Author's ramble: Wow, I can't believe I left this for so long unfinished. So sorry. :( Thanks to a review that reminded me about this, here is the finale. Thanks to everyone who read and helped me. There were 2 "alternate endings" but they were mostly just for humor and for friends, so I probably won't post it. Anyway...sorry again and ENJOY!! :)
Note: All the bold parts are sung.
Act 6, Scene 3…The FINALE!!!(The team, now after having just seen one of their teammates fall, are shaken up, and visibly so. The mob feels no sympathy for them, and instead decide to use this moment of weakness against their enemies by attacking them fiercely. Due to their shortage of weapons, they decide to attack the X-men with their bare hands. They run towards the X-men angrily, attacking anyone they can get to. The X-men are quick to respond to the attacks, but the large number is simply too much.
Suddenly, a familiar voice is heard from the crowd, moving towards Jean. She hears it loud and clear and recognizes it as Duncan's, apparently coming to save her. When he reaches her, she looks up at him with a smile. He holds out his hand, to which she immediately grabs hold of, and he pulls her up.)
Jean: Boy, am I glad to see you.
Duncan: Same here...care to dance?
(The manner in which he said that and the sly smirk on his face leads Jean to form some suspicion of her "dear Duncan". Before she can let go of his hand, however, he pulls her close, holding her tight and placing her in a choke hold, holding her arms behind her back.)
Duncan: Hey, Red, nice of you to tell me about your little freakish secret. Can't believe I actually liked you...a mutant...a freak. But now you're going to pay for lyin' to me.
"Guess Scott was right about Duncan after all", Jean suddenly thinks. She is terrified, so much so that she has a hard time concentrating to help herself. Fortunately for Jean, Wolverine comes running to her rescue. He lets out his razor sharp claws in front of Duncan.
Wolverine: Mind if I cut in? The lady doesn't seem interested.
(Duncan turns white at the sight of Wolverine's claws and immediately lets Jean go, running away scared.)
Jean: Thanks Logan. I think we better go help the others.
(Kitty isn't having too many problems on her own. She's been able to concentrate hard enough to phase through the attacking mob, escaping their attacks. Spyke and Rogue are not as fortunate, however. Their powers, while useful in defense against mutants, could prove to be deadly when dealing with "normal" people. Spyke knows that he couldn't let out his bony spikes, either in defense or by accident, lest he hurt someone. They were coming at him so fast that he had no chance to make a spike-fence to block them. All he could do was run. Rogue is in a similar predicament. The first person ever to feel the pain of her powers was a regular human. Rogue's deadly touch only left her dazed and confused, but had left the poor boy, Cody, unconscious for some time. Who knows how long he would have stayed that way if he had held onto her longer. Touching any one of the non-mutants would be disastrous. It is a difficult situation.
(Jean creates a spherical shield around herself to keep the people off and push the attackers away. As soon as the way is clear for Rogue and Spyke, they join Jean and Logan in the bubble. Jean summons Kitty (telepathically) to run to them as fast as possible. Kitty runs through the group of people, literally, as Jean helps her out by (gently)"moving" any obstructing persons away from her. As soon they are joined by their teammate, Jean levitates them towards the door of the mansion. They all hold on to Kitty as Jean lets her bubble shield down for a single moment to allow Kitty to phase them through. Finally safe, the X-men let out a sigh of relief and despair. They can see that it is not possible to win against the mass of attackers. There are simply too many of them and, since they're humans with no powers, they can't hurt them.)
Kitty: So, like, what do we do now? We can't sit here while they attack the mansion.
Wolverine: Whatever we do we better think fast, they're a big group and really angry; they won't stop 'till they get in.
(Nightcrawler teleports to their location.)
Jean: Kurt! How's Scott? Is he ok?
Kurt (saddnened)He...he's...lost…so much blood...I had it on me...
Kitty: Aww, Kurt. She hugs him.
Kurt: De professor says he lost a lot of blood, but that there vasn't much damage internally. He needed a blood transfusion, but he took it from me because my blood type's O. He says he'll be ok. He says not to vorry.
Rogue (sarcastically): Oh yeah, that'll be easy. Man, mah first day as an X-man...And what do we do about those people? We can't even get the professor to help us.
Jean: sigh Scott...Professor...one of them would have known what to do….
(The mob is still attacking, only this time, since the X-men are not outside for them to attack directly, they begin attacking the mansion, trying to get to the mutants they are set on destroying. The X-men, not knowing what else to do, run to another room to safety. They watch in horror as the people continue to attack the mansion viciously. They are breaking windows, trying to break down doors, attempting to get in. If not for the mansion's high security, they might have accomplished that. Still, they are getting frightingly close. The X-men are trapped, not knowing what to do. They can't just stand there and watch, but they can't very well attack them, either. Things are starting to look even worse for them. But then, all of a sudden, the leader of the furious mob raises his hands and begins to speak.)
