Sequels X-Men: New Hope

[Jennifer Walters]

X-Men: New Hope
by JustABill
Characters Owned by Marvel Enterprises and 20th Century Fox.​

BLACK.

Then in the silence...sparks are heard. Machine noises are starting up. They silence for a while when the voice of a woman begins to speak.

STORM
(V.O.)
There have been moments in human history where it seemed all hope was lost for man kind. Where hearts were heavy, fear was rampant, and voices of reason only seemed to soothe the pain for a few precious moments. These periods of history are often the segway into a better world. For once we suffer through the tragedy, we eventually overcome and become unified together as a better world, but now as my kind faces these such moments. I begin to doubt...

The sparks and noises start back up. A pair of a golden eyes suddenly lights up...then we fade back to black.

OPEN TO:

INT. BUILDING - NIGHT - LOBBY
LEGEND: BOSTON, THE NOT TO DISTANT FUTURE.

The sounds of heels pattering on the marble floor beneath is heard. We find our view point focused on the legs wearing these heels. We pan from the legs up to a beautiful curvy figure. A figure that only money could buy. The young woman attached to the legs is a young woman of strong features and blonde hair. She wears a white business skirt and a revealing top. She is EMMA FROST. Emma makes her way across the lobby in a hurried state heading towards the front door and the exit of the building, when she stops suddenly.

VOICE
(V.O.)
Emma.

EMMA
Nathaniel, dear, really when I set up this psyhic bond to allow us to talk, I didn't assume it'd be the only way we'd ever speak.

NATHANIEL
(V.O.)
My, my, my. Are we not our usual snippy self? I was only going to warn you that perhaps you should watch your step. I'm detecting energy signatures outside the building and in the general vacinity.

EMMA
How utterly sweet of you to be concerned. How is our little comatose friend today?

NATHANIEL
(V.0.)
Ah, he is still holding in his condition. The psyhic who plunged him into this state must have been one of most powerful on earth.

EMMA
Obviously. Give him a kiss for me will you.

Nathaniel laughs as Emma walks out of the building.

EXT. BOSTON STREET - SECONDS LATER

Emma steps from the building to reveal that it is a tall and majestic structured skyscraper. She sighs at the limo and begins to walk towards it when out of the night sky a huge metal foot steps down onto the limo crushing it. The ground shakes fiercely in the aftermath Causing Emma to stumble back, and car alarms to off in the distance. Once Emma gains her balance, she looks up to see a 16 feet tall robot is the crusher of her limo. Grey with purple chest armor, the robot makes Emma look like a spec on the earth in comparison. It's eyes beam down light at her. This robot is a SENTINEL.

EMMA
How wonderful. I suppose you wouldn't have the money to pay for another limo would you?

SENTINEL
Mutant identified: Emma Grace Frost. Registered under Mutant Registration Act on July 3rd...

The Sentinel's voice is as equally robotic and science fiction as it's looks.

EMMA
(interrupting Sentinel)
I'll take that as a no.

The sentinel fires a orange laser beam down at Emma, but it is suprised when Emma has moved from the spot and has run underneath it's huge legs. It reaches down to grab her with it's gigantic hand. Emma kicks her heels off as the sentinel takes to the air in a powerful jet blast from it's feet. The blonde beauty takes off running.

EMMA
Goodbye Manolo!

Emma reaches a car, but the sentinel lands behind her. Emma, now in diamond form, turns and smiles at the robot.

EMMA
Remind me not to vote for Trask next election. Not that I did the first time.

Emma lifts the car up by it's bumper and throws it back into the Sentinel hitting it in the chest. The Sentinel is thrown of it's feet and begins to stumble back. It falls sideways on it's side into the ground below causing another rumble.

SENTINEL
Unit 569 requesting backup. Unit down.

Emma smiles and reverts from diamond form.

EMMA
Nathaniel, you there?

NATHANIEL
(V.O.)
Yes, I would be.

EMMA
Good. Call me a limo dear. Make it snappy.

NATHANIEL
(V.O., laughter)
I warned you.

EMMA
Yes, thank you we have covered that, just get me that limo.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

EXT. XAVIER'S INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER LEARNING - GROUNDS. - DAY

The school looks very much the same as it did in the last moments of X-Men: The Last Stand. Trees blow in the wind. The grounds are relatively empty only a few students walk the grounds. In the distance behind the mansion, we clearly see a white headed figure.

