[3rd Person POV] [Xavier's school] [Kitty's room] [M]

  Kitty was sitting on her bed with Goldy. Well, the retriever was lying on the bed, chewing on a toy bone.

  She heard about the arguments Aron and Jean had with the Professor and the fact that they decided to go their way, so she wao tact Aron to find out what was happening. Unfortunately, she couldn't do anything because she didn't have any way to tact him or Jean. And she was angry because they just decided to go without even telling her anything.

  "He should have at least said something to me. How could he leave like that?" She thought, annoyed as she petted the dog that Aron bought a few days ago. "Don't you think that those two were too mean? They left without telling me anything."

  She tio stroke the puppy's fur, trying to calm herself down.

  "And Mystique also came back, saying Mago is going after Rogue. I don't even know what's going on anymore. No oells me anything," She sighed and y on her back. She was so frustrated by the ret turn of events.

  [Wooff! Wooofff!] Goldy barked, wantitention.

  "Yeah, yeah. I'm not ign you, boy," Kitty chuckled as she petted the dog. "You're a good boy, aren't you? Yes, you are."

  As she tinued petting the puppy, she thought, 'I hope nothing bad will happen to Aron and Jean.' She noticed that the dog jumped down the bed and wagged his tail with two more barks.

  "What? You wanna go out for a walk?" Kitty asked as she sat up.

  "Woof!" Goldy answered in his own way.

  "Okay, let's go out," Kitty stood up and put on her sneakers before pig up the leash. The dog was wagging his tail happily as she put it on his neck. "e on, boy."

  They left the room and walked through the corridors. As soon as they reached the entrance hall, however, they bumped into Psylocke and Jubilee.

  "Oh, hey, Kitty. Are you taking out the new dog for a walk?" Jubilee asked.

  "Yeah. This little guy wants to stretch his legs," Kitty answered with a smile.

  "Well, we were going to the market, so wanna tag along?" Jubilee said with her usual smile.

  Kitty g the excited retriever, then back at Jubilee and Psylocke. "Sure, why not? Goldy could use the pany. Let me grab my wallet."

  Psylocke raised an eyebrow. "No need. It's just a quick trip. Besides, you're with us." She smirked. "We've got you covered."

  Kitty smiled and nodded. "Alright the's go."

  The trio stepped outside, the retriever tugging at his leash iement. Today was a little cold and the ground was still wet from the st night's rain. They walked dowh leading to the gates of Xavier's School, chatting about ret events.

  Jubilee, always bubbly, gestured animatedly as she spoke. " you believe Scott's rea when Logan just walked in with that—?"

  Before she could finish, a swirling, blue portal appeared in front of them. The group froze. Goldy barked and wagged his tail, clearly unbothered by the sudden anomaly. He looked excited.

  "What the hell?" Psylocke muttered, instinctively reag for her psychic bde.

  The portal grew rger, its energy crag like lightning. Before any of them could react, the pull became irresistible. The trio and the dog were yahrough the portal, their surroundings dissolving into a bright blur.

  [The New Isnd Base]

  Kitty, Jubilee, and Psyloded on their feet. Goldy nded gracefully, shaking his fur like nothing had happened.

  Kitty looked around i trees surrounded a big mansion. And the entire pce was surrounded by huge walls and turrets. "What is this pce?" She asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

  Jubilee poioward the open gate. "Uh… guys?"

  Outside was the sea and beach. The water was crystal clear, the waves shimmering in the sunlight. A gentle breeze ruffled the palm trees growing at the edge of the beach.

  "I don't know, but it looks awesome!" Jubilee excimed, running forward.

  "Hey, wait!" Psylocke called out to her.

  "e on, you guys! Let's check this pce out!" Jubilee yelled.

  Goldy barked happily and ran after her, his leash dragging behind him. Kitty and Psylocke exged gnces before running after them.

  Soon enough, all four of them were standing at the edge of the beach. Goldy was sniffing the ground curiously. He was wagging his tail as he picked up Aron's st.

  Jubilee grinned widely. "This pce is so cool! Who do you think brought us here?"

  "That would be me," Aron teleported before them with Jean, Wanda, and Pietro by his side. "Sorry about the fusion, I had to make sure you aren't being followed."

  "Aron?!" Kitty excimed in surprise. She ran to hug him without thinking.

  Aron chuckled, hugging her back. "Hey there, Kitty."

  Kitty pulled aunched his chest, "How could you just leave without a word?" She hit his chest a few times again, her eyes teary.

  "Ouch! That hurts, you know," Aron said with a fake pout.

  "It better hurt! You had nht to just leave like that!" Kitty huffed, wiping away her tears.

