Over the next couple of weeks Danny Bryant spent school hours hanging out with Toad on Professor's suggestion. The two became quick friends and helped each other through their problems. When one was hassled the other stepped up to help them. After school Toad would hang out at the mansion and watch as Danny was trained to control his powers.

These hours spent at mansion caught the attention of the Brotherhood. And one morning Toad was confronted by the Brotherhood as he slid down the banister.

"Well if it isn't the newest X-Man Toad," Quicksilver smirked.

"I am not an X-Man," Toad snapped.

"Then why are you spending all your time with them?" Lance demanded.

"You're one to talk Mr. I join The X-Geeks to be near Kitty. I have friend who is being helped by baldy." Toad retorted.

"You're friends with an X-Man?" Freddy asked puzzled.

"Ha the funny part is he thinks he has a friend," Tabitha said walking down the stairs and towards the door.

"Oh yea I don't have any friends. I am just pretending to for kicks," Toad shouted.

"Good to know that now," Toad turned to see Tabitha had opened the door to reveal Danny standing there. "I am out of here."

"Danny wait I was being sarcastic!" Toad took after Danny but suddenly was faced with the image of him pulling a gun and shooting himself. When it faded Danny was gone. "Ah crud what have I done?"

* * *

Danny was walking swiftly to the entrance of the school not caring who he pushed through. That was until he ran into Duncan Matthews.

"Hey watch it Bryant!" Duncan said shoving Danny.

"Don't mess with me Matthews," Danny said shoving back. He began to focus on creating a headache like the one he gave Toad weeks earlier. Then he realized he couldn't his powers wouldn't respond. He realized the only other time this had happened was a month after they manifested the first time back at his old school. It had only been within the past weeks that they came back.

He took a swing at Duncan and struck the nose of the quarterback. Before he realized what was happening several other football players were on him shoving him down into the mud.

"Duncan what's going on here? Get off of him." The jocks got up and Danny got up and looked at Jean.

"Danny are you ok?" she asked.

"I'm fine I am going home to change," Danny stormed away ignoring Jean when she asked if he wanted Scott to give him a ride. He didn't want anything from any of them. Jean maybe being nice now but it wouldn't take long before she let Duncan get to her and had her just as stuck up as every other prep in the place. And Toad, Toad said he knew what Danny was going through but it was lies. He was better off then Danny, he had the Brotherhood Danny had nobody.

Danny got home and ran up the stairs before his mother could give him the third degree. All he said was that he was feeling sick. Going into his room he went to the closet and pulled out a shoebox that was left by his dad. Opening it he picked up the pistol inside and loaded in a round of bullets. Tomorrow he would show them all.