Toad woke up to birds singing, or atleast he felt as if they were singing. As he got ready he began to see how that day would be the begining of Holly and his life together. He felt like he was the happyest man alive. He was even thinking of names for the baby. He smiled to himself as he thought about him and Holly having a house of their own, their own family, their own everything. He felt jumping up and down, or yelling...or anything. He was so happy. His phone rang. He knew it was Holly. There was no one else it could be. He went over and picked up the phone wanting and waiting to hear her heavenly voice that he loved so much. But he didn't hear her voice when he picked up the phone. Instead he heard Magneto's voice. "Well, Hello ,Toad, I didn't wake you did I?" Magneto asked in a cocky calm voice. It made Toad furious just hearing Magneto's voice. "What do you want?" Toad asked. "Well, Toad, it's not really what I want. It's more of what you want." Magneto answered back. "What's that suposed to mean?" Toad asked wondering what Magneto was talking about. Magneto laughed. It was an evil mocking laugh. As if he knew something oblivous that Toad hadn't figured out yet. "I'm hanging up now" Toad said. "Are you sure that's a wize decision?" Magneto asked in the same mocking voice. Before Toad could respond. He could hear screaming in the background. Not just screaming, Holly's screaming. As if she was being hit or hurt in some way. "Holly?!" Toad yelled into the phone. "You see what I mean, Toad?" Magneto asked still calm. "Do you still want to hang up?". Toad thought fast. He didn't know what to do. "How do I know that's really Holly and not Mystique playing her stupid tricks?" Toad asked trying to sound calm. "How about this?" Magneto asked and two seconds later Toad felt a sharp pain in his chest. "What are you doing to her?" Toad asked. "Oh, just the things we were planning to do to you, but we figured it would hurt you alot more if we did it this way." Magneto said. Toad could still hear Holly in the background. "What do I have to do?" Toad asked. "Do? Oh, my dear boy, you don't have to do anything. Just enjoy the rest of your life knowing that it's your fault that your beautiful girlfriend died" Magneto said. Toad heared Holly scream one last time and then the phone went dead. "No!! Magneto!! NO!!" Toad yelled into the phone. The phone just made a disconnected sound. He started to hit the phone against the table. "NO!!" He continued to yell. He threw the phone down. Tears were rolling down his face. He then started pounding his fists against the wall in frustration. How could he have let this happen to her. Why did he follow her home? All these thoughts ran though his head. He stopped hitting the wall and broke down crying. What could he do? He knew that if he went there alone, Holly wouldn't have a chance. It then hit him. He knew what he had to do. He wished there was another way, but there wasn't. He got up and left. He was going to ask the X-men for help.
Toad drove up to the X-men mansion. He looked at it and sighed. He got out of his car and ran up to the door. He rang the bell. He wondered who would answer and if they would know who he was. Cyclops answered the door. He put his hand on his glasses, ready to blast Toad. "Holly is in trouble!" Toad said quickly. "What are you talking about?" Cyclops asked. "Magneto has kidnapped Holly and he's going to kill her unless you and the other X-men come with me to save her." Toad said. "How do I know if your even telling the truth?" Cyclops asked. Toad narrowed his eyes. "Fine, let me speak to Xavier." He said. Cyclops laughed. "Like I'm really going to fall for that". Toad started to get the urged to punch Cyclops in the face. "Ok, then I guess on my own." Toad said and turned to go. "You know, Holly defended you guys so much...but you just proved her wrong." Toad said over his shoulder. Then ran back to his car and drove off.
