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This is Forever, part 5
In every win is a seed of loss. With every victory, I can feel defeat growing inside of us. It's a voice in my head I can't quite hear.
The basement of Harry's Hideaway, where the scheming Dark Beast has set up his makeshift laboratory. 'Oh, Heavens. I ruin everything. I'm all thumbs I'm afraid' the Dark Beast mutters as a vial falls over onto a table, spilling a green liquid everywhere. 'Let Self help' Xi'an Coy Manh a.k.a. Karma offers as she bends over and starts to clean the liquid up. The Dark Beast watches her and enquires as to whether he can ask a question. 'I don't mean to pry into the heart of my jailer. Maybe it's just your alien infection, but I sense a sadness in you' the Dark Beast remarks. Karma looks up at Dark Beast and explains that she doesn't experience emotions the same anymore, but that she also doesn't belong here. 'Self betrayed Self's friends. Self made us all into this. Guilt' she utters. Dark Beast asks her why she doesn't leave, to which Karma asks where would she go – she would get terminated on her own. 'Ex-friends are merciful letting Self stay' she points out. Dark Beast puts his hand on Karma's and asks 'What if I could help? I'd love to try'.
Upstairs: 'I'm trying to think of what we did wrong now that would bring Captain America to our front door' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops remarks as he stands before the legendary Steve Rogers himself. Scott asks Logan Howlett a.k.a. Wolverine, Alex Summers a.k.a. Havok and Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik to give him a minute. 'I'm staying!' Alex replies. Scott tells his brother that it isn't necessary, and asks Logan to stay instead. 'He stays. I stay' Alex declares. Captain America tells Cyclops that he knows they haven't always seen eye to eye, but he hopes he knows that he has a tremendous amount of respect for he and the X-Men. 'You'll forgive me if I ask you to cut to the chase' Scott mutters. Cap tells Scott that he doesn't know exactly what he is doing, but he does know that he can't continue doing it. 'With all due respect, Steve, you're not my captain. We're well past the days when you get to tell me to -' Scott begins, as Cap interrupts him, explaining that he is trying to help.
Cap puts a hand on Scott's shoulder and tells him that he knows he is working with Valerie Cooper in the State Department. 'You can't trust her' Cap frowns. Scott glances at Cap's hand, so Cap quickly removes it, '... sorry. I just -' Cap begins, as Scott asks 'And can we trust you?' Cap ignores that remark and tells Cyclops that some of the people whom he considers friends are not his friends. 'We're the only friends we've got' Scott frowns. Cap reveals that he knows the X-Men are taking on prisoners. 'And no offense, but Harry's Hideaway isn't exactly the Raft. It's not safe to keep them here. But I can help you' Cap offers. Captain America assures Cyclops that he wants to help him. Cap points out that things are bad for mutants right now, and he knows they should be looking to the mutant community for solutions first. 'So I'm not telling you what to do. I'm asking you to let me help'. Cap tells Cyclops that if he wants his help, he would like to offer a suggestion: 'Be discreet. You don't have to do this in the public eye'.
'It's not our fault that people are afraid of who we are' Cyclops points out. 'But it's your fault if they're afraid of being killed in the streets by one of your fights' Cap replies. Cap explains that he can't be seen helping the X-Men, but that if they need to contact him, they can, and hands Cyclops an Avengers Communi-card. Cap turns his back on Cyclops, announcing that is his offer, they can take it or leave it, he understands either way. Cap then wishes Scott, Alex and Logan luck.
Logan looks at the Communi-card and remarks 'Went with the strong, silent play, I see'. 'Too much?' Scott asks. 'Always worked for me' Logan points out. 'So what do you think?' Scott asks as Logan begins to pour them both a drink. 'You're actually asking my opinion?' Wolverine remarks, surprised. Scott tells him that he is trying a new thing – and Logan knows Cap better than he does. Logan informs Scott that Cap is right about one thing – they shouldn't trust anyone – including Cap.
Suddenly, Jamie Madrox the Mutliple Man approaches them and apologizes for interrupting. He holds up a cellphone and reports that it is Reaper's, and it just received a text message from Hope – her Mutant Liberation Front has picked their next target.
'TAKE OFF THE MASK, FREAK!' a man shouts at a rally, where hundreds of civilians are gathered. 'Back up' Jono Starsmore a.k.a. Chamber replies, his scarf wrapped around the lower part of his face. 'Your kind's not welcome here, ya mutie freaks!' the aggressive man exclaims, while Magik and Multiple Man stand nearby. 'Go back where you came from, freak!' the angry man shouts. 'I'm not thrilled about being here myself. Tosser' Chamber mutters as he blocks the other man's punch. 'Hey!' another in the crowd shouts. 'Somebody get a cop!' another exclaims. 'Dammit, Jono. We're not here to cause trouble' Cyclops calls out to Chamber. 'I asm. Smash bigots every chance you get, boss' Chamber replies. 'Let's go!' Cyclops tells him as they, Magik and Multiple Man make their way through the crowd, with Cyclops telling them to try and keep a lower profile now – they don't need to be causing a riot at a political rally... again.
'And look sharp. Hope and her people could be anywhere -' Cyclops begins, before someone calls out 'No peace without equality!' The X-Men turn to the direction of the voice, 'I think they might be this way' Madrox mutters, while Cyclops instructs the X-Men to suit up and watch for civilians. Chamber removes his scarf, while Magik readies her Soulsword, and Cyclops puts on his visor – but an instant later, 'Traitor!' shouts Michael McCain a.k.a. Forearm, who slams two fists against Cyclops' back. Civilians begin to run away from the X-Men, while a banner that reads “Humanity for Humans” can be seen across a stage. 'Oh good. The traitors are here' Ishiro Tsuburaya a.k.a. Samurai exclaims. Cyclops tells the MLF to stand down, as Havok appears nearby, and Wolverine, Dani Moonstar and Rahne Sinclair a.k.a. Wolfsbane move in from another direction. Samurai declares that the X-Men always were the puppets of the human elite. 'We're being wiped out of existence and still you refuse to shake off their leash!' he points out. Hovering in the air above, the fiesty Tamara Kurtz a.k.a. Dragoness exclaims 'Enough talk! Let's kill them!'
On the stage, several security guards see the incident about to unfold, and begin to rush Ms Prestel to safety, while the battle between the X-Men and Mutant Liberation Front begins as Cyclops fires an optic blast up at Dragoness. Magik thrusts her Soulsword towards Julia Worthing a.k.a. Strobe, who dodges it. Forearm swats Madrox to one side, while Wolfsbane leaps at Samurai and asks him what he thinks they are accomplishing by scaring people. 'How are ye helping the little girl in a small town just learning she's different?' Rahne asks. 'She's seeing that when they come for her she can fight back!' Samurai declares. Wolfsbane pushes Samurai to the ground and tells him that he is going to get people killed. 'At least they won't die on their knees!' Samurai points out. Wolverine battles Richard Gill a.k.a. Wildside, while Havok, Moonstar and Chamber stand ready to assist any of their teammates.
The X-Men switch partners, as Wolfsbane moves over to Wilfside, while Cyclops fires an optic blast at Samurai and tells him to give it up, that they are outgunned and the MLF can't win. 'We don't have to you smug bastard' Samurai responds as Cyclops fires another optic blast, breaking up the ground around him. Cyclops calls out to his teammates, asking if anyone has a visual on Hope or Banshee. 'Banshee's overhead!' Madrox calls out as he and several dupes pin Forearm down, while Sean Cassidy a.k.a. Banshee can be seen flying above him. Cyclops turns to Magik, who has her hands around Dragoness' throat and tells her to get him up there. Magik turns to Cyclops and opens a Stepping Disc. Cyclops steps through the portal, which drops him off on a rooftop nearby. There, the ghoulish looking Banshee turns to Scott, while Hope Summers doesn't look up from her rifle which is aimed at the crowd below.
Cyclops tells Hope and Banshee that they have to talk. 'Sure thing, Grampa. Just lemme take care of one thing first' Hope replies. 'I can't let you do that' Cyclops replies, to which Banshee begins to scream, until Hope puts a hand on his shoulder. 'No' she tells him.
Cyclops and Hope face each other, and Scott tells her that he knows she is hurting right now. 'Cable was -' he begins, but Hope interrupts him, 'Oh, you want to talk about him? Or do you want to talk about me? Because I can tell you right now you have no right to talk about either of us'. 'He was my son' Cyclops reminds her. Hope glances away from Cyclops and tells him that family is a funny thing – you don't realize how little it means until you lost the parts of you that matter. 'Even though you failed him, he may have been your son. He was definitely my father and I failed him too. And now he's gone. And you know what that makes us? Nothing' Hope declares, before turning back to her weapon.
Cyclops tells Hope that he gets it, he gets why she is here. 'The X-Men failed Cable and now -' Cyclops begins, but Hope yells him that he doesn't get it, and that everyone failed him – Cable tried to save them and they didn't listen, and now he is gone, the X-Men are gone and war is coming. 'But he made me a soldier, Cyclops. You know what a soldier's job is?' Hope asks. 'To end wars' she declares, adding that she didn't start this one, but she is sure as hell going to end it. She tells Banshee to go, but as Banshee prepares to fly off the rooftop, Cyclops fires an optic blast, striking him in his back. Hope spins around and aims a gun at Cyclops. 'You know how you know the universe doesn't care about me? You're the Summers who came back from the dead' Hope exclaims. Cyclops tells Hope to put the gun down, and that it is not too late – they can work together. 'You came back so soft, Scott. This world has no place for soft anymore' Hope responds, when suddenly, Wolverine appears behind her, and rushes towards her.
'Wolverine, no!' Cyclops shouts, but too late, as Wolverine slams into Hope who fires her weapon, but is knocked off course – and the bullet streaks straight towards Cyclops – shooting him in the face! Hope falls to the rooftop and Wolverine pins her down, 'You're gonna die for that' Logan snarls. Wide-eyed, Hope tells Logan to wait, 'You forgot...' she begins. 'Forgot what?' Logan asks, his claws pressed to Hope's throat. 'You forgot who the hell I am' Hope snaps as optic energy suddenly bursts from her eyes, slamming into Logan and sending him careening backwards across the rooftop, where he lands near the motionless Cyclops. Hope quickly gets up, and rubbing her neck, she returns to her rifle positioned on the edge of the roofrop. She looks through the target, which connects with Ms Prestel's head as her security detail leads the anti-mutant politician away – then Hope Summers fires the gun.
Hope hangs her head – then sees two sets of claws poking out of her chest. 'You were... too slow...' Hope utters as blood spurts out of her mouth. Wolverine's body is burnt from the impact of the optic blast as he tells Hope that he doesn't care about the politician, and that this is for Cyclops. 'Any last words?' he asks her. 'La revolution, comme saturne, devore ses propres enfants' Hope replies. 'Works for me, you pretentious little -' Logan begins, as he raises his arms upwards, with Hope still connected to his claws – uut before he can hurl her from the rooftop, Cyclops sits up. One hand covering his face, he utters 'Logan... don't...' before he collapses.
