Todd: Uh, this is that, un, what do you call it? That thing that says you don't own stuff in this story?

Fred: Dunno.... exclaimer?

Todd: Yeah, yeah. This is our exclaimer. We're exclaiming that we don't own anything in this story. *turns to Fred* Man, you're alot smarter than people make you act yo.

Fred: Hey, you're the one who came up with this great chapter

Thegamingteendream_16: *muffled voice from under the boulder he is trapped under* PEOPLE! DON'T TRUST THIS FIC! TODD AND FRED WROTE IT, NOT ME!

Todd: Yeah, so finally this story is going to work how it should.....

The insanely handsome and awesome Todd lead the other fools to the back of this house. Using his super strength, he kicks down the wall, BAM POW! Magneto and that other dude are shivering in their pants. Todd using is super smooth skills and moves to knock 'em out, and his super smarts to over load the computer and save the day. The X-Geeks have no home and stare on at Todd with envy, as he and Fred ride off in the jeep. "Oh Todd, you're so sexy and cool," swoons Rouge, hugging him tight. "Hey, give some room for us," mutters Jill, as she and Jill surround our hero, while Fred drives away.

Todd: There, now that's how the story should end!

Fred: HEY! That's not we agreed on!

Todd: No offense Fred, but you're ending where we all settle out differences over ice cream isn't cool.

Fred: Ice cream is cool!

Todd: No it isn't!

Fred: Yes it is!

Todd: NO IT'S NOT!

Fred: *picking Todd up by the front of the shirt* IF ICE CREAM WASN'T COOL, IT'D MELT!

Todd: *blinks* Yeah, ya got a point..... *loud explosion* What the heck....

Thegamingteendream_16: *covered in dust, glaring at the two mutants*

Todd: Uh oh...... ok Fred, you can type your story.... BYE *hops away as fast as possible*

Fred: Uh, that's ok..... *follows Todd*

Thegamingteendream_16: I'm sorry about that folks.... it's your reviews telling me to keep Todd alive that even got him this far..... but wait..... no one said anything about Fred.....*evil grin*

Fred: HEY!

Todd, Fred, Sam, and the other Jamie's ran for their life's to the back of the house. "Hurry up, yo! Maybe the back door is open." The teens ran for their lives, as zombie after zombie appeared out of nowhere. It wasn't long before they reached the door. "Ah man, it's locked!" exclaimed Todd. Fred was covering the group, back handing and crushing every zombie that came near, but it was getting to the point that soon, all he could see were zombies. "Toad, get us in!" he yelled back, as a zombie tried vainly to take a bite out of him. Todd nodded and jumped onto the side of the house, using his mutant ability to scale up the wall. "Don't worry. My window is unlocked, I'll get us in," he yelled down. Sam and Jamie, who pulled his copies back together, huddled by the locked door. "We can't fight these guys," sobbed Jamie. A serious glint went over Sam's eyes, as he reached into his vest, pulling out a hand gun. Jamie's eyes widened. "Sam, where'd you get that?" Sam pulled up his weapon, squeezing off a round into the skull of the nearest zombie. "When ya live in the country, guns are a way of life, now stay behind me," ordered Sam, as he shot down any zombies who made their way past Fred.

Todd reached his window with ease, and quickly opened it. Though, the last thing he expected was a hand to reach out, and drag him in. Todd let out a surprised gasp, but was shut up when who ever had grabbed him, slammed him onto the bed. It took awhile for Todd's eyes to adjust to the darkness of his room, but when they did, he was in for a surprise. "Mystique??" Mystique let out a slight grin, as she pinned the teen to the bed. "That's right Toad. I'm back, and believe it or not, I have a use for you," she said, in a soft, assuring voice. This instantly confused Todd. This coming from a woman who had abused, beaten, and demeaned him from the start. Well, not from the start..... "What ya mean Mystique?" asked Todd, still unaware of the danger he was in. Mystique let a lone finger trail along the young boy's cheek, down his neck, along his chest. "As you can see, things are a bit insane around Bayville lately. Magneto has taken another insane step in the process of his global domination scheme. No one is safe around those zombies. As you can see, I need my Brotherhood Boys. Not to mention, I've missed you boys, especially you," explained the woman, still pinning Todd to the bed, straddling him. Todd gulped, shivering a little nervously, images from the past flooding his mind.

