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"It's just like I remember it," Rogue said.

Logan pulled up in front of the Mansion and they got out of the car.

The door opened and a person flew at Rogue so fast that she was just a blur of black hair.

"Jubilee?" Rogue gasped.

"Yep," Jubilee said. She backed away from Rogue's embrace, "Do you like it?"

Jubilee had grown much taller, but the most striking thing was her hair. Instead of the short, spiky style Jubilee had loved, her hair fell like a straight, black waterfall to her waist.

The 2 girls walked into the Mansion with Wolverine behind them. Jean, Scott, Beast, and the Professor were sitting with a young girl.

Everyone but the latter came over to her. Rogue found herself smothered in hugs. How could they hug her after what she did? She found herself staring into Jean's brilliant eyes.

Jean smiled and said, "We never blamed you. It wasn't your fault."

Rogue felt her eyes well up with tears. She needed to hear those words so much. Coming from Wolverine, they didn't count. Jean hugged her again.

Finally, the Professor said, "Rogue, I'd like you to meet Nicoletta."

The girl stood up and turned around. She was a beautiful kid. She had long, strawberry blonde hair and deep, dark eyes. Rogue was struck by the feeling that she knew this girl.

Apparently, the feeling was returned. When Nicoletta's eyes met hers, she turned dead white.

"You," Nicoletta whispered.

"Do I know you?" Rogue asked, "You seem familiar."

"No," Nicoletta said. Her color was returning to normal, "There's a picture of all of you at my house. I recognized you by your hair."

"Did I know your parents?" Rogue asked. She had been friends with many of the students. Nicoletta didn't look exactly like any of the ones she knew, but that didn't mean anything.

"Yes," Nicoletta said, "You all probably knew both of my parents. They were both students here."

"Chuck," Wolverine growled from the door "We all know that the girl won't tell us her parents name because she doesn't want us to know. Why don't we talk about what the girl will tell us?"

"Nicoletta," Professor X said, "Why don't you tell the others about your prophecy?"

"Well," she said, "My parents discovered my power about a year before they got divorced. It started with little things; I could tell if someone was coming for a visit, what song they would play next on the radio, unimportant things. But then, I started to get flashes of other, not so unimportant things; When my cat was going to die, even when my parents were getting a divorce. I told them about my flash and they told me they were going to tell me about the divorce just before I mentioned it." She paused and shot Rogue a positively hateful look. What was going on?

"Well?" Wolverine said. He noticed the look, too, and wanted to get on with the story.

Nicoletta continued, "I stayed with my father after the divorce. My mother was very bitter about the divorce and the reasons behind it. They were divorced 4 years ago. One night, 2 months ago, I woke up from a terrifying flash. A tidal wave of blood was chasing me. I ran into a red-brick mansion, praying that the walls would hold up. So many building were in ruin already. The mansion seemed to be covered in a protective bubble. When the tidal wave had passed, I looked out the window. The mansion was the only thing left standing. I knew that the mansion and the people in it were the only ones who could stop the coming danger. That's why I'm here."

"How did you recognize the Mansion?" Scott asked.

"I told my father about the dream the next morning," Nicoletta said, "He and my mother had never told me about you before. My Dad knew right away that my dream was about the School and the X-Men, so he sent me to you."

"Well, Nicoletta," Jean said, "A tidal wave of blood doesn't give us much of a clue what we're up against."

"Call me Nikki," she said, "I understand what you mean. I just wanted to warn you about the danger so you could prepare to fight it."

"And you have," The Professor said, "You can return to your father now and give him our best, whoever he may be."

"You don't understand," Nikki said, "I want to help fight."

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How is it now? The twist is coming up in the next chapter, so don't stop now! Keep on reading! Thanks!