Chapter 10:

Third Person:

Professor Xavier looked at Jean curiously. Beside him, Logan stood with his arms crossed while Storm just stood calmly. Jean felt it was time to ask the Professor about Danny- maybe he knew about some new mutant? As noticed by most of the mutants at Bayville High, Danny was… weird. Half the time, he was either really nice or he was pretty out-there and strange. He never seemed to make a sound when he walked or even breathed- if he even breathed that was.

His cousin Gear was at least sort of normal- she was loud, she made noise, she was blunt, a bit sultry at time. She acted like a normal person her age should act, granted they noticed she was very intelligent and most kids her age didn't run around with so much technology at their disposal. Jean, however, didn't like the way Gear also proved to be a bit of a flirt and a tease.

"Danny… He's just…really creepy," Jean continued, "And I don't think it's contacts in his eyes, Professor. I seriously think he is a mutant. I… I looked into his mind…"

The Professor narrowed his eyes,

"Now Jean even if someone is creepy, you shouldn't poke around in their heads. It is their minds, after all."

"I know Professor but I didn't sense much- it wasn't like he was purposely blocking me and I could get bits and pieces. The stuff I did get from him hint that he is hiding something professor, even his cousin has had a few thoughts that have been suspicious- well, what I could understand from her mind."

"You can't read either of their minds, fully," Xavier asked mildly shocked.

"Well, with Danny it's like his brain is dead but there's still activity. For Gywn, pardon she prefers Gear."

Jean momentarily scowled before continuing,

"Her brain, it's like there's too much activity. I can't make sense of anything then sometimes she's thinking in numbers like some sort of computer."

"That is a bit unsettling," the Professor mused, "But we do not know for sure…"

At that moment, Kurt poofed into the roof. He looked around apologetically,

"Sorry for disturbing Professor. But I saw a new mutant!"

The Professor leaned forward in his chair,

"Do tell, Kurt."

"It is Danny, Professor!"

Jean and Scott looked at each other with smug grins. Kurt rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly,

"I saw him use these energy blasts! He's a mutant, Professor! He can join us, right?"

Kurt looked at the Professor with pleading eyes. Danny was a good friend to Kurt and if Danny was a mutant, that just made the friendship stronger. Still, the energy blasts he saw was unlike anything he had seen before. Though he did know one thing- seeing Danny angry was something he did not want to see again.

Danny ran a hand through what hair he had as he entered the house. He hoped that his plan worked- that using his powers at the school in front of Kurt would lure them to ask him to join. Then he could be a spy for Gear- well, a sort of spy. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Gear on the couch with a glass of water in her hands. She looked up at Danny- her eyes showed clear signs of how tired she was. Her skin seemed a bit paler than usual and she seemed to like that 'Gear-spark'- all her energy seemed drained. A half-eaten sandwich was on a paper plate on the table. That was the weirdest thing to Danny- she always finished her food and she never had leftovers.

All day, Gear had been in her lab watching video feeds from the school. She even worked for a bit before she fell asleep at around ten and just woke up about thirty minutes ago. She spent those minutes getting a shower, making something to eat (and regretted it since it made her feel a bit worse), got some meds and a water, and went over the video footage that she missed. So by the time Danny got home, she knew what happened.

She smirked at Danny,

"Hey Double D… From what I remember, you were the one to find me drunk so sorry you had to see that… I hacked into the school cameras though. Saw what happened- that was smart of you… Glad to see you're using that brain of yours for once."

"Hey!"

She winced.

"Dude, headache, hangover… Please don't shout… Look, until they come contact us here's not too much we can do. However, there are two things I'd like to say."

Gear motioned for him to take a seat and so he did. She hit him upside the head,

"Never tell someone a gal has the flu- they imagine things coming from both ends and it's not pretty. So next time I don't come in, I'd rather you say that I am not feeling well, got it?"

Danny nodded. Next, Gear looked at him so intensely that he was the first to look away. She was still staring,

"Second, on the cameras, dude, when you were angry, your eyes turned red."

Danny looked at her confused. Red? My eyes turned red? Gear just continued to stare,

"Because of that, I'll ask you a series of questions."

"…okay?"

"Do you think humans are bad? Have you ever felt the need to destroy humanity? Do you have any plans for world domination? What are your feelings towards toast?"

Danny just blinked at her blankly, unsure as to what was happening, but judging by Gear's look- she was serious. She even pressed a button on her belt that turned on its Plasmius Maximus feature- ghosts would be unable to touch her.

"Some humans are. No. I don't even have plans for the weekend. And I hate it- I don't know why, but toast is evil."

Gear nodded with a smile as she turned off the feature on the belt. She put a hand on his shoulder,

"When you get your memories back, you'll understand why I felt compelled to ask those questions."

Granted if he was Dan, he would have been more angry than confused, plus if he was Dan I'd fight him till my last breath. Without an explanation, Gear just stood up and headed towards her bedroom.

"Gear? What was that about? Where are you going? GEAR!?"

"Dude," Gear groaned and grabbed her head, "What part of headache and hangover do you not understand? I'm just going to my bedroom. Chill…"