Wolverine Blues, Chapter 15

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Title: Wolverine Blues
Author: Viva Nova
Rating: R
Pairing: Nick and Greg
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Not mine. Wish they were. Rar.
Summary: AU - Crossover with X-Men
A/N: neviditelny was kind enough to point out to me that Karma is a pre-exisisting X-Men character... Mine's an OC. :) Translation of "Hail Mary" by knuddel :) This chapter's a shortie!

The Story So Far...



(Fifteen - Nightcrawler)

Nick was back on his feet quicker than Greg was, and shone his flashlight into the room. Sitting in the corner was… something. Blue. A flash of yellow eyes. Claws, pointed teeth (fangs?) and a tail. A long tail. A long, pointed tail.

“Sir?” Was it a sir? Nick wasn’t sure what it was. It shied away from him.

“Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir. Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus, der in uns den Glauben vermehre. Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes, bitte für uns Sünder jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes. Amen. I’m sorry. You scared me.”

“You mean, it talks?” Greg asked, still sitting on the floor.

“Ja,” it answered, finally meeting Nick‘s eyes. “I talk. You look like you‘ve never seen a blue mutant before.” Nick half-smiled at it. “Your freund on the floor there looks like he needs a new pair of undershorts.”

“You’ve got a face only a mother could throw into a river,” Greg retorted, getting to his feet. The blue thing laughed.

"And she did! That's how I came to be known as Nightcrawler, the greatest star of the trapeze in the Munich Circus! They adopted me as a small blue child. Nein. I joke. It was actually a waterfall she threw me into."

“Okay, okay. I’m Nick Stokes, from the crime lab. This is my partner, Greg Sanders. What are you doing here?” The blue creature flashed white, pointed teeth.

“Doktor Gray is trying to find a cure for me. Excuse me for not introducing myself properly. I am Kurt Wagner, known as Nightcrawler, the greatest star…”

“…of the trapeze. Caught that the first time around,” Greg grinned. Now that the initial shock of Nightcrawler’s appearance had worn off, he could appreciate the mutant’s sense of humour. “What cure is Dr. Gray looking for? And why are you up here instead of with her?”

“I was sleeping. I heard you coming and apparated away. Realized that Doktor Gray told me to stay here and came back. That’s when you came in and screamed like a little girl.” Again, a flash of those teeth. Nick couldn’t hold back his laughter, and received a look of disgust from Greg. “As for what she is helping me with? I have the Legacy Virus.” Nick looked stricken, his laughter suddenly worried away.

“Is this virus restricted to mutants? Is it contagious?”

“Ja, only mutants can get it. The first stages of it are flu-like, then the mutant is open to suggestion. Nein. Not suggestion. Mind control to whomever administered it. Mutant powers are diminished. If left untreated, it will kill. And nein, it is not contagious, so you have nothing to worry about.” Nick snorted.

“Is it that obvious? I found out an hour ago that I’m a mutant and now everyone seems to know. Is it some sort of radar that you have?” Greg watched the repartee between the two of them, not saying anything. He hated to see Nick get upset. The one single time that he’d seen Nick lose his temper entirely, the staff at the lab had practically fallen over themselves to placate him. It even seemed like the weather itself had empathized with him; Greg remembered that Las Vegas had experienced one of the worst thunderstorms in a decade.

Nightcrawler simply laughed.

“Nein, Herr Stokes. It’s just a look you have. That we all have. Psychic or no, we all know each other for what we are. It’s just the way God made us.”

Comments

[fyrefly101.livejournal.com]

Nick in a temper, and it poured? Hmm - just imagining what powers he might have...

So the story keeps developing, and its getting really interesting, but I love Nightcrawler, so anything with him in is a bonus. Plus, I think you got his voice spot on.

*waits for next chapter*

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

WHEW. I was so worried about that... I speak german fairly fluently, so it's not the language itself that I was concerned with, but more the way he speaks :)

And I love that he makes fun of Greg not once but twice. Chapter 16 is going to be Name That Mutagen, I think. :D I'm already antsy to start it!

ps - clue: it's not just the weather that reacts to Nick's moods... everything responds to them.

[fyrefly101.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have a clue if you'd written in Dutch as opposed to German, but for the rest of it, it seemed to me that you'd caught the manner of speech fine. And yeah - pokes fun at Greg, bless him.

And now I'm completely anticipating chapter 16. Tee hee - I feel like a child at Christmas...

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

-grins like a silly fool-

[omarandjohnny.livejournal.com]

clue: it's not just the weather that reacts to Nick's moods... everything responds to them.

OOh! OOh! ::hippity hop hippity hop::

And I'm really liking the sound of Herr Stokes. Hearing Nightcrawler purr that in my head...

::falls out of chair::

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

If I have my way (and oddly enough, sometimes when I write, I don't have my way) Nightcrawler's going to be fairly predominant from here utnil the end. He and Nick have an interesting conversation about God in the next chapter, too!

