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"Professor: You're not going to like the results." Hank tapped his com badge. Hank sounded worried. "You should come down to the meeting room as soon as possible."

A few minutes later at the meeting room.

"Look at this." Hank pointed to the body scan displayed on the big screen. He's been experimented on." There was no way the metallized skeleton was a natural mutation. "It's not adamantium this time, it's orange-steel. Orange-steel is nowhere near as durable as adamantium, why use it ?"

The professor knew why Hank was worried. ProfessorX: "We've seen this level of experimentation before. Years ago on Logan and later on X23. It smells like a weapons program result. Let's get a more detailed analysis shall we. Hank, can you do a genetic study ?"

ProfessorX: "All the weapons programs were shut down years ago. This could represent something new."

"And this, this is just amazing." Hank pointed and enlarged the display of part of the screen.

"Ah, I see why now his thoughts echo." The professor remarked. "Two brains."

"How would you be able to function that way ?" Jean asked as she walked into the room.

"I think we should try and find out more about this child." The professor remarked. "I'm leaving you and Hank in charge in this case."

Two days later, meeting room.

"His genetics are most similar to Jean's and Logan's compared to what we've got in the database, but he' not a direct descendant. He's their nephew effectively." Hank concluded. "Given that he's related to Jean, he may have some telepathic or telekinetic abilities."

Jean spoke: "I don't sense that Peter-Paul has any telepathy. But get this professor, he's told me he has fearsome nightmares about dragons and the phoenix and widespread destruction everywhere. Sound familiar ?" Jean asked. "In his nightmares he dies, burned to a crisp by the phoenix. Why would he have nightmares like that professor, there's no evidence that he's telepathic ?"

ProfessorX: "He probably isn't old enough yet for telepathy to have developed, but it's something we should watch out for."