Wolverine and the X-Men (2008) s01e08 Episode Script
Time Bomb
LOGAN: Previously on Wolverine and the X-Men: I want you to come back.
I'm not going to let you abandon me again.
Your problem is you can't stay in one place, Logan.
And no one can follow a leader who's never there.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
Let me out of here, po-pos.
You don't know who you're dealing with.
This is gettin' real old, Toad.
KELLY: Mutants are a danger to us all, despite the protection of these fine officers from the MRD.
We're not the ones who picked this fight, Rogue.
We're just standing up for ourselves.
You're asking me to join with you? Why are you here? I've decided to join the X-Men.
The simple fact is you cannot operate Cerebro without a telepath.
[.]
[GASPS.]
Don't be alarmed, Logan.
This is what you might call a meeting of the minds on the astral plane.
It's through here I'm able to communicate to you from the future.
You guys are in for it, man.
I'm with the Brotherhood.
It's gonna be ugly.
[BEEPING.]
[GASPS.]
Security.
Hold on.
Code 3.
Possible hostile at alpha gate.
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[.]
[GUNS COCK.]
Open it.
No, stop, please.
Please, you have to help me.
Everyone is in danger.
I'm begging you, put me away! [.]
Hey, bro, what you in for, huh? No! No! I can't be around other people.
Everyone will die.
Listen to me! TOAD: Relax, man.
Soon we'll all be free.
The Brotherhood is coming.
Shut up, Toad.
No! [YELPS.]
Now it's too late.
[SCREAMS.]
[GASPS.]
[MAN YELPING.]
TOAD: Jailbreak.
Go, man.
[TOAD LAUGHS.]
[YELPS.]
[WHIMPERS.]
[GRUNTS.]
Whoa.
[.]
[BOTH WHIMPER.]
[GROWLING.]
[GROWLS.]
XAVIER: Logan.
Charles.
Nice to see you again, Logan.
You've had me a little worried, Chuck.
Where you been? The future is a hostile place, my friend.
Piecing together the past has been a challenge, to say the least.
I take it you found something.
I have.
And what I'm about to ask you to do will go against everything I've ever taught you.
But it is essential that you succeed.
Pietro.
Oh, I was getting nervous.
Ha-ha.
Okay, I thought for a second you weren't-- I didn't come to bust you out, Toad.
I'm leaving you here.
You're-- You're dumping me? Why? One, you're disgusting.
Two, you make a mess out of everything.
And three, you always get caught.
Uh, okay, hang on.
You broke in, uh, okay, to tell me, uh, you're not breaking me out? Yep.
[GASPS.]
Blob wanted to see your reaction.
So long, Toad.
Whoa.
Wait, wait, wait.
Okay, wait, wait.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY.]
I got something.
You will love this.
Forget it.
Okay, that job you're planning, the one you don't trust me to be around? I know how to pull it off.
So how'd the snapshot come out? It doesn't matter.
Toad's staying on the team.
You're joking.
I'm serious.
The little slime-sack might finally be earning his keep.
All we need to do is knock down some doors.
[.]
[GUARDS GRUNTING.]
I'm going home.
I'm going home! [CACKLING.]
This guy better be worth it, Toad.
Okay.
You know, I'm-- I'm sensing a real lack of trust here.
[BEEPING.]
And we have a winner.
[BEEPING.]
WOMAN'S VOICE: Passcode accepted.
[GRUNTS.]
Careful.
Don't drop him.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES.]
Why isn't this working? What did I say about distracting me? Jean is a Level-5 mutant.
Why can't Cerebro find her? Perhaps there's nothing to find.
[GROANS.]
Either way, we're finished.
Uh, wait, please.
I'm sorry, okay? Don't stop.
Oh, it's not you.
It's him.
I need you to find the Brotherhood.
What's the emergency? The Brotherhood broke into the MRD and kidnapped an innocent mutant.
So this is a rescue operation? Yep.
Then we're gonna give him back to the MRD.
Really? Yeah? That's our job now, huh? Handing mutants over to the government? Hey, I'm sorry, but I didn't sign up for that.
