The 21 year old mutant looked stopped in her tracks, listening for a moment a small creature ran up to her. She jerked her head around, her torso turning to allow her to see behind her. Skylar's dark blue eyes widened at the sight of a child whether it be because the young girl running up to her seemed... normal besides her cozy jacket and flowing red hair or because the short girl collapsed when she reached the bird woman's position.<br/><br/>"You can't be serious..." Sky spoke under her breath, swiftly moving to pick up the light female into her arms. "You can't rest yet." Her front teeth bit down on her lower lip, unsure of how to take care of a child much less herself, but definitely more opposed to letting her lie in the sands and die from wolverine mutants of heat stroke. Skylar held the girl in both arms, one arm under her head and the other holding her legs up. "You have maybe ten minutes, okay? Don't fall asleep on me either, we've got a new world to see." She grinned down at the shaking figured and hoped she would be able to find an experiment or an adult that would help her and this little kid.<br/><br/>What her luck gave her was the sights of an older female. Someone not quite the bird brain's age, but someone who held a pair of pitch black wings on her back. Not exactly what she needed to see, but Sky wasn't leaving on her own when those younger could pass on in this god forsaken desert. Her life was longer than it needed to be, the female would be fine with passing if it meant these kids would have something.<br/><br/>With a plan to do more than just escape she smirked at the Halo experiment when a toothy grin. "Welcome to planet Earth. You have two options. Help me out for awhile or continue running. You have five seconds to choose, all right?" The eldest of the bunch knew the questions she asked might not be met with a solid answer and might even be asked more questions, but what could she do about it? Skylar needed to work fast and find anyone else who had reach far enough out who might have more experience in dealing with children than her. So far Sky knew she wasn't going to be a great mother.<br/><br/>Only one more creature stood far enough out and caught the attention of the bird mutant. Immediately she recognized the scales to be reptilian of perhaps fish scales. Her heart lurched in her chest as she remembered an young three year old who passed on days ago in her room. The memory made the woman feel weak; however, her adrenaline surged. This one wasn't going to die while Skylar still lived. Hopefully if this scaly thing was walking on land, they were at least amphibious.<br/><br/>"You coming or what?" Skylar called to the blonde girl, hoping to catch her attention. "Let's see if we can make it out of here alive. What do you think? Appealing, right?" She could only hope her wings indicated that she wasn't some human trying to rope the serpent female into going back to the facility they just walked out of.<br/><br/>With an impatient foot tapping the hot, soft sand Skylar waited for the woman to respond, searching for anyone else who was far enough out to have a chance at surviving. She wasn't even sure the other winged chick had followed as her focus was purely on finding others to get out of here. Maybe someone would know what plants can be eaten for nourishment...