A/N: Here's the next chapter! A special thanks goes to X-Men Girl for her review.

Enjoy!

Chapter Two:

Daniel Van Holtz

After chatting with Amelia, the two of us became really close friends. She was really easy to talk to and very down to earth. She was also a year younger than me.

Hank told us that we needed X-Men names. He told us that he was Beast and Charles was Professor X, naturally. After contemplating on it, Amelia was Ghost and I was Tank.

Professor X then got Amelia and I signed up at the Bayville High School. I was nervous to be the new kid. I have never been the new kid before.

Professor said, "But before you two can attend school, we must work on your powers. I will have to invade your brain, if you will, to see the full extent of your powers."

Amelia and I nodded and he told us to close our eyes and relax. He probed my brain first, then Amelia's.

"Tank, you have invincible skin and the ability to temporarily pass that ability on to someone else."

He went to Amelia and said, "You have invisibility and teleportation and like Tank, also have the ability to temporarily make someone without your power invisible."

Amelia and I looked at each other and smiled.

Professor X added, "Beast will create a training program suited for you, along with an X-Men suit fitted for your abilities. In two weeks, you will begin high school."

Beast then said, "Tank, you will be put in a training session fit for your metal skin and to strengthen your muscles to make you very strong. Ghost, you will need to use your invisibility and teleportation to make it through. Just let me formulate this…"

We began our training within the hour.

Twenty Two Years Later…

Amelia Reed

All through high school, Daniel and I dated without any huge problems that are typical to high school sweethearts. We barely argue, even now and when we do, we just fight it out physically. We remained students of Professor Charles Xavier until we graduated from high school and went off to college. It wasn't until after college that we decided to move in together. Daniel became a personal trainer and I became an airplane and helicopter pilot.

Twenty two years, three kids, two moves and one wedding later, Daniel and I are happily married with three kids and living back in Paris, Texas, my hometown.

Our daughters' names are Esmeralda, Anastasia and Gwyndolyn Van Holtz. They are seventeen, fifteen, and twelve years old. Since they are the daughters of two mutants, their powers emerged sooner than we had expected them to.

Esmeralda Alys Van Holtz has Daniel's invincible skin and my invisibility and she has this ability to blend in with her surroundings like a chameleon. Esmeralda also has my black hair and one blue eye and one silver eye. We gave her the nickname of Shadow.

Anastasia Lynn Van Holtz is just like me. She has both my invisibility and teleportation. Also like me, she has black hair and blue eyes. We call her Phantom.

Gwyndolyn Jean Van Holtz has my husband's invincible skin and my teleportation. She has my black hair and Daniel's silver eyes. She is called Ghost Tank.

We ended up training our three daughters instead of sending them to Professor X.

"Esmeralda, call to your metal skin." Daniel said.

"Then will yourself to blend in and you will become invisibile." I added.

Esmeralda did as we had instructed and we could no longer see her.

I coached, "Now reverse what you just did."

She did and Esmeralda looked as if she had just ran five miles. She was pale and looked out of breath. Daniel gave her water and some chocolate to bring her sugar levels back up.

Daniel and I did the same thing with our other two daughters, Anastasia and Gwyndolyn once a week, or more. Our children were homeschooled through mutant tutors, since they would not react in a negative way such as calling our kids freaks if our daughters' powers decided to act up. Once their powers were under control, we would then send them to a public school, then hopefully to college. Professor X contacted us regularly, asking to take over for us but we politly declined every time. We wanted our three girls to be as normal as they could and to not be afraid of humans. We ate out in public here and there to get them used to human company and to test their control. We were handling things just fine here.

Esmeralda Van Holtz

"Gwynie, are you ready?" I asked my twelve year old sister, Gwyndolyn.

"For what?"

"To go shopping with mom."

"Oh! Hang on. Let me go change…again."

Anastasia and I looked at each other and laughed at our younger sister's constant need to change her clothes every few hours.

Little did our younger sister know, Anastasia and I were ready to go to a regular high school since our powers were under control now. We only slip up when we are tired or sleeping of course. This would be our last week with our mutant tutors. I was both excited and nervous. I love my sisters but I really wanted to meet other people my age. And I would be estatic if I met other mutants there.

"Esmeralda, can I ask you something?" Anastasia asked me.

"Of course, Ana."

"Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go to that school that Mom and Dad went to?"

"You mean the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters? I do. More than I probably should. Do you think Mom and Dad should send us there?"

She paused before nodding.

"Well, we will talk to them about it later." I added and held my younger sister to me for comfort.

"I-I'm scared to go to a normal school. What if I teleport? Or worse…Turn invisible but my clothes stay visible?"

I hugged Anastasia and said, "It will be okay. I will always protect you and Gwynie with my life. You know that; I know you do. No matter what happens, you two are my sisters and come before anything."

I felt another set of arms wrap around me and saw that it was Gwyndolyn. I felt hot tears hit my skin from both of my younger sisters.

"Gwyn, how long were you standing there?"

"Long enough to know that you two are leaving soon."

I let go of Anastasia and bent down to Gwyn's level and said, "We may leave you physically but we are always just a phone call away."

I stood up and turned my head towards the hallway and shouted, "MOM! DAD! We need to talk!"

Mom and Dad walked in and Mom asked, "What is it, Esmeralda?"

"We want to go to Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters instead of a regular high school." I said, speaking for myself and my sisters.

They nodded, understanding and said, "Okay."

Mom walked out of the room to make a phone call.

"Is she calling Professor X?" Anastasia asked.

Dad nodded, being a man of few words.

I heard the phone click and Mom walked in and said, "He's on his way. It should be a couple of hours. You three should probably pack your things if you are serious about this."

We nodded and left to pack until we heard what sounded like a plane landing…in our backyard.

I looked and sure enough there was a futuristic jet there. A woman with white hair and a man in a wheelchair exited the plane through a ramp.

"Tank, Ghost." the man said to my parents as they answered the door.

"Thank you for coming, Professor." Dad said to the man. I could hear upmost respect in my father's voice.

The woman asked, "Are these your daughters, Amelia?"

My mom answered, "Yes they are, Ororo."

"My, my, my. They look so much like you both, except the middle one. She is the spitting image of you, Amelia."

My mom smiled with pride and said, "The oldest is Esmeralda, the middle is Anastasia and the youngest is Gwyndolyn. Esmeralda has the metal skin and invisibility and an ability to blend with her surroundings. Anastasia has my powers only and Gwyndolyn has the metal skin and teleportation."

Ororo smiled at us and the Professor starting talking to us.

"Amelia told me that you wish to attend my school for mutants."

I answered, "That is correct."

"What made you decide this?"

Anastasia answered, "As sisters we are naturally close to one another and don't want to be separated. We also want to learn as much as we can about our powers and how to use them properly and to their full extent."

The Professor nodded and said to Mom and Dad, "I think you two know the drill."

They nodded and Mom said, "I had them pack their things after I got off the phone with you."

We left home to go to the institute with Ororo and Professor.