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EXT. VERANDA
Though it is ostensibly afternoon, the sky is dark. Ororo Munroe stands on the veranda, looking up to the sky, seemingly oblivious to it all. Kurt Wagner walks out to join her.
KURT:
The forecast vas for sunny skies.
Ororo turned.
ORORO:
Huh? Oh, sorry.
She looks up to the sky and her eyes go white. The clouds part, the sky returns to normal. Ororo then smiles and looks back at Kurt.
ORORO:
Sometimes I just lose track.
KURT:
Vhy don't ve talk inside?
He gently took her arm and the two of them walked back inside the building.
INT. HALLWAY
The two of them walk through the hall, students all about them.
KURT:
Vhat's bothering you?
ORORO:
What do you mean?
KURT:
I don't have to be psychic to know something's vrong.
ORORO:
I just don't understand. Magneto's a fugitive, we have a mutant in the cabinet, the president understands us. Why are we still hiding?
KURT:
Ve're not hiding, Ororo.
ORORO:
Kurt, we live behind stone walls, we keep our identities a secret—
KURT:
Not by choice. Ve have to protect ourselves and our students, you know that.
ORORO:
Protect them from what? Why are we still afraid?
KURT:
Because their vill always be those vho hate and fear us, no matter vhat ve do.
They stop walking and Ororo takes a deep breath.
KURT: (Con't)
Vhy don't you tell me vhat's really bothering you?
ORORO:
I guess I've just been a little stressed lately. Without Scott being around.
KURT:
I know it's been hard. But I think you've done an excellent job filling in for him.
Ororo smiled and leaned in to hug Kurt.
ORORO:
Thanks, Kurt.
Suddenly, ARTIE and JONES, two of the younger students appeared in the hallway as Ororo and Kurt seperated from each other.
ARTIE:
Ms. Munroe, there's someone here to see you.
ORORO:
Who?
JONES:
Says his name is Henry McCoy.
Ororo smiled.
ORORO:
Hank?
INT. STUDY
Henry was standing in the study of the mansion, examining a painting on the wall as Ororo ran into the room.
ORORO:
Hank!
Henry turned and smiled.
HENRY:
Ororo!
The two of them hugged each other tightly as Kurt walked into the room. Ororo starts to play with Henry's hair.
ORORO:
I love what you've done with your hair.
HENRY:
You too.
Ororo looks over to see Kurt and motions him over with her hand.
ORORO:
Henry, this is Kurt Wagner. Kurt, this is Henry McCoy.
Henry and Kurt shake hands.
HENRY:
Nice to meet you, Kurt.
KURT:
Likewise.
Unbeknownst to the them, Logan was standing in the other entrance of the room, watching the whole reunion.
LOGAN:
Who's the furball?
Henry looks over at him.
HENRY:
Henry McCoy, Secretary of Mutant Affairs.
LOGAN:
Right a secretary. Nice suit.
Logan goes to sit on the desk as Ororo rolls her eyes.
ORORO:
Henry, this is Logan.
Before any of them could speak again, a familiar voice got their attention.
XAVIER:
I heard we have company.
Xavier wheels his way into the room as Henry smiles and leans down to give him a light hug.
XAVIER:
Nice to see you again, Henry.
HENRY:
You too, Professor. Sorry for just springing in on you like this.
XAVIER:
It's no problem at all, Henry. You're apart of this place.
LOGAN:
Oh yeah? How's that?
XAVIER:
Henry was one of my first students. Before he left for Washington.
ORORO:
So how long are you staying?
HENRY:
Unfortunately, not long. This is not a social call. I have news.
XAVIER:
Erik?
HENRY:
No, no, though we have made some progress on that front. Mystique has been apprehended. But Magneto isn't our problem. At least, not our most pressing one.
Everyone in the room focused on Henry.
HENRY: (Con't)
A major pharmaceutical company has developed a way to…suppress the mutant X-Gene.
XAVIER:
Suppress?
HENRY:
Permanently. They're calling it a cure.
