The entire group of New Mutants was sitting at the table eating a variety of cereal, donuts, and other breakfast foods. Scott was explaining something when Caileen entered.

"…and so with this latest sighting of the sentinels, Professor Xavier has agreed that some students should begin firearm training immediately. This is for those of you whose powers are not aggressive in nature, like Lucas and Caileen, for the time being. The rest of you will learn about firearms a little later. Also, all of you will now have two sessions with Logan per day." The entire group began to moan and groan about the idea of an extra session with Logan. "Get over it people. If someone has begun to make more sentinels, then we all need to be at our best just to survive them."

Sam raised her hand and began to speak. "I think we've got something a little closer to home and a little more dangerous than giant robots."

Lucas nodded his head in agreement. "I think that that guy downstairs is ten times more dangerous than any robot."

Scott shook his head. "Even if he is, he's a mutant who needs our help. Both Professor Xavier and I feel that with some training, he could control his power and make a valuable member of your team."

The New Mutants were in a stunned silence. Mary looked up and down the table and finally stood up to Scott. "You want him on our team? He killed his family; he attacked a defenseless little girl! He's not safe!"

Caileen stood up and her hands began to move so quickly that almost no one could read her signs. Steve looked at everyone's confusion and interpreted for them. "She's saying that he's innocent, that he could never hurt anyone on purpose. It was all an accident. Johnathan isn't a murderer."

Danielle looked from brother to sister realizing something. "How do you know his name?"

Steve sighed and turned to the others, saying, "We know him from our childhoods. We were all friends, his sister, himself, and us. We recognized him when we got him into the infirmary. We didn't want to say anything because we worried that you would think we were weird too."

Scott looked at Caileen and asked, "You know him. Do you trust him enough to keep him here?"

Caileen thought for a moment, and then began to sign toward Steve, who translated. "She says that while he wouldn't do anything intentionally, he can't control his powers yet."

"How do you know that?" Scott asked. "How do you know what he's capable of?"

Once again Caileen began to sign to her brother. "She says that last night she talked to Johnathan."

"How?"

"She says she talked to him by telepathy." Steve himself looked rather incredulous at this latest statement. "She says that last night, she went to see him in the infirmary. She doesn't understand how it happened, but when she touched his forehead, she saw his memories of his family's death and those of the little girl. His family was an accident of when his mutation first showed itself. He was trying to save the little girl and it backfired."

"Well," began Scott, "We'll have to wait until he wakes up and lets the Professor in his head before we can confirm anything. Until then, everyone will begin training for a move against the sentinels."

From then on, Lucas and Caileen's classes included intense training in some strange type of handgun. It didn't fire bullets like most guns. This type of gun fired bolts of energy. Rumor had it that the design for the guns had come from Scott's son. Somehow, Lucas couldn't imagine that Scott had a son who would be old enough to design guns like this. He just didn't get it.