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  Over the past few days, I had spent almost all my time training with Psylocke and Storm, figuring out my mutation.

  We already figured out my power to absorb abilities and use them as my own. It was simir tue's but unlike her, my touch doesn't affect others. But what was even more surprising was the fact that I could give those abilities to others, even if only temporarily. I tested it out during one of our training sessions. Psylocke had created her psionic bde, and after abs its power, I mao tra to Storm. She wielded the psionic bde as if it were her own for five minutes.

  As I approached the door to the Danger Room, it slid open, revealing the massive chamber within. Storm and Psylocke were already inside, waiting for me. The room was different today. The tral ptform had been repced by a series of training modules desigo test various abilities—obstacles, targets, and energy fields flickered around the room, ready for whatever nned.

  "M, Aron," Storm said with a little smile. Today she was dressed in her white and silver suit, and kinda looking hot. I could see her nice cleavage popping out thanks to that tight e. I totally uand why some men here are crushing on her. Storm is a total babe. As for Psylocke, she was in her purple suit, but those exposed parts of her toned body still looked very sexy. I really love her thighs and ass, oh, that well-toummy.

  "M," I greeted back with a friendly grin. "So, what's on today's menu? More obstacle courses or maybe target practice?"

  "Actually, we're going to try something different," Psylocke replied as she walked toward one of the training modules. "We o see just how far you push your mutation. Abs my psioniergy was impressive, but now we o find out what else you do—hoowers you hold at once, how long you sustain them, and what happens when you transfer multiple powers to someone else."

  "Sounds like a lot of experimenting," I chuckled.

  "You've made incredible progress this week, Aron. The more we uand about your mutation, the better we help you trol it." Storm said as she fiddled with the sole. "I've called in some others to help us out."

  The door on the far side of the chamber opened.

  I turo see a group of mutants stepping into the room. Bobby Drake, also known as I. Kitty iight bck suit, Jubilee entered , her bright yellow jacket, and this time she was wearing jeans instead of a skirt. Finally, Colossus, the giant mutant with a heart of gold and a body anic steel. Dang! He looks bigger than I thought. This is my first time meeting him. He was away on a mission and came back st night.

  Jubilee ran up to me, "Hey, Aron! Long time no see!"

  "Yo, Jubes!" I greeted, giving her a fist bump. "Lookin' good!"

  "Thanks! You too!" She gave me a wink.

  Jubilee and I got pretty close during my stay here. We hung out a lot together, pying video games, watg movies, and even pying basketball and volleyball a couple of times. She was really fun to be around. Kitty didn't say much, except for a little hi. Well, sidering out first enter where she barged into my room when I was butt naked, she's probably still a bit embarrassed.

  I, oher hand, was chill as always. "Hey man, you ready for some a?"

  "Hell yeah!" I replied, grinning broadly.

  "So, what exactly are we doing here?" Kitty asked, gng around the Danger Room curiously.

  Storm motioned for the group to join us in the ter of the room. "Today, we'll test how well Aron absorb and bine multiple powers. Each of you will lend him your abilities, one by one, and we'll see how he hahem. If everything goes well, we'll also see if he trahose powers to someone else."

  Jubilee stepped forward, her energy crag faintly around her fiips. "So, are you gonna light up like a firework, or what?"

  I couldn't help but smile. "Guess we'll see."

  Storm Bobby. "You're up first." She activated the danger room. The room ged into an open field. Trees lihe edges, while a rge pond sat in the middle.

  "Alright, hit me," I extended my right hand toward Bobby.

  "Ok, don't pin if you freeze your ass off," Bobby grinned as ice crystals formed over his skin. Suddenly, a bst id air shot out from his palm, enveloping my hand.

  "Shit! That's cold!" I shivered slightly, feeling my fingers going numb. I felt a familiar jolt—a tingliion that started at my fiips and spread through my entire body. Within seds, I felt a chill run down my spine, and I khat I had absorbed his ice-maniputing abilities. I don't feel cold anymore. "Ok. That's enough."

  "Try it out," Bobby said, stopping his power.

