X-Men (1992) s02e03 Episode Script
Whatever It Takes (3)
NARRATOR: Previously on X-MEN What do you want from me? I'm here to make sure you are still committed to our purpose, to destroy the X-Men.
Xavier, terrible violence.
Meet me at these coordinates.
Magneto! That's in Antarctica! Bon voyage.
(LAUGHING) Well, one good turn deserves another! WOLVERINE: Plasma grenade! JUBILEE: Why would Morph want to hurt us? BEAST: Perhaps because we left him behind.
Yoo-hoo! Lovebirds? STORM: Morph, alive! Such unexpected and welcome news! JUBILEE: Not like the Morph you used to know.
-Morph! -You left me to die! Morph, no! Come back! Keep away from my friends! (SCREAMING) XAVIER: You seem well for a dying man, Magneto.
What do you mean? It was you who had last words to share with me! (BOYS LAUGHING) Try again! BOY 1: Stop moving so fast! MJNARI: That wasn't so fast! The mountain -BOY 1: What do you see? -It's blowing apart! (BOYS LAUGHING) BOY 1: You're teasing! Something very odd is happening in that part of Africa.
I can't see it, only sense it.
BEAST: Curious.
That wasn't there before.
ROGUE: Beast! Jean! -Look what this cat drug in! -Hello, Beast.
Jean.
-I have missed you.
-And I, you! Out of the hospital so soon? (CHUCKLES) She told them she'd flood the kitchen if they didn't release her today.
-Hey, what's this light? -To be honest, we're not certain.
I was using Cerebro to attempt a comprehensive scan in hopes of uncovering some disturbance, some sign of Of the Professor? You found him? No.
But we have found something else.
JEAN: There seems to be a tearing in the psychic or astral plane of the planet.
My guess, and that's all it is, is that our friend Bishop's time travel may have had far greater consequences than we imagined.
According to Cerebro's calculations, this tear seems to be shrinking as though healing itself.
But its location is No! Mjnari! We must warn the village.
(LAUGHING) (MJNARI GROANING) Mjnari! (BOY 1 LAUGHING) (EVIL LAUGHTER) (BOAT CAPTAIN LAUGHING) Now, let me get this straight.
You're looking for someone, but you don't know what he looks like 'cause he can look like anybody.
He's not one of them mutants, is he? People here don't like Hey, Montgomery! He never done that before.
Any stranger who comes this far upriver, I'd remember, whatever they looked like.
(SNIFFS) Morph was here.
Well, I'll be ROGUE: Jean gets that weird astral plane reading from this part of Africa.
And my village calls with an emergency.
ROGUE: You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out there's a connection.
STORM: But what? The villages! Nature, respond to my command! A wall of rain to quench the flames! There you go, boys and girls.
Storm, it is good you have come.
I can't believe it! These folks tell me there's a kid with an attitude causing all this mess.
Shani, what is happening here? -It is Mjnari.
-No! Okay, show us where this Mjnari character's at, and Storm and I'll go put a little fear of Storm into him, -teach him some manners.
-No, wait! This boy is my son.
SHADOW KING: Rain! She has returned, as I planned.
Storm, godmother to this body, slave to this soul, how will you greet us? Soon, very soon, you will return where you belong, into the service of the Shadow King! (SHADOW KING LAUGHING) MORPH: Every night at 5:OO he turns into a bar! Get it? (MORPH LAUGHING) -I don't believe it.
-Everybody's a critic.
Spring break's over, Morph.
You're coming with me.
I don't think so, old man.
I figured you might follow me.
You never were very bright.
What do you think of your final resting place? Whatever you're going through, Morph, I've been there.
The Professor saved me.
I'm gonna save you.
A little late, aren't you? You're coming with me, one way or another.
You want to take me back? Why? So we can go bowling? Shoot some hoops? Or maybe it's love you're missing.
When I'm with you, all I can think about is how much I'm in love with Cyclops! (LAUGHING) -Who could ever love a freak like you? -No.