Though it is ostensibly afternoon, the sky is dark. Ororo Munroe stands on the veranda, looking up to the sky, seemingly oblivious to it all. Kurt Wagner walks out to join her.
KURT:
The forecast vas for sunny skies.
Ororo turned.
ORORO:
Huh? Oh, sorry.
She looks up to the sky and her eyes go white. The clouds part, the sky returns to normal. Ororo then smiles and looks back at Kurt.
ORORO:
Sometimes I just lose track.
KURT:
Vhy don't ve talk inside?
He gently took her arm and the two of them walked back inside the building.
INT. HALLWAY
The two of them walk through the hall, students all about them.
KURT:
Vhat's bothering you?
ORORO:
What do you mean?
KURT:
I don't have to be psychic to know something's vrong.
ORORO:
I just don't understand. Magneto's a fugitive, we have a mutant in the cabinet, the president understands us. Why are we still hiding?
KURT:
Ve're not hiding, Ororo.
ORORO:
Kurt, we live behind stone walls, we keep our identities a secret—
KURT:
Not by choice. Ve have to protect ourselves and our students, you know that.
ORORO:
Protect them from what? Why are we still afraid?
KURT:
Because their vill always be those vho hate and fear us, no matter vhat ve do.
They stop walking and Ororo takes a deep breath.
KURT: (Con't)
Vhy don't you tell me vhat's really bothering you?
ORORO:
I guess I've just been a little stressed lately. Without Scott being around.
KURT:
I know it's been hard. But I think you've done an excellent job filling in for him.
Ororo smiled and leaned in to hug Kurt.
ORORO:
Thanks, Kurt.
Suddenly, ARTIE and JONES, two of the younger students appeared in the hallway as Ororo and Kurt seperated from each other.
ARTIE:
Ms. Munroe, there's someone here to see you.
ORORO:
Who?
JONES:
Says his name is Henry McCoy.
Ororo smiled.
ORORO:
Hank?
INT. STUDY
Henry was standing in the study of the mansion, examining a painting on the wall as Ororo ran into the room.
ORORO:
Hank!
Henry turned and smiled.
HENRY:
Ororo!
The two of them hugged each other tightly as Kurt walked into the room. Ororo starts to play with Henry's hair.
ORORO:
I love what you've done with your hair.
HENRY:
You too.
Ororo looks over to see Kurt and motions him over with her hand.
ORORO:
Henry, this is Kurt Wagner. Kurt, this is Henry McCoy.
Henry and Kurt shake hands.
HENRY:
Nice to meet you, Kurt.
KURT:
Likewise.
Unbeknownst to the them, Logan was standing in the other entrance of the room, watching the whole reunion.
LOGAN:
Who's the furball?
Henry looks over at him.
HENRY:
Henry McCoy, Secretary of Mutant Affairs.
LOGAN:
Right a secretary. Nice suit.
Logan goes to sit on the desk as Ororo rolls her eyes.
ORORO:
Henry, this is Logan.
Before any of them could speak again, a familiar voice got their attention.
XAVIER:
I heard we have company.
Xavier wheels his way into the room as Henry smiles and leans down to give him a light hug.
XAVIER:
Nice to see you again, Henry.
HENRY:
You too, Professor. Sorry for just springing in on you like this.
XAVIER:
It's no problem at all, Henry. You're apart of this place.
LOGAN:
Oh yeah? How's that?
XAVIER:
Henry was one of my first students. Before he left for Washington.
ORORO:
So how long are you staying?
HENRY:
Unfortunately, not long. This is not a social call. I have news.
XAVIER:
Erik?
HENRY:
No, no, though we have made some progress on that front. Mystique has been apprehended. But Magneto isn't our problem. At least, not our most pressing one.
Everyone in the room focused on Henry.
HENRY: (Con't)
A major pharmaceutical company has developed a way to…suppress the mutant X-Gene.
XAVIER:
Suppress?
HENRY:
Permanently. They're calling it a cure.
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