EPISODE 15:

We see Ororo sat talking at her phone. T'challa is on the screen via video call.

T'challa: "We are not supposed to see one another before the nuptials my love."

Ororo: "Well I wanted to make sure my King is ok. You were my King long before I am to be your wife."

T'challa: "Yes, but you will become my Queen in only a matter of hours."

Ororo: "Are you alright?"

T'challa: "Better now that I have seen you. I think quietly to myself, that anything is better when I have seen you. I am sure you will look radiant in your dress. Though I do hope you don't upstage my entrance. Will you be watching?"

Ororo: "I was going to via a live stream, but I'm going to save it. I hope to have a beautiful wedding video after all this is done. Seeing your entrance will be something for me to look forward to."

T'challa: "Are you alright my Queen-to-be?"

Ororo: "Oh yes. Have you ever seen me smile so much?"

T'challa smiles: "No. But my target is to make you smile every day."

Ororo: "You already do."

There's buzz around Ororo.

"I have to go. Be brave – and you look exquisite by the way."

T'challa: "Thank you. Do I get to see what you are wearing?"

Ororo: "No chance. You will get what you want in a few hours. I will too. I love you."

T'challa: "I love you too."

They both hang up smiling.

We fade into a clip showing Ramonda, Shuri, Okoyo, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde and Susan Storm all finishing the bridal preparation for Ororo. After completing her hair she's finally at a stage where she puts on her dress. Ramonda is tearful as are Jubilee and Kitty.

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We fade to a clip of the men gathered for a photoshoot. T'challa is in traditional Wakanda'n wedding attire. The majority of the rest of the men are in suits. Logan is fidgety.

Luke Cage: "What's the matter?"

Logan: "Damn pants are givin' me a wedgie."

Cage chuckles.

Johnny Storm: "Careful. Don't shank yourself in the butthole when you pull that out."

Thing to Wolverine: "See how annoying he can be?"

Logan: "Yeah, I don't envy ya."

The guys take turns to have photos with T'challa. Photos are then taken in groups and pairs, with T'challa and Reed Richards. The final snap we see is of Scott Summers, Hank McCoy, Kurt Wagner, Remy LeBeau, Piotr Rasputin and James 'Logan' Howlett. The X-Men males are well dressed. Beast is his big blue furry self. Colossus in his metal form. Logan unshaved and scruffy. Nightcrawler blue-devilish. Gambit the sharpest dressed. Cyclops with his visor on, always ready.

/

We fade to a clip of guests being seated along the main setting for the wedding reception. The sun over the pyramids of Giza shines bright and there's no wind in the air as this outdoor extravaganza gets set to take place. The gents from the photoshoot arrive. Steve Rogers embraces his role as the usher. We see Wakanda'ns take their seats, close friends and relatives of T'challa.

/

We fade to a clip of Ororo fully ready and gleaming. She's surrounded by her close friends as the photographer arrives to do a similar job for the women as he did the men. Ramonda is constantly tearful and we often see Jubilee and Kitty wiping tears too. Natasha, Daisy, Tandy, MJ, Shuri and many others enjoy the glamour of the shoot. There are Wakanda'n servants performing with drums and African ululating. Ramonda says some traditional Wakanda'n bridal proverbs. As the photo session comes to an end we split screen to people taking their seats ushered by Steve Rogers out at the reception ceremony. The screen fades to the arrival of the female wedding party. As we see everyone take their seats we hear Kitty Pryde on voiceover; "Storm. I have called you a mentor, a friend and a sister. I can't tell you how happy I am for you today. You deserve absolutely everything. This journey you're taking was made for you. I am in awe and I am honoured to be here on your wedding day." We see a vast number of Wakanda'n drummers enter. The wedding guests turn their heads to watch as the great Black Panther makes his entrance. The drums are loud and rhythmic. T'challa's mother begins to clap in tune with them and other guests follow. There's chanting from the Wakanda'ns; more wedding traditions. Finally, T'challa approaches the stage. His best man Reed Richards is there. In the audience we see Tony Stark who is fiddling with a glove he has on from one of his Iron Man suits.

Tony whispers: "Happy, we clear in the air?"

