EPISODE 1:
Blurry scenes are shown surrounded by a lot of background noise, a lot of screaming, most of which don't even seem to fit the picture. A woman in red, Scarlet Witch, is holding a body, her brother Quicksilver, resurrecting him with her power. She is angry and she yells at the person floating in the distance; the siblings' father Magneto, the person evidently responsible for striking Quicksilver down. "No more mutants." Eyes open and the woman dreaming this nightmare wakes up with heavy breath. Her beau is next to her. Emma Frost tells Scott Summers that her nightmares recall what happened on Decimation Day all too vividly.
We see a silver haired man walking the streets. He seems to be on foreign land, surrounded by people of foreign culture. He runs a little, but does so incredibly fast, through the town's market stalls. We recognise him from the arms of the woman in red. Quicksilver.
Back at the X-Mansion Scott and Emma have breakfast in bed and they are mid-discussion about how to deal with Valerie Cooper. It's established that Valerie works for the US government and that she originally helped and facilitated getting the world's 198 mutants to the Xavier Institute for their protection. The majority of those mutants however saw the supposed safe haven as a prison. Things backfired when tracking implants were put in anyone who wanted to leave the mansion. Trust was broken and Scott and Emma were the ones taking the brunt of the blame. It's established that Emma doesn't dive into people's minds or memories due to ethics that she had learned from Charles Xavier.
Back at the market, a passer by stops near a building and kneels down to give the remainder of his satsuma to a stray dog. He sees the silver haired figure at the far end of the market, then a blink later he sees him much closer. Much more closer than a person should be able to walk in the blink of an eye. He sees bread on a market tray. A blink later and it's gone. Then he spots the silver haired guy chowing down on the loaf. We recognise the passer by as Gambit.
"Better us than her." Emma says, referring to Wanda Maximoff, that she's fine if the world's mutants see the X-Men as the ones to blame for the distrust. "It doesn't have to be that way." "I know Scott, but we have to be the focus. For mutants and humans. Nobody understands what happened on Decimation Day. Can you imagine if people knew that it was Scarlet Witch that depowered the world's mutant population? Magneto would be hunted down and so would we by association." "We're deflecting. I understand that, but our house isn't in order, that's what concerns me. There are barely any of the X-Men left." "That's what we must do then. Rebuild. We start here, at home, and then we worry about the rest of the world. We'll need them, for our own future family to protect." Emma rubs her tummy and Scott hands her a tea. They catch the closing of a news broadcast, which Emma asks Scott to rewind. They watch it fully and it's of a familiar face holding a press conference outside her scientific labs. Moira MacTaggart claims that the world's mutant population decreasing gives humanity an opportunity at preparing for a better future. She says that when mutants first emerged, people saw them as a threat, as if to say if you weren't a mutant, you were going to become obsolete. Now there's an opportunity to accept the world's mutant presence and enhance peace as we individually see fit. Moira says that everyone should have a choice. Not the idea of wiping out mutants, and vice versa, not the idea of mutants growing to take over the world. Moira says that her company MMM Global Sciences is working on a serum where a host mom can be injected and that she ensures her child be born in the same form as the host. So if it's two human parents, they can guarantee that their child be born a human. If it's two mutant parents, they can guarantee their child be born a mutant. Even in relationships where the father is mutant and the mother a human, as long as you are going with whatever species the host is; that is how your baby will be born. Moira says that this is a scientific breakthrough that they are testing and finalising. She explains that most X-genes form during puberty and adolescence, but that this serum will maintain the gene structure of the child. As they become teenagers, there will be no sign of an X-gene, or there will, if a mutant host is having the baby. "If it works, the world will be as you want it. Mutants have been called freaks and some of you have outcasted them from your families because they do not understand or can't comprehend change or evolution. So stay human. Allow your families to remain human generation after generation – but mutants have an opportunity too. If you're a mutant mom and you don't want the possibility of a human child, you can take our serum and ensure that your family continues as mutants only. We are building a new world. Mutants are a part of it, but now you have the right to choose." Emma talks to Scott and says that such a serum would take away from the natural order of the world. She says that mutants being in the world is a part of evolution and Wanda rewound that with what she did on D-Day. "What Moira wants to do is create a separation, create the idea of having a you and us separated world." Scott says that Moira's statement would create problems. "Purifiers and mutants alike, a lot of people won't like this." Emma and Scott state that they need to do their part in keeping the world safe. They know that the X-Men are a group torn; no Xavier, lack of mutants and no current team. Cyclops would do his utmost to rebuild the team. Emma Frost meanwhile would go to visit Moira and tell her directly what a bad idea this is. It's revealed that Emma is pregnant as Scott rubs her tummy and tells her to be careful. Ensuring mutantkind have a place in the world is their priority, especially as a means of keeping their own child safe. Emma lets slip that she knows the baby is a girl. Scott jokes about naming the girl Rachel or Madelyne.
We see a short clip of Gambit trying to keep an eye on Quicksilver. He talks aloud, to someone not in the picture. Says they need to track Pietro to find out what he wants. He wouldn't be in India without a purpose. There's sand and gravel whooshing by Gambit's feet as he walks and talks.
Beast is hanging upside down and reading in Xavier's office. Scott goes to talk to him about getting the X-Men united again. The rapport they have is friendly. They talk and it's established that they both miss Charles. Scott says he wants to rebuild the X-Men. Beast asks why, stating that the world is in a "normal" state. Scott reveals to Beast what Moira has in mind.
