The transport aircraft, carrying the rescued mutants and young X-Men, flew back to Xavier's Academy located in Westchester County.
The rescued mutants sat together.
The young X-Men sat together.
But regardless of whether they were rescued mutants or young X-Men, their gazes at this moment were focused on the family of three not far away in the cockpit, along with Quicksilver Pietro and Mystique Raven serving as the main pilot.
Jean sat in the co-pilot seat, assisting Mystique in operating the transport aircraft that was borrowed from the Akali Lake Dam Base.
Wanda looked at this Earth's Quicksilver Pietro, continuing the topic that had not yet finished.
"Magneto… is your father? Isn't Ilya your father?"
"Ilya is our father."
Quicksilver Pietro shook his head, looking at Wanda: "But I don't know what universe you come from, but here, Ilya is our stepfather."
Wanda frowned: "But your mother is Marlena?"
Pietro nodded.
"Yes."
"…Alright then."
Upon hearing this, Wanda nodded somewhat acceptingly.
It wasn't the first time she had encountered herself from the multiverse; she was already aware that the settings vary. She just hadn't expected that on this Earth, she and Quicksilver would be the children of someone like Eric the Magneto.
This…
Wanda couldn't understand it, but she could accept this setting.
After all, the setting is tailored for this Pietro and Wanda, not for herself.
Just like her daughter said.
The Pietro here wasn't her uncle, and similarly, for Wanda, the biological father of this Earth's Pietro and Wanda wasn't her biological father.
However, due to the different settings, Wanda's original thought of visiting her counterpart in this world waned considerably.
So…
As Wanda's curiosity waned, she gradually reduced the topics of communication with this Pietro.
Canada wasn't far from the Federation, and soon, under Mystique Raven and daughter Jean's control, the transport aircraft began descending, finally landing vertically on the lawn of Xavier's Academy when the next day's morning light appeared.
Even though the main building of X Academy was turned into ruins due to an explosion.
The annex still existed.
Led by Mystique and Blue Beast, the rescued mutants were quickly arranged with several rooms for rest.
Hawk and Wanda followed daughter Jean to the room located on the third floor of the annex.
The room, though not large, had everything necessary and was tidily arranged.
Hawk surveyed the room like an old father visiting his daughter's rented apartment, then looked at daughter Jean and nodded.
"Not bad, just like me."
"..."
Beside, Wanda watched the proud Hawk, recalling how in her own universe she would go to Palm Street No. 521A every weekend to help tidy the house, feeling somewhat puzzled about where Hawk's comment "like me" came from.
But she didn't openly voice her thoughts.
After all, men…
On the outside, nothing matters more than their pride.
There's an old saying.
When men are outside, they can do without the inner things, but never without their pride.
So…
Wanda nodded in agreement: "It's indeed well-kept. Me and your dad were worried if you might suffer here, but it seems alright."
At least in daughter Jean's current room, everything necessary was present.
Moreover, Wanda just stroked the blanket that she found had a nice texture, indicating it was high-quality.
Wanda thought, looking at Hawk: "Professor X is quite good."
Hawk nodded: "Yes."
One thing is one thing.
Again.
You may say Professor X is a saint, but you can't say Professor X is bad, because if he were truly bad, there wouldn't be a group of mutants willing to follow him.
Just like Mahatma Gandhi.
A movement of non-violence and non-cooperation.
Even when critiqued, it didn't stop the Indians from honoring Gandhi with the title "Mahatma."
At least in the hearts of those people, Gandhi was someone worth following.
Daughter Jean, hearing Wanda's words, brightened up: "Yes, mom, the professor is a good man."
Since the conversation had drifted to Professor X, Hawk and Wanda were curious about the experiences daughter Jean had upon arriving in this world.
Daughter Jean then began to recount to Hawk and Wanda her experiences in this world.
"I don't know how I came here either."
"It was that day when I was captured by that bad guy whose figure looked larger than a planet."
"At first, I didn't resist, making him believe I had no ability to fight back, then took advantage of his attention and motivated my energy just like when I first went looking for Dad."
"I originally thought I would land not far from Dad."
"The result..."
"When I opened my eyes again, I found myself here."
