I turn to you
By Todd fan
Disclaimer - No, i don't own X-men evolution, i wish i did, but i don't. Sidney, Daniel, Pickles and Tally are mine though. I bet your wondering who Tally is aren't you?.
Yes its that time again. Lets thanks those good people who review this story. Red witch - Heres what happens next, glad your enjoying it. Eileen - I am afraid you are wrong there my fine friend. As the chapter heading suggests, this story is coming to an end, in fact, the next chapter will be the last. But do not dispair!. There is a sequel in the works and i promise it will be up very soon. As for more tricks..well i plan to write many stories with Sidney and co in, this is just the first, to introduce the characters more than anything, but there will be many many more.
I love you guys :)
Just in case your wondering a Sand cat is a small wild cat that lives in desert areas, its most common in the Western Sahara. They weigh about 2kg and are really very cute. See, you learn something new every day, unless you already knew that of course..
Chapter 25 - The begining of the end.
Todd sighed as he walked along the halls of his fathers home. Well, his home now, he thought sadly. He didn't want to be here, but if it kept Sidney safe, it was worth it. He didn't sleep very well, despite the fact that he had slept on the most comfortable bed imaginable. Whenever he closed his eyes, all he kept seeing was Sidneys heartbroken face. The helecopter ride home hadn't been his favorite experience either, his father had gloated all the way home, he wasn't happy to have his son back, just that his fortune was safe. Pickles on the other hand had remained silent, probably upset that he didn't get to hurt Sidney, Todd just hoped that his father could stop Pickles if he decided to go after her again. Todd was wearing his colar again, this time he had just let it be put on him without a fight, he was tired of fighting and he missed Sidney so much. His father then let him have free run of the house and he had been exploring for hours now, despite being born and spending the first three years of his life here, nothing seemed familiar, he really felt out of place with all of this wealth around him. He was exploring the ground floor when he came upon a door with elaborate markings carved on it. Todd ran his hand over the engraved wood before putting his hand on the handle and turning it. The door gave a cliched squeak as he pushed it open. The room it led to was an old dining room with a long antique wooden table in the middle. The floor was made of cobblestones and, adding the stone fireplace on one side of the room and the woven tapestries on the walls, the place looked like it should be part of a medieval castle, not a New York city mansion. Todd entered the room a little more, despite how old the room looked it had a homely and safe feel to it, not like the coldness that seemed to hang around the rest of his fathers mansion. He walked up to one of the tapestries, on it was woven the picture of a young woman and a unicorn lying by her side. Todd reached over to touch it, it felt old and worn under his fingers, like it was hundreds of years old. A sudden clatter made him take his hand off the tapestry and spin his head around in the direction of the sound. He saw a girl who only looked the same age as him, maybe a year older. She had firey red hair and electric blue eyes. She had dropped a tray of food, and looked shocked to find someone in the room. "Och i am so sorry sir", she said, her accent suggested she was Scottish, "i dinnae expect to find someone in here". She dropped to her knees and started picking up the tray, food and sliverware that she had dropped. Todd walked over to her and knelt down and started helping her pick up her dropped items. "Naw, its my fault", said Todd, "sorry, i didn't mean ta scare ya". The girl gratefully took the items of food off Todd, she seemed surprised that she hadn't been yelled at. "T...thank ye sir", she said with a slight smile, standing up. "Please don't call me that", said Todd rolling his eyes, "i get enough of that from my dads servants. The names Todd yo, call me that". The girl looked puzzled then smiled. "Okay, thank ye..Todd", she said, "i take it ya crafty then?". "Huh?", replyed Todd, blinking. "Ye name", replyed the girl, "in Scottish, it means Fox". "Oh, i didn't know that", said Todd with a smile, "boy did i get the wrong animal". "Pardon?", asked the girl, "what do ye mean?". "Never mind", said Todd with a wave of his hand, he didn't really want the whole household to know he was a mutant, not yet anyway. "May i ask why the son of Daniel Toynbee would be doing in the servants dining room?", asked the girl, brushing a strand of red hair from her face. "The..servants dinin' room?", asked Todd. "Aye", said the girl, holding up her tray, "i was