"How can I help you?" Little Si Zi gazed at Professor X's shiny bald head, finding it fascinating.
"Well, could you ask the cat in your arms to help us destroy the Sentinels?"
"Pancakes? You want me to eat pancakes? I can do that! I'll help you." Little Si Zi had mistaken "Sentinels" for "pancakes," and she nodded earnestly.
"Not pancakes. Sentinels are a kind of robot..." Realizing she had misheard him, Professor X began explaining.
That explanation took quite a while.
Little Si Zi was still so young that there was a lot she didn't understand.
Professor X could only explain it slowly, out loud. He didn't dare beam the information straight into her mind as he would with anyone else.
He sensed that if he tried to enter this child's mind with his psychic power, he would drop dead on the spot.
The others watched Professor X struggle to communicate with Little Si Zi. Seeing him so flustered brought rare smiles to their faces, and for once, the mood lightened.
It had been a long time since they'd felt anything like it.
Ever since the Sentinels had appeared, none of them had slept soundly. Every day, they lived on edge, afraid the Sentinels would find them and kill them.
While Professor X was still explaining what Sentinels and robots were, and why the Sentinels had to be destroyed, the jet reached their temporary base.
As soon as they disembarked, Magneto headed straight for the entrance.
The entrance was completely sealed with steel. Magneto could open it easily, but no one else could.
He soon opened a hole in the barrier and motioned for the others to enter.
Just then, several strange aircraft appeared in the distant sky and flew straight toward them.
"Damn it! They found us." Magneto's