"This was an old trick from Charles that I learned. The idea is that if you are able to be precise enough with the needle so that you can sew up the holes in a shirt, you can then be precise enough to control your powers, and not let them control you."

Tetsuo was busy taking lessons on how to better control his abilities from Magneto, who was very understanding towards his situation.

"I'm not so sure about this. This feels a little…"

"Dumb?- It was an old technique he told to Jean Grey in the early days of his school's teachings. It may be a little outdated, but there is some level of merit to it."

"Is there anything else I could do instead?"

"We've already moved past precision movements of small blocks-"

"LEGOs."

"Whatever. And now we must go about honing your skills. Remember: You control the power. The power does not control you."

"I know. I know." Tetsuo grumbled.

Magneto sighed, "Let's take a rest. We'll pick this up at a later time. Taking breaks is important too."

"Alright. Thanks for the help." Tetsuo grumbled.

"Anytime, Mr. Shima." Magneto nodded, "Now do get some rest. I have some things to attend to."

"Okay. What. Are. You. Wearing?" Wally rubbed his temples.

"What? It's an interesting shirt. I saw it in a window and grabbed it." Thawne replied, "If it makes you feel any better, I actually paid for it."

"It's a reference to the Baha Men. I didn't even think you liked them. Wouldn't they be retro in your time?"

"You'd be surprised what memes can do. Besides, I bought it for one very specific reason."

"And that reason is…?"

"When we find Barry, I'm going to blast this in his room and then come in wearing this shirt, and yell 'IT WAS ME, BARRY! I WAS THE ONE WHO LET THE DOGS OUT!' and then throw dog food in his face or something."

"How is it that you're more irritating and petty when you're not trying to make his life miserable-"

"I'll let you pick the dog food flavor."

"I'm in."

"Never thought you would be one to side with him, but if I am any indication, anyone is capable of change." Magneto said as he descended.

"Mags! Can we call you 'Mags'?"

"Only if you don't mind waking up in the resurrection chamber." He warned Thawne.

"You'd have to hit me. Anyway Mags, we scouted the area. No clue where the Necro-Xenos went."

"I honestly thought we were done with them."

"Well evidently not." Thawne snarked, "'sides, if we let those things infect or impregnate any of the other monsters-"

"What?"

"We're… Not entirely sure how they reproduce." Wally shrugged.

"As I was saying, if they get to the other hybrid monsters, then they're going to be a bigger problem than they already are. I don't want to even think about the Grimm X having acid blood."

"Well, Tanjiro is already searching a cave in the west. I'll meet up with him there. Thawne, you and Magneto take a cave to the north. Hopefully, one of us will find something."

"I'll move on ahead. Try not to take too long." Thawne said before he raced off.

"Well, I better get-"

"Wallace. A question, if I may." Magneto opened.

"What's up?"

"From what I heard, this Reverse Flash had caused you and your family nothing but strife. Yet, you are on friendly terms with him. I understand your reasons, but it feels that there is another reason."

Wally shrugged, "Barry forgave him. And as much crap as I'd give him for that whole reboot thing, he's still a good judge of character. Besides, Thawne can be a hero when he wants to be."

"That doesn't really answer my question though."

"Well, I'd say it's because Thawne deserves a chance to prove that he can be a hero. He just… stumbled, I guess. Stumbled a lot, and fell down for a really long time." Wally sighed, "But I guess what he needed was someone to pick him up. If anything, it shouldn't have been Barry. It had to be someone else. And as someone who also looked up to Barry, it felt… right that it was me. His progress wasn't instant, but nobody's is, y'know?"

"Hmm."

"What? Not the answer you were looking for?"

Magneto shook his head, "No. It wasn't. But perhaps it is the one I needed to hear. It reminds me of Charles in a way. He also looked more to reaching out to others."

"Well, it's not like both of you were entirely right in how to approach Mutant rights. But it's also not like you were entirely wrong either. You guys work better as a team anyways." Wally said, "Anyways, I better not keep Tanjiro waiting. And knowing Thawne…"

"Right." Magneto chuckled, "Good luck."

"Augh!" Tetsuo threw up his hands at his latest failure in mastering his abilities. It was difficult to feel any sort of progress in anything. His latest attempt resulted in a mess. He was starting to wonder if he was worth anything.

"Apologies for the wait." Magneto said as he limped in, "Unfortunately, there were many Dark Skeletons in the cave I was tasked in searching. They were difficult in dealing with, thanks to their healing factor."

"Hey, old man." Tetsuo muttered, "No progress so far. I'm no closer to mastering this than I was when I first got these powers."

"Don't talk nonsense. Even the slightest bit of progress is better than nothing." Magneto offered, "Now let me see what you have so far."

Tetsuo held up his latest attempt at hemming a pair of jeans to the Master of Magnetism, "It's not really a good job anyways-"

"Not bad. I'd certainly wear these if they were my size."

"What?"

"Mr. Shima. Progress isn't instantaneous. It takes time, effort, and patience. Something that I suppose many people need to learn at one point or another."

"But… I'm scared that if I use too much of it, then I'll lose myself again." Tetsuo finally admitted.

Magneto paused for a moment, "Tetsuo, a friend of mine once said 'just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it doesn't mean they're lost forever. Sometimes, we all need help.' And I believe that you are someone who needed the help. The fact that you accepted it in the first place proves that you are not lost in the slightest."

"… Your friend sounds pretty smart."

"He had his moments." Magneto chuckled, "Now let me see your process Mr. Shima. I'll guide you."

"Thanks. And… Call me Tetsuo. I never liked formalities anyways."

"In that case, my name is Erik. Not 'old man.'"

"Heh. Well, we'll see about that, gramps."

Dude: Okay, now each jelly bean weighs about… one gram? Wade, is a jelly bean a gram?

Wade: Ugh, grams? How much is that in American?

Dude: … You're Canadian.

Wade: I don't know why you want to use weight. Why not do volume and figure it out from there?

Dude: Why don't you?!

Wade: You're not even accounting for the weight of the jar with your method!

Dude: Like you're accounting for the empty space of the jelly beans with your idea!