"North perimeter secure." "This guy's catching Z's." "I mean, south perimeter secure." "Okay." "Let's make it a clean rescue." "Jean!" "Sorry." "You guys are heavy." "Storm?" "Storm?" "She's out." "Nice aim." "Yeah!" "Which one of you guys has been putting on weight?" "I can hardly hold you." "It's Nightcrawler." "Burgers seven days a week will do that to a fella." "The breakfast of mutants." "Hey!" "Let's grab her and port out of here!" "Got you!" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Stop the simulation!" "Scott, you're never to stop a simulation unless you're hurt." "Trust me, that hurt." "Why is Rogue in this mockup?" "She was not part of the briefing." "Simply the element of surprise." "It's part of life." "So expect it on every exercise." "Well, we're finished." "Better get to school." "Come on, Jean." "We got to help Rudetsky load for the field trip." "All right." "Double-check your spelunking gear." "Make sure your packs contain a hardhat, spiked boots, rope, compass, rations lamps, candles and matches." "Remember, there are no sporting-good stores in the Tapo Caves." "Oh, and I'd better not see any Game Toys." "Come on." "I just got a sweet new game." "So he threw off your game by sticking Rogue in a simulation." " What's the big deal?" " Me fouling up isn't the problem." "What, then?" "Because he chose Rogue?" "Yeah, I guess." "How can we pretend she's the enemy in simulations while we're trying to convince her to be our friend?" "If we can't think of her as a friend, she'll never want to join us." "Hey, it was only a simulation, Scott." "Nobody wants you to stop trying with Rogue." " Jean, tie that down over there." " Got it." "This trip ought to be fun." "Principal Darkholme!" "He's never going to be your friend." "You know that." "Who?" "Scott?" "I ain't interested in him." "Really?" "Tell me, dear, have you forgotten how Mr. Summers and his friends attacked you?" "No." "It's just that..." "Just this morning, I overheard them discussing their simulated battle exercises with you as their target." "But why?" "Why would they do that?" "I think it's time that you be reminded just who your friends really are." "Enjoy the field trip, dear." "It should prove most enlightening." " Jean, bad news." " What?" "Seems Administration won't clear your time off for the field trip." "Something about too many absentee days in your file." "Wait a second." "Those were all approved." "If they just call Professor Xavier, he'll..." "I wish we had the time, Jean, but they've already filled your spot." "I promise we'll clear this up when I get back." " Hey, I'm really sorry." " Yeah." "Well, have fun." " Man, that stinks." "Who filled her spot?" " New student." "Okay, junior geologists." "Let's pile in." "We're behind schedule." "Magneto, why are you here?" "I've come to pay you a compliment." "Your young charges, they seem to be flourishing under your tutelage." "Yes." "They're doing quite well." "I'm referring to the development of their mutant powers." "I'm very proud of them." ""Proud. " Yet you don't trust them." "But I do trust them, with my life." "But not with the truth!" "Give that back." "I got that one." "I got it." "Wonderful." "It's starting to snow." "Yeah!" "Fresh powder!" "This isn't a snowmobile trip, people." "Too much of the white stuff means we turn around." " What?" " What are you talking about?" "No way!" "Hang on!" "Everybody okay?" "Oh, now what?" " We head back." " What?" " What are you talking about?" " We don't want to." "Okay." "Okay, people." "Now, who wants to get out and push?" "Mr. Rudetsky, why not take our snowmobiles to the cave and wait out the weather there?" "Yes!" "Love that idea!" " We're gonna have so much fun!" " Sounds good to me." "Let's do it." " Test your mettle, tough guy?" " What?" "No!" "No racing!" "No!" "Oh, you're on!" "Yeah!" "Okay, you know what?" "I've had enough." "Scott!" "Scott!" "I think I'm gonna be sick." "No, no, no!" "Forget it, you maniac!" "Lean in!" "Lean in!" "Man, that girl is wiggy." "She didn't care what happened to us." "Yeah." "Where did that come from?" "No trophies for second place." "How did a Southern gal like you learn to handle a snowmobile?" "Let's just say I'm full of surprises." "Why not tell them the truth?" "How do you tell students that their principal whom they're supposed to respect, and their enemy are one and the same?" "Look, if there's anything those kids are used to doing, it's keeping their cool and keeping their secrets." "I don't know." "They'll deal with it." "Trust me." "You've taught them a lot." "Trouble's brewing." "A blizzard in the mountains." "The Geology Club left for their field trip up there this morning." " Jean, I thought you were going with them." " Yeah." "So did I." "I found out Darkholme deep-sixed me at the last minute to make room for her little Rogue." "Rogue." "You're right." "Trouble is brewing." "Okay, we're stuck here." "Might