Author's Notes: Hey again, everybody! It's Mr. Alaska again. Hope you all like reading my Naruto/X-Men Evolution story so far, because I am going to start another Evolution story, starring the most unlikely character… TOAD! I know, he's a bad guy in the series, but what can I say, I'm a fan of the hip/hop-ping guy! Anyway, this is about what if Toad became a X-Man, instead of Kurt. Hope you all enjoy, and leave a review if you like it.
Chapter 1: The New Guy
"Lets go!" The crowd cheered, at a football game at Bayville High School. It was night time, and the home team was leading the game. The audience was on it's feet with excitement. "Go Team! Go team! Go team!" They chanted over and over again, enjoying every second. But there was only one silent person in there, that wasn't cheering with school spirit. He was a tall boy, with well kept brown hair. He wore a pair of dark red sunglasses, a blue long sleeved shirt and blue jeans. This was the high school student/mutant Scott Summers. And he was paying little to no attention to the game that was being played that particular night. No. His attention was taken by his best friend…and crush Jean Gray.
'God…. Look at her.' The teenage boy thought to himself, staring at the gorgeous red head down on the side lines. Jean was also a mutant, and attended the same institute as he did. But this institute wasn't a normal school…. It was solely for gifted children, who are having difficulty controlling their gifts. She wore a light purple tank top, a yellow bracelet, and tan baggy cargo pants. But his fantasies were crushed when Jean's boyfriend and quarterback, Duncan(Last Name?)began walking up beside her. Duncan and Summers have been rivals for a long time now, and only got worse when they were after the same girl. Now…Jean and Duncan weren't officially boyfriend and girlfriend, but with the amount of flirting they do, they might as well be. Then, when the jock was about to put the moves down on her, some of his teammates tapped him on the shoulder.
"What is it?" Duncan asked, sounding impatient. His fellow player then pointed near the bleachers, where Todd Tolansky, the school outcast was preparing to go on one of his "Pocket Raids". "Hey couch!" The old man turned to his star player. "Can me and the boys be excused for a few minutes? We need to cool off." The couch looked at the score board.
Home: 24 - Guest: 12
"Yeah, sure…. But hurry back." The three boy chuckled devilishly, put their helmets back on and jugged in the direction to the bleachers.
(Underneath the Bleachers)
Todd Tolansky, also known as "Toad" was silently hanging from the back of the seats, and picking the pockets of hyped up crowd. This boy very pale skin, that almost seemed to have a very light green hue to it. He had shabby brown hair, which was in almost like a miniature mullet fashion. His eyes also were uncommon to normal teens. His eyes possessed that of bright yellow nature. He wore a long sleeved brown shirt, rolled up past his elbows. Underneath that, he wore a long sleeved white shirt. He also wore a pair of blue jeans, with huge tears on where the knees were. And on his feet were a pair of white sneakers, untied. Todd had a long steak of being no good. Stealing wallets, ditching class, vandalism, you name it. "Heheee…. Got another one." The misfit snickered quietly to himself. Then, all of a sudden, he was pulled from off the bleachers. Looked behind him, he saw Duncan and two other strong players.
"Well, well, well…. Look at what we have here…." Duncan said, as he lifted Todd's light body and slammed him up against the bleachers. "Looks like "Toady" Tolansky is collecting us some little spending money."
"H…hey Duncan." Todd laughed nervously, as he was dropped into the mud. The three bullies began to near Todd, cracking their knuckles as they walked.
"I say we teach Todd about common manners, boys." Duncan exclaimed. He laughed when Toad got into the fiddle position, fearing the severe beating to come.
"I say we don't, Duncan…." A unknown voice was then heard from the shadows near the entrance behind the stands. "I say, Todd returns all the money he stole. The wallets and purses are still here. So he can still give back the money." Out of the shadows walked Scott. Todd saw him, and began to nod frantically.
"Yeah! Yeah! What he said, yo." But Duncan only glared at the boy with sunglasses.
"And why the hell do you care about this slime ball, Summers?"
"Not much…." Scott sighed. "But I'm not too fond of three against one, either. So lets just end this peacefully, shall we?" Duncan laughed, and continued his march towards his pray. His shoe slammed right in a puddle of mud, that splashed the mucky stuff all over Todd's face. And raising that same shoe, he prepared to bring it down upon his head.
"I said knock it off!" Scott shouted as he reached out, grabbed the bully/jock and threw him at the other two. They all went down with a thud. Seeing his chance, Todd HOPPED away and out off sight.
"He's getting away!" One of the football players moaned as he and the other helped Duncan to his feet. Said athlete turned at glared at Scott.
"That's it! You are so dead, Summers!" Duncan cried as he lunged forward with a punch. Not seeing it coming, Scott suffered a direct hit in the cheek, sending his glasses flying. Big mistake. Uncontrollably, two intense red laser beams shot right out of Scott's eyes, striking a nearby propane tank.
KA-BOOM!!!!
A massive eruption exploded behind the stands, frightening everybody. All of the people ran in terror, while Jean sighed.
