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Askani's Flame
The reason I mention Emma is that right now there is no room for Rachel in the X-Men. With Jean and Betsy as the top tier telepaths, Rachel would be continued to be sidelined or be shown to be subpar on everything again. And we know that the X-Office has no interest in having Rachel and Jean interact in a meaningful manner on page unless it serves the purpose to promoting Jean (sorry, that's just how it looks and feels). Whereas Emma has a vested interest in saving and supporting mutants. I think that as much disdain she finds in Rachel for the grief and childish behaviour thrown her way by Rachel, she is genuinely interested in making her a competent psi. It also would feel like a redemption for not saving Blink before Selene got her grips into her, or saving Christian sooner. And it would be something for Emma to hold over their heads: "So you watch as your teammate/best friend/lover/daughter leaves under the thrall of a madman and then do nothing to save her...for months. Not even mentioning her name, nevermind actually looking for her. But after I rescue her and help her finally free herself of this conditioning, you say that I'm the villain and she needs to come home? Who's delusional?"
I think Emma would provide good tutelage and be helpful in ways the X-Men have chosen not to.
All this is up in the air as we don't know where and when Rachel will show up in X-Force, and if she's even freed. I will say that if her first panel in X-Force is of her in a pen with a leash on I will lose my ever-loving mind.