(Jean's P.O.V.)
As I looked around, it sure looked like a castle due to the architecture, and I then saw a blonde man walk up to us. "Miss Maza, I see that you have brought yourself a friend, an Avenger no less.", The blonde man said with a slight bow at her, and a strange glance at me.
"Her name is Jean Grey, Owen.", Elisa said with a smirk. "It's a honor to meet you, Miss Grey.", Owen said as he held out his hand, and I shook it softly.
"Follow me, Jean.", Elisa said with a glare at Owen. I then followed her, and we were walking into another hall. "Who was that?", I asked curiously as Elisa seems a bit upset.
"He's Xanatos' assistant.", Elisa said with a snort. "Well, he seems odd.", I said with a wary nod. Elisa then led me up more stairs and soon, we were outside. I was amazed 100%. I mean, you could literally see all of New York from here. Heck, I could even see the Avengers Tower!
I then saw Goliath and his clan in their stone sleep, and I looked over to see that the sun was setting which means it was time for them to wake up. And sure enough, Goliath and the others woke up, and they let out a roar individually, but Goliath's roar was the loudest, impossibly sending a shiver down my spine.
"Elisa.", Broadway said as he went over to her, and hugged her before giving her a kiss. "Wait, is Elisa and Broadway..", I asked with wide eyes and a finger in mid-air.
"They are dating.", Lexington said with a smile. I then saw Goliath have a..jealous look on his face. "What's up with Goliath?", I whispered lowly.
"He's jealous of Elisa and Broadway's relationship.", Brooklyn said with a snicker. "Jealous?", I asked in surprise, feeling a bit weird that Goliath's jealous of their relationship. I mean, why is he doing this?
"He thinks that Elisa shouldn't date a Gargoyle like Broadway.". Hudson murmured softly with a glance at me. I shrugged lightly at him, and I saw that Goliath then noticed me. "Jean.", Goliath said with a wide smile.
"Nice to see you all again.", I said with a grin. "Well, now that I am here, can you all explain to me about how you guys know nothing about the Avengers or the X-Men?", I asked with a raised eyebrow and a patient smile.
"We were under a spell.", Goliath said with a sigh as he put his arms across his chest. "A spell?", I asked in surprise and confusion.
"Thousands of years ago, I and my clan lived in Scotland, in a castle called Castle Wyvern. We were the protectors of the humans living in the castle, but they were afraid of us.", Goliath explained clearly yet pained.
"Why? If you all protected the castle, why were they afraid of you?", I asked, knowing what it feels like to be an outcast. "They believed that we are monsters, and they were scared that we might hurt or kill someone there.". Goliath sighed deeply.
I felt sad for them. "Then it got worse. Goliath and I were in the forest when we turned into stone.", Hudson said with a frustrated growl.
"The vikings had attacked the castle.", Lexington said with a upset look. "And they killed all of our clan.", Goliath said with a snarl. I gasped in horror, covering my mouth with a hand, my eyes wide.
"When I and Hudson went back to the castle, we could see that it was in chaos, and Princess Katherine had been kidnapped by the leader of the vikings and the captain who protected the castle.", Goliath said with a growl.
"I went after them, and I was able to rescue her while the captain and viking leader fell to their deaths.", Goliath said with a snarl. "But how did you all end up under a spell?", I asked in confusion.
"The magus, a sorcerer, he had blamed my clan, believing that the princess was dead, and he had placed the spell on my clan.", Goliath said with a sigh. "But, couldn't he reverse the spell once he found out that the princess was alive?", I asked in shock and curiosity.
"No, the counter spell was burned, and seeing no other choice, I joined my clan in their stone sleep as I didn't want to leave my family behind.", Goliath explained with a shake of his head before glancing at the others with a solemn look.
"Oh, my lord.". I whispered as I had tears of sympathy rolling down my eyes. Oh, poor Goliath. He and his clan just wanted the humans in the castle to accept them. "How did you all get from Scotland to New York?", I asked quietly after wiping off the tears from my face.
"David Xanatos bought the castle, and he bought it piece by piece the castle to New York, and since the spell was to break when the castle rose above the clouds, we all woke up from our cursed stone sleep.", Broadway said with a weak smile.
"How did you all meet Elisa?", I asked curiously. "Well, I was investigating the castle when some people down below had heard gunshots from the top. When I was searching around, Goliath accidentally scared me, and I fell from the castle.", Elisa explained with a nod and a little shiver of fright.
"But he was able to save me in time." Elisa said with a grateful grin, glancing at Goliath. "But then things got tense for a bit when Goliath's former mate returned.", Brooklyn said with a wince.
"Former mate?", I asked in surprise. Light had told me that her sister was mated to a Gargoyle who had lavender skin. Goliath? "These mercenaries stole some disks from Xanatos, so we all went to go get them back, but thanks to Elisa, we all found out that it was just a trick by Xanatos.", Lexington said with a sigh.
"Trick?", I asked in confusion. "Xanatos was only using them to create robot replicas, and Goliath's former mate, or Demona as she's called right now, joined Xanatos, and the robot Gargoyles attacked the clan.", Elisa explained with a angry look.
