Rockin' in the Southside!

To Metal Dragon1: I'm glad you liked the chapter. Yeah, I did have something in mind when I asked to use your character of Exo. Yeah, he will be appearing here in this story. I like his powers the way they are. If you don't mind, I'm going to give him a name and add on to his description a bit. Thanks again for letting me borrow him, man! Hope you enjoy the new chapter, and I can't wait for the new chapter of 'Take the Long Way Home'!

To Sparky Genocide: Metallix is not just an original character. Maybe you were thinking of that old show on Fox called Beetleborgs Metallix. I remember that show, believe it or not. Anyway, I hope you like the new chapter! I introduce a couple of the villains right here in this chapter!

To Red Witch: Oh yeah, this is going to be fun! I'm glad you liked the chapter! I read the new chapter of 'This Soap Opera Called Life', and I liked it! But here's one thing, I thought 'Days of Future Past' involved Kitty's future self possessing her present self. I kind of saw Bishop coming. Oh yeah, and he was involved in the 'Onslaught' storyline (The one with that whole insanity with the psionic spawn of Xavier and Magneto, and the Avengers and FF sacrificing themselves to save the world, only leading to all that 'Heroes Reborn' garbage), not 'Days of Future Past'. Hope you enjoy the new chapter!

To Aaron: Well, the figure is not alone. I'm glad you liked the backgrounds I created for your characters. I just looked at them, and they came to me. I was watching the show 'Rescue Me' on FX (A very good show starring Denis Leary. It's kind of funny. Leary is a Boston native and 'Rescue Me' is about New York firefighters, and we all know about the rivalry Boston and New York have. You should watch it. It's a real good show) and I was inspired to make the Southside Misfits' headquarters a firehouse. I also thought it'd be appropriate for Johnny B. Goode to be a techno geek and for Trouble to come from a rough home life.

To Wizard1: Where the heck are you, man?! I haven't heard from you in months! What are you doing?! You got a lot of reviewing to catch up on, mister!

Disclaimer: Exo belongs to Metal Dragon1. Oh yeah, and here's the quote: "It's a family secret." -Ace Starr on how the Starr boys get all the girls.

Chapter 5: Meet some Bad Guys!

A junkyard in Chicago

"Let me go!" A thirteen-year-old boy with short blond hair screamed. He was clad in a backwards White Sox cap, a white t-shirt, and slightly scuffy overalls. A batch of tentacles that appeared to be made of liquid metal ensnared him by his neck, arms, waist and legs. The tentacles threw the boy into a pile of junk. As he grunted, and got up, a teenager approached him. His face was expressionless, no emotion gleaming in his silver eyes. His silver hair, placed in a small ponytail, gleamed in the sunlight. He was clad in a plain black-and-silver t-shirt, sleeveless leather jacket, a red bandanna around each wrist, and scuffed blue jeans. The boy looked up at the silver-haired boy with fright.

"I do not wish to harm you any further. I implore you to cease trying to fight me. I may be no expert on Gundam, but I can tell that your powers are undisciplined, Mr. Timothy Webster." The silver-haired boy said in a calm, even, slightly cultured voice.

"I say we remove him permanently, Mercury!" A female voice snarled. Another figure emerged, a teenage girl. Her hair was like a rainbow, and her brown eyes gleamed evilly. She was clad in a black leather vest and pants. Her right hand glowed red and her left glowed blue. "I'd wonder how he screams of he meets my red heat beam…or my blue freeze beam…or maybe I'll expose him to my yellow thunder…" The silver-haired boy turned his head to the rainbow-haired girl.

"Spectra, your lust for violence disgusts me." The silver-haired boy, known as Mercury, said simply. "The boy's powers are immature. He would not be able to put up a fair fight."

"Mercury, I can't believe you!" Spectra, the rainbow-haired girl, snapped. "Your honor is your weakness! The boy is weak!"

"The child does not have full understanding of his powers." Mercury replied. "He has the ability to assume various robotic forms."

"All the robots he turned into to try and fight us off were ripped off from all those stupid Japanese cartoons!" Spectra yelled.

"That is his issue." Mercury said flatly. "Your brain is too primitive to understand this, but I will try to explain to you anyway. His power is great, but not fully developed." He turned to the boy. "Forgive her rudeness. She was born lacking the ability to use higher brain functions."

"As soon as I roast the boy, I'll roast you!" Spectra roared.

"ENOUGH!" The figure who watched the Southside Misfits earlier roared, standing in between two piles of junk, hiding in the shadows. "Bring the boy here!" Spectra made a motion to grab him harshly, but Mercury's hands turned into liquid metal. One hand of metal wrapped around Spectra for restraint. The other hand formed a ring that wrapped itself around the young Timmy Webster. The metal limb around Timmy stretched until Timmy was right in front of the shadowed figure.

"What is his power?" The shadowed figure asked.

"He has the ability to sheath himself in a metallic exoskeleton that assumes the form of any android or robot he can imagine." Mercury responded.

"Let me go!" Spectra screamed.

Stupid fool. Forgot she could phase through solid matter. Mercury grumbled mentally. Part of the reason the psychotic witch became known as Spectra.

"Ah yes." A red-skinned hand reached out from the shadows, belonging to the figure. The hand held up the chin of the frightened boy. "I believe I have the perfect name for you." The figure's other hand grabbed his neck, and the boy screamed as a sizzling sound was heard and some steam rose up from the hand. The boy stopped screaming and his eyes glowed red as the hand left. On his neck appeared this odd mark. "You are perfect for this new job. I shall call you…Exo." The figure looked up at Mercury and Spectra. "Gather the other members of Metallix."

Well, looks like we have met some of the bad guys! Who are these people? What're they up to? What'll they do with this Exo kid? How will the Southside Misfits react to all this? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!