Woo-hoo! I've got so many great reviews – more than I got for the whole of my other fic! I thought I was gonna get flamed like Pyro's teddy after a nightmare after the Rogue/Jean stuff, but everyone was really positive about it. Thanx to:

Steph14Wales – thanks for the review and enjoy your holiday!

Enfant-terrible – It is a pretty insane idea (laughs evilly). There are actually Rogue/Jean fics out there (there's one called 'Crowds', can't remember who by though).

DemonRogue13 –Thanks! I'm loving writing Evil Jean!

Risty – Lots more Lancitty to come!

Rogue14 – Oh yeah, she's evil. And getting worse…

Teekoness – Thanks! I try to remember that Jean's responsible for a lot of the stuff that goes on even when she's not the main character in the episode.

Terror – I'm always rooting for the Brotherhood!

XX-Goth-Gal – Wow, thanks! I've never been called anyone fave author before (sniffles emotionally).

Wen1 – Sorry, it won't be a Jott – but Cyclops is gonna play a part in Jeans future…

UniversalAnimeGirl – Thanks! I stole Kitty's line about Rogue from 'Grim Reminder' when she's E-mailing her parents (me and Kitty have the same laptop!). I love the Rachel/Kitty lines! There's more insanity to come, and yeah, Rogue is gonna get pretty angry…

Deb1 – The Rogue/Jean stuff is great fun to write. Thanks!

Carol J – Yeah, I'm evil and leading Jean astray! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Furygrrl – Oh yeah, there was defiantly some foreshadowing going on! Thanks!

A special shout out to Lady Faravey, who reviewed my other fic. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it – and it's my Pietro plushie! Mine! Mine! (Gets dragged away by nice men in white coats…)

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution. I own nothing. My middle name is poverty.

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Kitty sat on her suitcase and sighed. "I'm gonna be dead in like two days!"

            "You'll be fine." Jean eyed Ironback Survival Camp and grimaced. How had she let Mystique talk her into this? Survival training in the wilderness and the X-Men were there too.

            Fred glared at Scott Summers retreating back. "Group leader? Scholastic achievement? That shoulda been me!"

            "You can't even spell scholastic achievement Blob," snorted Pietro.

            Jean tuned out, barely aware of the Brotherhoods bickering. Her head ached the way it did when she overused her telepathy. But she hadn't used her powers all day.

            "Uh, you coming with us?"

            "What?" Jean glanced at Rogues shy expression and realised the rest of the Brotherhood were leaving without her. "Oh yeah, I'm just distracted." She grabbed her bag and followed them, realising that it was going to be a long day.

            She was right. After Scott had used his powers to knock Lance out of a boat and Fred started an argument about it, she'd had enough, just wanted to go home. But no, Sergeant Hawk had to punish them all for the quarrel. Sixty push-ups! Even that wasn't enough for him. Jean was seriously beginning to think the man was a sadist when he told them to retrieve a flag from the top of a mountain.

            "Cakewalk!" smirked Pietro. "The rest of the team can take a sauna. I'll get it myself."

            "Not if I beat you to it," replied Kurt.

            "The whole team or none of you!" Sergeant Hawk began barking instructions again and Jean closed her eyes. What had she done to deserve this?

            Lance glared at Scott as the X-Men began to leave. "Better say your prayers Sumner, 'cause you guys aren't coming back."

            "You got something in mind, Rock-Tumbler?" Scott put a hand to his shades, ready to fire. "'Cause I – "

            "Chill out Scott," said Kurt diplomatically.

            "What? I'm fed up of these delinquents getting away with everythin while we're stuck playing by the rules!"

            "Hey, we don't need our powers to beat you," Lance responded.

            "Oh fine then. We'll all play it straight and y'know what? We'll wave to you from the top."

            "Then it's agreed. No powers." Jean stalked off, followed by the rest of the Brotherhood.

            "Are we really not gonna use our powers?" Rogue asked her as they left.

            "Don't be stupid."

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            "What's taking you so long?" Todd laughed as he hopped easily up the side of the mountain.

            Fred was climbing steadily after him, ropes attached to his back pulling up Lance, Pietro, Kitty and Rogue. Pietro eyed the less than pleasant view nervously. "Man, if he slips and falls, we are history! Death by blubberbomb!"

            "Fastest way to the top is a straight line Pietro." Lance glanced over to Kitty to check Kitty was alright. "We are winning this race, make no mistake."

            "Like, why can't Jean just levitate us al to the top?" asked Kitty.