  I ched my fist and covered my body with ice.

  "Alright!" I raised my hand and focused on the cold energy flowing through me. Instantly, ice crystals began to form in the air around my fingers, shaping into a sharp icicle that I u one of the targets across the room. The target shattered on impact, ice shards scattering everywhere.

  "Holy shit! That's awesome!" Jubilee excimed iaring wide-eyed at my i.

  "Language," Colossus warned Jubilee as he patted her head.

  "Sorry," She apologized, blushing a bit.

  I pumped his fists. "That was great."

  , it was Kitty's turn. She stepped forward, phasing through Colossus as she approached.

  "Argg! Why do you do that every time?" Colossus said as he rubbed his arms and I'm pretty sure he shivered a bit.

  When our hands touched, I felt a strange shift, like my body was being less solid. I took a deep breath and trated, willing myself to phase. My hand began to blur, and I was suddenly passed through Kitty.

  "Whoa! That feels weird!" Kitty excimed in surprise.

  As I pulled away from her, my body returo normal. It was disorienting but manageable. I could definitely get used to this. I was still maintaining my i alongside Kitty's phasing power.

  "Ha! Now you see how weird it feels every time you barge into others' rooms," I said with a little smirk.

  "Hey! That was a oime thing! And you were... Ahem!" Kitty blushed a bit, remembering the i. "Whatever!" She elbowed me a little as she walked past me. "Tsk. Ice."

  "You gotta try harder, Miss. Kitty," I said teasingly.

  "Me ," Jubilee jumped up excitedly, waving her hands in the air. "e on, Aro me bst you again!"

  "Again?" Storm arched a brow at Jubilee.

  "Ah, never mind," Jubilee quickly shook her head, realizing her slip of the tongue. She quickly touched my hand and used her explosion ability.

  I felt another jolt—the energy flowing through me felt different, hotter. It was freaking unstable explosive power! No wonder, she keeps bsting things and people left and right. I o be careful with this one. I closed my eyes and tried to trol the energy flowing within me, shaping it into small spheres that I could unch at targets. As I opened my eyes, I saw several fireworks exploding in the air around my fiips.

  "Wow! You trol it that easily?!" Jubilee said with a surprised expression as she looked at the tiny explosions around my fiips.

  "I uand why you bst things off all the time now," I said to Jubilee as I trolled my explosions. "This is some crazy unstable energy. It kinda makes me want to just let it explode!"

  "Hey! I do not do it all the time!" As soon as she said that, everyone looked at her with an unvinced look. "Ok, maybe a few times..." But those gres at her tinued. "Alright fine! Many times!" Jubilee said as she lowered her head in embarrassment.

  Colossus stepped forward st.

  "So, should I just hit you or...? I don't want you to get hurt," He said to me hesitantly, g his gigantic metal fists.

  "Don't worry," I replied, grinning broadly. "I'll be fine. Hopefully, fine."

  Colossus nodded, "Ok then. Here I go." His metallic skin hardened intanic steel. Suddenly, he swung his fist at me.

  I held my palm up, catg his massive metal fist like a pro. Dang! That was a heavy punch! I almost got pushed back, but I felt my body harden and my muscles swell. My skin took on a metallic sheen, and I knew I had absorbed his power to transform intanic steel. Cold smoke was rising from my metal body as I maintained all the powers at the same time.

  Colossus pulled his fist back.

  I absorbed all the power aed bay human form.

  "Now, let's see how you handle all of these together," Storm said, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

  I took a deep breath and focused on bining the different abilities. First, I phased through a nearby tree, then, as I emerged oher side, I covered my arm in id unched a burst of Jubilee's fireworks at aarget. Finally, I transformed into my steel form, feeling the sheer power c through my body. I was able to switch between and bihe powers seamlessly. Eae flowed into the without aation, as if they were all meant to be used together.

  "Incredible," Storm murmured, clearly impressed. "You're handling this better than I expected."

  "Feels pretty natural," I admitted, a bit surprised at how easy it was to trol so many abilities at once.

  "Omega level or beyond!" Psylocke mumbled under her breath.

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