X-Men Fanfiction The X-S Series (Shifting Sands)

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DISCLAIMER: These are works of fan-fiction. It is not intended to infringe on any copyrights held by Marvel Comics and/or Marvel Entertainment group. The X-men belong to Marvel. Sikudhani, Cierra Miles, Kelsey and Cameron Quinn, Kimber Lee, and Bethany belong to Darqstar. Other original characters belong to the individual authors who created them first.

The X-S Series (AKA: Growing Up X)

I have listed these stories in order of Sikudhani's age, not in the order they were written. If you don't see an author's name, you can assume it was written by Darqstar.

Unexpected Arrival While out for a night on the town, an unusual infant is thrust into Gambit's care. What does he do? Take the child to her father, of course. Well, what if the child's birth mother claim this precious bundle belongs to Hank?

Sounding Board Sometimes even the most secretive of men discovers it's good to have someone to talk to. Even if, or maybe because, she's a little too young to talk back.

Dreams Of Blue Rogue takes the time to enjoy the sunrise and share a few thoughts with Sikudhani.

Leary (rcleary@samford.edu) Temper Tantrum Another X-S story I didn't write! Infant Siku is feeling particularly fussy today. When all of Hank's efforts fail to soothe her, Sam comes to his rescue, realizing that all his years of helping with his brothers and sisters can come in useful with the X-Men too!

Dyce (Dycemeister@hotmail.com) Just In Case Having narrowly avoided serious injury, Beast writes a touching letter to his daughter Sikudhani, to be read after his death.

When Daddy's Away When Hank decides to attend a conference in New York City, he leaves Bobby in charge of his two-year-old daughter. Although he means well, someone forgot to tell Bobby why you shouldn't give a child too much sugar. Especially this child.

The Big, Red, Truck How do the X-Men deal with a two year old who wants to talk about the same thing for hours on end?

It's All Downhill From Here Visting the X-Mansion for summer break, Jubilee thinks here days are going to be easy. Little does she realize that there is a blue furry toddler who's determined to have her aunt "Ju-be" teach her how to rollerblade.

Denise Keppel (dkeppel@juno.com) Bedtime Bishop has a very serious mission, to tuck little Siku in for the night. Although he's faced some rough times before, nothing has quite prepared him for this. Will both of them make it through this experience?

Minmay Lynn (missmacross@hotmail.com) Adventures In Babysitting Hank has to go out for the evening, and all the X-Men are busy. Fortunately, a vacationing Jubilee is there to fill in as Siku's babysitter. Unfortunately, we all know how Jubilee likes her junk food, and we all know what junkfood does for a certain blue, furry, two-year-old. Will Jubilee survive the night? And will she ever want to babysit again?

Homecoming Although Siku never realized it, every year, her and her Uncle Remy spend one special day together, celebrating something very important. Now that she's four, she learns what the day is all about.

Indigo (indigo@plastic.spork.com) Show And Tell Four year old Siku finally gets to go to school. But what will she bring for Show and Tell?

Bethany and Bryan (jennydark@aol.com) & (DarknessTC@aol.com) Nightmare on Elmo Street Rogue is being tormented by one of Siku's toys?

A Tale of Turkey Four year old Sikudhani thinks she's in heaven when she and her daddy go to West Virginia to spend Thanksgiving at her grandparent's farm. Unfortunately, there are some Thanksgiving farm facts someone forgot to explain to the child...

Ms Marvel (mhenry@typhoon.coedu.usf.edu) There is nothing there in the dark that isn't there in the light. Four year old Siku is terrified of the dark, until Aunty Rogue steps in to give her the wepon to combat all the monsters of the dark, even the boogeman!

Cloud (lama1@videotron.ca) May, First Meetings A visitor to the X-Mansion brings a very special playmate for Siku.

Bethany (jennydark@aol.com) Daddy's Girl In his typical fashion, Hank solves every one of the X-Men's problems in one morning. What's going on here?

Countdown to X-mas To a five year old, there is a certain magic in the air at Christmas time. Sikudhani is no exception as she celebrates the season with her family and friends, watching as the holidays help to bring people closer together.

Lori McDonald (lori@spydernet.com) In Search Of A Friend When boredom overtakes Sikudhani and there seems to be no one around to help, she sets out to find herself a friend... and realizes that perhaps she should have looked closer to home.

Da Wolfie Gal (wolfiegal@hotmail.com) Rainy Night's Practice After watching her aunts and uncles do it for years, five-year-old Siku decides she wants to play in the danger room too.

Misunderstandings Aunt Jean's pregnacy raises a lot of interesting questions for Siku... and some of the answers can make things even worse.

Alicia McKenzie (almckenz@chass.utoronto.ca) A Shoulder To Cry On When the birth of cousin Rachel leaves Siku feeling a bit out of sorts, she finds comfort from a very unexpected source.

David Hicks (dh7506@pluto.aum.edu) X-S The Secret Life Of Sikudhani McCoy When Sam interrupts a game of make believe to ask Sikudhani for a favor, he has no idea what he's unleashing upon an unsuspecting X-Man.

The Tooth Fairy Never Knocks Another milestone in Sikudhani McCoy's life, the day her first baby tooth falls out. Naturally, the X-Men want to make sure this event is celebrated properly. But sometimes, even the best of intentions can go a bit haywire.

Child of The Heart Six-year-old Sikudhani discovers that while in the mansion, she and her differences are celebrated, the real world isnt always so kind.

Bad Day Even a child can hate Mondays, and for Siku, this one particular Monday starts out to be the worst. Will it ever get better?

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Cierra gets a little more than she barganed for when she decides to have a "great adventure" and goes to visit Sikudhani.

