The Power’s Back On

Magneto :

You sacrificed Your Powers 

so you could walk..?

Charles Xavier :

I sacrificed My Powers

so I could sleep..!!

“ I was actually able, to look at some of these REALLY Dark, sort of Human Feelings and just  sort of process them through The Work — 

Y’know, Darkseid, Dr. Hurt [Magneto]  — 

those were the characters that come out of thinking :

“There are actually people out there who would REALLY want to see you FUCKED-UP, they would CHEER—”

and I didn’t really think they existed before, 

I thought ultimately you could 

make friends with everyone, 

and get them to laugh and somehow — 

That doesn’t... 

That doesn’t work like that..... 

•grins• 

And when we were doing 

Final Crisis, and 

Superman : Beyond and 

Batman : RIP, 

it  was  about that idea, 

of almost a sort of 

Post-Traumatic SuperHero — 

The Man Who's Seen it All 

and Done it All --  

and who's come back and still, somewhere in His Soul, 

he's dragging out this last, 

little iota of Hope....

....and I had to be SHOWN, y’know —

“THIS is What it FEELS Like 

to be on course for The Road 

to The Absolute Self — 

Do Ya *Wanna* Do That, 

Do You *Wanna* Go There? 

Do You Want to Follow 

This Down...?”

And The Answer that 

becomes clear, 

obviously, is :

“Of Course Not — 

You Wanna Have 

President Superman, and 

Multiple Worlds, and Hope.”

Logan :

(SIGHS) When was the last

time you were down here?

Charles :

The last time we went

looking for students —

A lifetime ago.

(ELECTRICAL WHIRRING)

CEREBRO :

Welcome, Professor.

(SIGHING)

HANK: 

Raven's wounded.

She won't be moving fast.

(BLOWS)

Charles :

These are muscles 

I haven't stretched 

in a long time.

(GASPS)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(WEEPING AND YELLING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING

CONTINUES)

(GROANING)

Charles!

Charles!

(SCREAMING)

(GROANS)

HANK :

Charles? It's all right…..

I'll go check the generator.

Logan :

It's not The Machinery, is it?

Charles :

I can't do this.

My Mind...

Logan :

Yes, you can.

Charles :

(STAMMERING) 

It won't take it.

Logan :

You're just a little rusty.

Charles :

You don't understand. 

It's not a question 

of being rusty.

I can flip the switches.

I can turn the knobs.

But My Power comes 

from here —

It comes from...

And it's broken.

I feel like one 

of My Students.

Helpless.

It was a mistake

coming down here.

It was a mistake 

freeing Erik.

This whole thing has

been one bloody mistake.

I'm sorry, Logan, 

but They sent back 

the wrong man.

Logan :

You're right. I am.

Actually, it was

supposed to be you.

But I was the only one 

who could physically 

make the trip. And, uh...

And I don't know how long 

I've got here —

But I do know that

a long time ago...

actually, a long time 

from now...

I was your most

helpless student.

And YOU unlocked 

My Mind.

You showed me what I was.

You showed me what I could be.

I don't know how

to do that for you.

You're right.

I don't.

But I know someone who might.

Charles :

Hmm.

Logan : 

Look into My Mind.

Charles :

You saw what I did to Cerebro.

You Don't want Me

inside Your Head.

Logan :

There's no damage you can do

that hasn't already

been done. 

Trust me. Come on.

(SCREAMING)

Hey.

(SCREAMING)

Hey, Logan.

Hi, Jean.

Kill me.

I love you.

(GROANS)

(SCREAMING)

Charles :

You poor, poor man.

Look past me.

No, I don't want 

Your Suffering.

I don't want Your Future!

Look past my future.

Look for your future.

That's it.

That's it.

That's it.

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

Charles.

Charles.

(CHUCKLES)

Charles :

So this is what becomes of us.

Erik was right.

Humanity does this to us.

Professor X :

Not if we show

them a better path.

Charles :

You still believe?

Professor X :

Just because someone

stumbles, loses their way...

it doesn't mean 

they're lost forever.

Sometimes we all need

a little help.

Charles :

Oh, I'm not the man I was.

I open my mind...

and it almost overwhelms me.

Professor X :

You're afraid,

and Cerebro knows it.

Charles :

All those voices...

so much pain.

Professor X :

It's not their pain

you're afraid of.

It's yours, Charles.

And as frightening as it may be...

that pain will make you stronger.

If you allow yourself to feel it... embrace it...

it will make you more powerful

than you ever imagined.

It's the greatest gift we have...

to bear their pain

without breaking.

And it's born...

from the most human power. Hope.

Please, Charles...

we need you to hope again.

Logan :

Find what you were looking for?

HANK: 

The Power's back on.

Professor X :

Yes.

Yes, it is.