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The More Things Change
Somewhere off the coast of France there is an island prison known as The Cage. A large prison guard welcomes another man, who introduces himself as Justin Pierce. He says he is with the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, Metahuman Crimes Division. He is here to see Donald Pierce, and the guard tells him he knows who he is. As they walk town a corridor, the guard informs Justin that Donald isn’t a pretty sight. Some mutant decayed the flesh right off his cybernetic body. Justin asks if anyone has taken care of that. It’s been months. The guard says it isn’t their problem. They imprison them—they don’t have to make them look good. He then asks why he cares. His government is planning to execute him. Justin tells him he wouldn’t be so sure about that...
 As the guard opens the door to let Justin into Donald Pierce’s cell, he tells him he won’t need to worry about his cybernetics in there. The containment field shuts down all functions but life support. Justin says it is good to know as he steps into the cell and says hello to his uncle. Donald Pierce, with a robotic frown, tells Justin not to call him that. He doesn’t have the right. If he was a real nephew, he would have gotten him out of there already. Justin tells him that he is a real nephew, but he’s also a real Federal Agent and Donald is a killer.
 Donald says Justin must be overjoyed to see him facing execution, but Justin says he won’t be facing execution. Against his protests, Justin’s superiors have decided to offer Donald a deal. Justin turns and faces the door, and continues to the subject of the student from Xavier’s who took away Donald’s skin. Kevin Ford. They want Donald’s testimony about his powers. Donald asks if they are going to prosecute Kevin for what he did to him, but Justin says that that was self-defense. However, there was a disappearance in Atlanta, and they think he was decayed like Donald, but all the way to dust. It may be the same kid.
 Donald smiles slyly and asks if his sentence will be commuted if he testifies, and Justin responds that it will be commuted to life with no parole. Donald says that he also want out of there. Too many mutants and freaks. He wants to be in a real prison in America, so Justin says he’ll talk to his bosses. Donald comments about Justin going after one Xavier’s students, continuing that it is good timing. He says that he hears the school is quite vulnerable right now.
 Outside of Salem Center, Rahne, Shan, and Dani all look in horror at the burning rubble that was once the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Rahne stutters, saying that this is horrible, adding that she can’t look away. Shan says an hour… it took Magneto an hour to do this to the Xavier Institute… to their home. Dani adds that there was nothing they could do about it.
 From behind the girls, a familiar voice says he can’t believe it. The girls turn and, with a big smile, Rahne calls out to Sam, who is walking towards them with Roberto and Amara right behind him. Sam says he used to think the mansion would last forever, and then asks how many times it has been destroyed since they’ve been there. Dani gives Sam a big hug as she tells him it’s so good to see him, and he says ‘hey’ back. Off behind the others Rahne asks Amara if she’s alright and starts to comment about the way she left the Institute, but Amara tells her she is fine, without much patience. Nearby, Shan puts an arm around Roberto and welcomes him home. He smiles and says he only wishes there was a home to return to.
 As the former New Mutants hang out near the wreckage, Shan says that it wasn’t supposed to happen here. This was supposed to be the safe place. Amara says For you maybe, and Shan turns and looks at her with a sad look on her face. Sam asks how they all fared against Magneto and his new Brotherhood when the fight happened, but Dani tells him that they didn’t. They had to evacuate the students and watch over them. They missed the whole fight. The X-Men took care of everything. Sam puts an arm around her and tells her she knows that protecting the students is important. Dani agrees and says that she really cares about these kids. But… she doesn’t know…
 Roberto says he knows what she means. If she had told him five years ago that she’d become a teacher, he never would have believed her. Rahne tells him he’s one to talk. Head of X-Corp L.A., huh? Who knew? Roberto asks if she is surprised he’s a successful businessman, and then asks what she thought he’d be. Shan says that she thought he’d become leader of the Hellfire Club. Roberto tells her that she wounds him. He just knows how to get things done. Nothing sinister about that. Shan responds, Sure thing, Don Roberto.
 Sam asks Rahne how she is doing, and she responds that she gets by. Sam tells her she does more than that, pointing out that she’s been through a lot and she always comes back strong. He then adds that he is sorry about her mom. Roberto tells her that he likes the hair, and the new look, and then adds to Sam that she looks good, and Sam agrees as he leans closer to Rahne. Rahne asks if she mentioned that she got her powers back as she and Sam get a bit of a lovey-dovey look. Amara interrupts saying she is hungry, and asks if they can take the reunion elsewhere as she stands apart from the rest, looking somewhat uncomfortable. Dani says sure and adds that she has a place she really wants to show them.
 At the JFK Airport in New York City, a bunch of Federal Agents load Donald Pierce into the back of a van. One of the agents tells Pierce not to get any ideas. The cuffs he is wearing work the same way as his cell, so nothing in his cybernetic arms is going to give them any trouble. Justin watches as his uncle is loaded in, and then follows along behind the van as they head down the highway. On the radio, Escort Two asks Escort One if everything is under control, and at about the same time, one of the agents riding in the back of the van with Pierce asks him what he is doing as he stretches his arms out forward. Pierce says he is stretching, and moments later, the driver hears a slashing noise behind him. On the radio, Escort Two asks Escort One to please reply, but Donald Pierce has taken out the two agents in the back with a large blade coming out of his arm, and soon the van goes out of control off the road and into a tree.
 Justin Pierce stops his car behind the van and calls the names of two agents, and when he doesn’t get a response, he pulls out his gun and heads into the trees. From ahead of him, Donald Pierce calls back that he can kill Justin where he stands, but unlike him, he values family. Justin races after his uncle, but Donald calls back that he is leaving. He has a date with a traitor and some mutants.
 Meanwhile at the Grindstone, the former New Mutants have arrived and Roberto spots Luna and announces that he thinks he is in love. Shan swats him and tells him that she is sorry, but he doesn’t stand a chance with Luna. He says no woman can resist his charm, so Shan points out that she can. He starts to say that she and Luna are together, but she interrupts with a stern No, so he says there is still hope. He leans across the counter with a big goofy smile and tells Luna that she is the loveliest creature he has seen in quite some time. He starts to introduce himself, but she says his name for him, adding that she has seen him on the news. She then asks him what she can get him, but says they should just stick to coffee.
 As Shan and Roberto head for the table with their coffees, Roberto comments on Luna’s name and says he could craft a poem around it, but Shan isn’t all that impressed by the idea. At the table, Shan asks Amara if she is going to come back and join them in the teaching gig at the school. Amara says no, and Dani asks if she is sure, but gets cut off by Amara excusing herself from the table. Dani follows, telling her that they need to talk. She tells her that she hasn’t said a word since she got there, and asks if there is something wrong. Amara gets angry and insists nothing is wrong, adding that she wishes everyone would stop asking. Dani says that Sam told her she was doing okay, but she isn’t seeing it. Amara gets offended that Dani was checking up on her, so Dani tells her that she didn’t have much choice. She took off from Xavier’s without a word and hadn’t contacted them since she got to L.A. Amara tells her that she doesn’t need guilt from Dani right now, so Dani asks her what she does need, and asks her to help her out, because she is trying, but just then someone opens the door and asks for Ms. Moonstar.
 Dani turns to the man, who entered the coffee shop and asks him to excuse her, but she was right in the middle of a conversation, but he doesn’t let her finish. Amara walks away as Justin Pierce introduces himself as being with the F.B.I. and tells her they definitely need to talk. Rahne watches and wonders what is going on, and asks if they should—but Sam stops her, telling her that Dani is the leader of this unit, so let her deal with it. She’ll tell them soon enough. Shan turns to Sam slightly annoyed and tells him that they are teachers. They are not a unit. Sam agrees, but they should still let Dani handle it. Across the room, Dani has just learned that they lost Donald Pierce. She asks if it would have anything to do with Justin’s last name. Justin says that it is true that Donald is his uncle, but nobody wanted to see him rot in The Cage more than him. Dani says she thinks he is wrong about that.
 Dani asks why he was being moved from The Cage anyway. Justin says it is because the government cut a deal with him. Dani is very angry and asks what kind of deal they could cut with a mass murderer. What could he possibly offer? Justin says that it information on the student that attacked him in New York they are after. Information that could help in a possible murder case in Atlanta. Dani gets a horrified look on her face, but Justin continues. He says he can guess what happened in Atlanta, and his uncle attacked her kids in New York. If Kevin Ford is still in her care, he needs to turn himself in. Dani says that Kevin left the school months ago. She doesn’t know where he is. Besides, they have more immediate problems now. She heads back to the other former New Mutants and tells them that one of her kids may be in trouble. And Donald Pierce just broke loose.
 At a motel 15 miles outside of Salem Center, Donald Pierce thanks Duncan, not only for bringing him his Reavers, but also for bringing him his skin back. As he adjusts the skin on his face, he says he feels much better now. He then turns to his four followers and tells them that they have one more chance to prove themselves worthy of the name Reaver and the cybernetic enhancements that come with it. The mutant enclave has been shattered by one of their own so they have never been more vulnerable. Duncan then tells Pierce that he was the one who brought Josh Foley to join the Reavers, so it’s his fault Josh betrayed them. When it all comes down, he wants to be the one to deal with him. With a large smile, Pierce tells Duncan that he would expect nothing less.
 In a building in Salem Center, Josh complains loudly that this place is awful… the fight with Magneto is over so can’t they find someplace better for them now? Josh, David, Laurie, and Sofia sit in one corner of the room with Nori next to them, and various other students and a whole bunch of sleeping bags are scattered around the room. Josh then says the place stinks like his sock drawer and waves his hand in front of his face. David tells him that his sock drawer isn’t supposed to smell bad. It’s called laundry.
 Laurie comes up with any idea that, since the threat is over, maybe they’ll let them stay at her mom’ house… it’s local… Sofia closes her eyes and smiles, mentioning how it would be to have a working shower. David hangs his head and says they probably wouldn’t go for it, except for Laurie. Just then, Dani and Shan rush into the room and Sofia mentions Laurie’s idea, but Dani apologizes, saying that they can’t do that. There is a new threat. She asks them to gather round, Noriko, too.
 Shan informs them that Pierce is loose and may be headed this way. Noriko says that it doesn’t concern her, so she wanders away. Shan tells them that this is the safest place for them right now, with over a hundred students and all the faculty, Pierce will never make a move. Dani starts thinking that if Pierce doesn’t strike, he’ll just be out there… but if they can draw him out… but Shan says she thinks that’s a bad idea. Josh steps forward and says that since he’s after him, he’ll do it.
