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'So, being an X-Man is going great' Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar thinks sarcastically to herself as she is knocked backwards across the Green Lagoon bar on Krakoa thanks to a disc which was thrown into her. 'It was bad luck to run into us today... Avenger' Jennifer Stavros a.k.a. Roulette exclaims to her former Hellions teammate. Angelica, wearing her new costume, wipes her mouth and thinks that Roulette says the word “Avenger” like it is a slur, as if Wolverine, Beast and literal current X-Man Havok weren't all Avengers at one time or another.
Angelica quickly decides that the Beast may not be the best company to be in these days.
As the Blob watches from behind his bar, Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid a.k.a. Jetstream tells Roulette to ease up, as this isn't worth getting thrown in the Pit for. 'No, it's not right. Firestar shouldn't get to slide into this life so easily!' Roulette replies, while Sharon Smith a.k.a. Catseye, Marie-Ange Colbert a.k.a. Tarot, Buford Wilson a.k.a. Beef and Fabian Marechal-Julbin a.k.a. Bevatron stand nearby.
'C'mon, you Hellions are wrecking my bar!' the Blob calls out. Roulette moves away from her teammates. Another luck disc in her hand, ready to throw, she exclaims that when mutants were being hunted down, little Angelica Jones was off playing New Warrior or Young Ally or anything else without an “X” in the title! 'But now that the whole world wants what Krakoa has, she’s the face of the nation?'
Energy glows around Bevatron's hand and he agrees: 'We got killed for sport while she was auditioning for Captain $#%&*!$% American!'
Firestar tells herself that Bevatron's timeline is off, but decides he isn't wrong. She remembers being manipulated into kissing another of the original Hellions, Empath, and recalls her time as a Hellion as being brief, while noting that she also turned down an offer to join the Hellions' rivals, the New Mutants. Angelica remembers being an X-Man before, working with Wolverine and Storm and her pal Iceman, but acknowledges that it never sticks, and something always pulls her away.
Suddenly: 'Angie! Are you okay?' Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman asks as he ice-sleds down into the Green Lagoon and stops at his friend's side. Standing up, Angelica assures Bobby that she is fine. 'Are we brawling with the Hellions?' Iceman asks as he creates large ice-fists and admits that this is the kind of X-Men 101 thing he has been missing in their brave new world.
Angelica grabs Bobby and suggests they just get to the briefing. 'Fine. But I'm freezing all their drinks rock-solid. Petty vengeance, Iceman style!' Bobby replies, while shaking his fist at the Hellions.
'Pretty-face lady looked sad' Catseye notes and remarks to Jetstream. 'Firestar's got... a lot to figure out, Catseye' Jetstream replies.
Meanwhile, at the Treehouse in Manhattan, home and headquarters of Krakoa's heroic X-Men:
'Fire and Ice are dragging their feet this morning' Alex Summers a.k.a. Havok remarks to Forge as they examine a monitor station. 'Maybe Spider-Man called' Forge jokes. Suddenly, Bobby and Angelica walk through a Krakoan portal into the Treehouse's meeting room, where Jean Grey, Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops, Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik and Everett Thomas a.k.a. Synch are gathered around a meeting room table. 'Sorry we're late. If you can believe it, old students of Emma's were being rude. Inconceivable, I know' Bobby jokes. Cyclops frowns as he turns to Forge and asks 'What's on the X-Men's to-do list today?' Forge remarks that Cyclops is always the straight-shooter, before several holograms appear above the X-Men's meeting room table.
Forge begins by referring to a woman with large blonde hair and calls her Harrower, and explains that she is giving Manila a hard time. 'I thought we pruned her' Magik remarks, before Forge continues, reporting that Bi-Beast is wrecking Vancouver. 'Bi-Beast?' Iceman asks. 'Bobby' Jean smiles, before Forge adds that there has been a distress call from Mojo – strangely. 'Is that me as a toddler?' Havok asks, confused as he sees a child version of himself leaping towards Mojo. Forge then concludes with a cancer ward in Florida that is reporting their Krakoan drugs haven't shown up. Synch suggests they move that one to Hellfire Trading, but Firestar exclaims 'Wait!' and everyone turns to her. Cyclops asks her if there is a problem, to which, somewhat nervously, Firestar rubs the back of her neck and suggests to her teammates that if the purpose of this team is to do good and represent Krakoa to the world, then helping the hospital should be a slam dunk.
'She's got a point' Iceman smiles, before suggesting that he and Angelica pop down to Florida while the rest of them get started on plant lady and those other messes. However, Cyclops announces that he will go with Firestar, and Iceman scowls as Cyclops tells him that he'll be more use to Jean and the others. 'Fine, but the rest of the team better be ready for a lot of killer Bi-Beast jokes' Iceman mutters as he strides away. Jean telepathically tells Scott that it doesn't take telepathy to see the gears turning behind his visor. Scott's thoughts tell Jean that Firestar has been an asset to the team, especially with Sunfire away on Arakko, and reminds Jean that Firestar didn't want her spot on the X-Men, Emma made that decision for her. Jean smiles as she tells Scott that Emma would never choose what is best fort someone else without their input. Scott puts his arms around Jean's waist and points out that this is the first time Firestar's shown initiative on the team and hasn't taken orders like he is holding a red-white-and-blue shield. 'I want to see where it goes' he explains.
Cyclops tells the other X-Men that he and Firestar will catch up with them once they've confirmed the hospital is okay. He then turns to Magik, who opens a stepping disk, which enables Cyclops and Firestar to step through it, and arrive in rain-soaked Kissimmee, Florida. 'Guess Forge forgot to mention the tropical storm' She then complains about being drenched while beating up Mojo as the rain falls into her stepping disk. 'We'll call you when we're -' Cyclops begins, before the portal closes. 'She's gone' Cyclops remarks. 'A woman of few words' Firestar points out while attempting to shield herself from the pouring rain. 'She makes them count' Cyclops remarks, before suggesting they get out of the downpour. They rush past a van, where a shadowy figure sitting in the driver's seat sees them and remarks to himself 'Damn it. Not going to wait around and get hunted down by all of $#%&*!%^ Krakoa. Time to salt the Earth'.
Cyclops and Firestar enter the hospital where several patients and a nurse turns to them and asks  'Is something happening? Are those space people back?' in reference to the Celestials. 'No!' Firestar assures her, before stating that they got the message about the medicine shipments, however she stops herself mid-sentence as a she hears a man say to someone 'Just rubbing it in our faces showing up here. They don't need health care anymore'. Another nurse arrives on scene:  'Cyclops, right? And you brought an Avenger, too?' she asks, looking at Firestar. 'She's one of us now, actually' Cyclops replies. 'Good for her' the nurse says as she leads Cyclops and Firestar down a corridor, thanking them for coming so quickly. 'Of course' Cyclops tells her, before suggesting that it's possible the medicines haven't arrived because of the storm outside. 'Delayed?' the nurse asks. 'Who said anything about delayed?' she queries, while Firestar notices a door with a sign that reads Chemotherapy Suite.
The nurse puts a code into a security panel next to a door, and then turns a key in the door as she states that the shipment of Krakoan medicine arrived on time, just like it always does. She explains that they only give a few employees access to the storage room, and they found one of them beaten half to death behind the pediatrics unit this morning. She reports that the employee will be fine, but whoever did it to him got his access vodes and knew how to mess with the hospital security cameras. 'We got footage, but it doesn't make any sense. Just looked like a blur' she explains as she struggles to open the door, before shoving it open, and leading Firestar and Cyclops into the medicine storage room, which is a mess, with boxes, pills and containers strewn everywhere. The nurse reports that whoever did this didn't touch any of the prescription stuff, although they ruined plenty of it – but they only wanted the Krakoan drugs. 'But why? Krakoa offers them free to everyone, and X-Corp's been increasing production to meet demand' Firestar remarks.
'They're free here' the nurse frowns, before explaining that resellers can charge whatever they want in the countries that don't recognize the nation of Krakoa. She points out that there is a lot of money to be made selling these drugs to desperate folks in Russia, the UK, or God knows where else. 'I don't know if you... look for clues or whatever... but I trust I can leave you here while I get the security footage?' the nurse asks. 'Of course, ma'am' Cyclops assures her. Firestar looks upset as she holds up a small container of drugs. Cyclops looks at Firestar and pauses, before telling her that his wife is the mind-reader, not him. Firestar turns to Cyclops and apologizes, explaining that she recognizes some of the drug names. 'You beat cancer before we had Krakoan medicine' Cyclops states, but Firestar tells him that she never liked the word “beat” - as it implies people who didn't make it could have fought harder. She informs Cyclops that her own powers gave her cancer in the first place, having never developed a natural immunity to them. She remembers spending time with three friends – Hellcat, Spectrum and Black Cat – and tells Cyclops that she was young and had a stupidly, irresponsibly great support network, and received world-class medical care. 'I was also very, very lucky' she adds.
'Point taken' Cyclops responds, before asking Firestar 'Why the light show' as she begins to glow. Firestar explains that she is checking if the thief left behind any radioactivity or other invisible tracks – but she stops using her power and the room goes dark as she reports that there are too many overlapping signals in the hospital, and explains that she is still figuring out how to pinpoint her powers for precision uses. 'You'll get there' Cyclops assures her. He touches his optic visor and tells the younger mutant that he would never compare their experiences, but that he knows a little about gifts with price tags attached. Firestar turns to Cyclops and nervously asks him if he has ever considered fixing his powers during resurrection. 'Not once' Cyclops is quick to respond, adding that he has had more opportunities than he would care to admit.
Suddenly, there is a loud thundering noise, and Cyclops and Firestar turn and look out of the storage room as Cyclops remarks 'That doesn't sound like a regular storm'. He starts to say that he will getthe patients and staff to safe rooms, while Firestar announces that she will find out what is causing the ruckus. 'There was no hurricane warning today! How is this happening!?' someone in the corridor shouts as patients and others look around confused. Firestar knows that the weather changes fast in Florida – but not this fast. She realizes that something – or someone – is causing these winds. She flies out into the raging storm, and notes that if whoever is doing this keeps it up, they will level the entire hospital. And in the midst of the fierce winds and torrential rain, a figure can be seen hovering, a cyclone effect blowing underneath them.
