Professor Xavier came into the medical bay, with a slight smile on his face as always. His green eyes focused on Jean and Logan, who was standing before the young girl they had brought in the night before. "Maya," he said in a normal, calm tone.

He rolled closer to her and sighed, looking at her curled up against the wall. What had they done to this child? She didn't look more than 18 years of age. "We brought you here for a specific reason, and that reason is to help you." He said. "No matter what you believe, I know I can help you Maya.. Not like Stryker, the one you call your father, has helped you in the past few years." His eyes were led to the deep whole in the back of her neck. It looked like he had used it more than just a couple of times.

Maya opened her eyes slowly. How did he know about that? She growled quietly. Did they already know about her? "Shut the fuck up," she answered, anger in her voice and visible in her eyes. "..You don't know what you're talking about."

Xavier leaned back, his eyes narrowing.

'I know more than you think, child.' His voice echoed through her head. She knew it was him. She looked over to him. "How the hell could you help me, even if I let you? Why would you even help me?"
The Professor paused for a moment and reached out to grab her hand. "Because you are lost.. And I am here to lead you in the right direction, Maya. You're one of us, no different from any of us in this school right now. You need help."

Maya's eyes hardened, and she looked over to Jean, and then to Logan. Her doubts were becoming realizations. "My father… H-he lied." She whispered. "He said that he killed innocent people for no reason, and he told me to kill him before he killed anyone else. I didn't want to.. And that's all I remember."

Professor Xavier nodded. "I will explain these things to you in due time. But, please.. Will you allow us to help you?" His eyes were stern and sincere as she looked down into them.

Her father did lie to her; but why? Didn't he love her? Didn't he care for her? She looked away for a moment. Obviously not. "…If you can," she answered.

Jean gave a soft smile and looked over to Logan, who had not said a thing since the Professor had rolled in.

Logan closed his eyes. 'So that's why.' He thought to himself. 'What a fuckin' bastard. He lied to her, and even when she didn't want to he--.." He growled silently, and crossed his arms over his chest, opening his eyes.

After about a week, Maya was almost fully healed. Almost. She didn't have the healing gift as much as Logan, no, but she had a quickened healing rate than most. She had been getting used to Jean, not Logan as much. She was still a bit, iffy, about him. But, to tell the truth, she was actually scared of him deep down inside. She was scared of everything around her. Including herself.

Jean led her to Xavier's office and nodded. "Go ahead, he's waiting for you." She smiled and walked off.

Maya took a breath and walked inside, closing the door gently behind her. "Professor?" She asked, keeping her head down as she walked towards his desk and sat down.

He smiled as he watched her. "Maya, I am glad you could make it today."

"Yes, thanks.. I am feeling better." She said. She paused. "…You still never answered my questions, about.. What happened."

The Professor nodded. "…Do you really want to know? I am sure you remember some of it, but not all of it."

Maya nodded.

"…Alright." He said. "William and Daniel Stryker.. William had made problems for us, a lot of problems actually. I am sure you have heard of what had happened from Daniel." She nodded. "…Well, Daniel, I am sure has a complete hatred for us, just as William did. He would like to kill all of us, and by us.. I mean mutants, you… Logan, even me." He paused. "Last year, William had made some sort of Truth Serum, and used it on mutants to control them. If they didn't do as he said, then.. He would use this serum. It would burn a whole in the back of their necks, just like the one you have."

She felt the whole on the back of her neck, and right then, it hurt like a bitch.

"…I believe that he has used that on you for more than one occasion. Usually, the mutants that he uses this on doesn't remember a thing.. But, you.. You are different."

She sighed. "..So…. He never killed those people?"

Professor Xavier shook his head. "…Never."

Maya looked down for a moment and closed her eyes. "So my father, er… Stryker, was just using me to kill other mutants.. And then, he would kill me?"

That's what the Professor had thought, but, he wasn't going to say that. She had figured it out by herself.

"I understand now.." She whispered.

"You can stay here, Maya." He added. "You can stay here for as long as you like. I am offering you a chance to get out of the life you are in now, and try to reconstruct it to what it once was.. Before all of this. You do remember your old life, don't you?"

Maya shook her head. "I don't remember anything beyond 3 years ago." She answered.

He nodded. "Okay.."

"…Are you sure I can stay here Professor?" She didn't have anywhere else to go, anyway. This place, she was starting to get used to.. Kind of.

He nodded.

"Thanks." She answered, pushing herself up and walking out of her office, to only be met by Jean once again.

"So, how did it go?" She asked with a smile on her face.

"Fine," Maya answered.