Bored and a but obsessive so here's what I'd do in detail lol....
Something like simple... "The Uncanny" or "The Uncanny X-Men"
1. Prof. X is approached by FBI agent Fred Duncan; he wants information on mutants with magnetic powers. When the Professor tries to recruit a young mutant Astra, he encounters Mastermind, who also has an interest in the girl. Through probing his mind, he learns he’s working for Magneto. The professor uses Astra as a double agent to decipher Magneto’s plans, his students, Scott, Bobby, Angel, Beast and Jean leap into action to thwart the master of magnetism. Magneto’s motive is to shut down “Project Wideawake.”
2. Prof. X debates Senator Kelly on the MRA’s. A “mutant” attacks the senator, but the X-Men intercede. It’s revealed that the attacker’s human; The X-Cutioner. The president declines to pass the MRA’s. The team dynamic is further fleshed out; such as a shy Scott competing against the flashy Warren for Jean’s affection and Bobby’s attempts to prove he deserves the title of X-Man alongside his older peers; after all, he battled Magneto as well. After performing a vigilante act Bobby’s tailed by the X-Cutioner and unwittingly leads the assassin to the X-Mansion.
3. The X-Men seek out prospective student, John Proudstar (Thunder Bird.) Together they thwart Count Nefaria’s extortion scheme. When asked to join the institute, Proudstar declines, as he’s already been approached by government officials to join “Project Wideawake.”
4. Prof. X and Moira continue to enhance the danger room’s artificial intelligence for a more efficient training program. When Moira becomes fearful the program could develop a conscience, Prof. X implements safeguards. Meanwhile mutants Sunfire, Mystique, Rogue and Blindpsot infiltrate Weapon X to steal the adamantium bonding procedure. The group is captured and asked to join “Project Wideawake,” to avoid arrest.
5. Peter Gyrich and Dr. Bolivar Trask are enraged when Agent Duncan has “Project Wideawake” shut down. Beast takes advanced courses at Empire State University alongside Peter Parker, where the anti-mutant sentiment is increasing. He ponders why humans hate mutants, but love heroes. Beast teams up with Spiderman to stop their crazed professor Dr. August Hopper. Senator Kelly’s assassination is announced, the anti-mutant sentiment increases.
6. The Danger room’s A.I. system is now sentient, and calling itself “Danger.” Through a cyborg skeleton and illusions she demands to be treated as a human. She’s denied this as she can’t feel. Angry, she demands the safeguards implemented in her system are removed. As that is what‘s keeping her from being fully human. When the Prof. refuses, she infects the mansion and entraps the X-Men, threatening to kill them. Freed, yet unable to exhibit emotion, Danger accepts that she is a machine and leaves the institute in hopes to find emotion somewhere in the world.
7. (Prof X. & Storm): Seeing how stressed the students are, Prof. X plans a class trip to Africa, with the ulterior motive to recruit a young girl from his past; Ororo Munroe. While there, the professor battles his old foe, the Shadow King, who sucks him into the astral plane with the promise that only one mind will return to the Professor’s body. Meanwhile, the mansion is infiltrated by the X-cutioner; he steals the Xavier protocols.
8. Ororo tags along with Jean to an open casting in the city (hosted by Parisian supermodel Betsy Braddock) and gets discovered, to Jean’s frustration. The Professor’s psychic lessons are getting more and more intense. Jean hasn’t even decided whether or not she’ll be staying at the mansion following graduation, or going elsewhere for college. On top of that, the MRA’s are passed and Jean’s parents pressure her about registering. Overstressed, and fearful of letting everyone down, her powers flare out of control. Cassandra Nova, alerted of her twin brother’s existence on his recent trip to the Astral Plane, comes to Jean in the form of a friend and promises a mental escape within her own mind, thus luring the redhead into the Astral Plane as bait. Prof. X and Psylocke rescue her.
9. Angel’s mutant hating father passes, and his uncle gains control of Worthington Industries, until Warren graduates college. After an assassination attempt, he suspects the X-Cutioner, but finds it’s his villainous uncle, intent on securing the Worthington fortune for himself. Banshee takes a leave of absence to investigate Senator Kelly’s convenient death.
10. “Wideawake”: While tracking Henry Gyrich to Japan, Banshee is captured by Trask’s team and imprisoned alongside Thunderbird, Sunfire, Sunpyre, Havok, Rogue and Blindspot. These mutants were deceived into “Project Wideawake” and pitted against Sentinel prototypes (humans infused with cybernetic parts/ The Reavers). Banshee, aided by a disguised Mystique defeats the sentinel prototypes. He, Sunfire, Mystique and Rogue escape to the secret level where the mutant Gateway is stored. Gateway teleports them out, but remains at the base as he’s being blackmailed. Banshee offers the mutants a haven at the institute, but they decline.
a. “Project Wideawake” as told to mutants by Henry Gyrich and Trask is a government program where mutants are recruited and trained for the good of humanity. In reality, their training dummies so as to prepare sentinels to handle all sorts of mutants. Forge, another “Project Wideawake” participant helps Trask craft the repair program dubbed Master Mold. The X-Cutioner is revealed to be an agent of the program and delivered the Xavier Protocols to Trask. Gyrich also had Kelly captured.
11. The X-gang go to an Alison Blaire concert only to have Ororo and Blaire whisked away to the Mojoverse to compete on a “The Bachelor” like TV show with a battle tournament twist. The winner marries Longshot. Other participants include, Miss Marvel, Namora, Black Cat, Shanna the She-Devil, Invisible Girl and Enchantress.