aboot ta eat me dinner". "Oh", said Todd, "it looks more like a mueseum piece than somethin' thats used as a dinin' room". "Its lovely isn't it?", the girl said, waving her free hand showing the general area around them, "most of the tapestries were brought from Britain when your grandfather came to America". "My..grandfather?", asked Todd amazed, he didn't really know much about his family tree, he never really cared before, his hatred of his father had stopped him from bothering looking up his family before. "Aye", said the girl, "me grandparents came up with him, me family has been in ye familys service for years". "And you are?", asked Todd, realising he didn't even know the girls name. The girl blinked, she seemed surprised that he even cared what her name was. "I'm...me names Tally", she said, with a smile, "Tally McGreggor". "Pleased ta meet ya Tally", said Todd with a grin, "ya probably know that my birth names..". "Mortimer Toynbee", said Tally, as i she knew the name all her life. "Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, "but i prefer Todd Tolenski. So my grandfather was Scottish?". "Och no", said Tally, "he was English, but me grandparents were some of his first workers. When he decided ta move to Amercia, they just came with him". "Oh", said Todd as Tally walked over to the table, putting down her tray. It was then Todd noticed something around Tally's neck. It was one of the collars which inhibited mutant powers. "Your a mutant!", said Todd, more of a statement than a question. Tally looked up wide-eyed, then felt the collar around her neck. "I..i", she said, she looked terrified, "och, i am a mutant, but i never use my powers. I have had me collar for years, i would never use me...". "Hey chill out", said Todd with a grin, pointing to his own collar, "i'm one too". "Oh", said Tally, blinking, "but master David hates mutants". "Ya got that right", said Todd, "but he hated me from the beginin' so i lost nothin'". "But..but ye his son!", said Tally. "That doesn't mean he's gotta like me", muttered Todd, "so, what can ya do?". Tally looked around nervously. Before smiling slightly. "I can disable mechanical things with me mind", she said modestly, "ye know, telvesions, radios, even guns". "Cool", said Todd with a whistle. "And what aboot yeself?", asked Tally curiously. "Me?", said Todd, "oh, i got enhanced leg muscles, i can jump really high an' kick really hard. I got a six foot long tounge an' can spit slime. I can stick ta walls too". "Wow", said Tally, "ye can do alot". "Not as much as some people i know", said Todd, "one guy i know can cause earthquakes yo". "Ye know...other mutants?", said Tally. "Yeah", said Todd, "lots. Before i was dragged here i lived in an instatute fulla 'em. It's..a long story. But i would rather be there than here, i only came here ta save Sidney". "Sidney?", asked Tally, "let me guess someone ye care aboot?". "Yeah", said Todd, "someone i care about a lot. I made a deal wit' my father, my life fer hers". "Thats very noble", said Tally, "ye must really love her". "I do", said Todd with a sad sigh, "i just hope she's safe". "I'm sure she is", said Tally, "that institute sounds like a wonderfull place. I wish i could have been there, what do they do there?". "Well..", said Todd, "they teach ya how ta use ya powers. Its owned by a guy called Charles Xavier, hes a phsyic". "Oh", said Tally with sigh, "it does sound like a wonderful place. Are there many other mutants there?". "Theres tons'a 'em", said Todd with a grin, "if i ever get outta here, ya can come wit' me if ya like". "I...i don't know", said Tally, "i would like to, but i have been a servant all me life". "Then i think its about time ya started livin' fer yaself. My dads got plenty'a servants here, i doubt he'd miss one". "Okay", said Tally with a slight smile, "i would like to know how to control me power better. I have had this collar on for so long i...". She was interupted by alarm bells sounding in the mansion. "Och, what on earth is that?", she said, covering her ears. "That would be the other mutants", said Todd with a smile, "come on, lets go". "But what about these collars?", asked Tally. "Ya got a hairclip?", asked Todd. "Aye", said Tally, pulling a clip out of her hair. "A trick i learned in Brooklyn", said Todd, bending the clip into a different shape. He inserted the clip into the lock on Tally's collar, unlocking it. The collar fell to the ground, hitting the cobblestones with a clatter. As Todd opened his own collar Tally felt her neck. "Och, it has been al long time since i felt my own neck, free from that blasted collar", she said with a smile, her eyes glowed as if electrically charged for a second, "thank ye Todd". "Don't thank me yet", said Todd, heading for the door, "we gotta fight ta get back yet. I just hope the guys have a plan".
