Ascension I | |
Season Four, Episode 8 | |
Air date | October 18, 2003 |
Written by | Greg Johnson Boyd Kirkland and Craig Kyle |
Directed by | Doug Murphy |
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- "You are too late. Evolution is upon us, and there's nothing you can do to stop it!"
- —Mesmero
Premise[]
Apocalypse plans to transform all humans with a dormant X-Gene into mutants even though many may not survive the process. In order to make sure his plan succeeds, Apocalypse awakens his Four Horsemen so stop those fighting against him, the Four Horsemen being Mystique, Erik, Xavier and Storm who were presumed to have been killed after their disappearance.
Summary[]
In Egypt, a technological themed pyramid floats above the sand, it begins causing the sand to move to reveal another pyramid below. Apocalypse then flies out and summons another dome to. At a carnival, Mesmero reads from the newspaper that a third dome has appeared but is confronted by Logan. Logan's claws slice through the tent as he steps inside and grabs at a palm reading flyer, he mocks the villain stating that he too can read palms as he goes to attack. Mesmero runs out of his tent in an effort to escape but is stopped by Jean who uses her telekinesis to throw Mesmero back, the latter is then pinned to another tent as Jean and Logan walk over to him.
In the institute, Xavier, Jean, Scott, Logan, Hank and Storm stand around Mesmero so that he does not escape, Jean uses her telepathy to try get information from their prisoner and admits that Apocalypse abandoned Mesmero though the latter claims that is not the case, Xavier then insists he comply as he will get more information either way and promises to be more forceful in obtaining knowledge than Jean was causing Mesmero to avoid that Apocalypse's plan is to awaken the dormant X-Gene in the people of Bayville but his choice of words cause Storm to ask why only many, Mesmero admits that not everyone will survive the process as he then believes he has said too much, Xavier tells him Apocalypse is not his concern anymore as he then goes to gain the information by checking Mesmero's mind where he has visions of the three pyramids being activated. Xavier tells his team what he saw and that the domes are due to Apocalypse and the Sphinx, he then then leaves the room, Storm follows.
As Storm starts to get the Blackbird jet to start, Jean runs over to Xavier to talk to him as she realises that her teacher is going to confront their enemy, Xavier states that she is right much to Jean's worry as she mentions that Apocalypse could harm Xavier the same way he did to Erik though Xavier insists he will be safe due to his plan involving just talking, Jean tries to convince him to allow her to go along with him under the belief that two telepaths would be better but Xavier refuses and tells her that he needs someone to be strong for the X-Men, Jean worried that Xavier will not be back as the latter tells her to be strong, he heads up into the Blackbird as Jean wipes her tears and walks away as the Blackbird leaves the Institute.
In Egypt, Apocalypse steps out of his transportation pyramid and finds himself below the Sphinx. There, he activates several panels that grant him more power. On the Blackbird, Storm tries to convince Xavier that another way may be possible but Xavier admits that time has run out for other options and tells Storm that she is to leave the area if something happens to him, something Storm refuses to do. As Apocalypse regains his strength back as well as more power, Xavier places on a smaller version of Cerebro and Storm relays the scene back to Hank who confirms that he can see it, Xavier then tells Hank not to let the students into the room but the latter admits it is too late to lock the door as the X-Men watch from behind, Jean tells her Professor that none of them will leave him as Xavier thanks his students. As Xavier uses his telepathy, Apocalypse rises from his base and Xavier explains that he is only there to talk, Apocalypse mentions he is an instrument of destiny though Xavier instead says he is an instrument of destruction, Apocalypse mentions he will lead mankind after his plan comes to fruition much to Xavier's horror and tries to stop him, Apocalypse then lifts up up as Storm attempts to attack him using lighting, Apocalypse then causes the two to vanish much like he did to Erik as Hank and the other X-Men watch in horror.
Upset, Jean runs out of the room as Scott runs out after her. Jean cries about how both she and Xavier knew what would happen as Scott tries to calm her down by saying they all knew Storm also would not abandon the Professor, Jean then cries in Scott's arms as he holds her. A S.H.I.E.L.D helicopter lands on the Institute grounds as Nick Fury steps out to talk to Logan, the latter is not impressed by the the arrival as Fury admits that his team also witnessed what had happened in Egypt. Logan leads Fury into the monitor room as the latter orders Hank to show what is happening in Egypt though Hank refuses to do so until Logan tells him to do it. As Hank switches the camera, the team bear witness to a group of Sentinels on screen which infuriates Logan who then claims Fury further endangered the situation though Fury insists that it was not his plan and that due to the Sentinel's mutant hunting programming, they are the best shot they have of facing Apocalypse without risking the lives of any people.