Six days later, within the makeshift infirmary in Harry's Hideaway: “Beware of the eagle, it's got you by the neck, don't do anything...” the Dark Beast sings as he injects something into the drip connected to Cyclops, who sits up in bed. Dark Beast tells Cyclops to take it easy now, and not to get up, as he can't have his prized patient overdoing it. 'What's happening?' Cyclops asks, bandages over one of his eyes. Dark Beast places some ruby quartz glasses on Scott's face and tells him that he is fine, that everything is fine, although his nom de guerre is slightly more apropos than he thinks he would like. 'My eye...' Scott utters, touching his face. Dark Beast tells him that his eye is gone, that his lovely granddaughter shot it right out of his head, it would seem. He adds that it is quite miraculous that he could perform life-saving surgery in the basement of this dirty bar while lasers kept blasting his tools through the walls. 'No need to thank me, though. Just doing my duty as an X-Man' Dark Beast remarks.
'You're not supposed to be in here unsupervised, McCoy' Havok announces as he enters the room. 'Quite right' McCoy replies, claiming that he thought he heard their star patient call for him. He heads out the door, telling Havok that he will leave them to talk, and remarking that he has other patients to attend to after all. 'Whatever' Havok mutters. Scott tells Alex that he should be nicer to McCoy, that he is trying. 'Is he?' Alex asks. 'He did just save my life, right?' Cyclops points out. 'He kept arguing that we should let him give you a robotic tongue while he was operating on you' Alex remarks. Scott pokes his tongue out, and tells Alex that he is glad he didn't let him. 'Thought about it' Alex smiles. Scott stands up and asks Alex where hope is. Alex tells Scott to calm down for a minute, reminding him that he almost died again, he assures him that everything is under control. 'You're not the only x-leader in the... in this bar, ya know?' Alex remarks. 'Where is she?' Scott asks again.
Alex informs Scott that Hope is in bed in the next room, that Wolverine diced her up real good, but she seems to have borrowed his healing factor, so he didn't kill her. 'She's a tough kid. Got a lot of Nathan in her' Alex adds. Alex then informs Scott that the rest of the MLF is locked up in the now very crowded basement, except for Banshee – he said they can leave him on the roof. 'Dani and Shan are watching them?' Scott asks. 'Yeah... so, about them...' Alex's voice trails off. 'What?' Scott asks. 'It seems your pal Dark Beast convinced them to let him run some experiments on them...' Alex reveals. 'What?' Scott gasps.

'Absolutely filthy. Animals live like this' Dark Beast mutters as he dusts some photo frames hanging in a corridor. 'What did you do?' the shirtless Cyclops shouts as he stumbles out into the hallway, pointing at the Dark Beast. 'You don't touch them, you hear me! What did you do?' he demands to know. Cyclops shoves Dark Beast up against the wall, grabbing him by his throat, as the Dark Beast looks at Cyclops and assures him that he has no idea to whom he is referring. 'Scott! Wait!' Alex calls out. 'They've been through enough, you freak -' Cyclops starts, optic energy surging from his one good eye, before he screams, clutching his head he drops to the ground. 'Oh, did I forget to mention that? Your skull is barely held together. With your eyebeams constantly firing, you run a perpetual risk of blowing your own head off... but when you increase the focus and intensity like that, the risk becomes a likelihood. Of course, if you touch me again, I'll -' the Dark Beast begins, when suddenly: 'You'll do what?' Havok asks as he places his fist, surging with energy, to the Dark Beast's head.
'Alex! That’s enough!' Dani Moonstar exclaims as she, Magik, Wolfsbane and Karma enter the corridor – all looking very normal. 'Dani... you're... you?' Scott asks, sitting up as Dani goes over to help him stand. 'I am. Illyana is. Shan is. Rahne is. We're good' Dani tells Scott. They hug, and Scott welcomes Dani back, telling her that she was missed. Dani thanks Scott and tells him that she was here before, but was just a little different. 'That goes for all of you. It's good to see you well again' Scott tells Illyana, Rahne and Shan as he turns to them. The New Mutants look back at him and smile. Scott asks if the Transmode Virus is completely gone, adding that he didn't think that was possible. 'Well, if I may, the Transmode isn't actually a virus' the Dark Beast announces.
The Dark Beast explains that the Transmode is more akin to a parasite, that it can feed off a host, or it can take on a symbiotic relationship. He adds that this parasite didn't just come from their old friend Warlock – it is him – he divided and spread himself out over multiple hosts so as not to consume them – a compassionate infection. Dark Beast then reveals that he has thankfully found one true host that Warlock can completely consume, and that with a few chemical enticements, he lured Warlock out of the New Mutants. 'What do you mean true host?' Cyclops asks, before the Dark Beast opens a door to another room, where Madrox is kneeling over one of his dupes. 'He means me' Madrox explains, as the dupe reaches up, nearly completely engulfed by the Transmode, he looks like Warlock. Dark Beast grins as he declares that once again, their dear friend Jamie Madrox has proven himself a scientific wonder – the perfect guinea pig becomes the perfect host. 'Hello... friend. Please kill me'  Warlock utters. 'Near perfect' Dark Beast smirks....


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This is Forever, part 6
This began when someone I cared about died. And it began to end when someone else I cared about did, too. All I can think is how each step we take toward our end never gets us any closer. It always comes out of nowhere....
Two days ago:
Salem Center, New York, guards supervise member of the Mutant Liberation Front who are cuffed and collared, with masks over their faces as they are led into the back of transport vehicles. 'Samurai, Dragoness, Forearm and Strobe. Impressive work, Cyclops...' Captain America remarks as he watches from nearby. 'Why do I sense a “but”?' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops asks. Cap turns to him and informs him that his intel said he had other prisoners – Dark Beast, Banshee and Hope. 'Your intel was wrong' Cyclops responds. 'You sure?' Captain America asks, frowning. 'You want to bring your soldiers inside to ransack our house?' Cyclops asks, bandages wrapped around his head, covering one missing eye. 'You know this only works if we trust each other, right, Scott?' Cap points out.
'I just turned my fellow mutants over to you with my trust that they won't end up experimented on by your government. Or worse. I'm complicit in anything untoward that happens to these mutants under your watch. So this trust you keep talking about? It feels an awful lot like a one-way street' Cyclops points out.
Cap pulls his mask down over his face and asks Scott if he doesn't think of this as his country anymore. 'I'm a mutant, Steve. Any country I ever had has been taken from me long ago' Scott responds. Cap tells Cyclops that he is sorry he sees it that way. 'I'm sorry you don't' Scott adds.
Cap hands a small folded piece of paper to Cyclops and tells him that he has always respected him. 'What you've been through – it's more than I think I could handle' Cap admits. 'What's this?' Scott asks as he takes the folded piece of paper. 'Me, driving down the other side of the road' Cap replies.
Cap gets into one of the trucks and looks out the window as he tells Cyclops that he believes in what he is doing, getting rid of problems that his people will be blamed for. 'This is a big one' Cap declares. 'Wow. Do you trust him?' Dani Moonstar asks as she, Logan Howlett a.k.a. Wolverine and Alex Summers a.k.a. Havok who had been standing nearby approach Cyclops. 'I don't trust anyone that isn't us' Cyclops replies as he looks at the small note. Cyclops turns to go back into the X-Men's home, Harry's  Hideaway, as Alex goes up to him and puts a hand on his brother's shoulder, asking if they can talk. 'You just lied to Captain America. Are we all supposed to ignore that?' Alex asks. Scott responds by telling his brother that he isn't asking him to ignore anything. 'What was this for? To protect Hope? The girl who shot you in the face?' Alex asks, standing in front of his brother. 'She's Cable's daughter. I can't just turn her over to -' Scott begins, as Alex interrupts, asking 'And Dark Beast? Whose screwed-up kid is he?'
'Hey, kid. There's a lot of tough choices -' Wolverine begins, to which Alex quickly interrupts: 'Did I #%&*$!& ask you, Logan? I'm talking to my brother'. 'Alex, what Dark Beast can do – how he helped the New Mutants and I – we can't turn our backs on that' Dani points out. Alex stands his ground and tells the others that it is a dangerous decision and that Scott is taking bad counsel on this. 'Is that what this is about? That I've been listening to Logan over you?' Scott asks. 'You think this is about hurt feelings? #%&$ you, Scott' Alex mutters. 'You know why I go to him for advice?' Scott asks. 'No. please enlighten me' Alex tells Scott. Scott replies by saying 'You've always had my back, Alex. Since we were little kids. I knew I could count on you. But right now... I'm not so sure I'm right'. Scott declares that having Alex stand by his side no matter what means everything to him, but that it is dangerous, so he turns to Logan because they don't see eye to eye. 'Hell, he doesn't even like me. But I trust his opinion' Scott adds.
Scott puts a hand on Alex' shoulder and tells him that he is trying to do better, so he needs someone who will call him out when he is wrong. 'And who is there to tell him when he's wrong? Alex asks. 'I am. That's a leader's job' Scott points out. Alex rubs the back of his head and tells Scott that if he is worried he'll always support him no matter what, then not to worry. 'That was messed up. Everything you're having us do is messed up. You said it was all different now. Xavier's dream is gone. The school is gone. So why are we still following around the same leader after we were led to ruin?' Cyclops pauses, before admitting that Havok is right, that he should have listened to him more. 'It's time we all talked' Scott decides.
Today:
At the Connallion Air Force Base in Eastern Transia, two soldiers are in the watch tower under the dead of night, 'And the general says to this chick -' one of the soldiers begins, before the other interrupts him, asking if he hears something. 'You're freaking out, man' the first soldier declares. 'You don't hear that? It sounds like...get a light down there!' the second soldier exclaims as he looks into the forest surrounding the watch tower. 'Oh my God!' one of the shoulders shouts as they see a large figure stomping through the forest.
Two days ago:
Inside Harry's Hideaway, Havok aims a pool ball up and prepares to take a shot, while Rahne Sinclair a.k.a. Wolfsbane leans against the pool table. Dani sits at a table with Jamie Madrox the Multiple Man, while Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik and Xi'an Coy Manh a.k.a. Karma sit at another table. Wolverine stands in the middle of the room, while Jono Starsmore a.k.a. Chamber leans against a wall. 'Good. You're all here Cyclops remarks. 'This about Captain America's note?' Magik asks. Cyclops tells her that it isn't, but that it is nice to know the rumor mill never slows down. Scott informs everyone that he was having a chat with his brother a few minutes ago and he brought something to his attention – that not all of them are comfortable with the choices he is making for this group. Scott admits that this is especially troubling when he looks around the room. He names everyone except Wolfsbane and tells them that they have all been excellent leaders for the X-Men and that he has learned from them all. He explains that when he gathered all of them, he thought they could rebuild something, that they could remake what the X-Men were. 'But I was lying. To myself. To all of you. We can't rebuild the same X-Men. Not anymore' Scott points out, picking up the eight ball from the pool table, he then announces that, effective immediate, he is stepping down as the de facto leader of the X-Men. 'I'm not the person who should be deciding the future of all mutants' Scott exclaims.
