01x20 - Breakdown

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(GROANS)

(GROWLS)

Cyclops, you all right?

Yeah, I think so.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Cyclops, what are
you waiting for?

Blast his helmet off!

(GROWLING)

Look out.

JEAN: Help me, Scott.

Jean?

(WHIMPERS)

(GROWLS)

(GRUNTS)

(GROWLS)

Wake up, Scott.

There you are.
You had me worried.

Jean!

Oh.

(STUTTERING) I'm sorry.

I thought you were...

I'm a telepath, Scott. I know.

It's all right.

I saw Jean last
night. She was...

No, Scott, she wasn't.

I'm telling you, I saw her.

In your mind. You imagined her.

I'd have known if she was there.

How many people got hurt?

You and Wolverine took the
worst of it, but he's fine now.

And Juggernaut?

He got away.

(GRUNTS)

I know what you're thinking.
You can't blame yourself.

Yeah, I can.

I'm no good for this team.

Scott, where are you going?

I don't know. Just
away from here.

You can't abandon
us. We need you.

You're all better off.

I know this isn't
what you want, Scott.

No, it isn't.
You're right, okay?

Look, I want to
move on with my life.

I want to be an
X-Man, but I can't.

Jean is all I think about.

And now my friends are
getting hurt because of me.

Let me help you.

Forget it.

What if I told you I could

erase Jean from your memories?

Completely?

If that's what you want.

Then what?

I end up like Logan, haunted
by the things I can't remember?

No, I wouldn't do that to you.

Scott, if the choice is leaving
us or letting go of Jean,

then let me try.

Just lean back and
close your eyes.

We're going to take this slowly.

Just listen to the ocean,

the waves,

the breeze.

That's right.

Clear your mind.

I want you to lead me, Scott.

Take me to Jean.

Take me back to the beginning.

(GASPS)

Mom. Dad!

Shh.

It's okay, son. You're fine.

Where am I?

You're in a hospital.

I'm Dr. Brooks. I've been...

I want to see my parents.
Please, where are they?

Scott, you need to
calm down, okay?

I'll explain everything.

Now tell me the last
thing you remember.

My family, we were
getting on a plane.

We were in Alaska and...

I don't remember what happened.

You were in an
accident, a plane crash.

Where are my parents?

Where's Alex?

Your brother is fine. He's okay.

But only you and he made it.

Where is he? I want my brother.

Don't worry. He's safe.

He's living with
a very nice family.

But he wouldn't
leave me. He wouldn't.

I'm afraid he had
no choice, Scott.

Why?

You've been asleep
for a long time.

We thought we'd lost you, and...

How long?

Two years.

Stop. Stop.

What's any of that
got to do with Jean?

I don't know, Scott.

You're the one taking me there.

It makes no sense.

Maybe not yet,
but for some reason

you've connected
those memories to her.

Listen, we can
stop right now, Scott.

Nothing's been removed.

We're just looking
around, that's all.

No. I'm sorry.

Please go on.

(SIGHS)

All right.

(GRUNTS)

Tough guy, huh, Summers?

You trying to start something?

Just leave me alone, guys.

What? You started it.

What's the matter?
Can't back it up?

(GRUNTS) Do
something about it, punk.

Come on, man, let's see it.

(GROANS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

I said leave me alone!

(GRUNTS)

Oh, man. Oh, man!

What are you?

Are you some kind of monster?

No. No, I'm not.

Wait! Help me!

(GRUNTING)

Somebody help me!

MAN: Hello, Scott.

Who's there?

My name is Charles Xavier.

I understand you're
frightened, but all is not lost.

This is the first day of a very
important journey in your life.

Scott, I know what
you're going through.

No, you don't.

I'm a monster.

If you are,

then so am I.

At one time my telepathy
was uncontrollable.

I heard everyone's thoughts.

I couldn't shut them
out, couldn't think.

I was losing my mind.

What changed?

I learned that my abilities
could be controlled,

as can yours.

Don't!

Just keep your eyes closed, son.

Now look at me.

No, I can't.

It's all right, I promise.

Just open your eyes.

Now, Scott,

I'd like to take you
away from here

to a place where you can
see how truly special you are.

(BEEPS)

(EXCLAIMS)

(LAUGHING)

I don't know why you
even brought me here.

You're too hard
on yourself, Scott.

This will all take time.

You're wrong about
me. I'm no hero.

