New Mutants (Marvel;Re)/Issue 1

The first issue of Marvel;Re's New Mutants comic.

Synopsis
After an unfortunate encounter, Joshua Foley, whose Mutant gene has newly activated, is transferred to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, where he is trained how to use his Mutant abilities.

Plot
We open on Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters on fire. People in hockey masks storm the hallways of the school and stand outside with lit guns and more. Phrases such as "die Mutie scum" are spraypainted on the walls of the school. A woman in a hockey mask lights a Molotov cocktail and gets ready to toss it through one of the school's windows. The woman in the mask turns around and is decked in the face by a teenager that appears to be made of gold. The teen then picks up her Molotov and tosses it away from the building. It blows up behind him and he walks into Xavier's School. A small group of men in hockey masks gather at the front door of the school, pointing their guns at it. They all get ready to fire. Moments later, the golden boy bursts through the door, and they all open fire on him. They fire for multiple panels, the boy not being shown as they do. Eventually, all of them run out of bullets, and their leader is seen staring in terror at the boy, who is revealed to be completely fine. A close-up on him reveals he has a massive hole in his cheek which instantly heals. The men in masks' leader rushes towards the boy, who pushes the man to the ground when he's close enough. While on the ground, the masked leader begins violently coughing and shivering. They all drop their guns and raise their hands. The golden boy runs by them. A small group of hockey-masked soldiers pin different students to the ground and get ready to execute them. However, before they can, the golden boy bursts into the room and tackles the soldiers one by one, grabbing their faces each time and causing them to go into coughing fits. One of the captured students looks up at the golden boy. The horned girl nods and gets out of the room with the other students. Joshua continues ahead and bursts into the gym of the school. It's revealed there's no one in the gym. In fact, it appears to be the only peaceful place left in the school. Joshua walks through the gym, looking for something. However, without him knowing, a woman whose face is covered in shadow sneaks up behind him and raises the blunt end of her gun, bashing the back of his head and knocking him out cold. Later, Joshua is unconscious and tied to a chair. He is woken up by water being tossed in his face. Standing over him is the shadowy woman. The woman tosses six pictures of six teenage Mutants in front of Joshua. Joshua looks down at the pictures and smiles. We then suddenly cut to six weeks earlier. Joshua is shown on a train, looking out of a window. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a piece of paper reading "Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters". While staring at the paper, Joshua has a flashback that shows him pushing a man down the stairs. The man who was pushed gets up and stares at Joshua. Back in the present, Joshua continues to stare at the paper until the train stops. Joshua walks out of the train and walks out of the station and into a very run-down neighborhood. Obviously quite confused, Joshua walks over to a police officer. Joshua walks away from the officer. A short montage shows him in several parts of the neighborhood, none of which are remotely close to the school. Joshua turns around and sees a hooded teen walking towards him. The hooded man takes his hood off, revealing he's completely white. Kevin and Joshua start walking together to Xavier's School. Kevin shoves his right hand into his stomach and sinks his entire arm in. He then blows into his left hand's thumb and his right hand suddenly appears, inflating like a balloon. Kevin then looks at Joshua with a big smile but Joshua stares at him with shock and horror. Joshua takes a moment to think about Kevin's words. Kevin gestures in front of them and Joshua stares in awe as he gazes upon the school for the first time. The two walk up to the gates of the school and Joshua attempts to open them but they don't budge. A speaker at the side of the gates turns on and someone begins talking to them. The gates open up for the pair and they walk in. The gates shut behind them once they do. Joshua attempts to enter the front door of the school. Kevin leads Joshua to a short line at the back of the school. A girl in a green beanie and jacket walks from the front of the line. As she's walking away, Joshua and her catch each other's eyes. Cue a montage of the two waiting in line. Joshua quite obviously becomes