 As Dani walks out of the room, she calls Agent Pierce. Shan follows her and asks her if she is actually thinking of using Josh as bait. Dani tells her that they’ll just move Josh onto the campus, and if Pierce finds out, he might be willing to show himself. Shan tells her that’s insane, but Dani argues that the F.B.I. is here, so they can have them cordon off streets, then make it look like they left an opening. Pierce has to be monitoring. And he’s just arrogant enough—but she gets cut off by Shan, who says that that’s not the point. Josh’s safety comes first. Shan reminds Dani that she is his guardian now. And she is a teacher. As the other former New Mutants watch, Dani says she remembers, but she was so busy being a teacher and guardian that she couldn’t do anything to stop Magneto. She says that if they don’t catch Pierce, Josh will never be safe. She then tells Justin that she needs a favor. As he leans on a window frame smiling, he tells her that he heard, and he’s on it.
 As Josh leaves with Dani and the gang, Laurie tells him to be careful. David then tells him that he is a lot of things, but a coward isn’t one of them, and then asks if he is sure he wants to do this. With a look of determination, Josh says he used to work for this guy, so he figures he has to do it. On the radio, Agent Pierce tells all units that they are moving Josh Foley onto the campus, and to stand by. Donald Pierce, who was listening in, says Perfect. As the good guys arrive at the ruined campus, Roberto comments about Josh having worked for Pierce, then adds that Sam did, too. But… Sam’s an X-Man, says Josh. Roberto says he knows. He was just trying to tell him that anything is possible.
 While driving, Duncan tells Pierce, who is sitting right next to him, that the F.B.I. is in town so this is gonna be tough. Pierce says he is tapped into their communication, so he’ll find an opening. At the Institute campus, Dani tells Josh that she knows he wants to play hero, but she will never forgive herself if anything happens to him, then tells him to use the radio if he needs anything and shows him into his hiding place. Right about then, Pierce and the Reavers arrive nearby and Pierce tells them that they have one chance to get to that campus unmolested.
 Elsewhere on the campus, Shan tells Amara that she should know they are only worried about her because they care. She can tell them if she still isn’t feeling herself. Amara tells her that she and Dani don’t get it. She was so ashamed of how weak and out of control she felt. She couldn’t call them. And now she is ashamed that she didn’t. She says she is a terrible friend. Nearby, Sam asks Rahne if she is alright. She says not really. This’ll be her first battle since getting the wolf back. Sam leans in close holding her chin, and says that she can handle herself. She says that isn’t what she meant. What if she loses control? He tells her that isn’t going to happen. As their lips get closer and closer, Sam says he can’t. He scratches his head nervously, mentioning Lila, but he gets cut off by Rahne shushing him as she whips her head around. She tells him that Pierce is coming. She can smell him.
 Rahne leaps through the air towards the Reavers as Sam calls for her to wait. Dani tells them all that this is it. Like they planned. Rahne hits one of the Reavers, and knocks him down, and Pierce jumps back in surprise. Pierce whips out his arm blade and tells his Reavers that now they will make up for New York and teach Josh the price of betrayal. Their helmets should shield them from their mental attacks so it won’t be a repeat of last time.
 As Sam, Dani, Amara, Shan, and Roberto stand facing Pierce and his remaining three Reavers, Pierce says how fortunate it is that this is almost exactly the same collection of mutants he fought all those years ago. He then says the only reason they survived back then was because Xavier was there to help them, but he’s not there now. Dani tells him that they’ve grown up since then, and they aren’t afraid of him. She then calls Now to Sunspot, and he goes into his super-strength black form and attacks all the Reavers, removing their helmets. Karma then announces she’s got control of them. The Reavers are out of it. Nearby, Wolfsbane crouches on top of Duncan, ready to strike, and he begs her not to kill him. She stays positioned to slash with a ferocious look to her face, but she releases him and tells him to get out of there, and he runs away, looking back with a look of surprise.
 Pierce stands impressively with his large blade stretched out, and says that they may have handled his help, but he thinks they’ll him harder to—but he is cut off as Cannonball shatters his blade and tells him he always talks too much. Mirage then grabs him and flips him over slamming him into the ground, telling him it’s over. He lies on the ground smiling, saying that perhaps it’s over for them. Their school is destroyed. Xavier’s dream is done. Just then, a large magma ball smashes into the ground right beside his head as Magma tells him to be silent. She stands over him and tells him that the school was supposed to be a haven from people like him. And it will be again. She then lets a whole bunch of magma balls rain down on him, leaving him injured and smoking in a small crater. Shan comes by says she hates to ask, but asks her if she is alright. Amara says she will be.
 As they walk towards the crater, Sam comments about what almost happened, but Rahne tells him to forget it. Animal instincts: She’ll get them under control. The F.B.I. move in and Justin tells them they are quite the team, then adds that they’ll take care of Pierce and make sure he stays locked up this time around. As Dani arrives to get Josh, he sticks his head out and asks if it’s over. She smiles and says “yeah, like you weren’t watching through the window.” As they head off the campus, Dani tells Josh that what he did took great courage. But that’s not what makes her proud. He did what he was told and stayed safe. He did well. He says that the agent guy was right. They kicked butt. Roberto says of course they did. They are the New Mutants. Dani corrects him, saying they were.
 At the front door of the X-Corp place they are staying, David, Sofia, and Laurie welcome him home, Laurie calling out to him, saying he’s okay. He runs up to them and tells them that it was so cool. A small distance away, Roberto comments to the others that Josh is right. It was cool. They still make a fine team. He says sometimes he wishes… Dani says she does, too. Sam puts a hand on her shoulder and asks her if she misses it. The teamwork. Fighting the good fight. She says sometimes… so Sam tells her to come with him. Stop teaching and join the X-Men. Dani tells him to let her think on it, it’s tempting… She looks at her students, Josh, David, Sofia and Laurie, and adds that someone needs to teach the next generation.


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Return of the Legion – part 2: Security Blankets
The backroom of a bar in a small town: standing next to the tied-up, unconscious body of Xi’an Coy Manh aka Karma are her teammates, Sunspot and Cannonball. Sam is phoning their teammate Magma, telling her she isn’t making sense. Shan is right with them. Tied up, a prisoner or something. Roberto observes that it looks like she isn’t all there.
That’s what she’s saying, Amara replies. She thinks the rest of Shan is hereI with her and Illyana.
Magik is kneeling opposite Legion, asking if it’s really Shan in there. Yeah, she’s stuck in this body, Karma replies. With Marci’s umcomprehending, scared parents standing in the background, Amara breaks the news to Shan that she is in David Haller’s body.
Is she for real? Karma asks. Well, she’s not going to lie to them… that explains a lot!
Legion’s mindscape:In David Haller’s mindscape, Shan is running for her life, dragging a long the missing girl Marci and holding the doll Marci was playing with. Chasing them is a bloodthirsty assortment of beings from normal men to tentacled monsters, all various split-personalities of David.
Trying to open a door, Karma continues that Legion’s psyche is more fractured than they’ve ever seen before.
They are coming, Marci warns Karma. Just a second, sweetie, Shan tries to calm her When the door proves locked, Shan kicks it in.
Who is she talking to? the two girls on the outside ask.
Shan enters the room with Marci and locks the door by pushing a chair under the doorknob. She explains that she found the suspected mutant she and Dani were looking for. Marci. Everyone in town was playing dumb, so Karma reached out with her power to see if she could contact the girl’s mind. She found her consciousness but it wasn’t in her mind. It was here.
She looks around, searching for an escape and finds a ladder leading to an opening in the ceiling. She and Marci take it while the knocks on the door get louder. Dani was with her when it happened. Have the others seen her?
Negative, comes the reply. Shan continues, she’s in trouble here. They need to get her to Emma fast. She might be powerful enough to sort this all out.
Marci reaches the top of the ladder. Shan tells her to hide up there and stay quiet. Marci asks her to send the doll Morrie up next. Davey told her to keep it safe.
In a second, Shan promises and looks down to the door that’s broken down by the mob that very moment.
Amara tells the boys that Karma has stopped talking to them. Something’s happening…
Bobby decides to get Shan’s body out of the chair she is tied to. As he touches her she seems to possess him automatically and Sunspot briefly appears in the mindscape Shan is trapped in.
In reality, he falls to the ground when Cannonball uses his blast-field to separate the two of them without touching Shan himself.
Amara asks Shan what is going on. Sam says her powers are going haywire.
She doesn’t know and is a little busy, comes the reply as her hunters – anything from men to monster – close in on her. She knows the fixers, one of them mutters,  won’t fix us.
Their leader is revealed to be Jack Wayne, Legion’s telekinetic psychopathic personality. Never seen her before, he tells her, but he thinks he knows a few of her friends… the silly robot with the autistic friend? The werewolf and the squaw? The fixers, another one repeats. That’s right, Jack agrees. The fixers. The ones who put little David Haller’s mind together again. David came here looking for them, so they could do it again. As she can imagine they are not planning on letting that happen.
Now the way she is clutching that doll suggests she probably knows they can’t do anything unless they have it. So he’s going to cut to the chase and offer her a deal.
A stuttering, half-naked, emaciated freak mutters w-wolf and the squaw, the robot and the g-g-geek. Can’t have them f-f-f-ixing us again.
Jack orders Shan to hand the doll over and they’ll just kill her friends. He can convince the others to let her live, because, like he said, they don’t know her.
That’s right, Karma snarls, they don’t know her! She kicks Jack in the knees and elbows his nose. She shouts to Amara on the outside that they want Dani. She pushes Jack into the crowd. They want to kill Dani and Rahne! Dani isn’t safe! They need to find her. While the girls outside wonder what is happening, Karma turns back to Marci in the attic, asking her to be brave.
Amara tells Sam over the phone they are losing her. Sam doesn’t know what to do.
Karma hands Marci the doll and orders her to run before dozens of hands drag her down.
What is happening? Roberto wonders as Shan’s body begins to moan.
Elsewhere, Amara shakes Legion’s body, calling Shan.
A child-like voice replies that Shan’s with the bad men now. Marci’s mother recognizes the voice. She runs to David. Is that Marci? Did she come back? Marci cries they are coming for her and begs her mommy to take her away. Marci’s mother pushes Amara aside and tries to get to her daughter. Amara tells her she is crazy.
