15 Years Ago

"This is a nice mansion Charles."

"Thank you Moira."

"I don't mean to be nosy, but why such a huge home? Planning on starting a family Charles?" Moira glanced at him suggestively.

"Yes … in a way. I want to make this a home or rather a school for mutants."

"But why Charles? I mean I know times are tough especially here in America, but you can not expect to house all the mutants in the nation here can you?"

"No, I want to help as many students as I can, but I must keep the more 'gifted' of the mutants here. It will be my first priority to secure them before Magneto does."

"Charles, what Lensherr did is not your fault."

"I know that Moira just let me say this. I had the chance to stop Magneto several times and because I am his friend I always turned the other cheek when it came to his behaviors. I was not one to believe that he would actually kill the president. Since he had said he'd do such since Korea never coming through on his promises till that day. I was wrong for not stopping him whilst I had the chance. Look at all the lives destroyed because of my so called friendship with a psychopathic revolutionist."

"I know, but what can you do now? You can't make the world accept mutants."

"Actually I could, theoretically."

"Then why don't you?"

"I feel that the greatest moments of history is when those discriminated against rises above the occasion. Taking anyone's free will away is an act of God or at least playing God. That is the route Magneto choose and I certainly will not make that same mistake … ever."

Silence blanketed the plastered unfinished walls as they walked down the finished wood floors.

"So," Moira asked tired of the silence, "What do you plan to do Charles?"

"I plan to create a machine to amplify my powers and help me detect mutants. Without this cerebral unit I will be at a severe disadvantage compared to Eric. Although I did manage to find Scott."

"The spirited youth you took in! How is he I've yet to meet him?"

"Fine fine fine, the boy's at the local daycare now being looked over by a dear friend of mine."

"That is great Charles."

"Back to the matter at hand I wish to help all mutant kind yet even I know how unrealistic that seems, but I do know that Eric will not just accept any mutant to his team. He will only take the best."

"And that is where this 'cerebro' comes into play."

"Yes, Magneto has started some kind of mutant arms race. But do be advised that we are not the only dealers in this game. That is why I have to hurry and get to them first to keep them from those who will use them as weapons."

"I understand."

"Oh and Moira would you like to see 'cerebro'. It is not complete yet, but it's range does cover the whole of the east coast." Moira nodded at him as he led her to a sub layer and at the end was a very round room that was dimly lit and had missing panels.

"Now I will show you how she works just … hold still."

Moira looked around the room as it transformed from unfinished metal ball to the world with many red dots crowding the east coast region.

"Charles this is amazing!"

He then narrowed down to one dot as the intercom came to life.

Classification: Level 4 on a scale of 1-5

Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Name: Jean Grey

Power: Telekinesis, Telepathy

Sex: Female

Age:3

"Age three with that much power." Moira said with a slight tremble to her voice.

"Yes, I've been watching this one closely. Her parents are doing their best to conceal her powers from the world. I commend them on not simply handing her over to authorities."

"Have you spoken with them yet?"

"No, she is still a baby. Separating her from her family would be devastating. When she is a little older I will come and visit her."

"Overall Charles I think you are doing the impossible. You do know that they have Sentinels right outside your property do you not?"

"I do."

"Then why not ask the government to make them leave?"

"I'm no better than anyone else Miora. Do you know how many mutants would love that the Sentinels only stalked their homes? I am at an advantage where as anyone else …"

"You are better than they are Charles. You are trying to make a difference."

"It is easy for a billionaire to make changes; it is harder for the disadvantaged. People such as Gandhi and Martian Luther King Jr. took nothing and made it into something. They changed the world with the depth of their voice, not by the bulge in their pockets."

"But one must first have a voice Charles."

"Question is Moira, if I were one of the mutants on the street out there; would I have a voice?"