Chapter 14: The Storm is Coming

Xavier School for Gifted Teens, located in the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, is more of an old and sprawling private estate than a mutant school.

Because in this building full of Gothic style, there are too few so-called teachers and students, and the total number of bear children of all ages may be less than two hundred.

In addition to the time for cultural classes, these bear children, who have all kinds of bizarre superpowers, usually move freely on the lawn of the manor, and do some necessary photosynthesis for their age.

For example, playing basketball, playing football, or a young man with glasses like a scanner, constantly emitting red rays from his glasses, shattering all the plates that flew towards him.

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At the same time, in a huge spherical metal room underneath the manor, a bald old man in a suit and in a wheelchair was taking an instrument helmet off his head and placing it on the bridge in front of him, which resembled a spaceship.

After the bald old man put down his helmet, he was silent for a while before he said to the black woman with long silver hair standing behind him, "Oloro, tell Scott and Jean to go to my office, we are in trouble!" ”

Oloro is the name of the Storm Girl!

The identity of the bald old man is about to be revealed - he is the founder of the 'Xavier Youth Genius School' and 'X-Men', Professor Charles!

Storm Girl listened to Professor X's instructions and didn't ask him what was going on, but just nodded her head and said she understood, then turned around and walked out of the spherical metal room to inform Scott and Jean Cyclops.

Because she knew that since Professor X didn't tell her what he meant alone, it proved that this matter that Professor ** called troublesome might not be solved by her alone!

"It's really stormy!"

Professor X sighed alone after Storm Girl left, and then walked to his office in a wheelchair.

In fact, Professor X can directly notify Scott and Jean in his mind through his powerful telepathic ability, but this is a bit disrespectful of each other's privacy, and it is also inconsistent with his own philosophy.

Therefore, Professor X will not easily hack into his own people's brains to obtain information or notify someone unless he is forced to do so.

And he also needs a little time now to think about how he and the X-Men should respond to this sudden change.

When Professor X returns to his office on the second floor of the manor in his wheelchair, Stormgirl, Cyclops, and Jean Grey are already waiting for him.

"Professor!" When Professor X manipulated the wheelchair and walked past them to his desk, the three of them took the initiative to greet him.

"Sit down!"

"Professor, what's going on, it seems like a big trouble to listen to Oloro?" After the three of them sat down, Cyclops, as the captain of the X-Men and the next generation of leaders of the school trained by Professor X, took the initiative to take on the responsibility of the interrogator.

After Cyclops spoke, Stormgirl and Jean Grey also looked at Professor X, who was frowning.

"It's really a big problem, see for yourself!"

After rubbing his head, which was a little swollen from using the 'brainwave-boosted helmet', Professor X picked up the TV remote control on his desk and turned on the TV mounted on the opposite wall.

"According to this station, a fire broke out in the New York City Social Welfare Institute, killing 13 orphans, and according to the investigation, the cause of the fire was caused by a young boy with a tail and a flame that could breathe flames from his mouth......"

"Hello everyone, I'm a reporter for New York TV, David, I'm at Bruce Union Bank right now, there was a bank robbery here, the bandits not only stole two million dollars, but also brutally killed two security guards guarding the vault, according to eyewitnesses, the bandit is a middle-aged man who can pass directly through the wall......"

"According to Congressman Kelly, the non-humans who caused this series of tragedies have actually been hidden around us all along, but in the past, their existence only spread in a small area......"

"Based on the information revealed by Councillor Kelly, we have learned that they are a group of mutants who call themselves New Humans. Regarding the potential harm of mutants, Congressman Kelly said that he will introduce a mutant registration bill in parliament this month, hoping that all mutants will ......"

"Professor, this ......, what's going on, I remember the fire at the orphanage and the Bruce Union Bank robbery, it's been a whole year?" When Professor X changed several channels in a row, and saw that the existence of mutants and the potential threat to ordinary humans were all disclosed on TV, Storm Girl asked in surprise.

"For people who don't know, these two events didn't happen a year ago, you see, the time marked in the news is today!"

Jean Grey, who was looking more closely, corrected the time that Stormgirl said before Charles spoke, and then turned to look at Professor X: "Professor, these messages were deliberately spread, right?" ”

"That's right, these materials that have been sealed by the government are sent to various TV stations by Congressman Kelly." Professor X nodded, and told them the truth he had stumbled upon through telepathic abilities.

That's right, Professor X has just been in the basement, using a brainwave-boosting helmet to enhance his telepathic abilities, not against Councilor Kelly, but on another mutant, a super soldier with powerful self-healing abilities.

Otherwise, even if Professor X is pure and unwilling to stand against ordinary humans, he will use his telepathic abilities to erase the hostile idea of mutants from Councilor Kelly's mind.

Unfortunately, by the time he stumbled upon Congressman Kelly's thoughts, it was already too late, as Kelly had already begun to use the media to hype up the dangers of mutants and the mutant registration bill.

If he invades Kelly's brain again now and controls Kelly's mind, it will inevitably attract the attention of that group of high-ranking US government officials, causing everyone to be in danger, causing the entire government department to stand on the opposite side of mutants.

That's why he brought Stormgirl, Cyclops, and Jean Grey together to figure it out.

"Professor, what the hell is this Congressman Kelly trying to do, and why didn't Councilor Freeman stand up to stop it? Doesn't he know that if this so-called mutant registration bill is passed in parliament, it will be more harmful to mutants like his daughter Lily, who are not fully awakened and have obvious sequelae? Laser Eye, who had been silent for a while, withdrew his gaze from the TV and asked Professor X in confusion.

"If my guess is correct, Kelly should be doing this to use mutants to stir up insecurity among the general public, and then take the opportunity to push for the mutant registration bill to get more support from the general public, so that he can continue to serve as a member of parliament in the next election!"

After Professor X turned off the TV, he reluctantly continued to explain to the trio: "And relying on Freeman's power in politics as a deterrent, Lily will not be targeted by Kelly now, so we can't pin our hopes on him anymore!" ”

"Lily now?" Cyclops thought for a moment, keenly grasping the words hidden in Professor X's words.

"That's right, although Lily still retains her superpowers, she has also shed the red skin on her body and changed back to her normal appearance!"

"How is this possible? Could it be that Freeman has developed a drug that can treat mutant defects? After listening to Professor X's shocking revelations, Jean Grey, a part-time doctor at Xavier's School for Gifted Youth, and a half-researcher, asked incredulously.