X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Dark Phoenix)

Who are we?

Are we simply what others want us to be?

Are we destined to a fate beyond our control?

Or can we evolve?

Become... something more?

Can you change the station?

When the song's over, honey.

You said that two songs ago.

You know this is a classic, right?

Okay, how about I make you a promise?

When you're old enough to drive,

you can listen to whatever music you want. Hmm?

That a deal?

- John. - Wasn't me.

Jean, was that... Did you?

I didn't do anything.

- Jean, what are you... - I... I don't know. It's not me.

Quiet.

Quiet.

Quiet!

She doesn't have a scratch on her.

No internal injuries.

And you're sure she was in the car?

Yeah.

Who's gonna tell her?

Thank you.

Hello.

Where are my parents?

My name's Charles Xavier, and...

They're dead.

Aren't they?

Yes, they are.

And I'm very sorry to have to tell you that.

So what happens to me now?

Well, that's why I'm here, actually.

You see, I have a school

that is for young people, who are like you.

Special.

Special is just a nice word for...

Weird? Or crazy?

Yep.

Yep, sometimes it is.

Ooh.

Sometimes, it can be a word

used to describe people who are significant.

Or amazing. Or...

Or just... just really cool.

You've got gifts, Jean.

Do you know what?

Take this pen, right.

It's something that...

Well, actually, just take it.

It's a gift.

Now, you could choose to draw

a really good picture with that...

or you could use it to poke someone's eyes out.

But either way, it's still just a pen.

It's just a gift.

And what you choose to do with your gift,

well, that's entirely up to you.

But if you want to use it to do good stuff...

well, I can help.

You're not like the other doctors.

No.

And you're not like the other patients.

What do you think?

I can't stay here.

Okay. Why not?

It's too nice.

I...

- I break things. - Well, how does this sound:

If you break something, anything, I can fix it.

Not anything.

I can help you.

I can help you so that you never have to break things ever again.

You think you can fix me too.

No.

No, because you are not broken.

Ten, nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four, three, two, one...

Engines throttling up.

Three engines now at 104%.

Hey, I'm... I'm picking something up here.

Ma'am, I've got something on sat six.

Houston, we have a problem.

Space Shuttle Endeavour has encountered problems on its mission.

- I know what you're thinking. - That's my trick.

And the answer is no. The jet can't get that high.

Even with the new booster rockets and all your modifications?

They're built for acceleration, not elevation, okay?

Not this. No.

They've lost thrust vector control.

Trajectory settings are irregular,

likely from the constant engine burn.

Oxygen generation is down...

Yes? Yes, this is he.

- Charles? - Mr. President.

Are you seeing this on TV?

Yes, I'm watching now.

Hank?

Yeah.

It's a simple extraction.

We go into space,

we get the astronauts, we bring them home.

- Any questions? - Yeah, like a thousand.

We don't have time for a thousand.

So we're going to space?

Yes, Kurt, we are going into space.

We're doing space missions now. Cool.

Will the X-Jet even get that high?

- Well, technically, the... - It will get us there.

Let's go.

Are you okay with this?

I forget sometimes you can read minds.

I didn't need to read your mind.

It's written all over your face.

You tell me it's good, it's good.

If anything goes wrong,

I'll turn us around in a heartbeat.

I know you will.

A second ship has been spotted in the sky.

We are being told the president

has called in the aid of the X-Men.

Ladies and gentlemen of NASA, this is the voice of Charles Xavier.

Could somebody please apprise me of the situation?

We were picking up solar flares.

We believe the heat shorted out their electricity.

They lost control, communication, orientation,

pretty much everything.

Not to worry, Mission Control. Help is on the way.

I think this is not as much fun as I thought it would be.

That's a solar flare?

I've never seen a reading like this.

The orientation thruster's misfiring.

- That cabin won't hold for long. - Kurt, can you get in there?

It's spinning too fast. I can't see inside the window.

Scott, I need you to blast that thruster,

slow down the spin.

Kurt, take Peter. Go!

Storm, seal those cracks.

Be right back.

Oh, shit.

- Strap in, we're headed home. - Wait.

Our commander, he's not here.

He was in the airlock working on the thruster.

The heat signature's rising fast.

I can't hold it any longer.

We gotta get out of here. I said strap in.

No, Raven. No. We're not leaving anyone behind.

I am not putting this team in more danger.

What about their team?

Jean can hold that shuttle together.

Can't you, Jean?

You know you can do anything you set your mind to.

I can hold the ship together but not from here.

- I need to get inside. - The heat's spiking.

We've got less than a minute till those flares hit.

She said she can do it.

Thirty seconds.

Count it down. Go.

We got 20 seconds.

Ten...

nine, eight...

seven, six...

five...

four...

three...

two...

one.

Where's Jean? Kurt, where is she?

- Where is she? - I'm sorry!

Brace for impact.

Is every...

Is everybody okay?

Yeah, we're okay.

So let's go home.

- Yay, X-Men! Woo! - Yeah!

Yeah! X-Men!

That's enough, boys and girls. That's enough.

The X-Men have today done an incredibly brave thing.

They've once again proved to humanity exactly why they need us,

people like yourselves.

The president sends his regards,

as well as his heartfelt gratitude.

And, as for myself, I've never been prouder.

Enjoy yourselves. You certainly deserve it.

In fact, you all do.

No more class, the end of the day.

Jean?

You gave us quite a scare up there. How are you feeling?

Actually, I... I feel fine.

- Hank? - Yeah?

Would you take a look at Jean?

Standard medical for anyone injured in the field.

Thank you.

You know, the president was almost sending his condolences.

- She should be dead. - Thankfully, she's not.

I basically did everything.

I mean, Jean did a little, like towards the end,

but it was mostly all me.