E.R./X-Men: Allegiance [3/8]

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Title: Allegiance
Fandoms: E.R./X-Men Movieverse
Spoilers: Up to the end of E.R. season 13, rewriting "I don't," rewriting X2, and ignoring everything that came afterwards on both fronts, except for some backstory borrowed from X3
Characters: Ray, Neela, Jean, Xavier, Abby, Cyclops, Kovac, Gates & pretty much all the X2 ensemble
Pairings: Ray/Neela

Comments

[ofsoapsuds]

I can't wait to see Ray's reaction to Neela being there. He is going to flip his lid.

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Hee! Yes, he is totally not equipped to deal with that. The X-Men love him lots, but they've always been ready to take his shit. Neela, not so much.

[lving_darkness]

Every thing about this chapter is awesome and perfect!

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Cool! Thank you!

[lorrainemarker]

I agree that Ray will flip his lid. Also, I like how you're maintaining Xavier's righteous streak. There were times, particularly in X-Men 2 I wanted to smack him. Because, yes, Jean is an adult and it's entirely possible that she would have handled the full scope of her power better if he had given her some information on what they were and the risk. The confrontation with Ray was perfect for pointing that out and the limits of Xavier's knowledge. Also, I like the little hints you're giving of the full extent of Ray's abilities and his struggle to not use them.

Why do I have the feeling that Logan and Ray might really get along well?

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For all his brash attitude, Ray has a way of avoiding conflict. He's totally not equipped to handle Neela, who occasionally has outbreaks of immense stubbornness.

I was really glad that I could use Ray here to get into the whole Xavier/Jean dilemma, because I had a massive WTF reaction to that in X-Men 3. The longer you think about it, the uglier it gets. I found it so striking that Jean, in X2, seemed to have decided not to ask Xavier for help (there's a deleted scene in the first movie where she tried, but he brushed her off).

Why do I have the feeling that Logan and Ray might really get along well?

Hee. Yeah, the whole Scott/Logan/Ray triangle makes me giggle every time I think about it. I thought hard about how Ray and Logan would get along, because it could get either way. All three of them have a capacity of hating each other's guts - but ending up friends who don't take each other's shit in the end. I was amused to notice, also, how all three of them are of the leather-wearing, fast-motorcycles-loving variation, but they

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So basically, the self-righteous Xavier admits that he screwed up Jean's powers so badly, there's no way in the world to not hurt her when they manifest? Sounds about right, yep. :shakes head sadly:

Love, love, love the details, the characterization, and the way you're weaving together these universes. This is awesomeness itself.

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So basically, the self-righteous Xavier admits that he screwed up Jean's powers so badly, there's no way in the world to not hurt her when they manifest?

Yup, pretty much. I took a lot of pleasure out of the fact that I could use Ray to point that out. Xavier got away with it because all the X-Men trust him so much - but it's not a big stretch to think that there would be people such as Ray who just don't identify with his ideals, and maintain a suspicion that allows them to call him on his shit. Other than Magneto, I mean. Ray and Magneto are a combination that I really would have loved to get into, but won't have an opportunity for in this fic. It's a shame.

Again, thanks very much for the comment. It's amazing how well it all fits together, isn't it?

[brennanspeaks]

Hey there!

So, I promised myself that if I survived midterms my reward would be to finish this fic. So far, it's absolutely worth the wait! The perspective on all the characters feels true but fresh at the same time. I love all the little world-building details like Ray and Jean's etiquette for psychic conversation. I have to say I wasn't expecting Neela to track Ray down so quickly. And now I wonder if it's better or worse that she might get to talk to Ray while she's still . . . processing things. Can't wait to find out!

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Hey, yay! I think it's awesome that my fic serves as a reward. Congrats to surviving midterms! The fact that Neela and Ray met again so fast did give me some trouble. I would have liked to give her some more time, but I was stretching the hell out of the X2 timeline already as it was.

Thanks. :)