X-Men '97 (TV Series)
Mutant Liberation Begins (2024)
Jennifer Hale: Jean Grey, Female Firefighter
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Quotes
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Wolverine : What was the Professor thinking?
Beast : 'The only safe and sure way to destroy your enemy is to make him your friend.' Mark Twain.
Storm : Beast isn't wrong. The Professor had a plan.
Bishop : Seen a lot of futures, but Magneto leading the X-Men? That's a new one.
Gambit : Maybe we go change it back, huh?
Rogue : Look, plenty of us at this table have paths so dirty they don't squeak no matter how much spit you got. Maybe we should take a page from the Professor's playbook and give Erik a second shot.
[Magneto enters the room]
Magneto : I have arranged for the Morlocks to travel to the mutant nation of Genosha. It saddens me that none of you, nor Xavier himself, thought to use his considerable finances to do the same. But this is one of many mutant matters on which we can and will improve, my X-Men.
Cyclops : Guess we can assume those jerks in the sewer are...
Magneto : Alive, but not unharmed. The tragic fact that I did not consign those sapiens to the waste bin of history is proof of my desire to honor Charles Xavier's dream of mutant-human...
[sighs]
Magneto : coexistence.
Cyclops : Okay, prove it. Let Jean scan your mind, see your real plans.
Jean Grey : Scott, no.
Cyclops : What? You did it with Gyrich.
Jean Grey : I accessed Gyrich's mind for information. Using my powers to assess honesty is another matter. Even if I sensed Magneto's intentions were sincere, that's today, this hour, this minute.
Cyclops : Then we check every minute of every day.
Magneto : I was under the welcome impression that you and Mrs. Summers were leaving us.
Cyclops : Not a chance. I'm keeping an eye on you.
Jean Grey : Scott, read the will again. Like it or not, this is what the Professor wanted.
Magneto : Please, my intentions here were not to cause drama or discord.
Storm : You must understand. You have been our fiercest foe for years. A desire for you to prove yourself is only natural.
Magneto : And Storm, you are the closest thing to a goddess as we will ever see. So, I do not lightly deny your request and demand your trust instead. Xavier wanted this.
Cyclops : Maybe he was wrong.
Magneto : After all our tête-à-têtes, you have finally realized what I did ages ago. Even Charles Xavier can make a mistake.
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[Jean enters Storm's room to discover that she has disappeared, leaving a letter for her]
Storm : [narration] Jean, my sister. You of all the X-Men know the heartbreak of saying goodbye, having said it so many times. So I ask that you help the others understand why I could not stay to say it this day. My faith in your family's future is strong. And I cannot rob you of a bond you have more than earned. It is human nature to crave connection, as it is also mutant nature to be heard, seen, to feel another soul finally seeing yours.
[pause]
Storm : [narration] Connection is a fragile treasure. One we sacrifice so much to maintain. Only to then sometimes watch it break in a blink that changes your life forever.
[pause]
Storm : [narration] We are no longer connected, Jean. And now we walk in two very different worlds. But trust that I will cherish what we shared as X-Men, memories that already feel like a lifetime ago.
[Jean reads the letter to the other X-Men]
Jean Grey : Like another woman's life. Or another person's dream. Love, Ororo.
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Beast : [CLEARS THROAT] Inhibitor collars use radiation to temporarily neutralize our mutant powers. The X-Cutioner's laser rifle fired a concentrated dose of that same radiation. It affects genetics on a cellular level, suppressing a mutant's abilities without the need for a collar itself. Ororo...
Storm : How long?
Beast : Additional tests will be needed before...
Storm : Hank, please. How long?
Beast : The effects appear permanent.
[Storm gasps softly.]
Jean Grey : We'll fix this. Scott and I aren't going anywhere, okay? Not until you're well again. I swear. Beast, we need to contact Muir Island.
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[last lines]
Cyclops : If only I hadn't left the UN, I could have...
Bishop : You did what you had to. Storm did the same.
Magneto : And we will respect her decision.
Gambit : That so? The blast had your name on it. Should be you leaving, mon ami.
Morph : I don't buy it. Not one minute. Storm will spend a day schlepping it with the basic folk and come right home, happy as a...
[doorbell rings]
Morph : Ha! What did I say? She's back!
[answers the door and sees to his surprise]
Morph : Jean?
Jean Grey : I need the X-Men.
[Jean faints. Everyone is shocked]
Cyclops : What? Jean?
