[b]The following is a written transcript of an interview with Jillian Grey[/b], [i]"Alright, sweetheart. I know you're probably very scared right now, but I need you to be very clear with your answers. I'm really sorry that we can't wait, but Professor Xavier is going to want this as soon as possible. Try to speak in the direction of the microphone, alright? Now, could you tell us a bit about yourself?"[/i] I guess... My name is Jillian Grey. I'm nineteen, and I'm a girl... Duh... Ugh, that was stupid. Is this really necessary? ([b]Muffled mummers as the woman encourages her to continue.[/b]) Okay... So... Like... What else is there? Do you need to know that I like guys, too? [i]"Why don't you just tell me about your family. Whatever you feel like sharing."[/i] Well... My mom's name is Jean, I think. We sure look a lot alike, but there's been a lot of discussion about me being the Phoenix's daughter... I don't really know who my mom is, okay? But I do know if it was Jean, or the Phoenix embodying Jean, then my father is Cyclops. Right? Ugh. I almost don't care anymore. [i]"But that isn't who raised you, is it?"[/i] No. It isn't. I was raised by Mystique and Magneto to take a spot on their team. Since Magneto knew they would never be able to convince Jean- my mom- ugh... He knew she would never join him. So the moment they found out about me, Mystique disguised herself and stole me. [i]"And for the record, are you anything other than human?"[/i] Such as 'mutant'? Yeah, I'm that. I'm also American, if you were really curious, and white. ([b]There's a short silence, which is followed by a sigh and the sound of Jillian dropping her face into her palms.[/b]) But you can clearly see that I'm white. Because you're looking at me. [i]"Jill, it's okay. Just say what comes into your mind, alright? Now. Before coming to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, were you affiliated with any groups? People we should know about, in case they come looking for you?"[/i] Not really... Just Magneto's team... I think it was called The Brotherhood, or something like that. Do you really think they'll come after me? [i]"I wouldn't worry about that, sweetie. Even if they do, the school is more than capable of keeping you safe. We offer the best protective services for our students. Next question. What kind of person would you describe yourself as?"[/i] What, like am I a good person? I mean... I would say I'm neutral. I don't like to see people suffering, but if isn't world shattering, I won't get involved. And I would never deter anyone from doing good. I just don't actively do it myself. [i]"Do you know where you were born, Jillian?"[/i] No. I actually don't. I assumed it was here, originally. I mean, this is where both of my parents lived at the time, right? And this is where Mystique stole me from. So it makes sense that this is where I was born. I think. [i]"Can you tell me about your gifts? What kind of powers did you manifest?"[/i] I think you would call it telepathy and telekinesis. I can't really read thoughts, per say. I mean... If someone is practically shouting in their head, I can hear it, but I can't ease drop on thoughts. That disappointed Magneto a bit. But I think I made up for it by being able to attack someone mentally. Like, I can inflict damage on their mind. It's really complicated to explain. And I'm still working on it, but I can use telekinesis. It's really draining. I can manage to throw a car about six hundred yards right now. [i]"Is that all? I heard there was a rather special ability you had. Care to share it with me?"[/i] Well... I wouldn't call it special... More like a curse. I cant control it, but Magneto triggered it a few times... I kind of can go into this trance like state where I have no control and all of my powers work at once. When I'm like that, I can also do the thing my dad does. [i]"The thing your dad does?"[/i] Uh, yeah. The... Laser thing. [[b]See bottom of transcript for full list of abilities regarding telepathy and telekinesis.[/b]] [i]"And is there any downside to using your abilities? Anything side effects?"[/i] Yeah, actually. I know my mom doesn't suffer from this, if she is my mom, but when I use my powers a lot, I get really tired. I get headaches a lot, and whenever I lose control, I tend to pass out after... And I tend to have no control anyway. [i]"That's quite troubling. I wonder if your powers haven't stabilized yet? We'll have to have you sit in with Dr. Xavier and see if he can help you with your control. How about weapons? Did Magneto and Mystique train you in the art of any weapons?"[/i] Weapons? I can throw people across the room with my brain. WHY would I need a weapon? [i]"Well then. I think that concludes the interview. You have written up your history as you know it for Storm and Cyclops when they found you, yes?'[/i] Yeah. I did that. I take it that means you don't need me to tell you about it? [i]"Quite right, Jillian. In fact, I believe that was all the questions I had to ask you. I'm sure that Dr. Xavier will welcome you into the school with open arms once he hears this."[/i] Background: As a small child, Jillian lived with her mother and father near Xavier's school. At a young age, she began to display signs of strong telekinesis, just like her mother had. Although it was, admittedly, a favorable sign for how strong she would be, it was also far too soon for her to be able to control them. Before she had reached the age of three, Jean and Professor Xavier had placed a mental lock on her abilities, to prevent her from using them. It should have strong enough to hold out for years, until she was old enough to learn how to conceal her powers. Within just a few days of this block being placed on her, Mystique, posing as Jean, picked Jillian up from daycare and took her back to Magneto. She was too young to remember coming from anywhere but here. Magneto and Mystique began to raise her alongside their son, Felix, and told the two that she was his sister. Felix was her only friend as a child in the Brotherhood. When Jillian was deemed old enough for training, Magneto hired a psychic to take her mental block away. The work of Jean Grey and Professor Xavier proved to be too much for the man, who could only partially unlock her abilities. In so crudely doing so, however, he permanently locked part of her powers away, and made it difficult for her to access the powers that she could use. Around the same time, her "brother" began to mutate at an accelerated rate. He became confined to his bedroom, unable to move without feeling extreme pain. Due to both his confinement and Jillian's training, the two rarely got to see each other again. She swears that between the age of twelve and sixteen, she