Xavier's School Pilot Episode : In The Beginning 1
So cityofmist was talking about the deleted scenes in XM:FC, and she got the idea that it could have been written as a sitcom. Thanks for that, I couldn't have done it without you. :D
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Scene 1A: Bar
(Bar patrons cheer as a young man chugs the last glass down.)
Man 1: You go, X!
Man 2: Chug it! Chug it! Chug it!
Man 3: Dude, he already did. You're so drunk.
(Cut to Charles, who has cornered a couple of girls at the counter and is now attempting to flirt with one of them.)
Charles: So, you come round here often?
(He waggles his eyebrows suggestively.)
Girl 1: (Unimpressed) I did. Until now.
(She leaves for the dance floor. He turns to the other girl .)
Charles: Hey there, pretty lady. Your eyes are GROOVY.
Girl 2: (Also unimpressed) Get lost.
Charles: Oh I am. In your eyes.
Girl 2: Then you can stay lost. By yourself. I'm leaving.
(She heads for the dance floor, where she pulls the first girl into a deep kiss. Charles is left at the counter by himself.)
Charles: And here I thought mind-reading was supposed to help with this sort of thing.
(He sighs.)
(Girl 3 comes over to the counter and orders a beer.)
Charles: Why hello there. You come here often?
Girl 3: (surprised)... erm, yes?
Charles: Awesome. You have GROOVY eyes, you know. Very pretty.
Girl 3: (blushes). Why thank you.
(She turns to face him fully.)
Girl 3: What else? (She moves right up into his personal space.) Is there anything else, 'groovy', about me?
Charles: Well, er, your hair, blonde, it's very, it's a recessive gene that, er...
(She pulls him closer to her face.)
Girl 3: So, say you wanna...?
Charles: Yes?!
Girl 3: ... go home together?
Charles: *cough* I'll just have to let my sister know- (He straightens his jacket out nervously.) I mean, YES. I would. If you think you're up to it? (He shoots Girl 3 a flirty look.)
(Girl 3 laughs.)
Girl 3: Charles, it's me.
Charles: Who?
Girl 3: Your sister. Raven?
(Her eyes flash yellow.)
Charles: Oh. Well. This is awkward.
Raven: I'd say. You were flirting with me.
Charles: I was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was not.
Charles: Was too- damnit!
Raven: Ha! Got you!
(Barman walks over.)
Barman: Beer for the young lady. (He shoots her a flirty look.)
Charles: (With two fingers to his head.) {Go away.}
(Barman walks off.)
(Raven attempts to sneak a drink.)
Charles: You do know I can see you doing that, right?
(Raven shoots Charles a puppy-face.)
(Charles pouts.)
(They have an Epic Cute Face-off.)
(Raven guiltily puts the drink down.)
(Charles snatches it up and gulps the whole thing down.)
(He makes a face.)
Charles: Ugh.
(They look at each other.)
Raven: Bartender! Another drink-!
Charles: No more drinks, young lady-!
Scene 1B: Bar, less people
(A line of empty glasses are on the bar. Raven is stacking them up into one big tower. Charles is swaying on the edge of his seat.)
(Woman walks over.)
Woman: Hello. Are you Charles Xavier?
(Charles trips over his stool, and hits the floor.)
Charles: Ouch. (He starts to giggle to himself.) Ouchie owie ouch.
Woman: My name is Moira McTaggert, and I'm here on the behalf of the... (she pauses.)
Moira: Are you even listening?
Charles: (Singing to himself.) I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...
Raven: You might want to come back later. As you can see, Charles is currently indisposed.
(They both look at Charles, who is trying to literally jump back up.)
Moira: ... yes. Well, here's my card. Please call me tomorrow, ASAP.
(She hands Raven her card, and leaves.)
(Raven looks at it. She looks surprised.)
Raven: Hey Charles?
(She pokes him with her foot.)
Raven: Charles! Since when do you keep in touch with the- (She looks around before she whispers) -CIA?
Charles: Hm?
(Charles snatches the card out of her hand. He squints at it.)
Charles: Hey look! I've got a girl's number.
(Charles waves it in the air. A couple of the drunken patrons give a ragged cheer.)
Raven: Yes, yes, good for you. Hooray for the highlight of your bar trip. Now get UP!
