PART 10
EXT. STATUE - MAIN ENTRANCE - NIGHT
Cyclops continues to pull on the slime. Jean¨ªs struggles
are becoming more panicked.
Cyclops stops and puts his hands on Jean¨ªs shoulders,
pinning her down.
CYCLOPS
Jean. Jean stop. Stop moving.
Jean continues to struggle for a moment. She starts to calm down,
her chest still hitching involuntarily for air.
CYCLOPS (cont¨ªd)
Jean, trust me. Don¨ªt move.
He takes a hold of her chin and grips it tightly. He FIRES A THIN,
FOCUSED OPTIC BEAM INTO THE ENCRUSTED
SLIME, splitting it in half. He pulls the remains away from her
face.
Jean GASPS for air. Then she looks up. Her face turns to horror.
Behind Cyclops, towering over him is -- Sabretooth.
WHAM! Sabretooth smashes down.
BLACK
INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM - NIGHT
Rogue turns the corner of the hallway and trips, tumbling to the
ground.
Rogue watches from the floor as the shadow of her pursuer
bends around the corner. The sound of their footsteps get closer.
The shadow is upon her, turning the corner.
It is LOGAN.
LOGAN
I didn¨ªt mean to scare you.
ROGUE
Thank God. Logan... we have to help Storm we have to.
Logan looks around to make sure it¨ªs clear.
LOGAN
I¨ªll go back, but first let me find you a safe place.
Logan extends his hand.
LOGAN (cont¨ªd)
Here, take my hand.
Rogue looks at Logan confused. Logan grows impatient.
LOGAN (cont¨ªd)
Take it!
ANGLE ON: Over Logan¨ªs shoulder. On the back of his
neck
we see some BLUE SCALES. Logan is not Logan, Logan is
MYSTIQUE.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
E.C.U.-on Magneto¨ªs belt, which is lined with METAL
STRAPS. Magneto¨ªs hand comes into frame holding CYCLOPS¨ª
VISOR and places it against one of the straps. The strap WRAPS ITSELF
BACK AND AROUND, pinning the visor to the belt. He brings a radio
to his mouth.
MAGNETO
(into radio)
Mystique... Mystique, where are you?
Magneto turns to Sabretooth.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
Find Logan.
Sabretooth exits as Magneto turns to reveal --
Jean and Cyclops, without his visor, are trapped in a hideous
tangle of metal (taken from the Statue¨ªs steel bracing)
forcing the two to face each other. Two sharp points of metal rest
on either side of Cyclops¨ª head, locking it in position.
Cyclops¨ª is close enough to feel Jean¨ªs breath
-- if he opens his eyes, he will destroy everything in his path,
including Jean.
Storm is also encased in a myriad of sharp metal bands, pinning
her to the wall. Razor sharp pieces of metal warp and close on her
throat.
All in all, they are completely disabled.
Jean struggles to free them with her telekinesis, to no avail.
CYCLOPS
(whispering)
Jean... can you?
JEAN
(whispering)
I¨ªm sorry. I¨ªm not strong enough.
Magneto stands next to Storm. Close.
MAGNETO
(whispering)
If the temperature changes a single degree...
(looking at Jean)
I only need one hostage.
Magneto stares icily at Storm.
As if to accentuate the threat, a piece of metal pokes ever so
slightly into the side of Storm¨ªs throat.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
(raising his voice)
Now if you can hear me Logan...
EXT. SEAWALL - NIGHT
We find Logan -- The real Logan. He has made it off the Statue
and is about to jump off the seawall. He stops suddenly.
E.C.U. of his ear. His powerful hearing enables him to hear Magneto.
MAGNETO (V.O.)
... and I know you can -- It is a five minute run from the furthest
distance on this island. If you are not back in this time... I will
kill these friends of Xavier¨ªs. Including the young lady
from the gymnasium. I think they came here to ¨¬rescue you.?
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
Magneto looks to his hand -- the CHIP from Cerebro.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
I also have a small piece of Cerebro that might be of interest to
you, if you hope to save Charles Xavier.