As Tally and Todd raced through the Toynbee mansion, the blackbird landed in the courtyard. As the X-men and Brotherhood jumped out, Daniel came striding out of the mansion, Pickles following close behind. "What are you doing trespasing on my private property?", Daniel demanded, banging his walking stick on the ground in rage, "you heard my deal, Todd stays here. Now get out!". "Sorry old man", said Lance, "were not leaving without Todd". With that Lance, spread out his hands and rolled his eyes back. A tremor ran through the ground, knocking Daniel off his feet. "Bad move kid", snarled Pickles, jumping forward. Scott turned on his visor, hitting Pickles at full force, of course, it had little effect on him. Pickles was chuckling at Scotts effort, unaware that Kurt was creeping up behind him. Suddenly, Kurt grabbed onto Pickles' back. *BAMF* The two disapeared in a cloud of brimstone only to appear again closer to the blackbird. It was then that Sabertooth jumped from the jets roof, landing on top of Pickles, forcing him to the ground. Pickles gave a roar and threw Sabertooth off him, but before he could stand up a Lepoard bit into his arm. It was Sidney, she snarled as she bit harder. Pickles gave a yelp of pain and trnasformed himself into a Sand cat, he was small enough to pull his forleg out of Sidney's mouth and stand away from her, where he changed himself into a cheetah. He gave a snarl, seeming to communicate with Sidney before darting off. Sidney changed into her normal form quickly. "Quicksliver", she shouted, "catch him before he runs off". Pietro nodded and sped off after Pickles, easily outrunning him. "Far as you go puddy cat", said Pietro with a smile, blocking Pickles' exit. Pickles gave a frustrated snarl before changing into his normal form. It was plain to see he was begining to tire. "Its isn't over until its over", panted Pickles. "Oh trust me, its over", said Wolverine, lashing out at Pickles with his claws. Pickles snarled and backed away. Suddenly, his wings sprouted from his back and he leapt into the air. On one of the wing membranes there was still a scar from where Sidney had attacked when the first met. This was the moment everyone had been waiting for, they knew that Pickles' only weak spot was those wings. "Now Storm", shouted the professor from the gound. Pickles slowed down his flight and looked around, hearing the rumble of thunder. Storm suddenly appeared out of the clouds, too late had Pickles realised his mistake. Storms' eyes flashed dangerously and she threw a lightning bolt at Pickles' right wing. The bolt stuck with a nasty crackle mixed with a roar of pain. Pickles plumeted to the ground, only to be stopped from hitting the ground by Jean Grey. She telepahically put his unconcious body on the ground. The professor sighed, he really didn't want to send another to Stokes, but he had no choice for the safety of the students. He put his hands to his temples and sent out a few powerfull phsycic blasts, to ensure that Pickles wouldn't awake during the journey. He gave a nod when he was done and Sabertooth and Logan carried Pickles into the blackbird between them. "Now thats done", said the professor, a twinge of regret in his voice, "now all we have to do is find Todd". There was a sudden gun blast and a scream of pain as Jean fell to the ground. Standing up and holding a mutant gun was Daniel. "My son is staying here", said Daniel, "theres nothing you can do to get him out. You may have got rid of my bodyguard, but these guns will wipe out your entire student body Xavier". "You can not keep you son a prisoner like this", said Xavier, "he has the right to live as he wants to". "No he doesn't", said Daniel, his eyes narrowing, "as long as i'm around, he has to do as i tell him". Daniel smiled evily and cocked his gun at the group. "Now who shall i shoot now?", he said with a smirk, then spotted Evan, "ah yes, the young boy who helped me get to my son in the first place. As your reward, you will be the first to feel this gun at full force, the first of many mutnats to die this way". He chuckled and pointed his gun at Evan. Evan