Today:
Bullets bounce off the armored form of the mighty behemoth Cain Marko the Juggernaut as he lumbers across the snow towards the watch tower. 'Keep firing!' one of the soldiers exclaims. 'What the hell is that thing?' the other asks. Suddenly, the soldiers find that their guns are thrust from their hands. 'What the -' one of the soldiers gasps as they lose grip on the weapons. 'The mutant insurrection begins now! That thing is a portent of your destruction! He is the chiming of a bell. The end of the time of man is nigh...for the Brotherhood has come to make you pay for your actions against mutantkind!' booms Magneto, the Master of Magnetism as he hovers nearby, while on a platform floating alongside him, are Pyro, Avalanche, Random and Toad, who excaims 'Yer gonna die...'
Two days ago:
'If you're stepping down, who's in charge?' Dani asks. 'Not it' Madrox declares. Scott hangs his head and tells the X-Men that he doesn't see why he should choose, as he has made enough choices for them all. Dani stands up and asks if she can make a suggestion. She turns and faces the others, and points out that Scott is right, that this room is full of leaders, and she doesn't think they need another one – as none of them need people telling them what to do. Dani suggests that starting now, as a group, they vote on their courses of action. 'The future of the X-Men is all of us in this room. We should all have a say in what that is. All those in favor, a show of hands' Dani declares.
Wolverine, Cyclops and Havok don't raise their hands. 'Seven to three' Dani points out. 'You counted Madrox twice' Havok mutters, but Dani tells him that the ayes still have it. 'So that's it? No leader?' Magik asks. 'That's it' Dani tells her friend. Magik asks if anyone can just call a vote, to which Dani tells her 'Yup'. Magik smiles and announces that she would like to take a vote – if they are still doing this. 'We're all doing this. All past sins are forgiven. If you fight alongside the X-Men, the X-Men will fight alongside you' Magik exclaims.
Today:
Magneto and his Brotherhood cause destruction in Eastern Transia, as Magneto calls out to the soldiers, telling them that if they run they shall be spared, but that they must tell their masters what they saw here today. 'Let the armies of the world know that to raise a weapon against Homo Superior is to raise a weapon against the Brotherhood'. Magneto starts to tear up some metal railings, when suddenly, a surge of plasma energy slams him into a nearby wall. 'All right, X-Men. Let's get to work' Hope Summers declares as she and Sean Cassidy a.k.a. Banshee stand alongside Cyclops, Wolverine, Havok, Magik, Moonstar, Karma, Madrox and Chamber.
Two days ago:
Scott and Logan sit opposite each other and clink two glasses together, a bottle of alcohol on the table. 'You sure this is gonna work?' Wolverine asks. 'Everyone voted. If they want Hope on the team...' Scott begins. 'I meant you stepping down' Logan explains. '... no. But I am sure I'm not the only one who should decide what is and isn't a good idea anymore' Scott smiles.
Suddenly, Rahne approaches them. She apologizes for interrupting, and asks to speak with Scott. Scott begins to ask Logan to excuse himself, but Rahne tells him that Logan can stay. Hanging her head, Rahne reports that she doesn't think she can do this anymore. 'Do what?' Scott asks. 'All of it. The fighting. The suffering. Have ye ever just felt like ye've had enough?' Rahne asks. Scott admits that he has, but that is what they are fighting for – a world where they don't have to do this anymore.
Rahne begins to cry as she tells Scott that they aren't – that he said it himself – the dream is over. 'They're not going ta accept us for who we are. We aren't even trying to make them anymore' Rahne points out. Scott reminds Rahne that he isn't the leader of the X-Men anymore, so he couldn't keep her here even if he was. Rahne turns to leave and Scott asks her what else she could go do. 'Something Ah dinnae know how ta do. Ah'm gonna try an' live a normal life for a while' Rahne replies. Scott gets up to try and stop her, but Logan tells him to let her go, that she is following the rule they all should. 'If your heart's not in it, you shouldn't be here'.
Today:
'You with me here, Scott?' Alex asks, turning to his brother. 'Sorry, my mind wandered... but I'm here. Watch and learn' Scott replies, as he calls out to Magneto, telling him that they don't want to fight. But Magneto isn't interested in listening. 'No more will you stand in my way!' he shouts as he manipulates scrap metal into bonds, trapping Cyclops and Havok. 'Man, that was inspiring. Good job, Scott' Alex mutters, while Scott starts to fire optic blasts at the scrap metal. Nearby, Wolverine roars as he leaps onto Juggernaut's back, while Madrox and two dupes chase after Toad. 'Do you even have super-powers, Toad?' one of them calls out. 'If you touch me with that tongue, I swear to God...' another of them calls out. 'This feels wrong' the third muttes, as they swing baseball bats towards Toad.
As Avalanche raises the ground under Magik, knocking her over, Hope runs from Random, who fires blasts of energy at her. 'Wasn't Random on our side not too long ago?' Hope asks Dani, who has taken cover behind a jeep and fires a psionic arrow across the battlefield as she tells Hope that these sides aren't as far apart as they seem. Karma announces that Avalanche has some sort of shielding, so she can't get a hold of his mind. 'I'll handle him' Magik tells her, while Avalanche looms over them and declares that it is a shame all the good X-Men died already, so he has to deal with the little girls. Magik looks up, as a cascade of dirt and rocks tumbles towards her. 'Magik!' Karma exclaims when suddenly, Magik appears through a stepping disc portal behind Avalanche. 'Call me a little girl again' she snarls at him as she shoves her Soulsword through his chest.
'Get the hell off me, runt!' Juggernaut exclaims as he struggles to reach around and yank Wolverine off of his back, while up above, Banshee hovers and blasts his sonic scream towards the ground under Juggernaut, beginning to tear some of it up. 'Make Random keep his head down!' Dani calls out to Hope. 'If I get a shot, I'll take it off' Hope replies. 'Hope!' Dani exclaims. 'He can grow it back... I think' Hope responds, as she lines up her gun, aiming it at Random, who has positioned himself behind some rubble. Pyro confronts Chamber, 'allo. Heard you X-Men were all dead, mate' he calls out. 'Heard wrong, Pyro' Chamber replies, while Random cries out as Dani strikes him with a psychic arrow, knocking him backwards. 'That's an easy fix' Pyro tells Chamber as he blasts him with a powerful surge of flame.
'We're not making a dent here!' Cyclops calls out as he fires several optic blasts at metal scraps Magneto is tossing through the air. 'I noticed' Havok replies as he unleashes a plasma blasts against the force field that Magneto has created in front of him. 'Got ya!' Juggernaut declares as he suddenly grabs Wolverine by his leg and hurls him upwards, where he crashes into Banshee – but Juggernaut threw Wolverine so hard that Wolverine and Banshee fall into Magneto, who is exposed, no force field behind him. 'Oh! Sorry, boss!' Juggernaut calls out as Magneto's helmet falls off his head. 'His mind is unshielded! Karma, now!' Cyclops calls out as he, Karma and Dani rush towards Magneto, who reaches out for his helmet, but suddenly, Karma looks shocked: 'His mind...something's wrong...that's not Magneto!' she announces. 'I did not want them to learn that yet' the man wearing Magneto's costume sighs as he gets to his feet and frowns. Moonstar calls out to the X-Men, telling them to focus on Magneto – or whatever he is. 'Jamie! That means get off Toad!' Dani adds as Madrox hits Toad with a baseball bat.
Suddenly, the X-Men find themselves trapped in metal cables and scrap metal that “Magneto” wraps around them. 'I was hoping that when we met face-to-face we could talk. You'd let me explain myself' he remarks, while holds Wolverine suspended in the air with a magnetic field, and comments that the X-Men always have to come in fists first. With the metal scrap covering his eyes, Cyclops addresses “Magneto” as Joseph, and asks him what choice he gave them. 'It is Joseph, isn't it? Magneto's misbegotten clone?' Cyclops asks. Joseph approaches Cyclops and tells him 'Good for you for deducing that. So you disagree with my reasoning – is that it?' he asks, adding that he thinks he liked Cyclops better before he died – that he understood the world more clearly. 'Let me explain it to you' Joseph offers.
Joseph stands in front of Cyclops and tells him that it seems in the absence of their leaders, humanity has grown fearless, their fear kept them in a relative state of peace, so he assumed the mantle of Magneto to remind them that there are still things worth fearing, and he hopes the X-Men would  agree. 'How do you think this ends? They attacked us when we were millions, when they had a reason to fear what we could do. Now we're barely a danger, but you're giving them a reason to hate' Cyclops replies. Joseph smiles and hangs his head as remarks that idealism is hard to kill, it seems, and asks when has humanity ever needed a reason to hate. Cyclops points out that Joseph is forcing the humans' hand, that he is making all of mutant kind into the things humans fear so they have no choice. 'You're starting a war you can't win, and you'll drag every mutant on the planet with you' he exclaims, asking Joseph if he ever thinks about those of them who just want to settle down and live normal lives?
'A funny criticism coming from the leader of the world's most feared child soldier army' Joseph responds. 'The children don't create the wars they are forced to fight in. They are victims of them. It's men like you who drag them into these things. And for some of them...of us...we never get to leave!' Karma snaps. Joseph glances back at Karma and tells the X-Men that he hopes they can all remember, as the humans tighten the nooses around their necks, that it was their inaction that tied those knots. 'We'd rather die fighting for a better world than live tearing one apart' Karma exclaims. 'Ah, the old Xavier idea. Masquerade your cowardice as principles' Joseph replies, to which Karma tells him that this has nothing to do with the Professor, that he is gone, along with so much of what they all cared about – that this is about stepping out from under his shadow, from under anyone's shadow, and trying to make a better world. 'This is about giving ourselves a new chance to be better, to be leaders, to earn our place in the world' Karma explains.
Joseph angrily glares at Karma and leans into her. 'A lovely speech, Xi'an. But I'm afraid I'm a little beyond the reach of your junior high debate skills' Joseph snarls. 'I know. But I was never talking to you' Karma replies. 'What -' Joseph begins, confused, while the Juggernaut appears behind him. 'Nobody tricks the Juggernaut!' Cain Marko shouts as he brings his fists down towards Josepg, who quickly throws a force field up between him and the Juggernaut's fists. 'Cain! Stop it! Magneto commands you!' Joseph calls out as he suddenly loses control over the metal bonds trapping the X-Men. 'You aren't Magneto!' Juggernaut replies. 'Ya bloody traitor! I'll roast ya!' Pyro shouts as he engulfs the Juggernaut in flames, before Cyclops comes up behind him and punches Pyro in the face, knocking him to the ground. 'What now, big guy?' Wolverine asks, looking over at the Juggernaut, as the other X-Men gather around. 'You tell me?' the Juggernaut responds. 'You just helped us out. But that doesn't mean we can't still finish this the hard way' Wolverine responds.
