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Ryan's P.O.V

It was Wednesday and I was in the middle of a rather boring physiology class when I was called to the Proffesor's office. Gathering my books and stowing them away I slipped out of the classroom as quietly as possible. It was hard not to notice all the eyes on me. Once in the hallway I started freaking out.

I had been here for four years. My departure from the Avengers did not go unnoticed and I became the topic of conversation for all the students. Word spread of my background and at first people were afraid of me. I was a 14 year old mercenary who showed up at the institute's front door, and after the whole incident with Ultron people weren't too fond of the Avengers. Even X-Avengers.

So I made my way to the Proffesor's office. Passing the various classrooms on the first level.

'Hey Ryan'

I jumped a bit at the sudden intrusion in my head but relaxed when I realized that it was just Cassie's voice that echoed through my skull.

'Hey Cassie'

'I hope you don't mind but a bunch of my partners were talking about how they heard you were sent to the Proffesor's office'

'Word gets around fast here'

'Well we are mutants'

'Except me remember? I'm a yucky half breed'

'This isn't Harry Potter it isn't a matter of whether or not all of you is mutant. You are a mutant. End of discussion'

As I ascended to the second level where the dorms were the reception got fuzzy.

'I gotta go but good luck with the Professor. Contact me if you get expelled'

'IM NOT GETTING EXPELLED' She was already gone though.

I sighed and rounded a corner but something was off. AN AMBUSH.

I rolled to the left just in time. Flush and his goons popped up and I would've gotten rammed. I slowly straightened not taking my eyes off them.

"Looky looky, the little droplet is heading to the Professor's office. Hope you get expelled. Filthy half-breed! You piece of-"

"Now Emmanuel what would your father say if he heard that language come from your mouth?" I smirked. We've been at this for a while now. I knew all the right buttons to push.

He growled. I felt a slight suction in the air.

"Says the kid who never even met his father."

Unfortunately he knew my buttons too.

"My father is a god. What does your daddy do? Mine owns the oceans and works along side his brother Zeus the king."

"Whatever. Time for your swirly." He shot his hands forward and activated his powers. The vortex he created would have sucked the air out of my lands and could've suffocated me but I was ready and leaped to safety. I threw a small dart at his hand and he howled in pain.

"Jellyfish poison. Highly toxic. It's only a couple milligrams so you'll be fine. As for you three." I gestured to his posse. "I'm all out of fish. SO a good old fashioned beating will have to do." I smirked.

"Let's get outta here." One said and they vanished.

I continued my route to the Professor's office. After climbing another staircase I reached his office. I walked right in.

His office was very normal. Lots of ornamented wood and books. Loads of books. His desk was mahogany from what I could tell and I took a seat in one of the two chairs in front of it. His wheelchair turned around and he faced me.

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