Happy via Tony's earpiece: "Yeah, nothing for miles on the radar. Whoever comes to this wedding won't be flying in."

Tony cuts the call and we see Natasha next to him.

Natasha: "All good?"

Tony: "As good as can be."

/

We fade to Storm and Kitty alone in the Black Panther Complex. A couple of hundred yards from the wedding ceremony.

Storm: "I'm trying not to cry and you're not helping."

Kitty: "Sorry."

Storm: "Beast?"

Kitty: "He's on his way."

Beast presently arrives. He has a beaming smile on his face as he embraces Ororo.

Hank: "I won't kiss you. I'm not going to blemish perfection."

Ororo: "Please Beast, don't you make me cry too."

Hank: "Are you alright?"

Ororo: "Yes. How was T'challa's entrance?"

Hank: "Fantastic."

Susan Storm pops her head by the door and knocks on it: "It's time guys."

We cut to the guests sat in their seats for the reception. The atmosphere is calm and people are looking toward the back end of the walkway, awaiting the entrance of the bride. Drums begin to beat, softly. We hear a rumbling of thunder – extremely out of place under the stifling Egyptian sun. Jubilee steps onto the scene. She lets off one firework with her powers. Another, then another. The drums stop. Then Jubilee lets off a massive display of colour and explosion. Everything goes silent as the guests wait in anticipation. T'challa looks like he's bracing himself. He looks at Reed who raises his eyebrows and smiles. Reed hands T'challa something. We hear thunder. Heavy thunder. Then there's another spectacular display from Jubilee as the skies over the reception go dark and we see numerous bolts of lightning. The drums begin to beat again, harder, faster. We see Shuri with a beaming smile on her face. Sooraya with eyes of envy. Mary-Jane is crying. The guests are in awe. We then see the entrance of the bridesmaids Kitty Pryde and Sue Storm. Very soon after they begin walking toward the stage we see Beast walking behind them. It's curious that the bride is not with him. We look up to the sky and the clouds clear. The thunder lessons, but the lightning remains. Lightning on a clear day and a clear sky, lowering from high above, it can only be Ororo Munroe, the mighty Storm. People can't take their eyes off her as she floats down over her bridesmaids, never touching her feet on the walkway. She waits as Beast approaches the stage. He puts his hand out and Storm takes it, still floating. He puts her hand into T'challa's and then steps to the left onto the stage next to the arriving bridesmaids. As T'challa takes his fiancé's hand she touches down, landing at the feet of the great Black Panther. As we pan up from Storm and Black Panther's footwear we see them in their glorious outfits and we see Storm with a magnificent tiara. Her hair white and pristine. Her eyes eerily white as the lightning in the sky doesn't stop. A symbol of her powerful love and affection for her groom. T'challa has his mask on, a sight to behold; Storm and Black Panther ready to declare their devotion to one another. The wedding officiant begins, but he asks T'challa to remove his mask. T'challa stands there.

Shuri, to Ramonda: "Why did Reed give him the mask? Look at him, freezing as usual."

Ramonda: "Shh!"

Ororo lifts her hands to peel back her husband's mask. T'challa has a tear, which Ororo wipes right away. She smiles.

At the back of the venue we see Tyrone. He eyeballs Tandy many rows in front of him. She's smiling and they both seem content. Tyrone is composing a message to the group titled Goons on his WhatsApp; 30mins.

The wedding officiant continues. Ororo and T'challa are glowing. There's a rumble. It's minor at first, but then it becomes prominent. The wedding guests begin to gasp and chatter as the officiant stops.

Beast addresses his in-ear communication device; "Fitz?"

We hear Fitz: "Nothing. I don't see anything. Oh wait, about a mile out, it's Avalanche I think."

Beast gets off the stage and runs down the walkway. We see Cyclops, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine get up off their seats and make their way to the end of their rows and they run down the walkway too. Storm looks over her shoulder to Kitty. She tilts her head as if to say it's ok to go. Kitty gets off the stage and runs down to follow the guys. She meets Jubilee at the entrance.

We cut to Beast leaping on all fours along the sand: "Where is he Fitz?"

Fitz: "West."

