As the Institute races to put itself back together after the Apocalypse crisis, new threats from within the mutant community strive to take advantage of the power vacuum. Can Xavier's students survive shifting allegiances and new foes? Can the still tenuous peace with non-evolved humans be maintained? Is there a place for normalcy in the lives of teenagers turned child soldiers?

A "what if?" story focusing on the ramifications of a significantly altered event from the episode Father Unfigured. Features Fern Redmund heavily.