  Aron smiled gently and ruffled her hair. "Sorry about that. Things got a bit heated and I..." He g Jean. "We had to make a choice."

  [Woof! Woof!] Goldy barked excitedly, running towards Aron. He jumped up, putting his front paws on Aron's legs.

  Aron chuckled, petting the dog. "Hey, boy. So, you're here too, eh?"

  "Woof!" Goldy barked, wagging his tail.

  Kitty watched the iioweewo and chuckled, "He missed you. We all did, you know."

  Aron g her, "It's barely been two days and you are already missing me aing all teary... Well, did you miss me that muaybe... you are just jealous because Jean was with me and you weren't?"

  "Hey! You have nht to say such things! I'm not like that!" Kitty fumed, stomping her feet.

  He ughed, "I was just kidding. e here," He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead.

  "Stop teasing me," Kitty pouted, crossing her arms over her chest.

  "Alright, alright. No more teasing," Aron chuckled as he g the rest of the group.

  They went to the mansion and Jean expined everything that had happeill now. About how the Professor tried to erase her memories and created fake oo trol her and lied to her all this time. Then, Aron expined about Trask and the Sehreat that he destroyed before the Professor fronted him, and starting there, they had an argument. In short, he told them everything.

  "He did what?" Psylocke stood up from the chair she was sitting on.

  "Yeah. Thanks to him Jean's real self almost got destroyed. In a year or two, her sed personality would have pletely taken over," Aron expined.

  "That guy..." She muttered angrily, g her fists.

  "But... He... Why?" Jubilee felt lost and angry at the same time. The image of the kind Professor in her mind was slowly breaking down. He was always there for everyone and he even helped so many mutants, yet she never knew about the dark side of him. 'Maybe I ried to look the other way.' She thought sadly. 'I only seen and believed what I wanted... Or, he wanted. But to erase Jean's memories and repce them with another... How could he be so cruel?'

  Jean could tell what Jubilee was thinking. "It's okay. None of us knew."

  "We're sorry about that, Jean," Psylocke said, feeling sorry for Jean. She looked at Aron, "And thank you for saving Jean and everyone. If what you said is true, then Trask would have killed every mutant oh with his sentinels."

  Aron shook his head, "It was nothing, really. I just did the right thing."

  "Still... I don't get it. Why didn't he do anything even after knowing about Trask?" Jubilee asked, her brows furrowed in fusion.

  Jean sighed, "There were gover officials involved, so I guess, that's why he joined hands with SHIELD. That way, Trask would have had a difficult time pleting his Sentinel Project, and then through long legal processing, that Project could have been halted."

  "Or, they would have pleted the Projed sve the mutants just like those bastards from Genosha. Knowing the Professor's pacifist nature, I believe the tter sario would have happened." Aron shrugged.

  "And we would have ended up as sves?" Jubilee asked with wide eyes.

  "Yeah, I guess," Aron answered.

  "What? No way..." Jubilee fell on her back, lying on the couch. "That's..."

  Kitty was stuo silence by what she heard.

  "That's messed up," Psylocke said, g her fists. "If not for you, Trask's pn would have succeeded, and the mutants would have been hunted down or ensved."

  There was a minute of silence...

  "What's the pn now?" Psylocke asked Aron.

  "With Mago out of the picture..."

  "Wait! What?" Psylocke, Kitty, and Jubilee said at the same time.

  "Yeah, he po use Rogue's power to turn everyoo mutants, killing her in the process. He even tried to use Wanda and Pietro to create chaos iy to keep everyone busy while he put his pn into motion. But he paid his price. Ain't no one gonna hurt my friends and family, never again," Aron said as his eyes fshed dangerously.

  They g Wanda and Pietro in surprise.

  "He raised us as his own kids. Hell, Pietro didn't even know that he wasn't our father. And imagine, using us as his pawns, then sacrifig us just to achieve his dream..." Wanda muttered, g her fists.

  "Sigh!" Jubilee shook her head. "What the hell is wrong with everyone? First, it's the Professor and now it's Magoo... How they do such things?"

  "People are like that. They believe that their cause is just and that they are doing the right thing. But iy, they are just using others and sacrifig them to achieve their goals. Nothing more, nothing less," Jean expined.

  "What's ?" Psylocke asked again.

  "I'm pnning on taking enosha and freeing the mutants there. Then, I will create a try only for mutants, a pce where we won't have to hide or feel unsafe. A pce where we be ourselves without having to look over our shoulders. A paradise, only for us. And I want to know... Will you help me?" Aron asked, gng at the rest.

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