Wolfsbane and Cypher encourage Bird-Brain to speak and act like a human, while Mirage, Cannonball and Magik concentrate on studying for their mid-term exams. Eventually Bird-Brain begins to learn some basic words, mainly to do with food, and the New Mutants learn more about him by simply observing his reactions to certain things - like animals being caged on television he becomes upset. The New Mutants sneak out for burgers, and Bird-Brain is on his best behavior. Later, Cypher gives Bird-Brain his own New Mutants uniform, and allows him to sleep in his room - until later that night Bird-Brain, squawking about “friends” breaks through the window and flies away, arriving at McBurgers he demands burgers, fries and chocolate shakes, which the shocked staff give him, before he flies away. By this time though the New Mutants are on his tail and eventually catch up with him, where they learn he is going to back to where he came from to help his friends. Magik teleports them to the North Atlantic and Bird Boy leads them to the island he came from, only for the New Mutants to be surrounded by some
- Writer: Louise Simonson
- Artist: Bret Blevins