more and more bored as he waits. Joshua is asleep. Kevin pokes Joshua a few times until he wakes up. Joshua and Kevin walk into Jean's room where she sits waiting for them. Kevin sits in the chair in front of Jean and puts his hands out. Jean takes his hands and gazes into Kevin's eyes. The two go into a trance-like state where both of their eyes begin glowing blue. When it's over, she simply lets his hands go and their eyes go back to normal. Joshua sits in front of Jean and Jean takes his hands. The two gaze into each other's eyes and they begin glowing blue. Kevin smiles while watching this but it quickly drops when the blue suddenly turns to a powerful red that engulfs the room. Kevin stands back with a look of mild terror on his face as the red glow grows brighter and brighter. Luckily, the light suddenly stops, and Jean screams and falls out of her chair. Jean gets up and rubs her eyes before sitting back in her seat. Both Jean and Kevin are shocked at Joshua's blunt response. Smash cut to Joshua writing in a notebook while eating sushi at a lunch table. Joshua keeps eating and writing. Joshua stops and listens to the girls talking at the table behind him. The horned girl turns to Joshua. The horned girl turns back around. Joshua shrugs before noticing a window high above the cafeteria. Inside, he sees Lorna Dane talking to a few other people. Joshua looks through the window for a few more seconds before hearing a loud bang. He turns and spots a student with sunken eyes wearing a trench coat and gloves on the floor. Another student in a red shirt and black jacket walks over to the student on the floor. The student in red offers his hand to the sunken-eyed student. He takes the student in red's hand and is almost helped up by him. However, the student in red then lets go and allows the sunken-eyed student to fall and bash his head on to a table. Joshua attempts to get up but is stopped by Kevin. Joshua turns to Ford, who is still on the ground groaning from bashing his head against the table. Ford turns around, revealing he is bleeding from his head. Moments after Joshua notices this, Hellion picks Ford up by his coat. Julian wraps Kevin under his arm and noogies him. Julian lets Kevin go and turns to Joshua, who stands staring blankly at the two. Joshua walks over to Kevin and places his thumb on his head, healing Kevin's wound. Joshua then turns to Julian. Kevin avoids eye contact with Julian. Julian stares at Joshua for a bit before smiling. A green aura surrounds Jullian and his eyes also begin glowing. He picks up some chairs with his mind and levitates them around him. Everyone in the cafeteria stands up and stares at Joshua and Julian. Joshua looks at the window he was staring at earlier and sees no one in it. The two stare each other down and Julian crashes a chair into Joshua, sending him flying. Joshua gets up, seemingly completely unaffected by the chair. Joshua leaps at Julian while Julian levitates himself towards Joshua.
 * ???: HEY!!
 * Bald Man in Hockey Mask: Remember men, he's a Mutie! He's not a goblin or a trickster, he's just a punk kid with some fancy abilities! There's no reason to be scared of him!
 * Golden Boy: Instantaneous regeneration. Comes in handy, huh?
 * Masked Henchman: What the hell did you just do to him...?
 * Golden Boy: Don't worry, all I did was give him the common cold. He won't die but he won't be much in a fight. So, anyone else?
 * Horned Girl: Joshua...?
 * Joshua Foley: I just beat the guys in the hallway down there. You and everyone else get out of the building!
 * Joshua Foley: PAGE!!
 * Joshua Foley: ...What the hell...?
 * Mysterious Woman: So... the one who ruined my raid is you... I gotta admit, I didn't expect you to be such a thorn in my side when we first met. Usually, I'd just execute you on the spot but I get the feeling you've got info I need. So, tell me...
 * Mysterious Woman: These six are your friends, right? Where are they?
 * Man in Flashback: Wha... you piece of crap!
 * Joshua Foley: Uh, excuse me, officer?
 * Officer: Hm?
 * Joshua Foley: Can you point me in the direction of Xavier Academy?
 * Officer: Oh, the Mutie school? Walk up ahead, you'll know it when you see it.
 * Joshua Foley: Thanks and, uh... you're not really supposed to call Mutants "Muties", it's sorta--
 * Officer: Right, right, sorry. I just hear it a lot, so it doesn't really register with me that it's offensive.
 * Joshua Foley: Right...
 * Officer: I'll try to cut down on it.
 * Joshua Foley: Mhmm... Well, thank you, I guess...
 * Joshua Foley: Okay... so either he didn't actually know where the school is... or he straight-up lied to me. Wonderful.
 * ???: Yo!
 * ???: You a Mutant?
 * Joshua Foley: How could you tell?