            "Fred's too heavy, you know that." Rogue blew a strand of hair out of her face. "Besides, she doesn't look too well."

            "Hey Freddy, a helping hand!" yelled Lance as the other boy climbed onto a ridge. Fred yanked the four of them up none too gently and for a few moments they lay in a groaning heap.

            Jean flew up behind them and landed beside Fred, checking out the side of the mountain. "An abandoned mine?"

            "Toad's checking it out."

            Todd reappeared at the entrance to the mine. "Hey, there's a tunnel in there that's like a stairway to the top."

            "Now you're talking!" Lance stood up and brushed dust off his clothes. "That flag is ours!"

            The group walked into the mine and followed the path. Jean began massaging her temples and Rogue looked at her in concern. "Are you alright?"

            "Yeah. Just a headache." Jean smiled weakly, cursing herself for Rogues crush. She could have done without it just then. "I'll be fine once I lie down for – oh, what now?"

            The path was completely blocked by a rockslide. Lance grabbed Todd by the collar and shoved him against the wall, the ground beginning to shake. "You bonehead! We can't get through there – we probably lost because of you!"

            "I – I thought you could, y'know, avalanche it loose a little bit."

            "He's right," said Pietro. "Give it some more juice and you'll unclog it."

            "Alright. Stand back."

            Lance started another tremor and rocks began falling. Too many.

            "Look out it's coming down!" yelled Fred.

            The rocks fell toward them – then stopped, suspended in mid-air.

            "I can't hold them for long," said Jean, frowning in concentration. "Everyone grab onto Kitty."

            "Ah don't know why we couldn't just do that in the first place," said Rogue, shooting an angry look at Lance.

            Jean released her telepathic hold on the rocks, which passed harmlessly through the Brotherhood as they became intangible. They walked through the blockage and out of the mine.

            "There it is!" Kitty pointed to the flag, so close that they couldn't be beaten to it.

            "It's them!" Rogue pointed down to where Scott, Kurt and Evan were stood on a lower ledge. Scott looked up and glared at them through his shades, saying something to Kurt.

            "They're gonna 'port!" shouted Rogue.

            "I'm there." Pietro sped past them all and arrived at the flag at exactly the same time as the X-Men. He and Kurt both grabbed for the flag and began tussling for it.

            Suddenly, the X-Jet appeared from behind the mountain as the rest of the Brotherhood rushed to the flag, the back draft almost blowing them over. Storms amplified voice emerged from the jet.

            "X-Men. The Professor is in danger – and so is Mystique."

            Scott glanced over at Jean. "Up for it?"

            "I'm up for anything."

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At school on Monday, Scott leant against his locker watching Kitty and Lance say a prolonged goodbye outside a nearby classroom. Kurt wandered up to him and noticed him the scene. "Sickening, isn't it?"

            "It felt kinda right, didn't it?" said Scott thoughtfully, turning to face the younger boy. "Us and them, fighting alongside. I mean, why can't they just stop drawing battle lines in the sand?"

            "Because we're different. We are outsiders."

            Scott and Kurt turned, startled. Kitty Pryde was stood there, looking at the floor. She'd never spoken to the X-Men without the Brotherhood beside her, went out of her was to avoid them.

            "Being different doesn't make us outsiders," said Kurt.

            "Yeah? Try walking the halls blue and fuzzy and like, see how may friends you have then."

            "I already have friends who know what I look like." Kurt examined Kitty's downcast expression. "You don't really believe vot Mystique says, do you?"
            Kitty shrugged. "I dunno. It's just – I don't like being different. But I am. Might as well accept it."

            "We're not zat different."

            "Yeah," added Scott. "We can introduce ourselves to the rest of humanity as friends."

            "Like, that'll work." Kitty glared at Scott. "They'll never accept us. You saw how my parents reacted."

            Scott hesitated, knowing he'd only alienate her if he mentioned what Jean had done to their minds. "They just need time to get used to the idea."

            "Ven people find out about us, zey will be concerned," said Kurt. "But zey will get used to us. Ve vill gain zhere trust in ze end."

            "I wish that was true," said Kitty. "But I'd be afraid to come to school if people knew. What you guys want to do is cool and all – but you're wrong." With that, she turned and hurried off.

            Kurt watched her leaving. "Zat vos unexpected."

            "Maybe she's not as convinced by Mystique as the rest of the Brotherhood are," replied Scott thoughtfully. "I just hope for her sake that Jean doesn't realise that."