just below its hiding place.
"The damn thing came this way!" one of the men said loud in a rush of words. All of the men, about five or so, appeared dressed for the cold hunting season. They had heavy padded jackets and thick-looking pants. Most were equipped with hunting rifles; a few with shotguns.
"It had to 've stopped here. I mean there's nowhere it can go," another man said while the group started looking around for signs of new tracks. Fortunately for the creature up in the tree, the hunters' own tracks had covered up the earlier ones.
The creature, still holed up in its safe hiding place, stirred ever so slightly. With all of the lights and eyes focused toward the ground, the odd little creature could make a grab at a branch form another tree near by and make its get-away. Clean. Simple. No gets hurt.
Especially it.
About a third of the way through its slow raise one of the hunters glanced up toward the trees. Everything seemed to slow down. The creature was in a distinct crouch when the hunter looked up. The man's eyes widened in slight horror, yelling at the others as he brought the butt of his rifle up to his shoulder. The creature turned toward the nearest tree to try and make a jump for it just as the man squeezed a shot off. The loud bang rang out through the forest, setting a few birds to the sky. The creature was gone.
"Did ya get it, Tom?" one asked, coming up behind him.
"I don't know. I couldn' see before it jumped," the man called Tom said, moving his head back and forth trying to see around the trees. "If I did hit it, thing won't last out in this cold," he stated matter-of-factly.
The small party of men turned around, heading back the way they had come. A few had big grins plastered on their faces. They wouldn't have to worry about that damn creature, what ever it was, sneaking around their farms and livestock. They disappeared into the forest, patting Tom on the back and giving hearty congratulations all around.
End Thoughts: Alright so that is the first tidbit of the story. I hoped you like it. All reviews are welcome but flames are not really appreciated. If I get a few reviews,any reviews, I well continue with it, if you all out there like it. If you see any mistakes or if I mess up later on, please tell me. It helps me greatly. And I can not thank all of you enough for just reading this. It makes me all warm and fuzzy.
Drover out.