"Previously on X-Men..." "Your plan is reaching fruition, my lord." "Soon the Savage Land will be cleansed of all disbelievers, and the Age of Garokk will begin anew." "I know you must absorb mutant life-energy to retain your powers as Sauron." "The time has come." "It's mutant energy." "No !" "Free again !" "Look into my eyes, wind rider." "Deep within this weather witch lies untold power." "Release the weather witch." "Garokk's will be done !" "Rage, winds, your mistress craves more !" " Storm's out of her mind !" " It's Sauron's doing." "His hypnotic powers have taken away her self-control." "Rain, lightning, thunder, your power is mine !" "Come to me." "How do we stop her ?" "If Jubilee of the iungle can take down Sauron, then Storm should be a snap." "Jubilee, stop !" "Where do you think you're going ?" "Let the primal forces of nature continue to be unleashed !" "Foolish child." "Be gone !" "Hey !" "Help !" "Jubilee of the jungle." "By your command, I have released the weather witch." "I feel myself growing stronger." "It is what I have awaited for centuries." "Her elemental power surges throughout the Savage Land, feeding me." "No !" "No !" "Yes." "It has begun." "All right, Lykos." "What did you do to make Storm wig out like this ?" "I did nothing." "Sauron took away her control." "His powers of suggestion are far beyond those of normal hypnosis." "I can vouch for that." "Has Storm added earthquakes to her meteorological repertoire ?" "This ain't no earthquake." " Stampede !" " This way !" "Boy, that rush hour traffic's murder, isn't it ?" "If your friend continues, I fear for my people's lives and ours as well." "We must discover a way to calm her, so we might have time to undo Sauron's ruinous influence." "You wanna ask her to roll up her sleeve ?" "Y'all keep her distracted while I absorb her powers." "That'll slow her down long enough." "And have you messing up the weather from here to Barbados ?" "I don't think so." "It appears we are caught between Scylla and Charybdis, the proverbial rock and a hard place." "I can do it." "Fly me close enough and I can absorb her energy." "And become Sauron again ?" "No way !" "Do you think I want to ?" "He's a monster." "I hate all that he is." "I believe him." "Had he wished to regain Sauron's form, he could have used any one of us." "Please, I beg you." "Allow me to set right the evil Sauron has started." "Our fighting Sauron is preferable to this." "I fear we have no other choice." "Hail !" "Ice !" "Rage on !" "Careful !" "We lust wanna get her attention." "With this wind, it's a wonder we can get them airborne." "Winds, do not let them stop me !" "Come on." "Keep her busy just a little longer." "No !" "They did it !" "Lykos, release her before you transform completely !" "Never !" "Must have more." "Got you." "Sauron lives once more !" "Okay, bubba." "Are you gonna help us fix up Storm or am I gonna have to take you out ?" "Uh-uh." "I wouldn't touch me if I were you." "This is not over, outlander." "What happened up there ?" "It was real weird." "I think our absorbing powers canceled each other out." "Let us bring them back to the village." " How's she doing ?" " I've given her a mild sedative." "It should prevent her from regaining full consciousness and creating another maelstrom, for a time." "The Professor told me how hard Storm works to keep her powers under control." "And I thought my powers were a pain." "When you and Sauron connected, were you able to read his thoughts ?" "One word kept popping in and out of my head, "Zaladane. "" "She has proclaimed herself the High Priestess of Garokk." "I wonder..." "Don't worry, Storm, we'll take care of Sauron for you." "Not Sauron." "Something else." "Something very wrong." "I sense nature out of balance." "An evil within the land must be purged." "This evil must be destroyed !" "Stay back !" "Come on, sugar." "Let's get you back to bed." "I said stay back !" "Storm, what are you doing ?" "Hold on." " Let me go !" " Quit struggling." "Quickly." "Constrain her." "Crisis contained." "Zaladane, rally my troops." "The invaders must pay for their insolence." " Are you deaf, woman ?" "I order you." " No." "You refuse me ?" "Lord Garokk has decreed you have outlived your usefulness." "Lord Garokk is nothing but a lifeless stone." "Perhaps you need some persuasion." "What sorcery is this ?" "This stone is not as lifeless as it appears, Sauron." "You