Illyana observes the woman cries as her mother did when the demons came for her. That is her daughter. Yeah maybe, Amara replies unconvinced, but it’s also their friend…
She kneels down next to Legion and announces they are taking him to Emma now. They’re coming for me, Momma, Marci whispers from Legion’s body. Marci’s mother snarls at Amara to get her hands off her. Marci may be a mutant, but she is still her daughter!
Illyana tries to explain that her daughter’s body is elsewhere. The woman continues ranting. They told her they’d do this! When Marci stumbled back into town looking like that but asking for her mother… She touches Legion’s feet. They said she must be a mutant… some sort of shapeshifter… They said if she didn’t lock Marci up, they would. Said she would have to keep her out of sight or other mutants would come. So that’s what she did. She angrily turns towards the girls. They came anyway! They came, but she won’t let them take Marci away!
Her husband holds her back and asks her to stop. Let them take it, he orders her calmly. I-it? she repeats disbelievingly. That thing isn’t their daughter, he replies resigned. She needs to let them take it. He called them, didn’t he? she asks. He denies it without conviction.
Marci in Legion’s body announces in horror that they are coming!
In Legion’s mindscape, the other personalities are climbing up the ladder and surround Marci. She cries to her mother for help.
While she cries for help, her mother decides that they can’t leave their daughter in the hands of strangers.
In Legion’s mindscape, the others have overwhelmed Marci and a particularly brutish looking one has gotten his hands on the doll and thereof gained control of Legion’s body. Finally… he gets to introduce himself.
Legion’s face suddenly looks evil. His name is Drexel, &%$§ you! Amara and Brett, Marci’s father stare in surprise before Drexel slams them away with super-strength. Oh that felt good! he exclaims.
In Legion’s ,mindscape the giggling clown grabs the doll and therefore control.
Legion giggles and hits Magik with a sonic scream.
Marci’s mother runs to Legion, asking him what he is doing, addressing him as Marci. Her husband runs to her, trying to drag her away.
In Legion, another personality shift takes place and the new personality impales both of them on his arm.
A stuttering, thin personality grabs the doll, stammering that Jack says Moonstar is close, f-fly away to the Moon. Under his control, Legion flies away.
Dying, Marci’s mother asks her husband if he called them and he admits it.
Sam and Roberto’s call wakes up the two girls. Illyana warns the boys that Legion is after Dani. They have to find her!
In the bar, Sam turns to Noah, the barkeeper and asks him about the other girl that came in with their friend. Angrily, Noah replies she was disturbing the peace. Asking about mutants… trying to start a panic. She’s in jail; they didn’t hurt her. Like they didn’t hurt Shan? Sam asks and slams him against the wall. Did she tie herself to that chair?
Noah explains that when they told her they didn’t know anything about no mutie girl, she said she was going to check if they were lying. Next thing she’s foaming at the mouth.
Sam asks Bobby to come help him find Dani. What about Shan? Sunspot asks. She’s fine Noah insists. Maynard started shaking just like her while he was tying her up. No one’s gonna touch her.
She was just trying to help, Sam points out. Oh yeah? Noah scoffs. Like “help” turn Westcliffe into a crater? He knows what happens to towns with mutie kids. Ever heard of a little place called Cooperstown, Alaska? Damn, Bobby admits. Low blow.
They walk outside to find the police already there. No time for this, right? Bobby asks. Right. He hates doing this in front of people, Sam mutters as he lifts up Bobby and he cannonballs away.
The police station. The door opens. As the receptionist sees the person coming in she nervously states that he shouldn’t be out, for his own safety. If he doesn’t leave, she’s gonna have to call…
Legion burns her with his mental powers and steps into the cell block. Dani, Dani, he goads. You’re going to die, Dani. Which way would you like us to kill you… for we have many.
Then come on in, I’ve got a few myself, Dani Moonstar replies grimly from her cell.


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Return of the Legion – part 3: Cognitive Therapy
Legion, dominated by the evil Jack Wayne personality, stands outside Dani’s cell, an evil grin on his face. Hey there, doll, remember me? Jack Wayne, she replies coldly. Smart girl, he laughs. He had to do some slick talking to snag the honor of offing her. There’s a bit more competition in here these days. She should see it, they are finally living up to their name. They are Legion.
Telekinetically he tries to pry the bars apart. Strong bars, he finds. Dani assumes a fighting stance and warns him if he really wants her out of this cage. He needs to think about that real hard.
As the bars begin to bend, he tells her not to bluff a bluffer. He knows she’s lost her powers- or he should say her friend knows it. And, since she’s part of them now, that’s the same thing as him knowing. She feels sorry for Dani, did she know that?
Furious, Dani shouts at him to shut up. He’s not even a real person! He’s just a figment of David Haller’s imagination! That’s right, Wayne agrees as he telekinetically lifts her and brings her closer to the bars. David’s fantasy of a man’s man. Able to do everything David’s still scared of. That’s why she won’t get rid of him. David needs him. Needs him to deal with things a man deals with. Like women. Maybe, before he kills her, he should teach David about the birds and the bees… Try it, Dani snarls, adding an insult.
Suddenly, there is a booming nose. Sam cannonballs through the prison’s wall and Sunspot whom he is carrying kicks David away and through the building with all his strength.
He can’t see where Legion landed, Roberto announces. They should get after him. Sam asks if Dani is all right. Yeah, the cell slowed him down just enough, she replies. Where’s Shan? Is she okay?
Sam explains she is trapped inside Legion. They’ve got to get them both to Emma. Dani agrees and orders him to get her out of the cell. Sunspot runs ahead to find Legion. Same hesitates. Let her out, Dani states coldly. Sam admits that the last thing Shan said was Legion was coming for Dani because she was part of the team that “fixed” Haller’s mind before. Perhaps she’d be safer…
Let her out! she repeats. Sam apologizes. She said herself, he had trouble with the cell. Cyclops put him in charge, she is his responsibility… Dani swears and shouts after him Don’t you do this!
Legion lands outside. Angry, Jack Wayne’s justifies himself. He knows he should have just off'ed Dani. Fine. He hands the doll (and hence control) to another personality, an obese, crying woman named Sally. Nobody loves me, she bubbles.
In the real world, Sunspot has found Legion hugging himself, muttering Nobody loves me. Come again? Sunspot remarks. Nobody Loves Me! Legion shouts and hulks up. Sunspot hesitates, then admits he has no idea what to say. With a cry of rage, Legion/Sally pummels him.
That moment, Cannonball comes flying and slugs the hulked up Legion away.
Cannonball lands and orders Sunspot to get his head into the game. He didn’t expect him to say that, Bobby defends himself. Where’s Dani? He asks. Safe, Sam replies curtly.
While Sally still blubbers that he hurt her like all the rest, another personality, a handsome confident young man, takes away the doll. He takes over.
Legion shrinks to normal size. Tally ho, old chums, he greets the mutants. Name’s Hugh Davidson. Surely they can talk about this like adults. Work out a deal. They leave Legion alone. Legion leaves them alone…
Sorry, Hugh, comes the reply. Unless he’s willing to come to San Francisco for some serious couch time with Emma Frost, they have a problem.
Hmm, in that case… Hugh seems to consider. The next moment, a preternaturally long tongue leaps out of his mouth and he begins to strangle Sunspot with it. Sam slugs him several times but Hugh doesn’t let go. It takes all of Sunspot’s super-strength, plus Sam’s beating, for the Hugh personality to finally let go.
Another personality has taken over. Legion holds his arm over his face protectively and begs please no hurt him anymore. Supposed to help him!
See, watch this, Sam tells Bobby. Instead of talking about his feelings, he’s going to knock him the &%$ out.
Why do they wanna do that to him? the personality asks, apparently an alien. He nice. They hit him too hard, another bad one take a turn.
If his tongue leaves his mouth, he’s busting his head open, Bobby warns him. They’ll have to restrain him, Sam adds.
While the being talks to them, at the same time a golem of Legion forms from the ground of Dani’s cell, talking synchronously.
Me no fight you, it assures them, it’s a good one. Not like the others. Just how many others are there? Sam asks. It’s not sure. Hundreds, thousands maybe? How did Legion go from three to “thousands?” Sunspot wonders.
A confused Dai stops trying to work the lock as the being begins to grow from the ground, first showing Legion’s unique hairstyle.
The being explains: Bishop use knife made out of David-though and hurt them real bad. They fell to the place that never be real again. The no-time.
One of the golem’s appendages forms into a kind of lance and tries to impale Dani, hitting her head instead.
It continues, they got lost in the no-time. The bad sometimes caught others. Made them slaves like it.
The golem corners Dani.
They made David sad, so he brought them here where he say the fixers be. What is he talking about? Sunspot demands. Dani and Rahne were part of the team that put David Haller back together again, Cannonball explains as he holds Legion upright. The “Fixers.”
The personality begins to cry. But bad ones don’t want to be fixed. Want to kill. That’s why they make it kill the Fixer now. Oh God, what’s its powers? Sam exclaims. It’s so sorry, it sobs. They kill it if it doesn’t do this.
The golem has Dani by the throat, beginning to throttle her. It draws back one hand to form another stake. It explains that it made Dani’s friends scared. They coming to save her. Won’t be here in time. It so sorry.
That moment, the Golem melts, leaving only the hand around Dani’s throat. She gathers it off as the cavalry, Magma and Magik, come in through the molten wall. She lives? Illyana asks simply. Yes, Dani replies. Good.
A moment later, the boys cannonball into the cell. As Dani rubs her aching neck Sam begins to apologize profusely. Without a word she decks him hard, then stumbles outside the cell. Where is she going? Amara asks. To make herself useful, Dani replies curtly.
The others wait inside the cell. Illyana reminds them Shan is still trapped inside the monster. They found her body? At the bar where the girls left them, Sam replies, but they can’t help her. Her powers are out of control. Roberto adds that if you get too close you’re taking a one-way-trip to Legion’s mind too.
And this is bad? Illyana asks with a smirk. Perhaps they could rescue her. Bobby admits she might have a point. Sam puts his foot down. He wants to save Shan as much as they do, but if any of them go in there before Legion’s body is secured it’s suicide. It’s going to take all of them to subdue Legion and get him to Emma. She’s the only one of them who’s qualified to go poking around in David Haller’s mind.
Illyana creates a stepping disk. They don’t know how far she has travelled to protect her. She is too important. Illyana must try!
Sam warns her. If she goes in there, she could lose herself forever. She looks around. What makes him so sure, she has a self to lose? With those parting words, she disappears.
