You're serious?
We may as well declare war.
Maybe I wasn't clear enough.
You will make this happen.
Okay.
Let's see what KGB think about this.
Hello? General Armivolkoff.
It's nothing.
Raven?
We've made arrangements for you to be taken home immediately.
We're not going home. What?
He's not going back to prison.
He killed Darwin.
All the more reason for you to leave.
This is over.
Darwin's dead, Charles.
And we can't even bury him.
We can avenge him.
Erik, a word, please.
They're just kids.
No. They were kids.
Shaw has his army, we need ours.
We'll have to train.
All of us.
Yes? Yeah.
Well, we can't stay here.
Even if they reopen the department, it's not safe.
We've got nowhere to go.
Yes, we do.
The law says we've got to turn her over.
The law applies to human beings.
The same laws don't apply to mutants. They're too dangerous.
In times like this, security is more important than liberty.
There is a war coming, John.
Yes,
but a war with who?
Excellent question.
Though I wouldn't call it a war, exactly.
That suggests both sides stand an equal chance of winning.
Captain, no sign of any American ships.
Maintain course, full ahead.
The Russians have sent their warheads to Cuba.
We have a week before the ship hits the coast.
Our fleet can be on this line when the Russian missile ship arrives.
If that ship crosses the line,
they will have declared war against the United States.
And we will have no choice but to retaliate with a full nuclear response.
Do we agree?
Dispatch the 7th fleet.
This is yours?
No, it's ours.
Honestly, Charles. I don't know how you survived, living in such hardship.
Well, it was a hardship softened by me.
Come on. Time for the tour.
Dear comrades...
The United States have dispatched warships for Cuba.
This leaves us with no choice.
Comrade First Secretary...
We must send in our fleet.
Dispatch the fleet!
NEWSCASTER 1: President Kennedy has signed a formal proclamation
setting up a blockade of all missiles bound for Cuba.
NEWSCASTER 2: The Soviet Union reacted by terming it
"A step along the road to unleashing a thermo-nuclear war."
You're sure?
I'm sure.
All right.
No. No, I can't. I'm sorry.
I can't shoot anybody point blank, let alone my friend.
Oh, come on. You know I can deflect it.
You're always telling me I should push myself.
If you know you can deflect it,
then you're not challenging yourself.
Whatever happened to the man who was trying to raise a submarine?
I can't. Something that big?
I need the situation, the anger...
No, the anger is not enough.
It's gotten the job done all this time.
It's nearly gotten you killed all this time.
Come here.
Let's try something a little more challenging.
My stepfather took the possibility of nuclear war quite seriously. This way.
That is why he had this bunker built down here.
I thought we could use it as a practice range of sorts.
You don't think I'm going to blow through the walls?
He had this place built to withstand a nuclear bomb.
I think it can handle you, Alex.
You know, when I do this, bad things tend to happen.
That's because you can't control it. It controls you.
That's why we're here, Alex. It's why we're training.
What you're doing is incredible.
You're hitting a pitch with sound waves
that have the same resonant frequency as the glass. That's why it shatters.
But this, it's like any other muscle in the body.
You can control it.
"In each of us, two natures are at war."
Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde.
Top marks.
The story wasn't really about good and evil though, was it?
It was about man's animal nature
and his struggle to control it, to conform.
And it's that struggle which is holding you back.
No, Jekyll was afraid of what he could be capable of.
And you are, too.
If you're serious about me doing this, you might want to get back.
All right.
Shall I shut the door? Yeah.
Whenever you're ready.
Oh, my God!
I will teach you to control this, Alex.
And you're sure that this will work?
Anything is possible. I based the design...
Hank, stop talking. Come on.
Now, remember. Scream as hard as you can.
You need the sound waves to be supersonic.
Catch them at the right angle and they should carry you.
They should carry me.
That's reassuring. Good luck.
And don't forget to scream.
Now, if you want to beat me this time,
you have to set the beast free.
