I'M DYING 5: THE CHICKENS ARE ATTACKING!

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Fall brought a batch of new students to the Institute. In addition to Nathan Banner, who would not be attending Bayville High, and Scott's brother Alex, there were eight new faces in the halls. Hank McCoy had signed on to the teaching staff, to help control the mob.


Little did he know that it was his medical skills that would be needed soon . . .

"Ah said don't touch my hairbrush!" Rogue snapped at one of the newbies.

"I didn't know that was yours!" Tabitha "Boom-Boom" Smith lied.

"Ah hope that's the truth,'cause if it's not Ah'll--"

"You'll what, Too-Much-Makeup-Girl?"

Realizing things were about to get very ugly very fast, Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie stepped between them. "Tab, ya gotta learn to stay out of other people's rooms!"

Then he turned to Rogue and said, "Rogue, ya need to put your stuff away when you're done with it."

"Okay." Tabitha and Rogue sighed simultaneously.

"Hate to interrupt, but we're waitin' for ya in the Danger Room, or did you forget about training for today?"

The three kids all looked at Wolverine. "Sorry."

They followed him to the Danger Room,where Scott Summers was leading one team in an obstacle-course challenge, while Jean Grey had another engaged in target practice.

Roberto DaCosta, a. k. a. Sunspot, and Ray Crisp, better known as Berzerker, were facing off against what could legitimately be described as the most fearsome attack robots they'd ever set eyes on.

"Where's Bobby?" asked Jean. "I told him not to miss training!"

"I don't know," Wolverine grumbled, "but when I find him . . ."

"Ah'll go get him," Sam said. So he went up to Bobby's room.

 Wolverine looked around. "I didn't tell the rest of you to take a break!"

Up in Bobby Drake's room... the kid was still in bed.


"Hey!" Sam called out. "We're waitin' for you down there!"

"I don't think I can get up," Bobby groaned. "I feel all hot inside."


Then Sam saw his face.

"On second thought," Sam said, "stay here. Ah'll go get help."

Scott looked up as Sam told him,"We'd better get a doc up here. Bobby's sick."

"How sick?"


"Ah think you better see for yourself . . ."

I don't like the sound of that ,Logan thought.

They came back down a few minutes later. "All right," Logan said, "as of now we're officially under quarantine. I want everyone to come to the Medical Ward at once so we can check you over."


"Does this mean we don't have to go to school?" Jamie asked.

Logan just rolled his eyes. This was gonna be a long day.

(More to come! Don't worry, it isn't serious! Hint: read the title.)