Everyone who was going on the mission was either getting dressed into his or her X-suits or on the Blackbird. Theressawas getting on and taking her place as co-pilot.

"Do you think that you can handle this flight? I mean since you've been gone I doubt that you have gotten much practice." Theressalooked at him and saw his teasing smile.

"Don't worry about me. You just worry about that landing of yours. I don't want you to get us killed before we even get to Arizona."

Scott and Theressa started to laugh. Jean and Wolverine came on and exchanged very confused glances. They both sat down behind Scott and Theressa.

"What is so funny Scott?" Jean asked then she remembered the joke. She smiled to herself.

"Are we ready to go Scotty-boy?" Asked Logan. Scott turned around to look at Wolverine.

"I thought that Storm was coming with us?" Just then Storm walked on to the jet.

"I am coming. I just got lost for a moment." Jean glared at Storm as if she were to keep her mouth shut.

"Was Logan trying to get you to leave without me again?"

Logan always did things like that. He was very impatient. If you weren't on the jet with in five minutes after he got on he would try to get Scott to leave without you. Jean and Theressa had learned how to get ready really fast from the beginning. Scott eventually figured out what he was doing and paid him no attention.

"Is everyone strapped in? It is going to be a bumpy ride." At one point in the flight to Arizona, Scott decided to test Theressa. He handed her the controls to the Blackbird.

"It's your turn to make the landing. Let's see if you are any better than me or if you just get us all killed." She landed the Bird on the sand in the middle of the desert. In her opinion she was much better at landing the Jet than Scott.

"Nice, now Scott that is how you land a jet." Logan had a teasing smile that played around his mouth.

"Yah, well Fox will be flying the Blackbird Gold when we do the real thing."

"What do you mean the real thing. I thought that we just did the real thing. Are we not in Arizona?" Fox asked with a very confused look on her face. Just then the sand vanished and turned in to the danger room.

"No, We have been in the danger room the whole time. I thought that I should test you before I let you do it."

"Did you three know about this?"

"Kid, When do we not know what four eyes is up to? He can't keep a secret to save his life. O.k. Well at least not to the people that are not involved."

Theressa looked back at Scott. "You are serious? You said so yourself that I probably didn't have much practice. Did you say that I would be flying the Blackbird Gold?" Scott laughed so hard that you could see all his teeth as he through his head back.

"Yes I am serious. Yes you get to fly the Blackbird Gold and you passed the test with flying colors."

"Thanks Scott. Finally. I've been dying to fly that baby forever."

Theressa jumped up out of her seat and gave Scott one of those little sister to big brother hugs.

"Thank you Scott. You don't know how much this means to me."

"No big deal. Just think of it as my welcoming back present."

She looked at him and saw in his eyes what those words really meant. They meant it is a present from me to you to try and convince you to stay. theressa didn't tell him that she knew what he really meant. Instead she just said thanks one last time walked off of the Blackbird Blue.