Chapter One: Ignition

She gracefully swept through the facility. That's all it was called 'The Facility'. Her soft brown hair flew behind her. She could see none of the others that the walls contained. After all her effort to break from her cell, she could not find the others to rescue. She would have to escape by herself and then find the others to help them she decided, they often got locked in hidden parts of the facility. She slipped slightly on the floor before regaining her balance but her blunder echoed through the halls. She ran faster but was aware they would come for her soon. Could she be controlled enough to save herself? Control had never been her strong point. Thirty seconds later she knew something was wrong, they hadn't come.

'No!' She cried as she realised she was to die. Before she could even attempt to escape, the facility went up in flames. The walls shot out from each other as the entire facility exploded and was torn apart. It was the end.

Charles Xavier eagerly awaited Logan's arrival. Logan stepped into the room which contained Cerebro.

'Logan, it seems I will require some help'

'What's the problem?'

'I was searching, for Jean, when I came across a level five mutant, it was strange though, I could only see the mutant for a few moments before it disappeared,' Professor X replied

'Was it... her?'

'I don't believe it was, this mutant seems to be even more powerful than Miss Grey,'

'But Jean was a level five mutant! How much more powerful could a mutant be?' Logan asked shocked.

'Indeed, it is surprising, which is why I need you. Just imagine if Magneto succeeded in adopting this mutant to his cause, he could very well take over the world,'

'So I'm guessing you want me to go with you and bring this mutant back to the school,'

'Precisely, but I think it would be best to bring Scott as well, it could be dangerous,' said Charles

'But Charles, he hasn't really been a part of the X-Men since Jean went missing,'

'Well now is a perfect time for him to become more involved, it's been almost two years Logan, he needs to move on,'

'I know that, try telling him though,'

'He's in his room go get him and both of you can join us on the jet, I'll take you to where I saw the mutant,' Charles said. Logan left the room, unsure if he could get Scott to come out of his room, he rarely did. He walked through the halls of the school until he reached Scott's door. He knocked and heard Scott groan. Logan entered to find Scott hunched over the edge of the bed. It appeared he hadn't shaved for quite some time.

'Scott, get up, Professor X needs you,'

'Tell him to find someone else,' He responded.

'No, he asked for you, we're going to track down a level five-'

'Is it her?'

'The professor doesn't think so, but he wants your help, we need you Cyclops, so it's time for you to grow up and get on the jet, move on Scott, it hurts but we all managed to do it, so can you,' He shouted as he left the room. He knew that Scott would be on the jet, he didn't know why but he just knew he would.

The jet lowered down to the ground below. The three got ready to leave the jet and face the snowy outdoors. As they walked outside they found a site of complete destruction. One flame still alight in the middle of the rubble.

'Can you hear this mutant professor?' asked Logan.

'No, but I'm sure they're here, we just need to find them, after all there are ways around my gift, Miss Frost for example' Answered Professor Xavier. Scott remained silent. They slowly began to approach the rubble.

'I believe this is the site of a mutant facility, it probably once contained a large number of mutants,' Professor X said quietly.

'Why was it destroyed?' Scott asked, speaking for the first time since getting on the jet.

'That remains to be seen,' He answered. They looked around but could see no one. They began to move towards the flame. The three gasped in shock as they found the mutant. The girl was wrapped within a coat of flickering flames.

'How are we going to get her if we can't touch her without getting burnt?' Scott asked.

'I'll pick her up, I can heal,' Logan said. Logan kneeled beside the girl's body. He slid his hands beneath her and picked her up. He groaned as he felt the flames burn his flesh but suddenly it was as if the flames slid away from her body and into nothingness. No longer wrapped in fire, a beautiful, undamaged, unconscious girl lay in his arms, her brown hair softly hanging down towards the snow below her.