closed his eyes and waited. Daniel pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. Evan opened one eye to see what was happening. Daniel was hitting his gun with his free hand. "What on earth is wrong with this blasted thing", he shouted, "how dare they give me a defective weapon. Never mind, i have more, i will hunt each and every one of you down, if it is the last thing i do". "I don't think so pops", came a voice from behind them. Everyone turned to see Todd and Tally standing by the entrance of the mansion.. "You", said Daniel spinning around, "you get back inside. And what is that servant girl doing outside? I'll shoot every one of you". "No ya wont dad", said Todd with a smirk, "Tally here disabled all of the guns in the house.I guess you forgot that there was another mutant inside the mansion". Todd leapt from doors, landing right in front of Daniel. "Now Todd", said Daniel, falling over and scrambling backwards, "son. Y..you wouldn't hurt me. Were..were..family, flesh and blood. You waouldn't want to hurt you dear old father now, would you?". Todd frowned down at his father. "No dad", he said, narrowing his eyes, "i won't hurt ya. I'm not like YOU. I'd hate ta sink ta your level". "Oh, thank you Todd", said David with a smile, "i don't know how to repay you". "Let me go", said Todd, "an' let Tally go too. When i get older i might just take over from ya, but i'm not ready yet. I don't want ta be here, i want ta be with them". He pointed to where the Brotherhood and X-men were assembled. "There more of a family ta me than yav'e ever been", said Todd, "just let me live my own life". Daniel looked deep in thought for a while, as if considering what had been said carefully. "Well", he said with a sigh, "you must swear to me that, when you are ready, you will at least give your duties as my heir a try". "Fine", said Todd, holding out his hand, "ya never back outta a deal, remember?". Daniel gave a defeated groan and shook Todd's hand. Todd then turned away and walked into the blackbird. The others followed suit, everyone just wanted to go home. Tally stood for a second, glancing back at the mansion. "You are quite welcome to join us if you wish Tally", said the professor with a smile, "we always have room for others like yourself". Tally blinked surprised, it was as if the man could read her thoughts, she guessed he must be Xavier, Todd had told her about him. She nodded. "Thank ye professor", she said with a sight smile, walking into the blackbird. "Welcome to the fold...Mecca", said the professor, wheeling after her. Daniel Toynbee watched solemly as the blackbird took off and dissapeared into the horizon. He sighed and walked into his mansion as he walked inside he put his hand in his pocket and brought out a small picture of his dead wife. "I'm sorry Lucy", he said with a sigh, "i did try".
Well..you like?. The next chapter will be the last. But don't panic, though this may be one story, it is just the first chapter in a long line of what i affectionately call 'The Sidney storys'. Remember to review!
By Todd fan
Disclaimer - No, i don't own X-men evolution, i wish i did, but i don't. Sidney, Daniel, Pickles and Tally are mine though. I bet your wondering who Tally is aren't you?.
Yes its that time again. Lets thanks those good people who review this story. Red witch - Heres what happens next, glad your enjoying it. Eileen - I am afraid you are wrong there my fine friend. As the chapter heading suggests, this story is coming to an end, in fact, the next chapter will be the last. But do not dispair!. There is a sequel in the works and i promise it will be up very soon. As for more tricks..well i plan to write many stories with Sidney and co in, this is just the first, to introduce the characters more than anything, but there will be many many more.
I love you guys :)
Just in case your wondering a Sand cat is a small wild cat that lives in desert areas, its most common in the Western Sahara. They weigh about 2kg and are really very cute. See, you learn something new every day, unless you already knew that of course..
Chapter 25 - The begining of the end.
