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The water was calm at Alkali Lake. Or at least until it started bubbling. The water began to boil in the surrounding area, like there was a volcano beneath the surface. Or something close to it. A whirlpool quickly appeared, as a bright red bolt of energy shot up into the air, landing on the nearby ground, before fading away, leaving a red-haired woman dressed in black leather lying there. The water returned to normal, as the woman coughed and gasped, opening her green eyes to the night sky, a million thoughts running through her mind

"Where am I? What happened to me?"

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"So, the new teacher's all settled in?" Rogue asked

"Let's hope so," Logan said in a gruff, "Those bloody suitcases of hers"

"Let's hope she meets up to standard"

"Well, I heard she taught at a previous mutant school in Manhattan," Bobby said, "She was looking for a change and came across Storm"

"Whatever the case, at least she's here to help," Logan said, "Now, don't you pair have classes?"

"Um…yes," Rogue replied

"Right. Off with you two then"

Bobby and Rogue headed off, holding hands as Logan smiled, watching them go. He was near the front of the mansion when he heard a knock. Frowning, he headed over and answered the door, surprised to see a young man before him. He had blue eyes and dark brown hair, looking kinda similar to Scott

"Hi there," the man said, "Is this Xavier's Institute for the Gifted?"

"Didn't ya read the sign at the front?" Logan asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Alex…Alex Summers. I'm Scott's younger brother"

"No wonder you looked like him. What can I do for you?"

"I heard he recently passed"

"He's been dead for two months. Bit late aren't you?"

"I only just heard about it"

"Logan, who is the visitor?" Storm asked, coming down the stairs

"Alex Summers," he replied, stepping past Logan into the mansion

"Alex Summers? As in Scott's brother?"

"The very same. I only just found out about what happened to him"

"Well then, I guess you have to come with me"

Storm and Alex headed off, as Logan noticed the suitcase sitting outside. With a sigh, he grabbed the suitcase and closed the door, before heading upstairs, dumping the suitcase into an empty room, then joining Storm and Alex outside before the graves

"So, uh, how did he die?" Alex asked

"We don't know. We never found his body," Storm replied

"It's a shame. I never got to meet him"

"What do you mean by that?" Logan asked

"The last I remember seeing Scott was over ten years ago," Alex said, "I was raised in an orphanage. Only recently did I find out about Scott and what happened to him"

"Sorry we can't give you all the questions"

"He was a good man," Storm said, "So, what can you do?"

"Energy manipulation," Alex replied, "I can project energy blasts, but I'm not all that great at controlling them, which is another reason why I came here"

"Well, I'll leave you two to it then," Logan said

He headed back into the mansion, stopping suddenly and sniffing the air. There was an intruder in the mansion. He headed towards the nearest classroom, finding all the students had been knocked unconscious. This was the same result for the other two classrooms. Getting worried, Logan started searching for Rogue and Bobby, relived when he found them conscious in the hallway, running towards him

"What's going on here?" he asked, "All the students are down"

"No idea. We kinda snuck out of class and found them like that when we came back," Bobby replied

"Right. Let's go then. Gotta find who or what this is"

"Logan! What's going on here?" came Storm's voice

"Ah nuts, here we go"

Logan headed over to Storm, where she was busy trying to revive the students

"Someone's here," Logan replied, "It's a human, young and feminine. She's quick, very quick. And stealthy"

"Rogue, Bobby, help these students," Storm said, "Alex, you come with me"

Alex, Storm and Logan headed upstairs together, searching for the intruder. Alex was suddenly thrown onto his face, as Storm and Logan whirled around. Storm was punched down onto Alex, while Logan was thrown against the wall. Alex raised a hand, firing a large energy blast, but ended up blasting a hole through the ceiling. The intruder kicked Alex across the face, knocking him out, then punching Storm and kicking Logan at the same time. He fell down the stairs, while Storm was thrown through the window. She caught herself in the air, her eyes turning white as the clouds turned dark. The intruder dived out of the way when a lightning bolt was fired at her

Logan got to his feet, claws exiting his fists, as he headed back up the stairs, finding Storm unconscious, as the intruder faced him. She had long black hair and bright green eyes, while wearing a dark tank top, tight pants and heavy boots. Logan had a slight thought that she looked like him, as his eyes were drawn to her hands. Two long, adamantinum-covered claws were projecting from her fists

"You're the one called Wolverine, right?" she asked

"What's it to you? Who the hell are you?"

"I'm what they call X23"

She lunged at Logan, swinging her claws. He stepped back, as X23 kicked him in the stomach, throwing him down the stairs. He groaned when he reached the bottom, getting to his feet as X23 came bounding off the walls and kicking him in the chest. Stumbling back, Logan let out a small growl and slashed. She blocked and stabbed him in the stomach. Logan grabbed her arm and slashed her across the face, before removing her claws from his body and stabbing her in the stomach. X23 groaned, as her facial cuts healed and Logan felt pain in his groin. He stumbled back, as X23 kicked him, a claw popping out of her foot and slicing into his stomach. Grabbing her by the leg, Logan slammed her against the wall, then grabbed her and threw her against the opposite wall. She crashed through it, as he followed after her. X23 got up and slashed at him, as he blocked, but scored a few more hits to the torso

"Will you stop for a minute?" Logan asked, grabbing her by the arms, "You're gonna tell me what the hell is going on here"

"Not gonna happen," X23 replied, kicking Logan and doing a back flip in chorus

Logan let out a small growl, missing her with a slash as she kicked him onto several desk. X23 lunged, stabbing downwards, but Logan blocked and kicked her over him, before getting to his feet, as she charged. Logan caught her and threw her against the wall. She went to get up, but Logan stabbed his two outside claws into the wall around her head, the middle claw having been retracted, otherwise, it would have impaled her in the face

"Now, I'm gonna remove my claws and you're gonna calm down. Got it?"

X23 glared at him, as he retracted his claws and stepped back. She slowly got up, her claws sliding back into her body, her injuries healing at the same rate as Logan's. At that moment, Rogue and Bobby rushed into the classroom, followed by Storm. X23 tensed up, her claws shooting back out again

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's stop it right there," Logan cried, getting between X23 and his team-mates, "I think we've done enough fighting. Don't you?" he added at X23

She didn't reply, but simply retracted her claws and started to walk out of the empty classroom, but a frozen Bobby stood in her way. She growled at him, but he didn't back down, as Logan headed over

"Let her pass before she kills you," he said

Bobby stepped aside, as X23 walked past them and out into the hallway

"How are the students?" Logan asked

"They'll be fine," Storm replied, "I can't believe she took everyone down. Including Colossus. Where the hell did she come from?"

"That's what I'm about to find out"

Logan left the classroom and followed after X23. She stopped, seemingly waiting for him, before heading outside into the backyard, where Logan soon joined her

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