Juggernaut tells the X-Men that he is with them, that he is trying to help mutants, but that this isn't the way, and he wants to be an X-Man again. 'You know you're not a mutant, right? Pretty bad time to claim it' Madrox points out. 'What's that saying? “First they came for the mutants and I didn't speak up”?' Juggernaut replies. 'I think they have to come for a lot of people before they get to “guys with magic crystals”' Madrox mutters, before suggesting to Juggernaut that he put the Magneto imprsonator down so they can chat. The Juggernaut releases his hold on Joseph, and Moonstar tells Joseph that it is over. 'I hope you're proud of yourselves. All you've done here is hasten your demise at the hands of humanity who -' Joseph starts to reply, when suddenly, there is  a faint swishing sound, and Joseph goes wide-eyed, before his severed head suddenly drops to the ground, and a woman resembling Betsy Braddock, wearing a very similar costume, with a mask across her face and hood over her head, holding a sword, and a psi-blade glowing around her fist reveals herself under the light of the moon.
'Holy $#%&! Betsy, what the -' someone calls out, but Wolverine pops his claws and reports that this is not Betsy. 'I am trying to remember you, X-Men. I am... nothing' the woman responds in Japanese. 'I didn't know you were gonna kill him' Juggernaut, while Magik and Madrox stand in front of him preventing him from moving forward. 'We didn't do that. She's not with us!' Havok frowns. Cyclops asks Wolverine what is going on, to which Logan reports that it is Kwannon. 'She says her name is...it's hard to translate, but it means “nothing”' Logan explains, to which Cyclops asks why she killed Joseph. Kwannon declares in her native Japanese that Joseph was a weapon, that he would be used to erase mutants from the Earth if he was not stopped. 'She's babbling about him killing mutants' Logan informs Cyclops, when suddenly, Dani cries out in pain.
Cyclops and Havok turn to Dani, who is clutching her forehead. 'What's going on?' Cyclops asks. 'Tell fake Betsy here to let Dani go or she's gonna lose her head next' Havok exclaims, but Dani explains that it's not Kwannon. 'It's Rahne...' Dani reveals, before wrapping her arms around her waist and collapsing to the ground, Dani screams 'WOLFSBANE IS DEAD!'


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We Have Always Been, part 1
Harry's Hideaway, Salem Center, New York.
'You look like $#%&' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops remarks to Logan a.k.a. Wolverine, who is sitting at the bar, drinking some bourbon. 'Feel about the same' Wolverine replies as Scott goes over to him and pours himself a drink. Logan is wearing a singlet, and Scott tells him to get changed, as Illyana is taking them to the service in a half hour. 'I'm not going' Wolverine replies. 'Everyone is going. And take a shower' Cyclops responds as he knocks back his drink. 'I don't mourn the same way you do' Logan replies as Scott walks away from him. But Scott has the final words as he tells Logan 'This isn't for you... you're part of a family, Logan. Show up for them'.
Soon, in his stark quarters, Logan has changed into a suit as Jamie Madrox the Multiple Man stands in his doorway and tells him that he didn't expect him to won a suit, and asks him where he got it. 'Off a dead man' Logan claims as he adjusts the tie. Madrox holds an envelope and replies that he will pretend that is the normal “Logan sense of humor” and move on. 'I got what you asked me for' he adds, handing the envelope to Logan, who looks through the papers inside it: 'This is right?' Logan asks. Madrox confirms that it is the official police report, to which Logan asks him how he got it. 'That's kind of what I do' Madrox boasts. 'That's my line' Logan snarls, grabbing his jacket and marching out of his room as Madrox calls out 'Logan...they aren't going to do anything to them' to which Logan responds that he figured that. 'What's one more dead mutant?' he asks.
Logan marches through the makeshift-lab in the basement where the Dark Beast conducts his experiments. Dark Beast turns to Logan and tells him that he cleans up so nicely for a funeral. 'If I'd known how sharp you look I might have killed the wee little wolf lass myself -' Dark Beast begins, only for Logan to spin around  and pop his claws right in front of Dark Beast's forehead. Wide-eyed, the Dark Beast utters that he will be quiet now, while Logan passes a table where Warlock, who is merged with a Madrox dupe, and two Madrox dupes wearing nothing but their boxer shorts are playing cards. 'Hey, Logan. Didn't expect you to own a suit, if I'm being honest' one of the dupes remarks. 'What the hell are you guys... never mind. I don't want to know' Logan mutters, before announcing that he is taking Kwannon out of lock up. 'Self was put in charge of the prisoners. It was voted on. Self can't let scary-friend Logan take -' Warlock begins, to which Logan tells him that he wasn't asking.
Shortly, Wolverine and the mysterious Kwannon walk down an alley behind Harry's Hideaway, towards a gold car, where Alex Summers a.k.a. Havok is waiting for them. 'Springing prisoners and going on the run? I'm worried I'm becoming a bad influence on you, old man' Havok remarks. Logan asks Alex if Scott sent him to stop him, to which Havok explains that he is here because he is going with them. Wolverine frowns at Havok while speaking Japanese to Kwannon. He tells her that if Havok won't move, she can take control of his mind and move him. 'Or you could just use your claws.' Kwannon, whose face is covered by a mask that only leaves her eyes free, while a cowl is positioned over her head, suggests. Havok smiles and tells Logan that it is really cute he thinks that the two of them are the only ones who speak Japanese. 'Guess what? I took a year' Alex reveals. 'I know she just called me handsome' he adds, running a hand through his hair. 'You're not going' Logan replies. 'It's not your call' Havok points out, but Logan tells him that it is.
'It's my car, Logan. What are you going to do about that?' Alex asks. Logan holds up the car keys and jingles them in front of the surprised Havok, who reaches into his now empty pocket and tells Logan again that he is going with him, that he wants to be a part of this. Logan pushes Havok aside as he opens the car door and tells Havok that is exactly why he is not going – as nobody should want this. As Kwannon gets into the car, Logan tells Alex to stay with his brother, to stay with the team, as they need him here now. 'You don't think they need you here?' Havok exclaims. 'This is what they need me for' Logan replies as he and Kwannon drive away.
Shortly, at the MacDonall Cemetery, Scott stands next to a casket and remarks that he thinks he is supposed to thank them all for coming, but that he knows they don't have anywhere else to go. He tells those gathered that if they want to speak, they should do so. 'No matter how many of these I do, they never get easier' Scott adds, telling everyone that he wished they had reasons to all see each other other than death – but that is not their world.
At the same time: 'This is it' Logan tells Kwannon as they pull up to a suburban house, which has several other cars parked in front of it.
Back at the cenetery, Cyclops stands away from the casket, as Xi'an Coy Manh a.k.a. Karma steps up to it. Among the mourners are fellow X-Men members Havok, Dani Moonstar, Cain Marko a.k.a. Juggernaut, Hope Summers, Sean Cassidy a.k.a. Banshee, Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik, Jono Starsmore a.k.a. Chamber and Madrox, who is accompanied by Layla Miller, who rests her head against his shoulder. Warlock is with them, as are the owner of Harry's Hideaway Harry Morrel, Longshot, Congresswoman Stevie Hunter, Evangeline Whedon, Dr Kavita Rao, Doop and David Alleyne a.k.a. Prodigy.
Karma announces that she is here to say goodbye to her sister and teammate. 'She was... was. I'm just so $%&# tired of having to talk about the people I love in the past tense...' Karma then bids Wolfsbane to sleep well, and tells her to give their love to Tier, and to Roberto, Sam, Amara, Doug and Guido. She then continues – listing more names – Bobby, Warren, Hank, Jean, Lorna, Kurt, Kitty, Ororo, Piotr, Anna-Marie, Rachel, Betsy, Ali, Jonathan, Remy, Jubilation, Lucas, Shrio, Japeth, Neal, Nathan, Tessa, Jean-Paul, Paige, James, Hisako, Meggan, Jimmy, Laura, Joanna, David, Angelica, Monet, Gabby, Nezhno, Evan, Idie, Celeste, Mindee, Phoebe, Santo, Noriko, Victor, Robert, Gabriel, Laurie, Matha, Jia, Trevor, Iara, Lin, Eva, Alani, Ruth, Fabio, Erik, Charles – and too many others.
'You don't say anything unless I say' Logan tells Kwannon as they walk onto the front porch of the suburban home. Logan pops a claw through the keyhole, which opens the door. 'There' Logan remarks, motioning to another room within the house.
Madrox stands before the other mourners next, and tells them that Rahne Grace Sinclair didn't have a place in this world, everyone who ever met her knew it. 'In a world that teaches only hate, she learned love. In a world full of fear, she found hope. It was a world that turned its back on her years ago, and she fought for it every single day'. Madrox declares that Rahne gave more than she had to and never asked anything in return. 'This world didn't deserve her'.
Back in the suburban house: 'Who the hell are you, and why are you in my house?' one of five young men sitting in a living room playing video games asks, looking up from the TV screen, as Logan and Kwannon appear in the living room doorway. 'Which ones?' Logan asks Kwannon in Japanese. Looking past the food and canned drinks scattered about, Kwannon tells Logan 'those four, not him' as she points at a boy in a red cap. 'Merry Christmas, bub. You get to leave' Logan tells the young man, motioning to the doorway. 'What is -' the man begins. 'Run' Logan instructs him.
It is Magik's turn to speak now, she stands with her hands on front of her and states that Rahne didn't have a place like all of them, but that they took her in, gave her a home, a family and a purpose, and in return, she loved them – and nothing they would ever do could repay that. Magik recalls the day Rahne left and wishes she said something – anything – to make her stay – but she let her leave and watched this world swallow her up. 'I'm so mad at her... when I see her next I'm gonna ask her why she left and made me stay'.
In the house, the young man with the red cap rushes out the door, as the other four back up against their chairs and couches, while Wolverine asks Kwannon to show him. 'It was them. Trust me, Logan' Kwannon responds, as one of the other men gets up to leave, announcing that he doesn't live here – 'SIT!' Logan barks at him, while demanding to Kwannon that she show him.
At that moment, Dani Moonstar addresses the other mourners.'I'd be lying if I didn't say that this year is breaking me. I'm so sick of feeling this way, I lie awake and ask for anyone to make it go away...' she begins, adding that these days she doesn't know who she is asking. 'But last night I saw her... I saw Rahne like I had so many nights before... she smiled at me... I didn't know what to say. I asked her to take care of herself... and I asked her to help take care of the rest of us, too... I don't know that I believed in anyone or anything anymore... but she did'.