Don't! (MORPH LAUGHING) (GROWLING) (ROARING) I gave birth to Mjnari, but Storm is the one who breathed life into him.
The birth was difficult.
The midwife helped me survive it, but the baby was not breathing.
I did what I could, and I was fortunate.
He lived.
During my recovery, Storm cared for Mjnari.
Storm had arrived in our village as an orphan.
She left as one of us, and second mother to my son.
A year ago, Mjnari developed special skills, like you, Storm.
But yesterday, something terrible happened to him.
He changed.
That's when Jean says the astral plane tore open somewhere around here.
Storm, please introduce me.
Shadow King! No! What is happening to my son? But Professor Xavier sent him spinning out into -The astral plane.
-Leave the boy alone.
It is I you want.
Yes, I will wait for you on the mountain.
Rogue, help the others.
Shani, do not worry.
Mjnari will be all right.
Are you crazy? Xavier could barely handle this guy! -Let me come along and we -Could harm Mjnari.
I cannot allow that.
And the Shadow King could harm you.
Don't suppose I'm about to allow that! What took you so long, my dear? I thought we might reminisce about old times together.
Leave my son! With pleasure.
As soon as you agree to a small exchange.
Don't try anything cute, you low-life street thief.
-Rogue, no! -Wise decision.
Now that I am back from the living death, to which your precious professor condemned me, I shall need some assistance rebuilding my empire.
I shall need you.
Agree to serve as my host body, with all your delicious powers, -and I shall free the boy.
-Nothing doing! If you leave the boy unharmed! No! Don't throw your life away! (ROGUE GROANS) -Do it! -Done! ROGUE: No! (EVIL LAUGHTER) SHADOW KING: He locked me in a cold, dead world without light, without feeling! But in this body, he will not dare attack me! Xavier! I have won! Now I shall rule my beloved Cairo as never before.
With my mind, these powers, every criminal in the city will have to work for me! Mjnari, get out of here! Things are gonna get nasty! -But, Storm! -It's too dangerous, darling.
Let me handle it.
Storm is occupied at present.
Kindly leave us before you anger her.
(GRUNTS) All right, tough guy.
No more kid gloves.
Shadow King, old buddy, you're coming with me.
I think not.
I understand your body is rather crowded at the moment.
I prefer this one.
STORM: Rogue, no! He will destroy you! SHADOW KING: No, I won't.
Come closer.
Nature, I command you! A vortex of wind to clear the air! (SCREAMING) MJNARI: Rogue! I'm fast, but I'm still not that strong.
(ROGUE COUGHING) -Mjnari, I told you, go! -I have to help Storm! -You don't know the Shadow King! -He has my mother.
That's all I need to know.
(SCREAMING) -Who took away the jungle? -MORPH: Looks like I hit a nerve.
WOLVERINE: So you made me mad.
Happens all the time.
You should see me in line at the post office.
MORPH: Just a hint of what I can do to your mind.
Your body heals fast.
But when I'm through with you, your mind will never recover.
-I'll risk it.
-I wouldn't, if I were you.
WOLVERINE: You might look like me, but you don't fight like me.
Come on, give it up.
(ROARING) The X-Men can help you! (WOLVERINE SCREAMING) -You don't get it, do you? -Don't do this.
Without Xavier, there are no X-Men! (MORPH GROWLING) You're wrong! Big hero.
You never listen.
I have to get through this by myself! Morph! When you're ready, I'll be there for you.
The X-Men will be there.
Don't fight me, Storm.
STORM: No! You will not use me for evil as you did when I was a child! SHADOW KING: You don't have a choice! I'm in control! STORM: I may not be able to stop you, but I can destroy you by destroying us! Storm! Storm! You can't take him any higher! There ain't enough air! STORM: I must do this, Rogue! Storm! Storm! Don't do it! (SHADOW KING GASPING) SHADOW KING: Cannot breathe.
Storm ROGUE: Gotcha.
