Later that day Toad was at his locker putting away books to get ready
to head to lunch when Jean approached him. "Toad we need to talk about that
dream you had."
"You saw that! I thought Baldy taught you not to go riffling through people's brains without permission!" Toad said slamming his locker closed.
"Professor Xavier did teach me that but for some reason I picked up on your dream without trying," Jean replied, "But I am rather concerned about it."
"Hey listen. I ain't gonna go crazy and act out the dream if that's what ya mean," Toad said turning to walk away.
"Toad, this could be a sign of bottled up anger that is trying to escape. Or there is a serious issue that you need to work through," Jean said.
"Yea and why do you want to help me? I'm the enemy remember." Toad said facing her.
"Toad we maybe on opposing sides but you are still a person who needs help. I'm not going to turn my back on someone who needs help," Jean replied.
"Hey Jean! What are doing with him?" Both mutants turned to see Duncan approaching.
"There's your boyfriend, why don't ya go help him with a problem. Maybe he forgot how to spell cat," Toad said taking off towards the cafeteria leaving Jean to shake her head.
* * *
In the lunch room Toad sat alone at a table eating a some sort of nasty school mystery meat. Since Mystique disappeared decent food was almost never seen. They were down to taking turns working odd jobs to buy groceries every two weeks. This week it was Lance's turn and half his earnings went towards gas and parts for his jeep so it meant school lunches were going to be the only meal.
"Hey Toad, why are you sitting here alone?" Freddy "Blob" Dukes said holding his heaping tray of school mystery meat.
"Maybe I wanna eat alone for once, without you eating like a pig, Pietro's excessive talking, Lance making ga ga eyes at Kitty, and Boom Boom blowing my food up in my face!" Toad exclaimed.
"Fine, eat alone, don't expect us to join you," Freddy said walking away towards the Brotherhood's usual table.
"Geez is he stupid," Toad muttered.
Suddenly Toad found himself standing in the middle of the cafeteria holding a machine gun. Around him lay bodies he recognized as various jocks, cheerleaders, and other popular students. He was even more shocked to see the bodies of both the X-Men and Brotherhood in the mix.
*No way a lousy gun no matter how big could take out all of them,* Toad thought looking at the body of the mutants lying before him. *I can't be dreaming of killing them like this I know them too well.*
"Toad?" Toad shook his head finding himself sitting back at his table with Jean standing over him.
"Let me guess you just happened to see that one too?" Toad asked irritated that she kept popping up.
"Toad I am worried it maybe something terrible. I called Professor he said –"
"Forget it! They are just dreams. And that's all they are going to be!" Toad got up and stormed away. He passed a couple of jocks who were hassling Danny Bryant over him sitting at their table. *Good to see I ain't the only one who gets walked all over.*
"You saw that! I thought Baldy taught you not to go riffling through people's brains without permission!" Toad said slamming his locker closed.
"Professor Xavier did teach me that but for some reason I picked up on your dream without trying," Jean replied, "But I am rather concerned about it."
"Hey listen. I ain't gonna go crazy and act out the dream if that's what ya mean," Toad said turning to walk away.
"Toad, this could be a sign of bottled up anger that is trying to escape. Or there is a serious issue that you need to work through," Jean said.
"Yea and why do you want to help me? I'm the enemy remember." Toad said facing her.
"Toad we maybe on opposing sides but you are still a person who needs help. I'm not going to turn my back on someone who needs help," Jean replied.
"Hey Jean! What are doing with him?" Both mutants turned to see Duncan approaching.
"There's your boyfriend, why don't ya go help him with a problem. Maybe he forgot how to spell cat," Toad said taking off towards the cafeteria leaving Jean to shake her head.
* * *
In the lunch room Toad sat alone at a table eating a some sort of nasty school mystery meat. Since Mystique disappeared decent food was almost never seen. They were down to taking turns working odd jobs to buy groceries every two weeks. This week it was Lance's turn and half his earnings went towards gas and parts for his jeep so it meant school lunches were going to be the only meal.
"Hey Toad, why are you sitting here alone?" Freddy "Blob" Dukes said holding his heaping tray of school mystery meat.
"Maybe I wanna eat alone for once, without you eating like a pig, Pietro's excessive talking, Lance making ga ga eyes at Kitty, and Boom Boom blowing my food up in my face!" Toad exclaimed.
"Fine, eat alone, don't expect us to join you," Freddy said walking away towards the Brotherhood's usual table.
"Geez is he stupid," Toad muttered.
Suddenly Toad found himself standing in the middle of the cafeteria holding a machine gun. Around him lay bodies he recognized as various jocks, cheerleaders, and other popular students. He was even more shocked to see the bodies of both the X-Men and Brotherhood in the mix.
*No way a lousy gun no matter how big could take out all of them,* Toad thought looking at the body of the mutants lying before him. *I can't be dreaming of killing them like this I know them too well.*
"Toad?" Toad shook his head finding himself sitting back at his table with Jean standing over him.
"Let me guess you just happened to see that one too?" Toad asked irritated that she kept popping up.
"Toad I am worried it maybe something terrible. I called Professor he said –"
"Forget it! They are just dreams. And that's all they are going to be!" Toad got up and stormed away. He passed a couple of jocks who were hassling Danny Bryant over him sitting at their table. *Good to see I ain't the only one who gets walked all over.*
