Makenzie Vega X Men -

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.

The Sentinels stood still, waiting for a target that had never been there. makenzie vega x men

The Quiet One

Makenzie—Kenzie to her mom—was sitting in the back of a third-grade classroom, coloring outside the lines of a mermaid. The teacher, Mrs. Hall, was calling on students to read aloud. Kenzie knew the words. She always knew the words. But when she raised her hand—small, tentative—Mrs. Hall’s gaze slid right over her. Her mutation manifested fully the night her foster

Kenzie lowered her hand. She wasn't sad. She was… curious. Because Mrs. Hall had looked at her. Their eyes had met. But then, like a ripple in a pond, Kenzie had simply vanished from her perception. She just looked at him—and then his eyes went glassy