EXT. XAVIER'S INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER LEARNING - GROUNDS - SAME TIME

We are now with the white headed figure to clearly see that she is ORORO MUNROE, a.k.a. STORM. She stands before three graves with tears running down her cheeks, she is smiling however. Two smaller graves side by side with a much bigger monumental one next to them. The two smaller ones are marked JEAN GREY and SCOTT SUMMERS. The monumental one is marked PROFESSOR CHARLES FRANCIS XAVIER.

STORM
I can never seem to stop missing you guys.

She wipes her tears with her hand. Runs her fingers across the lettering on Xavier's tombstone.

STORM
But I can't tell you guys, just how much all your sacrifices have given me such strength. I was strong before, but I'm so much stronger now. Strong enough to keep this school together. And god knows it gets tougher and tougher each year. But this year...

BEAST
(O.S.)
Ororo!

Storm turns from the graves to come face to face with DR. HANK MCCOY aka THE BEAST. He very much looks the same. He's dressed in a business suit similar to the one Storm is wearing herself.

BEAST
I do hope I'm not interrupting.

Storm wipes her tears once more and signals for him to come over. He does so and joins her by the grave sides.

STORM
What is it, Hank?

BEAST
I was hoping we could discuss the press conference tomorrow.

STORM
Sure. Go ahead.

BEAST
I felt that perhaps I and the rest of the teaching staff here at the school would join you for support to show that we do indeed represent a school of the highest standards. A place where parents can feel that their child is indeed safe from the current dangers of being a mutant.

STORM
I had actually already thought of that. I just...I really hadn't gotten the chance to form a staff meeting. It's just..the world. I don't know if I have the will power to do this, this year. The past year has been an incredible difficult year. I thought when the Phoenix consumed Jean that'd be the toughest challenge for us..but these Sentinels. These robots the goverment has out there killing us. Picking us off. Capturing us. It's...the reason I feel this is necessary to make the school and it's intentions public, but it also puts this new burden of pressure on me. What if those things show up here? What if they come for our children? For us?

Beast places his hand on Ororo's shoulder to console her, as they look foward at Xavier's grave.

BEAST
Ororo. I feel a great deal of pity for any of those metal monstrosities if they decide to pick a fight at this mansion.

STORM
I'm glad you are here to help. I just wish it had been under better circumstances.
Beast sighs as they both sit on a bench near the graves.

BEAST
I too wish I could have come back to this school. My home, on much better terms. Without the three year drama of fighting against Project Wideawake in the cabinet. Outnumbered. The things I heard. The things they said. I knew things were about to get bad, exceptionally bad when Trask won the Presidency. He had pushed Project Wideawake so hard. I also knew my days were numbered.

Storm places her hand on his leg, rubs his leg.

STORM
Hank, you did everything you could. And as a member of this staff, you are still doing everything you can for our kind.

Beast smiles at Ororo, standing to place his furry hand on the grave of Xavier.

BEAST
I wonder what Charles would say of the world now.

Storm sighs and stands. They are suddenly interupted by KITTY PRYDE as she runs up to them.

KITTY
Ms. Munroe! Mr. McCoy! Come quick!

Beast and Storm give the young X-Man urgent worried looks.

STORM
(Urgent)
What's wrong?

KITTY
It's Marie.

Beast and Storm look at one another even more worried.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

INT. XAVIER'S INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER LEARNING - HALLWAY - SAME TIME

A crowd of students are huddled over something on the floor. Flashes of electricity surge in the middle of the huddle, causing the kids to laugh each time one goes off.. An asian girl stands in the middle of the circle over another girl laying on the floor. The asian girl has noticeably blue hair and is named NORI ASHIDA or as she is know as a mutant SURGE. She wears large gauntlets that conducts her power flow. The girl on the floor looks up during the brief pause in electritiy and we realize that this is MARIE D'ANCANTO, formerly ROGUE of the X-Men.

MARIE
Please! Stop it! What did I do to you?

SURGE
More like what your kind is doing to us. I'm just showin you a taste of your own kind's medicine. Humie.

Surge sends another flash of electricity towards Marie's face and Marie is almost in tears.