Holly lifted her head to look around. She was chained to a poll above her and her feet were chained to a wall behind her. Blood dripped down from her head. Her eyes were already starting to swell from when they were punching her. Her face was wet from crying so hard and her throat was swore from screaming. She wanted them to stop, but they continued on. Though, they had stopped now. She had no idea why and that scared her. She tried to move her arms, but they felt too heavy. She couldn't even feel her legs. She felt as if she was going to lose consicence. She didn't want to lose concince because she was afraid that she would never gain it back. She didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. Her and Toad were supose to get married and started a family and own a house. Tears came back to her eyes as she realized what she was losing. She wondering if Toad was looking for her. A sharp pain hit her heart as she realized that she may never see him again. "Quit your crying" Mystique demanded. Holly tried to stop, but she couldn't. She had no control what-so-ever overher tears. "I said Shut-up!" Mystique said and slapped Holly. Holly heard Mystique slap her,but she didn't feel it. Her face felt more like a mask instead of something actually attatched to her. "Why are you doing this?" Holly asked. It took all breath she had to say it. Mystique laughed. "I thought you would have figured that out by now." . Holly couldn't say anything else, she didn't have the energy to. Mystique laughed again. "Hey, we have a visitor" Sabretooth called out to Magneto who was sitting in a chair towards the middle of the large warehouse they were in. " I wonder who it could be." Magneto mocked. Holly hoped and prayed it was Toad. She tried to feel if it was him, but she couldn't. She felt so drained and so cold. She heard Sabretooth say something else, but it all sounded like a bunch of mumbles. "Did you hear that? Your Boyfriend is here." Holly heard Mystique say. Holly's heart jumped for joy when she heard that. Just knowing that Toad had come to save her was good enough for her. If she died now atleast she knew Toad had been there for her.
Toad walked up to the warehouse. He went to the door and pulled it open. He marched inside. "Oh, Toad, so good of you to join us" Magneto said and stood up from his chair. Toad went over to him, but then Sabretooth jumped in the way. "Let her go" Toad snapped at Magneto. Magneto looked at him. "Did you really think that would work?" Magneto asked. "She's done nothing to you" Toad said. "Hasn't she? I mean look at all this trouble she's caused us. She has come between you and the rest of the Brotherhood. She's made you betray us." Magneto said. "I never betrayed you." Toad said. "How do we know that? How do we know that you haven't been working for Xavier?" Magneto asked. Toad looked at Magneto. "Even if I was working for Xavier, what does that have to do with Holly?" Toad asked. "Isn't she the one to blame. I mean she is one of Xavier's X-men. How you even know she really loves you? She could just be trying to get you to join Xavier's little army." Magneto asked. Toad said nothing. He knew Holly loved him. There was no doubt in his mind. Magneto turned and signaled at Mystique. Mystique began to hit Holly with a short pole. "STOP!" Toad yelled out and ran out Magneto. Sabretooth grabbed Toad and threw him down. Toad hit the ground hard. "You have a choice to make, Toad. Either her or use. If you chose her...you both die. If you chose us..she dies." Magneto said pacing around Toad as he laid in pain on the ground. Toad started to get up. He looked at Holly. Then he looked back at Magneto. "I love her. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her." Toad said. Magneto nodded at Sabretooth. Sabretooth punched Toad and pushed him to the ground again. "Don't be stupid, boy! She can't do anything for you. She can't offer you protection. She'll stay with you until she finds someone better and you know she will. She was just having fun with you. Do you really believe that she would want to spend the rest of her life with a freak like you?!" Magneto said this as he continued to pace around Toad. "Your wrong" Toad mumbled out. "What?!" Magneto asked. "I said your wrong" Toad said louder. Magneto looked down at Toad as if Toad was something disgusting. Then he shook his head. "I tried so hard to be like a father to you, but you were just too stupid and pathetic. You never belonged here. Your an outcast and you always be an outcast. Your mother should have killed you the day you were born." Magneto said. "You brought this upon yourself". Magneto then signaled to both Mystique and Sabretooth. Mystique started to hit Holly with the pole again, while Sabretooth picked up Toad and threw him into a wall. Mystique hit Holly in the stomach. Holly