"Previously on X-Men..." "In our hands lies the fate of a billion star systems, of lives beyond measure." "Do not fear, Lilandra." "The X-Men will do all in our power to help you safeguard the crystal." "Get the crystal !" "Fire, Raza !" "Corsair !" "Do you remember this ?" "The M'Kraan Crystal." "Name your price !" "Show me the crystal !" "I'm coming, Scott !" "Start the ball, Cajun !" " Out of my way, woman." " Get out of your own way !" " Thank you, Rogue." " I enjoyed it." "Get ready to..." "D'Ken !" "Unlock the power of the M'Kraan..." "No !" "...and make the galaxy mine !" "You fools !" "Your foolishness amuses me." "I do not understand." "What is happening ?" "D'Ken has been granted his wish." "He is one with the crystal." "He is creating his own universe inside the crystal, where we all will soon be." "Ch'od, get the Starjammer out of here." "Now !" "What is wrong, Captain ?" "We are ready to board the Imperial cruiser and retrieve you." "No !" "Full escape velocity immediately." "That's an order." "You must join them." "I need time to see if the power of the Phoenix can contain the crystal." "But if it cannot, then nothing in the galaxy can protect any of us." "What can we do ?" "Nothing." "It is what I must do." "Corsair !" "What is happening ?" "We are being given a short time to consider our fate while someone attempts to change it." "I must learn." "The crystal must be healed." "Can you show us what's happening ?" "Ch'od, full magnification." "That is all we can do." "Soon, we will be out of range." "I am the guardian, teach me to..." "No !" "Who slam on the brakes ?" "Phoenix has failed." "We shall soon loin my brother inside the crystal." "How are you so blamed sure ?" " She might still..." " Look !" "Jean !" "I got a real bad feeling we're next." "Ch'od, open fire !" " What are you doing ?" " Trying to live." "It has no effect." "Anybody else got any bright ideas ?" "What's that ?" "And Cerebro reports environmental disturbances everywhere around the world." "I will do what I can." "As we all shall." "Professor Xavier !" "Professor !" "The sun, it's, well, kind of fading away !" "I know, Jubilee." "We have discovered a phenomenon much like a black hole, an enormous gravitational force near the sun." "We must assume it is the M'Kraan Crystal." "It is slowly drawing everything into it, even the sun's light." "Soon, it will absorb the sun itself, the entire solar system including the Earth." "The rest of the galaxy may well follow, though, by that time, we shall have long since ceased to care." "There's gotta be some way to stop it !" "There is one hope, the X-Men." "Maintain full power !" "Don't give up !" "I regret, my Empress, that my service to you must begin under such circumstances." "All is lost, Empress !" "Hang on, cherre." "If this be our last ride, we take it together..." "If this is death, it's not so bad, huh ?" "Speak for yourself, Cajun." "Fascinating." "The legends of the crystal are true." "But what of D'Ken ?" "What of D'Ken ?" "He lives !" "Show yourself !" "You wish to see me ?" "Behold the power of a living galaxy !" "Soon, the universe will tremble !" "If we're not gonna make it out of here, let's at least shut this guy up." "Logan, stop it !" "Perhaps another approach..." "Maybe he likes to play catch." "You fools !" "None of you understand." "Look out !" "It has no effect, Empress !" "Your pathetic efforts gain you nothing." "Your weapons feed me." "The crystal will gain you nothing." "You are trapped within it, as we are." "Its power will destroy you !" "Destroy me ?" "The crystal is life." "I am reborn !" "I need only think of your destruction and it shall be !" "D'Ken, brother, unless the crystal is sealed, it will destroy the galaxy, including the entire Shi'ar empire." "We must join forces to stop it." "Stop it ?" "I hunger for it." "He hears nothing, Empress." "We are on our own." "Prepare to be destroyed, creature !" "You ?" "Fight me ?" "You insect !" "Gotcha, big guy." "You see how easily I defeat your protectors." "I tire of you, sister." "Empress !" "I never thought I'd say it, Logan, but there's nothing we can do." "The immediate threat to New York City has been averted." " Well done, Storm !" " It is terrible, Professor." "It is as though the Earth has gone mad." "Calm yourself, Storm." "You cannot be everywhere at once." "Help where you can." "The disturbances will cease if the X-Men are successful." "Fear what I have become, sister ?" "Let the others watch as I repay you for your treachery in opposing me." "Do not despair." "The Phoenix survives." "No !" "Begone !" "Fear not, Empress." "You are safe now." "Leave my world." "I command it !" "Lilandra's star cruiser approaches." "I will teleport you all to the ship, beyond the reach of D'Ken's power." "No one is safe from my power !" "I am one with the crystal." "The galaxy is mine to destroy." "The power has destroyed you, D'Ken." "The galaxy shall not share your fate." " You're alive !" " Yes, my darling." "What about the crystal ?" "Can you truly stop its power ?" "We have learned of one way, if my body can take it." "Jean was chosen for her empathic abilities." "We have learned much from the orb, the living center of the crystal." "She felt its pain where I could not." "I know now what must be done, if I am strong enough." "We must try to loin with the matrix of the crystal's energy field." "The power of Phoenix may be able to restore what D'Ken has broken." "You could be locked in here forever !" "Don't try to stop me, Scott." "I'm only doing what must be done, what any of the X-Men would do." "I'm coming with you." "You can't be a part of where I'm going." "He knows, Jean." "That don't make it easy to take." " Jean !" " Goodbye, my friends." "I love you all." "Goodbye, Scott !" "Someone help me find a way." "Your wisdom." "Your compassion." "Your gentleness." "Your innocence." "Your courage." "Your love." "No !" "You cannot contain the power of the crystal." "You cannot !" "No !" "What does it mean, Professor ?" "The X-Men have succeeded." "The power of the crystal has been contained." "But at what cost ?" "The crystal is sealed, but the only way to guarantee that its power will never be released again is for me to take it beyond the reach of any living being." "The crystal cannot be destroyed, even in the heart of the sun, but there it, and I, will be safe." "For this, I am sorry, Cyclops." "Goodbye, my love." "The crystal shall be buried forever." "The light !" "Oh, Scott, if only you could see it." "Goodbye, Charles." "I shall never forget you and the X-Men." " Stay with us, Lilandra." " I am Shi'ar Empress now." "I must return to my world and try to set right all the wrong my brother did." "Come with me, Charles." "Until there is peace between mutants and ordinary humans, I cannot leave." "We both have our work to do." "I'm sorry I tried to use you against the Emperor, Cyclops." "Since I lost my wife, I've lived only for my revenge." "None of us know how we'll react when we lose someone we love." "I'll have to find a new reason for living now." "So will I." "I'm proud to have known you and the X-Men." "Farewell." "I've lost Jean, and Corsair lost his wife." "I wish we had a chance to talk." "I believe Emily Dickinson said it best," ""Parting is all we know of heaven And all we need of hell"" "There are some bonds that cannot be broken, Charles Xavier." "We shall meet again." "Jean." "Do you know the legend of the Phoenix ?" "I'm not interested in legends right now." "The Phoenix was a mythical bird that was consumed by fire, but always rose again from the ashes." "Perhaps that's what the Phoenix represents, hope which never dies." "Please think about it, Cyclops." "Jean."