EXT. SEAWALL - NIGHT
MAGNETO (V.O.)
Xavier is dying you know. Five minutes Logan.
Logan¨ªs face shows the frustration. Again, he is forced
to make a decision.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
Magneto pulls out the chip taken from Cerebro and walks over to
Jean.
MAGNETO
Here -- Xavier¨ªs life.
He tucks it in an exposed part of her uniform.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
If I get what I want, you can try and save him... for old times
sake.
Magneto turns to Storm.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
Now... shall we talk about the weather.
INT. ELLIS ISLAND - MAIN ENTRANCE - NIGHT
The President addresses the audience. We move across all the world¨ªs
leaders sitting with their families. Men, women and children of
every race, color and creed that the planet Earth has to offer.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
JEAN
Magneto. I¨ªve seen the results of your machine. I¨ªve
seen Senator Kelly.
MAGNETO
Ahhhh, so the good Senator survived his fall? And the swim to shore?
He is stronger than I ever could have imagined.
JEAN
The experiment was a failure. Kelly didn¨ªt make it. Yes,
you were successful in activating his mutator gene, but you failed
to take into account the rest of his body -- it wasn¨ªt
ready for the strain. Kelly was dead within hours. Your machine
kills.
MAGNETO
Quiet...
Magneto pauses. Shock registering on his face that he could be
wrong. Thinking. Considering what Jean is telling him. His mind
races and calculates the possibility. Then:
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
I don¨ªt believe you.
JEAN
You don¨ªt understand.
Magneto gets angry -- squeezing the metal surrounding Jean¨ªs
head. Jean gasps. This drives Cyclops crazy, but he is helpless
to stop it.
CYCLOPS
(yelling)
Stop it!
MAGNETO
Why can¨ªt you see what I am trying to do? Why do you stand
in my way?
Magneto¨ªs anger is boiling over.
THUD -- the sound of footsteps, then another and another. The
faces around the room look at the stairs as the footsteps get closer
and louder.
MAGNETO (cont¨ªd)
Check and mate.
PAUSE.
SUDDENLY: SHOOK -- Logan¨ªs claws shoot up through the
floor, and through Magneto¨ªs feet. Magneto howls. The
claws retract and Magneto falls.
Magneto, writhes in pain, rolling onto his stomach.
Logan quickly comes up the stairs and into the Statue¨ªs
head. He stands over the crippled Magneto.
Logan turns to Jean who is still pressed eye to eye with
Cyclops. He is relieved to see her alive.
ANGLE ON: Storm. She sees something. Several of the steel bands
that support the top of the Statue¨ªs head begin to move.
STORM
Logan!
THREE METAL BAND peel off the ceiling, coming to life with magnetic
energy. They leap across the room and wrap around Logan. Forcing
his fists to press against his chest.
Should he so much as extend his claws, he will rupture his own
vitals. The metal bands wrap behind his back.
Magneto raises his hand and MAGNETIC WAVES RIPPLE. Metal groans
as Magneto peels open a gaping hole in the top of
Lady Liberty¨ªs head. Magneto looks up at the torch. The
wind howls.
The AIR RIPPLES again as Magneto levitates the steel bands holding
Logan, lifting Logan off the ground and out the hole in the Statue¨ªs
head.
EXT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
MAGNETIC WAVES thrust Logan through the air and --
INT. TORCH - NIGHT
WHAM -- THROUGH the metal skin of the flame. Logan lands
in the center of the sphere on top of the machine.
Inside the sphere is a metal structure resembling the model of
an atom. Its rings expand as it receives Logan.
Logan looks through the hole in the frame, down into the hole
in the Statue¨ªs head, at Magneto.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
Magneto struggles to his feet, pulling himself up by his hands.
Magneto stares at Logan, impatient.
Magneto stands with a hand raised up toward the machine. Then
a slight motion of his wrist --
INT. TORCH - NIGHT
The rings start revolving just as it did with Kelly, back at the
lair. Spinning slowly, then gaining in speed.
