Second Time Round
ProFool
Disclaimer: It got struck by lightning and hurtled down into the Atlantic Ocean. Lessons learned, don't leave your disclaimers under the care of Ray Park.
Note: This chapter starts right after Todd runs away from Duncan and Scott's fight in "Strategy X" It's a few weeks after the last Todd chapter of course, since then he's been trying to maintain a low profile. The problem is food costs money and a guy can't live off bugs alone.
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Todd leapt down one of the alleyways that were quite common around downtown Bayville. He sprang up onto the wall and slipped, normally this wouldn't have been an issue, but as Todd slid back to the ground the two jocks that had been chasing him entered the alley.
"Looks like you've reached a dead end, freak!" The number 72 shouted, they had caught Todd stealing wallets just minutes before and had left Duncan to deal with Scott while they finished of Todd.
"Ya, we'll teach you to keep your slimy webbed fingers away from normal peoples' wallets!" The jock 77 yelled, he was shorter than his friend and followed slightly behind, despite the fact he was still considerably larger than Todd.
Todd began to panic as he watched the first meathead yank a length of metal pipe out of a near by dumpster. A sense of deja vu swept over him, Todd knew what was going to happen next. A wicked smile broke across Todd's face and the jock 77 took a step back.
"I think we should go, Tom." He muttered looking around suspiciously.
"Go?" Tom asked skeptically, "We haven't even gotten the wallets back yet, Cole!"
"Somethin's not right, just look at him. He's crazy, just like they say!" Cole said backing further out of the alley, "No, sane man smiles when someone's comin at 'em with a pipe!"
"He's not crazy, he's just a frea-" Tom stopped mid-word as the metal pipe was pulled out of his hand by some unseen force.
Both mastheads stood stalk still as they watched the length of pipe hover a few feet over their heads. Then suddenly it plunged back down and struck Tom on the forehead. Cole took off running before his friend had a chance to hit the ground, but the pipe flew after him and smacked Cole in the back of the head.
Todd knew they weren't dead, but the puddles of blood forming beneath their heads gave him no comfort. He watched Magneto descend from the sky. His battle attire added a certain menacing quality to his appearance. Magneto's cape billowed dramatically in the wind and his ever present helmet cast his face into a dark shadow from which only his piercing blue eyes were visible.
So long ago, on this day Todd had thought Magneto to be a god of sorts or an angel perhaps. Now, however, common sense was all that kept Todd from trying to kill him.
Magneto remained aloft as he began his recruitment speech. "On the streets there is no escape from human prejudice and there is no fighting it alone. These pathetic humans hate and fear you because you were born different, because we are the future. I am Magneto, join me, fight beside me." Magneto offered Todd his hand.
"I will." Todd muttered coldly, as he rose to his feet without taking Magneto's hand. Magneto continued on with information Todd already knew from previous encounters with the Master of Magnetism.
Todd was lost in his own memories of how he had once literally jumped at Magneto's invitation to join the Brotherhood. Todd had once sworn he'd give his life for Magneto, only to find himself left behind while the others were taken to what should have been a sanctuary. Since then Todd's dislike had grown until it turned to hate. It seemed this way with all that had the misfortune of meeting Magneto.
"Are you listening, Toad?" Magneto asked, finally noticing the younger mutant's far off look.
"Yeah, I go see Miss Darkholme tomorrow mornin', yo?" Toad said with a false grin. He watched Magneto nod then rise up back into the sky where one of his metallic traveling orbs waited.
Todd casually strolled out of the alleyway taking time to kick both jocks as he left. Todd walked with his back to the wind until he reached Bayville High. The football game was over, he walked up to Scott. "Uh, thanks. Really, y'know?"
Scott was busy watching Jean tend to Duncan as the ambulance carted him off, but he stopped to glare down at Todd. "Yeah." Scott muttered before walking away.
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Todd perched nervously on the edge of his chair, he didn't know why Mystique scared him so much, she just always had. Truth is he'd rather fight Magneto than Mystique. Even now he kept his eyes downcast as she paced the room.
"Now, Toad, shall we talk about your new friend Scott Summers?" Miss Darkholme asked raising an eyebrow.
Todd knew where this was heading, to the institute, then probably the asylum again. "What about him? He's cool, but he thinks I'm crazy, yo?" Todd told her chancing a glance to see how she reacted.
Miss Darkholme's mouth hung slightly agape as she tried to think of a way around that little issue. "Well, we need to know more about the others." She said as she gripped Todd's shoulder, "Much more."
Todd shivered involuntarily, she was freaky, but Todd could still escape the institute mission yet. "The others think I'm crazy to, Red and Baldy; he's the one that sent me to the asylum."He protested. For a moment Todd thought he'd said too much, but then Darkholme's whole demeanor changed.
"I see." Darkholme muttered to herself as she took a step away from Todd. She looked out the window seemingly lost in her own thoughts. "We'll discuss this more later, for now take your house key and return to your classes."
Todd smiled smugly to himself while her back was turned. He snatched the key off of her desk with his tongue and hopped out of the office. "Who knew so much good could come from bein' sent to an asylum?" Todd asked himself as he stuffed his key to the Boardinghouse deep into his pocket and headed off to first period.
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Next Chapter: Kitty gets her powers, Lance gets recruited, Todd gets to say, "What took ya so long?"
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
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Hope this chapter didn't take to long. I was sitting around trying to remember what happened at this part. Then I remembered half of it wrote it down, and remembered the rest and had to go back a fix multiple things. So, Lance isn't the only one with memory problems. Don't worry I remember stuff better as I go along.
