When high-schooler Todd Tolanski starts exhibiting toad-like mutant powers, Mystique sees a perfect opportunity to get a spy into Xavier's institute.

Kitty Pryde joins the X-Men as Shadowcat.

In Mississipi, a girl known only as Rogue learns she has power to absorb the memories, energy and powers of others. This frightens her, but also leads to both the X-men and the Brotherhood trying to find her for their own purposes.

A large mutant boy, Fred 'Blob' Dukes, enrolls in Bayville High. It is soon apparent that Fred has many issues deal with including his powers and his feelings about Jean.

When Storm's nephew, Evan Daniels is discovered to have mutant powers, he is reluctant to join the team.

Kurt becomes trapped in an alternative universe created by another young mutant known as Forge, who himself has been stuck there for more than 20 years.

Scott Summers/Cyclops and Jean Grey prepare for their geology club excursion, but Mystique has different plans in mind.

Spyke receives a video camera for a class assignment, but the camera is found by Wolverine's nemesis, Sabre-Tooth, who uses it to find the institute.

The X-men and the Brotherhood, go to a survival camp where they must learn to work together. Mystique releases Professor X's evil brother, Jauggernaut.

Rogue has nightmares based on memories she absorbed from Mystique, which reveal secrets about both her and Kurt's past.

Wolverine's tortured origin comes back to haunt him.

Scott is reunited with his brother Alex, who is recruited by Megneto to join him.

Magneto holds multiple battles to find out which mutants are "worthy" of joining him on Asteroid M.