On your marks,
get set,
go!
Congratulations, my friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson would have been proud.
Impressive, Hank.
With feet like those, all you need is a red nose.
Right, Bozo?
I'm done here. Thank you, Alex.
Come on, Hank.
If you're using half your concentration to look normal,
then you're only half paying attention to whatever else you're doing.
Just pointing out something that could save your life.
You want society to accept you,
but you can't even accept yourself.
Sexy!
Well, this is just the prototype.
The real one will look considerably better.
It will be a whole suit. See, these sensors measure your energy output.
This panel focuses it and the excess is absorbed.
Try hitting the one in the middle.
Just the one in the middle, mind.
Good luck.
You got to see this. Your genes are extraordinary, you know that?
Your cells age at half the rate of a normal human.
When you're 40, you'll still have the leucocytes of a teenager.
You have the most incredible cellular structure I've ever seen.
And you truly believe I'll fly this time?
Unreservedly.
I trust you. I'm touched.
I don't trust him. Say nothing.
I'm gonna die!
Look, we're not going to make you do anything you don't feel...
Here, let me help.
Erik!
What?
You know you were thinking the same.
Wonderful work, Hank. Thank you very much.
All right, Alex, I want you to hit the "X".
And try not to hit me. There's a good chap.
You're serious? I'm very serious.
I have complete and utter faith in you.
Am I still a bozo?
Yes, Hank, you're still a bozo.
But nice job.
See that?
Try turning it to face us.
You know, I believe that true focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity.
Would you mind if I...
What did you just do to me?
I accessed the brightest corner of your memory system.
It's a very beautiful memory, Erik. Thank you.
I didn't know I still had that.
There is so much more to you than you know.
Not just pain and anger.
There is good, too. I felt it.
When you can access all of that,
you'll possess a power no one can match.
Not even me.
So, come on. Try again.
Hey! Well done.
The President is about to make his address.
KENNEDY ON TV: It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile
crossing the embargo line that surrounds Cuba
as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States
requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union...
That's where we're going to find Shaw.
How do you know?
Two superpowers facing off and he wants to start World War III.
He won't leave anything to chance.
So much for diplomacy.
I suggest you all get a good night's sleep.
...ultimately leads to war.
Tensions mount as the Soviet missile ship nears Cuba.
All diplomatic efforts to avert nuclear war have thus far failed.
As the American people ready themselves
for the likelihood of an atomic attack,
there are widespread reports of panic-buying,
supermarkets cleared, as shelters unused since the Second World War
are stocked for what may lie ahead.
In all its history, America has never faced a greater threat.
The world is primed for war
and there's no one to stop me.
Come in.
Hey.
I have a surprise for you.
I isolated the right marker in your DNA sample.
The serum works like an antibiotic,
attacking the cells that cause our physical mutation.
It won't affect our abilities, just our appearance.
Do you still want to do this?
Should we have to hide?
Well, you already do.
You're hiding right now, like I have my whole life.
I don't want to feel like a freak all the time. I just want to look...
Normal. Yeah.
Hank, don't!
You're beautiful, Hank.
Everything you are, you are perfect.
Look at all of us. Look at all we've achieved this week.
All we will achieve.
We are different.
But we shouldn't be trying to fit into society.
Society should aspire to be more like us.
Mutant and proud.
It behooves me to tell you
that even if we save the world tomorrow,
and mutants are accepted into society,
my feet and your natural blue form
will never be deemed beautiful.
You look beautiful now.
We need this cure.
Cuba.
Russia, America.
It makes no difference.
Shaw has declared war on mankind, on all of us.
He has to be stopped.
I'm not going to stop Shaw.
I'm going to kill him.
Do you have it in you to allow that?
You've known all along why I was here, Charles.
But things have changed.
What started as a covert mission,
tomorrow, mankind will know that mutants exist.
Shaw, us, they won't differentiate.
They'll fear us.
And that fear will turn to hatred.
