Makenzie Vega X Men ((top)) May 2026

It powered down. Confused.

"No," he said gently. "To offer you a home where people will see you. Even when you don't want them to." makenzie vega x men

The Sentinels stood still, waiting for a target that had never been there. It powered down

Her mutation manifested fully the night her foster father raised his belt. Kenzie didn't scream. She didn't run. She just looked at him—and then his eyes went glassy. He lowered his arm, turned around, and walked into the kitchen to make a sandwich. He never remembered her again. The social workers didn't either, when they came for the monthly check-in. They saw an empty bed, clean sheets, and wrote "Runaway" on the form. "To offer you a home where people will see you

She didn't flinch. "No one's ever looked that hard."

"Good," came Storm's voice over the comm. "Now do it to the other three."

Jean nodded slowly. "Because no one will ever see her coming." End of piece.