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2. Your destiny is
at its end, X-Men.
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3. The Dark Phoenix has
come to destroy you all!
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4. That thing, whatever it is,
just destroyed an entire
star system.
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5. We must
destroy that creature
before it feeds again.
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6. Gladiator, assemble the
Imperial Guard immediately
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7. and make ready the
Imperial Star Cruiser!
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8. What has happened,
my Empress?
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9. Our worst nightmare.
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10. I won't allow you
to enter my...
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11. Jean. Help me.
Help me. Help me.
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12. This can't be! No!
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13. The Phoenix is contained,
for now.
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14. Lilandra!
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15. It is the decision
of the High Council
of the Shi'ar Empire,
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16. that the being known both
as the Phoenix and as
Jean Grey,
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17. must be destroyed!
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18. Capture Jean Grey!
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19. Don't let them through!
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20. You got that right!
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21. Do not resist, X-Men!
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22. No!
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23. They stopped! Why?
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24. Maybe they want to
live a little longer.
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25. I have probed
Lilandra's mind.
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26. The Shi'ar
have an ancient law,
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27. the challenge
to a duel of honor
which cannot be refused.
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28. I have made the challenge
in our names.
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29. In all of our names?
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30. It is the only way
to save Jean's life.
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31. So let's get to it.
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32. What happened?
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33. I believe that the technology
involves molecular dispersal
and reconstitution.
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34. In the vernacular,
we were moved.
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35. Lilandra, the
X-Men were your friends,
why have you kidnapped us?
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36. You are my friends.
I owe you my life
and my throne.
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37. Then why not trust
us to deal with Jean?
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38. The Phoenix
is too powerful.
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39. Once, she existed
only to serve our
empire.
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40. Now she lives only to
experience new sensations.
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41. The planets were,
fortunately, uninhabited.
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42. But what of next time?
Soon single stars will
not satiate her.
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43. She will consume galaxies.
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44. Like the
crystal that spawned her,
she can destroy all that is!
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45. I have no choice.
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46. But Professor Xavier
has cured her!
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47. Scott, the Phoenix
may be under control,
but she is still within me.
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48. To kill
an innocent creature to
get at another is barbarous!
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49. Lilandra,
I have invoked the
challenge of "Arin'nn Haelar!"
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50. You cannot refuse it!
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51. Take no solace
in your cleverness.
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52. You have only compounded
the tragedy.
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53. The Shi'ar empire
does not act alone,
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54. Phoenix is a creature
of such immense power,
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55. that
she threatens
stellar empires
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56. that were ancient
before your sun
had planets.
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57. I must consult them.
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58. Earthers
are a stubborn
breed, but honorable.
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59. The Kree do not
object to this duel!
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60. Nor do I,
Empress of the Skrulls,
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61. provided the X-Men
are not permitted
to win!
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62. You'll have your duel,
Charles Xavier.
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63. Though I fear
you will live to regret
what you have done this day.
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64. Beast, there is a question
I must ask of you.
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65. You wonder
if we are on
the right side.
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66. She is someone I love,
as I would love a sister.
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67. Of course,
but there is far
more at stake here, Ororo.
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68. Jean has
committed no crime,
has injured no one.
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69. Yet, we are asked
to allow her to
be destroyed
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70. to prevent the possible
future crimes of another.
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71. But she has given
Jean a trial by combat.
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72. Such a trial is no
contest of reason,
it is a war.
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73. Such a position
mocks justice.
Lilandra is wrong.
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74. You're
getting slow, gumbo!
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75. Gambit will be ready.
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76. Could Lilandra be right?
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77. Is Phoenix too
dangerous to exist?
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78. Maybe,
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79. but if push comes to shove
I stand by Jean all the way.
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80. Lilandra, let our minds
join as one.
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81. We must not
let these events
wither our love, Lilandra.
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82. I wish only to
cherish you, Charles.
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83. Then help me.