Inside the house again, Kwannon suddenly tells Logan that she is sorry, as she shoves her psi-blade into his head, and lets recent events play out in his mind.
Flashback, takes place off-panel during Uncanny X-Men (5th series) #16:
Four young men walk through a dimly lit park at night, while Rahne Sinclair sits on a bench nearby. 'That sucked. We never shoulda traded Porzingis' one of the young men remarks to his friends, before one of them looks over at Rahne. 'Hey?' he asks, walking over to her, he asks her if she works down at McAleer's. Rahne looks up at him and with her thick accent explains that she doesn't, and that she does not really live around here anymore. The young man notices Rahne's accent and tells her she has quite an accent, before asking if she is Australian. 'Ah'm from Scotland, actually' Rahne replies, running a hand through her hair, while the young man leans in closer and tells her that was his next guess. He then tells her that he is thinking of taking a trip over to Dublin this year, and asks if she can tell him some cool places to check out. 'That's Ireland' Rahne corrects him.
'Oh, right. Well, maybe -' the young  man begins as he sits down next to Rahne, who then stands up, informing him that she has to get going. The young man tells her to wait a second, and reveals that he doesn't live far from here. He informs her that he and his friends are going back to his place to hang out, maybe have some drinks, and tells her that it would be cool if she came. 'Another time perhaps' Rahne tells him as she starts to walk away, before he gets to his feet and grabs her by her arm, suggesting that maybe just the two of them could go there, then.
'Take yer hands offa me, please!' Rahne snaps, spinning around and pulling away from the man, who tells her to calm down, and claims that he just wanted to hang out. His friends begin to move in, as the young man tells Rahne that he was trying to be nice, and that she doesn't have to be stuck up. Rahne asks him to get out of her way then shouts 'AH SAID NO!' as she bares her fangs at the young men.
Realizing what she has done, Rahne backs away from the men and apologizes. 'I dinnae mean ta do that' she utters, as the men surround her. 'What the hell are you?' one of them asks. Rahne tells them to let her walk away, while one of the men declares that she is a mutant. Rahne claims that she is just a normal girl. 'Alex tried to bag a mutie chick!' one of the men exclaims, before Alex pushes Rahne to the ground, asking her if that's what this is about – she's out here to trap normal guys. 'Dirty freak!' he shouts as he clenches his fists.
Rahne suddenly transforms into a half-wolf half-girl form and growls, leaping upwards and shoving Alex backwards, her claws raking across his face. 'My face!' Alex cries out. Rahne returns to her human appearance, and tells him that she didn't mean to do that, before asking to be left alone.
'You screwed up now, mutie!' Alex shouts. 'Do your trick for us, doggy! Do it!' he yells at her, while his friends begin to punch and kick her. Rahne falls to the ground, and Alex joins in the attack, asking her if she thinks she could trick them, and tells her to stop pretending she is a normal girl. 'Ah am...' Rahne utters.
Present:
An enraged Wolverine grits his teeth, while Alex and the three other young men look up at him, terrified. Logan looks to the ground and remarks that Rahne wouldn't change, that she wouldn't defend herself. He has seen it his whole life, and will never understand it. 'Someone so special and all she wanted was to be nothing... she wanted to be normal. She wanted to be like you' Wolverine tells the young men.
One of them declares that they didn't mean to hurt her, they just wanted to see what she really was. 'Shut up, Ron! Don't talk about her!' Alex shouts. 'Her name was Rahne Sinclair' Wolverine informs the men as he clenches a fist. 'Say her name' he tells them. 'Rahne' one of them replies. 'Rahne Sinclair' the others remark. Logan tells the men that Rahne was something beautiful, that they didn't deserve to see what she really was. 'But I'm gonna show you what I really am' he warns them as he drops a bag on the coffee table. 'What... what is this?' one of the boys asks, frightened. 'You want us to open this?' Alex enquires. Wolverine tells them that he has just one request. 'Anything you want!' one of them exclaims, as the boys begin removing weapons like knives and chains from the bag. 'Fight back' Logan tells them, as the scared men look up at him.
Wolverine pops his adamantium claws, when suddenly, one of several O*N*E soldiers exclaims 'Office of National Emergency! Hands up! Now!' as  they burst into the living room.
Wolverine turns to Kwannon, who informs him that the soldiers are wearing psychic shielding. 'Don't suppose you're here to have a discussion with these men who killed a defenseless girl last week, are ya?' Logan asks the soldiers, while one of them shouts 'DON'T MOVE!' as they aim their weapons around the room. One of the soldiers then announces that they are here to make sure two known terrorists don't go around murdering civilians. 'Mutie' he adds. 'I wouldn't say that word again if I were you' Logan replies, while the O*N*E officer reveals that his brother was at the Danbury facility they attacked a few months back and didn't make it out. 'I've been waiting for my chance to put you in the ground' he adds. 'Guess that settles it' Logan remarks as he lunges forward, leaping over the four young men as his claws point towards the O*N*E soldiers, who open fire at him.
Moonstar continues with her eulogy, remarking that she doesn't know that she believed in anything or anyone anymore – but Rahne did. 'She always believed someone up there listens to us at night when we pray... always and forever... and she reminded me that I do too. I believe in you, Rahney' Dani finishes her speech.
Later, Illyana and Scott sit at the bar in Harry's Hideaway, several empty glasses in front of them. 'It takes some nerve to skip the funeral and then walk back in here like it's your home, Logan' Scott utters without looking at Logan, who enters the bar. 'Not now' Logan replies. 'No, we're doing this now. I know not caring about anyone but yourself is sort of your thing, but this wasn't -' Scott begins, standing up and grabbing Logan, before stopping himself when he sees Logan, whose suit is in tatters, thanks to all the bullets that bombarded him. 'What the hell did you do?' Scott asks. 'I told you I mourn in my own way' Logan reminds Scott, who then announces that he wants Logan gone, tonight. Others begin to gather, including Moonstar and Madrox, as Logan reminds Scott that he isn't team leader anymore, and tells him not to worry, as he is done.
'You made sure to tell us you weren't a team player every chance you got. Well guess what, “Bub”? You were right. You were never a good teammate' Scott exclaims, pointing at Logan, who warns Scott to be careful, that if he pushes this, everyone might start choosing sides again. 'Didn't end great for you last time' Logan reminds Scott. 'Why were you even here? You don't care about what we're trying to do. We're a family. You're just here to hurt people' Scott declares through gritted teeth. Logan reports that he spoke to Blindfold before she killed herself, and asks Scott if Blindfold told his family that she warned him not to do this. 'Did you tell them she said you were going to get them all killed?' he asks. Scott tells Logan to shut his mouth, and that this is about the legacy of the X-Men, something he never cared about.
'What legacy?' Logan asks. 'Suffering? Taking on the whole world? Burying our friends too young? This is forever, right?' he declares, revealing that Blindfold told him to stay close to him because something bad was coming – but he didn't realize it was them.
Scott then punches Logan in the face, and Logan responds with a punch back. 'Hit too close to home, Slim?' he asks as the others look on. Scott and Logan fall to the floor, 'Don't you get it? We're the same!' Scott shouts, an optic blast darting towards Logan's face, slicing down the right cheek. 'I let her leave! I told Rahne she could have a different life, and they killed her! She died because she believed me!' Logan exclaims. 'That's what we do! We march them into hell but only we get to always come back out!' he adds, before Juggernaut comes between them and pulls them apart from each other.
'That's enough! Both of ya!' Cain exclaims, reminding them that they have real enemies out there. 'Remember? You made your little list!' Cain declares, as Logan and Scott get to their feet, Cain asks them if they would rather fight themselves than stop Mister Sinister, or Black Tom Cassidy, or the Marauders or Stryfe.
'Or... hey... why isn't Emma Frost on your list?' Cain asks. 'What are you talking about, Cain?' Madrox asks as he, Layla, Banshee, Moonstar, Wolverine, Hope, Magik, Karma, Vange, Doop, Warlock, Prodigy, Havok, Longshot and Cyclops  all turn to him, and a confused Cyclops asks 'Who the hell is Emma Frost?'


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We Have Always Been, part 2
I need to keep this together long enough to see it all through.
Harry's Hideaway, Salem Center, New York, where in the middle of the night, Logan a.k.a. Wolverine knocks on the door to the room belonging to Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik.
'What's going on?' Illyana asks, opening her door. Logan tells her that he wanted her to hear it from him – he's done. 'After Rahne and Guido and Ruth... this stuff with McCoy, whoever this Frost lady is...' his voice trails off as he declares whatever they are doing here, it isn't for him anymore. Logan remarks that he was around for saving the world, or whatever, but this – nobody is trying to save anything anymore, they are just trying to make sure they look good in the history books.
'Why are you telling me?' Illyana asks. Logan looks at Illyana as he tells her that she is the only one left on the team who see things like he does, that they are broken in the same ways. He adds that he wanted to give Illyana a piece of advice before he goes. 'Don't trust them' he warns her.
Logan continues, telling Illyana that history books are written for people who want to remember what happened. 'People like us... we want to forget'.
Illyana tells Logan that she thought he was the man who learned to believe in the future. 'Didn't you run a school to teach kids about making a better world?' she asks him. 'Yeah. Then those kids were all killed' Logan mutters as he walks away, suggesting to Illyana that she get downstairs, as Chamber found something. Illyana asks Logan if he wants her to tell the others anything. 'Tell them to make all this count. They get one shot at all of this... this is forever' Logan responds.
Meanwhile, at an underground train station, six interesting people wearing coats and jackets over their costumes are waiting. 'This our train?' a woman with shaped green hair called Malice asks. A train speeds past and doesn't stop. 'Guess not' Malice mutters, while on the other side of the platform behind her and her fellow Marauders – Scalphunter, Vertigo, Arclight, Blockbuster and Harpoon – the X-Men appear! Chamber, Karma, Moonstar, Magik, Cyclops, Multiple Man, Juggernaut, Hope, Banshee and Havok stand silently before Dani Moonstar who calls out to the Marauders, informing them that they are here to take them in!
'The X-Men? What the hell did we do to you now?' Arclight snaps. Moonstar reminds the Marauders that their attack in the sewers killed dozens of the Morlocks. 'We can't allow you -' she begins, before Arclight pulls back her hood and announces that they didn't do that. 'LIAR!' Jono Starsmore a.k.a. Chamber exclaims. Harpoon tells the X-Men that Arclight is correct, and adds that if they did, he would be proud, but they didn't. In fact, he isn't even sure why they are all together. 'Something is going on with our -' he begins, to which Chamber shouts 'ENOUGH!' and releases a powerful surge of energy that knocks the Marauders backwards.
