Twelve years later, thirty minutes before the paradox totally collapses as described in Paradox Law.

"Mrs. Summers!" a voice called out behind her from the main parking lot, nearest the Mansion. She turned and saw Michael Baldwin hurrying to catch up to her. She smiled as he caught up to her.

"Michael! Did you come for the graduation?" she asked.

"I'm actually killing two birds with one stone. It will be nice to see the Le Beaus graduate, but I also came to see Bobby. He said that a pyrokinetic girl was just recruited and he thought that I could be of some help, so here I am," Michael said. He was always more formal with Jean and Kitty. He never called them by their first names, even though he was now twenty-four and a graduate student at Rutgers University. Bobby had turned into a mentor and father figure for Michael. They had been on a first name basis for years.

"You are still on track to getting both of your Master's Degrees next year?" she asked.

"That's the plan, MS in Materials Science and MS in Chemistry, next Spring, if all goes well," Michael answered.

"How's your mother?" Jean asked.

"She is doing okay. Drew's mom and her minster visit. They let each of us see her once a month. We go at different times so she gets three visits a month. .We send her books and she is happy about my success in school. It's not much, but it is the best we can do," he said.

"I'm sorry that we were not able to get her a new trial," Jean said.

"If you hadn't helped her, when you did, she'd be catatonic by now. At least she is alive and functional. She doesn't despise herself anymore. It is a start," he answered

Glancing at her watch, Jean exclaimed, "I have to get to the Danger Room. I'll see you at the reception?"

"Of course," Michael answered as they entered the building for the last time.