| Summary:
Bobby Drake tells a halloween story to all the residents of the Xavier
School. Danielle aka Panther - an original character created by
me - is also included. |
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| Halloween - all the
residents of the Xavier School, with the exception of one Wolverine,
were all were dressed in assorted ghoulish costumes. Under the watchful
eye of Colossus and Cyclops, the younger children of the Xavier School
had been taken door to door for Halloween trick or treat festivities.
Upon their return, they were all seated in the entertainment room to
listen to scary stories. A few lit candles provided the only light in
the expansive room. The adults sat around the perimeter of the clan of
youngsters. "This story begins in the hills of Montana," Bobby started. "The moon was full and the air was chilly. It was another Halloween night," he went on. The younger children all sat close to each other as they listened attentively to the story Bobby began to tell. "There had been stories – legends – of a beast that would appear only on Halloween night when the moon was full. No one knows exactly what the beast looks like because no one ever lived to tell of what they saw. Some say it is a huge man wolf; others say it is Bigfoot; and others claim it to be a huge mutant bear. No one knows for sure, but everyone knows of the damage it would do – how it killed," Bobby explained. His voice was low and serious and the younger children began to huddle close to each other. "This one night would be the worst one ever. There were 20 kids all in a group – all dressed up in their Halloween costumes. As they passed down one of the long dark roads to the next house, they began to hear the growls," Bobby said. At that moment, a low rumbling growl was heard in the room. The children began to look around wondering where the sound was coming from and from whom. Even Bobby began to wonder who would be making it. The only persons missing were Logan and John. Danielle confirmed that Logan was out playing cards with his buddies – he was not at all interested in attending Xavier's Halloween fun. And John said he wasn't feeling well and wanted to stay in his room and sleep. "The growls got louder and louder and the kids all began to shine their flashlights around looking for what was making the noise. They began to wonder if it was a frightened stray dog. But, the sounds got even louder and more vicious sounding. They could hear something in the woods alongside the road – the sounds of something moving through the bushes and fallen leaves. So, they began to run down the street. Some of the kids looked back as they ran and could not see anything, but the growling and snarling got even louder," he said. Then, the growling in the room got louder. Bobby looked to Scott and Jean wondering what was up. Danielle shrugged her shoulders unsure of what to say. She thought she could smell Logan's scent but was not positive. Jean nonchalantly walked around the room trying to find who was being the wise guy. She couldn't find anything, even though the growling continued to be heard. So, Bobby went on with his story. "Just then, everything got quiet – the snarling and growling stopped. The kids could only hear the sound of the breeze blowing through the trees. They figured everything was safe – that whatever it was had gone off somewhere else. That's when it happened. The beast jumped out of the bushes. The kids ran in all directions trying to get away. The beast howled and snarled – it's huge fangs and claws were covered in blood – the blood of its last victim," Bobby said. Just then, John came running into the room screaming at the top of his lungs and holding his neck as if he had been slashed. His hands were red with what looked like blood. John looked terrified and dropped to the ground as Logan sprang forth bounding into the room after him snarling and growling. Logan jumped up on the couch with claws extended and dripping red liquid. He roared as the children screamed and ran out of the room in fear. John rose up again and began to laugh heartily in having scared the younger children to death. "Logan! John! How could you?" Jean scolded. They laughed even harder. For all the times the children had harassed him, Logan had finally succeeded in having his revenge. "Logan, that was not funny. And you too, John. Those children will probably have nightmares for weeks," Xavier said. Logan stood tall and proud. Nothing was going to ruin this little victory over those pest kids. Danielle prowled over to Logan, gave a quick wink to John, and glared at Logan. Her fury was mild but Logan knew she was not too excited over what he did. "Just a little Halloween fun," Logan retorted as he wiped the ketchup from his claws before retracting them. "Hum...I think this requires grounding you for a week – both of you," Danielle said as she put a pretend collar on Logan and led him out of the room. |
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