Meantime, in Manila, the Phillippines, Iceman blasts Harrower's feet with ice, trapping her in place, while the others battle strange flying plant-creatures. 'Any word from my brother yet?' Havok asks. 'He's missing a lot of plant-on-plant violence' Forge jokes, firing a weapon at one of the creatures as he adds 'At least I think these things are plants'. Jean telepathically reports that there is nothing from Cyclops and Firestar yet, while Synch, who is copying Jean's telepathy, adds that at the rate they are going, they might make it through the whole threat list before Cyclops and Firestar are done with their hospital rounds!
Soon, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the X-Men leap through one of Magik's stepping disks and confront the android Bi-Beast. Synch copies Havok's plasma power and they both release a powerful surge of energy at the Bi-Beast. Iceman sleds past the android, while Magik blocks the Bi-Beast's punch, suggesting that Cyclops and Firestar can meet them at the Green Lagoon – so long as they can deactivate this android before Iceman starts in on his stand-up routine. 'I resent that!' Iceman calls out a he fires a large blast of ice at the Bi-Beast. 'I would never mock Bi-Beast for living his truth!' Iceman jokes. As Bi-Beast slams into the side of a building, rubble begins to fall from the building, which Jean blocks from crushing civilians nearby by throwing a telekinetic force field over them. Jean agrees with Magik that they need to finish this before Bobby gets problematic, and then reveals that her telepathy has picked up something about dinosaurs in Brooklyn.
Back in Florida, the rain pushes Firestar backwards, then she is shoved aside by a powerful surge of wind, which slams her into the side of a car. 'Who...?' Firestar asks as she peers through the rain, as someone appears before her and calls out 'Almost didn't recognize you in the spiffy new duds...but payback has been a long time coming for you little girl'. It's Whirlwind, the mutant enemy of the Avengers. 'Wish your boyfriend was here to get his, too' Whirlwind adds as he spins around Firestar, who looks up at her foe and thinks 'Whirlwind... definition of a career $#%&-bag'. She remembers the time Whirlwind refers to – when she and Justice took him out. They were still members of the New Warriors, and admits that they went a bit overboard, but the defeat of Whirlwind did get them into the Avengers – initially as reserve members. Energy glows around Firestar as she grits her teeth and takes flight, soaring towards Whirlwind, she calls out 'I kicked your ass when I was a teenager, Whirlwind. You sure you wanna try me now?'
In Prospect Park, Brooklyn, the X-Men arrive through one of Magik's stepping disks and discover several of the Savage Land Mutates – among them Brainchild, Gaza and Lorelei, riding dinosaurs and tormenting the locals in the park. 'All public parks are hereby annexed as sovereign outposts of the Savage Land!' Brainchild declares, boasting that he is the rightful ruler of the Mutates. 'Yeah, I don't think Borough Hall's going to approve that one, pal' Havok remarks as he blasts the ground in front of one of the dinosaurs, bringing the creature to a stop. Suddenly, 'Forge – look out!' Synch exclaims as he picks up on some danger and sees a dinosaur looming above Forge, who is trying to protect a civilian. Then, a moment later, the dinosaur is electrified. Forge looks on, confused: 'Not that I'm complaining, but who'd you borrow the electrical powers from?' he asks Synch.
'Those would be mine... and I call them venom blasts – patent impending, do not steal' jokes Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man as he swings down into the park. Synch apologizes to Spider-Man for borrowing his powers without asking, before he kicks Brainchild off of the dinosaur. 'All is forgiven during dinosaur-related emergencies' Spider-Man responds as he fires some webbing towards another dinosaur, and asking the X-Men to let him visit that “sick clubhouse” they have in the city. 'Deal. You're much less annoying than the other one' Magik tells him. 'I get that a lot, actually' Spider-Man remarks as he crouches on the dinosaur now completely trapped in webbing. Jean Grey traps the Savage Land Mutates in a telekinetic hold while she contacts her husband telepathically, asking him if everything is going okay at the hospital. 'I have to admit... you're missing out on a lot of fun' Jean adds.
Cyclops is helping people inside the hospital still, and his thoughts tell Jean that “okay” isn't the first word that comes to mind, and that “fun” isn't anywhere on the list. He informs Jean that there was a pretty bad storm in Florida when he arrived, but that something – or someone – has accelerated it. Blastins some debris that is blown towards him, Cyclops reports that Firestar is checking out the source, while he gets everyone to safety in the hurricane shelter. Jean offers for the rest of the team to come to Florida, while Synch waves goodbye to Miles Morales, but Cyclops tells Jean to stick to the plan, but to spare a thought for him and Firestar, and assures her that he will shout if he changes his mind. He then looks out a window and sees Firestar through the storm.
'You've always been a lowlife, Whirlwind!' Firestar shouts through the wind and rain. 'But a hospital? Really?' she asks. 'A gig's a gig' Whirlwind replies casually as he continues to create the powerful winds ravaging the area. He then creates a direct blast of wind, aiming it at Firestar, he reveals that some trust-fund brat paid him a quarter million to visit her daddy in the cancer war and pull the air out of his lungs, and to make it look natural. 'Guess she got bored waiting for the inheritence to drop' Whirlwind supposes, before telling Firestar that when he saw how $#%& the hospital security was he figured he would fleece the “mutie pills” in Bagalia and double his take. 'This all could have gone a lot more quietly if -' Whirlwind starts to say, before an optic blast slams into him, and Cyclops stands at the now open window.
Meanwhile, in the Mojoverse: 'Fine, fine, I admit it – Zombie X-Babies was a horrible idea for a reboot!' Mojo cries out, grinning, while the zombie X-Baby Colossus climbs on him. 'Now help me obliterate these little $#%&*!%^ before they chew through my production crew!' Mojo tells the X-Men. 'It was creepy enough when they were just little versions of us' Havok remarks as he tries to keep the X-Baby version of himself away from himself. 'This is so wrong!' Iceman calls out as the zombie X-Baby Cyclops and Wolverine leap at him. 'This is so fun!' Magik smiles as she readies her Soulsword. Zombie X-Baby version of Shadowcat, Storm, Gambit and Nightcrawler cam be seen nearby, while Spiral and Adam-X are on hand, too. Jean captures the X-Baby Cyclops and telepathically contacts her husband, telling him that she isn't sure if he can hear her clearly from the Mojoverse, but that they are wrapping up and headed his way soon.
'Great minds, Jean' Cyclops responds as he runs towards the hospital exit, and upon arriving outside discovers Whirlwind has made a huge wind funnel above Firestar, forcing her to the ground. 'You're not going to make a fool out of my again, $#%&!' Whirlwind shouts, when suddenly, 'ENOUGH!' Firestar screams, as she extends a field of microwave energy that disrupts Whirlwind and knocks him out of the air, slamming him into the van he was sitting in earlier. 'You stashed the stolen drugs in an unmarked van? God, you're an idiot' Cyclops remarks as he stands over Whirlwind. Firestar drops down and joins Cyclops, as she asks Whirlwind if he is a mutant, and tells him that he could have taken the amnesty deal and started over. 'Lotta good that'd do me... when some bigot with a nuke decides your little island... is too big for its britches' Whirlwind grins as he looks up at Firestar. 'Or is that why you stay so buddy-buddy with all the human heroes, Red?' Whirlwind asks. Firestar doesn't respond, while Cyclops frowns. 'Heh... still got the last laugh though...' Whirlwind utters.
'What's he talking about?' Cyclops asks. 'No idea' Firestar replies, informing Cyclops that Whirlwind was here to fulfill a kill contract on someone in the cancer ward, but that he did that before they arrived. 'Yeah, and the guy's $%^& of a daughter paid me way under market rate...so I left her an explosive little surprise' Whirlwind grins, holding up a small detonator, which glows. Whirlwind reveals that he was going to detonate it at the funeral for a laugh, but he started the timer anbout thirty seconds ago. 'How much damage do you think it'll do in a hospital basement?' he asks. Firstar flies into the hospital, while Whirlwind tells Cyclops that he bets the hurricane shelter he took everyone to is pretty close to where the dead bodies are kept. 'Tick-tock' he jokes. Cyclops contacts Jean and tells her to have Magik collect chrono-manipulators, energy absorbers and speedsters and to get to Florida immediately.
But as Firestar flies down the hospital corridor, she knows that the others won't arrive in time. She detects various signals pinging, but knows that if Whirlwind is using a remote detonator, there should be enough of a trace for her to find it. And she does, in the morgue, where she quickly destroys the bomb with a blast of microwave energy.
A moment later, 'Angie! Did you -?' Iceman calls out to his friend as he arrives with the rest of the X-Men. Firestar reports that the receiver is fried, but that someone less squeamish than her needs to take the bomb out of the body bag. 'That's our cue. C'mon, Alex' Forge remarks. 'Do I have to?' Havok complains. 'I'm still processing the zombie babies'. Firestar looks at Iceman: 'Zombie -?' she begins, to which Iceman tells her it's not as bad as it sounds, before stating that once they get the Whirlwind popsicle he left outside locked up, they have one last item to do on the list – a family bonding activity.
Shortly, in Plainfield, Michigan, several overweight men run and scream as the X-Men battle two large Sentinels behind them. The men are dressed in camouflage and armed with machine guns, while wearing a badge that has an “M” with a cross through it on their chests. Iceman blasts one of the Sentinels with ice as he remarks that idiot militias are buying junkyard Sentinels. 'Nothing like getting back to the basics' he adds, while Havok readies a surge of plasma energy, Synch copies Firestar's powers and they both unleash microwave energy at the Sentinels, while Forge fires a weapon, Magik raises her Soulsword and Jean begins to pull apart one of the Sentinels telekinetically. Cyclops keeps watch over the anti-mutant militia.
Later, the X-Men return to Krakoa and arrive at the Green Lagoon. 'I just dont' get it. Why is Mojo so stuck on that old squad of X-Men. Like, get with the times, man' Havok remarks to anyone who will listen. Firestar looks over to a table and sees thwe Hellions gathered, drinking together. 'Look what the cat dragged in...' Roulette scowls. 'Mraow' Catseye smiles. The Blob gathers up several empty bottles and calls out 'Not again! Take it to the Crucible or something!' while Firestar tells her teammates that she needs to handle something, and that she will be right back.
