The New Mutants struggle to teach Bird-Brain how to act like a New Mutant, much less a human. Who are Bird-Brain's "friends," and how did he really come to be?
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(Cover Date: December, 1987)
Summary: While the team is studying for midterms, they are also trying to teach Bird Boy how to speak English. They make some progress by using food from McBurgers. They find that Bird Boy is afraid of wild animals. After seeing the full moon, Bird Boy leaves & gets food from McBurgers for his "many friends". When the team catches up with him, Mirage projects the North Atlantic island he is from & the creatures he is afraid of. Doug says that Bird Boy's friends may die tonight if they fail a test. Illyana transports them to the island, where they are surrounded by savage creatures.