(Cut to int. of Cerebro's chambers.)

Xavier: I don't know where she gets it from. (A shadow falls over him.

He looks up startled and sees Magnet.) Ooh, oh.

Ah, Erik--my most trusted advisor. I am in

desperate need of your wisdom.

Magneto: My life is but to serve you, and your mutant dream Xavier.

Xavier: It's this suitor business. Rouge refuses to

choose a husband. I'm at my wit's-end.

Pietro: Wit's-end.

Xavier: Oh, ha ha. Have a blow pop Pietro! (He

pulls a blow pop out from his wheel chair. Pietro looks

terrified. Then Xavier stuffs it in Pietro's

mouth. Pietro grimaces as he tries to eat it. Magneto

and the Xavier both laugh.)

Magneto: You certainly has a way with dumb mutants.

(Pietro glares at him.) Now then, perhaps I can

divine a solution to this thorny problem.

Xavier: If anyone can help, it's you.

Magneto: Ah, but it would require the use of Cerebro.

Xavier: Uh, Cerebro? But it's extremely dangerous.

Magneto: It is necessary to find Rouge a suitor.

(Magneto pulls up a hypnosis thing) Don't worry. Everything

will be fine.

Xavier: Everything...will be...fine.

Magneto: Cerebro.

Xavier: Here, Erik. Whatever you need will be fine.

(Xavier opens up Cerebro. The room returns to normal as Magnus puts away hypnosis thingy.)

Magnus: You are most gracious, Xavier. Now run along and

play with your little mutants.

Xavier: (Still hypnotized) Yes...that'll be...pretty good.

(Magneto and Pietro exit. We follow them. When they're out of the room,

Pietro spits out the Blow Pop.)

Pietro: I can't take it anymore! If I gotta choke down on

one more of those nasty, disgusting Blow Pops...bam!

Whack!

(Magneto uses his powers to reveal a hidden entrance to his chambers.)

Magneto: Calm yourself, Pietro.

Pietro: Then I'd grab him around the head. Whack! Whack!

Magneto: (Speaking over Pietro.) Soon, I will be head of the Mansion, not that addlepated twit.

Pietro: And then I stuff the Blow Pop down his throat! Ha

ha!

(The pair pass through a door and slam it shut. Diss. to ext. gardens

at night. A shadowy figure walks through. We see it is Rouge

in disguise. She reaches the palace wall, then begins to climb it.

She is tugged from behind telepathically by Jean.)

Rouge: Oh, I'm sorry, Jean. But I can't stay here and

have my life lived for me. I'll miss you.(She

begins to climb again, and is helped up telekinetically by Jean) Good bye!