(Cut to a cliff, where Brown-nosers laugh as Gambit's body drops into the water.

He is conscious now, but his feet are tied to a rock. The rock

hits the sea bottom, then the lighter falls out of his trench coat. He sees this and struggles to open the lighter. However, he loses consciousness and falls to the floor. The lighter, unsettled

by his movement, falls open in his hands. It shakes,

and WOLVERINE emerges with a Beer.)

Wolverine: Never fails. Open a beer and people flick the lighter. Hello. (Sees

unconscious GAMBIT) Remy? Remy! Kid, snap out of it!

You can't cheat on this one! I can't help you

unless you make a wish. You have to say "Wolverine I

want you to save my life." Got it? Okay. C'mon

Gambit! (He grabs GAMBIT by the shoulders and

shakes him. His head goes up, then falls.) I'll

take that as a yes. (Turns into a submarine.) Up

scope! (He babbles in something that sounds like

German. On the surface, a giant water spout

emerges, and lands on top of the cliff. GAMBIT

reawakes and coughs the water out of his lungs.)

Don't you scare me like that!

Gambit: Wolverine, I--uh, I-uh...(He can't think of how to say

it, so they just hug each other.) Thanks, Wolverine.

Wolverine: Oh, Gambit. I'm gettin' kind of fond of you, kid. Not

that I want to pick out curtains or anything.

(Cut to ROGUE in her room, humming "A Whole New World" and brushing

her hair. The Professor appears in one of the double doors, hypnotized.)

Professor: Rogue!

Rogue: Oh, Professor--I just had the most wonderful time.

I'm so happy.

Professor: (Still monotone from the hypnosis) You should be,

Rogue. I have chosen a husband for you.

Rogue: What?

Professor: (The other door opens and reveals MAGNETO.) You will

wed Magneto.

(ROGUE gasps at the sight of him.)

Magneto: You're speechless, I see. A fine quality in a

wife.

Rogue: I will never marry you. (She goes to the PROFESSOR)

Father, I choose Prince Remy!

Magneto: Prince Remy left!

(A quick pan finds GAMBIT standing in the doorway to the balcony.)

Gambit: Better check Cerebro again, Magneto!

Rogue: Prince Remy!

(MAGNETO gasps at the sight of GAMBIT.)

Pietro: How in the he—(begins to speak faster and faster until you cant understand him)

Gambit: Tell them the truth, Magneto! You tried to have me

killed.

Magneto: What? (He goes to the PROFESSOR) Ridiculous

nonsense, Charles. He is obviously lying.

(He brings the hypnotizing thing close to the Professor's face.)

Professor: Obviously...lying.

(GAMBIT sees the hypnotizing thing.)

Rogue: Professor, what's wrong with you?

Gambit: I know!

(GAMBIT grabs the hypnotizing thing and charges it and blows it up. MAGNETO flinches

and the spell is broken for good.)

Professor: Oh, oh, oh my!

Gambit: Your highness, Magneto's been controlling you with

this! (He advances the hypnotizing thingy)

Professor: What? Magneto? You, you traitor!

(The trio advances on MAGNETO.)

Magneto: Your majesty, all of this can be explained.

Professor: Brown nosers!

Pietro: Well, that's it--we're dead, forget about it. Just

dig a grave for both of us. We're dead.

(But MAGNETO sees the lighter in Gambit's pocket. He makes a move, but

is grabbed by brown nosers.)

Professor: Arrest Magneto at once.

Magneto: This is not done yet, boy!

(MAGNETO pulls a vial from his pocket. GAMBIT sees this and rushes

him, but MAGNETO throws the vial to the floor. A large red cloud

appears. When it is gone, so is MAGNETO.)

Professor: Find him, search everywhere!

Gambit: Rogue, are you all right?

Rogue: Yes.

(They lean in to kiss, but the PROFESSOR barges between them.)

Professor: Magneto, my most trusted counselor, plotting against

me all this time. Just horrible. How will I ever-

(He stops in mid sentence and looks at the pair.)

Can it be true? My daughter has finally chosen a

suitor? (She nods) Ha ha! Praise the Lord! You

brilliant boy, I could kiss you! I won't--I'll

leave that to my--. You two will be wed at once!

Yes, yes. And you'll be happy and prosperous, and

then my boy, you will be Headmaster!

Gambit: Headmaster?

Professor: Yes, a fine upstanding youth like yourself, a

person of your unimpeachable moral character is

exactly what this city needs! (GAMBIT looks

concerned at this.)