I am currently totally obsessed with this story! I'm not sure how much longer it's going to be, but I'm gonna try to end it soon so it doesn't become a novel. Anyway, tell me what you think after this chapter. I love hearing from all of you!

The Professor led them up to his office where they had met only two days before to speak to Toad. He gestured for everyone to sit down, then rolled over behind his desk.

"The President called me about a murder." Said the Professor, "He wanted me to help him out."

"Isn't that the kind of job for the police to handle?" Asked Logan.

"Normally, yes." Said the Professor, "But this murder is a little different. Both the victim, and the suspect are mutants."

"So, the President wants you to find the person who committed the murder, right?" Asked Storm.

"Exactly."

"Except, the Secret Service has no leads as to who exactly did it." Said Scott.

"So how do they know it was a mutant?" Asked Rouge.

"The burns found on the boy's body were nothing like they'd ever seen." Said the Professor, "They had taken pictures of the body, which they showed to me. I've seen injuries like those inflicted on the boy, but only in incidences that involve mutants."

"Who was this kid?" Asked Logan in his usual blunt way.

"We're not certain for sure." The Professor answered, "The police and Secret Service do agree, however, that he was a mutant. Possibly a runaway."

"You said there were burns?" Asked Storm.

"Yes. All over the boy's body." Said the Professor.

"Whoever did this is powerful." Said Scott, "This is not something to take lightly."

"I completely agree, Scott." Said the Professor, "This mutant is dangerous. We need to find him and capture him. There may be no reasoning with him."

As the conversation continued, T.J. sat in silence in the corner. She wasn't about to speak up...because she knew exactly who had killed the boy and why.

"So how do we deal with this, then?" Asked Storm, "If this mutant is as dangerous as you say, we can't just walk in and convice him to come with us."

"True." Said the Professor, "But we have to find him."

"How do we do that?" Asked Logan.

"I'm going to use Cerebro to try to find him. Hopefully, he won't be as hard to find as Kurt was." The Professor smiled slightly in the Teleporter's direction.

T.J. began to worry, "How well does this Cerebro thing work?" She asked.

"Quite well." Said the Professor, "I found you with it."

"Why?" Asked Storm.

"No reason. I just...wanna make sure we catch him, is all." It was a total lie, of course.

"We will. Don't worry." Said the Professor.

Great, T.J. thought, Just great.

OK, so it's a short chapter. I just wanted you to get an idea of T.J.'s past. The story's not really going anywhere right now, I know, and that ends all ideas I had about ending it soon. This is probably gonna be quite a long story. I'd appreciate your reviews, everyone! I'm open to any constructive critisizm. Please don't be mean, though. Thanx for reading, and enjoy the rest of the story:)