Not if we stop a war.
Not if we can prevent Shaw.
Not if we risk our lives doing so.
Would they do the same for us?
We have it in us to be the better men.
We already are.
We're the next stage of human evolution.
You said it yourself! No...
Are you really so naive
as to think that they won't battle their own extinction?
Or is it arrogance?
I'm sorry?
After tomorrow, they're going to turn on us.
But you're blind to it, because you believe they're all like Moira.
And you believe they're all like Shaw.
Listen to me very carefully, my friend.
Killing Shaw will not bring you peace.
Peace was never an option.
No.
No, no. No.
Well,
this is a surprise.
The nice kind?
Get out, Raven. I want to go to bed.
Maybe in a few years.
How about now?
I prefer the real Raven.
I said the real Raven.
Perfection.
Could you pass me my robe?
You don't have to hide.
Have you ever looked at a tiger
and thought you ought to cover it up?
No, but...
You're an exquisite creature, Raven.
All your life, the world has tried to tame you.
It's time for you to be free.
You know, sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like
if you hadn't found me here that night.
Sorry, what? You...
For God's sake, Raven!
Where are your clothes? Put some clothes on.
That's not what you said when you first saw me.
But I guess pets are always cuter when they're little, right?
Raven, I don't know what's gotten into you lately.
I thought you'd be in a good mood.
Hank, he tells me that he's found the answer to your cosmetic problem.
Are you gonna tell me what's the matter
or do I have to read your mind?
You promised me you would never do that.
Until recently,
I never had to use my power to know what you were thinking, Raven.
Charles, I used to think it was going to be you and me against the world.
But no matter how bad the world gets,
you don't want to be against it, do you?
You want to be a part of it.
What the hell happened here?
Hank has been busy.
Do we really have to wear these?
As none of us mutated to endure extreme g-force
or being riddled by bullets, I suggest we suit up.
Where is Hank?
I'm here.
Hank?
It didn't attack the cells.
It enhanced them.
It didn't work.
Yes, it did, Hank. Don't you see?
This is who you were meant to be.
This is you.
No more hiding.
You never looked better, man. Hank!
Don't mock me!
Hank, put him down immediately, please.
Hank! Hank!
I wasn't.
Even I got to admit you look pretty badass.
I think I got a new name for you.
Beast.
You're sure you can fly this thing?
Of course I can. I designed it.
Status of the cargo ship.
Bearing 1-8-0 at 12 knots.
Three minutes to the embargo line, sir.
God help them if they cross it.
God help us all.
Sound general quarters.
General quarters, general quarters!
All hands, man battle stations! Aye, sir.
Set condition Zebra!
SAILOR ON PA: General quarters, battle stations.
Captain, we already have our orders. Why so eager for new ones?
I lived through one war, comrade.
I'd prefer not to start another.
Battle stations! NOW!
Gun Boss, target cargo ship bearing 1-8-0.
Fleet reports all weapons ready.
From the Kremlin, sir.
New orders. As of 1025 hours, the cargo vessel Aral Sea is hereby ordered to...
...reverse course and return to port in Odessa.
Aral Sea, come in.
They are not responding.
She's not turning around.
Aral Sea, you are ordered to turn around.
Do not cross the line.
Target ready to be fired upon, sir.
Stand by to fire. Standing by, sir.
Whoa!
It looks pretty messy out there.
Aral Sea you are ordered to turn around.
The crew of the Aral Sea are all dead. Shaw's been there.
He's still here, somewhere.
He set the ship on course for the embargo line.
If that ship crosses the line,
our boys are going to blow it up.
And the war begins.
Unless they're not our boys.
USS Independence, this is Alexander Nevsky.
We have lost control of our cargo ship.
She has been instructed to stop.
Do not fire! Repeat, do not fire!
They have signaled the cargo ship to turn around, sir.
It's a ruse. Pay no attention!
Stand by to fire. Standing by to fire, sir.