Critical Questions When a member of the X-Men is seriously hurt on a mission, Sikudhani realizes how many risks her family takes, and how easy it could be to lose one of them

Beast (DarkBeast3@aol.com) A Deal With the Devil When Siku is struck down by an incurable illness, Hank discovers how far he'll go to save his "Sunshine."

Bad Hair Day Sikudhani's best friend tries to make her wish come true, with disastrous results.

Airawyn (Airawyn@aol.com) X-S Stage Fright Siku's third grade class is putting on a play. Sounds simple right? Well, sometimes nothing is simple. Not only is Siku going to have to accept the idea of everyone watching her, there is a boy in her class who seems to live for making her life miserable. Even worse, her beloved uncles aren't being very sympathetic either.

Supereub (supereub@lava.net) Great Responsibilites When pushed beyond reason, eight year old Siku strikes out at someone, and learns that with great power comes...

Indigo (indigo@plastic.spork.com) The Right Thing To Do On the first day of summer, Sikudhani McCoy and Cierra Miles unknowingly do a heroic deed.

Cloud (lama1@videotron.ca) When Friendship Interferes It's been several years since Siku saw her friend May. But she's back now, and her parents have a lot of concerns about May's future.

Lestat (al764830@academ03.mty.itesm.mx) X-S Sleepless in Westchester When a mean spirited child causes Siku to loose her faith in something she's always believed in, her uncle Charles helps her to find it again.

Breanna MacLeod (BBMACLEO@ARTSU2.watstar.uwaterloo.ca) Memories -- Cierra's Story When Sikudhani asks questions, Cierra Miles remembers her father and what happened to him.

A Very Special Blizzard After being snowbound for two days, nine year old Sikudhani is getting awful bored with this blizzard, until fate and uncle Logan step in to bring her a very special new friend.

You Can't Teach A New Dog Old Tricks. A puppy can get lonely very quickly, especially when their mistress must go to school. When Blizzard expresses his unhappiness by constantly howling, it's up to Hank to try to make him be quiet.

Mike Yun (msy5381@acs.tamu.edu) X-S Tick-Tock Sam teaches young Siku a song, which reminds him of her.

Suzene Campos (mkew72c@prodigy.com) The Quality of Mercy In true X-Men spirit, Siku comes to the rescue of a green, furry, mutant.

Alicia McKenzie (almckenz@chass.utoronto.ca) A Winter's Tale When a bad day at school and worries at home get to be too much for ten-year-old Siku, she finds a sympathetic ear in cousin Nathan, and someone to show her that there is still some beauty on a cold winter's night.

Shard (ShardNAtl@aol.com) X-S Brave Young Heart Eleven-year-old Siku learns that it's not just those in the front lines who make the sacrifices, when a friend risks everything to save her {Siku's} life.

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up Twelve year old Sikudhani writes a compostion for school about what she hopes for her future.

Da Wolfie Gal (wolfiegal@hotmail.com) To Be Or Not To Be Thirteen year old Sikudhani has a date. None of the X-Men are too happy with this idea, but sometimes you just have to accept that children grow up.

Jill Gillham (jilkey@grfn.org) Circles It's Sikudhani's first track meet. She has the usual fears and concerns any young woman would face, but on top of those, some of the oposing memeber think she has an unfair advantage, being a mutant.

Some Enchanted Evening Fourteen year old Siku has a blind date with Cierra's cousin, Ted. However, before any date with Siku can take place, this boy has a few "uncles" to meet. Welcome to the mansion, Ted, and good luck.

Suzene Campos (mkew72c@prodigy.com) Until You Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Sikudhani is sixteen now, and she's still in a rivalry with Bethany. But... people grow, people change... and although Bethany may seem to "have it all" Sikudhani learns that perhaps she {Siku} is the lucky one after all.

JF Jackson and Darqstar (jjack@ici.net) & (darqstar@shifting-sands.la.ca.us) If You Believe In Forever This is the very first X-S Novella. It's Siku's seventeenth birtday and her Aunt Kimber takes her, Cierra and her father to celebrate. There are plenty of surprises in store for Siku, and not all of them are planned. Certainly Hank nor Kimber planned for her to meet the man of her dreams...

Dyce (Dycemeister@hotmail.com) Return Post In a sequel to 'Just in Case', Sikudhani accidentally stumbles across the letter her father wrote years before, and finds that it gives her the strength to face her own fears.

When the Walls Grow Thin It's Halloween and Sikudhani gets a very unexpected visitor.

Ice Check Sikudhani's college friends check out a good looking guy.

Angels In The Snow Christmas is just around the corner, but things aren't very cheerful at the X-Mansion. There's a blizzard that could keep away loved ones, and memories of loved ones who will never be there for Siku to deal with. If that wasn't enough, Hank has been doing some serious thinking about his future...

We Are Gathered Here.... The big day finally arrives for Hank and Kimber and everyone is happy for them. So who in the world would want to kidnap the bride? And why?

Moving On Sikudhani realizes that sometimes, in order to move on with life, you have to share your past.

Bethany (jennydark@aol.com) When The Night Comes Siku's roommate worries that she {Siku} never wants to go out at night, but seems to spend most of her time "studying."

Indigo (indigo@plastic.spork.com) A Deep Breath Although Siku has seen a friend only in the summer when school's out, Joey is counted among her dearest friends for nine years. But this summer, he has a special surprise and a gift for Siku.

These stories are listed together, because your really need to read the first to understand the second.

Don't Fear The Reaper An alternative look at Justine's (From Through The Valley Of Shadows) future, if Magneto had never rescued her.

Coming Out Of The Dark Someone very special in Siku's life has come back.

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