MARIE
Stop it! I was one of you! Please! God! Somebody help me!

Through the crowd in the background we see BOBBY DRAKE aka ICEMAN, he watches in interest, when WARREN WORTHINGTON III aka ANGEL joins his side.

ANGEL
What's goin on here man?

Angel through the crowd briefly sees a crying Marie. He turns towards Bobby.

ANGEL
My god! It's Rogue! They are torturing her! We gotta do something.

Angel rushes towards the crowd as Bobby stays in place. Angel reaches the end of the crowd but can't break through.

ANGEL
Let me through! Let me through damn it! She's scaring her!

Angel suddenly without warning unfurls his wings in anger and slaps them towards the back of the crowd.

ANGEL
I said let me through and I damn well meant it!

They part and he walks towards Surge, and begins flapping his wings at her. The wind knocks her down and onto the floor beside Marie. Marie stands and walks to Angel's side.

ANGEL
What is with you? This girl?! What has she done to you? You all. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. She was even once some of your friends. You disgust me.

MARIE
Thank you. Thank you Warren.

Angel nods to her as a welcome. Angel walks over to Surge as she stands, knocks her down again with his wings force.

ANGEL
I'm watching you.

Storm and Beast come upon the situation from offscreen with Kitty.

KITTY
It was Surge. She was using her powers against Marie. I came across them when I was coming from talking to Mr. Wagner!

STORM
Nori, Marie. My office now. Kitty, I'd also like to speak with you too.

Surge stands and looks at Storm in displeasure.

SURGE
But....

STORM
(eyes going white)
I said now!

Thunder rumbles outside. Marie finally notices Bobby in the background. She runs off to Storm's offfice in tears. Storm looks at the crowd of students.

STORM
Don't think only Nori is going to be punished. I'll be speaking to all of you. This is unacceptable behavior and I will not have it in my school. Not now. Not ever.

The students scuttle off as Storm escorts Nori to her office. Kitty follows after them. Beast gives a look to Warren and Bobby, lingering on Bobby.

 

[Exploding Boy]

More

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Lol. I forgot to run this through spell check to fix the typos. -does that now-

Give me time to write more Exploding Boy.

 

[GL1]

Wow... a script that holds my attention! I'm in shock! Very nice...

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Thanks. More will be around tommorrow.

 

[Tristantulanka]

i like.

keep going!

 

[Jennifer Walters]

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM- SAME DAY
LEGEND: SCOTLAND, MUIR ISLAND, AFTERNOON.

A small hospital like room, a comatose man lays in wake on the bed. He has a breathing apparatus over his face and appears to look very much like Charles Xavier. So much so that he could be his twin. The door to the hospital room swings open and in steps DR. MOIRA MACTAGGART. She is a beautiful lady with long brown hair, albit at this moment it is put up in a bun. She has a chart in her hand. Moira begins to check the equipment in the room

MOIRA
Afternoon, Charles. Any progress?
XAVIER
(V.O.)
Ah, Moira. A pleasure to talk to you yet again. No such luck I'm afraid. It appears that someone, something on this plane is putting up a great resistiance that is keeping me from possessing this body fully.

Moira sighs and she gives a lingering look to the body.

MOIRA
Charles, are you even sure you wish to do this? Think of the ethics behind this all. Think of who-

XAVIER
(V.O., interrupting)
Moira, as you have kept me abreast of the world's current situation regarding human and mutant affairs. I feel even more compelled to rejoin the living fray and escape the astral plane. I feel I so desperately need to be a voice for mutant kind once more.

Moira smiles and chuckles a bit as she returns to checking the equipment.

MOIRA
Typical Charles Xavier. Savior of the mutant race.

XAVIER
(V.O., laughing.)
Ah. You give me far too much credit.

Moira records some numbers on her chart, sighs once more.

MOIRA
I don't see why you won't let me call your students. The X-Men surely could lend a helping hand that could speed the situation along.

XAVIER
(V.O.)
No, Moira, this is one crisis I must overcome myself. Besides the trauma of the world around them is enough for them to handle at the moment. I would not wish to further their pain.

MOIRA
I see. But surely there are further telepaths capable of helping you?

XAVIER
(V.O.)
There are a few in the student body, but the majority of them are far too inexperinced for something of this nature. And as you've spoke of ethics, not many of my students, especially the X-Men would agree with something of this nature.