'X-Men! Take them down!' Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops exclaims as the X-Mean and Marauders leap towards each other, meeting on the train tracks between the platforms. Cyclops confronts Scalphunter, while Alex Summers a.k.a. Havok moves towards Arclight. Cain Marko a.k.a. Juggernaut and Blockbuster grab each other's arms, as Magik readies her Soulsword against Harpoon and Xi'am Coy Manh a.k.a. Karma puts up a psychic attack against Vertigo. 'This is your stop, Blockbuster!' Juggernaut jokes as he slams the other behemoth into a nearby train, before Karma quickly alerts him to the fact that there are other people on that train. Juggernaut apologizes and claims that he forgot he was a good guy again. 'Long time no see, Arclight' Havok remarks as he blasts Arclight back with a surge of energy, as Moonstar fires a psychic arrow into Malice's head, knocking her back, as Karma attempts to take possession of her.
Cyclops fires an optic blast at close range into Scalphunter, telling him that he takes no pleasure in beating people up, but Scalphunter is in a special class. Suddenly, Harpoon holds out his weapons and raises his hands as Jamie Madrox the Multiple Man, Sean Cassidy a.k.a. Banshee and Magik surround him. 'That's enough! We surrender! We surrender!' Harpoon calls out. Blockbuster tells the X-Men that they have to believe them, that they didn't attack anybody. He swears that someone has been messing with them. 'I saw what ya did in the tunnels! Ya murdering piece of -' Chamber begins, before Cyclops tells him that Blockbuster surrendered, so it is over. 'They don't get to decide when it's over...' Chamber mutters as he releases another powerful energy flare, which blazes across the Marauders and engulfs them. 'Jono! No! This isn't what we do! We're not killers!' Cyclops exclaims, grabbing Chamber by his shoulders.
'What the bloody hell do we do, Summers? You want to stop mutants from dying? This is it, mate. We kill the killers!' Chamber exclaims. 'Then who comes for us?' Cyclops asks. 'You swore to me if I rode with you, you'd let me -' Chamber begins, before a deadly harpoon is shoved through his stomach. 'Die, X-Man...!' Harpoon utters as he holds the harpoon in place through Chamber's body. 'You first' Hope Summers remarks as she then shoots Harpoon in the head at point-blank range.
Karma crouches beside Chamber and tells him to hang on. 'Bloody hell. I'm actually dying, aren't I?' Chamber asks, while Madrox explains to him that Harpoon's energy is doing something to his powers, as the energy from the harpoon darts about Chamber's body, and his psi-flare that covers his lower mouth vanishes. Cyclops looks down at Chamber and tells him that they are going to get him out of here. 'You, Summers. You killed me. #%&$ you forever' Chamber utters, before Cyclops instructs Magik to get them home, now. 'What about them?' Magik asks, motioning to the still burning Marauders. 'They're dead. Let's go' Cyclops replies. 'Going' Magik tells him as she surrounds the X-Men in a teleportation stepping disc.
An instant later, the X-Men emerge – into a blazing fury. 'What the...? Illyana, take us home!' Dani exclaims. 'I did...' Illyana replies. 'Harry's Hideaway, girl! Not Limbo' Dani declares, to which Illyana assures her that this is their home.
Cyclops quickly tells Juggernaut that they have people in the basement, and instructs him to get Dark Beast, Kwannon and Warlock – who he calls “Warlox” - out. 'On it, boss' Juggernaut responds, before Cyclops tells everyone else to get outside. Banshee unleashes a sonic scream to blast a hole in the wall. 'Make sure everyone is out!' Moonstar calls out, to which Havok tells her that the bar was closed, only their people would have been there. He starts to tell Magik to get Chamber to a hospital, when suddenly, Madrox lies Chamber on the ground clear of Harry's Hideaway and announces that he is gone, that his energy just went out. Before anyone can react, Juggernaut bursts up through the ground, 'Got 'em!' he calls out, carrying the Dark Beast and Warlox under his arms. 'Well, these two. No sign of Betsy' Juggernaut reports. 'She's not Betsy – doesn't matter' Havok begins, before Juggernaut looks down at Chamber and asks if he is dead.

'What a shame. He was such a uniquely gruesome specimen' a voice calls out. 'SINISTER!' Cyclops gasps as he turns to see the diabolical madman hovering above them. Sinister tells the X-Men that he is sorry about their living quarters, and explains that he simply came to chat – but when he disovered the X-Men were murdering his proteges while they peacefully waited for mass transit, his temper got the better of him. Sinister blocks energy fires by Cyclops and Havok, defelcts Dani's psychic arrow and prevents Karma from taking possession of his mind as he states that he would comment on how the mighty have fallen, but he fears they fell some time ago. 'Fielding a team of imitation X-Men in the back of a speakeasy is a bit beneath you, Scott, no?' Sinister remarks. Cyclops responds by telling Sinister that he was next on their list, and he saved them a trip. 'Your glorious species is on the eve of extinction and you are brawling with hoodlums in the streets and making plans to hunt exceptional men. You always lacked vision, but this is pathetic even for you' Sinister replies.
Firefighters rush onto the scene as Sinister exclaims that when mutants are but a small chapter in biology textbooks, the Polio of the 21st Century, he will make sure that Scott Summers is remembered. “The man who poked holes in his own sinking ship to let the water out” Sinister suggests, before Karma announces that she thinks she has got Sinister's mind. 'Do you now, mon enfant arrogant?' Sinister replies as he resists Karma's attack, and knocks her back, suggesting that she doesn't try her parlor tricks on people who are her superior in every conceivable way. 'My mind would be your grave, little girl' he adds. 'You talk a good game about how smart you are, Sinny. But you ain't getting much done besides a little light arson' Havok points out as he continues to blast Sinister with his energy. Sinister grins at Havok and calls him the weak link in the Summers genetic chain. 'When I want your opinion, Alexander... well, I actually can't fathom when that would ever happen' Sinister remarks, before the fire fighters move in closer – they all appear to look like Sinister. Sinister calls them the Sinister Fire Brigade and asks if he isn't the best nemesis, while one of the Sinisters knocks Havok over with a surge of water from a high-pressure hose.
As the Sinister Fire Brigade moves in on the X-Men, Dani tells her teammates to regroup on her, while Hope Summers asks if there are real people under there, or if they are Sinister all the way through. 'Knowing him, if they were real people, they're gone now' Madrox replies, while Magik tells the others that Sinister never fails to impress. 'This is literally my power set' Madrox points out, to which Magik tells him that Sinister makes it seem cooler. 'Forget this. I'm taking out the real one' Juggernaut mutters as he rushes towards Sinister, who grins, and admits that he is surprised to see Juggernaut here, adding that since Juggernaut isn't even a mutant, his surprise is far outweighed by his boredom. He grabs Juggernaut and hurls him skyward, promising to come find him if he ever develops an interest in studying crystals or brain damage. 'For now, let me show you all a trick my clones have been working on...' Sinister calls out, as his cloned fire fighters begin merging together into one giant Sinister. 'Ta-da! Impressive, aren't they?' Sinister boasts. 'Okay, that I can't do' Madrox mutters, looking up at the giant looming over them.
'You couldn't handle but one of me. What hope do you have now, X-Men?' the giant Sinister asks, smashing his fist into the ground and knocking the X-Men off their feet, although Cyclops manages to fire an optic blast at his chest. 'I'm done with this guy' Havok mutters, telling the other X-Men to stand back, he unleashes a powerful surge of energy that expands, larger and larger as it moves towards the Sinister giant. 'Alex! That's too much! ALEX!' Cyclops shouts, but Alex continues to pour the energy on, 'He's...not...stopping' Alex shouts back, before screaming as he increases the amount of energy further – until it tears through the Sinister giant, destroying it. 'Huh. I did not anticipate that' Sinister frowns, before supposing that he will surrender, he asks the X-Men not to set him on fire. 'Good job, little...' Cyclops begins, while Havok looks at his own hands. 'Holy crap' Madrox utters, as Havok's body appears to become transparent. Suddenly, 'This is the Westchester Police! Remain where you are!' a voice from a helicopter that darts nearby calls out to the X-Men. 'This looks bad. We have to go' Karma calls out, to which Moonstar asks her where they can go. 'I have a place' Karma announces.
The next morning, 'This is good' the Dark Beast remarks, looking at the transparent Havok, who sits up in a bed in Karma's Manhattan apartment. 'What about this is good?' Havok asks, looking at his body, while Scott, Dani and Karma stand around the bed. The Dark Beast explains that he was relatively sure Havok was going to lose molecular cohesion last night, so this is an improvement for him. 'I would have liked to see it. Now you rest and we wait' Dark Beast adds. Havok smiles and looks up at his brother as he tells him that last night sucked, and asks if he has any plans for tonight. Scott tells Alex that he needs to rest. 'Well, that's an opinion' Alex replies. 'But my doctor also said he wanted to see me evaporate. So I'm weighing all options right now' Alex smiles, before looking around the room and asking why he is the only one trying to cheer Scott up right now. Scott tells his brother that he is worried about him, and is wondering whether that all felt too easy.
Dani frowns and asks Scott what about last night felt easy. 'Sinister. He just gave up?' Scott points out. 'And I gave up trying to understand people like him a long time ago. You should too' Dani suggests. Karma then tells everyone to get out of the room – as much as she hates to say this, Dark Beast is right, Alex needs his rest. 'I'm staying' Scott responds. Karma agrees, but asks him to let Alex sleep.
Entering the living room, Karma turns to Warlox and instructs him to take Dark Beast back to his “quarters” before turning to Magik, Banshee, Hope and Juggernaut, and remarks that they already picked out their rooms, so they should go get some sleep. 'We already lost one teammate tonight. We stand by our own' Magik snaps. 'Fine, Illyana. But be quiet' Karma replies, before she and Dani walk down a corridor, Karma explains that her people took Jono's body and are dealing with everything. She adds that he had a family, so someone should call them. Dani offers to, before picking up a vase, she tells her friend that this place is amazing. 'What -' Dani begins, to which Karma interrupts, 'What is it?' she asks. 'No. I was going to ask what you were doing making us all live above that miserable bar when we could have been here...but sure, answer yours' Dani replies. Karma explains that she had her people start building it as soon as she could, that it took her a bit to get her life and her funds back in order after they were “cured”, and that she wanted to give everyone something nice, as a goodbye present.
'What?' Dani asks. Karma tells her not to act so surprised, and that she is smart enough to see this coming. 'I don't belong on the X-Men anymore' Karma announces. 'I've been hearing that a lot. It's not true, Shan' Dani tells her friend, grabbing her by the arm. Karma tells Dani that it is, that most of her friends on the X-Men are dead or not her friends anymore, all she has left is Dani, as the others don't trust her, and Illyana hates her. Dani points out that Illyana kind of hates everyone. 'She's not wrong to hate me. What I did to her, to my team... I was under my brother's influence, but that doesn't change it. I betrayed the people I care most about, and I can't just act like I didn't. And I can't fix it anymore' Karma declares. Dani asks her if this is about Rahne, to which Karma claims that she was leaving before Rahne's death, but here death didn't help her find a reason to stay. 'All of them – Roberto, Guido now Jono... and Rahne' Karma utters, tears in her eyes, she remarks that Rahne hated her, she could see it in her eyes – she died hating her, and she is just done. 'She quit before I could. And she died because of it' Karma adds.
