They trek through the dense woodland to where Hank guides them, Alex marching ahead and the others struggling to keep up. Azazel cannot teleport where he does not know and nothing will stop Alex now he has his friend in sight.
"He'll be fine!" Alex insists and Erik doesn't have the heart to contradict him.
They reach the old bunker just before dusk. Erik holds Alex back and steps forward to break open the metal door, welded shut with Shaw's energy.
It splinters under the force of his power, coming away in parts. Alex is through the doorway before Erik can stop him, calling Darwin's name as loud as he can.
Erik stops Raven and Sean from following, before he takes one or two steps into the doorway. He sees Alex curled around something, lizard-like and dry as bone.
But slowly, slowly, Darwin returns to them, returns to Alex - and he helps him to his feet.
"Let's go home," Alex says, and Erik feels his heart might burst with joy for his son.
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"Havok," Erik begins.
"What? Why can't they keep up?"
"You know that he might not-"
"Charles says he's alive. He's alive, he'll know me."
"He's been...alone. For a long time."
"He'll be fine!" Alex insists and Erik doesn't have the heart to contradict him.
They reach the old bunker just before dusk. Erik holds Alex back and steps forward to break open the metal door, welded shut with Shaw's energy.
It splinters under the force of his power, coming away in parts. Alex is through the doorway before Erik can stop him, calling Darwin's name as loud as he can.
Erik stops Raven and Sean from following, before he takes one or two steps into the doorway. He sees Alex curled around something, lizard-like and dry as bone.
But slowly, slowly, Darwin returns to them, returns to Alex - and he helps him to his feet.
"Let's go home," Alex says, and Erik feels his heart might burst with joy for his son.