Part IV

"You have got to be kidding me!" Sage said standing up so fast that the chair she was sitting in fell back and hit the floor.

Henry McCoy stepped forward in between Sage and Phoenix. "She's absolutely right Sage," he said pulling some papers out of his lab coat pocket. He handed them to her, which she took calmly. She began to realize that she had overreacted to finding out that she and Bishop had created this girl sitting in front of her. "I ran some tests before we came here. I analyzed her DNA and I'm most definitely sure that she is your daughter. And yours too for that matter," Beast said looking over at Bishop.

Bishop stood up and looked at the papers with Sage but he was more composed than she was. "I didn't have any doubt. Phoenix just told us that she was from a different dimension so it's possible that you and I are married there," he said to Sage looking down at her small form.

"I know, it's just that that came to me as a shock," she replied. "I'm sorry Phoenix I didn't mean to upset you or overreact. I guess it's perfectly logical."

"It's all right."

There was a sudden burst there the door that startled everyone. "Hey, if you're Sage and Bishop's daughter you must have some pretty awesome powers!" Jubilee said coming from behind the door followed by Kitty and Iceman.

"Hey I tried to stop her," Bobby Drake said holding up his hands.

Kitty shrugged her shoulders. "Hey, we both tried."

Phoenix looked at everyone uncomfortably. "Well, I-I guess you could say that."

Jubilee interrupted her before she could finish what she was saying. "Do you think you could show us what you can do?" Wolverine growled in the background, which made Jubilee back down a little bit. "Or you could just tell us what your powers are…?" she said raising her eyebrows hoping to get something out of her.

Phoenix looked around at the other X-Men. "I don't know if I should, I mean-I've never used my powers to show off before," she admitted smiling at Jubilee.

"I'm kind of curious myself," Kurt said in his infamous German accent.

Phoenix shrugged her shoulders. "All right then," she replied closing her eyes. She was calm her breathing normal. No one wanted to say anything, but after learning that piece of news, everyone was interested in finding out what kind of powers this girl held. Suddenly the lights began to flicker. Wolverine looked up, taking on his usual stance before he popped his claws out.

The lights continued to flicker on and off and then there was a long, sharp beeping sound coming from the computer systems. Beast turned around and looked at the computer screen in front of him. There was a blinking curser in the right hand corner. The green light was flashing off of Beast's face and everyone could tell he was smiling. The words appeared on the screen right before his eyes.

"Hello Henry McCoy. It was a pleasure to meet you finally."

A red flashing light went off in the War Room, the intruder sound ringing in everyone's ears. "What the hell?" Scott said pushing from his chair followed by almost everyone else. Phoenix was still sitting patiently in the head chair. Beast watched as she opened her eyes. They were black, bottomless pits. There was no pupil, no light. Nothing. She smiled at him like she could see him perfectly.

Scott had reached the War Room but he almost fell over when he saw the face on the screen that greeted him. Logan had to smile at this. "Hey Cyclops!" the face said a bright smile on it. "I'm sorry but you asked for a demonstration of my powers," Phoenix said waving at Jubilee who was jumping up and down clapping in the background.

Back in the Briefing Room, Beast stood in front of Phoenix as her eyes returned to normal. She blinked a few times and then smiled again. "That was very impressive," Cannonball said returning to his seat at the table.

She shrugged her shoulders again and blushed a bit. "I've never done that before."

"Well I must say that no one has broken into the defense systems at the Xavier mansion before, but you just put it to shame!" Cannonball said slapping his knee.

"She's a cyberkinetic Sam," Jean explained. "She can control all computers not matter what kind of defenses there are. That really is something impressive Phoenix."

"Thanks," she replied.

Sage looked up at Phoenix considering her for a moment. "You know, after that, you could be my daughter. I have control and access to all global networks with my glasses," she said touching the red shades. "But it seems like you could do that without these."

Phoenix nodded but had to grin. "I've got a little of my dad in my too," she responded looking over at Bishop. "I can amplify my power to create an electromagnetic shield around myself, but I can't control it. So it happens spontaneously, usually in situations where I don't really need it."

"Yea, she's Bishop's kid all right," Logan said yawning. "Listen if we're finished playing around with the computers, I'm heading off to bed." He waved his hand to everyone before leaving the room.

"Sounds good to me," Jean replied. "We've all had an exciting day." Scott grabbed her hand to walk with her to their room but she stopped him suddenly remembering something that had slipped her mind. "I'm going to go check on Storm to make sure she's all right. Hank? Do you want to join me?"

"Yes I should. Phoenix," he said kissing the back of her had. "It was nice to meet you as well," he finished, smiling at her and then walking over to Jean Grey. He offered his arm, which she gladly slipped hers into.

Scott tugged at the nap of his neck watching everyone else file out of the room. "Well I guess it's just you and me. I can show you to your room if you want."

Phoenix got up from her chair, pulling the blanket even closer to her body. "Yes please," she nodded. "Thank you. Everyone around here seems so…polite."

"Yea well, you're our guest but if you stay here on a regular basis, well you'll get to see what's it's really like around here. Especially at eight o'clock in the morning," he teased pushing the elevator button. It chimed, and the doors opened.

"What do you mean on a regular basis?"

"Well, if you want to stay her permanently. You're an X-man Phoenix no matter which way you put it. We couldn't just turn you away, and besides, you are Sage and Bishop's daughter," he said opening one of the spare room doors. "Just imagine, this could be your room. I'm sure the Professor would want you to stay as well."

Phoenix let go of Scott's arm, walking into her room. There was a terrace, the sheer curtains moving from the soft night breeze. She smiled. She could get used to this. The bed looked to be king-sized and the other door led to a bathroom with a shower and a bath. The walls were plain but Phoenix wasn't one for a lot of clutter anyway.

"I'm not really Sage and Bishop's daughter. Well, at least not the ones you know. My parents are from a parallel dimension remember?" she asked.

"Yea, but still they're part of the X-Men in your time as well as mine so if you want to get technical about it, you are an X-Man. If you don't want to stay here at the mansion we'll understand but it would be nice to have you here Phoenix," Scott looked like he genuinely wanted her to stay.

She couldn't help but smile. "Thank you Scott. I appreciate it."