Oh well, that’s great! Sam exclaims exasperated. Eh, she’s gone, buddy, Sunspot shrugs. What’s next? Amara, remarks she’s not trying to step on Sam’s toes, but they are outmatched. He needs to call the X-Men. Dejected, Sam admits she’s right. They should get a move on. They can’t give Legion time to go after Dani again.
That’s not going to be an issue, Dani replies, returning loaded for bear. They are going after him.
Illyana reappears in the bar’s back room. Cannonball contacts her and explains that they are trying to take Legion out. She needs to be aware of the risk of what she is about to do. If Legion dies while she’s in there, she’s gonna die too. They are gonna try to keep him alive, but he can’t guarantee it.
Without hesitation, she step over bodies to get to Karma. Also, Sam continues, Dani says, it could kill David, if even one of his personalities “dies” in his mindscape. Under no circumstances is she to harm any of them. Is he making himself clear? He repeats his order. Illyana touches Shan and her body falls to the floor the next moment.
Her personality finds herself in Legion’s mindscape. David’s evil personalities leer at the arrival of the pretty newcomer. She is here for Xi’an Coy Manh, Illyana announces as she manifests her Soulsword. Take her to Karma, she orders. Now!
Ha! Jack Wayne leers at the front of the others. Like he always says, can’t bluff a bluffer. They know her boss man won’t let her use that sword of hers. They heard ‘im.
Oh, they heard him, did they? That’s good, Illyana replies with a malicious smile.
She swings her sword wide, cutting two personalities deeply across the stomach and then beheading Jack Wayne without any hesitation. The others retreat horrified as his head roll in front of their feet.
To tell the truth, Illyana states, she wasn’t paying attention.


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Two automated missiles announce that there are ten seconds to intercept. Request permission to arm.
At HAMMER Anti E.T. Missile Command, the man in charge announces that the missile AI is asking to go live. Look at that thing move! Permission to arm granted, another decides. Kill the target!
However, the missiles don’t blow up. Instead, their target touches them and control learns disbelievingly that the missiles don’t want to blow up.
Newfriends wish to fly with self for a while? Warlock asks the two transmuted missiles. Affirmative comes the reply. Thank you.
Meanwhile in Utopia, the X-Men’s new mutant nation state, Danielle Moonstar is in the makeshift stables, busy grooming Brightwind, the flying Asgardian horse she regained after her deal with Hela.
Some creatures are just born to fly, aren’t they? the X-Men’s leader Scott Summers aka Cyclops marvels. He apologizes that they have to coop Brightwind up here for the time being. Their fight with Osborn may have left them a rogue nation, but he doesn’t want to test airspace treaties until everyone’s settled down. He’ll be okay, Dani replies. Stomping all over the god of war should be all the exercise he’ll need for awhile.
Scott praises Dani for her battle against Ares. He couldn’t ask for a better soldier. He’s not sure what she agreed to or gave up to get Hela to grant her that power, but if she owes her anything, he can… It was her deal to make, Dani stresses. When the time comes to pay the price, she doesn’t expect anyone else to reach for their wallet.
He knows, Scott agrees, but until they figure out what that price is, he was thinking she might want to think about teaching again. What about Sam’s team? Dani asks confused. Scott looks down for a moment, at a loss for words. Then he simply states that Sam submitted a permanent team roster for his group of X-Men. Dani wasn’t on it.
Horrified Dani turns away, ignoring Cyclops’ “sorry.” Alone, he realizes how cruel his bluntness was. He might as well have Emma break the news. He calls Sam. They might have a situation here.
Elsewhere on the island, Xi’an Coy Manh is reading a book outside Doctor Kavita Rao’s office. Illyana (dressed in a metal t-shirt, a miniskirt and wearing a sword pendant reminiscent of her Soulsword) steps out of the office. With a broad grin, Illyana winks at Shan as she walks past her. Shan is called in next.
Dr. Rao apologizes for this debriefing not being earlier but now that the Osborn situation has been addressed, David Haller is the science team’s alpha priority. She’s sure Karma has heard she is in charge of debriefing her team. It’s come to their attention that Illyana destroyed five of Legion’s personalities while rescuing Shan from his mind. This is a serious breach of conduct and she is afraid there will be consequences. Luckily, Dr. Nemesis assures her David’s psyche is split into so many pieces that losing a few won’t do any major harm. They’ve found even that some of the personalities have been cannibalizing each other with no great effect.
Oh my God! Shan exclaims horrified. Is Marci okay? Marci? Dr. Rao asks, then looks at the file. One of Haller’s personalities, yes? She’s sure she…
Shan interrupts her. Marcie was a real person. She went looking for her when she accidentally invaded Haller’s mind. She’s trapped in there like Shan was. Interesting Dr. Rao replies. Is the science team aware…
Shan looks away. They told her they would take care of her. She’s just a little girl… She shouldn’t have left her there. Dr. Rao tries to calm her. The science team is terraforming Legion’s psyche as they speak… She’s sure Marci is being well taken care of.
Legion’s mindscape:All of the different personalities are in separate numbered see-through cages. Most of them unhappy at this. A voice announces: Please be calm. You are being sequestered for your own safety. You will not be harmed.
In the cage labeled number one is David Haller along with Marci. He has put his arm around her protectively.
You little brat! another personality in a different cage shouts at Marci. Give me the &%$§ doll! He is the next to be drawn away.
Hugging the doll, Marci admits she is scared. What’s happening? David tells her not to be scared. They are really doing it. They are fixing him.
Reality:The science team’s lab where Doctor Nemesis, Madison Jeffries and Danger along with X-Man Rogue are at work on David – his different personalities shown on a screen behind them. Awed, the rest of the New Mutants – Cannonball, Magma and Sunspot watch.
That’s another one of the bastards, Dr. Nemesis announces contently. 143 down. His psychic energy is well within safe parameters, Jeffries announces. Rogue is siphoning off just enough of his power. He praises her level of control, and she thanks him.
That’s really amazing Roberto simpers at Rogue. She is such a strong woman. Oh God, stop it! Amara moans disgusted and Sam agrees, suggesting he take it easy.
Sam asks Nemesis what that machine is doing to Legion, if he can ask. Haughtily, Nemesis informs him that since Sam’s team’s intel informed the design of the “machine,” he is obligated to tell him. Although he has grave doubts of Sam’s ability to understand the answer.
Haller’s mind instinctively manifested a crude mental construct to create order within his fractured ego. This was a “doll” that existed only inside his mind, bestowing dominance to the personality that possessed it.
They are using a combination of electric pulses and suggestive hypnosis to build neural pathways in the patient’s brain. These pathways manifest themselves as mental constructs which have their own “rules” inside Legion’s mind. They have been successful in manifesting rudimentary “cells” with which they may isolate and catalogue his personalities.
Working with the machinery, Madison Jeffries tells Sam not to feel bad if nothing of this makes sense. Half these machines have no idea what they are doing either. That’s not true, Danger protests. He wasn’t talking about her, Jeffries replies, he was talking about the rest of them.
He asks Rogue if she needs a break. No, she feels fine, comes the reply. It’s a strange feeling… She usually gets a feel for the mutant powers she absorbs, but the energy she is siphoning off Legion seems… ambiguous. If anything, it’s making her power stronger… more focused.
Sam agrees that Legion has changed somehow. The last time they fought, his powers were psychically based… now some of his personalities have physical mutations. Bobby was almost killed by a prehensile tongue that mutated instantly. It wasn’t really that bad Roberto tells no one in particular. He had it handled… (Worst wingman ever…)
The last time they faced Legion, he traveled to the past and killed Professor X, Nemesis muses. It took the combined might of almost every X-Man on the planet to undo the damage to the timestream. What is he talking about? Sam asks confused.
If they don’t remember, Nemesis replies, that would be because they won, wouldn’t it? The look of pained confusion on Sam’s face is most likely the reason Hank McCoy never discussed that particular timeline with them. Luckily for them, he enjoys watching the minds of those less intelligent grind to a halt… But because there’s only so much time in a day, he’ll simplify: Legion is an omega level mutant who, when whole, can bend time to his will. Causing a spontaneous mutation is most likely well within his capabilities, whether he’s conscious of it or not.
So what’ he’s saying is their ragtag group of X-Men marched in and took down an Omega level mutant, Bobby translates, still making eyes at Rogue, and that’s totally badass and kind of hot. She can’t watch this, Amara moans.
What he’s saying is, Legion’s ability makes him incredibly valuable to the 99% of mutants whose X-gene is now dormant, Nemesis replies. Unfortunately, that also makes every second he spends away from work talking to them a criminal waste of time. Good day.
Getting the not so subtle hint, the three of them leave, Bobby shouting back they should let them know if they ever need them to take down an Omega level mutant again. If anyone wants to know how they did it, he’d be happy to discuss it over dinner sometime. It’s getting sad, Amara announces and pushes him. Omega, he replies. That went well, he decides. He thinks Rogue’s into him. In no way is that true, Magma protests, She hasn’t been able to touch a man in like ten years, he explains. Ten. Years. No action? Can she imagine how that would feel? Sam, tell Amara how that feels. Real funny, Sam replies sourly as they walk past the Danger Room.
Its door opens. Dani’s waiting inside. Guthrie! she shouts and gestures for him to get in. He’ll see them later, Sam tells Bobby and Amra who are only too happy to leave him there.
Back in Dr. Rao’s office, Rao asks Karma if she still feels responsibility towards this “Marci.” Of course; it was her job to find her and protect her, Xi’an snaps. And she did, didn’t she? Dr. Rao states. She thought so, Shan replies. She kept… them away from her until Illyana rescued them. Then they found David Haller and took control of his body. He told them he could show them the way out of his mind.
Dr. Rao insists to learn every detail. There was a civilian with them, Karma replies. He had been at the bar when she possessed Legion and her powers went haywire. He asked if he could come with them. He was so scared.