The rumbling continues and we watch as Gambit and Wolverine get on quad bikes and ride off. Nightcrawler BAMPF's through the scene to continue in the direction of them and Beast. Cyclops and Colossus stand with Jubilee and Shadowcat on the outskirts of the ceremony. We see Captain America, Iron Man and many others converge together.

Captain America: "Cyclops."

Cyclops: "Cap'. The bad guys will want to get to the foot of the pyramid at it's weakest point. Erik will realise that's at the back end of the Complex. We need to get these people to safety."

Shadowcat: "Jubilee and I will get everyone to the courtyard. They should be safe there."

Captain America: "How can we help?"

Cyclops: "Keep the fight away from the pyramid for as long as you can. Erik will know where he's going, but we don't know who he has with him or how he's going to play this. We need to subdue Erik, Mystique and somehow Juggernaut."

Hulk: "Hulk smash Juggernaut."

The ground is continuously shaking thanks to Avalanche and we see many of the wedding decorations falling and making a racket. The wedding officiant looks scared.

Cyclops: "Alright plan's in motion guys, lets keep our guards up."

Iron Man: "I'll head out to Beast and co. They might need firepower."

Black Widow: "Careful Tony. Mutants are more powerful than you think."

Iron Man: "Yeah I got that. No more mutants remember?"

/

Out in the desert sand we see Beast, Gambit, Wolverine and Nightcrawler all arrive before Avalanche who's down on one knee with his palm to the ground.

Wolverine: "Cut it out bub!"

Avalanche stands up, but the rumbling continues: "It's not even me" – but it's a woman's voice. The supposed Avalanche is revealed to be Mystique and she begins to run toward a vehicle close by. Mystique jumps in and the vehicle shrinks. A chasing Wolverine stops in his tracks and sniffs and growls.

Wolverine: "What the fuck?!"

BAMPF, Nightcrawler: "Where did they go?"

We see the miniature car driving in the sand right past the X-Men. Avalanche's rumbles continue.

Gambit continues on his quad as we see sand and dirt travel up on his bike behind him. The sand turns into Dust. She holds Gambit by the waist as they motor forward: "We got the perimeter."

Cyclops on earpiece: "Avalanche?"

Beast: "Negative. It was Mystique. She got into a car with Toad and I think Avalanche too."

Cyclops: "Gambit?"

Gambit and Dust motor around the perimeter on the quad bike.

Gambit: "There's no one else out here."

Cyclops: "Alright stay there and stick to the plan. You guys are our first line of defence."

We see Iron Man land beside Beast, Nightcrawler and Wolverine.

/

Back at the ceremony there's further commotion as cracks form and the ground begins to split. The wedding guests are panicking as Dagger goes to Cloak.

Cloak: "What the hell Tandy?"

Dagger: "It wasn't me Ty'. They knew to wait."

We watch as Luke Cage and Spider-Man try to direct people toward the Black Panther Complex where Jubilee and Shadowcat are trying to ensure people's safety. Mary-Jane, Shuri and Ramonda are in the crowd, but we notice the latter three get lost, though Ramonda seems to have Wakanda'n guards with her at all times. Daredevil is there too, guiding people, but then he gets lost in the crowd. The ground continues shaking and we see Nightcrawler BAMPF with Beast to the entrance.

Beast: "Mystique's car shrunk. The only people to have that kind of technology are Ant-Man and The Wasp. Fitz, any sign of the real Avalanche?"

Fitz: "Not yet, but there's a Jeep coming in fast, other vehicles too. Looks like there's a storm coming, no pun intended."

Beast: "Logan you see'm?"

/

Logan: "We see'm."

/

Cut to Cloak and Dagger.

Cloak: "Magneto's coming in now. We have to move."

Dagger: "D'you think that we're going in where we planned?"

Cloak: "I don't know, but let's stick to it. Assume everything is happening as scheduled."

Dagger: "Right."

Cloak and Dagger hold hands and disappear. All of a sudden we see them by the bride and groom. Cloak stands with the officiant and makes him disappear.

Storm: "Cloak, Dagger?"

Dagger puts her hands to Ororo and T'challa's hands: "Sorry guys."

Ororo and T'challa fall to the ground into a deep sleep.

Within the commotion we see Johnny Storm: "Thing, did you see that?"

Thing: "See what?"

