Southside Days!

To RogueFanKC: Hey there RogueFanKC! I read the new chapter of "X Kat: The Mutant Squadron" and I loved it. Looks like Jake is leaving for a new life. Maybe he can tech the kids how to use fighter jets! Yeah, the X-Men are trying to stop the crab and not harm it. Oh yeah, Mike is not going to quit until he wins the heart of Danielle Moonstar. Actually, I think that the X-Girls will be too busy trying to stop the crab to do anything to get rid of Jenni Starr at the moment. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for the new chapter of "X Kat, the Mutant Squadron"!

To Aaron: Hey there, Aaron! I'm glad you liked my little peek into the mind of the crab. I thought it would be good for a laugh. I'm also glad you liked seeing Exo doing his thing. I can imagine him doing more of scouting work for the team. For some reason, I thought it would be funny to see Forge do something as crazy to get into an argument with a guy who has the codename of Trouble. I can imagine Kitty not wanting to hurt a crab. Being a vegetarian, I doubt Kitty would be too happy with eating seafood. Anyway, I'm glad you liked all the insanity in the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter!

To Sparky Genocide: Hey there Sparky Genocide! It's been a while since I heard from you, man! Hmm, Scott pinched by crabs? I think I just got some inspiration. Enjoy the new chapter!

To todd fan: Hey there, todd fan! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Slugs and Snails", "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", "Tales from the Magic Roundabout", and "Little Shop of Mutants"!

To Red Witch: Hey there Red Witch! I read the new chapters of "Memories Are Made of This" and "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff" and I loved them! So that's how the whole feud between Althea and Zanya started! I'm glad you liked seeing the inner dialogue of the giant crab. Oddly enough, I thought it would be funny to see a crab's thoughts. I can hardly wait to read the Alex fic! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff" and "Memories Are Made of This"!

To Raliena: Hey there Rae! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, never get between the kids and a fight. It wasn't really Logan's fault. All the poor Wolverine wanted to do was nap on his hammock! Enjoy the new chapter!

Disclaimer: "Trust the Fungus!" - John Leguizamo as Luigi Mario, Super Mario Brothers

Chapter 5: Catching Up!

A beach in Hawaii

Senator Robert Kelly walked down the beach happily.

"Ahhhh…" Senator Kelly smiled to himself. "Now this is nice. Hawaii sure is beautiful. But then again, it's beautiful every day, heh heh." He looked at the ocean. "And the best part…no mutant freaks to mess this up." He took a step and he felt his foot hit something soft and squishy. "Huh?" Kelly looked down and moved his foot. He realized what he had stepped on: a jellyfish. "Where'd this come from?" Suddenly, the effects of the jellyfish's sting took effect. "OWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" Kelly crumpled to the ground, clutching his foot. "OWWWWW! HELP ME! IT HURTS! OWIE OWIE OWIE OWWWWWWW! CALL A DOCTOR!" A group of crabs started scuttling out of the water and headed to Kelly. "HEY! WHAT?" They scuttled on top of Kelly and started pinching him all over. "OW! HELP! HEY! NO! NOT THERE! OH MOMMA THAT HURTS!"

Downtown Hawaii

"There it is!" Exo and WrongWay pointed out. The gang saw the confused and scared crab unwittingly smashed his way through the town.

"Now what do we do?" Kitty blinked.

"You didn't want the crab harmed, but you wanted it stopped." Bobby rolled his eyes. "Don't you have a plan?"

"I got one." Scott said. "Everybody, try and use your powers to scare him into the ocean. Forge, I want you and Johnny B to fix that machine." Scott looked at Johnny B. "Johnny B, make sure Forge doesn't screw it up."

"HEY!" Forge snapped. "You better watch it, man! I still have that hair remover!"

"Yes ma'am." Johnny B saluted Scott jokingly. Scott glared at the snickering X-Men.

"Alright! What is going on here?" A voice roared. The teenage mutants turned around and saw Logan, Storm, and Raven standing there. "I can't nap in my hammock without something going on." Logan grumbled.

"What is that?" Raven pointed at the crab.

HELP ME! The crab mentally screamed.

"What'd you kids do?" Raven blinked at the crab. The X-Men and Southside Misfits all looked at each other. Then in one fluid motion, they all stepped back a little ways and pointed at Forge.

"ME?" Forge squeaked.

"Forge, what did you do? Did you bring an invention of yours?" Storm groaned.

"Uhm…uh…well…" Forge twiddled his thumbs nervously.

"Stormy's gonna fry you, Stormy's gonna fry you…" Mike teased Forge in a sing-song voice. "Ow!" He got bopped in the head by Danielle. "Hey, what was that for?"

"I wonder how things are going back in Bayville." Forge grumbled.

Bayville

It was an average day in the city of Bayville. The street was bustling with activity. In a few seconds, that was about to change.

"RUN YOU DORKS RUN!" Duncan Matthews screamed as he led his fellow Bayville High football players, in full uniform, running down the street. They looked like they went through a nasty brawl. The players had black eyes, were battered and bruised, their uniforms were muddy, torn, and slashed up. They also were screaming like a bunch of five-year-old girls. The players were behind chased by a leaping, drunken blue-furred ape-like mutant swinging a Claymore sword, and dressed like an extra from Braveheart.

"RAAAAAAAHHH! We got those infernal English now! FOR THE GLORY OF SCOTLAND!" A very drunk Hank McCoy, aka Beast, roared.

"WILL SOMEBODY HELP US?" Duncan screamed. He saw something fly down towards him. It was an intoxicated Warren Worthington III, the wealthy winged mutant codenamed Angel, divebomb towards Duncan. Angel believed that he was fighting for Scottish independence. The winged mutant collided with Duncan. "OH MY GOD! NOT THE FACE! AAAAAAAAARGH! SAVE US! SOMEONE HELP US!"

Hawaii

"Let me get this straight…" Logan grumbled, pinching his nose. "You were having a sandcastle-building contest…"

"Yeah…" Jean nodded. "We were winning, too."

"Yeah right." Mike snickered.

"Yeah, dudette! Our castle was totally bigger than yours!" Alex added with a laugh.

"And Forge brought out his Re-Bigulator…"

"Yeah, I was planning to use it to give my team an advantage." Forge groaned.

"It went off accidentally, and it hit a crab." Logan groaned.

"Yes, sir." Jenni nodded. "It wasn't Forge's fault, Mr. Logan sir. It could happen to anyone."

"Why couldn't it have happened to you?" Tabby grumbled. Rogue nodded in agreement.

"And now you kids want to stop the crab."

"But I don't want it hurt." Kitty added. "Poor thing was a victim."

"Vegetarians tick me off." Trouble grumbled. "I say we smack her, then make crab cakes!"

"Easy, Eric." Jason said, putting a hand on Eric's shoulder.

"Forge and Johnny B are going to find a way to fix the Re-Bigulator and use it to turn the crab back to normal size." Lisa added.

"How are you going to stop the crab?" Storm crossed her arms and raised a white eyebrow.

Well, well, well! Looks like our heroes just went through another bout of madness! What insanity will happen next? How will our heroes stop the crab? What of the mystery villain? What's the mystery villain's plot? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!