2. How do you know that they're still there?
My thanks to a friend for inspiring part of this by pointing something out.
The holographic images of Liberty and Ellis Islands gave the x-men a model with which to plan their mission. "Alright," Scott said, "Magneto has Rouge captive here. We can't let him use that
machine or everyone there will die like the senator." He paused dramatically. "We need to get to him first." Storm spoke, "Any ideas on how we can do that?" "If we take the jet, we should
get there in time, and…" "How do you know that they're still there?" Jean interrupted. Everyone slowly looked up at her. "What do you mean?" Cyclops asked. She shrugged. "While we've
been spending all this time on a plan, maybe they went ahead and carried theirs out." No one answered for a moment as they pondered this new development. "You know…that's possible."
their leader replied. Silence reigned momentarily. "Well, thank goodness for unending villain monologues!" Storm exclaimed.