Rao jots down what Shan says. Shan continues. David took them to a door. All they had to do was step through it and they’d go back to their bodies. The man from the bar tried to go first, but she wanted to see Marci out safely. That’s when David said Marci doesn’t have anywhere to go. She had already started arguing with him when it hit her. Legion had absorbed Illyana and that guy at the bar through her. He can’t do it on his own. Unless he’s right next to someone when they die…
The Danger Room:Dani is standing in a fighting pose with raised fists. He’s been meaning to talk to her, Sam begins. She doesn’t want to talk, Dani replies. She though they could spar. The Danger Room isn’t functional yet, he replies. He doesn’t think-
Dani slugs him in the face. She has got to stop doing that, he states, holding his chin. So that’s two he owes her, she replies. Here’s his chance to pay her back. Sam refuses to spar. She’s not on a combat team. Frankly, he has a sneaking suspicion that’s the reason she’s is doing that. She did think he might find room for her after she saved his /&%&/ life! Dani snarls. Sam reminds her she disobeyed a direct order. They are X-Men… That’s kind of not allowed. This is about him not thinking, she replies exasperated. She can handle combat which means he must have been high when she put the God of War on his ass.
Sam reminds her she was packing an Asgardian super-charge at the time. But this isn’t about her battle readiness. It’s about her thinking it’s okay to punch him in the face!
Dani reminds him they would spar all the time when they were younger. Why doesn’t he hit back. He refuses. Is he her friend? Dani asks suddenly. She doesn’t need to go there, all right? That’s mean… She knows he is. He’d die for her? she presses. She knows he would, he replies again. What if someone told him he couldn’t? What if she was in danger and they wouldn’t let him help? What would he do to that person?
Sam thinks and understands. He’d punch them in the face. This is his team and he is taking this seriously. If she wants in, she’s got to follow orders. Fine Dani agrees. All she asks is that he treat her like any other team member. After some silence he admits she’s earned that. She asks for his promise. He does as he takes her hand.
They’ll see, Dani states and slugs him again. When she tries to hit again, he blocks it and strikes back. They fight. There, was that so hard? Dani asks. It was a lot easier than it should have been, Sam admits as he helps her up. &%$& you, she replies, not meaning it. She thought she was going to get a few more freebies. Buy her two beers? he asks. Two? One for her and one for her face? Dani laughs and warns him that unfortunately for him her face likes really expensive beer.
Back in Dr. Rao’s office, Rao is trying to clarify what Shan told her. Is she saying that David Haller killed Marci? Shan explains. David Haller… at least the one they found… wouldn’t hurt a fly. They asked him why she wouldn’t have a place to go. He told them Marci was the first one to find him when he arrived from wherever it was he had been. David told them Marci had brought him some water and they played together… but then he said someone else had wanted to play with her.
Karma’s narration accompanied by memory:He started crying too hard at that point. He couldn’t tell them who. But he could point. Karma wanted to see which one of them had done it. She wanted to face him, and scared, the other personalities obeyed, bringing him forth. But it was a mistake. Because Karma was sharing the same brain with them. When she saw him, she knew what he had done, as if she had done it herself. She wanted that memory out of her head. She would have done anything to get away from it. And then Illyan had her Soulsword and she… she…
Present: Illyana killed him, Dr. Rao states. The personality that murdered Marci… it’s in her statement.
Shan is silent. She remembers.
Karma’s memory:Shan stared at the killer in wordless rage. And Illyana handed her the Soulsword. Here. It’ll be their little secret. Covering Marci’s eyes, Illyana added with a grin, let’s all cover their eyes for a moment, yes?
Karma swung he sword and struck.
Present:Was Illyana’s statement correct? Dr. Rao asks. Yes, Shan replies. Dr. Rao thanks her and Shan leaves.
Westchester, New York. Warlock lands in the ruins of the Xavier Institute. He finds a picture showing him as part of the old New Mutants team. He picks it up, then walks to a graveyard. Selffriend? he asks. There’s a hole where the grave of Doug Ramsey should be.


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Extraterrestrial T/O strain terminated Cypher announces, as he holds the head of Warlock, whom he just killed, in his hand. The New Mutants look at him in horror. How is that possible? Dani Moonstar wonders. They find this event illegible? he asks and tosses Warlock’s head into the ocean. Very well. He will author another.
The head splashes into the water and sinks. Sam calls back to Sunspot, asking how the unconscious Magma is. Her uniform has clotted the wound, Sunspot replies. He thinks she’s stable.
She remains on? Cypher asks. That is not the binary position his queen wishes her in. Perhaps his actions require an exclamation mark. Suddenly, he hesitates as he detects a foreign code within himself, a foreign personality scrip referenced as Dougramsey. It begins to self-execute and he sinks to his knees, moaning.
Memories:He lives through Doug’s memories as saved by Warlock.Doug, before he knew he was a mutant, befriending Kitty Pryde thanks to his mad computer skills, with Kitty unaware that he actually felt more than friendship.
Later, as a New Mutant, told by their new headmaster Magneto that he shouldn’t take part in the Danger Room session. He guesses he’s not worth the grief, Doug pouts.
Warlock telling him he is wrong. They touch and he shares Warlock’s view of the world.
Later again, trying to save Wolfsbane and dying in the rescue, shot by the mad Animator.
Present:What’s wrong with him? Karma asks. It doesn’t matter, Dani decides taking a step toward him, knife drawn. Sam tells her to hold it. Warlock was sure this is Doug Ramsey, infected with some sort of virus. Dani reminds him he just tried to kill Amara. What is he saying they do? Sam admits he doesn’t know. He’s just saying it might not involve her scary knife.
What language is he? Cypher moans. That’s not for him to know, a new voice announces. His kind has never been able to grasp the fact that some knowledge is dangerous. O Diablo em pessoa! Sunspot bursts out. He was warned, the newcomer continues as he walks in from the balcony, but he had to sample the forbidden fruit, didn’t he? the Devil asks with an evil grin. Is that the devil? Dani asks while Illyana summons her Soulsword. Sam mutters they can’t keep that door open.
The devil grabs Cypher by the chin. He has to say on every other occasion he’d approve wholeheartedly. But a deal’s a deal… He was to stay away from his friend from the stars. He… he turned him off, Cypher cries. Regardless, the devil continues, he’s eaten the apple. The damage is done.
Did he bring Doug back to life? Dani asks. That’s no concern of hers, the devils states. What she should be asking herself is who brought the devil back to life? asks the person who did, the Hellion Tarot, surrounded by her teammates all standing outside on the balcony.
Sam swears. They should be dead too. Is she a bitch for not missing them? At all? Dani asks.
Bevatron remarks that Ramsey’s made a mess of things. He’ll need his firmware scrubbed. She hopes that’s as painful as it sounds, Roulette purrs.No, he’s mine! the devil shouts. Jetstream orders Tarot to call off her ghoul.
They really can’t leave that door open, Sam sighs. Agreed, Dani replies ad throws her knife at a button. The emergency pressure seal is initiated and steel doors rush closed trapping Jetstream in between, severing him in two. While Karma is shocked, Illyana just remarks “impressive.” Dani defends herself that it’s Jetstream for God’s sake. She thought he’d be quicker than that, promise!
Cypher screams as within him two programs fight. Sunspot shouts they need to move Amara to the med bay while they have the time. Oh, he’s afraid they all belong to him now. For he is Belial, the crooked serpent. He is Beelzebub, the father of lies, the angel of the bottomless pit and the enslaver of men. She has heard enough from him, Illyana announces threatening him with her Soulsword. He is the invention of imaginationless men… the joke humanity played on itself. She knows of demons, she announces and cuts him in two.
Well, that’s that then, Sam announces, let’s go. Wait! Dani shouts, pointing at Jetstream’s half a corpse. Did he just move? It’s fine, Karma announces, bowing over him, he’s dead.
With a scream, Jetstream awakes and then his upper half flies toward Cypher and tackles him, shouting his queen needs him.
That moment, the comm. channel is restored. Cyclops announces that the Black Queen is using some sort of magic to resurrect… Got it, Sam interrupts. He’s moving his team.
Illyana calls up a teleportation circle. Jetstream holds back the crying Cypher while the other Hellions are breaking through the door. Cypher cries Sam’s name. Why are they leaving? They know him! What language is he? he shouts as the mutants teleport away.
They rematerialize outside Utopia where a battle between X-Men and Selene’s zombies is under way. They’re all coming back, Sam muses. Karma addresses him. When she was in Doug’s mind… he felt confused, under control, but… she thinks it was him. Maybe they shouldn’t have left him, he muses.
Roberto reminds them Cypher hurt Amara. They’ve got to get moving. He dodges the next moment, as the resurrected Stonewall thrashes Colossus into the place he stood a moment ago. Worried, Illyana shouts brother. Colossus asks her to get behind him. The dead are walking! They are not ones to talk, Illyana replies wryly.
Stonewall suggests Colossus stay down and accept death. He tires of teaching him that lesson. He cannot be moved if his feet are planted on solid ground. Putting down Amara, Sunspot replies: good to know. He jumps against Stonewall’s legs, tumbling him and softening him up for Colossus who beats him into his comrade Supersabre.
Colossus reaches for Illyana, who recoils. He tells her he must go now. They will not be down for long. He orders her to make her way to Cyclops. Now! And runs. /&%$ that, Sunspot states, lifting up Magma again. He tells Illyana to take them to the infirmary. She doesn’t know where it is, Illyana replies. Teleporting them there would be… messy. Then they are leaving on foot, he insists.
Sam decides that Dani is to go with Bobby and make sure Amara gets some help. Shan and Illyana are with him. They are going after Doug. Is he sure about this? Dani asks. Whether Doug is back or not, he replies, the Hellions want him. That means he wants him more.
Below, the Hellions hold the struggling screaming Cypher, who is fighting the reboot, and, in the waters, Warlock’s head absorbs the life energy of any small animal that touches him…


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On the shores of Utopia, an unnoticed Warlock slowly drags himself onto land.
On another part of the island, Sunspot and Moonstar run the building’s corridors trying to get the injured Magma to the med lab. She’s bleeding again! Dani worries. Suddenly, they hear someone making a howling noise. Move! Dani orders Sunspot.
Elsewhere, Cypher has been dragged onto the roof by Selene’s Hellions, who notice his body is in shock. This was messy, Beef remarks. Bevatron replies dismissively that the T/O is already stitching Ramsey together? Does that mean the reboot worked? Maybe, Beef muses. His command codes could be corrupted by his encounter with Warlock.
Lying some distance away is Jetstream. The T/O is doing a good job of stitching the two halves of his body together. An alien T/O strain is too dangerous to their queen’s plans, he announces. If there is any doubt, Ramsey should be destroyed.
It should have worked, Roulette retorts. If they had a little luck. Catseye begins licking at the blood from Jetstream’s injuries. Jetstream turns to Roulette, angrily demanding he could have used one of her lucky disks when he was trying to outrun a 10-ton sliding steel door! Did she just lick him? he angrily asks Catseye. Just a taste, the werecat replies… It will grow back.