Moira returns by the body's side.
MOIRA
Charles, they miss you. I miss you. They'd give anything to have you back. We'd give anything to have you back.

XAVIER
(V.O.)
And one day you all shall.

MOIRA
I have to go help Sean in the lab. I will be back to monitor Cedric's progress later.

XAVIER
(V.O.)
Goodbye Moira.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

INT - XAVIER'S SCHOOL FOR GIFTED YOUNGSTERS - BASEMENT - SAME TIME.

Kitty Pryde walks down the blue metallic hallways of the subbasement in her leather X-Men uniform. She pulls her hair into a ponytail as she approaches a femine figure in the distance. She smiles at the girl. As she gets closer we see that she too is wearing a leather X-Men uniform with yellow piping. This girl is asian with short spunky black hair. She has a pair of pink sunglasses atop her head. This is JUBILATION LEE aka JUBILEE. She pops a bubble gum bubble.

JUBILEE
Bout time slow poke. Wolvie's been looking for you.

KITTY
Got caught up. There was a situation.

Jubilee's face grows in excitement. She begins to expect juicy gossip.

JUBILEE
Situation? You know you are totally telling me.

KITTY
Okay. First off, not that juicy. And it was Marie. Someone was picking on her again. Nori, she was using her powers against Rogue to scare her. So, I got pulled into the whole office situation. Storm is pretty ticked. I think there's a big lecture coming everyone's way. But hey, I'm cool with that. It's about time something was done about the bullying of Rogue.

JUBILEE
Marie, and I don't see why she just hasn't left the school already.

KITTY
It's her home just as much as it is ours, Jubes. Sure, she's no longer a mutant, but you just don't leave your home cause you went through a change. She's still Rogue...in a way. Just without Rogue's powers. It's not really that complicated.

JUBILEE
Whatev. I'm just ready to blow some stuff up. What do you say we join the others in there?

KITTY
(mocking)
Like ''totally”.

Jubilee punches Kitty in the arm softly as the door to the Danger Room slides open.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT

A bushy bunch of trees are shaking about ever so violently, until threw them leaps LOGAN aka WOLVERINE. Claws drawn. We fly with him towards his targets, two soldiers. He stabs into both of them's chest with one set of claw's each. He rips them out and looks around the parameter. He speaks into a cleverly hidden headset that is in his ear.

WOLVERINE
Tin man. Or elf, which ever reads me.

COLOSSUS
(V.O.)
Yes. I read you Logan.

WOLVERINE
Keep an eye on the students, kay? Would hate to have to break ya back later bub if you broke the promise.

COLOSSUS
(V.O.)
As they say in Mother Russia, da.

EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT - ANOTHER AREA

Kitty Pryde and Jubilee wander through the jungle, moving low hanging branches from their way when a boy comes flying by as if propelled like a cannon. A soldier steps from the bushes into the boy's pathway. The boy, who fans will recognize as CANNONBALL or SAM GUTHRIE lifts the soldier up as he flies near.

CANNONBALL
Sir, I do believe you are in for a good ol country ass beatin.

Cannonball throws the soldier up into the air and propels him self with his fist drawn. He slams into the soldier's back, and the soldier goes falling down to the ground, where we see that Kitty Pryde and Jubilee are now busy with their own soldiers. Kitty grabs a soldier and phases down into the ground with him, until his head is stuck in the grass. She smiles as she floats back up. Kitty disappears further into the jungle as Jubilee punches a soldier, then flings, what can only be described as bright plasma energy the color of fireworks into the face of another approaching soldier. He is blinded, leaving her wide open to kick him in the stomach, then elbow him in the face.

EXT. JUNGLE - YET ANOTHER AREA.

A group of soldiers walk with weapons drawn, when a puff of blue smoke takes one of them into the night shadow. He emerges beaten and battered. KURT WAGNER or NIGHTCRAWLER suddenly bamfs into the picture. He is still very much the same blue German mutant we left him in X2: X-Men United . Just now he is wearing an X-Men uniform with a black trenchcoat over it.

NIGHTCRAWLER
Auf Weidersehen! Such a pity you were so easy to beat. Now. To play with your friends.

Nightcrawler giggles and bamfs ahead. He extends his legs in a mighty two leg kick knocking one soldier into the others.