On my count. Five,
four...
Hold on!
Nyet.
What was that? The Russians.
They have fired on their own ship.
A little warning next time, Professor.
Sorry about that. You all right? Yeah.
Son of a...
Give me CINCLANT on the horn. I want a new set of orders.
Congratulations, comrade.
You just averted nuclear war!
What?
Take him to the brig.
What? What just happened?
They say the comrade lost his mind.
The Americans are applauding.
They're here. That telepath is powerful.
We're moving to a back-up plan.
That was inspired, Charles.
Thank you very much, but I still can't locate Shaw.
He's down there. We need to find him now.
Hank?
Is there anything unusual on the radar or scanners?
No. Nothing.
Well, then he must be underwater.
And obviously, we don't have sonar.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
They are ready for war.
We just need to strike another match to light the fuse.
And we still have the most powerful weapon of all.
Me.
Turn the nuclear reactor to 100% output and make sure I'm not disturbed.
Hank, level the bloody plane!
Whoa! You back right off.
Beast, open the bomb bay doors!
Remember! This is a muscle.
You control it!
You'll be in here the entire time!
We'll see you soon!
On my mark! Three! Two!
One! Go!
Alert the fleet, they may want to take their cans off.
Banshee has got a location on Shaw.
Are you ready for this?
Let's find out.
Remember, the point between rage
and serenity.
Erik, take my hand!
Oh.
Hold on, guys. It's gonna get bumpy.
Erik, take my hand!
Moira? Moira, are you all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
I read the teleporter's mind.
Shaw is drawing all the power out of his sub.
He's turning himself into some kind of nuclear bomb.
We got no time. The Geiger count is going out of control.
Moira, this is what we're gonna do.
Get on the radio and tell them to clear both fleets out immediately.
I'm going in. Beast, Havok, back him up.
Erik, I can guide you through once you're in,
but I need you to shut down whatever it is that's blocking me,
then we just hope to God it's not too late for me to stop him.
Got it. Good luck!
Raven, stop! I'm going to help them.
We don't have time for this.
If anything comes in that entrance,
you're taking care of it, yes?
Fine.
Beast!
If we go, you go!
We believe Shaw is trying to detonate some kind of bomb.
Erik, make for the middle of the vessel.
That's the point my mind can't penetrate.
We have to assume that that's where Shaw is.
Gangway! Gangway! Gangway!
That's the nuclear reactor. Disable it.
Stop! Don't move!
Get down!
Erik, you're there. You've reached the void.
He's not here, Charles. Shaw's not here! He's left the sub!
What? He's got to be there. He has to be!
There's nowhere else he can be. Keep looking.
And I'm telling you he's not. There's no one here, God damn it!
Erik.
What a pleasant surprise.
Erik? Erik.
So good to see you again.
May I ask you something?
Why are you on their side?
He's gone. What?
He's gone into the void! I can't communicate with him there.
Why fight for a doomed race who will hunt us down
as soon as they realize their reign is coming to an end?
Yeah! Yes!
I'm sorry for what happened in the camps.
I truly am.
He's back! Erik, whatever you're doing, keep doing it.
It's starting to work.
But everything I did, I did for you.
To unlock your power,
to make you embrace it.
It's working!
I'm starting to see him, but I can't yet touch his mind.
You've come a long way from bending gates.
I'm so proud of you.
And you're just starting to scratch the surface.
Think how much further we could go
together.
Look out!
Stop! Azazel.
I don't want to hurt you, Erik. I never did.
I want to help you.
This is our time.
Our age.
We are the future of the human race.
You and me, son.
This world could be ours.
Everything you did made me stronger.
It made me the weapon I am today.
It's the truth.
I've known it all along.
You are my creator.
Now, Charles!
Are you okay? Moira, be quiet.
I can only control this man for so long.
Sorry, Charles. Erik, please.
Be the better man.
It's not that I don't trust you.
Erik, there will be no turning back!
No!
