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Just the three of us... against a joker with the power to knock down a mountain! Whatever happened to the weak villains... like Magneto and the Sentinels?
Hey, Warren, thanks -- but the next time, the idea might be Isaac’s, or yours, or Moondragon’s -- I asked for what I needed -- and that’s trust, guys. As long as we’ve got trust, the Defenders’ll come out on top every time!
At home I was always the baby boy -- being coddled and protected! In the X-Men, I was the weak link -- the kid who couldn't hold his own! Is it any wonder I was never sure of myself!
Oh, you don't. You're not getting me to fly you to Mississippi. That "hypnotic charm" of yours only works on people who don't know about it......and that doesn't include me. Sorry, big guy.
Man, all those crazies we fought and Northstar gets taken down by one of our own guys. Taken down by Wolverine, for Pete's sake.
Wake up, Lorna! They're Sentinels! If they don't want to fight us now, it's so they can do something worse to us later!
Surrender? What planet are you from?! You may be the new super-charged edition, but the day hasn't come when the X-Men can't take down one lousy sentinel!
My name is Bobby Drake and I'm not like anyone else you've ever met. Or maybe I am. I'm a mutant. And, I guess, soon to be an X-Man. Whatever that is.
My name is Bobby Drake. Iceman. I've been an X-Man, an X...Factor-ian, a Defender, a Champion (don't ask). I've been a super hero since before I was old enough to shave. I've stood side by side with the toughest, most powerful heroes in the known universe and always held my own. But today... today I need to be something more. So go ahead, call me a joke if you want. Label me the X-Man with the lamest power ever. But a man of untapped potential? Don't you dare ever call me that again!
The thing is, Ororo, I've known Scott longer than anyone. Me and Hank. We've known him forever. We were the original X-Men. The Scott we grew up with-- he would hate this. He would slap the holy crap out of the Scott we have now and he wouldn't stop slapping him. Right?
Just remember, scared can also mean dangerous, especially since he's likely not in control of his powers right now.
Being grown up doesn't have to mean being endlessly morose and having fun isn't just for five-year-olds. No, the day I can't laugh at how ridiculous this all is, while still loving every single second of it, is the day I walk away and find a new line of work.
I been having nightmares doc. I mean, I've never had great dreams, not since I was a kid, but... these are different, they feel real.[...] That's just it. I'm not doing anything. Just sitting in the dark, in the snow or in the middle of the ice. The nightmare comes from what I'm feeling. Hunger.[...] Because I not hungry for food. I'm hungry for something else...[...] It's the end of the world. That's my other dream. There's nothing left. Not even me, I feel my soul breaking apart, like I'm the snow. And what scares me is that I don't care, sometimes I think I'd like to lose myself. It would be easier to disappear, become someone new , but I don't think I could even if I could. I'm not that lucky.
What?! No! No, absolutely not, I mean, of course not, I didn't see him leave, What? No, not leave, I mean I didn't see him at all. If I saw him leave I would have said something because no, that's just ridiculous. ...What was the question?
Oh, look, you two have a cute father-daughter thing going now, huh? Or I guess more like grandfather-daughter, right? Wait... it is a grandfather-daughter thing, right? Because if it's not, that is just creepy.
Don't you see? This is just another test. That ark... a week ago we thought there would never be any more of us and now... that ark is 600 potential new mutants. So, maybe this place... this whole crazy Apocalypse World isn't the end, maybe it's an opportunity. An opportunity to start again.
C'mon, Frosty. You can do this... they're just people. No big deal. Just a conversation. Why is this so hard...
In a lot of ways, I envy you. You just do whatever you want, and no one can stop you. You basically stole Zach from the X-Men by saying "YOLO" in a cute suit. Yes the formalwear looks good on you. Swagger can only get you so far, Daken. We'll get our student back. Have fun festering.
Well, we don't have any black holes handy right about now, so we're just gonna have to settle for beating the holy #$@%& outta him.
Sounds like a case for the hottest new team on the streets: Iceshop! ... Needs work, I can hear it too.
So, a guy called X-Man telling the whole world he's gonna bring about the apocalypse to "make things better"... that's bad for X-Men PR, right?
She's been dead forever and has no idea what you're raving about. But I do, and I'll be damned if some other version of me is going to get to say this to you.
You're right. This is a collective spell--and a very powerful one. It's an invocation of hope! That whatever comes next can only be better! And you can't stop it!
I was anything but "normal," but I sure could look it if I wanted. Not all of my folks can look like your "normal." I don't want anybody to thank me for what my friends and I did today. That's never why we do it, but if you want to do me one solid, see me for who I am. A mutant. A gay man.
Yeah, the Brood still scare me. Something happened to me when I helped terraform Arakko. I shed a lot of my old fears...but I think I'll hate and fear these ugly things forever.
I'm the what, "class clown"? They say it, all of them -- not me. Say it like that's a bad thing. But at the end of the day... clowns terrify people, Clean.
