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Magneto felt the pulse wave power emitting forth from Hope. His smile remained, as he saw that it was the X-Men who were cornering this young child. Making her do things that she did not want to do. "Oh how delightful..."

Watching as the blue demon teleported out of there with Hope. And the other two ran from their point of sight. "They did not want to fight. Yet they instigated it." He spoke calmly, while looking among, Cal, Lorna and Zephyr.



"Cable seems to think, that I do not care. Or fear what I do not understand." He laughed darkly, before turning to look towards Cal, nodding his head, "Of course. She is rebelling because they are keeping her locked up tight. Afraid that if she uses her powers, she will unleash the unenviable."

"I suspect, that Hope, will be finding a way to escape from them once again. And try to seek us out. When that happens, ladies. We will welcome her, without any hesitation. She can do as she wants and move freely. Agreed? No reigns or leashes here. Nothing to bind that spirit that wishes to be freed."

Cal nodded in agreement and then looked at Zephyr. "Now why on wear earth would no one talk to you?" she asked, unable to wrap her head around the concept. She'd been alone before, but on her own volition. It stung that anyone could be so cold to someone like them, but then, reality sucked something awful. Removing her hand from Erik's arm, she offered it to the girl. "I'm Calley," she said with a smile, "but everyone calls me Cal. They really should tell you something about what they want. I'm sorry you've had such a hard time."

She looked at Erik and smiled. "We can talk later, can't we? I think Zephyr might like company for once. I seem to sense an unfortunate pattern." Against the backdrop of blue she wore, her smiling eyes looked gold. The smile faded, however, when she looked toward Hope. "Erik, she looks terrified," she said faintly, remembering the day years ago that the same had happened to her. The difference, however, was that she hadn't been affiliated with any of her own pursuers. That had to be hard on Hope. As much as she wanted to take in these girls where they wouldn't be abused like that, Cal knew it would put them at odds with their former friends.

She looked to Erik for comfort and a solution.

"Bu-but the....humans are.....staring." She said as he wrapped a comforting arm around her. His words and touch created the calm after the storm as instantly her emotions ceased roiling up her powers. She was still visibly distressed as the three older X-men suddenly burst onto the scene. She empathized with Hope at being confined, restricted and treated as something to be hidden away, unable to live the full life of a teenager. She hopped that the meager disguising of her hair had prevented the other three from realizing who she was....she hadn't really said goodbye when she had left that uncomfortable mansion.

Tucked against Magneto's side Lorna's mind was ticking away. The scene that just played out had very nearly come to blows. And clearly that poor red headed girl needed a bit of counseling. But the most troubling thing to Lorna's mind had been what that little girl Zephyr had said about a student team being trained to kill. She really couldn't believe that Prof. Grey would allow such a thing to happen or would even know such a thing was happening under her roof. Lorna needed to let her know what this "Emma Frost" person was up to. There would not be more young murdering mutants if she could help it. The pain of having blood on your hands was one she knew only too well. "I....I...I think I'm going to go home and..... catalog that new collection of....um Japanese poetry you brought back. So...please...go on ahead."
Her thoughts however, were on heading to an entirely different location. With a bright smile to Cal and the girl and a quick squeeze of Mr. Lensherr's fingers Lorna popped up from the bench and began walking toward the Metro station. Still deep in thought about how she should get into the mansion she had left she unconsciously was still tugging on a lock of the brown wig as she disappeared from sight.

**Exit to 3) Garages**

Selene dropped the young skateboarder she had lured into a nearby bush. She had drained most of his energy anyway...
Her head turned abruptly to the new power source she felt in the open area of the park. Gentley wrapping her cloak around her now young body, she ventured towards the source...trying to probe its mind to find out what it was....

Selene stepped out from the shadows, her cloak still covering all but her eyes.
"You can to my call child.." she cooed. "Its is I, your friend Selene..."
She held both arms out for Meggan to hold.

"Of corse child.." Selene soothed.. "Shall I drain some of that energy so you can calm down..?" She offered