Charles! Don't do this, Erik!
If you're in there,
I'd like you to know that I agree with every word you said.
We are the future.
But,
unfortunately,
you killed my mother.
This is what we're going to do.
No. Please, Erik, no.
I'm going to count to three and I'm going to move the coin.
One.
Please, Erik.
Two.
Three.
The Russians share our concerns
and will join a strike on all the mutants.
We can end this threat for good.
We'll never have another opportunity like this.
We have an agent on that beach.
One agent.
She's a good agent.
She's collateral damage.
Today, our fighting stops!
Take off your blinders, brothers and sisters.
The real enemy is out there.
I feel their guns moving in the water,
their metal targeting us.
Americans, Soviets,
humans.
United in their fear of the unknown.
The Neanderthal is running scared, my fellow mutants!
Go ahead, Charles.
Tell me I'm wrong.
Fleet Commander, this is X-Ray Bravo 7-0.
Respond. Over.
The beach is secure. Call off the attack.
The beach is targeted and ready to be fired upon, sir.
Stand by. Standing by, sir.
New orders. Fire on the beach.
Hello?
Hello!
Fire!
Erik, you said yourself, we're the better men.
This is the time to prove it.
There are thousands of men on those ships.
Good, honest, innocent men!
They're just following orders.
I've been at the mercy of men just following orders.
Never again.
Erik, release them!
No!
I don't want to hurt you. Don't make me!
Stand back!
Charles, that's enough!
Erik, stop!
Gentlemen, it's been an honor serving with you.
Comrades, thank you for your service.
I'm so sorry.
I said back off!
You. You did this.
Erik. Please.
She didn't do this, Erik.
You did.
Us turning on each other, it's what they want.
I tried to warn you, Charles.
I want you by my side.
We're brothers, you and I.
All of us together, protecting each other.
We want the same thing.
My friend.
I'm sorry, but we do not.
Charles! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
It's all right. It's all right.
This society won't accept us.
We form our own.
The humans have played their hand.
Now we get ready to play ours.
Who's with me?
No more hiding.
You should go with him.
It's what you want.
You promised me you would never read my mind.
I know.
I promised you a great many things, I'm afraid.
I'm sorry.
Take care of him.
And, Beast, never forget.
Mutant and proud.
Help me out, come on.
I'm gonna get you to a hospital.
Wait, Charles.
Charles, don't move, okay?
I won't.
Actually...
I can't feel my legs.
What? I can't feel my legs.
I can't feel my legs.
KENNEDY ON TV: In this week of Thanksgiving
there is much for which we can be grateful
as we look back to where we stood only four weeks ago.
The unity of this hemisphere, the support of our allies
and the calm determination of the American people.
These qualities may be tested many more times in this decade.
So, how many students do you think you'll have here
once you get the academy up and running?
As many as I can manage.
Possibly more.
You know,
one day the government is going to realize
how lucky they were to have Professor X on their side.
I suppose I am a real professor now, aren't I?
Next thing you know, I'll be going bald.
We're still on the government's side, Moira.
We're still G-men. Just without the "G".
No. You're your own team now.
It's better.
You're X-Men.
Yes, I like the sound of that.
Moira?
For us, anonymity will be the first line of defense.
I know.
They can threaten me all they want, Charles.
I'll never tell them where you are.
Ever.
I know you won't.
I know.
I remember the attack on HQ,
leaving to go somewhere else.
And then this morning, I woke up at home.
That's it.
All that time, wiped clean from your mind. Just gone.
He can do that? You don't remember anything?
Sometimes I get fragments.
Like
trees,
sunlight.
A kiss.
Oh, Jesus.
Gentlemen, this is why the CIA is no place for a woman.
What the hell was that?
I know we've had our differences.
Where's your telepath friend?
Gone.
Left a bit of a gap in my life, if I'm to be honest.
I was rather hoping you would fill it.
Join us.
Erik, I believe.
I prefer
Magneto.
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