Todd sighed as he walked along the halls of his fathers home. Well, his home now, he thought sadly. He didn't want to be here, but if it kept Sidney safe, it was worth it. He didn't sleep very well, despite the fact that he had slept on the most comfortable bed imaginable. Whenever he closed his eyes, all he kept seeing was Sidneys heartbroken face. The helecopter ride home hadn't been his favorite experience either, his father had gloated all the way home, he wasn't happy to have his son back, just that his fortune was safe. Pickles on the other hand had remained silent, probably upset that he didn't get to hurt Sidney, Todd just hoped that his father could stop Pickles if he decided to go after her again. Todd was wearing his colar again, this time he had just let it be put on him without a fight, he was tired of fighting and he missed Sidney so much. His father then let him have free run of the house and he had been exploring for hours now, despite being born and spending the first three years of his life here, nothing seemed familiar, he really felt out of place with all of this wealth around him. He was exploring the ground floor when he came upon a door with elaborate markings carved on it. Todd ran his hand over the engraved wood before putting his hand on the handle and turning it. The door gave a cliched squeak as he pushed it open. The room it led to was an old dining room with a long antique wooden table in the middle. The floor was made of cobblestones and, adding the stone fireplace on one side of the room and the woven tapestries on the walls, the place looked like it should be part of a medieval castle, not a New York city mansion. Todd entered the room a little more, despite how old the room looked it had a homely and safe feel to it, not like the coldness that seemed to hang around the rest of his fathers mansion. He walked up to one of the tapestries, on it was woven the picture of a young woman and a unicorn lying by her side. Todd reached over to touch it, it felt old and worn under his fingers, like it was hundreds of years old. A sudden clatter made him take his hand off the tapestry and spin his head around in the direction of the sound. He saw a girl who only looked the same age as him, maybe a year older. She had firey red hair and electric blue eyes. She had dropped a tray of food, and looked shocked to find someone in the room. "Och i am so sorry sir", she said, her accent suggested she was Scottish, "i dinnae expect to find someone in here". She dropped to her knees and started picking up the tray, food and sliverware that she had dropped. Todd walked over to her and knelt down and started helping her pick up her dropped items. "Naw, its my fault", said Todd, "sorry, i didn't mean ta scare ya". The girl gratefully took the items of food off Todd, she seemed surprised that she hadn't been yelled at. "T...thank ye sir", she said with a slight smile, standing up. "Please don't call me that", said Todd rolling his eyes, "i get enough of that from my dads servants. The names Todd yo, call me that". The girl looked puzzled then smiled. "Okay, thank ye..Todd", she said, "i take it ya crafty then?". "Huh?", replyed Todd, blinking. "Ye name", replyed the girl, "in Scottish, it means Fox". "Oh, i didn't know that", said Todd with a smile, "boy did i get the wrong animal". "Pardon?", asked the girl, "what do ye mean?". "Never mind", said Todd with a wave of his hand, he didn't really want the whole household to know he was a mutant, not yet anyway. "May i ask why the son of Daniel Toynbee would be doing in the servants dining room?", asked the girl, brushing a strand of red hair from her face. "The..servants dinin' room?", asked Todd. "Aye", said the girl, holding up her tray, "i was aboot ta eat me dinner". "Oh", said Todd, "it looks more like a mueseum piece than somethin' thats used as a dinin' room". "Its lovely isn't it?", the girl said, waving her free hand showing the general area around them, "most of the tapestries were brought from Britain when your grandfather came to America". "My..grandfather?", asked Todd amazed, he didn't really know much about his family tree, he never really cared before, his hatred of his father had stopped him from bothering looking up his family before. "Aye", said the girl, "me grandparents came up with him, me family has been in ye familys service for years". "And you are?", asked Todd, realising he didn't even know the girls name. The girl blinked, she seemed surprised that he even cared what her name was. "I'm...me names Tally", she said, with a smile, "Tally McGreggor". "Pleased ta meet ya Tally", said Todd with a grin, "ya probably know that my birth names..". "Mortimer Toynbee", said Tally, as i she knew the name all her life. "Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, "but i prefer Todd Tolenski. So my grandfather was Scottish?". "Och no", said Tally, "he was English, but me grandparents were some of his first workers. When he decided ta move to Amercia, they just came with him". "Oh", said Todd as Tally walked over to the table, putting down her tray. It was then Todd noticed something around Tally's neck. It was one of the collars which inhibited mutant powers. "Your a mutant!", said Todd, more of a