Its a little embarrassing,yes, how much fanfiction I write. Yet, at the same time, it does mean that there is something to be said for the quality of the original writing/show/story if others, such as myself, are inspired to create additional storylines--however much they, as this one, may not fit in with the original canon. This one is definitely a bit out there for X-Men, but then again, so were many of the cartoon spinoff storylines!!!
It's cheesy, and not something I think I will rework, but I can definitely tell what types of stories I was currently interested in!
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"She wasn't the one we were there for," Logan commented.
"How do you figure?" Storm sat down in the commons room with her drink in her hand.
"Vampires have a natural block against telepathy. She would have been invisible to Chuck and Cerebro."
"Must make them scary assassins," She shuddered, most of the attacks on their school and pupils were survived only because of their complement of telepaths.
"They are freehanders, most of them would never sign under anyone. They are older than any other kind of mutant. They showed up way before people like us even began to."
"How do you know so much about them?" Jubilee and Kitty leaned forward as he spoke. Now that the realization that vampires were more than just a myth had sunk in, they couldn't stop hearing about them.
"I met one once, in Canada. Thought she was just some delusional in out of the cold. Until she bit me."
"Whoa, wait a minute. Why aren't you one then?"
"Stupid, he'd have to bite her too to become one!"
"Don't believe all the stories you hear kids. Vampires are just like us, they are born a vampire. Just like we were born mutants. It is just that so far, they seem to be the only mutation that has remained, for the most part, unchanged in each of them, creating almost a new species."
"Wow. So nothing of the stories are true?"
"Well, like most living things, a stake through the heart will kill, as will bullets, silver or not. And most of them seem to have some level of allergic reaction to sunlight but it rarely kills them."
"She could fly." Storm phrased it almost as a question.
"That is where the mutation begins to vary." They turned to see the professor in the doorway, a slim young lady standing next to his chair. She was very pale, with long black hair that moved like a mist around her torso as she entered the room. She wore a long deep purple dress that clung to her upper body, pointed at the wrists, and a deep V-neck. It brought out her eyes which were a beautiful violet. The dress flowed around her legs, a silver chain link belt askew on her hips, more decoration than useful it seemed.
"This is Starla Moonwind, she is new here and has had some encounters with vampires in her travels."
The woman inclined her head at them, her eyes examining them very quickly.
"Vampires all have super human strength and speed and also live for close to 200-300 years." she walked next to the professor's chair as he wheeled over next to the fireplace.
"Other than that, it depends on what family lineage they come from. Some are able to flly, some show telepathic or telekenetic abilities, control and communication of or with vegetation and animal species are alaso very common. For the last 2000 or so years, there have been almost no record of any further abilities.
"But?" Logan caught the glance between the professor and the newcomer.
"Now, it seems that interaction between vampires and mutants have spurred further and more uncontrolable abilities to begin to show themselves."
"You mean mutants and vampires having kids, right?" Jubilee caught on pretty quick for an uppity kid.
"Yes. The main problem is this. A child who has an ancestor, no matter how far removed that was a vampire, will be a vampire. It is just the dominant gene set. There are NO exceptions. But now, because of the mixing of blood lines, other genetic anomalies have begun to show themselves."
"So now we're Genetic Anomalies, great way to soften the word 'freak'." Logan grumbled.
"Take it as you will, but we were freaks before you all even got started."
"Wait a minute. We?" Logan caught a swift look of fear in her eyes as she realized what she had said.
"I have lived among vampires for much of my life. They are my family now, I am as much of one of them as they are of you." That seemed to relieve the others, but her eyes had stayed locked on his, and she knew he hadn't fallen for it.
"What kind of...anomalies...are we talking about?" Even Storm, who seemed so at ease of being a mutant, hesitated on the word.
"Many of the mutations that we have become accustomed to seeing here, such as with Pyro, Iceman, and Jubilee here, except much less in control."
"Vampires are very emotional people, very primal compared to you, that may be the cause of this lack of control."
"Why don't they just come here like us?"
"They are also very prideful, Miss Pryde--no pun intended--put simply, they are too stubborn to come here, all but for a handful of them."
"What makes them feel differently?"
"They are scared of their own powers Miss Munroe. They want to turn them off. Now, I know that is not plausible, but they might be taught to control them, and in learning that, get what they want most..." she trailed off.
"To be normal vampires," Logan nodded. "Just like mutants want to be normal humans."
"Precisely."
"So what is it that is being suggested?"
"That we teach them."
"And if they do okay, then more will come ?"
"Spooky..." everyone nodded in agreement with Kitty's comment.
"Ah'll say this much," Rogue spoke up from her spot behind Logan's couch seat. "When tha other kids fahnd out, thay'll freak. Them ak'll ar' scary evn to us ahll..."
The professor nodded.
"Even so, Rogue, we are going to try."
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By the next week, the seven new vampire students had arrived, very standoffish and with nearly no prior schooling it was obvious that this was not going to be an easily transition for anybody. But Starla had been given station as a teacher and would work both with the students and staff to make it work. Luckily all the other students knew was that these new kids were more different, and more touchy than normal. Other than that, they wisely left them alone. All in their teens, it quickly became clear that other than being wary of the other students, they were mentally no different than anyone else.
Sandy, a rambunctious sixteen year old was showing an affinity for controlling fire, and seemed to be an instinctive genius at physics. His twin sister Michella could fly, but unlike her brother, showed no interest in the sciences. Instead, she was particularly voracious about sports, basketball in particular. Therefore, it was used as an incentive to get her to actually attend normal classes.
Terr, 17, was an exceedingly strong telepath, and quickly was taken under Jean and the Professor's wings. Shy, he was usually found devouring any book he could get his hands on, or engaged in philosophical conversations with the teachers.
Laurence, the youngest, was only 14, but soon struck up with Cyclops in his shared love of motorcycles and cars. He had proven to be a shapeshifter with a natural precision in his imitations.
Zoe was the telekinetic, she was 16 and very scared of her talent. As much as she could, she avoided any means of using it and buried herself in her artwork.
Tony was the mysterious one. She had no one evident power, but when she was around, any variety of things might happen, from things disappearing, bursting into flame, even turning into something else completely. More strange occurrences had been reported but besides her physical presence, there seemed to be no other connection. She did well in all her classes, seemingly the only one of the seven who may have had any prior schooling.
She separated herself from everyone, even the other vampires, but none of the teachers missed the looks of longing and hunger that would flash across her face while watchign the laughing peers.
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