'What excuses have you prepared, Avenger -?' Roulette begins, standing up, as Firestar interrupts her: 'Nothing you said was wrong, Roulette. I've had my own reasons for coming and going, but I get how it looks from the outside. I don't expect open arms' she states, before announcing that she wants the chance to show that she can put in the work. 'I'm not going anywhere. I'm not running away when things get hard' Firestar declares, assuring the Hellions that she is going to stand side by side with them and protect the island and their right to live in this world. 'Don't prove it to me. Prove it to yourself... X-Man' Roulette retorts as she sits down and picks up her drink. Catseye looks at Firestar and smiles, her tail moving back and forth.
Firestar goes back over to her teammates in the X-Men, and the embrace her, and charge their glasses in her honor.


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'Just to be clear... Laura Kinney a.k.a. Wolverine was thought to have perished covering Synch's escape from the Vault. Then she was prioritized for the resurrection protocols. Now the Children of the Vault – an existential threat not just to mutantdom but perhaps all life on Earth – have just spit out the original Laura Kinney whom we thought was dead...and instead of doing our due diligence on a “too good to be true” tale, she is instead ensconced on the current X-Men roster' Dr. Henry McCoy a.k.a. the Beast summarises as he sits near Emma Frost at the Quiet Council's secret meeting place. The Beast laughs and calls the Quiet Council “rubes” before asking where Laura Kinney is now. Emma Frost frowns at the Beast and replies 'Presumably... out doing X-Men things'.
Indeed, Everett Thomas a.k.a. Synch smiles as he looks at Laura Kinney as he telekinetically propels them through the air above a city using powers borrowed from Jean Grey. Synch asks Laura if she is sure she wants him to stay around for this, to which Laura tells him that she has been alone long enough, and as they drop down near a large abandoned, run down building, Laura asks what “Baby Laura” is doing in Detroit. 'Uh, you know yourself better than anyone... and I wouldn't let your younger self hear you call her that' Synch replies. 'Heh' Laura laughs, looking up at the abandoned building, she asks Everett if he didn't think they would be able to sneak up on Laura, and notes that the wind just shifted. 'She knows I'm here. Her mind is already reeling from what it means' Laura remarks.
Synch explains that the other Laura has been helping Dazzler and Jubilee with some kind of vampire situation, and they notice the other Laura sitting on a window sill high up on the building. 'Hey, kiddo. We got a lot to talk about' Laura calls out to her duplicate, who doesn't look down as she replies 'Kiddo? Who am I now? Gabby?' The older Laura replies that she has lost count of how old she is. 'You're all Gabbys to me' she adds. The younger Wolverine sniffs the air as she picks up a scent and tells her “guests” that now is not a good time to chat. She quickly turns as a large vampire creature breaks through the window, and then bites down on Wolverine's shoulder.
Synch and the older Wolverine rush into the building and are confronted by a startling situation. 'I've never been to a Dazzler concert. Is this what they're normally like?' he asks. 'Hnnh' Wolverine responds as a pink hologram mask appears over her face. Flashes of light radiate throughout the foyer of the building, where Alison Blaire a.k.a. Dazzler, Jubilation Lee a.k.a. Jubilee and Tabby Smith a.k.a. Boom-Boom are battling vampires, one of whom screams as Dazzler's lights burn it. 'Sorry, vamp. If you didn't want to explode from the inside out, maybe you shouldn't have attacked my fans before a concert' Dazzler suggests as she roller skates through a puddle of blood. 'Yeah, Dazzler needs fans – each one is precious!' Jubilee jokes. 'Just kidding!' she calls out as she blasts a vampire with her fireworks powers.
The younger Wolverine appears from above, holding the decapitated head of the large vampire who attacked her. 'Hey, Dazzler! Alley-oop!' she calls out as she throws the head towards Synch – but Dazzler blasts it before the head can hit Synch. 'Another vampire – Dazzled!' Dazzler jokes. The young Wolverine turns to her older counterpart and explains that Dazzler was on tour, and that some of her fans went missing, so she asked for help – and they have discovered the main nest beneath them. Wolverine tells the younger version that she won't slow her down, but she thought they should talk. 'Your cap fell off, Laura' Jubilee jokes as she puts a Santa hat on an unimpressed Wolverine's head.
Jubilee leads the way down a tunnel, with Synch, both Wolverines, Dazzler and Boom-Boom following her. Jubilee calls out to Boom-Boom and tells her to load up a big one, and to fire it down the tunnel ahead of them. 'I guess we're not sneaking up on them' the older Wolverine remarks. Jubilee turns back to both Wolverines and tells them 'You two are a trip. Hologram-helmet-girl is obviously from the future. More X-Men time-travel shenanigans?' she asks. No one answers, and Jubilee blows some bubblegum – which the older Laura quickly pops when she shoves a claw into the bubble. 'Uggh. Future Laura is feral' Jubilee complains, wiping the gum from around her mouth.
The group comes to a stop at the edge of a platform, while the younger Wolverine looks around and remarks 'They're in every direction'. The older Wolverine notes that there are three tunnels ahead, and Jubilee complains that they already rinsed so many vamps. 'Yeah, how many of them could be left?' Tabby asks. 'Dozens' Synch announces as he uses telepathic powers which he has access to by still being synced to Jean Grey. 'Well la-di-da' Tabby mutters. 'Okay, we stay together and -' Tabby begins, but the younger Wolverine declares 'No' and the older Wolverine tells the others to stay together, as the two of them have business. The younger Wolverine heads off down one tunnel, while the older follows her.
Meanwhile, in orbit above Earth, 'Mayday, mayday! Can anybody read us? This is Orchis Station declaring an emergency!' a distress call comes out from one of the Orchis space stations. Orchis workers can be seen on deck trying to put out a plasma fire, while the distress call reports that the fire is spreading to the welding equipment, and if it ignites, the entire station could be lost. 'GET CLEAR – IT'S GONNA BLOW!' someone shouts as before the explosion is suddenly sucked up through a hole which appears above. Several Orchis operatives are sucked through, too. 'We're being vented into space!' someone calls out in distress.
'Orchis Station, this is the X-Men...we'll be saving the fascists you just vented into space' Scott summers a.k.a. Cyclops remarks via communicator, while Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar pilots the X-Men's jet. Cyclops tells her to be careful on the thrusters, as they are more responsive than she might think. 'You're not kidding' Firestar replies, before informing Jean Grey and Iceman that the air lock is closed and the ramp is down for them to deploy. As the jet hovers in space, Jean Grey and Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman emerge down a ramp, with Jean surrounding herself with a telekinetic field, as Bobby ice-sleds out. Jean remarks that she will grab the Orchis soldiers, while Bobby reports that he will see about the hull breach on the station, and asks Jean if they are going to regret saving these goons. 'Probably. But you know the job...save as many lives as we can every time out. Even the ones who wish us harm' Jean replies as she surrounds the floating Orchis operatives in telekinetic bubbles to protect them from space.
'Will they even thank us for this?' Iceman wonders as he uses his powers to create a massive amount of ice which plugs the hole in the Orchis station. 'You're welcome, by the way! Good luck with your doomsday nonsense!' Iceman tells some of the Orchis operatives, before suggesting that they need an Occupational Safety & Health Administration up here. When the crew who were ejected into space are returned safely to the station, one of the Orchis agents contacts control, and reports that the crew have been rescued by the X-Men. 'So don't, uh...fire on their ship' they add. Cyclops tells the Orchis agents that it is lucky the X-Men were in transit below when they heard the Mayday, and asks them what this facility is for. 'Uh, it's -' one of the agents begins, before another of them snaps 'Don't say anything'. 'Well, we'll leave you to your orbital death trap. Good luck, and I hope you remember – they were mutant hands that caught you when you fell today' Cyclops remarks as he and the other X-Men depart.
Back on Earth, the two Wolverines find themselves in a tunnel where dozens of red eyes peer out through the darkness. Well, we put ourselves right where these vamps want us' the duplicate Wolverine remarks. The original Wolverine asks her if she's sure there isn't another way. 'We tried. Even consulted with the healers on Krakoa. But for these vampires...it's kill or starve to death' the duplicate Wolverine reveals. A huge vampire leaps from the shadows towards the Wolverines, screeching at them. Both Wolverines have already popped their claws, and the duplicate asks 'So...what'd you want to discuss?' to which the original suggests it would be rude not to talk, and set up a few rules. 'That's good. We wouldn't want our lives to get weird, right?' the duplicate asks as she leaps upwards and slices the vampire's head off, while the original Wolverine cuts the vampire through its middle and tells her duplicate that she doesn't seem surprised to see her. 'I'm not' the duplicate responds.
The duplicate Wolverine's boot claws slice through another vampire, as she asks the original 'You know what my first thought was after I was resurrected?' and reveals that she wanted to see the body. More sliced up vampire parts fall to the ground, as the duplicate remarks that they had already been used so much, before one of the vampires grabs her arm and bites down. But the vampire screams as its teeth suddenly shatter. 'They resurrected you with a full adamantium skeleton, huh?' Wolverine asks as she decapitates the vampire. 'Does everyone get one now?' Wolverine then jokes as the duplicate kicks a vampire that was creeping up on the original. 'Proteus isn't exactly strong on details. Or he is, but he has ADHD' the duplicate replies. Blood splatters around the large room as the Wolverines unleash their fury against the vampires. 'You know if something...goes bad for one of us, they'll only bring one of us back' the duplicate reveals. 'Hadn't thought about it... but I figure I've got seniority' the original replies.
'Tell you what. You keep it. I don't plan on dying' the duplicate declares as she shoves her claws into a vampire's neck and finds herself drenched in blood. 'That's the spirit' the original tells her as she plunges her claws into a vampire's face. These women have one thing in common – they didn't ask for any of this. The X-Gene, the claws or the metal. They're down in tunnels fighting vampires so their friends don't have to. Wolverines are like that. The duplicate looks at the original and announces that she is claiming the name Wolverine. 'It's mine' she states. 'Fair enough' the original responds, deciding that she has been Wolverine long enough. The two Laura turn to each other and shake hands, before the original Laura turns and walks away. She suddenly stops, and tells her duplicate that she is happy she will get to live a different life. 'This isn't personal...but I don't want to be your friend...I don't even want to see you' she adds. 'I wasn't asking to hang out' the duplicate replies.