 * ???: You're made of gold, man.
 * Joshua Foley: Well... I mean, technically I could be a mutate.
 * ???: Bro, come on.
 * Kevin Sydney: A Mutant can't hide from another Mutant! The name's Kevin Sydney, what's yours?
 * Joshua Foley: Joshua Foley. I'm looking for Xavier Academy right now.
 * Kevin Sydney: Xavier... oh, you mean Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters? I'm actually heading there myself! Follow me and I'll take ya there, pal!
 * Kevin Sydney: So, what made you decide to start attending Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Josh?
 * Joshua Foley: What? Oh, um... truth be told, I didn't actually want to go.
 * Kevin Sydney: Really? Then what made you change your mind?
 * Joshua Foley: I actually never changed my mind. I was sorta... forced to go.
 * Kevin Sydney: How's that?
 * Joshua Foley: My parents kicked me out of my house and the principal of my school expelled me.
 * Kevin Sydney: Because you're a Mutant?
 * Joshua Foley: That and I pushed a guy down some stairs.
 * Kevin Sydney: They kicked you out because you pushed someone down the stairs?
 * Joshua Foley: I dunno either. After all that happened, I was found by a girl called Mirage that offered to let me stay at the Xavier Academy.
 * Kevin Sydney: Wha... No effing way, you met Mirage!?
 * Joshua Foley: Yeah. Is she important?
 * Kevin Sydney: Hell yeah she's important! Do you have any idea how much crap she's done?!
 * Joshua Foley: No, not really.
 * Kevin Sydney: For real?!
 * Joshua Foley: In all honesty, the only X-Men I actually know are the important ones. So, Xavier, Cyclops, Wolverine, those guys.
 * Kevin Sydney: Damn. Man, you've got a lot to learn!
 * Joshua Foley: You have no idea...
 * Kevin Sydney: So, outta curiosity, what's your power?
 * Joshua Foley: Hm?
 * Kevin Sydney: Your X-Gene. What power does it give you?
 * Joshua Foley: Uh... what's yours?
 * Kevin Sydney: Oh, you're gonna love it! Watch this!
 * Kevin Sydney: What?
 * Joshua Foley: What in the hell was that!?
 * Kevin Syndey: It's my mutation, man!
 * Joshua Foley: It... it's weird!
 * Kevin Sydney: Come on, man, don't judge me. You're a Mutant too. We should be proud of who we are!
 * Kevin Sydney: So, back on topic, what's your power?
 * Joshua Foley: ...I can't really demonstrate it, but I can change biology. I can heal people, make them suddenly sicks, stuff like that. If I overclock it then I'll pass out though.
 * Kevin Sydney: That sounds awesome!
 * Joshua Foley: Yeah, it's pretty-- wait, really?
 * Kevin Sydney: Hell yeah! Sounds pretty O.P. if I'm being honest. You got your level tested yet?
 * Joshua Foley: Level... being?
 * Kevin Sydney: It's fine. We're almost at the school and one of the teachers there gives out free level tests. We'll find out how powerful you are!
 * Joshua Foley: Okay.
 * Kevin Sydney: Uh... kinda underplayed reaction, but yeah! Oh, also, guess what?
 * Joshua Foley: What?
 * Kevin Sydney: Check it!
 * Woman on Speaker: Identify yourself effective immediately.
 * Kevin Sydney: Don't worry, Miss. Danger! He's with me!
 * Danger (through the speaker): Identify him for me, Mr. Sydney.
 * Kevin Sydney: His name's Joshua Foley. He's a new student here. Right, Josh?
 * Joshua Foley: Why won't the gate open?
 * Danger (through the speaker): Due to this school being a Mutant-Only environment, we are at constant risk of Anti-Mutant Extremist attacks. Apologies for the inconvenience, Mr. Foley, but I'm sure you understand.
 * Joshua Foley: Can you just open the gates?
 * Kevin Sydney: Dude, don't be rude to Miss. Danger.
 * Joshua Foley: Who was that on the speaker?
 * Kevin Sydney: Danger Room. Well, she prefers to be called "Danger" now.
 * Joshua Foley: How... can a room have preferences?