statement than a question. Tally looked up wide-eyed, then felt the collar around her neck. "I..i", she said, she looked terrified, "och, i am a mutant, but i never use my powers. I have had me collar for years, i would never use me...". "Hey chill out", said Todd with a grin, pointing to his own collar, "i'm one too". "Oh", said Tally, blinking, "but master David hates mutants". "Ya got that right", said Todd, "but he hated me from the beginin' so i lost nothin'". "But..but ye his son!", said Tally. "That doesn't mean he's gotta like me", muttered Todd, "so, what can ya do?". Tally looked around nervously. Before smiling slightly. "I can disable mechanical things with me mind", she said modestly, "ye know, telvesions, radios, even guns". "Cool", said Todd with a whistle. "And what aboot yeself?", asked Tally curiously. "Me?", said Todd, "oh, i got enhanced leg muscles, i can jump really high an' kick really hard. I got a six foot long tounge an' can spit slime. I can stick ta walls too". "Wow", said Tally, "ye can do alot". "Not as much as some people i know", said Todd, "one guy i know can cause earthquakes yo". "Ye know...other mutants?", said Tally. "Yeah", said Todd, "lots. Before i was dragged here i lived in an instatute fulla 'em. It's..a long story. But i would rather be there than here, i only came here ta save Sidney". "Sidney?", asked Tally, "let me guess someone ye care aboot?". "Yeah", said Todd, "someone i care about a lot. I made a deal wit' my father, my life fer hers". "Thats very noble", said Tally, "ye must really love her". "I do", said Todd with a sad sigh, "i just hope she's safe". "I'm sure she is", said Tally, "that institute sounds like a wonderfull place. I wish i could have been there, what do they do there?". "Well..", said Todd, "they teach ya how ta use ya powers. Its owned by a guy called Charles Xavier, hes a phsyic". "Oh", said Tally with sigh, "it does sound like a wonderful place. Are there many other mutants there?". "Theres tons'a 'em", said Todd with a grin, "if i ever get outta here, ya can come wit' me if ya like". "I...i don't know", said Tally, "i would like to, but i have been a servant all me life". "Then i think its about time ya started livin' fer yaself. My dads got plenty'a servants here, i doubt he'd miss one". "Okay", said Tally with a slight smile, "i would like to know how to control me power better. I have had this collar on for so long i...". She was interupted by alarm bells sounding in the mansion. "Och, what on earth is that?", she said, covering her ears. "That would be the other mutants", said Todd with a smile, "come on, lets go". "But what about these collars?", asked Tally. "Ya got a hairclip?", asked Todd. "Aye", said Tally, pulling a clip out of her hair. "A trick i learned in Brooklyn", said Todd, bending the clip into a different shape. He inserted the clip into the lock on Tally's collar, unlocking it. The collar fell to the ground, hitting the cobblestones with a clatter. As Todd opened his own collar Tally felt her neck. "Och, it has been al long time since i felt my own neck, free from that blasted collar", she said with a smile, her eyes glowed as if electrically charged for a second, "thank ye Todd". "Don't thank me yet", said Todd, heading for the door, "we gotta fight ta get back yet. I just hope the guys have a plan".
As Tally and Todd raced through the Toynbee mansion, the blackbird landed in the courtyard. As the X-men and Brotherhood jumped out, Daniel came striding out of the mansion, Pickles following close behind. "What are you doing trespasing on my private property?", Daniel demanded, banging his walking stick on the ground in rage, "you heard my deal, Todd stays here. Now get out!". "Sorry old man", said Lance, "were not leaving without Todd". With that Lance, spread out his hands and rolled his eyes back. A tremor ran through the ground, knocking Daniel off his feet. "Bad move kid", snarled Pickles, jumping forward. Scott turned on his visor, hitting Pickles at full force, of course, it had little effect on him. Pickles was chuckling at Scotts effort, unaware that Kurt was creeping up behind him. Suddenly, Kurt grabbed onto Pickles' back. *BAMF* The two disapeared in a cloud of brimstone only to appear again closer to the blackbird. It was then that Sabertooth jumped from the jets roof, landing on top of Pickles, forcing him to the ground. Pickles gave a roar and threw Sabertooth off him, but before he could stand up a Lepoard bit into his arm. It was Sidney, she snarled as she bit harder. Pickles gave a yelp of pain and trnasformed himself into a Sand cat, he was small enough to pull his forleg out of Sidney's mouth and stand away from her, where he changed himself into a cheetah. He gave a snarl, seeming to communicate with Sidney before darting off. Sidney changed into her normal form quickly. "Quicksliver", she shouted, "catch him before he runs off". Pietro nodded and sped off after Pickles, easily outrunning him. "Far as you go puddy cat", said Pietro with a smile, blocking Pickles' exit. Pickles gave a frustrated snarl before changing into his normal form. It was plain to see he was begining to tire. "Its isn't over until its over", panted Pickles. "Oh trust me, its over", said Wolverine, lashing