Outside, Synch, Jubilee, Boom-Boom and Dazzler are waiting for the Wolverines. 'What do you think of the name X-Terminators?' Jubilee asks Synch, informing him that if they make this official that is what they are calling themselves. 'Maybe we'll vote in the new members at the Gala' she jokes. 'Cool' Synch tells his longtime friend. 'Think you've got what it takes to be one of us?' Jubilee asks as she blows another bubble. 'I'd be the star of the show, Jubilee' Synch smiles as he uses telekinesis to pop the bubble, causing it to splat over her mouth. 'That's cheating, Everett!' Jubilee snaps. The Wolverines arrive, and the original announces that they are done here. 'It was good to hang out with you. You guys off to do X-Men stuff?' Jubilee asks as Synch uses telekinesis to take flight, carrying Laura with him. 'You know it. See ya round' Synch calls back.
Later, at the Treehouse, clothes lay scattered across the floor of Synch's quarters, while Synch and Laura embrace in bed.
'You want to know where Wolverine is now? Presumably doing X-Men things' Emma Frost remarks back on Krakoa, when she and Sebastian Shaw turn as Jean Grey arrives through a Krakoan gateway. 'Ah, what fortuitous timing. Jean is here. Perhaps she can shed some light on the current inquiries' Emma calls out. Jean telepathically thanks Emma for the head's up, to which Emma, while examining her fingernails, simply tells Jean that they women must stick together. The Beast looks up at Jean and declares that he can't be the only one to think that this is simply too good to be true. 'Yes, Hank. You are' Jean responds, before announcing that she is clearing Wolverine. 'And even if she could gool me, could she fool Synch? They spent hundreds of years together, every day, simply fighting to survive' Jean points out.
Jean tells the Beast that he may think Laura's return is “too good to be true” because he no longer believes that good things can happen. 'You've spent too long in the dark and it's...damaged your heart' Jean utters. Jean narrows her eyes at the Beast and reminds him that Laura Kinney was sent on an impossible mission, and that she did what a Wolverine does – she survived, and now she is back where she belongs. 'I ask you with love in my heart: Are you where you belong, Hank?' Jean asks. The Beast frowns and tells Jean Grey that if he is as lost as she clearly thinks he is, then he might tell her that the X-Men were fools to provide assistance to Orchis today. Jean is annoyed by this, and simply responds by telling Hank that those are souls who will never forget who was responsible for saving their lives. 'That cannot be a bad thing'.
In space, the ship called the Starjammer seems to float aimlessly. On board, bodies lay strewn about blood-soaked floors and walls. 'Well, this is bad' Captain Corsair remarks as he begins his log. 'To my dear sons...the ones I know about and the ones I never did...I know I wasn't always there for you. Or really there for you at all. I know you know it wasn't always my fault, but I still carry that guilt' Corsair announces. He recalls that the Summers boys always forgave his failings, and tells them that he is proud of them, that he wants them to know he adores the big swings they have taken, and joining them for Sunday dinners on the old moon – they were a joy. Corsair holds a gun in one hand, and states that he won't be able to make those Sunday dinners anymore. 'We engaged the enemy...and they kicked ten shades out  of us. I'm down to my last round... and it's for me'. Corsair is on his knees. Deadly aliens with sharp teeth and red eyes leer at him through the shadows. They are called the Brood. And Corsair has been impregnated with a Brood egg. 'Protect your families – the Brood are coming!' Corsair shouts.


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Lord of the Brood, part one
Krakoa, where four mutants have gathered near a gateway in a dark forest. 'That's my pitch. What do you big brains think?' Forge asks. 'I think you and Monet will probably just die, Forge' David Alleyne a.k.a. Prodigy replies. 'Yeah, same' the woman called Sage agrees. 'I told you' Monet remarks to Forge. Both Monet and Forge are wearing the special Krakoan battlesuit, while Forge tells Sage and Prodigy that this gate has not shorted out, and that the other side of the gate still exists, even after Knowhere descended into a black hole. Sage tells Forge to hang on, and remarks that Knowhere disappeared before Krakoa was revealed. 'So how do we have a gate on it?' Prodigy asks. 'Well spotted' Forge smiles, before revealing that after he heard Knowhere went through a wormhole in one of his daily X-Force briefings, he reached out to a buddy, and Cable bounced them back in time to put a gate onto Knowhere before it took a trip into the black hole. Forge reveals that the planter was self-dissolving, as he wanted to make sure that nobody saw them or heard them – because he has had enough time paradoxes to last a lifetime.
Forge and Monet put their helmets on and Forge tells everyone that this is the weird part – this is the other side of the gate to wherever Knowhere went, and it is still active. 'Wish us luck' Monet remarks. 'Bye' Prodigy calls out. 'So long, see you folks at the Arbor Magna' Sage adds. Forge and Monet turn and walk into the portal, while Prodigy mutters to Sage: 'They call us here to get our expert opinion, and yet...' to which Sage points out 'Yeah, that's Forge... smartest idiot on the planet'.
Forge and Monet are shunted through space and time. 'I can't feel my body!' one of them calls out, and the other confirms that they are numb, too. Suddenly, 'What the hell? Do you see that woman on that rock?' Monet asks as she glances towards an asteroid where a woman with a green cape can be seen holding her hands above her head. 'What? No. I see me and I'm with a woman?' Forge responds as he sees himself and an unknown woman surrounded by a bright light. 'Oh, please. I don't want to hear that' Monet snaps, before they look at the rock again, and Forge wonders if he sees a dwarf, before telling Monet that this might be their brains misfiring, or that they might be traveling backward in time. 'This, uh... might've been a mistake' Forge admits. 'YOU THINK?' Monet exclaims.
Meantime, a stepping disc opens near a spaceship which has landed on an outer rim world. The X-Men step out onto the alien landscape and Jean Grey tells her teammates to keep their heads up, and that if there is a hell, then this is it. She reports that Corsair's distress call came from this outer rim world, and that the Brood are everywhere. 'I need to find my father. The rest of you -' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops begins, to which Everett Thomas a.k.a. Synch interrupts him and declares that he and Talon are sticking with him, referring to Laura Kinney, who stands beside him. Cyclops thanks Synch and the three of them rush towards the nearby ship. Cyclops turns back to Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar and tells her that she is air support, that she and Bobbty Drake a.k.a. Iceman are to help any locals with the infestation. 'And don't hold back. It's the Brood. They deserve no quarter' he exclaims. 'Understood' Firestar responds.
Jean turns to Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik and suggests that they find Broo, as this shouldn't be happening now that he is the monarch of his entire species. 'I'd hate to think that little dude broke bad' Magik replies as she opens a stepping disc around herself and Jean.
Firestar and Iceman move quickly through the air towards an area where the Brood are attacking some aliens. 'Wait a second – that little nerdy bug fella is the leader of these monsters?' Firestar asks. 'Yep. Not a very good one from the looks of things' Iceman replies, before they land and Firestar unleashes a furious microwave energy attack at one of the creatures, suggesting that they draw the attention away from the locals, while adding that she can't say she is crazy about giant bugs. Iceman buries one of the Brood in a mountain of ice and admits that the Brood still scare him. He informs Firestar that something happened to him when he helped terraform Arakko – he shed a lot of his old fears, but he thinks he'll hate and fear these ugly things forever. With that, he pours a surge of ice into one of the Brood's mouths, and turns it into a deadly spiked weapon, which pierces through the Brood's head.
More Brood close in on the Amazing Friends, and Firestar tells Iceman that for her entire life she has been told to “slow down” and “watch out” and “don't exert too much power” which she agrees makes perfect sense when you can main someone with a careless move like she can – but that it also feels good to be able to cut loose with the X-Men. Firestar creates a wall of flame which seems to stop the Brood in their tracks – until one of them attempts to leap over the wall, so Firestar increases the wall's size, and burns the Brood alive. With the Brood is in this area taken care of, they had off again, and as Firestar flies alongside Iceman on his ice-sled, she asks him if he thinks the name is sexist and whether it should be changed. 'I'll tell you what I tell everyone when they ask me that...go and see what Jean thinks' Iceman answers.
Magik and Jean arrive at another area of the planet, and Jean tells Magik that she thinks they are in trouble. They're in some sort of lab, and Magik agrees, noting that Broo would never treat his scientific gear like this. Jean projects her thoughts and reaches out to other telepaths, apologizing for the mass communication, she explains that she needs help locating Broo. 'I'm reading' Emma Frost responds, while Kwannon reveals that she can't pick him up. The Stepford Cuckoos then reveal that they just scanned the mind of a mutant who saw Broo two days ago – in Port Prometheus. Jean informs Magik that Broo is not on Earth, and asks her to teleport to Arakko.
At that moment, Cyclops leads the way through the seemingly abandoned spaceship. 'Maybe it's because I've walked into enough traps in my day -' Synch begins, while Cyclops interrupts him, telling him that he agrees, and notes that it is too quiet for a Brood. Talon pops her claws and and declares that it is waiting in the dark, and now it knows they know, and it is preparing to attack. 'Filthy vermin' Cyclops remarks as he opens fire, blasting an optic beam of energy down a corridor, lighting the spaceship up and revealing a large Brood looming over them in the shadows. The optic blast strikes the Brood, slicing it in two, before Talon informs Cyclops that she smells huis father, that he is on  the other side of the bulkhead. Talon shoves her claws into the bulkhead and suggests to Scott that he steel himself – because Corsair is in a bad way.
Talon kicks the panel of the bulkhead down, and Christopher Summers a.k.a. Corsair is revealed, lying on the floor, heavily pregnant and writhing in pain. 'Oh, god!' Synch gasps, while Cyclops rushes over to his father. 'What can I say...I thought there ought to be one more Summers brother before I catch the last ship out' Corsair jokes. A Brood suddenly appears in the now open bulkhead, trapping the X-Men inside the room with Corsair. 'The welcoming committee is here, and they got us right where they wanted us – in a kill zone' Synch calls out. 'Like when we were separated from Darwin' Talon recalls. Synced to Jean Grey's powers, Synch attmepts to decapitate the Brood with telekinesis – but his plan doesn't work. Talon rushes in front of Scott and holds her claws out towards Corsair, asking Scott to let her do what must be done. 'Wait – what? We're not giving up on my father' Scott exclaiming. 'Magik will be back soon, and -' he starts to say, while Corsair raises a hand and takes Scott's hand, uttering that he can feel there is no more time.