With a sadistic grin, Roulette looks at Cypher. Almost sad that the programming won’t let him scream! Does he remember her? She used to think he was so cute… She used to…
Suddenly, she holds her head in pain. //Foreign consciousness detected//   She reaches out for Cypher. She thought maybe she loved him. Good God, what is she doing?
Embarrassing herself, Illyana Rasputin coolly announces. Let the linguist go! she orders. Behind her are Cannonball and Karma, the latter of whom is trying to possess Roulette but can’t get a solid grip on her mind. Whatever these things are, their minds are insane, she announces.
Elsewhere, Sunspot and Dani see where the howling was coming from as Feral closes in on them. Again, Dani orders him to go. She’s got this. She’ll close the door on her like she did Jetstream. She knows what’s she’s doing… go! The two women glare at each other as Feral narrows the distance.
At the last moment, Dani pushes the button… and the wrong steel door closes. The next moment, Feral is upon her.
Above, Karma loses her mental hold on Roulette, unable to possess her. Cannonball asks her to try again as she distracted her.
This time it doesn’t work, though, as the Hellions’ T/O is ready for the attack. Hope that wasn’t their only trick, Jetstream mocks. The fact that they live, is the “trick,” Magik shoots back. Sam adds they shouldn’t make them remind the Hellions that they are dead. Give them Doug Ramsey! “Come and get him!” Jetstream retorts as the Hellions assume battle stances.
Below Feral slams Dani down, shouting meat! Dani stabs her and warns Sunspot that Feral is heading for Amara.
Sunspot keeps her back, inadvertently tearing off Feral’s arm. Disgusted and shocked, he stares at it, while zombie Feral is upon him again a moment later, about to tear his throat out. Hey! Dani shouts, dangling her arm above an abyss – fetch! Feral jumps after it.
She’s a cat, you know, Sunspot informs her. It worked, comes the reply. Let’s go!
Above Sam’s team attacks. He flies into Jetstream. Tarot manifests a Reaper who attacks Illyana. She remains unimpressed, taking it out with her sword. How is she doing that? Tarot asks. The Soulsword is anathema to spectres and magik, she replies and hits Tarot with it.
Up in the air, Cannonball, wrestles Jetstream, telling him he knows he is stronger. He always wanted to prove it. It doesn’t matter, Jetstream replies. Cannonball won’t be able to kill him. He knows, it’s great! Sam flies both of them to the ground. No reason to hold back!
Karma tries to hold off Beef and Bevatron, telling them they are controlled. They don’t have to do this. She’ll show them. Her partial possession disrupts their control codes. With broad grins they thank her for their freedom. Unfortunately, they like Selene. She’s hot. With that, they attack her.
As Tarot’s system is rebooting, Illyana informs her she tires of her. She creates a teleportation disc beneath the woman and kicks her into it, informing her perhaps the fleshtrolls of the scar-lands will find her to their liking. Unfortunately, the teleportation circle opens up above Illyana and Tarot lands on her. That was mighty unlucky, Roulette smirks. Watch your step, she warns Illyana as she gets up and slips down the roof’s edge. And her losing streak stays alive…
Sam rockets into Beef and Bevatron.
Not far away Cypher moans they shouldn’t have come back for him. Their language is too strong… He can’t tell what language he is.
Meanwhile, Illyana has landed at Utopia’s shore, close to Warlock. M-malicious code, he moans, seemingly threatening Illyana. She stabs him in the eye with her Soulsword. Adopting a more gentle look, he thanks her.
Sunspot bursts into the med-lab with Amara, followed by Dani, and shouts he needs help here. Is that the game? the sardonic Dr. Nemesis asks. They all bark out something stunningly obvious? In that case: Ice cream is delicious! He is not funny, Dani chides him. Amara is hurt. Double points, he replies. His turn.
He takes up a big syringe, explaining that while they’ve been relying on the healing powers of a confused adolescent, he has been diligently attempting to excite dormant X-genes.
What is that? Bobby asks and is told it’s a serum that fails to do just that. Active X-genes, however, are a different story. When activated, Magma’s powers cause her epidermis to convert to a flowing and hopefully a self-sealing state. They might want to step back.
After the injection, Amara turns to her Magma form. Come back to me, baby! Bobby prays. With a cry she wakes up. Did he just call her “baby?” she asks.
On the roof, Sam lands hard, courtesy of Bevatron. He’s not invulnerable to accelerated particles, Bevaton observes. Too bad.
The Hellions get ready to destroy Cypher rather than let the mutants have him.
“Stop!” Warlock suddenly announces. That is his self/soulfriend. They will leave him alone now. If anything, the Hellions seem amused rather than frightened. He is weak, Catseye announces. He cannot protect him.
Affirmative, Warlock states. But behind him the two missiles he liberated recently, show up. Calling him self/father, they ask if he has called them. Again affirmative. Self/father had need of their help. It is time to create the final boom? With sadness, affirmative, Warlock replies.
Sadness is not appropriate input, the now sentient missiles tell him as they target the Hellions. Was it not for this purpose they were made? Appropriate input: pride, Warlock corrects himself, as he kneels down next to Cypher, looking at them gratefully. Appropriate input: love. The missiles detonate, taking the Hellions with them.
Warlock and Cypher are saved by a stepping disc and are teleported to the other New Mutants. What was that? Sam asks. The final boom, Warlock replies. Should he know what that means? Sam mutters.
What language is he? Cypher moans weakly. Warlock asks Illyana for her Soulsword. She hands it to him and he stabs Cypher with it. Malicious code retreating, Warlock states as he studies Cypher. What language is he?… Cypher begins.
How are they doing? Dani asks as she and Sunspot come running. Doug Ramsey looks at all of his friends. You all… you are my language.


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Tinderbox
Location undisclosed:A lab full of machinery. A scientist is busy making calculations. A military officer enters and informs him they’ve got ice. Does this mean they are coming back? It means something is the scientist’s reply. What do they do if it’s hostile? the soldier asks. They don’t do anything, the scientist tells him. Someone two miles above them pushes a button and this installation is flooded with 1.5 megatons of concrete. He’s seen the mixers.
They’ve got something! another scientist announces. It’s cold. Real cold. They stare at a kind of triangle-like gate.
Shouldn’t it be hot? the soldier asks. He means, isn’t it hot… there? It turns out “there” consumes heat from any dimension that it comes into contact with, the first scientist lectures. That’s right, the second adds. Hell is hungry…
The gate opens and trough the mists they see something coming through. What’s the challenge word again? the scientist wonders aloud. Oh yeah. Crimson! He cries.
Cloven the leader of the military group that is returning replies and salutes. So does the scientist as he addresses him as General Ulysses. Good to have him back, he stutters. He’s been gone a long time. No /&$&, the general replies. He and his group are dressed in tattered uniforms, wearing mystic symbols, knives and swords mixed with modern weaponry, some are clearly injured.
Utopia, where the X-Club are having a thorough look at their newest inhabitants: the returned Warlock and Doug Ramsey. They are watched by Scott Summers and Emma Frost.
Dr. Nemesis finally states that the two of them show no sign of Eli Bard’s malignant T/O. Referring to Warlock, Danger observes that he seem to be operating at only 3.8 % capacity and claims 100 % capacity is months away. Warlock explains he is limiting his lifeglow harvest to local kelp. Friendculture forbids the harvest sentient life.
A race of sentient machines capable of morality and higher thought, Danger muses (while Jeffries stares at her fascinated). How does Warlock’s species reproduce? The Technarchy are self-replicating. That means asexually, Jeffries explains. Hmm… pity, Danger decides.
Warlock senses social discomfort. Has he said something inappropriate? Douglas explains that from Mr. Jeffries’ body language he’d say he has feelings for… “Please,” Nemesis who is working on him cuts him off. He works very hard to keep his dysfunctional team of scientists free of sexual tension. If he must talk, perhaps he can explain why his T/O infection has retreated to the point of being virtually imperceptible.
Douglas states that in their language one could say he hacked its code bur he prefers to say it’s because he asked it to. Nicely.
A shorts distance away, Emma asks with her back turned whether that was before or after he tried to brain Amara Aquilla with a lead pipe? Emma, Scott tries to calm her. Honestly, she tells him annoyed. She’s not entirely convinced Sam Guthrie needs his own team. And now Scott wants to let him add someone who attacked Utopia.
If they are going to start cutting X-Men who have attacked other X-Men against their will, they are not going to have anyone left, he points out sensibly.
Doesn’t he feel they should at least deal with Illyana’s situation before—Emma begins. Warlock interrupts: is she referring to Illyana V2.0.? “2.0?” Emma repeats, not understanding. Warlock explains Magik is not the original. In friendlanguage she is “pirated copy.” This is just what she is talking about, Emma sighs. Perhaps they should figure out just what this “copy” of Illyana Rasputin wants before they go any further. Warlock wonders if he has misspoken again.
In the Danger Room (still under construction), Sunspot tries his strength and fighting skills against a red fanged monster. When he beats it back, already sure he has won, its one arm emits tentacles which tangle him. “Illyana!” he calls out rather urgently. Hear you, she replies and teleports the creature away. What the %$§% was that? Roberto asks, looking at the tentacle left in his hand. A Bride of Botis, the teethed one, Illyana explains unfazed. It was only trying to nurse him. It wouldn’t have hurt him? he asks. Oh, very much so, she replies. The spawn of Botis do not survive their feedings.
The cheery conversation is interrupted by Dani and Shan who tell Bobby they are going to visit Amara and Illyana that she has to go to administration. Emma wants to see her.
Amara’s “sickbed” is actually a vat of molten lava. Is she getting out of that thing today? Sam Guthrie asks her. She agrees Dr. Nemesis thinks she’s remained in her molten form long enough for her body to “forget” its injuries when she turns her powers off. Did she get to see Nemesis’ softer side? Sam inquires Absolutely not, he is told.
Hesitantly, Amara thanks him for getting her out in one piece. Thank Bobby, he suggests. She should have seen him taking care of her. If it wasn’t so serious, it would have been cute. He wouldn’t be surprised if Bobby had… Sam, Amara interrupts him. What’s the matter? he asks. Does she think Bobby is that gross?