started to throw up. Sabretooth grabbed Toad and threw him into a table. The table broke into two pieces. Toad started to bleed from his mouth. Sabretooth picked up a bigger pole and went over to hit Toad with it. He lifted it up and was about to bring it down when it exploded. Sabretooth looked to see what had cause it to exploded. In the entrance of the warehouse stood Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman and a couple other X-men. Iceman and Jean went over to get Holly. While Cyclops and the other X-men came closer to Sabretooth. Sabretooth stood his ground. He went to look at Magneto, but Magneto was gone. Sabretooth looked back at Cyclops. Sabretooth then quickly grabbed Toad and threw him at Cyclops. Toad and Cyclops went crashing down. Sabretooth ran out of the warehouse, leaving Mystique. Jean and Iceman went over to Mystique. She threw the pole at Jean and then turned into a bird and flew away. Cyclops ran over to where Holly was and used his optic blast to break the chains that held her. Iceman caught Holly before she could fall. She felt like dead wait. Iceman could feel a bit of life in her. The other X-men helped Toad up. He could stand, but could barely walk. So the X-men had to help him walk. Iceman started to carry Holly out of the Warehouse, when the door slamed shut. Jean and Cyclops ran over to see what happened. The door was stuck. "Now what?" Cyclops asked. Holly mumbled something. "What?" Iceman asked her. She mumbled it again, but no one could hear her. Jean used her powers to read Holly's mind. "There's a bomb" Jean said. "Where?" Cyclops asked. "There" Jean said pointing behind a stack of boxes. Cyclops, Jean and another X-men ran over and started throwing around the boxes to find the bomb. When all the boxes were gone, a bomb the size of guitar was ticking away. Toad told Nightcrawler, who was helping walk, to take him over to the bomb. Nightcrawler did. Toad let himself drop so he could work on the bomb. "I need you to make a very small blast here" Toad said to Cyclops and pointed to a spot on the bomb. Cyclops just looked at Toad. Toad rolled his eyes. "Do you want to die?" Toad asked him. Cyclops shot a small blast where Toad told him to. A compartment of the bomb opened. Toad started going through the wires. There was 20 seconds left on the timer. Toad kept going through the wires. 10 seconds. "Here" Toad said pulling out a yellow wire. "Are you sure?" Cyclops asked. 5 seconds. "Yes!!" Toad yelled at him. Cyclops shot it. The bomb stopped. "ok, then" Cyclops said. "Your welcome" Toad replied. Nightcrawler helped Toad back up. They all headed out of the warehouse. Cyclops having to blast a whole in the entrance to do-so.
Two days later, Toad sat at the side of Holly's hospital bed holding her hand. They were in the hopital part of the mansion. Holly's eyes fluttered open. She looked at Toad. "Hey" He said to her. "I'm sorry" Holly said. "Don't be" He said. "I lost the baby" She said. Toad looked down and then back at Holly. "It's not your fault....it's Magneto's fault." He said. Holly looked up at cieling. Then she looked back at Toad. He had a bandage wrapped around his head. He noticed her looking at it. "I guess we both got battle scars" He said. Holly lifted her hand that he was holding. It had a ring on it. Toad let go of her hand so she could look at it. "You know, incase you still want to.." Toad said. "Of course I do" Holly said. Toad smiled. "Well, then I guess this is a new beginning." Toad said. Holly frowned. "I've decided to stay here...at the mansion. Xavier thought it would be best for both of us. Who knows if Magneto will come after us again." Toad said. Holly smiled and kissed him. He kissed her back. "Wait, aren't you afraid we'll brainwash you?" Holly asked sarcasticly. "I'm willing to take the risk. How about you?" Toad asked her. She kissed him. "I'm willing to risk it all".
Toad drove up to the X-men mansion. He looked at it and sighed. He got out of his car and ran up to the door. He rang the bell. He wondered who would answer and if they would know who he was. Cyclops answered the door. He put his hand on his glasses, ready to blast Toad. "Holly is in trouble!" Toad said quickly. "What are you talking about?" Cyclops asked. "Magneto has kidnapped Holly and he's going to kill her unless you and the other X-men come with me to save her." Toad said. "How do I know if your even telling the truth?" Cyclops asked. Toad narrowed his eyes. "Fine, let me speak to Xavier." He said. Cyclops laughed. "Like I'm really going to fall for that". Toad started to get the urged to punch Cyclops in the face. "Ok, then I guess on my own." Toad said and turned to go. "You know, Holly defended you guys so much...but you just proved her wrong." Toad said over his shoulder. Then ran back to his car and drove off.