NIGHTCRAWLER
So sorry boys. I don't know what's come over me.

They fire their guns at Nightcrawler, but he is ahead of them and bamfs behind them.

NIGHTCRAWLER
How fun! Let's play catch the elf.

They fire again but Nightcrawler bamfs once more in a child-like giggle.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

EXT. JUNGLE - WOLVERINE'S AREA.

Wolverine is kicking a soldier of his claws from being impaled onto them. He turns to another soldier and charges in a feral scream towards them. When dust suddenly blows into them, tackling them to the ground. The dust forms into a young muslim girl wearing a burkha. Fans will recognize this as SOORAYA QADIR or DUST.

WOLVERINE
Good job, uh..So..Good job, Kid.

DUST
Behind.

WOLVERINE
What?

DUST
Behind.
Wolverine is still clueless. Dust grows impatient and becomes sand once more. She flings herself towards him and he winces in pain as she blows past him, but into a load of soldier's behind him. Wolverine turns healing from the skin wounds from Dust's sandstorm. Wolverine sees the soldier's she has downed.

WOLVERINE
Oh. Behind me. Geez. Danger Room first. English lessons. Next stop.

Dust reforms.

DUST
Sooraya, sorry.

WOLVERINE
Yeah, kid.

EXT. JUNGLE - COLOSSUS'S AREA.

PETER RASPUTIN aka COLOSSUS is all armored up, tearing through a crowd of soldier's. He throws left and right punches into soldiers. Kicks, twirls. He's doing it all and he's easily handling at least 20 on his own. One in the distance takes notice of the rocky terrain above Colossus particulary a boulder on the ledge. He aims his gun at it, but Kitty Pryde, who is coming from off screen takes note of him doing so. He shoots, the boulder and it wedges from it's hold and is about to crush down onto young Rasputin.

KITTY
Pete. Oh god.

Kitty dashes like lightning almost towards Colossus, she becomes intangible and the massive rock falls through her and him, crushing the soldiers with it's weight. She floats them up through the rock.

COLOSSUS
Thank you. That was amazing.

Kitty smiles awkwardly as they still embrace.

KITTY
It...It was nothing, really.

Colossus lets go of her and looks at the one remaining soldier who has his gun raised at them.

COLOSSUS
Ever been thrown around before?

KITTY
Whoswha?
Colossus grabs Kitty by the back of her suit and spins her around.

KITTY
Oh god.

Kitty is thrown in a fastball special towards the soldier. At first her face is fear, but eventually, she smiles enjoying it. She punches the guard in the chest and lands onto the ground face first. Colossus comes over to help her up.

EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHTCRAWLER'S AREA.

Nightcrawler is left kicking a soldier. He bamfs and reappears behind him and kicks him in the back. The soldier lands face first into a pile of soldiers that Kurt has taken down.

NIGHTCRAWLER
It is almost hard to believe I left this behind.

More soldiers approach him in a circle.

NIGHTCRAWLER
Twas foolish.

Nightcrawler bamfs into the darkness. The soldiers looked puzzled. He appears in the middle of them and spin kicks them all in the face. He lands and looks in the distance to see Jubilee fighting her own soldiers. Nightcrawler bamfs over onto a tree limb above her. As she finishes off the last of her soldiers with a major flash of plasma energy that explodes in their faces and leaves them on the ground, completely blind.

NIGHTCRAWLER
Wonderful job, Liebchen!

Suddenly, the jungle begins to fade away, as do the soldiers. The Danger Room's steel blue suddenly begins to come into view. The rest of the X-Men and students begin to come into view. Wolverine is last to join.

WOLVERINE
Did I say class dismissed? I don't think I did. Did I elf?

Kurt smiles as he lands between Jubilee and Wolverine.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

INT. DANGER ROOM - SECONDS LATER.

Standing at the entrance of the Danger Room is Storm. She walks towards Wolverine and the others.

STORM
No, but I did.
WOLVERINE
This better be good, Ro.

Storm smiles at his cockyness. Typical Logan.

STORM
Staff meeting Logan, and as acting, um what do we call your class again?

WOLVERINE
Physical education.

STORM
All that aside, as your are a member of this staff, as is Kurt, you are required to attend staff meetings.

WOLVERINE
Yeah, yeah. Don't get your...