ProFool
Disclaimer: It got struck by lightning and hurtled down into the Atlantic Ocean. Lessons learned, don't leave your disclaimers under the care of Ray Park.
Note: This chapter starts right after Todd runs away from Duncan and Scott's fight in "Strategy X" It's a few weeks after the last Todd chapter of course, since then he's been trying to maintain a low profile. The problem is food costs money and a guy can't live off bugs alone.
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Todd leapt down one of the alleyways that were quite common around downtown Bayville. He sprang up onto the wall and slipped, normally this wouldn't have been an issue, but as Todd slid back to the ground the two jocks that had been chasing him entered the alley.
"Looks like you've reached a dead end, freak!" The number 72 shouted, they had caught Todd stealing wallets just minutes before and had left Duncan to deal with Scott while they finished of Todd.
"Ya, we'll teach you to keep your slimy webbed fingers away from normal peoples' wallets!" The jock 77 yelled, he was shorter than his friend and followed slightly behind, despite the fact he was still considerably larger than Todd.
Todd began to panic as he watched the first meathead yank a length of metal pipe out of a near by dumpster. A sense of deja vu swept over him, Todd knew what was going to happen next. A wicked smile broke across Todd's face and the jock 77 took a step back.
"I think we should go, Tom." He muttered looking around suspiciously.
"Go?" Tom asked skeptically, "We haven't even gotten the wallets back yet, Cole!"
"Somethin's not right, just look at him. He's crazy, just like they say!" Cole said backing further out of the alley, "No, sane man smiles when someone's comin at 'em with a pipe!"
"He's not crazy, he's just a frea-" Tom stopped mid-word as the metal pipe was pulled out of his hand by some unseen force.
Both mastheads stood stalk still as they watched the length of pipe hover a few feet over their heads. Then suddenly it plunged back down and struck Tom on the forehead. Cole took off running before his friend had a chance to hit the ground, but the pipe flew after him and smacked Cole in the back of the head.
Todd knew they weren't dead, but the puddles of blood forming beneath their heads gave him no comfort. He watched Magneto descend from the sky. His battle attire added a certain menacing quality to his appearance. Magneto's cape billowed dramatically in the wind and his ever present helmet cast his face into a dark shadow from which only his piercing blue eyes were visible.
So long ago, on this day Todd had thought Magneto to be a god of sorts or an angel perhaps. Now, however, common sense was all that kept Todd from trying to kill him.
Magneto remained aloft as he began his recruitment speech. "On the streets there is no escape from human prejudice and there is no fighting it alone. These pathetic humans hate and fear you because you were born different, because we are the future. I am Magneto, join me, fight beside me." Magneto offered Todd his hand.
"I will." Todd muttered coldly, as he rose to his feet without taking Magneto's hand. Magneto continued on with information Todd already knew from previous encounters with the Master of Magnetism.
Todd was lost in his own memories of how he had once literally jumped at Magneto's invitation to join the Brotherhood. Todd had once sworn he'd give his life for Magneto, only to find himself left behind while the others were taken to what should have been a sanctuary. Since then Todd's dislike had grown until it turned to hate. It seemed this way with all that had the misfortune of meeting Magneto.
"Are you listening, Toad?" Magneto asked, finally noticing the younger mutant's far off look.
"Yeah, I go see Miss Darkholme tomorrow mornin', yo?" Toad said with a false grin. He watched Magneto nod then rise up back into the sky where one of his metallic traveling orbs waited.
Todd casually strolled out of the alleyway taking time to kick both jocks as he left. Todd walked with his back to the wind until he reached Bayville High. The football game was over, he walked up to Scott. "Uh, thanks. Really, y'know?"
Scott was busy watching Jean tend to Duncan as the ambulance carted him off, but he stopped to glare down at Todd. "Yeah." Scott muttered before walking away.
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Todd perched nervously on the edge of his chair, he didn't know why Mystique scared him so much, she just always had. Truth is he'd rather fight Magneto than Mystique. Even now he kept his eyes downcast as she paced the room.
"Now, Toad, shall we talk about your new friend Scott Summers?" Miss Darkholme asked raising an eyebrow.
Todd knew where this was heading, to the institute, then probably the asylum again. "What about him? He's cool, but he thinks I'm crazy, yo?" Todd told her chancing a glance to see how she reacted.
Miss Darkholme's mouth hung slightly agape as she tried to think of a way around that little issue. "Well, we need to know more about the others." She said as she gripped Todd's shoulder, "Much more."
Todd shivered involuntarily, she was freaky, but Todd could still escape the institute mission yet. "The others think I'm crazy to, Red and Baldy; he's the one that sent me to the asylum."He protested. For a moment Todd thought he'd said too much, but then Darkholme's whole demeanor changed.
"I see." Darkholme muttered to herself as she took a step away from Todd. She looked out the window seemingly lost in her own thoughts. "We'll discuss this more later, for now take your house key and return to your classes."
Todd smiled smugly to himself while her back was turned. He snatched the key off of her desk with his tongue and hopped out of the office. "Who knew so much good could come from bein' sent to an asylum?" Todd asked himself as he stuffed his key to the Boardinghouse deep into his pocket and headed off to first period.
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Next Chapter: Kitty gets her powers, Lance gets recruited, Todd gets to say, "What took ya so long?"
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
Review Responses:
Hope this chapter didn't take to long. I was sitting around trying to remember what happened at this part. Then I remembered half of it wrote it down, and remembered the rest and had to go back a fix multiple things. So, Lance isn't the only one with memory problems. Don't worry I remember stuff better as I go along.