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Chapter 13

"Haaaah…Training is so tiring!" Liz complained while lying on the wooden floor inside Raynold's dojo.

"You can always stop, you know. It's not like we are forcing you." Felicia grinned like a cat while saying that.

"...Nah, I am okay! You can't get rid of me that easily!" The blonde cheerleader swiftly ended up sitting up.

Black Cat clicked her tongue and looked away. Here goes her chance to get rid of opposition!

The platinum-haired thieving girl looked at Raynold and Jean sitting inside a bubble. She doesn't like this at all. This up close and personal training is sending warning bells to her.

Similar look Illiana had as well. She was gazing at the pair. It made little sense to the stepsister of Raynold's.

Jean is a redhead. They just discussed his fetish for blondes! And now he is paying extra attention to this redhead!

'It has to be her Mutant powers! As a battle junky, he knows something I don't know.'

The blonde girl realised it had to be related to those mutant factions! He is picking a fight with them!

'I see- I see!'

Iliana felt quite smug as she realised his deal! It's funny how she only thought about Raynold's point of view and not Jean's. She never considered her interest in him.

A few hours later, it was getting late, and the martial artist decided to take the girls to their home.

'Ray, take Liz first, okay?' Jean spoke directly to Raynold's mind.

'Sure…'

Though he picked them together, he flew towards Liz's home first.

The blonde showed him where she lived; once he delivered her, he took Jean to her place.

"Any reason why you wanted me to deliver Liz first? Even though your place is closer to mine?"

A smile appeared on her lips.

"That's because~"

The redhead leaned forward and kissed the martial artist on his lips. The psychic beauty wrapped her hands around his neck as she pushed her body into his.

The kiss lasted for a bit before she pulled back.

"What do you think~?" She asked him with a slightly hot breath.

"Not bad~ we'll practise this art some more later." He said that with a teasing voice.

"Yes, ~ more practice is needed. I think my powers slip when I do that. I need more testing~." She teased back with a suggestive tone.

"It appears the honour student is a naughty girl~" He whispered to her ear.

"Who knows? As long as no one sees me do naughty things, it's fine~" Jean kissed him one more time before walking back to her home. Before she opened the doors, she turned around and looked at him with a wink before entering.

'As they say, it's always the quiet ones which are the most thirsty.'

With a burst of speed, he disappeared.

~~~

"...Hmm…"

"What is it, professor?" A white-haired woman asked with a curious look. She has beautiful chocolate skin, an incredible contrast to her white hair.

"Something is strange when I use Cerebro. I picked up an Omega-class mutant. But the moment she appeared, someone hid her from me."

"Is that even possible?" The woman is shocked that someone can hide from THAT machine!

"...there are means to hide. But they are not common; one needs to know that we have such a machine to hide in the first place." The bald man said with a frown as he recalled a particular person who helped him in creating this thing in the first place.

"Do you at least see who this woman was?" A Grumpy voice said from the other side; it was a man who looked in his mid-thirties to early forties. He was muscular, signifying his role in the group. He was the muscle.

"A red-haired teenage girl in Queens was going from school when a car almost hit her. She awakened her latent psychic powers. As powerful as mine, if not stronger."

"That's quite a potential. We need to locate this girl quickly." The white-haired woman was impressed to hear what this girl could potentially do.

"If she awakened such power in a densely populated place like New York, we could have issues finding her."

"Indeed, Logan, that's why we need to move out. I will have a better chance of finding her if I am in Queens."

"Fine. Then let's move out."

~~~

A group of mutants arrived in Queens the next day after the red-haired girl revealed her powers. They ended up on the roof of the building overlooking the crossing, the same corner where the girl showed her powers for the first time.

"This is close to a school." The white-haired woman commented as she saw a school near the place.

"Yes, that should be her school." The bald man nodded as he observed people moving back and forth.

Spotting a red-haired girl shouldn't be an issue. However, the group didn't realise that the Martial Artist tracked their group.

The professor is using brain waves, while Raynold is using lifeforce.

And so, when the classes ended, the martial artist was close to Jean the whole time. As he knew he would get his chance to mess with the X-men.

"That's her?"

"Yes. Curious—I can't sense the girl's presence. Something is blocking her. Hmm, that teen next to her, I can't sense his presence either."

"Do you think it's his mutant power?"