MJNARI: Storm! STORM: Mjnari! Mother, are you all right? Mjnari, listen to me.
Run! Go now! Rogue and I shall battle the Shadow King.
No, I cannot leave you! You have to, darling! If the Shadow King gets you again, he'll force Storm to do whatever he wants! Not if I stop him first! Kid, I know you're fast, but how do you plan to -MJNARI: The mountain! -What about it? That is where the monster came from! It is a small cave now, but yesterday the opening was as big as the mountain! No, sugar, he came from the astral plane somewhere The astral plane opening! It's in the mountain! And Mjnari can see it.
We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself! He's not gonna go peaceful, and we don't even know where he is! -But I do.
-Mjnari, no! For refusing me, I shall make you suffer! Here! Over here! All of nature, I command you, bring forth thunder and lightning! MJNARI: Come on, you coward! Come on! (SHADOW KING LAUGHING) STORM: We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself Reseals itself Reseals itself And you are mine! STORM: We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself Reseals itself Reseals itself Mjnari! Mjnari! If that opening's here, we'll find it! STORM: Mjnari! (SHADOW KING ROARING) Mjnari! Rogue, over here! I have him! Come to me, my son! (SHADOW KING ROARING) You are safe! -You got a heck of a son there, Storm.
-I know.
You think there's any word from Xavier? That, I do not know.
But I do know that his thoughts were with us today.
-Magneto? Are you all right? -I am unharmed, Charles.
What is this place? A rainforest in Antarctica? -Am I dreaming? -MAGNETO: No, Charles, it is real.
It's called the Savage Land, a valley hidden in perpetual mist, created eons ago for a purpose long forgotten.
My legs! Strange.
What would restore your My powers! They're gone! As are mine! -You seem to know this place.
-I thought I did.
But nothing about it ever affected mutant power before.
Perhaps, whoever lured us here is responsible (PTERODACTYL SCREECHING) XAVIER: Let him go! Magneto! Hold on! I'm coming! Keep your head up.
We're going to make it.
(BOTH SCREAMING)
Xavier, terrible violence.
Meet me at these coordinates.
Magneto! That's in Antarctica! Bon voyage.
(LAUGHING) Well, one good turn deserves another! WOLVERINE: Plasma grenade! JUBILEE: Why would Morph want to hurt us? BEAST: Perhaps because we left him behind.
Yoo-hoo! Lovebirds? STORM: Morph, alive! Such unexpected and welcome news! JUBILEE: Not like the Morph you used to know.
-Morph! -You left me to die! Morph, no! Come back! Keep away from my friends! (SCREAMING) XAVIER: You seem well for a dying man, Magneto.
What do you mean? It was you who had last words to share with me! (BOYS LAUGHING) Try again! BOY 1: Stop moving so fast! MJNARI: That wasn't so fast! The mountain -BOY 1: What do you see? -It's blowing apart! (BOYS LAUGHING) BOY 1: You're teasing! Something very odd is happening in that part of Africa.
I can't see it, only sense it.
BEAST: Curious.
That wasn't there before.
ROGUE: Beast! Jean! -Look what this cat drug in! -Hello, Beast.
Jean.
-I have missed you.
-And I, you! Out of the hospital so soon? (CHUCKLES) She told them she'd flood the kitchen if they didn't release her today.
-Hey, what's this light? -To be honest, we're not certain.
I was using Cerebro to attempt a comprehensive scan in hopes of uncovering some disturbance, some sign of Of the Professor? You found him? No.
But we have found something else.
JEAN: There seems to be a tearing in the psychic or astral plane of the planet.
My guess, and that's all it is, is that our friend Bishop's time travel may have had far greater consequences than we imagined.
According to Cerebro's calculations, this tear seems to be shrinking as though healing itself.
But its location is No! Mjnari! We must warn the village.
(LAUGHING) (MJNARI GROANING) Mjnari! (BOY 1 LAUGHING) (EVIL LAUGHTER) (BOAT CAPTAIN LAUGHING) Now, let me get this straight.