It was just after the bus incident. Todd had just been released by the hospital, and amazingly, the cops didn't arrest him. He remembered walking that whole night, hugging his arms to himself, shivering from the cold. It wasn't long before he ended up in the park. He sat down alone in one of the darkest, secluded corners of the park. He pulled his knees to his chest, sobbing. All he had wanted to do was be accepted, have friends. All he wanted to do was hang out with Anderson and his friends. That's why he openly showed them his mutant powers. Instead of thinking it's cool and amazing, they turned on him, call him a freak, threatening to harm him. That's when Todd found out on his own that humans would never accept him. Which meant, no one could ever accept or want him, he was alone. His parents dead, he had no home, no friends, no reason to live. The tears continued to stream down his face, as he curled up on the ground, remembering his exact thoughts before he tried to crash the school bus. He was sick of life. He never asked to be born a freak. All he wanted was to fit in, have friends. He never once did anything to them. They had no reason to hate him and be mean to him. He wasn't wrong, they were. He was going to wreck this bus, killing him and everyone else who wronged him. That'd teach them, then they'd be sorry they weren't nicer to him, when he had been so nice, trying to be their friend. Though, that didn't work out. Summers and Grey had stopped him. He had fucked up again. Couldn't even end his life right.

As he was trapped in his thoughts of sadness of depression, he never heard the approaching footsteps, till a woman's voice spoke out. "Aren't you a little bit out past your curfew?" Todd jumped up, which was a real sight, considering he got eleven feet off the ground, before landing on his feet, backing against the wall, trying to hide his tears. "No way, yo. I do what I please. No one stops me," he said, trying to act tougher than he felt. The woman merely laughed. "You don't have to pretend. I know you're alone in this world. I also know what you are," said the woman, still hidden inside a full length trench coat, her features in the darkness. Todd cocked his head to the side, a little confused. "Maybe this will help," offered the woman, as she lowered the hood. "Principal Darkholme?!" exclaimed the surprised teen. The familiar face of his high school principal grinned at him. "Well, not exactly. This is how you know me, but really, this is how I look," explained the woman, as the flesh colored face of the dark haired woman disappeared, replaced by a red headed, blue skinned woman. "You see Todd, I'm a mutant too. You and me are both wonderful people, specially skilled. There is no reason for you to feel alone," she said. Todd stared at her for a moment, then shrugged. "So, you're a mutant. So are those people up at that special Institute. I already been abused and rejected by them. What makes you think I'm worth keeping?" he muttered, turning to walk away. A hand quickly took hold of his shoulder, stopping him. "Because, I know how special you are. You are better than them. Join with me. I have a place where you can stay. I can also offer you a meal, if you're hungry." Todd turned, looking straight into the yellow slits of the woman's eyes. "Well, what's your real name?" he asked. The woman smiled, taking Todd, and leading him from the park. "You can call me, Mystique."

It wasn't long before the two ended up at the front of the Boarding House. "This is the place?" asked Todd. Mystique nodded. "At the moment it's empty, but you're welcome to stay." Todd smiled, actually enjoying the feeling of being wanted. Mystique led him inside. She treated him to a hot meal, which after days of living off only what bugs he could catch in the park, he was starved. Then, Mystique led him up the stairs, opening the door to a room. "This is where you can stay." Todd walked in, taking in the sight. It was a small room, with a single bed, with a small night stand next to it, a large dresser across from it. "This place is better than anywhere's else I've been," he gasped. Then he looked at the emptiness of the room. "Guess I won't be needing the dresser, all I have is what's on my back," he admitted. Mystique smiled, moving into the room, sitting him down on the edge of the, as she sat next to him. "Don't worry. I have a, friend, who takes care of all financial business this boarding house may need. I'm sure buying you clothes won't be a problem. Though, there is one thing I must inform you about. By agreeing to stay here, you become a member of a small group, known as the Brotherhood. We're a group of mutants, who are against the injustices and abuse given out to other mutants by humans." Todd looked up, surprised. "So, we fight humans?" Mystique nodded. "That's not the entire cause, but a large part yes. Our leader, Magneto, has witnessed the full cruelty of human kind, and he knows that once mutants are obvious to humans, we'll be met with hate and violence, which I'm sure you're very much aware of," explained Mystique, resting a hand on Todd's leg. Todd lowered his head. "Yeah, I know. It's going to be hell going back to school Monday. Though, not surprised. I'm just a stupid freak, unwanted..." muttered Todd, surprisingly, Mystique hugged him. Todd hugged back, sobbing dryly. Mystique released him from the hug, only to pull him close, and kiss him. Todd's eyes opened in surprise, as Mystique continued to kiss him, until he closed his own eyes, kissing back. She then, leaned him back. Mystique had been Todd's first. It was this loss of innocence that had made Todd let Mystique abuse him. How he shouldered the pain and the insults, because deep down, he believed she loved him......

