“All ready, Peter?” Ms. Ororo asked as I put my suitcase in the car’s trunk.

“Alright, I am ready. Let’s go, Ms. Ororo.” I replied to Ms. Ororo as I sat in the car.

Today was the day I was finally going to join Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. It would have been much earlier but Dr. Connors dragged me into the research for the new lizard serum leading to a delay of a week.

I could have gone to the school using a portal but Ancient One had forbidden it. She had said that going to new place could be very risky for a new sorcerer even if they knew the specific coordinates. One could open a portal high in the air or even deep into the ground.

And I was only now properly learning the advanced portal arts. As such, it was not necessary for me to take a shortcut when I could easily go there within a few hours.

Thus, I had to go there physically. When Professor Xavier’s side had heard about it, Ms. Ororo had volunteered to pick me up.

“By the way, Peter. I heard that you got delayed because you were involved in a very special project in Oscorp. How did that happen?” Ms. Ororo asked curiously.

“Actually, my father was a dear friend of Dr. Connors who is the head of the project. When he saw that I am as intelligent as my father, Dr. Connors took me as his intern.” I answered his question.

“But you have to quit it because of us, right.” She asked sadly.

“No, actually I had gone to Oscorp to quit but I ended up helping him more than I had thought I ever could.”

“Really?” Ms. Ororo asked amazed.

“Ever since I obtained these powers, my intelligence has been actually enhanced, so I had done some of my research on my own while I was in Kamar Taj.

This research ended up helping Dr. Connors whose research was stuck. That is why I had to stay for a week to help him as I was the one who had furthered the research.”

I explained to Ms. Ororo in a layman’s terms as the progress of the actual research and its actual direction was a business secret.

“That’s incredible, Peter. Finally, we have someone smart among the students. All the other students except Jean are what I would say only average in their studies.” Ms. Ororo praised me for my intelligence causing me to blush.

“Say, Peter. All the students we have recruited are actually in your age group. I hope that you will make some new friends when we arrive.” Ms. Ororo said optimistically.

“I don’t know. Back in the school, I was just a shy nerd, making me an easy target for bullying.

But…. Now, after I have gained these powers and trained in Kamar Taj, I am much different person from before. So, I don't know if I will be able to make any new friends.”

“Then, I believe you will definitely make some new friends there.” Ms. Ororo said chuckling.

“Really?” I was surprised by her answer.

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“Everyone there has a completely different personality from everyone else. Their life has changed quite a lot since they awakened as mutants. Yet, they all have become great friends with each other.” She assured me that I would have no problem making friends.

As we talked, we soon arrived in Bayville, where Professor Xavier’s school was located.

“This is the place, Peter.” Ms. Ororo declared as we entered a mansion.

“Really, Professor Xavier runs his school in a mansion?” I was stunned to know that Professor ran his school in an actual mansion.

“That’s right, Peter. Welcome to the X-Mansion.”

As we entered the mansion, I could see Professor Xavier and Mr. Logan, waiting for us along with six teenagers, two boys and four girls.

The boys included a guy wearing red lensed sunglasses indoors and a blue haired boy.

The girls however were quite a diverse lot. There was a red haired beauty and a cheerful looking brown haired girl who gave the vibe of a girl next door.

These two girls however were the simpler looking ones. There was a girl who gave a completely goth vibe. She even had a white streak in her hair along with dark shaded makeup on her face.

And the last girl was quite a stunning one. She had silver white hair like mine along with beautiful blue eyes.

“Everyone, meet Peter. He will be joining us from today onwards.” Professor Xavier introduced me to everyone.

“Hi! Nice to meet you! Hello!”

I was given quite a greeting from some of the students. Especially, the red haired girl and the cheerful looking girl along with the blue haired boy gave me quite a warm greeting.

“Now, why don't all of you introduce yourself to Peter?” Professor Xavier asked all the students to introduce themselves.

“Scott Summers.” The boy with sunglasses introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you Peter. I hope you play nice around here unlike a certain someone.” Scott said while looking at the blue haired boy. He seemed to be the authoritarian type and it felt like he had a grudge against the other guy.

“Kurt Wagner.” The blue haired boy introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you, Peter. At last, the girl to boy ratio is a little more closer. Finally, Scott is not the only guy besides me.” Kurt definitely seemed to be the playful type.

“Jean Grey.” The red haired beauty introduced herself.

“I hope we can get along, Peter.” Jean welcomed me warmly.

“Katherine Pryde but only call me Kitty.” The cheerful girl said introducing herself. She definitely seemed to be a carefree girl.

“Rogue. That is all you need to know.” The goth girl said when it came her turn. From her attitude, it was clear that she didn’t want to get close to anyone.

“Emma Frost.” That’s all the silver haired beauty said. Looking at her expression, it was clear that she didn't want to be here.

“So, what is your power, Peter?” As soon as the introductions finished, Kurt asked me excitedly.

“Be a bit more patient, Kurt. But first, deactivate your holo watch. What have I told you about wearing it in the mansion?” Professor Xavier gently ordered Kurt.

“Do I have to do it, Professor?” Kurt clearly didn’t want to do what Professor had ordered.

“Yes, Kurt, you have to do it. Because that is who you are.” Professor Xavier said to Kurt softly.

Reluctantly, Kurt deactivated the watch on his wrist. And then in front of me was Kurt who definitely didn’t look like Kurt.

He now had blue skin along with a tail. Kurt looked at me as if expecting a look of repulsion.

“Do you not hate how I look?” He was clearly surprised by my calm expression which had not changed a bit at his transformation.

“Well, I am not much different from you.” Saying this, I removed the illusion spell from myself. Since I was going to stay here, I would naturally have to reveal my true appearance. Might as well do it a little earlier.

“Wow! You are similar to me.” Kurt exclaimed as I also hid my true appearance like him.

Suddenly, I received a premonition out of nowhere and in response my right hand had turned into a claw and was moving towards a place in my surroundings instinctively.

Although, I now had control over my instincts, it was only in a general situation. In emergency and urgent situations like this, my body still moved according to my instincts.

As my claw headed towards the respective direction, Kurt suddenly appeared where it was headed. No doubt, his sudden teleportation had triggered my instincts.

Startled, I tried to stop my attack but the momentum was too strong. Fortunately, I was able to slow the attack enough that Kurt could teleport again to escape it.

He reappeared where he previously was, taking deep breaths because of what he had just experienced.

“You shouldn’t have done that. My instincts are too strong. There could have been a serious accident.”