You're looking for someone, but you don't know what he looks like 'cause he can look like anybody.
He's not one of them mutants, is he? People here don't like Hey, Montgomery! He never done that before.
Any stranger who comes this far upriver, I'd remember, whatever they looked like.
(SNIFFS) Morph was here.
Well, I'll be ROGUE: Jean gets that weird astral plane reading from this part of Africa.
And my village calls with an emergency.
ROGUE: You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out there's a connection.
STORM: But what? The villages! Nature, respond to my command! A wall of rain to quench the flames! There you go, boys and girls.
Storm, it is good you have come.
I can't believe it! These folks tell me there's a kid with an attitude causing all this mess.
Shani, what is happening here? -It is Mjnari.
-No! Okay, show us where this Mjnari character's at, and Storm and I'll go put a little fear of Storm into him, -teach him some manners.
-No, wait! This boy is my son.
SHADOW KING: Rain! She has returned, as I planned.
Storm, godmother to this body, slave to this soul, how will you greet us? Soon, very soon, you will return where you belong, into the service of the Shadow King! (SHADOW KING LAUGHING) MORPH: Every night at 5:OO he turns into a bar! Get it? (MORPH LAUGHING) -I don't believe it.
-Everybody's a critic.
Spring break's over, Morph.
You're coming with me.
I don't think so, old man.
I figured you might follow me.
You never were very bright.
What do you think of your final resting place? Whatever you're going through, Morph, I've been there.
The Professor saved me.
I'm gonna save you.
A little late, aren't you? You're coming with me, one way or another.
You want to take me back? Why? So we can go bowling? Shoot some hoops? Or maybe it's love you're missing.
When I'm with you, all I can think about is how much I'm in love with Cyclops! (LAUGHING) -Who could ever love a freak like you? -No.
Don't! (MORPH LAUGHING) (GROWLING) (ROARING) I gave birth to Mjnari, but Storm is the one who breathed life into him.
The birth was difficult.
The midwife helped me survive it, but the baby was not breathing.
I did what I could, and I was fortunate.
He lived.
During my recovery, Storm cared for Mjnari.
Storm had arrived in our village as an orphan.
She left as one of us, and second mother to my son.
A year ago, Mjnari developed special skills, like you, Storm.
But yesterday, something terrible happened to him.
He changed.
That's when Jean says the astral plane tore open somewhere around here.
Storm, please introduce me.
Shadow King! No! What is happening to my son? But Professor Xavier sent him spinning out into -The astral plane.
-Leave the boy alone.
It is I you want.
Yes, I will wait for you on the mountain.
Rogue, help the others.
Shani, do not worry.
Mjnari will be all right.
Are you crazy? Xavier could barely handle this guy! -Let me come along and we -Could harm Mjnari.
I cannot allow that.
And the Shadow King could harm you.
Don't suppose I'm about to allow that! What took you so long, my dear? I thought we might reminisce about old times together.
Leave my son! With pleasure.
As soon as you agree to a small exchange.
Don't try anything cute, you low-life street thief.
-Rogue, no! -Wise decision.
Now that I am back from the living death, to which your precious professor condemned me, I shall need some assistance rebuilding my empire.
I shall need you.
Agree to serve as my host body, with all your delicious powers, -and I shall free the boy.
-Nothing doing! If you leave the boy unharmed! No! Don't throw your life away! (ROGUE GROANS) -Do it! -Done! ROGUE: No! (EVIL LAUGHTER) SHADOW KING: He locked me in a cold, dead world without light, without feeling! But in this body, he will not dare attack me! Xavier! I have won! Now I shall rule my beloved Cairo as never before.
With my mind, these powers, every criminal in the city will have to work for me! Mjnari, get out of here! Things are gonna get nasty! -But, Storm! -It's too dangerous, darling.
Let me handle it.
Storm is occupied at present.