My name is Robert Drake. Iceman. I've been an X-Man, an X...Factor-ian, a Defender, a Champion (don't ask). I've been a super hero since before I was old enough to shave. I've stood side by side with the toughest, most powerful heroes in the known universe and always held my own. But today... today I need to be something more. So go ahead, call me a joke if you want. Label me the X-Man with the lamest power ever. But a man of untapped potential? Don't you dare ever call me that again!
Iceman | Women... bless their gentle souls... are so understanding! Full of sugar and spice and everything nice! |
Beast | And forgiving, too! Especially forgiving!!! |
Iceman | I see that blow on the head didn't damage your talent for big words! I was kind of hoping it had! |
Beast | Big words? I haven't the slightest glimmer of comprehension as to the significance of that obtuse reference! |
Iceman | C'mon, Hank, do you have to watch that opera? |
Hank | Shhh -- Kiri Te Kanawa's about to make her entrance. I thought you were into music, Bobby. |
Iceman | I am -- but the Stevie Ray Vaughn concert starts any minute on MTV! |
Hank | Fear not -- I'm taping that -- And the Ansel Adams tribute for Warren AND "Dynasty" for Dolly and Cloud -- Isn't modern science wonderful? |
Iceman | But if I don't exist--how can I be here..? How can I be anywhere?! |
Oblivion | You are here because you ceased to exist. You have come to The One who embodies non-existence. You have come to...OBLIVION. |
Bobby | So am I a silver-tongued devil or what? |
Scott | What is it with you, Bobby? You actually like talking to those fool reporters? |
Bobby | Yeah, I do. You're lucky somebody does. |
Opal Tanaka | Everyone should learn a foreign language, Bobby. It broadens the mind. |
Bobby | I'm from Long Island, sweetheart. English is hard enough all by itself. |
Apocalypse | You've had your fun, X-Factor -- your final fleeting moment of glory -- now it's time for you all to DIE! |
Iceman | Yeah. Right. Sure. So what else is new? Better'n' you have tried, buster, but we're still here and still fighting! |
Hank | You don't have to be so protective. |
Iceman | Sure, I do. You're curious, Hank. I'm the man in the yellow hat. That's our relationship. |
Iceman | I need you to chill out! |
Spider-Man | "Chill out"? |
Iceman | I'm sorry. It was the best I had on a moment's notice! |
Sunpyre | Do not touch me. Let us not pretend that we share bonds that we both know are non-existent. |
Iceman (Bobby Drake) | She's Sunfire's sister, alright...! |
Annie Ghazikhanian | Everyone thinks Northstar and I are dating, even though he's openly homosexual.. |
Iceman (Bobby Drake) | Northstar is gay? |
Annie Ghazikhanian | Oh, you're kidding me. You didn't know? How could you not know? |
Bobby | Nah, you're my main nerd. |
Hank | Is this what the cool kids do? |
Bobby | I have no idea what cool kids do. |
Bobby | Boy, I feel like someone's playing head games with me today. I thought that pile of junk was a lot bigger when we walked in. |
Warren | Oh, it's still big! It's just moved around... a lot. |
Past Robert Drake | First I can't get over the fact that they purposely made Wolverine... and now I can't get over the fact that after they saw what Wolverine turned out like, they thought it might be a good idea to clone him into a teenage girl. |
Past Jean Grey | A girl that Scott Summers quite fancies. |
Katherine Pryde | Scott Summers fancies the genetic clone of Wolverine? |
Past Jean Grey | Yes, he does. |
Katherine Pryde | Shudder. |
Iceman | I just like talking to the talking raccoon. It makes me feel like a Disney princess. |
Beast | We're here because... princess? |
Iceman | What? I'd make a better princess than you. |
Iceman | Who are you talking about? |
Angel | Laura. X-23. The only other girl we know who isn't Jean Grey. |
Iceman | Oh! The girl with the claws. |
Beast | Yes. |
Iceman | What? I didn't catch her name. |
Benjamin Deeds | What were you calling her? |
Iceman | Wolverine clone. |
Marvel Girl | But here's the problem, Miss Hill... Why couldn't these Utopians live there? |
Cyclops | Why were they under attack? |
Beast | Why after all we have been through is no mutant safe from attack? |
Angel | How come the Avengers can set up shop anywhere they want and everyone is cool with it? |
X-23 | But mutants... With mutants it's always hit first, ask questions latter. |
Iceman | It's enough to make people a little paranoid, yeah? |
Phil Coulson | They were lying. |
Maria Hill | Not about the last part. |
Red Bishop | We make a choice. And we live with that choice. |
Ms. Marvel | But... what if you're wrong? |
Iceman | If we're wrong, we're wrong. |
Pyro | And we hope to be lucky enough to try again tomorrow. |
Julian Quintero | You're such an inspiration. I might become a super hero myself, and it's so cool to have icons like you representing for us. |
Iceman | That's awesome! So you're a mutant too. |
Julian Quintero | No! I mean for us LGBTQIA+ people. It means a lot! |
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