Talon crouches beside Corsair and tells he and Scott to relax, and reveals that this is not the first foreign body she has surgically removed. Talon then tells Synch that Corsair needs Jean's gifts. 'I know' Synch replies as he walks over to them and asks Cyclops to keep the Brood off of them. You two are gonna...just remove the Brood?' Cyclops asks. Synch smiles and tells Cyclops not to worry, because after five centuries together in the Vault, most of the time when they were playing doctor...they were actually playing doctor. Talon uses her claws to make cuts in Corsair's chest, instructing Synch to keep Corsair's mind detached, as they have no other way to sedate him. Synch confirms that he is doing that, and that he is also using Jean's telekinesis to massage Corsair's heart. 'He's arresting. We need the parasite out now!' Synch exclaims. 'I'm going as fast as I can' Talon responds as she pulls back Corsair's stomach and the Brood can be seen. 'I've got it in a choke hold – I'm the only thing keeping it from popping out with a hat and a cane' Synch declares.
Cyclops looks over and suggests to his teammates that perhaps they should wait, but Talon tells him that if they wait then Corsair dies. She instructs Synch to not let Corsair wake, and to be ready to clamp down on that bleeder. Some blood splashes against a wall, while Synch tells Cyclops that he knows that this is hard, but that he needs him to put his head on a swivel, as he is looking in the wrong direction. 'Oh, $#!&' Cyclops exclaims as he spins around and unleashes an optic blast at two Brood scampering towards him. 'It's out!' Talon declares as she begins to pull the Brood from Corsair's stomach. 'You keep Corsair alive, and I'll -' Talon begins, before the Brood hisses at her and bites down on her arm. 'OW!' Talon excaims, while Synch grabs the Brood in a telekinetic field. 'So much for kid gloves for a newborn' Talon snarls. 'See you in hell' she adds as she slices her claws through the Brood, severing it into several pieces.
Synch turns his attention back to Corsair, using Jean's telepathy to keep Corsair's mind at peace, while noting that Corsair's body is a mess, so he is using the telekinesis to hold him together until they can medevac him. 'We sure coulda used that trick in the Vault' Talon smiles. Synch explains that syncing from muscle memory was not in his bag of tricks until he returned. Cyclops goes over to the others and tells them that they are extraordinary. 'Think nothing of it, young man' Talon responds. Synch suggests that they get out of here, and levitates Corsair off the ship floor, while Cyclops contacts Iceman and informs them that they are headed their way. 'It's gonna be a gauntlet' Talon adds.
Cyclops, Talon and Synch rush down the corridor, with Corsair being carried telekinetically behind them. Synch reports that he would conjure up a stepping disc with Magik's power but that he doesn't want to do two things at once when one of them is holding Cyclops' old man's guts together. 'All good' Cyclops responds, and adds that before this is over, they are going to need to get aggressive on the Brood. 'I think it's time we took care of this problem once and for all' Cyclops adds as he blasts an optic beam ahead at a Brood which looms over them. 'I didn't survive the Vault to become an exterminator' Talon jokes as she decapitates another Brood, while Cyclops fires another optic beam and notes that stomping them one at a time is inefficient, and that he thinks there must be a circuit of mutants that can do the job in one fell swoop. They make their way out of the spaceship and Cyclops projects his thoughts to Jean, asking her if she can hear him, but when he gets no response, he realizes she must be out of range.
The X-Men discover the bodies of several Brood and more who have been frozen to death, and Cyclops remarks that Iceman and Firestar have been busy. 'And we hardly made a dent' Iceman calls out as he and Firestar drop down from above. 'I'd heard the Brood were aggressive, but this is ridiculous' Firestar remarks. 'We'll wear ourselves down fighting them forever' Cyclops begins, before alerting Iceman to some Brood which rush towards them. 'Once ice fort coming up' Iceman responds as he covers the X-Men in a dome of ice. Iceman then asks Synch if he can get them a stepping disc out of here, but Synch hesitates, and Talon reveals that Synch is rapidly aging every time he reaches for a power that is not within arm's length. 'Oh. That sounds bad' Firestar utters. Cyclops frowns and remarks that he thought something as up with Synch. 'I was going to say “I could use Illyana's powers, but right now, I'm still holding together a bunch of Corsair”' Synch responds. Synch adds that Talon's isn't wrong, and that he still would do it in an emergency, but that he is worried he would kill Corsair. 'This is a nightmare' Talon adds, when suddenly, Corsair utters 'Yes, a nightmare...I was bait for the trap you're in...that we're all in... but... we're not dead yet'.
Meantime, in Knowhere, currently located in unknown space. The Krakoan portal glows as two figures step through it. 'I feel weird' Monet remarks. Forge does, too, and they then notice two bodies also wearing Krakoan armor, lying on the floor in front of them. 'I suppose if the station was full when -' Monet starts to say, before Forge turns one of the bodies over, and is shocked to see his own face staring back up at him. 'It's me!' he gasps. 'I'm gonna freak out if I turn the other one over and it's my face...ugh. That is my ass' Monet declares, not even needing to turn the other body over. 'Are we %*!% dead?' Monet asks, but Forge tells her that he doesn't feel dead. He checks the bodies and assures Monet that they are alive, but that it is as if their consciousnesses have been ejected. 'So let's go with we're “kinda alive” for now'. Suddenly, Monet notices something: 'Forge... you'd better come this way' she calls out as she stands before some sort of blurry glow. 'Wow' Forge utters. 'You ever see an area of space that looks like this?' Monet asks. 'No. Nobody has...at least from our universe' Forge replies as they stare into the strange blur which Knowhere floats within.


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Lord of the Brood, part two
Arakko, first world of the mutant empire, where the young Brood known simply as Broo reclines on a hammock positioned between two trees on a beach. Some time ago, the Jean Grey School had enrollment both from Earth and from beyond – one such special student was Broo, despite not exactly being a mutant, nor from Earth. Today, he is the monarch of the Brood species – his crown is a hat made of Arakki straw. 'You up, Broo?' Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik asks as she stands in front of Broo, who opens his eyes and looks up, seeing Magik and Jean Grey, he asks them why they are here. 'The Brood are rampaging -' Magik begins, to which Jean tells Brood that they are wondering what is wrong, since Broo had previously promised that he was the Brood's monarch unchallenged. 'It's not possible that the Brood are attacking anyone without my consent!' Broo responds.
Broo continues, assuring Jean and Magik that he is in a hive mind with the Brood. 'And if you need a demonstration... have you ever seen the Brood dance before?' Broo asks, as several Brood laying on the beach nearby suddenly stand up, and begin to dance at Broo's command. 'I think you have not!' Broo declares. 'They know the dance from the Thriller video!' an excitable Magik exclaims. Broo yawns as he boasts that his subjects know anything he wants them to. 'I told you I was in control' he adds. Jean asks Broo how he is sleeping, noting that he seems tired, while Magik dances with the Brood nearby. Broo admits that he is a little tired, and explains that he came to Arrako to study their mutant cousins, and that he has been having some nightmares, but he is sure it is just the change of planets. 'New things to be allergic to and so forth' he suggests. Jean tells Broo that she needs him to open her mind to her, but Broo tells Jean Grey that the Brood haven't done anything wrong. 'What if I'd rather not?' Broo asks. 'I wasn't asking' Jean telepathically announces as she narrows her eyes at the alien.
Meanwhile, on a distant planetoid, if it ever had a name, it is lost to the ages. No Nova Corpsman has ever visited. The inhabitants marooned there today call it “Refugee Rock”. And right now, it is under attack by a horde of bloodthirsty Brood. Thankfully, the X-Men are on hand to help as the local inhabitants rush for safety into a nearby spaceship as more Brood descend on the area. 'Covering fire! Literally' Everett Thomas a.k.a. Synch remarks as he copies the abilities of Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar, blasting several Brood with powerful funnels of flame, as Firestar does the same to several Brood higher up in the air. 'I hope whoever ship we're “borrowing” is already on board!' Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman calls out as he rides an ice-sled while freezing several of the Brood, to which Laura Kinney a.k.a. Talon suggests that it is more likely they have already been turned by the Brood.
Inside that ship, Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops stands over his unmoving father Christopher a.k.a. Corsair, who is resting on a bed. His near-death experience at the hand of the parasitic Brood has Cyclops angrier than he has been in a long time. Cyclops, unsure if his father can hear him, assures him that they are going to make it out, that they are going to make sure this never happens to anyone else again. Psychically linked to the X-Men, Cyclops informs them that he is on his way to the bridge, and as he takes the controls of the ship, declares that they are leaving the second the last survivor is aboard. 'Punch it even if I'm not aboard. The Brood can't infect my body while I'm ice!' Iceman responds, as Synch tells Cyclops to start the engines, as they are almost all aboard. The Refugee Rock inhabitants close in on the ship, as Firestar and Synch engulf the approaching Brood in a massive fury of flames.
One of the Brood makes it through the flames and leaps towards Iceman, who looks up at the approaching alien and asks 'I guess you didn't hear me?' to which the Brood hisses as it shoves its spiked tail into Iceman's stomach, cracking his ice form. 'You can't hurt me – you can only make me angry!' Iceman scowls as he leaps upwards and shoves a fist into the Brood's eye: 'DIE!' Iceman shouts as he releases ice into the Brood's head and causes it to expand, resulting the Brood freezing from inside out. 'Cyclops was right. We should've ended all of you a long time ago' Iceman remarks.
'We need to take off NOW!' Talon calls out as she slices her claws through another of the Brood. 'Wall is going up!' Iceman reports as he begins to seal off the area by raising an ice-wall to block the approaching Brood. 'We're not leaving you!' Synch calls out as the last of the refugees rush into the ship. 'Trust me! Lift off!' Iceman calls out as he uses his powers to maintain the ice-wall, as Synch, Firestar and Talon begin to board the ship.
'Holy hell, I've never been so cold!' Firestar utters as she steps inside, while Talon reports that they are aboard, and that the door is closing. Synch guides some of the refugees, while Cyclops tells everyone to hang on. 'We'll be back for you, Iceman!' Talon calls out through the closing door as ice hardens around the ship. 'I appreciate the concern, Talon' a voice beyond Talon utters, and Talon turns around, confused as she sees a very small Iceman, only a foot or so in height, standing nearby. Bobby reports that he made it on board, or, at least some of him did, and that he will grow again once he gets access to more moisture. 'Don't worry, it's totally normal for men to suffer from shrinkage in extreme cold' Bobby jokes.
