wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪdfˈɪfti jˈɪɹz ɪnðə pˈæst, æt ðə ɡɹˈeɪv sˈaɪt ʌv dʒˈiːn ɡɹˈeɪ, sˈaɪkləps ɡˈɪvz ˌʌp ˌɔn sˈuːpɚhɪɹˌoʊɪks ænd tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ hjuːmˈænᵻɾi, tˈɜːnɪŋ dˌaʊn ˈɛmə fɹˈɔsts ˈɔfɚ tə ɹˌiːˈoʊpən ðə zˈeɪviɚɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt æz wˈɛl æz hɜːɹ ˈɔfɚ tə bɪɡˈɪn ɐ ɹˈiːəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð hɜː.
One hundred-fifty years in the past, at the grave site of Jean Grey, Cyclops gives up on superheroics and changing humanity, turning down Emma Frost's offer to re-open the Xavier Institute as well as her offer to begin a real relationship with her.