She figured he meant the X-Men when he mentioned the 'magic team'. He certainly wouldn't be referring to the New Mutants. The only thing 'magic' about them was her codename.
"It's a probably a good thing you weren't with them," she said, her expression turning serious. "Just before I ended up here, there was...they went to Dallas, and...." She shut her eyes for a moment, the image on the TV playing back in her mind. "Well, my group is gonna pick up where they left off," she finished. "Someone's got to, right?" That half-hearted smile was a feeble attempt at making light of the situation, and she knew it.