Join with me to
contain the Phoenix.
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84. That was unworthy of you.
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85. Lilandra,
you do not understand...
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86. I am Empress of
the Shi'ar Empire.
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87. My duty, before
the longings of
my heart,
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88. is to
protect those
in my dominion!
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89. Please, Lilandra,
it doesn't have
to be... No!
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90. I can't
help thinking, Rogue,
what if Lilandra's right?
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91. If the psychic
circuit breakers Xavier
placed in Jean's mind fail,
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92. a universe full of innocent
life would be at the
Phoenix's mercy.
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93. I know
how much you love Jean.
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94. It's the kind of love I've
always wanted in my life,
but never had.
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95. This must be
tearing you apart.
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96. I know
what you're
asking yourself.
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97. If I were
in Lilandra's place,
would I act any differently?
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98. I'd like to think, I would.
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99. No matter what the cost?
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100. You're wearing
your old X-Men
uniform.
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101. It is how you first
knew me. It felt right.
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102. My daddy always said,
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103. "Two's company,
and three's an
eavesdropper."
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104. Jean...
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105. I destroyed
a solar system
and reveled in it.
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106. Phoenix did! Not you.
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107. What if she breaks free?
What if...
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108. What if the next
world we ravage
is Earth?
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109. Jean, you're not evil.
You can win.
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110. We can stop Phoenix!
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111. No, Scott,
before you say any more,
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112. see my fears
and then give
me your answer.
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113. I can imagine
losing control again.
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114. Only this time, my victims
would be my friends.
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115. And the world
that I call home.
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116. Am I worth the risk?
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117. You're worth
everything there is.
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118. I love you, too, Scott.
With all my heart.
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119. The X-Men
will battle
the Imperial Guard
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120. in the uncharted blue
area of Earth's moon.
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121. If the X-Men win,
those who survive
will be set free.
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122. If my
Imperial Guard wins,
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123. Phoenix, Jean Grey,
is ours to do with
as we will.
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124. Technician,
beam them down.
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125. The X-Men face hopeless odds,
Your Majestrix.
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126. But they're exceptional
beings. Suppose they win?
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127. They will not win, Araki.
They cannot win.
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128. Looks like some
spooky Mardi Gras.
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129. Fascinating!
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130. These ruins mean the
moon was once inhabited!
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131. I can fly and we
can all breathe.
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132. Wait! I'm picking up
multiple telepathic
impressions.
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133. Over there.
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134. Looks like
it's show time.
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135. Remember the plan,
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136. we split up into teams
and start hitting and
running
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137. until we whittle them down!
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138. You can
neither hide nor
escape from us!
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139. Guess again, hot shot!
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140. The party's
started without us!
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141. Oh, dear, we have met
the enemy, and he is big.
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142. We offer you the choice
of honorable surrender.
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143. Stuff your offer, tin man!
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144. Where'd you come from?
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145. Gambit!
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146. Gambit is much obliged,
my brave belle.
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147. I look forward to
making it up to you.
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148. Nice try!
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149. But you can't
fight a man who controls
the ground under your feet.
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150. Controlling
the dirt is nothing to one
who commands wind and rain!
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151. First round to the
Imperial Guard,
Hussar.
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152. A good omen!
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153. You have angered Starbolt!
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154. My rage is feared
throughout the empire!
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155. Honey,
you're giving
me goose bumps!
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156. If you want me,
you got to catch me first.
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157. You're fast as a swamp bug
on a hot skillet!
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158. Let's see if
you're as nimble!
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159. Guess not.
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160. Organics are too
slow to fight Warstar.
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161. Your
elimination
is inevitable.
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162. Initiate repair sequence.
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163. Take your time.
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164. Arrogant fool!
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165. To fight the Imperial Guard
is to face the wrath of
Gladiator!
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166. I get the message.
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167. Your loyalty to this Jean
creature speaks well for
your species, human.