Emma shows up outside MMM Global Sciences and there is a nuisance outside the building. Security is in place, but she has to walk through a number of people before eventually managing to mind control the security guards to allow her inside. She then telepathically instructs the Receptionist to contact Moira.
Scott says that he has to be prepared, not just for himself and the legacy of Charles, but also for the fact that he's going to have a family soon – and he wants his X-Men family to be there, through all of it. "Surrogate aunts and uncles. You, Godfather." Beast smiles "a big blue Godfather? Is that normal enough for you and Emma?" The conversation goes on and Beast says that he served Charles and that it would be an honour to stand by Cyclops and be a part of his family.
Emma has a sit-down with Moira in her office at MMM Global Sciences. Moira explains more about the serum, how ethical it is and how much of a difference it could make in the world accepting a mutant presence. Emma says that becoming a mutant for anyone is always a gift and a curse, but it's a part of life just like when a disabled child is born, a small person being born, a blind child, one with a missing limb. Emma says it's all by chance and how God intends it. Moira says she didn't know Emma was religious. Emma: "I'm not really. I'm trying to make you understand. The natural order of the universe will change because of what you're doing. A lot of people just want normal lives as humans."
Back in India sand and gravel whoosh by Gambit's feet as he tries to keep tabs on Quicksilver. His phone rings and he has a conversation with Scott Summers.
Back at MMM; Moira: "And they can have that, they can guarantee it." Emma: "But then those that want to have mutant families? They birth a mutant child, they raise the baby with it's powers guaranteed to manifest – but that child becomes a target. From purifiers, bullies at school, you name it. Those mutants and their parents immediately paint targets on their backs." Moira accuses Emma of not wanting more mutants on the planet. Emma says that Moira's getting her wrong and that her point is that the world wouldn't have a true acceptance of mutants because so many of them would be artificially created and for every one mutant baby that there may be, there would be hundreds of human parents ensuring that they have human children – so mutant numbers would never be able to catch up.
Quicksilver knowingly leads Gambit into a back alley. The two fight normally, but then Quicksilver uses his speed followed by Gambit causing street trash to explode via his kinetic powers. A stranger threatens the "bastard mutants" and the fight dulls down. Gambit asks Quicksilver what he's doing in India. Quicksilver says that he's looking for someone.
At MMM, Moira and Emma continue their back and forth, but then gun shots are heard. A security guard had been wounded outside the building. The protestors had gotten out of hand. Emma's pregnant belly begins to bother her. She says she'll call Scott. Moira meanwhile calls the police.
Pietro and Remy are walking the streets and they seem to be on the same page that they shouldn't have used their mutant capabilities during their fight. Sand and gravel whirls in their direction behind them as they walk and talk. Pietro says that he came to India looking for a mutant called Dust. He says that Dust can help him on his mission; to find his sister Wanda and get mutants their power back. Gambit says that he very well knows who Dust is and where she is, but that giving the world back it's mutant powers is a bad idea. Gambit says that Quicksilver has always been like his dad; thinking that mutants are homo-superior "and now that we're down to 198, you think that we're under threat. We're not, we're in a place where we're finally under some kind of control. The majority of who's left; they're being quiet and they're getting on with trying to have normal lives. What Wanda did was right. At least the world now has some kind of normality." Quicksilver figures out that Gambit is in India because he has a relationship with Dust. "And so? The two of you are living happily ever after?" "Not exactly. She's conflicted by her beliefs, but I care about her enough to protect her, and there's nothin' that girl don't know about me." During this conversation Gambit is responding to text messages from Beast. The two talk some more and Quicksilver demands that Gambit tell him of Dust's whereabouts. Gambit says that he's leaving the country soon, to visit the old mansion. "Texting Beast as we speak." Gambit suggests that Pietro goes with him. Quicksilver says that he doesn't trust the people that prodded his sister into disappearance, that made her so mad that she rid the world of it's mutant population. Gambit reiterates the fact that it was their father, Magneto, that made Wanda say those three words on D-Day. Quicksilver says that if Gambit and Dust don't help him on his mission, he'll find another way. He rushes off. Gambit walks a little and then Dust forms right beside him, out of sand and gravel, walking casually. She asks what Quicksilver wanted her for, but Gambit said he didn't ask because it undoubtedly wasn't anything good. Dust asks if she's going to America with Gambit. He says that she better, in case Pietro shows up again.
Police have arrived at MMM Global Sciences and the chaos is easing, but when The Blackbird shows up, the original shooter begins firing again. He's on the run while shooting blindly toward the building and up toward The Blackbird. He shoots a chasing police officer, but he cannot outrun Beast, who chases him down and holds him for police to eventually take over.
Back in India in a hotel room, Pietro seems disgruntled that he didn't get what he wanted. He's speaking to Mystique via Skype. She says that she will track down the next person that could help them. She directs Pietro to make his way to Africa in order to "be ready for her." After disconnecting the call Pietro takes interest in a documentary about panthers that's on television in the background.
Things settle down outside MMM as police make further arrests. Moira greets Cyclops, Beast and Emma, saying that the police would want a statement from her. Cyclops says that they probably want one from Beast too, but that Beast should drop him and Emma home first as Emma was feeling uncomfortable with the baby bump. Beast tries to arrange with Moira for him to come back and spend some time in her labs so that he could understand the proposed serum better. Moira shuts him down and takes her leave. As he gets to the cockpit of The Blackbird, Cyclops asks if Beast is alright. Beast says that "something seemed off" when he asked Moira to have access to her labs. The Blackbird flies off into the clear sky.