saw him maybe four times, total, for sure. On Christmas. Jillian's training was almost an absolute failure. No technique that they tried could help her tap into her abilities. They began to resort to their final method: stress and pain. The Brotherhood members who were teaching her began to do things to her that they thought might trigger her powers out of self preservation, such as locking her in a room with a minimal air supply and forcing her to find a way out. More oft than not, she would simply pass out from the pain and stress her body was suffering from. Until they finally discovered the right button to push. Physical pain, abuse to her body and psyche simultaneously, unleashed her powers out of a need to stop the pain. She could rarely control them, but at this point, the Brotherhood only wanted to use her. Magneto, having raised her, began to have some small qualms about Tue way her treatment had escalated. When he looked at the girl, all he saw was the toddler that used to play with his son in the yard during the summer. He withdrew from her training entirely. One fateful month just before her nineteenth birthday, the Brotherhood disappeared from the compound for two weeks, leaving only the adolescents behind. Most staid in their rooms, too afraid to leave. But Jillian took the chance to try to reconnect with Felix. The two seemed awkward around each other now; flustered and unsure of what to say. One afternoon was spent totally in silence as Jillian sat in the chair besides his bed, staring at her lap and blushing. It took a few days, but they eventually loosened back up around each other. Felix was a welcome distraction, though she was always careful not to pet him see any of the scars or fresh marks marring her skin. She knew she wasn't fooling anyone... But at least she could try. Upon the Brotherhood's return, Jillian reluctantly went back to her training, mourning her lack of time with Felix. Now that she had been with him again, it hurt to return to her strange kind of isolation brought upon by the Brotherhood's lack of empathy for her situation. It was only for two more months, until just after her nineteenth birthday, that she had to endure this. Shortly thereafter, Felix broke down her door and guided her out of the compound, giving her a stolen key to one of the small, personal aircrafts. As shocked as she was by what he was doing, she was more shocked to see him up and about. She wasted precious time inquiring, as people tend to do, but Felix wouldn't have it. He sent her away, told her he would figure something out to tell them. He gave her an old map with coordinates on it, told her she'd be safe if she followed it. So after a tight hug, a kiss to cheek, and a few tears, Jillian Grey flew the jet all the way to Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Upon her arrival, several of the X-Men were so shocked by her nearly identical resemblance to Jean Grey, and let her in immediately. She was taken to the medical bay, where they ran a short set of tests and pronounced her Jean Grey's missing daughter. Though neither of her parents were around, being out on mission, the school accepted her. She currently wants for only two things. The first being to learn how to control her powers, which thanks to the teachers at Xavier's, she has been making great progress in. The second to reunite with Felix, not as a sister, but as a companion. If she could gain enough control, she could help him. [[b]The full list of Jillian's official abilities is located below. Please, let it be known that she has no mastery over her abilities, and for the most part, only taps into them by accident. The only thing she can say so is proficient at is her telekinetic abilities. She can, under stress, create the force fields and mental links with some accuracy. For the most part, her powers remained untapped.[/b]] Telepathic Defense: She can manifest her telepathy in a number of defensive ways. Telepathic Cloak: She can mask her presence and the use of her abilities from being detected by other psions and psychic entities. She can extend these defenses to others around her as well. Cloaking via telepathy is not perfect and powerful psis may notice and 'see' through this ability. Psychic Shield: Ability to erect a psychic shield for protection of herself and the minds of others. Mental Paralysis: She can induce temporary mental or physical paralysis. Mental Amnesia: She can erase any awareness of particular memories, but she cannot erase the entirety of someone's memories. Mind Link: Ability to develop a mental link with any person, which remains as a connection to that individual. Psychic Blast: She can project psychic force bolts which have no physical effects but which can affect a victim's mind, causing them pain or knocking them unconsciousness. Telekinesis: Projection of psychokinetic energy enables her to levitate objects, propel or manipulate them however she wishes, lift herself and move through the air to simulate flight, stimulate individual molecules to create heat, generate concussive force as blasts or bursts, and create protective shields. Force Field: She can create a telekinetic field to either shield her and her teammates or use it to lift multiple heavy objects at her enemy. Neural Jumpstart: She can increase the speed of neural signals in the brain, which could increase another mutant's powers to incredible levels, but the effect is only temporary. Energy Resistance: Jillian is resistant to the effects of most psionic/energy based powers amount mutants. (When in "Phoenix" state) Optic Blast: Jillian possesses the mutant ability to project a powerful beam of concussive, amethyst-colored force from her eyes. The extra dimensional supply of energy for her eye-blast is practically infinite. The only limit to the eye-blast is the mental fatigue of focusing constantly. After about 15 minute of constant usage, the psionic field subsides and allows only a slight leakage of energy to pass through the aperture. Jillian's metabolism will recover sufficiently for her to continue in about an additional 15 minutes. Telepathic Illusions: She can create realistic telepathic illusions and cause people to experience events which are not actually occurring. Heal Trauma: She has the ability to erase a person’s memories and to heal mental trauma through “psychic surgery,” as well as the power to stimulate or deaden the pain and pleasure centers in a person's brain. Mental Sedating: Can telepathically "sedate" her victims so that, if already rendered unconscious, they remain so for as long as she continues to "sedate" them. Dilate Power: Ability to place “psychic inhibitors” in the minds of mutant adversaries to prevent them from using their powers.