Dear Friend,

Could you be any more of a coward to hide behind an anonymous review? Just for your information I happened to double major in History and Film while in college. History wise my focus was post WWI- 1969. So Yes I have done my research. Oh trust me I know Alexis is a Mary Sue and guess what I don't care, I'm enjoying myself. If I was 12 I'd would have written a very nasty note to you here but as I'm not I'll finish with this I don't write for people like you to try to bruise my ego, good practice for my years to come in Hollywood, I write because I enjoy playing within rules I didn't have to come up with. With that I wash my hands of you...

XOXO Slone

AN: Now that's off my chest, sorry everyone but anonymous reviews are no longer allowed on my stories due to a reviewer who call themselves my friend. Sorry this was up late I had every intention of getting this posted a few days ago but a cold had me knocked on my tush. On with the show...

1962; Richmond, VA: Night

Wishing not for the first time that her apartment was closer Alexis pulled into the facility's parking lot much later than she wanted to be. With a sigh she shook her head and looked back at the boxes and things in her Rambler thinking tomorrow I'll get Hank and Magneto to help me move the boxes in the morning.

Locking up the car for the night Alexis made her way back to the front doors to hear Charles call out. Alexis hid around the corner and peeked knowing that Charles couldn't hear her thoughts what worried her was Erik's uncanny ability to know when he was being watched born from years of hunting down Nazis. Alexis with a heighten sense of self preservation born from her years exploring history pulled back from the corner and strained to listen to what Charles was saying to Erik.

"What do you know about me?"

"Everything,"

"Then you know to stay out of my head."

"I'm sorry; Erik, but I've seen what Shaw did to you. I've felt your agony. I can help you."

Laughing softly Erik said, "I don't need your help."

Making Alexis roll her eyes.

"Don't kid yourself. You needed my help last night. It's not just me you're walking away from. Here you have a chance to be a part of something much bigger than yourself, I won't stop you leaving. I could but I won't. Shaw has friends you could do with some." Charles said. Alexis dissolved and reappeared five minutes later after Erik had left too tired to deal with the lion any more tonight.

Pushing away from the wall and making promise to stop being so involved unless choices were turning to that of the original timeline, Alexis made her way through the doors of the facility.

"Al," Hank yelled out pulling his arm from Raven's shoulders.

"Hi Hank and Hello Raven," Alexis said with a smirk passing the besotted teens Hank who was blushing and Raven who just rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek. Smiling at the young love between the two, Alexis made her way through the labyrinth that housed Lynch's super secret lair to the freak wing the agents had already taken to calling it.

"Hello, Dr. Reed," Charles said standing up from the couch as Alexis walked into the living room.

"It's just Alexis, Professor," Alexis said and smiled deeper at the manners instilled in Charles.

"Then it is just Charles, will you have a drink with me," Charles asked.

"That would be nice and I'll take a glass of whatever you're having," Alexis said taking a seat on the couch across from the one Charles had been sitting on.

"Vodka with a twist for the lady," Charles said with a smile handing Alexis her glass.

"I said I'd have whatever you were having Charles, I'm a big girl I can handle my Scotch," Alexis said tipping her glass towards Charles, "Cheers."

"I know you can but you prefer vodka,"

"Don't tell my evil over-lord that he just might think I'm a Commie," Alexis said sarcastically.

"Are you?"

"Am I what a Communist, no, do you know the problem with Communism and Socialist regimes are?"

"No,"

"Human element," Alexis said with a laugh and unlady like snort making Charles laugh. Alexis abruptly turned quiet and looked past Charles with a far off look.

"Alexis," Charles called out and tried to get Alexis' attention. Alexis was so focused on the vision in front of her eyes that she could hear or feel Charles as he shook her.

Alexis sat there stunned from the images just realizing with her being apart of this timeline that Erik just might not return in the morning to help Professor X find, Angel, Banshee, and Havok. Freezing cold water threw her out of her vision. Alexis gasped from the cold to see three pairs of worried eyes focused on her.

"Towel please," Alexis said her teeth chattering.

"Are you alright?" Charles asked as Hank placed a towel around her shoulders.

"One of my mutations allows me to see choices in what I call a crossroad in time. A point that can and normally does count as a historical moment," Alexis said with a sigh and dried her hair with the towel.

"One," Raven asked.

"I have two that are uniquely mine, three from genetics," Alexis said.

"Genetics?" Charles asked excited like a school girl.

"Yes, my parents are both mutants, my father was immune to anything having to do with his mind, as you can tell I inherited his ability to some extent. My mother could be very persuasive when she wanted to be, which made her an amazing detective with her ability to almost push an idea into your head by the tone of her voice. She could move things without touching themas well." Alexis said with a sad smile and took a deep cleansing breath.

"What is your other ability?" Hank asked.

"Time Travel," Alexis said with a smirk.