So after the professor let us move again and I let Logan and Kurt down, he took me to his office and we had a chat. It was mostly "who are you", "why are you here", "what can you do", and that sort of thing and I had to explain to him that I also would absorb other people's attributes as well. I didn't touch Logan because the metal was grafted to his claws, and to replicate his claws, I would have to replicate his adamantium. Now, one of the other powers I have is replicating metal, I don't know where I got it, but I had replicated adamantium once, and it was very difficult. That much would have been... nearly impossible. Then he called in this girl with an odd white stripe in her hair. Marie, sorry, Rogue, brought me a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt to change into. We had basically the same powers, it turned out, and so she brought me a pair of gloves, too. I left on Logan's sweatshirt, though. It was cold. While I was changing, the Professor called all of the X-Men into his office to explain.

"Maia's power is quite extraordinary. She has the ability to copy other mutant's powers, a bit like Rogue." He explained "However, unlike Rogue, she does not harm the person, and she can keep the powers she acquires and use them later. We do not know how many powers she can use at once, but it seems that she has already acquired my powers, along with Storm's, Kurt's, and another mutant who can become invisible." Just about that time I walk in, and I hear Logan ask the obvious question.

"Why didn't she copy my powers?" The professor looked at me, and I realized that I would have to explain that one.

"One of the other powers I copied was the ability to produce metal." I said. They all turned to me. "Adamantium is one of the harder metals to produce. Since it is coating your bones, I didn't know if I would have to produce that as well. That would have been painful and unpleasant."

It is uncomfortable having everyone stare at me, so I walk over and stand next to the professor. He said "I have a school map for you here, along with a room key. I would show you around myself, but I have a class to teach in ten minutes."

"I will show her around." That surprised me. Logan didn't seem to be the type to offer to show around the new girl. His explanation helped, but it seemed a little shaky. "I feel bad about scaring you. Let me show you around to make up for it."

"Sure!" was my genius reply. Way to make an intelligent first impression.

Talking to Logan, I found out he was a student here, because he had never had a real education. Odd, I thought, but he only looked 30-ish, so whatever. So after Logan showed me around, walked me through my day, he showed me to my room. I was in room number 237. Funny, I thought, just like in The Shining.

"This is your room, then." I opened the door and walked in. It looked exactly like his room; generic, clean, and undecorated. I would have to get some posters or something. Then Logan said "I have lunch now. Do you want to come with me? I can introduce you to some people..."

"That sounds great." I said "Let me just hang up my sweatshirt. Actually, it's yours. Here" I tried to give it to him, but he just shook his head and said:

"Keep it until you can get something else to wear. Have you ordered anything yet?"

"Thanks!" I said, a bit surprised "And yes, I did, with a bit of Jean's help."

I walked over and hang the sweatshirt in my closet. "Let's go, then"

I try to walk out but Logan grabbed my wrist.

"Wait..."

I could feel myself absorbing his powers. Crap. I turned to look at him with a gasp. I looked at his hand on my wrist and back at him. I saw his eyes widen as he realized what happened before my eyes rolled back and I collapse, writhing, on the floor.

Growing the bone claws wasn't so bad, but the adamantium grafting itself to my bones was agony. I was hardly aware of Logan anymore; I was distracted by the molten metal creeping over my bones. I faintly heard his exclamation.

"Holy..." I was vaguely aware that he ran to the door, and I heard him yell.

"Kurt! Get the Professor and Jean NOW!" a second later, I can smell sulfur, and I hear the professor's wheel chair as he rushed into the room. It was weird, but I could hear everything they were saying.

"What happened?" he asked, and I was more afraid of the quiver in his voice than anything else. Logan stammered out "I just touched her wrist..."

I couldn't help it anymore; the adamantium was traveling along my spine. I screamed. I felt bone claws shoot from the back of my hands, and heard my scream rise in pitch. Through my cracked eyelids, I could see a slow moving, silver liquid crept along them. A shudder ran through my entire body, throwing me onto my back, my hands clawing the air in front of me. Through the pounding in my ears I could hear the professor whisper "The adamantium..."

I screamed again, and I could feel my teeth shifting, growing longer and sharper. I felt like I was being stretched, like I was getting taller. The bones in my face shifted, ground together into a new shape. I felt like I was growing old. My hair grew out, and turned white. Suddenly, my claws shot back into my forearms, their coating complete. My hands whipped to my face, and I could feel my skin ripple. The adamantium was coating my skull. I scratched my face with my nails, and the cuts healed almost immediately. I collapsed, utterly spent, and felt my mind float over everyone else's, settling into Logan's mind, where there was less pain. Through Logan's ears I heard Jean yell "Out of the way!"

She wrapped me in a cocoon of telekinetic energy, lifted me gently, and ran out of the room. The Professor followed her. I felt Logan sit down heavily on the bed, then after a moment, rest his head in his hands with a groan. That was when my body shut down, and my mind went with it.