Brotherhood Evolution: The Day of Recovery

Well here we are, the Day of Recovery. I hope you'll like what I do with it.

Disclaimer: I own only the character of Mike Nagrite

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Xavier's Institute for the Gifted Youngsters

"This is unhealthy…" Toad muttered as he stared at what remained at the burning Mansion.

"You!" Scott shouted as he grabbed Mystique.

"Back off Summers." Lance shouted as he clocked Cyclops.

"Good work Avalanche." Mystique said as she put her hand on Lance's shoulder. Lance's face turned dark as he flipped around and grabbed Mystique. His eyes turned dead white for a few seconds as he lifted Mystique into the air.

"This. Wasn't. Part. Of. The. Plan!" Lance said through grit teeth. "The only reason I agreed to go on with this stupid mission was because you told me that Kitty wouldn't be hurt…" Lance growled.

"Lance! Lay off yo!" Toad shouted as he and Wanda grabbed Lance and yanked him off of Mystique.

"NO!" Lance shouted. "She swore this wouldn't happen."

"No." Mystique spat venomously. "I said that your little girl wouldn't be hurt. I didn't say anything about her home or friends." Mystique muttered. "Remember Avalanche. I can snap my fingers and you find yourself back in North Brook in that Foster home I found you in." Mystique said as Lance's face visibly dropped.

"So what do we do?" Betsy asked as the X-Men talked amongst themselves.

"Running would be good idea!" Mystique shouted as the mutants heard sirens blaring.

"This is just great…" Betsy muttered as she grabbed the brotherhood and Shadow melted them away, leaving the X-Men to deal with the police.

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"Once again, this is great." Betsy muttered as she and the Brotherhood followed Mystique through the underbrush. "First Pietro betrays us, then my boyfriend decides to play John Wayne and gets himself captured, we're now on the run from the police because of Magneto, and the world now knows about what we are. Tell me again, what good has come from Mystique being in charge?"

"She got rid of Tabitha." Lance stated simply.

"And she also brought us this beautiful flower." Toad said as he winked at Wanda.

"I want to hurt you so much…" Wanda said to aloud.

"Cram it all of you." Mystique said as they stopped. They all peered through the brush to see a man with one eye talking with Storm while his men had guns trained on the X-Men. "This may be very interesting." Mystique said. "Psylocke, what are they saying?"

"His name's Fury." Betsy said simply as she read his mind. "He's giving the X-Men coordinates to…Area 51."

"You have got to be kidding me." Toad stated. "What is this? A cheesy Cartoon?"

"Apparently that's the governments top research facility. That's also where the captured mutants are being held." Betsy said as Fury and his men dispersed back into the shadows.

"Now what is she doing?" Wanda asked as Mystique walked out of the shadows into the clearing with the Brotherhood.

"I'll take that." Mystique said as she grabbed the device Fury had given storm.

"Oh, that's is real mature." Lance quipped. "And you think I'm bad."

"You are." Betsy said, before a glare from Mystique shut them both up.

"Why do you care about this?" Storm asked Mystique.

"Those humans have two of my team, and I want them back." Mystique said simply.

"So, uh, where's the brat pack?" Toad asked as he looked at the gathered mutants.

"The New Mutants are hiding." Scott spat. "So Mystique won't try and kill them again."

"Please. If I wanted them dead, they'd be dead already." Mystique said simply.

"What about me?" Toad asked. "You threaten to kill me all the time. And so far all of you attempts have ended with hilarious Hi-Jinks." Toad recited.

"Shut up Toad." Mystique said as she held her face and rubbed her temples. "For the love of God, please shut up…"

"Okay. So what do we do?" Wanda asked.

"Wanda, take Toad to New York and see if there is any trace left of Magneto." Mystique said.

"Alright!" Toad shouted.

"The rest of us will get back our comrades." Mystique stated as she and the others piled into the X-Copter.

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Somewhere over Area 51

"This is the place…" Mystique said as the X-Copter landed on one of the roofs discreetly. "You all remember the plan, correct?"

"Let's just get our boy's out of there…" Betsy said as she formed her Psionic knife and melted into the shadows.

