(Diss to Rogue on her balcony at night. We tilt down and find
Gambit and company in the courtyard.)
Gambit: What am I going to do? Rogue won't even let me
talk to her. I should have known I couldn't pull
off this stupid prince wish. (Storm struggles with
her elephant paws to open a banana. She squishes
it, and the banana squirts into her eye. She then
tosses the banana peel into a heaping pile of the
same.)
Wolverine: (to Harley, playing poker) So bet! (Harley does,
Pushing forward $100. Harley sets down four Aces and a king) Hey.
That's a good hand. (As Rodney Dangerfield) I
can't believe it--I'm losing to a motorcycle.
Gambit: Wolverine, I need help.
Wolverine: (as Jack Nicholson) All right, sparky, here's the
deal. You wanna court the little lady, you gotta
be a straight shooter, do ya follow me?
Gambit: What?
Wolverine: (Back to normal, wearing a mortarboard. He points
out his words on a blackboard) Tell her
the...TRUTH!
Gambit: No way! If Rogue found out I was really some
crummy swamp rat, she'd laugh at me. (He
puts on his trench coat, which lights up as the wolverine.)
Wolverine: A woman appreciates a man who can make her laugh!
(Gambit pulls the chain turning off the light.
Wolverine comes out holding the real trench coat.) Remy, all
joking aside, you really oughtta be yourself.
Gambit: Hey, that's the last thing I want to be. Okay,
I'm gonna go see her. I'm gonna be smooth, cool,
confident. How do I look?
Wolverine: (Sadly) Like a prince.
(Gambit climbs up to the balcony with Harley below. Rogue is on her bed,
sighing. Jean is by her side.)
Gambit: (From a distance) Rogue?
(Jean looks up and glares.)
Rogue: Who's there?
Gambit: It's me--Prince Remy. Ahem--(Then he jumps to his
deep voice) Prince Remy LeBeau.
Rogue: I do not want to see you.
Gambit: No, no, please chere. Give me a chance. (Jean
Walks over to him ready to use telekinesis.)
Rogue: Just leave me alone.
Gambit: Hi Jean!
(Over the edge of the balcony, Harley is watching with Wolverine below.)
Wolverine: How's LeBeau doing?
(Harley wiggles handlebars back and forth as if shaking his head.)
Gambit: Good night isn't it? Don't attack me. (He takes out a card to charge it.)
Rogue: (She looks at him thinking she has seen him
before.) Wait, wait. Do I know you?
Gambit: (uses sleight of hand to put card back in his trench coat) Uh, no, no.
Rogue: You remind me of someone I met in the marketplace.
Gambit: The marketplace? (A bee buzzes around his head.)
I have servants that go to the marketplace for me.
Why I even have servants who go to the marketplace
for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you
met.
Rogue: (She looks disappointed.) No, I guess not.
Bee: (It's Wolverine) Enough about you, Casanova. Talk
about her! She's smart, fun, the hair, the eyes.
Anything--pick a feature!
Gambit: Um, Rogue? You're very...
Bee: Wonderful, glorious, magnificent, punctual!
Gambit: Punctual!
Rogue: Punctual?
Bee: Sorry.
Gambit: Beautiful.
Bee: Nice recovery.
Rogue: Hmm. I'm rich too, you know.
Gambit: Yeah!
Rogue: A student of the Professor.
Gambit: I know.
Rogue: A fine prize for any prince to marry.
Gambit: Uh, right. Right. A prince like me.
Bee: (Buzzing in his ear) Warning! This ain't gonna be pretty…
Rogue: Right, a prince like you. And every other stuffed shirt,
swaggering, peacock I've met!
Bee: (Puts hand to face, shaking head) Smooth…come on do something!
Rogue: Just go jump off a balcony! (She turns and walks away)
Gambit: What?
Bee: Stop her! Stop her! Do you want me to snikt her? Don't you want her?
Gambit: (Swats at bee) Buzz off!
Bee: Okay, fine, if that's how ya want it bug. But remember--be yourself…try tellin' the truth. (BEE buzzes away)
Gambit: Yeah, right!
Rogue: What!
