Azure screamed Jason's name before she spun around to face the sentinel's. She raised her hands and thrust them at the robots, rocks from behind her raising up and slamming into the robots. More rocks followed and soon the robots were buried under the rumble. She whirled around and raced over to Gaara, running her hands frantically over him to check for injuries.

A wall of sand exploded around them as rocks cane flying at them. The sand catching all the projectiles. "Azure, what are you doing here! Run!" Gaara said to her as he got to his feet quickly

Azure shook her head stubbornly, "No, im not leaving you!" She exclaimed and raised her hand. The sand wall strengthened as she used the ability she had absorbed from Gaara.

Gaara rolled his eyes at Azure. "Come on." He says and grabs her wrist, pulling her back towards the door where Wolverine stood looking for them in order to ensure they got inside as well. Shots from enemies echoed

Azure hurried after Gaara, slipping inside as shots echoed through the air.

Gaara pulled her into the cave, leading her to the ship where the others were waiting. Gaara kissed her cheek as they ran. "Stay close" he told her softly and led her aboard.

Azure nodded as she hurried after Gaara onto the ship. She looked around curiously once they were aboard and had a fleeting thought about how they were supposed to get out of the cave? Would the top open up or something? The back of the cave open? She took a seat and buckled in.

Gaara buckled in directly next to Azure. Always protectuve over the girl, seeing as for the longest time all that they had was each other. He gripped her hand tightly as the ship blew a hole in the back of the cave and flew out into the open. Taking to the night sky at amazing speeds.

Azure gripped his hand back tightly as the rose into the air and blasted to the sky. She had always been a little fearful of the whole flying thing and so she squeezed her eyes shut and clung to Gaara's hand for dear life.

Gaara looked at Azure. "We will be fine, I promise you." He whispers to her while gripping her hand back'with a soft smile on his lips

Azure nodded without opening her eyes or releasing her grip on his hand.

Soon they landed in a nearby cave and soon they put wolverine into some sort of sleep to be in the past. Gaara waited alongside Azure, hoping they would succeed. Then another mutant turned up, one the Xmen had thought dead previously. He explained that he could send two into the past, physically but the time portal needed something tough in order to stop them from being torn apart. Gaara spoke up. "My sand barrier is plenty strong to withstand even a direct hit from a semi going 70. But if I go, then Azure goes with me" He said. The leaders nodded and the time portal was made. Gaara formed a sand barrier around him and Azure. Together they walked into the portal.

Azure sat anxiously next to Gaara as she stared at Wolverine. She barely knew him but still, she didn't like when grimaces of pain would cross his face. She hated for anybody to be in pain and she wished there was someway to take to pain from him. She flinched when another mutant showed up and her eyes widened. Them, go into the past? But how would they know what to do and where to go? They wouldn't know what to do in that time period. Regardless of her doubts she took Gaara's hand and stepped up to his side, trying to be brave as the sand wrapped around them and they were on their way into the past. The landing was a little rough however the sand sphere kept them from being hurt. Azure had fallen against Gaara as they hit the ground and she slowly raised up, not knowing where they were considering the sand was still covering them. She idly hoped no one had seen that because from what Professor X had told them, this world had yet to know of mutants. Therefore a giant ball of sand falling out of nowhere would be a little hard to explain.

Fortunately, the two had been taken back in time to Professor X's mansion. So nobody had seen that except for the two in the house, and Wolverine who had just arrived in some sort of four wheeled vehicle. Which Jason had never seen before in his life. When the man got and stared at them strangely, Jason responded. "Somebody made a portal that sent us back but only had the energy for two of us, and my Sand shield was the only one that could handle the force." He said. Wolverine nodded and guestured for them to follow.