Kindly leave us before you anger her.
(GRUNTS) All right, tough guy.
No more kid gloves.
Shadow King, old buddy, you're coming with me.
I think not.
I understand your body is rather crowded at the moment.
I prefer this one.
STORM: Rogue, no! He will destroy you! SHADOW KING: No, I won't.
Come closer.
Nature, I command you! A vortex of wind to clear the air! (SCREAMING) MJNARI: Rogue! I'm fast, but I'm still not that strong.
(ROGUE COUGHING) -Mjnari, I told you, go! -I have to help Storm! -You don't know the Shadow King! -He has my mother.
That's all I need to know.
(SCREAMING) -Who took away the jungle? -MORPH: Looks like I hit a nerve.
WOLVERINE: So you made me mad.
Happens all the time.
You should see me in line at the post office.
MORPH: Just a hint of what I can do to your mind.
Your body heals fast.
But when I'm through with you, your mind will never recover.
-I'll risk it.
-I wouldn't, if I were you.
WOLVERINE: You might look like me, but you don't fight like me.
Come on, give it up.
(ROARING) The X-Men can help you! (WOLVERINE SCREAMING) -You don't get it, do you? -Don't do this.
Without Xavier, there are no X-Men! (MORPH GROWLING) You're wrong! Big hero.
You never listen.
I have to get through this by myself! Morph! When you're ready, I'll be there for you.
The X-Men will be there.
Don't fight me, Storm.
STORM: No! You will not use me for evil as you did when I was a child! SHADOW KING: You don't have a choice! I'm in control! STORM: I may not be able to stop you, but I can destroy you by destroying us! Storm! Storm! You can't take him any higher! There ain't enough air! STORM: I must do this, Rogue! Storm! Storm! Don't do it! (SHADOW KING GASPING) SHADOW KING: Cannot breathe.
Storm ROGUE: Gotcha.
MJNARI: Storm! STORM: Mjnari! Mother, are you all right? Mjnari, listen to me.
Run! Go now! Rogue and I shall battle the Shadow King.
No, I cannot leave you! You have to, darling! If the Shadow King gets you again, he'll force Storm to do whatever he wants! Not if I stop him first! Kid, I know you're fast, but how do you plan to -MJNARI: The mountain! -What about it? That is where the monster came from! It is a small cave now, but yesterday the opening was as big as the mountain! No, sugar, he came from the astral plane somewhere The astral plane opening! It's in the mountain! And Mjnari can see it.
We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself! He's not gonna go peaceful, and we don't even know where he is! -But I do.
-Mjnari, no! For refusing me, I shall make you suffer! Here! Over here! All of nature, I command you, bring forth thunder and lightning! MJNARI: Come on, you coward! Come on! (SHADOW KING LAUGHING) STORM: We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself Reseals itself Reseals itself And you are mine! STORM: We must drive the Shadow King back into the astral plane before it reseals itself Reseals itself Reseals itself Mjnari! Mjnari! If that opening's here, we'll find it! STORM: Mjnari! (SHADOW KING ROARING) Mjnari! Rogue, over here! I have him! Come to me, my son! (SHADOW KING ROARING) You are safe! -You got a heck of a son there, Storm.
-I know.
You think there's any word from Xavier? That, I do not know.
But I do know that his thoughts were with us today.
-Magneto? Are you all right? -I am unharmed, Charles.
What is this place? A rainforest in Antarctica? -Am I dreaming? -MAGNETO: No, Charles, it is real.
It's called the Savage Land, a valley hidden in perpetual mist, created eons ago for a purpose long forgotten.
My legs! Strange.
What would restore your My powers! They're gone! As are mine! -You seem to know this place.
-I thought I did.
But nothing about it ever affected mutant power before.
Perhaps, whoever lured us here is responsible (PTERODACTYL SCREECHING) XAVIER: Let him go! Magneto! Hold on! I'm coming! Keep your head up.
We're going to make it.
(BOTH SCREAMING)