I said the same thing to Charles, and he told me that if we don't, half the world's mutants are gonna get wiped out.
[.]
ROGUE: It doesn't look like much.
That's because it's all underground.
What's the MRD got in there? Data on every mutant that's ever been registered.
If we get inside, we send the MRD back to square one.
If we get inside? Dom, you wound me.
Pietro, what are we doing out here? I thought this job was a bust.
Two words: new manpower.
Or is that three? Anyway He's really sparking.
Okay, w-we gotta hurry.
Gee, Toad's back.
That's a surprise.
MAN: Please, let me go.
It isn't safe.
QUICKSILVER: Meet Nitro.
I think you'll like him.
Wait, did you kidnap this guy? Liberated.
We liberated him.
Remember, Rogue, we're the good guys.
Boys, based on last time, we got four minutes from the first alarm until the mardies start dropping in on us.
I'll pave the way, you just deliver the package.
[.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[LAUGHS.]
NITRO: You're not listening.
My power, I can't, uh, control it.
You keep it together.
You hear me? Take it easy on him, okay? It's all right, we're not going to hurt you.
It's not about me.
It's you.
It's anyone I'm around.
I understand, but-- No, you don't know anything.
I've hurt everyone, everyone I've ever cared about.
There's no more time.
You have to get away from me.
Go, run! We can't do this.
We have to help him.
Sorry, down the rabbit hole he goes.
[GRUNTS.]
No! [SCREAMING.]
Better run, Blob.
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[.]
[EXPLOSION.]
Mission accomplished.
Now, once he recharges-- Are you out of your mind? You can't use people like this.
Back off, Rogue.
You're way out of line.
He went to the MRD for help.
He didn't want to be liberated.
Oh, really? I didn't know that.
He never said a word.
We're going to help him.
Do you hear me? Everyone just calm down.
You know what? Rogue's right.
Nitro does need help, but not from humans.
WOMAN 1: No, thank you.
[BABY CRYING.]
WOMAN 2: No, no, wait wait.
I'm here! I ran inside to get change.
I was only in there for a minute.
Are you that heartless? Come on.
[WAILING.]
Please.
[WIND GUSTS.]
Naughty, naughty, Psylocke.
Keep pulling stunts like that and you'll end up back in MRD custody.
And then I'd have to rescue you.
Again.
So let me guess, you're here because it's time I repay my debt.
You really are a telepath.
[.]
What happened? Are we too late? Frost, tell me their trail doesn't end here.
No, I have them.
An airport 20 miles from your position.
And they now have a telepath with them.
[SIGHS.]
They're jackin' a plane.
Have Forge pick us up in the Blackbird.
FROST: Sorry.
Forge isn't here.
WOLVERINE: All right, just get here with the jet, fast.
FROST: My pleasure.
[STRAINING.]
How do you know this will work? Have a little faith, Rogue.
You can do this, right? Yes, I mean, I think so.
I've never tried suppressing powers before and I just-- You had me at "yes.
" Can't this crate go any faster? You're in a big hurry.
Yeah, always.
It's kinda what I do.
Yeah, but to Genosha? I seem to remember Magneto doesn't even want you near his island.
That was before.
I mean, how can he not be impressed after I blew up the MRD archives? Plus, wait till he sees Nitro.
Okay, we are finished.
[WHIMPERING.]
What happened? I-I feel sick.
You're going to be fine.
We were able to shut down your powers.
So I think things will finally be different for you.
No, they won't.
Has anyone ever tried shutting down your powers? A long time ago.
I'm guessing it didn't work.
Look, I don't have all the answers, but if there's any chance at all, isn't it worth a shot? [GROANS.]
Nitro, we're just trying to help you.
Maybe you are, Rogue, but the others, they don't care about what happens to me.
Why are you even with them? It's complicated.
[ICE CRACKING.]
Huh? [RUMBLING.]
Hey! [ALARM SOUNDING.]
What's happening? I don't know.
The engines are freezing.
We're losing altitude.
You gotta be kidding me.
X-Men? [.]
Hi, Rogue.
[NITRO SCREAMING.]
