The Strange X-Men (Marvel;Re)/Issue 2

This is issue two of The Strange X-Men.

Transcript
The issue begins with a bunch of thugs playing Poker. Suddenly a mysterious man in a hoodie arrives.


 * ???: Greetings gentlemen, I have an offer for you.
 * Thug 1: What is it?
 * ???: I am going to steal a nuclear missile and I need you five to distract them.
 * Thug 2: And risk them killing us? No thanks.
 * ???: I'm not asking.

He focuses his mind as all five of them stand mindlessly and salute.


 * Thugs: Yes Mesmero!

It cuts to the X-Manor as the students are trying to fight Xavier as he fends them off with psychic attacks as Jean is trying to block them off.


 * Xavier: You need to learn to fight a threat that can easily overcome you mentally. Each mutant has an unique power and plenty of them aren't just physical.

They continue trying to beat them as Jean ends up throwing Beast at Xavier psychically.


 * Xavier: Jean... That was too far.
 * Jean: You told to not let the threat overcome mentally.

Xavier's voice begins to shiver.


 * Xavier: Yeah I did...

Logan runs in.


 * Logan: You guys might want to see this.

He turns on the TV as the news reporter is mindlessly mindlessly marching with various citizens chanting "Hail Mesmero!"


 * Logan: I feel the X-Men have to stop this.
 * Ice Man: Are you sure?
 * Cyclops: I have a feeling we can. X-Men.... LET'S GO!
 * Angel: Did we agree on you being the leader?
 * Cyclops: We can decide that later.

They go as Xavier sighs.


 * Xavier: Logan. Do you think that I made the right choice picking Jean?
 * Logan: What do you mean?
 * Xavier: She has potential. But that potential can reach cataclysmic levels. I hope this Mesmero doesn't make her snap...

It cuts to the X-Men arriving at the scene as Mesmero turns and notices them.


 * Cyclops: Freeze Mesmero!
 * Mesmero: Who are you?
 * Beast: We are the X-Men and you are toast.

Mesmero summons the various controlled civilians to attack the X-Men as they begin to fight them off, trying to not hurt them. Mesmero smirks and begins to use his powers to control the X-Men as Jean notices this.


 * Jean: Don't you dare control them!

Her eyes begin to glow some sort of red as she begins throwing civilians at Mesmero. She then flies towards him and begins smashing his face against buildings.


 * Jean: DON'T TOUCH MY FRIENDS!
 * Mesmero: Okay! Okay!

Jean suddenly looses the red eyes and is shocked at what happened. The other X-Men realized that.


 * Angel: Is he bleeding?
 * Beast: What did you know?
 * Jean: I don't know. I need to control it.
 * Cyclops: No worries Jean. We will help.

They walk out as it cuts to a teenage boy having a dream of a mysterious glowing red mutant standing over the remains of Earth with several giant machines by her side. He then wakes up screaming as a well dressed man comes.


 * ???: What is it, Larry?
 * Larry: Dad, I had another bad dream. It had your machines in it.
 * ???: How?
 * Larry: Some sort of mutant took control of them. They are standing over Earth.
 * ???: No worries son. Soon your mutant curse will be removed.

He pats his head as the issue ends.