STORM
Panties in a bunch? Get some new material, Logan. Staff meeting. Sharply Now.

Wolverine looks at Storm with a ''Did she just?” look. The students, along with the young X-Men leave the Danger Room as the adults remain. Nightcrawler's tail begins to wag uncontrollably.

NIGHTCRAWLER
So, Katzchen? Is there a reason to this meeting?

Kurt's tail is on full speed.

STORM
Isn't there always? It's about the conference tommorrow. We'll discuss it in my office. See you there, boys.

Logan gives a look to Kurt as Ororo exits the Danger Room.

WOLVERINE
Isn't she just the..

NIGHTCRAWLER
Most marvelous ever? Ja.

Logan begins to leave the Danger Room.

WOLVERINE
Not exactly the word I was thinking.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I promised more. So there it is. ^_^.

 

[LEX]

WOLVERINE
Yeah, yeah. Don't get your...

STORM
Panties in a bunch? Get some new material, Logan. Staff meeting. Sharply Now.

Wolverine looks at Storm with a ''Did she just?” look.

Ororowned.

Brilliant. This is the most fun I've had from reading a fan fic in a long while. Reading your version of Wolverine, Storm, Frost and Nightcrawler are a delight. You gave them a strong personality.

I, for one, cannot wait for the upcoming installments. Keep up the good job.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Thank you Lex.

That line was meant as a throw back to the Danger Room sequence in X3.

Next up:

Spoiler

An old foe returns....

 

[intensity]

awesome job on the story so far...
I especially love all of the different fight scenes, how you introduced Jubilee(my favorite mutant,) and the scene with Rogue,Bobby, and Nori... very good job on keeping my interest. This would be a great film.

 

[TKing]

Good job! Can't wait to read more. Keep it up.

 

[Ororocity]

Love it, expecially the Ro and Logan part

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Thanks for all the wonderful kind words. I'll try to paste up some more tonight. ^_^

 

[LEX]

Spoiler

An old foe returns? Could it be who I'm thinking? :

Just wondering, how old is your Emma?

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Around her early 30s, I'd say. Why?

 

[Exploding Boy]

That was very enjoyable. Keep up the great work

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Thanks.

Later, I'll add even more. Keep glued to this space people ^_^.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

INT. BOBBY'S ROOM - SECONDS LATER.

Bobby lays across the bed reading a book, when a knock comes across his door. He closes his book and gets up to answer the door. It's Warren.

ICEMAN
Warren. What's up?

Angel comes into the room and Bobby closes the door behind him.

ANGEL
We gotta talk about the Marie situation earlier. Why didn't you help her out? She's your girlfriend.

Bobby gives Warren a good long look.

ICEMAN
I...

ANGEL
Are you mad at her? Do you feel she deserves the torment she gets for taking the cure?

Iceman gets angry at the accusations Warren is throwing in his face.

ICEMAN
Damn it! I love Rogue! Don't you question me, Warren.

ANGEL
If you love her, then why was I the one who had to help her out of that bind back there, huh? Bobby, me and you, we're cool. We're buds. Ever since I came to this school. Something's not right between you and Marie. Not since she took the cure.

Bobby sits down on his bed, still visible angry.

ICEMAN
I don't agree with what she did....I HATE what she did to herself.

Angel stands by the doorway still.

ANGEL
Oh yeah? That's odd, don't you think? She did it for you, man. Marie, took that needle in her arm for you. She only wants to be with you. Do you want to be with her?

Iceman stands up and clinches his fist.

ICEMAN
I told you to stop questioning me. What is this?
ANGEL
It's called being a friend man. I'm trying to help you out. Help her out.

ICEMAN
Why? Do you want her? Do you want to be with Marie?

ANGEL
I want her to be happy. She's my friend. She isn't happy. She's the object of the student body's hate. Her boyfriend has been slowly distancing himself from her. Hell, he didn't even save her....

Bobby continues to clinch his fists. He wants to hit Warren so bad.

ICEMAN
Get the hell out of my room, Warren.

ANGEL
Okay. I'll leave, but I suggest you speak to Marie. You two need to seriously talk.

ICEMAN
(shouting)
LEAVE!

Angel turns and leaves the room. Bobby plops down onto his bed. He sees a picture of himself and Rogue on the dresser, her turns it down.