[GRUNTS.]
Who are you? It's all right.
We're here to help.
They just snatched Nitro! Take the wheel.
[.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
Ahem.
Prepare for impact.
[.]
[.]
Iceman, we need a landing strip now.
Already on it.
[GRUNTS.]
[ALL STRAINING.]
[GROANS.]
Impressive, Bobby.
I didn't know you had it in you.
I'm not usually around this much water.
[GROANS.]
No, wait.
Where are you going? Ihave to get away.
[GROANS.]
He's in bad shape.
I'll get him back onboard.
We'll take care of the Brotherhood.
No, please.
Leave me here.
He's right.
He's too unstable.
Their amateur telepath tried shutting off his power.
I don't think it worked.
The pressure is building.
We don't have much time.
You have to leave.
Hurry! [GRUNTS.]
[YELPS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[BOTH GRUNT.]
[YELPS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[YELPS.]
So pathetic.
ROGUE: We have to do something for him.
We're trying.
Watch out! [GRUNTS.]
Why couldn't you just stay out of this, Wolverine? Because you're stupid.
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTING.]
[YELPS.]
[GROWLS.]
[LAUGHS.]
[GRUMBLES.]
Would you people stop saving me? [GRUNTING.]
That's cold.
[YELPS.]
Get out here and help us, Toad.
Okay, trust me.
Heh.
Our chances of winning are much higher if I'm not involved.
Help! [SCREAMING.]
ROGUE: Somebody! [WHIMPERS.]
Storm! [WIND RUSHING.]
STORM: Rogue, get back! I can take her out.
No.
[SCREAMING.]
[.]
Nitro.
Nitro! [MOANS.]
Is everyone--? They're fine.
Everyone's fine.
Okay, now that was close.
WOLVERINE: Yeah, you don't know how close.
You would have been at Genosha by now and wiped out more than half the island.
We are taking it from here.
Got a problem with that? No.
BEAST: Excuse us, Rogue.
[.]
Logan, I-- [.]
We did what we had to, Logan.
Yeah, but it doesn't make it any easier.
[GAS HISSING.]
[.]
I'm not going to let you abandon me again.
Your problem is you can't stay in one place, Logan.
And no one can follow a leader who's never there.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
Let me out of here, po-pos.
You don't know who you're dealing with.
This is gettin' real old, Toad.
KELLY: Mutants are a danger to us all, despite the protection of these fine officers from the MRD.
We're not the ones who picked this fight, Rogue.
We're just standing up for ourselves.
You're asking me to join with you? Why are you here? I've decided to join the X-Men.
The simple fact is you cannot operate Cerebro without a telepath.
[.]
[GASPS.]
Don't be alarmed, Logan.
This is what you might call a meeting of the minds on the astral plane.
It's through here I'm able to communicate to you from the future.
You guys are in for it, man.
I'm with the Brotherhood.
It's gonna be ugly.
[BEEPING.]
[GASPS.]
Security.
Hold on.
Code 3.
Possible hostile at alpha gate.
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[.]
[GUNS COCK.]
Open it.
No, stop, please.
Please, you have to help me.
Everyone is in danger.
I'm begging you, put me away! [.]
Hey, bro, what you in for, huh? No! No! I can't be around other people.
Everyone will die.
Listen to me! TOAD: Relax, man.
Soon we'll all be free.
The Brotherhood is coming.
Shut up, Toad.
No! [YELPS.]
Now it's too late.
[SCREAMS.]
[GASPS.]
[MAN YELPING.]
TOAD: Jailbreak.
Go, man.
[TOAD LAUGHS.]
[YELPS.]
[WHIMPERS.]
[GRUNTS.]
Whoa.
[.]
[BOTH WHIMPER.]
[GROWLING.]
[GROWLS.]
XAVIER: Logan.
Charles.
Nice to see you again, Logan.
You've had me a little worried, Chuck.
Where you been? The future is a hostile place, my friend.
Piecing together the past has been a challenge, to say the least.
I take it you found something.
I have.
And what I'm about to ask you to do will go against everything I've ever taught you.
