Hi! Yeah, this is me updating! And now we have Episode 5!

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I can hardly believe that all this was done by Dr McCoy. The entire place is destroyed! And yet I had seen it with my own eyes. I had gone out of my English class to fetch my books from my locker when he ran straight into me. He seemed stressed and upset, like something bad was about to happen.

"Dr McCoy?" I had exclaimed as he pushed past me. He ran straight into the staff toilets, the door slammed behind him. It was then that I heard the noises, smashing and crashing. Back in the present I stare at the wreck as Principal Kelly sticks tape across the empty doorway.

"Principal Kelly? Who did this?" asks Rogue's friend Risty

"I don't know yet, Risty, but I intend to find out" The Principal tells her

"Looks pretty trashed in there, must've been every strong" Risty comments.

"Yes" Mr Kelly agrees, "Or very angry"

I think about both of their words. Perhaps they are right? Dr McCoy could be a mutant like us, and have a power like Super-Strength. But that doesn't explain why he would smash the place for no reason, so maybe Mr Kelly's Anger thing works too. Maybe Mr McCoy is the Hulk or something; the news says he destroys stuff for no apparent reason. That seems unlikely though, the Hulk has been known to destroy cities, and if he was Dr McCoy we would be missing an entire school, not just a staff toilet. Besides, what would there be to make him so angry? I sigh and turn to go to my next class, History.

I almost forget the ordeal as when I get back to the Institute we immediately start training in the Danger Room. This time we're in a strange terrain with rock-pinnacles surrounding a winding road with cliffs each side. We look into the distance and spot the target, a small metal platform with a so called 'safe-zone'. As we stare a stream of shiny metallic balls, not that different from the ones Magneto used if it weren't for the size, spiral down from the swirling cloudy sky straight towards us.

Cyclops and I take turns in blasting the spheres with our respective blasts as the circle around us. Jean deflects some of them with telekinetic shields as we race towards the target. I dodge and blast several balls with a series of aerial stunts. I fly towards the platform, blasting the spheres that were on my tail. Kurt beats me there, porting ready to press the button that would signify completion.

"Come on, we're running out of time!" the teleporter shouts as Jean and I pull Kitty onto the platform. I notice Cyclops running back to get Rogue, who has apparently been hit. Due to Evan not being here, she had no partner. Scott picks up our 'fallen' teammate and carries her.

"Come on!" Kurt shouts at the remaining pair

"It's all or nothing!" Kitty yells

"Run!" Jean screams. Then all of a sudden the buzzer sounds and the whole thing is over, but not without cries of protest.

"Time's up" Storm announces, floating down from the holographic sky as it shimmers back into the Danger room. The four of us on the platform jump off onto the floor. "Nice rescue, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler, good restraint on not throwing that lever until everyone was there. Impressive teamwork today!"

"but we failed" Scott protests

"Yeah! Spyke was supposed to have my back!" Rogue agrees. Right on cue, the doors hiss open and in skateboards Evan. Everyone in the room glares at him, annoyed.

"Uhh, am I late?" He asks awkwardly

"Are you part of the team or what?" Scott accuses

"We got powdered 'cause of you!" Kitty says spitefully.

"Way to go, Evan" Jean sighs

"Yeah, now we have to do it again tomorrow!" Kurt complains, annoyed. I pass in silence, but look disappointed at him. He should've been there, then we might've won.

"Oh, cool, it's here!" I hear Kitty exclaim as she walks into the common room in front of me. She opens a large cardboard box and takes out what looks like a blue replica of a Mayan Pyramid. She places the model on her head and twirls around, "Ok, so be honest, do you like it?"

Scott, who is lying on the sofa, sits up and looks dubious.

"Very… unique" He comments, obviously trying not to hurt her by informing her of its ridiculousness.

"Well it's supposed to stimulate brain power" She explains

"Oh, I got ya, still stressing on that Geometry test, huh?" Scott realises.

"Well, desperate times call for desperate measures" Kitty shrugs and turns to me, "Like, what do you think, Fliss?"

I shrug with a slight smile at how ridiculous she looks, but she seems to take it as a compliment.

"Hey, I think I feel my head tingling!" she exclaims, leaving the room, obviously to study. I stifle a giggle.

The ordeal seems even more far-fetched at school the next day. Dr McCoy is back and seems normal, if a little on edge. He did seem kind of jumpy now that I think about it, in Chemistry he almost seemed to growl when someone dropped a test tube! Perhaps I should tell the Professor, he'll know what to do. I debate as I walk across the foyer holding my sketchbook. My eyes widen as I see the teacher walk in to the Professor's office, I guess he beat me to it. It does kind of prove my theory of him being a Mutant though. Abandoning my intentions, I return upstairs to my room. Nothing happens until late in the evening when I receive a summons from the Professor.

'A state of emergency has been declared throughout the city as reports of a wild beast continue to flood in!' the news reporter announces, to my surprise the scene changes to the front of Bayville high as another reporter interviews Principal Kelly

'I've seen the creature with my own eyes!' The Headteacher tells the reporter, ' I know who it is, it's Hank McCoy, a chemistry teacher here, he's gone mad!'