Gambit: Uh, you're right. You aren't just some prize to be
won. (He looks disappointed.) You should be free
to make your own choice. (Jean and Rogue look
at each other in confusion.) I'll go now. (He
steps up on the ledge and drops off.)
Rogue: No!
Gambit: (Pokes his head up from over the edge) What? What?
Rogue: (Now she's amazed) How--how are you doing that?
(She looks over the edge and sees the Harley.)
Gambit: It's a magic Harley.
Rogue: It's lovely. (Harley revs himself.)
Gambit: You, uh, you don't want to go for a ride, do you?
We could get out of the mansion, see the city.
Rogue: Is it safe?
Gambit: Sure. Do you trust me?
Rogue: (She looks at him at the saying of that all-
important line) What?
Gambit: (Extends his hand the same as before) Do you trust
me?
Rogue: (Gets a sly grin on her face) Yes.
(She takes his hand and gets on Harley. It zooms off,
Making Rogue hug Gambit around the wais tightly, then she realizes what she's doing and loosens her grip. The music of "A Whole
New World" swells. Rogue looks back and sees Jean looking
up at her questioningly. She gasps as they drive through the open mansion gates.)
Gambit: I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid.
Tell me princess, now when did you last
Let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a motorcycle ride
A whole new world!
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
Rogue: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you!
Gambit: Now I'm in a whole new world with you!
Rogue: Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world!
Gambit: Don't you dare close your eyes
Rogue: An hundred thousand things to see
Gambit: Hold your breath--it gets better!
Rogue: I'm like a shooting star,
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be!
Gambit: A whole new world!
Rogue: Every turn a surprise
Gambit: With new horizons to pursue
Rogue: Every moment, red-letter
Both: I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
(They fly through Greece, where GAMBIT grabs an apple from a
tree and rolls it down his arm to ROGUE, who is now sure
she is dealing with GAMBIT, not PRINCE REMY.)
Gambit: A thrilling chase
Rogue: A wondrous place
Both: For you and me!
Rogue: It's all so magical.
Gambit: Yeah.
Rogue: (She looks at him and decides to burst the bubble)
It's a shame Storm had to miss this.
Gambit: Nah. She hates fireworks. (HARLEY looks up
realizing what is happening.) He doesn't really
like flying either. (And now GAMBIT realizes it)
That is...oh no!
Rogue: (She pulls off his turban) You are the boy from the
market! I knew it. Why did you lie to me?
Gambit: Rogue, I'm sorry.
Rogue: Did you think I was stupid?
Gambit: No!
Rogue: That I wouldn't figure it out?
Gambit: No. I mean, I hoped you wouldn't. No, that's not
what I meant.
Rogue: Who are you? Tell me the truth!
Gambit: The truth? (He looks at HARLEY who wave him on,
giving up hope.) The truth...the truth is...I
sometimes dress as a commoner to escape the
pressures of palace life. (HARLEY slumps down in
defeat.) But I really am a prince!
Rogue: Why didn't you just tell me?
Gambit: Well, you know, um...royalty going out into the
city in disguise, it sounds a little strange,
don't you think?
Rogue: Not that strange.
(She cuddles with him. Dissolve to ext.
of palace balcony, where GAMBIT and ROGUE return. Gambit helps her off and helps her up to the balcony, standing on Harley's seat)
Rogue: Good night, my handsome prince.
Gambit: Sleep well, chere.
(They slowly lean forward to kiss, but HARLEY bumps him up and they
kiss sooner than expected. She walks away slowly then turns and
looks at him. Finally she enters her room through the curtain.)
Gambit: Yes! (He falls back onto the HARLEY, who begins to drive off.) For the first time in my life,
things are starting to go right.
(He looks up at Rogue's balcony, and four sets of hands grab him.)
Gambit: Hey! What? (A gag is tied around his mouth.
Muffled words) Stormy! Storm! (We see the elephant
hanging from a net tied in a tree.)
Scott: Hold him!
(Shackles are placed on his feet and his hands. Magneto uses powers to tie HARLEY in a knot around a tree.)
Magneto: I'm afraid you've worn out your welcome, Prince
LeBooboo. (Walks away.) Make sure he's
never found.
(Scott hits him in the head, and he falls unconscious.)