Slight AU. Contains OCs. Crystal Rosemund, a native to Bayville, opens an academy to help young mutants learn how to control their powers, without knowing that the Xavier Institute was founded for the exact same reason.

Being young & a single parent is nearly impossible, especially while trying to escape the Guild, Belladonna's spite, and a painful past. Remy might be hurt and a little lost, but he can only think of one place to go. If only the bridge to New York wasn't so burned.

OC-centric story with original cast. After Apocalypse we thought we were at peace. Xavier opened his school again, Senator Kelly agreed to shut down the Sentinel program, and there were no further actions taken on mutant kind. However, it wasn't so because there was always The Institution. Where they were raising a mutant army to destroy the X-Men. Will the new recruits win?