"Ah Man! Teach!" Evan exclaims, I can't quite believe that my teacher has turned into a scary beast! Hey, even my Hulk theory sounds more realistic!

"Based on sightings and the wake of damage, it's clear he's headed north" Wolverine concludes, gesturing to the screen which shows a map of Bayville and the coordinates of the sightings.

"Then let's head him off, and remember, we don't want him hurt" The Professor orders. We all pile into the X-Van and speed off to the latest reported sighting. Once there we split into teams, Kitty, Jean and I look for tracks. Soon we find a set of massive footprints heading off through the Junkyard.

"These tracks are huge, must be his" Jean concludes, I shudder to think what kind of monster the Dr may have turned into. There is a crack of thunder which sounds suspiciously like a roar as we jump up and look franticly around. A large creature lurches from the shadows before jumping away.

"I'll track him, you go tell the others!" Kitty shouts, phasing through a pile of cars after him.

"Lazer, you go too" Jean commands before taking out her radio, I quickly take to the air and fly after him too. Unfortunately it isn't long before we lose sight of the creature altogether, the Junkyard seems empty besides Kitty and I.

"We've lost him" Kitty informs the others as I land beside her. Then all of a sudden there is a flurry of blue-grey fur and the creature is upon Kitty. She instinctively phases through his attack. I freeze, I can't attack for fear of hurting him! Swiftly a car floats into the air and hits him back, courtesy of Jean. The Beast pushes the car from on top of him and tosses it away. Well at least my Super-Strength theory was right. Not exactly the right time to be discovering that though. He roars and charges at us, only to be thrown back by Jean. He struggles as a hole is torn in the fence, from which Wolverine emerges. The Instructor lauches himself on the creature, sending both of them flying and soon they are locked in combat. But that doesn't last long as the Dr manages to escape.

"I'm goin' after 'im, stay together!" Wolverine commands before running after the beast.

"Storm, he's still heading north!" Jean informs via her radio.

'We'll be waiting' Storm replies

"Where could he be going?" Kitty asks

"To get his head together!" Evan exclaims, obviously having had some sort of revelation.

"Spyke, we have to stay together!" Jean protests, but it's too late, Evan is off through the fence gap. "Come on!"

We race off after Spyke, to wherever it is he's going. Eventually we arrive at a strange stone auditorium I don't think I've noticed before. Spyke and Wolverine beat us there, one of the pillars has already been collapsed and dust is clouding around. The Beast bursts from under the pillar, knocking both of them backwards. Jean acts quickly and telekinetically pins him to the wall. He struggles against her hold and she seems to struggle too.

"I can't keep him pinned much longer" She tells us, sounding strained. Evan suddenly steps forward as the others arrive.

"Show his eyes and greive his heart, …" He begins speaking, it sounds like a quote from a poem or a play.

"No, Evan stay back!" Storm warns her Nephew.

"… come like shadows, sew'd apart, sleep shall neither night nor day, hang upon his penthouse lid…" Evan ignores his Aunt and continues both his quoting and advance, "… he shall live a man forbid, nights times nine shall he dwindle, peak and pine"

In a flash of light Kurt appears next to him, with the Professor. The Professor rolls himself towards Dr McCoy, obviously speaking to him telepathically.

"Though his part cannot be lost, yet it shall be tempest toss'd!" Evan concludes his quote as the Beast that was Dr McCoy relaxes, collapsing onto the floor as Jean releases her telekinetic hold.

'After a night of terror, local teacher, Hank McCoy's whereabouts remain unknown' Yet another reporter announces, still standing in front of school, which is shut down for repairs. 'But until he's found, police have vowed to continue their search'

Poor Dr McCoy, I think sadly as I twirl my spoon around in my cereal. Well I was right about him being a Mutant, but it's not really the sort of thing you want to be right about. Scott turns off the TV and walks over to the bin, opening it to reveal Kitty's Pyramid hat.

"Let my guess, bad grade on the quiz?" He asks her

"No, I aced it" she corrects him.

"Then what changes your mind?" he inquires

"I looked in the mirror! Why didn't you tell me I looked so hideous?" She laughs, "I'd rather study than ruin a good hair day!"

"Everyone, may I have your attention" The Professor announces, rolling into the room, "Please say hello to the Institute's newest faculty member"

Through the door after him walks Dr McCoy, still in his beastly form, he walks with his knuckles rather like a gorilla. In fact he does look a lot like a blue gorilla.

"Welcome Mr McCoy" Jean smiles

"Thank you" He thanks, "But from here on in, I'm not just Mr McCoy, you can call me Beast"

Everyone cheers at that.

After everyone has finished breakfast and left I walk nervously over to Mr McCoy, or Beast. I looked up at him; he smiled, trying not to look intimidating.

"You once said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I told him, re-iterating the phrase that he had said when I had eavesdropped months ago, "I thought I should tell you that now"

"Thank you, Fliss" he smiled.

So, I wrote this chapter, either the next chapter or the one after that will be Angie's, hopefully I will be able to post the Christmas episode before Christmas, awesome timing or what? XD

Bye for now,

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