The ship takes off through space. The X-Men didn't save all of the refugees, but they saved everyone they could. That's the job. That's the definition of what it means to serve on the X-Men. 'Nice work, you two' Iceman smiles at Synch and Talon, while the refugees huddle together. 'We've had some experience fighting while retreating' Synch remarks. 'Only half a millennium' Talon jokes. Firestar enters the bridge and finds Cyclops at the controls, asking him how they are doing, she notes that the engines don't sound so great. Cyclops looks over at Firestar and tells her that the ship is a complete mess. He wishes Forge were here, noting they could really use him right now.
But, Forge is in another universe, aboard the floating Celestial head called Knowhere, which has fallen through a black hole as part of a great symbiote war. However, it fell with a Krakoan gateway inside it, and now Knowhere has been comandeered by the X-Men's Forge, and the glamorous Monet St. Croix. Wearing Krakoan battlesuits, Forge and Monet are working on some equipment. 'So, you're absolutely positive that it will only exist for a moment, right?' Monet asks. 'Just like the rest of us, Monet. We all only  exist for a moment' Forge responds. 'Whatever' Monet mutters. Looking out a window, she tells Forge that she doesn't want to die, but that if she does, then she doesn't want to take the rest of whatever universe they are stuck in with them. Forge adjusts his battlesuit helmet and assures Monet that if the unforeseen happens, it will be a “little pop” not a “big bang”. 'Well, you did get us back into our correct bodies. On the second try' Monet points out. Forge apologizes for that, noting that this is his first time as a universanaut. 'Now, if you're ready to go... I'll let you do the honors of activating it' Forge tells Monet, adding that the baby black hole will only exist for an eighth of a second – and then they will be home.
Back on Arakko, Jean Grey has delved deeper into Broo's mind, to his memories of his time at the Jean Grey School, to when he was made monarch of the Brood. She sees Broo sitting with some of his classmates – Kid Gladiator, Kid Omega, Shark-Girl, Eye-Boy, Sprite, Morph and Oya – as Wolverine and Kitty Pryde talk to them. The hive mind has responded to Broo's every whim. The Brood needed to feed and reproduce. Finally, the Brood had a moral compass guiding their physical needs. 'Kill the slavers!' Broo ordered the Brood, making sure that the right souls were picking up the bill for every meal – as there was a cost. For the last few months, the Brood have been a force for good in the universe, and Broo was not modest about his success, as he was celebrated by some aliens whom the Brood freed from their enslavers, and Broo told the grateful aliens to tell everyone that Broo of the Brood liberated them.
'See, Jean? That memory of boarding the slave ship is recent and not tampered with in the slightest' Broo tells Jean as she examines his memories, adding that he has spent every waking moment trying to target folks worthy of a visit from the Brood. 'You're like cosmic-horror Dexter' Magik jokes. 'I don't know who that is' Broo responds, before remarking that if Dexter is a mutant they like, then he will take it as a compliment. 'Yes, every waking moment... and what happens when you're asleep, Broo?' Jean asks. Broo admits that he doesn't know, and reveals that he hasn't been sleeping well. 'And I've been having a lot of -' he begins, before Jean tells him to sleep, and she uses her powers on him to force him to sleep. Broo drops to his knees, snoring softly, while Jean goes wide-eyed as someone laughs wickedly nearby. 'Oh no, not you!' Jean exclaims inside Broo's dreamscape. 'Nightmare!' she gasps as the powerful demon appears before Jean, Magik and Broo, riding his horse, Dreamstalker.
Nightmare grins and announces that he has a score to settle. 'You put your disgusting mortal hands on me' he reminds Jean. 'Uh, who is this?' Broo asks. 'A demon. I know one when I see one' Magik declares. 'Jean, Jean, Jean. This is for Halloween!' Nightmare exclaims as he slaps Jean across her face, causing her to fall backwards. Magik raises her sword, but Nightmare declares that he will have no interruptions from the gallery while he is in his spotlight, and fires a blast towards Magik, who uses her sword to absorb the blast. 'May I introduce you to my sword? It loves to eat magic' Magik remarks. 'I think not' Nightmare responds as he waves his hands, and glowing chains appear, wrapping around Magik. 'You've got other struggles, unfortunately' Nightmare adds, before asking Magik 'You know that fear you're too scared to even give voice to? Well, it's going to come true soon, Illyana. It's going to course through your veins' Nightmare utters.
Dozens of Brood gather around Nightmare as he tells Jean Grey that he has been busy, and that he can be quite nosy when he wants. He reveals that he crept through the dreams of thousands of mutants on their freakshow island, and that he had a fun idea to sleepwalk Polaris into crashing every plane on Earth or disrupting the planet's core, but that seemed so boring. He explains that it was then he found Broo, the runt of his species who was given control of the hive mind. 'Well, that's the stuff of nightmares' Nightmare jokes. He adds that as the Brood rampage across the stars, he will make sure that the nightmares of every race are filled with visions of the true horror behind it all – the so-called rulers of Sol, blamed for this new annihilation wave.
'NEVER! The X-Men will stop you!' Broo screams, but Nightmare pulls Dreamstalker back, the horse rises up on its hind legs, Nightmare kicks Broo in the face. 'They won't, and neither will you' Nightmare states, remarking that the Brood have multiple monarchs, and already they have Captain Marvel and other mutant friends in their clutches. 'The X-Men? You'd laugh if you knew what they were doing right now' Nightmare adds. 'They're saving  everyone they can – that's the job. And you're using that against us, aren't you?' Jean calls out. Nightmare grins and tells Jean that she is quite right. 'You mutants have such... good hearts. Boring ones, too. But good hearts are so easy to manipulate' Nightmare remarks, before confirming that the X-Men are working for him at the moment – taking refugees that are ticking time bombs into new worlds for the Brood to conquer. 'Did you know that the Brood dream too? I've given them the dream of conquest. Mutants changed the very subatomic structure of the universe – such things are dangerous. And these horrid bugs that usually skitter through ducts of ships will be free to roam everywhere. While refugees aboard the spaceship begin to look confused, some of them clutching at their own throats, Brood dream of traveling through Krakoan gateways to take over the Earth. 'Oh, God. We can't let these monsters have access to the gates!' Jean Grey exclaims.
Meanwhile, on Krakoa: 'You're not gonna believe the monsters that just came through a gate on Krakoa... I need to alert the Council, but I'm giving you a head's up now, Emma' Sage telepathically remarks as she communicates with Emma Frost while stationed at her observation booth, keeping track of the comings and goings of the Krakoan gateways. 'A mutant arrived to the island for the first time with her legally recognized husband. Emma mutters, asking if they are throwing them a gala, too. Emma is on the shore of Krakoa, engaged in physical training with Kate Pryde, the two using battle staves, while Emma instructs Sage to welcome the mutant and her husband, show them where the biome flowers are, and that unless the husband is Doctor Doom or one of the other various miscreants who love to flaunt their fake doctorates, then to tell them to enjoy themselves. 'I'm currently sparring and getting a royal ass-handing by a woman I tried to recruit as a student' Emma complains. 'You're multitasking a telepathic conversation, aren't you?' Kate asks, reminding Emma that she was trained as a ninja.
Suddenly: 'Wheee!' Typhoid Mary exclaims as she cartwheels up behind Sage, who telepathically informs Emma that it is not Doctor Doom. 'I'm Mary, and I like you' Typhoid Mary' smiles as she leans on Sage's shoulders, and waves her sword in front of Sage's face. 'But he might have been preferable?' Sage asks Emma, while Mary announces that she already loves it here, and asks 'Will we live in a tree, too?' Sage looks over as Mary's husband approaches her – 'Tell Emma Frost that I have arrived and that... Wilson Fisk claims Krakoan citizenship by marriage to Typhoid Mary' the Kingpin grins wickedly.
The Kingpin's arrival distracts Emma, who is tripped up by Kate. 'C'mon, I'm not even sweating, Emma' Kate complains. '#^(% my live' Emma snarls.


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Lord of the Brood, part three
Knowhere – is currently nowhere. It was lost in another universe after falling into a black hole, so two big brains have gone looking for it – Forge and Monet. Wearing Krakoan battlesuits they stand before a machine, and Forge smiles, telling Monet that he feels like the machine is a true shared creation, a collaboration – a child. 'Nice to bump brains with you' Monet responds as energy glows within the machine, which is connected to Knowhere itself through various cables. Forge remarks that it was genius of Monet to target the second largest gravity source in their solar system, and as they clasp hands, Monet tells Forge that he would have thought of it if she didn't. 'Let's go home...' Forge suggests as he presses a button. '... or die trying' Forge adds as energy swirls around them.
At this moment, the X-Men are scattered – and, depending on your perspective, Jean Grey is even farther from home than Forge, on the Astral Plane, where she is fighting the demon known as Nightmare, who is seeking revenge against Jean, who defeated him last Halloween. Nightmare has learned little in the interim, as Jean slams a fist into Nightmare's face and warns him to release his grip on the Brood. Nightmare groans as he falls backwards off his steed, Dreamstalker. When he severed most of the Brood from the hive mind, they reverted to form and rallied around new matriarchs. At present, the Brood are blitzing through the galaxy, planet by planet. Nightmare's plan was to give the Brood access to Krakoa's gates by subjugating one of Jean's former students. Nightmare lands hard on a strange platform that floats nearby, while Jean drops down beside him.
'I had no sway over the Brood at all. I just freed them from the mental jail you mutants trapped them in' Nightmare claims. 'I can tell when I am being lied to, and you haven't told a lie' Jean replies, announcing that she must leave and go join the fight. She remarks that turnabout is fair play. 'You fight by proxy via the Brood...so I'm waking all the souls you've preyed on and letting them know that their nightmare is on the menu' Jean utters as she touches Nightmare's mind, and shadowy hands reach out to grab Nightmare. 'No! Damn you, witch' Nightmare calls out, while trying to avoid the souls reaching him, warning them to dare not touch him. 'You can't kill me, woman! I am beyond death – you only anger me more!' Nightmare shouts at Jean Grey, who watches him as he is dragged down by the souls attacking him into some flames. 'Your world is about to burn! And when you are brought to your knees – I'll be waiting!' Nightmare warns Jean.
