X-Men '97 (TV Series)

Mutant Liberation Begins (2024)

Lenore Zann: Rogue

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• [Rogue enters Professor Xavier's office, where Magneto stares at his old helmet] 

  Rogue : Well, your little pep talk went about as smooth as a dozen cats in a yarn store.

  Magneto : I wish to be alone, Rogue.

  Rogue : Ugh! Giving me the heebie-jeebies, pouting with that old bucket of yours.

  [Magneto hands his helmet to Rogue] 

  Magneto : Back when we were friends, I would always sense Charles in my mind. Not invading, more a presence. I was in his thoughts and he in mine. When we parted ways, I told myself I needed this to protect myself from his psychic powers.

  Rogue : But you were worried if you still felt how much he loved you, you wouldn't be able to go through with your crusade. And yet, here you are, dragged in like a kitty cat's prize.

  Magneto : Xavier's sacrifice brought about a world more tolerant towards mutants. I am indebted to honor his last wish, even if his X-Men won't trust me. Perhaps they are right not to. My past is too littered with error.

  Rogue : Mine was, too, remember? But the X-Men still took me in. The thing is, I didn't go about demanding their trust. I earned it.

  [Rogue hands back Magneto's helmet] 

  Magneto : I feared you would do your best to avoid being alone with me, Rogue.

  [Magneto slowly attempts to remove Rogue's glove, but she pulls her hand away. he then places his helmet on a bookshelf] 

  Magneto : Do you think your team would still trust you if they knew?

  Rogue : That was a long time ago, Erik. And that cat's got to stay in its bag, you hear me?

• 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.