12. “A Night to Remember”: Still searching for his sister Sunfire teams up with the X-Men (joined by Thunderbird, Psylocke and Dazzler) to find the now relocated “Project Wideawake” base. Prof. X locates the new base and under Mastermind’s illusion the X-Men (except Storm) infiltrate the base to shut down the project indefinitely. Unbeknownst to them, it’s demonstration night and world leaders, come to the base to watch the unveiling of the perfect weapon against mutant kind; an all mechanical sentinel. Trask plans to sell them, but after the mutants are easily captured, Master Mold reveals himself as the genius behind the project. He’s been manipulating Trask and allowing him to believe he’s crafted this, but now sees that the error in the project has always been human interference. He warns that all humans who refuse to comply will be detained for their own protection and replaced by cyborg clones, until the mutant threat is eradicated. As Master Mold captures the world leaders, who don’t agree with the program, or implementing mutant registration programs in their country, Beast hacks Master Mold ‘s mainframe. He learns it began to mutate from program to sentient being when a file known as the Xavier Protocols were downloaded into the base’s computer and that the MRAs from various countries are downloaded into Master Mold. The other X-Men find the inactive Sentinels. Alerted of Beast’s hacking, Master Mold sends X-Cutioner after him and begins phase 1. The Sentinels power up and Gateway is awoken, opening three portals, to NYC, Moscow and London who’ve already implemented mutant registration programs. On the surface, Storm crafts a storm big enough to disrupt Master Mold, but is attacked by the Reavers. The Sentinels go back online and enter the portals.
13. “Graduation”: The X-Men and captive mutants split up and follow the Sentinels. As the mutants battle the Sentinels all over the globe (NYC team aided by McTaggert, FBI, Magneto and Dazzler, Moscow team aided by Colossus and The Soviet Super Soldiers and London team by Captain Britain and Meggan), Storm and Mastermind stay behind with Prof. X to stop new Sentinels from exiting. Magneto, seeing the attack on the news goes to help the NY team, enters Gateway's portal. Prof X. and Mastermind pierce Gateway’s mind. Once in control, Prof. X coerces Gateway to open a portal to the sun, and Magneto casts Master Mold and as Many Sentinels as he can in. The Sentinels shut down. Thunder Bird and is crushed under a falling Sentinel saving Angel, whose severely wounded. The X-Men return to the states and honor Thunder Bird at their graduation. Aftewards, Amelia Voght and Angel (still unable to fly) leave the X-Men. Havok and Colossus enroll.
Wow, got a bit carried away
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Roster
X-Men
Staff
1. Professor X: Headmaster with a vision of humans and mutants co-existing peacefully. He keeps a lot to himself and reasons it’s for the good of everyone if things are revealed if and when necessary. English and social science course.
2. Amelia Voght: She’s Professor X’s girlfriend whose been with him since he and Magneto built the school. As Professor X grows more involved in his school and his mission she feels neglected and slowly looses faith. Humanities naivety slows chips away at her loyalty as well and she ultimately leaves the institute and joins Magneto in the finale. She runs the infirmary and teaches danger room sessions & health class.
3. Moira McTaggert: The resident geneticist who conducts research and teaches math & science to the students. She has a crush on the Professor, but respects his relationship with Amelia, despite her distaste for her. Her young son, Kevin, lives on the grounds. She also takes an interest in Beast, making him a protégée of sorts.
4. Banshee: A former Interpol member and NYPD officer, he teaches languages and danger room sessions alongside Amelia. He’s the most protective, but fun teacher at the school. He also develops a relationship with Moira McTaggert.
Students
1. Cyclops (17): Begins as the more reserved boy-scout whose pushed into the role of leader when the X-Men form. He faces a complex because he sees everyone learn to master their abilities, while his are still out of control. Also he learns develops a father son relationship with Xavier.
2. Ice Man (14): The comedic youngster and Beast's best friend. He sees being an X-Man as an adventure and doesn't take the risks involved seriously. Despite tagging along on the 1st mission he isn’t given X-Man status due to his age.
3. Beast (17): The nerd whose obsessed with mutation. Despite his high IQ he's immature and witty. He takes sophomore level AP classes at Empire State University. (Geiger/ Dee Dee Dearborn)
4. Angel (17): The rich playboy who joins the team and shakes up the dynamic. He challenges Scott for Jean's affection. He's accustomed to buying friends and his flashy behavior prevents him from making friends with Beast and Ice Man initially. He warms to the team, especially the lat addition Storm. After graduation he leaves the team to pursue a more normal life.
5. Marvel Girl (17): Jean is the perfectionist people pleaser and girl all the X-Men crush over. She loves the X-Men but secretly wants to live the city life as a model, but won't leave the team because she doesn't want to disappoint them. Jean takes freshmen level AP classes at Empire State University.
6. Storm (16): She's recruited after the X-Men face the Shadow King. Cool, calm, assertive and naive she makes fast friends with the team and shows great leadership potential, which causes Cyclops to question if he's leadership material. Ultimately, she takes a secondary role and lets him lead.
I'd personally like to see the school side of the X-Men like in the films on a TV series as well as a mix of heavier and lighter storylines so it attracts a larger audience
). I also liked the way he wrote the scenes between Kitty and Colossus. Cyclops had a bad character design in "Astonishing" though (he looked like a slob whenever he was in civilian attire). Granted, he also had a bad character design in "New X-Men", so I wouldn't suggest using those designs.