Holly lifted her head to look around. She was chained to a poll above her and her feet were chained to a wall behind her. Blood dripped down from her head. Her eyes were already starting to swell from when they were punching her. Her face was wet from crying so hard and her throat was swore from screaming. She wanted them to stop, but they continued on. Though, they had stopped now. She had no idea why and that scared her. She tried to move her arms, but they felt too heavy. She couldn't even feel her legs. She felt as if she was going to lose consicence. She didn't want to lose concince because she was afraid that she would never gain it back. She didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. Her and Toad were supose to get married and started a family and own a house. Tears came back to her eyes as she realized what she was losing. She wondering if Toad was looking for her. A sharp pain hit her heart as she realized that she may never see him again. "Quit your crying" Mystique demanded. Holly tried to stop, but she couldn't. She had no control what-so-ever overher tears. "I said Shut-up!" Mystique said and slapped Holly. Holly heard Mystique slap her,but she didn't feel it. Her face felt more like a mask instead of something actually attatched to her. "Why are you doing this?" Holly asked. It took all breath she had to say it. Mystique laughed. "I thought you would have figured that out by now." . Holly couldn't say anything else, she didn't have the energy to. Mystique laughed again. "Hey, we have a visitor" Sabretooth called out to Magneto who was sitting in a chair towards the middle of the large warehouse they were in. " I wonder who it could be." Magneto mocked. Holly hoped and prayed it was Toad. She tried to feel if it was him, but she couldn't. She felt so drained and so cold. She heard Sabretooth say something else, but it all sounded like a bunch of mumbles. "Did you hear that? Your Boyfriend is here." Holly heard Mystique say. Holly's heart jumped for joy when she heard that. Just knowing that Toad had come to save her was good enough for her. If she died now atleast she knew Toad had been there for her.
Toad walked up to the warehouse. He went to the door and pulled it open. He marched inside. "Oh, Toad, so good of you to join us" Magneto said and stood up from his chair. Toad went over to him, but then Sabretooth jumped in the way. "Let her go" Toad snapped at Magneto. Magneto looked at him. "Did you really think that would work?" Magneto asked. "She's done nothing to you" Toad said. "Hasn't she? I mean look at all this trouble she's caused us. She has come between you and the rest of the Brotherhood. She's made you betray us." Magneto said. "I never betrayed you." Toad said. "How do we know that? How do we know that you haven't been working for Xavier?" Magneto asked. Toad looked at Magneto. "Even if I was working for Xavier, what does that have to do with Holly?" Toad asked. "Isn't she the one to blame. I mean she is one of Xavier's X-men. How you even know she really loves you? She could just be trying to get you to join Xavier's little army." Magneto asked. Toad said nothing. He knew Holly loved him. There was no doubt in his mind. Magneto turned and signaled at Mystique. Mystique began to hit Holly with a short pole. "STOP!" Toad yelled out and ran out Magneto. Sabretooth grabbed Toad and threw him down. Toad hit the ground hard. "You have a choice to make, Toad. Either her or use. If you chose her...you both die. If you chose us..she dies." Magneto said pacing around Toad as he laid in pain on the ground. Toad started to get up. He looked at Holly. Then he looked back at Magneto. "I love her. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her." Toad said. Magneto nodded at Sabretooth. Sabretooth punched Toad and pushed him to the ground again. "Don't be stupid, boy! She can't do anything for you. She can't offer you protection. She'll stay with you until she finds someone better and you know she will. She was just having fun with you. Do you really believe that she would want to spend the rest of her life with a freak like you?!" Magneto said this as he continued to pace around Toad. "Your wrong" Toad mumbled out. "What?!" Magneto asked. "I said your wrong" Toad said louder. Magneto looked down at Toad as if Toad was something disgusting. Then he shook his head. "I