as well make the best of it." "So in review, metamorphic rock." "Question:" "What has altered it from its original state?" "Answer:" "Heat, pressure or chemical change." "It was one thing, now it's another." "A mutation." "Okay, over here." "Somebody point out examples of other igneous rock formations." "How about that, Mr. Rudetsky?" "Exactly." "Rock forms from very hot molten material." "It's deformation usually a result of stress not weather, in this part of the cave." "And here you'll see indications of..." "Wow." "Rogue?" "I need to know, Scott." "What is it you want from me?" "I don't want anything." "Well, except maybe your friendship." "You know what I want?" "The truth." "Am I a target for you and your X-freaks?" " We..." " It's true, isn't it?" "I know all about your battle simulation, the one where I'm the enemy." "No." "No, wait." "Rogue, it's complicated." "We're not who you think we are." "We've never tried to hurt you." "You've been lied to." " Look, we want you with us." " Yeah?" "Well, sorry." "Not interested." "Hey, everything all right?" "Rudetsky's looking for you." "Paul here is your friend, but I bet you never practice fighting him!" "I'm afraid you'd lose that bet, Rogue." "Hello, Scott." "Are you more surprised to see me... or me?" "Principal Dark..." "You're Mystique?" "Something Professor Xavier neglected to tell you." "Nice of him, wasn't it?" "You have no idea what he's been hiding from you." "Let me fill you in." "You X-Men are nothing but puppets for Charles Xavier." "And I am a sharp blade cutting your strings, just so I can watch you fall!" "No!" "Scott!" "Why did you do that?" "I'm protecting you, dear, from his lies." "He only wants to hurt you, just like Charles Xavier and all the other X-Men." "And you don't?" "What did you do to Paul?" "Let's just say he missed the bus, thanks to a little miscommunication about the departure time." "Now let's rejoin the others and break the tragic news." "No more secrets!" "Your powers are mine!" "Your memories are mine!" "Absorbing his memories and physical abilities." "Wonderful." "She will come to us willingly, given the right incentive." "You!" "Thought you could escape us, did you?" "We cannot lose her!" "Especially not to Xavier." "But some people just won't be helped!" " Yes." "We were lucky to get to her first." " Indeed." "Oh, Scott!" "I'm sorry." "Got you!" "It's getting hard to tell the players without a scorecard around here." " Thanks for the lift, Rogue." " Don't thank me yet!" "Look!" "Hang on to me!" "Scott?" "Scott?" "Listen, just hang on." "You're gonna be okay." "You're gonna be..." "Oh, man." "We're gonna die." "Thanks for the pep talk." "Rogue, thanks." "You saved my life." "I owed it to you." "Mystique had me pretty mixed up." "Her mind's a tortured mess." "But I saw enough to know that you're not my enemy." "I really thought she cared about me." "Hey, she probably does." "Just sometimes it's really hard to understand adults." "They never seem to trust us." "Scott, don't pass out." "Come on." "Wake up!" "We're moving too slow." "Spread a little more sunshine, would you?" "I'm a weather witch, not a snowplow." "I'm doing the best I can." "It's Mystique!" "Scott!" "Scott, I hope you can hear me." "We're on our way." "We're..." "Scott!" "He's hurt." "Great." "How are we gonna find him in this whiteout?" "X" " Men, they're coming." "What?" "They are?" "Great." "They can't find us." "Figures." "Then we'll give them something they can find." "Open your eyes, Scott." "Now!" "There!" "Charles, take the controls." "Some friendly advice, teach don't mess with the Rogue!" "Give it up, Mystique, or you'll be tangling with a Wolverine!" "Hang on." "Where's your allegiance, kid?" "Us or them?" "If I don't say you, will I get thrown out of this jet?" "Nope." "Not our style." "We've either earned your trust by now or we haven't." "You." "Welcome to the X-Men." "It's the same as lying to us." "We had a right to know who our principal really was." " Yeah." "Totally." " How come you didn't tell us?" "Yeah, man." "What did you think we were gonna do?" "Go after her?" "Man, we know better." "She wants to play like nothing's going down, so can we." "It's like we were playing with fire and didn't even know it." "Rogue?" "It's not my place." " Sure it is." "You're part of the family now." " Yeah, girl." "Tell us what you think." "Well, I think..." "No, I've learned that honesty is very important between people you care about." "At least it is to me." "You're right." "All of you." "I must apologize for keeping this secret from you." "But please understand, there are many challenges in your future secrets, elements of surprise." "Some you're ready to deal with, some you're not." "In the future, I will try to do better knowing which is which." "Thanks, professor." "We're all in this together." "It's nice to know we've all got something to learn." "That's what makes us X-Men."