Jean stands over Nightmare and tells him that she tries never to kill, because she can do so without effort, but warns Nightmare that if he ever attacks her again, he will snap ever atom in her body apart, and then he will only exist in books on magic. Nightmare reaches out for Jean and laughs, 'You speak of breaking bonds, but I promise you – what is one will be two by the end of your day – and then you'll still have the fall of your kind to witness!' He laughs again before he vanishes in the flames. Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik, now free from the chains where Nightmare trapped her, and Broo approach Jean, with Magik remarking that Jean was hard to locate, and asked her what happened to “the horseman with no chill”. Broo tells Jean that he can save the Brood that Nightmare turned against him, and that he is scared for them. 'There's no need. The X-Men will save as many as we can. Even the Brood' Jean responds, before instructing Magik to take them to the X-Men. 'On it' Magik responds as she opens a stepping disk.
The rest of the X-Men are currently in deep space, aboard a large space ship with a cargo hold full of alien refugees. Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops pilots the ship, while the Amazing Friends – Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman and Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar – stand nearby. Bobby wonders what the closes safe port for the folks in the cargo hold would be, deciding that Arakko wouldn't be safe. Firestar suggests Shi'ar space, while Cyclops wishes that he had pushed harder for the Atlantic archipelago of Krakoa to become a safe haven for refugees. 'Another $#%& decision by the Quiet Council' he adds.
In the cargo hold, Laura Kinney a.k.a. Talon and Everett Thomas a.k.a. Synch are keeping watch over the various refugee aliens. Laura remarks to Synch that there is something wrong, and asks him if he smells it. 'They're pretty stressed out, but... otherwise... they're fine?' Synch replies, before looking over at an alien, who suddenly gasps, and clutches her body, 'Stay back!' she calls out, before suddenly a Brood hatches inside her. The Brood eat from the inside out, and wear the shapes of their victims for as long as they can – eventually, the sheep's clothes slough off. 'Dammit' Synch mutters, before he begins to use telepathy to conduct a census. 'Do it fast!' Laura tells him. Synch looks horrified as he suddenly announces that all of the survivors are infected. He telepathically relays this to Cyclops, who is shocked. 'No, that can't be!' he snarls.
Talon shoves her claws through one of the aliens and remarks that this was a trap. She explains that Corsair was the bait, and these poor souls are simply payloads the X-Men were meant to deliver. 'We don't have any time to operate on them. And from the sound and smell down here in the hold...it's already too late' Talon adds as she slashes her way through another of the aliens, spraying blood everywhere. Firestar and Iceman arrive in the cargo hold, and Firestar warns Cyclops that it is getting hectic back here. 'Seal the bulkheads or I will!' Iceman shouts. Annoyed, Cyclops declares that the damn Brood will never be able to do this again. 'I'll fly us into a star if I have to'. But Synch assures Cyclops that he has got this, and that he is going to clear the ship. He remembers standing beside Polaris, how she smelled of espresso and anxiety, and a moment later, he activates her powers and tears open part of the space ship, the bulkheads give way with a single thought from his mind. Mid-transformation, the refugee-turned-Brood aliens fall into open space, where they begin to explode – and the mercy he shows the aliens will now haunt him for the rest of his life.
The void of deep space swallows the dead and dying in silence. The only sound is the anguish of the X-Men. There is a high price for service, and Synch and Talon have been paying it for lifetimes. Synch surrounds himself and Talon with a magnetic force field to protect them from the cold fate of space. Tears fall down Synch's face, before he and Talon drop to their knees. 'My god' Cyclops utters as he looks out the window of the ship's bridge and sees what has just transpired, while Bobby and Firestar stand at his side in silence.
Synch and Talon make their way into the ship's infirmary. Synch didn't kill those aliens, but he couldn't save them, either. The unconscious father of Cyclops, Corsair, lies on a table nearby, while Talon helps Synch up on to another table. The Vault mission they were on together was hell – but at least there was nobody else to fail.
Elsewhere, Monet and Forge are back in their correct universe, and Monet telepathically calls out to the X-Men, announcing that they need a ride. Forge adds that he wants to run some more tests on the gate they have aboard before they waltz through it again. 'We'll probably have to wait awhile before -' Forge begins, 'Or not. Hiya, Magik' Monet remarks as Magik teleports in with Jean Grey and Broo.'Uh-oh, what are you two doing together?' Magik asks. 'And all the way out by Jupiter?' Broo comments. Jean asks if they are still in the decapitated Celestial head, to which Monet replies 'Space is weird', before turning to Forge and telling him that this was fun. 'It was that. I don't know what Krakoa is going to do with this new real estate – but maybe that will be some more fun for us?' Forge smiles. 'Tray tables up. Next stop –!' Magik begins as she opens another stepping disk.
'- the X-Men! I repeat. This is Kwannon broadcasting on the emergency X-Men channel!' Kwannon's telepathic cries can be heard as she informs Cyclops, Iceman and Firestar that the Brood are running wild, and that if they feel like suiting up, then she, Rogue, Polaris, Gambit and Wolverine are working with Captain Marvel and have engaged the enemy. She reports that her transponder is active, and that they could use the help of the cavalry. At that moment, Magik arrives with Jean, Forge, Monet and Broo. 'You heard Kwannon – she's asking for our help, and she'll have it. Let's go kill the Brood once and for all' Cyclops announces, but suddenly, 'NO, YOU CAN'T!' Broo screams. 'I don't think I'll let you tell me what I can do' Cyclops retorts, motioning to the mess floating outside in space. 'You told us you controlled the Brood and you didn't. Those are just a few of the people who have paid the price. My father's at death's door back in the sick bay!' Cyclops exclaims.
Jean Grey steps between Cyclops and tells him that Corsair lives, and while it is true that Broo has lost control over some of his kind, some can be saved. 'Saved? For what?' Cyclops snaps, reminding Jean that he knows the value of mercy – but not for the Brood. 'So...it's genocide, then?' Jean asks. 'Don't' Cyclops replies. Synch and Talon arrive at the bridge, while Cyclops tells Jean not to equate being hard on the Brood with genocide, as the Brood represent an existential threat to all life. He looks down at Broo and asks 'And at what point are we complicit if Broo loses control of his pets again?' Annoyed, Jean frowns and tells Cyclops that the X-Men will step in and do what they always do. 'And how many more will be dead then? Refresh my memory, how is it you dealt with that fungal parasite, Cordyceps Jones?'
Jean ignores that comment and uses her telekinesis to remove Cyclops' visor, while telling him to look at her. 'What are you doing?' Cyclops retorts. 'I'm holding back your powers with mine. I want to see your face. Say what you're thinking, so we can all hear' Jean explains. Cyclops' eyes are exposed, and he looks across at Jean as he admits that he thinks wiping out the Brood is a great idea. 'How very human of you' someone replies, before Jean announces that she and Broo will gather the ones Broo can control and go. 'Cyclops, it's not -' Broo begins, but Cyclops, as he puts his visor back on, tells Broo 'Not now' and adds that his friends are in trouble, so they are going to fight alongside them. 'And don't try to stop me from killing the ones separated from your hive mind' Cyclops adds.
Cyclops then instructs Monet to take Corsair to the Healing Gardens on Krakoa, then looks at Magik and asks her to take the rest of them to the fight. Forge glances over at Jean and his thoughts reach her mind, telling her that for the Brood he can save, he created a safe, empty bit of real estate in orbit around Jupiter. 'Thank you' Jean responds telepathically, before Magik teleports everyone away, leaving Jean and Broo aboard the space ship. Broo asks Jean if Cyclops is right. 'Not always. And not today' Jean replies as she adjusts her hair. Broo solemnly remarks that he thinks Cyclops might be. Jean takes control of the ship and Broo tells her that he will die trying  to prove Cyclops wrong. 'We will have redemption' he claims. Jean tells Broo that is a noble goal, and suggests he direct the ones he can. 'But steal yourself...the ones that are separated from your hive mind...will fall' Jean adds, while an optic blast can be seen blasting several Brood apart
Later, aboard Knowhere, in orbit around Jupiter, Jean tells Broo that he must hide away with his Brood and become xenophobic. 'How much do you love your kind?' Jean asks, while several Brood can be seen standing next to Broo. 'Are you willing to shelter in place for the health and safety of everyone?' Jean asks. 'If so, you'll be safe on Knowhere' Jean adds. Broo thanks Jean, and adds that he can never repay her. As Jean walks towards the Krakoan gateway, she looks back over her shoulder and tells Broo 'That may be true... but it doesn't mean you can't pay kindness forward'. She reminds him that he spoke about redemption earlier, and adds that she doesn't know what that means for the Brood, but she hopes he will find a way to earn it. 'It won't be easy, but if I can be at peace with what the Phoenix has done, then there's hope for you, too' Jean utters, before suggesting Broo get some rest.


