"I won't be jailed!" Warren shouted.
Warren, his mind was open to her now. He was connected. Thoughts of how much he cared about the group filled his mind. He played tough, he played antisocial, but he truly cared. He had the same desperate need to prove himself as Bobby. The same fear of himself as Hank. The same hatred of his last name as Emma. Frost and Worthington , two wealthy families, neither of which wanted any part.
We're causing a disturbance. I'm manipulating the flow of the crowd to interfere with MRD reinforcements. You have to create an opening!
"I've got it under control, Professor," Warren said.
He leaped out of the truck, knocking down two guards with his wings. Brandishing them, he struck down two more guards. Emma joined him, tackling a soldier as Warren covered him up. Bobby and Hank rushed toward Emma and Warren; the latter flapped his wings and lifted off the ground. Seeing through their eyes, the eyes of his comrades, Jean saw the recovering soldiers and the crashed vehicles. He focused, reaching out among his comrades and seizing the vehicles.
"I can do it," he whispered. "I CAN DO IT!" he screamed, his eyes glowing orange as he pulled and pushed.
The vehicles moved suddenly, hitting some guards and blocking others. They were positioned to provide the X- Men with a convenient path to the alleys, where Charles waited in his wheelchair.
"Jean has given everyone a chance, now it's my turn, my X- Men !"
They started running and Warren lunged at Charles.
"That's our Marvel Girl, great job," Bobby said, seeing that Jean had also blocked the path behind them.
The soldiers would have to climb over the vehicles, and that gave the X- Men just enough time to retreat. Emma regained her normal density, sweat running down her skin as she took the coat Charles offered her. The X- Men kept running, making their way through the alleyways. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew across their path. Jean screamed, feeling her bond sever, a cold sweat running down her body.
"I lost them," he said.
"They're still alive. Take a moment to recover, get your blood sugar levels up, and then try again," Sage instructed.
However, in New York, the X- Men were confronted by something that X-51 also witnessed. Unbeknownst to them, it was an important moment in their lives and the lives of the rest of humanity. They were confronted by a robot that stood nearly seven feet tall, for lack of a better term. It had red armor all over its body, the spinning gears in its legs were exposed, and its head had a yellow, expressionless face.
"Target, mutants, cease and desist or be destroyed!" the robotic Sentinel threatened, before raising his hand.
Healer 's hand on his and, for a moment, felt nauseous. The man had his other hand raised, and both Marrow and Callisto were on their knees. Callisto was covered in black veins, while Marrow was vomiting bile from her mouth. Healer lowered his hand and the symptoms stopped, but both women were exhausted from the experience.
"Enough, we will not attack the people here," he said.
"Damn it, you bastard healer, he'll bring the surface down on us," Calisto said.
"I won't. Listen, I have no interest in harming your community or exposing it. If Todd wants to stay, he can; if he wants to come with me, he can. I'm not here to force or manipulate him, and frankly, neither should you," Scott explained.
"Well said," the Healer smiled as he patted her shoulder. "Don't try that again, Callisto . Don't you see this young man is not your enemy?"
"I see someone wearing a mask, some kind of uniform, which means they answer to some authority. I will never trust someone who doesn't even answer to themselves," Callisto explained .
"I just wanted to make sure Todd and his mom were okay," Scott replied.
"Really, and as soon as you get back to the surface, you'll just ignore the fact that you saw us?" Marrow asked .
"The man I'm about to tell doesn't wish you any harm, if anything he'll want to help you, and not all versions of help are like yours," Scott stated, causing the two women to snarl at him.
"You know, from my perspective, Cyclops's offer seems a lot better than yours," Todd said.
—No, you should be here, —said Calisto.
"That's right, I should be here. I really appreciate you helping me, I really do, but you have serious trust issues. You threatened my mom; you must have been here a long time because you'd have thought I'd stay after that. Healer and Cyclops at least offered me an option," Todd explained.
"After this I won't stay either," said Maria.
"And you shouldn't have to, not while these two continue to apply compassion only to mutants. This community wasn't originally formed by mutants, remember," Healer gave the pair a stern look.
Marrow lowered her head, while Callisto kicked a box in frustration. Healer turned to Maria , examining the cut on her neck. His hand glowed as he ran it over her neck, causing the flesh to fuse smoothly.
"We're not better than the surface, we're far from perfect, but we're trying like the surface is," Healer said .
"So we can go?" Cyclops asked.
"We're not soldiers or assassins, and we can't keep people prisoner, so there's only one thing we can do: let you make your decision and hope it's the right one for both us and you," Healer explained .
"I'll only tell my leader, believe me when I say he'll make the right decision too," Scott said and smiled as he shook Healer 's hand .
Callisto gritted her teeth as Scott and the Tolanskys walked away. She despised those who obeyed authority, including Cyclops. That applied to most surface humans as well. However, as much as she disagreed with Healer 's decision , she couldn't rebuke her. Of all the Morlocks , he was the wisest, the one who always knew what to do. When Callisto and others abandoned their original names, Healer didn't discourage them or try to change them. He had also helped them learn to control their abilities, something many Morlocks needed. She retreated to her own area where her things were. Photos and magazine articles were scattered about, reminding Callisto of a beauty she had as a model.
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