'Damn Scott…. What happened now?' She thought as she ran in that general direction. And when everybody was gone, she figured she should she could use her powers. Concentrating carefully, she used her telekinesis powers to quickly move the rubble from out behind the stands. There she saw Scott, with his eyes snapped completely shut, blindly looking for his sunglasses. And then she saw Duncan, unconscious underneath some fallen wood. She ran up, and moved the planks from atop the jerky teen. When he was taken care of, she then turned her attentions to her fellow mutant, who was on his knees, trying to feel for his glasses. Jean bent down, picked up Scott's glasses, and slid them onto his face. Then, he was able to open his eyes without his deadly lasers going haywire. "Come on. Lets get out of here before we get caught…."
(20 Minutes Later)
Fire trucks and ambulances were at the football field, dowsing out the last of the flames. Scott was leaning against the bleachers, angry and jealous at the fact Jean was comforting that asshole Duncan, who was finally coming to. 'How on earth can any girl, especially Jean like that jerk?' He thought bitterly. Then, none other then Toad hopped right beside him, covered in mud. Scott looked down and met stares with the slimy teen.
"Umm…. Thanks n' all for saving me ass back there, yo. Really." Todd thanked in his nervous way. The taller boy only shrugged and brushed past him.
"Whatever…." Summers growled, as he walked away. Toad frowned and squatted on the ground. Then…. A fly buzzed around his head. The slimy teen scowled at it for a second. Then, without warning, his long frog-like tongues shot out and captured it. It then retracted back into his mouth, so he could eat it. With a loud gulp, Todd swallowed the insect, before hopping away into the distance. (Note: I am going to skip right to the part where Toad is sneaking up to the X-Mansion. Remember, Mystique ordered Todd to infiltrate the X-Men to gain info. And meanwhile, Kurt, AKA Nightcrawler, has just finished a tour around the mansion.)
(Later that Night)
It was late at night, and in the woods near the large Xavier institute, Toad hopped ever nearer. He was assigned to temporarily "join" the X-Men, gain their trust. Then, sneak off with the information Mystique, using her shape shifting powers as their principle, needed. But the whole time the amphibian like mutant neared his objective, the more Todd began to have second thoughts about the whole thing. 'Man…. Is this right yo? I mean, yeah, Summers is one of those goody-goody two shoes X-Men. But he saved my butt from a serious thrashing. I'm not even that low, am I?' Then, in a instant, dark clouds began to form over head. Rain started to slowly pour from the sky, ultimately drenching Todd. "Great…." He sighed sarcastically, as he shook himself off. He continued to hop towards the mansion.
CRASH!!!
All of a sudden, lightening struck the ground near the trespassing teen. "Yikes!" He yelped as he leaped away.
CRASH!!!
Then, another lightning bolt struck the ground near Tolansky. "Holy shit!" Now, bobbing and weaving across the large yard, Toad hopped for his life. And just when he was nearing the front doors of the institute, a huge gust of wind blew Todd off his feet. "Ah crap!" Curling up into a ball, Todd readied for the impact. He was sent crashing through the windows, and into a stranger inside the empty room. The two stumbled and tumbled across the room, and came it a skidding stop. Immediately, the two separated, and got into a fighting position. Todd looked, but rubbed his eyes when eyes just to make sure. He was…what seemed to be a demon straight out of the Bible. He was covered in blue fuzzy fur. He had pointy ears, strange three fingered hands, and a long devil like blue tail. He was dressed up in baggy rags, signifying he to have been poor.
"What the hell are you?" Todd snickered as he circled around Kurt. "Some oversized fuzzy throw pillow?" The other mutant, formally known as Nightcrawler, circled around Toad as well. The blue creature then sniffed the air, and squinted in disgust.
"At least I don't smell like a pair of unwashed lederhosen." He answered back in a Swedish accent(Is he Swedish of German? I forgot). This angered the amphibian like teen.
"Oh, now you are asking for it, yo!" Then without any warning, Toad leapt forward to tackle Kurt. But right before that could happen, the blue mutant vanished in a puff of smoke. Todd coughed and fanned the left over smoke from a front his face. "Wow…. Freaky yo." Then he heard the same puff come from above him. Above him, suspending himself on the chandeliers.
"As tay say in your country: Neener, neener, neener!" The cocky mutant taunted. This really got the trouble making teen mad.
"Shut up, you blue furry freak!" Then the two engaged in a chase, with Nightcrawler proving the fastest. They were jumping off walls…the ceiling…chandeliers…everything that was either tightly hung or bolted to the ground. "Come back here, blue!" Todd growled, shooting out his long tongue. But because Kurt was just as flexible as Todd, he was easily able to dodge the attacks. But the tongue packed a surprisingly powerful sting behind it. When Nightcrawler evaded the strike, the slimy tongue crashed through the windows behind him.
"The test is over! Stop this instant!" the two mutants stopped and looked where the unfamiliar voice was coming from. There, rolling in a wheel chair, was a bald man. He held a stern gaze on the two, as they snuck quick glances at the other.
