When Hope's powers manifested, it appeared as if a ghost had come out of her body, giving her father a heart attack.

Greatly weakened by the losses, Emma Frost placed all of the remaining students into an all-out brawl to determine who would become the team of X-Men in-training.

[volume & issue needed] In response to M-Day, the government began gathering all information they had on the remaining mutants.

According to said files, Hope was willing to work with other mutants in training sessions but had not yet received any combat experience.

While having dinner with her family, Trance's home was attacked by Orphan-Maker on Nanny's orders, targeting her parents.

After Dragoness is taken out, Trance goes into her astral form only to have her power disrupted when her body is shot with tasers.

Trance, in her astral form, lies on the ground asking for help when Ariel and Onyxx appear and take her body away to safety.

After Gambit stuns Ms. Marvel, they teleport back to base where Trance receives medical attention.

[volume & issue needed] During the events of Second Coming, Cannonball recruits Trance along with Northstar, Dazzler, Anole, Gambit, and Pixie on a mission to recover Magik from Limbo.

Hope is initially reluctant to accept this mission, but agrees to go as long as she can leave her body on Earth.

This observation was further affirmed when she asked Emma Frost if she could leave her body outside the Danger Room during an exercise.

agents during X-Men: Legacy #226 in the middle of entering her trance state, her powers flare out of control, disrupting Ariel's attempt to teleport her to safety.

She also creates arcing energy surges that stun soldiers and even bend nearby metal and concrete.

Doctor Nemesis further speculates that Trance's powers seem to react to spatial warps and energy fields; however, he does not know if this is a permanent or a temporary development.