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"I need to go to the bathroom!"
Scott covered his eyes and quickly dashed out of the classroom, leaving the teacher and students behind.
"Hmm?"
The teacher frowned, cleared her throat, and reminded the students still in class, "Don't be like Scott. He won't have much of a future."
In the school restroom.
Scott entered a stall, locked the door, and sat on the toilet. He rubbed his eyes continuously, but the more he rubbed, the more pain and redness he felt.
Unable to bear it any longer, Scott let out a cry of distress and abruptly opened his eyes wide.
In the next instant, two red lasers shot out from his eyes, blasting the restroom door off its hinges and causing significant damage to the bathroom wall, which collapsed in large chunks.
...
In the sky above New York, a streak of energy cut through the clouds, creating a trail as it descended rapidly. It eventually slowed and landed in front of a villa in the suburbs of New York.
"Is this the place you meant?"
Caesar set Moira down gently. Moira shook herself slightly, regaining her composure from the high-speed flight, and looked around in surprise. "We returned from Africa to New York in just about ten minutes? Not even a plane could do that."
"This was actually quite slow. Any faster and your body might not handle it," Caesar said with mild irritation.
"Hmph. Follow me." Moira tossed her hair back and led Caesar to the front door of the villa.
Caesar followed lazily but took note of the villa's location. From the air, he had already noticed that this villa was situated in a very remote area as if it was purposely built away from any settlement.
Additionally, although the area was a forest, there was an absence of wildlife, as if the animals had been scared away. An eerie aura lingered around the villa.
"Interesting." Caesar showed a rare expression of interest. There weren't many things in the X-Men timeline that caught his attention.
Moira approached the closed front door, pressed the doorbell, and waved at the camera in the corner of the ceiling.
After a moment, there was a sound from inside, and the front door opened slightly.
A young woman in casual homewear, looking thin and with heavy dark circles under her eyes, opened the door. She forced a smile when she saw Moira. "Miss Moira, you've arrived."
"Ms. Gran, it's been a while. How have you been?" Moira responded with a charming smile.
"Same old." Ms. Grey sighed lightly, noticing Caesar behind Moira and immediately becoming cautious. "Um, who is this with you?"
"Oh, him." Moira's smile became even more charming. "This is my brother, Caesar. Don't let his appearance fool you; he's actually an intern teacher."
"A teacher at such a young age, impressive."
Ms. Grey was astonished and her caution subsided as she opened the door wider and gestured them inside. "Please come in."
"Thank you."
Moira nodded politely while Caesar shook his head inwardly, thinking that this woman really believed in any nonsense.
Ms. Grey led them to the living room on the first floor, where she had them sit on the sofa and set down a steaming cup of coffee. "I don't have much to offer, so please make do with this."
"It's no problem ." Moira took a sip of coffee and then got straight to the point. "Actually, I brought my brother here to meet the child in your home."
"What?!"
Ms. Grey immediately reacted with shock, exclaiming, "No, absolutely not!"
Seeing Caesar's puzzled expression, Ms. Grey realized she had overreacted. She added, somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry. I got carried away. It's not that I don't want others to interact with her, but it's just too dangerous. Even I can only dare to have minimal contact with her in the afternoon when her powers are at their weakest."
"Ms. Gran, you don't have to worry about this." Moira smiled and said, "My brother is an outstanding teacher. More importantly, he and the child are of the same kind."
"The same kind?" Ms. Grey looked at Caesar with a puzzled expression.
After Moira's explanation and persuasion, Ms. Grey finally agreed to the request but set a few conditions. First, only Caesar would be allowed in. Second, if any issues arise, he must leave the room immediately.
Moira agreed promptly, and under Moira and Ms. Gran's guidance, Caesar was led to a room on the innermost part of the second floor of the villa.
"Remember, if anything happens, you must leave the room immediately," Ms. Grey warned again before carefully unlocking and opening the door.
As Caesar calmly stepped into the room, the door closed tightly behind him. He looked around to see that it was a sealed room with the windows covered and the curtains drawn, making the room dim and stuffy.
The room was decorated in a style fitting for a young girl. The floor was covered with a soft rug, and various stuffed animals and dolls were scattered around.
The wind caused a wind chime hanging from the ceiling to tinkle, filling the room with a clear, melodious sound.
As Caesar took a few steps forward, he felt a resistance and heard a voice directly in his mind: "Don't, don't come in!"
Unfazed, Caesar continued forward and approached Carina's large bed, pulling back the blanket to reveal a curled-up, cute little girl.
The little girl, around ten years old, was dressed in cat-ear pajamas. Her exposed skin on her neck and wrists was as white as snow, and her long, golden hair fell across the bed. She looked like a cute little kitten or a solitary rose blooming against a cold wall.
"Are you not afraid of me?" The little girl's tear-streaked face did not move, but her thoughts were conveyed directly to Caesar's mind. The intensity of the telepathic message was enough to disorient an ordinary person.
Caesar remained unaffected, gently patting her head, and asked, "Can you hear my thoughts?"
"No." The little girl looked at him in surprise, finally speaking aloud in a tiny, childlike voice.
Caesar smiled and said, "That's right. From now on, I'll teach you how to control your awakened abilities."
Caesar wasn't one to teach others lightly, but he saw potential in this little girl that far exceeded even Charles and Magneto.
"Really?" The little girl's eyes widened with delight as she nuzzled her small head against his large hand.
"Of course. You've been here for a long time, right? Let me take you outside and see the world." Caesar said gently.
"Um." The little girl hugged his arm, mustering her courage as she said, "My name is Jean Elain Grey."
Caesar met her gaze and nodded, "Jean, from now on, you'll be my student."
Neither of them knew that this special encounter would completely alter the trajectory of the current timeline.
(End of Chapter)