“No…” Doug Ramsey announces as he enters. She’s scared of him. He can read her face. A moment later, Sunspot arrives and grabs him by the shoulders before pushing Doug against a wall. Does he think he can waltz in here after what he did?
Their miscommunication? Doug asks. That was caused by Selene? He almost killed her! Sunspot snarls. If he could have a word with Amara? Doug asks. Magma orders him to leave. Let him translate that, Bobby adds. &%$§ off! Doug leaves and Amara looks after him.
In her office, Emma looks at the computer screen while coolly asking Illyana if she knows why she’s allowed to stay here. Because, she sneers, everyone remembers her as an impossibly innocent young girl whose life was cut short by a horrible disease. They are practically tripping over themselves to make it up to her. But she wouldn’t know anything about all that, would she?
No, Illyana replies, eyes down cast. Who is she? Emma asks. After a moment’s silence, Illyana replies she is the Darkchilde, the adopted daughter of Belasco. She has the body and mind of Illyana Rasputin, but she has lost her soul. She is one who should not be. Is everyone in Limbo so descriptive? Emma asks. Yes, comes the reply. Emma tells her to go on.
Illyana’s narration:When the demons of Limbo turned Emma’s world into an Inferno, Illyana was there. The New Mutant fought them through time and space and in doing so she discovered a younger version of herself, before the demon Belasco had corrupted her. To save her was to cease to be. Her innocence would cost teenage Illyana her existence. She made her decision gladly, giving up her life for the young Illyana to have her chance.
But the demon Belasco would not leave her to oblivion. Using magic, blacker than the heart of the universe, he gave her unnatural existence. But without her soul, she was an abomination in his eyes. The Darkchilde was cast out into Limbo to fend for herself…
present:Emma continues that the Darkchilde met a group of her former students. One lost an arm. Another a piece of her soul. She hopes Illyana doesn’t expect sympathy. Illyana tells her she is darkness and hurt given form. She expects nothing from Emma.
Good, Emma replies, because no matter how pathetic Illyana’s situation may have been, she was offered sanctuary in San Francisco and she left. Why?
To find her bloodstones, Magik explains. She spent many years searching for them. So when she returned days later-- Emma urges her, pointing out the contradiction. She travelled back in time, Magik explains. She had discovered it essential to confront the one called Legion. Even if it meant slaying five of David Haller’s personalities in the process? Emma asks angrily. Pieces of his mind he’ll never get back?
Had she not arrived, all of his personalities would have been destroyed, Illyana retorts. And how does she know that? Emma demands. Smirking for the first time, Illyana tells her she saw many futures on her way to this past. She’ll allow Emma a peek inside her mind if she’d like to see for herself.
In Magik’s memories, Emma sees herself surrounded by dead X-Men. She herself finally slays Legion. Would she like to see more? Illyana asks. Emma graciously declines.
Elsewhere in a monitor room, Douglas Ramsey stands and is joined by Amara. She wants him to leave, he ventures. Hesitatingly Amara agrees. She doesn’t trust him, Doug spells out. Amra reminds him that he attacked her… took her out of a fight she needed to be in. And now he’s… he’s back but he doesn’t act like Doug used to and he barely blinks, and…
Returning from death seems to have abnormally widened his perspective, he explains. He used to translate words… but everything they touch, every movement they make creates information. Everything is a language, and he translates it all. If he doesn’t blink it’s simply because there’s simply too much to read.
Amara nervously turns to her lava form, warning him to stay back. Doug states he wants to tell her something that will put her at ease. He wants to tell her something in a language he invented. Magma doesn’t understand and steps back, her way blocked by the computer console.
Doug states he wishes to convey exactly how he feels about her. And assure her that he will never hurt her again. The common tongues are adequate for the transmission of ideas but he finds them inadequate for communicating truth. She is an individual, he wishes to speak to her in a language created just for her.
Okay, Amara agrees finally and powers down. Doug tells her to listen carefully and whispers something in her hear. Amara begins to smile and hugs him. Welcome back, she tells him.
Back in Emma’s office, where Emma wants to know how Illyana filled the years she was away.
Magik’s narration:As Legion slaughtered his way to his own death at Emma’s hands, Illyana remained oblivious, obsessed with retrieving her bloodstones. For years she searched, refusing to believe they were lost. Against skies colored with the bloodmist of beaten backs she found Witchfire reincarnated and put her to the sword.
There were whispers her former teammates had been swept up in their plans but she had led travelers from another dimension to the bloodstones. Illyana made haste but was too late. Illyana witnessed how the X-Men and her fellow New Mutants were already in Limbo fighting demons and were all slaughtered. They had arrived.
present:Who, Emma asks. The Elder Gods. The end of the world. So she travelled backward to save them? Emma asks. To make them strong for what’s coming next, Illyana replies. An attack from travelers from Limbo? When will it come? Emma demands. Illyana admits she doesn’t know. The timeline… has changed. They could arrive tomorrow. They could already be here…
And elsewhere, General Ulysses and his people are making plans, plans that have to do with the New Mutants…


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International Incident
Kitakyushu Airport in Japan, built right as a peninsula into the ocean. The coast guard tries to stop a strange ship, calling that they have left international waters and are now subject to the laws of Japan. The strange vessel is about to intersect with the bridge. Suddenly, the soldiers note that something has launched from the boat. A soldier shout a warning at the others to get down. It is Sauron who attacks the army’s cars and tanks.
On Utopia, Emma Frost joins Cyclops in the warroom and sees the incident on the screens. Scott explains that Sauron attacked from a vessel moving north from the Savage Land. “Evil mutants attack Japan”, Emma sighs. This should disprove the old adage about any publicity being good publicity. Not if they deal with it first, Scott replies. It’s already over the news, Emma points out, gesturing toward the screen. That’s not news footage he explains. Where is the feed from? Emma asks. Cyclops smiles.
The answer is an X-jet flying toward the airport. Looking downward, Doug Ramsey describes the airport as a man-made island defiantly scarring the ocean with its technological beauty. This is how a mighty culture expresses itself. This airport is the language of a nation. Do they want to know what it’s saying? Shut up, Doug, Sunspot replies, while Cannonball orders Dani Moonstar who is piloting to take them in. They’ll drop Bobby, Doug and Warlock on the boat to turn it around. He’ll handle Sauron. Let’s clean up this mess!
Warlock, Sunspot and Cypher jump down onto the ship. Bobby asks if Warlock is ok. He is only at 15% effectiveness, the alien replies- Body form and control is far from optimal. It should be fine, Doug tries to calm him, he’ll have no trouble piloting the vessel. The boat has a pilot, Worm replies, surrounded by Lupus, Amphibius and Barbarus. And it’s going to Utopia! Do not try to stop them, he warns.
Sunspot calls the jet, telling them who’s aboard. He might need more than the broken Furby and the nerd who speaks Latin! She’s heading down! Dani promises.
However, her piloting causes Sam to fall outside the open hatch. They lost Sam! Co-pilot Karma exclaims. He can fly, Dani mutters, which Sam does – right at Sauron, clipping his wing.
Attaboy! Cyclops calls out. Emma reminds him this is a serious situation… perhaps they should send some X-Men to deal with it. They are X-Men, Scott stresses. He knows what she means, Emma retorts. No, he doesn’t! He reminds her Sam’s team defeated Legion. They barely survived! Emma shoots back. And Illyana… has he even read her report on Illyana’s wild tales?
He did. That’s why he made her inactive while the science team looks into her story… But if he shuts down every time a visitor from the future screamed “Armageddon,” he’d never get anything done. He’s keeping their team together for the time being.
But why? Emma insists. What is he playing at here? He not playing, Scott insists. This isn’t a game.
As Cannonball dodges Sauron’s blow, Dani warns him to be careful. Last time they fought, Sauron eviscerated him. Sam thanks her coolly for reminding him.
Any luck with the boat? Dani asks Karma who replies that for some reason her power is blocked… like the Mutates’ minds don’t have room for her. Great story, Sunspot remarks, as he fends off four-armed Barbarus. About that backup?
Emma criticizes their tactics for being sloppy. It’s called enthusiasm, Scott defends them. They need this. Emma insists they should be split amongst the other X-Men until they’ve reacclimated to working as team. He’s not interested in how they work as a team, Scott replies suprisingly. Then looks back at the feed, urging Sam to keep pursuing Sauron. Emma begins to understand. He’s looking for a leader…
Evading Sauron, Sam asks Sunspot for a sitrep. Backup! Sunspot shouts as he is being throttled by Barbarus and kicks back Lupus.
Dani piloting, informs Sam she has a target lock, but everyone is too close together. He’s coming! Sam tells her, turns back and flies into Sauron.
Whenever he’s ready! Sunspot announces grimly, trying to send off Lupus with Warlock’s help.
Sam flies Sauron straight through the ship. Okay, he’s here, he announces and orders Bobby to quit his whining. Are his guts still where they are supposed to be? Sunspot asks. Sam tells him to shut up.
From the jet, Karma informs the boys there is a fifth hostile below deck. She thinks he might be the reason her powers aren’t working.
Dani requests permission to engage. Negative until they’ve secured the deck,Sam replies as he attacks Barbarus, while Sunspot helps Cypher. Shouldn’t be long, Sunspot announces.
He’ grooming his replacement! Emma tells Scott. Cyclops admits that Xavier’s dreams has taken a backseat the last few years. It’s had to. But they’ve got to think about the future. The baby’s going to come back… their world won’t be this dark forever. These kids were raised in Xavier’s dream. They’ll need that dream again some day.
Sam Guthrie, Emma muses. She can’t say she is surprised. He’s every bit the boyscout Scott was at his age. That’s beside the point, Scott retorts. He needs someone who can lead. And that leader is Sam Guthrie? Emma asks. Scott just smiles.
Status? Sam asks. They are clear, Bobby replies before noticing Sam has some slimy greenish fluid on his face. Karma shouts a warning to Sunspot. A moment later Sam attacks Bobby, going for his throat. He covers Sunspot’s face with the slime and tells him he will take good care of him.
The girls listen in. Shan remarks this isn’t Sam’s voice. It’s Worm. He must have slimed all of the Mutates. That’s why she can’t possess them. They’ve got to get to them! Dani fires a shot to breach the ship’s hull.
As both the Mutates and the possessed two mutants surround them, Warlock promises Cypher he will protect him. Doug remarks he can tell Warlock believes that. He appreciates the sentiment.
