Diversions & Digressions | fanfiction by mara
X-Men Comic Drabbles
X-Men Comic Drabbles by Mara Summary: A series of unconnected drabbles. Mood, setting, and pairings will vary.
Ami, Pas Amoureux (Friend, Not Lover)
Ami, Pas Amoureux (Friend, Not Lover) by Mara Summary: Northstar and Iceman chat post-Uncanny 415 NOTES: I don’t generally write “between the lines” fics, but this issue so desperately called for it, I found myself sitting in bed fiercely scribbling away while my husband waited impatiently to turn out the light. There isn’t any sexual [...]
A Cat’s Work Is Never Done
A Cat’s Work Is Never Done by Mara Summary: A day in the life of Ultimate Professor Xavier’s cat. NOTES: This is a response to the Ultimate X website (http://ultimate.comixtreme.com/home.html) Fan Fic Challenge: “A Day in the Life of Ultimate Cat.” More challenges, please, this was *fun*!
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Engery by Mara Summary: What happens when the laws of physics meet the Marvel Universe? NOTES: This story began when Avi looked at a picture of Bobby Drake. After a short discussion of physics, we hashed out this plot (such as it is). Thanks to Askani’daughter for the beta and giving me my [...]
An Impossibility (The Red Queen Remix)
An Impossibility (The Red Queen Remix) by Mara Summary: “She has a lot to think about, and her mind won’t stop spinning.” NOTES: This was written for the “We Invented the Remix…Redux” challenge, in which I remixed bounce’s “An Impossibility”, which can be found on her site at her site. As with bounce’s original, this [...]
Hero Under Pressure
Hero Under Pressure by Mara Summary: When Wraith is away, the guards of Weapon X will play. CONTINUITY: This takes place during Ultimate X-Men #10, except that I’ve added extra time between the India mission and Wolverine being brought in. Hey, Marvel time has never been like real time anyway… DISCLAIMER: The X-Men and the [...]
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather by Mara Summary: Stuck inside during a snowstorm, the residents of the Ultimate X-Mansion talk. CONTINUITY: Whenever you like . NOTES: Readers of my Enterprise fic will see a resemblance to my story “Making History.” I happen to like this format. So sue me. Thanks for the beta to Captain Average, the superhero [...]
Spent Casings: The Cold as Ice Remix
Spent Casings: The Cold as Ice Remix by Mara Summary: Bobby finds out about Emma and Scott. (This is an AU of New X-Men 139, “Shattered,” the first part to the Murder in the Mansion story line.) NOTES: This was written for the Remix Redux Challenge and it is a remix of Cherry Ice’s story [...]
A Bird in the Hand
A Bird in the Hand by Mara Summary: What happens when Scott and Madelyne meet? (Story #3 in the roundrobin) NOTES/DEDICATION: This is a sequel to Minisinoo’s “The Goose Who Laid the Golden Egg.” It happens before Dyce’s “What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander” because Dyce writes faster than I do [...]
A Little Bird Told Me
A Little Bird Told Me by Mara Summary: Scott wants to go find Madelyne and his child, but he’s got to go through Ororo first. (Story #9) NOTES: This takes place at more or less the same time as Sascha’s “Wild Goose Chase.” Sorry if this is a bit long, but Scott and Ororo would [...]