you will begin to understand.
These storms have weakened the Ring of Verdon,
which protects our planet the way the ozone layer protects your Earth.
I sense a terrible wound. What is that device?
It is the central energy transmitter.
Polemachus depends on it for a great deal, including our security.
But, Arkon, it is causing...
Surely your powers are strong enough to accommodate its presence.
It's over, my darling. We are saved!
Storm, will you rule by my side, as empress?
Yes, I will!
I present to you, our queen, Storm!
Oh, my!
People of Polemachus, in honor of Storm
as both the savior of our planets and as my betrothed,
I hereby proclaim the observance of the festival of Storm!
Every year, this honor shall be bestowed
to show our new queen
how citizens of Polemachus demonstrate their love and gratitude!
Polemachus will again be a kingdom of riches and contentment!
Rebuilding our world is a hard task.
We must not close our hearts to the joys of life!
Let the celebrations begin!
Something ain't right about this dump. I can smell it.
I don't want to lose her either, Logan.
But if this is what Storm wants, who are we to stand in her way?
- We're her friends, that's who. Wolverine is correct.
Storm's acceptance of this marriage proposal seems unnaturally sudden.
And she's planning to stay with him on this mud ball forever.
Storm's not acting like herself!
Perhaps that is because, for the first time in my life,
I am truly happy. I understand your concern.
Cyclops, as our leader, you worry for my safety,
yet you are generous enough to want for me only what is good.
Hank, you have analyzed my decision and found my logic wanting.
My dear friend, my decision comes not from my mind,
but from my heart.
And Logan, you more than anyone know the pain that comes
when one is not at peace.
I have been dedicated to the X-Men since I was a teenager,
never allowing myself a life beyond my work.
I have a chance to make a difference here!
To heal a wounded planet and to be happy with a man that I love.
- A great man! - Who you just met.
Please. You are my family.
Why can you not help me through this and share my joy?
Of course we will.
I wouldn't miss this wedding for the world!
Hey! Get one of those golf balls from Arkon
and we'll get the Professor here to give you away!
Thank you all so much.
You will see. Arkon is a truly wonderful man!
The fleet is ready, Your Majesty. They await only the order to strike.
Excellent! The great eco-instability is now under control.
But it has cost Polemachus dearly in production and wealth!
Your Majesty, the Science Council has determined
that the great chaos was due to the central power grid.
It could have been solved
by simply turning off the main transmitter.
And then what, you fool?
It would be like before, no power for the guards,
no obedience rings to control the workers!
Chaos, rebellion!
I agree! Turning off the grid is out of the question.
There are more laborers than Polemachuns in the city!
Our world is in ruin.
We desperately need help to rebuild it.
And we will get that help from our nearest neighbor, Belgania!
It is my duty to remind Your Majesty of our peace treaty with Belgania.
Our people need workers!
Without them, we return to the barren lives of our ancestors.
Polemachus' destiny will not be stopped
by a scrap of paper!
We attack tonight! Show no mercy!
Wow! This is totally awesome! It's real gold!
I could get used to being a queen!
Uh-oh.
I'm sorry, mistress. Please, do not report me!
It shall not happen again. Forgive me.
- Hey! It was my fault. - I beg you. Do not report me.
Storm, that was weird. She was like...
She was terrified!
A most magnificent homage, is it not?
Oh, yeah. Maybe a little too magnificent.
You know about Storm's tribe worshiping her when she was a kid.
All that goddess stuff messed up her head.
But Xavier worked her through all that.
Maybe. But take a good look around.
I ain't so sure this place is as great for her as she thinks.
Hey, pal. We're buddies of your new queen.
Know where a guy can get a burger and fries around here?
Please!
I am sorry, but I must return to my work at once!
He seemed very concerned about that robot guard.
He wasn't concerned, Hank. He was shaking in his boots.
Get your nose ready, Logan.
We may have some local slime to sniff out before our visit is over.
- Let's follow the tough boys. - Let's not get in too deep.
Boy! They're in one heck of a hurry.
I wonder where they're going?
They are traveling to Belgania,
our nearest neighbor in space.
They will bring back supplies, workers,
and the dignitaries for tonight's royal dinner.
Most important of all, my love,
they will bring back wedding treasures to tempt and delight you.
Arkon, please.
You should not go to so much trouble just for me.
In pleasing you, there is no trouble, only happiness.
That was an awful lot of ships.
The recent crises have ravaged Polemachus.
Our farmlands, factories, villages, and our people have suffered terribly.
Those ships will bring help in restoring them.
The task is enormous.
And we shall face it together.
What is this? How dare you not kneel in my presence!
Arkon, you are hurting her! Stop this, please!
As you wish, beloved.
Forgive me, Your Majesty. It will not happen again.
You may go.
The poor girl was terrified at the sight of you.
Fear is so thick around here you could Rollerblade on it.
Please, you are new to Polemachus.
Our enemies are clever and ruthless.
Friends have been lost through a moment's carelessness.
I must be firm.
Caution is possible without cruelty!
Do not judge me harshly
until you know more of the difficult ways of our world.
I cannot live this way, Arkon! We must discuss this!