do not exist." "But as you can see, I do." "In a bygone era, I alone ruled this land until a powe_ul enemy defeated me, calming the raging elements of the Savage Land, leaving me powerless, banished to this rocky prison." "I lay dormant for thousands of years, remembered, worshipped, yearned for." "Until one day..." "All I need now is for you to contact your students, Professor." "Obey !" "Won't listen." "Can't listen." "Can't allow you to control my mind." "Won't allow you to..." "If somebody is holding Xavier, I'm gonna enjoy making them let go." "When a mutant came to our valley and released her elemental energy," "I awoke, weakened but alive." "But to fully imbue my life force into the land," "I required Storm's power at its total savage fury." "My priestess sent you, Karl Lykos, known as Sauron to her." "It was no accident that you were drawn to her." "I gave you that yearning." "Beneath the range of volcanoes that ring our hidden valley lies a source of planetary power, the surging force of molten magma that maintains the Savage Land's tropical climate." "I intend to fuse with that energy." "Once I do, no force on Earth will be able to imprison me again." "Restrain me, I beg you !" "Do not let me recover my strength." "And I told you to let loose every now and again." "Shows what I know." "Now what ?" "The land changes." "Behold Garokk !" "Behold Garokk !" "Gaze upon my works and tremble." "Let the Age of Garokk begin anew." "If anyone's got a daring last-minute rescue in mind, now would be the time." "To put it in the vernacular, alley-oop !" "What's with the gray dirt ?" " No !" " All right, stone-face, let's see how you stack up to adamantium." "Wow !" "You got some rough shrubbery around here, pal." "Wolverine !" "Behind you !" "He's free, corrupting the land." "No !" "Get back !" "Let me breathe !" "No !" "Evil must be stopped !" "Not a real good idea to make her mad." "I summon the bitter winter frost !" "You dare challenge the will of Garokk ?" "Curious." "Garokk seems to be directing himself toward that mountain range." "Those are the volcanoes that heat the Savage Land." " Oh, my !" " What is wrong ?" "This is iust a hypothesis, mind you, but based on what I've observed, if Garokk absorbs the energy of those geothermal pits, he could become supremely powerful." "And this entire land would be frozen solid." "What are you talking about ?" "I'm sweating like a pig here." "I believe Storm is responsible." "If cold will not slow you, Garokk, then perhaps heat will." "Is this the limit of your power, weather witch ?" "Foolish creature !" "Your pitiful efforts merely empower me." "I summon the full force of the elements !" "I believe Storm's attacks of meteorologic energy are actually strengthening Garokk." "We gotta stop her helping him." "Storm, this is Beast." "Cease and desist, I implore you." "Your efforts only exacerbate the situation." "Leave me alone !" "Let me go !" "Sorry, sugar." "You don't know what you're..." "No !" " Wow !" " Fascinating." "Stay back !" "Infidel, do not attempt to thwart the will of almighty Garokk." "I awaken." "Soon the entire Savage Land will know the will of Garokk." "The power of the Earth shall be mine !" "Silence !" "Sauron, and Sauron alone, will rule the Savage Land." "I will absorb every ounce of energy you possess." "I can feel it, building, flowing through me." "No !" "It is too much !" "What is happening to me ?" "No !" "No one challenges Sauron and lives !" "This evil must be destroyed !" "Storm !" "Get away from there !" "Storm !" "Rogue !" "Where are you ?" "Storm !" "Somebody say something !" "Rogue !" "Rogue !" "Storm !" "I'm afraid we may be too late, my friend." "Over here, boys." "Help me with Storm." "She is unconscious, but alive." "We must get her to the medical facilities on the Blackbird." "I was so close." "You are safe now, Karl Lykos." "The nightmare is over." "And with no mutant energy to tempt you, the presence of Sauron will haunt you no more." "Thank you, my friend." "About my behavior back there, how can I ask you to forgive me ?" " Hush, now." "You need to rest." " I am frightened, Rogue." "Listen, sugar, that wasn't you out there." "Don't forget, Sauron messed with my head, too." "Thank you for your understanding." "All these years of caution and denial, to finally unleash my true feelings." "I liked letting go." "Never before have I felt so free."