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FILL: Charles/Erik, Tiger & Bunny Part 1b/?

[lol_destiny]

Charles is running. He's always running. He would sigh in annoyance if he wasn't already out of breath. Streams of curses at his company run through his head. Could his company spare some money and get him a car? Of course not, they were on "budget cuts". Oh, where was the robbery again? He quickly darted down a street.

As if knowing he were lost, a voice rings in his earpiece. "The robber is heading for the monorail station, Professor." Charles quickly turns and runs in the other direction.

"Could you please not call me that, Moira? We've been working together for three years, surely you could call me Charles," Charles pants.

"When you're Charles I'll call you Charles. Right now you're Professor X, and you better get to the scene quick. There's only one left to catch."

"Right." There was no point arguing now. He was near the monorails, and could see one of the trains coming out of the station faster than it should. That's not good.

Charles (not Professor!) jumps onto one of the tracks, trying to get to the one the monorail was on.

A different woman's voice sounds through the earpiece. "Professor, hold on we're going to commercial." It was Emma Frost, their producer.

"What? Now??" Charles was almost close enough to touch the minds on the train.

"Yes don't do anything until the commercial's-"

"There are innocent people on that train!" Charles yells and runs at the train. He hears a "Dammit!" and a click as he nears the train. He can almost- yes! He can sense their minds! The robber is holding the conductor at gunpoint inside. Charles jumps into the mind of the robber, making him throw the gun away and then concentrates on the conductor. The conductor pulls the emergency brake through Charles' control.

The train stops before him, and Charles is dismayed to find that the robber had busted open a window and had jumped out. The robber is clinging to the rails, inching himself further away.

"Damn." Charles can't reach his mind. Or can he?

Charles climbs out the window to follow the robber, ignoring the cries of "What the hell are you doing?! Get back in the train!!" in his head from Moira. The robber notices and begins crawling away faster. The robber's hand slips and he yelps.

"Save me! Save me!" the robber yells.

"Hang on, I'm coming!" Charles yells back to him. The robber's eyes grow wide.

"Not you! Don't come near me!"

Charles is confused. "What? Who else is going to save you? I'm the only one-"

Charles was cut off by a large gust of wind, followed by a "Riiiip-TIDE!" The robber gets swept away by a sudden tornado of wind. Charles turns his head to see Riptide, the Mutant Monarch of the last season, flying towards them on his own tornado. The gathered crown below cheers as Riptide brings the robber safely to the city below.

"I guess no points today..." Charles sighs. He turns his head further to get a better look of Riptide saving the day, only to realize he's turned to far. His hand slips.

---

Charles is falling. He knows it's the end. Telepathy is his mutation, not flying. He closes his eyes and readies himself for the coming rendez-vous with the pavement.

Oof. ...oof? Shouldn't it be "crunch?" or something worse? Charles feels a sudden warmth around him. He takes a venture and opens his eyes. A man with green eyes looks down at him.

"Huh? Who are you?" Charles asks.

The man lets him down. "Don't push yourself too hard, Professor." The man smirks and floats away before Charles can say anything.

---

The customers at McDonalds are at the edges of their seats, cheering wildly. The man on screen lifts off his helmet and salutes the camera casually.

"This season ends with a new mysterious hero!" the announcer yells.

Re: FILL: Charles/Erik, Tiger & Bunny Part 1b/?

[lol_destiny]

I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this fic so far. You've definitely capture the sheer "fun" that was so embodied in the early part of the series, and the kind of irreverent fondness that was the tone of the show in general. I was literally laughing when I was reading about Charles running because his company couldn't afford transportation, poor Professor! So I guess Moira is his boss right now? And Emma is Agnes, love it. Also, clever way working in Darwin's death into this 'verse. Can't wait for more!

- OP

Re: FILL: Charles/Erik, Tiger & Bunny Part 1b/?

[lol_destiny]

Oh good, I thought this fic might have been lost and forgotten :P
Hopefully I can get to writing more soon. (School and all, bleh)

So glad you like it! :D

Re: FILL: Charles/Erik, Tiger & Bunny Part 1b/?

[lol_destiny]

Incidentally, dear author, if you're interested in x-posting your fill to the other meme, I had originally prompted it here: http://xmen-firstkink.livejournal.com/3278.html?thread=3649486#t3649486

Only if you want to, of course. There seems to be some concern that some of these fills will disappear from this comm, and I'd hate to lose the beginnings of such a fun fic :)

Re: FILL: Charles/Erik, Tiger & Bunny Part 1b/?

[lol_destiny]

I probably will, thank you.
I don't really understand the whole comm and fills so just to be safe I'll do both. (really new to fic writing on lj)