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168. Jean.
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169. Oracle,
you're making
this too easy.
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170. We have
fought before, Rogue.
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171. You know you
cannot match
my power.
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172. Come on,
give a gal
a little credit.
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173. My X-Men!
I never dreamed it
would end like this!
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174. Why do you not go
to him, Majestrix?
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175. The part
of me that is woman
wants to comfort him
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176. with every breath
that I take.
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177. But an Empress must be
made of steel, even at
the cost of her heart.
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178. Scott, I've lost
telepathic contact
with the other X-Men!
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179. I think
we're the only
ones left. In here!
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180. It's too shallow.
They'll spot us.
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181. Leave that to me.
We're safe, for now.
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182. Jean,
we don't have much time.
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183. There's so much I feel,
so much we haven't done,
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184. so much I want
to say to you!
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185. Where I'm concerned,
it's the thoughts
that count.
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186. And yours, like you,
are beautiful.
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187. Ready?
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188. Scott!
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189. I let you down.
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190. Majestrix! Sensors are
registering off the scales!
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191. Go to plan Omega! Now!
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192. Araki, get the weapons
online and fire at will!
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193. The Phoenix
must be destroyed!
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194. Lilandra was right.
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195. I know it now.
I must stop Phoenix!
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196. Hear me, X-Men!
You must revive!
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197. Phoenix must be stopped!
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198. This has gone too far!
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199. You must strike
while you still can!
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200. The great Gladiator!
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201. How I have missed
the pleasure of
thrashing you!
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202. Scott, destroy
Phoenix now, before
she fully re-energizes!
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203. Professor,
there must be
some other way!
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204. There is not!
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205. I can't do it, Jeannie...
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206. How touching!
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207. Rogue! Now!
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208. Beast, now!
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209. Forgive me, Jean!
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210. It's done.
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211. Scott.
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212. Scott, help me.
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213. The Phoenix is
growing within me.
I can't control her.
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214. Stop us, now!
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215. Jean! Fight it!
Use the powers
of your mind!
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216. I can't fight it!
Not every second
of every day.
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217. Never slipping,
not even for an instant.
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218. Scott, please. Do it!
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219. I can't!
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220. The weapons
just came online.
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221. But how?
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222. It's Jean!
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223. Jean,
come back!
Come back!
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224. I love you, Scott.
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225. Jean!
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226. Part of me will
always be with you!
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227. She's gone!
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228. You've won!
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229. You've got your
justice, Lilandra.
The universe is safe!
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230. I take
no pleasure in
this, Scott Summers.
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231. Don't. Not a word.
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232. I am the entity
known to you as
Phoenix.
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233. To save all that exists,
I became one with Jean Grey.
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234. We preserved the crystal.
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235. But
I discovered an element
to humans called emotion.
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236. I lost my way.
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237. Now that the
fire within Jean Grey
has been extinguished,
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238. I am as I was,
guardian of creation.
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239. And what about Jean?
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240. Or are the
dreams of a mortal
beneath your notice?
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241. The radiance
within her is no more.
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242. It can be rekindled only by
taking the flame from another.
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243. Then take mine.
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244. Sorry, bub,
you're out
of line.
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245. I'm your man.
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246. Don't even think about it.
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247. I ain't giving
you a choice!
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248. The gift
need not come
from a single entity.
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249. A smaller
portion from many
is possible. Be warned!
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250. Your own flames
would be diminished
by the amount sundered.
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251. We understand
and we accept.
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252. Scott? Scott?
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253. Jean! Oh, Jean!
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254. I love you, Scott.
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255. My time here has ended.
I must depart.
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256. The Mansion?
The control room?
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257. We're home!
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258. Farewell, Charles.
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259. Lilandra,
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260. part of your mind
is hidden from me.
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261. You have
never denied me
before, why now?
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262. As Empress, there is a part of
me that will forever be alone.
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263. Goodbye, Charles.
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