The air around it RIPPLES, gaining in intensity.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
MAGNETIC ENERGY POURS from Magneto¨ªs hands toward the
machine, behind him Jean and Storm watch helplessly.
INT. TORCH - NIGHT
The rings are spinning around Logan at such a speed, the rings
themselves are no longer visible -- merely a blur around the stationary
Logan.
Logan yells. Unthinkable pain, his skeleton beginning to glow
through his skin.
His eyes look down, through the hole in the torch, into the Statue¨ªs
head, searching for Jean.
The deafening whine builds louder and louder.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
Magneto looks at the incredible displays as MAGNETIC
ENERGY flows from his hands continuing to charge the
machine.
Mystique emerges from the stairwell behind Magneto. Her
eyes widen in awe.
MAGNETO
Ahh, there you are.
Mystique walks slowly toward magneto. Storm and Jean watch the
torch in horror.
JEAN
(to Mystique)
You have to stop him, the machine... it kills people...
Mystique ignores Jean. She stops behind Magneto. She looks up
and sees Logan staring back in agony.
JEAN (cont¨ªd)
... Please do something.
Magneto tilts his head slightly, acknowledging Jean, but not moving
from his task.
MYSTIQUE
Don¨ªt listen to her... it¨ªs a trap.
Magneto turns.
MAGNETO
What is?
MYSTIQUE
This is.
And she grabs the sides of his face and kisses him deeply. There
is an awkward moment. Until:
MAGNETO CONVULSES. Once, then again. Then he struggles to be set
free.
And MYSTIQUE TRANSFORMS INTO ROGUE.
It has been her all along, using SHAPE SHIFTING powers
borrowed from the real Mystique.
Magneto fights to get free, but his power is being
drained from him.
JEAN
ROGUE, DESTROY THE MACHINE!
Rogue goes to pull away, BUT MAGNETO WON¨ªT LET HER GO.
Magneto grabs hold of Rogue¨ªs throat -- CHOKING HER.
INT. TORCH - NIGHT
Logan looking down, through the hole in the Statue¨ªs
head
for Jean, sees Rogue and Magneto struggle.
Logan watches helplessly as MAGNETO STRANGLES ROGUE.
LOGAN YELLS -- THE WHITE LIGHT BEGINS TO EMANATE FROM HIS BODY.
His flesh starts to SMOLDER.
INT. STATUE - HEAD - NIGHT
Magneto is strangling Rogue, who clings to his face -- drawing
his powers.
The walls GROAN as magnetic energy RIPPLES through the
Statue¨ªs head.
ANGLE ON:
Rogue, choking to death, looks frantically at Cyclops for help.
She raises one of her hands and uses Magneto¨ªs stolen
power to BEND BACK THE METAL POINTS so that Cyclops is able to move
his head again. Without his visor however, he is still unable to
open his eyes.
Magneto, feeling the last of his power draining from him, grabs
Rogue tightly and SLAMS her into the wall. Rogue slumps in Magneto¨ªs
arms and the two collapse to the ground.
INT. TORCH - NIGHT
The sound from the machine is DEAFENING. SUDDENLY --
SILENCE.
ABSOLUTE SILENCE.
At the silence, all eyes turn to the torch.
It is too late -- THE MACHINE IS FULLY CHARGED.
Logan¨ªs eyes tense. He clenches his teeth. Logan does
the unthinkable.
SHOOK.
The glowing white claws extend through Logan¨ªs chest
and
out his back cutting three metal straps binding him. Logan ROARS
in pain as he --
Pulls his claws from his chest.
SLASH -- his claws rip through the inside of the machine -
- cutting apart the rings spinning around him.
The translucent torch of the Statue is CUT TO PIECES BY
THE FLYING METAL.
INT. ELLIS ISLAND - GREAT HALL - NIGHT
The President and the dignitaries turn. Secret Service rush to
the window. A wave of panic sweeps the crowd.
INT. SECURITY CONTROL CENTER - NIGHT
The flaming torch lights up one of many screens.
OPERATION COMMANDER
Liberty one this is Horizon... I repeat... do you copy? Liberty
one this is Horizon ... I repeat... do you copy?
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