(She pulls him to her feet. He leans heavily on her.)
Raven: (Sighs.) You're lucky that I love you.
(They stumble out the bar together.)
(The door swings shut.)
(The sound of vomiting from outside comes through.)
Raven:... by the way, you're paying for those shoes.
Scene 2: Xavier living room, the next day
(The phone rings.)
(Raven, lounging on the sofa, picks it up.)
Raven: (in a bubbly tone) Hello! Pizza Hut. How may I take your order?
(She listens.)
Raven (bubbly): Oh, it's alright. Thank you for calling.
(She puts it down.)
Charles: (from out of the room) Who was it?
Raven: (shouts back) Wrong number!
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven: (in a bored teenage boy's voice): Westchester Tattoo Parlor. Who's this?
(She listens.)
Raven (bored): Whatever, man. Just don't call here again.
(She puts the phone back down.)
Charles: Who-?
Raven: Wrong number!
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven: (in a grumpy old man's voice) Whazzit?
(She listens.)
Raven (old man): Go away, I'm not buying anything!
(She slams the phone down.)
(Charles comes into the room.)
Charles: Raven, was that-?
Raven: Wrong number!
(Charles looks suspicious.)
Charles: Three in a row?
Raven: (nodding) People tend to get the '6' and '9' mixed up a lot. It's more common than you'd think.
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven (bubbly): Hello! Pizza Hut. How may I-
(Charles Looks at her, one eyebrow raised.)
Charles: Busted.
Raven: Eep!
(She throws the headset at him.)
Charles: (speaking into the phone.) Hello? Who is this?
(He listens.)
Charles: Moira from yesterday?... What? No, I do not work at a pizza place...
(He shoots Raven a glare. She grins back at him.)
Charles: ... Yes, I think today is perfectly fine. Do you have a preferred time?... Yes, OK, we'll see you there.
(He puts down the phone.)
Charles: Now that that's settled... (he looks up at Raven)... Pizza Hut? Really?
Raven: I felt like it.
Charles: (sigh) Well, at least we know what's for dinner tonight.
(He stands up.)
Charles: Come on, we've got a meeting to attend.
---TBC
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Scene 1A: Bar
(Bar patrons cheer as a young man chugs the last glass down.)
Man 1: You go, X!
Man 2: Chug it! Chug it! Chug it!
Man 3: Dude, he already did. You're so drunk.
(Cut to Charles, who has cornered a couple of girls at the counter and is now attempting to flirt with one of them.)
Charles: So, you come round here often?
(He waggles his eyebrows suggestively.)
Girl 1: (Unimpressed) I did. Until now.
(She leaves for the dance floor. He turns to the other girl .)
Charles: Hey there, pretty lady. Your eyes are GROOVY.
Girl 2: (Also unimpressed) Get lost.
Charles: Oh I am. In your eyes.
Girl 2: Then you can stay lost. By yourself. I'm leaving.
(She heads for the dance floor, where she pulls the first girl into a deep kiss. Charles is left at the counter by himself.)
Charles: And here I thought mind-reading was supposed to help with this sort of thing.
(He sighs.)
(Girl 3 comes over to the counter and orders a beer.)
Charles: Why hello there. You come here often?
Girl 3: (surprised)... erm, yes?
Charles: Awesome. You have GROOVY eyes, you know. Very pretty.
Girl 3: (blushes). Why thank you.
(She turns to face him fully.)
Girl 3: What else? (She moves right up into his personal space.) Is there anything else, 'groovy', about me?
Charles: Well, er, your hair, blonde, it's very, it's a recessive gene that, er...
(She pulls him closer to her face.)
Girl 3: So, say you wanna...?
Charles: Yes?!
Girl 3: ... go home together?
Charles: *cough* I'll just have to let my sister know- (He straightens his jacket out nervously.) I mean, YES. I would. If you think you're up to it? (He shoots Girl 3 a flirty look.)
(Girl 3 laughs.)
Girl 3: Charles, it's me.
Charles: Who?
Girl 3: Your sister. Raven?
(Her eyes flash yellow.)
Charles: Oh. Well. This is awkward.
Raven: I'd say. You were flirting with me.
Charles: I was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was too.
