Theressa, Scott and Chris stood in front of the ten, maybe twenty foot tall sentinel.
"Ahh...... How long did it take you to disarm and destroy just one of these tin cans?" Theressa asked Chris.
"An hour for disarming and an hour twenty to destroy it." Chris said as he tumbled out of the way of a Sentinel arm.
"That's time we ain't got." Theressa said as she blasted a robot with lasers and then did a back flip. "You have any other ideas? I mean about the ten foot Robots."
"There is a switch on the back of the robot's neck. How are you going to get up there?" Chris asked his wife as he shot the robot with a plasma ray and then dogged a small missile.
"I'll use my telekinesis to fly myself up there. Where's Cyclops?"
"I'm up here! I could use a little help here." Theressa flew up and shot a laser at the hand that held Cyclops. When that didn't work Theressa flew to the back of the Sentinels' neck and blasted the switch.
"One down two to go."
"Theressa!" Scott screamed as the robot that held him began to fall to the ground.
"Oppos!" Theressa said as she flew back down to the hand and as the robot continued to fall, Scott and Theressa blasted the hand but it didn't work. With all her might, Theressa used her teke powers to free Scott just before the robot hit the ground.
"I got one of the others." Chris said. "That leaves one big pig headed robot to go." Chris, Black Fox and Cyclops stood in a line and readied themselves to fire. Theressa took charge.
"On the count of three fire." Scott started the count down. "One.........two.........THREE FIRE!"
A combination of optic blasts, lasers, and plasma rays joined together and brought the robot to the ground. Theressa walked back to the H2. The two men followed her.
"Theressa hon, are you all right?" Chris asked his wife as he watched her get into the car. Scott and Chris did the same.
"Yeah, Chris. I'm fine."
"I don't have to be a telepathy to know that you are not telling the truth. For one you wear your emotions right on your face. I can tell when you're sad or frustrated or angry. Tell me what's wrong?"
Theressa took a deep breath and turned to face her husband.
"Mian, Jean, Nightcrawler, even the invincible Wolverine, are dead."
"So are you saying that your giving up?" Scott asked.
"What else is there to do? I can't find them telepathically. If they were taken before they died then they are out of my telepathic range. We just fought three robots and came out empty handed. What else to you expect me to do? There is nothing else that I can do! We're going home."
Xavier was in his office when he got a telepathic report from Theressa.
Report?
Not good. They're dead. We saw the crash sight but the bodies were gone. I can't find a telepathic lock on any of them. The old friends that Logan mentioned turned out to be sentinels.
Where are you now?
We just pulled up. Would you tell Andy that I want to see her in the library?
Yes I will but can't you do it as well?
I'm still searching for Mian and the others. I'm kind of busy at the moment.
Why the library and not my office?
I think Chris and I need to do this alone.
Very well. Xavier broke the telepathic report with Theressa and created one with Andy. ;Andrea, Your mother is back. She wants to meet with you in the library.
I kind of can't right now!
Why not?
Because there's a couple of lunatics in the danger room with Auntie O, Kitty and I. One of them says that she's my older sister. The other one says that her name is Cobra.
Jasmine. Could it possibly be after all these years?
What was that professor?
Nothing Andrea. Xavier then reestablished his report with Theressa. Fox would you meet me in the danger room? I have something I need to show you.
"Chris, Scott I'll catch up with you later. Xavier needs to talk to me." Theressa said as she left the garage. Then she remembered something she wanted to tell Chris.
"Chris?"
"Yeah?"
"If you see Andy don't tell her about Mian. I would like us to do it together."
"All right."
When Theressa got to the danger room she saw Xavier waiting at its door. "What was so urgent that it couldn't wait?"
"I have reason to believe that Jasmine has returned."
"What makes you think that?"
"Orroro, Kitty and Andrea are in the danger room with them."
"I'm going in there. I've lost one child too many. I don't want to lose another."
"I understand. I am going to the viewing center."
Theressa opened the door and walked in. She continued to walk until she was next to Storm and in front of Kitty and Andy.
"What do you want Jasmine?" Theressa asked.
"You haven't seen me in years and that is how you say hello?" Jasmine replied, shocked at her mother's actions.
"I'm sorry, What the heck do you want? If you can't tell I'm not in the best of moods."
"Why I here only concern your lovely daughter Andrea!"
"Whatever it is it involves everyone not just my children. What do you want?" Theressa replied with a low growl in her voice.
"You of all people should know what I want." Jasmine said as she directed her mother's attention to her.
"What do you mean she of all people should know?" Storm asked.
"It is the curse that Apocalypse has placed upon her and her family. Every child is to be tested. It is Andrea's time to make the choice." Jasmine said. "So how 'bout it? You want to join your big sis?"
"Mom who is that and why does she keep on saying she my big sis?"
"That, Andi, is because she is your big sis. Her name is Jasmine!"
"Why didn't you ever tell me that I had an older sister?" Andy shouted. Then she grabbed kitty's arm and phased threw the floor.
"You never told Andy or Mian that they have an older sister?" Storm asked.
"No. I know should have but I didn't want to. I was scared. Everything has gone wrong today. Where did Jasmine go?"
I'll be back Fox! You can count on It. Said a voice as Theressa and Storm walked out of the danger room.