Alan Cumming = Love
George Eads = Love

That is all. XD

[(Anonymous)]

It even seemed like the weather itself had empathized with him; Greg remembered that Las Vegas had experienced one of the worst thunderstorms in a decade.
WOW,can't wait to see what is like when Nick angry.

Nick had a look as a mutant?

still thinking about Nick in leather.gonna watch the "snake"epp tape again.

can't wait for chap 16

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

It's not a physical thing, that he actually LOOKS like a mutant... it's kind of like having gaydar... where you can just sort of sense it about a person :)

Nick's going to have a major blowup and probably by the end of the story he'll have his own leather suit, HAHA. What a thought. -fans herself-

[(Anonymous)]

oh,I got it now.
WOW,awwwwww,you're best!!!Mmmmmmmm,think I may need to call ambulance.

[knuddel.livejournal.com]

Normally I don't nit-pick and correct people. However, it's very difficult to translate a prayer word by word as you have to consider e. g. the rhythm of the line, etc. - same as with poems. And this is a really difficult prayer. So, I hope you don't mind and accept my little offer of presenting you below the officially prayed version in the local masses. Well, it was the official a year ago when I attended mass the last time. That happens when you're an unbeliever. You're no longer up to date. Though I consider myself more as an heretic. But the Church doesn't miss me and I don't miss the Church. That's it.

Gegrüßet seist du, Maria,
voll der Gnade,
der Herr ist mit dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen,
und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes,
Jesus, der in uns den Glauben vermehre.
Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes,
bitte für uns Sünder
jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes.
Amen.

If you don't have umlaute (ä, ü, ö) on your keyboard, you can also type ae, ue, oe and ss for ß (gegrüßet = gegruesset).

So, our nice and patient and peaceful Nick can be a real fury if necessary. Very nice idea.

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks :) I took German for three years in high school and I'm still pretty good with it... although I did translate that word for word. Thanks for helping me out, I might need you again, and PLEASE tell me if I'm mangling your spectacular language in any way :)

Oh yes... Nick's got quite the temper that he's managed to keep to himself. :D

[knuddel.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks for the credits *bows*.

"Spectacular language" *laughs* that's nice. Normally I hear mumbled comments such as "it's so fucking difficult ....." (even for Germans ;D). And I just found out that slash fiction in German is anything but erotic. It's the sound I think. So I would really like to know why you took German in high school. (I'm a very curious person. Can I declare that as a disease?)

And, of course, if you need any help, I'll be at your service.

By the way, "Herr Stokes" .... *shudders with pleasure*

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

I loved taking German... I ended up taking it sort of by accident, since my school wasn't offering Latin anymore. I certainly don't regret it! (There's no harm in being curious!)

German is the antithesis of erotic XD It's a very commanding sounding language, and VERY distinctive when you hear it; that's what I like about it :) I found it much easier to learn than French... it could be that I had the basis of the grammar structure with the masculine-feminine-neuter (il elle, il - er, sie, es), which is the same in French as it is in German.

I appreciate any help you can give me :) There'll be quite a bit of Herr Stokes, teehee.

[knuddel.livejournal.com]

German is the antithesis of erotic Definitely! It's a harsh language though the various local idioms smooth the sound - well, except for the Bavarian. But they're always something else. And it's very interesting to see the local historical influences on the dialects. For example, the Rhineland had often been
occuped by the French during the centuries and, therefore, you find a lot of French words and expressions used in our specific language here.

Besides, I love the sound of the French language though I've found it difficult to learn. As well as Spanish. I can't pronounce the Spanish R correctly.

I think it depends on the source of your own language whether it's difficult to learn this or that language or get a feeling for it or not. English and German are Germanic languages whereas French, Spanish or Italian base on Latin.

Okay, in order to end my babbling about languages: Frau Viva Nova, ich brauche mehr Gerg und Herr Stokes. ;D

[neviditelny.livejournal.com]

You mean we get to find out what Nick's powers are? W00T!!! You just made my morning!!!

I adore the witty banter with Nightcrawler. Absolutely love it.

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm so glad... that's what I was most worried about- Nightcrawler's sense of humour!

If I'm really motivated when I get home tonight, I'll be eble to finish chapter 16 :D

[neviditelny.livejournal.com]

w00t!!! Yeah, from my experiences in the X-men universes, Nightcrawler's either all devout or really funny. In "X-Men:Evolution" that kids series on the WB, he was always a prankster, and I think I prefer him funny, simply because everyone's always so somber.

[viva-nova.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try and touch on both aspects of his personality, because he's known for both. I think his interaction with Greg is going to be funnier than it would be with Nick, only because Greg's got a more outgoing sense of humour :)

(I've got an X-Men expert and a German reading my story. Eeeexcellent. I can come to you guys for advice, whew. XD)