Episode Eleven - Grim Reminder

Aired: April 14, 2001

Stars: Wolverine, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Sabertooth

Appears: Xavier

Cameos: Rogue, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Spyke

Guests: The Professor (the evil scientist guy - Thanks Gwyn!)

First Appearance(s) of: The Professor

Written by: Greg Johnson and Len Uhley

Summary

Kitty wakes up to her alarm and phases her hand through it to turn it off. She stumbles into the bathroom, phasing through the door, but rushes right back out again. Rogue opens the door and shakes her brush at Kitty telling her the sign said occupied and the door was locked. Kitty mumbles something about anyone being able to read at this time in the morning and Rogue closes the door on her. Back in her room, Kitty is on her bed writing a letter to her parents. Mostly she complains about how crowded the mansion is, and how she can never find anywhere where she can be alone. Rogue walks in and begins to blow dry her hair. Kitty grumps and leaves the room. In the hallway she's literally run over by the other X-Men.

She settles into the kitchen where Logan is reading the newspaper. She writes about how he's a loner and never wants to talk to anyone. When she looks up from her laptop at him, Wolverine asks if he's been reading too loudly for her. She's says that she was just enjoying the quiet. Then the other X-Men burst into the room making tons of noise. Scott turns on the news and Wolverine watches a report about "bigfoot" like damage on "Mt. McKenna". Wolverine leaves upset and Kitty writes about how he doesn't act like they're family, that he's always doing "this lone wolf thing". Upstairs Wolverine freaks out and trashes his room. Kitty passes by in the hallway and hears him. When he staggers out of his room she asks if everything is okay. He says something about redecorating and pushes past her.

Downstairs, Kitty finds Spyke "spyking" a poster to the ceiling. Kitty argues with him over it being everyone's space and he tells her to deal with it. He leaves and she hops onto the sofa to continue writing. She writes about his immaturity, then the poster comes loose and falls onto her head. Next she climbs into a tree outside by the garage. Scott is nearby working on his car. Kitty writes about Scott and how sometimes he tries to be so responsible and others he's a total teenager. Scott revs his car and takes off with his stereo blaring, almost causing Kitty to fall from the tree. She notices Logan and Xavier in a courtyard nearby and writes about Xavier keeping everything together at the Institute.

Xavier talks to Wolverine about his problem. He reads his mind to find out that the nightmare is really suppressed memories of how Logan got his adamantium, and that Mt. McKenna has something to do with it. Logan gets up to leave but Xavier stops him, tells him he knows he's headed to Mt McKenna to find out what's happening there. Logan walks away as Xavier asks if he wants company, but Logan declines.

Kitty is hiding in the Blackbird trying to finish her letter. She writes to her parents about Nightcrawler and how he's always popping in on her and startling her. About that time Kurt ports in and startles her. He asks what she's doing in the Blackbird, and says Scott's going to give them a ride to school. Kitty is irritated and says she only wanted one minute alone. He comments on her being touchy, but about then the Blackbird takes off and they're thrown to the floor.

They head up to the cockpit and find out that Logan is flying the jet. Kitty tries to stop Kurt from going up to him, saying he's been acting wierd all day. Kurt tells her to stop being dramatic and heads up to the pilot's seat. When he puts his hand on Logan's shoulder, Logan pops his claws and swipes towards his head. Kurt stammers and ports back to Kitty. Wolverine follows him back and asks why they're following him, he keeps grabbing his head and groaning. Kitty tries to tell him that they aren't following him, but he becomes angry and tries to slice them with his claws. Kurt ports them back. Logan freaks, mumbling to himself about having to take them back, that they have to get away, that there's something in his head and he can't control himself or be trusted. He closes the door and locks himself in the cockpit. Kitty asks Kurt if he can port them to the ground but he says they're going way to fast and to high up. Kitty says they're stuck on the flight.

Logan lands the jet in the mountains and begins hiking up the peak. Kitty phases out of the jet and Kurt ports out saying that the communicators have been jammed. They follow Logan up the mountain. The Scientist talks to Sabertooth about the chip that's controlling Wolverine. How it's supposed to control him, but he's been fighting it all of these years until now. Sabertooth asks why now and the scientist tells him that Wolverine got to comfortable at Xavier's and let his guard down. He sends Sabertooth out to get Logan. In the woods Wolverine and Sabertooth fight, Wolverine is winning when the scientist shows up with a gizmo that has a dial on it. He turns up the dial and Wolverine collapses holding his head. Sabertooth finishes him off.

Back in the lab the scientist gloats, tells Wolverine it's time that he starts serving him. That his "enhancements" were quite a financial investment. Sabertooth comes in and tells the scientist that they're ready to begin training. The scientist pulls up some monitors with images of Kurt and Kitty on them and says they have test subjects. Wolverine howls no. The scientist tells Logan and Sabertooth that it's time that they resume Project Weapon X, their development as the ultimate mutant slayers.

