The next afternoon, Anna and Bucky met Storm outside. "So what is it exactly that I'm supposed to be doing again?" Anna said as she looked around. They were a little bit early so none of the kids had shown up.

"I want you to show them what you do." Storm explained. "A lot of the kids that are in my class are shapeshifters like you, some of the younger ones have a hard time controlling their powers, I was thinking that maybe you could talk about how you keep your powers under control."

Anna snorted a bit. "I wouldn't say that I have them under control per se. When I'm angry or upset, there's no telling who I could turn into. I could turn into you, or I could turn into the damn Prime Minister for all that I know. There's just really no way to tell."

When Anna shifted, she had to keep a completely clear mind, she couldn't be thinking about anything else other than the person that she was trying to shift into. If she got distracted, she could turn into someone else entirely, or she might have the face of the person and the body would be her own.

"You'll do great." Bucky assured her, and Anna sighed, biting her lip. "I really hope so." She muttered.

The kids started to arrive for the lesson about fifteen minutes later, ranging in age from thirteen to sixteen.

"Everyone, I want you to welcome Anna and Bucky." Storm said. "They're on loan to us from the Avengers."

"I've seen you on TV!" A fourteen years old girl said, pointing at Bucky. You're cool!"

Bucky chuckled softly. "Thanks, kid." He wasn't used to people actually liking him yet, considering his history with HYDRA, Anna couldn't really blame him for that.

"Now, those of you who are shapeshifters, you're going to be going with Anna." Storm explained. "You're going to be going a bit more into depth about your abilities, and she's going to show you some of the ways that she keeps her powers under control."

About a quarter of the kids went with Anna, while the rest remained with Bucky and Storm. Bucky gave Anna a reassuring smile, and she smiled in return before looking at the students. "As Storm said, I'm a shapeshifter, just like you guys. However, I wasn't born with my powers like you all. My powers were...given to me. But they're generally the same as your own, they work in the same way. I can turn into any person that I want to. So long as I know what they look like, I can change into them. Now, the hardest part of it all is learning how to control it. When I first got my powers, I had a really hard time controlling them." Anna shook her head, pushing back memories of her 'punishment' that her handler had given her every time that she hadn't been able to keep her powers under control. "Obviously, it's easier for some than others. What you need to do is clear your mind, keep only the person that you are trying to change into in your mind. I found that meditation helped me a lot. Meditation might not work for each of you, you each need to find the thing that is able to keep you calm, the thing that helps you to think."

"Like a patronus?" A boy of about fourteen asked. At Anna's confused look he began to explain. "It's from Harry Potter, it's sort of like a guardian. In order to conjure one, you need to be thinking of your happiest memory."

Anna thought about that for a moment. "I suppose that would work." She agreed. She would have to remember to search up the whole patronus thing at a later time. "Now, I want you all to try and turn into me. Picture me in your mind, visualize yourself turning into me bit by bit."

The end results were...interesting, to say the very least. A couple of them had managed to get the faces right, but their bodies were too tall, too short, etc. Others got the hair right, or the eyes, but nothing else.

Anna sighed inwardly. Was this how her handler felt when training her? Well, unlike her handler, she wasn't going to abuse these kids simply because they hadn't gotten something right.

"You aren't concentrating enough." She tried to think of some way to help them. "Your minds are muddled, maybe they're filled with doubt of your skills, maybe you aren't confident enough, I don't know. But here's what I do know. You guys are all extremely talented, and I have complete faith that you can do it. It may take time, I know for sure that it's going to take a lot of practice. It took me years before I was able to fully master it. For those of you that need a little extra, one-on-one help, I can help you in between classes. But for now, I think that we should call it a day."

"So how did it go?" Bucky asked as he walked with Anna back towards the school, his flesh arm draped casually around her. He seemed to be a lot more at ease here now, which Anna was thankful for.

"Those kids are going to need to practice a lot, but they all hold a lot of promise." Anna said, a smile on her lips. "A few of them are going to be needing some extra help, but given some time, I think that they'll be able to master their powers. How did it go with you?"

"The kids loved me." Bucky said, a sheepish smile on his face. It was clear that he hadn't expected the kids to like him as much as they did. "There was this one kid who's whole body can turn to metal, he and I arm wrestled. That's probably the first time that I've ever lost to someone."

Anna smiled as she listened to Bucky go on about the students. He was really seeming to enjoy it here, Anna had been worried that he would feel out of place. Well, she had also thought that she herself would feel out of place here, but that didn't seem to be the case.

They entered the castle, and Anna looked up as Beast approached them. "Anna, the Professor was wondering if he could talk to you for a minute." He said, and Anna nodded her head. "Of course, I'll head over to his office now." She turned to Bucky, standing on her tiptoes and giving him a kiss. "I'll meet you in our room when I'm done, okay?"

Bucky nodded his head, squeezing her hand lightly. "Be careful, okay?" Even in this place, where they were supposedly safe, he still worried that something might happen to her.

"You know me, I'm always careful." Anna said with a light laugh before making her way to Xavier's office, knocking lightly on the wooden door before walking in.

"Anna…" Xavier greeted her with that trademark warm smile of his. "Please come in. How are you settling in here? Storm told me that you assisted her with one of her classes today."

"The class went wonderfully, the students are all such wonderful kids."

Xavier nodded, and the smile that had been on his face had vanished. "I'm sorry that I must ruin the good day that you've had, but I have to be the bearer of bad news. I just heard from Tony, he said that the compound was once again infiltrated by HYDRA."

"What?" Anna gasped and her face went pale. It would seem that she and Bucky had left in just the nick of time. "Is everyone alright? No one's hurt are they?"

"No, nothing beyond some scratches and bruises. But unfortunately, Tony's daughter Taylor, well...it would seem that HYDRA was able to capture her."