(Cut to desert scene. We see Gambit driving a car with the
OLD MAN and Storm in it. Diss. to cave of wonders.)
Cave: Who disturbs my slumber?
Gambit: It is I, Gambit.
Cave: Proceed. Touch nothing but the lighter.
(The cave opens up with a roar, and a staircase appears in front of
Gambit. )
Old Man: Remember, boy--first fetch me the lighter, and then
you shall have your reward.
Gambit: C'mon, Stormy. (a shot of Storm hiding behind his trench coat)
(Gambit begins to descend the staircase. He reaches the bottom
and enters a golden chamber filled with treasure.)
Gambit: Would ya look at that!
Storm: By the Goddess!
Gambit: Just a handful of this stuff would make me richer
than the Professor! (Just where does Xavier get his money from anyway?)
(Storm peeks out, sees the treasure, then flies toward it.)
Gambit: Storm!
(Storm stops, hovering over a Harley Davidson motorcycle.)
Gambit: Don't...touch...anything! We gotta find that lighter.
(They begin to make their way through the room when the Harley starts and begins following them. Storm gets the feeling
they're being followed.)
Storm: Huh?
(She turns, and the Harley stops. She continues, and
the Harley begins to follow again. Again, Storm turns back, but the
Harley is leaning against a pile of treasure. Storm
runs to Gambit and tugs his Trench coat.)
Storm: By the Goddess! Gambit! Gambit!
Gambit: Storm, will ya knock it off?
(Again the Harley follows, but this time, when Storm turns, the Harley rolls to the other side. It rams into Storm lightly. When Storm floats around, the Harley again goes to the other
side. This time, Storm lands in a karate stance. The Harley tugs Storms un-perfect cape off, then puts it on himself. Storm sits
thinking for a second, until the Harley pus a handle in front of her
face. Storm and Harley both jump scared, and run away. Storm tackles
Gambit and turns his head to look at the Harley.)
Gambit: Storm, what are you--crazy?
(The Harley peeks out from behind a pile of treasure.)
Gambit: A magic motorcycle! A magical Harley Davidson Motorcycle! C'mon. C'mon out. I'm not gonna hurt you.
(The Harley slowly comes out, shyly, then picks up Storm's cape and dusts
it off. It drives next to Gambit and hands the hat to Storm next to
him. Storm freaks out and grabs Gambit's trench coat.)
Storm: By the Goddess!
Gambit: Take it easy, petite. He's not gonna bite.
(The Harley again picks up Storm's cape and hands it to her. Storm shakes her fist at it. Harley begins to drive away, "sadly.")
Gambit: Hey, wait a minute. Don't go. Maybe you can help us. (Harley looks back, excited. It then drives up and somehow Gambit and Storm are sitting on it.) Mon Dieu! …You
see, we're trying to find this lighter… (The Harley begins to drive off.) (in a stage whisper to Storm) I think he knows where it is. (Storm rolls her eyes)
(They pass through a long cave, until they emerge in a giant
underground cavern. In the centre of the room is a tall pillar,
with a staircase going up to it. It is surrounded by water
with unevenly placed stones forming a bridge. At the top of
the pillar is a beam of light. Gambit begins to cross the bridge.)
Gambit: Wait here petite!
Storm: Oh. Huh?
(Storm sees a shrine with a golden Goddess. The outstretched hands hold a really rare plant. Storm is hypnotically drawn to it. Gambit climbs the
stairs quickly. Harley sees Storm and grabs her cape trying in vain
to hold her back. Gambit finally reaches the MAGIC LIGHTER.)
Gambit: This is it? This is what we came all the way down
here to-- (He looks down and sees Storm break free
of Harley's hold and lunge toward the plant.) Stormy-
NO!
(Storm grabs the plant. There is a rumbling and the room begins to
shake.)
CAVE VOICE: Infidels!
Storm: Uh oh!
Cave Voice: You have touched the forbidden treasure. (Storm places the plant back into the hands, but the plant and the shrine melt into lava.) Now you
will never again see the light of day!
(Gambit races down the steps, but they flatten into a ramp, and he
skies down until he flies into the air. The road is turning into
lava. He is falling toward it, when all of a sudden Harley appears
and catches him. Storm is standing on one of the rocks of the
bridge. She looks left and right and sees rocks exploding into lava.
Then Harley races over and Gambit grabs her, just as the last rock
is exploding.)
Gambit: MERDE! Harley, let's move!
(Together, they race back through the caves dodging walls and falling
debris. Storm grabs Gambit's head and covers his eyes.)
Gambit: Stormy, this is no time to panic! (He pulls ABU off
his head and sees they are flying into a wall.)
Start panicking.
(Harley goes into a crevice, then through another cave. Finally, they
emerge through the internal entrance. Outside, the cave begins to
growl and close. Harley and company are almost to the top when Harley runs out of gas. Gambit grabs onto the rock wall and holds on. He sees the OLD MAN at the top,
within reach.)
Gambit: Help me out!
Old Man: Throw me the Lighter!
Gambit: I can't hold on. Give me your hand.
Old Man: First give me the lighter!
(Gambit reaches in his TRENCH COAT and pulls out the MAGIC LIGHTER. He hands it up, and the OLD MAN raises it above his head.)
Old Man: Mwa ha ha ha! Yes! At last! Ha ha ha ha!
(Gambit has climbed out with the assistance of Storm. But the OLD
MAN kicks aside Storm and grabs Gambit's wrist.)
Gambit: What are you doing?
Old Man: Giving you your reward. (Magneto returns to his
normal voice.) Your eternal reward.
(He uses his powers to lift up Gambit, when
Storm makes a bolt of lightning hit him on the wrist. He screams, but lets go of Gambit,
who falls into the cave. Magneto throws Storm into the cave using his powers as
well. They fall. Harley sees this, but is out of gas. It struggles to start up, then does. It races
up and catches Gambit, but he has already hit the wall several
times, and is unconscious. On the surface, the cave roars one
final time, then sinks back into the sand. Magneto pulls off
his disguise revealing his PERFECT CAPE.)
Magneto: Heh heh heh! It's mine. It's all mine! I (He can't
find it in his pocket)--- where is it? No. NO!
(Kiss fade to Rogue's bedroom. She is sitting on her bed, next
to Jean who looks sad. The Professor wheels in.)
Xavier: Rogue? Oh, dear. What's wrong?
Rogue: Magneto...has...done something... terrible. (She
looks as if she's been crying.)
Professor: There, there, there, my child--we'll set it right.
Now, tell me everything.