 * Kevin Sydney: It's a very long story but all you need to know is that she's a robot and she's one of the combat instructors at the school.
 * Joshua Foley: Combat? Why would a school teach combat?
 * Kevin Sydney: It's an optional class but if you eventually want to become an X-Man then it's mandatory to take.
 * Joshua Foley: I guess that makes sense.
 * Kevin Sydney: Yo, what're you doing? I thought you wanted to get your level tested.
 * Joshua Foley: Wouldn't I have to go into the school to do that?
 * Kevin Sydney: Well, yeah, but... man, you really don't know anything about this place. Follow me, pal.
 * Kevin Sydney: Wait in line and Mrs. Grey will determine your level.
 * Joshua Foley: Lines. Just what I always wanted...
 * Kevin Sydney: Like her?
 * Joshua Foley: What?
 * Kevin Sydney: If you do, I don't suggest going for it in all honesty. That's Lorna Dane. She's kinda... hard to approach.
 * Joshua Foley: I don't even know her, how could I like her?
 * Kevin Sydney: I'm just sayin'! Good to know, though. Now, let's get you tested!
 * Joshua Foley: Don't phrase it like that...
 * Jean Grey: Next!
 * Kevin Sydney: Yo, Josh, that's us!
 * Kevin Sydney: Wha... how did he fall asleep while standing up...?
 * Joshua Foley: Hm...? What...? Oh, right! Sorry, dozed off.
 * Jean Grey: Hello again, Kevin! And you must be the new student, correct?
 * Joshua Foley: I'm Joshua Foley. Nice to meet you.
 * Kevin Syndey: My pal Josh here wanted you to give us a Mutant-Level scan. That fine?
 * Jean Grey: It's more than fine! Though, since Mr. Foley is new here, would you mind doing it first to show him how it's done?
 * Kevin Sydney: Of course! I'm always up to get tested?
 * Joshua Foley: Still calling it that...
 * Jean Grey: Still an Alpha-Level Mutant, Kevin.
 * Kevin Sydney: Alright, now you try, pal!
 * Jean Grey: Remain as calm as possible during this. Panicking could disrupt the scan.
 * Joshua Foley: You're the boss.
 * Joshua Foley: Holy crap! Are you all right?!
 * Jean Grey: I-I'm fine! I'm fine! Jesus...
 * Joshua Foley: What was that?!
 * Jean Grey: It, um... it was nothing.
 * Jean Grey: So... Joshua...
 * Joshua Foley: Yeah?
 * Jean Grey: You are... you're Omega-Level.
 * Kevin Sydney: What!?
 * Joshua Foley: What?! Is that bad!?
 * Jean Grey: No, no, not at all. Quite the opposite, actually. You see, Mutants have multiple categories. Gamma is the least powerful, Alpha is powerful but not threatening, Beta is very powerful, and Omega... Omega is the most powerful of them all.
 * Joshua Foley: Whoa... really?
 * Jean Grey: This... this is a true rarity! I can't believe it! It's been years since the last Omega-Level began attending our school!
 * Kevin Sydney: You're Omega-Level, man! How awesome is that?!
 * Jean Grey: If you want to, we have a special course specifically for Omega-Levels. It's basically an after school club specifically for Omega-Levels. Are you interested at all?
 * Joshua Foley: No.
 * Joshua Foley: I'm a new student here. I haven't even proven that I'm any good yet. I don't really want special treatment just because a rating system says I'm powerful.
 * Jean Grey: Hm... very noble of you, Joshua.
 * Joshua Foley: Thanks. Now, uh... what class am I meant to go to? I'm pretty sure I'm late for it...
 * Kevin Sydney: I can't believe that Mr. Howlett made you do the work you missed during lunch.
 * Joshua Foley: He probably has a thing for cruel and unusual punishments...
 * ???: You haven't heard the rumors?
 * Pink-Skinned Girl: What rumors?
 * Fly-Like Girl: The Wolf of Xavier's School!
 * Horned Girl: Rumor has it that recently a human-sized creature has been wandering the forests nearby. The Wolf of Xavier's School. It usually comes out at night and--
 * Pink-Skinned Girl: Hang on, I think that guy's listening in on us.