Of course, Storm.
Your love means more to me than the beating of my own heart.
Won't you give me your trust as well?
You shall not regret it, I promise you.
You gonna try and tell me these guys are volunteers?
You've made your point, Logan.
I'm gonna turn those iron bully-boys into scrap metal!
I wouldn't advise that, my eager friend! All of you, come with me, now!
Buddy, you just pointed that pop gun at the wrong man!
- Wolverine, wait! - An excellent idea.
He just took out one of those robot guards!
There are more coming! You've triggered the alarms.
We must leave, now!
Looks like he's got a point.
If you know a way out of this, pal, don't keep it a secret!
I guess this means we're not invited to the bachelor party.
You fight well. You must do this often.
I am Mentor, leader of the Belganian resistance.
Perhaps you will help me to free my people.
Beast! Wolverine! Get those prisoners out of there!
Now you're talking!
Everyone, into the hills, now!
The new workers! Section Five! Code Omega!
Wolverine! Any more guards?
Not unless you want to start putting them back together.
They are attempting to transport us again.
- Not this time! - Don't!
About those guards, here comes the B team.
Okay! We've got to get out of here!
- We're cut off! - So?
- I was saving this for an emergency. - I believe this qualifies.
Beast! Hurry, it's beginning to close!
- Hank. How bad is it? - A bit worse than I might have liked.
Summon the healers at once!
Storm, it's like a dream! Everything's so beautiful!
I can't believe how calm you are!
You have always lived on Polemachus. Which one would you suggest?
Mistress, it is not my place!
If my choice were wrong... Please do not ask me!
You have nothing to fear, I have spoken to Arkon.
No! Please!
Storm, something's really wrong here.
I will change it! Whatever it is, I can make it better.
Arkon admits that some of their ways may seem harsh to us.
But Polemachus is fighting to survive. Oh, Jubilee, I am needed here.
Arkon is a kind and decent man! I love him! He asked me for my trust.
- Can't you understand? - Sure.
But I'm not the one you're trying to convince.
How are you feeling, Beast?
Thankful for life,
yet ambivalent about the true function of the pain receptors
of the human nervous system.
Scott, I have grave misgivings about this wedding.
Arkon is a ruthless tyrant!
Thousands of my people have been enslaved.
Thousands more have perished at the hands of his robot guards.
Maybe I should have a little talk with the groom.
I wish it were that easy, Logan. But Storm loves him.
She's got to see Arkon's tyranny for herself.
The heavy metal ore in the rocks above
prevents Arkon from using the rings to detect us.
But that advantage may soon be lost to us.
Let me show you.
We have learned the access codes to Arkon's transport ships.
We could use them to escape, but for this.
That tower feeds energy to the robots, and the control rings.
The entire structure of their police state depends upon it.
Arkon is building an even more powerful transmitter,
one that will detect us even in these caverns.
I'm afraid it's time to break the news to Storm.
And break her heart.
The resistance and your guests rescued most of the slaves
before we could apprehend them.
This is intolerable!
These Earth criminals must be stopped!
But, Your Majesty, they are your fiancée's friends!
- What if they resist? - Eliminate them.
The mood of my fiancée need not concern you.
Don't worry, Storm. They'll show up.
You are not eating your dinner, my dear.
- Does it not please you? - It must be all of the excitement.
Ah, but it has only just begun!
My loyal subjects, by the spirit of my ancestors, a toast!
To Storm, savior of our planet, conqueror of my heart.
Storm, will you stand and acknowledge the love of our people?
I...
- Hope I didn't miss chow. - Seize them!
No! Stop this madness! Cyclops! Logan! What are you doing?
Ask your boyfriend.
Ask him how he recruits the palace help.
- It ain't the want ads, baby. - They are not servants, are they?
- They are slaves! - What of it?
When Belgania was the stronger planet, they raided us.
Now it is our turn! What is wrong with that?
It is the way of all great people!
It is not the way of a just people! How could you lie to me, you butcher!
How could you make me love you?
I did not give you permission to leave!
She doesn't need anyone's permission. Let her go!
Enough of this childishness!
Throw them in the slave pits!
I shall dispose of you myself!
You like scaring people, pal?
Why don't you let me show you how it feels?
- It's Storm! The rings!
If she damages them further, she'll undo all she healed!
Polemachus will be devastated!
Storm, stop! Please!
Storm, listen to me! What you're doing is wrong!
If you want this dirt pile to still be here in the morning, friend,
I'd get us some of those glowing golf balls right now!
You'll hurt innocent people!
Arkon's making you act against everything you believe in!
Please, Storm, he's not worth it!
You are right. Forgive me.
Come on, let's get out of here.
Storm! Please!
Storm, I can get anything, riches beyond your imagining,
our world will worship you!
We are going home.
You will be nothing on Earth, cast out and despised,
feared and reviled for your gifts!
What of the slaves, Arkon?
The slaves? What are they to our happiness?
Everything, Arkon.
I am offering you a world! Don't be a fool! The slaves are nothing.
No living being has the right to enslave another.
One day you may understand.
- What have you done? - A royal wedding gift, from the heart.
To the ships! To the ships!
Storm!