As the hull is breached, Worm, now in the open, mutters great. We see you! Dani announces as she and Karma drop down from two lines. Dani kicks him and at that moment the Mutates stop moving. Did Selfsoulfriend Doug do that? Warlock asks confused. No, Lupus replies.
Worm’s mind:Via her possession Karma has entered Worm’s mindscape, a dark and wet place covered with worms. Those taken over by him stand or hang still. Worm warns her that his will is too strong to be possessed.
She’s not trying to, Shan corrects him. She just wants to talk. This is his mind, he insists. She doesn’t belong here. And he doesn’t belong in Japan, Shan shoots back. Why did they leave the Savage Land?
Worm explains he spoke to Amphibius. Asteroid M has risen from the depths. Their master has returned. And they are honorbound to reunite with him. But the others refused…
So he used his psycho-dominant slime on them, Karma realizes.
Worm exclaims that Magneto will lead them to victory over the humans. Karma’s ilk will be crushed under his boot!
Smiling, Karma corrects Worm that Magneto didn’t raise Asteroid M. The X-Men did. Worm refuses to believe. Only Magneto has the power to do such a thing.
He has returned, Shan agrees. Magneto has returned to serve their cause. Asteroid M is no longer his property.
With a small voice, Worm insists she lies. Shan reminds him they are sharing a mind and invites him to take a look.
Worm does so and sees in her memory how Magneto kneels down before Cyclops. Sincerly she informs him he is welcome in Utopia but he has to toe the X-Men’s line. If that doesn’t suit him, get the /&% off her hemisphere!
Reality:Emma is agitated not knowing what is going on and suggests they act. Scott tells her to let the team make their play. And indeed, a short while later, Dani calls them to tell Cyclops the Mutates want to make a deal. They’ve agreed to return to the Savage Land peacefully if he can clear things with the Japanese. Cyclops agrees and commends their food work.
Well, girl power and all that, Emma remarks but should they just let them sail away? Scott replies the Mutates are too dangerous to have here and the Japanese government made it clear they just want them gone. A successful afternoon.
How was that possibly successful? Emma wonders. Sam was incapacitated. If this team exists to prove Sam can lead the X-Men one day… He’s not trying to prove anything, Scott corrects her. He is gathering data. That’s why this team is important He’s looking for the next leader of the X-Men. He never said it had to be Sam. With a smile, he leaves and Emma looks after him in astonishment.


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Hel’s Valkyrie
Las Vegas, the Inferno Club. The New Mutants are gathered in luxurious penthouse suite, amazed that their teammate Dani Moonstar gets to use the penthouse for the weekend because of some favor. It was a big favor, she tells them tight-lipped.
Looking at the TV, Doug Ramsey announces there’s some news story breaking in Oklahoma. Sunspot interrupts him that this is not the time to worry about the news. They are in Vegas, so they should act like it!
Warlock asks where they are going. Putting his arm around his alien teammate’s shoulder, Bobby replies he needs to introduce Warlock to some little ladies he likes to call “the slots.” Sam worries if that’s legal.
As they all begin to head for the exit only Dani stays behind. Isn’t she coming? Sam asks. She’ll catch up later, she assures them. Have fun! She needs to talk with their gracious host.
After they’ve left, she mutters that Cyclops owes her all the drinks in the world! She walks along a corridor and ends up in front of a guard. She needs to get to the roof garden, she tells him. Buzz her up! Her key card should give her full access, she is informed. She wants to go to the other roof garden she clarifies. The lady of the house is expecting her.
She leaves the elevator on the roof. The scenery around it is like some vision of a lava-filled hell. Not batting an eyelash, Dani remarks she likes the view. Hela who is lying on a deckchair replies that Las Vegas suits her, temperamentally speaking… but its heat is oppressive. Sometimes she needs something more home-y.
This isn’t a social call, Dani reminds her. She owes Hela a favor. She’s calling it in. What’s the price for giving her the keys to a Valkyrie for one day? Oh, just a Valkyrie’s duty, comes the reply. An unusual Valkyrie’s duty. Dani asked Hela to make her one and she didn’t think that strange? Hel has no Valkyrie. They are of Asgard, to bring the victorious mortal dead to Valhalla’s blessed halls. What would a Valkyrie of Hel do? Bring the dead of the immortals to her.
Asgard lies under siege, she informs Dani. Many have fallen. Worse, as it is in Midgard, she does not trust the ancient ways to gather the soul-harvest. They need a guide…
What if she says “no, she doesn’t car to play grim reaper to a bunch of gods” and bring all the other X-Men with her, if Hela forces the issue? Dani retorts. Firstly, Dani’s race is nearly extinct, Hela warns her. Face her in open battle and Hela would finish the task their beloved evolution is rapidly completing. Secondly, how could she not do it? She has signed a contract.
Contracts can be broken, Dani replies stony-faced. They can, Hela agrees, but only with costs, and her contracts especially. Hela said she would give Dani power to counter Ares, and Dani would work for Hela. And vice versa: if Dani works for Hela, she will give her the power to counter Ares. They are of the same breath of magic. If Dani does not work for her, she won’t have given her power. It will never have happened. What would have passed that day, had the X-Men faced Ares without Hela’s power? She suspects Dani can guess. She suspects it’s a world she would not wish to live in. She suspects that’s a world she would not be living in.
Looking down, Dani agrees. She’s ready. No, Hela remarks and casts a spell. Swirling energy surrounds Dani and she is clad in dark Valkyrie armor, her armored flying steed Brightwind at her side. Now she is ready, Hela announces. For a most specific task.
Hela explains that Asgard has fallen does not stop the Siege. As a warrior, Dani will be tempted to fight with the living. But her duty is to the dead. She must not forget! Dani doesn’t like it. This is t he gathering of the dead. If she liked it, there would be something wrong with her, Hela points out wryly. Only Hela likes it, she adds as Dani flies off. And it is not a matter of whether she likes it or not, Hela continues to herself. It must be done and done swiftly, for there are worse fates than Hel.
Dani has reached Broxton Oklahoma where Asgard is attacked by all sides from ground and air. Okay, Dani reminds herself, find dead gods, take them to Hel, that’s got to be better than being here. She needn’t look hard. A bunch of spirit forms are below her, one, a warrior, waves at her. Dani lands and asks if this is everyone. The warrior explains they gathered, praying for a guide… and one has come. Their thanks to her house.
Who’s in charge? she asks. The warrior explains he is Tyr of Battles. He will lead the fallen on the Hel-march. No, Dani states and repeats her question. Who’s in charge here? She is? Tyr replies hesitatingly. Glad he understands, she agrees and tells them to gather.
Before she can finish, however, the Valkyrior have found her and ask their sister what she is doing. It is no time to converse with oneself. Asgard calls. Will she answer?
Tyr asks her not to. There are hundreds of warriors here, all fighting for the living. Who will fight for the dead? Dani is torn, then decides to follow the Valkyries. They are already dead, she tells Tyr. The worst has already happened. There’s still enough time to stop anyone else ending up like them. She asks them not to worry, they have nothing to be scared of anymore. But in the shadows, things with teeth are waiting……
The Valkyries charge against the planes. Dani finds the sword given to her by Hela won’t be budged from its scabbard. A moment later, she and Brightwing have to dodge missies. She throws one of them back. She knows this is bad, but she admits she has missed this so much.
In the meantime, the ghosts are nervous. “The Di…” one begins. Tyr cuts him off, ordering him not to say their name. That Valkyrie will return. They are only a myth. Only a myth, he repeats with a small voice as the shadows become monsters towering before them. Tyr orders the others behind him and charges, sword drawn. The creatures pass him by and devour the souls behind him. Fight him! Tyr, God of War, shouts in despair. In the name of he who cursed them, fight him!
Dani finally notices what is happening below her and instantly charges back and faces the creatures. No, she snarls, “fight me.”
She and Tyr stand back to back surrounded by the creatures. What are they? Dani demands. Tyr replies they must not be named, else it tempts their coming. They’re here, Dani points out. It’s too late to be superstitious. Spill!
Tyr’s tale:The D’sir were once ancient Bor’s Valkyries. They had rebelled not only against their lord but against all decency. They fed on gods. Discovered, they were cast out from all the realms to exist in the spaces, in spirit alone. For the nature of their crime, Bor cursed them, only to consume the shades of gods exiled from their true homes.
Reality:So the D’sir would be hungry forever, Tyr concludes, for when would a god’s spirit not be in Asgard or Hel?
Dani gets it and promises to stop it. Their blades slide through the D’sir and cannot harm them, Tyr points out. She has a feeling that this one won’t, Dani replies and again tries to draw her sword, this time successfully. The blade glows with magic. So… any of them want to try anything? she snarls.
She attacks them with her blade drawn. After destroying two of them, the others slide away. She and the surviving ghosts look at those souls which fell and Dani feels ashamed. While she was off playing action hero, she got them killed. If it only were mere death, Tyr sighs. Their very essence is gone. They are forever done. Not helping, Dani replies tight-lipped, eyes cast down. Really not helping.
Tyr tries to comfort her. She saved many. Battles cost. And all others were impotent. With him, they would not even deign to cross swords. It wasn’t his battle, Dani replies, and, he knows he’s not dead, right?
He was cowed and a coward, Tyr replies, and overcompensated with foolhardiness. He should be dead. But he’s not, Dani points out. He’s close but he’s not. He doesn’t have to come with her. And he’s the god of war, yeah? She points toward burning Asgard. She thinks Asgard needs one of those right now. Tyr bids her farewell and returns to his body. With a grim face Dani begins the trek of souls.
Later at Hela’s club, she angrily demands why Hela didn’t tell her about the D’sir. She could have saved them all! They are close to myth, comes the reply. They could have not existed… and to speak their name is to risk drawing their gaze. But if she’d warned her—Dani insists.
Hela reminds her she told Dani her duty. Dani chose to ignore it. She armed Dani against them. She gave her guidance. She came to Hela in her hour of need. Hela saved her and her people. Hela came to Dani in hers… and she acts like this. “We do not always get to choose out duties.”
Dani turns back to normal, realizing that this wasn’t a scheme. Hela empowered her to save them. She empowered her to make sure Hel got its due, Hela corrects her. And its tithe is now sadly short. “Sadly?” Dani repeats. Yes, sadly. And if she repeats that she will suffer. Dread Hela has her reputation to think of. She orders Dani to leave.
Dani’s cell rings. It’s Sam asking where she’s been. They are on the roulette. Join them? Dani refuses. She doesn’t think she’s lucky for anyone around her…