ISSUE #1

" How Hank? We saw his injuries last night. And yet he looks no different than he did before he was hurt. What happened? Did Elixir heal him? Did he do this?"

Laura asked as she and the remaining X-men, Beast, Megan, Wolverine, and scott looked upon the boy.

" Yeah, Hank? I know you said he's a quick healer. but last time was a bullet wound that missed vital organs. He had severe burns over ninety percent of his body. His lungs had been punctured by his broken ribs. His jaw was broken. And so, where both of his arms and legs. And yet now he looks like none of that ever happened."

Scott asked the man in genuine confusion and small terror.

" Scott, I told you before the boy's body was growing to adjust to his powers, but I think I was wrong. I think his body was adjusting to the punishment he was taking. That would explain why he was able to push his body through all of that. I can only theorize... No not even that would explain it. I can't even begin to think what it is that's helped him heal from this. Maybe his body is conducting soundwaves into energy to heal him. He was winded after letting out his ballistic scream for the first time. Maybe he absorbs soundwaves to heal injuries and since he is unconscious that energy is being absorbed at a much faster rate, thus making his healing process accelerate as well? That's the only thing I can think of."

Hank theorized as best he could the logic behind Nthan's swift healing.

" That's incredible. So, when he wakes up will he..."

Scott was asking.

" Be stronger than he was before? Maybe. Will he have a stronger durability and more endurance? Most likely. We'll need to do a new physical test to examine his capabilities. But I can only imagine what kind of things he'll be able to do."

Hank explained.

" Okay, but why was he so cool with killing so brutally?"

Megan asked. a question seemingly everyone else wanted the answer to

Scott looked at the group and frowned.

" His childhood wasn't the best. Something we all have in common. His stepfather always physically abused him and his mother. But the most troubling thing we found in his mind was when he was younger his family had visited a foreign country, where his father worked. He was kidnapped. That's all Emma could get from his mind. What else happened I don't know. it seems like a chunk of whatever happened there is missing."

Scott explained.

" You mean he forgot?"

Megan asked.

" No, it was forcibly yanked from his mind. Most likely by a telepath. But I know this the family went their together, but only he and his stepfather returned."

Scott stated.

" Whatever happened, Happened in that time span. But since then, he's been fighting every day of his life. Underground fight clubs are where he learned to fight. There's only two people he seemed to have any kind of happy memory with, his mom. And his friends Derrick and Nick."

Scott explained.

" Wait, I know he's been making phone calls to this Derrick guy. But he's never once said anything about Nick."

Megan stated.

" I've already said too, much. Anything else you'll have to ask him. When he's ready to tell you that is. You can all leave now. I will inform Him what is going to happen when he wakes up.

Scott explained to the group.

" I'm staying with him."

Laura stated.

Hours later!

Nathan began to awaken unaware of what had happened while he was unconscious.

" Ugh! What happened? Did we win? Where is everyone? I don't hear anyone in the man...sion..."

Nathan said as he looked around to see the ruins of the mansion.

He looked around to see a note siting on a nearby piece of rubble.

" Sorry to do this to ya kid... But the X-men have disbanded. We're all going our separate ways. Laura wanted to stay beside you until you awoke, but we needed to leave as soon as possible. We moved you to a place you'd be safe. Stay safe kid, I hope our paths cross again someday.

Logan.

The next part of the letter was written in a different handwriting.

" Nathan, I'm sorry."

Laura.

Nathan read the letter as his tears stained the sheet of paper.

' Those bastards! They just threw us away.'

Nathan thought to himself.

" Like yesterday's trash. Was all that they said about us being the future of our race. Us being the last. Us needing to protect each other. Was all of it a lie?"

Nathan asked.

" YOU BASTARDS!"

Nathan roared loudly. His ballistic blast erupted from his mouth destroying what was left of the Institute along with most of the forest around it.

Nathan looked around at the devastation he had caused. Though he shouted, he still was holding back, the force of the shout shouldn't have been enough to do what he had just done. There was only one conclusion he could come too.

" I've gotten stronger."

Nathan said to himself as he looked off into the nothingness that was now his life. Once again, he was alone.