'She died because she wouldn't fight back, Shan. If you -' Dani begins, embracing Karma, who interrupts her, declaring that she won't make that mistake, that she has her little brother and sister to watch out for, and she has arranged to take custody of Shogo, as well. 'But we're fighting for their future. Don't you want to be a part of that?' Dani asks. 'Are we? Because it feels to me like we're throwing ourselves at a wall just hoping it falls. And I don't want to know what's on the other side' Karma replies, before Dani asks her where she will go. 'I'm rich, Dani. I can go wherever I want...' Karma responds, adding that she owes it to her family to try and find a better future – while they still can.
Back in Havok's room, Scott looks down at his brother, who then asks if he wants to talk about this Emma Frost thing. 'You're supposed to be asleep' Scott replies. 'And you're not supposed to stare at people while they sleep. But here we are' Havok points out, before sitting up as Scott tells Alex that he is worried about him. 'I don't think you get how dangerous pushing yourself like that was' Scott remarks. 'Said the only guy to ever get shot in the face and not question any of their life choices afterward' Alex replies. 'I did question -' Scott begins, to which Alex tells him that it was a joke. 'My friend died tonight. I almost turned into a cloud and nobody has any idea why the least you could do is laugh at my jokes' Alex exclaims. 'Tell better jokes' Scott frowns. 'So... this Emma Frost person...' Alex begins.
Scott turns away from Alex and asks what there is to talk about – Emma appears to be a mutant psychic who has hidden herself from them. 'Makes sense. I'd do the same if I were her' Alex replies, before asking Scott why he isn't talking to the Juggernaut, as he said the two of them were very close. 'Cain says a lot of things that don't make sense' Scott points out. 'That's it? That's your answer?' Alex asks. 'We aren't going to talk about the mystery woman we all knew but none of us can remember?' he enquires. Cyclops opens the door and tells his brother that they are done here, that he has to go call Captain America and tell him to come pick up Sinister. 'Get some rest, Alex... you're going to need it'.
Elsewhere, Emma Frost the Black King frowns as she sits on a comfy throne, martini glass in hand. 'Well, Emma? What's happening?' Mystique asks as she stands nearby. 'Nothing' Emma replies, informing Mystique that the X-Men cleaned up their Marauders problem and somehow caught Sinister – but they still don't know anything. 'Damn Juggernaut...' Mystique remarks. Emma tells her that it doesn't matter, as nobody listens to that overgrown simpleton, and everything is still going according to plan. 'In fact, they're calling you right now, Mystique' Emma declares as she hands Mystique a cellphone, with “Scott Summers” on the screen indicating that he is calling her.


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We Have Always Been, part 3
It seems it is finally time to lay our cards on the table and see who has the better bluff.
months ago:
The Upper East Side, Manhattan, Emma Frost stands on a rooftop and peers through some binoculars in the middle of the night, watching as Havok, Dazzler, the Beast and Colossus battle several Sentinels. The Vanisher stands at Emma's side, holding a tray with a martini glass on it. Emma takes the martini and tells the Vanisher that she remembers when New York actually felt interesting. 'Everything feels so been done' Emma adds. The Vanisher asks her if they should do something, to which Emma remarks 'The X-Men and their squabbles... could anything be more pedestrian, darling?' She tells the Vanisher that this isn't what the Hellfire Club does – the X-Men handle the unwashed masses and their boring racism. 'And we are no longer X-Men'. 'And if they don't handle it?' the Vanisher enquires. 'Then we go to war... our way' Emma responds.
Later:
The Hellfire Club, where Emma Frost sits at the head of a table, martini glass in hand. Vanisher stands to her side, as several well-dressed civilians are seated around gthe table. Emma tells her guests that with a donation to her new school, there is a chance to make a real impact on the lives of the next generation of mutant children – and she knows how much they will love having their names on buildings. The rich civilians laugh, before suddenly, 'Emma Frost' a voice calls out, and Emma turns to see shadowy figures standing at the back of the room. 'What is the meaning of this?' Emma snaps as she walks towards the new arrivals. 'Oh my God!' one of the civilians calls out. 'Who are they?' another asks. The new arrivals are none other than Karma, Moonstar and Strong Guy, three of the Corporate New Mutants who have been infected with the Transmode Virus. 'By the authority granted us by the Office of National Emergency, you are under arrest for crimes against the state' Karma frowns.
Emma bursts into laughter: 'Oh, this is a joke! Robotic versions of the least interesting among my former teammates. How wonderfully bizarre' she remarks, before asking 'Who sent you?' Moonstar suggests Emma stand down at once, otherwise they will use force. 'The joke's gone on long enough now, whoever you are' Emma snaps. She then starts to warn them: 'Try to touch me and I will make sure you spend the rest of the night thinking you're...' but her voice trails off when a quick psi-scan of the intruders tells her that they are actually her former teammates. 'Dear God, Dani! What happened to you?' Emma asks, shocked, before Strong Guy slams her into a wall. He leans into Emma and utters 'Selves are not in control. Help us. Please help us'.
Emma breaks free of Strong Guy's hold by turning to her diamond form and addressing Strong Guy as Mr Carosella, she tells him that she doesn't know what has happened to he and his friends, but that they have made a horrific miscalculation here tonight. She then slams a fist  into Strong Guy, knocking him backwards. Moonstar's body suddenly appears merged with some Sentinel-tech, and she leaps towards Emma, 'Bloody hell...' Emma utters, genuinely concerned, she asks Dani what they have done to her. 'Moonlock is a weapon. Built for containment of all genetic deviations deemed dangerous. All mutants must be contained' the transformed Dani Moonstar responds from under the Sentinel tech. Emma tells the Vanisher to get them out of here, before using her diamond form to shield Vanisher when Moonlock opens fire, energy blasts surging from the Sentinel form, striking down some of Emma's guests.
At an undisclosed location shortly after, Emma is being held in a relatively empty cell, wearing an orange jumpsuit with a power-inhibitor around her neck. Suddenly, General Callahan enters the cell, and calls out to some soldiers, 'Can we get these lights dimmed?' he asks, before addressing Emma Frost, remarking that he was hoping they would get the chance to meet face-to-face. He introduces himself as General Robert Callahan, the director of the Office of National Emergency. 'I know who you are' Emma responds. 'Good. Then I assume you also know what I want and what I am willing to do to get it' Callahan replies. Callahan tells Emma that, luckily for her, he likes her. He explains that he came out here to make an offer – as he wants her to help him deal with the mutant problem once and for all. He assures her that if she does that, then the power inhibitors, neural dampeners and psychic feedback machines go away. 'Go $#%& yourself, you pathetic, diseased, little %#&$ of a man. I'd diev before I'd help you' Emma retorts. 'We'll see...' Callahan remarks, before instructing the soldiers to get the lights back up by 200 percent – as this one needs to cook a little more.
days later:
Emma is looking more worse for wear, her hair is unkempt and her face is dirty as she sits on the bed in the sparse cell, the lights continuing to bare down on her. 'Turns out you can tarnish a diamong. It just takes some time...' Callahan remarks as he enters the cell. He tells Emma that he is just teasing, and that she looks almost as lovely as ever. 'The things you and I could get up to if you were human...' he suggests, before asking Emma what she ca do for him. Emma remains silent. 'Nothing? So be it' Callahan declares. He starts to tell the soldiers to turn the machines back up, before Emma utters 'Serum'. 'What was that?' Callahan asks, turning back to Emma, who informs him that Hank McCoy has a serum that cures mutations. 'The cure?' Callahan replies, asking Emma if she thinks so little of him, as he knows that all traces were destroyed years ago, and even they weren't, he is not exactly in a position to walk into the X-Men's little house and take it.
'If that's the best you can -' Callahan starts to say, but Emma tells him that she can get someone to take it for him. Callahan tells Emma that he was under the impression she was persona non grata with the X-Men these days. Emma confirms gthat she is, but that she can be very persuasive, if he would let her show him. Callahan warns Emma that his men have psi shields, power dampeners and enough explosives in that collar to turn her shiny little head into dust – so she shouldn't try to be clever here. Callahan than orders the soldier to lower all power dampeners for Miss Frost – carefully. 'I'm sorry, Anole' Emma utters.
Later, Emma gasps as she wakes up in a bed. Sun shines through the window, and there is no collar around her neck. Her face has been washed, and her hair is relatively tidy. 'Ah, good. You're awake' Callahan declares sas he strides into the room with two O*N*E soldiers. 'What did you do to me?' Emma demands. 'What did -? You passed out, Emma. Gave us quite a scare, actually. Even a body such as yours has limits, it seems' Callahan responds, before he sits on the edge of the bed and tells Emma that he is sorry he has not been by to update her recently, but that her little green friend brought the serum to his people, and it is truly years ahead of anything they had. Callahan is wearing some strange devie around his bald head as he reports to Emma that his scientists tell him they can turn it into a vaccine that will destroy the x-gene in children before they ever show any hint of mutation. 'Think of all the needless suffering we can prevent. And thanks to you, we can also disable the powers of fully formed mutants' Callahan announces.
Callahan tells the frowning Emma not to worry, as she still has her powers – for now. He then informs Emma that is where the good news ends for her, as they placed a device in her head, an insurance policy – and if she tries anything at al, there will be no more reading minds or sparkly skin ever again. 'If your hope now is that Dr McCoy could stop or reverse this... he's dead. They're all dead. Bad news for your kind. Good news for humanity' Callahan reveals. 'Why do you think i'd ever believe a word that comes out of your sniveling little -' Emma starts to say, so Callahan throws a newspaper at Emma, the headline reads “No More X-Men”. Callahan taps the strange contraption on his head and tells Emma that between his little gene bomb in her skull, and this device to keep her out of his head, he has decided he no longer needs to keep her on such a short leash, and that she is free to leave and take her teleporter with her – now she can search for her dead friends, if she doesn't believe him. 'Oh, and Emma? We'll be in touch' Callahan adds.
Later: 'How would you like to pay for all this, miss? Your total is 9,800 dollars' the woman behind the counter of a designer fashion store asks the mutant called Marrow. 'Oh, right. Frost?' Marrow calls out. Emma, wearing a black outfit, appears at the counter and addressing the woman behind the counter as Meredith, tells her that the girl is with her, and to put it all on her account. 'Oh, Miss Frost... I didn't... I'm afraid that your account has been... there is a slight credit problem' Meredith announces. 'You've made a mistake. We will be walking out now with our clothes. And next time I come in you will remove your boorish self from my sight, correct?' Emma declares. 'Of course, Miss Frost. Have a lovely day' Meredith smiles.
