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Previously on X-Men:
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Previously
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YA, Spiderman, and Jubes and Risty looking for Cloak and Dagger, see them and Spiderman, engage, Spiderman kicks off and the three flee. Stature reports back to S.H.I.E.L.D., told to hunt down Spiderman
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Angel tied down to table, Mr. Sinister acts creepy, starts to cut off his wings, cut
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Rogue searching for HYDRA base, contacted by Fury, argument, Rogue ends communication
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Laura goes through Weapon X procedure (or starts to, screams in last shot)
X-Men: Standing Guard
Season 2 Episode Eight
"Icarus"
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One Week Later…
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Kate Bishop gearing up, Kitty checking to see if she's okay, talk about death of Kate's father at her hands. Kate called off manhunt for Spiderman, but still wants to recruit Cloak and Dagger to YAs. Kitty promises to help. Apologizes and says she has no idea how SHIELD got Kate's ID. Kate points out Rogue, but Kitty says Rogue wouldn't be involved with SHIELD. America gets location on Cloak and Dagger
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Rogue comes out of forest near Weapon X base and uses sniper rifle to take out guards before running in.
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HYDRA training Laura in the maze and use Killer Scent. Laura attempts to retaliate, but HYDRA moves to "next stage" and plan to erase her memories.
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X-Men training on ground, playful, touch on Rahne, Bobby, Lorna, Rachel, Kitty, Emma, Amara and her feelings for Julian, etc here, have ARCH-Angel swoop in and attack, not sure how to respond, fight him off, but he steals Dazzler, who was there, and leaves.
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Just Kate and Kitty arrive to talk to Cloak and Dagger, Kate reveals she called off SHIELD, Spiderman and her talk, says she just wants to talk with Cloak and Dagger, help them be heroes, maybe supply them. Two hesitant, but agree.
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HYDRA going through Laura's mind, see Rogue in her memories as Laura's friend, shocked, discuss, Strucker says he has better plan than wiping Laura's mind. Pulls her out of stasis, she's weak, he helps her stand and says someone very important needs to talk to her. Reveal Madame HYDRA, as Laura leaves, Strucker goes to talk with officers about Heli-Carrier, put launch in April.
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Madame HYDRA and X-23 talk about Rogue, what do you truly know. Laura refuses to believe, HYDRA presents evidence, Laura thinks.
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Rogue fights her way into the base and takes out guards, demands to know how to get to [Project Name from Season 1 finale]
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Emma leaves house and walks towards pool where Jean and Scott are, plans to kill Jean, Rachel uses powers to turn her around and force her back inside, Emma vs. Rachel before battle
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Arch-Angel delivers Dazzler to Sinister, Sinister smiles and plans to steal her powers, promises she can leave, just not alive. Sinister takes her blood and tells Angel to kill her. Lorna and Bobby arrive and save her, say SHIELD tracked her.
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Gambit in room, thinking, decides to leave
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Laura talking to Madame HYDRA, HYDRA says if Rogue really cared about her, why would she let this happen? Why didn't she save her? It's been a month. Laura concedes and gets up from where she's sitting to walk with Madame HYDRA to join HYDRA, Madame HYDRA receives knife to neck and killed, Laura happy to see Rogue, hugs her, tells her about what HYDRA said, Rogue lies. Two go to war. Fight through soldiers into main room where Rogue sees the Heli-Carrier plans and Strucker, attacks, Rogue and X-23 fight until Laura knocked out, Rogue kicks serious ass, knocked back and loses weapons, Strucker, out of ammunition and only survivor, comes to kill Rogue with knife, Rogue presses on Laura's wrist and uses her claws to kill Strucker, stands up and wipes brow. Goes to computer and downloads files.
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Emma vs Rachel psychic battle, Rachel kills Emma and disintegrates her body using Phoenix powers
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Laura wakes up, Rogue cradling her, two talk, Rogue says she has to go, SHIELD is on the way, tells Laura to go to Lab No. ? and open a filing cabinet and get a journal from inside, Rogue disappears, Laura grabs journal and hides it, SHIELD arrives and escorts her home.
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X-Men discussing Laura, Angel, Dazzler, Sinister, HYDRA, Emma, how busy it's been recently
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Laura tells Rachel she's not sure the sleeper program has been erased, Rachel confirms it has.
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Amara tells Julian good-bye, he thanks her for helping while Laura was gone, she tries to kiss him, but he pushes her away and she doesn't understand, having thought he like her. Julian leaves.
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Kate and Young Avengers along with Cloak and Dagger as newest members prepare for a Hulkling and Thor-kid in Midtown at Oscorp. Avengers Assemble or something. (Mention Green Goblin)
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Rogue talking to Fury on her comm, tells him about Heli-Carrier. Fury serious. Starts to lecture her, Rogue says she's her own woman and not a little girl who will follow orders. Fury warns her. Rogue mentions killer scent. Fury agrees to eradicate it. Rogue walks into her room and sees note, reads it and discovers Gambit left, sits on bed and cries.
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Rachel pulls Laura into pocket dimension and introduces her to full X-Force roster: Rachel Grey, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Jubilee, X-23. Final line: "Welcome to X-Force."
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X-Men: Standing Guard Will Return Shortly
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