Well, I lost all my files on this story and so I had to copy and paste off so upon reading my story, I realized that I said Scott was going to be in the Danger Room session which I completely forgot about. Sorry. Anyway, I own nothing.

The Bayville Mall was like any other standard American mall. Except for the fact that it seemed to be trashed by mutants every other week.

Today was the designated shopping day at the Institute. Each student was given enough money by the Professor to spend on at least two outfits. Of course since so of the students weren't as privileged as others, they were given more money.

Wraith had found it sort of difficult to take money from the Professor. The man had done so much for them already. Nevertheless, new clothes had to be bought. School started next week and he couldn't wear the same thing everyday.

"You comin'?"

Wraith shook his head and looked up at the massive building before looking at Angelique and nodding.

It was around noon and after shopping for the better half of the morning, the X-Men and the New Recruits were eating lunch in the food court. The X-Men sat at one table while their younger counterparts sat at another.

"So what do you newbies think of the institute?" Bobby asked as he sipped his Coke.

"It is satisfactory." Phantom said as he went back to his French fries.

Angelique hit him in the head before smiling and saying, "What Casper means is that it is more than we could have ever hoped for."

Phantom sent a heated glare in her direction. She just rolled her eyes.

"Ava?"

Ray looked down at the girl, whose head was head was currently lying on his shoulder, when she didn't respond.

Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled sleepily.

"It's great."

Jubilee smiled at her roommate. When she had gotten back to their room last night Ava had been on the phone with her mother. She had put it on speakerphone so that she could get ready for bed while she talked and thinking that Jubilee wouldn't be back till later.

Jubilee could tell that the woman's words were slurred and a hiccup snuck in every once in a while. Ava's eyes had widened when she realized that Jubilee was there and she quickly hung up with her mother. Neither of them talked about it but Ava's mother kept calling keeping the poor teen up all night.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

The group turned to see a group of teenage boys and one girl smirking at them.

"What are the Acolytes doing with the Brotherhood?" Jean hissed to Scott.

"I don't know."

The X-Men stood and the Recruits followed.

"Back off Alvers. We don't want any trouble."

"What are you going to do about Summers? Cry?"

Scott growled at the other mutant boy.

Tension hung in the air. The human occupants of the food court had left knowing what was going to happen next.

"This is ridiculous, mates. If we're gonna fight, let's fight." Pyro said before smiling wickedly and send a column of fire at them.

Jean threw up a telekinetic wall to stop the fire from reaching them while Bobby froze the fire.

Pyro pouted.

"Is that all you got?" Lance yelled smirking.

'Let us show them what we can do.'

Jean was startled by Wraith's voice in her head. She looked at Scott and transferred the message to him.

'We really shouldn't.'

'They're going to have to fight them sometime. Now is a good as time as any. If they need help, we're right here."

Scott nodded in agreement and Jean sent the message to Wraith whose smile could only be called sadistic.

He relayed the message to the others. Their smiles matched his as they stepped forward.

"What Summers to afraid to fight that you have to send the new kids in? How pathetic."

"Yeah, yo, pathetic."

Suddenly, Toad found himself being pulled forward to come face to face with the blond girl. His pockets felt like lead and suddenly, he crashed to the floor. The change that had been in his pocket flowed out (think about those commercials where the change makes stuff) and circled around his neck to form a band that tightened every time he moved.

Wraith flew to Blob and with some difficulty, tossed him across the food court before sending a mind bolt (that sounds so weird mind bolt hehe) to knock him unconscious.

Pyro sent another blast of fire at them, but Victor counter attacked by sending his own blast at him.

Phantom disappeared into the shadows and reappeared behind Lance and put him into a chokehold. Angelique and Blood began to assault Quicksilver.

Gambit and Colossus turned their attention to Ava and Wraith, both of whom had already taken care of their opponents.

While the newest recruits held out, they soon began to tire. Slowly the other X-Men moved in and took their places and soon the New Brotherhood was defeated.

I know it's a terrible ending but I couldn't think of anything else. Yay! Raven has internet. I laughed when I read about the chipmunk. Why was it being chased anyway? Send me some of your ideas for a story and please send me your characters again when you can. As mentioned above all my stuff for this story is gone.