Scott, feeling completely reassured and like a new man, pushed passed Jean in her (their...) room, grabbing her hand as he did so and pulling the redhead after him. They ran side by side to the locker room where their uniforms were kept and had suited up and slipped on headsets within minutes of the alarm's sounding. Throughout the process, he had been speaking to Mars via headset being updated on the situation and informed Mars to contact Nightcrawler, as he was to be the Professor's right arm during the attack. Scott wanted someone by their mentor at all times.
Upon exiting the locker room he was surprised to find that the Irishman was already suited up and in the hallway, carrying a very large and dangerous looking weapon. Was that a rocket launcher? He had another weapon strapped to his back. The three of them ended up outside near the same time and were forced to separate. Before he left her side, Scott kissed Jean soundly, then headed for the center guardstand. Magneto and Zap were at the top. He climbed the ladder and began firing out into the crowd, keeping clear of others' attacks and the men they had amongst the Darkseekers.