"Yo. Who are you, foo?" Toad asked as he and Kurt hopped down from the ceiling, landing right in front of the old man. With a heavy sigh, the stranger spoke in a calm, comforting father-like voice.
"My name is Charles Xavier…. And you are Todd Tolansky, am I correct?" This took Toad by surprise. When he was about to ask, Xavier continued. "I know you because I can read your mind. You see…like you, I too carry a gift. I started notice you have been using your abilities in the open, with no care about being seen. Is their a reason for this, Mr. Tolansky?" Not knowing how to react, Todd simply scratched the back of his head in confusion.
"I…. I guest it's because I don't care. Simple as that, yo. I mean, look at me."
"Do ve have to?" Kurt asked in a smug tone. Toad turned and shot a glare at his comment. And even the professor sent a testy look, telling him that he doesn't allow that kind of comments when he is around.
"Anyway…" Toad continued, turning back to the man before him. "Just by the look of me gives away that I am different, yo…. Why do you care?" Xavier folded his hands, and placed it underneath his chin. Then when he opened his eyes, he looked at the shabby looking mutant.
"Because I want you to join the X-Men, Todd Tolansky…." Hearing this, Kurt spoke up in outrage.
"But professor, you already said I could join the team. Why are you giving it to this…smelly boy?" Xavier's face harden at Kurt's attitude.
"Kurt…you BOTH are allowed to join the X-Men. I was planning on asking Toad for a while, now. Surely you two could work out this silly li…."
"But professor, he ATTACKED me just now! How could you expect me to even consider to work wiv him?" Nightcrawler asked, pointing at Toad. The professor nodded.
"Make no mistake, Kurt. I will find a suitable punishment for Mr. Tolansky for attacking you…. But here at the Xavier institute, we can NOT turn down a mutant, regardless of their past mistakes." But this didn't sit well with the blue mutant.
"I will not work wiv this boy professor. I simply can't…. Sorry." And with that said, Kurt disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving the two alone. Scratching the back of his head, Todd looked at the old man before him.
"S…sorry for causin' blue boy to quit, yo…" Xavier sighed and looked at Toad.
"Don't blame yourself, Todd. I guess Kurt wasn't ready for us, after all. Where as I forbid fighting among members, you aren't really considered a member…yet. So, do you want to join us, Mr. Tolansky?" Toad scuffed his feet against the ground, with a unsure look on his face.
"I don't know, yo…. This…just doesn't seem right."
"Because you were originally sent here to take information from us?" Todd's eyes popped open when he heard Xavier find him out. And when he began to explain, the professor continued. "I know of Mystique and her sneaky ways. She has you do her bidding, and in return, she gives you a place to live, am I right so far?" Without saying so much as a mutter, the frog like mutant nodded yes. "I assure you, if you join the X-Men, you won't have to worry about having to do anything to stay here…except stay out of trouble."
"B…but aren't you mad that I trashed you mansion, scared off a potential recruit, and was planning on stealing from you?" Toad asked, thinking it was too good to be true. Xavier smiled and nodded.
"The damage to the mansion is repairable. Kurt, if he ever feels up to it, will come back when he is ready to…. As for the scheme to steal from me?" He thought about it, still smiling warmly. And by this time, Toad was squatting on the ground, waiting for his answer. "If you promise NOT to join back up with Mystique, I suppose I can look the other way on this whole thing." He smiled even more when he saw the bewildered look on the young boy's face. The professor then reached out with his hand, ready to shake. Hesitantly, Todd slowly met the professor's hand in a strong shake.
"O.K, yo…. I'll give this place a try. I just need to go and get my stuff."
"No need. I already sent Scott and Jean to get your stuff." He paused when he saw the confused look on Toad's face. He then chuckled. "I had a feeling you would be joining us, so I sent them ahead of time….. Now, since you are officially a X-Man, you first assignment…? Clean the mess you and Kurt caused in your fight." Toad turned, and saw glass, paintings, and broken statues scattered across the whole room. With a heavy sigh, Todd began to pick up the bigger pieces of garbage first. And when the professor began to leave him alone, Todd got his attention.
"Yo professor!" Said man turned, and saw that Toad had a wide smile on his face. "Thank…you know? For giving me a chance."
"No need to thank me, Todd." Xavier said reassuringly. "I am personally responsible for every mutant that walks in this institute. I could care less about their past. I just hope Kurt changes his mind about joining us…." And with that said, the man rolled off, to see when the feral man was going to arrive to meet their newest recruit.
To Be Continued……
Yo yo yo!!! Mr. Alaska in da house! I before you all ask, yes, I am planning on Kurt taking Toad's place in the Brotherhood. For all you Nightcrawler fans…do not fret. I too, am a fan of the fuzzy dude. I just think some people need a break once in a while. And Toad was my main man, yo! And I know Kurt turning bad will upset some of you, but please don't hate this story because of that. I just like writing stories that aren't similar to other ones. Please review if you find this first chapter entertaining. PEACE! And check out my poll I have opened on my profile.