But it is essential that you succeed.
Pietro.
Oh, I was getting nervous.
Ha-ha.
Okay, I thought for a second you weren't-- I didn't come to bust you out, Toad.
I'm leaving you here.
You're-- You're dumping me? Why? One, you're disgusting.
Two, you make a mess out of everything.
And three, you always get caught.
Uh, okay, hang on.
You broke in, uh, okay, to tell me, uh, you're not breaking me out? Yep.
[GASPS.]
Blob wanted to see your reaction.
So long, Toad.
Whoa.
Wait, wait, wait.
Okay, wait, wait.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY.]
I got something.
You will love this.
Forget it.
Okay, that job you're planning, the one you don't trust me to be around? I know how to pull it off.
So how'd the snapshot come out? It doesn't matter.
Toad's staying on the team.
You're joking.
I'm serious.
The little slime-sack might finally be earning his keep.
All we need to do is knock down some doors.
[.]
[GUARDS GRUNTING.]
I'm going home.
I'm going home! [CACKLING.]
This guy better be worth it, Toad.
Okay.
You know, I'm-- I'm sensing a real lack of trust here.
[BEEPING.]
And we have a winner.
[BEEPING.]
WOMAN'S VOICE: Passcode accepted.
[GRUNTS.]
Careful.
Don't drop him.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES.]
Why isn't this working? What did I say about distracting me? Jean is a Level-5 mutant.
Why can't Cerebro find her? Perhaps there's nothing to find.
[GROANS.]
Either way, we're finished.
Uh, wait, please.
I'm sorry, okay? Don't stop.
Oh, it's not you.
It's him.
I need you to find the Brotherhood.
What's the emergency? The Brotherhood broke into the MRD and kidnapped an innocent mutant.
So this is a rescue operation? Yep.
Then we're gonna give him back to the MRD.
Really? Yeah? That's our job now, huh? Handing mutants over to the government? Hey, I'm sorry, but I didn't sign up for that.
I said the same thing to Charles, and he told me that if we don't, half the world's mutants are gonna get wiped out.
[.]
ROGUE: It doesn't look like much.
That's because it's all underground.
What's the MRD got in there? Data on every mutant that's ever been registered.
If we get inside, we send the MRD back to square one.
If we get inside? Dom, you wound me.
Pietro, what are we doing out here? I thought this job was a bust.
Two words: new manpower.
Or is that three? Anyway He's really sparking.
Okay, w-we gotta hurry.
Gee, Toad's back.
That's a surprise.
MAN: Please, let me go.
It isn't safe.
QUICKSILVER: Meet Nitro.
I think you'll like him.
Wait, did you kidnap this guy? Liberated.
We liberated him.
Remember, Rogue, we're the good guys.
Boys, based on last time, we got four minutes from the first alarm until the mardies start dropping in on us.
I'll pave the way, you just deliver the package.
[.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[LAUGHS.]
NITRO: You're not listening.
My power, I can't, uh, control it.
You keep it together.
You hear me? Take it easy on him, okay? It's all right, we're not going to hurt you.
It's not about me.
It's you.
It's anyone I'm around.
I understand, but-- No, you don't know anything.
I've hurt everyone, everyone I've ever cared about.
There's no more time.
You have to get away from me.
Go, run! We can't do this.
We have to help him.
Sorry, down the rabbit hole he goes.
[GRUNTS.]
No! [SCREAMING.]
Better run, Blob.
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
[.]
[EXPLOSION.]
Mission accomplished.
Now, once he recharges-- Are you out of your mind? You can't use people like this.
Back off, Rogue.
You're way out of line.
He went to the MRD for help.
He didn't want to be liberated.
Oh, really? I didn't know that.
He never said a word.
We're going to help him.
Do you hear me? Everyone just calm down.
You know what? Rogue's right.
Nitro does need help, but not from humans.
WOMAN 1: No, thank you.
[BABY CRYING.]
WOMAN 2: No, no, wait wait.
I'm here! I ran inside to get change.
I was only in there for a minute.
Are you that heartless? Come on.
[WAILING.]
Please.