Kurt and Kitty spot Wolverine up on the mountain, but as Kitty waves to him, Sabertooth walks up to stand beside him. They both start after Kurt and Kitty. The two kids run, but Sabs and Logan catch up to them quickly. Kitty tries to dodge Wolverine, but trips and ends up sliding down a slope. Kurt has to port away from Sabertooth and they end up going off in opposite directions. Wolverine catches up to Kitty and she tries to talk to him. She's beggining to get through with him when the scientist cranks the dial up to 60%. Wolverine starts chasing her again. She gets away by phasing through a rock face, but almost plunges into a ravine on the other side. Meanwhile Kurt is looking for Kitty in the woods. Sabertooth drops down on him from above and Kurt runs, he ports just as Sabertooth catches up to him again.

Wolverine is looking down into the ravine, he thinks Kitty is dead and he howls. Kitty phases up through the ground behind him. He turns on her, but freezes before his claws reach her. Kurt ports in and wants to teleport them both away, but Kitty gets him to wait. She lowers Wolverine's hood and asks him if he remembers her. She tells him he's fighting whatever they've done to him and that he can win. When she asks if he really wants to hurt her, he pulls in his claws and drops to his knees. She throws her arms around his neck and they hug. Sabertooth growls out "Wrong move" and tackles Logan. He chases Logan back up the mountain and Wolverine re-enters the lab. The scientist yells for Sabertooth to get down to the lab and protect him. Wolverine begins slicing through the lab door and the scientist cranks the dial up to 75%.

Kurt and Kitty port into the lab ahead of Sabertooth. Kitty runs ahead to find Logan, while Kurt takes on Sabertooth. Logan makes his way into the lab and the scientist turns up the controls to 100%. Logan drops and the scientist sends out these huge droids to catch him. They have Wolverine pretty much tied up when Kitty phases in and sees what's happening. She runs through the droids shorting them out, then continues on and dives into the labs control panels. Everything starts shorting out and there are some explosions as Kitty phases back out of the panels. Wolverine has regained control and starts after the Scientist. The Scientist says that the whole lab is going to blow. Wolverine says let it and tells Kitty to leave. She doesn't want to leave without him, but Kurt ports in and grabs her. The kids port out as Sabertooth arrives. Wolverine says Project Weapon X is terminated. Outside and in the distance, Kurt and Kitty re-appear. They watch as the whole top of the mountain explodes. Later as they're waiting, Logan staggers up to them looking not so good.

Back at the mansion Logan comes to in the med-lab. Xavier tells him that he's alright and Logan asks about the kids. Xavier tells him that they're fine and Kitty's been in every hour to check on him since the surgery. That they removed the chip. Wolverine says he's going to find out someday who had it done to him. Meanwhile, Kurt is holding everyone out of the dining room as Kitty sits inside finishing the letter to her parents. She writes about how even though the place is crowded, she'd miss bumping into everyone if they weren't there. That it's all a part of being a family.

Summary written by Denaill for her site -

Quotes

Kurt: (about Wolverine) He locked us out!
Kitty: No, he shut himself in. So we'd be safe!
Kurt: There's a crazy person flying the plane! You call that safe? We've got to get out of here!
Kitty: Can you transport us to the ground?
Kurt: Yeah, right. Picture this: bumpety, bumpety, bumpety, bumpety, SPLAT!

Wolverine: (to Sabertooth) All right, Fuzz Bub. Playtime's over. Now I want some answers!
Scientist: You'll get your answers Wolverine, but you'll wish you hadn't!

Kitty: Mr. Logan! Over here!
Kurt: Uh-oh, He's brought a friend!
Kitty: Sabertooth? But they're like mortal enemies!
Kurt: Yeah, Ours!

Kurt: (searching for Kitty) Kitty! Kitty!
Sabertooth: Meow!
(Kurt runs and flips himself up into the trees. Sabertooth follows)
Kurt: Oh right, I forgot that cat's can climb!

Kitty: (To Wolverine) It's me, Kitty. Remember? Half-Pint? Please... try. We had breakfast together just this morning, kinda. Look, whatever they did to you, you're fighting it. You can win. Don't give up. Do you really want to hurt me Mr. Logan?

Sabertooth: Get out of my way!
Kurt: Touch me and you'll find yourself transported two miles into the woods!
Sabertooth: Then that's where you'll drop!

Wolverine: You caged the wrong animal, Bub!
Scientist: Stop! This place is going to blow!
Wolverine: Let it! Kitty, leave!
Kitty: Not without you!
Kurt: No argument this time!
Wolverine: Project Weapon X has been terminated!

Quick Review

All of my favorite characters, lots and lots of action. Kitty vs Wolverine, Wolverine and Kitty become closer, Kurt and Kitty become closer. You really get to see that Kurt has feelings for Kitty. Kitty saves Wolverine. Kurt outsmarts Sabertooth. This episode had it all.

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