Johnny points toward the stage. We see Dagger putting Mr. Fantastic to sleep.

Thing: "I fuckin' saw that!"

Johnny: "Flame on!"

Human Torch flies up vertically and then shoots a flame toward Dagger on the stage. Dagger sees it coming, but before the flame hits her Cloak is there and the two of them disappear. Johnny looks down toward Thing and shakes his head as Thing tries to get through the crowd and to the stage.

Sue Storm beside Reed's body: "Reed? Reed?"

Thing arrives: "Sue, what the hell happened? I saw Cloak and Dagger – ."

Sue: "I know Thing, I did too. I made myself invisible so they didn't get me. They haven't hurt them, but they're unconscious. In a sleep state."

Human Torch lands beside them: "Asleep? In the middle of all this racket?"

/

Elsewhere we watch as it's not only Magneto's Jeep approaching; it's a number of SUVs and ATVs. Gambit stops his quad bike and Dust leaps off. She transforms into sand and we watch as she creates a small whirling of sand by the quad. That whirling increases in size and continues to grow.

Gambit: "You got this Sooraya. They're coming."

Gambit drives the quad away from the growing sandstorm and over toward Wolverine and Iron Man. BAMPF; Nightcrawler arrives with Cyclops and Captain America. BAMPF; Nightcrawler disappears. Numerous vehicles approach and we see Magneto and Dr. Doom in the back of the Jeep driven by Sabretooth. Magneto sees all the accompanying vehicles. We notice Blob on the roof of one of the SUVs. A silver streak zooms past Erik's window.

Erik: "I made the right decision bringing you in to this mission Victor."

Doom: "You did. And we'll get what we want out of this. Faster Sabretooth!"

The vehicles get closer to the first line of defence, but vision decreases as all the automobiles embark on a giant sandstorm.

Angel in Cyclops' earpiece: "Scott I'm en route to you. But somethin's happened to Storm and Panth'. Reed is down too."

Cyclops: "How did that happen?"

Beast on earpiece: "I believe we have been infiltrated. Cloak and Dagger are nowhere to be seen."

Cyclops: "Try keep everyone safe Beast. Logan, Mystique?"

Wolverine: "I don't fuckin' know. She got into the car and it disappeared. Her scent was totally gone."

Cyclops: "You couldn't recognise her scent when she was Avalanche?"

Wolverine: "She masks everything Cyc' alright?"

We watch as some ATVs and SUVs crash into one another because of the sandstorm, but many vehicles drive through. Dust slows the sandstorm down as Magneto's Jeep stops a hundred yards from the first line of defence. Dust reforms into her normal self and practically falls into the arms of Gambit.

Dust: "Sorry. I couldn't keep it going any longer."

Gambit: "It's alright Chere, you done great."

Cyclops, Captain America, Wolverine and Iron Man approach as Magneto steps out of the Jeep. Numerous other vehicles stop in their tracks on either side of him. Angel arrives beside Iron Man. Magneto walks forward to go stand near the front of the Jeep. Dr. Doom exits the vehicle on the other side. Sabretooth winds down his window as he eyeballs Wolverine.

Sabretooth: "Let me at him Erik."

Erik: "Patience my friend. Not long now."

Cyclops shouts over: "Erik. You're ruining a hell of a day here. You still have the chance to walk away."

Erik: "I would say you have that chance Cyclops. Walk away unharmed or risk the safety of your friends."

Cyclops: "We know why you're here. Waking Nur won't guarantee anything. He may kill you where you stand for all you know."

Erik: "A chance I'm willing to take if it gets my daughter back."

Wolverine snarls, eyeballing Sabretooth.

Captain America: "Victor Von Doom. What investment do you have in this? Surely having the world full of mutants again goes against any plan you have of political leadership."

Dr. Doom: "On the contrary. With my friend Erik beside me, there is a lot I can do for the mutant community if they so rise again. But I'm not here for Erik or for this awakening." Doom waves forward his goons. "I am here for Susan and the Fantastic Four!"

Erik opens the door for Sabretooth to exit the Jeep. Erik takes his place in his seat. He shuts the door and revs the vehicle.

Erik: "Have at it."

Sabretooth: "Finally."

Wolverine; SNIKT!