Jean couldn't help but purse her lips as she recalled her experience shortly after landing on this Earth, even feeling amused when recounting some incidents.
Simply put.
Although she faced some small setbacks upon arriving here, they were insignificant.
When Jean first landed on this Earth, she was only five or six years old, but undeniably she grew well under Wanda's education and her own intelligence.
First, she confirmed that the time on this Earth was the late sixties, though she didn't understand what had happened, she wasn't panicked, especially after confirming that at least here there were no traces of her Dad and Mom's presence in New York City, she went to a welfare institute.
Hawk soothed her to sleep once and talked about his youthful experiences.
Moreover, the late sixties in the Federation were indeed not as awful as the modern era; it was still a time where people lived the Federation dream.
This is why Jean soon got placed into the welfare institute, and a foster family was arranged.
The surname of that foster family was Grey.
Due to the concern that members of the Celestial God Team might come after her, the sensible Jean only said her name was Jean when discussing her identity without mentioning her surname, and she didn't mind her foster family calling her Jean Grey either.
Dad and Mom once said there is no free lunch in this world.
At worst, when Dad and Mom find her later, she could talk to them about finding a way to repay this foster family.
This was Jean's plan and her intended course of action.
The result—
Eric the Magneto's upheaval at the White House completely made the public aware of the existence of 'Mutants', and coincidentally, when Jean was already fostered by the Grey family, Madam Grey happened to witness her using mental Telekinesis once.
But Mr. and Mrs. Grey were kind-hearted people, even though they were somewhat afraid of Jean's mutant identity, they didn't directly throw her out.
However, seeing one mutant news report after another about destruction, the Grey couple made a firm decision not to dare to keep Jean at home.
It was just at this time that the young Professor X visited.
While Jean was using her mental Telekinesis, Professor X, who was using the brainwave amplifier, also sensed the indescribably profound mental energy. After an investigation and discovering the Grey couple's dilemma in arranging Jean, he chose to visit.
Then...
In the moment Jean saw Professor X, the two of them engaged in a mental exchange.
She saw Professor X's spirit world, which was unreservedly open to gain her trust, filled with sadness, pain, regrets, and peace with no violence or hostility. Her intuition told her that Professor X was a good person.
Likewise, within Jean's spirit world, Professor X saw Jean's past and how she came to this world.
Thus, Professor X brought Jean back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, just like he once kept Mystique Raven.
Over the past ten years, Jean stayed at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, learning, with Professor X's help, how to control and wield the ever-growing mental energy that expanded over time.
Speaking of this mental energy.
Jean couldn't resist looking at her Dad Hawk and Mom Wanda sitting together on the sofa, teasingly complaining, "Why didn't you teach me how to control it back then? The professor even remarked that if he hadn't found me, I might have been overwhelmed by this ever-growing mental energy."
Hearing their daughter's teasing complaint, Hawk and Wanda couldn't help but glance at each other.
The next second.
Hawk looked at Jean. "My energy doesn't need control, it adapts to you; your current energy is inherited from your mother, ask your mom."
Wanda, who was beside him, was displeased with Hawk's passing the buck, rolling her eyes at him: "As if I understand it. Back then, you said not to worry about Jean, your energy would naturally guide her."
This is different from giving a man face outside.
Facing each other.
Jean, watching this scene, couldn't help but chuckle, "Alright, I'm fine now, aren't I? Besides, don't I look great?"
"Indeed, like me."
"Like me."
Hawk and Wanda, looking at their daughter who spread her arms and spun in a circle displaying herself as a graceful young woman, almost spoke in unison.
Then...
The two exchanged another look and smiled at each other.
Wanda met Jean's gaze, smiled slightly, then looked at Hawk: "So it seems we should thank this Professor X."
Hawk didn't speak, just nodded.
Jean heard this, opened her mouth, and was about to speak.
All of a sudden.
Her figure swayed.
Hawk raised his eyebrows, disappearing from the sofa in an instant, appearing beside his daughter Jean, supporting her.
Wanda's Crimson Chaos Power also intervened, pacifying Jean's spirit world which had suddenly erupted with mental energy.
The next second.
Leaning against Hawk's shoulder, Jean opened her eyes.
"It's the professor's voice!"
"..."