It was a very boring day in the Town of Newport, NH.  Alex West and his friends Tony Clough, Cathy Hingston, Jubilaton Lee (Jubilee, to her friends), Derek Taylor, and Jess Philbrook were hanging out at Alex's house.  They were going through some stuff in the attic because they were totally board and found an old treasure map.
     "Woah!"  Alex said when he opened the map, "Now this is cool!"
     "What is it?"  Tony asked.
     "It's a treasure map.  A very old treasure map, and the treasure is somewhere here in Newport."
     "Woah!"  Jubilee said, "A treasure here.  Let's move!"
     They carefully followed the instructions on the map to the location it stated.  About half an hour later, they ended up in Meadow Park in downtown Newport.  They followed the map to the landing by the river.  There, they read the clue to the second location.
     "Let me see,"  Tony said, "This says:  Follow the trail for a mile and a half behind the center."
     "What does that mean?"  Derek asked.
     "I think,"  Cathy said, "that it means follow the path on the other side of the river to the next location."
     "Ok,"  Tony said, "let's move."
     They carefully crossed the river and followed the path for a mile and a half, but found nothing.  It was starting to get late so they headed back to Alex's house, where they could rest and take another look at the map.
     Back at Alex's, they took another look at the map and made a startling discovery.
     "Holy cow!"  Jess said, "This is too strange!"
     "What is it?"  Jubilee asked.
     "Well, I see it, but I don't believe it,"  Derek said, "Alex, your house..."
     "... Is the exact center of the map,"  Alex finished, "That's why we couldn't get to the next location.  We didn't come back here first."
     "Ok.  Now that we know what we have to do,"  Tony said, "when do we do it?"
     "Right now,"  Alex said, "Let's move!"
     They headed out through the brush lot behind Alex's house and found a path.  They followed it until they were totally closed in by tall shrubs on each side of the path.  A mile and a half later, they ended up at a bay near a lake, overlooking a small island.  In the center was a very large, flat rock that looked sort of tipsy and on the side, leading to it was a walkway of flat stones.  They slowly made their way over the path to the stone.  Cathy jumped onto the rock, and when it started to flip over, she jumped off and landed in Alex's arms.
     As soon as the rock flipped, Derek went up and started to read off the next location.
     "From this spot,"  Derek read, "go out two miles to Funky Island.  There, go half a mile into the jungle from the east side and you'll find a temple and the directions to the next location."
     "Well, we can't leave for it now,"  Jess said, "It's getting really late and we should head back for the house."
     "Ok,"  Alex said, "we'll head back about two in the morning."
     They left the lake by the way they came, making sure to mark the entrances to the path.
     At two in the morning, they dressed in dark colored clothes and left.  To be sure that they didn't wake anyone up, they went the Whitney Avenue way to the path.
     As they hit the downhill slope, their feet started to slip out from under them.  It wasn't until they saw Derek come screaming down the hill yelling, "Cowabunga!"  while spinning a glow in the dark yo-yo with one hand and screwing up the electricity with his mutant power with his other hand.  When the rest saw this, Alex, followed by the rest, let their feet slide out from under themselves and just cruise down the hill.
     When they hit the bottom, Tony reached into his pocket to get the map, but when his hand came up empty, he muttered, "Oh, crap!"  and dove into the underbrush.  Derek, Jess, Jubilee, and Cathy dove in after him and with their combine efforts, found the map five minutes later.
     With the map found, they continued on their quest.  By going Prospect Street for a while and cutting back over someone's lawn, they found their alternate entrance to the path.
     When they reached the bay and the rock, Tony did something rather strange.  He started to strip off his clothes and dove in.  Derek, Cathy, and Jess followed what he did.  Alex and Jubilee looked at each other and Jubilee said, "I'm not about to get wet just so we can find some treasure!"
     "I'm with you,"  Alex said, "besides, I have a much drier way to get over there."
     "Oh, and how are you going to do that?"
     "Easy.  Just hold onto me and you'll see."
     Jubilee wrapped her arms around Alex's chest and held on for dear life.  It wasn't until she felt a slight temperature change around them that she opened her eyes and saw that they were flying, Phoenix style.
     Tony, Derek, Jess, and Cathy turned their eyes skyward for a minute to see what was lighting their way and saw the Phoenix streaking by towards Funky Island.
     As soon as Alex and Jubilee landed, Jubilee said, "That was totally amazing!"
     "Yeah, that was quite a rush,"  Alex said, "wasn't it."
     When the other four arrived half an hour later, Alex gave them their clothes so they could get dressed and get on with their quest.  A few minutes later, they were on their way to the temple.
     They walked to the east side of the island, using Derek's power's behavior to tell them which way was east.  As soon as they found the east side, Jubilee and Alex both used their powers to light the area so they could find the entrance to the jungle.  A few minutes later, they found the wide, yawning hole that would lead them to the Temple of Funkiness.