Eric (to mob): ENOUGH!! Stop attacking at once!
(The mob all stop and turn around to hear their leader.)
Eric: You FOOLS, you played right into my trap. COME, MY BROTHERHOOD!!!
(Mystique and the other Brotherhood members come out of hiding, Mystique carrying a red cape and helmet in her hands. She hands it to Eric who puts it on to reveal himself as…Magneto!)
Magneto: I, Magneto, Master of Magnetism, will show you who is really more powerful!
(He uses his powers of magnetism to remove any weapons the mob may have left that the X-men failed to take from them).
Magneto: Weapons are so messy. So much blood and gore. We won't be needing these. (He crushes the weapons into one large mass)
(The mob is now terribly frightened. Not only because they're weaponless, but because the very person whom they trusted and who led them against the mutants, turned out to be a mutant himself.)
Magneto: You humans are such fools. You were so eager to attack mutants that it was pure child's play to convince you that the X-men were the enemy. Now the only ones who could have and would have helped you are helpless themselves. Foolish humans, now you see why we shall rule this world! Now you shall pay the consequences for your imprudence!
(The helpless mob are attacked by the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood fight the mob as Magneto brings out a long chain of shackles. The humans try to fight the Brotherhood and run away, but are no match for the band of mutants. Magneto brings the shackles to the Brotherhood who then place them on the powerless mob. The X-men are filled with disbelief at what they have just seen. The angry mob of human attackers are now the victims. Rogue had heard Mystique talk about this plan that was now being carried out, and ran to tell the X-men, but she didn't know it would be like this; none of them did.)
Kitty: So, like, what do we do now? We can't just stand here and watch them be attacked!
Spyke: After what they did to on...
Jean: We can't just leave them...it wouldn't be right...no matter what they've done.
Rogue: Wow, you really ARE do-gooders. And now Ah'm one of you, Ah guess that means we have to do "the right thing", even if it does have a certain bitterness to it.
(Everyone nods in agreement to both Jean and Rogue's comments. They run out of the mansion to stop the Brotherhood's evil plan. The X-men attack the Brotherhood and protect the humans from attacks.
Magneto, prepared and determined not to have his plan fail, orders the X-men to stop at once. The X-men turn to Magneto, wondering what's going on. Magneto lifts his hand and out from the shadows he reveals...Taryn, shackled and gagged. He lifts her high up in the air and warns the X-men that one more step or move from them will result in Jean's close friend becoming the first casualty. )
Jean: You wouldn't!!
Magneto: Care to try me? (He lets go of his hold on Taryn and she starts to quickly drop several feet, stopping just a few feet from the ground. The X-men do as they're told, knowing they can't even risk the life of one person for the others.)
Magneto: I sensed that she had some ties with you since she refused to come with us in the attack. She proved to be of good use, it seems.
(The humans are all now shackled. They all scream and yell for help, trying to find a way to escape, finding no hope around them.)
Magneto: You know, the Pied Piper had the right idea about getting rid of pests. So much less of a mess than guns and weapons. (Magneto raises himself off the ground and lifts the shackled mass with him, "floating" them after him as he leaves the site of the mansion.)
Magneto (to the Brotherhood) Make sure they don't follow. (The Brotherhood advance on the X-men, happy that they get a chance at some real action. The Brotherhood and X-men fight each other, but the X-men have more serious issues at hand.)
Rogue: What're we gonna do? We can't just stay here fighting while Magneto goes to do away with all those people!
Kitty: We have to do something, but what? We don't even know where he's going.
Rogue: He said something about the Pied Piper having the right idea, that means he's headed for water...gasp THE BAYVILLE RIVER!
Spyke: Ok, so now what do we do about it? We kind of have our hands full here.
Jean (to Brotherhood): Listen, guys. You can't let Magneto do this. This isn't the way to solve things; it'll only make things worse. We can try to get along with humans, make them understand.
Lance: Understand? The only think they understand is how to hate. They're not worth the trouble Red. I'd think even you guys would see that now.
Jean: No, we're not like you. We know there's always a better way. Kurt, can you take me to the river, I can use my telekinesis to try and save some of those people.
Kurt: But Jean, they'll be too much for you.
Jean: I have to at least try. I can't sit back and watch. Will you guys be ok here?
Spyke: We'll be fine, just go!
