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Chapter 30: Power Enhancements and Recruitments

In an X-Jet heading towards the destination of John Proudstar…

"So we got to pick this kid up," said Logan.

Scott didn't respond.

"You have to get out of this behavior bub," said Logan, "Well here we are."

The X-Jet landed on the ground. They climbed out of the Jet they saw a very strong looking guy about eighteen years old, he had shoulder length black hair with a red head band across it, he was of the Native American culture, and he wore some very plain looking clothes. It was what he was doing that was amazing.

He was chasing a buffalo running at about forty-miles per-hour. Then he tackled it and wrestled it to the ground. Then he said, "See horned-one there is still a man among us."

"Hey bub you want to put that strength to good use?" asked Logan.

"Not for you white-eyes, so get out of here," said the man.

"Oh come now John, don't you want to restore the pride of the Apache?" asked Logan.

"How do you know so much about me?" he asked now interested.

"Come with us and we will tell you," said Logan.

"Fine you have peaked my curiosity," said John, "But I won't be staying for long."

Meanwhile a team had assembled to recruit Jonothan Starsmore, and it was an hour later after they took off…

"Wow this is my first real mission guys," said Jamie, "I'm glad you are all giving me better respect after I honed my powers."

In the plane was Iceman, Multiple, Jubilee, Cannonball, and Bishop.

"Just because you learn anything your clones can doesn't mean you can be an X-men," said Bobby.

"Well if you can be an X-man why not me?" asked Jamie, "I can create twenty clones before I get confused."

"He has a point there Bobby, the little guy might catch up to you one day," said Jubilee, "I could think of at least a hundred people who could use your powers better if they had them."

"Like who?" asked Bobby.

"Okay well there is Rogue, Cyclops, Bishop, Professor Xavier, Banshee, Logan, Storm,-"

"Okay, okay I get your point I am irresponsible," said Bobby who was fairly mad.

"Owned," said Jamie.

"Shut up you little midget," said Bobby.

"Would all of you shut the hell up I am trying to drive a plane!" yelled Bishop at them.

Several hours later…

"I'm bored," said Jamie who was playing hide and go seek with his clones. You could imagine how small of a place this was for that.

"Well find something to do before I kill you!" said Bishop who had his gun aimed at him.

Jamie had eyes as wide as dinner plates when he saw that. Then he shut his mouth for the rest of the trip.

They finally arrived outside of a small town in Britain. They all got out of the plane.

They walked around for a little while to find branches and such to cover the plane. Sam was walking towards what looked like a pile of sticks. He grabbed a few and noticed there was a plane under it. He flew back over to the group.

"Hey guys I found another plane!" said Sam.

"Bring me to it," said Bishop.

Sam walked with Bishop and the rest of the group over to the plane.

"Jubilee you mind shooting me with a huge light blast," said Bishop.

"But I will hurt you," she said.

"It's my power I absorb energy and re-channel it," he said.

"If you say so," said Jubilee with a wide grin.

She then shot Bishop with the hugest light blast she could come up with. He absorbed it and shot the door of the plane off.

"Stay back here in case someone is in it," said Bishop.

He climbed inside and saw the amphibious human Toad.

"Hey…I'm just chillin' yo," said Toad.

"What are you here for?" asked Bishop.

"Umm…nothing?" he asked.

"No how about you tell me," said Bishop, "I am not in a very good mood, I do have some guns if you want to negotiate."

"I'm out of here yo," he jumped at Bishop knocking him down.

He started leaping away from the plane.

"Hey anyone who can catch him get him!" said Bishop.

"I'll get him Bishop," said Bobby.

"No I can get him," said Jamie.

"No I will get him," said Sam.

"Boys," sighed Jubilee.

First Sam attempted to get him flying in a perfectly straight line.

"You can't catch the Toad," he said landing on Sam's back, "Now I'm a flying Toad yo."

Then he hopped off.

Second Bobby attempted to get him he created an ice slide. Rushing at Toad shooting ice at him. Then Toad flipped onto the ice slide and started spitting at Bobby. Which made him unable to see. So he crashed as Toad hopped off.

Jamie was able to imitate accelerated speed by creating a clone then absorbing into it really fast. He soon caught up with Toad. He then clapped his hands making a tower of Jamie's. But he fell over from the weight of five Jamie's.

Toad started to escape, "See you losers."

Meanwhile Bishop was readying a tranquilizer gun. He aimed at Toad who by now was at least five hundred yards away. Then he shot. Far off in the distance you could see Toad trip up in mid-air.

Bishop and Jubilee ran over to see Toad sleeping. The rest of the team walked over.

"Sam you take Toad back to the plane and watch him," said Bishop, "When he wakes up try to question him and make sure he is tied up."

"Got it Luke," he flew Toad back to the jet.

"Well let's go," said Bishop.

In town by Jonothan Starsmore's house…

"Good job stealing the Cerebra data speed demon, now we can get a new Brotherhood teammate," said Pyro.

The only members there were Pietro, Blob, and Pyro.

"After this can we get some Taco Bell I'm starving," said Blob.

"You are always starving fatty," said Pietro.

"I can't help it it's my mutation," said Blob.

"A mutation to eat?" asked Pyro, "No it's a thick-head mutation mate."

"Oh…" said Blob, "Hey wait a second!"

Then Pietro knocked on the door.

A boy about sixteen years old opened the door he had blonde hair and wore a leather jacket, some baggy pants, and had a British flag shirt.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Well we know you are a mutant," said Pietro.

"I'm not a mutant so get off of my property ya bunch of freaks," he slammed the door on them.

"So he won't join eh?" asked Pyro. He walked around the house and found a gas tank.

"We should dispose of him so those X-men don't get to him," said Pyro, "Back up Quicksilver, Blob this is going to get messy."

He lit his lighter and a flame appeared. He expanded it until a fireball was floating in his hand. He launched it at the gas tank. A loud boom was heard for miles.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" was heard from inside the blown up house.

The kid from earlier ran out but he had no jaw, instead an energy like substance was there.

'Why did you do that!' was heard inside the Brotherhood's heads.

'Get the hell out of here,' he screamed in their heads.

A huge blast came from where his jaw used to be and blasted Pyro. He was knocked over next he shot at Pietro who ran out of the way instead it hit Blob who was no too affected by it. He then shot a concentrated beam at Pietro, which hit him. Then he shot all of the energy he could muster up and shot Blob. He then fell to the floor.

Ten minutes later…

The X-men team ran over they saw Jonothan on the floor crying.

"We got to get this kid to the mansion," said Bishop.

'My parents are dead,' the thought came into their heads.

"Come on kid we're going to take you back to the mansion," said Bishop.

He picked him up and ran back to the X-Jet.

Next Chapter: Adaptation