Charles: Was not.
Raven: Was not.
Charles: Was too- damnit!
Raven: Ha! Got you!
(Barman walks over.)
Barman: Beer for the young lady. (He shoots her a flirty look.)
Charles: (With two fingers to his head.) {Go away.}
(Barman walks off.)
(Raven attempts to sneak a drink.)
Charles: You do know I can see you doing that, right?
(Raven shoots Charles a puppy-face.)
(Charles pouts.)
(They have an Epic Cute Face-off.)
(Raven guiltily puts the drink down.)
(Charles snatches it up and gulps the whole thing down.)
(He makes a face.)
Charles: Ugh.
(They look at each other.)
Raven: Bartender! Another drink-!
Charles: No more drinks, young lady-!
Scene 1B: Bar, less people
(A line of empty glasses are on the bar. Raven is stacking them up into one big tower. Charles is swaying on the edge of his seat.)
(Woman walks over.)
Woman: Hello. Are you Charles Xavier?
(Charles trips over his stool, and hits the floor.)
Charles: Ouch. (He starts to giggle to himself.) Ouchie owie ouch.
Woman: My name is Moira McTaggert, and I'm here on the behalf of the... (she pauses.)
Moira: Are you even listening?
Charles: (Singing to himself.) I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...
Raven: You might want to come back later. As you can see, Charles is currently indisposed.
(They both look at Charles, who is trying to literally jump back up.)
Moira: ... yes. Well, here's my card. Please call me tomorrow, ASAP.
(She hands Raven her card, and leaves.)
(Raven looks at it. She looks surprised.)
Raven: Hey Charles?
(She pokes him with her foot.)
Raven: Charles! Since when do you keep in touch with the- (She looks around before she whispers) -CIA?
Charles: Hm?
(Charles snatches the card out of her hand. He squints at it.)
Charles: Hey look! I've got a girl's number.
(Charles waves it in the air. A couple of the drunken patrons give a ragged cheer.)
Raven: Yes, yes, good for you. Hooray for the highlight of your bar trip. Now get UP!
(She pulls him to her feet. He leans heavily on her.)
Raven: (Sighs.) You're lucky that I love you.
(They stumble out the bar together.)
(The door swings shut.)
(The sound of vomiting from outside comes through.)
Raven:... by the way, you're paying for those shoes.
Scene 2: Xavier living room, the next day
(The phone rings.)
(Raven, lounging on the sofa, picks it up.)
Raven: (in a bubbly tone) Hello! Pizza Hut. How may I take your order?
(She listens.)
Raven (bubbly): Oh, it's alright. Thank you for calling.
(She puts it down.)
Charles: (from out of the room) Who was it?
Raven: (shouts back) Wrong number!
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven: (in a bored teenage boy's voice): Westchester Tattoo Parlor. Who's this?
(She listens.)
Raven (bored): Whatever, man. Just don't call here again.
(She puts the phone back down.)
Charles: Who-?
Raven: Wrong number!
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven: (in a grumpy old man's voice) Whazzit?
(She listens.)
Raven (old man): Go away, I'm not buying anything!
(She slams the phone down.)
(Charles comes into the room.)
Charles: Raven, was that-?
Raven: Wrong number!
(Charles looks suspicious.)
Charles: Three in a row?
Raven: (nodding) People tend to get the '6' and '9' mixed up a lot. It's more common than you'd think.
(Phone rings again.)
(Raven picks it up.)
Raven (bubbly): Hello! Pizza Hut. How may I-
(Charles Looks at her, one eyebrow raised.)
Charles: Busted.
Raven: Eep!
(She throws the headset at him.)
Charles: (speaking into the phone.) Hello? Who is this?
(He listens.)
Charles: Moira from yesterday?... What? No, I do not work at a pizza place...
(He shoots Raven a glare. She grins back at him.)
Charles: ... Yes, I think today is perfectly fine. Do you have a preferred time?... Yes, OK, we'll see you there.
(He puts down the phone.)
Charles: Now that that's settled... (he looks up at Raven)... Pizza Hut? Really?
Raven: I felt like it.
Charles: (sigh) Well, at least we know what's for dinner tonight.
(He stands up.)
Charles: Come on, we've got a meeting to attend.
---TBC