Blind Alley

Mystique escapes from imprisonment while the X-Men repair and rebuild the Institute. Disguised as Alex, Mystique lures Scott into a trap – leaving him stranded in the middle of the Mexican desert without his glasses. While Jean gets premonitions of danger from Scott, he is rescued from wolves by local oil riggers but is forced to flee. Jean and Professor X home in on Scott’s mental signal while Mystique tries to capture him again and strand him elsewhere. Scott manages to even the odds by taking out the lights and making her as blind as he is without his glasses. He holds his own long enough for Jean to arrive and save him, and the two finally manage to acknowledge their feelings for each other.