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Bring on the Bad Guys
The Treehouse, home of the X-Men in New York City. This beautiful headquarters is the result of a merging of mutant technology with the natural environment. Krakoa may be for mutants, but Seneca Gardens is for everyone, and most days, the park is crowded with New Yorkers and tourists hoping to enjoy a quiet moment away from the din of the city. A woman wearing pink sits on a park bench, an umbrella obscuring her face. 'It's a beautiful day, isn't it?' the woman remarks to an elderly woman who approaches her, carrying on oxygen tank at her side. 'Cut the S' the elderly woman replies as she sits on the park bench. The mysterious woman greets the elderly woman as Opal Vetiver, and tells her that she is her greatest admirer. 'Well, well. So you're the crafty B who's slithered into my DMs' Opal remarks, adding that she isn't sure how the woman accomplished that.The woman under the umbrella introduces herself as Karima Shapandar. 'I know who the H you are. What I don't know is what you want with me... and why meet here, of all places?' the old woman, a member of Hordeculture – enemies of the X-Men – asks. Karima, who goes by the alias Omega Sentinel, claims that she visits often, and notes that the Treehouse is beautiful, and that she hates it. 'I hate even thinking the tree is pretty' she adds, explaining that she comes to be reminded that mutants are an invasive species, that if left unchecked, well, she is sure they would have these lovely trees around the world. 'The problem is, of course, the fruit that these trees bear' Omega Sentinel adds. 'I get it – you're a stone-cold B. I brought what you asked for, but I'm not sure why I should just hand it over' Opal announces.Karima narrows her eyes and tells Opal that she had hoped their relationship would be based on an ideological accord, but that she sees this will be transactional. 'I'll be blunt: I can smell the Krakoan medicine in you. I know you're on their “drugs of the mind.” That was a mistake' Karima warns Opal, who explains that she was losing herself. 'Every day, I felt a little less... me'. She adds that she doesn't believe in miracles, but that she remembers everything now. Opal hands a flashdrive to Karima and informs her that it contains Hordeculture's research into the Krakoan gateways. 'I assume your friends in Hordeculture don't know. The mutants put a Trojan horse into their medicines... the users of their medicines are in grave danger' Karima explains as she takes the flashdrive. Karima stands up and begins to walk away, while suggesting to Opal that she is going to want to make sure she uses completely organic Krakoan flowers for her doses. 'Put that green thumb to work' she adds, before bidding Opal goodbye, and good luck.Late that night, across the town from the Treehouse, the bounty of Krakoa is a part of the nightly ritual of an aging human population. In one high-rise apartment building, a man stands before his bathroom mirror and throws a couple of pills in his mouth. The drugs of the mind can cause drowsiness, so naturally, it is recommended that they are taken before bed. Omega Sentinel was telling the truth about the drugs – they have been secretly subverted – but she lied about the perpetrators.Flying outside the apartment building in a hovercraft are Dr. Stasis and Nimrod, while MODOK flies alongside them. The hovercraft is piloted by an Orchis operative in a red costume. 'How many more of these are we gonna do?' Nimrod asks. Dr. Stasis remarks that this will be the final test if it goes like the others, and asks MODOK if he agrees. 'Oh, I could do this all night, but I suppose that would be counter to our long-term goals' MODOK grins, before agreeing that this should be the last one. MODOK holds a remote control in his hand and declares that the genius is all in the frequency, that it is above the range at which a human can hear it, but it is there. 'Observe!' MODOK exclaims as he adjusts a dial on the remote control.Back inside the apartment, the elderly man suddenly gasps as he lies in bed, then sits up, seemingly unaware that the diabolical Orchis members are watching him. MODOK tells the others that their subject is totally normal until the drugs in his system encounter their special broadcasts. The old man suddenly runs to towards his floor-to-ceiling window, as MODOK explains that the man's fight-or-flight response has kicked into overdrive. The man slams his head into the window, drawing blood. He then begins slamming his head repeatedly into the window until it begins to shatter. 'Success!' MODOK exclaims as the man finally breaks through the glass and leaps out of his apartment, free-falling from a great height.MODOK laughs as he watches the man fall, along with large shards of glass. There is then a bloody SPLAT as the man lands on the concrete street below. MODOK declares that this was just a localized signal, and suggests that if they were to broadcast this via mobile towers, well, then there would be a run on mops. Dr. Stasis grins wickedly and asks how many humans they estimate have ingested the Krakoan drugs with the Trojan. 'Millions of users around the world...' MODOK announces gleefully. He adds that with his little creation in their blood, they can control their fight-or-flight response and turn them against each other, or themselves. 'Amazing. I know we're going to win. I know it' Dr. Stasis boasts, before suggesting they head back, as he is meeting his tailor about his tuxedo.Orchis had already executed an attack on Krakoa's gift to humanity. The medicines were a soft power for mutants to win hearts and minds of those who hated and feared them. At the same time, Dr. Stasis rolled out his own gift to humanity – the suppressions and eradication of the X-Gene. Every day across the country, those looking just to be normal were offered the chance at pop-up clinics like this one in Chicago. At one such pop-up clinic, a mutant with green skin approaches an information desk outside a tent, where the Orchis operative stationed at the tent tells the mutant that he is right to be curious, and to investigate his X-Gene as a medical problem to be treated. 'When was the last time you looked into the mirror and saw the real you? I bet it was when you were 12, or maybe 13?' the operative asks. '12, yeah' the mutant responds. The Orchis operative hands the mutant a pen and points at a consent form, telling him to sign it, and then they can start suppressing that X-Gene. The operative asks the mutant what his name is, and as the green-skinned mutant signs the consent form, he remarks that most people call him “Woofer”.'Life is hard for everybody, and your path looks harder than most, but Orchis has the answers' the Orchis operative claims. 'Salvation lies within' a masked Orchis agent tells Woofer as he is led into the tent. 'Uh... yeah' Woofer responds. Once inside, Woofer sees several tables within the large tent, and a dozen or so Orchis agents in red uniforms standing about. 'Welcome' one of them calls out. 'He sign already?' another asks. 'Yep. Good to go' the unmasked agent announces. But Woofer looks scared and remarks that he has changed his mind, that he doesn't know if this is right. He rushes for the opening of the tent, but someone grabs him and pulls him back in. 'I changed my mind, and -' Woofer begins, before suddenly, 'You heard the man. Changing one's mind if a fundamental right!' a voice calls out as several Orchis agents drag Woofer towards a table.'For both mutants and humans. Anyone who wants to leave, walk to me. Anyone who wants to stop me, well... I suggest you change your mind' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops, who is accompanied by his X-Men teammates Forge and Angelica Jones a.k.a. Firestar. 'Give me your hand' Cyclops calls out to Woofer. 'Cyclops!' the surprised mutant exclaims, while one of the Orchis operatives pulls back their mask, revealing a scarred face, he announces that he is living proof that the X-Gene can be treated. 'Is that such a surprise?' he asks. Forge blows some bubblegum and tells the agent that he used to think like him. Small and ugly. 'HELP!' Woofer calls out as one of the other Orchis agents drags him backwards. 'Then you shall have it!' Cyclops exclaims as he punches the Orchis agent, only to look confused, thinking that the punch should have sent the Orchis agent on his ass. 'Been hitting the gym, or -' Cyclops begins, before the Orchis agent responds by slamming their fist into Cyclops' face, knocking him backwards with powerful force.'Our cure works whether you volunteer or not!' the Orchis agent opposing Forge claims, raising a weapon. 'Now you've gone and done it' Forge tells the agent as he spits the bubblegum out, the bubblegum expands and engulfs the Orchis operative. 'What the hell, dude?' Firestar asks. 'Are you talking to me or the doctor trying to drum up business with a gun?' Forge asks. 'Both!' Firestar exclaims. 'You're dangerous and rude and – what the hell is this?' the Orchis agent asks as the gum begins to expand even further until it consumes him entirely. 'What happened to “do not harm,” Doc?' Firestar asks as she burns the gun out of the agent's hand. 'This is disgusting? Will I be able to breathe?' the Orchis agent asks.'DEATH TO THE X-MEN!' another Orchis operative shouts as they leap at Forge and punch him in the face, knocking him backwards. 'Whoever you are – you're about to have a hell of a sunburn' Firestar exclaims as she begins to burn the agent's uniform. As he helps Cyclops up, Forge informs Firestar that it is a machine, and that she shouldn't hold back. Firestar increases the level of her power, which tears through the Orchis costume – and she goes wide-eyed as she sees what lies beneath: a Sentinel which introduces itself as Sentinel-Zero. The Sentinel Zero pops some claws which resemble Wolverine's claws and states that Orchis personnel will be protected at all costs. The Sentinel Zero reaches forward and slashes Firestar's side, drawing blood.'That's adamantium! These monsters – look at what they've done!' Cyclops calls out. Forge explains that he thinks this is a Sentinel with a chassis built from a dead Logan, and admits that it is pretty clever, but that he has something that should put it down. Forge kicks the Sentinel Zero, who in return slices Forge's cybernetic leg off. 'I don't suppose you have any combat experience?' Firestar asks Woofer as he helps her up. Woofer confesses that he doesn't, and explains that he's called “Woofer” because he turns light into sound. 'It's dumb' he mutters. Cyclops picks up Forge's cybernetic leg and knocks it into the Sentinel Zero, sending it careening backwards, while telling Firestar that he needs her to cover their withdrawal. 'The skeleton is adamantium – but the rest of it isn't!' Cyclops exclaims as he uses Forge's leg once again, this time to protect himself as the Sentinel Zero's claws slice into the leg.'I got this. Everybody... if you can hear my voice, then you're too close. Now help the wounded up...and run for your lives!' Firestar calls out as her powerful fiery energies begin to radiate around her. She lets loose with her microwave powers and unleashes a blast of heat that is flet for blocks. From space, the light emitted by Firestar's counterattack is momentarily confused for a nuclear bomb by NORAD. Of course, the light overwhelms Woofer, too, who releases several loud BOOMS. 'Ow, my ears!' Cyclops complains as he carries Forge away from the danger. 'Sorry! My bad!' Woofer calls out. Firestar was willing to bet her life that her power would disable the Sentinel before she got another taste of the unbreakable adamantium claws. But the Sentinel Zero continues to surge forward, until, inches away from Firestar, 'STOP!' Firestar screams, and suddenly, the Sentinel Zero collapses. 'Oh, thank god' Firestart utters. She is right, but just barely, and as the Sentinel Zero lies on the ground, a strange smoke rises up from its remains. 'Let's get home to our medical bay... and will somebody please tell Wolverine to stop littering?' Firestar exclaims as she drags the Sentinel Zero behind her. 'Nice save' Forge tells her. 'That's the job' Firestar remarks.Later, at the Treehouse, Woofer is outside, taking a selfie with two civilians. 'Wait, don't use a flash -' Woofer begins, but too late, as there is a loud BOOM which can be heard up in the Treehouse, where Talon and Synch are with Firestar. Things have been a little tense around the home of the X-Men. Cyclops and Jean have hit a rough patch, with the Brood being a likely wedge between them. The rest of the team have been giving Scott and Jean their time. 'You needed me?' Cyclops asks as he steps into Forge's workshop, where Forge is busy fixing his severed leg. 'Sorry to interrupt your brooding – er, forgive me, poor choice of words' Forge responds, before informing Scott that he is worried they are losing the hearts and minds of humans, but claims that he has a plan. 'I have just the idea, if I can get a little stage time at the next gala' Forge adds, before asking how many times Logan has died and they have not recovered his skeleton. 'Uh...' Cyclops responds, confused.And, inside an Orchis lab, several ape scientists stand over the adamantium skeleton, presumably once belonging to Wolverine. 'We did it! Ten X-Sentinels with adamantium are coming online for Orchis' one of them announces. Another of the ape scientists declares that they grew some human flesh in the lab, and suggests that they camouflage this one in meat. 'Good show' one of them replies as they fist bump each other.