Todd came out of his thoughts, just as like so long ago, Mystique leaned down, kissing the young boy. Todd was about to surrender to Mystique's ways, when he remembered. "Oh god! Fred and the others!" he exclaimed, breaking the kiss and sitting up. Mystique pushed him back down, smiling. "They'll be ok. Fred can't be hurt by them, and the other two are X-Men, so good it's no big loss. Now, just relax. You remember that first night in this room, it felt good right? Just lay back, and I'll make you feel good, again," cooed Mystique, sliding her hands under Todd's shirt, rubbing his chest. Todd could do nothing but agree, laying back, as Mystique lowered down, kissing him again, moving her hands from his shirt. She stroked his hair with one hand, while secretly removing something from under the covers, something she had hidden there before Todd came in. She pulling out a surgical needle, filled with a dark liquid. The T-Virus. Todd was completely lost in lust, when the scream of Jamie brought him back out. "Ah man Mystique, this ain't right. Sure he's an X-Men, but he's also just a little kid," pleaded Todd. Mystique's eyes darkened. "You know, I was going to at least let your last moments of life be heaven, but you give me no choice to just send you to hell," she growled, taking the needle in her fist, and attempted to slam it into Todd's chest. Todd was a little faster, spitting out a ball of his slime into her face. Mystique was knocked back, as she tried to wipe the muck from her eyes. Todd bounded across the room to his door. He turned the knob, but it was locked. "What the, how the hell did you do that?" he muttered. Mystique laughed, having ridden her face of the slime. "You honestly think I'd be that stupid? Now just sit still and die like a man," she hissed, launching herself at Todd. The teen closes his eyes, waiting for the sting of the needle. Instead, he felt a pair of hands grab him from behind, pulling him through the door. Todd opened his eyes, only to see the other side of his door, the heard the loud thud of Mystique crashing into it on the other side.

Todd turned, to find Kitty, Rogue, and Kurt. "Ah man, yo. Am I glad to see you guys," sighed Todd. "We heard you in the other room, not to mention what Mystique said," explained Rogue. Todd nodded, then his eyes widened. "We gotta get down stairs! Sam, Jamie, and Fred are trapped in the back yard!" he yelled. The others nodded, and quickly moved down the hall. Before they made it to the stairs, a loud click made Todd stop. "What was that?" he wondered out loud. He and the others turned, to find Kurt by the door, key in hand. The door quickly opened, and Mystique stepped out, cupping her son's chin in her hand lovingly, before turning and glaring at the others. "That hurt. Todd I have to take back in one piece, but the rest of you I will rip from limb to limb," she growled. Rogue stepped between Todd and Mystique. "You two hurry and go down stairs, I'll hold them off!" she yelled. Todd and Kitty looked unsure, but quickly ran down the stairs. Mystique stood there, laughing. "So, you think you can handle me?" smirked the blue skinned woman. Rogue narrowed her eyes, getting into a fighting stance. "You taught me everything I know, and you also taught me more than you can guess. Let's just say, when I got your memories, I found out more than just who Kurt's mother was, but I learned about mine too. So, you ready to take on your daughter?" growled Rogue.........

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Whoa..... Mystique VS Rogue? What about Kurt?? Is he doing it of his own free will?? And what of Fred, Sam, and Jaime? Are Todd and Kitty too late???????? Find out next time.