I'm not cut out to be an X-Man.

Tell you what, that's
enough training for today.

Go dry off and we'll
take a little drive.

Where are we going?

To meet a special
friend of mine.

Whoa. Indeed.

Shall we continue?

Yeah.

Him?

No, her.

Charles.

Good morning, John.

Hello, Jean.

I'd like you both to
meet a student of mine,

Scott Summers.

Jean, how are you feeling?

You saw what's going
on outside. She's a mess.

Can you tell me why?

It's because of
your old friend Erik.

He came to visit her.

What did he say?
JOHN: I don't know.

She got scared and ran inside.

She won't talk about it.

XAVIER: You must understand

this changes everything.

JOHN: What does he want?

He wants her on his side.

Erik goes by Magneto now

and he's assembling an
army of powerful mutants.

Does that mean he'll
come back for her?

Most assuredly.

And next time
he won't ask first.

He'll just take her.

Jean won't let him.

She may not be able to stop him.

John...

I need more time with her.

My weekly visits aren't enough.

I'd like Jean to come
and stay at the institute.

No, she's too young.

But you can't
protect her like I can.

Dad, I'd like to go with them.

Just bring me the girl, Charles.

We both know her
place is with me.

She's chosen a different path
than the one you offer, Erik.

It's an uninformed choice.

How can she ever
reach her true potential

if you insist on
suppressing her powers?

Because I see her as a
person, not as a weapon.

You know how I abhor
these confrontations, Charles.

But you leave me no choice.

(ALL EXCLAIM)

(GRUNTING)

Erik, please.

(EXCLAIMS)

Scott!

Jean, no!

You can end this, Jean.

Come with me and
I'll spare your friends.

JEAN: Open your eyes, Scott.

No.

It's okay. I can help you.

Just trust me.

CYCLOPS: How did
you... Now look at him.

Stare right at Magneto.

We'll do this together.

(EXHALES)

Charles,

she's more powerful
than I ever realized.

And fortunately for you,

I have taught her to
suppress her abilities,

or we wouldn't be
having this conversation.

With a mutant like her
we can change the world.

Which is why I will
never let you take her.

Oh, dear friend,
never say never.

Here. Thanks.

All of the hardships
you suffered,

none of them mattered anymore.

Jean took all the pain away.

But something went wrong.

What happened?

Wolverine.

(SNIFFS)

Hmm.

(GASPS)

Who's the redhead?

The telepath I told you about.

You'll soon meet her
along with the others.

Looking forward to it.

In the meantime,
this is Scott Summers.

Nice to meet you.

Park that in the garage
for me, okay, sport?

(GASPS) I hear you read minds.

I was wondering...

I got a little memory problem,

thought maybe you could help.

We both know the professor
will be working with you on that.

Yeah, but why have a
bald old man in my head

when I can have you?

And there's the problem,

you can't have me.

If you ever change your mind...

She won't.

Ah, you must be
the jealous boyfriend.

Why don't you get back on
your bike and ride out of here?

(CHUCKLES) Sorry, bub.

I'm here to stay.

Pretty girl.

She can definitely do better.

She found him intriguing.

A dangerous man
with a mysterious past,

and her with the
tools to help him.

She was nice to the guy.
He got the wrong idea.

So you finally
confronted him about it.

You might say that.

Come on, get up.

Forget it, Summers.

I ain't fighting
you over a girl.

(GROANS)

Stop it. Stop it!

What is wrong with you?

You're taking his side?

You don't even know
him. He's an animal.

No, you are.

Do you want to know why
he wouldn't fight you, huh?

Because I made
him promise not to.

Come on, Jean. How many
times do I have to say I'm sorry?

Logan's the one you
should be apologizing to.

Yeah, I know.

Then you'd better
hurry. He's leaving.

(GRUNTS)

Charles. Professor?

(GRUNTING)

Jean, what's wrong?

(GRUNTS)

EMMA: Scott.

Just... Just give me a second.

I know that wasn't easy,

but I should be able to
remove the memories now.

No, wait. It's the expl*si*n.

I need to see it again.
We missed something.

What?

I don't know. It
went by too fast.

All right, we'll try it again.

I'll slow things down.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING)

Jean, what's wrong?

(GRUNTS)

No. It can't be.

I'm afraid it is, Scott.

No one attacked the X-Men.

It was Jean.

She caused the expl*si*n.