     Slowly, they walked toward the entrance, Alex in front, Jubilee in the back lighting the way.  They crept closer and closer until the darkness swallowed them up.
     They walked for half a mile, watching the shadows that danced off the trees and were produced by the light of the plasmoids.  A couple minutes later, their path was blocked by the Temple of Funkiness.
     They slowly circled around the outer perimeter of the temple, searching for the stairs.  They finally found a set of rather rickety, moss - covered stone stairs on the north side of the temple.  Derek was about to start up when Alex said, "I'll go first since I'm the lightest."
     "I've got a better idea,"  Tony said, "how about you use your Phoenix power to transport us up."
     "Ok, I like your idea better.  Hold on."
     As soon as he said that, he unleashed the power and the Phoenix power engulfed them.  It streaked up to the top of the temple, landed, and disappeared.  Everyone was still saying what a rush it was when Alex and Jubilee entered the temple.  A couple seconds later they called for the others.
     "What is it?"  Jess asked.
     "We found the clue!"  Alex said, "And this one is a doozy."
     "Well, what does it say?"  Cathy asked.
     "I think that Tony should read this one,"  Jubilee said, "he's the strongest one here."
     "Ok,"  Tony said, "here it goes:  Fly like a bird to the frozen north, to the spot where the northern lights shine bright, and the Phoenix may play.  But be careful of the sreilognal that lives there, or you'll be gone.  At that spot, you'll find the treasure and wealth of seven worlds."
     "Now that is spooky!"  Derek said.
     "Well, we gotta' head back to the house to get some supplies before we leave,"  Alex said, "Hold onto me this time because I don't want to lose any of you when we fly Phoenix style."
     They all held onto Alex as he used the Phoenix's many powers of flight.  They streaked out the entrance, into the cold night air.  They flew and landed the bay and the path.  The firebird that had encircled them disappeared and became Alex.  This time, they didn't talk about the rush, but headed straight for Alex's.
     At Alex's, they entered through the back door, turned on their flashlights, and started gathering supplies.  They met by the door five minutes later, loaded up with weapons to use in case the sreilognal attacked them.
     "Ok,"  Alex said, "let's get going.  Hold onto me really tight and close your eyes."
     "Ok,"  Tony said, "let's do what he says!"
     They all joined hands around Alex as he used his Phoenix powers.  They streaked through the sky at blinding speed.  People opened their windows to see what was flashing through the sky.  A few of those people were Alex's friends Steve Huff, Dan Jensen, Tod Whipple, and Joss Tricot.  When they saw the Phoenix and knew it was Alex, they all took off, joined up, and followed Alex and the others to the frozen north.
     A few minutes after Alex and the others landed and drew their weapons, Dan, Steve, Tod, and Joss landed and joined up with them.  After the greetings, Alex told them of the quest and the sreilognal that lived there.  That was when Tod spoke up.
     "You said the sreilognal, right?"  Tod asked.
     "Yeah,"  Alex said, "that's what I said."
     "Well, switch that around and you get..."
     "... langoliers!"  Tony said, "Holy crap!  We'd better be extra careful!"
     With that, they set out.  Alex used his Phoenix powers to see what was happening and if they were going in the right direction.  Derek did the same thing with his power.  A couple minutes later, the northern lights filled the sky.  At that, the Phoenix began to play in the sky.  When the others saw that, they closed in on the area.  Alex descended to meet with them.
     It took a couple minutes to find the exact spot, but with Jess's psionic projectiles, they found the treasure.  They opened the chest and were instantly enlightened of their position.  They were all in grave danger in the area they were in.
     It took a couple seconds for it to sink in, but when it did, they saw the langoliers circling around them.  The giant, horrible mouths moved faster than the Phoenix had ever flown, but that didn't matter.
     "Oh, crud!"  Steve said, "We're in it deep!"
     "Yeah, but I've got a plan,"  Alex said, "everyone circle around me.  I'll use my Phoenix powers to transport us out of here!"
     "So go for it already!"  Tony said.
     "Ok, here goes the universe!"  Alex said.
     With that, the Phoenix exploded out of Alex and engulfed the entire group.  The Phoenix streaked into the sky and was gone from sight, but it returned a couple seconds later, in a very steep dive.
     "Ok, now everyone use your powers!"  Alex said.
     "Here goes everything!"  Jubilee said.
     They all concentrated their powers on the langoliers and vaporized the whole lot of them.  They landed and all of them felt a new power flowing through their veins.  With the treasure, their powers had matured fully.  When they were used to it, they all took off to head home.
     As the first light of dawn broke the horizon, the Phoenix streaked into Alex's back yard.  Steve, Dan, Tod, and Joss landed with them and they began talking about naming their group.
     "I've got a great idea for a name!"  Alex said.
     "Well, what is it?"  Dan asked.
     "The Mutant Crew!"
     "Now that is a cool name!"  Tony said, "The Mutant Crew!  Cool!"
     When they finished talking, they took off for newer adventures.