In Egypt, the Sentinels fly towards the area that Apocalypse was last seen in as the latter flies into view, the lead Sentinel's programming detects mutant signs in Apocalypse and they go in for the attack and seemingly gain the upper hand but are stopped once Apocalypse soars towards them and possesses the lead one, the other two are then destroyed as Hank, Logan and Fury watch on. Hank, not impressed asks if that was all S.H.I.E.L.D could do but Fury admits it was only a diversion as he tells the scientist mutant to bring up monitors showing the domes as Rogue and the other X-Men walk in. Fury then admits that the new Sentinel models were equipped with atomic sub-dividers that may have the power needed to breach through the dome's though Logan expresses his opinion that it will not be as easy as Fury hopes. In Egypt, Apocalypse destroys his robotic vessel but is alerted to his domes being damaged and awakens his soldiers, the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, those being Erik, Mystique, Xavier and Storm who had all seemingly died with their awakening being witnessed by the X-Men, Apocalypse commands each of them to go defend a pyramid as each of them take a horse to transport them to their objective much faster.
The horses activate as the four leave, Xavier goes to defend the Egypt pyramid, the Sentinels attempt to fend him off but Xavier easily defeats one of them with a psionic scythe. In China, Storm raises a cloud that threaten to electrocute the Sentinels, the latter group go to fire at her but she charges up her powers. In Mexico, Erik destroys the Sentinels by clashing them into each other with his magnetism as Fury explains that he has no other choices and his only last hope is the X-Men, Logan agrees as his orders four heli-jets as well as a team of four, he tells Kitty to go recruit The Brotherhood, Kurt to go find Evan and that Jean and Scott are to go find anyone else willing to fight, he turns to Rogue and tells her that she is with him and says that he has a special mission for her.
At the Brotherhood's house, Lance tells Kitty he is not bothered, Kitty then tries getting him to ask the other boys, he then yells at them wanting to know if they want to go to Mexico to fight Erik but none of them answer as Pietro is trying to sleep and Toad is drawing on Fred's face with a marker, he tells his ex-girlfriend to forget about the situation and even states Apocalypse's plan may be good as he goes to shut the door. Lance then walks upstairs as Wanda comes down, the two exchange looks as Lance questions if the former would really want to go fight her father, Wanda does not answer but instead heads outside to meet Kitty. At the Institute, S.H.I.E.L.D jets and the Blackbird then take off in order to confront the worst enemy they have fought against.
In Mexico, Erik goes to take down one more Sentinel but it manages to fly towards the dome and blasts at it, the blast causes the dome to start fading away as the Sentinel is then confronted by Erik who then uses his magnetism to crush it. In China, Storm easily destroys the other Sentinels by crushing them in a tornado as Xavier also takes down the Sentinels in Egypt with ease. The Sentinel explodes as the pyramid behind it becomes vulnerable as other Sentinels appear. Hank relays to the groups that their former allies as well as enemies have had their powers enhances and that the fight would be harder than any of them thought it would be Mystique turns from many scorpions into a crow and then flies away. As Apocalypse watches the progress of his servants, Erik fights off a one-armed Sentinel that continues it its pursuit to fight the Master of magnetism, Erik raises it into the sky and strips it down to spare parts as the robot falls to the ground. After rallying together her group, Jean, Tabitha, Jamie, Amara and Colossus leave the jet to confront Xavier in Egypt. Down at the Sphinx, another jet lands with a team consisting of Logan, Scott and Kurt. The third jet lands in China as Storm watches Hank, Evan, Ray and Bobby leave. The fourth and final jet lands in Mexico to fight against Erik with the team consisting of Kitty, Roberto, Alex, Warren and Wanda.
Quotes[]
"You're not coming back, are you?"-Jean to Xavier as the former realises her Professor's plan would put him at risk
"I'm a little afraid it's too late for that"- Hank as Xavier tells him to make sure the students do not enter the Cerebro room as Hank informs Xavier that the students have already done so.
Notes[]
- The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse appear.
- The Horses of Apocalypse appear.
- Apocalypse makes his vocal debut.
- Rogue appears but does not speak.
- The Sentinels are reactivated once more.
- Mystique and Erik appear as two of the Horsemen after presumably being killed.
- Everyone from The Brotherhood is shown, but only Lance speaks
- Wanda is the only one of the Brotherhood who agrees to go with Kitty to Mexico.
- Mystique turned into multiple scorpions, and then a crow.
Trivia[]
- Xavier's ability to generate a psionic scythe may be a reference to Psylocke.
Cast[]
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