out at Pickles with his claws. Pickles snarled and backed away. Suddenly, his wings sprouted from his back and he leapt into the air. On one of the wing membranes there was still a scar from where Sidney had attacked when the first met. This was the moment everyone had been waiting for, they knew that Pickles' only weak spot was those wings. "Now Storm", shouted the professor from the gound. Pickles slowed down his flight and looked around, hearing the rumble of thunder. Storm suddenly appeared out of the clouds, too late had Pickles realised his mistake. Storms' eyes flashed dangerously and she threw a lightning bolt at Pickles' right wing. The bolt stuck with a nasty crackle mixed with a roar of pain. Pickles plumeted to the ground, only to be stopped from hitting the ground by Jean Grey. She telepahically put his unconcious body on the ground. The professor sighed, he really didn't want to send another to Stokes, but he had no choice for the safety of the students. He put his hands to his temples and sent out a few powerfull phsycic blasts, to ensure that Pickles wouldn't awake during the journey. He gave a nod when he was done and Sabertooth and Logan carried Pickles into the blackbird between them. "Now thats done", said the professor, a twinge of regret in his voice, "now all we have to do is find Todd". There was a sudden gun blast and a scream of pain as Jean fell to the ground. Standing up and holding a mutant gun was Daniel. "My son is staying here", said Daniel, "theres nothing you can do to get him out. You may have got rid of my bodyguard, but these guns will wipe out your entire student body Xavier". "You can not keep you son a prisoner like this", said Xavier, "he has the right to live as he wants to". "No he doesn't", said Daniel, his eyes narrowing, "as long as i'm around, he has to do as i tell him". Daniel smiled evily and cocked his gun at the group. "Now who shall i shoot now?", he said with a smirk, then spotted Evan, "ah yes, the young boy who helped me get to my son in the first place. As your reward, you will be the first to feel this gun at full force, the first of many mutnats to die this way". He chuckled and pointed his gun at Evan. Evan closed his eyes and waited. Daniel pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. Evan opened one eye to see what was happening. Daniel was hitting his gun with his free hand. "What on earth is wrong with this blasted thing", he shouted, "how dare they give me a defective weapon. Never mind, i have more, i will hunt each and every one of you down, if it is the last thing i do". "I don't think so pops", came a voice from behind them. Everyone turned to see Todd and Tally standing by the entrance of the mansion.. "You", said Daniel spinning around, "you get back inside. And what is that servant girl doing outside? I'll shoot every one of you". "No ya wont dad", said Todd with a smirk, "Tally here disabled all of the guns in the house.I guess you forgot that there was another mutant inside the mansion". Todd leapt from doors, landing right in front of Daniel. "Now Todd", said Daniel, falling over and scrambling backwards, "son. Y..you wouldn't hurt me. Were..were..family, flesh and blood. You waouldn't want to hurt you dear old father now, would you?". Todd frowned down at his father. "No dad", he said, narrowing his eyes, "i won't hurt ya. I'm not like YOU. I'd hate ta sink ta your level". "Oh, thank you Todd", said David with a smile, "i don't know how to repay you". "Let me go", said Todd, "an' let Tally go too. When i get older i might just take over from ya, but i'm not ready yet. I don't want ta be here, i want ta be with them". He pointed to where the Brotherhood and X-men were assembled. "There more of a family ta me than yav'e ever been", said Todd, "just let me live my own life". Daniel looked deep in thought for a while, as if considering what had been said carefully. "Well", he said with a sigh, "you must swear to me that, when you are ready, you will at least give your duties as my heir a try". "Fine", said Todd, holding out his hand, "ya never back outta a deal, remember?". Daniel gave a defeated groan and shook Todd's hand. Todd then turned away and walked into the blackbird. The others followed suit, everyone just wanted to go home. Tally stood for a second, glancing back at the mansion. "You are quite welcome to join us if you wish Tally", said the professor with a smile, "we always have room for others like yourself". Tally blinked surprised, it was as if the man could read her thoughts, she guessed he must be Xavier, Todd had told her about him. She nodded. "Thank ye professor", she said with a sight smile, walking into the blackbird. "Welcome to the fold...Mecca", said the professor, wheeling after her. Daniel Toynbee watched solemly as the blackbird took off and dissapeared into the horizon. He sighed and walked into his mansion as he walked inside he put his hand in his pocket and brought out a small picture of his dead wife. "I'm sorry Lucy", he said with a sigh, "i did try".
Well..you like?. The next chapter will be the last. But don't panic, though this may be one story, it is just the first chapter in a long line of what i affectionately call 'The Sidney storys'. Remember to review!
