"The X-Men..." y/n sounded the name on his mouth. " does that mean your a super hero team? Like the avengers?" Y/n asked, they already had the costume part down.

"Well some think otherwise but yeah we do help whenever there's a super villain attack but we are more than that." Jean says as being a super hero team was at a surface level what they were. " oh! we haven't even been formally introduced, Im Jean gray." Jean said with a smile.

" Ororo Munroe." Ororo followed with a gentle smile.

Y/n nodded bowing a bit. " a pleasure to meet all of you, I had seen the sign out side,   So institute for gifted youngsters,  I'm guessing you mean that literally?"

Xavier nodded " Correct, Here we teach mutants how to harness and control their gifts, for the benefit of human and mutant kind." Xavier explains with his hands clasped together.

"Hm...a school for the gifted..." y/n said as he walked a bit around the large mansion. " with the way the media talks about mutants, you would think this would be an evil lair or something..." y/n shook his head as he walked to the window and saw teenagers playing sports together, using their abilities to gain an advantage or just do something flashy. " yet they can't be bothered to show something like this..."  y/n spoke as he leaned on the window seal.

" an unfortunate side effect of their fear, they do not understand as you do." Xavier spoke as he approached watching along a side him. "That is why I've dedicated years of my life, so that one day we may bridge that gap." Xavier explained as he looked to y/n he then came to a realization. " forgive me I have gotten ahead of myself, tell me y/n do you any family or Friends you wish to contact informing them of your safety? We have available phones should you need too.

Y/n tucked his hands in his jacket and thought, he kept to himself mostly and while he and jack got along fine, he wouldn't exactly call him his  best friend so there was no urgency there. "A friend of mine can wait and family....No, let's...leave it at that." Y/n said shaking his head moving away from the window seal.

The veteran mutants winced at what y/Ns words meant, they would offer condolences but the professor thought it would be best to continue past it. " I understand."  Xavier says with a nod.

Ororo thought it best to shift the conversation and lighten the mood once more" would you like a tour of the mansion? other members  will be eager  to meet you as well." Ororo asked with a gentle smile.

Jean then got a realization . " that's right! I haven't told Scott I'm back, why don't you handle the tour, we can meet up in the when you're done." Jean gray the professor a look and he couldn't help but chuckle, it seems Jean was playing matchmaker.

"I don't see the harm." Professor said leaning back in his seat.

Ororo shook her head at Jean but was more amused than anything " is that fine y/n?" Ororo asked as the decision should fall with him.

Y/n  shifted a bit as odor looked at her, he had never been alone with a woman before, he'd honestly just get lost if he went off on his own, and.  " I don't mind." Y/n nodded with a smile..

"Alright then, enjoy the tour y/n." Xavier  said.

Y/n nodded. " thank you you for the hospitality professor."

"No thanks needed, we are here to help." Xavier reassured. " let us go Jean."

Jean nodded and followed professor x out of the room.

"Shall we?"  Ororo asked.

Y/n nodded and followed ororo. "We won't be going upstairs as that is where the dormitories for both students and team members lie, so we shall remain on the first floor then enter the basement." Ororo explained as she entered the hallway.

"Works for me, amd dormitories? So this is a boarding school? Y/n asked curiously.

Ororo nodded. " yes, many our students have no place to go, or their loved ones enroll them here because their home is no longer safe enough for them, we serve as a nest for their growth until they are ready to fly on their own." Ororo explained as she showed him the lunch room.

Y/n watched as the students talked, ate, played board games used their abilities freely.

"A nostalgic sight?" Ororo asked curiously.

"Oh? Uh no..I never went to school." Y/n explained as he caught a random apple that flew towards him.

"Sorry!" A young girl apologized , quickly taking back the apple from y/n.

Ororo motioned him to follow. " what is your story y/n? He long have you hid in plain sight?" Ororo asked curiously.

Y/n tucked his hands in his jacket. "I've ..been on my own for a long time, I hail from Puerto Rico but after...." Y/n clenched his eyes as his memories flashed of that day he shook it off, ororo had noticed but didn't speak on it. " I needed to survive...when I got to New York I didn't have the means to enter school let alone go to college so I educated my self at my local library, kept a small roof over my head at the mall." Y/n then noticed a spilt water bottle on the table, he then did small motions either his left hand and the water flowed back into the battle. " hiding what I could do was the easy part."

Storm smiled. " hm.. then you and I have a bit in common, I too was alone for sometime." Y/n eyed widened with curiosity giving ororo the green light to continue. " after I was born my parents had moved to Cairo, I was far too young when a terrible accident took them from me.... I had to fend my Self.. resorted to stealing for feed my self, I had discovered my gift in Kenya... the people there called me goddess... professor Xavier then gave me purpose." Ororo spoke with a smile.

"They were spoke true," y/n thought in his mind, ororo was unlike anyone he had ever seen, appearance wise. "The sentinel...there was a cloud..and lightning, that was all you right?"  Y/n asked  and ororo nodded.

" I control and manipulate all facets of the weather, that  is why on the field I am called Storm." Ororo spoke as her eyes flashed white briefly.

"That's amazing." Y/n spoke with wonder. "  the earths atmosphere at your finger tips, if there isn't a source of water nearby my power isn't much good." Y/n  said looking at his hands.

"  but you are the first mutant we have seen to posses such an ability, and to use it in such a manner." Storm spoke as she remembered how the water tore through.

"Ah well it's just pressure, enough movement and forward motion and I can weaponize it, it sounds simple but it took years for me to manage." Y/n said thinking back the hours he put into learning how to control his ability.

