Dani Moonstar, a young Native American, escapes the destruction of her reservation by a tornado. She and her father William flee into the woods where he tells her to hide in a hollow tree while he goes back to help others, he is killed by an unseen entity seconds later. Dani flees while something is chasing her and is knocked unconscious. Dani awakens in an abandoned hospital run by Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Reyes tells her she is a new mutant and she has to stay in the hospital to learn to control her powers, even though she doesn't know what they are yet.