[WIND GUSTS.]
Naughty, naughty, Psylocke.
Keep pulling stunts like that and you'll end up back in MRD custody.
And then I'd have to rescue you.
Again.
So let me guess, you're here because it's time I repay my debt.
You really are a telepath.
[.]
What happened? Are we too late? Frost, tell me their trail doesn't end here.
No, I have them.
An airport 20 miles from your position.
And they now have a telepath with them.
[SIGHS.]
They're jackin' a plane.
Have Forge pick us up in the Blackbird.
FROST: Sorry.
Forge isn't here.
WOLVERINE: All right, just get here with the jet, fast.
FROST: My pleasure.
[STRAINING.]
How do you know this will work? Have a little faith, Rogue.
You can do this, right? Yes, I mean, I think so.
I've never tried suppressing powers before and I just-- You had me at "yes.
" Can't this crate go any faster? You're in a big hurry.
Yeah, always.
It's kinda what I do.
Yeah, but to Genosha? I seem to remember Magneto doesn't even want you near his island.
That was before.
I mean, how can he not be impressed after I blew up the MRD archives? Plus, wait till he sees Nitro.
Okay, we are finished.
[WHIMPERING.]
What happened? I-I feel sick.
You're going to be fine.
We were able to shut down your powers.
So I think things will finally be different for you.
No, they won't.
Has anyone ever tried shutting down your powers? A long time ago.
I'm guessing it didn't work.
Look, I don't have all the answers, but if there's any chance at all, isn't it worth a shot? [GROANS.]
Nitro, we're just trying to help you.
Maybe you are, Rogue, but the others, they don't care about what happens to me.
Why are you even with them? It's complicated.
[ICE CRACKING.]
Huh? [RUMBLING.]
Hey! [ALARM SOUNDING.]
What's happening? I don't know.
The engines are freezing.
We're losing altitude.
You gotta be kidding me.
X-Men? [.]
Hi, Rogue.
[NITRO SCREAMING.]
[GRUNTS.]
Who are you? It's all right.
We're here to help.
They just snatched Nitro! Take the wheel.
[.]
[ALARM SOUNDING.]
Ahem.
Prepare for impact.
[.]
[.]
Iceman, we need a landing strip now.
Already on it.
[GRUNTS.]
[ALL STRAINING.]
[GROANS.]
Impressive, Bobby.
I didn't know you had it in you.
I'm not usually around this much water.
[GROANS.]
No, wait.
Where are you going? Ihave to get away.
[GROANS.]
He's in bad shape.
I'll get him back onboard.
We'll take care of the Brotherhood.
No, please.
Leave me here.
He's right.
He's too unstable.
Their amateur telepath tried shutting off his power.
I don't think it worked.
The pressure is building.
We don't have much time.
You have to leave.
Hurry! [GRUNTS.]
[YELPS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[BOTH GRUNT.]
[YELPS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[YELPS.]
So pathetic.
ROGUE: We have to do something for him.
We're trying.
Watch out! [GRUNTS.]
Why couldn't you just stay out of this, Wolverine? Because you're stupid.
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTING.]
[YELPS.]
[GROWLS.]
[LAUGHS.]
[GRUMBLES.]
Would you people stop saving me? [GRUNTING.]
That's cold.
[YELPS.]
Get out here and help us, Toad.
Okay, trust me.
Heh.
Our chances of winning are much higher if I'm not involved.
Help! [SCREAMING.]
ROGUE: Somebody! [WHIMPERS.]
Storm! [WIND RUSHING.]
STORM: Rogue, get back! I can take her out.
No.
[SCREAMING.]
[.]
Nitro.
Nitro! [MOANS.]
Is everyone--? They're fine.
Everyone's fine.
Okay, now that was close.
WOLVERINE: Yeah, you don't know how close.
You would have been at Genosha by now and wiped out more than half the island.
We are taking it from here.
Got a problem with that? No.
BEAST: Excuse us, Rogue.
[.]
Logan, I-- [.]
We did what we had to, Logan.
Yeah, but it doesn't make it any easier.
[GAS HISSING.]
[.]