She looked so much like her mother. Her hair was red, her eyes were blue and her smile lit up the room. Logan hated watching her grow up and discover her powers, but she was his daughter. His and Jean's. So it came as no surprise that the little tyke had telepathy and a healing factor with the complementary claws. Little four-inch claws that just made her even cuter.
Everyone and the school doted on her as she grew older. Even Scott, who at first would leave the room every time little Maria entered the room, grew to love her like an uncle. Nightcrawler would teleport her all over. Charles gave her beautiful visions and mental tales of granduer. Kitty took her on field trips to caves. Boby taught her how to ice skate.
As she aged, she grew in her powers until she rivaled the professor himself. She went on missions, as much as her dad didn't like it, and defeated powerful supervillans. She graduated at an early age, staying on to teach. Schism was especially painful for her, since she loved everyone and made friends easily. She even managed to make Quentin less isolated.
Then the Phoenix returned. She was chosen and became the Immortal Phoenix. It was heartbreaking. Logan watched as his baby girl went and saved the world, eventually taking on Galactus. She succeeded, but at the cost of her exisyence on Earth coming to a close. But in a small school in Westchester, a man who went by Logan remembered a small, laughing girl destined to save the world.