"Oh, that bitch!", I said in fury and horror. "But we were able to defeat them, and Demona revealed that she was behind the attack on the castle.", Goliath said with a snarl.
"What?!", I shouted in shock as my eyes widened. "She had allied with the captain, and betrayed us all.". Goliath sighed deeply as his eyes closed in pain.
"What happened to Demona and Xanatos?", I asked curiously and anxiously. "Demona survived the fall, and Xanatos was sent to prison though I have a feeling that he might get released soon.", Elisa said with a sneer.
"Goliath, I'm sorry for what you and your clan went through.", I said softly as I put my hand upon his arm. He looked at me softly, and smiled weakly, "Thank you, Jean.".
I nodded softly with a comforting smile before I realized that my hand lingered on his arm longer than it should, and I cleared my throat in embarrassment as I moved my hand back to my side.
"Well, Jean, can you explain to us more about this X-gene and Mutants that you talked about yesterday?", Hudson asked very curiously. "Of course.", I said with a smile.
"The X-gene is something that mutates a person's DNA, and it causes them to develop special abilities. It can even change a person's appearance, such as having scales, blue skin, or even wings and a tail.", I explained.
"That's just incredible! We aren't the only ones who look different!", Lexington grinned happily. "I can't wait to meet more mutants. They sound so cool!". Brooklyn pulled a smirk.
"I wonder if some of them can do stuff with food, because that would be awesome!". Broadway bellowed excitedly. "It would be interesting to meet some of them, indeed.", Hudson nodded in agreement.
"Amazing...", Goliath rumbled softly in awe. "This led to the humans calling us Mutants.", I said softly with a shrug. "Mutants?" Goliath asked.
"Like I said, Mutants are people who develop special powers. Some use it for good, and some use it for bad which is why a lot of the humans are afraid of us.", I said with a sigh.
"But why?", Broadway asked in confusion. "They are afraid that we will hurt them, but some understand that we use our powers to protect them.", I explained with a weak smile.
"It's the same thing for Gargoyles...", Goliath rumbled with a murmur of revelation. I smiled brighter as I nodded softly, realizing that Goliath is seeing that Mutants and Gargoyles aren't that much different.
"Jean, w want to know more about your powers.", Brooklyn asked softly. "I have telepathy, telekinesis, and I can also rip apart a being's molecules.", I explained softly.
"Whoa, that's amazing.", Broadway said with a impressed whistle. "To you, maybe, but I am afraid of my own powers.", I said with a heavy sigh, frowning.
"Why are you afraid of your own powers, Jean?", Goliath asked me as he touched my shoulder lightly. "You see, when I was a teen, I was an outcast at the school. A lot of the students were afraid of me as I had a very hard time with learning how to control my powers.", I explained clearly, still frowning.
"That's just unbelievable. I mean, you're so nice, Jean!". Lexington angrily protested. I smiled a bit, feeling a tad better. "They called me Phoenix, because of my powers, and I was lonely until I met my friends.", I said softly, my smile strengthening a tad more.
"We would like to know more about this Xavier school.", Goliath asked with curiosity. "This mutant called Charles Xavier formed a school for mutants so they can be taught how to control their powers.", I said with a grin. "So, that's where you were taught to learn, then.". Hudson nodded softly with a soft smile.
"Most Mutants develop their powers at such a young age. It is much more tougher for them as most of the times, their parents would be afraid of them. The parents will either abandon their child, or abuse them, or even worse..kill them.", I said with a upset look.
"What the fuck?!", Elisa shouted in horror and shock. "That's not right! Children are the most precious gift in this world!", Hudson snarled lightly.
"Yeah! It ain't their fault that the kids turn into mutants! It just does!", Brooklyn snarled lowly. "What has this world come to?", Goliath growled softly, shaking his head in horror.
"It's because they are afraid that they will use their powers for bad. That's why Charles sends the X-Men to find any mutant. You see, he senses any new-found mutants with Cerebro, and bring them back to the school.", I said softly.
"I would like to know who these X-Men are.", Brooklyn asked with a nod. "What is Cerebro?", Lexington asked, nodding in agreement.
"The X-Men are a group of mutants who protect the world, and also help maintain a peace between Humans and Mutants. Cerebro is a device that Charles can use to locate Mutants as he is telepathic as I am. Also, I was a member of the X-Men, and also a teacher at the school.", I explained with a reminiscent smile.
"That's so wicked cool!". Brooklyn grinned in amazement. "Incredible! Do you think I could see Cerebro sometime, Jean?". Lexington asked with a curious smile, and a scientific glint in his eyes, just like Hank.
"You must have been a great teacher, Jean.", Goliath rumbled thoughtfully with a curious smile. I smiled at his comment, blushing lightly. "But why did you leave the X-Men? Only thing I know is that you joined the Avengers.", Elisa asked in confusion.
I sighed in sadness. "Well, you see, I was in a relationship with Scott Summers aka Cyclops. He is a member of the X-Men as he can shoot lasers from his eyes.", I said with a sheepish shrug.
"But what does he have to do with you leaving the X-Men?", Broadway asked, looking confused. "Well, when I broke up with Scott, I was in such a heartbreak which caused me to go ask Charles if I could live by myself for a while. He understood my pain, and I moved into a house that I bought.", I smiled weakly.