"Possibly…"

~~~

"They are here, Jean," Raynold whispered to the girl, hugging his hand.

"What? Already?"

"I told you, your psychic powers are strong, and they want you to join their group."

Jean frowned when she heard that. There is no way Redhead will join them! One, she has no idea who they are! Two, the girl had already learned the basics of her power. She can easily live an everyday life if she wants to!

Most importantly, if they take her away, she will be away from her family, school and— Raynold!

So no!

"...Miss, can we speak with you?" A bald man in a fancy wheelchair asked her. Behind him was a group of people.

Random people around them proceed to walk away as if someone told them.

There were a total of three people with the bald man.

A woman with white hair of African descent. A middle-aged man with an unkept beard but very muscular, and a brown-haired teen with red sunglasses.

"Are you that weird group of people who recruit people with superpowers?" Jean asked with narrowed eyes.

Raynold, who heard that, could barely control himself and not start laughing. He has wholly turned Jean against them! It's hilarious!

"Weird? I think you misunderstood; I am Professor Charles Xavier, the headmaster of the School for Gifted Youngsters."

"So it's a cover-up for your organisation?" The redhead was not buying it at all. She is still thinking that it's some sort of conspiracy going on. More precisely, the girl doesn't want to believe, so she won't.

"Not quite; I gather young mutants and teach them to wield their powers."

"Then it's okay since I already have the means to control my powers. There is no need for you to be here." Jean smiled while saying that.

"I think you don't understand girly. There is a reason why we gather like this. There are good mutants, and there are bad mutants."

"Then it's good as well. Since I have someone who will make those 'bad' mutants disappear!" The redhead girl hugged Raynold's arm.

"Oh? Do you think your boyfriend can protect someone who can bend metal with his mind?" Logan asked with an amused look. He was joking, but he never expected the girl to confirm instantly!

"Yep!"

"!?"

"It appears that Jean has no interest in your club."

"Hey! I don't know who you are, but you have no reason to make fun of us!" The teen with red sunglasses took a step forward and angrily exclaimed. The professor and others from their side looked surprised by the teen's behaviour.

"It appears he is jealous," Raynold whispered to Jean.

"...Ugh…" Jean groaned; this was not the first time someone had a crush on her!

"Why don't you move aside, or I will move you." Raynold casually, with a smile, told the glasses-wearing mutant.

"Oh? You think you can do that?" The mutant was itching to beat the martial artist.

"Scott! Control yourself!" The professor looked annoyed. He could not read these two in front of him. So he doesn't know their thoughts.

"It's okay. I can show the discipline of our school!"

The older pair of mutants looked at each other. What they are seeing is teenage hot-headedness.

"We are not here to make enemies!" Charles Xavier didn't like it! The redhead is an Omega Class Mutant! If they piss her off, they potentially can lose a mutant of such calibre!

"It's fine!"

Before Scott could do something, Raynold motioned with his finger and flicked.

The sunglasses-wearing teen flew away like a ragdoll!

"As I said, I will move you away." The martial artist said with a casual voice.

Such a casual demonstration of power has put the mutant group on edge! Is this teen an Omega mutant as well!?

He then moved away from Jean and towards the mutants before them.

Logan moved forward and in front of the Professor.

"Kid, don't do anything rash. We are in the middle of New York."

"Ha! You pulled us into this alleyway! On top of that, the bald man used his psychic powers! I think it's enough for us to spar! What do you think?"

Raynold started to stretch his hands, preparing to fight.

"You want to fight?"

"That's why we played along. I knew you were coming. I want to test out the mutants. I know another group exists. I will test them out after sparring with your group."

"...You are mental! We are not enemies." The white-haired woman exclaimed.

"Enemies? If you were my enemy, you would have died ages ago. I want a spar. I want to see the limits of a mutant."

Listening to the way Raynold is speaking made the bald Professor realise one thing.

"You are not a mutant?"

"I am a Martial artist." As the teen said that, a milky white aura surrounded his body.

His hair slightly went up as force this aura radiating has affected him.

"..."

"...Fine, since you are asking for a beatdown, I will give you one!"

Logan rushed forward and tried to punch Raynold, who moved his head to the side, easily dodging the attack.

"Slightly above average; you are weaker than the spider." With simple leg movement, the martial artist delivered a knee strike to the man's gut.

The mutant gasped as he grabbed his guts and dropped to the ground into a fetal position.

"...N-No way…"

"..."

The pair of mutants witnessed one of the strongest fighters they have ever seen get knocked out with a simple knee strike!

"Now then. Two down, two left."

The woman swiftly moved forward in front of the professor.

"If you want to fight, I will fight you!"

"...Ugh… you don't even know how to strike correctly; what are you saying?" Raynold said with a sigh; he realised that he wouldn't get anything from these two.

"...Meh… Jean, I think I finished here. Let's get back to my Dojo; we can continue to practise there." Raynold, out of nowhere, turned around and proceeded to return to the redhead girl.

"Okay!"

Jean instantly agreed as she didn't want to spend time with these guys. The image of these 'X-Men' is forever damaged in her mind. These guys are—Weak!

"Wait!" The professor exclaimed with a nervous look. Nothing is working how he has envisioned it! He thought he could meet and awe this girl with his psychic powers. As she was just like him. He could easily teach her what he had developed and learned himself

"Hmm? What is it?"

"This girl is a psychic who can wield telepathy; I am one too. I am perfect to teach her how to wield her powers!"

"...No, Ray already taught me the primary means to turn off my powers and turn them on, as well as to mute peoples' thoughts," Jean answered instead.

"...W-What? But you only awakened your powers yesterday!"

"...First of all, gross, don't stalk people, and second, he is a martial artist! Mental discipline is something one learns as well, right?" She asked Raynold the question instead.

"So smart." Raynold stroked her hair, which made the psychic girl blush from happiness! He even praised her! Making her smile at him even more!