"that is why we are all here, trial and error is our best teacher." Ororo says. "Come the danger room is not far from here?"

"I'm sorry did you say danger room?" Y/n asked in confusion as he followed.

Later.

Y/n bore witness to something astonishing, storm had taken him to facility of sorts and just behind a window there was a whole other environment,  two individuals were taking care of androids.

"This is the danger room,  the technology in this room creates simulations, from the inside of a volcano to the surface of the room, this is where we hone our talents." Ororo explains.

"How is this even possible?" Y/n asked in astonishment.

"The professor has a lot of money!"

Y/n looked over to see a young teenager of asian descent.

"So you're the new guy huh? Nice not to be the only rookie around here." Jubilee said playfully then put her hand out. " jubilation lee but you can call me jubilee."

"Y/n Alonso." Y/n greeted shaking her hand.

"Jubilee here was brought to the school a few months ago, she was attacked at the mall as well, her introduction was a bit more...chaotic." Ororo said playfully.

"Can you blame me, this was all crazy at first." Jubilee chuckled. " but dont worry you learn to love this place preey face."   Jubilee said with a smile.

"So I'm hearing." Y/n says tucking his hands into his jacket, he then hears the automatic doors open, and two mutants walk out.

"Ah look, fresh meat," the shorter one spoke with a low and rough voice.

" cmon now wolverine be nice to the new blood."  The taller one spoke with an accent y/n couldn't recognize. " The name's Remy LeBeau, Le Diable Blanc. But you can call me the Gambit." Remy introduced himself with a smirk.

"The rude one here is Logan ." Remy said jabbing his thumb over to Logan.

"Bite me Cajun." Logan scoffed.

"Y/n Alonso." Y/n greeted. " I caught the tail-end of all that fighting, impressive use of bojitsu." Y/n complimented, figuring if he would be staying here for the time being he could establish a bit of respectful camaraderie among the people here.

"Ahh we got a fellow fighter here, what be your power?" Gambit asked in curiousity.

"Water, I'd give a demonstration but I don't want to cause property damage on my first day," y/n said motioning to all the present technology.

"Water? Oh yeah our enemies are gonna tremble at the sight of your puddles." Logan scoffed.

" and they must always know you are coming when you smell like wet dog." Y/n jabbed back, he truthfully didn't but there something animal about the man so he knows he'd be offended.

"Grrrr! (Snikt!) Logan growled extending his claws. " wanna run that by me again?"

Y/n shifted back a bit and lifted his hands, ready to defend himself if need be.

"Enough." Ororo spoke sharply, getting between the two, glaring at either of them to continue.

Y/n lowered his hands and Logan put away his claws. " I apologize." More so to ororo then Logan.

"Eh I was only going to rough him up a little." Logan said waving it off like it didn't happen.

" now why does that sound like a lie?" Jubilee said shaking her head.

" sigh I must finish giving y/n the tour, please contact me if something arises." Ororo spoke as he motioned for y/n to follow.

After the left the room, jubilee glared a bit at wolverine. " now what you do that for?"

"Eh just a little bit of hazing, want to see what the guy is all about." Wolverine waved off as he walked out with the other too following.

"Hazing he says, and what you learn?" Gambit asked with a raised eyebrow,

"Kid ain't no wimp, we will see soon if he can back it up." Wolverine spoke as he wanted to press y/n and gauge a bit from his reaction, he jabbed back and went he growled at hi he didn't flinch, he adjusted, meaning the kid may have seen a few scraps in his time, time would tell if he would be here for the long haul or be a casualty of war.

Later.

The tour lasted a bit longer, meaning a couple more members and seeing what else the mansion had to offer, when it felt like the tour was ending I had asked if there was a place I could have a bit of time to myself and she lead me back to the dorms.

"It may be some time before you can head back home." Ororo spoke as she opened the door, it was an unused room, bed empty shelves with a lamp and telephone with  a couple windows on the wall. " it is not grand but is yours for as long as you like." Ororo spoke as y/n looked around.

Y/n approached  the bed rubbing the sheets a  a bit before taking seat, squeezing the mattress a bit as he took a look around.

"  I shall leave you to your own for a bit, if you need any of us we are not far away." Ororo spoke as she went to close the door.

"Wait." Y/n spoke suddenly, making ororo pause not even startled but ready to address any concerns.

Y/n palmed his hand a bit before speaking. " I know I said it before but...I mean thank you, you could have looked the other way but you didn't ." Y/n said gratefully with a smile.

Ororo smiled and approached taking a seat beside him. " had Jean and I left you behind we would have betrayed everything we stand for, what this symbol stands for." Ororo speaks motioning to the x symbol on the uniform. " I sense you have walked alone for some time..but I hope you know you will never have to again should you choose to stay." Ororo says as she gently holds  y/ns hand.

Y/n was moved by her words, and couldn't but be lost in the woman's eyes for a moment, Ororo then smiled and stood up. " please, take all the time you need, there is no rush." Ororo said before she left the room, gently closing the door.

Y/n looked down in thought fiddling with the bracelets on his right wrist. " a new home.....could I be like them....a super hero....an X-men." Y/n questions in his mind, he would not think his life would lead here, perhaps this was best...a chance to learn more about his powers.....a chance to find him...and repair him for all the pain he had inflicted.....

Y/n shook his head, removed his shoes and laid down on the bed,  perhaps he would stay...but truthfully right now.. he hopped to have another opportunity to speak with Ororo.

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Boom!

Not that eventful I know but next chapter I'm establishing a time skip and mostly likely getting into X-men 97 though I may make some changes,

Let me know your thoughts!