Chapter 3: The Calm before the Psychic Storm

"Hmmm, back again. Feels kinda good." I said as I got out the car and grabbed the bags from my dad.

"Brent, don't forget to call me tonight and tell me how everything goes." Ororo Monroe said to her son as they hugged.

"I will, don't worry mom." I said as I struggled to breathe.

"Take care of yourself son." Nate Summers said. "Oh and your uncle Charles will be starting here this year. Make sure to keep him out of trouble."

"I will dad, but please don't refer to him as my uncle, it's so annoying." I said in an agitated voice.

"Alright, just be safe and call your mom, she worries so much since last year." Nate said.

"I will, I will." I said as I shooed him back to the car.

"Are you sure you don't need us to help you check in?" Ororo asked.

"No, mom I got it covered." I said.

"Well, have fun, but be safe." Ororo said. "I love you"

"Love you too." I replied. "See you guys later."

I waved as the car slowly drove away. I grabbed my bags and walked into the mansion. Saw the same old professors and same people; with the exception of some newbie freshman. It seems so normal after what happened last year; my freshman year. The year seemed very uneventful at best. We had classes and practice sessions, so things seemed pretty normal. Until one day, my half-uncle Joshua Essex decided to host a raid with a group of friends. The alarms went off and I could sense that Joshua had something to with this. I got out of bed and opened the door but couldn't see much with the blasts and explosions. The professors squashed the riot pretty quickly and managed to regain control. Last I heard, him and his cronies left school and went off somewhere.

"Well, I guess I better check in and find my room." I said to myself.

I walked to Scott Summer's office and knocked.

"Come in." Scott said as I opened the door. "Hey Brent, how are you?"

"I'm fine Grandpa Scott." I replied as we shook hands. "I'm here to drop off my check-in sheet and get my room number."

"Oh yea, I told your mom it would be here." He said as he searched his desk. "Oh here it is. You are in room 325."

"Thanks." I said.

"How are Ororo and Nate?" Scott asked. "I've been so busy; I haven't been able to talk to them in a while."

"Well, dad is fine." I replied. "He is bringing a lot of new, useful technology to our village. And mom is doing fine, although she worries a lot more since the riot. That's why dad planned the second honeymoon."

"I know." Scott said. "A lot of parents have been concerned, but things should be fine now. So get a move on. Don't want to keep you from getting settled and class."

"Okay, see ya later." I said as I walked out.

I walked up the stairs and looked around until I found room 325. I unlocked the door and walked in. It looked a lot bigger than the room I had last year. I looked over to the other side and I guess my roommate staked claim to his side. I walked to the bare side and started to unpack. When I was done, my roommate walked in.

"Hey." I said. "My name is Brent."

"Hey" he replied "My name is Luke."

"Hold on." I said. "I think I remember you. Didn't you have Fundamental and Elementary Control and Use of Telepathy and Telekinesis with Emma Frost?"

"Oh yea, she was mean that first day," Luke said.

"Yea and remember when that guy accidentally overdid levitating that bucket of like, I think it was sulphur, and it fell all over her. She was so pissed." I said as we both laughed.

We hung out for a while and caught up on stuff that happened last year and old roommates until we had to go to class. He was going to Advanced Chemical Reactions while I headed over to Intermediate Education and Practice with the Elements. I walked into class to find a couple of familiar faces and a couple of new ones. I sat down and opened my notebook for the hour long class.

"Welcome to Intermediate Education and Practice with the Elements. Most of you I know from the beginner class and some I suppose the others are transfers." The professor said. "This class is designed for those who have the power to control and/or manipulate any of the four basic elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. We will start with a couple of notes."

The professor continued on as I began to take notes. Most of the class time was notes on the basis of the elements and how they function. Soon we were asked to demonstrate each of our control over an element. The first guy got up and created a huge flame. The next girl manipulated the plant that was in the room. I was next and created a mini rain storm and tornado. And it went on like that until our hour was up and the professor dismissed us. I grabbed my books and left; heading to the game room. I continued to walk until Jennifer and Scott came running towards me.

"Hey Jen. Hey Grandpa Scott. What's up?" I asked.

"Your Uncle Charles ditched out of freshman training." Scott said.

"Yea, he left with Ace." Jen said.

"Ace, isn't that Rogue's son?" I asked. "Yea, my mom told me about him."

"Yes. I need you and Jen to go and get them." Scott said. "Emma used Cerebro and pinpointed their location in New York City."

"What!!! Are you kidding me?" I roared as the clouds outside began to become more violent. "Wait till I get my hands on him. Come on Jen!!"

"Be careful and maintain control." Scott said as he noticed the changed in weather. "Create a fog before you fly out of here."

"I will." I said calming down. "Let's go."

I suited up and me and Jen took to the skies under the concealment of a thick fog. We got to New York City rather quickly.

"Let's touch down in that alley there." I said as we both landed. "I can sense him with my telepathy. He's close."

We walked for a little while until I saw them laughing and having a good time. I angrily ran over there as clouds began to brew again.

"What's good Brent?" Logan said.

"Where in the hell were you guys, Mr. Summers is pissed and sent me and Jen to find you guys." I said.

"Well, we thought a night out would be a good idea, but it turned bad when we couldn't find any honeys" Ace replied.

"What kind of..." I began

But before I could finish ranting, a giant robot walked over this building right above us. The robot looked at us and its eyes turned bright red and it said "Mutant genome found, starting termination sequence."

"Damn what a crappy first day huh." Logan said as he turned to me and Ace.

"Oh jeez. This is just what I need right now." I thought.