"Remember, I'll let you know when you can cut the power." Mystique said as she ran inside as Shadow Cat and Ice Man phased through the floor.

"You okay man?" Betsy asked Lance who was staring at where Kitty disappeared.

"No." Lance said grimly as Mystique gave the go signal. "Let's just get our team back and deal with the rest later…"

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Inside

"This is just friggin' great…" Mike muttered as he sat in his cell, chained to the wall.

"I hate my life…" McCoy moaned from the next cell. Just before Evan sent a couple of Bone shards toward Wolverine, serving his bonds. Wolverine then proceeded to take free the others while taking out the solders.

"Yo, Freddy!" Mike shouted as Blob ran over to his cell and tore the door off of it, freeing Omega.

"Let's vamoose!" Lance shouted as he and the X-Men barged into the room and proceeded to finish off the guard's.

"Miss me?" Mike asked as Betsy hugged him. Then slapped him hard across the face.

"Don't do that again!" Betsy shouted as Mike rubbed his face.

"Ow." Mike muttered as they took off down the hall where they met up with Kitty and Bobby. Mystique soon trailed behind them.

"Watch out!" Scott scouted as a bullet winged by his head. (Damn I missed…)

"Avalanche! Stop them!" Mystique shouted as Lance turned around and growled.

"With pleasure…" Lance stated as his eyes rolled back into his head. The ground around the gathered mutants began to quake as Avalanche tore the earth to shreds with his powers, entering a trance of sort's, as he didn't rein in control of the tremors. Chunks of the ceiling came crashing down, almost killing the solders if not for Jean's telekinesis. The quaking continued until Mike slapped Lance, knocking him out of his trance.

"What's up with you man?" Mike asked as the mutants ran toward the escape.

"Sorry…" Lance said simply as he shook cobwebs loose.

"Here we are!" Evan shouted as he and the others began to climb out. Mystique was last as Cyclops emerged from the hole. But before Mystique could get out, Cyclops slammed the door shut.

"Where's the Professor?" Cyclops asked the trapped Mystique.

"I'll tell you nothing unless you let me out of here." Mystique spat.

"Hold it Summers…" Lance stated as he turned to face Mystique. He then opened the grid and kicked her down, then locked it.

"Avalanche! What are you doing?" Mystique shouted in rage.

"Taking out the trash." Lance said as he ran toward the X-Copter. "I hope you like prison food!"

"Alvers! How the heck will we find out where the professor is now?" Scott shouted as they got onto the copter and took off.

"Hey, you closed the gateway first. I just made sure the Bitch stayed there. And frankly, that's your problem, not ours…" Lance stated grimly as he helped Fred into the copter and it took off.

"Man Lance…" Betsy said. "Why'd you leave Mystique behind?"

"Because I don't trust her anymore… And I don't work with people I don't trust…" Lance said as he looked at Kitty, who was looking at him angrily.

"Like, you two ruined our only chance to find the professor!" Kitty shouted at Cyclops and Lance.

"I'm sorry Kitty. But you can't trust her. She would have just taken advantage of all of you, just like she did us." Lance stated. "You'll find Xavier. But not as long as she was calling the shots." Lance stated.

"Bets. Can you get us back home?" Mike asked as Betsy smiled.

"All aboard the shadow express, next stop, the 'hood house. Please keep your hands and arms inside the ride at all times." Betsy said as she Shadow Walked the Brotherhood home

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The 'Hood House

"TOAD!" Lance shouted. "You were supposed to get us all cloths, not just Wanda's stuff!"

"Hey, we can't have this beautiful flower walking around with out her Sunday best on!" Toad said as he turned to Wanda. "I picked out some nice cloths and a few more private outfits, if you get my drift…" Toad said with a huge smile.

"ARGH!" Wanda shouted as she hexed Toad into the wall. Toad slumped to the ground and smiled as the Brotherhood all slapped their faces.

"She makes a guy wanna brush his teeth…" Toad said with a smile.

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Next Time on Brotherhood Evolution: Mainstream. The mutants are in Bayville High and the world knows what they are. What happens now?
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There you all go. I hope you liked it. In case your wondering why I had Lance leave Mystique along with Cyclops, well…Let's just say I have a story line planned for that…

Peace out all,

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