(The X-men continue to fight off the Brotherhood as Kurt and Jean teleport to the river. Kurt and Jean are by the shore of the Bayville River. They see Magneto coming towards them. Kurt teleports onto Magneto and tries to stop/fight him. Jean tells him to be careful because he has just given blood and is not as strong. Kurt tries to teleport Magneto but he is too weak and is fought off. He tries again but fails once more. Jean tells him he's too weak and to save his strength, to get help and that she will hold off Magneto. He tries to argue with her but in the end, Jean wins. Kurt uses some of the last of his strength to teleport back, leaving Jean alone with the madman. Magneto comes towards Jean and she gets ready to use her power, full strength. Magneto sees Jean and ignores her, flying himself and the humans above the deepest part of the river. The humans begin to scream as they face their doom.)
Jean: Please! Don't do this! They're innocent!
Magneto: Innocent? That's a funny word to give those who just moments ago tried to kill you.
Jean: They were acting on anger and fear. They thought we were the enemy because of the tape YOU made up.
Magneto: Foolish girl. I simply gave them the identities of some mutants. They were itching to do some mutant hunting, whether they were good mutants or not. To them...any mutant should be a dead mutant.
Jean: No. I won't believe it. They're not all like that. We CAN coexist in peace!
Magneto: You sound so much like your dear professor. (Jean is shocked by that last statement (She doesn't yet know that Magneto and Xavier were friends)). You are like sheep, so quick to help the wolves who would eat even those who save them. (Magneto lets go of the humans. They fall into the river and quickly fall to the bottom.
Jean uses her TK to split the river, uncovering the humans and allowing them to breathe. Jean struggles to keep it open. Magneto uses his power on the iron in Jean's blood, "freezing it", inhibiting Jean's concentration, forcing her to struggle even more to keep the river split. Meanwhile, the X-men are still fighting the Brotherhood. The X-men would have had a better chance had they not been so tired from fighting the human mob earlier, and were they not missing two of their teammates. They get a telepathic message from Jean).
Jean: Please guys...help me...I don't know how much longer I can hold it...
(The X-men, frustrated, decide to finish this once and for all. Rogue sneaks up behind Lance, touching him. She then uses his power to shake things up and slow down Quicksilver. Storm uses her power to freeze Quicksilver's feet in place. Spyke throws a few spikes at Toad, which he dodges. Kitty sneaks up in front of Toad (phasing up through the ground), giving Spyke time to create a tall wall of spikes around Toad. Kurt teleports on top of Blob and then teleports him to the high school gym, where he leaves him. Mystique finds herself alone and decides to just run for it.
The X-men are happy to finally have the Brotherhood out of their hair. But now, they have more important things to do. Rogue tells Kurt to teleport her there because she has a plan. They teleport to the shore and find the humans cowering in the pit, surrounded by water, frightened for their lives. They see Jean struggling to keep the river open, while shielding herself from Magneto, who is throwing anything he can at her. Rogue and Kurt feel helpless as the battle goes on mid-river. They hear something flying above them. They look up and see a (nonmetal) aircraft hovering above them. Kurt teleports them inside. They fly towards Magneto and Jean. Storm flies out and fights Magneto, allowing Jean to put down her shield and have more strength to try to lift the people out. Magneto fights back hard, and Storm struggles to keep him at bay. Rogue yells out to Jean, giving her the look that she has an idea in her mind. Jean uses her telepathy to acquire Rogue's plan. Jean yells out to the people to hold their breath and lets go of her hold on them, causing them to sink. She uses her telekinesis to hold Magneto still. Wolverine maneuvers the aircraft close enough for Rogue to get to him to touch him. She finally gets a hold of his face and holds on to absorb his power. He gets weak and falls. Jean grabs him with her telekinesis as Rogue uses Magneto's power to lift the people out of the water and take them to safety.)
…Several minutes later
(Several ambulances (that Kitty had called from the mansion) arrive at the scene as the humans are brought down to safety. Wolverine uses his claws to cut people free from the chains, and Rogue uses Magneto's power to unlock the shackles. The EMS see to the people who need medical attention (CPR, etc.). Most are fine after a bit, others need to be rushed to the hospital. Kitty, Evan, Kurt, and Professor Xavier come by in the X-van. They bring out a wheelchair-bound Scott from the van. Everyone is happy to see he is ok. He smiles as upon seeing that everyone is all right and that all were saved.)
To tune of "Belle (Reprise)" from Beauty and the Beast)
Taryn: I think I speak for all of us when I say...we can't thank you enough. Thank you. Jean, I'm sorry. I was wrong to doubt you.
(Many of the people nod and smile)
You saved our lives!
We are so grate-ful!
You saved our lives
You're on our side(Others): Speak for yourself!
We won't believe it
There must be something they're try-ing to hide!
All: Today's battle was only the beginning
A war has started 'tween our kinds
From now on we must decide
If we will be on the sideThat defends or kills the others' kind…
THE END!!!!!!!!! (AT LAST!!!!!)