Outside the store, Emma and Marrow walk side-by-side, with Emma calling Marrow by her true name, Sarah, and telling her that if she is going to be a noble in the Hellfire Club, then it is of the utmost that she looks the part. She suggests they see how the others did with their shopping – and Marrow drops her shopping bags as they walk onto a street and see Vanisher and Josh Foley a.k.a. Elixir, surrounded by Callahan and several O*N*E soldiers. Callahan tells Emma that he wished she had come when he called for her. 'Did you think having to do this wouldn't bother me?' he asks. 'Say the word, Frost, and -' Vanisher calls out, but Emma tells him and Elixir to stand down, and that she will handle this.
Emma tells Callahan that this is her calling his bluff, and that if he could have shut off her powers, he would have, as he knows she is too dangerous to toy with. Emma adds that it is a shame there aren't more mutants around for him to test his equipment on, as he might find that his psychic shield needs some work. Emma psionically commands Callahan to take the gun from his holster and raise it to his head. 'Wait!' Callahan exclaims. 'Goodbye, General' Emma remarks, while Callahan warns Emma that she is making a mistake. Callahan informs Emma that she is still around because the government has a use for her – if she is willing to play ball – but if she makes him pull thje trigger, then all that goes away. 'This desperation suits you' Emma replies. Callahan warns Emma that she is gambling with a lot of lives here, and asks if Mr Porter understands the game she is playing with his. 'Don't you dare – Vanisher, go!' Emma exclaims, while Callahan removes the gun from his head, 'Allow us to show him' Callahan suggests, while Vanisher suddenly starts to shake, 'Miss Frost! I can't -' he calls out, and Emma screams as Vanisher explodes, his remains slopping to the ground as a pile of gunk.
Emma stands over Vanisher's remains, while Elixir kneels at Vanisher's side, and Marrow snatches a file from one of the O*N*E soldiers, who turn and walk away with Callahan, who remarks that that is not what they anticipated. He adds that his people did warn him that a lot of mutants have such different physiologies that no study would work without a huge test group. 'Like I said, McCoy's serum is fascinating'. Callahan informs Emma that her Uncle Sam wants her back – but no more outbursts like this. Callahan reveals that Marrow has the lists of mutant targets, and that it is hard to get a good sense of who is still out there, but they are starting with some old favorites, and they need to know who is coming. 'Get us Blindfold first... you find her for us and nobody will have to clean you off Madison Avenue with a mop' Callahan declares, as Elixir reveals that he can't help the Vanisher.
Later, Emma is relaxing in a high rise apartment, a fireplace glowing across the room. 'Miss Frost? Miss Frost?' a voice calls out. Emma looks up and sees Elixir standing with a bunch of flowers. She apologizes to him for being distracted, and explains that she sent the Marauders after Blindfold, but that it would seem they are as incompetent as they are brutal, and Blindfold keeps moving in ways she quite understand. Elixir informs Miss Frost that these flowers came for her. 'You are thev Black Bishop of the Hellfire Club now. Please call me Emma' Emma responds. 'Of course' Elixir replies, before asking what the card says.
Emma reads the card out loud:
“Dear Emma, we found Cassandra Nova last night thanks to you. She didn't put up much of a fight. To the first of many”.
The card is from General Robert Callahan, and Elixir starts to say 'I can't believe you're helping them. They are hunting our -' to which Emma interrupts him, hurling the flowers into the fire, she tells Elixir that he has made his displeasure known, and asks if he thinks she enjoys any part of this, that these games are won by thinking ten moves ahead of your opponent, and that they will let Callahan think that's what he's done – and when her time comes, Callahan will realize how poorly he's played his hand. Emma adds that without Cerebro, what Callahan has asked of her is nearly impossible. 'I can't just search every mind of the planet myself in the hopes of finding...' Emma's voice trails off, and she goes wide-eyed, uttering 'It can't be...he's alive?' She gets to her feet and tells Elixir to  gather Marrow, that they have to go. 'Where -' Elixir begins. 'Now!' Emma declares.
Shortly, inside a diner, Scott Summers sits in a booth, a blue hood pulled over his head, he is eating something and keeping his head down. 'I don't know how you're here. I don't know what it means... but it means something, Scott. I know that' Emma utters, sitting across from Scott. Emma stares at Scott and tells him that she loves him, and that she has hoped every single day that he knew that when he died – and she hopes he remembers it now. Emma remarks that she knows if she tried to stop him from saving the world it would destroy him, but she needs him to be careful for her, to stay out of sight, and she will find a way for them to be together again – she promises. Emma reaches across the table and touches Scott's hand – this causes Scott to look over to his hand, as if he can sense something. But he doesn't see Emma, and she gets to her feet and walks away, wiping the tears from her eyes.
'What did he say?' Elixir asks as he and Marrow wait for Emma outside the diner. 'She didn't speak with him' Marrow points out. 'What? I just watched them talk -' Elixir remarks, but Marrow explains that Cyclops didn't know Emma was there. 'Miss Frost, that's insane. You have to tell him. We could use his -' Elixir starts to say, but Emma declares that Scott is to stay out of this. 'Yes, Ma'am. But...but you love him' Elixir replies. 'That was a long time ago, you simple boy' Emma mutters as she turns and walks away, adding that if she speaks with Cyclops now, Callahan will know he is alive, and will kill him. If Scott comes looking for her, they will kill him, too. Emma reveals that she read Scott's thoughts, and discovered that he is going to try and re-form the X-Men and go after his enemies. 'But if he's not smart enough to do it from the shadows, he will get himself killed again... so we shan't discuss this further' Emma announces.
Later, Wolverine is brawling with several men in a pub. He knocks one of them back with a punch, while another calls out 'Imma shove my foot up your -' when suddenly, the brawlers are frozen in place. Wolverine narrows his eyes as a voice calls out 'Hello, Logan'. Logan narrows his eyes, then pops his claws as he turns to a doorway, 'Hello, Emma' he responds. Emma goes behind the bar and starts to make herself a martini. She tells Logan that she doesn't relish having to come down here to find him. 'I don't normally do borough, you know' Emma frowns. Logan tells Emma that she should have called, as he would have happily come to her place and stabbed her there instead. Emma tells Logan to spare her the theatrics, as she needs his help. 'You practically choked saying that' Logan remarks. Emma tells him that it is hard to get the words out while swallowing her not insignificant pride, so this cocktail will wash it down easier. 'Can I make you one?' she asks. 'I don't drink with people I hate' Emma replies. 'You are a lonely drunk' Emma points out.
Emma then informs Logan that  Scott is back. 'That's #$%&#%$' Logan replies. 'I'd have said the same thing if I hadn't just watched him eat 4,000 calories of pure sadness' Emma remarks. Logan asks Emma what Scott, but Emma tells Logan that they didn't speak, and they won't, not yet at least – which is why she needs Logan. Logan replies that he is happy Slim is back, as the world could use him right about now – but he is done with Scott and done with Emma, too. Emma smiles and raises her martini glass, telling Logan that she assumed he would say that – but she is afraid that when she walks out of here, Logan will want to see Scott and will do his best to look for him, as only as her can – but neither of them will even remember that she exists. 'I – what the -?' Logan remarks, confused, looking around, but Emma has vanished – and the drunk he was about to fight with cracks a bottle over Logan's head.
'Dammit' Emma mutters back at her apartment where she drops a bottle of milk on the floor. She crouches down to start cleaning it up, 'That's what I get for fixing myself a midnight -' Emma begins, before getting to her feet as Marrow is hurled acoss the room. Emma goes over to check on Marrow, while Callahan tells Frost that she lied to them. 'How dare you barge in here and lay a hand on her! I'm doing everything you -' Emma begins, while Callahan announces that Cyclops is alive. 'The boy? Yes, everyone know -' Emma starts to reply, but Callahan holds up a phone with a photo of Cyclops and tells Emma that the boy is gone, they don't know where, but this is the man – her lover, and he broke into one of their labs in Ridgewood earlier tonight. 'You knew he was back' Callahan claims. 'If I knew he was back he'd be in my bed with me right now, General' Emma retorts.
Callahan tells Emma that they will figure out what to do with her later, but that now she is going to help them find Scott and kill him. 'Wait...no...he could be of use' Emma suggests. But Callahan declares that Cyclops is a headstrong idealist, a principled terrorist, and until this week, a martyr for his cause. 'He'd never work with -' Callahan begins, but Emma, who has switched to her diamond form, smiles, 'Not willingly. But I can be persuasive' she points out. Emma tells Callahan that if she knows her ex. He will bring together whatever X-Men he can, so they should let them hunt the targets, use their enemies against each other – and all Callahan will have to do is clean up whatever is left. 'Emma, you monstrous creature... I knew there was a reason I let you live' Callahan responds.
Present:
In the basement parking garage of the Hellfire Club, Mr Sinister is collared and shackled, and stands before Captain America. He offers Captain America some advice, free of charge, and tells him that for a man such as himself, so recently painted with the broad brush of facism, he might suggest an examination of his current course. 'I don't know what manner of deals are brokered that gets a man like Scott Summers hunting mutants for this government, but I can assure you the history books will not look kindly on your role in this debacle' Sinister remarks, adding that he is surprised to find Captain America involved at all. 'Get used to that feeling' Captain America replies. An elevator to the parking lot opens, and Emma steps out with Marrow and Elixir. 'Emma Frost. This is unexpected...' Sinister smiles. 'Mister Sinister. You've been bested by Scott Summers again, I see' Emma replies. 'And you're still faking the accept, I see' Sinister replies, before asking Emma if she is an Avenger now. 'The brand is not what it once was' he jokes.
Emma assures Sinister that she is no Avenger, and that the Captain works with her – in a sense. Captain America suddenly vanishes as Mystique reveals herself. Sinister smirks, 'Oh, Mystique. What a twist indeed. I was wondering why I couldn't stop thinking about having carnal knowledge of the good Captain. It seems the loins know what the mind does not' Sinister suggests, to which Mystique does not respond. Sinister then thanks Emma for rescsuing him from the clutches of those vile X-Men – he thought today was going to end on a much darker note. He asks Emma to be a dear and take these accursed shackles off so they can have some brandy and disucss their mutual infatuation with Scott Summers. 'Oh, you misunderstand, Nathaniel. I didn't rescue you from the X-Men. They work for me' Emma smiles.
Marrow asks if she should arrange for Callahan's men to pick Sinister up, but Emma tells her that the White King will take Sinister to his cell, as the Callahan and his men aren't to know about this one. 'He's mine' Emma smiles. Suddenly, a voice calls out 'You sure you don't want to call Callahan down here and save me a trip? He's my next stop'. Emma, Mystique and the others look over to see two new arrivals in the parking garage: Wolverine and Kwannon. 'It's been a real long time, Frost. I'm going to take it slow so I can savor it' Logan utters, while Sinister smiles and exclaims that this day keeps getting more and more delightful.