Ian went with Logan, storm, Kurt, Angel, and Colossus to Antarctica to rescue Rogue and hopefully the Mutant Baby, leaving Noriko and her team behind at the mansion. Something the woman did not take kindly to.
" You shouldn't be in here, Nori." David told the girl.
She had taken to waiting in the War room, her face scrunched up into a frown. Anger practically radiated off of the woman.
" Hey I can come back later if you two need some time." Julian told David. He could feel the tension between the two of them.
" We don't need time." David replied.
" Will you both just shut up and look." Noriko exclaimed. She was tired of the boy's talking over the news cast.
Noriko pointed them to the news broadcast of what had happened in Alaska.
" That's why Cyclops and Ian told us to stay out of it. The Purifiers were involved in Alaska. They may have the baby." Noriko scowled.
" If Cyclops didn't tell us, he had a good reason. Don't do anything stupid." David told the girl.
" Don't do anything stupid?! Are you kidding David?! You were there. You know what they did!" Noriko yelled at the boy.
" David's right, Noriko."
The trio heard the voice behind them, and Julian groaned.
" Oh crap." Julian said.
The voice belonged to none other than Professor Xavier himself.
" Cyclops is right, as well... To a point. He kept that information from you to protect you. But there are more ways to solve a problem than charging headfirst into violence." Xavier told the girl. " I know a thing or two about training Mutants... I'd like to talk to the three of you about taking a different approach. I believe that together, we can--"
" Shut up. Just Shut up!" Noriko suddenly exploded in the man's face, stunning him briefly.
" Nori!!"
" No! Where was he when we were getting killed?" Noriko asked. " Well? Where were you when we were getting blown up in buses, or shot in the head, or having our hearts ripped out?! Where were you when those Purifier Bastards came to kill what was left of us in your freaking Mansion?!" Noriko asked the man.
Cyclops and Ian, to an extent, knew how Noriko would react if she found out about the purifiers being involved. Ever since the attack on the mansion, she had harbored a deep and unfettered hatred for the Purifiers.
" There's nothing left you can teach us, Prof... We already know how to die." Noriko told the man. She then stormed out of the room with Julian right behind her.
" It's been a rough year, Professor." David told the man. He then followed Noriko and Julian.
Noriko wouldn't say it in front of the professor, but she wasn't going to let the Purifiers get away with killing another mutant. So, in a fit of anger, she gathered her team together in the living room.
" I'm going after them." Noriko spoke. " I thought Cyclops and I had an understanding, after everything we've been through. After everything we've done. The X-men want to go after the Marauders? Fine. But the Purifiers, that's personal. They killed forty-five of our friends." Noriko exclaimed." They didn't kill X-men or freaking X-Factor... They killed our students. They killed our friends, and we're the ones who took them down, not the X-men. So, I don't care what Cyclops or Ian says. I'm going after them." Noriko stated. " If they've got that baby, they're going to kill it, and if they don't... I'm still taking them out, permanently. So, who's in?" Nori asked.
" I'm in. These people killed Brian." Julian stated.
" I'm in too." Cessily replied.
" This is wrong, Noriko. To rescue this child? Yes. But that's not what you want. You want blood. And we have seen far too much of it." Sooraya told the woman. She reluctantly turned down Noriko's quest for blood.
" Try and stop me, but if we rescue that Baby, I'm not holding it. Babies creep me out." Santo stated.
" I'll go, but for the baby." Victor replied. " We should talk to the cuckoos, see if they've picked up an information from the X-men, maybe a location. The O.N.E. Might have records on the Purifiers, too."
" And I can teleport us there." Pixie stated. " But um, I don't want to kill anyone. I don't have to, do I?" She asked.
But Noriko ignored her question.
" Nori, don't do this!" David begged the woman.
" What about you, Josh? Are you in or out?" Noriko asked. Her aggressive anger growing more by the second.
" These people killed Laurie. If I go with you, I'll kill every single one of them. And I don't want to do that. So, no. I'm not going. But if you need healing, you know where to find me." Josh told the woman. He scowled, so hard his golden face began turning black.
With her team set, Noriko was ready to depart, but there was one more mutant who wanted in.
" Hey, do you have room for one more?" Hisako asked. The young Mutant known as armor wanted in on the mission.
" Alright, let's go." Noriko stated. She and the rest of the New X-Men along with Hisako, quickly and quietly left the mansion.
Though as they left, one in particular began to doubt whether or not she made the right choice.
" I should have gone with them. What if they need me, and I am not there for them?" Sooraya asked. " I made a terrible mistake."
David shook his head and placed his hand on the woman's shoulder.
" You did what your conscience told you, Sooraya." David told the girl.
" And what does your conscience tell you?" Sooraya asked.
" To find Cyclops. Tell him what's happening. But I can't. So, I'll have to do the next best thing." David stated.
He walked away from Sooraya and Josh and pulled out his phone.
....
Flying high over the frozen tundra that is Antartica, Ian and the other X-men were preparing themselves to face Sinister and the Marauders.
" Are we sure this is the right place?" Ian asked.
" Amelia didn't seem like she was in a hurry to lie to us." Storm replied.
" Yeah, but is it safe to trust an acolyte?" Warren asked the woman.
" Maybe, maybe not. We'll see when we get there." Logan told the man.
" That's true I guess." Ian muttered.
*Beep Beep! Beep Beep!
" Hold on, someone's trying to contact me." Ian stated. " Hello? David, what is it?" Ian asked.
There was a pause for a few moments, but the others could tell by the look on Ian's face that something was wrong.
" NORIKO DID WHAT?! Where's cyclops?! Go get him!" Ian yelled. " What do you mean you can't find him?! Damn it!" Ian cursed.
" What happened?" Logan asked.
" Noriko and her team are going after the Purifiers alone. And David can't find Cyclops. Which means they're going after them alone, with no back-up." Ian exclaimed.
" Damn it." Logan cursed.
" Open the door, I'm going after them." Ian stated.
Logan sighed, he was angry, but Ian was right. So, he pushed the button and the door to the Jet opened up.
" Get there and make sure to get those kids back. We'll handle things here. I'll try and get in contact with Slim and let him know what's happened. He's gonna blow a fucking gasket when he finds out what happened." Logan grumbled.
" I know, be careful everyone." Ian waved and flew out of the ship. "Alright, David. Tell me where they went." Ian asked the boy.
" They went to Washington, D.C."