Ezekiel Thompson: leans forward CAN YOU SEE 'EM, BOY? THE X-MEN?
Yes grandpa can I ask you something?
nods GO AHEAD, BOY. WHAT IS IT?
Yes sir... Why have they come?
leans back THEY'RE HERE TO HELP. TO PROTECT HUMANS FROM THE MUTANTS THAT'LL COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK WHEN THE APOCALYPSE KICKS OFF. THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN KEEP US SAFE.
looks out the window Yeah, Grandpa. They're fighting against the Apocalypse. Why do you seem so happy about this?
chuckles HAPPY? BOY, I AIN'T NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY IN MY LIFE! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! THE X-MEN AGAINST THE APOCALYPSE! THIS IS THE DAY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
yes grandpa I'm a white boy named Xavier and I'm 8 years old
Ezekiel grins at you. GOOD. GOOD. YOU'VE GOT A GOOD EYE, KID. He nods towards the window where a group of X-Men are battling some zombies DO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE?
yes sir I can see them looking out the window
Ezekiel smiles and nods approvingly, his eyes still glued to the window Good. Good. They're fighting hard out there. You know what to do if anything happens to me, right?
yes grandpa I point to them there's Jean Gray, Scott Summers, Ororo Munroe, Hank McCoy, Warren Worthington, Peter Maximoff, Sam Guthrie, Alex Summers, Scott's twin Alex, and Bobby Drake
nods That's all of them. Good eye, boy. Now, watch closely...
Yeah grandpa looks at him
chuckles GOOD. Now watch closely, boy. he points towards the distance See that mountain over there?
runs up next to him I can see them Grandpa!
smiles proudly
GOOD. GOOD.
points towards the X-MEN
DO YOU SEE THAT YOUNG LADY WITH THE BLUE SKIN? THAT'S ROGUE. SHE CAN ABSORB OTHER PEOPLE'S POWERS AND MEMORIES. PRETTY COOL, HUH?
Yeah, grandpa. What about them? looking at him from my phone
nods, looking at the X-Men fighting in the distance They're good kids, but I'm worried about them...they've been through so much. The weight of the world's problems on their shoulders. It ain't right.
looks around Yes sir I see them
nods GOOD. THEY NEED OUR HELP.
points to a nearby building NOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET OVER THERE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALRIGHT. CAN YOU MAKE IT THERE ON YOUR OWN?
Yes Grandpa I can see them. points at the X-Men fighting against the villains
grins GOOD, GOOD! watches the X-Men battle THEY'RE FIGHTING TOGETHER LIKE THEY'VE DONE COUNTLESS TIMES BEFORE. THEY'LL BE FINE, JUST LIKE THEY ALWAYS ARE.