AN: Ok, I ended up rushing this chapter by demand. -Glares- You know who you are! So it's sloppy. Don't whine. And I'm sorry it took me so ridiculously long. I still hate my vocabulary. Oh guys- if you have any suggestions for what Jesse's superhero name should be, PLEASE TELL ME! R&R or I'll gully ya!

Before Kurt could protest, Jesse ripped off his belt- the only thing he was wearing that contained metal- and broke off at a run for Magneto. Logan's face was contorted with a grimace, but when he saw Jesse he took a painful breath and waited.

Jesse waited until he was a few feet from Magneto, then jumped, knocking the metal-manipulator to the ground face-first. Magneto started to sit up and tried to control Jesse; when he found that there was no metal on him, he reached behind his head and grabbed for Jesse's throat. Jesse slipped his hand under Magneto's neck, then grabbed his own hand; he straddled Magneto's shoulders and pulled up, choking him. Eric Lehnsherr gasped, and Jesse pulled up more sharply. Magneto's hand found his throat and squeezed. Jesse drew a breath before the hand clamped down firmly, shutting off his air supply. The minute seemed to go on and on, but eventually Lehnsherr's body went limp, and Jesse gulped a breath.

Logan dropped from the air into the mud, drawing deep breaths before sprinting to help Jean. Mystique was unconscious.

Kurt walked up and stared at the prone Magneto, then at Jesse. The youngest Tuck smiled back, then asked "Where to now?" Kurt shook his head. "Ve can't use the jet. The engine is shot." Behind them Toad, Magneto and Mystique were tied to a tree. "We're walkin'," Logan announced. The group started the long trek back to the mansion, hoping the Brotherhood wouldn't be waiting for them when they got back.