tried so hard to be like a father to you, but you were just too stupid and pathetic. You never belonged here. Your an outcast and you always be an outcast. Your mother should have killed you the day you were born." Magneto said. "You brought this upon yourself". Magneto then signaled to both Mystique and Sabretooth. Mystique started to hit Holly with the pole again, while Sabretooth picked up Toad and threw him into a wall. Mystique hit Holly in the stomach. Holly started to throw up. Sabretooth grabbed Toad and threw him into a table. The table broke into two pieces. Toad started to bleed from his mouth. Sabretooth picked up a bigger pole and went over to hit Toad with it. He lifted it up and was about to bring it down when it exploded. Sabretooth looked to see what had cause it to exploded. In the entrance of the warehouse stood Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman and a couple other X-men. Iceman and Jean went over to get Holly. While Cyclops and the other X-men came closer to Sabretooth. Sabretooth stood his ground. He went to look at Magneto, but Magneto was gone. Sabretooth looked back at Cyclops. Sabretooth then quickly grabbed Toad and threw him at Cyclops. Toad and Cyclops went crashing down. Sabretooth ran out of the warehouse, leaving Mystique. Jean and Iceman went over to Mystique. She threw the pole at Jean and then turned into a bird and flew away. Cyclops ran over to where Holly was and used his optic blast to break the chains that held her. Iceman caught Holly before she could fall. She felt like dead wait. Iceman could feel a bit of life in her. The other X-men helped Toad up. He could stand, but could barely walk. So the X-men had to help him walk. Iceman started to carry Holly out of the Warehouse, when the door slamed shut. Jean and Cyclops ran over to see what happened. The door was stuck. "Now what?" Cyclops asked. Holly mumbled something. "What?" Iceman asked her. She mumbled it again, but no one could hear her. Jean used her powers to read Holly's mind. "There's a bomb" Jean said. "Where?" Cyclops asked. "There" Jean said pointing behind a stack of boxes. Cyclops, Jean and another X-men ran over and started throwing around the boxes to find the bomb. When all the boxes were gone, a bomb the size of guitar was ticking away. Toad told Nightcrawler, who was helping walk, to take him over to the bomb. Nightcrawler did. Toad let himself drop so he could work on the bomb. "I need you to make a very small blast here" Toad said to Cyclops and pointed to a spot on the bomb. Cyclops just looked at Toad. Toad rolled his eyes. "Do you want to die?" Toad asked him. Cyclops shot a small blast where Toad told him to. A compartment of the bomb opened. Toad started going through the wires. There was 20 seconds left on the timer. Toad kept going through the wires. 10 seconds. "Here" Toad said pulling out a yellow wire. "Are you sure?" Cyclops asked. 5 seconds. "Yes!!" Toad yelled at him. Cyclops shot it. The bomb stopped. "ok, then" Cyclops said. "Your welcome" Toad replied. Nightcrawler helped Toad back up. They all headed out of the warehouse. Cyclops having to blast a whole in the entrance to do-so.
Two days later, Toad sat at the side of Holly's hospital bed holding her hand. They were in the hopital part of the mansion. Holly's eyes fluttered open. She looked at Toad. "Hey" He said to her. "I'm sorry" Holly said. "Don't be" He said. "I lost the baby" She said. Toad looked down and then back at Holly. "It's not your fault....it's Magneto's fault." He said. Holly looked up at cieling. Then she looked back at Toad. He had a bandage wrapped around his head. He noticed her looking at it. "I guess we both got battle scars" He said. Holly lifted her hand that he was holding. It had a ring on it. Toad let go of her hand so she could look at it. "You know, incase you still want to.." Toad said. "Of course I do" Holly said. Toad smiled. "Well, then I guess this is a new beginning." Toad said. Holly frowned. "I've decided to stay here...at the mansion. Xavier thought it would be best for both of us. Who knows if Magneto will come after us again." Toad said. Holly smiled and kissed him. He kissed her back. "Wait, aren't you afraid we'll brainwash you?" Holly asked sarcasticly. "I'm willing to take the risk. How about you?" Toad asked her. She kissed him. "I'm willing to risk it all".