 * Horned Girl: What?!
 * Horned Girl: Yo, are you eavesdropping on us?!
 * Joshua Foley: U-uh... y-yeah. Sorry, just thought it was interesting.
 * Horned Girl: Well, at least ask us what we're talking about next time, ya weirdo!
 * Kevin Sydney: What was that about?
 * Joshua Foley: They were talking about a wolf or something. Thought it sounded neat.
 * Kevin Sydney: The Wolf of Xavier's School...?
 * Joshua Foley: Yeah, what about it?
 * Kevin Sydney: Dude, that thing is nuts!
 * Joshua Foley: You know about it?
 * Kevin Sydney: Yeah, it's a thing that's started appearing recently in the forest by the school. Some kid from the school went in there and came out covered in scars. He didn't get a good look at it, but he said it's this weird thing covered in black hair with razor-sharp claws. Whether it's a Mutant, a new breed of Wendigo, or what nobody can really say for sure.
 * Joshua Foley: Wendigo?
 * Kevin Sydney: God, you really are a noob. The dude's famous among X-Men!
 * Joshua Foley: What's that?
 * Kevin Sydney: Hm? Oh, the room up there? That's the Anti Room. Whenever teachers or the Student Council have a meeting they go in there. It's a room that blocks out all noise and is reinforced with the same kind of metal Magneto's helmet is made of. That way psychics can't read their minds and Mutants with enhanced senses can't hear them.
 * Joshua Foley: What do you think they're talking about?
 * Kevin Sydney: Uh... What to get Mr. Xavier for his birthday? I dunno, man. I'm not the best at guessing.
 * Student in Red: Whoa, you okay man?
 * Sunken-Eyed Student: I'm... doing fine, yeah...
 * Student in Red: Sorry, didn't mean to push you that hard! Here, let me help!
 * Kevin Sydney: Don't bother. That's Julian Keller and Kevin Ford. Hellion, that's what Julian calls himself, is the leader of a small group of "popular" kids at the school. He picks on all of them like that, it's how he communicates with them.
 * Joshua Foley: But that kid clearly doesn't like it!
 * Kevin Sydney: It's not our problem, Josh.
 * Julian Keller: You alright, Wither? Didn't expect you to crack your head against that! Haha!
 * Kevin Ford: Mm...
 * Julian Keller: What? Don't wanna talk, pal? Come on, say somethin'!
 * Joshua Foley: HEY!
 * Joshua Foley: You shouldn't pick on people like that...
 * Julian Keller: Pick on? I wasn't picking on him, I was just messing around! Me and him are fine, right Kev?
 * Joshua Foley: If you've got a problem, tell him.
 * Kevin Ford: ...Well...
 * Julian Keller: Oh, come on! Don't let this guy put ideas into your head. You and I ain't got any problems, right?
 * Joshua Foley: Sounds like you're the one putting ideas in his head.
 * Julian Keller: Huh?
 * Joshua Foley: I'm pretty sure you heard me...
 * Kevin Sydney: Josh! Don't do this, you're gonna regret it!
 * Joshua Foley: Why does anybody even respect you?
 * Julian Keller: What...?
 * Joshua Foley: To me, you seem like just some random punk that thinks he's cool. Plus, you put other people down to make yourself feel big. What's your deal, man? How the hell did you get so popular while being such a complete tool?
 * Julian Keller: Pretty simple, actually.
 * Julian Keller: I'm Omega-Level. Any questions?
 * Joshua Foley: Well, that explains why you're popular but it doesn't explain why you're such a prick...
 * Julian Keller: What did you just--
 * Joshua Foley: Let me finish. It doesn't explain why you're such a prick. Because I'm Omega-Level, too.
 * Joshua Foley: Hm... looks like the Student Council isn't watching anymore.
 * Julian Keller: And...?
 * Joshua Foley: Let's be honest, you and I have known each other for five minutes and we already hate each other. We're not being watched by anybody that can stop us. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, Julian, that's your name, right? What do you say? Let's fight...
 * Julian Keller: You're f**kin' on!
 * Joshua Foley: Dirty fighter? Don't worry, I can relate...