Summary: Takes place post- apocalypse. Todd Tolansky, aka Toad, is 18 years old and suicidal. For as long as he can remember, he had never been loved. He was had always been told he had been found by the side of the road when he was a baby. Since then he had been bounced between foster homes until he was drafted into the Brotherhood. There he meet Wanda and he instantly fell for her. She, however, couldn't stand him, and told him this regularly. Todd continued to remain infatuated with her until he saw her with another man. When he confronted her about it, she hexed him so hard it broke his jaw. It has been a year since then, and while his jaw has healed, his heart is still filled with pain. Tonight he plans to kill himself and end his pain.

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Todd X FemOC You don't like it don't read it.

"talking"

'thoughts'

"telepath"

Chapter 1

The Chase

Todd stood on the edge of the bridge, staring down at the rocks below. He had been like this for about an hour trying to work up the nerve to jump. He mentally went over all the reasons he was here. All the rejection, pain, and over all hell that was his life swam through his head. He closed his eyes as he prepared to take the plunge. Little did he know he was being watched.

A man approached him and said " Nice night isn't."

Todd nearly jumped out of his skin as he was brought back to reality. He fell back and landed on his butt with an "oof". "What are ya tryin to do yo?! Give me a heart attack." Todd then noticed what the man was wearing. He wore a dark blue trench coat that was left open and underneath he wore a simple black shirt and black jeans. He had dirty- blonde hair and looked of Hispanic disent "What do ya want, yo?"

"Who said I wanted anything? I was just commenting on how pleasant the night is? Don't you agree Todd?" the man said calmly.

"It's okay I gue… How do you know my name?!" Todd shouted.

"I could tell but that wouldn't be any fun, but I guess you could say I've been keeping an eye on you for quite some time." The man said with a smirk.

"Look, I don't know who the fuck you are, but better start talkin before I kick your ass." Todd said in the most threatening way he could.

"My, my that's quite a mouth you have. You definitely got that from your father."

The last part caught all of Todd's attention. "Y-You know my dad,yo?" Todd asked stunned.

Immediately the man covered his mouth with his hand in an obviously fake manner. "Oops did I say that out load." He said with a smirk in his voice. The man then turned and started to run.

"Get back here you bastard." Todd yelled and began hopping as fast as he could after him. Todd soon discovered this guy was really fast. Normally his hopping was easily faster than most people can run. Todd was gaining on him but barely. Todd spit slime at the man but he just easily sidestepped it. Todd would try to trip him with his tongue but the man gracefully dodged it. This was going to be a long chase.

Random Bayville Café

Scott and Jean were sitting and drinking coffee at their favorite café. It seemed like it had been forever since the last time it had been just the two of them. Suddenly across the street they see something that would ruin their night. Todd chasing a man as if his life depended on it.

Scott let out a sigh. "It's always something. You think we should stop him?"

"Yeah, Todd's probably trying to mug him."

Back to Todd

Todd was so close, so close to catching him he could taste it. The man had just turned down an alley Todd knew was a dead end. As Todd rounded the corner he was shocked by what he saw. The man was nowhere in sight. Instead, Todd saw three man holding down a girl. The girl was struggling to get away as the men ripped pieces of her clothes away. Todd stood there speechless until one of the men noticed him.

"Get out of here mutie freak, this ain't none of your business." The man warned Todd.

The girl looked at Todd with pleading eye. "P-please help me!" She said as her voice cracked and tear poured down her face.

Todd turned and started to run away until something hit him inside. It was something unfamiliar, guilt maybe. He looked back at the scene and he felt angry. He turned and charged the men at full speed. Todd launched himself through the air and drop kicked the closest of the men. The man went flying ten feet through the air, hit the wall at the back of the alley, and fell to the ground in a heap.

The other two men, surprised by Todd's sudden attack, released the girl who took off run out of the alley. Todd kicked one of the men in the mid-section with his incredibly strong legs. The man fell to his knees, gripping the area Todd had kicked, and began spitting out blood, before falling over and rolling around in pain. The last man tried to run but Todd tripped him up with his tongue and pinned his legs to the concrete with a big ball of slime. The man looked in terror as Todd approached him.

Scott and Jean

Scott and Jean ran after Todd trying to keep up but he was a good two blocks ahead of them. They saw Todd and the man head into an alley and they knew they had him. As they were about to turn the corner, a half-naked girl came running from the alley and crashed into Scott. "What the hell?" Scott said in surprise and confusion.

The girl was shaking violently and looked at Scott with fear, pushing away from him. Jean gently placed her hands on the girls shoulders to get her attention and used her powers to help calm her. "What happened to you?"

The girl looked at Jean and said. "T-three men tried to rape me but a-a mutant with pale green skin saved me."

Scott and Jean went wide eyed and looked at each other. "Todd….just saved someone." Scott said as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I'm going to check on him, Jean say with her." Jean nodded as Scott ran into the alley.

Scott entered the alley and saw three men, one knocked out, one writhing in pain, and one pinned to the ground by Todd's slime. Todd was standing over the pinned man just staring down at him obviously deep in thought.

"Todd, are you okay?" Scott asked.

"He got away." Todd said almost in a trance. "My one chance to find my parents and it's gone, yo. I was so close….."

Scott just looked at him confused. "Who got away? You mean the guy you were chasing,"

Todd looked at him with tearful eye, which shocked the hell out of Scott. "Yeah…."

Scott was about to say something, when his thought were interrupted. "Scott please bring Mr. Tolansky to the mansion. I would like to speak with him."

"Todd, Professor Xavier wants to talk to you. Will you come to the mansion with us after we file a police report?" Scott asked.

Todd stared at the ground for awhile before answering. "Sure…."

With ?

A man in a dark blue trench coat standing on a roof watched the entire scene play out in front of him. 'Well isn't that interesting' he thought and gave a soft smile of approval at how the situation was resolved. He then turn took three steps and disappeared.

Alright so this is my first attempt at a xmen fanfic so please review, both positive and negative, to help my improve. Hope you enjoyed.